Sulu Harbor is very lively. At the wharf where large ships are moored, people from trading houses are very busy, and all kinds of goods are moved out.
There are traditional silks from the south of the Yangtze River, exquisite porcelain, and fine tea from various parts of the Ming Dynasty; there are also various glass products that have only appeared in the past two years, such as mirrors, lamps, tea sets, ornaments, etc.
The types of goods are very wide and dazzling. Almost all the goods that can be found in Daming are brought here by these large and small trading houses, more or less, and some even bring snow salt from Changlu Salt Field.
Large trading houses have many ships, and the ships are also big, and they carry a lot of goods, and the goods are complete. Small trading houses, and some like Wang Gensheng and Tang Mazi only have one ship, and they carry less goods and more types.
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At this time, everyone laid out all the goods, etc., and then looked at the Sulu people around them with smiles, looking forward to the arrival of the guests.
The Sulu people in the port also had their eyes shining brightly. Looking at the things displayed by these Ming merchants, everyone couldn't help but step forward to take a closer look.
At the wharf where Huizhou Merchant Company is located, Zhu Benduan and Feng Xiang were sitting at a table with a big umbrella held up next to them. Someone started to make tea, while the waiters under them were busy, filling a whole table with goods.
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The two of them were waiting for the powerful businessman to come over. They had already prepared tea for the businessman. Huizhou people couldn't do business without tea.
“Quite lively~”
Feng Xiang looked at the lively scene, smiled and said to Zhu Benduan beside him.
"It is indeed very lively. The customs and customs of Nanyang are completely different from those of our Ming Dynasty. It really has a unique flavor."
Zhu Benduan nodded, his eyes always looking for some powerful businessmen.
Soon his eyes were fixed on a group of more than twenty people. In front of them were another seven or eight people holding weapons to clear the way. Behind them, someone was carrying a chair that was both shaded and open.
Sitting on it was a man with a fat head and big ears, his head covered, and the turban was covered with large emeralds. At the same time, the whole person was also dressed in gold and silver, and was full of jewels.
"Haha, business is coming~"
Zhu Benduan smiled and said to Feng Xiang next to him, "Businessmen in the Nanyang region have a high status and like to show off, so you can basically tell whether a person has money or not by looking at his clothes."
Sure enough, when this group of people came to the spies of Huishang Company, the bodyguards around them immediately cleared a place and came out. The fat businessman also got off the sedan and began to look carefully.
"Wow~wow~"
"Silk, fine silk~"
Abed, a businessman from Sulu, stroked a piece of silk, carefully felt its smoothness, and immediately couldn't help but admire it.
"Porcelain~such exquisite porcelain~"
Soon, his eyes shifted to the porcelain on the side. The porcelain brought by the Huishang Company was very complete, including plates, bowls, wine bottles, etc. for daily use, as well as large ornaments for decoration.
"If you can buy such a large piece of porcelain and put it at home, it will definitely be very respectable."
Abed looked at the two huge porcelain bottles in front of him, which were as tall as himself, and his eyes shone.
"Sir, I am Zhu Benduan, a businessman from the Ming Dynasty. This is Prime Minister Feng. Is it convenient for us to sit down and have tea and chat slowly?"
At this time, Zhu Benduan and Feng Xiang came over with smiles on their faces, pointed to the chairs and tea beside them, and said with a smile.
Of course, Abed couldn't understand what Zhu Benduan said at all, but it didn't matter, he could still roughly understand what Zhu Benduan meant, so he nodded with a smile.
Soon, the three of them sat down, Zhu Benduan and Feng Xiang asked people to put on new tea and tea sets, and smiled at each other.
"I wish you the best~"
"He, Prime Minister Feng~"
Zhu Benduan pointed to himself and said, then pointed to Feng Xiang to introduce.
"Abed~"
Abed also pointed at himself and said.
"Mr. Abed, come and taste our Ming Dynasty tea~"
Feng Xiang smiled and poured him a cup of tea. The new tea set was made of glass. The tea was West Lake Longjing. There was a green tea leaf rolling continuously in the turquoise tea. Not to mention anything else, just the
This looks very good.
Abed looked at the tea set in front of him, and then at the tea, his eyes widened.
"The people of the Ming Dynasty were so rich that they used such top-quality crystals to make tea sets for making tea."
He didn't know it was a glass product and thought it was crystal. The glass tea set in front of him shocked him. It was too luxurious.
Then he gently picked up the tea cup, and a refreshing fragrance of tea came to him. He took a sip, and it was slightly bitter in the mouth, but it soon turned into a sweet and refreshing fragrance, which made people have endless aftertaste.
