Li Yong then talked about many customs, customs and interesting things in the hinterland of Dashi, and everyone was amazed and admired the magic of creation.

After half a cup of tea, he ordered people to take out a map. When Zhao Xingde saw it, he found that it was much rougher than the one in the marching department, but the main mountains, rivers and rivers were outlined very clearly, which was obviously because the drawing people were deeply impressed by the personal experience.

"This caravan set out from Lumei, first transporting salt, silk and tea to Green and Clothing with sea boats. He exchanged river boats at the mouth of the Nile River, crossed the Hot Sand Sea along the Nile River, and went through famous food cities such as Kamal, and exchanged gold, rhinoceros horns, ivory, gems and spices along the way. After arriving in Aksum, part of the cargo returned to Lumei along the Nile River, and the other part of the cargo was replaced by pack horses to the east to Tajula Bay, where they changed to sea boats and sailed to Song State." Li Yong's fingers slowly slid on the map. Zhao Xingde and others' eyes drew a big arc on the map with his fingertips, and they all took a deep breath. This trip of trafficking of wealth and goods was extremely far from sea and land, and it was conceivable that there must be countless difficulties and twists and turns.

"Why do you have to go to Song State instead of transporting all the goods back to Lumei directly?" Manshuer said with a frown.

"These goods are more expensive in the Song Dynasty." Li Yong said with a smile. At this time, the servants put the fresh goat milk in silver cups and silver bowls. Li Yong took a sip and said with a smile: "The milky sheep and the slaves who raise sheep were given to me by the court minister of Baghdad Mukta. But the taste is not much different than usual." Lu Mei's main enemy was the Roma Sultanate and Green Clothing and Big Food, not Black Clothing and Big Food. Although the Black Clothing and Big Food that occupied Baghdad was weak, the orthodox caliph of Big Food. The Baiyi royal family also had some in-law relationships with Li Yong, and the noble Manshuer knew it. The Xia Kingdom also prevented the Roma Sultanate from becoming the orthodox food overlord with orthodox status through the Baiyi Dynasty.

Zhao Xingde picked up the silver cup and took a sip. It had no smell of mutton, but it had a delicious milky aroma. At this time, the servant brought it to roast lamb and chicken with palm oil, cumin, pepper, cinnamon, etc., which was full of fragrance. Zhao Xingde saw that Li Yong not only had a good relationship with the princes of the Great Food, but also his living habits were very similar to those of the Great Food Man.

"Are the people of Song richer than the people of Xia?" Manshuer asked curiously. Compared with the ubiquitous Xia Kingdom, Song is much farther away for Lu Mei. Even the merchants of Song Kingdom called themselves Xia Kingdom people in Lu Mei, and never mentioned this dynasty. At most, they claimed to be "Guangdong people" at Xia people's gatherings, so the nobles of Lu Mei knew very little about the actual situation of Song Kingdom.

"There are many rich people in the State of Song." Li Yong did not directly answer his question, but smiled and said, "Grain and cloth are more expensive in Xia State than in Song State. And ivory, rhinoceros horn, gems and spices are more expensive in Song State than in Xia State." He took a sip of tea and asked Zhao Xingde again: "Brother Zhao is from Guandong, can you know a good friend? Can you help sell these treasures?"

Zhao Xingde thought for a moment and nodded, "I recognize one." Although Chen Dong was removed from the genealogy by his father, he should know some sea merchants in the southeast, and there are tens of thousands of gentry in the Neo-Confucian Society, and many of them should be interested in these treasures.

"Oh?" Li Yong's eyes lit up. "If these treasures can be sold out quickly, the price will be discussed." He smiled. "The way to do business is to make the money run like water and continue to grow. As long as the treasures are sold in Song State, they can exchange them in Lumei through the Geistry Station of Fuhai, purchase the next batch of goods, and arrange the second caravan to set off."

Zhao Xingde briefly introduced Chen Dong's general situation to Li Yong, saying that he was a friend he met while studying in Guandong. Li Yong had been traveling in Dashi for many years and did not care much about the matters of Song State, nor did he delve into it. He only asked in detail whether this person was reliable and whether he really had the ability to sell treasure goods. Finally, Li Yong laughed and said, "Birds of a birds flock together. Chen Shaoyang is not only a friend of Brother Zhao, but also a top scholar in the scholar-in-law. He must also be a gentleman who values ​​righteousness and trustworthiness." He had great hope for Chen Dong as a partner of this treasure goods business in the Song State. Since Chen Shaoyang is famous in the Central Plains, he can easily confirm what Zhao De said through Fuhaixing.

Zhao Xingde nodded and pondered: "This matter is not a small matter. We need to discuss it with Chen Shaoyang first. The correspondence between letters has been delayed for a long time, and I am afraid it will be a mistake."

"This is easy to deal with." Li Yong smiled, "Brother Zhao only wrote a letter, and I handed it to the pigeon station on Fuhai, and used the fastest flying pigeon to pass it day and night. This letter worth ten thousand gold is worth as long as the matter is done, what is the cost of a pigeon station?" In addition to being able to become a guest of honor for the princes of Dashi, in addition to seeing people, it is also related to his generous nature and not being petty for small profits.

Due to the vast territory, the court and business travelers of Xia State relied on pigeons to convey messages. After hundreds of years of selection and elimination, the speed and durability of pigeons have been greatly improved. When the weather is not very bad, excellent pigeons can fly 400 miles per hour. The officials, nobles and wealthy businesses in Xia State are popular among pigeons, and pigeon racing is in all seasons between Chang'an and Dunhuang. There was once a treasure pigeon with a nickname, the champion Hou, who participated in a long-distance flight for the Duke of Qin, but it was actually a pigeon race.

