Chapter 416: The Chart Arrives
When Rajani heard that all the goods could be returned, he immediately rejoiced: "My lord, you said that I can give as long as I have!" ”
"Really? That's what you said. Li Dongsheng narrowed his eyes and said, "I want your Hu Shang's chart of the road from Daqin to Datang!" ”
"What? Your lord, you are a naked robbery! Rajani's face changed greatly, this chart was the basis for the Hu merchants to eat, and it was the key to the business of Western merchants, and now this nobleman only wanted to use a shipload of goods to take this chart.
Why are there many Hu merchants who can come to Datang to do business, but Datang can do not have a single foreign businessman, those families are also in Guangzhou Port to settle with Hu Shangban, because there is no chart to go to Daqin.
The sea is turbulent, the risk is extremely large, Datang merchants are not no one has taken risks, but basically there is no return, after a few times, everyone will die of this heart, honestly do manufacturers.
Li Dongsheng wanted to go to the ocean, of course, he wanted this chart to let his fleet test the water and train the experience of the ocean-going fleet, and now he wanted to get the chart when he had this opportunity.
"Just now you said that you would give me everything you have, but now you don't agree?" Li Dongsheng said with a smile: "I heard that there was an accident in your family, and you borrowed a lot of money to go to sea this time to fight this time?" If the goods are gone, it is estimated that your family will be wiped out. ”
Rajani's face changed greatly, how did he know such a secret news, his family suffered a big change, and it took the strength of the whole clan to get this ship, who knew that he didn't meet pirates on the road, and when he arrived at Guangzhou Port, he would encounter pirates and robbers, and now all the goods were lost, which is why he asked the Gu family for an explanation, and now this nobleman has taken his weakness, what should he do?
This chart is the most precious treasure in the family, it is the predecessors of the family who have gone forward and gone for several lifetimes in exchange for their lives, and it is the hope of the rise of the family.
"Your Excellency, as long as it's not a nautical chart, you can mention any other conditions." Rajani still wants to struggle, he can give money and goods, but he can't give nautical charts. When their fleet encounters wind and waves at sea, they will destroy the charts first, for fear that the charts will flow out. Those strange ships are in the sea, and all the Hu merchants also want to destroy the other party's ships to prevent anyone from exploring them.
"Do you think I'm missing those things?" Li Dongsheng stared at him and said: "I don't care about money, I am also a nobleman in terms of identity, what else do you think you can arouse my interest." ”
Rajani kept calculating the pros and cons in his heart, his face kept changing, and his heart seemed to have two villains constantly fighting. Whether to give the chart or not, this question is too difficult.
Seeing that he was so entangled, Li Dongsheng said faintly: "I just need the sea chart to understand the sea situation." You can rest assured that you won't do business. ”
Rajani was relieved that he was not robbing business. Where did Li Dongsheng say: "As long as you give me the chart, the price of perfume and toilet water will be reduced by 30%, glass will be reduced by 40%, and cotton cloth will be reduced by 20%, this price will be given to you as an exclusive price, and what will be brought down is your profit, and you can make twice as much money as they can by transporting a boat." This is the last condition, if you don't agree I'll find someone else. ”
Perfume and toilet water dropped by three percent,,, Rajani was settling accounts in his heart, and after waiting for a long time to see that he was still calculating, Li Dongsheng said impatiently: "Forget it, if you don't agree, I'll find someone else." With such a heavy benefit, I believe that someone must agree. ”
Rajani's face changed constantly, and then he nodded dejectedly and said, "I don't know how the honorable lord can guarantee that the goods you said can be given to me at this price?" And these prices are long-term prices, not this one. ”
"Haha! These things are all produced in my family. You say the price, can I give you a guarantee! Li Dongsheng heard the meaning of loosening in his words, and his heart was overjoyed, now money is really useless to Li Dongsheng this year, thinking that he can exchange money for this chart, Li Dongsheng can only shout that he has made a lot of money!
Li Dongsheng has money if he wants, and the nautical chart is accumulated with the lives and time of countless people, and what Li Dongsheng lacks most now is time, with this nautical chart in hand, his fleet can go all the way to Europe along the ocean. Although he didn't think of where to settle, he could use this map to train his own fleet and accumulate experience for opening up new routes in the future.
Rajani could only nod and said, "As long as the lord returns my goods, and the future price is according to the request of the lord, I will present the chart, but please also keep my promise and do not use this chart for business." ”
"Don't worry, I'm not interested in money at all!" Li Dongsheng said the famous words of Ma X more than 1,000 years in advance.
Arrange for someone to send Rajani out, Daniel Zhang saw that Li Dongsheng, who was usually very calm, had a rare look of excitement on his face, and said curiously: "What did that Hu Shang give you, young master, so excited?" ”
"We have a back road, you say I'm not happy!" Li Dongsheng put down the stone in his heart, the fleet was not formed for a long time, and he could only go around the coastal sea, and it was not a long voyage to Goguryeo, so he finally had a mind with this chart.
Three days later, the port of Canton was crowded with people, watching the bustling people on both sides of the road watching the people disembarking from various boats, and groups of people in gorgeous clothes swaggering from the streets to the inn of the city's boshi.
Li Dongsheng has requisitioned this inn and hung up the sign of the Preparatory Office of the Municipal Shipping Division. I don't know what's going on today, but basically all the families in Jiangnan seem to have made an appointment to visit him on the same day.
Some of the small merchants who have seen them are boasting there: "See, that is the head of the Wang family." ”
"The one who walks behind is the Zhu family...
"What's the matter, the people of the Gu family still have the face to come over...
The people on the side of the road are envious, jealous, hateful, and almost up, anyway, all kinds of human nature are vividly expressed, and the navy soldiers are afraid of the matter of the Gu family in front of them, so they specially set up sentry posts on both sides of the street to be responsible for safety.
Although Li Dongsheng doesn't want to see them, they are all the top people in this era, and behind them are a huge family, with all kinds of collusion with each other, and no one dares to underestimate the energy they contain, if something happens to his territory, it will be a big trouble.