Bukhara looked carefully in front of the full-length mirror and touched it gently with his hands. He looked at himself in the mirror and saw that his carefully groomed beard was so majestic.
"Haha, this is really a mirror, it's really a mirror~"
"It's incredible that there are such big mirrors in this world~"
Looking at this full-length mirror that was as tall as himself, Bukhara's hands couldn't help but tremble.
Speaking of mirrors, we have to mention one person, the Persian businessman Siham.
Siham arrived in the capital of the Ming Dynasty a few years ago and bought a lot of mirrors. After going through many difficulties and dangers, he finally brought these mirrors back to Persia.
With the mirrors he brought back, Siham was not only named a noble by the Persian emperor, but every mirror he brought back was sold for a sky-high price. To describe Siham as becoming rich overnight is not an exaggeration.
This kind of mirror that can clearly reflect everything about a person quickly became popular in Persia, and countless dignitaries spent thousands of dollars to buy a mirror.
It's just that the mirrors brought back by Siham were limited after all, and there was no way to meet the Persians' demand for mirrors. The price of these mirrors also increased again and again, becoming a thing that the rich and powerful were feverishly chasing.
Even in the Ottoman Empire and Italy on the Mediterranean side, a small number of mirrors drifted to these places, which also caused crazy competition among the nobles.
However, the mirrors Siham brought back were all small mirrors. Because the journey was long, small mirrors were better preserved and more convenient to carry, and the number could be larger.
The full-length mirror in front of him, a mirror that can reflect all people, is a priceless treasure in Bukhara's eyes at this moment.
"The people of the Ming Dynasty were indeed as wealthy as the legend said. They actually had so many mirrors, and even the mirrors they used were so big."
Bukhara's eyes turned to the side again, where all kinds of mirrors were placed. Every mirror was very big, full-length mirror, mirror with dressing table, hanging mirror, wall mirror, etc., every mirror was very big.
It is so clear that everything in front of you is clearly illuminated.
This made Bukhara couldn't help but think of the Ming Dynasty described by Siham.
When Siham returned to Persia, he not only gained wealth and status, but also many people would invite him as a guest to listen to his description of that mysterious, powerful, and fertile eastern country.
In Siham's description, the Ming Dynasty was an extremely wealthy country, where almost everyone wore beautiful silks and all used porcelain in their daily lives.
The Ming Dynasty was still an extremely powerful country with a very large area. It took several thousand miles from the westernmost part of the Ming Dynasty to the east to reach the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and it was also several thousand miles away from the Ming Dynasty to the south.
The capital of the Ming Dynasty was very large and prosperous, with a population of millions. Wherever there was a building, it was splendid and decorated with all kinds of exquisite colored glazes, just like a palace in the sky.
People of the Ming Dynasty are very confident and arrogant. They believe that the Ming Dynasty is the center of the world, and places outside the Ming Dynasty are barbarian lands.
This is the Ming Dynasty described by Siham, a mysterious, rich and powerful country.
In the past, Bukhara still didn't believe it, but now, he believes it.
The Ming people in front of me are all wearing gorgeous and uniform clothes. Their products are so exquisite, and all of them are priceless goodies.
There are so many porcelains, silks, and these dazzling glasswares that it’s hard to believe.
"It's so cheap coming from afar, how can you sell these things?"
Bukhara pointed to the full-length mirror and asked.
"This mirror is very expensive, costing about 5,000 taels of gold!"
The person in charge of receiving Bukhara was a man named Sun Lin.
Sun Lin couldn't understand what Bukhara was talking about at all, but it didn't matter. Anyway, along the way, he couldn't understand many languages, so he could still do business.
Sun Lin took out a small blackboard and wrote the number 5,000 in Arabic numerals on it, then took out a tael of gold and made some gestures.
"Too expensive, too expensive, my friend~"
"Can it be cheaper~"
Bukhara also couldn't hear the Ming Dynasty dialect, but he could understand Arabic numerals. After combining the numbers and gold written by Sun Lin, plus some body language, he immediately understood that this thing would sell for as much as 5,000 pieces.
of gold.
Then he took Sun Lin's chalk and wrote the number 500 on the small blackboard, which meant that he was willing to pay 500 taels of gold to buy the mirror.
"No, no~"
When Sun Lin saw it, he immediately shook his head. 500 taels of gold was too cheap, which was the price of 5,000 taels of silver. This price was almost affordable in the Ming Dynasty, but this was in Tianzhu, and they were not far away.
Coming here, selling 5,000 taels of gold is considered very conscientious.
