Guo Dezhi is a good storyteller. Although he is already the leading storyteller in Chang'an City, people come to Wuheju to eat every day just to listen to him.

But he was not proud.

During this time, he keenly felt the impact of the spice price turmoil on the noble and wealthy merchants of Chang'an City.

The customers of Wuheju are the children of the nobles and wealthy merchants, and ordinary people cannot afford to eat.

So, he soon wrote two new storytelling themes, "Five Hundred Warriors Descending to the South Seas" and "The Story of the Spice Island".

So many crew members of the East China Sea fishery returned to Chang'an City, and these crew members received so many rewards, naturally some people began to linger in the Qinglou restaurant.

Whether it's to show his heroic spirit in front of the girls, or to attract the curious eyes of the people around him.

Many crew members introduced their trip to the South Seas in a colorful way.

As for the most important pirate encounters, uncharted seas, nameless bird's nest islands, and spice islands, these are everyone's favorite jokes.

After coming and going, there are many legends in Chang'an City.

And Guo Dezhi is bold, willing to spend money, and took the initiative to make friends with a few crew members who came to Wuheju for dinner.

Therefore, his "Five Hundred Warriors Descending to the South Seas" and "The Story of Spice Island" are becoming more and more abundant.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today Guo has a different story to tell you. Presumably, during this time, everyone heard the story of the return of the East China Sea fishing fleet from the South Sea......

Wuhe is in the middle, and Guo Dezhi starts a new day with affection.

Some of the guests below are listening carefully, and some are chatting while eating.

"Brother Xiao, how did you think about my suggestion?"

On a private seat by the window, two personable noblemen were chatting there.

"Brother Lu, although my Xiao family has the largest shipbuilding workshop in Jiangnan Province. But it's a shame to say that the kind of sea vessels that fish in the East China Sea have never been able to build. It is not without imitations in the workshop, but without understanding the detailed structure, the ships made are not smooth to walk on the sea. ”

These two people are Xiao Kai and Lu Xuan.

As the contemporary sons-in-law of the Xiao family and the Lu family, they are all the leading noble sons of Chang'an City.

Porcelain and shipbuilding are the largest industries of the Xiao family, but as the Lu family, which has five surnames and seven hopes, the industries under the door include linen, fat powder and other industries.

In Lu Xuan's view, as long as the two companies jointly form a fleet to go to the South Seas, the goods are basically ready-made, and as long as a group of sailors are recruited, they can set off at any time.

Although I don't know how much money the treasure cabinet made selling spices during this time, the amount is absolutely amazing.

The nobles of Chang'an City basically lost money in spices, but the Chu Wangfu made a lot of money.

It is impossible to say that no one is red-eyed.

"Don't be afraid, the shipbuilding workshop of the East China Sea fishery in Dengzhou, the ships inside are said to be sold to the outside world, although it is not the latest type of sea boat, but we buy a bow to use first, and then imitate, the problem of the ship can definitely be solved."

The influence of the Lu family is mainly in the north, and the Jiangnan region is far less powerful than the Xiao family.

Coupled with the Xiao family's advantages in shipbuilding, the Lu family considered joining forces with it.

"It seems that you can say that, I'll go back and talk to Aye, and I'll talk back to you in a few days."

Xiao Kai is naturally also a profiteering in Nanyang, but he doesn't have so much courage and is a little forward-looking.

However, he finally agreed to Lu Xuan's proposal.

"Captain, in the past few days, many people have been asking me about the location of Spice Island openly and secretly, asking about the feasibility of going to the South Seas, do we ask the prince to order all the seafarers to be sent back to Dengzhou?"

Yang Qiwa came to Tuesday Fu with a worried face.

The East China Sea fishery has its own foothold in Chang'an City, and during this time, the core personnel of the fleet, Zhou Fu and Yang Qiwa, all live here.

However, like some ordinary crew members, although Wang Xuance also arranged accommodation for them, how could the crew members with money in their pockets be able to hold back?

In the eyes of some people, risking their lives to go to sea is not just to be able to live a good life.

Go to the restaurant, eat fragrantly; Go to the green building and sleep fragrantly.

Many crew members basically do not live in centralized locations, or they spend most of their time in the accommodation area.

This gives a lot of people who have a heart a chance.

In this era, it still takes courage to go to the South Seas.

For some nobles, although they have the intention to go to Nanyang to make money, they also know the risks.

You don't have to take the risk yourself, but it's hard to accept if you lose your ship's cargo.

Therefore, digging up a group of crew members from the East China Sea fishery is a very good choice.

