Link was accommodated in a decent hotel and told he would only meet with Peruvian officials tomorrow. So, under the guidance of the tour guide arranged by the other party, he and Martha played in Lima City for a while.

But many of Lima's historical monuments promise to humiliate the Indians, not glory.

Because the city of Lima was founded by the Spanish colonizers, the monuments inside are actually all the humiliating history of the Indians, and they have survived, perhaps because of the tourist attractions they have brought in them.

But Martha said: "The essence of Indian civilization is mainly in the mountains of the middle, which is the center of Indian civilization." There are many ancient Indian tribes. There are also many monuments of the Indian civilization. ”

However, Link has no plans to contribute to Peru's tourism revenue for the time being.

It was only at 10 a.m. the next morning that he was informed that Peruvian Government officials in charge of agriculture and commerce wanted to see him.

After the introduction, Link saw that the meeting would be dominated by the Peruvian Ministry of Commerce, because the person who came was a minister, and the Ministry of Agriculture was only a deputy minister.

With an official of this level to come and interview Link, he has nothing to complain about. But he didn't seem inhibited. In the United States, even if he meets the president when he is still poor, he can not be a bird at all. Not to mention that he is not a poor man now, but only a minister from another country.

But he still has to have the etiquette that should be there.

Meeting and shaking hands is a social etiquette practiced by Peruvians. This meeting between the two sides is not really a negotiation, but more like a mutual test.

The place where they met was not a conference room, but more like a reception room. Although there were only four people on both sides, they sat in a semicircle. Link and the other Minister of Commerce were separated by a few sheets, and Martha was sitting not far from his right.

This gentleman, who does not seem to feel that his time is precious, has been pulling about other things. First the relationship between Peru and the United States, then the history of Peru, and finally the identity of Link's Chinese descent. said that the Chinese have a great influence in Peru, and also talked about the commercial and trade cooperation between Peru and China.

Link was still the first time he had been exposed to such a thing, so he was a little lame at first.

But fortunately, there is Martha on the side to play the round. He had time to get used to it.

When he came, he had seen the information on the Internet before and had a purpose. Although he just looks at those things, he has a good memory. I didn't need it before, but now I can use it, and the information stored in my brain is turned out, and it's just right to chat and brag.

Seeing that Link could handle it comfortably, Martha only watched with a smile on the side, and only said a few words occasionally.

South Americans are more procrastinating than Europeans and Americans. And when negotiating, they seem to have a conventional habit of not taking the initiative to get to the point. I don't know if they think it's vulgar to talk about business, or if they think that the first to open up loses three points.

Link didn't plan to stay in Peru for much, but he did just one thing in Peru: to reach a basic consensus for the next negotiations. After reaching a consensus, he will leave the rest to Martha.

And the other party is the minister of a country, which should be busier than him. So he's really not in a hurry.

They talked about the mountains for a long time, starting with the national conditions of Peru, and finally even said that the Indians may have the same ancestor as China. Finally, they finally got to the alpacas in Peru.

At this time, Mr. Deputy Minister from the Department of Agriculture saw that they had not yet entered the topic after forty-five minutes, and could not help but take the opportunity to say: "I did not expect that Mr. Hans also knows our alpacas very well. ”

Link: "I do know a little. Especially the big alpacas. Alpacas have already made their home in New Zealand, Australia, the United States, Israel, and countries such as Germany have also started large-scale breeding. When I traveled to those countries, I saw those cute and docile animals. Yes, I love them very much!"

But what he needs to import is baby llamas. The baby alpaca, also called the alpaca, does not produce as much wool as the large alpaca, but the quality of the wool is much better.

"So Mr. Hans brought our alpacas to the United States?"

"Yes, I think they don't just bring us economic benefits. At the same time, they bring us joy. You know, they look like they're always smiling. ”

Mr. Minister smiled and said, "Yes, our alpacas are docile and intelligent, and they are indeed an animal that can be liked by everyone. We heard that the Chinese are very fond of our alpacas. They call it the best healing animal. He paused, put away his smile, and said. "But Mr. Hans, in a sense, the alpaca is our Peruvian national treasure. You asked for alpacas to be imported, and that made it difficult for us. ”

The embarrassment is because more benefits are needed, otherwise he would not be invited to negotiate. But negotiations are not debates, and he doesn't need to refute what the other side says.

