Li Yang and Han Juzheng led Ma Nan and the guys of the caravan to the Song noodle restaurant: the vegetable noodles of this noodle restaurant are a must-have in us, don't look at it as a noodle restaurant, the real signature is indeed stir-fried vegetables, today I will take you to taste the delicacies and wine of our Zhejiang

Ma Nan happily responded: Okay, I was a little hungry when I heard you say that

Li Yang stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please: Horse shopkeeper please

Song Jiaping sat at the counter at the door and saw that there were so many people, so he quickly got up and came out of the counter, and Ma Nan and I walked in behind the guy: Father-in-law, please arrange a place for us

Song Jiaping glanced back and forth and counted the number of people: Why are so many people here today

Li Yang: My father-in-law is a businessman from the south, and I took them to try the vegetable noodles made by my mother-in-law

Ma Nan: You don't have to check the shopkeeper, there are a total of 70 people I brought

Song Jiaping: Okay, please come here

After arranging the seats, he turned around and shouted softly to the kitchen: 70 bowls of vegetable noodles for the old woman

Li Yang: Father-in-law, you are asking your mother-in-law to cook a few stir-fried dishes

Wang Ruofang walked out of the kitchen after hearing this: My mother, why are so many people here at once, old man, don't stand there stupidly, hurry up and come over to help

Song Jiaping: Here - come on, madam, you have to do a good job today, they were all brought by my uncle, saying that they were businessmen from the south

Wang Ruofang: Old man, it's the first time for our noodle restaurant to come to the south, you go to the backyard to bring in our freshly pickled shrimp, today I have to show my uncle's face

Li Yang: Juzheng, you let the officials work hard, go outside the county and call Gao Yuan and Yuankui here

Han Juzheng: Well, okay - I'll be here again

Ma Nan: I came here last year, when it was just an inconspicuous village, but I didn't expect it to develop into a county with tens of thousands of people

Li Yang: The Alan County you see now is still just a prototype, and when some corresponding facilities and private houses are completed next year, you will come to see that it will be much more prosperous than now

Ma Nan: When I come to Zhejiang next year, I will definitely go to Alan County to have a good look

With that, he looked at a fellow: bring the map

The man took off the cloth bag behind his back, took out a sheepskin map from it and handed it over, Ma Nan reached out and took the map and then placed it on the table smoothly, he first found Zhejiang on the map, then drew his hand to Ningbo Mansion, and then crossed the Maple Ridge for three hours, he drew a circle on the map and noted Alan County in it

Li Yang's eyes stared at the map, this was the first time he had seen the whole picture of the Mingsiya Road, which recorded the mountains, rivers, landforms and rivers of 14 countries on this continent, as well as the cities, counties and towns of various countries

Seeing this, Ma Nan coughed lightly on the side: I see that you are very interested in this picture

Li Yang: The shopkeeper is not afraid of your jokes, this is the first time I have seen a map outside Zhejiang

Ma Nan: This map was recorded little by little by my father when he was a layman, and in recent years, when my father was too old to go out, he made a business at home, and when he came to my business, he recorded some places on the map

Li Yang: I really didn't expect that this map, which looks simple, would be the work of two generations

Ma Nan: I see that your brother is good-looking and a sincere person, so what do you think about selling you 3,700 silver coins for 2,000 stone of cotton?

Li Yang: I have a money-making business, I don't know if you are interested

Ma Nan: As long as it is something that can make money, we runners are all interested

Li Yang: I want to buy 5 million catties of grain at the price of 5 pounds a catty, and this is a big business

Ma Nan laughed when he heard it: Brother, what you said is indeed a big business, but I am powerless in the business you said

Li Yang: Please also ask the shopkeeper to give advice

Ma Nan: Brother, don't look at my caravan, there are 100 carriages, but the goods that can be loaded at a time are only about 50,000 catties, and 5 million catties of grain I have to go back and forth from the south nearly 100 times

If you go by sea and land, you have to hire 40 big ships for 5 million catties of grain, and hire a big boat to go to sea for about 60 silver coins, and sail back and forth from the south to the coast near Alan County for nearly 20 days

Li Yang: Shopkeeper, then you have taken over this business

Ma Nan shook his hand: Things are not as simple as you think, the Shengming Empire has a very strict control over grain, and so much grain has to be approved by the government to get the customs documents, and it doesn't have to wait long for this to come and go

