Uncle Gao rushed back to the Han Palace, and saw Zhao Yao and He Lianfang barbecuing in the courtyard. Zhao Yao saw him coming back, and hurriedly beckoned to him: "Uncle Gao, it's better to come back sooner than to come back, the lamb skewers that have just been grilled, come and eat them." ”

Uncle Gao, who was not hungry, smelled the aroma of barbecue, and his stomach immediately became hungry, and he hurriedly walked towards Zhao Yao and them.

Uncle Gao grabbed a handful of lamb skewers and ate them in a big gulp.

Tongxi brought Uncle Gao a pot of wine, and Uncle Gao took it, directly facing the mouth of the wine jug, and drank it in a big gulp.

"Cool!" Eating barbecue and drinking spirits is really enjoyable.

"How's the patrol, is there anyone making trouble?" Zhao Yao asked.

"No one dares to make trouble, but a few inland people think they are noble and force the stall owners to sell them cheaply, and a few foreigners quarrel with the inland people...... Uncle Gao told Zhao Yao about a few small things he encountered during his patrol.

After Zhao Yao heard this, he nodded and said, "It's good that no one makes trouble." ”

Uncle Gao remembered that before he left, Zhao Yao was still talking to the people sent by King Han, and asked with concern: "Your Highness, how did you talk to the people sent by King Han, you weren't bullied, right?" ”

"The person sent by King Han is very sincere, and he has a good conversation."

"What business did he talk to you about?"

"A lot. Glass, soap, dried fruits, herbs, wine, medicinal wine, cloth, embroidery, ......"

After hearing this, Uncle Gao said with a surprised face: "So many." ”

"And that's not all." Uncle Gao and He Lianfang are their own people, and Zhao Yao has nothing to say, "King Han will open a shop in Swamp Mansion, specializing in selling northern specialties, such as fur and jerky." He would also open a restaurant in the swamp house. ”

"Selling furs and jerky?" Uncle Gao looked puzzled and said, "I remember that there are furs and dried meat sold in the Swamp Mansion in the Western Regions, can King Han make money by opening this shop?" ”

"What does it matter to us whether we make money or not." Zhao Yao continued, "He will buy goods from me and sell things such as glass and soap, as well as dried fruit and wine in the north. ”

"Your Highness, you can go to the north to sell it yourself, there's no need to cooperate with King Han, right?" Uncle Gao asked puzzledly, "If you sell it yourself, you can make more money than cooperating with King Han, why did you agree to King Han?" ”

Tongxi, who was in charge of the barbecue on the side, interjected and said: "Master, have you forgotten that Youzhou is the fief of King Han, and without the permission of King Han, His Royal Highness cannot go to Youzhou to do business." ”

Zhao Yao continued Tongxi's words: "I don't have any business in the north. ”

"Could it be that King Han controls the business of the entire north?" Uncle Gao was stunned, "Without King Han's permission, can't others do business in the north?" Is it so arrogant? ”

"Youzhou is King Han's fief, and it is normal for him to not allow outsiders to go to his fief to do business."

"King Han won't allow you to go to Youzhou to do business, but you want to buy goods from you and sell them in Youzhou?"

Zhao Yao nodded lightly and said, "That's right." ”

Uncle Gao was not angry: "King Han is really treacherous." "King Han really made a good calculation.

"How can you do business without being treacherous?"

"Your Highness, don't you feel like that's too much of a loss?" Uncle Gao was upset with Zhao Yao, "Isn't King Han bullying you by doing this?" ”

"He didn't bully me, he bought goods from me, and he didn't give money." Zhao Yao smiled, "Besides, I won't sell it to him at a loss." ”

"Your Highness, he buys cheap goods from you, and he will sell them at a high price after he gets Youzhou, isn't this a loss?"

