A sumptuous seafood feast, it is said that the royal family of the Arab Empire has never experienced such a gluttonous feast, that is, the relatively wealthier Bastion, who has participated in the Eastern Roman royal banquet, did not eat as well as tonight.

It is not that the value of seafood ingredients is far more than those grand scenes of state banquets, but it refers to the inferiority of the quality of simple dishes.

Even if it was only a few tenths of the cost of others, the emphasis was on excellent taste, and only in terms of food, the culinary level of any country at that time could only be said to have just left the semi-primitive society.

Only Datang Catering was already unique in the world at that time.

Imagine, other countries are still at the level of cooking abalone cucumber wings and eating with dipping sauce, Datang has developed frying, stewing, boiling, steaming, stir-frying, with flying, diving, moving, planting and auxiliary support, the gap between them is clear at a glance.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that these people have such a good appearance, and of course the amount of silver required is not a small amount.

At this time, Li Zhi was not short of silver, so he knew that Mi Rui would release his words and the Governor's Mansion would be responsible for paying for it, so he would not pretend not to know.

After all, it is not a small amount, and the two levels of government have already provided meticulous help, and a large amount of reimbursement is not conducive to the reputation of the relevant officials.

Therefore, Li Zhi had already left three thousand taels of silver in the account office of Wanghai Tower, which was enough for all the expenses of the guests here before they left the Tang Dynasty.

He even thought about donating 10,000 taels each to the Governor's Mansion and the Assassin's Mansion, and there must be a limit to the private use of public weapons, otherwise even if he himself can't be affected much, the two-level government offices will be criticized by the imperial court.

During this period, people from the Assassin's Mansion, the Admiral's Mansion, and the Governor's Mansion came one after another to participate, and soon the three floors were overcrowded.

This is the case in the wine field, the denser the diners, the more enthusiastic the atmosphere.

As a result, the men in the Western Regions quickly drank down, and even those women who needed to cover their heads and faces on weekdays also had red eyes and wine when they opened their mouths.

Fortunately, there are many masters at the scene, and under Li Zhi's instructions, for some important guests, forcing in a wisp of true qi can relieve most of the wine.

In short, as Mi Rui said before, have a good drink tonight, put aside all the worries, and relax.

Now that the night is dark, as the normal diners have finished their dinners and left, the first and second floors have been wrapped up by the caring Qingqi, and all the entourages who have come have been arranged to sit down, and they have instructed the stove to supply food continuously.

It was so noisy until midnight, and everyone was happy.

Bastion, Xin Jingshan and others were also arranged to stay in that palace, and the strong alcohol also made people fall asleep quickly.

The next day, Mirui and other officials who also did not return home were happily waiting for the guests to wake up one after another on the open-air breakfast table under the grape trellis in front of the hall.

The joyful atmosphere of last night actually continued naturally.

When Li Zhi came out with his wife, Mi Rui and the others left one after another, and the daily government affairs could not be delayed.

Li Yi asked Fang Zhi that Mahdi and the other princes had actually gotten up early in the morning and rushed to the small shop in Wafig.

Sasher said happily: "Let the princes do whatever they like, I bet that today I will accompany the ladies all over the city, as if they never know how to be tired!" ”

"What's so strange about this, it's just the nature of women!" Qingqi said, "But Yu Ran can't follow in the future, your body is heavy, and it's inconvenient to squeeze around!" ”

Pang Si took the initiative to raise his hand and proposed: "I'll stay with Sister Yuran!" Remember to take them farther today, Sascher, it's the fifth day, and they haven't gone a few blocks yet! ”

Li Zhi was surprised, "What do you say?" Wandering around the neighborhood for four days? ”

Pang Qile said: "Do you think that you can stay in the same snack street for half a day, and the eye-catching shops will be at least half an hour." ”

She looked around and saw that the female guests were all in the distance, and lowered her voice on the street: "Especially the headdress shop, what flutes, hairpins, hairpins, rings, step shakes, phoenix crowns, Huasheng, hairpins, flat squares, comb grates, etc., they rarely use them after they go back, but almost everyone buys a lot of them, and I don't know if they can come in handy!" ”

Immediately, she realized that Afifa beside her immediately flushed, and there was a kind of embarrassment that was caught red-handed.

Afifa said happily:

"We're a family at the moment, you don't need to be careful! However, these headdresses are pure oriental characteristics, and Muslim women also love beauty, and when they return home, especially little girls, they also like to put some ornaments on their heads. ”

Sasher nodded in agreement, "Take these things back and give them away, but it's very face-saving, although the price is low, sometimes the symbolism is no less than those gold and silver jewelry!" ”

Qingqi suddenly thought, "Text, do you need to bring some of this kind of thing?" ”

Li Zhi's eyes lit up, "Of course, it will be of great use to prepare more and bring them, not trying to make more money by using them, but with these small objects, it can more fully show my Tang customs and customs." However, at present, there is trade between the two countries, and I am afraid that these ornaments have already been sold there, right? ”

Neither Sasher nor Afifa could answer this question, for they had not been back for nearly two years.

Afeifa raised his hand and beckoned Haida, and Haida really knew very well: "It's like a wooden and bamboo hairpin that is only worth a few copper plates, but it costs dozens of fairs in our place, which is equivalent to more than 200 copper plates in Datang!" ”

(Author's note: The dinar would appear eight or nine years later, including its coin, the fair, and it was brought forward for the sake of uniform understanding.) ）

"How can there be such a big profit?" Li Zhi couldn't help but be speechless, and he immediately realized that he still underestimated these gadgets, maybe they were shipped in large quantities, and their profits were not necessarily much lower than that of rice paper.

