The Lin family's goods used to arrive in Quanzhou, and merchants from all over the country came to buy them and then sell them.
The head of the Lin family had long wanted to change this approach and wanted to establish the Lin family's trading firms in various places to maximize the benefits of the goods finally obtained from the sea. Then Wang Yuanbao gave him a line to the capital. This was the opportunity he had been dreaming of.
Therefore, as soon as Lin Luan came to the capital, he rushed to the treasure competition in Yuanbao Pavilion and paid a high price for a cat's eye stone to show his sincerity.
Li Sixu asked Lin Luan to be invited to the private room of Yuanbao Pavilion. Lin Luan wanted to see him as a gift. Li Sixu waved her hand hurriedly: "Since the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Lin family has made a living by maritime trade. There are many risks at sea, but the Lin family can do this To make a living, so the head of the family is someone I have always admired, so there is no need to be so polite."
"What's more, the Lin family is engaged in maritime trade and has a rich family fortune. The head of the family does not need to take the lion's share of the blame just now."
Li Sixu was very humble and polite: "I would also like to thank the head of the family for his support of today's competition."
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, although His Majesty is very business-oriented nowadays, the social status of businessmen is still low.
But the noble tenth princess in front of him showed enough respect to him as a businessman for being so humble.
"The common people do want to support the princess's voyage, but they did not deliberately take the lion's coat to please the princess. Indeed, the common people have never seen a lion's coat of this quality since the maritime trade, and they want to buy it and collect it at home."
"Also, I want to contribute to the princess and General Li's navigation career by taking pictures of the lion. After all, there are many hurricanes and waves on the sea, and the princess has such foresight and mind for the prosperity and prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. The grassroots people are very impressed."
Lin Luan sat down at Li Sixu's signal and said with a respectful expression: "From hearing that the emperor conferred General Li as the overseas economic envoy, the common people guessed that the princess and the general were not just sailing for maritime trade, but also wanted to represent the Tang Dynasty. Is it possible to establish diplomatic relations with coastal countries?"
As expected, she was someone who made a living by maritime trade. Her move to prevent the imperial government from allocating funds was because she did not want people to associate this voyage with the Tianzhu Eclipse, so as to catch Tubo off guard.
Neither the courtiers of the Tang Dynasty nor the Tubo envoys who had just left Chang'an thought of this.
Because if the Tang Dynasty wanted to form an alliance with the great food India, it could take the Silk Road on land instead of going around the sea, so no one thought that she would choose the far side instead of the near side and play this game of chess.
It is precisely because of the unexpectedness that Tubo can relax his vigilance. By the time something feels wrong, it is already too late.
Lin Luan, the head of the Quanzhou family, had already thought of this. He was indeed a far-sighted person. Navigation also relied on the family behind him. Li Sixu nodded.
"The grassroots people have been waiting for this day for a long time!"
After getting a definite answer from Li Sixu, Lin Luan said excitedly: "The Lin family behind the grassroots has accumulated several dynasties of sailing experience, but maritime trade is difficult. Although our Tang Dynasty is powerful and our reputation has spread all over the world, because there is no The Tang Dynasty sent envoys, and they were separated by mountains and rivers, so they were not enough to frighten the coastal countries."
"Cao Min, a merchant from the Tang Dynasty, also suffered heavy losses at the hands of some natives who behaved like bandits."
Lin Luan said impassionedly: "If General Li and Princess can go to sea on behalf of the imperial court and intimidate all parties, no one will dare to bully our merchants of the Tang Dynasty in the future. As people of the Tang Dynasty, ordinary people can also get the benefits of our great country when conducting maritime trade." shelter."
"My Lin family has been engaged in maritime trade for many years. We have hired many local navigation experts, and Quanzhou has local experience in building sea-going ships. The common people will do their best to serve the princess and General Li. All we need is that the princess sends a trustworthy person to take charge of the affairs, and work with the common people. Let’s go back to Quanzhou together.”
Lin Luan is not only a visionary, but also a cheerful person.
It didn't take much effort to talk to a smart person. Li Sixu smiled with satisfaction: "When these lion burdens are auctioned off, this princess will almost have raised the funds for the voyage. In a few days, she will definitely choose a capable person to talk to the head of the Lin family. Go back to Quanzhou."
"In return for the Lin family's help in the court's navigation, this princess will fight for the interests of the Lin family at the shipping department established in Quanzhou. The Lin family wants to establish a trading house in the capital, and this princess will also ask Wang Yuanbao to select a prosperous shop for the Lin family, and Ensure that the Lin family’s business can go smoothly in the capital.”
Lin Luan's eyes shone, and he felt that it was the right time for him to come to Chang'an in person!
With a promise from the tenth princess, the Lin family can squeeze into the capital's business circle.
The tenth princess is a smart person. It seems that the Lin family has to invest a lot of manpower and material resources to help the princess sail, but in fact it is equivalent to getting a chance to establish a foothold in the capital and get the protection of the tenth princess in the future.
The two met their eyes and reached some kind of agreement.
Until the auction was almost over, Wang Yuanbao accompanied Li Linhuai in. After a few words of greeting, Li Sixu handed the head of the Lin family to Wang Yuanbao and asked them to continue discussing the Lin family's business in the capital.
An unknown businessman paid a sky-high price for a lion's nest. Especially when the tenth princess of the dynasty summoned him, people who came to bid for the treasure today have begun to speculate on his identity.
Then, it also gave people the illusion that as long as they paid a high price for the treasures of Yuanbao Pavilion, they would be summoned by the tenth princess.
Because it was a pity that the wealthy businessman did not get in touch with the tenth princess, he heard that the collection of the princess's mansion would be auctioned next, so he started to book tickets for the next few days.
Compared with those who were stranded in Yuanbao Pavilion and were unwilling to leave, Li Hao, who had suffered a lion's defeat, helped his fiancée Yang Yuhuan get into the carriage at the door of Yuanbao Pavilion.
Coincidentally, the carriage Li Sixu was riding turned out of the back alley of Yuanbao Pavilion. Through the gap in the curtain, she saw his imperial brother helping Yang Yuhuan get into the carriage. She sighed heavily.
After seeing how Li Sixu could deal with big things with ease, she started to sigh, and Li Linhuai was a little worried about her.
"Today's treasure hunt went very smoothly. The money for building the ship and hiring people to sail the ship can be solved without any funding from the court. But does the princess still have something to worry about?"
"Of course there is."
Li Si Xu had narrow thoughts and frowned at Li Linhuai: "Sir, Si Si is afraid of getting married!"
Li Linhuai was poured a basin of cold water on his head.
He said uneasily: "Did the princess suddenly not want to marry me?"
"Well, Sisi is afraid of getting married."
Seeing that Li Linhuai's face turned cold, Li Sixu playfully held his face with her hands: "Oh, look at our Lord's frosty expression. Are you angry?"
"Yeah, this face is really stinky. Come on, smile."
Li Sixu leaned her head close to him and smiled with her clear and bright eyes: "I have been thinking about you for a long time, and I finally deceived you. How come I suddenly don't want to get married?"
