In a corner of Jiankang City, in a certain mansion, Zhang Yu and others were counting the goods, which was one of the purposes of their trip: to take away these South China Sea incense medicines. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Incense medicine, is the general name of all kinds of spices, also known as "foreign medicine", the Southern Dynasties have the benefits of sea trade, every year there are Tianzhu, Persia and even the forest of the Fan ship arrived in Lingnan Guangzhou, bringing a variety of incense medicine.

"This is sandalwood, for the South China Sea ship to Guangzhou, and to Jiankang, it is said that this incense originates from Tianzhu, there are also merchants from the west of the Central Plains by land, generally to Chang'an, Jinyang..."

One person introduced all kinds of incense medicine to Zhang Yu, this is the guest of honor of the Lang master, they dare not slack off, especially the fresh face in front of him, who made a special trip to understand the incense.

Incense medicine into the Central Plains, the land route is the Western Desert, and the world is now called the west of the moraine, the sea route is the South China Sea, the land of Chen to the south of Jiaozhi Funan, is one of the footholds of the sea ships of the Fan State.

There are many kinds of incense medicine, the so-called sandalwood is a rare tree species, also known as sandalwood, white sandalwood, introduced into the Central Plains in the Jin Dynasty, the fragrance of sandalwood is mellow, long-lasting fragrance, deeply loved by the powerful.

For hundreds of years, the countries that have offered sandalwood to the Central Plains include Tianzhu, Funan and Panpan, so their origins are Tianzhu and the South China Sea.

Sandalwood (sandalwood) also has an important use, that is, to carve Buddha statues, in the first years of the Western Jin Dynasty, some people carved Buddha statues with sandalwood.

According to the Buddhist scriptures, in the Buddha's blissful world, it should be "the world of the Buddha of the ten directions, and there is a wonderful fragrance all around", so the unique aromatic smell of the Buddha statue is closer to the ideal pure land than the gold, silver, jade and other Buddha statues.

In the eighteenth year of Liang Tianjian, the king of Funan sent an envoy to Emperor Wu of Liang to present the Buddha statue of Tianzhu Zhantan, and since then the atmosphere of carving statues with Zhantan in various parts of the south of the Yangtze River has become more and more intense.

There is also tulip, which is a different flower, which can be used to extract yellow dye, and is also called tulip because of its fragrant taste, and can also be used to lavender to prevent odors.

It can also be used as a medicine to treat horse diseases, or to treat jaundice caused by excessive drinking and heat, which is said to have originated from Daqin (Fulin) or Persia in the far west.

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Central Plains has also been planted, but the tulips sold by the merchants are still preferred, and the South China Sea Pohuang and Funan have been produced.

There are pepper and long pepper, which can be used as spices and seasonings, produced in Tianzhu, and it is said that Persia also has output, divided into land and sea routes into the Central Plains.

There are also Hamala, Anmola, and Vilila, and these three kinds of Tianzhu exotic fruits can be used as medicine to treat fever, fever, eye disease, cough, and so on.

There is also cardamom, which can remove bad breath, body odor, and make people smell good, and is divided into grass cardamom, nutmeg, white cardamom, cardamom, etc., which are all imported things, all from the countries of the South China Sea.

There are dipterocarp, ambergris, frankincense, afoetus, began incense, Suhexiang, all of which are produced in Daqin (Fulin) and Persia in the extreme west, mainly by sea into the Central Plains, of course, there are also merchants who take the land route to bring into the Central Plains through the west of the moraine.

"Suhexiang is said to be made of lion urine or lion dung, but it is also said that Yunqi is synthesized by decocting its juice for all incense, and can be used as a balm."

"This incense can be used for lavender, lavender, and clothes that have been scented with Suhe fragrance are still fragrant in the next year."

"Since the Liu Song Dynasty, only the royal family and dignitaries can afford to use Su Hexiang, and the box that Lang Jun is holding in his hand, my lord Lang has taken a lot of twists and turns to get it together, and it can be described as worth a thousand gold."

Zhang Yu carefully looked at the wooden box in his hand, even if he didn't get his nose close, but when he sniffed it, the aroma came to his nose, which made people feel refreshed.

"There are so many incense medicines, put together with a fragrant fragrance, I am afraid that when it is transported by boat, it will be noticed by the patrol soldiers who are on the inspection, what if so?"

"Don't worry, Lang Jun will wrap it in an oilcloth when it is packed for a while, one is waterproof and the other is to cover the smell, even if it is really stopped by the naval warship, you only need to show that voucher and reveal a little bit of the identity of the owner of my family, you can sit back and relax."

Over the years, the sale of this incense medicine has been done more than once with the other party, and it is said that they are already familiar with the way, but the narrator knows that the other party has changed to a novice this time, so he asks more questions, and can only answer patiently.

