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Chapter 491 Crazy Wood

The yacht they were riding was an inland river transport ship. Although it was as luxurious as ever, it was not very large.

Of course, it is not because His Majesty the Sultan did not have a big ship, but because the rivers surrounding the Sribaga Bay are not very wide, so the big ships are not accessible. His Majesty the Sultan took them to visit the capital of Brunei on this small boat.

Although the small town is not big, I still unknowingly walked until noon.

"Okay, everyone is probably a little tired when taking the boat. Let's go ashore and take a walk."

Hasannur turned his head and said to Jin Muchen and Belinda. The king said that Jin Muchen and the others did not agree. After all, they still knew the manners of the guests following the Lord's will.

The group got ashore, and then His Majesty Sultan's bodyguards made the way in front, and they walked onto the streets of Seribaga Bay.

In fact, once he got ashore, the city looked a little pale. After walking for about ten minutes, Jin Muchen obviously felt a little bored. In his opinion, there was really nothing to visit in this city.

Because the religion that the country believes in islam, although it is influenced by the United Kingdom and has a high degree of secularization, it is still difficult to find any decent entertainment venues on the streets.

For example, bars, game halls, nightclubs, etc. are hard to see, and there are not even a few decent shops. Only there is a larger shopping center in the city center.

His Majesty the King didn't want to take him to the shopping mall, right? He secretly complained in his heart.

But just when he felt a little confused, Hasannur suddenly turned around in front, and then an ancient Chinese building suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

Looking at this building with flying eaves and bells, red walls and green tiles, Jin Muchen was also stunned. He really didn't expect that he could see such a pure Chinese style building here.

After all, the most representative building in the city of Seribaga Bay is probably the mosque in the city center. It really makes him feel very novel to be able to see a Chinese-style building in such an Islamic city.

When he saw the plaque hanging at the door of this Chinese mansion, his heart suddenly burst into tears: Agarwood Pavilion!

Just by looking at the name, you can know what is sold here.

Before they could walk in, an old man with a long hair and a young face had already come out of the store. The old man had a very obvious Chinese ancestry at first glance, and could be distinguished from those Southeast Asians with darker skin at a glance.

"Haha, Your Majesty, why are you free to come to me today?"

The old man came to His Majesty Hasannur with a smile. The two shook hands and laughed. Judging from their attitude, it was obvious that they were very familiar with each other.

"Today, a friend happened to come to my house, so I'll bring him to your place. He is also in the antique business, so I think he must be very satisfied with your place."

"Oh? That's right! Then your friend..."

"Here, it's this antique businessman Jin Muchen from New York, USA. Mr. Jin is an old friend of mine, Mr. Su Dongge. Mr. Su, I learned a lot of my cultural knowledge about China from him. If you Chinese say it, he is my teacher!"

Hasannur gave the old man very much face, and the old man was very happy to hear this.

"Hey! Your Majesty, you are polite. Hello, I am Su Dongge, the owner of this store. I am very happy to know you, Mr. Jin!"

"Hey, you are so polite. Mr. Su, I'm very happy to know you too."

Although Su Dong Pavilion couldn't figure out where Jin Muchen came from, seeing His Majesty Hasannur and Princess Harlele were so polite to him. So his attitude towards Jin Muchen was also quite respectful, which made Jin Muchen feel flattered.

Brunei has a small population, and the people of this country have very complex bloodlines. Although the main body is Malay race from Southeast Asia, later because European colonists colonized here one after another, a considerable number of people in China have European bloodlines.

There are quite a lot of people with Chinese ancestry. A few years ago, this country once conducted a demographic statistics. People with Chinese ancestry here actually account for 24% of the total population. It can be seen that centuries ago, this was once one of the areas that were radiated by our Greater Chinese cultural circle.

And the Chinese who live here now is one of the historical evidence left by that year!

Because this country has a large Chinese population, although it is also a country dominated by Islam, its attitude towards Chinese is completely different from that of countries like the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Chinese have a very high status in this country.

The Su Dongge, His Majesty Hasannur, and Jin Muchen exchanged a few simple greetings, and then welcomed them into the store.

