Wu Yuanqing didn't know that there was a proper noun for the situation he encountered called the Indian Ocean Shore Lapping Wave, a kind of high rolled up shore wave in a long row or two or three rows to push the shore forward, its power is so great that it can lift the fishing boat to the top of the wave, and then flip and fall.

Due to the existence of the phenomenon of "Indian Ocean crashing on the shore", even in later generations, Sumatra and the adjacent island of Java have almost no natural harbors.

Not to mention the era of wooden sailing ships now, that is, Wu Yuanqing's ship was built strongly, and with good luck, it was met in the daytime, not at night, otherwise the ship would be destroyed and people would die.

Just this time, the three hundred princes are addicted to it, is there anything faster than robbing the natives, who are still very rich but don't know it?

Bai Shan thought no, so he pestered Wu Yuanqing every day to go ashore to grab a handful, Wu Yuanqing was annoyed enough, there was no way but to send Bai Shan and their three hundred people ashore when they arrived in the country of Japo, and by the way, let the dynasty lead hundreds of people to go with them, Wu Yuanqing and the rest of the people stayed on the boat, afraid of encountering the strange waves again and did not dare to anchor at the shore, just swayed back and forth in the nearby sea, and returned five days later to pick up people.

The reason why the country of Japo was chosen, Wu Yuanqing also had considerations, compared to the country of Gan Tuli who had never dealt with the dynasties of the Central Plains, the country of Japo and the Central Plains has been in contact for a long time, the seventh year of Yuanjia during the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the country of Japo sent an envoy to offer the vajra finger plutonium, the red parrot bird, the Tianzhu country Bailei Gubei, the Yebo country Gubei and other things in the Southern Dynasty Song Taizu, Yuanjia 12 years, the king Shi Li Po Da Handhara Varman sent an envoy to the table again.

Therefore, whether it is their understanding of the Central Plains countries, or their understanding of the Central Plains countries is relatively more. Since you want a gun, of course, you have to grab a more familiar country.

Wu Yuanqing chose this goal out of familiarity, but it turned out to be crooked, and he happened to choose a country that was quite treasured.

He naturally didn't know that in the original history, the country of Japo also sent tribute in the late period of Zhenguan, which was recorded in the old and new Tang books, and the record in the new Tang book was: Nanban - Heling, also known as Shepo, said Shapo, in the South China Sea. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info east from Boli, west of Po Deng, south of the sea, north of Zhenla. Wood is the city, although the big house is also covered with palmetto. Ivory is like a mat for a bed. Out of tortoiseshell, yellow platinum, rhinos, elephants, the richest in the country. There are holes that gush salt. With willow flowers and coconut as wine, drink it and get drunk, and the old days are bad. There are words, and the ephemeris is known.......... In Zhenguan, he sent envoys to pay tribute to Luo and Luo and Po Deng, and Taizong replied with a seal. Fall and Luo beggar, the emperor and .............

At this time, the country of Japo had not yet arrived at the Tang Dynasty to pay tribute, and Wu Yuanqing let people rob it without saying a word. When they came back from Baishan and Dynasty five days later, Wu Yuanqing couldn't stop smiling.

There are too many things to rob, and they are all good things, and these things are sold back to Chang'an, and each one has to be 180 times.

"Master Wuhou, the people here are really tyrannical, you look at this ivory bed, and those sandalwood dwarf and dirty can't see the original color at all, so that the grandson is ruined." Bai Shan looked at the good things that were trampled and scolded with a heartache.

"Okay, Baishan, it's all robbed, you can be content." Wu Yuanqing said happily.

"That's right." Bai Shan nodded, and then said excitedly: "Marquis Wu, you said that if you rob it all the way, how many good things will we have to grab when we go back, I'm afraid that even the treasures in the palace may not be so much."

"You can stop me, it's almost time to grab it twice. Master Ben came this time to do business, but he didn't take you to rob him full-time. You really like to rob, after returning to Datang, Master Hou, I will set up a special fleet for you to come back and grab enough." Wu Yuanqing smiled and comforted Bai Shan, who was red-eyed and about to transform into a professional pirate.

"Oh, okay." Although Bai Shan was very curious about what could be more important than a robbery so quickly, he understood that his identity was a little boss sent by the prince to obey orders, and it was better not to ask questions than to ask nonsense.

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Walk along the coastline of Sumatra and Java all the way east, and when you reach the end of Java, you will almost reach the destination of Wu Yuanqing's trip.

China has a long history of using spices, dating back to the time of Emperor Shennong 5,000 years ago, who collected plants as medical supplies to ward off diseases and avoid filth. At that time, human beings attached great importance to the aroma volatilized in plants, and when they smelled the fragrance of flowers in full bloom, they felt the beauty and aroma pleasure at the same time; Flowers, fruits, resins, and other aromatic substances are offered to the gods, and the fragrance overflows to achieve a perfect religious realm. Therefore, in ancient times, these incense substances were used for worshipping the gods, sacrifices, purifying the body and mind, and funeral, and later gradually used for food, decoration and beauty. In the third dynasty of the Xia Shang Dynasty, there is a record of the fragrant powder rouge, Zhang Huabo contains "burning lead and tin as powder", "Chinese Ancient and Modern Notes" also mentions that "rouge starts from the powder", Jiuyun, "since the three generations of lead as powder, Qin Mu Gongnu beautiful jade has a look, Degan immortals, Xiao Shi is burned mercury for powder and coating, also known as Feiyun Dan, passed on to the flute and eventually rises", it can be seen that the fat powder has been used as early as three generations. After the Spring and Autumn Period, Gong Powder Rouge also began to be used among folk women. The huge amount of cosmetics consumed by the palace maids is described in the palace fu, which is breathtaking. "Qi Min Ji Yao" records the preparation method of rouge, flour, blue paste and grinding paste.

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, rare foreign spices were introduced to China, but the queens of the Han Dynasty did not use spices easily because of their frugality, and it was not until the Bangu period of the Eastern Han Dynasty that it was not clearly recorded in history that Suhexiang and other incense products were introduced to China in history. After the Han Dynasty, spices were transmitted to the Central Plains Dynasty through several routes through the land transportation and trade in the Western Regions, as well as exchanges with foreign countries.

From the Tang Dynasty, there are those from Central Asia through the Silk Road from the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, from the Roman Empire through Tianzhu and Central Asia to Tubo, and then from Tubo to the Tang Dynasty, and from Central Asia to the Western Regions of Qinghai into the Hexi Corridor, and from Central Asia, Tianzhu to Yunnan and Guizhou through the Indochina Peninsula.

No matter which route the spices traveled eastward, it was a long and arduous journey, and the amount of spices that could be carried was extremely limited, and the price was naturally extremely expensive, comparable to gold.

Even if the Great Food, Persia and other Central Asian countries trade with the Tang Dynasty from the sea, it has not increased the inflow of spices.

It's not that these people don't want to sell spices to Datang, let alone know what hunger marketing strategies are, but because the sources of spices they get are really limited, and a considerable part of the spices in their hands are even obtained from Southeast Asian countries such as Tianzhu and Wolf Yaxiu, and then shipped back to China, and then transported from their country to Datang for sale. The acquisition is less, and the sale is even more laborious.