The line was not long, and it passed in a blink of an eye, and several battalions of soldiers blocking the intersection followed behind the group, and the carriage and passers-by were free. Many of them followed along the way.

Lin Hui has seen a lot of merchants from the Western Regions in Nanwu City, and the appearance of the people of Qianshan is also a little exotic, but it is the first time to see a foreigner with a European style like today.

Depending on the situation, there is an official opening, and this team should have a background. Lin Hui discussed it with Team Feng, and simply went over to see the excitement.

They weren't the only ones who thought the same way, the team was like a comet, with a long tail trailing behind it. Lin Hui's carriage swayed slowly in this "tail" at the speed of walking.

Some of the people around had followed all the way earlier, talking loudly and squeezingly, but Lin Hui listened carefully and gradually figured out where these people came from.

Originally, the territory of Dazhuang was mostly inland, and only all the way to the east, there was a section of the sea, and the world only called it Donghaikou.

Donghai Haikou had only one port at the beginning, Donggang, and later the ships gradually became insufficient, and another small bay was opened up to do a port in the north for about 100 miles, and everyone called the original Donggang Dadonggang, and the later small port was called Xiaodonggang.

Because there are few places near the sea, Dazhuang has almost no sea ships of its own, and only sets up a military camp in the port to prevent pirates from coming ashore. Most of the ships that travel to and from the port are foreign.

The most are small sea boats shuttling around nearby islands and reefs, most of which are owned by wealthy maritime merchants. Sometimes there are also big ships from afar, but no one has a chart in hand. I don't know how far they came from. Such large ships are the most popular, with many rare cargoes, and even blonde beauties from afar, although they charge a lot of money, many people still come on board to help.

Now this group of people is from the big ship that docked at Dadong Port, apparently prepared, with a certain country's letter of exchange, and also invited an interpreter who has been in the sea for a long time and knows how to speak, and asked to meet His Majesty the monarch.

Dadong Port is actually not very far from Shangyi. That's three or four days' journey. The magistrate got the news. I didn't dare to slack off, and after hurriedly going up, I sent someone to escort this group of people to Shangyi.

"I heard that their ship is old and tall," said the man who spoke not far from the carriage. You can hear it clearly in the car. The voice was a rough-voiced man: "The mast is taller than the golden pagoda of Huguo Temple!" The boats are all made of iron! ”

The man's companion's voice was much sharper. He didn't seem to believe it: "How is that possible!" Such a tall ship, when it encounters a strong wind, doesn't it blow crooked all of a sudden? Besides, how do you make a boat with iron pieces. Don't sink into the water or go down? At most, the wood is wrapped in iron sheets, which is more durable. ”

The rough voice probably didn't see it with his own eyes, and he didn't say anything about it: "It doesn't matter if he's real or fake, it's always a big ship." Anyway, the ship can't come in, so don't worry about it. I heard that this team of people is still wearing black and white, I just looked hard for a long time, but I didn't see it. ”

"Black and white?" The shrill man's voice was raised a few points: "What black and white?" ”

"There was a man who was dressed in black from head to toe, with a black hat on his head and a black robe, and he looked strange. The other is just the opposite, dressed in white and similar to Dai Xiao. When I heard that these two people got off the boat together, they called it black and white. "The rough voice seems to know a lot.

Lin Hui listened amusefully in the car and almost laughed. The white one couldn't understand for a while, the one who was black was probably a missionary, and he got off the boat and got such a nickname, so he could only say that he was careless in making friends, who let him just go with the white one.

The team in front of them walked straight to the gate of the Rifan Yuan before stopping, and saw the officials of the Rifan Yuan coming out to greet them from a distance, and in a blink of an eye, they took them to the Sihai Post House opposite the gate of the Rifan Yuan.

The Four Seas Post House has always been designed for the reception of foreign missions, and it seems that the specifications of this group of people are quite high.

Everyone went in, there was no excitement to see, and the long "tail" behind it gradually dispersed. Lin Hui didn't leave for a while, mainly because she hadn't heard these people speak, and she was curious if she was speaking English. Anyway, it's just to go out for a walk, and it's the same if you walk around here.

As the name suggests, it is somewhat similar to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which specializes in receiving missions and handling relations with subject countries and neighboring countries.

Lin Hui asked Team Feng to find a place to park the carriage, went down and looked around, and found that this area was quite interesting.

Attached to the Ribun-in, this area has developed its own unique style.

The Four Seas Post House is of high standard, and only official members of the mission and recognized affiliated personnel such as interpreters can stay in it, so there are some small inns nearby, which are naturally prepared for those who cannot live in the Four Seas Post House. Now Lin Hui's carriage is parked in one of the rooms.

Since this area is a place where foreigners often come and go, there are shops that are not found elsewhere.

For example, in order to relieve the homesickness of the visiting mission members and let the locals experience the exotic flavors, there are many restaurants with local flavors, such as Zhangweilou, Hanchong Fishing Village, etc., and even a small Qishan barbecue restaurant, but the shop is closed and not open, presumably because the two countries are at war.

The mission usually brought tribute or gifts, which was the business of officials, but usually they would also bring some private goods, and there would be merchants who did not care about hard work to follow the mission - the mission was guarded, and it was safer to follow the mission, so there were many shops opened by merchants to sell foreign goods.

When the members of the mission come over, they should always bring some souvenirs back, and there are many shops specializing in souvenirs nearby, from high-end goods such as silk porcelain and antiques to clay figurines and bacon dolls.

The more Lin Hui looked at it, the more interested she became, isn't this the Beijing version of Fan Street, compared with this Fan Street in Nanwu City, it is nothing to see.

Maybe get some good wine and maybe coffee beans!

Lin Hui's eyes lit up, and she threw aside the boring things like whether the team spoke English or not, and started the live version of overseas shopping.

The Feng team in this area rarely came and went, not to mention the other two guards, who all looked around with interest.

Lin Hui discussed with Team Feng and went separately. These shops are all around the temple, and the security is quite good. Everyone is interested in different things, it's not interesting to walk together, and there is oneself, thinking about Feng Team and others must be constrained.

After separating, Lin Hui went straight to a wine store that she was optimistic about. The shop is not big, and the signboard is called Aigao Wine Shop. Lin Hui just saw it and thought the name was weird, and then thought that most of it was the transliteration of the English word "wine", if that was the case, there should be some decent foreign red wine.

It's just that he hasn't walked a few steps yet, when someone suddenly walks over diagonally, bows, and beckons, "This son is invited." (To be continued......)