"Qiwa, don't worry, I've noticed this a long time ago. But the prince let us not worry, if someone is willing to go, let them go. ”

Although Zhou Fu did not understand Li Kuan's instructions very much, he implemented them very well.

For the fishing industry in the East China Sea, the most valuable thing in the South China Sea at this stage is the spice island.

However, to find Spice Island, except for some helmsmen and lookouts such as Zhu Erfu, Wei Chihuan, Fang Yiai and Yang Qiwa, it is impossible for the rest of the crew to find it.

If you can find the spice island by wandering around in the South Seas, then the sun will come out from the west.

"But, in this way, aren't those people taking advantage of us?"

It is impossible for Yang Qiwa's vision to see how much significance the craze of the South China Sea is to Datang, he only knows that if other people follow suit, the interests of the East China Sea fishery will be damaged.

"In the words of the prince, the South China Sea is so big, which can be monopolized by our East China Sea fishery? Instead of letting the Arabs, Persians, and Tianzhu people take advantage, it is better to let the rest of the Tang Dynasty take advantage. ”

……

After the strong wind passes, it leaves a cloud of chicken feathers.

Many noble families in Chang'an City lost a lot of money in this spice turmoil.

This also gave everyone the first deep understanding of Nanyang.

With the news that the East China Sea fishery will continue to set off for the South Seas, the noble families of Chang'an City are ready to move.

In particular, the families involved in the whaling industry in Dengzhou Prefecture began to arrange for people to go to the South Seas.

Although the risk may seem significant, what does this risk count compared to the possible benefits?

With this upsurge, Datang's shipbuilding industry has entered a new peak of development.

The existing shipbuilding workshops are expanding in scale, and some new shipbuilding workshops have also been built in Dengzhou, Hangzhou, Mingzhou, Quanzhou and other places.

Even the price of wood for shipbuilding has risen by 20%.

This made Deng Feng and Guo Yang, who run the timber business, smile in their eyes. It's blooming.

It seems that if you follow the pace of the Chu Palace, you can really make a lot of money.

……

The weather is slowly starting to get hot.

Li Kuan asked people to move a deck chair and stay under the peach tree on the edge of the lotus pond, watching the dragonfly fly with its thin wings flying among the lotus flowers, and the water strider swimming around on the water, knowing that it was making bursts of chirping.

Li Kuan suddenly missed the air conditioner of later generations.

If there is air conditioning in the room, you don't have to come to the yard in the summer to cool off.

"Second brother, look, the little corn picked up a leaf and stuffed it into his mouth."

The son was playing with Xiao Ma on the mat on the side, while Li Zhi was watching with an arithmetic book.

This sudden voice startled Li Kuan.

The little corn that can already climb is full of curiosity about the world, and picks up something and puts it in its mouth at every turn.

Just now, it was clear that there were already maids cleaning around the mat, but I didn't expect this little girl to even let go of the fallen leaves on the trees.

"Ah"

Li Kuan quickly turned over, got up from the recliner, grabbed Xiao Mai's arm with both hands, and motioned for her to open her mouth.

"Ah"

The little girl did the same, Li Kuan hurriedly stretched out his hand and took out a leaf from her mouth.

Children of this age really rely on their mouths to perceive the world, and they like to stuff everything into their mouths.

"Second brother, the little corn is so stupid, and the leaves are also eaten in your mouth."

The son stretched out his hand and pinched the fleshy little face.

"yes, hug!"

Xiao Ma saw Li Kuan coming over to play, and hurriedly climbed on Li Kuan.

Children of this age, although they can't walk yet, climb but crawl very fast.

If she didn't pay attention, she wouldn't know which corner to crawl to.

"Second brother, it's so hot this summer."

Li Zhi saw Li Kuan hugging the little corn and felt that his body was a little hot.

In previous years, although the summer in Chang'an City was relatively hot, as long as it was not under the sun, it could still be endured.

However, the summer of the twelfth year of Zhenguan was much hotter than usual.

Son: "Yes, it would be nice if there were ice cubes added to the tea and drunk together." ”

Li Zhi: "That's right, add some caramel and it will be even more delicious." ”

The son is at the age of gluttony, and although Li Zhi has become older, he is still like a child sometimes.

Ice cube?

Li Kuan suddenly thought of something.

In later generations, even in the hot summer, with a refrigerator in hand, ice cubes are not an uncommon thing.

But at this moment, how do you make ice cubes?

On such a hot day, it seems like a good ice cream.

"Pheasant slave, son, do you want to eat ice cream?

