Manila Bay.

The Han merchant ships spread on the sea show the posture of a great power.

Without the letter of King Roshe, he resolutely did not enter the port.

Extremely polite.

A lot of the time, it means staying for months on end, in a sea where there are only fish.

Except for some anglers who are ecstatic, most people will find it boring and boring.

But Geng Sanji's invention of the music bed crossbow has made a great contribution.

In the past, those pirates turned sailors and soldiers did not understand music.

This thing was given to them, and it was just useless scrap.

It's noise pollution.

But this time, there are still many children of the big family.

These people, who don't know anything else, know a little bit about the rhythm.

Many people, bored, choose to play the bed crossbow to play music and make fun.

So much so that the sailors and soldiers also learned some of them.

Under the repeated entertainment and playing, I actually learned the five tones.

It can even play simple music with the cooperation of banners.

Palace, that is, a salvo of bed crossbows carrying Gongyin.

Shang is a salvo of bed crossbows carrying Shang Yin.

And to the point.

Liu Ke gave full play to the destiny of the [Lingguan Son of Heaven].

Personally compose music for the sailor.

Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu, under the five tones, they directly developed segmented shooting.

This shocked Liu Ke.

In fact, crossbows were also used in siege and fortification, or on ships at sea.

Because of the extremely high requirements for the quality, organization, and training of the soldiers, he hardly thought about large-scale application.

After all, the sailors and soldiers, if it weren't for the great cause of fishing, adhering to the spirit of thieves not going empty, they worked hard to train, and the organization and training were very poor.

But I never expected that in the process of passing the time and entertaining myself, there would be evolution.

It's just quite expensive.

The cost of manufacturing and maintaining the crossbow is very high.

Without the lucrative whaling industry, it would not have been able to sustain itself.

In addition to playing music on weekdays, there are also chickens.

The ship was fed with chickens, and it was connected to the rudder.

Liu Ke didn't know if this thing was useful or not, and whether it could trigger the Mandate of Heaven.

But in any case, it's good to be able to give others a psychological hint.

And there are pets on board, and you can tease them on weekdays.

When the sun sets, there is still a reserve of food.

Fortunately, there is no such thing as a strange surname.

If it is placed in Ah San, in the boring sea, not to mention chickens, there is a monitor lizard, and they all have to laugh and bloom.

About five more days at sea.

Prigo arrived at Manila Bay with his 2,000 Luzon soldiers and handed over his credentials.

[Name: Prigo (Sergeant)]

[Age: 39]

[Command: 62; Force: 61; Wisdom: 81; Governance: 82]

[Characteristics: Honest and motivated]

Luzon is also talented.

However, compared with the Central Plains, Luzon should still be a little backward in terms of culture.

If Prigo had been exposed to the culture of the Central Plains in the early years, coupled with the characteristics of [progressive], Bao Buqi would also be a talent in a state.

Liu Ke looked at the two characteristics of this Prigo.

Suddenly, a ghost came to my heart.

Honest people, easy to bully.

"His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, our king, wants to be friendly with the Han Dynasty."

"But Luzon is poor and sparse, and if large-scale trade is launched, I am afraid that the people will not survive."

"Therefore, I am willing to ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty to start limited trade."

Prigo spoke an unfamiliar Chinese.

Luzon and the Han Dynasty, separated by a sea, are not too far away.

There will always be some Han Chinese who cross the sea to Luzon.

Moreover, the situation of the Han was not good earlier, and there were even more people who ran to Luzon.

The Luzon people looked down on the Han Chinese and were not very interested in Han culture.

But Prigo still likes those that run people.

At least it's neat to brush the dishes.

As a cook, he likes this kind of coolie with quick hands and feet and low wages.

Therefore, after hearing and witnessing, I also mastered some Chinese dialect a little.

Still, Prigo is almost a word, a word that collapses outward.

Fortunately, with a burst of hand dancing, it can also express the meaning to some extent.

It is estimated that this is one of the reasons why King Rosher sent him.

Not only is he a cronie, he is trustworthy, but he also knows a little Chinese.

