On a road in the Holy Roman Empire, more than ten large trucks were driving on the dirt road towards the Principality of Bohemia.
These large trucks were hoisted with the dragon flag of the Ming Empire and the flags and logos of Nanyang Wang's Trading Company. Wherever they passed, they also attracted a large number of people to come to the road to watch.
This was the first time for countless people to see such a large truck. The roar and horn of the truck attracted a large number of people to come and watch.
Wang Xiyang sat on a large truck at the front and looked at the map carefully. There were two maps. One was the map brought by the escort himself, and the other was a map purchased locally after arriving in the Holy Roman Empire.
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There were two people sitting next to Wang Xiyang, one was a translator, and the other was Muller, a small businessman from the Holy Roman Empire.
Muller was a Jewish businessman. This time he happened to have a shipment of goods to be shipped to Bohemia. He met Wang Xiyang on the road and asked about the way.
So the smart Jewish businessman Muller realized that this might be a good opportunity to get to know the people of Ming Dynasty, and at the same time, it was also an opportunity to greatly save his own time and energy.
So he proposed to Wang Xiyang that he could provide guide services for Wang Xiyang, but the condition was that Wang Xiyang needed to take him and his goods with him, man.
Wang Xiyang thought for a while and agreed. As a mature escort agency, every time the goods are transported, in order to ensure safety and delivery on time, everything will not be taken too seriously.
Therefore, one or two more trucks will be prepared. These trucks will be equipped with some needed tools, such as spare tires, tools for car maintenance, and a large amount of gasoline. There are also pumps prepared to cope with extremely poor road conditions. A large number of
Tools such as empty bags, shovels, ropes, etc.
Therefore, there is no problem in bringing Muller's goods and people with him. If a local businessman helps guide the way, this will also greatly help reduce a lot of trouble.
“It’s only been one day, and we’ve already arrived in Berlin!”
Muller sat on the truck and looked out the window. He had been walking on this route all year round, which made him familiar with everything on this route.
He felt a little incredible about the speed of the car. In just one day, he had already arrived in Berlin. In total, he had traveled more than 500 miles in one day.
This speed is simply too fast!
The most important thing is that the convoy carries a large amount of goods, dozens of workers, and can travel more than 500 miles in one day. This has never been heard of before.
"This Ming Dynasty car is really nice. If I had a car like this, it would be much easier for me to do business back and forth."
Muller was constantly calculating in his mind.
As a shrewd Jewish businessman, he can always think of the commercial value brought by these new things. There is no doubt that this kind of large truck has great commercial value.
"Going too slowly!"
"I only walked more than 500 miles in this day. This speed is almost as fast as a turtle."
"The road conditions in Europe are really bad, especially the bridges. We have already taken detours several times. If this continues, we may not be able to deliver the goods to customers on time."
Wang Xiyang threw away the pencil in his hand, very dissatisfied with the current speed.
If it were in Daming, one day would be enough to easily walk a thousand miles, but here it is only less than half the speed.
There is no way, there are only a handful of cement roads in Europe. Only the Spanish Empire has built a few cement roads. As for the Holy Roman Empire, because there are many states, principalities and so on, it is impossible for any nobles to be willing.
Spend money to build this cement road.
The only good thing is that most of the areas here are plains. Although it is not a cement road, it is still walkable. Compared with some places where there is no road, it is not bad here.
Most of the bridges here are not good, and cars don't dare to pass over them for fear of being unable to withstand it, so they take a lot of detours.
"Mr. Wang, our speed is already very fast. We walked more than 500 miles in one day. I never dared to think about it before. This speed is too fast."
Mueller smiled and said to Wang Xiyang.
"Mr. Muller, you may not know the speed of our car. If it were in our Ming Dynasty, with cement roads built everywhere, it would be very easy for this car to travel thousands of miles a day. If time is urgent,
, you can walk 2,000 miles in a day.”
Wang Xiyang shook his head slightly and said.
"Oh, God, walking two thousand miles in one day is incredible. Doesn't this mean that it only takes a little more than a day to reach Bohemia?"
When Muller heard this, he was immediately stunned. He couldn't believe it was so fast.
"The roads in Europe are really bad. There are no concrete roads, so we can't drive at this speed. Moreover, most of the bridges here are inoperable and our cars can't pass."
Wang Xiyang shook his head slightly and said.