"Second brother, what is ice cream?"

The two little guys often hear some new terms from Li Kuan's mouth, and they are already a little used to it.

"Hehe, you'll find out in a moment."

Thinking of this, Li Kuan asked the green bamboo on the side to hold the small corn and began to arrange for someone to prepare the materials for the ice cream.

There is such a sentence in "The Book of Songs: Feng Feng", "Two of them? Chisel the ice and rush, and the three are said to be the Lingyin. ”

This is actually the matter of storing ice.

In the era when there was no ice-making technology, the royal family would often prepare some ice cubes in the ice room in the winter and keep them for use in the summer.

However, Li Shimin advocated frugality, and the ice room in the Daming Palace stored very little ice cubes, which was not enough to use at all.

Of course, Li Kuan didn't have the idea of fighting them.

A modern person who can't even understand something as simple as making ice is a failure.

I just didn't think about it before, but now that I'm ready to do it, it's not easy.

"Qing'er, you go and call people to all the pharmacies and buy all the saltpeter back."

Saltpeter ice making, this is something that the teacher taught when he was in the third year of junior high school chemistry, and it can be regarded as one of the few chemistry knowledge that Li Kuan still remembers.

"Did you buy them all?"

Qing'er was stunned for a moment when she heard Li Kuan's order.

This saltpeter is sold as a medicinal herb in the pharmacy, could it be that the prince is sick?

"Yes, buy them all. Arrange a few more people to go, and send some back first when you buy them. ”

Li Kuan didn't bother to explain why to Qing'er, anyway, everyone would be able to see it later.

"Okay, I'll arrange it now. Lord, is there anything else you want to buy? ”

"There should be sugar in the house, right?"

Li Kuan thought about the ingredients needed to make ice cream, sugar, milk powder, eggs, and flour, which should all be common.

However, it seems that I rarely eat sugar, so I asked more.

"Lord Wang, there should be some sugar in the kitchen, but it is estimated that it is not much. As for milk powder, Northwest Trade will send a batch every month, but there are some. ”

Qing'er didn't mention the matter of eggs at all, because the Chu Wangfu itself was the largest egg producer in Chang'an City.

"Then let's buy some candy and come back."

Li Kuan himself is not a person with a sweet tooth, but if there is not enough sugar to make ice cream, the taste will not be good anyway.

Li Zhi and his son-in-law watched Li Kuan's various orders on the side, and they couldn't help but start swallowing their saliva.

I don't know what the ice cream looks like, but it sounds delicious.

Since the name of the ice cream has the word "snow" in it, it must be very cool to eat, right?

The subordinates of the Chu Palace's work efficiency is still very fast.

It didn't take long for the materials to be ready.

Even the people who went out to buy saltpeter came back for the first time, bringing back more than a dozen catties of saltpeter.

"Crack all these eggs into a basin, add some sugar and stir them together."

At noon, Li Kuan tossed like this, and soon a lot of people gathered around.

Even Cheng Jingwen and Wu Meiniang, who were taking a nap, also came over.

Kujou Xingxiang was in charge of making ice cream according to Li Kuan's guidance, and her hands and feet were very nimble.

"Wait a minute!"

Just when Kujou Xingxiang was about to put sugar, Li Kuan stopped at the beginning.

"This ...... What is this? Didn't this king say add some sugar and stir it together? ”

Watching Kujo Xingxiang scoop out a spoonful of black stuff from a jar, Li Kuan couldn't help but frown.

"Lord Wang, this is sugar."

Cheng Jingwen helped explain.

"This is sugar? How is it dark? ”

Li Kuan took the jar from Xingxiang's hand and looked at it.

Brown sugar is not like brown sugar, let alone the kind of white sugar that I understand.

This is Datang's sugar?

This is obviously a substandard product.

Why do you still seem to be a baby?

"Lord Wang, this sugar is already the best in Chang'an City. It was procured from a Tianzhu merchant's shop in the West Market. Most of the sugar eaten by the nobles of Chang'an City was bought there. ”

Cheng Jingwen is also a little confused at times.

The prince of his own family is obviously a very smart person, but sometimes he doesn't understand some very ordinary phenomena, which makes him a little doubtful that everyone is talking about the same thing.

"That's right, Lord Wang, this sugar is a precious material, and it costs two silver coins for one tael, but it's not cheaper than spices."

Wu Meiniang also interjected on the side.

Li Kuan saw Cheng Jingwen and Wu Meiniang's reactions, and knew that he must have taken it for granted again.

However, it gave him a new inspiration.

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