Qi Niang was originally a shipbuilder, and Zhang Shiyi's sea trade business also has her shares, so she still has some understanding of sea trade, as far as she knows, although Datang attaches importance to the Silk Road on land, but it is also more encouraging for sea trade, especially in port cities like Quanzhou and Guangzhou, it is more convenient for sea trade, after all, their biggest tax comes from sea trade, although the seizure of goods is not nothing, but it is also very rare, unless it is against the law of the Tang Dynasty, transporting some prohibited things.

It is precisely because she knows the above that Qi Niang is curious about the seizure of Li Chengdao's goods. At this time, I saw Li Chengdao but smiled mysteriously and said: "If you want to know what kind of goods, Qi Niang, you can come and take a look, I guess you will not be able to think of it!" ”

Seeing that Li Chengdao said so mysteriously, Qi Niang couldn't help but be curious, and immediately followed Li Chengdao to the ship, these goods are not only packed in linen like other goods, but packed in wooden boxes, and after being carried on the ship, they are transported to the top cabin, layer by layer, because the lower cabin is more humid, so only the more valuable goods will be kept on the upper floor.

At that moment, I saw Li Chengdao move down a box, and then tear the seal on it, only then did he open it gently, revealing layers of "goods" in the box, and when Qi Niang saw the contents of the box, she couldn't help but widen her eyes in surprise and said: "Book? You've been waiting for days for these books? ”

I saw that in the box opened by Li Chengdao, there were books stacked one after another, and compared to Qi Niang's surprise, I saw that Li Chengdao was very cherished and gently stroked the books in the box, and then explained: "Qi Niang, you don't know, these books seem inconspicuous, but in fact, they are all kinds of experiences summed up by the ancients for thousands of years. If you don't learn the culture of our Han people, sooner or later you will become the same as the local natives, so these books are more valuable than any goods! ”

Qi Niang just didn't react at first, but now when she heard Li Chengdao's words, she immediately understood what he meant, after all, she and Li Chengdao were both students of Li Xiu, and the things they learned were the same, and the communication was naturally smoother than usual, so I saw that Qi Niang also nodded immediately and said: "I understand, no wonder you have waited so many days for these books."

After Qi Niang finished speaking, she reached out and picked up a book in the box and flipped through it, and found that this was Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases", in addition to this one, the rest were also some medical-related books, and at this time Li Chengdao also spoke again: "The Americas are too backward, and they can't be compared with our Datang in all aspects, such as medicine, it can be said that our biggest problem in the Americas is that there is no one to treat after getting sick, after all, there are too few doctors, only a few doctors on the father-in-law's side, This time, I brought these medical books with me, and with the experience of those doctors, I hope to train some doctors! ”

Qi Niang couldn't help but feel more sorry for Li Chengdao when she heard this, and then said with some regret: "I know some superficial medical skills, I usually learned from my eldest brother and Sun Daochang when I was bored, but unfortunately I didn't work hard at that time, if I knew this, I should have learned more at the beginning!" ”

Hearing Qi Niang's words, Li Chengdao took her in his arms with a smile, and said with a doting face: "Fool, you are not a fairy, how can you be proficient in everything, and your attainments in shipbuilding can already be called a master, when the eleventh brother left, he said that if you leave, the shipbuilding workshop will not be able to open." ”

"Giggle~, Brother Eleven is not short of that money, but when it comes to shipbuilding, your shipbuilding technology is indeed too poor, I took a look at a few ships you brought from the Americas, not only the design is bad, the craftsmanship is also poor, it is not easy to fall apart at sea, and when you arrive in the Americas, you will hand over the shipbuilding to me, and see me build a batch of top sea ships for you!" When Qi Niang said to the end, she also showed a confident expression on her face.

Speaking of which, Qi Niang is not the only one who went to the Americas this time, in addition, she also dug up some top old craftsmen from the shipbuilding workshop, don't look at these craftsmen are old, and the work may not be very neat, but the experience and skills are top-notch, and they usually don't have to work in the shipbuilding workshop, and they specialize in taking apprentices.

Qi Niang knows that the Americas need to build ships, so they spend a lot of money to recruit shipbuilding craftsmen, young craftsmen drag their families, generally do not want to go, but these old craftsmen feel that they can't live for a few years, and their children and grandchildren have grown up, rather than waiting for death at home, it is better to take this heavy money, which can be regarded as leaving a family business for their children and grandchildren, which is equivalent to Qi Niang buying out the rest of their time with a lot of money, and when they get to the Americas, they only need to pass on their skills to the apprentices over there.

