Spice is one of the most important commodities in international trade. In the Qin Dynasty, spice trade had appeared. By the end of the Han Dynasty, this scale had been expanded. Unfortunately, there were five random flowers later, and this trade had a fault in the Central Plains.


    It was not until Persian merchants appeared that the spice trade began to rise. Persians got spices from India and sent them all the way to Chang''an. The price can be imagined. If it had not been for the continuous wandering in Southeast Asia and Guangzhou in the past two years, the price of spices would still be higher than that of gold.


    Tang Hao only knew that Spice Island was on the equator, not far from Indonesia. He didn''t know anything else, but it was enough to know this in Datang. Long distance sailing is very boring. Li Dan had already boarded Tang Hao''s ship. It was boring to stay on the Qingque alone.


    It is very unlucky that women are not allowed to board the Datang fleet, even in the most enlightened Lingnan fleet. Nor will they allow their own women to go on their own ship, which is a prohibition followed by all sailors.


    Li Dan couldn''t take Meier on board to relieve his boredom. Then he watched Tang Hao send bean sprouts on board.


    Not eating vegetables for a long time can''t supplement vitamins. It''s a matter of time before you get scurvy. Although oranges are very good, they are not resistant to storage. Fortunately, the Tang family has simple canned fruits, especially sugar water oranges, which are most popular. Tang Hao found a big sieve.


    He carefully selected the soybeans and threw away the flat bad ones. If he washed them twice with water on the shore, but no one was willing to waste water on the sea, so Tang Hao picked them up one by one.


    "Brother, the battle you said has never been fought. There is no beard boat on the sea. There is no way to rob. By the way, you say that people don''t eat bean sprouts and oranges will really spoil blood?"


    "That''s natural. Don''t complain. How many people can''t expect to sail safely on the sea. I didn''t expect to sail in such a comprehensive way. But look at these three big ships. Even if they intend to rob, they will run away. Lai Chuanfeng, Yang Yueli is obedient on your ship these days?"


    Li Dan said with a smile, "it''s not bad. Your people are easy to use, and dog is also good. Tell you, let dog follow me in the future. My bodyguard is very good in martial arts, but it''s hard to use his brain."


    Tang Hao wrapped the beans in gauze and soaked them in water. He didn''t say until he was completely invaded. "The dog is not mine. People have their own home. If you want to use him, talk to him, and then say it to Mr. wordless. It''s estimated that it''s not a big problem."


    His father-in-law, Hong Cheng, has long forced him to fight for an official position. It''s good to go to Li Dan''s house. At least one official position.


    Tang Hao, wearing a vest and shorts, looked at the merchant ships in the fleet and said to Li Dan in the same dress, "this is Java. I heard they are very fierce. Why do they look so docile today?"


    Li Dan said expressionless, "it is recorded in the geography annals that the Javanese are really fierce, but you shoot all the people who are floating on the sea to death in the sea. Now the king of Java is still hanging on the corner of your princess. How dare you say they don''t obey?"


    After the long springboard was set up, Tang Hao and Li Dan got off the boat and broke the other people''s country. They always went to the imperial city to see, didn''t they?


    According to Lai Chuanfeng, it is full of stones and wood. Javanese people don''t like to wear clothes, and their curly hair is more like felt. Tang Hao was curious about how those businessmen traded with these people. They seemed to have nothing to exchange. They had a broken knife pinned to their waist. Tang Hao broke it when he folded it.


    "General, fighting for supremacy on the battlefield is your strength, but bartering is the strength of Laojiu and others. Look, these people also like silk, satin and linen. It''s a waste to exchange them. It''s good to hold those glass balls for them to play." the old shopkeeper Feng''s smiling eyes narrowed and saw Tang Hao and Li Dan look dazed, Just lead the way ahead.


    When he came to the king''s city, he pointed to the gate and said, "Lord, general, you two, please look at this gate. It was made of the best ebony wood. Look, it''s half a foot thick. These are the plates taken from Ebony trees for hundreds of years. The wood is tough and inviolable. It''s enough to be transported back to Datang. It''s worth thousands of gold."


    Li Dan took the knife in his hand and knocked twice. If so, he arched the shopkeeper''s hand to show that he had been taught. The old shopkeeper was more and more satisfied. He took out a small hammer from his arms and knocked it at random against the rubble in the corner. After a few times, he knocked off the foot of the stone, took the stone to Li Dan and said, "Lord, you see the fineness of the jade. Although the color is messy, it''s also excellent to take it back to make a headdress."


    "The sea star that the general gave to his mother actually came from here. It is said that as long as you walk, you will go to the lion country. The precious stones there are the best."


    He pointed to the crooked main building and said: "Don''t underestimate this building. You see, the doorpost is red sandalwood, the floor is Rouge wood, and the shelf on the roof is aloe wood. Living in such a building, not only snakes, insects, rats and ants don''t come, but they can prolong life. To tell you the truth, my Lord, although our Datang house is beautiful, if you want to change it, you can''t change a hundred houses for such a broken house."