Chapter 1688
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Zhang Ruibo didn't know about this place before. He only heard about it from others when he was trading in Ping Cheng.
He said that after taking a detour, the Nantian family had good things from the Tang dynasty. The daughter of the Nantian family was married to someone from the Tang dynasty.
The businessman who told him looked envious, as if it was a great honor to be connected to someone from the Tang dynasty.
He wanted to come over and take a look. Who was smuggling? Did they pay taxes?
He just arrived four hours ago and was shocked. The Nantian family had flags, the Tang dynasty's flag, and the Li Family Zhuangzi's flag. They were also called the Tang dynasty's Royal Overseas Favor Group.
They were on the same side, their hometown, and the feeling of home.
While they were chatting, someone guarding the ship reported that there were many ships coming.
He went out to take a look. The ships were turning around and suddenly, a ship approached quickly. It was obvious that they were going to set sail. He had no choice but to raise the flag given by Li Dongzhu.
Then they went home. The Nantian family rushed out to help unload the goods. They could be drenched by the rain, but the food couldn't.
Zhang Ruibo approached Lan Bao and whispered, "Your father-in-law wants to use two trade routes. He asked if he could come here often."
"It's okay. Any caravan from the Tang dynasty can come. The price of the goods can only be high, not low. The opposite is true for the goods."
Lan Bao didn't blame his father-in-law. He was also worried about being monopolized.
But this father-in-law was probably not very smart. Which caravan from the Tang dynasty dared to compete with Li Dongzhu?
"Father-in-law, I brought you new good tea from the Chang 'an Li Family Zhuangzi." Lan Bao went into the house and presented the gift first.
He couldn't order his father-in-law around or look down on him just because he was from the Tang dynasty and had a high status now.
"I just told Zhang Ruibo that we can use another trade route to sell things to the Tang dynasty. Some of them can be sold at a high price. This time we can make more money, but he didn't agree."
Nantian Inayu whispered to Lan Bao.
"He doesn't dare to agree. In the entire Tang dynasty, only Li Dongzhu can do this business. Li Dongzhu offers a high price, so he can just deliver the goods to him. If he sells them himself, he won't be able to get a higher price, and it will also waste time."
Lan Bao was doing the father-in-law's job. Don't think too much.
"How are the people in the past?" Minamida Inayu asked.
"Okay, I didn't feel wronged. When I came back, Li Dongzhu brought a group of children to send me off personally. That scene … sigh!"
Lan Bao sighed and ordered people to continue moving things over.
"These are delicious mushrooms and toad oil. Eating toad oil can make you live longer. This is called royal jelly.
Speaking of royal jelly, I brought back fifty hives of bees. Taking care of them on the road was even more tiring than raising pigs. Once the temperature got high, I had to spray them with water and bring more honey to feed them.
If our own people eat bees, the Tang dynasty will also buy them at a high price. Also … "
Lan Bao introduced the extra things he brought back: carrots, spring onions, bean worms, distilled yeast, grape vines, watermelon seeds, test strips …
Minamida Inayu grinned as he listened. His family will have a good life in the future!
The people of the Minamida family who had gone to the Tang dynasty were instructing their people to work. At the same time, they were telling their people what they had seen and heard.
"Horses are pulling carriages on tracks. What's a track? It's a place where the wheels are wide. It's fast and cheap. "
"Just drink hot soup. It's free. A small piece of copper can be exchanged for a big loaf of bread. Bread is something baked with wheat flour."
"At night, there are lights by the roadside. They're not torches. They're lamps. I brought them back. There's also diesel. When it gets dark, I'll show you."
"There are many people at night. There's no curfew. Robbery? Who dares to rob? The patrol team will be there later. "
"You can even eat meat. You haven't eaten braised pork before. I brought back canned food. Today, it's distributed to the people. Oh, it smells good!"
"My shoes are broken. Look at the roofs of other houses. Some have straw sandals. Take them down and walk. How can I change? I don't want to change. Let's go. They are giving it to us. "
"There's all kinds of food. I can't tell. There's too much. The children all go to school to study. Their clothes are beautiful and clean."
"You can't drink their wine. You'll get dizzy if you drink too much."
"Don't worry if you don't have money. When we get to the place where we eat, you can get a bowl of soup that's free. Drink it. Someone will bring you food."
"We'll stay in a building at night. There's no place to stay on the road. There's a house by the roadside. Go in and sleep. There's many people living in one house. It's free."
"They drink hot water. When it's hot, let the hot water cool down. They won't get sick."
"We bought things ourselves. He gave us money. We brought back a lot of money. We'll use this money in the future. We don't need copper coins. It's heavy! "
"The best place? Of course it's the Li Family Zhuangzi. Li Family Zhuangzi. There's someone flying in the sky. A big ball flies up in the sky. There's a basket hanging below. It stays in the basket and flies. "
"I saw Li Dongzhu. When we left, he brought the children to send us off. They sang and danced."
"Move quickly. Those who hold the curtains, don't be distracted. This is flour. Cover it well."
Those who went told others. Those who didn't showed a look of yearning.
There's nothing. Eat, drink, and stay for free? How is that possible?
Who would work when there's such a good thing?
"Everyone doesn't work and just goes to eat." Someone didn't believe it.
"Free soup, black bread, and clothes. What's the point of living if you don't have it? Eat meat. Meat has to be bought. "
Those who went despised him. You'll be like this for the rest of your life.
"Father-in-law, try this can of chestnut chicken. We have chestnuts. Let's raise more chickens."
Lan Bao took out a can of chestnut chicken and a screw-on enamel jar. It was full.
After opening the seal, it was gone. The enamel jar was mainly used as a precious utensil.
A large plate of chicken thighs was poured out from the jar.
The chestnuts from last year were preserved until now. It was very precious.
"Lan Bao, I want to eat it too." Zhang Ruibo was hungry. It was the taste of the Tang dynasty.
"Here's a pair of chopsticks and a bamboo can. Your people can eat it."
Lan Bao understood. When he came here, he was very sad and homesick.
"Twenty is enough. We'll each have a taste."
Zhang Ruibo was embarrassed to ask for more. He was going back soon.
This time, he would go straight to Chang 'an, sell his things, and buy things back home.
Chang 'an had everything. He could also meet Li Dongzhu.
Nameda Inayu used his chopsticks to pick up the chicken and chestnuts. "Delicious. The food in the Tang dynasty is really different."
After two bites, he put down his chopsticks. "Lan Bao, someone robbed us."
"Caught?" Lan Bao asked naturally. Robbing here? How many people came to rob? Did they want to die?
"They robbed on the road. They robbed people who came to sell their things. They even killed people. Some people were lucky enough to escape here. Our people went there and couldn't find them."
Nameda Inayu shook his head. He was depressed.
People came here to exchange things and had to risk their lives. Who would come here in the future?
Lan Bao frowned. He was not afraid of people coming here to rob. How should he deal with them on the road? It was useless to report to the authorities.
Zhang Ruibo swallowed a chestnut. "Someone came here to discuss business? Other families? "
"Yes. Someone from the Jishou family came here. His family wanted to go to the Tang dynasty with us to buy things. I couldn't agree."
Nameda Inayu said a family, Jishou.
"It's his family. Send someone to spy on them." Zhang Ruibo said confidently.
Lan Bao nodded. Yes, that's right. It was the Jishou family.
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