The end of natural disasters: the daily life of child brides in ancient times

After some communication between the two sides, several Siamese officials quickly went back to report.

The remaining two Siamese officials waited there with the others.

Seeing that they were getting bored staying where they were, the two officers led everyone for a walk around the dock.

Li Rui and others looked at this very backward place, and then thought about the Shiwan Wharf built by King Huai.

The sense of pride as a citizen of a great country surged in my heart.

The people on the private merchant ship following behind the official ship were also looking towards the dock.

Everyone waited there for a long time before a group of people in strange official uniforms came out in a hurry.

When the man saw the Ming Dynasty official uniform on the fleet leader, he bowed his head and knelt down.

His smooth kneeling movements stunned Li Rui and others who were going out to sea with him for the first time.

The leader of the fleet accepted the greeting calmly and then asked people to stand up.

In those days, Siam was a vassal state.

Their officials did have to show great respect when they met Ming officials.

The team leader relied on the translator's explanation to explain his purpose.

The official was also surprised to hear such a large amount of grain transactions.

But no matter how surprised they were, they were still able to take out the food.

They have had good weather for several years, and they have been trading grain, so there is always a lot of surplus every year.

Daming was the first one to come to their place from the sea to trade this year.

After some communication between the two sides, the official asked everyone to stay there first.

Because the amount of grain being traded was so large, he needed to ask the king for the price.

In addition, it takes time to transport the food.

After the agreement was reached, the leader of the fleet gave the officials some small gifts.

The official was delighted and took the initiative to speak.

It means that people from nearby counties and cities can be gathered to hold a trade fair here.

This kind of trade fair was proposed by the French after they reached a ceasefire.

The local people could exchange fruits or items of the time with the Ming people for handicrafts or other things.

Upon hearing this, the leader of the fleet naturally agreed.

In the next few days, Li Rui and his companions took silver and money and went to the trade fair to buy various things.

There are many unique gadgets here, as well as the stinky and fragrant durian and other fruits.

Before the formal grain trade began, the crew and private merchant ships had already exchanged a lot of things.

Li Rui pointed to the two large baskets of things in his room and showed them off to Qu Hong and the others.

Which one is the gift bought for the master's wife, and which one is the gift bought for Daya.

Qu Hong and the others looked at his arrogant look and did not refute him.

Look at this guy showing off, as if he didn't buy any gifts for his master's wife and the others.

When we get back, we’ll compare them.

Who bought the gift? Which one do my master's wife like better?

On a merchant ship at the dock, Sun Xingjian was very happy as he listened to the steward's report.

This time, I actually got precious pepper and agarwood.

In addition to these two spices, he also received a pair of uncut ivory tusks.

By taking these things back, they would have made a fortune on this trip.

Not to mention, there is also grain transported to Prince Huai's Palace, and we can make some profit later.

A few days later, the fleet, having successfully purchased food, began to return.

In fact, according to the original plan, Siam did not have enough food.

They still need to go to Johor, India and other places to continue exchanging food.

I didn't expect that I could buy enough food just in Siam.

According to what the official said, they still have a lot of old grain from previous years that can be sold at a low price.

The leader of the fleet immediately presented the King of Siam with several rare items made by the Artifacts Bureau and reserved the old grain.

Given the current domestic situation, not to mention old grain, even pig feed will have to be snatched at some point!

He planned to send back this batch of grain, and then the fleet would come back and buy back the old grain as well.

After deciding to return, all crew members adjusted the fleet formation.

A number of large ships loaded with food began to sail back north.

...

Prince Huai's Palace.

King Huai lay on the couch, drinking juice, with his legs crossed comfortably, letting Cai Lan massage his arms.

On the opposite side, Liu Jiaqi had already gotten used to this scene.

As if turning a blind eye, he calmly reported the important news that had recently happened in the Ming Dynasty.

But the first thing he said today was like a thunderbolt, waking up the confused King Huai.

I heard that the peasant uprising army in the north defeated the main force of the imperial court.

When Xi'an was captured and the Dashun regime was established, King Huai could no longer lie down.

He suddenly sat up from the couch and said in surprise:

"What did you say? King Chuang captured Tongguan, occupied Xi'an and proclaimed himself emperor!"

Seeing Liu Jiaqi nodded seriously, he didn't seem to be joking at all.

King Huai's head was buzzing, he couldn't stand steadily, and suddenly fell back onto the couch.

No, no, he remembered that the year King Chuang established the Dashun Kingdom was the same year the Ming Dynasty was destroyed.

That should be the 17th year of Chongzhen!

It was only the 15th year of Chongzhen's reign, and how come King Chuang conquered Xi'an and established his regime?

Xi'an is so close to the capital, the capital might be in danger!

The world has really changed!

In a way, this is a good thing for him.

This means that history can be changed!

But from the reality, this is not a good thing.

According to his original plan, there were still two years for development.

His layout is also calculated according to a two-year time plan.

If it were this year, King Chuang would have forced Emperor Chongzhen to death and occupied the capital.

In a few months, the barbarians in the north will move south and seize the fruits of King Chuang's victory.

They also used the slogan of revenge for Emperor Chongzhen to win over a large number of former Ming Dynasty officials to work for them.

Yes, it's that weird.

He also felt speechless about this matter.

When facing the Ming army, King Chuang's troops swept through the capital like a hot knife through butter and captured the capital.

But when facing the barbarian troops, they are like clay sculptures.

In his impression, the historical King Chuang only stayed in the capital for one month.

When the barbarian army came over, he was defeated and threw away his armor and weapons and began to flee south for his life.

He fled south all the way, and he was not sure of the specific route.

But this King Chuang is likely to pass through his own fiefdom.

Thinking of this, King Huai slapped the couch angrily.

What the hell is going on!

It took the Ming Taizu great efforts to take back the political power from the Mongols and put the Han people in power again.

He certainly could not have imagined that his descendants would only need more than two hundred years.

And so we lost this beautiful land again.

In the end, the barbarians got a great advantage!