The convoy traveled north along the wide official road. An endless stream of carriages and horses could be seen along the way. The Canglan River was also full of merchant ships going down the river. The prosperity of Canglan City was evident from this.
Du Kang's motorcade traveled with several caravans who stayed at the inn last night. Starting from early morning and walking until noon, the tall and majestic Canglan City in the distance became clear in sight.
The city is built along the river, located on the west side of the estuary of the Lancang River. The continuous black city walls and open city gates make it look like a giant beast that handles people, carriages and horses.
Several artificially dug canals run through the city, and several waterways on one side of the Canglan River have sluice gates opened for river boats on the Lancang River and sea-going ships on the blue sea to come in and out. It is very lively.
On the east side of the Lancang River estuary is a stretch of rocky beach for dozens of miles. It is said that hundreds of years ago when Bibohai was first developed, the Sheng family and the Bai family both took a fancy to the land on the west side of the Lancang River, and they fought for the territory.
A big fight.
After neither of them could do anything to the other, the two families built cities dozens of miles apart. But today, hundreds of years later, the two cities have been connected together, and Lancang City is also under the joint management of the two families.
These were all said by Qingdai who was sitting next to Du Kang. She was afraid of being recognized by acquaintances, so she wore a black bamboo hat and a veil. As she walked, she introduced various forces, customs and customs in Canglan City to Du Kang.
Everything in the dream was accelerated, and some scenes that the dream owner thought were unimportant were passed by in a flash. Therefore, the information Du Kang received had many flaws. Qingdai's explanation at this time was to check for the omissions and fill in the gaps for him.
The convoy could clearly see the city wall at noon, but due to the large number of carriages and horses queuing in and out of the city gate and the road congestion, it was not until sunset that Du Kang's carriage reached the city gate.
At this time, the sunset on the horizon covered the tall and dark city wall with a warm orange-red color, and the Canglan River not far away was also illuminated red.
A breeze blows, the river surface is sparkling, merchant ships are constantly coming, and people are coming and going on the shore. Night is approaching, but there is no sign of the flow of people decreasing at all.
"Everyone says that Canglan City is the largest city in Bibohai. It is really extraordinary when we see it today. There are six dry gates in the south city and six water gates in the west city. The traffic and boats cannot all enter the city in one day, and they have to wait in the city.
Waiting in line outside was really eye-opening.”
Most women love to be lively. Tan Hua was smiling and talking beside Du Kang, feeling very happy about such a lively scene.
"Only in spring, when the ice and snow on the Lancang River first melt, can there be such a scene. There is no such excitement on weekdays."
Du Kang had been staring at the red dust fire above the city and the ground-suppressing formation under the city wall, and ignored her, making Tan Hua feel depressed for a while, but Qingdai spoke up to relieve her embarrassment.
The two women immediately chatted about rouge, gouache, clothes and accessories, and seemed to have become close friends in one day. As for their true thoughts about each other, only God knows.
"We won't enter the city today. We will rest outside the city overnight."
It wasn't that Du Kang didn't want to enter the city, it was because there was a ground-suppressing formation under Canglan City that could block the entry and exit of Earth Escape. Du Kang looked at it for a long time and couldn't find any obvious flaws in the formation, so he had to stay outside the city with the ground-suppressing tripod.
"Yes, sir."
Tan Hua immediately answered, even though the convoy in front had already started paying city taxes and they would be next in line, Zi She still led the carriages and horses away from the main road into the city under the command of the snake mother and turned to the side road.
Different from the north of the city, which needs to defend against enemies coming from the sea, and the east of the city, where sea monsters enter the city from the canal, a large area of open space is occupied outside the city walls in the south and west of the city, and two small market towns with full functions have been built to provide temporary rest for traveling merchants.
Under the indulgence of the Sheng and Bai families, some transactions that were inconvenient to be carried out in the city were carried out outside the city, which resulted in the abnormal prosperity of the town.
