The immortal of the Tang Dynasty, but the game starts at Xuanwu Gate?

The next day at noon, Chen Huai'an, along with Chen Sujin and Xiao He, and some gifts, went to the Duke of Yue's mansion to pay a visit.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Feng Qiao'er seemed much more relaxed around him now than before. Feng Zhidai grinned and smiled happily.

I don't know what they're so happy about.

"Come, come, Huai'an, come with me." Feng Ang was very happy to see Chen Huai'an arrive. After all, yesterday was different. To a certain extent, Chen Huai'an still represented the imperial court.

Today was truly a family meal, without any complicated details.

Feng Ang beckoned Chen Huai'an to the storeroom of the Duke of Yue's mansion: "Come, take a look. These are all things I transported from Lingnan, including jewelry, ivory, and spices."

"Of course, this is just the general category. Among the spices alone, I brought some of the most precious ones, including agarwood, frankincense, myrrh, cloves, pepper, cardamom, and borneol. As for precious gems, there are pearls, ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoiseshell, and jade."

Feng Ang led Chen Huai'an into the warehouse. The door was not closed because he had not yet finished transporting the goods he brought from Lingnan.

Even so, the huge warehouse is almost full.

At first glance, there were boxes and boxes of precious spices. Chen Huai'an opened one of the boxes, which was full of agarwood.

In the Tang Dynasty, spices were among the most luxurious items, and their value was considerable.

However... these things aren't as valuable in Lingnan.

Correspondingly, silk from the Central Plains region is not particularly valuable locally, but its value skyrockets once it leaves the Central Plains.

Throughout history, regardless of the dynasty, the control over silkworm eggs has reached an almost obsessive level, absolutely forbidding them from being released.

Even if someone manages to exploit loopholes and overcome all obstacles to take some silkworms away for breeding, the silk produced will still be substandard due to differences in geographical environment and climate.

This also contributed to the high value of silk from the Central Plains region.

"How much did Uncle Feng bring?" Chen Huai'an looked at the items with some amazement; this was all real money.

In terms of value, it definitely surpasses the value of confiscating Pei Ji's house back then.

This is only what he has seen so far.

"How much did you bring?" Feng Ang smiled, held up two fingers, and crossed them together.

"Ten convoys?" Chen Huai'an asked in surprise, "You brought so many?"

Feng Ang laughed heartily: "What do you mean ten caravans? It's a full ten ships!"

"I made thorough preparations to transport these ten ships over. I started preparing back in the first year of the Zhenguan era. As soon as the canal was opened, I began transporting the supplies."

"You're thinking of making a fortune before the canal officially opens, and so am I. We're kind of thinking the same thing."

"But... I just don't know how much it's worth."

Chen Huai'an chuckled. Indeed, Feng Ang wasn't stupid. How could he not take advantage of such a good opportunity?

Whatever the reason, once these things were brought over, Li Shimin would certainly not be stingy and would definitely fill ten ships with supplies for Feng Ang to take back.

We can cooperate to achieve a win-win situation and make money together.

"How much is it worth..." Chen Huai'an glanced around and pondered, "It depends on the market price. To avoid drastic market fluctuations, we definitely can't sell so many treasures and spices all at once."

"So we still need to do the statistics."

"How much?" Feng Ang, who had initially been proud, couldn't hold back upon hearing the number and exclaimed incredulously, "Two million strings of cash?"

"It's about right." Chen Huai'an nodded and pointed to the box containing agarwood. "In Chang'an, this stuff is sold by the tael. One tael is equivalent to one piece of silk, which is about four hundred wen."

"One jin costs more than six guan!"

Musk is also found in the Central Plains, but the quantity is pitifully small, and the price is much higher than that of agarwood, about seven strings of cash per catty.

"The most valuable item is undoubtedly camphor, which was reserved for royal use and fetches a market price of twelve strings of cash... per tael!"

Feng Ang's eye twitched. He had thought that trade would be profitable, but he hadn't expected it to be this profitable.

These things are all priced by weight?

"And... what about ivory?"

"Ivory?" Chen Huai'an picked up an ivory tusk casually and tossed it around. "Ivory is a very special thing. It's sold by weight. The price per pound fluctuates a lot at different times, usually between three and ten strings of cash. An ivory tusk weighs at least ten to twenty pounds, and the price is over a hundred strings of cash."

"Moreover, it was a hard currency, on par with gold, silver, and silk."

Chen Huai'an wasn't lying to Feng Ang; these prices were all real.

In his previous life, Chen Huai'an read an Arab record of his experiences, which clearly stated that one manna (two taels) of camphor was sold for fifty faku, and one faku was equivalent to one thousand copper coins.

That is, one jin for four hundred guan.

It's not that expensive now, it's less than half the price, but it's still ridiculously expensive.

As for ivory, during the Song Dynasty, a single ivory tusk was clearly recorded to be worth tens to hundreds of strings of cash. During the Tang Dynasty, ivory was even rarer and more expensive.

Feng Ang's eyelids twitched: "That valuable?"

"That's right." Chen Huai'an sighed, "Perhaps in your eyes, Uncle Feng, these are all very ordinary things, but in the Central Plains, these are all hard currency."

Feng Ang remembered the large pile of ivory at home and regretted not bringing more.

Guangzhou has been known as Guankou Ivory Mound since ancient times. The Feng family has been operating in Lingnan for many years, and the wealth they have accumulated is unimaginable to others.

Chen Huai'an recalled that later, Wang E, the military governor of Lingnan, would bring more than ten ships a day, all filled with rhinoceros horns, ivory, pearls and jewels. Within a few years, all the powerful families in the capital became rich with Wang E's wealth.

Then he casually pulled out tens of thousands of strings of cash to quell public opinion.

This is only after operating for a few years; the Feng family has been in charge of Lingnan for generations.

After his initial excitement, Feng Ang suddenly became worried: "According to what you said, what I brought may not necessarily be a good thing."

"Such vast wealth, coupled with the military power I hold..."

"I didn't expect it to be worth so much money."

Chen Huai'an naturally understood what he was worried about, and said with a smile, "Uncle Feng, don't worry, as long as you don't sell these things, there won't be any problems."

"The more you bring, the more His Majesty earns, and the more he rewards you. After you bring the goods back, you will earn even more."

"So there's no need to worry about that."

"At worst, you can say that this is the wealth accumulated by the Feng family over generations. Don't talk about exchanging it or anything, just say that it's a gift to His Majesty."

"His Majesty is... extremely proud, and he will absolutely not let you suffer a loss."

"..."