After a long period of negotiation, the already dark sky became even darker as time went by. The dense clouds rolled in the sky, and the sea breeze became stronger and stronger. The stormy waves on the sea could be seen from afar, and it was another downpour.

Hu Zongxian, Qian Rui and others all returned to the house, but they only stayed in the front part, leaving behind Wang Zhi and Qian Yuan who had not yet come out.

Liang Sheng brought the guards, Mao Haifeng and his men met each other outside the backyard. Although the former had a purple face, the corners of his mouth were smiling, while the latter looked disappointed, obviously he didn't get any advantage.

Yang Wen glared at Liang Sheng, who was causing trouble, and handed an apology look to Xu Bicheng beside him, and the latter also returned an apology look.

Now that everything is not decided, it is okay to fight a little to defeat the opponent's spirit... But Liang Sheng beat Mao Haifeng and other people very badly after he gained the upper hand.

Of course, there is a reason for this. As for pirates, where did they have any serious tricks when fighting... A guard's ball was pinched.

Looking at the closed door, Yang Wen listened carefully and couldn't hear anything, but suddenly there was a violent sound of slapping the table with a "bang!"

Liang Sheng, who had just arrived in, looked over nervously and pressed his hands on the hilt of the knife, but Yang Wen and Xu Bicheng looked at each other and turned their heads to hand in comforting eyes... They had been waiting here for a long time, and they heard similar sounds more than once or twice, knocking on the door and asking... They were scolded respectively.

Wang Zhi stared at Qian Yuan who seemed calm opposite him, and his right hand seemed to feel numb, "Sir Qian is kidding?"

"The court is so grateful to the court that he forgives Wang's past crimes and Xu Tongshang... can he still be awarded the title?!"

"How is it possible... Lord Qian stop joking."

Qian Yuan looked at Wang Zhi disdainfully. This guy's face was full of suspicion, but he also showed unstoppable expectations... This is understandable. For people of this era, besides literati, title may be the supreme pursuit of ordinary people.

Especially for pirates like Wang Zhi and the leader of the sea merchants, if Emperor Jiajing now gave him a title... Wang Zhi would probably have lost all his brothers and ran to the capital happily.

The suspicion on Wang Zhi's face was mainly... This seems unlikely.

"It is said that Hui people have no hope of studying and doing business before turning to doing business. I heard that you have also read books?" Qian Yuan took a sip of tea and asked slowly: "What books have you read?"

Wang Zhi's face suddenly turned dark. Which books? Who do you think of this?... The books that a normal literati has read in his life can be said for most of the day.

After hearing Wang Zhina’s titles, Qian Yuan smiled and said, “I only read the Four Books and Five Classics, no wonder I have no hope of doing my job.”

"Actually, it's poor family..."

"So I haven't read history?" Qian Yuan interrupted with a wave of his hand: "Have you heard of Zhang Qian, the former Marquis of Hanbowang?"

"Harao Bo Wang!" Wang Zhi slapped the table excitedly, "I remember, the Silk Road!"

"Zhang Qian went on two missions to the Western Regions and finally opened up the Silk Road. Silk, tea, and lacquerware went west from this road, and various gems, utensils, and good horses came east from this road, so he was awarded the title of Marquis of Bowang." Qian Yuan stood up long, his eyes were bright, and pointed out the window and said, "If there was a second Silk Road, why would Your Majesty be stingy to be awarded a title?"

Wang Zhi's eyes were rolling, and he was wondering... He was not stupid, how could he compare with Zhang Qian.

Zhang Qian traveled through the Western Regions, experienced countless hardships, and was even detained by the Huns for ten years, and finally opened the Silk Road.

Now... a large number of Westerners have come from afar. This trade route actually exists, but the Ming Dynasty has never allowed private trade in maritime trade, so this trade route can only appear in smuggling.

"Qian Mou said that the owner of the Wufeng ship may be awarded a title in the future, which is definitely not nonsense." Qian Yuan explained: "Why does Qian value the Silk Road?"

Wang Zhi looked confused and shook his head and said, "Why?"

"Of course it's because of the desire to eat watermelon." Qian Yuan laughed and said, "Why do the owner of Wufeng ship like to eat watermelon?"

Wang Zhi nodded foolishly.

"Qian not only likes to eat watermelons, but also likes to eat grapes, walnuts, pomegranates, and carrots... These are all brought back to the Central Plains by Bo Wanghou."

