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Because Pu Shou Geng, the head of the fan, wanted everyone to contribute money together and build a trading post in that place, because Jacob took the initiative to manage there, he saved a sum of money.

All the merchants agreed to save him the money, for the city was a beautiful city, much larger than Venice, and a desert island in comparison.

There's no one who doesn't like Thornton City.

There are large mountains and streams, as well as a large number of trees, which do not lose their leaves, but are evergreen all year round.

There are also many lakes, ponds, saltwater lakes or marshes, from which much of the salt is transported.

There are also stone hills with temples for idolaters.

In this country, it is said that there are thousands of large cities, such as Yangzhou, Jiaxing and Lin'an, where rice and other grains are abundant.

There were also many messengers on the road, who delivered letters and goods to various cities in the Great Song Dynasty, and even at night they had to run on horseback, trek through mountains and rivers, and could not stop, which was very hard.

Therefore, merchants can quickly conduct commercial trade and obtain greater profits. They also make payments in copper coins, paper money, or a variety of other means of exchange.

There are inns and settlements in every part of the place, just a few miles from each other.

It is amazing that every family was engaged in the silk making business, and when many valuable goods were produced, they were brought to the City of Light to be sold; However, if people go directly to the countryside and buy it, they can buy it cheaper.

Moreover, the villagers are very kind to people from other countries, and they say, "May you make a fortune with us."

The soil here is fertile and produces a lot of products. The fields are full of canals. The river is flowing with clear water.

Next to the sea, there are also large fields of bamboo. In these areas, people make a living from fishing and catching pearls from nearby seas.

The towns in this land were generally wealthier because of the variety of spices, herbs, trees, and items such as silk, satin, and porcelain.

However, of all the goods that the merchants possessed in the area of Thorn Tree, the highest and best were silk fabrics of various colors. Silk weaving and gold-encrusted garments are also among the best, and the workshops that produce them are among the best among the various ones.

Indeed, the value of various silk raw materials is high. This silk can even be used as a fixed price code to calculate silver taels.

A variety of satins can be found here, even more expensive than those of the city of Thornton, which has never been seen before.

The most expensive of all is satin, which is adorned with small pearls, and is so skilled that even the painter's colored pen cannot match it.

Jacob bought a large number of them, and he believed that he would make a lot of money.

Of course, I also bought porcelain of excellent quality. The bowls are as beautiful as glass flasks, because they are all the most beautiful porcelain in the world.

There is also a lot of sugar, which tastes good and is served on a black plate, as well as safflower, ginger, and high-quality ginger, and a lot of them are also bought.

There is also a safflower, which is used to treat kidney and stomach problems. He also bought some.

In addition, there are ointments for teeth and mountain lentils for constipation.

The process of these purchases is wonderful and delightful.

But. He was soon to leave for the other side of the channel, and if the nobles of the Great Song Dynasty liked the perfume made of the sap of the fragrant tree, then the flower water with a strong fragrance was more likely to be liked by the kings of India, or by the nobles of England and the Franks.

For this trip. He also hired a half-race boy named Finley and his father was a merchant named Goglimore from Pisa.

Many of the city's women and children born to Christians can also be seen here, and it was from these mestizos that the overseas merchants chose to serve them, because they could speak both the Great Song and foreign languages.

Finley Lee was about fifteen years old. In addition to those eyes, he has the appearance of a big Song man.

He said he knew all aspects of the City of Light and that he knew the situation across the channel.

It was the first time Jacob learned that he knew the same thing about the island of Rakqiu as he did.

But for the sake of his faithfulness and skill in bargaining, Jacob forgave him, knowing that he was not being paid a low wage.

Jacob set out with his servants and Richley.

They were accompanied by five sea-going ships, two of which were loaded with building materials and a team of plasterers.

In addition to following the orders of the chief, Jacob joined a guild.

In this city of light, the ******, Pisa, and Ancona people of the Italian region each have their own inns and storehouses.

Just as the Muhammadists, the Franks, the Armenians among the Christians, the Jews, the Great Indians, the Germanic peoples, who were very able to eat, etc., all had their own settlements.

But the Venetian merchants and ****** merchants of the city lived in harmony, far from their homeland, and there was always a deep love for each other.

So the Venetians, ******, and Ancona also formed a guild of 24 men, and Jacob certainly participated.

Before he set out, a Venetian merchant named Lazaro came secretly and said that when the time came, everyone could return to Italy alone with toilet water and other good goods......

Jacob said, "Of course, Lazaro, I promised my wife that I would bring her the best of the East......"

The two of them made a knowing expression.

When Jacob arrived in the Badaohe area of Liuqiu Island, Zhang Guoan agreed to their request to build a commercial station, not to mention that they brought their own building materials and infrastructure team.

With the boom-type dock equipment at Badaohe Wharf, their building materials are fast to hem.

Jacob wondered when he saw it, he knew that such equipment had only existed in the port of Venice, and it seemed to have been used here for a long time.

Zhang Guoan granted them a piece of land and collected a year's lease fee in advance...... Jacob had no objection to this.

He took Finley around and found that it was different from other places.

First of all, it is clean, the stone pavement here is clean, and there is not a trace of debris and sewage.

Although the wealthy and many of the citizens were very wealthy, the streets of the city were dirty, and there were all kinds of animal and even human feces everywhere.

The carcasses of livestock often lay on the streets, left unattended for days, and people threw dirt from their houses onto the public streets without hesitation.

All the citizens don't want to clean it up, they always feel that it has nothing to do with them.

They also stood in their doors and urinated in the street, spitting in the same way, both of which were annoying, just as the Franks did in Paris.

It is said that only Lin'an Xing is the cleanest place in the world.

But in this small town, he feels that it is far cleaner than his hometown, and although there are only a dozen houses, he feels that it must be built better. (To be continued.) )