Jia Min looked at everyone and slowly said his plan.

"We went in two steps. The first step, I still have a useful letter for me, you remember the words here, and after returning to the imperial capital, try to meet His Royal Highness Chang'an and tell her the meaning of the letter. I think she'll know how to do it. ”

"What if she doesn't believe it?"

"She'll believe the news that comes out of us. As for whether the emperor believes it or not, it depends on the will of heaven. ”

"It's better to ask Miss Xue to copy a copy and give it to His Royal Highness Chang'an."

Lin Dajiang came up with an idea,

Jia Min just wanted to deny it, but Feng Ziying spoke first.

"No, in case the emperor doesn't believe it, he left Miss Xue's handwriting, but left them a handle. We must be on guard against this. ”

"yes, I didn't think of that. The emperor said that if he turned his face, he would turn his face, maybe he thought we had ulterior motives. ”

Jia Min also thought like this, and the matter of copying was stopped.

"The second step is related to my northward trip, I want to meet this Duchess of Tamar."

"They still have a female princess? That's a strange thing. ”

"Wu Zetian can be the emperor, what's so strange about having a female prince."

Chen Yejun looked down on Lin Dajiang's lack of knowledge.

"yes, how did I forget Wu Zetian."

"Sir Min, this Tamar dares to do such a big business, it seems that he is also a figure in Ross."

"Sir Min, do you mean to intercept these 20,000 guns?"

Wei Ruolan mentioned a key point.

"Yes. However, it was not the 20,000 she originally intended, but the new 20,000. ”

"What's the difference?"

"It's the upgraded 20,000, or rather, it's not her 20,000, but we got 20,000 from France, but, along the way, thousands of rivers and mountains, we still need to use the power of this Tamar to transport the guns back."

"Sir Min, we can make the firecrackle ourselves."

Dai Zhi finally lost his breath.

"Mr. Dai, when we get to France, you will understand that the firecrackers we have made are actually much behind. It's okay to deal with the Tatars in Dade, but when we come to the North Sea, our enemy will be the Cossack cavalry of the Rus', and at that time, our guns will not work. ”

At this time, the industrial revolution had already begun in Europe.

The most obvious sign of this industrial revolution was the mass use of the steam engine.

The steam engine has changed the mode of relying on natural energy such as mules and horses, wind, and water for thousands of years, so that artificial energy has been widely used. Thus promoting the great development of the manufacturing industry.

There was also a revolution in the manufacture of weapons. Soon after, the world's military history entered the era of strong ships and sharp guns.

At this time, the Rus Empire was expanding to the east, and the Cossack cavalry of the Rus Empire had already reached the Wendura steppe, and even posed a threat to the south of Bukui.

If you want to gain a foothold in the North Sea, you will inevitably have to deal with the Cossack cavalry of the Rus' Empire in the future.

Without more advanced weapons, it would be difficult to resist their iron hooves.

This is the main purpose of Jia Min's trip to France.

The reason why they wanted to take Dai Zhi and Liu Cheng and Jiao Li there was to use Dai Zhi's advanced concepts such as serial guns, mines, and spray canisters to combine them with the industrial base of Europe to create a batch of advanced weapons.

In addition, it will introduce advanced processing machinery such as steam engines to establish its own military industrial system in the future.

If it is in the territory of Dade, it will be difficult to achieve this goal in tens or even hundreds of years.

"This Duke of Tamar, I don't know what it looks like. If the appearance is reasonable, Chief Min, you might as well accept her, and then you will have both people and money, and even save the money for transporting guns. ”

Lin Dajiang came up with an idea that he thought was clever.

"This plan is not appropriate, since he is a national prince, he must be forty or fifty years old, isn't he wronged Chief Min?"

Chen Yejun still thinks about Jia Min very much.

Seeing that the more these people talked, the more outrageous it became, Jia Min had no choice but to change the topic.

"Ruolan, these days, have you collected information from Beihai?"

"Customs, geography, landscapes and so on, but I have collected some. There was an unexpected bonus that surprised me a bit. ”

"Oh, what windfall? Tell me about it? ”

"According to a fur merchant, there is still our Wei family's own family in Beihai, and it is still a big family, and there is still some power there."

"It's surprising that this is the case. How can there still be your Wei family there? ”

"This starts with Su Wu shepherding sheep. Do you still remember that Su Wu was in Beihai at that time, who did he give to shepherd? ”

"Wei Lu, oh, it's really your surname Wei."

"This Wei Lu is also Han. At that time, he was an envoy of the Han Dynasty to the Xiongnu, and later he was detained there, and after a long time, Shan Yu was good to him, so he took refuge in Shan Yu. Shan Yu made him king, gave him tens of thousands of people, and nomadized him to the North Sea. ”

"Su Wu was shepherding sheep for him at that time. Stayed there for nineteen years before being released. Now there is a Wei family there, which is not surprising. ”

"When I was at home, I also heard the elders say that in the Han Dynasty, there was indeed a branch of the Wei family, and when they went to the Xiongnu, it must be Wei Lu."

