Chapter 644: Keep it first
Chapter 645: Stay First
In the market.
Treasure fish, precious plants, minerals, monster remains, plants, seeds, small creatures from all over the world, including delicious fish, can also list a long list, attracting monsters to come and go... showing the charm of the underwater world.
While wandering around Liangqu, I also saw a big-mouthed fish for sale. The gimmick is that it can help clean up feces and clean caves.
It is worth a lot, but many big monsters bought it.
"Elder Zong Yin, the strongest sea merchant should not be Haifangzhu, right?"
A Tianren Grandmaster is indeed powerful, the first echelon under the Martial Saint, but he can't travel freely in Jianghuai and trade freely.
There are always brave ones.
There must be other monsters behind Haifangzhu.
Long Zongyin affirmed: "Your Excellency's guess is correct. The main people in the sea merchants are mainly divided into two parts, one is the mermaid tribe, and the other is the octopus tribe. Mermaids are like humans, born with extraordinary wisdom, while octopuses are gifted and can speak human language.
Both tribes have monster kings. The two join forces and are the overlords of the entire sea.
The husband of the Sea Master is the octopus king of the sea. He is immortal and is known for his ability to predict good and bad fortunes. He is also known for his absolute neutrality."
The husband of the Sea Master?
She is really a female.
Liang Qu looked at the light blue octopus in the market.
The Sea Master noticed his gaze and waved his tentacles.
To be honest.
Among the big monsters, I have never seen such a passionate and proactive one.
It is rare to have a friendly monster.
Don't look at the big fat and the second fat who are usually quite kind and laughing, that's because they play with the fat catfish.
If it were other monsters, they would only become food when they met the two frogs, three bites a fish.
Long Zongyin continued to add.
"In addition, although the demon race is called the demon race, it is not a group like the human race. For example, they are both fish, but grass carp and black carp are completely different, and the former is on the latter's diet.
It's just that the human race is too strong. In daily conversations, they directly regard all demon beasts as one. In fact, there is little communication between different groups of demon beasts.
We are weak and always have some shortcomings, so we need other platforms to learn from each other and exchange materials.
Gradually, everyone has agreed that no one will rashly attack the merchants, and those who violate the rules will be punished together.
In the past, in the Jianghuai Lake, the Zhongting Dragon Palace had the same power, but the Jiaolong was not as powerful as the old dragon king, so they did not dare to let the demon king walk around in the Zhongting at will. Gradually, the effect of exchanging what they have and what they need was lost, and everyone relied on the sea merchants who came once every few years."
"How long will the sea merchants stay at a station?"
"One to two days, it actually depends on how many big demons are there in the transaction. If there are many demons, they will leave later, and if there are few demons, they will leave early."
"So it's like... huh?"
Liang Qu's clothes were pulled.
The big beaver pointed to a piece of gray ore on the back of the water spider.
The dragon man next to him went up to pay the bill.
Puff!
Otter opened his head into the bubble of the water spider, took a breath, swaggered around, and came out again without buying anything.
There were enough supplies to buy in the ordinary monster market, and only the big monsters who needed treasures would talk to the sea master.
In the evening.
The big monsters in front of the sea master gradually decreased.
Liang Qu finally found an opportunity and came to the sea master: "Master Master."
The sea master was busy all day, and his enthusiasm did not diminish: "Does the guest need anything?"
"I wonder if Master Master is willing to trade with the human race?"
"Human race..." The sea master held his head with his tentacles, his voice full of trouble, "We don't accept silver, only barter, and many things of the human race are suitable for mermaids and dragon people, but not for other monster races, and aren't you in a struggle, it seems... Da Gan and Da Shun?"
Said it's not suitable!
Didn't say he didn't want to!
Liang Qu was in high spirits.
"The dispute between Da Gan and Da Shun is a thing of the past, decades ago.
Now the frog tribe's territory goes straight south to Pingyang Prefecture under the jurisdiction of Nanzhili. I am the Hengshui Envoy of the Pingyang Prefecture River and Lake Bureau. If the master is willing to trade, I am willing to introduce both parties!"
