Chapter 1037: A Great Fortune (II)

Pu Yi'an's answer was very crisp, with a positive tone, with a natural demeanor: "Of course! Bachelor Su belittled Huangzhou, but Zhao Daguan waited by his side. The 'Gamble of Poetry and Wine' spread all over the Great Song Dynasty, and my merchants were saying: The bachelor's bet won a good protégé, which is really the best business in his life. ”

"What, the gamble of poetry and wine", Li Yuan's eyes widened, and before he could continue, Chen Gongchuan's sister had already interjected anxiously: "The gamble of poetry and wine, it's so interesting to listen to this word, let's talk about it, what kind of romance legend it is." ”

Pu Yi'an was very proud, Li Yuan didn't look down on him just now, and now he solemnly asked him for advice, which made him very face-saving, he coughed pretending to be a gesture, and talked about the Xishui River, Zhao Xing's gambling agreement with Su Dongpo.

In fact, Zhao Xing is also the first time to listen to others tell this legend, but he didn't expect that under the speed of information exchange in the Song Dynasty, in just over a year, Quanzhou merchants actually interpreted this story so romantically and touchingly.

I think that at the beginning, the moment he met Su Shi by the river, he once had the consciousness of being ugly, but now, the story has become the teacher's wisdom and talent, and the students cherish each other, and the two jointly build a peerless story, in this story, Su Dongpo's image is highly admired, and Zhao Xing is like a humble student standing by the river, looking at the bright moon and the superstar.

Zhao Xing was very satisfied with this storyline, and he had no intention of modifying this version, so in the process of Pu Yi'an's narration, he pretended to hum a few times from time to time, and implicitly echoed a few times to show his support for this legend.

What entertainment could the ancients have?

This legend is full of drama, the plot is full of ups and downs, the story twists and turns are interesting, and Pu Yi'an adds oil and vinegar when telling it, which makes the character image very full. Not to mention Li Yuan, the three girls were immediately conquered by this legend, and the two girls who had been covering their faces with fans also put down their fans and looked at the story character in front of them with amazement.

Li Yuan high-fived and praised: "Bachelor Su's demeanor is hateful...... It's a blessing to leave people, come and come, you and I should drink three cups. ”

Li Yuanqiang pulled Zhao Xing to the side of the stage, at this time, Chen Gongchuan's face was full of pride, he whispered to his sister, and called Pu Yi'an to his side, discussing something in a low voice, Zhao Xing only had time to glance at them hurriedly, and was attracted by the reliefs on several high platforms.

The fight in the field has come to an end, and only the red and black sides are left with only the lone pawn of the car, horse and artillery, and there are many "lone elephants" on one side. Now both of them are taking long exams. Li Yuan patronized to listen to the story just now, and when he swept the situation in the field, he was immediately attracted by the chess game, his fingers kept curling, and he was engrossed in the chess path, forgetting to greet Zhao Xing, which just gave Zhao Xing enough time to look at the animal reliefs on the table.

There are twelve tables on both sides of the chess game, each of which is inlaid with a statue of an animal, and the twelve tables are carved with twelve animals, and the order seems to be twelve genera......

Well, wait, something is wrong, where did the rabbit in the twelve genera go, how did a cat appear in the place where the rabbit should be?

Zhao Xing stared at the cat, vaguely as if he remembered something, but he couldn't catch the tail of that memory.

Why cats, how can they be cats, and what are cats?

That's right!

Suddenly, Zhao Xing's mind lit up, and he remembered. The Vietnamese do have cats but no rabbits in the 12 genera, so the Vietnamese are also called "cat people". Meaning: Although it looks docile, it is indeed an immature pet, it is not as loyal as a dog, and it can turn its face at any time.

As for why the Vietnamese changed the rabbit in the twelve genera to a cat, it is said that it is because there are no rabbits in the tropics.

Cat...... Right...... No, what else should be - Zhao Xing was so anxious that he wanted to beat his head, cats - what else was involved? It seemed that there was a memory that wanted to remind him, but he racked his brains and couldn't remember, so anxious that he couldn't help but curse secretly: "This damn 'cat incident'."

…… That's right, it's the 'cat incident'. ”

Zhao Xing finally remembered, it was the "cat incident". In "One Hundred Things That Changed the World", the Crusades brought two major events that changed the world, one was the Crusades themselves that changed the world pattern, and the other was the "Cat Incident".

There are no cats in Europe now, and in memory, the first person to give a pair of male and female cats as a gift to the King of France received a rich reward, which was also the highest reward ever given, and thus recorded in the annals of history - the reward of the King of France at that time was "equal gold", which means that he could take the same amount of gold as he weighed.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xing quickly took a look at his figure and estimated his weight-how much he weighed now...... Recently, he has eaten a little poorly, there is no way, the sea voyage is very hard, he has lost weight, and he weighs about seventy kilograms.

