Chapter 278: Spice Port

"Why are you blocking so high? It's okay to block people from coming in, you just want people to visit, the $4 million contract is done, and we have to open the door to do business." ”

The cost of making it fully enclosed is too high, and the construction is difficult, anyway, all kinds of disadvantages.

Up north and down south, left west right east, the drawings are placed horizontally, and there are 5 meters of vacancy on the left and right sides, which are reserved for two gates.

Draw two gates 5 meters wide and 4 meters high on them.

On the top of the gate, two Langfang structures are drawn casually, like eaves-like doors.

Draw a few strings of lanterns.

A line of words is written on the blank space at the door: The First New Uygur Autonomous Region Import and Export Commodity Exhibition.

"The exhibition sets up two gates, the east gate in, the west gate out, the gate is made of solid wood, with angle iron welding structure, plate carving, font carved with two centimeters of snow fluorine board, these we let Lianyungang production, to us logistics sent over. ”

As soon as the two gates came out, the whole picture became even more beautiful.

It's presentable, and it's a bit antique.

"Next is our infield, first of all, the public area, a stage is definitely needed, the stage is set in the north, 75 meters in the center, 10 meters long, 6 meters wide is enough, the exhibition is tentatively scheduled for a month, the opening and closing ceremonies will be held, the host will introduce various commodities around the clock, and also perform folk programs, so that those Xinjiang dance girls, blow and sing, acrobatics, all give me one, one in the morning, one in the afternoon. ”

"If you come down, you also need a food area, set up in the south, opposite the stage, tentatively set up 10 booths, organize investment, and let those who sell sheep's trotters, barbecue, boiled and burned, and ramen noodles come in and sell them openly, and if they can collect booth fees, they will charge a little, and if they can't, they will use them for free. ”

"And the show and the food?" asked a team leader.

"Of course, food and characteristic culture are indispensable, it must be lively, otherwise the time will not be long, and a VIP reception area is also needed, set up on the left and right sides of the stage, the length of 75 meters is spread, full of benches and chairs, there should be an awning on the top, set up cold meals, pastries, red wine, drinks, fruits, this place is used to receive leaders and foreign guests, and the foreign guests are open to the outside world after they are withdrawn, and it is also convenient for others to rest. ”

As he spoke, he drew at the same time, and the paper quickly plumped up.

"That's all for the public area, when the time comes, the bathroom will be arranged according to the venue, and the next is the booth, how many exhibition areas have we summed up now?"

Frost took out the note that Fan Yang had copied.

"Clothing, furniture, bedding, cotton spinning and cotton yarn, luggage, industrial raw materials, building materials and coatings, ceramic tiles, office supplies, hardware tools, folk crafts, 11 exhibition areas. ”

"It's only 11? It's a little less, spices are added, melons, fruits and agricultural products are also added, 13. ”

Frost asked, "Spices?"

Fan Yang nodded: "Yes, it's spices, animal and plant spices and edible spices, I ignored it before, this is also a big category." ”

Spices, which was a large trade in ancient times.

In feudal times, the definition was a natural commodity that was expensive.

It was once known as the seven major types of trade in ancient times with silk, tea, ceramics, medicinal herbs, precious stones, spices, and furs.

It is a very important international trade commodity, import and export reserve materials.

The definition of spices is very broad, not only incense, incense, sachets, sachets, perfumes, not only agarwood, sandalwood, musk, ambergris, ancient rouge gouache, but also pepper, pepper, pepper, cocoa, tobacco, coffee beans, jelly, thirteen spices, ingredients, cinnamon, all kinds of flowers and plants, these are included.

The content is very extensive, and there are corresponding trade ports all over the world.

In the Arab world, due to the special requirements of the mousselin for divine bathing and incense, the mousselin merchants of Alexandria traveled far and wide to open up the holy land of Mecca, and the maritime spice route from the Indian Ocean to Gaza in the Mediterranean region, Postela and Damascus, which played a huge role in the eastward spread of Islam.

There are no spices in that part of Europe, but they are very hungry for spices, and since ancient times there have been no condiments or anything to wear, which is a necessity for the upper class, and even promoted geographical discoveries.

A tiny piece of pepper, black pepper, is hard for modern people to imagine before the 17th century, something as valuable as gold.

During the Great Voyage, the Portuguese fleet was ecstatic when it discovered the Cape of Good Hope.

Because the discovery of black pepper in Africa also caused a profound disaster to Africa, not only robbing black pepper, but also capturing a large number of slaves, and by the way, launched an extremely special trade, the black slave trade.

India, East Indies, formerly known as the Spice Islands.

Including India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Java, New Guinea, Sumatra, are famous for their abundance of spices.

It also led to the frenzied plundering and colonization of the maritime powers of Western Europe.

By the way, it was also a type of spice trade in those days.

Indians take dama, it can be said that it is notorious, why so many ascetics can persevere, it is the dama this thing, one by one sloppy, sloppy, smoking to participate in meditation and enlightenment, to understand life, in fact, all are rotten poisonous ghosts.

This is where the East India Company came from.

In China, the spice trade is even more important.

What East Indies, Cape of Good Hope, Panama, Damascus, Alexandria, and China are all scum.

It's just that before the Manchu Qing Dynasty, China's national power has always been at its peak, and foreigners only come to worship, pay tribute, and export is also a very high price, Egypt and Rome have exchanged gold for peppercorns, but then it will not work.

Shanghai was once an important port for silk and ceramic tea.

Guangzhou, on the other hand, has always been the largest port of spice trade, because of its proximity to the East Indies, the Maritime Silk Road, the Maritime Spice Road, Malacca, the Cape of Good Hope, until the port of Holland, during the Yapian War, the British gunboats bombarded the port of Guangzhou, asking the Manchus to open the port, in order to facilitate the invasion of China's economic hinterland, to carry out the so-called spice trade, and as a result, occupied Hong Kong.

In modern times, the spice trade still has a profound impact on the West.

When applied to Western food, a grinder, a handful of black pepper, no matter what the dish is, just get it and it's over, versatile.

There is a place in Yunnan called the City of Flowers, where there is a three-hundred-year-old Sino-French spice trade museum, and until now, France is also the number one trader of flower cakes and various plant spices in Yunnan.

In terms of new reins, because there are two main commodities, saffron and lavender, how to add them, he doesn't know the others, but he wants to release the spice booth, and when the foreigners see it, he doesn't know what he needs, just find it and sell it to him, and by the way, add a variety to Fan Yang's trade goods.

Fan Yang knocked on the table: "13, say no more, say less is not too much, think about it again, is there anything to add." ”

Lu Zhengshan raised his hand and said, "What about cotton and fur?"

"Well, forget about cotton, the leather thing was ignored, add it, 14, and if there is any, think about it again. ”

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