Li Yang: I see, if you don't say this, I really don't know

Song Jiaping shouted softly: Li Yang noodles are ready, come over and help serve it

Li Yang responded: It's coming

Wang Ruofang put the prepared vegetable noodles on the tray one by one and gently pushed them over, Li Yang picked up the tray and put the finished noodles on the table, Ma Nan was the guest, and the first bowl of noodles had to be served to him first

When Ma Nan saw the prepared vegetarian noodles, he was surprised, the clear soup in the bowl floated on the noodles of uniform thickness, a pinch of green onion and a pinch of coriander and two vegetable leaves dotted on the noodles, the clear soup can be seen one by one noodles, a long prawn placed in the middle of the bowl, exuding a fresh fragrance

The guys present were shocked by the prawns in the bowl: in the southern country, such a big shrimp can only be eaten by large families, and ordinary people like us can only see and smell it

And the next few dishes on the table are even more mouthful, steamed partial mouth fish - dry braised flounder - dry fried saury - salted boiled conch - steamed flying crab

Ma Nan was very happy: Brother, you have to spend a lot of money on this dish, we people can have a coarse tea and light meal, so you see how much this meal is, I will give you the money

Li Yang: Shopkeeper, I really want to make friends with you, let's not worry about it

Ma Nan: Then I thank you for your hospitality, and today we will have a good taste of Zhejiang's food

At this time, a voice came from the store, "Zhejiang not only has food but also wine"

Looking back, it was the plateau, a few of them came, still holding the wine jar in their hands, I stood up from the chair and hurriedly waved my hand: You came just in time for the dish to come over quickly, the shopkeeper, I will introduce you to you, this is Han Juzheng, he is the county of Alan County, these are the plateau-Gaolin-Yuankui-Yuanhong is my sworn brother, this is the merchant Ma Nan from the south

Everyone saluted each other and took their seats, and Gao Yuan brought the wine jar to Ma Nan to a glass of wine: How about coming to the shopkeeper to taste the wine we made

Ma Nan took a sip of the wine glass, only to see his eyes glaring slightly, and then drank the wine down: good wine - this wine is mellow and plump in the mouth, and after swallowing, the fragrance of this wine is still in the mouth, and it feels a little sweet when you sip your mouth

Gao Yuan: I didn't expect the shopkeeper to be a good drinker

Ma Nan wiped his mouth gently: this wine feels a little cloudy in the mouth, it should be that the heat is not well mastered when making wine or the taste is out of taste when sealed

Li Yang: What the shopkeeper said is that I will not tell you that the winery is still in the trial brewing process, and I am going to find a few skilled winemakers to make wine, and when you come to Alan County next time, you will definitely be able to drink real wine

Ma Nan: I'll come when you make real wine

Everyone talked happily at the wine table, listening to Ma Nan talk about his many years of business and some things outside Zhejiang, and before he knew it, it was afternoon

Ma Nan looked at the sky: It's not too early, and we have to set off on our way

Li Yang: Okay, I'll send you off, the shopkeeper must come to Alan County when he comes to Zhejiang next time

Ma Nan arched his hand: It must be

The men began to straighten out the goods on the carriage and prepared to leave for another place, Li Yang stood aside and looked at the carriage full of cotton: can the cotton be cheaper

Ma Nan hesitated for a while: Brother, let's have 3,400 silver coins

Li Yang took a deep breath: Okay, let's make a deal

Ma Nan smiled when he heard it: At this time in previous years, we came to Zhejiang to sell cotton at a good price, but this year I don't know how the cotton has become unpopular, last year with us to order cotton shops this year will not be accepted, we have traveled thousands of miles to transport cotton to Zhejiang can not be brought back to the south of the country, I am looking for a place to sell cotton at a low price as long as it can be kept, it is a coincidence that we just planned to rest here, but I didn't expect this trip not only made a friend but also sold the cotton

Li Yang: By chance, we became friends

Ma Nan: Yes, the 2,000 kapok stored in Shaoxing Mansion for the past two days, I will have someone send it to you, brother I don't know if you have any goods to buy and sell, although we didn't make any money on this cotton trip, but when we go back, it is not a trip in vain to bring some goods that can make money

Li Yang: We only have refined salt

Ma Nan: Can you let me take a look?

