Chapter 2142, Any business is particularly easy to do during the war
"Lord Earl, I wonder if you need some medicine or something?"
"Our Ming Dynasty's medical technology is the most developed in the world. We have a variety of good medicines for war wounds, including gold sore medicine to stop bleeding and penicillin to prevent tetanus infection. If we use these medicines to treat injured soldiers,
, the mortality and disability rates can be reduced by at least 80%.”
After completing the big order, Gantian did not forget to do some other business.
During this war period, the sale of arms and weapons was a big business, and some related medicines were also a big deal.
"Penicillin is extremely expensive, so I think it's better to forget it."
When Earl Lawrence heard this, he thought about it and shook his head slightly.
The medicines of the Ming Dynasty are indeed very good, there is no doubt about this.
But the price is also very expensive.
Especially this penicillin is more expensive than gold. The soldiers you recruit are ordinary civilians, and their lives are not that valuable. Gold is precious.
"Then, Sir Earl, do you need food? Military uniforms, military boots, tents, etc.?"
"I have all related products here and can sell them to you at the best price."
Upon hearing this, Gan Tian asked about other needs.
"This~"
"What's the current price of food?"
When Earl Lawrence heard this, he thought about it and asked about the price of food. When marching and fighting, after arms and weapons, food and grass are the most important.
Now that my territory is occupied by the Spaniards, these people are everywhere and are relatively easy to recruit, but as for the food and grass, I really have to buy them again.
"The price is still the same as usual, and since you are our big customer, we are also willing to deliver it to the place you specify for free."
When Gan Tian heard this, he quickly said.
This year is a bumper harvest year. The grain planting area in Black Earth Province is very large. Local farmers are worried about selling grain. Now that Europe is at war, a large amount of grain can be dumped here.
It doesn't matter if you don't make money now. Once the European agriculture is almost destroyed, you can make money back in one year.
"That's great."
"I just need a batch of food."
When Earl Lawrence heard this, he was immediately very happy. These Ming people are really honest in doing business. At this time, the price of food has not increased and they have guaranteed delivery for you. It is so conscientious.
He happily paid a sum of money to buy a lot of food, and then left here quickly.
If he continued to stay, he felt that his underwear might be tricked into selling by these Ming people. This Ming people were really good at doing business.
"Lord Earl, I will give you a telegraph machine here. If you have any needs, you can send us a telegraph at any time. There are detailed instructions next to it. You only need to ask someone to operate it according to the above instructions."
"As long as you have needs, our Tianjin Ocean Trading Company will definitely provide you with the best service."
Before leaving, Gan Tian also gave Count Lawrence a telegraph machine. This new type of telegraph machine is very simple, easy to use, easy to carry, and is currently very popular.
"grateful!"
"I will contact you if necessary."
Earl Lawrence smiled and nodded, and then left the Tianjin Ocean Trading House in a flash. This Ming man really wanted to take away his underwear and return the telegraph machine. This was to make money for himself. He really wanted to provide
You can get a full range of money-paying services. Just send a telegram to the Ming Dynasty people, and the Ming Dynasty people can send you the goods you need. This service, this speed, is simply draining the last of your money.
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After seeing off Earl Lawrence, Gan Tian went to Xie Yunshan, the general manager of the branch, with a smile on his face and reported his results to him.
"Business is still easy to do during the war. This is another big order of more than 3 million taels of silver."
After hearing the report, Xie Yunshan also sighed with a smile.
After the previous battles, the Spanish Empire gained a huge advantage by relying on the Ming Dynasty's arms and weapons, which put great pressure on the Knights Alliance such as France, England, and the Holy Roman Empire.
Nowadays, many people find themselves buying arms and weapons. The Ming Dynasty court also gave them a lot of autonomy. Tianjin Ocean Trading Company can sell arms and weapons first, and then report to the court.
In the past few days, many people have come to Xie Yunshan. England, France, the Holy Roman Empire, and even the Holy See have come to buy arms and weapons.
The arms and weapons sales of several million taels or tens of millions of taels of silver were signed one after another. The amount negotiated in just half a month was larger than the trade volume in the previous year.
"Manager, the great nobles of the Holy Roman Empire are really rich. This Earl of Lawrence has lost his own principality, but he can still come up with millions of taels of silver."
Gantian said with a smile.