"That's not going to do free trade."

Liu Ke and Fu Xuance glanced at each other.

This King Roshe is actually quite far-sighted.

Knowing that the Han Chinese carried out large-scale trade in Luzon, it was easy to control the economic lifeline.

He was very cautious about opening up the sea for trade.

But if you don't want to open the door, we'll have to kick the door.

"It's okay, do business, pay attention to one you and me."

"I can't force the Luzon people to buy and sell just because I am the son of the Han Dynasty."

"Dahan has always been a country of etiquette."

Liu Ke responded in an incomparably proficient Luzon dialect.

Prigo was stunned.

Even a little touched.

How difficult it is to master a foreign language, his unfamiliar Chinese is enough to prove.

And the emperor of the Han Dynasty, the Son of Heaven, was willing to learn Luzon dialect.

Even their own Luzon people have their own accents and are not systematic.

And the Han Emperor, for the sake of trade, was able to do this.

It shows its sincerity.

Prigo didn't see the big picture, and he didn't know how free trade would change Luzon.

But this was enough to move him.

"In this way, I brought the fleet to the treasure land of Luzon, and I only took the lead."

"The sailor is only employed by the clans, and he has no ill will towards your country."

"Those who do business are also big families."

"How to buy and sell, how much you can buy and sell, you have to discuss with them first."

"I, let's go to the shore of the port first and experience the exotic scenery."

Liu Ke said and sent Prigo away.

However, Prigo did not move lightly, but squeezed his hands until he was sure that Emperor Han had left with only a few retinues, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Sincerity and emotion, of course, are there.

But he has always been a close confidant of the King of Luzon Roshe, and his defense is indispensable.

The Port of Manila is an inner bay port, and the wind and waves are not large, which is considered a livable place.

Its scale is equivalent to a county seat in Dahan.

Liu Ke took the guards Dian Chu, Fu Xuance, and He Hong, and shook it gracefully.

The Port of Manila is not too big, but it is very lively.

There are a lot of people, coming and going.

Because the fishing industry in the inner bay is relatively developed, it has driven the port economy.

All kinds of shouts came and went.

"It's quite lively, not much worse than some big counties."

Liu Ke sighed with emotion, the degree of development of this foreign country in the overhead world is also a little unexpected.

From the perspective of Manila Port, the entire island of Luzon should be equivalent to one or two counties of Dahan.

Further north, including the island of Rakusai, as well as the nearby islands, it is completely possible to integrate into a single state.

But it's too difficult to integrate.

First of all, the Han Dynasty does not occupy legal principles, and the culture and language are not compatible.

For thirty or fifty years, don't want to see the effect.

"It's better to use it for farming, mining, and as a raw material base."

Liu Ke shook his head, whatever, suck the blood of Luzon first, and fatten the people of the Han.

"It's very lively, but I don't understand it."

Fu Xuance's eyes kept looking at it, taking in every detail.

For a resourceful person, the most important thing is to gather intelligence.

In fact, most of the strategists are like this, which is nothing more than collecting information and then analyzing it.

But looking at it, he was on some food stalls, and he couldn't take his eyes off it.

Even swallowed saliva.

"Kinilaw, delicious Kinirao!!"

Although he couldn't understand what he was saying, Fu Xuance was already smelling, and at the same time, his eyes were staring at a small stall.

The same is true of Dian Chu, his head swaying in the direction of the vendor, like a police probe, and his eyes are wide.

The spices of the Western Regions are a must.

Nanyang shouldn't be bad either!

He Hong couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

At sea, he couldn't help it in order to prevent it, and when he wanted to vomit out, he didn't even eat much.

Isn't it a big loss to eat something and then spit it out?

"Let's go, get something to eat."

Liu Ke naturally noticed the greediness of several people.

He smiled and walked over to the vendor.

When a few people saw it, they immediately followed up.

"This son, what should you eat?"

The vendor was a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties, with a dark complexion, but judging by the roughness of his palms, he probably had never done farm work.

Liu Ke knew it in his heart.

This is a vendor who specializes in small business.

