"What a bigger business!" Lu Ting reminded him, "I have contacted the second generation of the other three families in the ancestral land of Shandong, and I plan to unite the high Xifeng liquor business, not only in Shandong, but also in Hebei and Beijing-Tianjin." ”

Li Zhi smiled, "That's very good! Originally, I had to find a few of them, but since I got in touch with them, I didn't have to make a trip. ”

Lu Yu is very happy that his four families can get Li Zhi's attention, "As the source of the Zhensun family, Shandong, the other three inherent forces in the ancestral land have great influence, which is much more comfortable than our Lu family's entrepreneurship in other places." However, it seems that the Wuhou side is very wary of such vassal forces, and once that situation arises, they will not have a good time. Text, about the sale of rice paper there......"

"I agreed with Uncle Cui before that I originally planned to rush to Shandong when I went to Luoyang, but since the fifth uncle has passed, I will send a message to them, take the sales of rice paper into account, and take time to find me, if I am not there, I will explain it to the housekeeper."

Li Zhi responded with a smile, and turned to Lu Ting and said, "The affiliated forces of the Guanlong Barbarian Group, there is the shadow of the martial arts behind the suppression of the Shandong clan, in the past, the three of them were able to be prominent for a long time, and the capital that flourished for a long time was the natural advantage accumulated by the lofty cultural cultivation, but the people of the Empress Wu believed in Buddhism, if they wanted to have more confidence, they could only develop the economy and expand their commercial power.

At that time, Shandong was not a specific designation of the province of later generations, but a general geographical term, referring to the vast area of the Yellow River Basin east of the Taihang Mountains, and then specifically referring to the land of Qilu, which is currently under the jurisdiction of Henan Province.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Shandong Province was set up, and later renamed Shandong Chengxuan Political Division, which is far less historic than Jinan County, which is named after being located in the south of the ancient Ji River.

Qingdao was established later, and there was no Qingdao port at that time, and the larger seaport was located in Dengzhou, which was Penglai in later generations.

The Goryeo Bohai Sea Route starts from Dengzhou, crosses the Bohai Sea, sails along the east coast of the Liaodong Peninsula to the mouth of the Yalu River, and then divides into two routes: north and south.

The South Road is from the mouth of the Yalu River to Tangenpo in North Korea, and then along the west coast of the Korean Peninsula to the south through the Jeju Strait through Tsushima Island and Ilki Island to Dongying; or sail to Pusan, and then turn to sail through Tsushima Island and Ichiki Island to reach Dongying Kyushu; This route sailed island by island, although the voyage period was long, but it was safe and stable, and it was the traditional route of Datang and Silla sea ships to Dongying at that time.

After the north road traces the Yalu River and goes up to Linjiang Town, Jilin, it turns to the land and reaches the Bohai King City Shangjing Longquan Mansion, which is an important route between the Central Plains and the Northeast region.

Lu Ting has always been very concerned about the follow-up of this matter, so Li Zhi specially mentioned it to him.

Lu Ting said: "There are also the second-class brocade fabrics of the Sun family, in previous years, especially Dongying, we bought our materials back, and then processed them into high-grade clothes and sold them back to Datang, at present, the style and quality of Zhengqing Wenqitang are better than those clothes that come to the house, just grasp this item, it is not worse than export wine!"

When they were communicating, it was Princess Taiping who arrived, attracting Li Zhi's white eyes: "Dignified princess, every time you appear, you are either in a hurry to eat, or it is too late, and the child is still so young, your in-laws will let you act so casually?"

Taiping feigned anger and said, "Li Zhengwen, this princess remembered that you were tired all the way, so you didn't come at the first time, but you blamed me?" Look at the scale of the dozens of tables in front of you, am I unscrupulous, or are you unscrupulous? ”

The unscrupulousness in her mouth has a history, the Tang Dynasty had a clear hierarchy, and regarded trading as a lowly industry, and it was possible to be punished for wearing official uniforms to enter the trading market.

Until Li Zhi appeared, and attracted the descendants of many large and small families, this traditional concept was subverted at once, after all, this kind of industry can bring rich silver income.

Moreover, any product of Zhengqing Wenqitang is leading the fashion trend, at least the children of the powerful are very sought after, so the resistance from the officialdom has gradually changed dramatically.

The guests who went to Li Zhijiu Restaurant, but there were many people in official uniforms, so there was a Taiping princess.

Li Zhi laughed, "I don't want to either, it's been more than two months since I went out, I wanted to reunite with my family, good guy, from noon to this moment, there are more and more people, can I still drive everyone away?" ”

Taiping's face suddenly changed, "Anyway, you have to compensate me, you should have gone to see me!"

Pang Qi knew her intentions, and he was already smiling and stepping forward, and when she finished speaking, he whispered in his ear.

Taiping's face suddenly improved, and he hurriedly said hello to Lu Yu, Linhuai Junwang and others, and dragged Pang Qi and walked out, and Qingqi and other women also followed.

Lu Ting was puzzled, asked, and said with a wry smile: "The princess is worried about the treasure in my hand, and when she returns from that trip, she will come to ask for some benefits!"

Unexpectedly, Princess Taiping's head poked in in front of the door again, and she pointed at Lu Ting and said, "I heard it, the business sold to Dongying, but remember that there is a share of me, I only need one percent!"

Lu Yu's face moved, and he looked at Li Zhidao: "How is your relationship with Princess Taiping?"

"That's it, there will be cooperation in Luoyang in the future."

Li Zhi was modest, but the king of Linhuai County laughed in a low voice and exposed him: "The relationship is still very close, of course, because of the Empress Wu, he belongs to Cao Ying." The two mansions here were purchased through her, and the Wenqitang was given by the princess. ”

Lu Yu suddenly nodded at Lu Ting, "With her, our business will be much smoother, not to mention one percent, two percent should also come down!"

