Hongwu Survival Guide

Where does Chapter 149 come from
What Zhu Yuan wanted was to recruit some Hu girls from foreign sea merchants, but it turned out that big families from all over the southeast actively contributed to please him, the sea envoy.

Think about it too.

Compared with precious sea goods such as ivory, spices, pearls, agate, etc., population is not so valuable. Therefore, whether it is a domestic sea merchant or a foreign sea merchant, they usually do not carry it on purpose.

What Zhu Yuan received was mainly the remains of the big southeast households for many years.

Inside Minglun Hall.

The three in front of me, according to the woman who just left, have just arrived this year. It is also obvious that the three women can't even speak Chinese.

Zhu Yuan gestured to the three bearded girls to move forward. The middle one was too tall, at least 1.8 meters, and then ticked down again. The three girls were all obedient, knelt down obediently, and lowered their heads.

Zhu Yuan signaled again: "Look up and let me see."

After finishing speaking, remembering that they didn't understand, she looked at a maid who had just spoken behind her.

The six accompanying maids were still lying on the ground, and the one who spoke just happened to look up cautiously, met Zhu Yuan's gaze, subconsciously shook her head, and lay down again.

It seems that there is not much to say.

Zhu Yuan simply relied on his own efforts, and raised his middle chin with his hand.

The woman who just got the name 'Wutong' raised her head following Zhu Yuan's strength, looked over with light blue eyes, with a slightly hesitant expression, and suddenly tried to open her mouth.

This action startled Zhu Yuan, and quickly withdrew his hand.

Lu Bai and the sack on both sides took a step forward, intending to protect their petty officials, but then found that the woman just opened her mouth wide and had no intention of biting, let alone follow-up actions.

After all, two lives are human beings, Zhu Yuan quickly reacted, and signaled to the ladies on both sides not to worry, then reached out, grabbed the woman's chin with a little force, and closed her open mouth again.

He wanted to lower his head again, but was blocked by Zhu Yuan's gesture, so he kept his head up.

Liu Bai was very puzzled, and took the initiative to ask the same doubtful girls around him: "Little official, she...slave thought she was going to bite someone, what's going on?"

Zhu Yuan recalled an oil painting in his memory of a Western slave trade market where he opened slaves' mouths to judge whether their teeth were good or bad. Just now, this was obviously the case, but he did not expect that such a tall woman would be tamed so submissively.

"It's nothing."

Too lazy to explain this kind of thing, so he left a blank sentence, Zhu Yuan followed the same pattern and asked the other two to raise their heads and look carefully.

In his previous life, whether on business trips or tourism, he went abroad a lot, and also experienced some foreign women. Therefore, judging from the comprehensive judgment of face shape and skin color, Zhu Yuan felt that the three women should come from Northeast Europe.

Europeans, generally speaking, the further north they go, the whiter their skin, and the lighter their hair and eyes.

The three women are all of the type with very fair skin, and it can even be said that they are a bit too white.

As for the hair color, although the tall 'Wu Tong' in the middle has brown hair, but the color of his eyes is very light blue, which basically matches.

The other two, whether they were slender and named 'Xiaoyu' by Zhu Yuan, or 'Diandian' who looked younger, both had light blue eyes and light blonde hair that had been bleached.

And face shape.

This can only be said to be the feeling after seeing a lot.

For example, Wutong, about 20 years old, has a square face, so that the high cheekbones do not look protruding, the bridge of the nose is straight, and the lips are a bit thinner than her face. The whole face is not that beautiful, but it is very attractive. .

Many of the former Nordic models or actresses were like this.

Especially fashion circles.

This type will appear very grand, but also has a cold temperament coming out of the ice and snow.

In addition, Xiaoyu, who is also around 20 years old, has a goblin face with a pointed chin. The last little point is about the same age as the group of Cipai girls a while ago. Because she hasn't grown up, her face tends to be round.

After making a judgment, Zhu Yuan couldn't help thinking about it.

What is the situation in Northern Europe in this era?
can't remember.

So he looked behind Wutong: "You... the one who translated, get up."

Zhu Yuan's habitual new words did not cause any hindrance. The servant girl who had spoken before obediently stood up, blessed, and took the initiative to introduce herself: "My lord, my slave's name is Ling'er."

Glancing at the girl's clothes and accessories that obviously didn't match her identity, Zhu Yuan, who was about to speak, laughed when he heard this: "Oh, your surname is Zhao?"

in the case of.

Well, hello, my name is Li Xiaoyao.

Oh.

No, Zhu Xiaoyao.

Ling'er blinked her eyes, and her pretty oval face showed a bit of surprise: "How does your lord know that your slave's surname is Zhao?"

