Chapter 991

"Riding the princess of the world of mortals, no one knows it's litchi!"

With the poems of mojiazi, the rumor that Princess Changle loved litchi immediately spread in Chang'an city. Everyone was curious about the unheard of fruit in this pass. Even Princess Changle loved it so much. Mojiazi said that she ate 300 litchi a day and never quit being a Lingnan person.

"Litchi is also known as Danli. Sima Xiangru called it Lizhi in Shanglin Fu. It is a specialty of Lingnan. The flesh is delicious and juicy, and the food is sweet, which makes people have endless aftertaste." in Chang'an City, a Lingnan businessman proudly showed off his hometown specialty to the public.

"Since litchi is so delicious, why have we never heard of it in Chang'an City?" a Chang'an citizen questioned.

Lingnan merchant regretted: "that's because litchi is not easy to store. If you pick it from a tree, you have to eat it, otherwise it will taste bad in three or five days. However, if it's thousands of miles from Lingnan to Chang'an City, it's bad to transport it to Chang'an City unless it's 800 miles urgent."

"The Mohists are really considerate for Princess Changle." the people in Chang'an envy one after another.

If it had been before, people would have denounced Princess Changle for being extravagant. However, for a pregnant woman with six years of pregnancy, even an ordinary man would try his best to meet his wife's requirements. Princess Changle, with six years of pregnancy, even ate apples equivalent to gold of the same size sent from the western regions. As for the litchi sent by 800 Li in a hurry, people would not be surprised.

"I've been away from my hometown for several years. If I can eat litchi from my hometown, I'm willing to spend more money." all Lingnan businessmen envy me.

"I'd like to try this litchi that Mozi will never forget."

"What's the difficulty? According to the grapevine news, a huge Mohist caravan loaded with lychees entered Chang'an City this morning, and now it has begun to sell in Dongshi." a well-informed Chang'an merchant said with a smile.

"Seriously!" said the Lingnan merchant with a surprised look on his face.

"It's true, but the price can't be low. It's 100 Wen a kilogram." Chang'an merchant couldn't help but smack his tongue.

"A hundred Wen a kilo!" the crowd exclaimed one after another. One kilogram of hundred Wen is an unheard of sky high price, which is not affordable to ordinary people.

However, everyone did not question the price. This is a fruit thousands of miles away, and it is not easy to store. A hundred Wen a kilo is already an extremely fair price.

Lingnan merchants turned and picked up a stack of silver tickets, and without hesitation turned and went to the East market.

In the east city, there has long been a sea of people. With the poems of mojiazi, litchi has become the most popular topic in Chang'an city. However, the news of litchi 100 Wen and a kilo detonated the whole Chang'an city.

A hundred Wen a kilo of fruit appeared in Chang'an City, but almost all Chang'an city businessmen looked forward to it. Some were curious and some were sniffing.

However, the final result surprised everyone. In just one day, the litchi of 20 carriages sold out in Chang'an city.

"Oh, my God, Mozi is worthy of Mozi!" the merchants in Chang'an City were full of admiration.

The speed of transporting lychees must be fast. Suppose that the carriage transporting lychees bears only a thousand kilograms, minus the ice used for refrigeration, it will be at least 500 kilograms. Twenty carriages will transport tens of thousands of kilograms of lychees. The price of each kilogram of lychees is 100 Wen. In one day, Mojia village will earn millions of money, that is, 1000 yuan, and this is only the income of Chang'an city, If the litchi in Lingnan can be fully distributed, there are not a few shrewd businessmen in the business community of Chang'an city. When they calculate, they can't help taking a breath. This is a great deal.

"You are really a waste. You let the merchant team of Mojia Zi transport the goods to Chang'an city so easily." Zheng Chang looked at the litchi sent by his men and couldn't rest his anger. Wu surnamed Qiwang himself strictly prevented the blocking of Mojia village. Unexpectedly, he still made a mistake.

A servant of the Zheng family was wronged and said, "young master, it's not our fault. All the time, the order we have received is to try our best to prevent the goods of mojiazi from being transported out. Where did we think that mojiazi should buy goods directly from Lingnan? I don't check it for a while."

"I don't care. From now on, no goods from Mojia village can go in and out of Xingyang." Zheng Chang said angrily.

"Yes!" the Zheng family hurried away.

Zheng Bo could not help sighing in his heart. Although they could successfully block the team of Mojia village in Xingyang, the intention of Mojia Zi was not just to sell litchi, but to let the Jiangnan aristocratic family see the benefits of the great development of Jiangnan.

