When the two came to the market, it was obvious that the current market was much more brilliant than before.
Also because Li Yutang's affair was exposed, merchants coming and going did not have to pay too many tolls.
Now that tolls have been reduced, people naturally have extra money to buy other things in this market.
"What did you bring me here for?" Nalan Meng asked puzzled.
"This is it." Li Yuguo stood at the door of a warehouse, and at this time Jun Xue walked out of it. Jun Xue said happily: "Master, madam, this way!"
"Xue'er? Why are you here?" Nalan Meng was surprised.
Li Yuguo smiled and said: "So I tell you, you don't need to thank me, otherwise you will have to thank me once every day from now on. I have prepared a big gift for you now!"
"It smells so good. What does this smell like?" Nalan Meng came to the warehouse with Li Yuguo and found that there were many wooden barrels here. At the same time, Shi Dacheng was also among them.
When Shi Dacheng saw Li Hugo, he approached him enthusiastically: "Brother Hugo, look... does this taste right?"
With that said, Shi Dacheng handed Li Yuguo an earthen pot.
Li Yuguo smelled it and handed it to Nalan Meng. Nalan Meng exclaimed: "What is this? Why does it smell so good?"
"This is a new perfume I have researched." Li Huguo said. It actually mixes toilet water with some spiritual herbs from this world, so this perfume can calm the mind, repel mosquitoes and soothe the nerves, and has a fragrant fragrance.
"Perfume? Is it the one you gave me last time?" Nalan Meng said in surprise, because the perfume smelled so good at that time that she couldn't bear to use it.
Shi Dacheng stepped forward and said: "Speaking of which, I have to admire the wisdom of Mr. Xiaowei. Mr. Xiaowei mixed various spiritual herbs and sent me to the capital a few days ago. This perfume is in a glass bottle. It’s fake, so it’s very popular, especially among the ladies in the capital, who are all rushing to buy it.”
"How much does this bottle of perfume plus a glass bottle cost?" Nalan Meng asked.
Li Huguo stretched out a finger.
Nalan Meng exclaimed: "One... one hundred taels?!"
"No, it's one thousand taels. After including the transportation fee, it's about three thousand taels of silver. Nowadays, the world is peaceful and there are many rich people, and the rich are the most willing to spend money, especially those pampered young ladies and old ladies. They don't even need to use their own money. To make money, so my perfume workshop was founded for this purpose. What is the biggest advantage of our Nalan City?" Li Hugo asked.
Nalanmeng murmured: "Traffic?"
"Yes, it is connected in all directions. It is connected to the capital internally and to other countries externally. And a place like this is the most suitable for trade." Li Hugo said.
"What is trade?" Nalan Meng asked puzzledly, she was very curious about this new word.
At this time, Shi Dacheng volunteered and said: "Trade is a transaction, and it is a large-scale transaction, not just for one city now, but for the entire world!"
Nalanmeng took a breath of air: "This is also..."
"You're surprised, aren't you? As long as we master the perfume formula and the glass casting process, our business will basically be hugely profitable. Continuous output can make Nalan City's balance sheet even, or even make more money than it spends... "Li Huguo said, he expressed his vision and planned to build the entire Nalan City into a commercial center.
Nalanmeng was very interested and asked, "What is the name of this perfume?"
"Nalanxiang." Li Huguo said without hesitation.
Hearing this, Nalanmeng's heart trembled. She was about to speak when a poison guard appeared quietly at the door.
Li Yuguo walked over and said, "Brother Du Lao San, you haven't seen me for a few days. You seem to have something on your mind?"
"Master Captain, Master Poison Emperor asked me to give you this letter. He plans to leave Nalan City first." Poison Guard said.
Nalan Meng came over and said, "Since Lord Poison Emperor is planning to leave, we have to prepare a farewell banquet for him. Why are you leaving in such a hurry?"
"This old poisoner doesn't like so many red tapes. He is a cheerful person. After repaying the favor this time, he will naturally choose to leave. Of course... His sister is here, and it will be a matter of time before she comes back to visit." Li Yuguo saw a box covered with the letter. , he was surprised: "This box is..."
