At the Ceylon Port at the southwest end of Ceylon Island, the Oyster slowly moored to the shore, and many passengers who had already wanted to go ashore impatiently disembarked.
On the deck of the ship, Liu Dazheng looked at the Ceylon Port in front of him with great interest. The entire port was very large, no worse than Tianjin Port, Songhu Port, Crescent City and other famous ports in the Ming Dynasty.
In the huge port area, every wharf is extremely busy. The docked ships are flying various flags. The wharf is also extremely busy, with dock workers loading and unloading goods, four-wheeled carriages, cars, etc. transporting goods.
Wait, lively, prosperous, noisy, busy.
Looking at the urban area in the distance, it is endless and endless, with spacious concrete roads crisscrossing each other and extending to the end of the field of vision.
In the bustling port area, high-rise buildings stand tall on the ground. The large Chinese characters on them tell everyone the business houses these high-rise buildings belong to and the businesses they engage in.
On a hillside in the distance, the luxurious governor's mansion was built halfway up the hillside. The white-dominated mansions were hidden among the dense trees, looming.
This is the location of the headquarters of the Western United Commercial Bank, Ceylon City, the most prosperous, lively and largest city in the Western region!
"It is indeed a prosperous and lively city. It doesn't look much worse than our Tianjin in the Ming Dynasty."
Liu Da couldn't help but admire. Such a beautiful city, well planned, prosperous and lively. Along the way, such prosperous cities are rare.
"There is still a big gap compared with Tianjin. Tianjin has a population of several million, and there are countless large and small factories, workshops, trading houses, etc. Although the city of Ceylon is also very good, its population is only a hundred.
It’s only 10,000, but it still can’t be compared with Tianjin.”
Tao Xing on the side smiled and shook his head.
"That's true, Tianjin is not an ordinary city."
Liu Da nodded and then said: "I'm going to Ceylon Island for a stroll. I'm going to visit the Governor of Ceylon tomorrow. I may have to rest here for a few days."
"It's okay, young master, I will always be waiting for you. If you want to leave, please come and contact me at any time."
Tao Xing said quickly when he heard this.
It doesn't matter whether we do this business trip to the South African colony or not. Anyway, it's a business for the trading company. The superiors also know their mission this time. Serving the Liu Gongzi family in front of them is the most important task.
As for everything else, it's secondary.
"Well, thank you for your help."
Liu Da also quickly thanked him.
"this is necessary."
Tao Xing hurriedly returned the gift. This Liu Da was really just like his father, very easy-going and polite. It was not like he had never met other young masters.
Some of them are far inferior to the Liu Da family in terms of status and status, but they are very arrogant and domineering. They have the whole world revolve around them when they are on a boat, and they make all kinds of rude demands.
The gap between people is still huge.
Liu Da, Chen Xue, two wet nurses, seven or eight maids, and more than a dozen escorts got off the ship and went straight to the best hotel and inn on Ceylon Island.
After waiting to settle down at the hotel, I didn’t bother to rest, so I went straight to the Jade and Gem Commercial Street in Ceylon Island to take a look at the gems and jade here.
The Baoyu Street in Ceylon City is several miles long. Not only are the gems and jade merchants from Ceylon Island gathered here, but also goods produced in the entire Western region can be purchased here, including products from the Persian Gulf.
Pearls, corals from Southeast Asia, ivory diamonds from Africa, etc.
In addition to these valuable goods, there are also various trading houses here that deal in cotton, cloth, grain, ironware, spices, etc.
There are thousands of large and small commercial banks here, and any one of them is an extremely powerful large commercial bank. The First Bank of Ming Dynasty also opened a branch here, and it is the largest branch in the Western region. You can conduct business here.
Transfer transactions of millions of taels, loans, etc.
"It's really lively. There are so many large and small jade and gemstone shops. It's so confusing to the eyes."
When I came to Baoyu Street, I saw countless jade, jade, pearl, agate, and coral shops on both sides of the road. Chen Xue's eyes widened slightly. This woman likes these sparkling things.
I randomly found a jade shop and walked in. I saw a wide variety of jade and jade products, including rings, pendants, bracelets, pendants, rings, jade buttons, ornaments, pillows, etc. There were all kinds of jade and jade products.
People's eyes are dizzy.
"Didn't I say that there are jade stones from Burma on Ceylon Island?"
"The jade here is so ordinary, and the gemstones, pearls and the like here are also of ordinary quality."
After shopping around in the store, Chen Xue was not satisfied with the products in the store. She originally thought about buying some, so that she could send them back to Xiao Jing's grandma and mother-in-law, or she could also give them to her mother and family.