Catch a few more pairs of domestic cats from Vietnam, and as long as you bring them to Europe, how much he weighs, he can bring back how much gold. What could be more lucrative than that?

The only regret is that this is a "one-time deal". Therefore, in order to get the most out of this transaction, he had to remind himself that he must eat more on the road, and that one kilogram of weight is equivalent to one kilogram of gold. Even if you drink a stomach of water, you can get back the same weight of gold as the water in your stomach, and for this reason, your body is swollen and dry.

Zhao Xing thought of this, his whole body was wrapped in happiness, his face was full of happiness from the heart, he didn't notice that the game of chess had ended, the audience had already begun to end, Li Yuangongzi shouted him a few times in a row, he didn't hear it......

Next, at the reception banquet held by Li Yuangongzi, Zhao Xing also seemed absent-minded. He once said that he was good at "the art of helping the people through the world", and Li Yuan tried several times during the banquet to make him show his hand or two, but he just smiled and refused to say a word.

With Pu Yi'an's introduction, and Su Dongpo's name there, Li Yuangongzi actually completely believed Zhao Xing's words, the more he refused to say it, the more Li Yuan thought that Zhao Xing was unfathomable. At the end of the banquet, he secretly glanced at Chen Gongchuan and motioned for the other party to continue.

After the banquet was dispersed, Pu Yi'an hurried back to his trading company, and Chen Gongchuan Fei took Zhao Xing to his home to talk freely. And Pu Yi'an seems to have reached an agreement with Chen Gongchuan, and he not only did not stop it, but tried his best to encourage it.

Zhao Xingyue thought about it for a while, since Pu Yi'an wanted to return to his trading company to handle a private matter, then he could only go back to the ship to nibble on the food on the ship now, since Chen Gongchuan was warmly invited, he hesitated for a moment and immediately agreed.

There was no word that night.

In the early morning of the next day, Chen Gongchuan brought his sister Chen Yiyi to talk to Zhao Xing, and after greetings, he entered the main topic, Chen Gongchuan introduced: "Brother Liren, in the next ...... Good reading, don't like to worry about a blockage, at present, my Chen's industry is taken care of by my sister, your problem will be discussed with my sister. ”

"I don't have any problems", after a night of consideration, Zhao Xing has regained his shrewdness, and he straightforwardly investigates the market situation: "What I want to know most now is: What does Yue Guo lack the most?" What do you want to buy from Da Song? What do you want to sell to the Great Song? ”

Chen Yiyi's big eyes flashed, as if she was frightened by Zhao Xing's straightforwardness, she flashed her brother's glance, and was encouraged by the latter before she spoke: "Copper coins, I don't have many copper mines in Dayue, and my coin-casting skills are not high, so I need **** copper coins the most, but **** prohibits the outflow of copper coins."

The most in my Dayue is rice, where rice is harvested three times a year, but I heard that the Great Song Dynasty introduced Champa rice, and the five grains have been abundant for several years, and the grain price is extremely cheap, and I am afraid that the price of rice alone will not be able to sell it...... But I still have some things that I can get my hands on, such as: gemstones, tortoiseshell, ivory, pearls, jade, jade...... What does Zhao Lang want, can you tell me? ”

"The price of rice in Yue Country cannot be sold is because of the tax relationship", Zhao Xing said slowly: "I Song ship to go to sea, need to get the ship guide from the city shipping department, the city shipping department is very taxed, simply selling rice may not be enough to pay the 'extraction' of the city shipping division, but if you can avoid the city shipping division, there is no 'extraction', I think, even if you sell rice, there is a profit." ”

Chen Yiyi lowered his eyes, was silent for a moment, raised his eyes to look at Zhao Xing, and asked, "It turns out that the master is planning to avoid exploitation...... Excuse me, did Zhao Lang go to sea this time, did he have a ship? ”

Zhao Xing smiled but did not answer.

Chen Yiyi's eyes widened, and his face was full of puzzlement: "I heard that the law of **** is very strict, and there is no ship to lead to Fan, but there is a crew to take the lead, and half of the cargo on the ship is awarded to the first...... It's not the first time I've been to sea, and it's good luck that there's no one on your ship until now. ”

Any luck?

In fact, this is not simply luck, but proper organization and strict management...... Zhao Xing himself didn't think that the ship boss had put a lot of energy into it, and the reason why the ship boss was willing to work so hard and the crew was willing to remain silent was because Zhao Xing had waved a bigger "carrot".

"I have a great fortune...... The two of you are interested in intervening", thinking of his carrot, Zhao Xing asked slowly.