- The carriage drove to the Sihai Wharf, which is not far from the Bianhe Wharf.

As the name suggests, this pier is exclusive to the Four Seas Firm. Today's merchants from the four seas are not the top among the maritime merchants of the Great Song Dynasty, mainly because the time is too short and the scale is limited...... The business of maritime merchants is constrained by their domestic and foreign markets, the sea routes, and the number of skilled crews, which cannot be solved by money alone, but also by time and opportunity.

It should be said that Chen Ke's vision is good, and Li Jian's younger brother Li Fan is indeed much better than Li Daguan. He seized the opportunity of Chen Ke's wedding, and deeply reflected the platinum diamond ring and seafood and fruits into the hearts of the dignitaries and nobles in Bianjing.

After the wedding, countless people asked the merchants from all over the world whether they could buy that kind of diamond ring and whether they could supply fresh seafood and tropical fruits for a long time, which was exactly what Li Fan wanted. It's just that with the transportation capacity of the merchants of the four seas, not only can it not meet the needs of Bianjing City, but even the rich people have to wait in line for ten days and half a month at a high price.

Other merchants looked greedy, but they had no ability to transport chilled food, so they could only let the merchants from all over the world monopolize the scenery.

In this case, the VIP coupons guaranteed by the Four Seas Firm have become a treasure. Whoever has such a coupon, tear one and take it to the store of the four seas merchants, you can cut the queue to pick up the goods, not only to avoid the pain of queuing, but also to save face.

As a result, VIP coupons have become a status symbol, and dignitaries are even more flocking to them. Even Zeng Xianggong was embarrassed to ask Chen Ke after discussing the martial arts academy, if he could get VIP tickets from all over the world......

This is all Chen Ke's creativity, what other vouchers and coupons...... It is really a must-have for gifts and bribes. With these sharp weapons, with Li Fanzhi's shrewdness, he naturally quickly established a network of contacts that he had dreamed of before.

This exclusive wharf that only top firms can have is the best proof that the Four Seas Merchant is about to rise.

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However, Chen Ke did not come to visit the dock today, but to pick up people.

It's freezing. The Bianhe River has long been covered with thick ice. But in this megacity with a population of one million, blood transfusions are needed every moment, and people can only switch to land transportation. The river was empty.

Chen Ke gave Li Fan an idea...... When the ice is thick enough to carry a large amount of weight, it switches to horse-drawn sleighs to transport the goods. Not only is it quick and labor-saving, but the entire river is all over the world.

Because he wanted to avoid Zhou Dingkun's noise, he came a little earlier, and the dock was empty. Fortunately, Li Fan knew that he was coming over today, so he arrived early, so he invited Chen Ke into the room to warm up and eat tea.

"It's really cold this winter," Li Fan said as he added charcoal to the brazier.

"It's okay," Chen Ke wiped the tip of his cold nose and said, "At this time last year, it was just as cold." ”

"Time flies." Li Fan said with some emotion: "I went to Japan with adults. It's been a whole year. ”

"yes, it's been a year." Chen Ke nodded and said, "I don't know what Sado Island is like now." "Throwing so many people into Japan, where there is a shortage of soldiers. He couldn't help but worry.

"A few days ago. Chen Shan: Didn't they report to the adults? ”

"If you don't see it with your own eyes, it's always reassuring." Chen Ke said: "But I'll be for a while." I can't leave Beijing. ”

"Then let my subordinates go down." Li Fan smiled: "That's what you mean, right? ”

"That shows I can trust you." Chen Ke also said with a smile: "I went to Sado Island, one is to check the progress of the construction of the castle, and the other is to see when the money can be withdrawn." Third, you have to meet Fujiwara Jingqing for me and cheer this kid up. ”

Fujiwara Jingqing is the guy who invited Chen Ke to Tokyo. This person is a distant relative of the Seki family, but he married the daughter of the Abe family, and as a result, he betrayed the imperial court and fought against the imperial court together with the Abe family.

Later, the head of the Abe family was killed by Genji, and his two sons took over the army and defeated the invincible Minamoto Yori's army. After that, the brothers, who were rapidly expanding, began to squeeze out Fujiwara Jingqing, driving him to the front line to resist the army of the imperial court.

Fujiwara Nobuyaki can see clearly that the Abe clan is fighting against the whole of Japan with a corner of Mutsu. The opponent is the cunning Minamoto Yoriyoshi, and Abe's victory is only temporary, and as long as it loses once, it will be doomed. Therefore, he seized the opportunity of Chen Ke to come to Japan and actively arranged for this idol of the Celestial Empire to go to Kyoto, and thus established contact with the Guan family.

According to his idea, he joined forces with the imperial court to exterminate the Abe clan by surprise. However, the plan could not keep up with the changes, and within a year of Chen Ke's departure, Minamoto Yoriyoshi quickly recovered from the defeat and gathered samurai in the Kanto, Tokai, and Kinai regions to replenish his forces, and became stronger than before.

