After leaving the shop, Jin San looked back and said to Chen Xizhi and Lian Cheng: "The shop next to you is extremely affordable and tastes good. You two come out to have a meal again and can go to his house."

Chen Xizhiqi said: "It seems that the official and this noble neighbor are familiar with each other. Do you usually walk around?"

Jin Sandao: "I have never known him. Although the two shops are adjacent to each other, I have never said a word."

Chen Xizhi felt even more strange: "Since that's the case, why do you take care of us so much?"

Jin Sandao: "First, his family's food and drinks are really good, and the business is booming, so I also sent someone to buy food here. Another thing is that the owner of this family met Du Jieshuai, which will be beneficial to you."

"So that's it." Chen Xizhi and Lian Cheng nodded together, understanding Jin San's meaning.

Jin San attaches great importance to the relationship between Wang Pu and Du Zhongxiao, but he holds his own identity and never dates Wang Pu himself. He just instructs his subordinates to maintain a good relationship with Wang Pu and may use it at any time in the future.

It was already past noon and the sun was not strong. It was the best time of the day. In Shengzhou, it was already extremely cold at night when it was August. It was just a while to stroll around. After waiting for a few more hours, the cool breeze would rise.

When I arrived at the shopping mall, I saw that it was crowded with people and was particularly lively. Lian Cheng said, "This place is so lively, I want to be extraordinary. I have also visited many places, but I haven't seen any city with such a prosperous place."

Jin Sandao: "What is this! Shengzhou Xinli, no matter how prosperous it is, it cannot compare to the mainland. Not to mention the big places in the Central Plains like the two Beijings, even Bingzhou on Hedong Road next to it is much more prosperous than Shengzhou. There are three shopping malls like this, each of which is more lively than here."

Chen Xizhi said: "It turns out that the official has also been to Bingzhou!"

Jin San shook his head: "I want to go, but what if I can't go? I just heard from the merchants coming and going, it's a pity that I can't see you with my own eyes."

Lian Chengdao: "I heard that Bingzhou is only a thousand miles away from here. If the official wants to go there, why not take a trip?"

Jin San sighed: "If we businessmen from other places want to go to the Central Plains, we must first submit a letter to the General's Mansion. Without the trouble, we will not allow it. Unless we live here for a few years and have a guarantor, we can only go to the Central Plains to experience it."

Lian Chengdao: "Since the outsider went with the caravan, are there anyone checking the road? It's just that someone checked and had their identities compiled."

Jin Sandao: "Sir, in Shengzhou, I must put away this thought. It is not as good as the Western Regions. Now when I go to Bingzhou, I must take the train. I can't buy a train ticket without a letter of writing. If I don't take the train to Shengzhou, it will inevitably cause doubts, and I can't escape it."

Lian Cheng and Chen Xizhi didn't know how to get on the train, and they didn't dare to ask more questions or talk nonsense.

After entering the mall, Jin Sandao said, "There is a place to sell rice cakes and rice cakes. Let's buy some to relieve boredom on the way. When I get here, I always have to buy some of this food, so I can pass the time on the way."

Chen Xizhi and Lian Cheng didn't know what Jin San was talking about. As the past, it turned out that some were white, some were pressed into cakes, and some were grains. After asking, I realized that it turned out that it was made of rice, but there were no such things in the Western Regions.

Jin San bought several large bags and distributed them to Chen Xizhi and Liancheng, as well as several people with followers. While eating, he walked into the mall.

As soon as I entered the door, I sold cultural supplies. On one side were brushes, ink, paper and inkstones, and on the other side were all kinds of books, which were full of dazzling arrays.

When Chen Xizhi saw this, he couldn't help but go up to watch it in detail. Jin San grabbed it: "Sir, I have to live in Shengzhou City for a few more days, and I can just watch it in two days. Today we are just taking a quick look, and there is no time to take a closer look."

Jin San has read this place many times. He has bought many sets of famous pens, ink, paper and inkstones. He can recite every book on the other side and has a name for his name. He has stored it at home. Why do he still read it?

The Song Dynasty was an era of popularization of books. There had never been so many books on the market, and the prices were never so cheap. But for ordinary people, pens, inkstones and inkstones and books were still not cheap, and they were not affordable to ordinary people. Du Zhongxiao used many methods to reduce the cost of printed materials. Books were still valuable items, not something that ordinary people could buy casually. The best-selling prints were New Year pictures, calendars, etc., plus a popular villain book now. The sales were limited, so there were fewer products, which was far from comparable to the scale of later generations.

For those who were born in the Western Regions and could read books and read, reading books is a good thing, and they are not very picky. Chen Xizhi lived for decades and read less than ten books in his lifetime. Since he saw them, of course he wanted to take some back.

Shengzhou is in the border area, and there are many foreign guests. The mall places these places where they enter to show their cultural tastes and clearly show their own grades to people. This is not the case in the shopping malls in mainland China. The entrance is either fruit or clothing.

