Chapter 210 Don't be mean

Li Yunna joy of nod: "Oba you said right, uncle to busy things too much. We should offer to help him."

I made a gesture of hush: "Remember, must be quiet, or the surprise can be lost."

Li Yunna smiled and made an OK gesture: "We all want to keep secret."

I looked at zhang Yutong with a bad smile, sometimes really like their simple girl.

Arrived at the port, hurriedly greeted people loading, transported to the square, there have been a lot of people to seize the good place. If it was a private transaction, we wouldn't be able to sell it. The good thing is we do a big deal.

At noon, Wuwa and Muka came in together. Report says they've been on patrol for the better part of a month. When I knew we were here, I hurried back.

After dinner, I sent the others on their way. Asked cheng what he had done during this time. They told me that cheng had more and more followers, and that people from many tribes and kingdoms would travel long distances to meet him and give him gifts of their own.

"You both understand my purpose in keeping you two on the island?" I'm gonna have to give them something to think about.

"We know." "But chief," she said, "most of the time we cannot control him and dare not offend him."

That's true. Even I had to put up with Old Cheng in many ways.

But the old process to bring us internal contradictions, but have to seek opportunities to seek solutions. Otherwise it would be very damaging to him and to me and to the entire tribe.

"I have an idea, chief." Wood said.

"Tell me." I don't hold out much hope, but maybe his plan will work.

"The chief moved the royal city to the island of Brass, and sent trusted men to defend the island of Cuckoo."

I smiled, muka was later rescued by us, a lot of things he did not know.

"Brother Muka, our chief has important business to do in Bukgu. It is not yet possible to move the royal city." Zhang Yutong answered on my behalf.

Muka said, "Then find another place to build a temple for Uncle Cheng."

"It doesn't interfere with the progress of his career. It's not too urgent. Take your time. It won't be all right for a while with you here watching." I still have to figure out what to do about Cheng.

After lunch, we went out to the square together. Many already trade on their own. In the bargain, batches of goods are exchanged.

When the three emissaries came, we began to discuss the great trade.

Our main goods are: paper, brass, sweet potato wine, clothes, pickles. On their side are the ones Natnat introduced earlier. The gold was all made into gold ware, which was obviously for higher profit.

We were all brand new except for the flavonoids, which surprised the three emissaries and asked to buy them all.

I pretended to be embarrassed, looked around the people said: "these things are not cheap cost. You've traded a lot of stuff, and what you have left can't buy us."

The middle-aged envoy pointed to five or six chests of gold vessels. "We can give you all the gold vessels, chief. There is no such a good deal any more."

"I'll have a look first." I need to see exactly how much gold there is.

When I opened the chest and examined it one by one, I felt that I had not used 100 jin of gold.

"What do you think, chief?"

I shook my head. "Too little. Only half of what we have."

Puzzled, the three emissaries went aside and had a long discussion.

Zhang Yutong don't understand of ask: "Brother Lu Fei, you don't say we don't need a lot of gold? Why bargain over gold?"

"We don't need so many, but the other kingdoms do. We can exchange it indirectly for a wider variety of things." Our stuff is so replicable that even if we lose something in the first exchange, it doesn't matter.

"Yes, we should expand the scope of trade first." Zhang Yutong said with a smile.

I nodded.

The three messengers came back together after a consultation.

"Then, chief, we will change half. All the gold is yours." "Said the messenger.

"Good." I immediately asked Zhang Yutong and Li Yunna to make arrangements.

When they traded there, the middle-aged emissaries told me that they would trade today on our island and leave tomorrow, so that our men would be ready to go with them to the next kingdom.

After agreeing, I asked, "Emissary, can you use the paper you bought?"

"It's so convenient. It's much easier than carving words on bamboo or turtle shells, and it's very easy to keep and carry."

"What do you use to write on paper?"

"We don't really have that. But in the Land of the Longwood, they have something called ink. You can write on paper."

"They make paper, too?"

"They don't have paper. They write on bark. They have a kind of bark they can peel off and dry like your paper. But it's rough, and it's also susceptible to insects. Not as soft and glossy as the paper you invented, chief. I expect they will soon come to the island to buy paper from you."

"I see. It's going to be three of us." I said, "Well, whatever the three chiefs like, I'll give you all one."

"Thank you, chief. I would like to have some jars of wine."

I gave them directly, and the other two received some paper and some clothes.

Hearts and minds can be bought, so let them lead our people to trade with other kingdoms this time, and if you want to keep them engaged, you'll have to pay for everything.

After the transaction, they left.

I continued to walk around the square with two women. Found a lot of private vendors. The old lady who sold sugar also came, and all the sugar was bought by the people of El Dorado, but they also bought some of el Dorado's sugar.

"Chief, chief."

Seeing the old lady greeting, I went up.

"The old man made a lot of money this time." "I asked, laughing.

The old lady looked depressed and said, "How can I earn any money? The sugar tax is too expensive."

"You sell expensive, of course, taxes are expensive ah, everyone is so."

The old lady laughed. "Chief, if I lower the sugar price, can I lower the sugar tax? Now I can't sell any of my sugar, so I have taken the initiative to lower the price."

"How much is a pack now?"

"Two coppers, six in a pack."

I nodded: "that line, from now on sugar tax according to twenty five."

"That's still too high." The wrinkles on the old lady's face were almost bunched together.

"Then you can sell it for the same amount as the original price, and we can charge you half of the tax." Zhang Yutong proposed way.

"Really?" The old lady couldn't believe it.

I nodded and the old lady nodded. And gave us a bag of sugar from El Dorado. El Dorado sugar and their home do honey sugar is not the same, is white, is a large chunk of a chunk, but were beaten into small pieces by the old lady.

After walking away, Zhang yutong and Li Yunna distributed a piece. The two soon found out that it was made from sugar cane. The taste is sweet, no fragrance. Not quite the same as the old lady's sugar.

Back to the small square in front of the palace, Li Yunna went to find old Cheng, I and Zhang Yutong returned to the residence, two women to share sugar, I sat in a chair, thinking about how to put and old Cheng between the "contradiction" to silently resolve.

I couldn't think of a great idea, but I soon had an idea. First, cut off the flow and find a way to limit the old route's financial resources. Without enough money, there was no way to focus on educational development. Forced them to work in the fields. Some of those who are willing to become Lao Cheng's disciples are motivated by faith, but most of them are probably interested in an idle life where they can eat and drink without having to do any work.

The third is to weaken the position and role of the royal city and find a new place for trade and meeting.

The idea of building a shrine to Lao Cheng was beyond my consent. Once one is built, it won't be long before another is built. The third came out at once. I don't want a bunch of temples popping up on this island in the near future.

In the evening, I sent for Zhebe and the Kings and chiefs who were going to trade with el Dorado's emissaries. When we invited them to dinner, we gave them a clear account of the main purpose and function of this trade trip and specially reminded them that they must buy more ink. And gave them a wooden boat to use.