The streets after the rain were clearly outlined, and the pavilions and towers were fresh and beautiful. Li Sanjiu, dressed in casual clothes, got off the carriage, looked at the "Godmother Li" coming up at the gate of the courtyard in front of Q, and looked at the left and right, and confirmed that no one was following him, so he coughed several times.

The followers beside him knew the sound and said to Li’s godmother: “Godmother leads the way.”

Li Ganniang, who was wearing heavy makeup, smiled so hard that she trembled, and said quickly: "My husband please, please, please, please..."

The group entered the yard, listened to the sound of silk and bamboo and walked around the corridor for a few turns, and came to a small courtyard. The entourage was familiar with the price with Li Ganniang. After handing over a few circulation coupons, a maid soon brought the wine and food, and then began singing and dancing.

The dancer who was dressed in colorful clothes danced gracefully, looking pleasing to the eye. Li Sanjiu ate a few sips of food, drank a few sips of wine, and looked at the singing and dancing in front of him, and was a little absent-minded.

He is a eunuch, so of course he doesn't feel anything about women. The reason he came to this romantic scene was nothing more than to cover up his eyes.

The clock pointed to ten:50, and there were still ten minutes before the agreed time. Li Sanjiu took his gaze from the clock, looked at the dancer who was twisting his waist in front of him, closed his eyes, and enjoyed the song.

Li Sanjiu was born in poverty and entered the palace from childhood. He worked as a cattle and horse in the palace. He was an unknown little eunuch. Fortunately, he met Yuwen Wen when he was in a secret residence, and his life experiences changed drastically.

Li Sanjiu served Yuwen and Wen for twenty years and was deeply trusted. He was the confidant of the couple. Now he has a new appointment as an observer, and is the emperor who observes all kinds of things in the world outside.

In fact, he was the emperor's secret detective leader, in charge of a huge news network. This news network was like a huge spider web, which occupied all civil and military officials, and the big spider in the spider web was Li Sanjiu.

Whenever there is any disturbance on the spider web, Li Sanjiu has to respond in time to prevent problems before it happens. Therefore, he often leaves the palace and lives in other courtyards outside the palace to facilitate handling of various affairs. He does not appear in the palace many times, unlike in the past, who wanders around the palace every day.

Although he has appeared in the palace less often, Li Sanjiu's status has not declined at all. There are many eunuchs appointed in the palace, but none of them can threaten his status. The fact that Li Sanjiu's current appointment shows how the emperor relies on him.

Although Li Sanjiu has been cleansed since he was a child, he has always had a good meal since he entered the Qian Mansion. He has been practicing for many years, so he is not short and has a strong body. Kong Wu is powerful and looks no different from ordinary people. He just has a slight lack of energy when speaking and has no beard.

A person who does not know the truth cannot tell that he is a castrator.

So that godmother Li thought Li Sanjiu was a rich man who came here to spend the whole world.

Before he knew it, the hour hand walked to 11:00. Li Sanjiu, who had always been punctual, couldn't help frowning when he saw the guest being late. At this moment, he saw that he was late and whispered: "Mr. Lang, the guest is here."

"Um."

Li Sanjiu signaled his followers to give rewards. The dancer and musicians took the reward and bowed to leave. Only Li Sanjiu and a few followers were left in the room. After a while, the guests arrived, but they were a man with deep eyes and high noses.

This Hu man is average in height and has a straight facial features. Apart from deep eyes and high nose, he has no special appearance characteristics. He looks very literary and not very eye-catching.

Such an ordinary person has a secret mission.

Savier, a member of the Persian mission, came to meet with the confidant Li Sanjiu of the Zhou emperor at the request.

As a member of the mission, Saville received several meetings from the Emperor of Zhou. He knew that Li Sanjiu was close to the emperor, so he took the risk of handing over the secret letter from Queen Maria to the other party. The two met for the second secret meeting today.

After the greetings, Li Sanjiu brought a common story (translation), and the two used it as a bridge of communication to directly talk about the important matters.

"I have submitted your letter to the emperor. After the emperor read it, there are a few things that I can convey..." Li Sanjiu said slowly, trying not to use any gorgeous rhetoric and idioms as much as possible to avoid making things difficult.

"The first thing is official business. If I don't say it, you will know in a few days... Well, the dynasty will send an envoy to Taixifeng with your country's envoy."

After Li Sanjiu finished speaking, he paused so that he could translate what he said to Saville. After waiting for the other party to nod, he continued:

"After the mission was sent to the kings of your kings in Taixi, he would go to the Roman Kingdom, go to the capital of the Roman Kingdom to meet the emperor of the Roman Kingdom."

After listening to the retelling of the news, Saville asked in surprise: "This...if my king disagrees..."

"That's not something you need to consider. I just revealed it in advance," Li Sanjiu finished speaking and continued to say the second thing: "The Nanyang Trading Company is responsible for the dynasty sea trade matters. Please rest assured that the Nanyang Company's trading fleet will overcome all difficulties and carry out trade in the Afiliga region of the mother country of the queen in front."

He drank a glass of wine and added: "The trade fleet will set off this fall."

Saville was surprised when he heard this: "Really, is it true?"

Li Sanjiu nodded: "Of course it's true, but everything starts... Well, it's the most difficult to take the first step when walking. The size of this fleet will not be too large. The primary goal is to reach the destination safely..."

"East-East-Sea routes have been around since ancient times, so you can rest assured that the fleet will definitely arrive in the Afilica area safely... I don't know if the local officials will have any misunderstandings because they are ignorant of the knowledge?"

This concern makes sense, Saville replied: "Please observe and rest assured that the queen has made preparations. The officials of Afilica will surely welcome your country's fleet."

"Do you need a voucher? If someone pretends to be a fake, how should you tell me?" Li Sanjiu asked the second question very well. Saville took out a bronze medal he carried with him and said, "The pattern on this is the voucher."

Li Sanjiu nodded, received the bronze medal, and asked again: "So, your country... what goods are urgently needed in the Queen's mother country?"

Faced with Li Sanjiu's question, Saville answered without thinking: "Silk, porcelain, and... and glass mirrors! Especially glass mirrors, the more the better."

“Glass mirrors are expensive.”

"It doesn't matter. Glass mirrors can be sold at high prices. No matter how expensive they are, they are worth buying. You can afford them as much as you ship them. The price is easy to say."

"Then..." Li Sanjiu thought, and then asked: "It will take at least a year for the sea boat to travel between the east and west ends. So how many glass mirrors the queen hopes can be transported to Afriga every year?"

"Uh...a hundred are OK?"

Saville said in a little embarrassingly that he knew that glass mirrors produced in the Eastern Central Plains were very precious, and in Persia or Rome, no matter how expensive such glass mirrors were, people would buy them because the nobles did not lack money at all.

However, the glass mirrors sold in Persia or Rome were transported by Sogdian caravans by land, with a small quantity and a shortage of supply, so he was not sure how much glass mirrors were produced in the Central Plains, and the queen didn't know, so she just wanted to buy as many as possible.

After all, this glass mirror can be sold at a high price in Constantinople. With this income from the queen's father, it can alleviate the financial tension.

Li Sanjiu looked at Saville and stretched out a finger: "Your Majesty has given instructions on this matter, just count it."

Saville was very happy to see this: "That's great, a hundred mirrors are settled!"
Chapter completed!