At night, these two market towns are more lively than the city, so the city gate guards don't think it's strange when they see people leaving the team. They just think that there are merchants who want to do business outside the city.
According to Qingdai, based on the experience of Canglan City's expansion, in a few years two barbican cities will be built along the edge of the market town in the south and west of the city to surround the market town.
Canglan City has expanded in this way for hundreds of years. If you can overlook the city from the sky, you will find that Canglan City is composed of dozens of areas separated by city walls. In the beginning, they were all urn cities.
The Jia family and the Bai family occupy the two largest areas.
Led by Qingdai, the group of carriages and horses turned left and right on the stone road in the town, heading towards a place with few people.
"The reputation of the inn I'm going to now is pretty good. Both the food and accommodation are first-class. This is your first time coming to Canglan City. I don't have any acquaintances in the business world. It's hard to sell the goods you brought. This hotel
The owner of the store has a wide network of contacts and a good reputation, so he will definitely be able to find good sales for your goods."
Du Kang was lying on the tiger skin with his eyes closed, and his bare hands gently massaged his eyelids while he was sitting on his knees, pushing aside a grape and feeding it to Du Kang's mouth, while softly parting his pink lips and saying.
"Last night, my lord said that I wanted to go to sea after clearing the goods. My lord has great magical powers. Flying to the sky and escaping into the sea is just easy for you, but if you want to take all your men out to sea, you still need a big ship. The sea is blue, the wind is high, the waves are strong, and there are many sea monsters.
Boats are always highly damaged items. The shipyard's orders have been queued up for several years, and few people would sell them on weekdays. I thought about it, and only this owner's sea-going boat may be sold in the near future. If you are interested, sir,
It can be operated."
When it came to the key point, Qingdai leaned down and whispered in Du Kang's ear, telling her the situation of the store in a soft voice, completely ignoring Tan Hua and giving her a fierce look.
When Qingdai wiped the crystal liquid on Du Kang's ears with a towel, the motorcade finally stopped in front of an inn.
This is already a remote corner of the town. The inn in front of us looks like an ordinary two-story building with two red lanterns hanging at the door. There are only a few pedestrians walking on the street opposite.
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"Qingdai will always be a loyal subordinate of the great Wheel-turning King, and will report to you everything he knows about lurking in the Hidden Dragon Society."
Qingdai bowed, put on her hat and veil, jumped out of the carriage, and walked towards the city. Due to the need for privacy, it was not suitable for her to appear publicly in Canglan City with Du Kang.
"Young Master, I don't like this woman. She will use some flirty tricks in front of the Young Master. She doesn't look like someone she can trust."
"Is your young master someone who can be charmed by such a small trick? It's just mutual use. We won't stay in Canglan City for too long. Even if I want to stay, the Tao family won't trust Zhen Di Ding in this kind of way.
You stay too long in a place with many experts."
Du Kang opened his eyes, rubbed his numb ears, and walked out of the carriage. Tan Hua, who stayed where he was, looked suspicious, as if he didn't quite believe what his master said.
"What are you doing standing around? Come with me to see our ship."
After hearing the sound, Tan Hua immediately stepped on the floor of the carriage and followed Du Kang's footsteps.
As early as the carriage stopped in front of the inn, the innkeeper came out to greet the guests in person. The fleet was a big customer. With this fleet, the inn would be full today. The professionalism made the shopkeeper go straight to the carriage, which was the greatest strength of the fleet.
Waiting in front.
When I saw Du Kang, I could tell at a glance that he was the person in charge of the team.
"I have met this boss. You are right to come to our Fulai Inn. Although this place is remote, my inn is not inferior to several century-old hotels in the city..."
"We are going to stay here for one night and give my young master the best room. As for the others, we can arrange it as we can."
Tan Hua interrupted the businessman's politeness and followed Du Kang directly to the inn. The shopkeeper quickly followed to guide the two of them. As for the trivial matters of feeding the horses and parking the carriages in the convoy, the inn's guys and the snakes naturally took care of it.
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After a lot of work, by the time everything was settled, it was already completely dark.