It reached an average speed of 600 miles per hour. After that, it was said that the father of the champion Hou was exchanged by Qin Duke Xin Yin for Chu Duke Zhang Xi with thirty northern good horses. Zhang Xi later regretted it. It is not easy to breed a pigeon and it will also be damaged when used. Therefore, it is expensive to use the pigeon post to deliver messages. Sometimes the cost of sending messages at one time is equivalent to the price of buying a few good horses. However, news worth tens of thousands of gold can often avoid greater losses.

Zhao Xingde nodded and agreed, and Li Yong said again: "The letters are dead. Does Brother Zhao have reliable old friends in Guandong? Do Chen Shaoyang know them too?"

Zhao Xingde thought for a while and nodded, "There is a clan brother named Zhao Bo, who Chen Shaoyang also knows." Li Yong nodded and smiled, "If someone believes it, things will be easier." When he talked about expanding business paths, he always had endless optimism and enthusiasm, which unknowingly infected others. Zhao Xingde thought to himself, no wonder this person has a wide range of friendships, and the arrogant Manshuer was also motivated and spent tens of thousands of dollars to support him.

The maid cooked tea in a red clay stove, and a faint scent of tea spread in the flower hall, which made people feel refreshed. When Zhao Xingde and Li Yong were talking, Liu Yuan listened with interest. When he heard that Zhao De said he knew Chen Shaoyang, the famous one in Guandong, he couldn't help but look slightly surprised. When he looked at Zhao Xingde, he had a little more meaning. Liu Zhiyuan didn't like to talk much. When he explained the mountains and geography along the way at Li Yong's request, everyone found that his low and clear voice was quite pleasant. Liu Zhiyuan explained in detail, and there was a rough estimate of the journey and time required to go from one city to another. The two nobles of Lu Mei kept silent, sipped the tea gently with a cultured manner, noble and elegant manner.

After the matter was almost done, Li Yong slapped his palms twice, and the piano player played the music, and a group of big-food dancers came up to perform a dance. While drinking and chatting, Natalia got up and left her seat. When she walked to the door, Zhao Xingde saw that she seemed to wave to him softly. Before she could come back to her senses, she floated away. At this time, Li Yong was talking to Manshuer about interesting stories and secrets in the Dashi Palace. His words were interesting, and he occasionally mixed a few playful words that mocked the great cannibals, which made the noble Manshuer happy. Zhao Xingde maliciously guessed whether Li Yong was talking about the nobleman with the same tone among the Dashi princes. He pretended to get up and change his clothes and accused him of the crime beside him. He saw a crescent moon hanging in the sky, on the small bridge of flowing water. Natalia seemed to be watching the swimming fish under the water, and Zhao Xingde walked over.

Hearing the footsteps behind her, Natalia turned around. The night wind was cool and whispered the ends of her hair. Her beautiful face was brighter than the moonlight. She looked at Zhao Xingde, but there seemed to be a little disgusting in her eyes and asked, "Did you approach me on purpose?" She had met this person several times in the Constable Dante Library. She originally thought it was a coincidence, but now she met again in Li Yong's mansion. She didn't believe that there was such a coincidence in the world. She thought that Zhao De intended to approach her, and even the few meetings in the library in the past were deliberately arranged. Natalia had met such a disciple in the past. Not only did she pretend, but she also pestered her, which made her extremely angry.

Zhao Xingde was stunned, and then realized that he had been misunderstood. He smiled bitterly and said, "There is absolutely nothing."

Natalia snorted angrily, looked at Zhao Xingde with suspicion, and said with a stern face: "It's best if you are telling the truth. I already have a lover." She glanced at the brightly lit house and suggested that it was her cousin, the noble Manshuel Komuning, and Zhao De could not match the future emperor of Lu Mei.

Zhao Xingde smiled unconsciously and smiled seriously, "It's true, I have a family too." He didn't want to bother him anymore, so he bowed his hand, then turned around and left.

Natalia Blinius bit his lip and looked at his back angrily, feeling as if he was taken advantage of, "What an annoying person."

When Zhao Xingde returned to the flower hall, Manshuel was getting up and saying goodbye, saying that he wanted to send Natalia back first. Li Yong smiled and said, "The noble one is no longer withstand the boredom here." He leaned close to Manshuel and joked, "Whether from noble origin or beautiful face, she is a well-deserved queen." Manshuel smiled slightly. If he married Natalia, his descendants would be Emperor Lumei, who is the purest Komuning family blood. He felt more and more that Li Yong was an interesting person. He bowed to him according to the etiquette of Xia Kingdom, and then he politely bid farewell to Zhao Xingde and Liu Zhiyuan, and then took Natalia away.

Zhao Xingde watched the servants leave in the sedan chair and asked in confusion: "Isn't Princess Anna fighting for the throne with her brother? Why are these two people walking together again?"

Li Yong said with a smile: "My mother wants to marry the barbarian of Ross. When her daughter could not resist her, she was angry and went with the son of the political enemy." He and Zhao Xingde returned to the flower hall, took out the map again, and carefully considered the trade route. After a long time, they felt that sailing from Tajula to Song State was too far away. Li Yong couldn't help but sigh: "There are a few ports of my Xia State on the way, so that the treasure ship can escape the storm and replenish the water." His eyes flashed slightly with regret, and then he smiled and said: "Brother Zhao has a wide range of knowledge, but has he heard of whales in the sea? It is said that the mermaid oil used to light the lamp in Qin Shihuang's tomb is actually made of whales' sebum." He seemed to be always curious about things in this world.
Chapter completed!