"It's not a loss, I'm only responsible for selling him things, and I don't have to worry about anything else, I don't have to worry a lot." Zhao Yao calculated the account with Uncle Gao, "You see, if I go to Youzhou to sell it myself, I can sell it at a high price, but the price I pay is also big." First of all, I have to rent a storefront in Youzhou, which does it cost a lot of money. Secondly, I still have to pay taxes to King Han, which is also a sum of money. In the end, I had to open a porcelain factory in Youzhou, and the land for this factory would cost a lot of money whether it was rented or bought. Furthermore, it costs money to hire craftsmen. ”

Uncle Gao nodded.

"The sum of these expenses is not a lot of money, but King Han buys directly from me, I don't need to spend any money, which kind of bargain do you say?"

When Uncle Gao heard Zhao Yao's calculation, he suddenly said, "Naturally, it is cost-effective for King Han to purchase goods directly from you." ”

"That's right, the most important thing is that there are no problems with how the glass is made." Zhao Yao narrowed his eyes slightly, and said meaningfully, "If you are in Youzhou, you may not be able to keep the porcelain factory, maybe the glass manufacturing recipe will also be leaked, after all, Youzhou is not my fiefdom, and everything in Youzhou is up to King Han." ”

After hearing this, Uncle Gao clenched his fist at Zhao Yao: "It's still Your Highness's thoughtfulness." ”

"King Han is willing to buy goods from me, and I don't need to be responsible for helping with transportation, why don't you say I." The person sent by King Han talked to Zhao Yao about buying goods at first, but cooperating to open a store and do business, but Zhao Yao refused. Working together to open a store can make a lot of money, but there are also a lot of troubles inside. Zhao Yao didn't want to have too much to do with King Han.

"Your Highness, you just said that King Han wants to open a shop in the Swamp Mansion to do business, why did you agree?" Uncle Gao asked again, "Didn't you just say that if you open a shop in Youzhou to do business, King Han may not agree, so why do you let him come to Swamp Mansion to open a store?" ”

"I'm going to go to Youzhou to open a store and do business now, and King Han is welcome, but I don't want to go." Zhao Yao took the freshly grilled squid from Tongxi's hand and couldn't wait to take a big bite, "King Han wants to do business in the swamp mansion and has to pay me taxes, why don't I agree?" ”

"Aren't you afraid that King Han has other purposes, such as staring at you?"

"I can keep an eye on his people so I can know what he's trying to do." Zhao Yao said with a deep meaning, "It's safest to put people under your nose." ”

He knew that Uncle Gao was worried about him, so he comforted Uncle Gao and said, "Uncle Gao, I know in my heart that nothing will happen." "Although it is not yet known what the purpose of King Han is, no matter what his intentions are, he will not succeed.

When Uncle Gao heard this, he no longer worried in his heart, and concentrated on eating barbecue and drinking.

In addition to pork, lamb, chicken and other meats, there are also a lot of seafood, such as squid, oysters, scallops, etc.

Since they learned that eating oysters has the function of aphrodisiac, Uncle Gao and they like to eat them very much.

When Uncle Gao was in the Wa Kingdom, he often ate fish from the sea, but the taste of the cooks in the Wa Kingdom was average. Also, the Japanese people do not eat scallops, oysters and crabs.

In terms of food, no one can compare to His Royal Highness the King of Han. Scallops, oysters, and crabs all have hard shells, and the world doesn't know what to do, but His Highness has come up with a hundred ways to eat them, and each one is very delicious.

Zhao Yao ate for a while and then ate it, didn't eat anymore, and pushed He Lianfang back to the house.

He Lianfang knew what Zhao Yao had just said to Uncle Gao, but he only said half of it, and he didn't say half of it.

"The person sent by King Han should have something else to do."

Zhao Yao was stunned when he heard He Lianfang say this, and then smiled slightly: "I really can't hide anything from you, second uncle." ”

He Lianfang asked, "What else did the people sent by King Han tell you?" ”

Zhao Yao winked playfully at He Lianfang, "Second uncle, guess." ”

He Lianfang ignored Zhao Yao and gave him a cold look.