Chang'an city can consume thousands of litchi a day. What a temptation. I'm afraid the mojiazi has achieved their goal.

"Brother Mo has the talent of Fan Li and can receive thousands of passes a day with a wave. I really admire him." Xiao Rui said with admiration all over his face in the Mohist village.

It has to be said that Zheng Bo guessed well. After Chang'an City sold thousands of litchi a day, the whole Jiangnan aristocratic family couldn't sit still. The leader of Jiangnan aristocratic family, the Xiao family, finally made an action. However, Xiao Yu, the Duke of the state of song, took his own identity and didn't come in person. Instead, he sent his eldest son Xiao Rui and Princess Xiangcheng to visit Mojia village.

With the sister friendship between Princess Changle and Princess Xiangyang, there is some cover for both families.

Merton smiled and saw that Princess Changle and Princess Xiangcheng were enjoying litchi. He shook his head and said, "I'm not afraid of brother Xiao's joke. Although this batch of litchi sold 100 Wen a kilo, the Mohists did not make money, not to mention the money from Lingnan fruit farmers. The price of 100 Wen is just guaranteed!"

"Mo Hou benevolence and righteousness."

Xiao Rui couldn't help nodding in agreement. The prices of goods from Lingnan to Chang'an city increased sharply, not to mention litchi with extremely harsh preservation conditions.

"Little brother, it's a pity that such a precious taste can only be trapped in Lingnan. It's really a terrible thing. At first, Mo just wanted to make Changle eat more fruit. Later, he found that this can also be done. This is a large-scale transportation. By the way, let the people in Lingnan seek some welfare." Merton sighed.

"The princess of the world of mortals smiled. No one knew it was litchi. Sister Changle took it orally, but she was stained this time." Princess Xiangyang joked.

Princess Changle suddenly turned red and couldn't help showing a look of happiness.

Xiao Rui shook his head and said, "it's far more than that. Lingnan litchi is exported to Chang'an city. In addition to the profits of fruit farmers, the labor, horses, inns and warehouses needed along the way can make profits for businesses in Chang'an city. If large-scale transportation in the future, it will benefit many people!"

"The litchi from Lingnan can be transported to Chang'an city. In addition to saltpeter ice making, it is also due to the successful refrigerated carriage developed by Mohist school. Once enough ice is added, even in hot summer, it can be refrigerated for one day. In the future, let alone litchi, as long as it is fruits and vegetables from the south, it can be transported from Lingnan to the North intact." Merton reached out his hand, A Mohist boy quickly pulled a special carriage to Xiao Rui.

Xiao Rui took a closer look and saw that the carriage was wrapped in a thick quilt.

"This is the refrigerated carriage. It won't be hot to death if wrapped in a quilt! How to keep warm." Xiao Rui didn't speak yet, and Xiangyang princess said frankly.

"My sister doesn't know. The reason why the quilt is warm is that the quilt makes it difficult to lose heat, which makes people feel warm. The Mohist family wraps the cold carriage with a quilt, and then assists the Mohist thermal insulation material to protect the door from extremely low temperature. My sister's ice cream shop often covers the ice with a quilt, so that the ice won't melt." Princess Changle explained.

"As long as the ice doesn't melt, the temperature in the refrigerated carriage will be very low. In this way, litchi will keep fresh." Xiao Rui's eyes brightened. Now saltpeter ice making has been quite popular in the Tang Dynasty. I'm afraid this litchi business is really promising in the auxiliary refrigerated carriage.

"It's a pity that litchi is only two or three months old. This palace is really a little reluctant?" Princess Xiangyang said with some regret.

Merton laughed and said, "sister Xiangyang, don't worry. In my younger brother's idea, I will take the south of the Yangtze River as the vegetable and fruit base of the Central Plains. Some fruits and vegetables that are not suitable for the season in the north can be planted in the South against the season. Once the North-South brick road is built and assisted by the refrigerated carriage, I'm afraid there will be more fruits and vegetables in the world."

Xiao Rui's mind was shocked. He thought it was a single litchi business, but he didn't expect it to be a vegetable and fruit business several times better than the litchi business.

For a long time, Jiangnan has superior conditions, but there is no place to focus. However, with the blessing of Mohist ink technology, it even emits a dazzling light. Xiao Rui is familiar with poetry and books, but he also knows what great benefits it will be to Jiangnan once the whole Jiangnan becomes a vegetable and fruit base in autumn and winter in the north.