Sitting in the tea room behind for a while, drinking a few glasses of iced milk tea, and having some refreshments, and then His Majesty Hasannur expressed his purpose.

Because Jin Muchen saved Princess Harlele this time, and he wanted to express his gratitude to Jin Muchen, he thought of this after thinking about it.

Agarwood has been very popular all over the world in recent years, especially among Chinese people.

Because agarwood is a high-quality precious Chinese medicine and is also a very good carving raw material, the pendant and ornaments of agarwood products in mainland China have appreciated a lot in recent years, so he wanted to bring Jin Muchen here to take a look and ask him to pick a few good things, which is a thank you gift.

Hasannur said this, of course, Jin Muchen couldn't be polite to him. Although agarwood is very expensive, for His Majesty the Sultan, he can't even compare with his feet, so he can't be polite to him.

Su Dongge also understood their purpose, and there was no trace of ink. He waved his hand and soon a few beauties brought up a few large trays with yellow satin on it, and above the satin, there were several black and brown bracelets.

As soon as these bracelets were brought into the room, Jin Muchen asked in an indescribable scent on his sensitive nose.

This fragrance is different from any fragrance he has smelled before.

In the past, he smelled the most perfume on women. Later, he also encountered several pieces of the best fragrant wood.

But it was the first time he met wood with such a strong fragrance and a very special taste. Although he had learned a lot about agarwood with Fang Bo before, he had never personally contacted it.

After this first personal contact, he immediately tasted the uniqueness of the wood.

Although there is air conditioning in this room, Brunei can be said to be close to the equator. In the northern hemisphere, when it is still cold in winter, the daily temperature here is more than 30 degrees, and sometimes it can even be forty degrees.

In addition, the humidity of the coastal air is high, so this makes the air look even more stuffy. Although the room is air conditioned, it still makes people feel a little restless.

But as soon as the agarwood bracelet with a strong smell of Chinese medicine came on stage, Jin Muchen felt a coolness in his mind as soon as the smell of medicine entered his nose, and the hot air that was originally entrenched in his heart instantly disappeared.

It's really amazing. No wonder the price of agarwood has been growing rapidly in China in recent years, and it doesn't mean to see the top. It seems that this agarwood has its own tricks!

Several pallets were moved in front of him. The pallets were not small, but there was only a bracelet on each pallet. Just looking at this posture, you know that these bracelets must be expensive.

Natural agarwood has long been extinct in China. Although there are some agarwood products on the domestic market now, most of these products are artificially produced. Even though the price is more expensive than ordinary wood, it is still incomparable to natural ones.

The reason for the birth of this agarwood is the four specific families of the Olive Family, Camphoraceae, Ryosanthaceae, and Euphorbiae.

Growing in the trunk for more than 30 years, mature and well-developed resin glands.

During the growth process, there were wounds on the tree that were deeply contrary to the xylem of the trunk. The wounds may be caused by knives, axes, natural forces or insects and ants. If the wound heals quickly, it will not be fragrant.

In addition, this tree trunk injury must also be infected by mold. The tissues around the wound will begin to ulcerate due to infection. Therefore, the sap in the sap ditch is stimulated by this and becomes a paste-like agglomeration, which closes and blocks the surrounding tissues.

In order to prevent proliferation, ulceration continues to deteriorate and spread, it is formed by a block of resin, this oil mass formed from the polymerization of woody sap eventually evolves into agarwood.

Only by meeting the above conditions can natural agarwood be produced, which shows the degree of cherishing of agarwood.

Moreover, in the production of agarwood, due to different tree species, different natural realms and different stimulations of different fungi, many agarwood with different odors and shapes and appearances have evolved.

Originally, the most abundant natural agarwood in the world was Vietnam. However, in recent years, as more wealthy people in China have increased, the demand for agarwood has increased, which has also led to a state of almost exhaustion in Vietnam.

As the world's largest agarwood exporter, Vietnam only found 18 kilograms of agarwood in the whole year last year.

And such a small number cannot satisfy the appetite of the rich people in China.
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