My sister-in-law sent some over.
However, the goods inside are all ordinary goods and cannot be sold at all.
Especially compared with the things that I packed at the bottom of the box, there is no comparison. The ones that Liu Da's grandma and Liu Da's mother gave me to pack in the box, just take out any one and you can instantly kill the most expensive one here.
"It seems that this lady also knows the goods."
Hearing Chen Xue's words, the boss Liu Chengqi also walked over with a smile. When Liu Da and Chen Xue just came in, he noticed that they were just busy entertaining a regular customer.
Just at the first sight, he couldn't help but admire the pair of handsome men and beautiful women. Then he looked carefully at their clothes and the few maids and entourage following them, and he knew that this was a big customer coming to his door.
"The goods displayed in the display cabinet of the store are naturally ordinary goods. If you want to buy some high-quality goods, you can go to the VIP room on the second floor. I will order someone to bring some high-quality goods."
"Hmm~"
Liu Da nodded slightly and went up to the second floor under the leadership of Liu Chengqi.
The second floor was very elegantly decorated, and it looked like it was specially used to receive distinguished guests. Soon a waiter served high-quality tea, and Liu Chengqi also personally brought several plates of high-quality jade, gems, pearls, and agate goods.
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"You haven't asked me your surname yet?"
"My surname is Liu, and this is my wife Chen. I also passed by Ceylon Island this time. I heard that Ceylon Island produces high-quality gemstones and also has jade from Myanmar, so I came here specially to have a look."
Liu Da said with a smile.
"Young Master Liu, you have come to the right place. This island of Ceylon is the commercial center of the entire Western region. You can buy any goods you want here."
"This jade, jade, pearl agate and the like are also the source. Not only are they of good quality, but they are also cheaper."
Liu Chengqi said with a smile.
Here, Chen Xue carefully looked at the goods Liu Chengqi took out. He could only say that the goods were relatively average, so he was not satisfied and said: "Boss Liu, these are also ordinary goods. Are there any good ones?"
Premium goods?”
If you want to send something back as a gift, you have to be able to get it. You can't get this kind of mediocre product.
"Hey, you, you can't even see these things."
When Boss Liu heard this, he was slightly surprised. The two people in front of him seemed to be difficult to fool. The goods he took out now were considered to be top-quality goods, but the other party still said that they were just average goods.
Obviously this vision is extremely high.
"Your goods are really mediocre and cannot be sold."
Chen Xue also said bluntly.
"Wait a minute, you two~"
Liu Chengqi thought about it and decided to take out his own treasure. Today he met a big customer, and he is expected to make a lot of money.
Soon, Liu Chengqi came out with a red tray with several boxes placed on it. He gently placed it on the table, then opened the box and took out a pair of imperial green bracelets, two top-quality sapphire necklaces,
A jade hairpin was displayed.
"This time it's pretty good, but it's not the best. The color of the imperial green bracelet is a little off, the sapphire is a little smaller, and the hairpin should be made of scraps, but it's still OK.
"
"I want it no matter how much it costs."
Chen Xue read it carefully and nodded slightly. She could still use it, but she could only send it to her two sisters-in-law. If she sent it to Liu Da's grandmother and mother, it was still a bit inferior.
"Hmm~"
"This pair of bracelets is fifty thousand taels, and the two sapphire necklaces are twenty thousand taels of silver. This jasper hairpin is given to you as a gift."
When Liu Chengqi saw the other party's arrogant look, he knew he had really met a big customer, and he was about to buy some of his store's treasures right now.
And the other party obviously knows the goods. Although their goods are good, they are still far from the top quality goods.
After thinking for a while, he also quoted the price. This price was obviously able to make a lot of money, but it was not a random asking price.
The other party's status is obviously unusual and he is relatively young. If he kills him too hard and finds him at his home, he will be in big trouble.
"Okay, I want them all."
When Liu Da heard this, he agreed without hesitation, without even the intention of counter-offering.
"...."
"Whose young master is this? Eighty thousand taels of silver without any counter-offer?"
When Liu Chengqi heard this, he was slightly surprised. The other party really didn't regard money as money and didn't even pay back the price.
Soon, I saw the other party's servant taking out a large stack of banknotes, 80,000 taels of silver banknotes, eight stacks, one stack of 10,000 taels of silver. After carefully checking the banknotes and confirming that there were no problems,
He also sent the other party out respectfully, but saw the other party walking into a large jade shop. Apparently the other party also wanted to buy some good jade.
