Early the next morning, Ying Changpei rushed to the west courtyard of Zizhuyuan, and saw that Zhu Daolin, who had just come back from walking his dog, had bloodshot eyes, and was very surprised, and asked curiously: "Brother Xian, what's wrong with your eyes?" It's not like your siblings won't let you sleep all night, right? Ha ha! ”

"What about you? You must have had a great time last night, right? Zhu Daolin fought back angrily, and after speaking, he suddenly remembered that he had given this guy a box of Zhuang. Impotence.

Ying Changpei was really happy, looked around to see that there was no one, and immediately approached Zhu Daolin: "Thank you Brother Xian!" That thing called Ma He Ka is really fucking energetic, plus according to the drug instructions and daily dosage written by the virtuous brother, the foolish brother insisted on taking the Golden Cordyceps three ginseng Guben Peiyuan correctly every day, and the results were immediate in only two days, which was extraordinary! ”

"Now your two sisters-in-law don't complain about me spending all day drinking outside...... Ha ha...... Hahaha! ”

Shi Qingyang, who walked quickly from the gate of the courtyard, smiled at Changpei, and climbed the steps to report to Zhu Daolin: "The owner, Gonggong Wu sent someone to greet him, saying that the first batch of Franc people have left the Shenglong Inn in Taipingqiao, a total of six people, please get ready, and also said that the etiquette of the Franc machine is different from my Daming, if there is any rudeness to the guests during the negotiation, please take care of the owner." ”

"Who did Gonggong Wu send to inform?" Zhu Daolin asked with a smile.

"Little Benzi, the little father-in-law who crushed walnuts with three fingers, rode a horse and left." Shi Qingyang said with a smile.

Zhu Daolin remembered Xiao Benzi's smart, white and handsome appearance, and once again felt a sense of pity in his heart, and nodded to show that he understood: "You go to the gate and wait, there is no special arrangement, just bring them in when the guests arrive, and I and Third Brother Ying are waiting in the main hall." ”

"Understood!"

Shi Qingyang gave a salute and turned around and left. As he got to know Zhu Daolin more and more, this upright man from the army became more and more in awe of his owner.

Zhu Daolin patted Mulan, the dog squatting beside him, and gave a few words in his ear, Mulan slowly stood up, rubbing Zhu Daolin's leg with her head like a dissatisfied child. Only then did he turn around and walk towards the east side house step by step, so that Ying Changpei's eyes were straight.

Zhu Daolin pulled Ying Changpei, who kept asking, into the main hall together, and instructed the two maids waiting on the side to find the set of gold-painted white porcelain tea sets and prepare them, and then prepare some fruit muffins or something to send them, and then went back to the room and took out a jar of special Tieguanyin and handed it to Ying Changpei.

Ying Changpei took the jar and looked at it again and again, and couldn't put it down with the pine rocks carved on the jar and a pair of patterns of old and young people playing chess, and asked if this exquisite jar was made of white tin? After seeing Zhu Daolin nodding, he once again praised the superb craftsmanship and lifelike carving patterns of the tin cans, and strongly asked Zhu Daolin to bring back a batch next time. Each of them can be sold for at least 100 taels of silver.

The maids stopped all the preparations, and the six Franc machine people were led by the old history and a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe to the outside of the West Cross Courtyard, and Zhu Daolin, who received the report, vetoed the suggestion that Ying Changpei should go to the gate of the courtyard to greet him, and walked to the steps outside the main hall and waited quietly, until a group of guests came to the bottom of the steps to salute him, and Zhu Daolin, who was wearing a dark cyan gorgeous robe, smiled slightly and hugged his fists in return: "Distinguished guests are coming, and they are shining!" It's been a hard work. ”

The scribe with a slightly darkened face and a gentle appearance gave another salute and introduced himself to Zhu Daolin: "This is Mr. Sayide, the leader of the Quanzhou Maritime Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Sa's ancestors have settled in Quanzhou since the Yongle Dynasty and have a large fleet. Having traveled to and from the sea for many years, and also has properties in Ningbo and Songjiang, this is Mr. Hassan's housekeeper, and these three are Sir Moreno, the veteran of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce who has lived in Ho Jing Ao for a long time, this ...... It is equivalent to my Da Ming's earl, and the other two are Mr. Mo's assistants. ”

Zhu Daolin clasped his fists again and saluted. Everyone was politely invited to enter the main hall and sit down separately, and several maids made fragrant tea and served it to the guests in turn.