His surname is really Zhao.

Ok.

Just didn't count.

Zhu Yuan, who was playing with himself in the pit, didn't ask whether this 'Ling'er' was that 'Ling'er' for a while, and then gestured to the three in front of him: "Where did they come from?"

Seeing that Zhu Yuan didn't continue the topic just now, Ling'er didn't dare to ask further questions, and answered Zhu Yuan's question: "Master just bought it from a Western Hu merchant recently, and the Hu merchant came from Zarayier on the Persian Sea. Kingdom, that...king, is also a descendant of the Mongolian Khan."

Zhu Yuan just nodded slightly, motioning to the three in front of him: "Where did they come from?"

Only then did Ling'er realize that she had given the wrong answer just now, and she was a little panicked. Seeing that the little adult didn't mean to blame her, she hurriedly blessed her again, and said: "They... I don't know much, I just heard it, it seems... from extreme Land of the North."

This is right on.

It's just that, depending on the situation, I want to know more details, unless I teach the three women fluent Chinese.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuan tentatively asked Ling'er: "They, uh, can they write, their own characters?"

Ling'er shook her head: "I don't know."

Suddenly a figure came from behind, it was another servant girl who was lying on the ground, raised her head carefully: "My lord..."

Zhu Yuan looked over and motioned, "Everyone, get up."

The remaining five girls stood up, and the one who spoke was also blessed: "My lord, that, that...Xiao Yu, seems to be able to write. I saw her write and draw on the table with water."

Zhu Yuan turned to the goblin face on the left in front of him.

I looked carefully again, and compared it left and right, and found something.

Compared with the rough-skinned Wutong, and even the youngest Diandian on the left, Xiaoyu's skin is obviously much better.

Although other reasons cannot be ruled out, in this era, material conditions have a great influence on a person's appearance, just like a group of girls who entered the mansion a few months ago. In a short period of time, because food and clothing are all good There are too many, and each one looks fresher than the other.

Seeing Zhu Yuan sizing himself up, Xiao Yu's light blue eyes flickered, and he couldn't understand the words in his ears but could see the expression. Instead of avoiding his eyes, he straightened up slightly, and the corners of his mouth were slightly parted, revealing a flattering smile. laugh.

It's a pity that Zhu Yuan didn't care about this.

Zhu Yuan collected these women mainly for the purpose of sorting out a batch of materials from overseas countries around the world from them, and at the same time cooperating with the women around him to train some translators.Therefore, if there is someone who can write, it is a treasure.

As for the rest...

At least for a short time, before ensuring his health, Zhu Yuan didn't want to drag anyone to bed.

Like the three in front of you.

Just looking at Wutong's almost instinctive reaction before, Zhu Yuan could probably imagine what the woman who was transported from overseas would go through many times, thousands of miles away, and what she would experience along the way.

Zhu Yuan has no certain complexes.

It's just that, in this day and age...if it gets infected with something strange, it's not easy to cure it.

present.

Despite the language barrier, Zhu Yuan was still very interested. He was about to communicate with the three in front of him through the maids in the back, when suddenly a disappointment ran over.

It's He Xuan.

Standing on the periphery, He Xuan bowed to this side: "My lord, it's time for dinner."

Zhu Yuan nodded: "Just over here, let Qing Niang and the others bring the dinner over."

He Xuan agreed, then turned and left.

The brief conversation seemed nothing special, but these days, Zhu Yuan was almost in the shadows.

The reason was that Lao Zhu was stimulated by some other reason, and sent an order to ask He Xuan and the others to take care of their daily life more strictly.Well, it is specific... For example, at night, it may be a little late, Zhu Yuan is talking to the girl next to him in the bedroom, and suddenly the voices of He Xuan or three other eunuchs can be heard outside: "My lord! , it's time to rest."

In order to "take care" more closely, another room was deliberately vacated in the south room of the inner house, and at least two of the four young eunuchs including He Xuan would sleep there every night.

Ghostly.

Anyway, ever since these guys started doing this, these days, Zhu Yuan never once made out with the women around him.

just in case……

If there is a sudden sound outside, it will really cast a shadow.

In fact, as the master, Zhu Yuan knew that if he was stronger, he could stop it.However, on the one hand, the four young eunuchs obeyed Lao Zhu's orders, on the other hand, they also cared about their own health, so they could only let it go.

Zhu Yuan knew that maybe when he was a few years older, he would not be like this again.

From Lao Zhu's point of view, after all, he can't see how he lives, and it's understandable to worry that his precious 23rd grandson is too indulgent and loses his indulgence.

Ugh.

