If you say that the later generations of travelers who are accustomed to seeing reinforced concrete high-rise buildings, can still talk and laugh freely and calmly about the magnificent city of ancient standards in front of you. Then the ladies and porters who followed Mr. Wen from the desolate Pacific coast rainforest, all the way over the mountains and mountains into this flowery shijie, facing the big pyramids and stone-filled metropolises in the distance, were not so calm.

In the era of backward productive forces and underdeveloped education, for those people in a state of ignorance, all the giant artificial buildings that look magnificent can cause great visual impact, give them extreme shock, and make them have a strong sense of awe in their hearts. Especially when the building is still a temple, this sentiment will be mixed with the belief in the gods, and it will be more and more obvious.

The reason why so many rulers throughout the ages, when the productive forces are still very underdeveloped, are keen to spend huge manpower and material resources to build some seemingly useless giant projects, build magnificent buildings, and build the so-called Shijie Seven Wonders.

For once such a gigantic structure is built, the building itself alone can have a tremendous deterrent effect on the subjects, and can play a very good auxiliary role in the consolidation of rule - ordinary people in the face of such huge buildings, while marveling at the enormity of these buildings, will also feel their own infinite insignificance, and the greatness and irresistibility of the ruler, and imperceptibly, firmly engraved in the deepest part of the soul.

For example, at this moment, although you know that it is the enemy's city, you are still shocked by this magnificent spectacle, and look at the magnificent pyramids in a daze, reverently, and even involuntarily want to bow your head in worship.

“…… Ok ok! Don't be in a daze here. Hasn't Elder Rapoza returned from Tenochtitlan yet? ”

Seeing that the samurai and female soldiers under his command were all stupid and stupid, and the locals passing by the camp also threw them with disdainful glances as if they were looking at the country buns, Wen Deji couldn't help but roar with some annoyance.

“…… Tell the archangel that there is no news of Elder Rapoza yet, and it is estimated that he has not yet been received by the Emperor Montezuma. ”

An indigenous nobleman, dressed like a middle-aged ladyboy dressed in the colorful feather outfit of a later samba dancer, hurriedly bent down to Wendeji and replied that in the current kingdom of Hongshutizgan, Elder Laboza, who is proficient in many Chinese languages and customs, is an official in charge of foreign affairs. Although Wendeji was the supreme commander of the Aztec Empire, he mainly had to mediate the actual negotiations and negotiations.

However, this elder had obviously entered the city of Tenochtitlan yesterday to make a forward station for the large army behind, but so far there has been no news.

In this way, without knowing the official attitude of the Aztec Empire, the envoys of the Hungshutizgan Kingdom naturally did not dare to enter the city easily, and could only continue to camp on the lake beach on the outskirts to blow the cold wind.

And what is even more unfortunate is that before entering the city, this mission did not enjoy official hospitality, everything had to be taken care of by itself, and no one arranged food and lodging for them.

The most terrible thing is that the food carried by the envoys is almost exhausted, and they can't even make breakfast today. So, Wen Deji gathered some leftover supplies from his luggage and ordered a few clever samurai to take them to the village by the lake and return with some food.

When they were asked to trade, Wen Desi only took out a total of 200 boxes of matches, ten small mirrors, five bags of refined salt, two iron pots, and a stainless steel axe, thinking that this was probably just enough to make a relatively hearty breakfast for the entire mission of more than 900 people. …,

When the samurai returned, they returned unexpectedly with a full load, and got more than 50 baskets of corn, a large pile of tomatoes, pumpkins, peppers, more than 40 turkeys, and 20 dogs that were as fat as pigs -- because there were no large meat animals such as cattle, horses, pigs, and sheep, the American Indians could only work dog meat when they were not eating people, and through years of domestication, they had to take the originally fierce and thin hunting dogs. Raised like a piglet, round and fat......

With so many things in exchange at once, it's enough for everyone to eat for several days!

Moreover, there was a large group of villagers and vendors carrying various things, and they followed after the samurai in high spirits. After seeing Wen Desi and the others, he immediately began to shout and scream, until Wen Ting's scalp was numb—although the Aztecs and Honshutizgans both spoke Navajo, their accents were very different—and it took a lot of effort for Wen Desi to figure out that they were both here to look for bargains.

It turned out that since the travelers arrived in the kingdom of Hungshutizgan, established the Hope Port, and began to dump a large number of modern industrial products. Some merchants also shipped mirrors, refined salt, matches, and steel knives from Port Hope to the Valley of Mexico to sell them near the city of Tenochtitlan. However, due to the rugged mountain roads, the long journey, and the black hearts of the merchants, these items sold for an astonishing amount in the Valley of Mexico.

