Captain Wang Zheng knew that their last stop in the Tianzhu area was the port of Gazurat. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Arriving there should have been a joy, but Captain Wang Zheng was a little sad...... When he goes back from there, he will not be the captain, and he will be handed over to Xiao Er.

When they left the Lion City, they felt that they were not taken seriously, and no one from the local officials had ever visited them, so they came with a bang and left quietly.

They later learned that only the Tamils had noticed them, because they had executed their own pirates in the place of their rivals!

Those who died in naval battles, they didn't care, they came out to rob, they were killed, or they were killed, they were all acceptable, but it was another thing to publicly execute prisoners in the place of their rivals.

This shows that these Song merchants have openly stood on the position of the Sinhalese!

Captain Wang Zheng's group, led by the merchant ships of Ancona merchants, first arrived in the port area of Quentin, which is rich in livestock...... It turned out that it was the area where the epidemic was rampant, and many people who had been in contact with livestock had developed high fevers, and two more had fallen unconscious!

Captain Cai Erlang, who was very experienced in long-distance sailing at that time, immediately suggested leaving, and pushed all the livestock that were exchanged for very cheap into the sea, and even threw away some of the woollen goods that were exchanged, and then dealt with it according to the instructions of Zhang Guoan's master in advance, and when they arrived at Gazurat Port, many people had a fever, but in the end two team members did not survive.

It was a sad thing to do, the ferocious pirates didn't hurt the team, but an invisible plague cost the lives of both team members.

In the port of Gazurat, they stayed a few more days.

It's also a merchant's paradise, and it seems to be far more numerous than the Lion City...... It's just that there are no Great Song merchants here yet, and it's too hot here. The people here don't seem to be afraid of the heat.

Wang Zheng and the second captain didn't want to go out in the morning, so they kept taking a shower on the boat...... When they looked up, the docks were bustling with people, but most of them were men in black and white robes, and very few women appeared, and the people here resembled the pirates they had executed in the Lion City.

The second deputy captain said worriedly: "Are they the same religion as those who were hanged by us?" Will they think of revenge? Do they want to communicate with each other? That's all we have to worry about. If those pirates had been handed over to the Lion City earlier, wouldn't there be any such chaos to worry about?! ”

Captain Wang Zheng's heart moved, but he said: "In any case, this prestige has been established, in the future, where will the pirates dare to provoke us and others?" The work is in the future......"

The second vice captain rolled his eyes, this guy is really hard to convince.

They came to inquire through the tooth dealers and other means, and the good news is that the people here are of the same race as the Tamils. However, it is not the same thing at all, just like it seems to be the same between the three races of Cochin, Goryeo and Japan, but it is definitely different...... None of them visit each other.

Captain Wang Zheng was immediately happy and said, "Don't worry about it, they are not the same people!" ”

The second deputy captain said: "We are mainly focused on business and trade, don't easily hand over the enemy, now." It is impossible to go to the big city in the northeast of the island of Shilan......"

Both sighed. Is there really no such thing as a two-pronged thing in this world?

The two young men thought about it for a long time but couldn't find a good solution, and finally had to decide to protect their caravan first.

The port of Gazurat is also a spice distribution area.

There is a spice street here, and there are many tall spice warehouses, among which there are more than 20 kinds of fennel alone. There are five or six kinds of cumin, and there are many spices that are not named, and I don't know what kind of spices are on the stall.

The street seems to be perpetually filled with all kinds of pungent smells.

The Italian merchants Jacob and Cai Erlang both had eaten in this place, but neither of them had a better understanding of the characteristics of eating in this place than Zhang Guoan's main family.

This place has always been a popular word. The name "curry" is said to come from the Tamil language, but it actually means "boiled with many spices", so the taste is not the same depending on the ingredients.

Their curry is generally made with turmeric as the main ingredient and a variety of spices such as coriander seeds, cinnamon, black and white pepper, cumin, star anise, cloves, cumin, mustard, etc.

Its taste is spicy and sweet, with a special aroma.

People here don't eat pork and beef, and like the people of the Great Song Dynasty, they love mutton, so because the spicy and aroma of curry can help cover up the fishy smell of mutton, it can also prolong the storage time of food, and even stimulate appetite, so Captain Wang Zheng and Xiao Er's deputy captain often have to endure different taste stimulation when eating their meals on the shore.

The second deputy captain sighed and said, "The main family is the main family, and the chili noodles we are waiting for will become a valuable spice here...... None of their curries have a spicy ...... of chili noodles."

Captain Wang Zheng said happily; "So, this trade route can't be destroyed by pirates......"

The deputy captain of the second junior said: "You see, their mutton has been cooked in curry, and it tastes delicious immediately...... If I wait for these ingredients to be complete, the entire Great Song Dynasty will be happy, and I'm afraid it won't be my turn yet. ”

However, they immediately thought of the huge yield of chili peppers...... Yes, their spices will sell well, just don't worry.

Since the focus of their trade was still on the purchase of smoked spices, they mainly exchanged for a lot of black and white pepper and many kinds of cumin for food spices.

Alternatively, their host family can also prepare a so-called curry......

Most of the spices used for smoking are produced in areas with very hot climate, because the human body in the tropics is prone to produce body dirt and foul odor, so in order to eliminate body odor, the local fragrant wood is made into spices and smeared on the body, which is called incense; Or burn incense and incense in the room and clothes, which is called burning incense or incense.

However, in the upper class of the Great Song Dynasty, incense has become a unique culture that goes far beyond practical or religious use...... Incense should be burned when playing the qin, incense should be burned when painting and writing, and incense should be burned when receiving important guests.

Well, it's already a spiritual pursuit.

The social atmosphere has always been guided by the upper class, and many wealthy businessmen have followed suit, and expensive pill incense, loose incense, sperm incense, and incense sticks are all burned on catty...... Therefore, a short but incomparably brilliant era of maritime trade was created.

Captain Wang Zheng and the second deputy captain care about this, with the help of Captain Cai Erlang, they only want to exchange the goods in their hands for more goods such as sandalwood and agarwood...... Although they have only been here for a short time, the chili noodles in their hands have also made them famous.

In this time and space, only Central and South America have chili peppers, and nowhere else. (To be continued.) )