Haida didn't know what Li Zhizhi was thinking, and still explained: "At present, only Masge can occasionally see Datang-style trinkets, but the price is by no means cheap, and it is very rare!" ”

Li Zhi no longer hesitated, and turned his head to look at Qingqi: "You can also observe more today, and if you can see it, you will directly explain it to the accompanying soldiers, let them report it, and find a production workshop to customize it in large quantities." ”

"I want to bring Bastion, there are many kinds of trinkets like this, even Chang'an City and Luoyang City are rare, and there will not be more than those in Europe, and Bastion can give the answer to the specific information!" Qingqi said.

"Well, compared to the Arab Empire, European women do not have those religious taboos, and they should be more marketable!"

"Didn't you bring some jade accessories with you? With some cheaper things to accompany you, both will not sell badly! ”

"Let's do it, some gadgets, it won't cost much silver to buy them in large quantities!"

"That's not necessarily, you don't understand the psychology of women, and then you are a poor person, which one doesn't save a dozen or twenty pieces, this time I want to bring more!"

"That's right, there are not a few countries passing through, throw some in one place, and there won't be much to spread it out, so let's get a hundred thousand pieces first!"

He quickly calculated in his heart that they were all genuine handmade products now, and they were by no means the lowest grade of cheap plastics that would flood the future generations.

The merchants of the foreign domain had traveled all the way to the ocean, and they would never be much interested in such small objects, but only those large items such as silk and ceramics.

This inconspicuous gadget, if it can be purchased in large quantities, can bring a large number of related handicraftsmen to prosperity in Guangzhou alone.

The Bei family already has its own woodware yard, and if you can look farther, it is undoubtedly another way to make a fortune.

So Li Zhi immediately instructed Qingqi to bring a few craftsmen from the Bei family's woodware factory, and Qingqi immediately understood his intentions.

After the meal, everyone from all walks of life went their own way, and Li Zhi had time to sit down and have a deep conversation with the three people from the Qiantian Temple.

At the same time, they also have another secret identity of the Beacon Alliance, which means that the meaning of the exchange will be deeper.

Sure enough, Xin Jingshan said this kind of related: "At present, the Fengyi Alliance also has a specific charter, and the two of them are directly from the Fengyi League!" ”

Si Xiangwen then said:

"Regarding Mr. Li's major contribution to the entire cultivation world, the Fengyi Alliance will not give any reward for the time being, but it also gives a promise: in the future, as long as Mr. Li can use the cultivation world, just put it forward, and within the scope of his duties, the Fengyi Alliance will definitely give full support!"

Li Zhi smiled and stopped:

"As for the reward, let's not mention it again, my starting point is not this. But before I have more in-depth cooperation with the Fengyi Alliance, I need to know some inside information, for example, there is a huge gap between me and Tianhuo Village, at least I need to know what Tianhuo Village thinks of me at the moment! ”

When Si Xiangwen heard this, he immediately looked at Xing Yichun.

Xing Yichun hurriedly handed Li Zhi a letter, which was a handwritten letter from the owner of Dazhai in the inner gate of Tianhuo Village.

The content is nothing more than an apology to Li Zhi, and it is emphasized that the behavior of Bu Hanzao, the owner of the outer gate of Tianhuo Village, and the elder of the inner gate, Du Yinian, should be eradicated, and Tianhuo Village will never have any grudges with him because of this.

In order to express his sincerity, Dang Xinghuai even proposed to invite Li Zhi to Qinhengpu as a guest, and asked him to choose a monk to keep as his future follower.

When Li Zhi saw this, in fact, the little worry he had before had long been gone, and the reason was very simple, it was already the greatest sincerity to send him a monk with a certain cultivation as an entourage.

This method is more realistic than any promise, cultivators are the most precious thing in the cultivation world besides cultivation resources, and it is not ordinary sincerity to be able to give such a promise that has no number of people and no restrictions on cultivation.

Of course, as far as Li Zhi is concerned, he will naturally not really act arbitrarily, if he really picks some third-level master-level figures, the strength of Tianhuo Zhai will not plummet a few levels, and the original transcendent status will not be guaranteed.

Although the letter is full of three pages, the core of the letter is to express Tianhuo Village's trust in itself.

Li Zhiguan put it away and smiled at Xing Yichun: "Please tell the owner of the party village, Li has thanked you first, and when I return from the Western Regions, I will visit Qin Hengpu as soon as possible!" ”

Since the letter was brought by this person, Li Zhi naturally needs to face Xing Yichun to express his heart, which is also the most basic understanding.

Seeing that this matter was resolved, Xin Jingshan then went on to talk:

"The Fengyi Alliance has discussed in detail with the four sects before, especially in response to Mr. Li's proposal to use the existing environment of Tongyun Cave to help monks enter the cultivation in an orderly manner, and formulated a preliminary draft of the regulations, which I will bring for Mr. Li to read, and only if Mr. Li agrees, it can be formalized!"

As he spoke, he also took out a stack of papers and handed them to Li Zhi for review.

The four sects are South Tianhuo, North Taishan, East Tianzhu, and West Qiantian, Li Zhi only knows about Tianhuo Village and Qiantianguan, and the other two He knows that Xin Jingshan will be revealed later.

Li Zhi immersed himself in reading it for a long time, and said with a smile after the exchange:

"Actually, I can't put forward specific opinions, and I don't know the situation of all parties in the cultivation world, but as long as I can ensure that the actual management of Tongyun Cave is still in my hands, and promise that the entrants will not damage the existing prohibitions in the cave, I agree with the relevant way of setting quotas."