The yacht they were riding on belonged to an inland river transport vessel, and although the decoration was as luxurious as ever, it was not very large.

Of course, it was not because His Majesty the Sultan did not have a large boat, but because the channel around Bandar Seri Begawan was not very wide, so the big ships could not pass, so His Majesty the Sultan took them on this small boat to visit the capital of Brunei.

Even though the town is not big, I still walked around until noon before I knew it.

"Okay, I'm afraid everyone is a little tired from taking the boat, so let's go ashore and go around."

Hassan Nur turned his head and said to Jin Muchen and Belinda, the king has opened his mouth, Jin Muchen How can they disagree, after all, they still know the etiquette of the host.

The group went ashore, and then His Majesty's bodyguards opened the way in front of them, and they took to the streets of Bandar Seri Begawan.

In fact, once he got ashore, the city looked a little pale, and after walking for about ten minutes, Jin Muchen obviously felt a little boring, in his opinion, there was really nothing to visit in this city.

Because the religion of the country is Islam, it is still difficult to find any decent entertainment on the streets, despite the high degree of secularization due to British influence.

For example, bars, game halls, night clubs and the like are hard to see, and there are not even a few decent shops, only a large shopping center in the city center.

His Majesty doesn't want to take himself to the mall, does he? He secretly cursed in his heart.

But just when he felt a little confused, Hassan Nur suddenly turned a corner in front of him, and then an antique Chinese building. It suddenly appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

Look at this cornice. A building with red walls and blue tiles. Jin Muchen was also stunned, he really didn't expect to be able to see such a pure Chinese style building here.

After all, in the city of Bandar Seri Begawan, the most representative building is probably the mosque in the center of the city, and it is really a novelty for him to see a Chinese-style building in such an Islamic city.

When he saw the plaque hanging at the door of this Chinese-style mansion, his heart was also sudden: Agarwood Pavilion!

Just looking at the name. You'll know what's sold here.

Before they could walk in, an old man with crane hair and a childish face had already walked out of the shop, this old man had a very obvious Chinese ancestry, which could be distinguished from those dark-skinned Southeast Asians at a glance.

"Haha, Your Majesty, how do you have time to come to me today?"

The old man came to His Majesty Hassanur with a smile, and the two shook hands and laughed, looking at the attitude between them, it was obvious that the two were very familiar with each other.

"A friend happened to come to my house today, so I'll take him to your place. He's also in the antiques business, so I think he'll be very happy with you. ”

"Oh? That's right! Then your friend ......."

"Wow. This is the antique dealer Jin Muchen from New York, Mr. Jin, an old friend of mine, Su Dongge, Mr. Su, I learned a lot of my knowledge about Chinese culture from him. If you Chinese say, he is my teacher! ”

Hassanur gave the old man a lot of face, and the old man was very happy to hear it.

"Huh! Your Majesty, you're welcome. Hello, I am Su Dongge, the owner of this shop, and it is a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Jin! ”

"Eh, you're so polite, Mr. Su, I'm glad to meet you."

Although this Su Dongge couldn't figure out where Jin Muchen came from, he saw that His Majesty Hassan Nur and Princess Harel were so polite to him, so his attitude towards Jin Muchen was also quite respectful, which made Jin Muchen feel flattered.

Brunei is a country with a small population, and the people of this country are very complex, although the main body is the Malay race in Southeast Asia, but later because there were European colonizers colonized here, so there are also a considerable number of people in the country who have European ancestry.

A few years ago, this country did a census, and the people with Chinese descent here can account for 24 percent of the total national population, which shows that a few centuries ago, this was also one of the areas that was radiated by the Chinese cultural circle of China.

And the Chinese people living here now are one of the historical proofs left behind back then!

Because of the large Chinese population in this country, although it is also a country with Islam as the main body, the attitude of this country towards the Chinese is completely different from that of countries like the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia, and the status of the Chinese in this country is quite high.

That Su Dongge, His Majesty Hassan Nur, and Jin Muchen exchanged a few simple words of greeting, and then welcomed them into the store.

After sitting in the tea room at the back for a while, drinking a few cups of iced milk tea and eating some refreshments, then His Majesty Hassan Nur made his intention clear.