It seems that Luzon does have a commercial market.

"What's good to eat here?"

"The best Kinirao!"

"Gini what?"

"Kinirao, it's all fish collected by fishermen, freshly killed and made, to ensure that it is delicious."

The vendor looked at Liu Ke and saw that he was not dressed like the local aborigines of Luzon, so he estimated that he was a trader.

Luzon is lagging behind, but Boni Island is developing well.

As a large port in Luzon, the Port of Manila has also received businessmen on weekdays.

Therefore, this vendor is not surprised.

Liu Ke stepped forward to take a few looks.

This kinilao is a delicious seafood dish.

Translated in the local Luzon dialect, it roughly means "eaten raw".

To put it simply, it's a Luzon specialty version of sashimi.

"Chen Fujia should like it."

Liu Ke still remembered that Chen Fujia liked to eat raw fish.

After his victory in Gaozhou, he chose to recuperate, and he also wanted to wait for Chen Fujia's teaching.

The ability of the soldiers has improved, there are more soldiers and horses, and the ideological work has to keep up.

Liu Ke glanced at the greediness of several people around him, and smiled:

"Then bring us four servings of Kinirau."

"No, three, three is enough."

He Hong danced excitedly, although he didn't understand what the emperor was saying, but looking at the utensils taken out by the vendor, he also knew that it was the share of four people.

He gritted his teeth and took a few sharp breaths of the northwest wind:

"This Luzon wind is sweet and delicious!"

When I first came to Luzon, the goods had not yet been sold, and people said that they would restrict the sale.

You're starting to spend money?

"Four copies."

Liu Ke did not change his words.

If you have the ability to speak the local dialect of Luzon yourself.

He Hong continued to dance with his hands and gesture with his fingers.

"Oh, you said it tasted good when you looked at it?!"

"Thank you!!"

The vendor danced with joy and began to cut the fish.

The technique is very skillful, and it is also very fast, and it will be installed in a short time.

Two copies of the classics and two copies of Fu Xuance.

He Hong doesn't want it, and he can't waste it.

Anyway, for these two gluttonous things, this Rausch Kinilao is not enough to stuff the teeth.

"This kinilaw is delicious."

Fu Xuance couldn't help but praise.

Compared with some dishes in the Central Plains, Luzon cuisine has more spices.

And the ingredients are very real, close to the port, and the ingredients are also very fresh.

The knife work is also good, but the craftsmanship is not said.

"Thank you, Childe, for the compliment, it's delicious, and you remember to come often in the future."

Hearing Fu Xuance's words, the vendors didn't understand, but they could vaguely understand the meaning of the praise.

Therefore, the vendor learned from He Hong's previous movements and danced for a while.

"The wind of Luzon is also delicious."

He Hong's face couldn't hold on, and he was still holding on.

"How much?"

Liu Ke turned to settle the bill.

This is his purpose, he doesn't like the food in Luzon, mainly to explore the market and see the prices.

"This son, four parts of kinilao, one part of thirty shells."

As soon as he heard that Liu Ke was going to settle the bill, the vendor immediately came over with a smile.

"Bey?"

Liu Ke was stunned.

The vendor followed the explanation, but he was not afraid of being repaid.

This kind of businessman who can go to sea will not be poor, no matter how poor he is, it will be enough to offset his debts if he picks up his clothes.

As for whether they will be forced to eat white food.

There are brothers all around, how is it possible

The vendor glanced at Dian Chu's size, and finally let go of the thoughts in his heart.

I just expect this group of people to pay their bills honestly.

After some explanations from the vendors, Liu Ke also understood the way Luzon bought and sold.

Because there is a sea all around, seashells are used as currency, gold, silver, and copper coins, in parallel.

"It has its own monetary system."

So, Liu Ke asked Dian Chu to take out the things he had prepared in advance.

gold, silver taels, and copper coins.

In addition, there are small porcelains and a collection of silks.

Liu Ke took it to the vendor and asked:

"Which do you look at as settlement?"

The vendor took the gold first and looked at it carefully.

