After eating and drinking, Anmul, Qiqige and Batu started shopping leisurely again.
Going to the market was something I never dared to think about before.
There was a shortage of supplies on the grassland, and people lived in pursuit of water and grass. There was no fixed market at all. In the past, trading often relied on traveling merchants to bring things over.
Things are often very expensive and of poor quality.
Things are different now. The Ming Dynasty built many fixed towns on the grasslands and held regular markets. Anything you want can be bought here.
Anmul knew exactly what he needed, and the first thing he went to buy was food.
Soon, she arrived at Wang's Trading Company, which had a very large store here.
There is also a lot of business, not only buying wool, cattle, sheep and horses from the herdsmen on the grasslands, but also selling a lot of things here.
Grain, salt, tea, ironware, and other necessary things for prairie people are of course indispensable. There are even clothes, shoes, cloth, and even vegetables and fruits and other things in the market.
All kinds of goods are dazzlingly displayed, arranged in the style of later-generation department stores and supermarkets, with prices written on them so that people can clearly see them at a glance.
Anmul and Qiqige's favorite thing is to come here to shop. This is how women are born.
I always like this feeling when I look at the dazzling array of products on the shelves and choose from them.
"Eji, buy potatoes and corn, add some to the mutton when cooking, it will be delicious."
As soon as Qiqige entered, she immediately hurried to the place where the potatoes and corn were sold.
Potatoes and corn are said to be brought back from the distant Golden Continent. They are relatively expensive, but they are very delicious.
Last time, she heard someone recommend adding potatoes and corn to mutton to cook. The cooked mutton, potatoes, and corn were all very delicious.
The mutton loses the mutton smell, and the potatoes and corn absorb the umami flavor of the mutton, making it an extremely perfect fusion.
"Buy, buy more~"
"Both potatoes and corn can be stored for a long time and can be eaten as vegetables in winter."
Anmul looked at the price. The potatoes and corn were not cheap. They were new things. He gritted his teeth and decided to buy some.
She also couldn't forget the taste of mutton with potatoes and corn.
In the past, it was enough to eat enough, but now, you can still enjoy life.
"Eji, Chinese cabbage, and tomatoes, buy some. It will be delicious when you go back to make the mutton soup~"
Qiqige quickly focused on the Chinese cabbage and tomatoes.
She likes to eat tomatoes very much. Tomatoes are red, very beautiful, sweet and sour, and taste great.
Chinese cabbage is also her favorite. It is delicious when cooked in mutton soup.
"Buy~buy~"
Anmul looked at the price, nodded and said, Chinese cabbage is cheap, this thing only costs a few pennies a pound, tomatoes are more expensive, this thing is also introduced from the Golden Continent.
However, after selling for thousands of taels today, she was willing to buy some back for her children to try.
In the past, supplies were extremely scarce, and vegetables and fruits were too far away for people on the grasslands.
But things are different now. Merchants are constantly transporting these things, allowing the grassland people to enjoy a life of abundant materials.
Vegetables and fruits have naturally entered their daily diet.
You don’t necessarily eat it every day, but when you go to the market, if it’s available, you’ll basically buy some.
I heard people say that eating more vegetables and fruits is good for your health.
"Everyone come and take a look. Take a look at the glass lamps and whale oil."
"Buy a few glass lamps and hang them wherever you want. They will be very bright. This whale oil burns without any smoke or odor. The key is that it is very resistant to burning. It is definitely a must-have for every household. . ”
"The briquette stove and briquettes are simple to use, convenient, and very resistant to burning. Whether it is used to boil water for cooking or for heating, it is very useful."
"The woolen cloth is here, the woolen cloth is here. It's very warm, very soft, and comfortable. I have a woolen garment in winter. No matter how cold it is, I won't be afraid~"
In every corner of the store, there are clerks who are constantly selling new things to people.
It also attracted a lot of herdsmen to watch. The things they were selling were very useful. The glass lamps looked very beautiful, and there were also special horse lanterns.
As for whale oil, everyone knows about it.
Because there are people selling a lot of seafood here in the market, all kinds of dried salted fish are also popular goods among herdsmen.
The herdsmen in the store all have big and small bags, and they buy almost everything they see.
In one word, cheap~
In the past, things from the Ming Dynasty were very expensive, and it took several horses to buy an iron pot.
It's different now. If there are several horses, the things you buy will have to be transported back and forth in several four-wheeled carriages.
The grassland was included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the people of the grassland became the people of the Ming Emperor. Everyone also began to enjoy the prosperous life of the Ming people.