“Good tea~”
Abed gave a thumbs up.
"Mr. Abed, please drink more~"
Feng Xiang smiled and continued to pour him tea. What kind of tea he drank depends on who comes.
This Abed is very fat, and this is Nanyang, the weather is very hot, so drinking green tea is very suitable, it can reduce internal heat, absorb fat, and moisturize qi and blood.
Without a translator, communication between the two parties was a bit difficult, but the method was more difficult than the difficulty. The three of them were smiling, and they kept gesticulating, gesturing, and repeating words to each other. Everyone could roughly understand each other's meaning.
"how much is this?"
Abed pointed to a piece of silk, then took out a handful of broken gold and asked.
The meaning is very clear, this is asking for price.
"You are so rich, you can always pay for gold~"
Zhu Benduan and Feng Xiang looked at each other and saw a glimmer of light in each other's eyes.
After seeing how wealthy Luzon was in Crescent Bay, they also knew that although these countries in the Nanyang region were small, they were very wealthy and had many good things.
“What’s a suitable price to ask?”
Zhu Benduan discussed with Feng Xiang.
"Look at the gold on the table. I guess there must be five taels of gold anyway. How about we pay twice as much?"
Feng Xiang thought for a while and said.
"At least three times. He will definitely have to counteroffer later."
Zhu Benduan thought for a while and said.
"Then let's offer it at three times the price, and sell it at least twice as much, one hundred taels of silver per piece of silk. Calculating, we'll have almost ten times the profit, which is okay."
Feng Xiang nodded, calculated carefully and said that the silk he brought over was all high-quality silk from the Jiangnan area, and it would sell for several taels of silver a piece in Daming.
The price of gold is almost ten times that of silver. Of course, it also depends on the fineness of the gold. The two of them are also experienced in this area. As soon as they looked at the gold Abed gave on the table, they knew that the gold was of good quality.
"Mr. Abed, this silk needs to be at least five, how can we have one more piece~"
Zhu Benduan picked up a piece of silk, then opened his palm and made some gestures and said.
"Too expensive, too expensive, my friend~"
When Abed heard this, he quickly shook his head, thought for a moment, raised two fingers and said, "This is the most, my friend."
Zhu Benduan and Feng Xiang were overjoyed. After asking for such a high price, they unexpectedly reached the price they wanted. However, it was obvious that there was still room for negotiation.
"No, no, my friend, at least four numbers~"
Congratulations to the other person, the scholar raised four fingers and said.
"It's still too expensive, my friend~"
Abed shook his head slightly.
"My friend, this is the best silk from our Ming Dynasty. Our goods are the best. Look at this silk and this pattern. It is definitely the best."
Zhu Benduan also smiled and took out the silk and talked about it, meaning that you get what you pay for, and our goods are the best.
"Okay, okay, my friends, this is the most~"
Although Abed did not understand, he also knew that these silks were indeed good. In the past, the quality of the silks from Daming was not as good as these silks, and the price was more than five digits. Now the other party only asked for four digits, which was a huge profit.
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So he raised three fingers and counteroffered again.
"Okay, okay, my friend, I sold it to you, how much do you want?"
Zhu Benduan thought for a while and nodded.
Feng Xiang next to him narrowed his eyes with laughter. He originally only wanted to sell 10 taels of gold, but now he can sell it for 15 taels of gold. This price is a huge profit.
"The more the better, my friend, don't doubt my strength, I have plenty of gold~"
When Abed heard this, he immediately spoke in a very grand manner, and then made a lot of meanings through gestures.
"Haha, Mr. Abed, we might as well look at other things first. You see, these porcelains are also the best porcelain in our Ming Dynasty."
When Zhu Benduan heard this, he understood immediately, and then smiled and started to introduce other things. This Abed was obviously a very powerful businessman and very rich.
"These porcelains are indeed very good. How much do they cost?"
Abed picked up the porcelain and looked at it carefully. He was also a person who knew the goods. He knew at a glance that these porcelains were good goods. He nodded repeatedly, so he directly asked the price.
"This one is cheaper. You only need one number for these, but two numbers for these~"
Zhu Benduan pointed to the gold on the table, then pointed to the porcelain on display, and began to introduce the prices one by one.
Because of the language barrier, I can only give a rough estimate and cannot discuss the price in detail. If both parties can understand the other party's language, then we can discuss the price in detail.
The result of this is that many things can only be roughly measured in terms of gold, so the prices of these things are undoubtedly very high.
Because the price offered by Zhu Benduan and Feng Xiang was at least the same number, which was about five taels of gold. A piece of porcelain was sold for five taels of silver. This was something that the Ming Dynasty dared not even think about.