"I really want to go to your Ming Empire and take a look."
After hearing this, Mueller also said yearningly.
"Haha, you can go and take a look if you have the chance. I promise you won't be disappointed."
Wang Xiyang immediately laughed happily. In front of Europeans, the Ming people's sense of superiority and pride is undoubtedly very strong. Even the businessmen, nobles, etc. here in Europe, many people have very limited knowledge. The Ming people
Any new thing here is enough to amaze them.
"Mr. Wang, how much does a car like this cost?"
Muller made Wang Xiyang happy and took the opportunity to ask some questions.
"The price of such a car is about 3,000 taels of silver. Our cars are all Mercedes-Benz trucks, the highest quality trucks."
Wang Xiyang thought for a while and said.
"3,000 Ming Dynasty silver dollars?"
"God, this is too expensive!"
When Muller heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head. The price was really too expensive, at least for him, a small businessman, it was really expensive.
"Haha, not bad."
Wang Xiyang smiled.
"Mr. Wang, can I buy all kinds of goods in Hong Kong?"
"Many of our people here go to Houzhao City to purchase goods and do business."
"Of course, you can buy everything here in Hong Kong, but the same is true here in Houzhao City. They are all cities of our Ming Empire, and commerce and trade are extremely developed."
"Generally speaking, we people in Ming Dynasty now use telegraphs to communicate. If you need any goods, send a telegram to a familiar business bank, and then make a bank transfer through the First Bank of Ming Dynasty. The business bank will arrange it for you after receiving the payment.
There is no need to make a hard trip to deliver the goods.”
"God, can we still do this business?"
"Aren't you afraid that the goods will not be shipped after receiving the payment? Are you also afraid that there is a quality problem with the goods?"
"We Ming people are the most honest and trustworthy when doing business. You must do what you say, otherwise no one will do business with you after your reputation is ruined."
"Besides, we are doing business with familiar trading houses, so there is no need to worry about these things."
"You Ming people really know how to do business. If you do business this way, it will be much easier."
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Muller and Wang Xiyang kept chatting. From Wang Xiyang, he also inquired about many things and situations in the Ming Dynasty. He learned about the most advanced business methods in the Ming Empire and the business models that he had never heard of before.
You don't even have to go to the place, you can just use the telegraph to complete the transaction. This model is really eye-opening, especially for people from the Holy Roman Empire.
Wang Xiyang also learned a lot about the Holy Roman Empire from Muller.
Now the Holy Roman Empire has become chaotic.
Under the strong pressure of the Spanish Empire, the nobles of various states were recruiting and training troops on a large scale.
For this reason, we had to increase the tax on ordinary people. The original tax pressure was already very heavy, and now it made the people of the Holy Roman Empire miserable and made their livelihood miserable.
You must know that in the past few consecutive years, Europe has been experiencing severe droughts, floods, etc. In itself, the lives of ordinary people have been extremely difficult.
Now these noble lords are imposing taxes aggressively, which has intensified the pressure, leading to a large number of peasant uprisings and urban uprisings in various places, which are very chaotic.
At the same time, there are more and more thieves, bandits, robbers, etc. Small businessmen like Muller are very careful when doing business in various places, because if they are not careful, they are likely to be robbed. In the end, not only the goods and money
They were completely robbed, and even their lives were lost.
This time, being able to go to Bohemia with the escort agency, the safety is naturally guaranteed. The key is that the speed is fast enough.
"Mr. Wang, the Holy Roman Empire is in chaos now. However, because of the chaos, the prices of many commodities are much higher than usual, and the stakes are also much higher."
When talking about Lilan, Mueller's eyes were shining, showing the unique greed and shrewdness of Jewish businessmen.
"Really?"
Wang Xiyang nodded slightly. At this time, a large number of people suddenly appeared on the road and blocked the routine. These people were dressed in tatters and held weapons such as axes, swords, bows and arrows in their hands. There were quite a lot of them.
There were hundreds of people.
"not good!"
"There are robbers!"
When Muller saw these people, he couldn't help but exclaimed, and he was scared to death.
Wang Xiyang seemed much calmer. With a slight wave of his hand, the vehicle began to stop slowly. When the escort boys and escorts in the vehicle behind saw it, they immediately began to take action and quickly used the trucks to set up a defensive formation. At the same time, some
People were on the truck, and some were around the truck, watching these people around them with vigilance.
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