Li Chengdao is also very convinced of Qi Niang's ability to build ships, when he returned to the Americas last year, he took away a few sea ships designed by Qi Niang, and the results of those sea ships are indeed excellent performance, not only fast, but also very stable, and simple to operate, much better than the small broken ships they built in the Americas.

"By the way, since these are all books, why did the government in Quanzhou seize them?" At this moment, Qi Niang suddenly thought of this key question, and she also spoke again, after all, books should not be prohibited goods, right?

"It's because it's a book, so it was seized by the government, and this matter is also related to Mr., it is said that I don't want the culture and skills of the Central Plains to flow out, so as not to cheapen the enemy, so I check these more strictly." When Li Chengdao said the end, he couldn't help but show a helpless wry smile, I'm afraid that even Li Xiu couldn't think of this matter.

"Don't call Mr. anymore, let's call me big brother now!" Qi Niang heard that Li Chengdao still called Li Xiu Mr., and corrected him dissatisfied.

"This ...... It's called used to it, and I can't change my mouth for a while. Li Chengdao couldn't help but blush when he heard his wife's words, although he is now Li Xiu's brother-in-law, he has been Li Xiu's student since he was a child, so his identity has not changed for a while.

Qi Niang can also understand Li Chengdao, she smiled and didn't say anything at the moment, and then she looked at the other boxes, and found that they were all various types of books, medicine, agriculture, Confucianism, etc., and even books on divination and astrology.

"Brother Eleven is really capable, and it's really embarrassing for him to be able to collect so many books!" Qi Niang closed a box, and then couldn't help but show an expression of admiration. You must know that the books of this era are very rare, not to mention the average person, even the reader can rarely have a collection of books, they usually want to read, most of them can only rely on borrowing, and then copy by themselves, if someone has a rich collection of books, it can be called a strong wealth.

"Yes, but we can't just thank Brother Eleven, we should be grateful for the gold and silver we shipped from the Americas, such as these books in front of us, which can be compared to the same volume of gold and silver!" When Li Chengdao said the end, he couldn't help but show a little distressed look.

Last year, Li Chengdao shipped a lot of gold and silver from the Americas, half of which was handed over to Zhang Shiyi, and asked him to buy books as much as possible, borrow them if he couldn't buy them, and then hire someone to copy them, and finally it took a full year and countless money to collect so many books.

"Are books so expensive?" Qi Niang couldn't help but ask in surprise when she heard this, she grew up in a wealthy family, especially when she was sensible, she followed Li Xiu, and she never worried about her livelihood, as for books, these things can be seen everywhere in the house, even if you don't have them, you can let people buy them, and she has never cared about the price.

"Qi Niang, you are really the same as me, I didn't know the price of books before, and then I went to the Americas, and I didn't have the opportunity to contact books, until I was able to send someone back two years ago, so I was ready to buy some books, but when I learned the price of books, I was also shocked."

When Li Chengdao said this, he stretched out his hand and took out a book from a box and continued: "For example, this "Spring and Autumn Zuo Biography" has a total of thirty-five volumes, and each volume costs 1,000 yuan, that is, consistent money, and one book costs 35 yuan, and the grain in the Tang Dynasty is only a few pennies a bucket, do you calculate how much food this book can be exchanged for?" ”

"Thirty-five times a book?" Qi Niang's eyes widened when she heard this, and she said in shock, more than thirty is enough for a family of seven to live a rich life for a year, but this is just the price of a book, no wonder there are so few readers in Datang, because ordinary people can't even afford books, let alone read.

"Actually, there are still a lot of books needed in the Americas, but I can't exchange all the money for books, so I can only buy these for the time being, and collect more gold and silver later, and then ship them to the Central Plains to exchange books!" Li Chengdao also sighed at this time and said, even if the Americas are rich in gold and silver, in the face of high book prices, he feels a little unbearable.

Qi Niang has not woken up from the shocking price of books at this time, and nodded a little ignorantly, at this time the books were almost moved on the ship, so Li Chengdao took Qi Niang back to his residence, began to pack his things, and prepared to leave for the Americas the day after tomorrow, and Qi Niang's dowry is also a lot, some less important things have been moved on the ship, but some more important things need her to clean up personally, Li Chengdao also came to help, the result is that he never expected that there were many surprises hidden in Qi Niang's dowry.