Li Yang: Okay, I'll get it

After speaking, he turned around and entered the noodle restaurant and asked his mother-in-law for a bowl of refined salt, Ma Nan took the salt bowl and dipped a little refined salt in his hand and put it in his mouth and sipped it: Well, yes, it is indeed good salt, brother, what price are you going to sell for this kind of salt, if it is appropriate, I will bring some back to Nanguo

Li Yang raised his hand and scratched his head: This salt is 40 yuan a catty in our local area

After hearing this, Ma Nan: In this way, if it is 30 pounds a catty, I will buy 100,000 catties, this is also the first time I buy salt back to the south of the country, I have no idea what price I can sell

Li Yang: Okay, then it's decided, and when the cotton arrives, the refined salt will be transported back

Ma Nan: You still have to pay me 1,013 silver coins

Li Yang: Good horse shopkeeper, please ask the guy to help me send these goods back, I will ask people to go back and bring the money, and you will make two trips to the plateau-Yuankuilao

Gao Yuan and Yuan Kui returned to the manor with a carriage full of goods

Ma Nan: Brother, I gave you two gifts, during the meal, I saw that you were very interested in my map, so I gave it to you as the first gift, don't you want to buy grain for the second gift, you might as well go to Fuguo to see Some time ago, I heard from a businessman in Fuguo that Fuguo is a bumper year today

After saying that, the guy handed over the map

Li Yang is a little unconscious: The shopkeeper is so conscious

Ma Nan: If you postpone it, you will be a little out of sight, when you have the opportunity to go to Nanguo, you will definitely come to Nantianfu to find me, and then I will be the east, if you can't find it, you just need to ask someone where the Nanjiang Chamber of Commerce is, and someone will lead you to the Nanjiang Chamber of Commerce

Li Yang: If I have the opportunity to go to the south in the future, I will definitely visit me

After paying the money, Ma Nan and his caravan left Alan County, I returned to the manor and sat alone in the courtyard, looking up at the white clouds in the sky, if it was so troublesome to buy grain from abroad, it would be better to spend more money to buy it locally, so the next day I came to the rice shop last time

As soon as I entered the door, the shopkeeper was busy arranging food with his buddy, and as soon as he saw me, he stopped what he was doing: "You are here, guest officer."

Li Yang arched his hand: I went back to discuss it with my family, and I think the price of food you gave is okay

Shopkeeper: I didn't lie to you, I didn't lie to you, the price of food I gave you in Taizhou is definitely the lowest

Li Yang: The shopkeeper, let's get 5 million catties of grain and 28,000 silver coins according to the last time

There was a trace of embarrassment on the shopkeeper's face: I can give you at least 7 pounds of rice now

Li Yang: Didn't the shopkeeper pay back 6 lines of money two days ago?

Shopkeeper: Guest, didn't you say it too, it was two days ago?

After saying that, he turned around and went to lay out the grain with his fellows

Li Yang: The shopkeeper's 7 tattoo money is too expensive, so it's cheaper

The shopkeeper didn't even look at Li Yang: If you think it's expensive, you might as well go and inquire elsewhere

As soon as Li Yang heard me, Cao, this really responded to the old saying, "rushing is not a sale", and when I saw that the attitude of the shopkeeper was not as polite as two days ago, he looked a little indifferent, as if to say that if you can't afford it, don't ask the east and the west, so I turned around and flicked my sleeves away

At night, everyone gathered in the council hall as usual, and Li Yang had already asked the family to bring in the items they had bought from the merchants of the southern country and put them in front of them, and when they saw the beautifully made porcelain, brightly colored lacquerware, cloth and carmine powder, it was a compliment

Gao Yuan held a piece of porcelain in both hands: I didn't expect that the craftsmanship of the southern country was so exquisite, and it was worthy of being a rich country

At this time, Han Juzheng had a question in his heart: Brother Li, I actually wanted to ask you during the day, do you have any plans to buy so many southern goods

Li Yang smiled and raised his hand towards Han Juzheng: Those who know me are Ju Zhengye, what the Guanshan Daoist said is right, at present, Alan County's income is all dependent on refined salt, and next year we will build a school yard-wharf-manor and some facilities to support more and more people, so we have to find a way to organize some other goods that can make money

