This time, Tang Ping opened four workshops in London in one go.

A winemaking workshop, a perfume workshop, a cigarette workshop and a paper workshop.

Among them, the brewing workshop and the perfume workshop are aimed at the aristocracy, and the cigarette workshop can be consumed with a small amount of money.

As for the paper workshop, it was for business with the church.

In addition to the cigarette workshop, several other workshops have long been very mature in Datang.

Tang Ping just needs to move it over.

The cigarette workshop is the fastest because it takes time to make wine.

Perfume requires alcohol from the brewery before perfume can be made.

The papermaking workshop is similar, and it is necessary to purchase raw materials such as bamboo, straw, bark, and hemp first, and then several processes such as soaking can be completed.

Only in the cigarette workshop, Tang Ping brought a batch of tobacco and cigarette paper from Datang, and he could call the workers to start work.

What's more, several other workshops have to consider the issue of confidentiality, and it will be more troublesome in selecting people.

The cigarette workshop does not have such considerations, and anyone can do the work.

These workers are also very hard-working, except for the first day of unfamiliarity, only 11 of the 20 people finished the eighteen rolls, and the progress of the second day is much faster.

Hundreds of boxes of cigarettes will soon be completed every day.

And Tang Ping took Li Siwen on a cruise ship to Porto in the Visigothic kingdom.

That's right, Li Siwen was released again.

In Li Ji's words, it is to let him follow Tang Ping to make cattle and horses to atone for his sins.

But Tang Ping knew that in fact, why wasn't this giving him a certain background? ?

At that time, the title of Duke of England will naturally be inherited by Li Zhenlai, and Li Siwen can only rely on himself.

There is no place where it is easier to be promoted than by Tang Ping's side.

Tang Ping didn't care, this kid did a good job during the time he followed him in Europe, as long as he didn't let him sail alone.

Of course, the cruise ship was also repaired and refueled, as one of the means of transportation for Tang Ping in Europe.

Cruise ships without sails come to the piers of Porto and attract the attention of countless people.

Even soon a guard reported to the lord of the city, Fabialo.

After Tang Ping led people to move down the boxes of cigarettes he brought, Fabialo also brought the guards to invite them.

"Lord Fabianlo, I am the Foreign Secretary of Wessex, Duke Tang Ping, you can call me Don."

Fabiano was taken aback, the news of the change of king in Wessex in the north had spread across the continent months earlier, and of course he knew about it.

It's just that I didn't expect that it was the foreign minister of the Wessex Kingdom who came today, and he was still a duke.

"Don?? You are...... Datang people? Fabianolo didn't know Tang Ping's true identity, but he felt that he was also a Tang Dynasty man based on his appearance.

"That's right, Lord Fabiano." Tang Ping said with a smile: "Actually, the unicorn belt, the Jun kiln red porcelain, and the Yue kiln celadon were all sold by me to Old Peter. I've known Peter Sr. for a long time. ”

"Ahh It's you! Fabialo suddenly realized, no wonder he could come up with so many good things, if it was the duke of a country, then it would make sense.

"Don, I can call you that, right? What are you coming to Porto for? ”

"For business!!" Tang Ping pointed to the big box behind him: "This is some of our newly produced things that make people relax, we call them cigarettes." ”

He asked Lao Cui next to him to demonstrate to him, and Lao Cui skillfully took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and lit it with a lighter.

Fabialo looked at Lao Cui in surprise and spit out white smoke, and asked curiously, "Is this ...... What does it do? ”

"The main thing is that it can relax people, and it also has a certain effect of contact fatigue." Tang Ping gave Fabianolo one and lit it for him with a lighter.

Fabianolo tried it, and was choked on the first bite without surprise.

"Ahem, Don, this thing...... It doesn't seem like a good ......."

"Lord Fabiano, there's something wrong with the way you suck!" Tang Ping explained it to Fabianlo, and Fabianolo had the courage to suck it again according to what Tang Ping said, and this time it really didn't feel so choking.