"Mr. Minister, of course I understand the importance of alpacas for Peru," he said with a smile. But is it precisely because of the importance of the alpaca that it should be promoted to the whole world? The alpaca is a cultural symbol of the Indians, a domesticated animal unique to the Indians. Personally, I think that as a national treasure, letting it settle down and reproduce all over the world is the real importance and love for it. The alpaca, it should not only be the wealth of the Indians, but also the contribution of the Indians to all mankind. Now, of course, alpacas are slowly making their way into more countries as well. I think it won't be long before alpacas will prosper all over the world. ”

Mr. Minister's eyes flashed, and he smiled and said, "Mr. Hans is right. Alpacas are indeed the contribution of the Indians to all mankind. ”

Link's words just now were actually a reminder to him that alpacas don't quite belong to them anymore, they don't sell them, and some people are selling them. If they continue to be conservative, they will be passive in the future, both culturally and financially.

That's why they asked Link to talk about it. They want to dominate the output of alpacas. But now that they have been bred for decades, the alpaca is still growing slowly. And Australia, which introduced baby alpacas from South America, has come far ahead of them in terms of artificial breeding of alpacas.

Of course, negotiations should not show too much agreement with the other side's views.

Mr. Deputy Minister of Agriculture said: "We can understand Mr. Hans's affection for alpacas. But you know, alpacas are the lifeblood of Peruvian farmers. Mr. Hans had offered through Miss Topson to buy 30,000 alpaca cubs, and we feared that the farmers would not be emotionally acceptable. ”

Link thought it was a joke. Alpacas are farmed for nothing more than wool and dairy products. If it is said in the age of agriculture, it is for self-sufficiency. It's the economic era, and it's all about money.

If the alpacas can be sold for money, those farmers don't care about what national treasure is not a national treasure. Now in the international market, the wool of baby alpacas is relatively expensive, and one kilogram can be bought for forty or fifty dollars, which is much more expensive than the wool of large alpacas. But it is difficult to say whether the peasants will be able to get so much.

Because in the middle of the alpaca trade, he doesn't know how many hands he has passed through and how much the difference is in the middle, he doesn't know, and he doesn't want to know. But he knew that if he bought the alpacas directly, the farmers would definitely be willing to sell them. A baby alpaca can only shear a maximum of three thousand dollars of wool in its lifetime. That's still the current international price. How much can it go to the peasants?

If the Peruvian government can lift the restrictions, he suspects he can buy an adult alpaca for just $500.

"I raise livestock myself, so I can certainly understand the feelings of farmers for their livestock," he laughs. Especially cute animals like alpacas. However, the primary purpose of raising livestock is still to increase income. So we also don't intend to take the alpacas away from the farmers in your country, but let them generate economic benefits faster. ”

The deputy minister shook his head and said: "Mr. Hans, you know, the price of alpaca wool is quite high now, and the alpacas in our country mainly live in the highland areas, and it is difficult to develop planting in the highland areas. Alpacas are the only source of income for many farmers. If they lose their alpacas, they lose their source of livelihood. ”

"Of course we understand that, so we only want to buy some of the alpaca cubs," Link said. At the same time, we want to raise the income of the people in your country. For example, we are willing to provide funding and personnel to help them increase the fertility rate of alpacas, help them breed better alpacas, and let them have higher yields. I think your Government would like to see that as well. ”

Martha said at this time: "I think Australia has done a good job of this. Their research institute gets money by selling some alpacas and puts the money into research. That puts them ahead of all countries in terms of alpaca breeding research. ”

At this time, Mr. Minister said, "Then I don't know what kind of cooperation you are talking about, but in what way?"

The topic was taken over by Martha. She smiled and said, "Mr. Minister, our proposal is that we invest funds to set up several large breeding farms in the main alpaca producing areas. It is up to your government to get the word out for nearby alpaca farmers to send their alpacas to breeding farms. Their alpacas are well cared for by the breeding farm. You know, alpacas have low fertility because they are extremely prone to miscarriage in the first month after pregnancy, and if they are well cared for at this stage, the fertility rate of alpacas increases dramatically. After the alpaca is a month pregnant, the farmer brings the alpaca back. We only ask that we be able to buy half of the alpacas that are born to them. ”

After a pause, she continued: "In this way, farmers get more baby alpacas and at the same time get a big income. Peru also has experience in breeding alpacas in captivity. We only ask that for five years, we have the right of first refusal to purchase alpacas in Peru. ”

Martha then offered to take care of the alpacas herself, but with an export tax of $100 per alpaca.

As she thought, both of them rejected this at the same time. They said that if they could reach an agreement, they hoped that their domestic companies would buy it.

Both Link and Martha are mentally prepared for this. Because of the difference in the price of the alpaca, some people will definitely be jealous. If Link sends someone to buy it, he might be able to buy it for five hundred dollars. That kind of price may be what a farmer can only get for four or five years after raising an alpaca. There's no reason why they wouldn't want to sell.

Peruvian companies can be bought at that price, but they can sell to Link at a much higher price. The difference in the middle of the price can make them a fortune. 7110