Tan Hua had ordered the food in advance, and when Du Kang came downstairs to eat, Fulai Inn seemed to have been reserved by his own family. The entire first and second floors were already filled with people dressed in black, and five or six waiters were running up and down.
Dozens of people served the dishes.
At this time, the innkeeper took the initiative to get in front of Du Kang. He was a short, fat, middle-aged man, and he stood in front of him.
"It's fate that this boss came to stay at Fulai Inn. I don't know what the boss is called."
"My surname is Lin, and my last name is spring. I don't know what the shopkeeper's surname is. Why did you want to talk to me?"
"My surname is Gong. Boss Lin can just call me Shopkeeper Gong. With all due respect, most of the caravans coming to Canglan City will stay in fixed inns. You come to my inn to stay. I'm impressed by you. But this is the first time.
Come to Canglan City to do business?"
Du Kang put down the chopsticks with which he had just picked up a piece of beef, and turned to look at the shopkeeper. Seeing Du Kang's unkind expression, he waved his hand and said anxiously.
"Don't get me wrong, guest. Our store has no malicious intentions. It's just that we have had many contacts with customers. We also do a small business of buying and selling. If you don't have a familiar store in Canglan City, you can sell the goods to us. You
Don’t worry, the price I offer is absolutely fair. If you buy it at the market price, you won’t have to worry about finding a buyer for the goods.”
Du Kang winked at Tan Hua beside him. She immediately took out a cargo list from her sleeve and handed it to Shopkeeper Gong. Seeing that the other party had come prepared, Shopkeeper Gong took the list, read it carefully, and thought about it for a moment.
Talent.
"My family can afford this batch of goods. Can I go and see the real thing now?"
Du Kang took it easy and continued to sit where he was eating, while Tan Hua took him to see the goods.
The meal lasted for half an hour. After Du Kang finished the third meal and barely soothed his stomach after sleeping in the open air for three months, the two of them returned together.
"Boss Lin, I have seen all your goods. Based on the quality of the goods, I will calculate the price for you."
Shopkeeper Gong re-handed the manifest to Du Kang just now. After the name and quantity of the goods, there was an additional list of unit prices. Du Kang looked at them one by one and found that they were not much different from his expectations. He glanced at the end of the manifest and the other party estimated
The total price paid was: sixteen thousand eight hundred and forty-three taels of silver and another thirty-five cents.
When I purchased these paintings in Tonggu County, I only spent a little over two thousand taels of silver. I walked all the way through the mountains for three months, which was seven times the profit. No wonder so many business travelers risked their lives to come to Bibo.
Maritime merchant.
This is just a one-way profit. If you purchase something in Canglan City and transport it back to the southeast of Haizhou, the profit will increase several times. Let alone ordinary people, even low-level monks will find it difficult to earn this kind of money in their lifetime.
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Even the caravans coming and going can have such income. It is hard for Du Kang to imagine how much wealth is gathered in this largest city in the south of the Blue Wave Sea. Wealth can directly represent power in many cases, and it can firmly control the prosperity of this city.
How powerful will the Bai family be?
"Shopkeeper Gong's offer is indeed sincere. I also plan to sell our carriages and horses. I wonder if the shopkeeper can do this business?"
"It turns out that Boss Lin is coming to Canglan City to settle down. I took a look just now. You brought a total of sixty-two horses. The horses are old and young, and their appearance is good and bad. I will set a fixed price for one horse.
One thousand, two hundred taels; twenty-three carriages plus various other miscellaneous items, I’ll count it as six hundred taels; how about a total of one thousand, eight hundred taels?”
Du Kang didn't expect that the shopkeeper Gong could tell the team's horses, the number of cars and their valuation at once. He took a serious look at the shopkeeper Gong for the first time and said.
"It seems that the shopkeeper Gong also has a pair of discerning eyes. I'm afraid you'll see that I'm not a businessman the first time I walk in."
"No, no, it's just that I have done a lot of business and I am used to estimating the price of everything I see. This is an old habit for many years. It makes you laugh."
