It is impossible for outsiders and Gentiles who come to the trade conventions held in the swamp province without anything. They brought a lot of the best things their family sold, so that His Royal Highness the King of Han could see them. If you can get into the eyes of His Royal Highness the King of Han, maybe you can do business with His Royal Highness the King of Han.

The things they brought were indeed good, and basically they were all not available in Da Zhou, and Zhao Yao was happy to do business with them. Before the Duanyang Festival, Zhao Yao signed as many as fifty or sixty businesses with them.

After the Duanyang Festival, foreign and foreign merchants set up stalls to sell the things they brought.

Zhao Yao deliberately set aside an area specifically for them to set up a stall to sell things. The people of the swamp province were very curious about what these foreign and foreign merchants were selling, and although most of them could not afford it, it was good to see the rise and see.

Inland merchants and Gentile merchants were very curious about what they sold to each other. Let them set up stalls, but also to let them communicate. Inland merchants and foreign merchants also signed up for a number of deals with each other.

There are many things in Lingnan that are not found in the inland, and of course there are many things in the inland that are not in Lingnan, so there is no need to prohibit inland merchants from cooperating with foreign merchants. Besides, Zhao Yao held the trade conference in order to allow foreign merchants and Great Zhou merchants to do business.

Zhao Yao pushed He Lianfang and took them to visit outsiders and foreigners to set up stalls to sell things. When he sees some new and interesting things, he will also buy some and send some back to the capital when the time comes, so that he can show them to his mother and fourth brother.

Each stall was full of people, and although everyone didn't understand the language, they could barely communicate and buy and sell through the gesture. The scene is very lively, and people can't help but smile when they see it.

At this time, it was already night, but it was brightly lit and very noisy. Here, there are also guards with knives patrolling, responsible for catching troublemakers and thieves. This allowed outsiders and Gentiles to set up stalls and do business with confidence.

He Lianfang, who was in a wheelchair, looked around. Seeing the smiles on the faces of the people, listening to their conversations, and feeling the breath of fireworks in this world, his heart warmed for some reason.

Uncle Gao, who was following Zhao Yao and them, looked at the scene in front of him and let out a sigh of emotion: "It's so good." "Although such a scene can be seen in the capital or other places in the interior, I don't know why I am moved to see such a scene in the swamp house.

Zhao Yao withdrew his gaze from the stalls on both sides and looked at Uncle Gao in surprise: "Uncle Gao, what do you think is good?" ”

Uncle Gao pointed to the stalls on both sides and said with a smile: "Lively and prosperous." ”

Zhao Yao nodded slightly and said, "It's really lively, but compared to the capital, this bit of excitement is nothing." As for the prosperity, it is not at the moment. ”

"Your Highness, you can't compare with the capital, you have to compare with before, there was no such situation in the previous Swamp Mansion." Obviously he didn't participate in the construction of the Swamp Mansion, but seeing the Swamp Mansion become what it is now, he felt a sense of pride in his heart for some reason. "Your Highness, you are truly remarkable."

Zhao Yao was slightly stunned when he heard Uncle Gao praise him, and then deliberately asked, "Uncle Gao, are you really praising me, or are you ridiculing me?" ”

"Of course, I really praise you." Uncle Gao said with sincerity on his face, "It took you less than a year to turn the poor and remote swamp mansion into the noisy and prosperous state it is today, just ask how many people in this world can do this." ”

"Since you really praise me, then I will accept it unceremoniously." Zhao Yao said, and then looked at the stalls on both sides, the corners of his mouth slightly hooked, "I haven't done enough, this is just the beginning, and the swamp mansion will become more and more prosperous in the future." ”

"I believe that the Marsh Mansion will get better and better under the construction of Your Highness, and sooner or later it will surpass the capital." Uncle Gao believes that under the leadership of Zhao Yao, the Swamp Mansion will definitely be more prosperous than the capital in the future, and even more prosperous than the south of the Yangtze River.

