Chapter 186: Li Jiancheng's Temptation (I)
Chapter 186: Li Jiancheng's Temptation (I)
Li Ming immediately said: "Lang Jun, what do you say, I'll do it?!" Obviously, he heard from Li Jiancheng's words that the other party did not mean to kill them all, and he was afraid that Li Jiancheng would not trust him, so he immediately said:
"Lang Jun, I swear to the sky, from today onwards, I will never betray, if there is a violation, the sky will thunder, and you will not die!"
Li Jiancheng really has one thing that needs someone to do, originally he planned to take a trip by himself in the coming year, but now it can be used to test Li Ming's arrival.
So, he hesitated, took out a purse from his arms, poured out about five taels of gold inside, and at the same time quietly observed Li Ming to see if there was any change in his expression.
Li Ming's performance was very responsible, when Li Jiancheng put the gold in front of him, he didn't hold the gold in his hand, he was still in the original posture, looking at Li Jiancheng, looking deaf.
Li Jiancheng nodded secretly in his heart and continued to say to Li Ming:
"You help me find someone, go to the Tianshi Fengming Temple to find a mage named Hui Shen, ask him about his travels, and see if he knows anything called Potato (potato) or corn (corn)."
Huishen, a native of Liang in the Southern Dynasty, (420 AD ~ 589 AD) was a famous monk, and it is said that he went to Fusang.
Regarding the differences in the historiography after more than a thousand years, where is Fusang, Li Jiancheng is still visiting and verifying.
For more than 200 years, scholars from France, Germany, Britain, Italy, Russia, Japan, the United States, the Netherlands, India and China have published papers and monographs. Based on the opinions of various factions, it can be roughly summarized into three major theories:
1. The country of Fuso is in the Americas.
Second, the country of Fuso is in Asia.
3. Fusang is an overseas myth made up by wandering monks, and there is no such country in the world.
However, for the Fusang that Master Huishen went to, Li Jiancheng tended to be Mexico.
"Book of Liang" Wenyun:
In the first year of Qi Yongyuan (499), the country of Fusang came to Jingzhou with Shamen Huishen, and said: "Fusang is more than 20,000 miles east of the Han Dynasty, and the land is in the east of China. ”
Hui Shen and Yun: "There is a woman in the east of Fusang for more than 1,000 miles, with a good appearance, a very white color, a hairy body, and long hair. In February and March, the competition into the water is pregnant, and the child is born in June and July. There is no milk on the chest of a woman, and there is hair behind the neck, the roots are white, and there is juice in the hair. When they see them, they are afraid of their husbands. Eat salty grass like animals. The salty grass leaves resemble artemisia, and the smell is salty. ”
Twenty thousand miles away from the Great Han, it obviously can't be Japan, it should be Mexico, and the white skin may be Caucasian.
Therefore, Li Jiancheng wanted to know how to get to Mexico in this era.
I don't know, there is a nautical route map, after all, going there and coming back again, obviously not all by luck.
If there really is a nautical chart, Li Jiancheng wants to form a team and go to North America to bring back potatoes, sweet potatoes, and pepper seeds.
After all, the high yield of potatoes can greatly alleviate the problem of food shortage.
Li Ming didn't know why Li Jiancheng wanted to find a monk, but it didn't prevent him from nodding immediately, for fear that Li Jiancheng would regret it.
However, he didn't understand a word of what Li Jiancheng asked him to ask just now, and he was afraid that he would remember it, and when the time came, he would mess things up, so he asked in a sneering manner:
"Lang Jun, I didn't hear what the two things you just said were "breaking the iron head" and "docking"? ”
Li Jiancheng's expression on his face instantly became very weird, and he wanted to laugh but felt that it was inappropriate, so he coughed.
He praised Li Ming's summing up ability in his heart, and raised his voice to help Li Xi: "It's almost this idea, but it's not the same, Potato and Corn." ”
Li Ming repeated it several times, but no matter how Li Jiancheng heard it, it seemed like he was talking about breaking the iron head and landing on the shore.
So, he said with a smile: "That's pretty much what it means, wait for me to draw the real thing, and you will take it with you when I turn around." ”
Li Ming let out a sigh, and now even if he didn't know it, he knew that Li Jiancheng was speaking another language.
Li Jiancheng lifted the curtain and glanced out, and saw that it was not far from Baicaotang, so he said to Li Xi: "Go to Baicaotang." ”
Li Xi turned the car around and headed towards Baicaotang.
Li Jiancheng whispered to Li Ming: "Wait a minute, you just wait in the car." ”
Li Ming nodded, moved to the side of the door, gave Li Jiancheng a door, and induced Li Jiancheng to get out of the car.
He looked at the silver on the car board, hesitated for a moment and said, "Lang Jun, you don't need so much." ”
"Poor family rich road, you can take your body, and give it to me when you come back when you can't use it." Li Jiancheng said lightly.
Anyway, it's a pit.
At this time, there was no Shifeng Temple at all, but it was called Tiantai Min Temple.
And Master Huishen has also passed away for several years.
This is a test that Li Jiancheng gave Li Ming, he saw if he was sincere and capable.
Although Li Ming's ability to show now makes Li Jiancheng see the potential of spy personnel, he has a criminal record, and Li Jiancheng is only ready to give him a chance to see if he can seize it.
As for those few taels of gold, they are the final touchstone.
After all, this is not a small amount of money, if Li Ming's heart is not firm, after he can't find anyone, he is probably afraid that he will be punished when he returns, and he will leave with this money......
Li Jiancheng is willing to gamble with five taels of gold, if the person comes back, it is definitely a person who has to use it.
It just so happened that Li Jiancheng had a plan at hand, but he couldn't find the right person to implement it, and he saw potential in Li Ming.
Even if he didn't come back, Li Jiancheng felt sorry for the five taels of gold, after all, he was now wealthy, so he should use the five taels of gold as an investment.
And these five taels of gold are not so easy to take.
The people of this dynasty all used copper coins, and only the rich would return the silver, and the nobles would only use gold for trading.
After all, copper coins are too heavy!!
At this time, the common "five baht coin", a copper coin weighs five baht, each baht weighs 1.3021 grams, five baht weighs 6.51 grams, and the copper coin weighs 6510 grams, which is about 6.51 kilograms.
And the purchasing power of 65 kilograms of copper coins is only one or two gold.
Only nobles would crush themselves with gold.
And ordinary people hold gold in their hands and want to exchange it for copper coins, which will always leave traces.
If Li Ming wants to run, this gold is not so easy to spend, there is a way that the husband is not guilty, and he is guilty......
At the same time, Li Jiancheng was also waiting, waiting for Li Ming to say that he would ask for some copper coins and scattered silver for the road expenses.
This can also be regarded as an impromptu exam question, to see if Li Ming has a long-term vision and judgment of danger in addition to his ability to disguise and evade and be bold......
said that it was late, but Li Jiancheng made these decisions in less than two breaths. (To be continued)
(End of chapter)