Chapter 527, a book of ten thousand profits
In the port of Sulu, it is very lively, and the wharf where large ships are moored, people from trading houses are very busy, and all kinds of goods are moved.
There are traditional silks from the south of the Yangtze River, fine porcelain, and high-quality tea from all over the Ming Dynasty; There are also all kinds of glass products that have only appeared in the last two years, such as mirrors, lamps, tea sets, ornaments, etc.
The types of goods are very varied, dazzling, almost all the goods that can be found in Daming, these large and small commercial houses have all brought over, more or less, and even some people have brought snow salt from Changlu Salt Farm.
The large trading houses have many ships and large ships, and they carry more goods and complete goods, while the small trading houses, as well as some such as Wang Gensheng and Tang Mazi, have only one ship, and they carry fewer goods and more types.
At this time, everyone put out all these goods and so on, and then looked at the Sulu people around them with smiles, looking forward to the arrival of the guests.
And the Sulu people in the port also had bright eyes, looking at the things that these Ming merchants put out, everyone couldn't help but step forward and look carefully.
At the wharf where the Hui merchant is located, Zhu Benduan and Feng Xiang are sitting at a table, with a big umbrella propped up next to them, someone starts to make tea, and the guys under his hand are busy, filling a whole row of goods.
The two of them were waiting, waiting for powerful businessmen to come over, and they were already ready to entertain the merchants' tea.
"It's quite lively~"
Feng Xiang looked at the lively scene, smiled and said to Zhu Benduan beside him.
"It is indeed very lively, the customs of this Nanyang are completely different from our Ming Dynasty, and it really has a unique flavor."
Zhu Benduan nodded, his eyes were always looking for some powerful businessmen.
Soon his eyes were fixed on a group of people, there were more than twenty people, seven or eight people in front of them with weapons in front of them, and someone in the back carrying a chair that was shaded by the sun and open.
There is a fat head and big ears sitting on it, with a head wrapped, and the headscarf is full of big jade, and at the same time, the whole person is also wearing gold and silver, and he is wearing jewels.
"Haha, business is coming~"
Zhu Benduan smiled and said to Feng Xiang beside him, the status of businessmen in this Nanyang region is very high, and they like to show off, so it is basically not wrong to see if a person has money or not, and look at the clothes.
Sure enough, this group of people came to the spies of the Hui business, and the bodyguards around them immediately cleared out a position, and the fat businessman also got out of the sedan chair and began to look carefully.
"Wow~Wow~"
"Silk, fine silk~"
Abed, a merchant from Sulu, stroked a piece of silk and carefully felt the silkiness of the silk, and immediately couldn't help but admire.
"Porcelain ~ Such fine porcelain ~"
Soon, his eyes shifted to the porcelain on the side, the porcelain carried by the Hui merchant was very complete, and there were also plates, bowls, wine jugs, etc., which were used as decorations.
"Such a large porcelain, if you can buy it back and put it at home, it will definitely be very face-saving."
Abed's eyes lit up as he looked at the two huge porcelain vases in front of him that were as tall as himself.
"This gentleman, under is the Ming businessman Zhu Benduan, this is Feng Xiang, I don't know if it's convenient to sit down and drink tea and chat slowly?"
At this time, Zhu Benduan and Feng Xiang walked over with a smile on their faces, pointed to the chair and tea on the side, and said with a smile.
Of course, Abed didn't understand Zhu Benduan's words at all, but it didn't matter, he could still roughly understand what Zhu Benduan meant, so he smiled and nodded.
Soon, the three of them sat down, wishing Benduan and Feng Xiang to put on new tea and tea sets and smile at each other.
"I, I wish Benduan~"
"He, Feng Xiang~"
Zhu Benduan pointed to himself and said, and then pointed to Feng Xiang to introduce.
"Abed~"
Abed also pointed to himself.
"Mr. Abed, come and taste our Daming's tea~"
Feng Xiang smiled and poured him a full cup of tea, the new tea set is made of glass, the tea is West Lake Longjing, there is a green tea leaf in the turquoise tea is constantly rolling, not to mention anything else, this appearance alone is very good.
Abed looked at the tea set in front of him, and then at the tea, his eyes widened.
"The Ming people are really rich, and they actually use such top-grade crystals to make tea sets."
He didn't know that it was a glass product, and thought it was a crystal, and the set of glass tea sets in front of him frightened him, which was too extravagant.
Then he gently picked up the teacup, a refreshing tea fragrance came to his face, took a sip gently, the entrance was slightly bitter, but soon turned into a sweet and fragrant fragrance, which made people have an endless aftertaste.