Because Jin Muchen saved Princess Harrell this time, and he wanted to express his gratitude to Jin Muchen, he thought of this place after thinking about it.

Agarwood has been very popular around the world in recent years, especially among Chinese.

Because agarwood is a high-grade precious Chinese medicine, and it is a very good raw material for carving, in recent years, the pendants and ornaments of agarwood products in Chinese mainland have appreciated very much, so he wanted to take Jin Muchen here to have a look, let him pick a few good things, which can be regarded as a thank you gift.

Hassan Nur said so, of course Jin Muchen couldn't be polite to him, although agarwood is very expensive, but for His Majesty the Sultan, it can't even compare to his foot hair, so he can't be polite.

Su Dongge also understood their intentions, and there was no ink, so he waved his hand directly, and soon a few beauties brought up several large trays with yellow satin, and on top of the satin, there were several black and brown bracelets.

As soon as these bracelets were brought into the room, Jin Muchen's sensitive nose instantly asked an indescribable fragrance.

It was a scent unlike anything he'd ever smelled before.

In the past, he smelled the most perfume on women's bodies, and later he came across a few fine scented woods.

But with such a strong fragrance and a very special smell of wood, he really saw it for the first time, although he had learned a lot about agarwood with Fang Bo before, but after all, he had never touched it personally.

After this first personal contact, he immediately tasted the difference of this wood.

Although there is air conditioning in this room, after all, Brunei's geographical location can be said to be close to the equator, and when it is still cold in the northern hemisphere, the daily temperature here is also in the 30s, and sometimes even 40 degrees.

In addition, the humidity of the coastal air makes the air even more stuffy, and although the room is air-conditioned, it still makes people feel a little impetuous.

But in front of the agarwood bracelet with a strong fragrance of Chinese medicine, as soon as the servant appeared, as soon as the smell of medicine entered his nose, Jin Muchen felt a chill in his brain, and the hot breath that was originally entrenched in his heart disappeared in an instant.

Sure enough, it is amazing enough, no wonder the price of agarwood in recent years, in the country is a strong crazy growth, there is no sense of peaking, it seems that this agarwood really has a doorway!

Several trays have been moved in front of him, the trays are not small, but there is only one agarwood bracelet on each tray, just looking at this posture, you know that these bracelets must be expensive.

Natural agarwood has long been extinct in China, although there are some agarwood products on the domestic market, but most of these products are artificially produced, even if the price is more expensive than ordinary wood, but it is also incomparable with the natural one.

The reason for the birth of this agarwood is that it is a plant of four specific families of the olive family, the camphor family, the Ruixiang family, and the euphorbiaceae family.

Grows in the trunk for more than thirty years, matures and has well-developed resin glands.

In the process of growth, the tree has a wound that is deep in the xylem of the trunk, which may be caused by a knife and axe, natural force or insects and ants, and if the wound heals quickly, it will not be fragrant.

In addition, the trunk wound must also be infected by mold, and the tissues around the wound begin to fester, so the sap in the sap ditch is stimulated by this, and it turns into a grease-like lump, blocking the surrounding tissues.

In order to prevent growth, the ulceration continues to deteriorate and spread, and the lumps formed by the resin, which are aggregated from the sap of woody trees, finally evolve into agarwood.

Only with the above conditions can natural agarwood be generated, which shows the degree of cherishing of agarwood.

Moreover, in the generation of agarwood, due to different tree species, different natural realities and different stimuli of emblem fungi, many different smells, different shapes, and different appearances of agarwood have also evolved.

Originally, the region with the richest natural agarwood in the world was Vietnam, but in recent years, because of the increase in the number of wealthy people in China, the demand for agarwood has increased, which has also led to the almost depletion of natural agarwood in Vietnam.

As the world's largest exporter of agarwood in the past, only 18 kilograms of agarwood were found in Vietnam last year.

And such a small amount is completely unable to satisfy the appetite of those rich people in China.

So there is artificial agarwood on the market, and the origin of artificial agarwood is that someone first planted a tree species that can produce agarwood, and used various reminders to promote the growth and development of trees along the way. (To be continued......)