There was something wrong with the little old man from the beginning when he took out the bowl.
It would be fine if Tang Ping didn't know the value of silk at the beginning.
But now that we know the value of silk here, we can also know that porcelain from the Tang Dynasty must also be a luxury here.
After all, in English pronunciation, Huaguodu and porcelain have the same pronunciation.
Although old Peter tried his best to hide it when he saw the porcelain bowl, his hand holding the bowl still betrayed him.
Who holds a bowl of soup with two hands like that for fear of dropping it?
And with such big waves on the sea, if he carried his bowl of soup back to the other side, he might only have a few drops left.
So Tang Ping saw early on that old Peter was eyeing his porcelain bowl.
But it doesn't matter, he also hopes to use Old Peter's help to establish some connections with the nobles here.
Old Peter is such a shrewd person, and he has connections here, so he hides behind him and establishes some relationships with the nobles here.
It will be much more convenient no matter what you do or what you do in the future.
Who knows how long it will take for this ghost system to be upgraded. I have no news. Now Datang is probably in a mess.
Therefore, if you establish some relationships with these nobles, it is best to find a safe route back to the Tang Dynasty from them.
In continental Europe, only the nobility and the church had the right to speak.
The people of the church are more troublesome and domineering than these nobles, so it is safer to take the noble route.
Old Peter, a businessman, must have taken away his porcelain bowl to curry favor with the nobles.
"Next time Old Peter comes, change all our tableware into local pottery." Tang Ping said to Old Cui and the others.
"Sir, you said that old guy came to steal our bowls?" Old Cui also realized at this time.
He turned over the soup bowl in his hand and looked at it: "Isn't he a rich businessman here? Why do you want a handkerchief for blowing your nose and a bowl for drinking soup? It's similar to the rags we collect in Chang'an City."
Old Cui had been with Tang Ping for so many years. Tang Ping often gave him a share of everything that Tang Ping brought back from the palace, so he always had the best food. He couldn't understand that this old Peter, who was considered a wealthy local businessman, didn't want it. It's shameless to cheat a bowl and take it back.
"What a bowl!" Tang Ping smiled slightly: "Next time he comes, take out the chamber pot you use to pee at night, and he will trade it for ten cows."
"What??" Now it was Lao Cui and Lao Du's turn to be surprised. They looked at each other: "Our chamber pot is also valuable here? Ten cows?"
In the past, Datang cattle were scarce, and the price of cattle was not low. Many villages could not afford two cattle, let alone ten cattle.
"Don't believe it? If you don't believe it, try swapping someone's chamber pot with his." Tang Ping looked at the construction site over there: "Anyway, when the house here is built, everyone will definitely have to cultivate more on this island. Of land.”
These fools don't know yet, but they are using celadon chamber pots sent from the official kiln of Yue Kiln in Dongyue Kingdom.
After hearing Tang Ping's words, Lao Cui turned around and left.
"What are you doing?" Tang Ping asked.
"Washing the chamber pot!" Lao Cui said matter-of-factly: "What's wrong with peeing? If we come back with ten cows, we can cultivate the land or eat food!!" "Oh, are you disgusting?" Tang Ping said with disgust: "You'll be ready to eat with your hands soon. You have to wash the chamber pot. I've lost my appetite just talking about it. Why don't you eat before you go? Old Peter won't be back for a while."
Lao Cui thought so and sat down again.
Tang Ping and the others have temporarily settled down on the island. Although they have spent all their money, at least the houses here are slowly being built.
The food can last for more than a month. When old Peter comes back, we can discuss the deal with him.
Now that he knew that everything around him was very valuable here, could Tang Ping starve himself to death?
The residents of the pier were kind enough to take him in at first. Although it was because of the money he had made, it was also because of him that he left the original pier and moved to this deserted island.
It's quite a bit like if I don't kill Boren, Boren will die because of me.
So Tang Ping felt that he still had to take care of their lives.
Now let's just wait for Old Peter while repairing the house.
Tang Ping was waiting for Old Peter, and Old Peter was also waiting for the return of the city lord of Porto.
But at this time, the city lord of Porto had just arrived in the capital.
During this era, Portugal, Spain, and France basically belonged to the Visigothic Kingdom.
At first, the capital was in Toulouse, France, but later moved to Toledo, Spain, in 507 AD, which was much closer to Porto.
The current king is Jindila, who only came to power in 636 AD.
This was also the first time he hosted a banquet for all the nobles in the country.
"Fabialo, nice to see you here!" Big William looked at the Lord of Porto and greeted him with a smile.
Watt City and Porto border, and there are always some frictions at the junction. Therefore, as the lords of the two territories, the relationship between Watt City Lord William and Porto City Lord Fabialo is not harmonious.
"Big William, I didn't expect you to be here. Has the rebellion in your territory been resolved?" Fabialo approached Big William and whispered, "I heard that the rebels killed dozens of your soldiers. And then he ran away without a trace??”
There is no airtight wall in this world. The two places are adjacent to each other. The people of the Great William faction suffered a big defeat, and naturally the news reached Fabialo's ears.
"You!" William glared at Fabialo, but had no way to refute.
"Humph!" He snorted coldly, and stopped pretending. His voice raised three points and he said: "Fabiallo, I remember that the last king invited you to a banquet, but you were too poor to give him a decent gift. Come on, are you willing to come this time?"
The economically developed areas of Europe in this era were all around the Mediterranean. The once prosperous Roman civilization, Greek civilization, and later Persian civilization were all around the Mediterranean.
Porto is on the Atlantic side, and it was the border area between the Suebi Kingdom and the Visigoths a few decades ago, so wars have been going on for many years.
Later, the Suebi were defeated by the Visigoths and were completely integrated into the Visigothic Kingdom.
Compared to other places in the Visigoth Kingdom, Porto is a border area that has just experienced war, and its economy is naturally much worse.
When the other noble lords heard what William said, they all turned to look at Fabialo.