"5,000 taels of gold, we won't sell it for anything less."
Sun Lin said very firmly.
"1000?"
Bukhara looked at Sun Lin's appearance and bargained again.
"No, no, just five thousand taels of gold~"
Sun Lin still shook his head.
"My friend, this is too expensive, too expensive, five thousand taels of gold, too expensive, too expensive~"
Bukhara General Sun Lin still disagreed and shook his head.
"For 1,000 taels of gold, I can sell you this~"
Sun Lin looked at the other party's appearance, took out a much smaller mirror the size of a washbasin from the side and said.
"1,000 taels of gold?"
Bukhara held a round mirror with an exquisite wooden frame in his hand. A mirror of any size can be sold for ten thousand taels of gold in Persia. If it is transported to the Ottoman Empire or the Mediterranean, it can even be sold.
Offer a higher price.
"My friend, how can I sell this silk?"
"And how do you sell these porcelains?"
Bukhara carefully counted the gold and goods he brought over. He was not in a hurry to sell mirrors and glass products, but looked at silk, cloth and porcelain.
These things are also very popular in Persia, the Ottoman Empire, and the Mediterranean areas, are very expensive, and are very profitable.
"My friend~"
"This silk requires 50 taels of gold~"
"These porcelains, the big one costs 500 taels of gold, the small ones cost 5 taels of gold, and the medium-sized ones only cost 50 taels of gold."
"As for these pieces of cloth, they are very cheap. They only cost one or two gold each."
When Sun Lin saw it, he quickly asked someone to bring a small piece of paper, and then wrote the corresponding numbers on the small piece of paper. After writing, he pasted it on these, so that people could know the price of these things at a glance.
"Oh, it's so cheap~"
Upon hearing Sun Lin's quotation, Bukhara couldn't help but sigh.
Really cheap.
Silk is a very expensive thing in Persia, the Ottoman Empire, Arab and Arab regions, and further afield in Mediterranean Europe, even more expensive than gold.
In these places, a piece of silk can often be sold for hundreds of taels of gold. The key is that even if there is gold, you have no place to buy it.
Whenever a small amount of silk appears, it is immediately snapped up by dignitaries in these places.
As for porcelain, it is also very expensive.
The dignitaries in these places are eager to own a complete set of porcelain. In this way, when holding banquets, they can use porcelain to entertain their distinguished guests instead of using those crude and ugly things to entertain themselves.
guest.
A plate used to hold vegetables costs dozens of taels of gold to buy in these places, and it is also priceless. Even if you have gold, there is no place where you can buy these porcelains.
Wearing silk robes and using porcelain to entertain guests is the most prestigious thing.
But silk and porcelain are both rare.
The mysterious and rich East was too far away from them, and it was very inconvenient to travel there. In ancient times, transportation could only rely on horses and camels, and the silk and porcelain that could be transported there were too little, too little, far too little.
satisfy their needs.
This is also one of the reasons why the prices of silk and porcelain are extremely high. The market demand is large and the supply is small. Things are rare and therefore the price is naturally high.
"What are these white things?"
Bukhara was overjoyed. This trip to Andhra was really profitable. As long as he brought these things back to Persia, there would be no problem in making ten times the profit.
Then he looked at more other products. There were too many things displayed by the Ming Dynasty. There were so many kinds of things, so dazzling that it was dazzling to see.
"These are sugars, you can have a taste~"
Sun Lin filled a beautiful spoon made of porcelain and brought it to Bukhara, then motioned for him to have a taste.
Bukhara rubbed it gently and carefully, and suddenly his eyes could not help but squint.
"It's so sweet, this is sugar, there is such a beautiful sugar~"
Bukhara suddenly became excited.
Sweets were something only wealthy people could afford here in the Ming Dynasty, and this was especially true in other parts of the world in this era.
Especially in Persia, the Middle East, and Europe, there are many people who like sweets, but only the real aristocrats can afford sweets, which are too expensive.
Desserts are really hard to come by.
"This, how to sell this?"
Bukhara pointed at the candy excitedly and said.
"This thing costs 50 taels of gold per bag."
Sun Lin looked at the other party's expression and immediately smiled. To be honest, snow candy is really a good thing, but the price is indeed expensive and not something ordinary people can afford.
"I bought it~ I bought it~"
Bukhara didn't hesitate at all, and immediately nodded. He wanted to get a good deal on other things. It was a good deal, and he wanted this candy right away.
Sweets are so rare, but the key is that they are so cheap. This bag of snow candy only costs 50 taels of gold, which is really cheap.
