There were people from the Japanese Empire and the Nantian family eating together at the docks.
When they first came to the Tang Dynasty, the boat was lent to them by the Li Family Zhuangzi.
Nantian Kazuko was beside them. Women in the Japanese Empire usually had a low status. The current empress of the Japanese Empire was called Yuan Shō, and she was a woman.
The previous empress was called Empress Yuan Ming. She was still alive and had abdicated.
Therefore, the status of women with abilities rose. In fact, women with abilities always had a high status.
The people of the Japanese Empire ate with chopsticks. It was their first time eating stir-fried food.
Before the arrival of Li Yi in the Tang Dynasty, there were only a few dishes. The most famous dish was fried rice.
When they entered the Tang Dynasty, the boats would stop to buy food along the way. They bought whatever was cheap.
As a result, the food they gave the dockers was the best meal the people of the Japanese Empire ate.
They didn't go to Chang 'an City. They only stayed at the docks and watched the people working there.
They were envious of the clothes and shoes they wore.
Facing the people of the Tang Dynasty, they were inferior and felt that they couldn't compare.
Nantian Kazuko ate the same meal. There were six dishes and a salted duck egg.
She felt that the docks were her home. The Li Family Zhuangzi was next to her.
Her other home was in Lantian County. She didn't go back often. She lived with her husband and mother in the Drunken Immortal Residence.
They brought a lot of weapons to ensure the stability of the Nantian family.
The Japanese Empire's envoys had already brought back a batch of farming books. They didn't spread them to the commoners.
In addition, they brought back the seeds of crops, including cotton fishing nets.
They also brought back silk used for trade, kerosene lamps, thermos bottles, and diesel.
They were used to increase the family's food reserves. They were useful in wars or disasters.
They brought back simple smelted copper and silver. If they produced something, they would buy it from other places.
They could earn three times the profit from this trip. The Nantian family earned three times the profit.
The Li Family Zhuangzi earned more than ten times the profit. Li Yi kindly lent them a boat and didn't ask for money. They had to get it back from other sources.
He came from his era and didn't have a good impression of many countries.
Instead of using benefits to please others, it was better to use them on the people of the Tang dynasty.
In summer, the common people could still light mosquito coils in front of the memorial tablets for a while. Who in other countries would set up their own memorial tablets?
He gave the Nantian family three times the profit, and half of it went to Lan Bao.
The Nantian family earned 150% of the profits. They were responsible for harvesting and maintaining the safety of the trading post.
At the same time, their lives would be in danger if they followed the ship.
The people of the Japanese Empire shoveled food into their mouths. It was delicious.
Someone choked on the food and quickly drank a mouthful of the free soup. After swallowing the food, he asked Minamida Kazuko in the Japanese Empire language, "The food at the pier here is the best in the Tang dynasty, right?"
Minamida Kazuko: "…"
She thought for a moment, "The food at the docks of the Tang dynasty's capital office is indeed not bad. It's not expensive. Everyone has a meal, three cents per person, and there's a limit to the number of dishes."
She didn't plan to bring these people into the Li Family Zhuangzi. It was impolite. There were too many people of high status in the Li Family Zhuangzi.
She admitted that the food at the pier was okay, and Yi Meng was responsible for paying for it.
She even gave them clothes and shoes. Because she didn't take good care of them when it came to food, the loss outweighed the gain.
"There's no limit." The people of the Japanese Empire served themselves. He didn't like to eat fish, but he didn't lack other dishes.
As soon as he finished speaking, a man in a white coat and a white hat came over with a plate and placed it in front of Minamida Kazuko.
"Kazuko, where's Lan Bao? There's a braised pig ear left. I can't sell it. I'll mix it with cucumber for you to try. "
The man greeted them and turned to leave.
"Thank you, Uncle Wang Wu." Minamida Kazuko thanked him.
The people of the Japanese Empire suddenly understood. They could understand a little about the Tang dynasty.
They weren't stupid. They understood that the promising women in their families had acquaintances in the Tang dynasty. They were given things by others.
They ate and served themselves. They didn't stop them if they served more.
Another person of the Japanese Empire ate a braised sparrow in soy sauce. "Kazuko, how did you catch this bird? It's delicious. "
"The farmers were afraid that the sparrows would eat the ripe food, so they used nets to hang them. The sparrows had a lot of feathers, so it was difficult to clean them up.
They were sold to sell them. The food sellers at the docks bought them and made them into vegetables. After a while, they stopped using nets. Li Dongzhu said not to kill too many.
Give the sparrows a way out. It's not good to have too few sparrows. "
Minamida Kazuko knew the situation. She didn't eat the sparrows, so there was little meat.
"Look at other people eating. There are a lot of eggs. Won't the food sellers pay for it?" Some people of the Japanese Empire were thinking about the things in the dishes.
Where they were, there were few eggs and even less meat. There was fish, but ordinary people still couldn't eat meat.
"When we go back again, we'll bring roosters and hens. The chickens in the Tang dynasty lay a lot of eggs. I know how to use people to hatch chickens."
Minamida Kazuko indirectly explained why eggs were cheap. There were a lot of eggs.
The shredded meat that Dongzhu stir-fried with pickled vegetables was pork. It was lean meat. There was less meat and more pickled vegetables. Because there was less fat, the price was cheaper.
The production of pickled vegetables was too high. They were shipped by ship. It tasted like meat.
… …
In the Li Family Zhuangzi, Li Yi was writing down which place had which herbs, which herbs were suitable to grow, and which herbs were suitable for farming.
Song De was instructing people to move the goods. They were all valuable things.
For the Tang dynasty, copper was a precious metal.
Li Yi didn't want pearls. The cost of preserving them was high. If they were not handled properly, the pearls would gradually lose their luster.
Copper and silver could be used to make future electronic products and wires. Copper wires were better than iron wires.
Copper was also needed in power generation equipment. Silver was also needed in some key positions.
In some cases, aluminum could also be used. The key was that Li Yi could only produce a little aluminum in the laboratory.
When aluminum was first produced in Europe, the value of aluminum was higher than gold.
After the quantity and weight were calculated, Song De asked Lan Bao, who was standing beside him. "Is there any danger there?"
"The Minamida family treated me well. They were good to me in the past, and they are even better now. The Japanese Empire worships the Tang dynasty. "
Lan Bao waved his hand. When he first went there, he gained status with his own skills.
At that time, he didn't have any backing, and he was afraid.
Now, no one can touch him. When he went there, he brought soldiers with him.
He made a lot of money from this trip. Although he only got a small share, he didn't have many people with him.
The Li Family Zhuangzi's profits were high, and the Li Family Zhuangzi's money was being prepared for the Tang dynasty. How much money could Li Dongzhu spend?
"What goods are you going to load when you go back?" Song De asked. He had to make arrangements. He couldn't ask Lan Bao to buy them himself.
Lan Bao opened his mouth and suddenly shook his head. "I don't want to say. Ask Dongzhu to guess. Let's see if Dongzhu can guess."
"I don't care if you waste time. Dongzhu is busy. I will see you at night." Song De didn't force him. He was not in a hurry anyway.
At this moment, unless something big happened and the ministers didn't dare to make a decision, they could only ask Dongzhu for help.
It was just a trade with the Japanese Empire. Dongzhu must not be disturbed.
"I asked them to stay in the Tang dynasty for a few days and take them to see Chang 'an City, the south of the city, and Lantian County," Lan Bao said with a smile.
He had his own plans. He wanted to tell the Minamida family that he had great power and influence. They shouldn't have any thoughts that they shouldn't have.
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