Shopkeeper Gong still had that kind smile on his face, as if his valuation was really just a businessman's professional habit.
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"Young Master, you have forgotten that when you got off the carriage, you told me to let them pack it up. Now there are only goods on the carriage."
"That's right. Look at my memory. Look at the palace manager..."
The two masters and servants sang together and looked at the short and fat man sitting opposite. The shopkeeper was also used to doing business, but this was the first time he saw someone so anxious to ask for money. Du Kang almost had the word "get money" carved on his forehead.
Up.
"Doing business with Boss Lin is a pleasure. Come here."
Immediately, an inn clerk brought a tray and placed it on the table. The palace innkeeper lifted the red cloth on the tray, and the gold bars, silver ingots and copper coins on it were exposed in the air.
"There are one hundred and eighty-six taels of gold here, all of which are pure gold with a purity of 99%. There are also forty-three taels of silver and thirty-five copper coins. Boss Lin, please count them. Do the numbers match?"
Du Kang gently placed his fingers on the gold, feeling the surging incense and desire inside, picked up the plate of gold and silver, handed it to Tan Hua behind him and said with a smile.
"Shopkeeper Gong is really thoughtful. He only met me a few times and talked to me for only a few words, but he can speak and do things that touch my heart. Lin Chun wishes he could get to know Shopkeeper Gong as soon as possible."
There was silence in the inn. The snakes all put down their chopsticks and pressed their hands on the handles of their knives, as if they would draw their knives to kill people at the command.
"The first business deal is over, I want to talk to the shopkeeper Gong about the second business deal."
But the snakes all thought wrongly. Du Kang was not a person who would become angry and kill someone if someone led him step by step in doing business.
Du Kang is a good man, and he still has business to do with Fulai Inn. As he was talking, Du Kang walked up and held the fat hand of the shopkeeper Gong, with an expression of regretting meeting him late.
When the information from Shopkeeper Gong flashed before his eyes, Du Kang's expression suddenly became strange.
【Name】: Gong Cancan
[Blue Wave Sea Ghost Blows the Wind and Creates the Sea Technique]: A spell practiced by the guards of the island owner of Blackwood Island. After practicing this technique, you will become extremely powerful and have an indestructible body. You can blow the wind and create huge waves in the sea.
Destroying ships and fighting sea monsters is just a piece of cake.
Level: D level
Skill: Sea Ghost Body (fourth level)
Cao Feng (fourth level)
Nonghai (fourth level)
Advanced conditions: Consume the blood of the sea dragon and be made immortal by the practitioners of [Inviting God to Send Spirits to Sealing Demons].
Magic weapon: Mirage beads
There seems to be something wrong with the information Qingdai provided.
According to Qingdai, the owner of Fulai Inn is an old middle-level female monk who is about to live. She owns a ship and an inn. Since she has no children, she only has an adopted son she adopted in her early years to help her take care of her business.
Business.
Since his adopted son was not living up to expectations and his cultivation was low, the monk planned to sell the ship and Du Kang could come and take advantage.
If the guess is correct, the so-called adopted son who is not up to expectations in Qingdai's mouth is probably Gong Cancan, who has a kind smile on his face and has actually cultivated the master's guard spells of Blackwood Island to D level.
Before meeting Gong Cancan, his spiritual light in his spiritual eyes was dim, and he could not tell that he was an intermediate monk at all. A magical weapon that could be hidden from his spiritual eyes must be worth a lot of money.
In his first transaction, he came into contact with the spies planted by Heimu Island in Canglan City. Du Kang didn't know if he was lucky or bad.
Did Qingdai trick him? Or was it just a coincidence?
An ordinary transaction that was originally planned was cast into a shadow.
Gong Cancan saw that Boss Lin, who was holding his hand, had not spoken for a long time, and the smile on his face that was full of businessmen's kindness and shrewdness became even brighter.
"I wonder what kind of business you want to do with me, Boss Lin?"