The Red Mansion En Xiaohou

Chapter 27
Jia Shan took the land deed and the sun was still early, so Jia Shan drove directly to her government office.

Daqian is divided into two cities, one in the east and one in the west.

The East Market is mainly for the nobles of the royal family to purchase, and the West Market is for ordinary people. Big hawkers and merchants from various countries are entrenched in the West Market.

Jashan curiously opened the car window and looked out.

There were endless shouts and crowds in the West Market. Jia Shan got off the carriage directly and led the servants to wander on the street.

This is his first visit to the West Market. The streets above the West Market are full of atmosphere. Vendors from various countries speak broken Chinese and loudly solicit customers. It is very different from the tranquility of the East Market.

Jia Shan saw a stall from a distance. There were many herbs and spices on the stall.

The stall owner is a bearded Indian with a mouth full of curry. He is really easy to spot among this group of foreign vendors who are either black or white.

Probably the business is not good. This bearded man from Tianzhu has a sad face. He broke his fortune and came from Tianzhu to do business, risking his life to go into business. depressed.

Jia Shan's footsteps stopped not far from the stall, and the pungent seasoning smell made Jia Shan hold her nose.

When the bearded man saw Jia Shan, a cunning and shrewd look flashed in his eyes. He looked up and down at Jia Shan from a distance. Seeing that Jia Shan was wearing expensive silk, he immediately became energetic and enthusiastically held a handful of peppercorns, which are the most popular among Dagan people. Say hello to Jashan.

Jia Shan glanced at the thing in his hand and was not interested.

"Do you Tianzhu have leaves that can kill insects?"

Jashan went straight to the point.

The bearded man was stunned, then quickly turned around and dug around in the car behind him, and took out a small cloth bag from the bottom of the car.

"Is this what I'm talking about?"

The bearded man opened the pocket, and the bag was full of powder.

Jia Shan grabbed some, smelled it and looked at it, and instantly her face wrinkled into an eight-fold bun.

He had only seen neem leaves in their raw state and in such a state that he could not recognize them at all.

With the mentality that she would rather kill one by mistake than let one go, Jia Shan didn't ask the price, and directly gave the bearded man thirty cash and asked someone to collect the bag of neem powder.

After selling the items, the bearded man shook his head happily. He originally brought the neem powder for his own use, but he didn't expect it to be sold here.

It was his first time to do business in Daqian, and he brought a variety of things. The neem tree is a tree that can be seen everywhere in Tianzhu. The others were not sold, but this one was sold. If this neem tree powder can make money, He can sell this later by running a business.

Jashan turned to leave.

"Master, stay!"

The bearded man stopped Jia Shan anxiously.

Jia Shan looked at the bearded man in front of her in surprise.

"What else?"

"This kind of powder is made from a unique plant in Tianzhu. If I need it, I am willing to supply it at a low price."

Jia Shan glanced at the bag of powder in the boy's arms, then at the bearded man, but didn't reply.

Disappointment flashed across the bearded face.

Regardless of whether the powder was neem leaves, even he couldn't agree too enthusiastically.

You have to hang him well to lower the price, and more importantly, you can't let the bearded man know the usefulness of this thing for Daqian.

History has a lesson. The Spaniards colonized Luzon and strictly guarded against sweet potatoes.

Mr. Chen Zhenlong, the father of sweet potatoes, risked his life in an attempt to bring back sweet potatoes. He was almost beaten to death many times. He tried his best to bring the sweet potatoes back with the sweet potato vines hidden in his walking sticks.

There is no profiteering, no business, before the neem tree seeds are obtained, the pesticides must be kept secret.

If these fan merchants who are licking blood on the knife edge to make money find out, they will block the neem tree in all aspects, and raise the leaves of the neem tree that they have everywhere to make money for Dagan.

The bearded man looked at Jia Shan eagerly.

Jia Shan left with the boy without any nostalgia.

"Master, give the villain a chance. The villain will definitely provide the cheapest and best goods."

Big Beard followed Jia Shan all the way and worked hard to sell.

The trade route from Tianzhu to Daqian was blocked and controlled by the Persian Arabs. He risked his life to come to Daqian just to find an opportunity. Jashan was his opportunity. If he caught it, he would have the money to organize a large caravan. No more fear of the Persian Arabs, just fight them with force.

Jia Shan ignored him, and the bearded man stood in front of Jia Shan again unwillingly.

The way forward was blocked, Jia Shan stared at the bearded man coldly, and his servants protected Jia Shan.

The bearded man saluted Jia Shan again.

"Master, can you please listen to me?"

West City Department,
Jia Shan found Wang Pengfei, the commander of the West Market.

Xishi Ling had a mixed black and white beard. In Xishi Ling's unbelievable look, Jia Shan handed him the note from Shuntian Prefecture Yin, officially connecting with the government office.

Xishi ordered to check carefully.

After confirming that it was true, Xishi Ling's eyes were filled with worry.

Daqian Xungui passed down to the third generation and gave birth to many dandy children. These dandy children were arrogant and domineering and did not regard ordinary petty officials as human beings at all.

His Xishi Ling was only a seventh-grade junior official, almost the same as Jia Shan's eighth-grade admiral.

Now that Jia Shan has set up the pesticide department in Xishi, the two will meet frequently in the future.

It's not easy to make ends meet these days, so Xishi Ling started to have a headache, and with an even better attitude, he personally led Jia Shan to the future office of the Department of Pesticides.

The door opened, and a musty smell mixed with rusticity rushed towards Jiashan.

Xishi Ling beat away the spider webs blocking the road.

"This government office in West City has been idle for a long time and is a little dusty. I'll forgive you, Admiral Jia."

"Your Majesty, you're welcome!"

Jia Shan respectfully and thanked Xishiling.

"It seems that your rank is higher than mine. The two government offices are close to each other. I will meet with the mayor more often in the future. Please take good care of me in the future."

Jia Shan chatted with Xishi Ling.

In the future, he will be regarded as a man in the officialdom, where the most taboo in the officialdom is arrogance and arrogance. There is a saying that modesty is a virtue, and low-key is kingly way.

When he first entered officialdom, it was better for him to be humble and low-key.

"My lord, you are welcome."

Xi Shiling helped Jia Shan up with a smile.

"Why do you take care of those who don't? It's just taking care of each other. I'm a little idiot for growing up with you, and I will meet you often in the future. If you don't mind, call me Uncle Wang."

"Uncle Wang!"

Jia Shan smiled and nodded slightly towards Xi Shiling.

Jia Shan took the boy around the entire government office, which was a courtyard with three entrances facing the street.

Jia Shan has already planned the layout of the entire yamen office, and the front will be used by face-to-face customers so that people can come in for consultation.

At that time, you can come and ask questions about crops and food. First, let’s build the reputation of the Pesticide Department.

The yard in the middle is used for research, and the yard at the end is used for the staff to rest, store some medicines and the like.

In addition, he also has to build some equipment for research and recruit personnel, which are top priorities.

(End of this chapter)