The salted fish couple is fleeing famine

Chapter 336 The Food Empire
Yuan Wenjie and his group of eight took the initiative to learn the food language from Faisal.

In their father's words, perhaps, the Dashi Empire would become an important trading partner of the Xia Dynasty in the future.

If they learn the food language well, they will have core competitiveness.

Set off again, with Faisal as the guide, it was a smooth journey.

The temperature got hotter as the boat sailed further north, and they no longer stayed ashore except for the occasional fresh water supply.

one and a half months later
"Here, here, the Dashi Empire welcomes you!" Faisal was more excited than ever when he returned to his hometown.

The group was welcomed with a state banquet by the Caliph (King) Ahmad.

Huang Shangshu finally got the treatment he deserved as a Shangshu of the Lifan Yuan of a great country.

Under Putuo's translation, the Daxia Dynasty and the Dashi Empire exchanged their credentials before the banquet began.

On behalf of the Great Xia Dynasty, Huang Shangshu sent:
Two palace embroideries, a picture of a tiger descending from a mountain and a picture of four beauties.

A set of "Three Auspicious Treasures" pastel porcelain, a set of "Six Cranes in Spring" blue and white porcelain, eight pieces each of Yun brocade and Shu brocade,

Eight pounds of tribute tea.

Putuo translated for Daxia: "Your Majesty, "Tiger Descending the Mountain" and "Four Beauties" were embroidered by dozens of Daxia court embroidery masters for three years.

Pastel porcelain and blue and white porcelain are also produced by the royal kiln of Daxia, and the patterns of each set of porcelain are unique. "

Caliph Ahmad, who was over fifty years old, among the many gifts, only stared at the four beauties without taking his eyes off them.

The beauties are embroidered to the size of a real person, as lifelike as if they were a living person in front of them.

There is nothing more satisfying than this gift!

Faisal is not an ordinary businessman. A sister in the family married into the royal family and can be regarded as a red-topped businessman in the food empire.

After Uncle Zhongqin and the others left, he reported what he had seen and heard from the trip from beginning to end.

Caliph Ahma took a sip of the fragrant tea soup and asked slowly: "So, this Great Xia Dynasty is much richer than the Tang Dynasty?"

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case. Besides, in addition to the foreign minister and a second-class earl, the general who led the Great Xia Dynasty on this trip is also very extraordinary!"

"Well, I'll leave it to you to handle this trade."

Ship merchants finally found the right way to open sea trade. This is really a paradise for traders.

Jewelry includes: various colored gemstones, pearls, coral trees, yellow wax stones, agates, cartons, etc.;

Spices include: frankincense, ambergris, costus, cloves, rose water, nutmeg, benzoin, etc.;
Rare medicinal materials: Asafoetida, Asafoetida, Gallica, Xuejie, etc.;

There are also: ivory, rhinoceros horn, and glass products that are several times more transparent than Daxia glass.

The products produced by Daxia must be of high quality, let’s just talk about the silk brought by ship merchants (here is a general term for all silk fabrics).

The patterns are mainly natural and vivid branch flowers and a large number of flower and bird patterns.

The colors are based on secondary or complex colors such as tan, brown, brown, lotus root, etc., paired with white, which is extremely elegant.

Daxia silk also has one of the best qualities: it is light and breathable.

The geographical location of the Dashi Empire is destined to be a hot and arid country, and light and breathable silk fabrics are tantamount to a magical tool to cool down the heat.

The goods that the imperial court wanted to sell were directly covered by the royal family of the Dashi Empire, and none of them went to the people. The ship merchants also had a lot to eat. Unlike the official trade method of the Inca Empire, they could negotiate directly with the merchants of the Food Empire.

How can one person be so busy?
Yuan Wenjie and the others have learned the food dialect in less than a month. Apart from simple daily conversations, they are still far from in-depth business negotiations.

Even with this level of translation, ship dealers are clamoring for it.

Practice brings true knowledge, learn and use it at the same time!
Huang Shangshu saw all this and said to Hei Wa with a smile: "Uncle, your two young masters can come to our vassal academy after the imperial examination. Not only can they learn new languages ​​quickly, but their brains are also good. Turns fast.”

"Sir, you praise them too much. They are not even Tongsheng yet. I don't know how many years it will take until they pass the imperial examination and come to your vassal academy!"

"Hey, uncle, don't belittle yourself! I think the young masters are not weak in both civil and military affairs. They were taught by the most powerful Confucian scholars in the Imperial College. It's no big deal for a mere Jinshi!"

"By your words, if they have the ability and willingness, I won't stop them."

With plenty of time and flexible trading methods, all the ship merchants became energized as if they had been given a shot of chicken blood.

Zhao Leiting saw others busy and became anxious himself.

As the chief steward of Uncle Zhongqin's house, except for more than a dozen cooks, they did not carry any goods.

"Uncle, is our house's business about to start up?"

Open early and make money early, what are you waiting for?
Hei Wa almost forgot about this!

Quickly let Zhao Leiting and the others walk around to see what eating habits and taboos the people here have before making arrangements.

Recalling some legends about cannibals, Hei Wa said to several teenagers:
"I've heard before that businessmen from the Big Food Country like to make friends with strangers first, and then discuss business after establishing a relationship. Moreover, they like to bargain with others. If you exchange things too easily, they may not think you are good enough. I know how to do business, but I still look down on you in my heart.”

"Dad, they are not the natives, how can we not bargain? You underestimate us!" Yuan Wenwu said that he was good at doing business, and haggling in half was a trick he used to use, and he could learn from it.

"Hehe, what uncle means is to let us ask for a high price, but we are afraid that we are not brave enough!"

Don't tell me yet.

Yuan Wenjie and others brought these comics and jigsaw puzzles with rich pictures and texts.

There is still a market for it among the upper class of the food empire, and it was sold out within half a day of sale.

The Four Books and Five Classics handwritten by great Confucians are selling very fast.

If they can't sell it, they can only continue to take it away.

The three giants held another discussion.

They plan to exchange the gold and silver they sell for the finest cat's eye stones from the largest food empire.

The logic is all, expensive and easy to carry.

Zhao Tingting took several cooks from Zhongqin's residence and inspected the streets of the empire for several days before reporting to Hei Wa:

"Uncle, big cannibals avoid eating pork. They like to eat fresh beef, sheep and camel meat. Among poultry, they like chicken. And they don't eat shelled seafood. They like to eat sweet ones. As staple food, they like hand-picked rice and pancakes. "

"What do you think?" Hei Wa likes to be a revelator and guide Zhao Leiting to think proactively about issues.

"Hey, uncle, people here haven't seen corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes yet. There are so many foods we can cook!"

Hei Wa is proud: He arrived in South America hundreds of years earlier than the Europeans. Now, these staple foods will be spread around the world by the people of the Great Xia Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)