Chapter 207: The Port of Guangzhou
"It turned out to be a distinguished guest from afar! Welcome to Daming Guangdong Province, this is Guangzhou Port! Li Yue heard that Yi Xiaoge and the others were an expedition team, and his expression was much more relaxed. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
It turned out to be Guangzhou, Yi Xiaoge nodded, Guangzhou has always been a very important maritime port city in ancient China, the shipping industry here is very developed, and the economy along the coast is very prosperous. Soon, Li Yue's military ship guided Yi Xiaoge and the others' big ships to the port wharf, where the port was simply a heaven and an underground than Zhiliuwan. Large merchant ships alone fill the wharf, and it is difficult to count the flat-bottomed sand ships of forty or fifty meters and the building ships of sixty or seventy meters. Yi Xiaoge and others' Western Dutch-style large sailing ships quickly attracted the attention of a lot of people. Half an hour later, the three boats stopped at a special pier, and Yi Xiaoge took Qin Feiyan and Luo Meng off the boat.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have informed the local Governor of the harbor, and he will receive you in person later, and you will be free to walk around the harbor and buy and sell supplies." After speaking, Li Yue left, after all, he was in charge of the navy and was responsible for many affairs.
"Whew...... Finally back to my hometown! Yi Xiaoge said with emotion, the architecture, customs, and characters here all brought Yi Xiaoge a strong impact, and he could also experience the homesickness of those overseas travelers.
"Is this our hometown?" Qin Feiyan, who grew up in the West, was very curious about this legendary homeland.
"Let's go! Let's go shopping on the streets! ”
The coastal area of Guangzhou is a prosperous place with developed commerce and trade, and people come and go on the streets. If you trade in these places, the market is extremely vast. After earning an afternoon, in the evening, Li Yue found Yi Xiaoge and said that the Governor of Hong Kong, Wu Huanzhi, had set up a banquet in Sihailou to receive everyone. Yi Xiaoge thought about it, the first player to arrive in the east really had a trick, and even the NPCs took the initiative to invite them to dinner?
Sihailou is the largest and most famous restaurant in Guangzhou, and dignitaries often come here for gatherings. Li Yue took them to Yonghefang Street, the most prosperous street in Guangzhou Prefecture, where it was also brightly lit at night, and the crowd was endless. Yi Xiaoge saw countless shop lofts along the river, among which he even saw the famous green building: Yihong Courtyard!
"Great! I've got to go in tonight and have a good time! Yi Xiaoge shouted excitedly.
Qin Feiyan and Luo Meng had no idea why Yi Xiaoge was so excited about a brightly lit shop with so many gorgeously dressed and beautiful women standing at the door. Yi Xiaoge didn't bother to explain, so as not to be embarrassed.
But this is not their purpose now, soon a three-story large pure wood structure restaurant appeared in front of everyone, the door of the four seas restaurant four big characters dragon flying phoenix dance engraved on the plaque, very solemn atmosphere.
Yi Xiaoge and his entourage were led to the "private room" on the third floor by the river, and Wu Huanzhi, who was dressed in a delicate satin robe and casual clothes, had been waiting for a long time. As soon as he met, he hugged his fist at Yi Xiaoge and said, "Haha! I heard that Yi Gongzi, a wealthy businessman who returned from overseas, has always admired those talented and talented young and promising people with outstanding wisdom. ”
Wu Huanzhi is really a master of officialdom, and a set of rhetoric instantly made Yi Xiaoge feel that he and him were like close friends who had not seen him for many years, and he said embarrassedly: "Lord Wu is polite, I and my subordinates have just arrived in the treasure land, and I ask Lord Wu to take care of it!" ”
"You're welcome! Please sit down, please take a seat! ”
Wu Huanzhi beckoned Yi Xiaoge, Qin Feiyan and Luo Meng to sit down, Yi Xiaoge looked at the huge solid wood table with no less than fifty dishes full of color, fragrance and flavor, and the dishes with all meat and vegetables suddenly drooled, oh my God, it is still the best food in my Great Huaxia!
Qin Feiyan and Luo Meng also saw Huaxia cuisine for the first time, and their eyes couldn't leave the table.
"Yi Gongzi came from afar, please allow me to toast Yi Gongzi first!"