"Of course, the Holy Roman Empire was not involved in the previous two wars. Those principalities are very rich, but this time, we are going to kill all their wool. This wave of leeks must be cut.
Clean and tidy.”
Xie Yunshan smiled and nodded and said: "Actually, the real money is in the Holy See. These Western monks have been ruling Europe for thousands of years."
"Not only can they levy tithes on believers, but they also constantly sell all kinds of indulgences. They are the richest ones."
"Mediterranean Branch just signed an arms sales contract with the Holy See a few days ago with a total price of more than 20 million taels of silver. That is the real big deal. It is said that these Western monks dug out all the gold in the land.
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"I really can't tell that these Western monks are so rich."
When Gan Tian heard this, his eyes widened slightly and he sighed.
"You have just been transferred here, so you may not know much about the West. But as time goes by, you will know that there are two types of people who are the richest people in Europe."
"One is the monks from the West, and the other is the dukes, marquises and so on from various places. The kings in the middle are actually not very rich in many cases."
"Otherwise, Charles V wouldn't have gone around raiding the homes of big nobles. After all, it's not just for money. He doesn't have much money himself. Of course, he has to find money from other nobles. Otherwise, where would he have the money to buy it?
Our arms and weapons."
Xie Yunshan smiled and said.
"So that's it. It seems that these West African monks are really rich."
"Not only are Western monks rich, but our Ming monks are also poor. Haven't you seen that those monks drive the most expensive Mercedes-Benz cars?"
"These monks can make people pay a lot of money just by talking. Compared with them, all we earn is hard-earned money."
"Stop talking, hurry up and arrange the delivery. Our sign cannot be ruined. Since the customer has paid, we must fulfill our promise and deliver the goods to the customer on time and as required."
"Yes, I will arrange the delivery right away."
Gantian left the general manager's office and started to arrange the shipment.
Daming has an extremely complete transportation system around the world, and Tianjin Ocean Trading Co. has a complete information and logistics system around the world, which can deliver goods to all parts of the world.
Of course, wars are raging in Europe now. If you want to deliver goods to areas where the war is ongoing, Tianjin Ocean Trading Company will choose to hand over the goods to the Ming Dynasty's escort agency for terminal delivery.
Here in Hong Kong, there are a large number of escort agencies, large and small.
This is mainly because Europe is a bit more chaotic, and the demand for various businesses is very high. Especially European nobles now like to choose Ming Dynasty escort agencies to help them escort goods, escort people, etc.
Although their charges are not cheap, they are absolutely safe and reputable, which are their golden signatures and have been forged through many ups and downs.
All over Europe, some escort agencies are already very familiar with them, and they have good relationships with nobles and lords in various places. Some escort agencies have even started other derivative businesses. The business is very prosperous and money is made.
A lot.
Tianjin Ocean Trading House, as the largest and most powerful trading house in Ming Dynasty, often has business dealings with many escort bureaus, and Tianjin Ocean Trading House is also a major customer of many escort bureaus, often serving Tianjin Ocean Trading
The line transports a wide variety of goods to all parts of Europe.
In terms of selecting suppliers and service providers, Tianjin Ocean Trading Company also has its own complete system. As a business manager, Gan Tian cannot choose which escort agency will transport the goods. Instead, the trading company will follow certain principles.
To assign which escort agency will transport the goods.
These escort agencies have regular bidding, and there will also be regular assessment and scoring. When reaching a certain limit, the last few escort agencies will be eliminated, and new ones will be added.
This is used to ensure the service quality of the escort agency, control prices, control costs and expenses, and prevent corruption within the firm, etc.
This time, it was the Nanyang Wang's Escort Agency of the Ming Dynasty.
After receiving the notice from Tianjin Ocean Trading Company, Wang Xiyang, a person in charge of the Nanyang Wang's Escort Agency, quickly arrived at Tianjin Ocean Trading Company.
Tianjin Ocean Trading Company is the most important customer of Nanyang Wang's Escort Agency, and it is the largest customer in Europe. The business volume is very large. Although the unit price is a bit low, the total volume is large, and it still has considerable profits and business.
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Moreover, Tianjin Ocean Trading House is very formal and honest in its work. The money is paid monthly and is never less. This is why everyone likes to do business with Tianjin Ocean Trading House.