"If that's the case, maybe it would be helpful to get in touch with it."

This Wei Lu may have a common ancestor with Wei Ruolan.

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Wei family, represented by Wei Qing, was also a prominent family.

Since Wei Lu can envoy the Xiongnu, he must also have an official and a half-position in the imperial court. It is likely to have something to do with Wei Qing's Wei family.

But if it is said that there is a branch of the Wei family to the Xiongnu, it is not very likely.

Wei Lu is an envoy and has an entourage, but it does not necessarily bring too many members of his own family.

But this matter is not impossible, if he brought some soldiers and generals, there are many family members, and it is also possible to stay there and become a group in the end.

It's hard to verify, but if you climb into your own home, it's always useful. It's not impossible to take advantage of this relationship.

"Jiaoli, when will that batch of spices arrive?"

"According to the itinerary, in five or six days, it should be there, along with the porcelain. That's when you're ready to go. ”

This batch of spices and porcelain is the main cargo that Gajamin will carry on his northward journey.

At this time, in Europe, porcelain from Middle-earth was all the rage, especially some high-end porcelain, which was regarded as a luxury item.

High-grade porcelain, even in Dade, is an expensive luxury.

The kiln-made utensils used by Miaoyu are by no means affordable for ordinary families.

Fortunately, there is a workaround, and that is high imitations.

These high-quality imitations, in Dade, the hometown of porcelain, can often be fake and real, so that some connoisseurs are blind, and what about Europe?

Jia Min's porcelain is a high imitation.

Although it is a high imitation, the price is about the same as ordinary porcelain.

Because this batch of porcelain comes from Wanjia kiln on the outskirts of the imperial capital.

Speaking of this Wanjia kiln, it can be traced back to the era of Jia Min in Yeduju.

At that time, he had just taken Ping'er and Jiao Li to start a business in Yeduju, and the first big fortune he made was Guogong Wine.

The bottle of Guogong Liquor is customized in Wanjiayao.

Later, Jia Min stopped producing bottled wine himself, and when he sold the wine-making technology to Hu Yiyi, he also introduced Wanjiayao to Hu Yiyi. In recent years, Hu Yiyi's wine bottles have been supplied by Wanjiayao.

When he returned home last time, Jia Min went to Wanjia Kiln to order this batch of high-imitation kiln porcelain.

He plans to use these high-quality imitations bought at ordinary prices to sell them in Europe for a large price.

In fact, this is also a helpless choice.

It's a long way, and it's transported by land, and the porcelain is heavy and fragile. The loss on the road is also relatively large. Even ordinary porcelain, the cost of shipping to Europe is extremely high.

Moreover, there is almost no difference between general porcelain and high-grade porcelain in terms of transportation costs. Since it was shipped once, why not ship "high-end goods".

As for the spices, they are mainly cinnamon star anise, Sichuan pepper and some spices from the South Seas.

Spices were chosen for several reasons.

One is the factor of the sales market, where to the north, the more you go to the spices, the more expensive they are, not only the price is high, but you can also go all the way and sell all the way. It is estimated that it will not be used in France, and it will be sold out.

The second factor is the cost of transportation.

The weight of spices is relatively light, the unit price is relatively high, and it has advantages in transportation cost performance.

The third is the advantage of the purchase price.

At this time, the price of spices in the Dade Dynasty had a great advantage over Europe.

The maritime trade route from Europe to the South Seas was fiercely contested by European countries.

However, the sea trade route from Nanyang to Dade has always been controlled by Dade. The smooth trade routes made the price of spices relatively low.

The spice trade between Middle-earth and Nanyang flourished during the Ming Dynasty.

In the eyes of later generations, Zheng He's seven trips to the West were to show off the strength of the Ming Dynasty, or to find the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen.

There may be reasons for this, but it is too simplistic.

During Zheng He's ocean voyages, the spice trade was also an important part.

When the most spices were imported into Middle-earth, they caused an oversupply and a large backlog. So much so that in order to digest these spices, there was a period of time when officials were given money and replaced with spices.

At this time, the price of spices is relatively low.

Jia Min used the name of Bukui Yamen, and he didn't have to pay taxes when he passed the checkpoint along the way.

When you go to Bukui to export abroad, it is said that you should also pay taxes and be restricted.

However, now it is General He Shen who is in charge here, and the people of Bukui Yamen are all his subordinates.

Although there may be a phenomenon of people taking tea and cooling, however, the government corps has just been abolished, and he has a huge influence in Bukui, even if the tea is cold, it will not cool so quickly. No one was embarrassed to collect taxes from him.

The tax alone gives his spices a huge advantage in cost.

Whether it's porcelain, spices, or going to France, Jia Min has been secretly laying out it for a long time.

Now, as soon as the cargo arrives, he will set off on a new legend on the European continent.

This legend is a sequel to the legend of the Fu Corps.