"It's easy to surpass the capital, but my goal is to surpass Jiangnan." Zhao Yao said unashamedly.

"Your Highness, you will be able to do it." Uncle Gao exclaimed in his heart: he now finally knew why the emperor and the general had to cooperate to push His Highness to that position. In the future, when His Royal Highness sits on the throne, the Great Zhou will inevitably usher in a peaceful and prosperous era. Fortunately, he is still young and healthy, and he can wait for the peaceful and prosperous era created by His Highness.

In a few years, the swamp mansion will definitely become the largest trade state capital in the Great Zhou in the mouth of His Royal Highness, and it will also become one of the most prosperous state capitals in the Great Zhou. In the future, the Marsh Mansion will be the Great Zhou in the future.

Uncle Gao saw the future Da Zhou in the swamp mansion, which made him very much looking forward to Zhao Yao's accession to the throne.

Zhao Yao said confidently: "I also believe that I can do it." After saying that, he continued to push He Lianfang around.

After visiting the stalls of outsiders and foreigners, Zhao Yao and the others went to a stall selling wontons.

The proprietor and proprietress of this wonton seller are not really native to Marsh Province, their family used to be from the capital and were exiled to Marsh Province because of their family elders during the previous dynasty, and their family has settled in Marsh Province ever since. Last year, the family finally went from being a sinner to a good citizen. Become good citizens, they can do whatever they want.

Taking advantage of the trade conference, the couple also decided to set up a stall to make some money. They don't have any skills, the only thing they can do is to know how to make wontons.

The couple set up a stall with the attitude of trying it out, but they didn't expect the business to be good. During this time, both of them made more money than they had in the past few decades.

Although Zhao Yao and the others were wearing ordinary clothes, they were imposing, and they were not simple people at first glance. The boss thought that Zhao Yao and they were also coming to the swamp mansion to do business, so they warmly entertained them.

Zhao Yao took a bite of the wonton, his eyes suddenly lit up, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Beijing-style wontons." When he was in the capital, Zhao Yao often went out of the palace to look for food, and the food was generally hidden in front of the stalls. He used to go to a wonton stall in the West Market to eat, and the wontons were very delicious.

He Lianfang and Uncle Gao don't have much research on food, but they can also eat familiar flavors from this wonton.

The boss smiled and asked, "A few guests are from the capital, right?" ”

"That's right, we're from the capital." Zhao Yao heard that the boss's Beijing dialect was not standard, mixed with a Lingnan accent. "Boss, your ancestors are from Beijing?"

"Yes, my grandfather was a native of the capital, who was slandered and exiled here during the previous dynasty." The boss said proudly, "My grandmother is very good at making wontons, and the noodles and wontons I sell here are all Beijing flavors." ”

"It's really rare to be able to eat the authentic taste of the capital in the swamp mansion." Zhao Yao looked at the boss and asked, "The dishes you eat on weekdays are all from the taste of Beijing?" ”

"That's right, my grandmother used to say that the capital is our hometown, let us not forget the taste of our hometown."

"It's right not to forget what you are." Zhao Yao saw that the other tables were full of people, and the accents of the guests were from other places and some from other countries. "Boss, your business is good."

The boss smiled honestly: "Thanks to the blessing of His Royal Highness King Han, I didn't expect that there would be so many guests who like to eat my noodles and wontons." ”

"Some of the people who came to the trade conference this time are from Beijing, and when they see people from their hometowns, does the boss feel very kind?"

"It's very affectionate, it feels like seeing a loved one." The boss said, his eyes reddened slightly, "My grandfather, grandmother, and father and mother all hope to return to their hometown capital before they die. It's a pity that they didn't wait for the good times, and now our family is a good citizen, and we can go back to our hometown at any time. Speaking of this, the boss became embarrassed, "However, we don't have that much money to go back to the capital now, my wife and I plan to continue to set up stalls to make money, and when we make enough money, we will let my son and them go to the capital to have a look." "When they are old and can't afford to travel long distances, they don't go back to their hometowns, but their sons and grandsons can go to the capital for them.