And I can feel that there is a special sense of comfort, and my mind seems to be a little clearer because of this smoke.

In fact, substances such as nicotine can stimulate the release of neurotransmitters such as dopamine in the brain, which can bring short-term pleasure.

Seeing that Fabiano seemed to accept cigarettes, Tang Ping was also relieved, not everyone can accept such things as cigarettes.

The reason why he came to Fabiano first was because he had some connections in the past, and Fabiano would not refuse him so easily.

The second is that if Fabiano can like it, then the other nobles of Porto will naturally accept it.

In addition, the price of cigarettes is not high, although ordinary people can't afford it, but as long as they have a little money, they can consume it.

As long as it can be popular among the nobility, then there is no need to worry about sales.

Lao Cui also skillfully gave cigarettes to the knights who came with Fabiano, and then lit them one by one.

These knights watched their big boss smoking in front of Tang Ping, and naturally they would not refuse.

Soon the dock was filled with coughing and puffs of smoke.

"Don, this is indeed an amazing thing!" After drawing one, Fabiano said, "So how are you going to sell it?" ”

"I would like to ask our old friend Peter Sr. to be my general agent, and I will sell it to him at one price, and he will pay you taxes proportionately. Then it's up to him to sell it elsewhere. ”

Hearing that taxes could be collected, Fabiano smiled on his face.

"No problem, old Peter is a great merchant, and I have left the expansion of the Knights to him again this year, so I will ask someone to invite him to my castle, and invite Don to dine with us."

Tang Ping naturally did not refuse, and went to his castle with Fabialo, and it didn't take long for Old Peter to be invited.

"Wow, Don! I didn't expect to see you here!! Old Peter came up and hugged Tang Ping, and from the time he heard that Wessex had changed kings, he knew that Tang Ping had succeeded.

"I'm glad to meet you, too, how about it? How is Old Peter doing? ”

"Not so good!" Old Peter shook his head: "I have a batch of goods that have been robbed by pirates. "Pirates?" Tang Ping was stunned for a moment, his own Viking Development Co., Ltd. has not yet done business nearby.

"Yes, a bunch of damn pirates, the Arab Navy of the past, didn't you meet them this time?"

Tang Ping thought for a moment and shook his head, almost forgetting about this group of Arab pirates who were blocking him from returning to the city.

If you have the chance, you should have let your pirate company tell them that pirates don't do it that way.

For helping Tang Ping distribute cigarettes, Old Peter had no problem.

In his opinion, this thing, which Fabialo is full of, can soon become a new trend.

His only fear now was that the sea route between Wessex and Porto would be cut off by pirates.

Again complained to Tang Ping about those damn pirates.

"Are Arab pirates in the Mediterranean so rampant now?"

The Vikings had been given a large island in the north of England from Araric, and now they were busy building their new home.

They have just finished their displacement, and they have not had time to come out to do business.

"Who's to say it isn't!" Fabialo sighed: "His Majesty the King contacted several countries such as the Kingdom of Burgundy, and also sent some people to exterminate them, but they did not receive too good results, and now they are becoming more and more rampant. ”

"Actually, there are many other pirate groups, either under the banner of Arab pirates, or they have simply joined them, which is why the situation is so serious now."

The main thing is that the Arab navigation technology at this time is above that of Europe, and the warships of the Arab navy in the past have excellent performance, and the navies organized by European countries are not their opponents at all.

No wonder Tang Ping didn't think he had met a few ships on the way.

It was also those pirates who were lucky that they didn't come out to meet Tang Ping today, otherwise they would definitely be taught to be a man by Tang Ping's cruise ship.

Tang Ping thought for a while and said: "Since this is the case, I will ask my people to deliver the cigarettes in person in the future, but the cost price will increase a little." ”

"No problem!" Old Peter hastened to agree, he was only robbed of a ship and suffered heavy losses.

