Chapter 681: The City Lord of Huaxia City is too interesting
How to buy goods without money?
Do you want to get away with nothing?
This path is naturally unworkable.
At the banquet, the Eastern Roman ministers did not continue to discuss this issue.
They really want China City's products.
After the banquet, the Eastern Roman emperors and ministers held an emergency meeting.
"Gentlemen, we are bound to get the food and weapons of Huaxia City. But now, our treasury is empty and we don't have that many gold coins to buy Huaxia products. I wonder if you have any good suggestions?"
This really wants the horse to run, but also wants the horse to stop eating grass.
How can there be such a good thing in the world?
However, this matter is imperative for them.
The strength of the Arab Empire grew stronger and stronger day by day.
If they don't get food and weapons support, I'm afraid the Roman Empire won't be able to last for a few more years.
After a long silence, a consul couldn't help but said: "King, I think the so-called businessman means whether there are five connections."
"We in the Roman Empire are short of food and weapons, so merchants from Huaxia City transported these two commodities."
"And our Roman Empire must also have the commodities that they are scarce. Since our treasury is empty, we do not have enough gold coins to pay for it."
"Furthermore, our gold coins may not be commonly used in their Huaxia City. People may not accept our gold coins either."
"In that case, why don't we simply exchange things for things? What does the king think?"
Upon hearing this method, everyone at the scene couldn't help but their eyes lit up.
Yes, since our treasury is empty and we don't have that much money.
So, wouldn’t it be enough if we simply exchange our goods for their goods?
This is definitely a good idea!
Constans II couldn't help but nodded and said: "Yes, this is indeed a feasible method. Well, I will leave this matter to you."
"You register all the goods in our Roman Empire and give them to the Lord of China City for him to choose. There are always goods he is interested in."
"As for the price, you can control it yourself."
After hearing the king's words, the consul couldn't help but said: "Yes, king, I will do my best to do this well."
This matter can be said to be the most important matter in their Eastern Roman Empire at present.
This dictator did not dare to neglect. All the officials below knew the importance of this matter.
Therefore, it only took them three days to list one by one the numerous and exquisitely crafted goods in their Eastern Roman Empire.
As for those products that are scarce in quantity, there is no need to take them out.
Because even if you take it out, you won't be able to exchange it for much food.
Next, the consul visited Li Min personally and handed the catalog of the products to Li Min.
"Your Excellency, City Lord of Huaxia City, since this is the first time for us to do business with each other, our currencies have not yet reached an exchange ratio that is acceptable to both parties."
"So, I think the best way for our transactions is to use barter. Here are the unique commodities of our Roman Empire."
"After you transport these goods back to China City, you will definitely earn huge profits. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."
After saying that, the consul handed the album to Li Min.
Li Min took the album, opened the first page, and found that the first product they recommended was glass products.
At that time, European glass products had reached a very high level of craftsmanship.
Without Li Min, it would probably have taken hundreds of years for Eastern glass products to spread from the West to the East.
The Roman Empire was also proud of their glass craftsmanship.
Moreover, they believe that these glass products will definitely fetch a good price.
If the lord of Huaxia City is interested in glass products, maybe they can exchange all the food and goods of the other party with only glass products.
This is also what the emperors and ministers of the Eastern Roman Empire most wanted to see.
After Li Min saw these glass products, he smiled slightly.
Then when I saw the prices of these glass products, the smile on my face became even bigger.
When the consul saw the lord of Huaxia City with a bright smile on his face, he also started laughing.
There is a way to do this.
"Dear Lord of Huaxia City, are you satisfied with our glass products? I have brought a few samples this time for your viewing pleasure."
"Look, this is the glass wine glass we made. Does it look like a crystal product? It is so exquisite, so elegant, and full of aristocratic atmosphere."
"I believe that if you transport it to Huaxia City, it will definitely be popular. By then, the city owner will naturally be able to make a lot of money."
The glass wine glass that the consul brought was the kind of goblet that was common in later generations.