The sea master's tentacles touched each other and hesitated.
The water is unobstructed and there is already a foundation of trust.
It is completely different on land.
Should I go?
...
The stars are high and the tide is surging.
Liang Qu went ashore and reached out to stop a river officer who was patrolling the boat at night.
"Where is Xu Ti Ling? Did he go fishing?"
"No, he's still on the third floor."
"Thank you!"
Liang Qu looked up and walked straight to the study window on the eaves.
Bang bang.
Xu Yuelong put down the fishhook in his hand and subconsciously looked at the door, but immediately realized that the sound was in the wrong place.
The moonlight was shining.
The figure was clearly shown.
Xu Yuelong recognized the person from his figure.
"Why did you go through the window when there was a door?"
Liang Qu closed the window, turned over and went into the house. He didn't bother to explain and told Xu Yuelong the good news directly.
"Sea merchants? Monster King forces?" Xu Yuelong stood up suddenly, "Where did you find it?"
"The white ape told me." Liang Qu skillfully passed the buck, "My subordinates disguised themselves as dragon people, risked their lives to sneak into the monster tribe, and talked with the Sea Master. Finally, the Sea Master agreed to come to the shallow water area to trade with the court and wait and see the situation."
"When?"
"Five days later!" Liang Qu reminded, "Sea merchants barter, do not accept silver, gold, many weapons, martial arts are not needed, on the contrary, all kinds of rare and precious medicines are fine.
And my subordinates inquired and learned that when the Dragon King was alive, sea merchants made two trips a year, one in spring and one in winter.
The Dragon King disappeared, the dragon took over the Dragon Palace, and the Jianghuai Lake was divided into four parts. The income of sea merchants was far less than before, so it was changed to one trip every two to three years.
I personally think that if the sea merchants establish contact with the court, it is possible that after this year, they will return to one trip a year, or even two trips a year! "
Xu Yuelong heard the hidden meaning.
The first experience is very important!
Long-term contact is king.
Keep it first!
It doesn't matter even if there is a loss this year!
The court has always wanted to resume trade with Daze and indirectly develop Daze's resources. Although there is only Xigui now, it is a long way to go, but it is not bad to exchange sea merchants!
"I'll arrange it! "
A quarter of an hour later.
Ran Zhongshi put on his clothes and hurried back, and the extinguished candlelight in the room was re-ignited.
A quarter and a half hours later.
Several people from the Tianbo Chamber of Commerce arrived.
Two quarters of an hour later.
The heads of the major chambers of commerce and the Weng family came one after another.
The room was brightly lit, and everyone was vying to discuss.
Early in the morning.
Several divine horses galloped out and rushed to several houses around.
Everyone performed their duties.
The chief clerk on the first floor was puzzled and wondered what big thing had happened.
Liang's house.
Long Yao opened the jar and immersed it in the water.
The orange-red sea butterflies swam slowly and floated on the water.
The entire surface of the water was dotted with orange light, as if river lanterns were being released.
The next evening.
The water monsters in the market gradually became scarce.
Maritime trade is different from human markets in many ways.
On weekdays, the monsters would accumulate their needs for a while, and when the sea merchants arrived, they would burst out all at once, buy and leave, and they were very purposeful and would not wander around.
The sea master waved his eight legs, and instead of heading east and returning to the sea as in previous years, he commanded the entire caravan to continue heading south.
The mighty team rose from the ground and set off again.
But compared to the past, there was one more member in the entire sea merchant team.
The fat catfish shook his head and swung his tail to blend in with the others, reporting the sea master's itinerary to Liang Qu at any time.
Five days passed.
The fat catfish reported the news.
The news was passed on two hands and sent to the third floor of the river and lake station.
Xu Yuelong led the officials of the river and lake station to wait for it.
The wind on the river was like a knife.
The tide hit the shore.
Two giant salamanders surfaced.