The money for a ship, the money for the cargo on it, and the pensions of those crew members, etc., are a lot of money.

If Tang Ping transports the goods himself, then even a little increase in cost is acceptable.

Selling the cigarettes he brought to Old Peter, Tang Ping also gave a lighter to Fabianlo, and told him that if he couldn't light the fire in the future, he could change it himself.

Fabianlo said with some excitement: "Don, I didn't expect you to give me such a valuable gift, since this is the case, I can't be stingy, I'll give you some of our newly brewed Porto wine." ”

At that time, Tang Ping also gave Old Peter a copy of the winemaking recipe, and Old Peter and Fabianlo joined forces to make wine and sell it, which is also the reason for the close relationship between the two.

Tang Ping was a little embarrassed, at that time he sold Lao Cui's night pot as a treasure to Fabiano, and now a disposable lighter has been exchanged for so much wine, and he always feels like Fabialo is alone.

In the future, all his things will be imported from Porto to Europe, so that he can earn more taxes!

Unbeknownst to Tang Ping, it was this decision that made Porto the largest fashion center outside of London.

Bidding farewell to old Peter and Fabialo, Tang Ping still did not meet pirates when he returned.

He thought it was the pirates who were lucky, but what he didn't expect was that these pirates gathered together and were ready to do a big deal.

"Arafat, is there really no problem with your message?"

"Believe me, the news is absolutely accurate, this time there are a full thirty large ships heading north. And it has been inquired that it was Egbert, the previous king of Wessex, who used it to transport supplies. ”

"Where did he get all that supplies?"

"Then I don't know, but if you think about it, it's a whole thirty ships of supplies!" Arafat's eyes lit up: "Now that these countries are purging us more and more, as long as we can do this vote, we can rest for a long time, and we will come out again when the countries relax!" ”

The other pirate leaders thought about the supplies of thirty large ships, and they were also very excited, usually just grabbing some caravans, only one or two small boats.

"But...... After all, Egbert used to be the king of Wessex, so we robbed him of his things......"

"Afraid of what? He's a fart king now, his throne has been robbed, and now he's exiled. As for the thirty ships of supplies, I guess they were hidden in the south after he had looted them in the early years, and now he had to be exiled to use them. ”

"I've heard from the people of Wessex that he left Wessex without a dime this time, and if he and his men don't get some supplies, they will starve to death at sea."

Hearing Arafat say this, the other pirates thought about it and thought it was indeed reasonable.

An exiled king, although not common in Europe, is not unique, wasn't Thorfrin exiled by Wessex back then?

It's normal for him to have some possessions, and it's a little exciting to think that they gathered this time to loot the supplies of a king or a former king.

In the future, they will naturally become even more famous.

"In that case, let's send a few clippers and find out the opponent's situation first."

As the initiator of the project, Arafat still has a lot to say.

There was no objection from the pirate's words, and only when he became a pirate did he know that he was careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years.

Soon several clippers left their secret base and headed south.

But after waiting for a few days, no news came.

Arafat and other pirates were anxious, but there was no other way.

A few more clippers were sent, but nothing was heard from them.

"Arafat, what should I do? According to the news at the beginning, they are going to pass by us recently, and if we don't ambush in advance, I'm afraid that the fat sheep in hand will run away! ”

Arafat hesitated for a moment and said, "But the clippers sent out have not returned, this is definitely not normal......

"What? You gathered us here at the beginning, and now the goal is about to arrive, did you tell us not to do it? ”

There are grumpy pirates who don't do it.

"That'...... Let's set up an ambush as planned! Arafat gritted his teeth and said, if he let the other party pass like this this time, his status in this pirate group will plummet in the future.

"That's right, we used to be invincible Arab navies! We have hundreds of warships and tens of thousands of sailors and soldiers, what else in this world can stop us? ”

At this time, a small voice said: "As long as you don't meet the Tang people!" ”