After a few days of turmoil, Huangfu Shao, Puyang and other merchants gathered in a vineyard.

This vineyard was the inheritance of the pregnant daughter of that year, and later it was given to Nangong Qingyu and became the property of the Nangong family. At present, Nangong Qingyan sent an envoy to Tumu on behalf of the Xia Kingdom to celebrate the promotion of the eldest princess of the Damu Dynasty to demigod, and settled here.

The merchants didn't wait long before they saw their queen coming from behind the curtain.

The atmosphere of the Age of Mythology was different from that of later generations, and there was little repression of women. For the sake of herself and her son, Nangong Qingyan walked out of the royal harem over the years, and used the inheritance left by her pregnant daughter to set up concessions for the Xia Kingdom in the major kingdoms, and controlled the real power with Ji Le's tacit consent. It is precisely because of her protection that the trade of the Xia Kingdom can become more and more prosperous.

"Queen!" the crowd hurriedly saluted.

"Alright, get up. This is not domestic. Nangong Qingyan swept around the crowd: "It seems that the merchants of Tumu are all here." ”

"I believe that everyone has heard about the situation in the past few days. The currency of our country is no longer available. The gods are involved behind this, and the purpose is to persecute our country and destroy our economy. So, don't continue trading in the near future. And there is about to face turmoil abroad, and this palace will try to help you return home. ”

"The state will partially compensate for your losses. ”

"Returning to China?" Huangfu Shao couldn't help but say: "Queen, although there has been news in China. But the Great Mu Dynasty has a good relationship with us. There are also many gods who are close to us here, and they won't directly persecute us merchants, right?"

"Not sure. But this risk cannot be taken. Nangong Qingyan said solemnly: "The innocent sacrifice of any citizen is something we don't want to see." Hongu does not want to see wounds on His Highness'. ”

Involving the one in the Spirit Palace, Huangfu Shao shut his mouth.

But Nangong Qingyan was right. Abroad, they represent not only themselves, but also the image of a country.

A merchant weakly said, "But there are still two payments on my side that have not been settled." Now we are facing this kind of thing again......"

"That's another thing that Hongu has to say. ”

"Report all the money you have not yet received. Let's see if we can reconcile and cancel it. ”

For example, Huangfu Shao wants to buy a batch of medicinal materials, which is a purchase. A few other merchants were going to collect the porcelain from Tumu's side. Then directly reconcile the accounts and let the porcelain merchant on Tumu's side pay for the medicinal materials. Then Huangfu Shao and other merchants settled through Xia State money on their own.

"It's best to write off the account directly, if you can't eliminate it, come to the palace again, and we will settle it with cloth and silk. ”

In the Qin and Han dynasties, in addition to hard currency such as gold and silver, another valuable item was cloth. In many cases, cloth can be used as a substitute for coins. After Nangong Qingyan got the domestic news, she immediately prepared cloth and silk as a bargain.

"In short, in this last period, you have to remember one rule - never use new coins!

Don't go to the Temple of Fortune to exchange for new currency, even if you want to trade with foreign merchants, or even if you are forced to trade with foreign merchants, you must inform the embassy so that the embassy can regulate it. ”

At that time, Ji Le left a sum of money to invest in various countries. Almost every country has a sum of money left in the Xia Kingdom. The Nangong clan was authorized by Ji Le to use the money for the people to settle accounts if necessary.

"And what if they come to us to buy things in Suri?"

"Don't take it. By accepting the new Suri coins, you are promoting the circulation of coins. It has contributed to the growth of the god of wealth. ”

It's okay to collect the money, after all, Ji Le studied the composition of the new currency and managed to get some currency.

But this kind of thing can't be done on a large scale. In case the Singapore dollar is suppressed and devalued by the Xia State at that time, it is still yourself who suffers.

Nangong Qingyan said: "Don't worry, as long as you endure this month." From next month, we will be in a better situation. ”

"You go back and clean up first. If you have children in your family, let them go back to China with Luan'er first. ”

"The princess is here?" Huangfu Shao was stunned, and hurriedly asked: "Why is the eldest princess in Damu?

Yang Luan, the eldest daughter of Nangong Qingyan and Yang Ke, is seven years old this year.

"She came with her secretly. By the time it was discovered, it was already in the ranks of the legations. This time, I just sent her back to China first, and if there are school-age children in your family, I will send her back with them. ”

The merchants' minds immediately began to calculate. That's the future eldest princess. If you take the opportunity to pull the relationship, you can even get the favor of the eldest princess......

Huangfu Shao made up his mind, and when he turned around, he packed his bear son and sent it, maybe he could seek a fortune.

Pu Yang, a tea merchant, was an old man, and he scratched his messy beard: "Escort back to China? I don't know how to go this way? Are we going to prepare an escort? Or will your female soldiers personally escort you, the queen?"

"General Meng Tian will come to answer. Nangong Qingyan said meaningfully: "Everyone, war is not far away. ”

Meng Tian came to escort the merchants back to China, also to show their national strength, and by the way, he took this opportunity to observe the terrain of Damu.

Hearing Nangong Qingyan's hint, the businessmen immediately understood in their hearts.

"Your Highness, don't worry, we will prepare when we go back. ”

Businessmen who do business in foreign countries can also be regarded as spies themselves. Their knowledge of foreign customs can be used as a reference for their own countries.

Soon, everyone went back to pack up and prepare.

With the queen's personal assurance, they temporarily suppressed the turmoil in their hearts. In addition to going out every day to observe the market situation, no more purchases.