This deeply disturbed the imperial court, which hoped to put down the rebellion, but was even more afraid that the increasingly domineering Genji would take over the Tohoku region, so they held their forces for a long time. This is a bitter Fujiwara Jingqing, and he is increasingly suspicious of the Abe family, and his life is extremely difficult.

Chen Ke also counted on him to cover for Sado Island, of course he didn't want Fujiwara to finish his life, but he was too far away from Japan to intervene, so he could only express his solidarity, hoping that this kid would have a great fortune and be able to get through this hurdle......

"My lord, we have to think about what will happen to Sado Island after Fujiwara Jingqing falls." Li Fan frowned and said: "You can't contain the fire in the paper, the news that Sado has a gold mountain, and sooner or later it will reach Japan." ”

"yes." Chen Ke nodded and said: "I thought about the situation in Japan a little simple before, but now it seems that the influence we can exert on Japan is limited after all. ”

"Sado Island is still far away." Li Fan sighed and said, "If it's so close to Tamna Island, it's easy to do." ”

"Speaking of Tamna Island," Chen Ke changed the topic and said: "Chai Shide and they have figured it out, there are a total of 20,000 permanent residents on the entire island, what do you think about this number?" ”

"There are too few people," Li Fan said: "How can such a small number of people keep such an important place in Tamluo?" ”

"The husband is not guilty, but he is guilty." Chen Ke said lightly: "Sooner or later, it will be eaten by Goryeo." ”

"What do you mean?" Li Fan said in a deep voice: "Grab it before Goryeo, eat it?" ”

"Hmm." Chen Ke nodded and said, "With Tamna, Sado Island is not an isolated island, so naturally there is no need to worry about it." And Tamna itself is also extremely valuable...... We have Qinzhou Port in the south, but we still lack a base in the north. And after all, Qinzhou is in the territory, and once something happens, you can't run. Tamna Island is different, it is still an independent country, but it is very weak, and it is eager to establish relations with the Great Song Dynasty to resist the encroachment of the Goryeo. ”

"Chai Shide and them, the business opened there is said to be very favored by the king of Tamna, and I think he wants to pay tribute to Bianjing through them." Li Fan said with a smile: "The king of Tamna has a good calculation, once he pays tribute, he will belong to the same vassal state as Goryeo, and if he wants to invade them again, the court will not be able to ignore it." ”

"He's thinking right." Chen Ke snorted and said, "It's a pity that we have been worried about it." Saying that, he glanced at Li Fan, and ordered: "Tamna Island has a humid climate and a vast and sparsely populated area, so you have to discuss with Chai Shide and them an immigration plan that will not arouse vigilance as much as possible." When our population exceeds the natives, we will be able to occupy the island completely. ”

"I see." Li Fan nodded, the task of his trip is really heavy. But this is a country! Although this country is a little smaller, it is exciting enough for Li Fan, who is doing this kind of business for the first time.

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While they were talking, the guards outside reported that the person they were going to pick up had arrived.

The two hurriedly stopped talking, and hurriedly went out of the house to take a look, and sure enough, they saw a long line of sleigh cars, slowly driving into the dock, and the first few had stopped. The people in the car got ashore and were stretching their muscles.

Seeing Chen Ke coming over, a bearded man wearing a fur coat and a fur hat at the head hurriedly hurried up to meet him, and said with a solemn Arabic salute: "Famous, wise, and generous Lord Chen, may Allah bless you with eternal health and wealth." Aziz was summoned by you and brought his people thousands of miles to join the Lord. "He is very proficient in Chinese, but with a slight Hokkien accent. Saying that, he snorted and said: "I finally came to the great capital city, and it was really exciting to cry." ”

"You're so cold." Chen Ke smiled and said, "My friend, introduce me to the distinguished guests later, and then let's go back to the warm room and drink to keep warm." ”

"It is indeed a distinguished guest, in the past, these scholars were like nobles, even Allah could not let so many people leave their homeland for tens of thousands of miles and come to the distant Great Song Dynasty." Having said that, Aziz still had smugness on his face, obviously very proud to be able to fool so many people to come to Da Song.

As he spoke, an old man with a red beard in his sixties paced over. Although he wears a thick fur coat, his skin is white and his beard is meticulously combed, which is what Aziz called "aristocratic style".

Aziz spoke to him in Arabic and then introduced Chen Ke, "This is Mansa Musa, the top mathematician in my Arabia," he said in a low voice, "He used to be a hereditary nobleman in the southern region of Lunochistikyi." ”

The old man bowed his head slightly towards Chen Ke, and then muttered a few words in a low voice.

"yes." Chen Ke nodded, and actually followed his words: "Damn Seljuks, damn Christians......"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked, because although it was not very standard, he spoke Arabic correctly.

Aziz immediately heard that this Arabic with a Cantonese flavor was learned from the tongue man in Guangzhou. I can't help but secretly speak, what a perverted learning ability this is, thanks to the fact that I didn't talk nonsense just now......

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I'm tired and ask for a monthly pass......