Chapter 882 Confused

After the luncheon of the guests, the navy and the upper-class civil and military eunuchs arrived at a wing room in the east.At this time, the eunuch Wang Jinghong made a free time and summoned the old port envoy Shi Jinqing to speak.

Shi Jinqing appeared on Semuren's boat and came to Da Nang, which was surprising in itself.

In the Three Buddha Qi Kingdom (located in the west coast of the Strait of Malacca), or the Old Port Xuanwei Department, Shi Jinqing is one of the best figures; Liang Daoming, known as the Three Buddha Qi King, has a status in the Ming Dynasty court that is even worse than Shi Jinqing.

Why is a person like a leader like Shi Jinqing in Da Nang?

There were eunuchs, military generals, and civil servants in the wing room, and many people sat there.And Shi Jinqing has obviously become the person everyone pays most attention to.

He is from Han, Guangdong, and looks like he is from Guangdong and Guangxi.

His skin was tanned due to the wind and sun, and his facial features were more prominent than those of the Han people in the capital. His forehead was flat, his eyebrows were taller, and his face was relatively less flat.

After a while of greeting each other, Shi Jinqing took the initiative to talk about his experience: When Xiaguan left the old port, he was on his own boat.But the sea was attacked near Longyamen (Kepp Harbor, Singapore) and the ship was sank by thieves.The lower official floated along the prodigal son to the mouth of Longyamen River and was lucky enough to get out.

The head of the Ministry of Works, who followed the army, asked: Who did it?

Unable to be sure.Shi Jinqing replied.

He did not say the object of suspicion, and even seemed to deliberately avoid talking about this issue. Then he narrated: Later, the subordinates of the Indian lord Jier Da'er led a merchant ship to moor at Longyamen.I stepped forward to ask for help, took out the valuable jewelry on my body and wanted to buy food, and made friends with Kuoer, an Indian.

Shi Jinqing took a sip of tea, moistened his throat and said: If I had explained my identity at that time, I promised to pay and let the Indians take me back to the old port, it would be possible; Longyamen is not too far from the old port.But when I return to the old port, I have to go north again; since I have suffered an attack, there may be a second time.

After weighing the trade-offs, I might as well stay on the Indian ship and find the Ming officials when I arrive in Annan.And the thieves should not know that I was on an Indian ship, and they had no reason to attack the Printing Desert ship (prove it was not a pirate who robbed money).After such a decision, the officials will be able to meet their colleagues such as Eunuch Wang and Eunuch Hou here today.

Wang Jinghong asked: What is the matter? The envoy must go north in person?

Liu Ming, who was present, suddenly raised his ears when he heard this.

He was unavoidable and was very curious about things he could not figure out.

When Liu Ming looked back at his colleagues around him, he saw that everyone was similar to him, and some people almost held their breath.

The room was very quiet. If a needle fell off at this time, it would probably be heard.

Shi Jinqing finally spoke: The situation in the old port was not very good these days, and Xiaguan went north and it did take a lot of trouble.

He said this and stopped continuing. He was rude and did not say anything. Liu Ming was confused when he heard it.

At this moment, Ma Huan, Tongshi suddenly stood up and said: Eunuch Wang, Eunuch Hou and the Envoy Shi are old friends, and they meet again after a long time.The lower official retired first.

Only then did Liu Ming suddenly realize it, and stood up one after another and bowed and said with a break.

Wang Jinghong said: Why don’t Marshal Chen stay?

Chen Xuan nodded and said: That's good.

So in the wing room, there were only Wang Jinghong and Hou Xian and the head coach Chen Xuan.

Liu Ming stepped out of the threshold and walked towards another wing room, preparing to take a nap.

Although he wanted to relieve the doubts in his heart, he also understood that Shi Jinqing might have any secret matters that he had to discuss with the top people in the navy first.

When he arrived in a room with straw mattress, Liu Ming leaned against it, still thinking about Shi Jinqing's strangeness.

In addition to guessing that Shi Jinqing had some secret matters, at least one thing that made Liu Ming very confused: Why did Shi Jinqing work so hard and insist on coming in person?

Liu Ming turned around several times, but he was still in good spirits and was not sleepy at all.At this time, an eunuch walked to the door and called out in a low voice: Liu Envoy, Liu Envoy?Have you slept?

What's the matter?Liu Ming turned over and sat up.

The eunuch said: The king said that he would not see the Indians in the afternoon, so he ordered the young man to come and inform the envoy Liu to ask the envoy Liu to take over the matter.You are in charge of diplomatic relations, and those Indian lords should also ask you to come forward to receive them.

Liu Ming immediately stood up and bowed and said, "The lower official follows the king's wishes."

It's not a difficult task, it's just a matter of time.

Firstly, India is still far from the area in which the Ming Dynasty was involved, and even matters about the Indian lords were not that important; secondly, Kuoer and others were just subordinates of the lords, who came to make money.

Therefore, there will be no serious consequences when receiving such people, and Liu Mingda can be more casual.

Not long after, Ma Huan also came, and he will be Liu Ming's deputy and is mainly responsible for the translator.