Then he bit it down with his teeth, and his technique was very skillful, and soon a smile appeared on his face.

The gold is in very good condition.

Then he took out a very small scale and weighed it carefully.

"This method shows that gold has been seen, and this kind of small vendors can see gold, which is enough to explain the amount of gold mines in Luzon."

However, the vendor put down the gold, skipped the silver and copper coins, and picked up the porcelain bowl with love, and touched it repeatedly on the silk.

He hesitated for a long time, unwilling to put down the porcelain bowl, and he couldn't do without the incomparably silky touch of silk.

It's very tangled.

"Childe, this kinilao, don't charge money, can I buy this porcelain bowl and silk?"

The vendors know very well that these two items, when used to pay the bill, must be at a premium.

They just let him see, if he really dared to ask for these two things to settle the bill, he would have to be cleaned up by the tower-like giant.

Liu Ke nodded lightly and allowed it.

There is a certain commercial practice, and the value of porcelain and silk is very recognized.

At the same time, the monetary system is relatively well-developed, and there are gold reserves, as well as a large number of gold mines waiting to be developed.

This is a natural free trade base!

The vendor, who was cautious, took out a grain of gold, negotiated the price, and bought the porcelain bowl and silk.

Anyway, as soon as you sell it, you can make a lot of money.

He Hong, who was still inhaling the northwest wind, couldn't help but have a light in his eyes.

In his eyes, although the porcelain and silk have some value, the quality is not good.

Eat for nothing, don't pay a penny, and still use broken porcelain and rotten silk to sell a grain of gold?

Liu Ke told everyone about the transaction with the vendors.

"Gone!"

Liu Ke suddenly stopped.

This is just the first one, market research, or better to shop more.

"Childe walks slowly~"

Seeing Liu Ke and the others leaving, the vendor hurriedly stopped what he was doing and sent him off with a smile.

This is a guest, it is simply the God of Wealth!

Liu Ke continued to wander around the port of Manila.

"How do you sell these eggs and chickens?"

"Childe, a chicken is thirty shells, and an egg is three shells."

"So cheap?"

Hearing this price, Liu Ke was also secretly surprised.

Judging from the value of seashells, the price of Kinirao is relatively cheap.

However, because it is right on the edge of the harbor, it is understandable that it is cheap because of local materials.

But this poultry is not expensive, which is very surprising.

And that kinilao turned out to be a little expensive.

A serving of Kinirau can actually buy a chicken.

"How do you sell this firewood?"

"Childe, you really have an eye, my wood has been dried very dry, it is a good and strong wood, used to build ships, it is simply good, only 50 shellfish!"

Liu Ke looked at it casually all the way, but he didn't want to, He Hong had a particularly keen sense of smell in this regard.

is even more clever than a wise man like Fu Xuance.

Although the words are incomprehensible, you can always find some more commonly used products by gessing.

Liu Ke stepped forward to ask the price again, and at the same time compared it with the local price in Dahan, and he could quickly get the price level of Luzon.

Maybe it's because Luzon is in a situation of self-sufficiency, or because it's a part of Southeast Asia where God really eats.

The price level is very low.

Especially fruits, grains and seafood.

That's called a cheap.

"Your Majesty, there is a place to sell meat in front of you."

He Hong went all the way down, and he was already able to figure out what the vendors were selling one step ahead of Liu Ke.

"Let's go, go over and have a look."

When Liu Ke heard this, he also nodded and walked over.

In the port of Manila, there are fish sellers, rice sellers, but there are only one or two meat sellers.

He Hong can find it, it is really unusual.

"This son, do you want to buy meat?"

Liu Ke came to a vendor, the butcher who killed the pig had a big waist and a round waist, and he knew at a glance that it was not a good thing to think about.

But when he saw Liu Ke and his party, he hurriedly asked with a smile, and while sharpening his knife, he said:

"My pork is all the best pigs, look at this fat, it's a finger thick!"

Liu Ke looked at the pork on the board.

This pig is indeed very fat, and this butcher also puts out the fattest parts to attract guests.

"How much is a pound?"