Zhao Yao smiled wryly, and then said: "King Han wants to do business with Annam, Johor, Siam and other countries, and hopes that I can help him introduce the imperial merchants of these countries." ”

"Imperial Merchant?" He Lianfang was a little surprised, "It's not the royal family?" ”

"King Han wants his people to come into contact with the royal families of these countries, but are his people worthy?" Zhao Yao said, "Only when King Han himself comes, the royal families of these countries are willing to see him." ”

"Well, it looks like everything was expected."

Zhao Yao raised the corners of his mouth and smiled proudly: "If King Han is really a fox, then he will definitely show his fox tail in the future." All I have to do now is wait, I have enough patience to wait for him. ”

After talking to He Lianfang for a while, Zhao Yao returned to his courtyard. During this time, he was busy meeting foreign merchants and talking to them about business, which made him physically and mentally exhausted. After bathing, I hurriedly climbed into bed and went to bed.

Early the next morning, after Zhao Yao finished breakfast, he asked Tongxi to call the Ministry of Works, and he had something to explain to the Ministry of Works.

"At present, there are already many people who want to open stores in Marsh Province, but there are not enough shops in Marsh Province at present, and more shops have to be built." Zhao Yao pointed to the map of the swamp mansion, "In addition to building shops, you also have to build houses to live in. ”

Shoshu of the Ministry of Industry understands the idea of building a store, but he does not understand the idea of building a house to live in.

"Your Highness, shouldn't the house be built by the master himself?"

"Let's build a batch first, and then someone will naturally buy it." Zhao Yao pointed to the map on the east side of the Swamp Mansion and said, "I told you before that the Swamp Mansion will be divided into four cities, east, west, south, and north, just like the capital. We will build a number of luxurious mansions in the East Market first, and those who have money will buy them at that time. ”

After hearing this, the Ministry of Works' eyes suddenly lit up, and his expression became excited: "Your Highness, if you sell the house, you can make a lot of money." ”

"That's right, now only the East City has been temporarily created, and the other three cities have not yet been built." Zhao Yao added, "In the future, we will also build shops and houses to live in in the other three cities." Of course, we can also sell land, and customers can buy land and build their own houses. ”

"I remember."

"Let's move on to the planning of the East City." Because now there is only the East Market, but the East City has not been completely built, and it has to be continued.

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu wrote it down while listening to Zhao Yao.

"When the trade conference is over, the East Market will have to be built immediately, and then the West City will be built immediately after." Zhao Yao pinched his chin and said, "Considering that there will be many people in the swamp mansion in the future, the east and west cities must be built and built according to the standards of the capital." ”

"By the standards of the capital?" The Ministry of Industry Shangshu exclaimed, "Your Highness, will this be too big?" Besides, the swamp mansion is much smaller than the capital. "How can the swamp mansion be compared to the capital.

"It's true that the Swamp Mansion can't be compared with the capital now, and it's much smaller than the capital, but the Swamp Mansion will definitely not be smaller than the capital in the future." Zhao Yao said firmly, "In the future, more people will come to the Swamp Mansion, so the Swamp Mansion must be expanded outward." However, there is no hurry to expand outward, and the East Market must be built first, and it will be built according to the standards of the East Market in the capital. ”

"Yes, Your Highness." The Ministry of Industry Shangshu felt that there was no need to build it according to the size of the eastern city of the capital, but His Royal Highness must have a reason for saying so.

Zhao Yao instructed the Ministry of Industry to do some things, so he let him leave. After that, he called the Ministry of Rites again. Tomorrow is the Duanyang Festival, and there are many activities to be held, so you have to check with the Ministry of Rites again.

After instructing the Ministry of Rites, Zhao Yao invited the imperial merchants of Annan and Siam to come to the Han Palace, and then introduced the people sent by the King of Han to them.