Uncle Gao said: "When the trade conference starts, you will soon be able to earn enough money to go to the capital." ”

"This is all thanks to His Royal Highness the King of Han, if there is no His Royal Highness the King of Han, how can we have a good life now." The boss said, thinking of his father and grandparents, and sighed softly, "It's a pity that my father and grandfather didn't arrive at the good time when His Royal Highness King Han was here." ”

Uncle Gao glanced at Zhao Yao and smiled meaningfully: "No, thanks to His Royal Highness the King of Han." ”

The boss originally wanted to talk to Zhao Yao and their fellow countrymen, but when a new guest came, he had to go over to entertain them.

He Lianfang saw that Zhao Yao's expression was a little wrong, and asked with concern, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhao Yao came back to his senses, saw He Lianfang and Uncle Gao's concerned eyes, and smiled at them soothingly: "I'm fine, I just miss my mother." "In the past, when he was in the capital, his mother often cooked for him in person, such as noodles and wontons, and the mother concubine made them very delicious." Although I often wrote to my mother, she was definitely still worried about me. "When he is busy, he can't think of his mother, but when he is free, he misses his mother very much. The third concubine was gone last year, and now there is only one concubine in the Kunde Palace, and it is estimated that the concubine will be very lonely.

"Aren't you going back to the capital next year, won't you be able to see Concubine Liang when the time comes." As soon as He Lianfang finished speaking, she suggested to Zhao Yao, "If you really want to be a concubine of Liang, you can apply to the emperor and return to the capital for the New Year this year." ”

"Yes, Your Highness, you are going back to the capital at the beginning of next year anyway, it is better to go back to the capital for the New Year this year, I think the emperor should agree, and Concubine Liang will be very happy at that time."

Zhao Yao didn't expect this, but now when he heard He Lianfang and them say this, he also felt that it was not impossible.

"Don't rush for now, wait until the end of the year to see if you're busy. If I'm not busy, I'll apply to return to the capital early. If you're busy, you'd better wait until the beginning of next year before heading back to the capital. "He's going to be even busier after the trade conference because he still has a lot of things to do.

After eating the wontons, Zhao Yao and He Lianfang returned to the Han Palace.

In the study, Zhao Yao pulled He Lianfang and Uncle Gao to fight the landlord. The three of them played cards and chatted at the same time.

"I plan to let the soldiers of the Zhennan Camp also come to the Swamp Mansion to do business."

Hearing Zhao Yao's words, He Lianfang and Uncle Gao were both surprised: "Let the soldiers come to the Swamp Mansion to do business?" ”

"Let the soldiers also come to the swamp mansion to sell small things and make some money to use." Zhao Yao said, "The military market, it wasn't like nothing before. ”

Hearing the word "military market", He Lianfang showed a sudden look on her face.

"There is a military market in the north, so that the soldiers can trade with the locals, or the Huns, in exchange for something useful."

Uncle Gao asked suspiciously: "What can the soldiers sell, they can't sell weapons, right?" ”

"There are a lot of things that can be sold, when they used to fight with countries such as Annan and Johor, they captured a lot of things from these countries, these things are of no use to them, but they can be sold." Zhao Yao continued, "These soldiers also make a lot of things on their own weekdays, and they can also take them out and sell them. ”

Uncle Gao gave Zhao Yao a thumbs up: "Your Highness, you still have a lot of ideas." ”

Zhao Yao said: "The main purpose of letting the soldiers set up stalls to sell things is not to let them make money, but to let them feel the fireworks in the world, let them see the lively scene now, and let them feel that they have been guarding southern Xinjiang all along." Because without them guarding southern Xinjiang, there would be no peace in Lingnan, and there would be no trade conference. ”

He also said: "Let the people of Marsh Province see the soldiers of the Zhennan Camp, and let the people know that without these soldiers, there would be no peaceful life for them." The most important thing is to shorten the distance between the soldiers and the people. ”