“…… What's what? A box of matches can be sold from Hope Port to here, and the price can increase by 30 times? What a huge profit! ”

After listening to the stories of these simple villagers, Wen Desi couldn't help but be speechless about it. At the same time, he saw the gold bracelets that these people wore on their wrists, the jeweled necklaces that hung around their necks, and the silver hairpins that were stuck in their hair...... Mr. Wen suddenly had a plan in his heart.

What's the matter?

Ahead of the Spaniards, of course, to get as much gold as possible from the Valley of Mexico!

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“…… A match that can be burned! A swipe can start a fire! ”

“…… Superior white paper! Much stronger than your paper made of mulberry bark! ”

“…… Look, this is the most haode salt on shijie! As white as a snowflake! Oops, you got it wrong, that one wasn't salt, it was MSG. Belch? What is it for? Just sprinkle MSG into the soup to make the soup taste more delicious......"

“…… The most beautiful porcelain and glass cutlery, and voila, what a gorgeous pattern, what a smooth feel! ”

“…… The sharpest dagger! And axes! You can try it with the wood cut over there! ”

“…… The softest coloured cloth, and the blankets! Thin, thick, and all kinds of colors are available! And it's extra resistant to rinsing and never fades! ”

“…… The sweetest candy! There is something for every taste! Kids, would you like to try one? If it's delicious, ask your mother to buy you ......."

“…… Come and buy it! Perfume! Mirror! Soap! Belch? What is soap, you ask? Tsk, look at your dirty hands, grab this piece of soap and wash it with that basin of water like me! Look, isn't it clean all at once? ”

“…… This cup is made of plastic, it's lightweight and resistant to falling, you can take it to the stone there and knock it a few times......"

“…… These pills, which come in clear glass bottles, are called aspirin. When your child has a fever, just take four or five tablets to reduce the fever. In addition, it can also cure rheumatism...... Uh, weishenme is called that? I don't know! This is a panacea rewarded by the gods......"

“…… No, no, we don't accept cocoa beans! Do you have gold sand or silver nuggets? Or you can bring the gems and ......"...,

“…… The corn we got was enough, but do you have any haode rosewood at home? We also collect fine timber. ”

“…… Where's the gold in your filthy wretched lump?! It's clearly brass! Want to scam? ”

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The cold winter winds of the Mexican highlands echo with all kinds of noisy cries. And the bustling crowd made the scene even hotter.

The nobles, warriors and men of the kingdom of Honshutizgan, warriors and even some of the quick-witted coolie porters, all made improvised cameos as vendors, spreading out reed mats around the fence of the camp, shouting for all kinds of modern industrial goods, which soon attracted a rush of buying on an astonishing scale.

Although the envoys traveled all the way through mountains and rivers, and there were no oxen, horses, and donkeys to carry the baggage, it was impossible to carry too many goods, but they brought time and space passages and four spatial powers...... So, Mr. Wen directly discussed with the four traversers and immediately made the decision to dump on the spot.

-- The gold and silver of the Aztec Empire, instead of being robbed by the Spaniards without spending a penny, it is better to exchange things with us!

Wang Qiu crossed back again and continued to work as a delivery man, sending all kinds of small commodities that had been hoarded in the containers at the wharf over there in piles to this side. Then, Wen Desi intensively instructed his subordinates to clean up the site, set up stalls, and started all kinds of businesses in a familiar way.

Thus, by noon on this day, the temporary camp of the envoys of the Kingdom of Hunghiutizgan had turned into a lively bazaar.

After receiving the news, the residents of the Mexican Valley, dozens of miles away, all came to the market with baskets and canoes to hunt for bargains. There are also traders who want to wholesale goods in large quantities, as well as to test the origin of goods...... All kinds of bargaining voices went straight into the sky for a while.

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PS: Let's talk about something incredible, the day before yesterday, my uncle's unit was reduced in staff, and the only chemical analyst was laid off.

However, the quality inspection in the unit is all manual shiyan (similar to the chemistry laboratory of a middle school), and there is no automation equipment (one can cost hundreds of thousands), and no one can play without that guy. As a result, all products could not be qualified for spot checks.

The production department reported the matter to the leader, and the leader immediately instructed: wait until half a year later.

Well, in the past six months, all products have not been able to leave the factory, or they have to leave the factory without inspection. And the quality of the products in this unit has always been not very good, accidents have continued, and dead rats have been found in packaging bags...... Is the leader killing himself?

From this point of view, there should be airlines that fire pilots, hospitals without doctors, fire brigades without firefighters, armies without soldiers (this seems to be a lot), and public security bureaus without police (outsourced to gangsters**).