Obviously, it's important for Macau to understand where this group of Australians stands.

However, one thing seems to be clear, based on information obtained from Pimont's "informal private contacts" with the Australians, the group of Australians does not seem to belong to any of these forces, they are foreign, at least they themselves claim to be so.

Therefore, Bugano had to really understand the attitude of this group of people towards that powerful northern neighbor, so that he could develop his own interaction strategy.

After a brief greeting and greeting between the two sides, the Macao gentlemen who accompanied Governor Bugano on his visit began to be introduced by Governor Bugano to Sun Lao and Gu Jin one by one.

At this time, Sun Lao seemed to have finally recovered from his jerky state, he gradually hugged his fists and arched his hands, muttering words like Xinghui in his mouth, and entertaining with a smile, Gu Jin and several of them consciously retreated behind Sun Lao, like a few followers, only Xu Zhi stood beside Sun Lao, he was the translator.

At the beginning, Sun Lao refused, he felt that he was not a diplomat, but Gu Jin said on the spot that he was born in the sea, and he would not turn around when he spoke, so he was not very suitable for being a "scene person", as for Zhu Li Xu, he said that he would definitely not dare to be big in front of the two old men, so Sun Lao, you are a well-deserved candidate, in these aspects, we are optimistic about your old man......

At this time, the governor of Bugano decided to communicate with the other party in his own not very proficient French, as Pimont did, because it was surprising that there were people in the crowd who could speak French.

The two sides met the ceremony, drank drinks, and then exchanged greetings and introductions for a while, and soon it was time for talks, and Sun Lao went straight to the point, making it clear that Australians came to Macao to do business, and the current goods included glass products, sugar and spirits.

Of course, we also have to purchase some goods, such as grain, copper and iron, and special products from the mainland.

Bugano immediately said tentatively, "The Governor of Pimont had told me privately that the glass and sugar of the Australians were very high-end, and we were indeed interested, but the procurement of materials that Mr. Sun mentioned needed to be shipped from the interior, so for the sake of business, we needed to maintain good relations with the Tatar court, and I wonder what Mr. Sun thought about this.

Sun Lao smiled slightly when he heard this, and only responded with one sentence: Since it is business, it should be done according to the principles of business, in a word, in business.

When Bugano heard this answer, his heart suddenly calmed down.

At this time, the chime bell on Nicole's deck rang, causing everyone to look up, Captain Gu immediately said, first ask the gentlemen to visit our goods, after the visit, it is estimated that lunch time is approaching, as the captain of this ship, he will do the friendship of the landlord, invite everyone to dinner.

So everyone was introduced to the crew dining room on the first deck, from the front deck to the crew dining room on the first floor, everyone walked all the way, touched and witnessed, all around steel, Bugano and the members of the city council were shocked, thinking how the ship was made like this, many people also peeked at some half-hidden hatches, trying to peek out some secrets, but they did not see any wonders, let alone the magic elves and the like that the sailors said, and these people were quickly diverted, Before they could recover from the shock of the iron ship, they were ushered into the crew dining room, and the group was immediately blinded by the contents of the crew dining room.

On several rows of long dining tables, a variety of glassware are neatly arranged, and the sunlight shines directly through the portholes on the tabletop, making these glassware crystal clear and sparkling, giving people the feeling of being full of light.

And around the cabinets on the four walls are glass mirrors of various specifications! Mirrors of all sizes reflect light from each other to make people faint, and on the ground, along the corners of the walls, are clay pots with open lids, and inside are snow-white cotton sugar.

Seeing all this, everyone from the governor of Bugano to the city councillors couldn't help but stop, they stared blankly at everything in front of them, and some of them began to lose control of their jaws again.

Looking at the crystal clear eyes, no one can say a complete sentence, of course, everyone is a noble person who has seen the world after all, and this wordless embarrassment is fleeting.

The Governor of Bugano deliberately avoided the slightly mocking gaze cast by Pimont on the opposite side, and turned his head to look at Sun Lao, who had been accompanying him all along, who always had a kind pair of eyes.

Apparently he had just recovered from the shock and realized the value of these goods, and he certainly knew how much he would gain if he took them, and how much tax revenue he could bring to the Governor's Palace.

At this time, the governor of Bugano thought in his heart that if he could do such a business with the Australians for a long time, he would probably be richer than the king of Portugal!