During this period, their production techniques had not yet reached the level of perfection.
Some of these glasses are colorless and some are colored.
Although it is colorless, some impurities can still be seen inside.
There are also some rough spots in appearance.
As for those with color, the color is not uniform.
But this process is already the limit of what they can currently achieve.
The marked price, the price of a glass wine cup, is one hundred gold coins.
In the eyes of the Roman monarchs and ministers, this price was not expensive at all. On the contrary, it was an extremely generous price.
If transported to Huaxia City, they can sell it for at least two or three times, or even more.
The smile on Li Min's face only appeared after seeing this price.
These Romans really regard me as their main enemy.
Li Min smiled slightly, and then said to the guard beside him: "Go and get some of our wine glasses."
Li Min's words made every consul feel stunned.
What?
Huaxia City actually has glass wine glasses?
He couldn't help but feel a bad feeling in his heart.
However, he still had blind confidence and always believed that even if Huaxia City could produce wine glasses, they would definitely not be as sophisticated as the wine glasses they made.
After a while, the guard brought over some wine glasses.
Li Min placed the wine glass in front of the consul and said with a smile: "This is a wine glass made by our Huaxia City. I wonder which one you think is better than your glass wine glass?"
As soon as these wine glasses were taken out, they immediately caught the dictator's attention.
Inside, there is a transparent goblet.
The transparency of this wine glass is really great.
It's so good that if you don't look carefully, you won't even be able to see the wine glass.
Crystal clear with no trace of impurities inside.
Which dictator couldn't help but reach out and take the wine glass into his hand.
Then I discovered that this wine glass is really too smooth.
It's not like the wine glasses they made. It has a rough feel when you hold it in your hand.
This wine glass, both in terms of material and feel, is beyond compare to their wine glasses.
As for the remaining colored wine glasses.
The craftsmanship level of both parties is not even on the same level.
Their wine glasses are evenly colored, with appropriate shades, and the pictures on them are lifelike.
Compared with other people's wine glasses, their wine glasses are as good as heaven or earth.
Thinking of the big words he just said, the dictator couldn't help but blush.
"Ah, it turns out that Huaxia City's glass craftsmanship has reached this level, far beyond ours!"
One good thing about these Romans was that they were not pretentious.
Li Min smiled slightly, and then said: "These wine glasses are just a small gift for you. I hope you like them."
Hearing Li Min's words, the consul said in surprise: "Is this true? It's really great!"
"I like this thing very much. This is the best gift I have ever received in my life. I think my wife and daughter will also like it!"
"Oh, this craftsmanship is flawless, it's really great! I believe this must be made by God!"
Hearing the exaggerated compliments from one of the consuls, Li Min smiled slightly, then picked up the album and started reading.
In a short time, Li Min had read the entire album.
Closing the album, Li Min couldn't help but said with regret: "It's really a pity. The products in this are not scarce in our Huaxia City. Do you have any other products?"
What?
Li Min's words shocked every consul.
There is a whole album of products, but they have been carefully selected.
How could it be possible to have both China City and Huaxia City?
Is this city lord of Huaxia City trying to trick us on purpose?
"City Lord, I think maybe you didn't look carefully?"
"Look at how well-made our props are. If you take them back, I think many people will like them."
Li Min smiled slightly and said: "It just so happens that our Huaxia City also has this kind of multi-functional knife. I also brought one with me. Take a look. Do you like it?"
"Oh my God! This is so beautiful! It is really a masterpiece of God!"
Li Min laughed and said, "Since you like it, I'll give it to you."
"Really? Thank you so much!"
"Oh, by the way, look at these cloths, their workmanship, and their colors. They will definitely sell well when you take them back!"
"We have silk there. You can take a look at some of the goods I brought here this time."
When any of the consuls saw the silk with their own eyes, they immediately stopped talking.
The silk from Huaxia City is countless times better than their fabrics.
As soon as he saw silk, he couldn't help but fall in love with it.