Li Zhi waved his hand, "One is enough, it is said that it is a good thing that she is willing to mix, at least the Empress Wu will take it into account." ”

King Linhuai nodded, "There is no need for her to participate, her existence ability is a talisman." ”

Turning his face, he urged Li Zhi, "You also go to the front to take a look, there are so many guests, you can't always hide here." ”

Li Zhi got up when he heard this, and came to the wine shop after a short time, and sure enough, he saw many faces that he hadn't seen before.

After toasting one by one, Amin and Nasir came to him and introduced Li Zhi to the people from the Arab Empire one by one.

Among these people, most of them are pure blood of the Abdul family, and the reason why they came to Datang is naturally because of Afifa's marriage.

At present, the imperial envoy Mahdi has returned, and when he returns again, the exact date of the marriage will be brought in, and all this will naturally be agreed upon by the imperial court.

The Arab name is so complicated that Li Yi can't remember it for a while, and he is not an imperial brother like Nasir and Mahdi, but a descendant of an important member of a certain family.

However, one of them, named Hisham, attracted Li Zhi's attention.

This man was not only a close cousin of Abdul Malik's twelve brothers, but also the head of a large tribe, and the governor of a certain province, in charge of the military and political power of the province, in charge of the tax revenue of the province, and in charge of the port of Banikia.

The Arab Empire was vast, ethnically complex, and populous, with powerful local tribes of high status.

The Umayyad Arab Empire, on the other hand, was essentially a loose political association of many tribes, ethnicities, religions, and classes, of which the caliph was only the common leader, and his Abdul family was also one of the tribes.

The Arabs are a minority as rulers, and their cultural standards lag far behind those of the other peoples who are being ruled.

In order to overcome this weakness in Arab rule, the leader of a large tribe such as Hisham would be the governor of the provinces, which shows that Hisham himself was of high status.

In particular, the port of Banikia under his jurisdiction, located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the western part of the Asian continent, was the first important port of the Tang Dynasty to the empire.

The Arab Empire, which spanned Europe, Asia and Africa at the same time as the Tang Dynasty, was the most important overseas trade market for the Tang Dynasty.

The Arabs were accustomed to seafaring, and the cultural trade on the Maritime Silk Road was actually the first to be opened up by the Arabs.

Therefore, the importance of the port of Banikia was realized much earlier than that of Datang, and its development was much more comprehensive than that of the port of Guangzhou.

Li Zhi's first focus on overseas markets is the route from Guangzhou to the South Seas, West Asia, and East Africa, crossing the southeast of Hainan Island, along the east coast of the Indochina Peninsula in the South China Sea, crossing the Gulf of Siam, and going south along the Malay Peninsula to the southeast of Sumatra Island, and sailing to Java Island.

It then goes west out of the Strait of Malacca, passes through the Nicobar Islands, crosses the Bay of Bengal to Shizi Country, then travels along the west coast of the Tianzhu Peninsula, crosses the Arabian Sea, and reaches the vicinity of Abadan at the head of the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz.

Located at the easternmost point of the Strait of Hormuz, the port of Banikia was the first port to enter the Arab Empire.

If Li Zhineng establishes a cooperative relationship with him early, it will be crucial to the development of shipping in the future.

So next, Li Zhi had an in-depth exchange with him.

Unlike Amin and Nasir, Hisham could not speak any Chinese, so Nasir took on the role of the main translator.

Hisham also has a physical cultivation, but it is only equivalent to the realm of a second-level hunter, so the spirit stone that Li Zhi took out instantly gained his great trust.

He said: "Like spiritual stones, we also have them in our country, but they are very rare, and no amount of money can buy them, but they are regarded as a reward from Allah, and they are offered high to Mesjidneh, almost on equal footing, and all call it a holy stone."

Mesjid is the common name of the mosque, the Islamic church, and the mosque is a mistake in translation and understanding, and they themselves will call Mesjid.

After the translation, Li Zhi was very surprised, of course he didn't care how the mosque was called, but because there were actually spiritual stones there.

"And what about this stone?" He took out another half-moon stone.

Hisham shook his head and further explained, "In fact, the holy stone is not locally produced, it is said to come from the meteorite outside the sky, of course, this is only a statement, no one has confirmed it, it seems that the entire empire has less than ten holy stones!"

Li Zhi said: "I only have a few such holy stones, but there are quite a few of these half-moon stones, and if you have it, you can absorb the aura in your subsequent cultivation." And before you leave Datang, I can help you advance to the level of a high-level powerhouse. In the future, if there is an opportunity, it is not impossible to help you enter the realm of kings. ”

The three levels of hunting masters in the Tang Dynasty correspond to their junior, intermediate, and senior powerhouses, and the master level corresponds to the king, and the grandmaster realm is called the duke.

His words made Hisham stand up excitedly, learn the etiquette of the Great Tang, bow deeply to Li Zhi, and chant words endlessly, and Nasir did not translate, always the kind of prayer words like thanking Allah.

Li Zhi hurriedly returned the courtesy, but due to the difference in language, he felt quite uncomfortable.

However, Ah Ming said in a low voice on the side: "Mr. Li doesn't need to be polite, the customs between the two countries are different, and he won't be blamed if the courtesy is not enough."

What he meant was that it would be indecent to salute indiscriminately, and it would be easier to cause misunderstandings, so it was better to bear it calmly.

Ah Ming continued: "Regarding my realm ascension, I didn't reveal half a point to anyone, please rest assured that Mr. is this!"

Li Zhi understood that he was hinting to himself that his position was on Afifa's side, and he could fool as much as he could.

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