Chapter 35 Commodities
"Is this salt?" Looking at the snow-white salt in the bottle, everyone present showed a surprised expression. It was obvious that this was completely different from the salt they knew. Although Ye Junwen had been walking around the city a little and saw the salt used here, it was only the salt used by ordinary civilians. He didn't know what salt was used by the nobles, but looking at the expressions of these people, the salt used by the nobles did not seem to be very good. It was probably slightly better than that used by ordinary people, but it was still a little far from the salt made by modern industry.
"It's really salt." Needless to say, several people dipped it a little bit and put it in their mouths, confirming that this thing was indeed salt.
"The taste is very pure." Skam couldn't help but say. Yes, the salt here is not only different in color, but also the low-grade taste is not very pure. It often has some bitterness and even a metallic flavor. However, the salt brought by Ye Junwen is of course just salty, which is already a surprising thing for people in other worlds.
"So it seems that there is a market for this thing?" Ye Junwen asked directly.
"There is a market...but..." Skam was happy at first, and then immediately frowned.
"What's wrong?" Ye Junwen asked.
"I seem to have heard of this thing elsewhere," said Skam. "It seems that someone in the western part of the empire is selling pure white salt. I have heard such rumors, but it has not spread to us, so I have never seen it, but it may be the same thing when it comes to this description."
"Is the same thing?" Ye Junwen nodded. This was not very strange. After all, most of the salt here is mineral salt, so it has various impurities. There is no way to filtration. However, sea salt may still be pure white. In other words, some people invented filtration methods in the west, but their appearance is definitely not as good as his. Moreover, the other party is only selling in the west, and there is still no one here. As for the issue of competing with the other party in the future, I will talk about it later.
"But no one else has this thing." Ye Junwen said as he picked up another can and said. This can is also a white thing, but the particles inside are obviously different from salt. Of course, the people next to him didn't know what it was, so he opened it and tasted it slightly.
"It's...umami," Skam said in surprise, "and it's particularly strong."
"Yes, put it in water and you can get a bowl of umami soup." Ye Junwen said. Of course, this thing is MSG, and its main ingredient is sodium glutamate. This is really a product of modern and modern industry. Ye Junwen is very confident that this thing is unlikely to be made according to the current development level of another world.
"There is such a magical thing." Skam had never heard of anything like this this time, and said in surprise. "It's so surprising that there is such a strong smell at this point."
"There's something else." Ye Junwen continued to introduce the rest to them, which made them feel very surprised. This is mainly because the development of the world in terms of food can only be said to be quite detrimental to food. Most people are just in a situation where they can't starve to death, so there is a pancake that Ye Junwen has encountered that can only eat full but has no taste. So the things that Ye Junwen takes out now not only taste, but also have classifications of salty, sweet, sour and spicy, which surprised and curious.
"It seems that this Tang Dynasty must be a powerful country." Skam couldn't help but say. After all, countries with time to study this area must be very powerful. For countries like them who are often in war, who have time to study this?
"Lord, the quantity of these goods..." Skam continued to ask.
"The quantity is very limited." Ye Junwen said, "The Tang Dynasty is too far away from here. Although the person I found wanted to develop here, he brought few things every time. Just like this time, he only brought about 1,000 bottles of such seasonings."
"Is this true?" Skam frowned.
"But after the cooperation is successful, the quantity of goods will be gradually increased." Ye Junwen continued. After all, he also found that his space seems to be getting bigger. Although the reason for the bigger is not yet confirmed, he will naturally bring more things in the future.
"I understand, but the other party's request..." Skam asked again.
"Of course what the other party wants is not money." Ye Junwen said immediately, "You also know that the currency used by the Tang Dynasty is not the one we use, so the other party means to exchange goods for goods and exchange them for the more special goods we use."
"So that's it..." Skam nodded. If he exchanged goods for goods, the operation method would be very simple. After all, the goods on both sides have different values, so there may be profits on both sides, "But... did the other party say what kind of goods it is?"
"This is not specified yet. The other party asked us to provide something special that they may not have. Do you have any ideas?" Ye Junwen said.
"This..." The other party didn't specify anything, which made everyone feel a headache. But thinking about it, the other party didn't know the situation here and didn't know what they were here. But judging from the current situation, the Tang Dynasty seemed to be a relatively wealthy country. What they lacked? What the other party wanted must be what they lacked.
Everyone thought about it and had no idea. Everyone looked at Skam together. After all, he is the boss of the Chamber of Commerce and has rich business experience. Skam also knew that this was the time to play. After thinking about it, he suddenly said: "Lord, I think the other party should not lack ordinary things on our side, so we will make some special products here, such as the Beast Power Pill, which I think may not be there."
"What?" Ye Junwen was stunned.
"Uh... Lord Lord doesn't know?" Skam was a little stunned, but after thinking about it, he had learned about the situation of the new city lord. The other party was released by his ex-city lord when he was a child. He didn't know where to stay. Anyway, he probably didn't know the situation here.
"Sir, this is how Beast Power Pill..." Cordina, the chief institution manager next to him, seemed to know this, so he immediately told Ye Junwen a little.
Ye Junwen listened a little and found that the general situation was this. This beast power pill is actually a specialty in this area. The entire empire only produces this thing in Ledeska City and nearby cities. When the Tuken Chamber of Commerce started, it was this thing that sold, and it was the one that built such a family business.
Simply put, this thing is a pill for animals. Its function is to increase the animal's physical strength, endurance, etc. Some people want to ask what this thing is useful. However, in fact, in the war years, this thing was very useful, and it can even be said to be a military material thing, because the mounts used by the army, even the griffins used by the empire as treasures, etc. can be fed this thing. If you feed it for a long time, the effect will be very significant.
Unfortunately, this thing is not unique to the human race. In fact, it is said that the alchemy formula was plagiarized from the elves. Why is the only one produced in the empire in Ledeska? Because only one herb needed to make this alchemy pill is near Ledeska, and the empire is only produced nearby, but it is said that it is produced in large quantities on the elves, so the elves seem to export these pills in large quantities, but they are not traded with the empire.
"This thing... pet medicine?" Ye Junwen nodded slightly, as if it could be played. Although modern times do not have horses, the pet industry is thriving, so he immediately asked, "What will happen if this thing is eaten by dogs or something?"
"Dog? Is a hunting dog?" Skam said, "My Lord, this has been tested. As long as the dose is slightly reduced, the physical endurance and speed of the hunting dog can be significantly increased. This pill is effective for most animals, but the amount of medicine required is different. Large animals like griffin require a large amount of medicine, and the others will be reduced in turn."
"Then... cats and the like are OK, right?" Ye Junwen nodded.
"Uh..." Skam really didn't understand what the situation was like. Raising cats here is just catching mice. No one cared for them as a pet. If you just caught mice, why did you spend money to buy them? The cat wouldn't be able to beat mice without increasing its physical strength.
"How long will it take to see the effect after eating it?" Ye Junwen asked again.
"The effect is, you can see the obvious effect in one month." Skam said, "The difference between the horses you have eaten and the horses you don't eat is still very obvious."
"It's a month, it's a bit long." Ye Junwen said, "If you don't talk about endurance and physical strength, can you see any changes in appearance? For example, hair and other things are more beautiful..."
"Ah, sir, you said that the appearance can be seen after taking it for three days." Skam said. Skam didn't know what the appearance is, but after thinking about it, this thing may not be true in Datang, so he has to demonstrate the effect of this thing to others. Physical strength and endurance are relatively slow to take effect, and of course it is easier to see the appearance.
Chapter completed!