As a result, Li Min finally gave him another piece of cloth.
The consul introduced more than a dozen products in succession.
But the final result was that he received more than a dozen gifts.
At this time, the consul found out helplessly.
Huaxia City is much more advanced than them.
The richness of products in Huaxia City cannot be compared to that of their Roman Empire.
It seems that this time his mission failed.
The consul resigned reluctantly.
After returning, he had to order people to bring gifts to King Constans II.
At this time, everyone is paying attention to this matter.
Seeing the consul arriving, the king couldn't help but ask: "Consul, how are things going?"
The consul said with shame: "King, I'm sorry, I failed to live up to your expectations, please punish me!"
Constans II couldn't help frowning and asked: "You have been fully prepared, why did you fail? Please tell me in detail what happened this time."
"Yes, King."
Next, the consul described the process of his operation to the king in detail.
After listening to the Archon's description, everyone couldn't help but fell silent.
After a long while, Constans II said: "Bring over all the gifts you have received and let me see them."
Not long after, all the gifts that Li Min gave to the consul were presented.
The emperors and ministers of the Eastern Roman Empire all came forward to carefully look at the gifts sent by Li Min, the lord of Huaxia City.
Every time they look at each other, their expressions will become uglier.
I have to say that these products from Huaxia City are indeed better than them, and much better.
Huaxia City is much more prosperous than them!
The products they have are available to everyone else, and they are even more exquisite than theirs.
However, their treasury was empty and they did not have enough gold coins.
In this case, how can the two parties do business?
They simply can't come up with products that the other party is interested in.
Could it be that we just let them go for free?
Finally, Constans II walked away.
Before leaving, he said to the consul with an unkind expression: "Consul, I will leave this matter to you. No matter what, you must do it well."
After Constans II left, the consul's face became very ugly.
Why do so many people leave this matter to me?
But he knew the virtue of Constans II.
If he can't handle this matter, Constans II will definitely kill him alive.
Next, the consul took his gift and left with a sad face.
The remaining ministers looked at the consul's back with expressions of relief and sympathy on their faces.
Fortunately, he was there to take the blame, otherwise, this errand might have been his turn.
This time, he may not be able to pass the test easily!
…
In fact, what they don't know is.
In the picture album they gave, there were several products that Li Min was very interested in.
Among the gifts given by Li Min, several were purchased directly from the system mall.
Its exquisiteness is of course many times better than the products produced in Eastern Rome.
However, Li Min's purpose of coming to Eastern Rome this time was not to do business.
Businessmen naturally do business.
Why bother him, the city lord, to make such a trip?
Therefore, Li Min would naturally not show the slightest interest in their products.
The purpose of doing this is naturally to open the trade barriers of Eastern Rome.
After the trade barriers are broken down, you can naturally buy whatever products you want here in the future.
In the business and trade between the two parties, Li Min wanted to occupy an absolute dominant position.
And now it seems that he has initially achieved this goal.
Next, it depends on how the other party chooses.
Of course, you can't be too harsh.
If you are too harsh, you might actually scare the other person away.
This may not be his original intention.
The next day, the consul came to visit again.
After not seeing him for a day, Li Min found that the consul's eyes were bloodshot and he looked haggard.
It was obvious that he did not get a good rest that night.
It seems that they are very eager to trade with Huaxia City.
In this case, Li Min was completely relieved.
Seeing Li Min, the consul took a deep breath and said to Li Min: "City Lord, we really like being able to do business with you."
"As long as you can stay and do business with us, just tell us what you need and we can satisfy you."
After hearing the consul's words, Li Min took a deep look at him, his expression as usual, not showing the slightest surprise or surprise.
Li Min's first reaction was that the consul was here to test him.
Trick him into revealing his true purpose, and then they can formulate strategies based on Li Min's intentions.
Li Min will never reveal his purpose before he is absolutely sure.
The consul seemed to notice Li Min's hesitation.
He couldn't help but said straight to the point: "Your Excellency, the Lord of China City, our Roman Empire needs to do business with you."
