"Gentlemen, what is the situation now......"

After receiving a benefit fee, the enthusiastic interpreter Deng Tong wiped the cold sweat beads oozing from his forehead, and while nervously translating Governor Xiong's words to the representatives of foreign merchants, he also added oil and vinegar to exaggerate, making the atmosphere extremely tense and frightening.

Dear gentlemen, Lord Xiong means to blame you for not talking about credibility, not having the bottom line of businessman's integrity, and fooling me with rotten things, this is a deception of eating fruits, and it is a serious crime. It's like your guillotine, with a click, and the guy who eats falls off, well, it's a big problem.

"Oh, dear Deng, we didn't fill it with rot, you were also there, we harvested all good potatoes at that time, but they sprouted and grew mildew during transportation, it's really not our fault......"

"Yes, yes, dear Deng, as you can see, we are all good businessmen who keep their reputation, and we swear in the name of my family......"

"Deng, you have to help us, or I'll go bankrupt......"

The representatives of a group of foreign businessmen muttered around Deng Tong and explained, their faces were full of nervous and worried expressions, the gold was not earned, and it had to be clicked, how could this be?

"Everyone, be quiet, let me explain to the governor first, everyone must be calm, don't annoy the governor, he is the emperor of Fujian Province, he is in a bad mood, he can chop anyone he wants, and the emperor can't control it." Deng Tong flickered and threatened, this guy's acting skills are definitely actor-level, and it is not a problem to win a little golden man ten times or eight times.

Next, Deng Tongyi, who represented the foreign businessmen, carefully negotiated with Xiong Wencan, and the representatives of the foreign businessmen couldn't understand what the two said, so they could only look at the expressions on their faces with nervous expressions and guess some situations.

Deng Tong gestured with his hands, and said a big call with Governor Xiong, well, in the eyes of foreign merchant representatives, it was really a whisper, they couldn't understand the bird language, and the seemingly polite Governor Xiong once slapped the table with a black face, and then Deng Tong knelt down and said something, Governor Xiong's face was only slightly better.

I can't understand the language of birds, the representatives of foreign businessmen can only stand aside and do a hurry, but they don't know what to do, in China, they are also masters of fooling N people with three inches of tongue, but now because of the language barrier, they can't communicate, and there is no chance to perform peerless magic skills, and they are aggrieved.

"Gentlemen, the current situation is like this, not too good, not too bad, I helped you negotiate with Governor Xiong for a long time, you have also seen, Governor Xiong's temper is a little bad, he wants to arrest people and detain the boat, however, I helped you beg to come down, but he thinks that your potatoes are sprouting and growing and rotten, and he doesn't plan to collect them, you can sell them yourself, but the tariffs will be collected, and no one can be missing......"

"God, how can we sell our own potatoes?"

The representatives of foreign merchants screamed, they had heard about Li Zhitong's previous sale of potatoes, and no one wanted to give them away for free, how could they sell them? Even if some people are willing to buy it, but they are hundreds of seagoing ships, can they sell potatoes? It's no wonder if it's all over.

"Dear Deng, please help us talk about it again, the price is negotiable...... "After a short discussion, the representatives of foreign businessmen reached a complete agreement, they can't sell so many potatoes, only the official acquisition of the Ming Dynasty can be OK, the price, you can negotiate again, now the question is not to make money, but to protect the capital.

Deng Tong was in the middle as the translator, the two sides after some difficult bargaining, the price and various conditions were finally negotiated, the representatives of the merchants and foreigners not only breathed a sigh of relief, but also showed a smile on their faces, although the price was more than N lower than the previous agreement with Li Zhitong, and to pay all the costs of loading and unloading the potatoes for the workers, deducting all the costs, they still made a little money, this trip to the business is actually quite passable, and so on the Ming Dynasty fine tea, gorgeous silk, fine porcelain and other valuable luxury goods shipped back to the country for sale, Definitely make a lot of money.

Xiong Wencan secretly laughed in his heart, Li Zhitong had already explained all the roots and bottom lines of foreign businessmen in the secret letter, so that he could be so unscrupulous in lowering prices, of course, he is not too dark, doing business, you have to make some money for others, otherwise who will dare to do business with you in the future?

He also made some corresponding concessions, such as a little concession in terms of taxation, and some preferential treatment and care in the purchase of luxury goods such as tea, silk, and porcelain by foreign merchants.

Of course, after the intercession of the representatives of foreign businessmen, Li Zhitong, a good man who brought them to make a fortune together, was also acquitted, and everyone happily went to the best restaurant to drink flower wine to celebrate their fortune.

You earn and I earn everyone earns together, everyone is happy, the wharf is lively again, the workers who load and unload and carry potatoes shuttle back and forth, the yacha catches quickly to maintain order, and a cart of potatoes is moved down from the merchant ship and transported to the designated warehouse for storage, as for germinating and growing seedlings, this is originally for planting, not for buying and eating.

After the counting, the caravans of the Red Gang and the major merchants were responsible for transporting truckloads of potatoes to various places, delivering them to the local magistrates, and then distributing them to the people for planting.

On the day when the news of Li Zhitong's return reached the Beijing Division, Zhu Jian convened a meeting of the ministers to discuss methods such as replacing rice noodles with potatoes and planting.

It's normal for hundreds of officials to react like this, after all, potatoes are fresh, and it is unknown whether they can replace rice noodles, and it is a little difficult for the people to accept it at once, but Zhu Jian is very confident in this, starve you for a few days, see if you eat or not? During the famine and war at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the common people not only gnawed up the bark, but finally could only eat Guanyin soil, and survived to death.

An official document about the holy decree of potatoes and the methods of planting and eating them soon spread to all corners of the Ming Dynasty, and for a time, the whole empire was talking about potatoes, the people were looking forward to it, and the rich families were skeptical and wait-and-see.

Zhu Jian completely ignored those big trenches, no matter what the reaction of the officials in various places, he issued a holy decree to enforce it, and sent officials from the Inspectorate, Jinyiwei and Dongchang personnel to strictly supervise, who dared to stretch out his black hand to swallow these potatoes for the relief of the people, no matter how big your official position is, they will all be taken down and thrown into Jinyiwei's edict to enjoy a better life, even the criminal department has no right to intervene, and it is so severe that it is staggering.

In order to expand the influence of potatoes, Zhu Jian not only followed the official official process, but also published information about the planting methods of potatoes, the reasons and benefits of planting, and the cooking methods for eating potatoes for many days, but the only key reminder was that potatoes must be cooked thoroughly before they can be eaten, and they cannot be eaten raw, otherwise they may be poisoned.

Since the "Daming Times" is used, Tuo must be indispensable, and the streets and alleys can be seen everywhere Literate and enthusiastic people are helping illiterate people to interpret various contents of potatoes, as if they have become potato masters.

The common people are honest and simple, have fields to plant, have food to eat, have clothes to wear and live their duty, and are full of expectations for potatoes, which are drought-tolerant and high-yielding, and can replace rice and flour to satisfy hunger.

Perhaps it was Zhu Jian's efforts that moved God, the heavy rain was sprinkled, so that he had not seen a drop of rain for a long time, and the dry earth everywhere greedily absorbed the rain, and the vitality of the earth seemed to be slowly recovering.

In the white rain, a team dressed in tatters was slowly walking through the dense forest in the mountains in the rain.