After counting the quantities and packing the boxes, Zhang Yu said goodbye to a few people: "I have a lot of work, I will raise a glass next time I come to Jiankang." ”

"Lang Jun is polite, but I have to say a few good words for my lord Lang in front of your lord."

"It's natural, farewell."

"I wish Lang Jun all the best."

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On the river, ships shuttle back and forth between the north and south of the river, Guangling on the north bank, Jingkou on the south bank, and the route between the two important places, supporting the Huainan Prefecture of the Chen State in the Southern Dynasty.

The money and grain in the south of the Yangtze River were sent to the north of the Yangtze River by ship to support the officers and soldiers stationed in Huainan, as a barrier to health, and the land of Huainan was the most important.

Between the fleets going back and forth from the north to the south, many ships sailed down the river, passing through the Jingkou and Guangling rivers and then sailing into the sea through the estuary.

According to the wind and season, some of the sea ships turned south, all the way south to Fengzhou, Lingnan; Others violated the ban and quietly went north to do business with enemy countries. ，

Three three-masted ships are heading eastward downstream, the shape of the ship is somewhat different from the common big ship, but it has not yet reached the point of attention, on the deck of the head ship, Zhang Yu is raising his eyes to look into the distance, looking at Guangling City on the north shore.

At this time, Guangling was the governor of Yanzhou in the south of Chen State, and just a few years ago, it was the state of Wuzhou in Zhou and Sui, and the change in the name of the state and county to which Guangling belonged was the witness of the wind and rain for hundreds of years.

After the Yongjia Rebellion, he crossed to the south in clothes, lost the Eastern Jin Dynasty court in Yanzhou in the Central Plains, and settled Yanzhou in the Guangling area on the north bank of the Jiankang River, and settled the northern scholars who went south, which was for Southern Yanzhou.

At this time, the southern Yanzhou, the south bank of the Yangtze River Jingkou, to the Liu Song Yuanjia eight years, the first rule of Guangling.

During the Northern Qi Dynasty, the land reached the north bank of the Yangtze River, and the southern Yanzhou was changed to the eastern Guangzhou, and the Chen State went on a northern expedition during the Taijian period, recovering the Huainan Prefecture and changing the eastern Guangzhou back to the Southern Dynasty and the old name of the Southern Yanzhou.

In the eleventh year of Chen Guotai's construction, and in the first year of the Zhou State Elephant, the Zhou army attacked Chen State on a large scale, and Jiangbei and Huainan Prefecture changed hands again.

Yu Wenliang, the head of the Zhou State marching army and the Duke of Qiguo, attacked Jiangbei Prefecture at the southern foot of Dabie Mountain, while Wei Xiaokuan, the marching marshal and Duke of Yunguo, captured Huainan Prefecture.

Southern Yanzhou was incorporated into the rule of the Zhou State, renamed Wuzhou, and placed the Wuzhou Governor's Mansion to govern Guangling.

In the following year, the Tianyuan Emperor Yu Wenyun was assassinated, and the Zhou State then fell into civil strife, and the auxiliary prime minister Yang Jian was enthroned by Chan to establish the Sui State.

The name is constantly changing, but Guangling is still the same Guangling, and the Jingkou on the other side is an important place for river defense.

"If Lang Jun comes in autumn, he will be able to see the Guangling tide, and the scene is spectacular."

Hearing what the pilot worker in charge of piloting said, Zhang Yu was interested, he was the first time to pass through Guangling, and he really didn't know what the "Guangling tide" was.

"Lang Jun knows, after Guangling, there is the mouth of the river in front of you, and in autumn, especially in mid-August, the tide rises, pouring from the mouth of the sea into the upstream..."

"At that time, on the river, waves of tide roared, and the momentum rushed straight to Guangling on the north bank, and the waves crashed on the shore, and the scene was really unforgettable."

"I see, if you have the opportunity, you will definitely come to Guangling in the autumn to feast your eyes."

Zhang Yu nodded, handed Yimo copper coin to the other party, the man accepted the money and smiled, and the words became more and more:

"Lang Jun, after a while, you will enter the sea, and you can turn to the north by the southeast wind, as long as you beware of the coastal reefs, and sail north along the coast, it will be smooth sailing."

"What if you want to go south?"

"To the south? At this time, the southeast wind is blowing, and most of the ships heading south do not set sail until autumn and winter, Lang Jun said with a smile. ”

"What if you want to go east?"

"To the east, there is no land around, there is no feudal country, and the wind direction is unpredictable, how can there be a sea ship going there, Lang Jun don't have to laugh."

"Haha, I'm just asking."

Zhang Yu smiled faintly, and the three big ships were sailing forward by the river, and what he was about to face was an unpredictable route.