"And our king has entrusted me with this task. If I fail to complete this task, our king will send me to the gallows."
"So, no matter what price you offer, I will do my best to help you, please trust me."
Looking at the consul's expression, Li Min judged that what he said should be true.
Li Min smiled slightly, and then said: "Your Roman Empire indeed does not have the products we desperately want."
"But seeing how sincere you are, this matter makes me very embarrassed."
"It's better than this. Since you don't have commodities of equal value to trade with me, why not just use your resources to exchange them."
Li Min's words made the consul somewhat incomprehensible.
I couldn't help but ask: "In exchange for resources? What do you mean?"
Li Min said: "You can use ore and other resources to exchange for food and weapons. Of course, it can be any other commodity."
"And these minerals will be mined by our Huaxia City."
"However, we must have the final say on how to mine. There is also the issue of manpower. We will give market prices to hire labor, and you must not stop it."
"Also, we need to build a separate terminal to store goods."
"At this terminal, we need to ensure the safety of our goods, so everything on the terminal needs to be decided by us."
Li Min believed that the conditions he proposed were actually excessive.
Li Min can build this terminal very large and has complete autonomy.
This is already equivalent to a concession.
And their domestic mineral resources are very important resources.
Asking for their mineral resources directly is also a very rude request.
Li Min felt that they would definitely not agree to such conditions.
Of course, in fact, Li Min was not prepared for them to agree happily and without reservation.
As the saying goes, if you ask for a high price, you should pay the money on the spot.
Under these conditions, you can still get some discounts.
Then, Li Min heard the consul ask: "Is that all? Is there more?"
Um?
From what he means, he seems to think that the conditions I have raised are not enough?
For a moment, Li Min was unable to react.
"Well, no more for now. If we encounter any problems in the future, we can negotiate again."
Li Min was still not sure whether what the consul said was true or ironic.
Then, Li Min saw that the consul breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he said: "Your Excellency, the Lord of Huaxia City, thank you very much for your high righteousness. I will definitely report your request to our king truthfully."
"Please rest assured that there is no problem with these conditions at all. I can guarantee you. It is a pleasure to cooperate with you and it is my greatest honor to be able to gain your friendship."
Um?
I made such a request, and you actually want to thank me?
For a moment, Li Min actually felt like his brain was not full.
It is really difficult to understand the thinking of the Archon.
However, this is definitely a good thing for him.
After completing this matter, you can establish strongholds one by one in the Eastern Roman Empire.
Li Min believed that Eastern Rome would become increasingly inseparable from them.
…
The consul walked out of the room with a smile on his face that could no longer be suppressed.
That's it, that's it.
I really didn’t expect that the lord of Huaxia City was really interesting.
After hearing that it was not good for him to leave the country, he only asked for such a simple condition to let him pass.
There are plenty of minerals in their country, so you can dig them out as you like.
Anyway, they themselves can't use it at all.
Using ore can be exchanged for food and weapons, and they mine it themselves, so they are definitely making a lot of money.
How can this account be calculated and reconciled?
What he did in this matter was really beautiful.
Of course, the main thing is that the city lord of Huaxia City is a good friend.
They are really good friends!
Not only did she give him so many gifts, she also helped him a lot in this matter when she heard that he was in trouble.
Well, I have to say.
There is an illusion that one always feels that one is the protagonist, and one has the halo of the protagonist.
Thinking that others help you is a natural thing.
And he himself is not an ungrateful person.
If the lord of Huaxia City encounters any difficulties in the future, he will definitely help him.
In short, he has made this friend.
Then, the consul happily went to deliver the message to the king.
Of course, when delivering a message to the king, the consul would not say that the lord of Huaxia City was his good friend.
People only make such big concessions for the sake of their friends.
In the mouth of the consul, all this became his credit.
He moved with emotion, reasoned with reason, and spent all his words to make the lord of Huaxia City give in again and again.
In the end, only such simple conditions were proposed.