Chapter 485 Three Treasures of Bulk International Trade
Chapter 485 Three Treasures of Bulk International Trade (Third Update)
Author: sunny
Chapter 485 Three Treasures of Bulk International Trade (Third Update)
Seeing that scene, Ali was a little confused and asked in shock.
"Mr. Gao, do you know the owner who sells that black tea?"
"Hehe, well, almost."
Gao Zhang, the highest official of the entire Liangzhe Road, a disciple of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, the planner of the International Commodity Expo and the inventor of black tea, smiled.
Ali looked at the enigmatic young man, and his tone and attitude became more and more respectful.
Seeing that the young man was very interested in his country, he naturally cheered up and told his partner about the customs and customs of his country.
When Gao Zhang heard that the merchant Ali's hometown had a vast sea on both sides, and on the other side, he could reach the red-skinned and Catholic celebrities.
They have very close business relationships with those famous people. Many people in their country are engaged in business, but there are not many special products in their country.
Such as the intoxicatingly sweet dates, which are their favourites, and the very distinctive local Tianzhu cotton.
The clothes he was wearing were made of long-staple Tianzhu cotton.
Gao Zhang stared blankly at the cotton clothing he was wearing. In the cold Jiangnan, he really didn't pay attention to the material of the leather robes worn by the Tibetan merchants.
I would like to know whether the cotton produced in the Song Dynasty was short-staple cotton, and whether long-staple cotton was introduced abroad only in later generations.
Gao Zhang did not know whether the cotton varieties in Ali's hometown could be transplanted to the Middle East and the Mediterranean area, and whether they were high-quality Tianzhu cotton.
In this case, taking it and crossing it with the cotton currently grown in the Song Dynasty might make the cotton velvet longer, which would be a good thing.
Moreover, after listening to it for so long, did Gao Taoyuan finally react? If so, how could he let that guy go?
Gao Zhang looked at the man with a smile and continued to inquire.
“In my hometown, are there a lot of long-staple Tianzhu cotton like that?”
"Very good. After all, ordinary people can't afford that kind of clothing. After all, the cotton process is cumbersome."
"And that time, he just brought some goods and got angry. I didn't expect that the Song Dynasty actually had fabrics of that kind of material."
Having said that, Ali couldn't help but sigh with regret.
Very good, long-staple cotton comes from Tianzhu, and has been widely cultivated in the Middle East.
Gao Zhang was begging to continue asking, but at that time Fu'an had already hurried over from the other side carrying a cloth bag.
Gao Zhang took out a leaflet about black tea from the cloth pocket that was placed on the square table, turned around and handed it to Ali.
"If I recognize his Song Dynasty characters, then I can get all the information about black tea you want to know, as well as the price..."
"Then Wei Yuanzi, can you give him one too?"
When the merchant at the table next to him heard this, he shamelessly came over and added a few words at the end.
"Although I don't understand Song Dynasty writing, the translator brought by Bu Nao understands it."
Soon, more and more merchants from the Tibetan country who had already enjoyed the black tea and started to be excited rushed over there.
Seeing the greedy smiling faces of more and more merchants, Gao Zhang also smiled and asked us to be happy.
In the vast land of the Central Plains, there is always no shortage of tea. Let alone our few Tibetan merchants, we can afford to supply ten times more tea.
Can Gao Zhang remember very clearly that in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in another historical time and space, tea, silk and porcelain were the three treasures of large-scale international trade?
Right now, the black tea is being trial-produced, and the quantity is really not very large, so...
It can be used just in time to have a good relationship with the Tibetan businessman named Ali.
At that moment, Ali was explaining to him the characteristics of that kind of black tea and its high price with the interpreter beside him.
On the side, a tall, burly, heroic middle-aged man walked up to the two of them.
"His young master asked the Ali shopkeeper to come over and explain."
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When shopkeeper Ali saw Gao Zhang again, he was no longer at the Hangzhou Expo, but in a manor not far away.
When I saw the young man, he was wearing a purple robe that represented his distinguished status, and an official hat with two long hat wings on his head.
Did Ali finally know the identity of the young man from the Song Dynasty who just came to help him?
He was actually a high-ranking official of the Song Dynasty who had a very prominent position in Hangzhou and even in the entire Zhejiang Province.
The cottonseed problem was easily solved. Gao Zhang made an agreement with Ali, who came to trade with a large amount of long-staple cotton cloth.
No, Gao Zhang could buy all his cotton cloth at the price paid by Ali when he landed in the Song Dynasty.
In addition, every merchant had a quota to purchase clocks and glass mirrors, and Gao Zhang generously allowed him to purchase them as he wished.
But there is one condition: five thousand kilograms of long-staple cotton seeds will be delivered in half a year.
Although Ali didn't think that kind of long-staple cotton could be successfully grown outside the Song Dynasty.
But he was very happy to have a relationship with a senior official of the Song Dynasty, especially if that senior official told him very much.
Let yourself try to sell those glass mirrors as far north as the Mediterranean. You will definitely make more money than if he sold them directly in the Middle East.
Bu Naocuo Fang told himself to get some more fruit and vegetable seeds for him and give them to him.
He even specially drew pictures of fruits and vegetables and gave them to Ali.
I begged him to get it, and Gao Zhang was willing to exchange gold for seeds of the same weight.
For example, beet, lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and a series of fruit and vegetable seeds.
If this is wrong, Ali will naturally not refuse.
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The Hangzhou International Commodity Expo has achieved unprecedented success. The most gratifying thing is that all kinds of specialty products, whether cotton or cotton, are very popular.
What surprised Tan Zhen most about Bu Nao was the black tea. Its sweet and smooth taste directly attracted the hearts of countless barbarian merchants, who all waved their money and silk to beg for large quantities of it.
Unfortunately, the quantity is not very large. Most merchants can only buy ten dan, which is just a thousand catties of black tea.
Not only was the black tea completely wiped out, but the clock, which had a glass mirror, was sold out the very next day.
Looking at the newly opened Hangzhou shipping company, in just a few months, it has achieved such explosive growth in revenue, it really makes Tan Zhenle blossom.
Gao Zhang was also beaming. All the light industrial products in Suzhou were sold out.
As for the black tea production process, although there is no way to completely keep it secret, at least ten years after the arrival of Donglai, many tea gardens and tea merchants have signed tea purchase agreements with Gaozhang.
Then we can honestly continue to supply raw materials to the tea factory in Gaozhang Qidong according to quality and quantity.