Naturally, Sun Lao and they also knew the value of this batch of goods very well in their hearts, and they all knew that this quality glassware was definitely the top industrial product of this era, and these glassware products were much better than the Venetian glassware, and the Venetian glassware was also a treasure-level thing in this era of the old world.

Moreover, in this distant eastern continent, until the Qianlong period a hundred years later, in those palace-level people's homes, only the old masters can use this kind of rare utensils, especially when the guests visit, if the guests are served tea with a glass, it is a thing that will surprise the visitors and make the host have face.

And now, the table is full of these precious things.

At this moment, even if the Governor of Bugano still had to be a little reserved, the gentlemen of the city council could not hold it back, and they immediately surrounded Pimont and asked him long and short questions, and the reason for surrounding him was that Pimont announced in public that he had been authorized by the Australian Commonwealth and was the general agent of this batch of Australian goods......

Pimont is very excited now, and the pergola meeting just now really made Pimont feel that he has found hope in life and a path to make himself prosperous.

The first is that, an hour earlier, he had received the help of Her Excellency Duchess Margaret on the spot, who had promised to contribute funds to help Pimont recover Timor.

After looking at Her Excellency the Duchess's treasure chest of Spanish silver coins, Pimont asked for a pen and paper on the spot, and appointed Her Excellency Duchess Margaret as the future Acting Speaker of the Parliament of the Portuguese island of Timor and Chief Financial Adviser to the Governor's Palace, with the coat of arms of the Viceroy stamped on the paperwork, indicating that the appointment was effective immediately.

The second thing is that he has obtained the right to sell this batch of Australian goods, although it is only this batch of goods, but, God, there are more than 20,000 glassware here! There is also a large amount of high-quality white sugar and spirits.

As a gentleman who has lived and done business in Macau for many years, Pimont knows very well the value of more than 20,000 pieces of glassware, just those small and delicate goblins, which are only bigger than a thumb, but they are very valuable, because the same style of the Venetian, a pair of such goblets is twenty taels of silver! And that's the in-house wholesale price!

As for the bigger vessels, the glasses, the plates, the bowls, and the larger jars—the Australians say they are glass fish bowls, and they are luxuries that only kings can afford, and in the East, I am afraid there are none in the palace!

Moreover, as a price reference, the quality of Venetian glassware is obviously much inferior to that of Australians......

The Venetian glassware has a lot of white cotton mist and some small bubbles, while the Australian glassware has no bubbles at all! Of course, if you look closely, there is still a little bit of cotton mist, but it is very inconspicuous and does not affect its crystal clear appearance at all.

The careful Pimont also found that the glass quality of the bottle of wine that Captain Gu gave him was better than this batch of goods, so he was very grateful for the way Australians treat their friends, and he thought that the glass quality of the wine bottle also showed that Australians did give the best gift to their friends.

Therefore, he now has to conscientiously fulfill his duties as an agent and sell this batch of goods at a good price.

What's more, as an agent, 5% of the total sales will become your own remuneration!

However, Pimont was taken aback when he estimated the value of the 20,000 vessels, and he decided that he could not take these goods without four or five hundred thousand taels of silver—and that was the wholesale price......

He finally understood a little why Sun Lao solemnly suggested to him that the door should be opened......

Obviously, if only Portuguese businessmen in Macao were allowed to participate in this transaction, I am afraid that the funds would be a little tight, so Pimont decisively decided that this time the door must be "opened", and the object of opening up is the Chinese businessmen in Macau.

The limitations of funds made Pimont think that this business must have the participation of wealthy Chinese businessmen, and the Australians are obviously Han Chinese, and the local Chinese businessmen have the same culture, in this case, it is impossible for him to monopolize this business, and he can't stop people from running to contact the rich Chinese businessmen in Macau, so it is better for me to take the initiative to unite with others with his passive letting people put it forward, so that it will become my favor......

Of course, it was not easy to get the gentlemen present to accept their views, after all, Macau was the territory of the Portuguese, and merchants from other countries, including Chinese merchants, did not have "trade priority".

So Pimont suggested to the gentlemen that these were just samples, and that we should go straight to the cabin to see all the Australian goods—the beautiful, valuable goods, and let these people know that they didn't have the strength to eat them all in one go......