Chapter 947 Paying Out of Pocket and Free

"This place looks more orderly than the East Market. Is it the place of Li's manor?"

The Japanese envoys strolled from the East Market to the South City Market. It was noon and they were ready to find a place to eat.

They went back to Sifang Pavilion to eat, which was naturally free, provided by the Tang Dynasty court.

They came out by themselves. Last time, they were accompanied by people from the Honglu Temple, and the court paid for whatever they wanted to buy.

This time, the officials from the Honglu Temple accompanied them, and they had no intention of paying at all.

You are outside, so spend your own money.

There are still many vacant places in the South City Market, which are ready to be rented out.

The existing ones are basically all run by people from Li's manor, and there are many catering stores.

The team of more than 500 people was huge. Once they entered the market, the people looked sideways and recognized that they were Japanese envoys, but they didn't care.

The people of the Tang Dynasty had a kind of arrogance from the depths of their souls towards outsiders. The Tang Dynasty was the strongest.

All the confidence was fought out. If Li Yi were here, he would understand.

Just like the people of his country at that time, the people of other countries were afraid when they mentioned the militarily powerful countries on the other side of the earth.

Many of his countrymen are not afraid, especially when it comes to fighting. Go ahead, we dare to fight you.

The source of his confidence is an aid war to help the peninsula countries, and another war to help the country next to Shannan Road.

In the two wars, the army of Li Yi's country paid a heavy price, but they won both wars and achieved strategic goals.

Without the bloodshed and sacrifice of the soldiers in the two wars, there would be no idea of ​​daring to fight against the other country in the future.

This is the case with the current Datang. We have been fighting and have won against everyone. Why do we care about you, Japan?

The Japanese envoys did not care about other people's eyes. They came to Datang for a clear purpose, to learn advanced technology, culture and political experience.

Then they walked to an area with many small tables and chairs, which belonged to the dining area.

No matter where you buy food, you can eat it here. This place does not belong to any store.

There is a window selling fried goods next to it, fried chicken legs, chicken, chicken breast meat, wrapped in bread crumbs for frying.

There is also soda with ice cubes, which is shipped from Zuixianju. It is sealed in cans. Once the water is put in, it is sealed.

There is a tap below. Some sugar and fructose powder made from boiled fruits will be put in the bamboo cup.

If someone wants to drink, they will add two ice cubes and then fill half a can.

It is a carbonated drink, but the concentration of carbonation is not as high as that of Li Yi's time.

Li Yi can mix the carbonated drinks by himself, but he doesn't want to, so he just drinks some hot spring water.

There are also bread with sausages, vegetable leaves, and jam.

There is fried rice, but it is not really fried.

It is to fry the eggs with oil and other auxiliary materials, pour the steamed rice into it, and stir it with hands.

After stirring, it looks like one grain after another.

That's how Li Yi's fast food restaurant did it at that time. No one really worked hard to make you that kind of golden fried rice.

But fried noodles are really fried. After the ramen is cooked, put it in a large spoon and stir-fry with auxiliary materials.

Ask the customer's taste and whether he wants to add aged vinegar or soy sauce.

The Japanese envoys had never eaten this kind of bread, fried chicken and drinks, so they chose to eat this for lunch today.

Fujiwara no Mayang took a bag from his subordinate and took out silver coins.

It was the silver made of Hetong Kaijin that was no longer minted in Japan.

"Will you accept it?" Fujiwara no Mayang asked the person who seemed to be the leader in the fried food shop.

"Yes, how much silver? One tael of silver can now be exchanged for 1,130 copper coins, and if it is 90% silver, it is 1,170."

The person in charge is the farmer of Lijiazhuangzi, and he gave the exchange rate.

The copper in a copper coin can never reach 100% purity, but the exchange voucher of one coin is calculated based on pure copper.

Silver is in short supply in Datang now, but it is not circulated, and the price fluctuates.

Recently, the purity of silver that can be exchanged for copper coins with current technology is 1,130 coins.

The price set by the gold and silver shop is not set by Lijiazhuangzi.

"A little higher than 90% silver, 1,180 coins." Fujiwara no Mayang bargained.

"Okay!" Lijiazhuang weighed the silver a few times and it was about right.

So some of the Japanese envoys ate this, and Fujiwara no Mayang continued to go to other places to buy things with silver.

Other places use silver, and the other party will not accept it. One reason is that they can't tell whether it is real or fake, and the other is that they are not familiar with the price.

Moreover, once silver is given, the money involved is a lot, and the stall owners dare not accept it.

The South City Market belongs to Lijiazhuang, let alone dozens of taels of silver, tens of thousands of taels can be accepted.

After walking around, Fujiwara no Mayang selected all the food and waited for others to bring it up one after another.

He asked people to collect the small bags and find the place where bread is sold: "There are almost 100 taels of silver here, can it be exchanged for exchange coupons?"

"Yes, as long as it is real, whether it is gold, silver, or copper, we will exchange it."

The person in charge doesn't care how much it is, nor is he afraid that the other party will forge it, so it's better to add tin or something.

After receiving the silver, he looked at the quality and weighed it. He wrote a note and sent someone to take the silver back to Lijiazhuang to get the money.

The Japanese envoys sat down to eat after the food was delivered one after another, and the people from the Honglu Temple refused the invitation.

He paid for it himself: "Give me a big chicken leg."

"Okay, take the money back." The person in charge agreed, but did not take the money.

The officials of the Tang Dynasty did not accept the invitation from Japan, which shows that they are honest to the outside world.

The officials paid for it, so they could not accept it. How could the Li family's manor lack this little thing?

The official smiled, put the money away, and didn't give it. He asked: "Do you have mustard pickles? I can't get used to that jam."

"Go to the other side, there are pickles on the other side, I don't have it here. Hey! Old Seven, get some pickles, the people in the Honglu Temple want to eat."

The person in charge shouted to the other side, thirty meters away.

"Got it, I'll send it right away." The other side shouted back.

The official of the Honglu Temple felt very proud at this moment. Next time Li Dongzhu wants to cheat someone, he must continue to help and get it done.

This is a woman coming over with two children, the older one is seven or eight years old, the younger one is four or five years old, the older one is a girl, and the younger one is a boy.

She smiled and said to the person in charge: "The girl got good grades in school, she is an A, she wants to eat chicken necks, how much can you exchange? Exchange some for the boy at home, UU reading wwｗ.uukanshu.net Thanks to his sister."

"Madam, you look kind." The person in charge frowned, as if he couldn't remember.

"My child's father is a clerk in Wannian County. I'm going to the farm to get something." The woman responded with a smile.

"Then what achievements are you talking about? Keep it. Choose what you want to eat. No leftovers are allowed. I'm in charge."

The person in charge knew that it was the official's family, and a smile also appeared on his face.

If the official comes in person, he can get a discount. If the official's immediate family members come, they can't ask for money.

Giving officials discounts and collecting money proves that the official is honest and pays for meals.

The family members coming is a subsidy. It's not easy for officials, so how can their relatives not eat well?

The family members ate free food today, and the official promised to tell the official when he returned home.

The official understood that it was he or the official who enjoyed this treatment. If he made a mistake and was punished, the treatment would be gone.