"Not only watermelons, pumpkins, and cucumbers were introduced to other countries, but also eggplant, spinach, peas, lentils, knife beans, broad beans, mung beans, lettuce, fungus, and trilene leaves... countless!"

Qian Yuan pointed to the leftovers on the table, "No, sand, garlic, and coriander all entered the Central Plains from the Silk Road. Zhang Qian's achievements are enough to be a marquis!"

Wang Zhi was dumbfounded and listened to so many familiar words, "So many...so many?"

"Come on, come on, come on." Qian Yuan pretended to be mysterious.

Wang Zhi hesitated and came over.

"If it's just watermelon and eggplant, Fengjue is naturally nonsense, but what if it can introduce crops with extremely high yields?"

"And it is a crop that can replace wheat and rice..."

"Drought tolerant, and the yield is several times higher than wheat and rice?"

"Isn't it enough to be awarded a title?"

"Even if the court is stingy, the name of Wang Wufeng will be passed down through the ages. Millions of people will remember the name Wang Zhi. Maybe the incense will be very popular in a hundred years..."

Wang Zhi's breathing was getting heavier and heavier. He tried to calm himself down and whispered: "Drought tolerant, can be eaten daily, and the yield is several times higher than that of wheat and rice... How could there be such a crop?"

"It's good that you're surrounding the sea, the news is too unfamiliar!" Qian Yuan said with a low smile: "I found out that the Philippines... No, Luzon Island, the people introduced by the Florians, are everywhere, but the investigation is very strict and you are not allowed to take it out of the island."

"Luzon Island, Wang knew that there were still fleets coming and going last year." Wang Zhi was excited, "What do you look like?"

Qian Yuan blinked, and he had only seen the sweet potato thing in the supermarket and the vegetable stall... After thinking about it, he reluctantly replied: "It is said that the vines on the ground are like watermelons, but the fruits are buried in the soil and ripen for several months, with different sizes. The small ones are like arms, and the big ones are like fists."

Before Wang Zhi was doing business, he also made a living by studying and immediately heard a key, "March for several months?"

"Well." Qian Yuan did not hesitate at all this time, and he was full of fantasy. "It is said that the taste is not worse than rice and flour, and it is sweet and can be grown at least two seasons a year."

"Now, one acre of high-quality irrigated land is about three or four stones. Can this thing cost seven or eight stones per acre?" Wang Zhi was still unbelievable.

Qian Yuan said solemnly: "Maybe more than that."

Wang Zhi grabbed his hair hard and said fiercely: "Even if there are only five or six stones, that's fine... Even in the southeast, where can we get so much water irrigation?"

"Mr. Wang did it!"

"There is no need to mess with me, Mr. Qian!"

In fact, during the Tianqi period, Xu Guangqi promoted sweet potato planting and once summarized the "Thirteen Wins of Sweet Potatoes", which mentioned that one acre of dozens of stones were harvested!

In history, Chen Zhenlong, a Fujian businessman who introduced sweet potatoes to China during the Wanli period, once commented that "drought tolerant and easy to live, and can be eaten both raw and cooked. Six benefits and eight benefits, and the benefits are the same as five grains."

However, it was Qian Yuan's luck that he found Wang Zhi. In history, Chen Zhenlong was searched twice in order to introduce sweet potatoes into China. Finally, he bribed officials and weaved the vines into rattan baskets before he could get over.

Qian Yuan leaned easily on the back of the chair, now... His father said in his close letter that Wang Zhi is different from an ordinary maritime businessman and has the intention to make achievements. This is a bit ridiculous, but in Qian Yuan's plan, Wang Zhi became a key figure.

There is really no need to refuse such a good thing.

Among the many conditions proposed, this one is the one Qian Yuan is the least worried about.

Everything was decided, Qian Yuan clapped his hands, "Okay, it's time to hold a dinner... By the way, is there any rice wine on the island?"

"They don't add rice wine to the seafood flavor, and the fishy smell can't be suppressed!"

"Cough cough, cough cough." Wang Zhi coughed with a bitter face, "Mr. Qian, you have finished your conditions, but..."

"Oh, the owner of the Wufeng ship has the conditions?" Qian Yuan snorted, "It's good to open a door and you can trade. You still have the conditions... OK, let's talk."
Chapter completed!