"Good tea~"
Abed gave a thumbs up.
"Mr. Abed, I hope to drink more~"
Feng Xiang smiled and continued to pour him tea, what kind of tea to drink, he also came from people.
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Without translation, the communication between the two sides is a little difficult, but there are always more ways than difficulties, the three of them are full of smiles, constantly comparing and comparing with each other, repeating one word after another, and everyone can probably understand each other's meaning.
"How much does this cost?"
Abed asked, pointing to a piece of silk, then pulling out a handful of broken gold.
The meaning is very clear, this is asking for the price.
"It's really rich, it's all about digging gold casually~"
Zhu Benduan and Feng Xiang glanced at each other, and they both saw a glimmer of light in each other's eyes.
Having seen the wealth of Luzon here in Crescent Bay, they also knew that although these countries in the Nanyang region were small, they were very rich and had a lot of good things.
"How much is the right price?"
Zhu Benduan discussed with Feng Xiang.
"Look at the gold on the table, I guess we have to have five taels of gold, or we will bargain twice?"
Feng Xiang thought for a while and said.
"At least three times, he'll definitely have to bargain later."
Zhu Benduan thought about it and said.
"Then open it at three times the price, and sell it at least twice as much ~ one hundred taels of silver for a piece of silk, and we will have almost ten times the profit, which is also possible."
Feng Xiang nodded, calculated carefully and said, the silk he brought over was the high-grade silk in the Jiangnan region, and it was also sold for several taels of silver in Daming.
The price of gold is almost ten times that of silver, of course, it also depends on the fineness of the gold, and the two of them are also veterans in this area, and as soon as they look at the gold given by Abede on the table, they know that the gold is in good condition.
"Mr. Abed, this silk needs at least five more horses~"
Zhu Benduan picked up a piece of silk, then opened a palm and gestured.
"It's too expensive, it's too expensive, my friend~"
When Abede heard this, he immediately shook his head again and again, thought about it, raised two fingers and said, "That's the most, my friend." ”
I wish Benduan and Feng Xiang a happy heart, this sky-high asking price, I didn't expect to reach the price in my heart all of a sudden, but obviously, this is still negotiable.
"No, no, my friend, at least four counts~"
Zhu Benduan scholar raised four fingers at the other party's words and said.
"It's still too expensive, my friend~"
Abed shook his head slightly.
"My friend, this is the best silk in our Ming Dynasty, our goods are the best, you look at this silk, this pattern, it is definitely the best."
Zhu Benduan also smiled and took out the silk and talked about this silk, which means that we get what we pay for, and our goods are the best.
"Okay, okay, my friend, this is the most I count~"
Although Abede didn't understand, he also knew that these silks were indeed good, and the silk from Daming in the past was not as good as these silks, and the price was more than five numbers, but now the other party only asked for four numbers, which was simply a big profit.
So he raised three fingers and countered again.
"Okay, okay, my friend, sold it to you, how much do you want?"
Zhu Benduan thought about it and nodded and said.
Feng Xiang's eyes narrowed with a smile, he originally only wanted to sell 10 taels of gold, but now he can sell 15 taels of gold, and this price is simply earned.
"The more the merrier, my friend, don't doubt my strength, what I have is this gold~"
When Abed heard this, he immediately said very loudly, and then he also made a lot of comparisons.
"Haha, Mr. Abed, we might as well take a look at other things first, you see these porcelain, and it is also the best porcelain of my Ming Dynasty."
When Zhu Benduan heard this, he immediately understood, and then smiled and began to introduce other things, this Abed is obviously a very powerful businessman, very rich.
"These porcelains are indeed very good, how much does it cost?"
Abed picked up the porcelain and looked at it carefully, he was also a person who knew the goods, and he knew that these porcelains were all good goods at a glance, and he nodded again and again, so he also asked the price directly.
"This is cheaper, these only need one number, as for these, it takes two numbers~"
Zhu Benduan pointed to the gold on the table, and then pointed to the porcelain that was put out, and began to introduce the starting price in the same way.
Because of the language barrier, you can only say the approximate number, and there is no way to negotiate the price in detail, if you can know the language of the other party, then you can negotiate the price in detail.
As a result, many things can only be roughly numbered, and they are all measured in gold, so there is no doubt that the price of these things is very high.
Because the price offered by Zhu Benduan and Feng Xiang is at least a number, that is, almost five taels of gold, and a porcelain sells for five taels of silver, which is something that is unimaginable in Daming.