After the luncheon of the guests, the navy and the upper-class civil and military eunuchs arrived at a wing room in the east. At this time, the eunuch Wang Jinghong made a free time and summoned the old port Xuanfu envoy Shi Jinqing to speak.

Shi Jinqing appeared on Semuren's boat and came to Da Nang, which was surprising in itself.

In the "Three Buddhas and Qi Kingdom" (located in the west coast of the Strait of Malacca), or the Old Port Xuanwei Department, Shi Jinqing is one of the best people; Liang Daoming, known as the Three Buddhas and Qi King, has a status in the Ming Dynasty court that is even worse than Shi Jinqing. Why is a leader-like figure like Shi Jinqing in Da Nang?

There were eunuchs, military generals, and civil servants in the wing room, and there were many people sitting there. Shi Jinqing obviously became the person everyone paid the most attention to.

He is from Guangdong, and looks like a person from Guangdong and Guangxi. His skin is dark due to the wind and sun, and his facial features are more prominent than those of the Han people in the capital. His forehead is flat, his eyebrows are taller, and his face is relatively less flat.

After a while of greeting each other, Shi Jinqing took the initiative to talk about his experience: "When Xiaguan left the old port, he was on his own boat. However, he was attacked on the sea near Longyamen (Kepp Harbor, Singapore), and the boat was also sunk by thieves. Xiaguan floated along the prodigal son to the mouth of Longyamen River, and was lucky enough to get rid of it."

The head of the Ministry of Works, who followed the army, asked, "Who did it?"

"It's impossible to be sure." Shi Jinqing replied.

He did not say the object of suspicion, and even seemed to deliberately avoid talking about this issue. Then he said, "Later, the subordinates of the Indian lord Jier Da'er led a merchant ship to moor at Longyamen. I stepped forward for help, took out the valuable ornaments on my body and wanted to buy food, and made friends with the Indian Kuo'er."

Shi Jinqing took a sip of tea, moistened his throat and said, "If I had stated my identity at that time, I promised to pay and let the Indians take me back to the old port, it would be possible; Longyamen is not too far from the old port. But when I return to the old port, I have to go north again; since I have suffered an attack, there may be a second time.

After weighing the trade-offs, I might as well stay on the Indian ship, and I could find the Ming officials when I arrived in Annan. The thieves should not know that I was on the Indian ship, and they had no reason to attack the Printing Du ship (prove it was not a pirate who robbed money). After such a decision, the officials will be able to meet Eunuch Wang, Eunuch Hou and other colleagues here today."

Wang Jinghong asked, "What is the matter? The envoy must go north in person?"

Liu Ming, who was present, suddenly raised his ears when he heard this. He was unavoidable and was very curious about things he could not figure out. When Liu Ming looked back at his colleagues around him, he saw that everyone was similar to him, and some people almost held their breath.

The room was very quiet. If a needle fell off at this time, it would probably be heard.

Shi Jinqing finally spoke: "The situation in the old port has not been very good these days. Xiaguan has indeed gone through a lot of trouble all the way north."

He stopped talking about this. He was rude and did not say anything. Liu Ming was confused when he kept silent.

At this moment, Ma Huan, Tongshi suddenly stood up and said, "Eunuch Wang, Eunuch Hou and the Envoy Shi are old friends. It's time to meet again after a long time. The lower official retired first."

Only then did Liu Ming suddenly realize it, and stood up one after another and bowed and said with a break.

Wang Jinghong said: "Why don't Marshal Chen stay?"

Chen Xuan nodded and said, "Okay."

So in the wing room, there were only Wang Jinghong and Hou Xian and the head coach Chen Xuan.

Liu Ming stepped out of the threshold and walked towards another wing room, preparing to take a nap. Although he wanted to relieve the doubts in his heart, he also understood that Shi Jinqing might have some secret matters and needed to discuss with the people at the top of the navy first.

When he arrived at a room with straw mattresses, Liu Ming leaned against it, still thinking about Shi Jinqing's strangeness.

In addition to guessing that Shi Jinqing had some secret matters, at least one thing that confused Liu Ming: Why did Shi Jinqing work so hard and insist on coming in person?

Liu Ming turned over several times, and was still in good spirits and was not sleepy at all. At this time, an eunuch walked to the door and called in a low voice: "Env Liu, Env Liu? Are you asleep?"

"What's the matter?" Liu Ming turned over and sat up.

The eunuch said: "The prince said that he would not see the Indians in the afternoon. He ordered the young man to come and inform the envoy Liu to take over the matter. You are in charge of diplomatic relations, and those Indian lords should also ask you to come forward to receive the matter."

Liu Ming immediately stood up and bowed, "The emperor follows the emperor's wishes."

It's not a difficult task, it's just a matter of time.

Firstly, India is still far from the area in which the Ming Dynasty is involved, and even matters about Indian lords are not that important; secondly, Kuoer and others are just subordinates of the lords, and they come to make money. Therefore, there will be no serious consequences for receiving such people, and Liu Mingda can do so at will.

Not long after, Ma Huan, the news also came. He will be Liu Ming's deputy, mainly responsible for the translation.