After passing the cultural supplies area, the Buddhist supplies area was followed by the Buddhist supplies area. There were all kinds of Buddha statues, incense, candles, scriptures, etc., and even a few monks sat there, and they didn't know what to do.

The northwest is the Buddha, the Hequ Road is newly established, and there are no temples, so these things are also sold in shopping malls. It looks a bit funny, but in fact the business is very good. Many people who come from afar will bring some incense, candles, Buddha statues and so on.

The Gaochang area used to believe in Manichi, but it was changed to Buddhism hundreds of years ago, and now it has become a Buddha country. In particular, it has fought with Hei Khan for more than a hundred years, and the trend of believing in Buddhism is even more prosperous. Every family worships it, and everyone is a believer. After this, Chen Xizhi and Lian Chengdu put their hands together, which is extremely respectful.

The brush and ink books in front made them realize the prosperity of the Central Plains literary style, and the Buddhist supplies here were particularly friendly.

After leaving the Buddhist ritual area, there were all kinds of clothes, which were dazzled by Chen Xizhi and Lian Cheng. But Jin San did not stop, so they had to follow him. It was not until the place where the sugar tea was sold that Jin San stopped and said, "The things here are rare in Gaochang, we can take a look."

Gaochang is different from nomadic areas. They farm and produce fruits locally, and they are not very fond of tea. Of course, as a custom passed down by people in the Central Plains, tea is also a daily drink, but it is not a must-have in life.

Chen Xizhi and Lian Cheng walked up and looked at various tea leaves, which was dazzling. Each tea leaves were in a large glass jar, with a small cardboard next to it, which wrote about the types of tea leaves, where they were produced, what characteristics were, how to brew and drink, and of course the price was very detailed. After reading the limited variety of tea leaves, the two of them knew why Jinsan brewed tea was so satisfying. The best tea here is not the Mingqian tea in Xinyang, and the most expensive one is already five taels of silver. This price is not a rich family, so it is absolutely impossible to drink it. It is not easy to smell it.

Jin San said to the two: "That good tea is picked in time and needs to be drunk in time. It will change the taste over time. For our businessmen, it is not a good product. You see, it is said that it is made from the Dongting area. The more you grow, the more fragrant it becomes, and the price is not that expensive. This kind of tea is different from what I just drank. Adding milk and sugar to it is also delicious. It can be sold to the Western Regions, or even to the rivers, or even to the west."

Chen Xizhi looked at the tea balls and shook his head and said, "Isn't this the bun tea I've seen before? What's so strange?"

Jin Sandao: "Sir, it looks similar, but this tea and tuan tea have two flavors. You can drink it with milk, sugar, or brew it. It tastes great. The tuan tea is steamed green, and it will decay over time. This is fermentation. The longer the time, it will not only not decay, but also the more it gets older and more fragrant."

The two of them didn't know what it meant, but they just heard Jin San say that this kind of fermented tea has a wide variety in later generations. The most famous one is Pu'er tea, as well as black tea, white tea and many other names. The more they grow, the more fragrant it is guided by Du Zhongxiao based on his memory. In fact, the biggest advantage of fermented tea is that it is convenient for long-distance trafficking, and is especially suitable for grasslands and deserts. Another type of fermented tea is black tea, which is convenient for long-distance shipping.

Gaochang’s not addicted to tea does not mean that other places on the Silk Road are not addicted to tea. The more you go west, the more you like tea. Jin San understands that this is a big business opportunity. Especially when paired with sugar on the other side, it is a perfect match.

Chen Xizhi and Lian Cheng were not businessmen. After hearing Jin San’s talk, he felt that this thing could make money, but he was not very interested. On the other hand, Jin Sany talked about sugar, and on the other hand, Chen Xizhi and Lian Cheng couldn’t help but glared at the price.

There was sugar in the Western Regions, even before the Central Plains. One of the ends of the trade routes there was originally the Indian region. This result was not only because of underdeveloped shipping. At this time, many places in India did not have trade routes, and the prosperous inland areas could only go to the Western Regions. There was sugar in the Western Regions, and it was loved by the nobles of the people, but the price was extremely high, which was directly compared to gold and silver. Compared with tea, sugar can be directly regarded as the country's wealth.

After looking at it for a while, Lian Chengdao said: "The official is so keen on this, I think it's useful."

Jin Sandao: "I want to buy some sugar and send it back to Gaochang with the tea leaves there as a gift. What do you guys think?"

Lian Chengdao: "Who doesn't like sweetness? Giving sugar as a gift is better than gold and silver, of course it is a gift."

Jin Sandao: "From the future, the railway was built to Heishui City, or even to Yizhou, and these rare good things were available before, and the price was not expensive. Give it to the powerful people in Gaochang as a gift to let them know the benefits of opening the trade route."

Chen Xizhi and Lian Cheng nodded repeatedly. Gaochang people value wealth, and these sugars are comparable to gold and silver, which are particularly pleasing to the eye. Trafficking goods and making money is the business of merchants. These things can be regarded as wealth and are closely related to everyone.
Chapter completed!