Ma Huan said: Although the Indians helped the old Hong Kong envoys of the Ming Dynasty, they were just doing business. Envoy Liu arranged something, took them around and sent the afternoon hours.

Liu Ming thought for a while and said: The emperor’s new policy is to open up far-reaching trade.Let's talk about business.

Ma Huan clasped his fists and said: The lower official follows the wishes of Liu Envoy.

So Liu Ming sent someone to call several merchants who were accompanying the army and prepared.Then, with Ma Huan, we went to meet the Indians.

When everyone met, they treated each other according to their own rules.Ma Huan stepped forward and said something. He said and pointed at the Ming people next to him. Liu Ming guessed that Ma Huan was introducing the person present.

In addition to Liu Ming and Ma Huan, there are Xu Gui sent by Chen Xu Shang Gang, Zhang Shihua from the Zhang family in Minyao, Jingdezhen; people from the Lu family who does Shujin business in Chengdu Prefecture, Sichuan, and people from the Yang family who does Yunjin business in Jingjin area.

The most famous goods sold overseas in the Ming Dynasty were silk and porcelain.So Liu Ming called the relevant businessman.

Talking through translation is a bit difficult.

Because when Liu Ming expressed his tone, expression and emotions, the other party could not understand the content; when the other party understood the content, he could only feel Ma Huan's tone.

So Liu Ming’s feelings are a bit strange.

At this time, Zhang Shihua brought a blue and white plate over.Seeing this, Liu Ming immediately took out a white handkerchief from his sleeve bag, placed it on the table, and carefully placed the plate on it.

Zhang Shihua was stunned for a moment.

Because this plate is indeed not a very expensive thing, after all, the truly high-quality tributes are all from the official kiln; for overseas business, the plates made by this folk kiln are a bit inappropriate, which is obviously not acceptable in China.

However, the Indian Kuoer was immediately attracted to his attention and took his eyes closer and looked at it.

He was so careful when he reached out to touch the plate, as if he was touching some antique.

Actually, this plate is not very valuable.

Liu Ming smiled and said: The quality of a thing depends on how it is treated.This sentence does not need to be translated.

Ma Huan said: Of course.

Liu Ming started talking casually again: Good porcelain not only requires water and soil, but also requires exquisite inherited skills.This blue-white porcelain produced in Hutian Kiln in Jingdezhen can only have such color as the mining clay designated in a very small area.Jingdezhen's ceramic skills have been passed down from generation to generation, and have been precipitated for hundreds of years since the Song Dynasty; father and son have passed on them, and have been constantly cultivating disciples and apprentices.This thing is now available.

From a small place thousands of miles away, there are unique porcelain and exquisite meal plates. If it is placed on the dining table of the noble, the owner will definitely be very handsome.If Mr. Kuoer buys it in batches, the price will be lower.

After a while, Kuoer said through the translator: We have many lords, and the lords' manors cannot make everything. The most identifiable people will use the best items from all over the world.

Then Liu Ming introduced Yunjin in the Gyeonggi area.He doesn't know much about weaving, but he knows a little bit, and makes a random brag.

Liu Ming said: Silk itself has no patterns. If large pieces of embroidered patterns, the silk material will be uneven; so there is brocade.Mr. Kuoer, please see that the pattern of brocade is not embroidery, but threads of different colors and different silk cotton are used when weaving.After being weaved, the patterns are neat and fine, and are completely natural.Silk can also be made in Annan and Japan, but such exquisite brocade can never be weaved.

The chicken big earrings are mainly willing to buy in large quantities, and they can even ask Ming merchants to customize special patterns.

After hearing this, Kuoer took a look and said through the translator: This one looks not very smooth, but the other one seems to be easily damaged?

Liu Ming smiled and said: It’s just because the latter uses more silk, and the silk is very stingy and needs to be protected carefully.But a real lady wants the most glorious moment and does not need a durable thick coat.

After Kuoer understood, he suddenly slapped and said something he couldn't understand. He seemed to agree with Liu Ming very much.

Liu Ming also roughly mentioned that the styles of Shu Jin and Yun Jin are different. Then I introduced the jewelry brought by Xu Gui. Gold and jade have always been a common craft in Daming jewelry, but the jewelry from Chen Xu Shangbang became even more wonderful.

Since the expedition of the elite royal army of the Ming Dynasty, it has occupied the jadeite production area and repaired roads to trade with Myanmar; green jade and rubies in the deep mountains have been transported to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty.It is bordered by gold, surrounded by small rubies, and jasper like a pool of water in the middle. It is bright in color and colorful, extremely dazzling.

Kuoer said something, they didn't like jade very much, but they couldn't let it go. Obviously, he was quite interested in the various goods produced by the Ming Dynasty.

After talking for a while, Liu Ming directly suggested: We don’t carry much goods this time.If you want to buy in large quantities, you can pay some deposits at this time. I will protect the contract of the merchant.Next time, the Lord Jier Daer'er sent people to the Strait of Malacca to get the goods nearby.

Kuoer then started bargaining.Liu Ming asked Ma Huan and the merchants to stay, and he took the opportunity to escape.He is just an official and is not specifically responsible for business.