"There are so many! In each of our states, almost all the underground is filled with this kind of combustible material. We are all worried that someone will accidentally ignite it and burn down our empire where the sun never sets!"
"His Royal Highness is willing to purchase it for one hundred taels of silver per ton, which is great! However, we are too far away from your Ming Dynasty. How can we transport so many combustibles?"
Rost said with a smile.
He was very happy now. That kind of combustible material had been ignited once before and burned down a small town of two to three thousand people!
Moreover, if their army had not responded quickly and buried it with soil in time, more villages and towns might have been burned down!
Even though it was buried with soil, it still burned for three full months before the flames slowly dissipated. This matter became a worry for Rost.
Now as long as they are dug out and sold to the Ming Dynasty, they can also buy warships. It is simply killing two birds with one stone!
"This is simpler. It can be transported by warships. Our Ming Dynasty warships only need to burn coal to continue sailing!"
"It takes you several months to travel, but it only takes us about a month to return. I can send a hundred warships to your place for mining!"
"The money will be settled for you then, and if you want to exchange it for a warship, I can give you a discount!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"Discount!"
When he heard that there was a discount, Rost's eyes flashed and he said: "If we exchange this item for a warship of the Ming Dynasty, I don't know how to calculate it?"
"My warships cost one million taels of silver each for the large ones, and five hundred thousand taels for the small ones. If you exchange them for this combustible material, the large ones only cost eight hundred thousand taels of silver, and the small ones cost four hundred thousand taels.
A ship of silver."
Lin Fan said directly.
"Okay! Let's buy ten ships first, and then exchange them for combustibles. Please also ask His Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty not to break his promise!"
Rost said excitedly.
Queen Yili couldn't help but feel moved when she saw Lin Fan being so generous and taking care of them in business, and said: "Thank you, Your Highness, the sun never sets on our empire, and it will be strong because of this!"
Lin Fan looked at Queen Yili and said: "We are doing business. You provide the money and we sell you the warships. That's it. There is no need to talk about gratitude."
After that, Lin Fan asked people to take them to select warships. After selecting a good warship, Lin Fan even generously gave them coal that they could go back to.
In the evening, Lin Fan prepared a barbecue banquet at the port, invited Queen Yili and others to attend, and also prepared good beer.
Stab!
The mutton skewers and beef skewers were sizzling and oily when roasted on the fire, and the aroma spread everywhere. People in the empire where the sun never sets had never seen such delicacies, and they were all shocked and speechless.
Empress Yili smelled the tempting aroma of barbecue, her mouth watered, and said: "Your Highness, what kind of delicacy is this?
Why have I never seen it?”
When Lin Fan heard what Queen Yili said, he couldn't help but give her a big eye roll. Even in the Ming Dynasty, barbecue did not exist.
It would take until the Qing Dynasty to develop the prototype of barbecue, let alone an empire that is not good at food.
In the 21st century, the food in the Empire where the sun never sets is also very simple, limited to milk, eggs, cakes, etc., without a variety of varieties.
"This kind of food is called barbecue. I invented it. It's actually very simple to make. You just skewer various meats and grill them over a fire, and you get this flavor."
"Of course, it still needs to be marinated with secret spices. The recipe of this spice is not disclosed to the public, but I can give you some as a gift."
Lin Fan said with a smile.
"Oh! Secret spice?"
Queen Eli asked.
Lin Fan handed a bunch of grilled mutton skewers to Queen Yili. Queen Yili smelled it, her saliva flowed out unconsciously, and she took a bite of the mutton skewers.
Stab!
The mutton skewers were roasted to a crispy texture on the outside and tender on the inside. Queen Yili took one bite and heard a crispy sound between her lips and teeth. The next moment, Queen Yili was shocked.
This taste!
Queen Yili's eyes widened and she said: "This tastes so weird! Why is it so fragrant! It's not only salty, but also sweet! There are many weird flavors!"
"These flavors give me the feeling that they are indispensable! If such delicacies appear in my empire where the sun never sets, they will definitely sell well!"
Queen Yili said, having already finished one skewer, and then Lin Fan gave her another skewer. Queen Yili didn't care about her image and ate several skewers one after another.
Rost and others were all dumbfounded. Queen Yili usually paid the most attention to her own image, but when had she ever devoured a food like this?
"My dear Queen, this! Is this barbecue really that delicious?"
Rost asked.
“It’s really delicious, I love it!”
Queen Yili said, and then ate a big bunch again.
Rost looked at all this in shock, and then he picked up a skewer of mutton and ate it. The taste was something he would never forget.
After eating more than a dozen skewers, Rost said: "Your Royal Highness, we don't need you to give us spices. We only ask that you sell us this spice."
"Yes! Yes! We will definitely need a lot of this spice after we go back. Please ask His Highness the Crown Prince to sell it to us so that we can exchange what we have in the future!"
Queen Yili also said.
Although she is arrogant, she is not a fool. If Lin Fan gives them spices as a gift, the quantity will definitely not be too much, but if they buy it, they can buy a lot.
Moreover, once this kind of economic and trade exchanges are established, merchants from the two countries can also exchange their supplies. Gradually, the empire on which the sun never sets will have more supplies from the Ming Dynasty.
"Haha! If you like this spice, I can sell it to you at a preferential price, one tael of silver per catty, or you can exchange it for that combustible material!"
"But now I don't know how much combustible material reserves you have, so I need to see it before making a decision!"
Lin Fan said with a smile.
"What! You can trade that kind of combustible material for this kind of spice. It's really great! Thank you, Your Highness, the Crown Prince!"
Rost said excitedly.
"Since you have all purchased our secret spices, you must also purchase the charcoal needed for barbecue."
Lin Fan said.
"charcoal?"
Queen Yili looked at Lin Fan doubtfully.
The process of making charcoal is not complicated, but the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets did not exist at this period, so Queen Yili did not know about charcoal.
"This is the fuel we use for barbecue now. This is not ordinary firewood, but specially treated wood. There is not much open flame, but it can produce high temperatures!"