Everyone also saw that the goods of the southern country are indeed exquisite workmanship, and the goods of the southern country can be sold to Alan County, and then the goods obtained from Alan County can also be sold to other countries, and when the second merchant comes back, he will send these porcelain-lacquerware to the workshop to see if our craftsmen can make the same thing according to these goods

Ju Zheng asked the officials to inquire in Alan County to see if there were any people among the residents who could make rouge fandel, if not, they would look for it in the entire Taizhou capital, and when we found a craftsman, we opened a workshop specializing in making rouge fandel

Han Juzheng: Brother Li Juzheng understands

Li Yang: Today I went to the rice shop again, I was going to spend more money in Taizhou to buy 5 million catties of grain, MD didn't expect the grain merchant to be less than 7 pounds of money not to sell, I heard the southern businessman said that this year Fuguo seems to be a bumper harvest year, hey, I really can't go to Fuguo to take a trip

Yuan Kui was surprised when he heard this: Why are you going to Fuguo, it is an enemy country, the border army of Fuguo will definitely strictly check the past caravans of Zhejiang, Alan County has just improved, if you have any mistakes, the hard work of the brothers will not be in vain, no, this matter is too dangerous, I don't agree

Gao Yuan: I don't agree either, if the price of grain is 7 and a pound is not good, let's buy less first, saying that our brothers have never been to Fuguo, and we don't know anything about the terrain of Fuguo and the roads leading to the states

Li Long: Yes, young master, we grew up together, and we have never been to such a far place, if our mother knew about her, she would not agree

Li Yang took out the map of the Mingsiya Continent from his sleeve and handed it to Yuan Kui and the others: This is the map of the Mingsiya Road given to me by Ma Nan, a businessman in the south, which records the locations and roads of the cities of various countries, I don't think the matter is as serious as you said, Fuguo and Zhejiang have ceased war, and we went out of the customs to buy food as merchants, not to investigate the military situation, there is nothing to worry about

Yuan Kui: Although there has been a truce between Fuguo and Zhejiang, I still don't feel at ease if you venture to Fuguo

Gao Yuan: That's right, if it's in Taizhou, even if it's a big deal, the brothers can carry it with you

Li Yang muttered in his mouth: Where to find a guide to Fuguo

Han Juzheng: Brother Li, I think of someone

Li Yang: Who

Han Juzheng: The shopkeeper of Taizhou Gaoren Pharmacy is Gaoda, he often did business with Fuguo people in the early years, and relied on herbs and leather goods to make a fortune

Li Yang: Ju Zheng, please go with me tomorrow, I hope he can help us juniors because of his friendship with Ling Zun

Han Juzheng nodded: Okay, Brother Li, then I'll accompany you tomorrow

The next day, Han Juzheng took me to Gaoren Pharmacy, and as soon as he entered the pharmacy, he asked the guy: Is my Uncle Gao here?

Man: Young Master Han, you're here, my shopkeeper is in the house, you wait here for a while

After speaking, he turned around and shouted softly into the house: The young master of the Han family who is in charge of the shopkeeper is here

It didn't take long for Gundam to come out of the back room: the eldest nephew had arrived

Han Juzheng bowed: My nephew has seen Uncle Gao

Gao Dar pulled up his cuffs: Is there something wrong with you coming to Uncle Gao early in the morning?

Han Juzheng: My nephew can't hide anything from Uncle Gao, and I really want to ask Uncle Gao for help when I came here today

There was a trace of doubt on Gundam's face: "You Uncle Gao, I am just a Langzhong, what can I do to help you."

Han Juzheng: Actually, it's not a big deal, but there is a business at the moment that I want to ask Uncle Gao to help us figure it out

Gundam glanced at Li Yang: Oh, you're here too

Li Yang arched his hand: I have seen Elder Gao below

Gouda nodded: "It's all old acquaintances, so don't live in these false courtesies, it's a business matter, then you can talk to me in the back room."

After speaking, he led me and Han Juzheng into the house, stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please for me and Han Juzheng to sit down, and then he picked up the teapot and poured me two cups of tea: What kind of business reminds you of me, Langzhong

Han Juzheng: Uncle Gao, this friend of mine wants to buy some food in Fuguo, and I hope Uncle Gao can help me give me some advice