The unique aroma of tea in the room made the guests very curious, and they all picked up the exquisite gold-painted white porcelain teacups, looked at the golden and fragrant tea in the cups, and carefully observed the delicate tea leaves stretched out in the water. Completely forgetting the proper etiquette, even the scribe who served as the guide looked at the cup with a face full of surprise.

Zhu Daolin and Ying Changpei, who were silent with a smile, glanced at each other, coughed lightly, and turned to the scribe who was accompanying him at the end: "May I ask Mr. Gao's surname?" ”

The scribe raised his head suddenly, and found that Zhu Daolin and Ying Changpei, who were sitting on the main seat, were looking at him with a smile, and hurriedly put down the teacup and stood up uneasily:

"It's rude, please also ask Daochang Zhu and Mr. Ying to do a lot of Haihan! Under the surname Feng, the name Shengtai, the word Pengfei, ancestral home Shangyu, moved to Ningbo with his father in the early years, to operate the north and south seafood as a business, in the next young year had followed Father Francois to learn Western studies for a few years, a little Portuguese and French, this time is specially accompanied by Mr. Sa and Mr. Mo of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce to visit the Taoist. ”

Zhu Daolin politely stood up and saluted back: "Mr. Feng doesn't need to be so polite, please sit down and have a cup of tea, Mr. Feng should be famous, right?" ”

Feng Shengtai said with a smile: "I was lucky to be lifted twelve years ago, and then I didn't make any progress in the three exams, so I had to abandon my writing and go into business to inherit my father's business, ashamed, ashamed!" ”

"Brother Pengfei is polite, Ying and Brother Pengfei are of the same age, have the same experience, and know the ups and downs! Brother Pengfei, please take a seat, there is no need to be so polite, after meeting today, they are good friends with each other, haha! "Ying Changpei's vision and communication methods are extraordinary.

Feng Shengtai gave a deep bow to Ying Changpei gratefully, and after sitting down, he lost his previous nervousness, and the others had already put down their teacups, and looked curiously at the little Zhu Daochang, who was heroic and did not have a beard like ordinary people.

Zhu Daolin looked very calm, and looked at Sa Yide, who had a neatly trimmed beard on his face: "When we met just now, I heard Mr. Sa's official words speak very fluently, and I finally didn't worry about how to communicate...... I beg your pardon for taking the liberty of asking, can Mr. Sa tell me your full name? ”

Saïd smiled cheerfully, "Why not? My full name is Emile. Mahmoud. Said, my ancestors have always maintained the surname Saide when they arrived in China, but the Chinese people are used to calling our family surname Sa, so I took the name of Sayid, so that it is convenient to communicate. ”

"Mr. Sa is a descendant of which Arab royal family?" Zhu Daolin knew that the emir meant a prince, a chieftain or a prince, so he asked very carefully.

Saïd and the butler beside him were very surprised, and so was Moleno, a Portuguese merchant from Macau, who immediately whispered in Portuguese with the two assistants sitting behind him.

"Zhu Daochang is really as legendary, full of economy and knowledge! Even knowing the history of our Arabia is really impressive! It's just that my title of emir is no longer worthy of the name, more than two hundred years ago, our huge family declined in frequent wars, and we are no longer embarrassed to mention the glory created by our ancestors. Sayid said that he was embarrassed to mention the glory of his ancestors, but the sadness and loss in his eyes could not be concealed.

Zhu Daolin nodded slightly, and looked at Moreno, who had a big beard and a head that was half of his head: "Mr. Moreno is a veteran of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and a nobleman, so he must have a unique view of the current maritime trade. Then go around the west coast of Africa and head back to Lisbon? ”

"Or cross the Indian Ocean, go straight to the Persian Gulf or the Red Sea, transship it overland to Damascus and Alexandria, and then ship it back to Portugal or all over Europe by sea?"

Moleno was completely shocked, he had been stationed in Macao for many years, wandering between the major ports in the east and south of the Ming Empire, and had never met Zhu Daolin, a figure who was familiar with the Eurasian maritime trade routes, and never dreamed that the young Taoist Taoist in front of him would understand the difficulties faced by the East India Company in his country, as well as the disputes between the major European powers in the Eurasian maritime trade, and the pride and pride in his heart were instantly shattered, and he looked at Zhu Daolin with a smile on his face, and he didn't know how to respond for a while.

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