Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 493
The long-voyage fleet has returned more than half a year after departure!It's just early winter, if they don't come back, they will have to wait until next year. Fortunately, they are finally back!

Princess Pingyang went to Taizhou to greet her in person, and held a big banquet to celebrate the return of the fleet——

All the five large ships on this trip returned safely, but their manpower was damaged, some died of illness on the way, and some died in battles with the local aborigines.However, the harvest was huge. In addition to the rice that filled the three cabins, there were also gold, precious stones, and spices.Not counting rice, only gold, precious stones, and spices have been harvested many times more than the materials invested in the past, and the profits are quite rich.

As calm as Princess Pingyang, after taking stock of the harvest of this trip, she couldn't help but look bright, and said: "No wonder Youyang doesn't pay attention to the flowers of tens of thousands of people. With this harvest, there is really no need to worry."

Xue Lang also came to Taizhou in a low-key manner, and heard the words: "Compared to the investment, the profit is huge, but the risk is also huge. The number of people who went this time was lost a lot, and the candidates for this trip are all carefully selected by us." Choose carefully, otherwise, I'm afraid the damage will be even greater."

Princess Pingyang nodded: "For the damaged personnel, I will make people pay for them, so that those who serve me will have nothing to worry about."

Xue Lang agreed, and immediately talked about the biggest harvest of this trip: "Compared with the harvest of gold, jewelry and spices, I think Champa Rice is the biggest harvest of this trip! The fleet came back before the cold winter, just in time for Prepare for next year's spring plowing. Given the climate conditions in Wudi, it is most appropriate to plant rice. Let me choose and prepare the rice seeds, and I can start trial planting next year's spring plowing. When it comes to the world's granary, Wudi is the only place besides Guanzhong! "

This high-spirited look made Princess Pingyang smile, she stretched out her hand to hold his hand, and said: "Before that, we must first use what we have gained from this trip for our own use."

So, in the winter of the eighth year of Wude, Xue Lang got busy instead, picking the most suitable rice to keep as seeds from the rice brought back, and pounding the rest.Someone cooked a meal--

Her Royal Highness was not used to steamed rice, so she drank some rice soup.Her Royal Highness grew up in the Northland, and she is used to eating pasta, so she doesn't like the taste of this rice very much.On the contrary, Shui Nu's little baby is very generous, and she can eat a small bowl of rice porridge made for her!

Seeing that Princess Pingyang was not used to eating, Xue Lang asked someone to grind rice noodles, and made rice cakes, rice noodles, rice cakes and other food for her. Her Royal Highness actually tasted better than rice, and she was not so resistant to rice products. .

The grain is still to be planted next year, but the things brought back can be processed before the Chinese New Year.It will be Laba in a few days. Princess Pingyang selected some of the spices and jewels brought back as a gift and prepared to send them to Beijing.

"Why does Youyang stop making that soap?"

Princess Pingyang asked by chance.Xue Lang thought of his soap that made no sound like a stone falling into the water, and was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Don't you guys like it?"

"How do I come to a conclusion I don't like?"

"I gave it to you, but I didn't see you boasting and telling me how to use it. I thought you didn't like it! I was too poor when I was in Weizeguan. I wanted to start a soap business, but I gave it to you and Liu. Lady officer, you didn't respond, so I thought it was impossible, so I gave up and tried to make money again."

Thinking of the difficulties at that time, Xue Lang was still a little bit embarrassed.Princess Pingyang gave him a white look, with a half-smile on her face, and said angrily: "You are a man who gave us women's personal things, so you are so presumptuous, and you want us to give you the so-called experience of using it... What an apprentice! Disrespectful!"

Xue Lang was embarrassed by what he said, and hurriedly said: "I don't have any dirty thoughts, Your Highness misunderstood!"

Princess Pingyang snorted, and said: "I just know that you have no dirty thoughts, otherwise, Ah Liu and I are good friends!"

Xue Lang hurriedly raised his hands in a gesture of surrender: "I was wrong! Your Highness has a lot of people, please stop talking, please let me go!"

The stupid mouth is so pitiful, he couldn't even win the quarrel with his wife, and cried silently in his heart, Xue Lang simply gave up!Then asked: "So, there is still something unique about my soap?"

Princess Pingyang said: "From the Han Dynasty to the Wei, Jin, and North and South, the way of incense has gradually become popular in aristocratic families, and has gradually been valued by people. The more famous the family, the more secretive the method of combining incense is. Every family has its own secret method. The pancreas is close-fitting. It is more private, and each family is different. The soap produced by your method is better than anything I have used before. After bathing, I feel more comfortable. Such a good recipe is kept secret. How can it be sold before it's too late? It's really ridiculous and generous!"

This is the reason for not understanding the conditions of the country and the people!

Xue Lang was taught: "Understood! From now on, I will make it for my own use, or give it to you as a gift, and pass it to her when my daughter grows up in the future?"

Princess Pingyang said with a smile: "Children can be taught!"

Xue Lang was speechless.

During this long voyage, a lot of spices were brought back. With the eyes of Princess Pingyang, she selected the best ones to keep, and the second ones were transported to Chang'an, where they were sold in the shops under her name.Almost all the dignitaries and dignitaries of the Tang Dynasty gathered in the city of Chang'an. Near Yuanzheng, so many spices were suddenly sold, which naturally caused a sensation.

In the Saint's Palace, the Crown Prince's East Palace, Prince Qin's Mansion, Prince Qi's Mansion, and Princess Tong'an's office, etc., Princess Pingyang gave the best raw materials. The Yuezhou Peiyunzhao office and Taizhou's local prefect Zhao's house were made by Princess Pingyang. nice finished product.

Spices are very shelf-stable as long as they are stored properly.The spice market is originally a high-end market. In order not to impact the market and maximize profits, Princess Pingyang followed Xue Lang's suggestion and only released a small amount, and stored the rest for slowly releasing.

Part of the money from the sale was exchanged for food and materials and shipped back to Taizhou, and part of the money was used as start-up capital for the shipyard.Princess Pingyang used almost all her strength to find out where there are good craftsmen who can build ships, but she still needs to consider the location of the shipyard.

Princess Pingyang said: "It's best to be in Taizhou, I can take care of it conveniently. But according to the situation I have been looking for in recent days, Taizhou's terrain is not the most suitable place for building a wharf."

Xue Lang flipped through the map he had drawn, and said, "If you want to choose a location to build a shipyard, I recommend this place!"

Princess Pingyang took a look: "Fuzhou?"

"Yes, it is Fuzhou! Just talking about the geographical location, you see, it is not far from Hangzhou Bay, on the south side of the Yangtze River estuary. If a large ship is built, it will be very convenient whether it is going north or south. If you look further, it is not far from Dongying. It’s far away, such a superior geographical location, even Hangzhou, Suzhou, Yuezhou and West Zhejiang can’t compare! The only disadvantage is that the land is vast and sparsely populated. If you want to do anything, you have to move people from outside. But , if it is used to build a shipyard, it is suitable."

Princess Pingyang looked at it carefully, without saying a word.

The two couples are still discussing about building the shipyard, but the outside world is already turbulent, and people's hearts are floating.

(End of this chapter)