Anyway, bear with it.

Qingniang and the others came over with dinner, and the meal was set here. Zhu Yuan also signaled that most of the girls in the room could leave, leaving the three who still had a fresh feeling to continue kneeling beside them, and happened to notice the two girls beside Nuanniang. The small figure yelled: "You guys... come here, you are so small, heh, let's hedge it out."

The one next to it is too big, and the two small ones are just right for neutralization.

Ok.

In fact, I remembered that Xieyi casually mentioned to herself yesterday that these two girls seem to be asking for leave today to go home and visit relatives.

As for the twelve Ci Pai girls that he often sees, Zhu Yuan is already familiar with which one is which after such a long time.He is not a person who eats without talking. He just happened to see that he was about to eat again, so he casually called to his side to say a few words.

Chai'er and Caisang hurried forward.

Zhu Yuan picked up a siu mai with chopsticks and took a bite. It was made with shrimp and pork. The pork was chewy and had a good taste. I knew it was made by a girl in the inner house, and I gave it to myself secretly. Passing a handkerchief, the surname is also very interesting, Liangqiu.

Earlier, I ordered the women to show their cooking skills, and they enjoyed a lot of food.

After eating only one, Zhu Yuan signaled to get off the cage, and pointed to the side: "Give it to them."

Qing Niang glanced at the three strange-looking bearded women on the ground, and felt that it was a waste of things, but she dared not listen to her little official's words, picked up the small cage, and presented it to the three women.

Zhu Yuan turned to the sweet soup just served in Luoshui, and said to the two little girls beside him, "How is home?"

Cai Sang was thinking about what to say, when Chai'er said, "Very well, my mother said that she would pray for the Lord every time she went to the temple, saying that the Lord is the blessing of our Mingzhou."

"Um……"

The girl's mouth was too sweet, and Zhu Yuan didn't know what to say for a while.

Chai'er has already continued: "My lord, I heard some things, I don't know if it's appropriate to talk about them?"

Zhu Yuan was curious: "What?"

"About the matter of exchanging copper coins for silver," Chaier said: "I heard at home that copper coins can be exchanged for silver in the market for only 800 renminbi, which is 200 renminbi less than the rules set by the government. Slave... I also heard that this is the reason why someone secretly sells copper coins to Fanwai. I thought, my lord is in charge of supervising the making of copper coins, so how can I send them to Fanwai with such fine quality?"

After Chai'er finished speaking, Caisang's small mouth opened slightly, and her eyes widened.

This……

When you came back, didn't you say... didn't you say... didn't you say it?
After Chai'er finished speaking, she lowered her head slightly, looking a little apprehensive, but in the process of lowering her head, she quietly glanced at Caimulberry next to her.

Stupid girl.

Even if the adults know it, it is a kind of loyalty to say it again.

Moreover, it can leave a little more impression on the adults.

Zhu Yuan was really surprised when he heard Chai'er talk about this. The little girl next to her was only so old that she could notice these things.

Regarding the exchange rate of copper coins, Zhu Yuan did know.

I know more about the private sales of copper coins overseas by coastal merchants, and even know the overseas price of copper coins.

For example, in Japan, about 200 Wen can be exchanged for a tael of silver.There are also Nanyang countries, not only copper coins in the past dynasties of China are also commonly used, but also more valuable.

Regarding this matter, Zhu Yuan's personal attitude is, combined with the experience of the previous life, can there be a more profitable business of exporting currency?
However, Zhu Yuan also knows that the times are different and the situation is also different.

At present, China is short of copper.

In other words, in the previous dynasties, this land was short of copper, because copper is not only as simple as casting copper coins, but also has many uses.Therefore, at least on the surface, all dynasties have restricted the export of copper coins.

At least for now, Zhu Yuan also holds a negative attitude towards the export of copper coins.

After Lao Zhu sent a group of coin miners over to make Zhu Yuan accidentally become the governor of the Central Bank of Ming Dynasty, some people soon reported this matter to Zhu Yuan.

Mainly, because of Zhu Yuan's personal preference, the copper coins minted here in Mingzhou are of really good quality.

So it has been targeted.

The Yinghai Division also issued a ban on the export of copper coins.

In Mingzhou, because it is too close to the Yamen of the Yinghai Division, the Shibo Division has strictly inspected it, so there is nothing wrong with it. However, if the copper coins are collected from here, transported to the south, and exported from Fujian or Guangdong, it will be a bit far away from the emperor. .

So it's hard to ban.

That being the case, Zhu Yuan's attitude is to turn a blind eye.

This is for future consideration.

Again, is there a more profitable business than exporting currency?

(End of this chapter)