"Thirty shells of fat and twenty-five pounds of lean meat, how much do you want?"

The butcher said as he smiled attentively.

He's heard that this is a big dog!

"Ten pounds of fine meat, cut into a squirrel, don't see a little fat on it."

"Okay!"

The butcher did not doubt him, and picked ten catties of fine meat, cut it finely and made it into a slab, and waved his knife like the wind:

"No problem! I'll choose the best one and cut ten pounds! ”

After cutting carefully for a while, the butcher was quite attentive and kept adjusting the knife technique and strength.

Then he wrapped it in lotus leaves, and said with a smile:

"How is Childe going to settle the settlement?!"

Ten catties of meat is not a small amount, and if you want to get a piece of silk, you can make a lot of money!

Liu Ke just bowed his head, and there was no expression on his face, and continued:

"If you want ten catties of fat, don't see some fine ones on it, and cut them into cheeks."

The butcher's hand gripped the hilt of the knife tightly, and a flash of anger flashed in his eyes.

He slammed the knife into the board with a deafening loud bang.

The flesh on his shoulders is shaking.

The surroundings seemed to be quiet at this moment.

Everyone stopped moving, their eyes focused on the butcher.

"My hand slipped."

The butcher grimaced, trembling, and picked up the knife again.

"Hey, hey, hey"

Dian Chu's big face was in front of him, and the shadow directly covered his whole person, he really didn't dare to make any changes.

It even feels a little shady.

The butcher began to cut the meat again.

Although as time passed, a tired and impatient look gradually appeared on the butcher's face.

Even his hands trembled a little, and the patience in his heart gradually wore out.

But he still didn't dare to make any changes, no matter how unbearable his heart was, no matter how sour his hands were, he was also carefully cut.

For fear that the big man of the iron tower would also shoot him on the board and cut it into a shame.

"In this way, I want all the meat on your stall."

"Enough!"

The butcher stopped the knife in his hand, filled his chest with anger, and blindly squeezed, he finally couldn't bear it.

"Huh?"

Seeing this, Liu Ke asked Dian Chu to take out the remaining porcelain and silk together.

Let the butcher order it himself.

"What did you just say?"

"Enough, enough, Childe, you gave too much!!"

The butcher's face immediately changed and he smiled.

Liu Ke didn't have the same knowledge as this little character, so he turned around and said:

"Actually, we just took the meat for nothing, patted our butts and turned around and left, and it will be fine."

Fu Xuance thought deeply and nodded.

There is a pawn here, not to mention prostitution, it is to rob the butcher's stall, and then go to the butcher's house after finishing the work, and sleep with his wife, nothing is wrong.

Buying meat from street vendors and doing business in Luzon is actually the same thing.

You can't be too urgent, but you can't lack the deterrence of force, and you must take a two-pronged approach to enjoy the guests and hosts.

He Hong looked at Dian Chu and realized something.

If you had such a guard at home, wouldn't you be able to eat white food every day?!

Dian Chu scratched his head, he was a sincere person, and he didn't think it was good to take it for nothing.

But his thinking is also very straightforward.

If the meat on the board becomes ownerless, it will not be taken for nothing.

Liu Ke looked at the shore and said:

"But our Han is a state of etiquette, pay attention to fairness and justice, and when you buy something, you naturally have to pay."

"After all, it's a win-win situation, we have filled our stomachs, and the Luzon people are earning money."

"But if someone wants us to be hungry, don't sell us meat to eat."

The group pushed the stalls back to the shore.

At this time, a child of a family happened to leave.

Seeing that the emperor had returned, he hurriedly bowed his hand, frowning, and told the discussion with Prigo and the restrictions on the trade of the Han Dynasty by King Roshe.

Liu Ke frowned slightly.

In the detailed provisions, King Luo She did not have any restrictions on purchasing, but he was extremely cautious about sales, and even meticulous, limiting the specific amount of sales per month for Han caravans.

It is equivalent to that he wants to engage in dumping, but Luzon has introduced an anti-dumping bill.

"In this way, Luzon is very unfree."

(End of chapter)