Ma Huan said: "Although the Indians helped the old Hong Kong envoys of the Ming Dynasty, they were just doing business. Envoy Liu arranged something, took them around, and sent the afternoon hours."

Liu Ming thought for a while and said, "The emperor's new policy is to open up far-reaching trade. Let's talk about business."

Ma Huan clasped his fists and said, "The lower official follows the wishes of Liu Envoy."

So Liu Ming sent someone to call the merchants who were accompanying the army and prepare some things. Then he went to meet the Indians with Ma Huan.

When the crowd met, they each greeted according to their own rules. Ma Huan stepped forward and mumbled. While he said, he pointed at the Ming people next to him. Liu Ming guessed that Ma Huan was introducing the person present.

In addition to Liu Ming and Ma Huan, there are Xu Gui sent by Chen Xu Shang Gang, Zhang Shihua from the Zhang family in the Min Kiln in Jingdezhen; people from the Lu family who does Shujin business in Chengdu Prefecture, Sichuan, and people from the Yang family who does Yunjin business in the Jinggi area.

The most famous goods sold overseas in the Ming Dynasty were silk and porcelain. So Liu Ming called relevant merchants.

The conversation through translation is a bit difficult. Because when Liu Ming expresses his tone, expression and emotions, the other party cannot understand the content; when the other party understands the content, he can only feel Ma Huan's tone. So Liu Ming's feelings are a bit strange.

At this time, Zhang Shihua brought a blue and white plate. Seeing this, Liu Ming immediately took out a white handkerchief from his sleeve bag, placed it on the table, and carefully placed the plate on it.

Zhang Shihua was stunned for a moment because this plate was indeed not a very expensive thing. After all, the truly high-quality tributes were all from the official kiln; for overseas business, the plates made by the Min kiln were a bit inappropriate, and obviously it was not very acceptable in China.

However, the Indian Kuoer was immediately attracted to his attention and took his eyes closer to look at it. When he reached out to touch the plate, he was so careful, as if he was touching some antique. In fact, the plate was not very valuable.

Liu Ming smiled and said, "The quality of a thing depends on how it is treated. There is no need to translate this sentence."

Ma Huan said: "Of course."

Liu Ming started to talk casually: "Good porcelain not only requires water and soil, but also requires exquisite inherited skills. This blue-white porcelain produced from Hutian Kiln in Jingdezhen. The clay dug is designated in a very small area to have such color. The ceramic skills of Jingdezhen have been passed down from generation to generation, and have been precipitated for hundreds of years since the Song Dynasty. The father and son have passed down from generation to generation, and have been constantly cultivating disciples and apprentices. This thing has been released.

From a small place thousands of miles away, unique porcelain and exquisite meal plates. If it is placed on the dining table of a nobleman, the owner will definitely be very handsome. If Mr. Kuoer buys it in batches, the price will be even lower."

After a while, Kuoer said through the translator: "We have many lords. The lords' manors cannot make everything. The people with the most identities will use the best items from all over the world."

Then Liu Ming introduced Yunjin in the Gyeonggi area. He didn't know much about weaving, but he knew a little bit and bragged about it casually.

Liu Ming said: "Silk itself has no pattern. If large pieces of embroider the pattern, it will make the silk material uneven; so there is brocade. Mr. Kuoer, please see that the pattern of brocade is not embroidery, but when weaving, it uses threads of different colors and different silk cotton. After weaving, the patterns are neat and fine, and are completely natural. Silk may also be made in Annan and Japan, but such exquisite brocade cannot be weaved.

The chicken big earrings are mainly willing to buy in large quantities, and they can even ask the Ming merchants to customize special patterns."

After hearing this, Kuoer took a look and said through the translator: "This one doesn't look too smooth, but the other one seems to be easily damaged?"

Liu Ming smiled and said, "It's just because the latter uses more silk, and the silk is very stingy and needs to be protected carefully. But a real lady wants the most glorious moment and does not need a durable coarse coat."

After Kuoer understood, he suddenly slapped and said something he couldn't understand. He seemed to agree with Liu Ming very much when he looked at his expression.

Liu Ming roughly mentioned that the styles of Shu Jin and Yun Jin were different. Then he introduced the jewelry brought by Xu Gui, "Gold-inlaid jade has always been a common craft in Daming jewelry, but the jewelry of Chen Xu Shangbang became even more wonderful.

Since the elite royal army of the Ming Dynasty went on an expedition, it occupied the jadeite production area and repaired roads and traded with Myanmar. The green jadeite in the deep mountains and rubies were transported to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty. The gold border was decorated with small rubies around it, and the jasper in the middle was brightly colored, colorful and dazzling."

While Kuoer said something, "They don't like jade very much", he couldn't let it go. Obviously, he was quite interested in the various goods produced by the Ming Dynasty.

After talking for a while, Liu Ming directly suggested: "We don't carry much goods this time. If you want to buy a large amount of money, you can pay some deposits at this time. I will protect the contract of the merchants. Next time, the Lord Jier Daer'er sent someone to the Strait of Malacca to get the goods nearby."
Chapter completed!