Their cattle, sheep, and horses are valuable, but the things they transport are very cheap, so you can buy them as much as you like.
Prairie people have always been particular about spending money when they have it. Anyway, the silver in their hands cannot be eaten or drunk. Only when it is exchanged for things can they feel the charm of silver.
A restaurant in the town, above Baiyun Tower.
Liu Jin leisurely ate roasted whole lamb and cooked mutton hot pot while chatting with Bater, Hardan and Huhe.
Well, when the cattle and sheep are at their fattest on the grassland, how could Liu Jin not come to the grassland and have a good meal of roasted whole lamb and hotpot with mutton.
The last time I came here was summer, and it was very hot on the grassland at that time. There was no such feeling as the sky was vast and the fields were vast, and the grass was blown by the wind and the cattle and sheep were low.
Autumn is now the best season, the climate is cool and the cattle and sheep are fat.
"This mutton is still delicious from the grassland. No matter how you eat it here in the capital, it doesn't have that taste~"
Liu Jin ate with gusto, while Batter, Hadan and Huhe were watching with interest the herdsmen coming and going in the market below.
These were their people before, and they still care about their lives.
The three of them went to the Beijing-Tianjin area for a few months. This time, they followed Liu Jin back to the grassland to see it again, and they were all touched by it.
"It's better now, everyone's life is better~"
Battle said with a sigh.
They live a very comfortable life in the Beijing-Tianjin area. To be honest, if they are called grassland people now, they will not be used to it.
The clothes the three of them wear now are all clothes from the Ming Dynasty. As for the original sheep robes and the like, they have been lost long ago.
The sheep's robe is very heavy and has the smell of sheep. The key is that it is easy to hide small animals and the like, and it is not breathable. It is no problem to wear it on the grassland.
But here in the capital, they still like to wear Ming Dynasty clothes.
Cool, breathable, comfortable and close to the body.
They were enjoying their new life here in Beijing and Tianjin. They were originally worried that the herdsmen on the grasslands would be squeezed out by the Ming Dynasty, but after returning this time, they realized that the herdsmen were also living a very comfortable life.
Look at the herdsmen on the street below. Every one of them has a shiny face, and they all have big and small bags in their hands. They live a very prosperous life.
"Yes, life is still comfortable now~"
"In the past, there was violence and killing, and everyone had a hard time. But now it's so good, and everyone is living in harmony, and everyone is living a comfortable life."
Hardan on the side also nodded solemnly.
Think about the past, whenever this time came, it was the time when the prairie people carried dried meat on their backs, mounted their war horses, picked up their machetes and went south to plunder.
Every time he went south, the Central Plains would become a river of blood, with corpses strewn across the fields, and countless casualties.
Although the prairie people were able to rob a lot of things, they were limited in the beginning. After coming back to spend the winter, they would soon consume more than 7788 things.
Although he could get some of what he wanted through robbery, too much blood had been wasted between the two sides.
It's great now. If you want anything, you can just come and buy it. Things are good and cheap.
The grassland herdsmen enjoyed the benefits, and the Ming people also got what they needed.
"This is good, this is good. The world is big and there is enough space for us."
Huhe also nodded and said.
Going to the capital of the Ming Dynasty opened their eyes. It turned out that the world was so huge. There was a very vast land outside the Ming Dynasty, and there were many very, very high-quality grasslands. As long as they followed the Ming Dynasty, their future
The descendants can live on some of the best ranches in the world.
"Bartelle, I heard that you invested in a trading company that specializes in developing plantations in Southeast Asia?"
Having said this, Hardan couldn't help but ask Battle.
"Yes, I did invest in one. Now there are many trading companies planning to go to Ryukyu and Nanyang to build cities and open plantations, so I just invested tens of thousands of taels of silver there."
Barter nodded and said.
"Don't call me, but I heard that the sugar cane here in Ryukyu City is ripe, and the white sugar produced is valuable. Is the business you invested in also planning to grow sugar cane?"
When Hardan heard this, he also said dissatisfied.
"It seems to be growing sugar cane to make sugar, or it may be growing rice. I heard in Nanyang that rice can be harvested three times a year, and the yield is very high."
Barter smiled sheepishly and said.
Liu Jin on the side also smiled slightly while listening to the three people's discussion.
Even if these three grassland tribe leaders are asked to come back to the grassland now, they will never be able to say that they will pose any threat to the Ming Dynasty again.
Firstly, they have become accustomed to the life of the Ming Dynasty. There are many industries in the Ming Dynasty. Secondly, the herdsmen on the grassland have a prosperous life. Who is willing to rebel?
Who is willing to follow them through the hard times?