Wu Huanzhi smashed the sealed soil on a clay pot and quickly poured two glasses of wine.
"This is the best peach blossom forest in the local area, please taste one or two of Yi Gongzi!"
Where does Yi Xiaoge know what wine is, in fact, he rarely drinks liquor, but he still took Wu Huanzhi's wine glass.
"Thank you, Lord Wu, for your hospitality!"
Yi Xiaoge toasted Wu Huan with a glass, the cool and sweet liquor went down his stomach, and his mouth was suddenly full of fragrance, the taste was much stronger than rum, but it was really delicious.
After a few glasses of wine, Yi Xiaoge felt a burst of heat in his stomach, Wu Huanzhi beckoned everyone to eat at this time, Qin Feiyan and Luo Meng couldn't help but start to do it, but Luo Meng and Qin Feiyan couldn't use chopsticks, fortunately, there were spoons on the side to use. Starting with famous dishes such as boiled lobster, braised tuna, lion's head, etc., Qin Feiyan was suddenly addicted, Luo Meng almost didn't look up, and he didn't dare to compliment his appearance.
Wu Huanzhi looked very happy, and he said to Yi Xiaoge: "Yi Gongzi, I have reported the news of Yi Gongzi to Your Majesty, I think he will pass you on to meet you soon, you are the first time that I have an overseas VIP to visit in the Ming Dynasty." I have always been a state of etiquette in China, and I have always been willing to be kind to friends in the world. ”
"Thanks to Lord Wu's love! How can Yi be so valued by His Majesty, I will definitely tell the world about the prosperity and strength of the Ming Dynasty, and let the four seas come to the court! When Yi Xiaoge heard Wu Huanzhi say this, he was secretly excited, the emperor wanted to summon him, and the first person to open up the route was too cool, right? Thinking about being the first Huaxia player to see the Huaxia Emperor felt so excited.
"Good, good! Yi Gongzi is really a pillar of the country and a model for my generation! ”
After three rounds of drinking, Qin Feiyan and Luo Meng ate with round bellies, and Yi Xiaoge asked the two to go back first.
Wu Huanzhi was slightly drunk, he patted Yi Xiaoge's shoulder and said: "Yi Gongzi came with three big ships this time, can there be other purposes, you might as well inform this official, maybe I can help one or two ......"
Yi Xiaoge was overjoyed, tossed all night, and finally came to the point, he hurriedly said: "I can't hide it, this time I came to China thousands of miles away, I want to open up a shipping route through the commercial trade between the East and the West, and now in Guangzhou, this matter has been completed, presumably not long after, Western merchant ships will come to China to trade and promote exchanges." I would like to take this opportunity to purchase land in Guangzhou Port in advance and set up a station for future trade.
"This ......" Wu Huanzhi's face was embarrassed, and he said: "Yi Gongzi, although you are my Chinese people, it is a good thing to come to China to invest and trade, but after all, your ancestral home is not here, and the territory of the Ming Dynasty will not be granted to foreign people, I am afraid that what you ask for is very difficult to do!" ”
Test! Obviously a Chinese person, why did he become a foreigner? Yi Xiaoge is also drunk, isn't his place of birth in the West? Yi Xiaoge thought about it and suddenly remembered something, he suddenly launched a deal with Wu Huanzhi and said: "If the Lord explains this matter to Your Majesty, I think Your Majesty will definitely agree for the sake of the country's prosperity." ”
Wu Huanzhi was stunned for a moment, and then immediately laughed when he saw the 100,000 gold coins that Yi Xiaoge had traded.
"I didn't expect that Yi Gongzi was so generous in his ability to handle things, I will definitely ask Your Majesty what you have entrusted, and Yi Gongzi can wait patiently!"
Yi Xiaoge saw that the money offensive was working, and he was also happy to drink with Wu Huanzhi.
It didn't take long for Wu Huanzhi to get up and say to Yi Xiaoge: "Young Master Yi, it's getting late, I will prepare a place to rest and keep my son satisfied." ”
"Oh...... Where is it? The stamina of the peach blossom forest made Yi Xiaoge groggy, and he only saw the mystery of Wu Huanzhi's smile.
"Childe just needs to come with me!"