Clear Wear and Lie to Win

Chapter 169
Yinzhen didn't force anything. After Charlie left, Yinzhen sent someone to take the mussel back, and then he accompanied Yunrong to another street. A person in fine clothes.

The sound of hawking in each middle school makes people feel lively when they hear it.

After Yunrong came here, she felt that she couldn't walk anymore. Yunrong even forgot her destination. There are many shops here that sell jewelry made of shells and pearls. Although Yunrong does not lack these, after all, she has The ones are all made according to the specifications. Although they are exquisite, in her opinion, they may be a little "artisan".

It's not ugly, it just feels a little "rigid".

When I saw the jewelry here, I thought it was really beautiful!

And not only jewelry, there is a shop that is very creative and makes a lot of utensils decorated with shells, such as dressing tables, wardrobes and other things. In addition to these large items, there are also many small and delicate things made of shells. Very endearing.

Yunrong's girlish heart has not been stimulated in modern times. Now that the Qing Dynasty has been here for 20 years, two children have been born, and this girlish heart has just come.

Finally, before eating, Yinzhen had someone make Yunrong's things several times and transport them back to his residence.

Then I found a good local restaurant and ate a meal. It was not as exquisite as the imperial chef's cooking, but it was worth the price. Both Yinzhen and Yunrong thought it was okay.

After going back, Yinzhen thought of the foreigners he met during the day, so he asked someone to check what the shipping situation in Guangzhou is like now, and this was also the second purpose of his visit this time.

Here Yinzhen sent people to inquire, and on the other hand, where is Charlie? He returned to his fixed residence in Guangzhou, and he became more and more angry. The businessman valued profits. He had seen someone open such a big clam before, and several high-quality shells were opened inside. Very good purple beads, these are not only shipped back to the country for sale, but also resold to local jewelry shops in the Qing Dynasty, and the difference in price can make a lot of money.

He was engrossed, his expression was a little pity, and his eyes were a little empty, and his companion Karl asked, "Charlie, what's wrong with you?"

Charlie came back to his senses and said, "When I went out today, I was a little annoyed when I met someone who robbed me of something."

Carl was a little surprised. Charlie is not a good dealman, but he is more generous. Is there anything he can't grab?

"Charlie, don't be kidding me, can you? Someone won't sell you something?"

Charlie didn't think Carl's words were good, but he didn't care what he meant.

"I wanted to exchange a telescope for three clams, but another group of people used 500 taels of silver, and then they reached a deal without asking my opinion. Moreover, I was the first to open the business. It's so annoying, the person who bought something in the end wants to negotiate a deal with me, of course I have to refuse."

Carl thought it was funny, but: "What business are you talking about?"

Charlie looked depressed: "I don't want to deal with such a person, so naturally I won't ask him. I don't want to see that person anymore. It feels too bad."

Carl: "Okay, but you should adjust your mood. There will be a party in two days. At that time, we can bring back a lot of tea, silk and porcelain. It will be an innumerable gold wealth. I have decided Well, if I can succeed this time, I will never go to sea again. The land of the Qing Dynasty is just like what Marco Polo said, it is full of gold. If I didn’t prepare too many things when I came here for the first time, I wouldn’t Do it a second time."

Charlie was silent after listening to Carl's words. To be honest, his thoughts are different from Carl's. I also like gold, but he also likes the land of Qing Dynasty.

In fact, in the same period of the West, except for some appliances that look more advanced, some other aspects are not as good as the Qing Dynasty today. For example, the streets in the West are always full of the smell of horse manure, unless it is ugly, but it will never be cleaned. ...

Of course, what attracted Charlie the most was that he had heard that the Qing Dynasty had a vast land with many styles of buildings. His father was a person engaged in royal architecture. He had been interested in this aspect since he was a child. Later, his father was wrongly killed. At the beginning, he came to Daqing with this merchant ship.

He likes the buildings here very much, so he wants to see more buildings. He thinks this building is really wonderful, which is why he wants to replace those clams. He wants to exchange some money. He wants to stay, but he is not familiar with the place, he just hopes to earn more money.

"Charlie, why don't you speak?" Karl asked when he saw that Charlie was distracted again.

Charlie: "Carl, I think I'm going to stay?"

Carl was puzzled: "Stay?"

Charlie said very firmly: "Yes, I want to stay, and I want to see the buildings of the Qing Dynasty."

Carl felt that Charlie was crazy, and he couldn't understand his decision to stay: "Why did you stay? Although the Qing Dynasty was prosperous, this is not your home. You must know that you are not familiar with this place, Daqing. There is a saying that people who are not of my race will have different hearts. I think, if you stay, it is better to go back and rely on the wealth you brought back to be a rich man. At that time, countless beauties will fall into your arms. , that kind of day is simply heaven.”

Charlie doesn't think it's good that no one is in his arms. In his eyes, beautiful women don't look as beautiful as buildings.

Charlie: "Thank you for your suggestion, but I still think this is a very attractive place. I want to stay, just like Marco Polo. If one day I see all the buildings, maybe I will go back, just like Marco Polo That way, documenting the buildings I saw and taking them back with me.”

In essence, Charlie is a bit like an artist. Although life makes people understand the sufferings of the world, he did not give up his hobbies because of this. He still insisted on his "architectural dream".

Carl looked disbelieving: "I think you're really crazy."

Then Carl said: "Don't think too much about it, and prepare for the party in a few days! Even if you want to stay, you have to earn enough money, otherwise, it will be difficult for you to survive."

Charlie also knew that Carl was right.

"I see, thank you for letting me know."

Yinzhen asked someone to check, only to find out that in the past few years, there will be merchant ships coming to the shore after a while, and all the ships are pulling imported goods one by one.

Now there are several imported goods stores here in Guangzhou, which are very popular with the local dignitaries, and they will visit them from time to time.

At the same time, Yinzhen also let people find out that there were many slaves on these merchant ships, who were very obedient and used to do coolies on the merchant ships, and the owner of the merchant ships only ensured that these slaves would not starve to death.

Originally, Yinzhen was not interested in these slaves, but Yunrong was there when Yinzhen heard the news, and she also knew about it. , There are more slaves on a merchant ship than the owner of the ship. It is not impossible for the slaves to resist.

After all, the owner of the ship was indeed a little harsh on the slaves, but nothing happened. Why?

Yun Rong asked a little bit, no wonder she had such doubts, she had heard about the need for a "slave to bully the master" at sea before.

So Yunrong asked the question, and Yinzhen also had doubts because of this, and wanted to investigate this matter.

Yinzhen's original purpose was to see what the shipping situation in Guangzhou is like now. It is indeed possible, and he also wants to send people to the sea. After all, if the government intervenes in this kind of business, the power will naturally not be small, and the treasury will never again. Worrying that the money will be used up, he can also speed up the implementation of many policies.

So Yinzhen sent someone to investigate the cause of this incident, but before the result came out, Yinzhen needed Yunrong to do one thing.

(End of this chapter)