Cao Tong saw Li Buqi stunned and hurriedly asked: "Don't give up have you heard of slow Barcelona?" ”

Li Buqi was noncommittal: "That wandering old man seems to have talked about it. Then he asked Yang Wanli: "Slow Barcelona is in the south of the world?" Are there a lot of Kunlun slaves? ”

Yang Wanli nodded again and again: "Not bad." It's the south side of the sky. Slow Barcelona is indeed a Kunlun slave, with only the whites of his eyes and teeth white. ”

Li Buqi hurriedly asked: "I don't know if anyone has been to a place further south?" ”

Yang Wanli said: "I heard that some people in Quanzhou went further south. ”

"So has anyone ever entered the Red Sea?"

"The Red Sea?" The uncle and nephew glanced at each other, and the two shook their heads. Yang Wanli said: "But I have never heard of the Red Sea. There are a lot of pirates near the shore of Tianfang and other places, so there are some narrow places where we don't go in. ”

It's already pretty good. As soon as Li Buqi turned around, Lu Xiaopang hugged the scrolled picture with a very eye-catching eye. Li Buqi picked out the drawings of loofah, crocrose, castor, onion, pea, kale, and cauliflower. The uncle and nephew took it over and took a closer look, and Yang Baishun suddenly exclaimed: "This seems to be the thing you planted at home, third uncle." ”

Everyone hurriedly leaned over to see that it was a loofah. Yang Wanli couldn't help but nod his head after reading the explanation written on the picture by Li Buqi: "Yes, that thing can indeed be made into some soup when it is tender, but when it is ripe, it can peel off the silk-mesh thing, which is suitable for brushing." At that time, the old man took a fancy to this point and brought the seeds back. ”

Unexpectedly, China already has a loofah, and it takes no effort to get it. Before Li Buqi could speak, Cao Tong said, "Then when do you think you can send some seeds?" ”

Yang Wanli is now begging this uncle to sell him white sugar, and he is busy agreeing to come down before he goes to see other patterns. As a result, there was another exclamation: "I've seen this thing, it seems to be coming!" I remember that kind of pattern is like this, because it looks good, I only remember. ”

Oh, it's castor. It's easy to do if you've seen it.

After looking at it later, the uncle and nephew of the Yang family confirmed that they had seen peas.

The seeds of these things are shelf-stable, and they said that the Yang family is one of the few maritime merchants in Mingzhou, and they will definitely find these things and bring them back. Later, Li Buqi let the banquet be laid out to entertain the Yang family's uncles and nephews, and inquired carefully about their business in the Middle East and Africa.

Some of the circumstances were unexpected by the traverser. It turned out that the ships of the Great Song Dynasty in this era were the best, and even the Arabs mostly took the ships of the Great Song Dynasty to trade back and forth. At this time, Li Buqi moved his mind - can the Great Song Dynasty monopolize the maritime trade routes? At the moment, it seems that this is not possible, because the Arabian Sea is tightly controlled by the Arabs. The Arabs were all supported by their caliphates, and it was simply impossible to gain a foothold there without waging war with the power of the state.

The uncle and nephew of the Yang family now find out that Li Buqi is actually a big man who even obeys Cao Guo's uncle. After learning that the method of making white sugar was made by Li Buqi, he respected Li Buqi even more. When he heard that Li Buqi had also been on the battlefield, Yang Wanli gave Li Buqi a Burmese knife he was wearing in order to connect with him.

Burmese knives! The famous knife that appears many times in Liang Yusheng's novels. However, this knife is completely different from the common swords of the Great Song Dynasty, and it can be soft and can wrap around the fingers while being sharp. This made the nobles who were accustomed to seeing weapons couldn't help but admire.

As a non-mainstream weapon enthusiast, Li Buqi remembered that this kind of rigid and soft weapons is particularly popular in the Indo-Burmese region. It's all because other people's iron ore is good.

I remember reading a post on the Internet that said that the Creator seemed to be playing a joke on China. The high-grade iron ore belt on the earth turned all the way to China's doorstep and suddenly turned around, only to emerge on Hainan Island, and then went in the direction of India and Myanmar. As a result, iron ore in the Central Plains is of poor taste, which also hinders the development of China's smelting and steelmaking technology.

Since you know where there is good steel, then buy it. Anyway, the Great Song Dynasty exports a large amount of porcelain and silk every year, and it is useless to exchange it for a bunch of luxury goods for social development.

So Li Buqi gave the Yang family a new task, and asked them to pass through India and Burma - they must collect steel when they are called Zhu Yuan now, and when they return, Li Buqi will buy all of them. Of course, the Yang family must ensure that the origin of each batch of steel must be clearly recorded.

Since Li Buqi made alcohol, Uncle Cao Guo has been convinced of Li Buqi, as long as it is something that Li Buqi wants, he will definitely endorse it, and tell the Yang family's uncle and nephew to do this matter well.

After the Yang family and nephew left, an Arab named Saif came in the afternoon, and he didn't know any Chinese, so he could only communicate through the interpreter from Guangzhou. However, it seems that Saif is a very shrewd businessman, and it can be seen from the attitude of Cao Tong and others towards Li Buqi that Li Buqi is the main master. When Li Buqi asked him where he had been, he immediately began to talk about it.

The difference between ancient and modern place names is a big problem, but Li Buqi traveled through the Middle East in the first few years, and the place names are more familiar to me every day, and I know that Saif is mainly active in Baghdad, but he has also been to Anatolia and the areas to the west.

Li Buqi asked, "Have you dealt with pagans in the West?" ”

Saif nodded repeatedly: "Of course." I sold them silk and porcelain. They gave me gold coins. ”

"Well, it looks like you're up to the task I'm going to give you." After speaking, Li Buqi nodded to Gan Zhaoji. Li didn't give up, so he ordered Lu Xiaopang to take the picture with lavender and the lead screw to show Saif to Saif.

Lavender Saif has not seen understandable. Li Buqi drew the outline of the Mediterranean Sea on paper, marked Andalusia, the name of Spain at the time, and told Saif that lavender grew on the plains north of Andalusia. Saif was surprised that Li Buqi knew about the western Mediterranean, and he told Li Buqi that he had heard that Andalusia was now in the hands of the Greens, and that he would find it if he had more time.

Saif pointed to the drawing of the lead screw and said that it was often seen in the west and should be easy to find. But Li Buqi asked him to find a craftsman who could do this, and it was a little difficult. But as long as you have enough money, everything is not a problem.

In order to obtain the technology to make lead screws, Li Buqi was not stingy, because this thing was too useful. Therefore, he offered a high price of 8,000 guan, which frightened Uncle Cao Guo.

"Is this thing worth that much money?"

Li Buqi only replied with one word: "Value!" ”

"But do you have eight thousand?"

"It will be a few years before he gets people, and if I don't have 8,000 yuan at that time, I can find a piece of tofu and kill me."

Since Li Buqi is so confident, Uncle Cao Guo won't say anything.

Cement is a lot simpler. The Arabs also used cement, and they had artisans who could burn cement and use cement. Saif patted his chest and promised that as long as the price was high enough, he would be able to get a few craftsmen.

"In that case, leave it to him." Li Buqi explained to the interpreter: "But I still have to tell him." If he doesn't care and delays my time, Da Song will not have the opportunity to do business in the future. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a commotion in the street: "It's on fire!" Hurry up and put out the fire! ”