"Daozi, my subordinates have also contacted big businessmen from various countries who have purchased goods before, but none of them have heard of this thing.
I suspect that other countries may have different names. Maybe you can start from this aspect." Chen Han reminded in a low voice.
"I've thought about this too, but..." Zhang Rongfang shook his head slightly. In fact, he still had nothing to say.
That means maybe there is a solution to the secret sensor door.
After all, the medicinal materials he needs these days are actively provided by the sensor door, so he can easily purchase them.
This time, maybe...
"Hahahaha! I've kept you waiting for a long time! Dear Lord Sect. Last time I saw you, you looked better!"
At this moment, a burst of rough laughter interrupted his thoughts.
Zhang Rongfang turned around with a clear smile on his face.
"Mr. Isibas is fine. No matter how long you wait, as long as you can get the medicine I need, everything else can be ignored."
"Your Excellency is indeed open-minded and much more approachable than the other officials in Da Ling!"
The person who came was a bearded man wearing a white turban, with colored jewelry and crystals hanging everywhere on the turban and around his neck.
This man's beard was carefully trimmed into a guillotine shape, brown and black in color, and his dark blue eyes were large and lively.
This man is one of the top three medicinal merchants in the entire Citon Port, named Isibasi Freir.
This man has more than ten fleets, each of which is mainly engaged in the trade of medicinal materials in dozens of countries.
He has thousands of sailors under his command, many of whom are private soldiers and masters of martial arts.
He is also a very important figure in the entire Citon Port.
"It's a pity, I'm afraid your lord will be disappointed." Isibas sighed, his Great Spirit Mandarin was well-spoken and his accent was almost indistinguishable from a foreigner.
"I didn't find any information about Xuanyang Rouzhi."
"Still not?" Zhang Rongfang was slightly disappointed.
"However, according to your description, it may be possible to use substitutes with similar medicinal properties to reconstruct the prescription. Is this feasible?"
"I'm afraid not..." Zhang Rongfang shook his head slightly, and then asked about the status of other Jin Chan Gong medicinal materials.
At the day-by-day stage, the medicinal materials needed for the Golden Toad Skill suddenly became more valuable.
There are also extremely high requirements for the strength of the medicinal properties of medicinal materials. They cannot be replaced by just some ordinary medicinal materials of a short age.
Fortunately, there are other side medicines.
Only this Xuanyang Rouzhi.
After the two discussed in detail, Isibas also invited Zhang Rongfang to visit his mansion.
He is from Lus, but he has titles and positions in many overseas countries.
It can be regarded as half businessman and half official.
On Daling's side, he also has a good relationship with the governor of Fuyin.
For Zhang Ying, a young sect leader from the Dao Dao Sect, he valued him very much after receiving some advice.
Therefore, this invitation was not a spur-of-the-moment invitation, but had already been prepared.
After many enthusiastic invitations, Zhang Rongfang naturally agreed.
Establishing a good relationship with this big businessman will also be of great help to him in exploring overseas purchases.
Just like many of the medicinal materials required on the first level of the daily stage, it is not easy to find them even within the Taoist Sect.
But here in Isibas, just mention it and he will order it, and you can get it easily.
Both of them had the intention of intersecting, so they merged together.
Isibas led the way in a sedan, and Zhang Rongfang and others followed behind in a sedan.
Isibas carried more guards than Zhang Rongfang, including great spirits, Westerners, Husi, barbarians, blacks, and everyone else.
He seems to only look at talent and nothing else.
Pass through Citong Pier along the way and enter the outer ring city.
Some merchants wearing black robes with huge wooden boxes hanging on their chests gathered together and set up a small market on a wide street in the outer ring city.
The market is like a centipede, occupying half of the street area.
A tall sign was erected at the entrance with a message: Jewelry Club of All Nations! Satisfy your freedom of beauty!
This sentence is written in more than ten different languages, densely written all over the cloth.
"These black-clad merchants like to do these stunts and play word games." Isibas said with a smile while sitting on the sedan chair.
Zhang Rongfang smiled and was about to speak, but suddenly his expression paused and he looked towards the sidewalk beside the entrance of the small market.
There were people coming and going, all kinds of people flowing like water, and it was extremely lively.
Many ladies, female sailors, and female crew members who were attracted by the market also came and went from here.
But Zhang Rongfang's eyes were not on those exotic women, but on a beautiful woman with black hair and a shawl, wearing a slim red dress.
The woman's face was charming, her eyes soft and filled with deep exhaustion, just like a big, rich and delicate rose.
Zhang Rongfang pays attention to this woman not because of her beauty, but...she seems to be someone he knows.
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Sun Chaoyue stood aside, listening to the chatter of Tong Xinyao next to her.
I just feel extremely tired.
In just one year, after she followed her father and fled from Tan Yang, she fell from being the favored child of heaven and a spiritual aristocrat to where she is now.
As the governor of Tan Yang Prefecture, my father colluded with the secret sect and was expelled from the family. On the way, he was seriously injured by the soldiers of his former enemies.
Now that they could no longer stay in the country, the family traveled thousands of miles to Citong Port and sought refuge with their father's former close friend, trying to sail to overseas countries.
