Chapter 237: Product Presentation

At dusk, Sun Xiangfu came to the Shanyang branch of Wangjianglou, where he had been booked today, and there were already many Hu businessmen who arrived here one step ahead of him.

The so-called product promotion meeting, in fact, is not complicated, a beautifully made album, all the goods that Sun Xiangfu wants to sell are drawn with pictures in actual proportions, and attached one to two pages of product descriptions, such as perfumes, essential oils, how to use, what are the benefits after use, the origin of various fragrances, and even mentioned the benefits that fragrance can bring to people.

Human beings have a long history of using essential oils, and the specific time is not known, according to some historical records in the West, more than 1,000 years BC, the Egyptians used a large amount of sesame oil when bathing. Later, Cleopatra had the habit of using natural plant essential oils extracted from flowers to rub her body, which made Egypt's essential oil culture reach a new peak among the aristocracy.

Of course, the history of the Chinese people's use of rouge gouache is not later than that of the Egyptians, but the path is different, Sun Xiangfu wants to promote these things, naturally starting from the cultural roots, but due to the level of perfumers, the quality of the flavors and perfumes that Sun Xiangfu can make has not reached the height of later generations, that is, it is comparable to the level of "natural" perfume before the eighteenth century.

The spice industry, even in later generations, is also a very high value-added industry, controlled by the world's top consortia, Sun Xiangfu naturally will not set a low price for his products, even those Hu businessmen have been mentally prepared, and they are also taken aback by the price on the list.

After Sun Xiangfu sat down in the main seat in the center, those Hu merchants consciously surrounded him, and he deliberately went back to change into civilian clothes, so those Hu merchants didn't have to give him a polite salute.

"Sun Dudu, here is a merchant from Persia Arsake, there is something I want to ask you, I and other people have bought goods in Chang'an, and many people with spare money have also purchased treasury bonds issued by the Tang Dynasty, but now they feel that Shanyang's goods are more profitable, I wonder if we can borrow these goods from the merchants on your side like last year, and you will guarantee them on behalf of the imperial court?"

"Arsake, hehe, your name, this governor has heard before, last year you sold a lot of white stacks to Chang'an, but in the end ended up with no return, fortunately Your Majesty is merciful, in the name of the imperial court to vouch for you, let you wait for a large number of loans to go back, and finally make a lot of money!" Sun Xiangfu smiled and looked at the blonde man who was the first to ask him questions.

"His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is benevolent and virtuous, and we are deeply admired, what do you mean?"

"There is no problem with borrowing, however, businessmen who have purchased Datang treasury bonds are preferred, secondly, next year, merchants who can provide goods according to my requirements are preferred, and secondly, ordinary merchants, the priority mentioned by this governor also includes the right of first refusal to buy goods in demand, such as perfumes, essential oils, these things are difficult to make, even if Shanyang has millions of acres of flower fields, the annual output is limited, this year, up to a thousand boxes can be shipped."

"I wonder how many boxes there are?" Arsak was overjoyed when he heard this, he had bought a lot of Datang treasury bonds.

"Seven bottles, seven scents." Sun Xiangfu replied without thinking about it.

"Only seven bottles in a box?"

"Well, a bottle is only half a catty."

"Half a catty? Worth 10 times? ”

"That's right, a box of seventy, a thousand boxes, seventy thousand."

Hearing this price, even after reading the introduction on the album, Arsak couldn't help but feel guilty in his heart, the Hu merchants in the Western Regions did have money, and they easily bought the Datang 1 million yuan treasury bonds, but that was only done by the hundreds of Hu merchant teams combined, and their individual people, in fact, rarely had a net worth of more than 50,000 yuan, and the amount of treasury bonds he held alone could not eat all the goods.

"Well, what about essential oils?" Arsako continued.

He is a businessman, and he knows that a small amount of goods means high prices and huge profits, because after seeing perfumes and essential oils in the commercial streets of Chang'an and Shanyang, he is very confident that he can sell them at a high price in his own country.

"It's also about the same volume, these two goods will be sold in limited quantities not only this year, but also in the future, because Datang can't use too many fields to grow flowers, and after meeting our certain internal needs, we can only export so many goods at most."

Sun Xiangfu's words were not only heard by Arsak, but also by other Hu merchants in the Western Regions, and they were all pondering in their hearts how to fight for some share in such a small amount of goods.

As the discussion of this topic began, Sun Xiangfu's slap patted, and some of his subordinates took a beautifully carved wooden box to the desk, inside, the perfume installed with a delicate glass bottle was quietly lying in the groove of the corresponding size in the box, and both sides of the box were paved with silk cloth, and the box and the bottle body had a very three-dimensional S' logo, just to create this packaging, you have to spend a few dollars, and with the backdrop of this packaging, many Hu businessmen feel that the price of 70 guan a box does not seem to be so unacceptable, and it is shipped back to China, I am afraid that the price of ten times can be easily sold.