At the end of the day, there has been no shortage of money for the big businessmen who have been able to make money outside in the past decade. A one-month pause is just a small loss for them. Not to mention the state to compensate them. And those urgent orders that cannot be stopped, there are also countries that have personally come forward to help solve them.

The meaning of Xia Guo is very clear, as long as the people do not get their hands on the new currency of Suri, everything is easy to say.

A month later, the merchants of the Xia Kingdom basically withdrew from the international market. Even though there are still a few big businessmen who sign contracts on an annual basis, they are still trading. But it is only the after-sales of the previous order, and no new order has been signed.

The embassies and businessmen also returned to China in three batches under the escort of Meng Tian's army. The first batch was Yang Luan and his family members, and it was General Meng Tian who personally led the troops to respond. The second group of merchants was protected by Xun An. As for the third batch, that is, the last batch of Nangong Qingyan herself, she still needs to stay for a few days, and wait for Meng Tian and others to return before picking her up.

And taking advantage of the last few days, Nangong Qingyan and Huangfu Shao and others continued to send servants to investigate the situation of Damu's agricultural market......

In Aar, the Proll family is having lunch today. The Prol family, also known as the "Silver Wolf Family", claims to be the dependents of the moon god. But with the fall of the primordial moon god, their family's situation in the Tumu dynasty has become more and more dire. From a big nobleman who interfered in the politics of the court, he became a shrunken household, hiding in the city of Ar in the west of Tumu.

But no matter how downcast, they still owned a considerable amount of property and owned dozens of slaves. With their current wealth, they are still enough to enjoy three generations.

The head of the house, Eminem Proor, walked to the dining room and sat down on his main seat, scanning the day's lunch. Suddenly, he showed an unhappy expression.

"Why are there so few dishes today?"

Strictly speaking, it's not that there are few dishes, but that there are few vegetables and vegetables. Most of the greasy dishes on the table are big fish and meat.

"As I said, I want to maintain my health recently, and I need to eat more vegetables to supplement my nutrition, instead of eating meat. ”

At present, because of Nangong Qingyan's social relationship, the Tumu aristocracy is popular to use Xia Guo physicians for health diagnosis.

On the advice of a doctor, the head of the family decided to try a diet of more vegetables and less meat for a month.

The official bowed down and said, "Master." Today, vegetable farmers don't have many vegetables on the market. I and two slaves paid a lot of money to grab these vegetables. ”

They bought a cart of vegetables at three times the usual price, and only made two summer-style stir-fried vegetables.

The head of the house looked displeased, but he still endured it. After all, he is a housekeeper who has been with him for more than 20 years, and he is not easy to scold.

Another family. A young girl complained, "Mother, the pumpkin cup is so small today." ”

In her hand is a pumpkin cup the size of a bowl, which is boiled cane sugar glutinous rice porridge, which is constantly emitting an attractive aroma. In the yellowish rice porridge, there are also a few red wolfberries, which makes people appetite.

The mother touched her daughter's head and said helplessly: "The pumpkins sent by vegetable farmers in the past two days are small. It is said that the suburban vegetable gardens are like this, and I will go to other places to order them in two days. ”

Slightly wealthier families and even aristocratic families do not yet have an intuitive idea of the reduction in crop yields. They just complain a few words and go on with their lives.

But the peasants and slaves at the bottom of Tumu were different.

For the Tumu Dynasty, the agricultural gods were merciful. Didn't cut their agricultural yields much. But the production that was scarcer than in previous years, in the budget of several agricultural gods, was only enough for the Tumu dynasty to produce and sell itself, not to starve its own people, not to cause famine.

But it has become a habit for the gods and nobles to enjoy. For example, the Proll family, they buy a cart of greens, but when cooking, they only use the middle cabbage sum. Then throw away all the other leaves. Therefore, a cart of vegetables ends up stir-frying only two plates of seasonal vegetables.

Another example is to use a large number of ingredients to season the hanging soup, or to garnish it on the plate.

According to the hedonism of previous years, this year's production is absolutely insufficient. Not to mention that when she didn't notice it at first, Nangong Qingyan decisively bought a large pile of grain in her own name with the only remaining cloth. There is also food imported from other countries and so on.

In short, a famine broke out in the Tumu dynasty.

This is the first time in decades that Tumu has encountered such a problem as the Great Famine.

This was the case with the Tumu dynasty, not to mention the other kingdoms whose production had been cut in half. There are also countries such as Bardo, where agriculture is underdeveloped and can only rely on imports.

For a while, the joy of suppressing the Xia Kingdom that had just joined forces with the God of Wealth was instantly overshadowed by famine.

No matter how important money is, can it be compared to your own life?

After Nangong Qingyan saw the news from the country, she finally breathed a sigh of relief: His Royal Highness's counterattack began.

After thinking about it, Nangong Qingyan decisively ordered: "Go and send the post, I want to entertain the noble daughter of the Damu Dynasty." ”

The famine began, the turmoil was coming, and Nangong Qingyan knew that it was time for her to return to China. And before she goes back, she plans to find a place for her businessmen. By the way, show off the national strength of Xia Guo, and then use up all the grains, fruits and vegetables that you just purchased.

I've heard that Damu's agricultural output has decreased? But I've just bought a batch of agricultural products from you.

Are you surprised? Are you surprised? Are you envious? Do you want to buy it back?

Smack—I'll use it all for you for a banquet.

If you can't finish eating, you will be angry with you!