Section 569 Our pepper seedlings

After determining the plan for the last time and what happened to him, Han Tongqing said to Ab Shixixi: "The success or failure of this time is very important, it's not me who threatens you, you can say that you can do it, and you understand if you can't do it." ”

Ab Shixi took a deep breath, he had memorized this plan for almost half a month, and he was fully prepared.

He understands that if he tries his best to do things, and if he fails, he will have a reputation for incompetence, and he is afraid that he will not be able to become the upper echelon of the first ocean-going fleet, but only a guide.

If you are not dedicated enough, you are afraid that you will not be able to tolerate your own existence on this sea.

Han Tongqing looked at Han Si, who was urgently called back to Lin'an and accompanied by Ab Shixi, Han Si nodded, he understood the importance of this mission.

The rest of the people are all old men of the Han family, loyal and reliable.

Han Tongqing poured a bowl of wine for everyone: "Don't mention whether the matter is successful, this matter must not be involved at home." Even if you lose your life, you can't bring it to your home. ”

Everyone took the bowl and drank it down.

Disembarkation.

The fleet parted, and two merchant ships from Cham headed for Kaesong.

Han Tongqing stood on the side of the boat and saluted Yelu Aqige, who came to help, and the other party returned the salute, and then left with his own fleet.

Only then did Han Tongqing order: "Go south and join the ship that went to sea for training." ”

Twenty of Han Tongqing's thirty-six boats were docked at this time on an isolated island southwest of Goryeo, which had no name and no people.

Goryeo's fishing boats couldn't get this far.

The location of this island was provided by Han Jiang, which was not very accurate, so it took Han Tongqing two days to find this island, of course, Han Tongqing was not sure if it was the island mentioned by Han Jiang.

However, the distance from the land of Goryeo was about 200 li, which was measured by sending a small boat. And there are no other islands to be seen for seventy miles around.

The island is full of rocks and woods.

There are mountains, there are forests on the mountains, forests with very many trees.

There are mountains, there are trees, and there is fresh water.

Han Tongqing is still thinking about handing over this island to the Wu family? Arrange some people here to be nominally pirates? There are a lot of things that can actually be done, after all, this place is very hidden? Is there only one place on the island where big ships can get close? Good defense.

Han Tongqing's boat went south to the island to wait for news, and Yelu Aqige's ship was also returning to Wendeng Wharf in Ninghai Prefecture.

On the way back? A Liao crew member asked: "Three generals, what are these Song people doing in Goryeo?" It felt like something strange was going on. ”

Yelu Aqige shook his head: "I don't know? And you can't ask either. However, there are benefits for us, telling others that they have closed their mouths after receiving the benefits. ”

The captain who led the team smiled: "Who will talk nonsense? Let Jin Ren know that he is afraid that he will lose his head. Quietly getting rich is the right way. ”

"That's right." Is it right for Jeruaqige to think about this? Privately contacted the Song army's ship, and also helped the Song army to wall the Goryeo military ship in the Kaesong pier, just by virtue of this, no matter what the reason, the Jin people would first pick a hundred and ten people on this ship and cut them down, and the rest would be sent to work as coolies.

To save your life? I believe that no one will talk nonsense.

Han Si and Ab Shixi soon arrived at the Kaesong pier, and first scolded the Jin military ship that blocked the channel? Then enter the port.

Ab Shixi reported that it was the merchant ship of the Champa, and he was a great eater.

When it's time to fill in the value of the goods? Ab Shixi wrote a golden tael.

But the real cargo is only five wooden boxes.

What is so precious?

The great nobles of Goryeo were soon drawn in.

The Goryeo nobles saw the goods? Five wooden boxes? Very ordinary wood? When the wooden box was opened, it was an iron box.

Originally, Han Jiang wanted to make a box out of mahogany, but everyone thought that the iron box looked more expensive, and it was a polished and polished iron box with oil.

The box was not opened outside, and Abs Hexi rented a large room at first.

The inside of the house was first heated with charcoal, and then at least fifteen horses of linen cloth were used to wrap the whole inside of the house, and not only that, but part of the roof was torn down to make a skylight that could be opened, and a special tullet window was made.

It took half a day plus a night and almost a day just to toss around the house.

The more mysterious, the more fascinating.

Finally, it's time to unbox.

However, Abs Xixi demanded that only three people enter the house at a time, and after a turnaround, that is, he waited for a full column of incense in the next room, and waited for the air temperature in the next room to be the same as that in the room, and then let people enter the house.

"What is this?" The Grand Nobles of Goryeo felt themselves being teased.

A wooden frame, and then there are some vines on the wooden frame, this thing is worth two thousand taels of gold, isn't it funny.

Han Si stepped forward, with an extra small plate in his hand, and said in Goryeo at the same time: "Have you seen it?" ”

Two Goryeo nobles shook their heads, and one looked at the small plate thoughtfully.

Han Si said: "Since you don't know the guests, then please." ”

"Wait a minute."

The great nobleman who had seen the pepper grains carefully looked at the peppercorns in the small dish in Han Si's hand, and then stared at the vine and carefully looked at the fruit that had already borne on it.

"This, this is pepper?"

"That's right, it's called the mother plant, which is the pepper tree that is used as the seed, and it has been growing for three years. Since you know it, can you know it? ”

Han Si took out a royal scroll of the Great Yue Kingdom, which was a contract.

Six and one-fifth of an acre, entrusted to Sir Ab Shixi, who lived in Cham in the Great Food Country, arranged for someone to take care of it, more than 500 catties of black pepper, and the rest of it was white pepper or green pepper, totaling 2,000 catties. He was given the Marquis of Ab Shi Xi and enjoyed the royal treatment in the Great Yue Kingdom, and the caravan was completely exempt from taxes, and the excess of pepper was also owned by Sir Ab Shi Xi Xi.

It's completely written in Da Yue, not to mention that the great nobles of Goryeo can really understand it.

A nobleman who had not known pepper exclaimed: "This, this is pepper, pepper for a pound of pepper and a tael of silver." It is rumored that there are people selling pepper seedlings in Lin'an of the Song Kingdom, but I didn't expect that there are also here. ”

The nobleman who knew the pepper gave Han Hei a piece of gold: "Can you say goodbye, how much does the pepper of the king of Dayue yield per mu?" ”

Han Si and Abshi Xixi only glanced at the gold, Han Si was not interested in the fingertip-sized gold, but he also politely thanked and accepted it, and then said: "Six and a half acres, last year's output was just over four thousand catties." ”

Goryeo's pepper is more expensive than Daesong.

A load of pepper in the Great Song Dynasty is worth 800 taels of silver, and it is worth about 1,200 taels on the Goryeo side.

"Two, this prince is preparing a banquet, please enjoy your face."

Next, no more than five people entered this house, all of whom were higher than the status of the great nobleman who held the banquet, and those with low status were not qualified to enter again, because the great nobleman sent troops to surround this small courtyard.