But... I never thought that they didn't understand the market and all the heavy money they paid was wiped out by the swindler captain.
The liar has long since escaped, and the vast sea makes it impossible to pursue him.
Now that their family's wealth has been depleted, they can only disperse their servants, leaving only a few people living in the home of their father's close friend.
But this is just a stopgap measure. No matter how good the relationship is, after such a long period of sojourn, it gradually becomes impatient.
Sun Chaoyue recalled her glorious days in Tan Yang.
At that time, she was the first person that all Tan Yang's noble sons strove to please.
He has already entered the fourth rank at a young age. In the future, he is expected to be in the ninth rank, and he will still be a spiritual noble.
Never thought...
A drastic change swept Tan Yang, and his father's collusion with the esoteric sect was completely exposed.
The family changed drastically overnight, and then they fled in a hurry and were intercepted and killed.
The suffering seemed to have no end from that moment on.
"Let me tell you, you must persuade your brother not to associate with that bearded man again. The last time the White Shi Sect was surrounded and suppressed, those bearded men also suffered heavy losses."
At this time, Tong Xinyao, the eldest daughter of the Tong family, was talking and trying to dissuade a girl in a green dress who looked embarrassed.
"Just like Chaoyue, although their family was not as good as ours before, it was still pretty good.
Later, it was because her father caused trouble and did things he shouldn't have done, so he was investigated.
You see now, Chaoyue's father is taking medicine every day to recuperate from his injuries. He doesn't know when he will recover. The family has no money, so it's all up to my father to find him some coaching positions.
Chaoyue is now my school companion. Last time her skirt was torn and she couldn't bear to throw it away. I lent her a good skirt of mine before we could go out together.
Do you want to live like this? Do you want to be as miserable as her family?"
Tong Xinyao patiently persuaded her friend, but she didn't notice at all that the smile on Sun Chaoyue's face was already a little forced.
"But I can't defeat him alone... He always has many reasons... for the family, for us, for his own development..." the girl in the green dress lowered her voice.
"That's not a reason, that's selfish!" Tong Xinyao shook her head. She coughed a few times. When she saw a vendor selling cold watermelon juice in the distance, she patted Sun Chaoyue beside her.
"Chaoyue, go buy me a glass of watermelon juice, remember to add raisins."
"Okay..." Sun Chaoyue suppressed the helplessness in her heart, turned around and walked towards the hawker.
But after taking a few steps, she remembered that she didn't have any money with her.
Martial arts training requires too much money. After her family was defrauded of money, she spent every penny carefully in order to maintain her martial arts skills.
And because his identity is not visible to the public, he cannot go out to work.
Nowadays, I rely on Tong Xinyao and Tong’s family for food and drink, so I don’t usually have much money.
Today happened to be her twenty-fourth birthday. When she just went to the market, she bought herself a silver-inlaid jade peony pendant to celebrate herself.
The money I had with me was reduced to small sums of money, which was not enough to buy juice again.
At this time, she had no money with her, so she had no choice but to look back.
"Xin Yao, I don't have any money with me, so I can't buy it..."
Tong Xinyao was still talking loudly to her friend and was not heard at all.
"Xin Yao?" Sun Chaoyue said again.
This time I finally heard it. Tong Xinyao turned around impatiently.
"What's the matter? I'm talking right now? Why don't you go buy it quickly?"
"No, it's because I don't have enough money." Sun Chaoyue lowered her voice.
"Not enough money? No money to buy juice? Are you trying to defraud me of money?" Tong Xinyao suddenly became even more annoyed.
"Besides, the money is not enough. Mr. Zhao, whom I introduced to you last time, asked you to accompany someone to dinner, but you still didn't go? They gave you a heavy gift of four hundred taels!"
"Chaoyue, I'm not telling you, you are no longer the young lady you used to be. You should be more realistic, and don't blame me for being quick to talk.
Look at you, now you have to ask me for money even to buy a glass of juice... Your father's illness needs to be cured, and all he needs are the best medicinal materials.
In this situation, do you still want to practice martial arts by yourself? You are not me. It was fine before, but do you have the conditions now?
Your current level is already very good and enough. Find someone to marry as soon as possible, which can help reduce your father's burden..."
Tong Xinyao looked like she hated the iron, and she was talking nonsense. In front of the other girls, they looked like they were doing her best, and they talked non-stop.
Sun Chaoyue lowered her head. The embarrassment in her heart was like an extremely heavy quilt, pressing down on her from head to toe, leaving her breathless and unable to struggle.
She didn't even dare to raise her head to let others see her face clearly.
But she can't do anything. Now her family relies on the Tong family to help hide their identities and stay temporarily.
Although the Tong family became increasingly impatient with them, they were indeed kind.
And if they want to go to sea in the future, they can only rely on the Tong family to help find a ship and wait for the opportunity.
So she couldn't say anything and didn't dare to say anything...
Listening to the constant scolding in his ears, Sun Chaoyue suddenly wanted to cry.
Her eyes were moist, and she felt so much depression and embarrassment that she had never experienced anything like this since she was a child.
Think back to Tan Yang.
She presides over the Yaoyuan Book Club and is a noble person in everyone's eyes. Whatever she wants can be delivered to her with just one word.