Lin Yan couldn't stop studying. Lin Yan saw that the time was already past four in the afternoon, and it would be dark if he didn't say anything else.
She cleared her throat, "Everyone, please be quiet for a moment and listen to what I have to say, okay?"
Ming Er looked around and immediately said: "Everyone, stop talking and listen to Lin Yan."
The crowd fell silent for a moment.
Ming Dahe glared at Er Tou and said, in the interest of studying, he looked at Lin Yan and said, "Go ahead."
"We will learn how to use it tomorrow. We will have plenty of time in the future. We came from Sun City with full sincerity and want to exchange flour, oil, salt, cloth and other utensils for green stones. As long as you can dig out the green stones, how much can we do?" Everybody. I called you here today mainly because I want to hear your thoughts. Are you willing to exchange ideas? "
An old woman immediately asked: "How do you want to exchange?"
Lin Yan glanced at Er Tou, "Everything we bring has a price. In Sun City, all items are clearly marked with currency as the standard of measurement. Let Er Tou tell you about the role of currency, and then we will give you a price. Set a price for the green stone.”
Erdu immediately told them earnestly about the currency of Sun City. Compared with practical things, currency may seem inconspicuous, but its role is huge.
When he first came into contact, he was greatly shocked. It took me a lot of effort to understand it more clearly and comprehensively, and I feel from the bottom of my heart that money is really a good thing.
Following Er Tou's words, Blue Star took out iron coins of various denominations and asked everyone to take turns to look at them.
It’s much easier to understand when you have real objects.
Ming Dahe held a one-yuan iron coin and asked in disbelief: "Can this little thing really be exchanged for a hundred kilograms of flour?"
"Of course. In Sun City, as long as you have money, you can buy anything you want."
Ming Ertou said: "Dad, I work in Sun City and earn 2 cents a day. The things I brought back were bought with the money I earned. They are all real."
At this time, the Ming family's kitchen was used to make noodles. There were more than twenty people present, and each person could only taste a few bites.
The simplest oil-splashed noodles, the overbearing fragrance spreads, making it difficult for people who have never eaten it to resist.
Ming Ertou said loudly: "It's oil noodles. I like this the most in Suncity. A big bowl only costs one cent and you can feel full."
People who had never eaten crowded in the kitchen and rushed to eat noodles.
Lan Xing smiled and said: "I think we were like this when the oily noodles were first made. No matter how long it takes, I will never forget this taste."
"This is the charm of pasta. In the final analysis, it is wheat that is responsible for everything. It is because of it that everything changes."
"Who says otherwise? Before there was wheat, we had a very difficult life, just like Mingwan Village now."
After a while, all the noodle soup in the kitchen was poured out, and a group of people just felt like they had just tasted it and then it was gone.
As Lin Yan hoped, one bowl of noodles conquered everyone.
The subsequent pricing negotiations went very smoothly. Good quality copper ore cost 1 cent for 6 jins, and poorer quality copper ore cost 1 cent for 10 jins.
Several green stones were taken out at the scene, and Lin Yan explained in detail which ones were of good quality and which ones were of poor quality. The worst kind will not be accepted.
They rowed all the way to Mingwan Village, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and they just wanted to bring back good ore. Too bad is completely unnecessary and will only make you gain weight.
After everything was settled, it was getting late, and when the others left, Lin Yan and Lan Xing stayed behind to express their gratitude to Ming Ertou's family. They had enough flour and had a delicious meal.
Overnight, the delicious noodles spread throughout the village. Those who have eaten it have endless aftertaste, and those who have not eaten it are even more fascinated.
The next day, people in Mingwan Village knew that green stones were valuable, and they went to dig stones one after another.
As long as the stones are excavated, they can be exchanged for good things at Ming Dahe's house.
Lin Yan and Lan Xing led people to guard Ming Dahe's house. As long as someone brought green stones, Ming Dahe would appraise them with them and then weigh and trade them.
Selling greenstone to exchange for something is completely voluntary. Since the goods are limited, it is first come, first served. Once the items are exchanged, you have to wait for the next ship to arrive.
The transaction went on in an orderly manner for eight days, and the items brought were exchanged for more than three thousand kilograms of ore.
Although the boat was big, it couldn't carry the weight of the ore. Lin Yan could only leave part of it at Ming Dahe's house for them to take care of temporarily.
Let Ming Ertou help collect the ore on your behalf. After the ship returns to Sun City, it will make another trip to collect the goods as soon as possible.
Amid the reluctance of the villagers in Mingwan, the ship slowly sailed into the distance.
Ming Ertou looked at the boat going away and really wanted to follow it. It's a pity that Lin Yan and the others didn't take anyone with them, so there was no room for them on the boat.
Just hauling goods takes up a lot of space, leaving no room for people.
I just hope that Lin Yan can keep his word and the next ship can come quickly and bring them more things.
"Er Tou, go back."
The boat was out of sight. Erya shouted when Erya saw that Ertu still hadn't left.
Ertou came back to his senses, "Erya, do you want to learn the numbers and characters of Sun City?"
"Of course I do, can you teach me?" Erya looked at him with some suspicion. She had already discovered that Er Tou and Lin Yan spoke in the language of Sun City, but she always felt that Er Tou spoke the same language. Others' ones are different.
"Come on, I'll take you to see something nice."
Er Tou excitedly rushed back to the house with Er Ya and dug out his treasured book of enlightenment.
On the boat, Lin Yan stood at the bow, looking into the distance, lowering his head from time to time to write and draw in his notebook.
Others have long been accustomed to her being like this. Lin Yan has always been like this every time she goes out. She also knew that she was recording the terrain in preparation for drawing the map.
In Sun City, not only she is like this, but other people who go out also have this habit when going out. Write down what you see along the way and give it to Lin Yan to summarize.
The boat sailed day and night and returned to Sun City in ten days. This trip took 32 days and went much smoother than expected.
All the ore brought back is put into the smelting plant for processing and refining.
The waterway to Mingwan Village has been found, Lin Yan's mission is completed, and she goes to report to Alan.
Looking at Ah Lan carefully, his face seemed to be okay. Lin Yan was slightly reassured, "Our things are very popular in Mingwan Village. All the things we brought on this trip were replaced by ores. There are many people in Mingwan Village, no matter how many people there are, Everything can be consumed, and I think the trade between the two places can continue.”
Alan: "The only thing Mingwan Village can offer is copper mines. We can't exchange everything for copper mines."
"Apart from copper mines, their manpower is the most valuable. I plan to have Mingwan Village join the alliance within two years."
Alan smiled knowingly, "I knew you not only valued other people's copper mines, but also had other purposes. The population of Mingwan Village is urgently needed by the alliance. You want them to get to know us first and gradually get used to it. , and it finally fell into place."
"Yeah, I know I can't hide it from you. Next time, send two ships to Mingwan. In addition to the copper mine, bring back a shipload of people and let them work to make money, learn various skills, get used to using coins, etc. When they return to Mingwan Village, they will find ways to change it themselves."
The two talked a lot, talking about the alliance's restructuring. Seeing that Alan was getting more energetic as she talked, Lin Yan quickly stopped and asked her to rest first. He would call Heitu Baiyun Minglan and Fenghua to discuss it together tomorrow.
(End of chapter)
