The fleet of ships that sailed from the voyage is back after more than half a year of departure! It's early winter, and if they don't come back, they will have to wait for next year, but fortunately, they are finally back!

Princess Pingyang went to Taizhou to greet her and held a banquet to celebrate the return of the fleet——

All five large ships on this trip returned safely, but there were losses in manpower, some died of illness on the way, and some died in battles with the local natives. However, the harvest was enormous, and in addition to the three cabins full of rice, there were gold, precious stones, and spices. Not counting rice, the harvest of gold, precious stones, and spices has exceeded the amount of materials invested in the past, and the profits are quite large.

Calm as Princess Pingyang, after taking stock of the harvest of this trip, she couldn't help but have a bright eye, and said: "No wonder Youyang doesn't take the flowers of tens of thousands of people in his eyes, there is really no need to worry about this harvest." ”

Xue Lang also came to Taizhou in a low-key manner, and said: "Compared with investment, the profit is huge, but the risk is also huge." The manpower of this trip has been damaged a lot, and the candidates who are still going are carefully selected by us, otherwise, we are afraid that the loss will be even greater. ”

Princess Pingyang bowed her head: "I will make people do a good job of compensating for the damaged personnel, and I will definitely let the people who serve me have no worries." ”

Xue Lang agreed, and immediately talked about the biggest harvest of this trip: "Compared with the harvest of gold, jewelry and spices, I think that Champa rice is the biggest harvest of this trip!" The fleet came back just in time for next year's spring ploughing. With the climatic conditions of Ku land, it is most suitable to grow rice. Wait for me to choose, prepare rice seeds, next year's spring ploughing can start trial planting, and when it comes to the world's granary, in addition to Guanzhong is Wudi! ”

This high-spirited appearance made Princess Pingyang smile in her eyes, reached out to hold his hand, and said, "Before that, we must first use what we have gained from this trip for our own use." ”

So, in the winter of the eighth year of Wude, Xue Lang became busy, selecting the most suitable ones to be used as seeds from the rice he brought back, and scooping out the rest. Let people cook a meal-

Her Royal Highness was not used to eating steamed rice, so she drank some rice soup. Her Royal Highness grew up in the Northlands and was used to eating pasta, and she didn't like the taste of this rice very much. However, the little baby of the water slave is very face-saving, and the gruel made for her with rice can eat a small bowl!

Xue Lang saw that Princess Pingyang couldn't get used to eating it, so he made people grind rice noodles and make rice cakes, rice noodles, rice crackers and other foods for her.

The grain is still to be planted next year, but the things that have been shipped back can be processed before the Chinese New Year. In the near future, Princess Pingyang selected some spices and jewels from the salutes and prepared to send them to Beijing.

"Why doesn't Youyang make that soap anymore?"

Princess Pingyang asked by chance. Xue Lang remembered his soap, which was like a stone falling into the water, and was stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically, "Don't you like it?" ”

"How do you come to the conclusion that I don't like it?"

"I gave it to you, but I didn't see you boasting about it, and when I told me what I thought about using it, I thought you didn't like it! Originally, I was too poor when I was in Weize Pass, and I was thinking about doing soap business, but I gave it to you and Lady Liu, and you didn't react, so I thought it wouldn't work, so I dispelled my thoughts and tried to make money again. ”

Thinking of the difficulties at that time, Xue Lang was still a little embarrassed. Princess Pingyang glanced at him, with a smile on her face, and said angrily: "You are a man who gave us women's personal things, so presumptuous, and want us to give you the so-called impression of use...... What a disciple! Impudent! ”

Xue Lang was embarrassed to be said, and hurriedly said: "I don't have any dirty thoughts, Your Highness misunderstood!" ”

Princess Pingyang snorted and said, "I just know that you don't have dirty thoughts, otherwise, Ah Liu and I are good people!" ”

Xue Lang hurriedly raised his hand in surrender: "I was wrong!" Your Highness, there are a lot of them, don't say any more, please let them go! ”

The mouth is so stupid and pitiful, he can't even win a fight with his daughter-in-law, he silently tears in his heart, Xue Lang simply admits defeat! Then he asked, "So, is there something unique about my soap?" ”

Princess Pingyang said: "From the Han Dynasty to the north and south of the Wei and Jin dynasties, incense has gradually become popular among the family and has gradually been valued. The more famous the family, the more secret the incense technique is, and every family has its own secret method. The pancreas is a personal thing, more private, different from house to house, the pancreas from your method of making is better than the things I have used in the past, and after bathing, I feel more comfortable. Such a good recipe, it's too late to reveal the secret, how can it be sold? It's a ridiculous and generous move! ”

This is the reason why I don't understand the national situation and the people's feelings!

Xue Lang was taught: "Understood! In the future, I will make my own family, or give it to you, and when my daughter grows up in the future, I will pass it on to her? ”

Princess Pingyang said with a smile: "The children can be taught!" ”

Xue Lang was speechless.

In this voyage, I brought back a lot of spices, and with the vision of Princess Pingyang, I selected the best ones to stay, and the second ones were transported to Chang'an and sold in the shops under my name. Almost all the dignitaries and nobles of the Tang Dynasty gathered in Chang'an City, and near Yuanzheng, there were suddenly so many spices for sale, which naturally caused a sensation.

In the Sage Palace, the East Palace of the Prince, the Mansion of the King of Qin, the Mansion of the King of Qi and the eldest princess of Tong'an, etc., Princess Pingyang are the best raw materials, and Pei Yunzhao of Yuezhou and the local county of Taizhou are the finished products prepared by Princess Pingyang.

Spices are very shelf-stable as long as they are stored properly. The spice market is a high-end market, in order not to impact the market, and in order to maximize profits, Princess Pingyang followed Xue Lang's suggestion and only released a small amount of a part, and stored the rest and slowly released it.

Part of the money from the sale was exchanged for grain and materials and transported back to Taizhou, and part of the funds were used as start-up funds for the shipyard. Princess Pingyang used almost all her strength to ask everywhere where there were good craftsmen who could build ships, but the location of the shipyard still needed to be considered.

Princess Pingyang said: "It's best to be in Taizhou, I can take care of it." However, according to the situation I have been looking for people to investigate in recent days, the terrain of Taizhou is not the most suitable place to build a wharf. ”

Xue Lang flipped through the map he drew and said, "Build a shipyard, if you choose a geographical location, I recommend this place!" ”

Princess Pingyang glanced at it: "Huangzhou? ”

"That's right, it's Chuzhou! Just talking about the geographical location, you see, not far from Hangzhou Bay, the south side of the Yangtze River estuary, if you build a big ship, whether it is north or south, it is very convenient. Looking farther, it is not far from Dongying, such a superior geographical location, even Hangzhou, Suzhou, Yuezhou, Zhejiang and West These places are not comparable! The only drawback is that the land is vast and sparsely populated, and if you want to do anything, you have to move people up from outside. However, if it is used to build a shipyard, it is suitable. ”