Incheon is very close to Seoul, the capital of North Korea, only 40 kilometers away. Travel along the Han River can be very fast. With the arrival of Du Myung-en and others yesterday, Kim Jong-suk also rushed to spread the news to Seoul.
So in a very short period of time, the news spread that a Ming Dynasty merchant ship came to North Korea carrying a large amount of goods. In addition, after Kim Jong Suk accepted Du Mingen's gift, the efficiency of the work was also extremely high, and people were sent everywhere to contact
A powerful businessman in North Korea.
In this era, everyone was very respectful to the Ming Dynasty and North Korea. Although the King of North Korea, Yanshan Jun, was cruel, he received a letter from Zhu Houzhao and knew that the fleet came to buy food to help the victims.
He even directly ordered the grain from North Korea's official warehouse to be transported down the Han River to Incheon.
As for the North Korean merchants, after learning that a caravan from the Ming Dynasty was coming and carrying a large amount of Ming Dynasty goods, they rushed towards Incheon non-stop.
Goods from the Ming Dynasty are definitely the best-selling goods in this era, because North Korea learned everything from the Ming Dynasty. Things from the Ming Dynasty are highly sought after in North Korea, such as rice paper, silk, porcelain, tea, etc. from the Ming Dynasty.
They are all things that the upper class people in Korea love.
Although North Korea can also produce paper, raise silkworms and weave silk, it also produces its own porcelain, grows tea, etc., and in all aspects it is still very good, but it is not as fragrant as the one from the Ming Dynasty.
So the next day, when Du Mingen and others were still sleeping and sobering up, ministers sent by the Korean monarch and a large number of Korean businessmen had already arrived in Incheon County.
When Du Mingen woke up, the entire Incheon County became extremely lively. The food transported by the ministers sent by the monarch of North Korea had arrived in Incheon. At the same time, these businessmen also raised a lot of food and transported it to Incheon piecemeal.
Here, waiting to trade with Du Mingen.
After hearing the news, Du Mingen was also happy and got busy. Things went smoother than expected. Even the king of Korea sent ministers to help, and even emptied the granaries of Korea. This shows that for Ming Dynasty, Korea
How respected the country is.
Du Mingen first met with the ministers sent by the Korean monarch, expressed his gratitude to the Korean monarch, and at the same time accepted the food provided by the Korean monarch to the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, as a return gift, Du Mingen also sent a lot of complete sets of glass products, from glass mirrors of various specifications to glass lamps, to the four treasures of the study made of glass, etc. All the glass products were given to Yanshanjun
Several sets.
On the one hand, this is considered a gift in return, but it is a courtesy that comes and goes. It is true that Ming Dynasty is the suzerain state of Korea, but Ming Dynasty has always been very kind to Korea. Every time Korea pays tribute, the reward from Ming Dynasty will be several times higher.
In short, the country that paid tribute has never suffered a loss.
Nowadays, the king of Korea has given all his money to the Ming Dynasty, so he naturally has to show his support. Anyway, glass products are very cheap, and the other party likes them after giving them away, and they are like treasures.
On the other hand, this is also Liu Jin's plan. The price of glass products in Ming Dynasty has been very high. Although the market in Ming Dynasty is vast, the consumption power is huge.
But after all, it is still limited. Naturally, the purpose of going overseas is to explore overseas markets. When I come to North Korea once, the main products I bring are various glass products.
Sending a lot of glass products to the king of Korea is equivalent to advertising your own products, and it is the best advertisement. When the time comes, these glass products will definitely become popular throughout North Korea in a short period of time.
This will bring a steady stream of huge profits. In the future, after the shiploads of glass products are shipped, they can bring back shiploads of gold and silver. Naturally, Liu Jin has already made clear calculations about this transaction.
After collecting the grain and sending gifts in return, Du Mingen began to get busy doing business with North Korean merchants.
This kind of business is Du Mingen's strength. He is a businessman himself, so he also imitated the ancient and modern buildings built by Liu Jin in the capital. He put out all kinds of glass products and invited the king of Korea to send them over.
The ministers, the magistrate of Incheon County and the Korean businessmen came together to visit first and then discuss business.
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On the dock near Incheon Port, there was a huge flow of people. The ordinary people had been temporarily driven away by people sent by Incheon County Magistrate Kim Jong-suk. At this time, all the people gathered were businessmen who had been coming day and night after receiving the news.
At this time, these businessmen were constantly looking at various glass products. All the glass products were placed on the table. Under the sunlight, these glass products sparkled and made people love them endlessly.
There were students from the Maritime Academy standing next to each table, very patiently explaining to these North Korean businessmen the functions of these glass products and of course the most critical price.
"Mr. Li, this is our best-selling mirror in Ming Dynasty Capital. As long as a well-established family here in Ming Dynasty Capital, the daughter must have a dressing table with a mirror as a dowry."
"How much does this cost?"
"It's not expensive, just two thousand taels of silver."
"Hiss~ Two thousand taels of silver a piece, this is too expensive."
In front of a dressing table with a mirror, when a North Korean businessman heard the price, he couldn't help but take a breath. This thing is really not that expensive.
"Of course it's expensive, otherwise only wealthy families can afford it. In our Ming Dynasty, ordinary people can't afford it. Ordinary families usually choose this kind of mirror, which only costs five hundred taels of silver."
Already."
When the students from the Maritime Academy heard this, they smiled and nodded without denying it, and then picked up a much smaller mirror and introduced it.
"Mr. Jin, these Four Treasures of the Study are currently the most popular Four Treasures of the Study in our Ming Dynasty. They are very good whether they are given as gifts or for personal use. You can see that these are all transparent and have more charm when writing...
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"How much does this cost?"
"It's not expensive, it's not expensive. One set only costs one thousand taels of silver. We came in a hurry this time and we didn't bring much in total. Twenty sets have been sold just now, and now there are less than thirty left."
set."
"In addition, there are this glass tea set and glass wine set. The quantity brought here this time is not large, and it will be gone when it is sold out. So if Mr. Jin sees it correctly, it is better to put it into the cyst as soon as possible. I don’t know when the next time will be.
Some bought it, but this thing is also very rare in our Ming Dynasty."