"This is the farewell gift from Lord Poison Emperor to Lord Captain." With that said, Poison Guard clasped his fists and left.
Li Huguo opened the box and found that it was a fire crystal the size of a table tennis ball. He immediately realized what was wrong and opened the envelope to find out.
It turned out that since Li Huguo brought back the fire crystals, the Poison King had been wondering if there was a fire crystal mine in this place, because the fire crystals could not come out in one or two pieces at once. If they came out, it would be a vein.
The Poison King prepared a map, which was an abandoned quarry not far away. In this quarry, some fragmented fire crystals were discovered. They were not big in size, but they were also valuable.
"Ma Daha said before that his fire crystal was taken from a group of businessmen, who were foreign businessmen." Li Huguo said.
Nalan Meng said: "You mean, those businessmen have discovered that there are fire crystals near our Nalan City?"
"Yes, those should be some people who were surveying geography, but when they went back, they were all tricked and killed by Ma Daha, so we don't have to worry about the news being revealed, but before that, we have to go to Erlitun quarry." Li Huguo said.
"Forget it, let's go at the same time." Nalan Meng said.
Once the two decided, they immediately went to the Erlitun Quarry. As expected, the place was in ruins.
"The quality of the stone here is good. It was originally mined as material for building city walls." Nalan Meng said.
Li Huguo jumped off his horse, picked up a stone and said, "Well, they are all high-quality stones, so I don't understand. Why do you have to let people go to Lingshe Mountain to mine stones? If you mine here, the distance is too long. It’s close and the quality is not bad.”
"This..." Nalan Meng frowned, "Because there was a demonic beast here with its whole body on fire. This demonic beast killed countless people at that time, so everyone was afraid, and no one was willing to risk it again."
"A monster that's on fire?"
"Hugo, look." Nalan Meng came to a corridor. She pointed at the black color on the wall and said, "These are burnt marks."
Li Yuguo looked over and found that these traces came from a collapsed tunnel. I am afraid that the secret of the fire crystal lies in this tunnel.
"Hugo, you know that Ma Daha and Chen Laogen's men have taken many lives, why did you choose to take them in?" Nalan Meng asked.
Li Huguo approached the tunnel and said, "I will kill them. Do you think the dead can survive?"
"No, but their death cannot be in vain."
"Yes, it is true that death cannot be in vain, but now, under our management, what Ma Daha and Chen Laogen are doing is beneficial to the country and the people, such as building city walls. In a sense, this is okay The mistakes they made by saving so many people in times of crisis are unavoidable, but now they are extinguishing their merits," Li Huguo said.
"That's it." Nalan Meng said thoughtfully.
Li Yuguo came among the rocks. He took a deep breath, stepped forward fiercely, and shouted: "Pao Fist!"
boom!
The artillery punch at the level of a great martial artist contains masculine power, and when punched out, it explodes into the tunnel like thunder.
The tunnel shook, and the rocks blocking the door were blown away one after another, and Li Hugo cleared a passage.
"Can Cannon Fist still be used like this?" Nalan Meng asked in surprise.
Li Yuguo smiled and said: "Pao Fist has many functions. In fact, the martial arts in our world can not only be used in combat. For example, some water-based techniques can lead water into ditches to irrigate crops, or fire-based techniques. The spells can be used to cook food, and many of the spells can be used for other purposes."
He walked in, followed closely by Nalan Meng.
She looked at Li Yuguo's back, and for some reason, she suddenly felt that the person in front of her was very reliable.
Li Huguo picked up a wooden stick, stained it with some resin, and made it into a torch. However, as soon as the two entered the tunnel, they were stunned by the tragic scene at the entrance of the tunnel.
At the entrance of the tunnel, there were about a dozen corpses lying around. These people had been dead for some time, and their deaths were miserable, and some even had their heads missing.
"Look, there are claw marks." Li Huguo leaned over and pointed at a bone and said.