After Sun Xiangfu explained to them that this 'S' represents his surname, how much is the annual production limit of this top perfume, in Datang, only the emperor and his wife and a few princes and Guogong can use this limited packaging, the top brand perfume, and after the prince, in the eyes of these businessmen, the price of seventy guan is more cost-effective, and the celebrity brand effect can be eaten in later generations, not to mention that in this era, as long as this set of words is taken back to the Western Regions, not to mention ten times or twenty times the profits, those nobles will also rush to buy it.

"Governor Sun, is it possible that the merchant who holds the Datang Treasury bonds and can send you the designated goods next year can give the highest priority to purchase perfumes and essential oils?"

After carefully taking a closer look at the finished products of the perfume package, another Hu merchant rushed forward and asked, from his gaze, Sun Xiangfu knew that these people were eager to get the purchase share of these perfumes.

"That's right, if you have both conditions, you can give the highest priority to this kind of in-demand commodity."

As businessmen, they have a high level of understanding, and Sun Xiangfu basically doesn't have to bother much, so they thought of this.

"Then I don't know, what kind of goods does Sun Duhu need?"

Sun Xiangfu knew that they would ask, and he handed some lists of items and atlases that had been prepared a long time ago to those Hu merchants.

"Blueberry seeds?"

"Sweet cherry seeds?"

"Cauliflower seeds?"

"Onion seeds?"

"Flax seeds?"

For these things, in this era, there may be different opinions and names, but it doesn't matter, Sun Xiangfu can have a diagram to tell them that the origin of these things is Europe, or West India, the Mediterranean coast. At present, there is no large-scale cultivation in Datang, but it is a very valuable thing.

Blueberries have the functions of preventing nerve aging, protecting eyesight, strengthening the heart, anti-cancer, softening blood vessels, and enhancing human immunity.

Cherries are the best fruit for iron supplementation and have great nutritional value. Don't think that Japan grows a lot, just think that it is the country of origin. Sunflowers are also the national flower of Russia! It originated in South America and only arrived in Europe in the 15th century.

When Sun Xiangfu watched the Water Margin, he wanted to laugh when he saw Wang Po eating melon seeds, this thing was introduced to China in the Ming Dynasty, you Song Dynasty people ate melon seeds, this is a big loophole!

Moreover, there is a big gap between the sweet cherry native in Europe and several mountain cherries native to China, which is a more economical variety, because there are many varieties of cherries, Sun Xiangfu, who prefers to eat cherries in later generations, has to study slowly.

Cauliflower, is the cauliflower that people often eat in later generations, its role is to treat cough, asthma, cauliflower juice is the main medicine used by Europeans to treat lung disease, the effect is very good, Sun Xiangfu also thought of the body of the eldest grandson queen, only thought of this vegetable.

As for the onion, when Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty, there was already a history of planting, but this thing was very spicy and pungent, and it was not liked by the Han people who had poor cooking skills at that time.

Or that the average life expectancy of the ancients was short! It is really that the types of food are too scarce, eat rice all year round, all kinds of vitamins can not be supplemented, it is strange to live for a long time, Sun Xiangfu wants to improve the quality of life of people in this period, these fruits and crops must be introduced to promote, if the food of people in this period can be as rich and comprehensive as later generations, with a good ecological environment in this period, as long as there is no accident, people live to be over seventy or eighty years old or easy.

As for linen, it is not only capable of refining oil, but also makes high-quality fabrics, which are soft, tensile and fine. Even after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Taizu introduced a large number of them from the Soviet Union, with a planting area of millions of acres.

"Seeds are only the first category, the more the merrier, and the second category, for example, iron ingots, Uzi steel ingots, and some other metal ores, I am very interested.

For another example, there is a shortage of labor in my Datang Dynasty, especially my Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, if you can get me a large number of slaves or young and strong laborers, my goods here can be appropriately restricted to you. ”

Sun Xiangfuti's request was not excessive, it was completely something they could do, and after some understanding, these Hu businessmen felt that this business could be done, so they began to gather together to discuss the share and the type of purchase.

There are many kinds of goods in Shanyang City, Sun Xiangfu naturally allows them more time to consider, between questions and answers, the atmosphere is very warm, they hope to borrow more goods at the same time, but also strive to increase the price of those things that Sun Xiangfu wants, businessmen, profit first.

If Sun Xiangfu just blindly sells goods, the countries of the Western Regions will not last for a few years, after all, the productivity of Datang will be increasingly amplified under his promotion, even if the population of the countries in the Western Regions may be several times that of Datang, but it may not be able to support the continuous dumping of the goods he made.

The whole commodity promotion meeting lasted until late at night, all businessmen were greedy, and they all wanted to maximize profits, and so was Sun Xiangfu, at this time, a glass mirror made by the workshop of Happy Village was carried to the hall by the service staff under the signal of Sun Xiangfu, because it was late at night, the waiter also deliberately moved the candlestick closer.

The red cloth covering the mirror was pulled open by Sun Xiangfu, and the bright round mirror immediately attracted the attention of all the Hu merchants in the Western Regions.

"Oh my God, what did I see, this, this is the legend, only the Tang Palace has a mirror? It can really shine a light on things······"

"This, this is simply amazing······"

All the Hu merchants of the Western Regions crowded in front of the mirror at this moment, and repeatedly looked at their faces from the mirror, as if it was an honor to be able to appear in the mirror.