"There is also a part sold to the big cannibal in Linga, but the big cannibal in Linga has set the price too hard. A piece of silk only has three strings, or at most four strings. We traveled a long distance and risked such a

With big risks, profits are getting thinner and thinner, but Big Cannibal requires more.”

A piece of silk only costs three pieces, so the price is indeed quite low.

You must know that in the early days of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, a piece of silk was consistent within the Song Dynasty.

In the first year of Jingkang, two brothers, Zhao Ji and Cai Jing, printed money but did not engage in production. A piece of silk arrived in Liangguan.

Under normal circumstances, when sold overseas, a piece of silk has to start at five guan.

Qian Yuqing and Pu Luoxin were talking about a piece of silk, and it was Pu Luoxin who organized his own fleet to haul goods along the coast of the Song Dynasty. There was no need for the Nanhai Trading Company of the Song Dynasty to dispatch ships.

But now, Liu Xiang said that the silk was transferred to Linjia, but at most there were only four strings.

You know, Guangzhou businessmen like Liu Xiang traveled all the way south.

Originally, the normal market price should be ten guans, but the cannibals took the goods and resold them to Tianzhu, the Red Sea, and into the Arabian Sea.

There were many nobles waiting in line to buy silk at high prices.

What is nobility?

Do nobles blink when they spend money?

After all, money belongs to the exploited poor, and luxury belongs to nobility.

Those Seljuq Empire, Arab Empire, a lot of such nobles.

There is also the Roman Empire further to the west, Constantinople, everyone is waiting for food, silk and ceramics.

The Big Eater took away ten guans and sold them for 20 guans to start with, and then transferred them to Rome a little further away, or even 50 guans.

And this thing sold twice in the Song Dynasty, starting from ten times!

So, the real fashion and luxury goods of this era were in the Song Dynasty.

The human world needs luxury goods because some people in the human world need to maintain class dignity.

This kind of dignity can never be understood by poor people.

Li Kun was hanging out with Qian Yuqing. Qian Yuqing used to be a businessman. Needless to say, Li Kun was familiar with business.

After hearing this, he finally understood why the imperial court was so anxious to march south.

This is simply a money grab.

"Since you have determined the quantity of goods, you should know how many people there are in Bo Ni Country, right?"

"There are about 10,000 people, but there are 14 prefectures in Boni State, with a total population of nearly 100,000. There are more people scattered in the countryside, so it is impossible to count," Liu Xiang said.

"How is the navy of Bo Ni?"

"The coastal defense of the Bo Ni Kingdom is not very good. Srivijaya is protecting them." Liu Xiang continued, "We will stay here for a while. Does Shangguan need me to do anything?"

"Really needed."

"Shang Guan just said it doesn't matter."

"Please bring me some words."

"What words?"

"It's just that the king of Champa fled to them. We were ordered to catch the traitors. We hope they will cooperate and hand over the people."

"What if they don't pay?"

"If you don't hand it over, we'll just log in and find the person in person."

Liu Xiang hesitated. If these words were told to the king of Bo Ni, would Liu Xiang be able to come back? After all, this is someone else's territory.

Liu Xiang said: "Boni's coastal defense is indeed weak, but Srivijaya behind it is very powerful. It would be unwise for the court to go to war with Srivijaya."

"Why do you say that?"

"If we fail to win the war, it will cause devastating disasters to the businessmen in this area, especially the businessmen in Guangdong and Fujian. Srivijaya and the big cannibals will definitely attack us." Liu Xiang said in a solemn tone, "Even if you

Now that Bo Ni has been taken over, it will not have any effect on changing the overall situation, because the ones who really have the say are Srivijaya and the Great Eater."

"I know."

"Furthermore, Balni is a vassal state of Srivijaya. The imperial court cannot blockade Balni if ​​it uses troops to attack Balni. Balini will soon come to Srivijaya for help. When the army of Srivijaya attacks, the imperial army will be there.

The people in Bo Ni are unfamiliar with the place and it is difficult to support them."

There was deep concern in Liu Xiang's tone: "So the grassroots kindly ask Shangguan to think twice before acting, be more cautious, and try not to break the current situation, otherwise the losses will be even greater."

"Since the imperial court has sent troops, it has taken this into consideration." Li Kun said, "Think about it, the imperial court's Nanhai Trading Company has a large number of merchant ships traveling between China and the South China Sea. How could the imperial court ignore them?"

Liu Xiang became embarrassed.

"The purpose of the imperial court's use of troops in the South China Sea is to relieve Srivijaya and the big cannibal from their arbitrary control of the South China Sea. Do you just want to risk your life to earn such hard-earned money?"

Liu Xiang was thinking a lot and hesitated for a long time before saying: "Shangguan, just let the common people go and take the message."

"Don't worry, the king of Bangni Kingdom doesn't dare to touch you. He still wants to hold on to you to save his life!"

In the evening, Liu Xiang landed, and through his connections, he met Mahemosa, the king of the Weni Kingdom.

Liu Xiang said in Malay: "I am from Guangzhou in the Song Dynasty, and my name is Liu Xiang."

Of course, the Bangni Kingdom knew about the Song Dynasty. As early as the Zhao Guangyi era, the Bangni Kingdom sent envoys to pay tribute to the Song Dynasty, that is, to do business.

The country of Bangi is rich in dipterocarps, most of which are sold to the cannibals and people of the Song Dynasty.

"Dear guest, what do you want from me?"

"The King of Champa once betrayed our Emperor. We are looking for him. We heard that he has arrived in your country. We hope you can hand him over."

"Guest, there is no king of Champa here. Is it a mistake?"

"That's right, someone discovered his whereabouts here."

"That must be a mistake."

"Don't you send someone to look for it?"

"No need, there is no Champa king here. Guests please go back."

The next day, the sun was still shining brightly.

The king of Weni Kingdom suddenly received the news.

"Your Majesty, two large ships came to the port. They are ships from the Song Dynasty. They challenged us and said that we were harboring their prisoners."

"What!" The king of the Weni Kingdom was furious when he heard this, "The Song people dare to come to my territory and run wild! Call everyone to attack immediately! I will make sure that the Song people never come back!"

"yes!"

"Also, block the seaport immediately and arrest all the Song people in the royal city. I want the Song Dynasty to know the price of daring to act wild here!"

"yes!"

A small country in the South China Sea like the Bangni Kingdom...of course did not take the Song Dynasty seriously.

Didn’t they go to pay tribute before?

Since it is a tribute, how dare you confront the Celestial Empire?

There were two types of tribute in ancient times.

One is the real tribute of Little Japan and Goryeo to the Tang Dynasty.

There is also a small country in the South China Sea that comes to do business with some local products, euphemistically calling it tribute.

Often at this time, the Celestial Empire would take their worthless things and then reward them generously.

It's like sending away a beggar.

In short, this kind of tribute is not because the other party is really afraid of you, but because you want to get something good.

Now that the Song army has arrived in the country of Bangni, it is already five thousand miles away from Guangzhou, and it will take more than two months for a sea ship to reach it.

Of course, the Bangni Kingdom did not take the Song army seriously.
Chapter completed!