Westerners paid attention to the spirit of contract, and the shrewd merchants of the Ming Dynasty had almost understood their temperament after trading with them a few times.

Therefore, after the two parties signed the trade contract and gave a certain percentage of the deposit, the shopkeeper of Fan's firm was very relieved to send his men to the headquarters to purchase the goods.

"Hello go!!"

The Westerners left satisfied, and the shopkeeper of Fan's firm was equally satisfied, and with this single transaction, the transaction he facilitated in the past two months had reached more than 300,000 taels of silver.

Waiting for the New Year's Festival, the profits that he should share as a shopkeeper are probably much more noble than in previous years, and he can also stand out among many shopkeepers in the year-end evaluation and dominate the competition.

"Is the shopkeeper there? I'm here to introduce you to business again!! ”

Just when the shopkeeper of Fan's firm was distracted, a strange accent suddenly came from the door, and the shopkeeper of Fan's Tong looked up, but it was Abel the British businessman who had done two transactions with their firm.

After dealing with Abel twice, the shopkeeper Tong had a good impression of this cheerful and atmospheric British Yangyi, and a few days ago, the Yangyi shopkeeper even introduced a British captain to purchase here, which made the shopkeeper Tong smile.

"Yo, it turned out that Lord Abel was here, and I said that the magpie was chattering non-stop today, and it turned out to be a distinguished guest!"

It doesn't matter if this foreign shopkeeper doesn't understand their Oriental habits, but just the bright smile of this Tong shopkeeper Lianshan is enough to explain his attitude.

"You have to say hello this time, today I introduced this lord, but I am the housekeeper of Baron Dickinson's house in the British Kingdom, and they have purchased a batch of goods, which is enough for your business to work for half a year!"

Perhaps because of the distinguished status of the guest brought this time, Shopkeeper Tong could feel that Captain Able was full of flattery for the haggard but high-spirited Yangyi beside him.

Since he was dealing with the Westerners, it was natural to understand the situation of the other kingdom, and when he heard Abel introduce that this was from the British aristocratic family, the face of the shopkeeper Tong was even more brilliant.

"Clearly, this Lord Dickinson, please! Please! ”

The shopkeeper Tong took out twelve points and greeted this distinguished guest warmly.

With these two Britons and their entourage, they walked around the shop of the shop, and the shopkeeper Tong introduced the products of his own business, and at the same time told the strength of the Fan family behind his own business one by one, trying to impress this distinguished guest.

It wasn't until he saw some interest and appreciation in the eyes of this distinguished guest that the shopkeeper Tong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip of tea to quench his thirst, and continued to guide him.

After spending more than two hours in the Fan's business, the distinguished customer, introduced by the British merchant Able, finally spoke.

"If Abel hadn't introduced me to purchase here, to be honest, our company wouldn't have cooperated with a company like you that is not well-known in Yuegang!"

Translated by Ebel, through his tone and expression, he made the shopkeeper Tong feel the arrogance of the shopkeeper of this aristocratic family from the far west.

"Yes, yes, please rest assured, although my Fan's firm is not well-known in Yuegang, our strength in the north is very strong, and even the officials of the Qing Dynasty in the north are doing business with our firm!"

Shopkeeper Tong explained again and again that Fan's Yuegang business has been under the blow of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, and its operation is half-dead, and the closure of the port in the past few years has made the prosperous Yuegang in the past much colder, and commercial trading is really not easy to do!

"Then I have to tell you, this time I am purchasing goods on behalf of my British Empire East India Company, and the quantity is very large, can you guarantee the delivery on time?"

Dickinson still seemed to hesitate, frowning and questioning the strength of the other party.

"There is no problem, as long as you choose the total amount of your goods, the delivery date, our firm guarantees to deliver the goods before the scheduled time."

The shopkeeper nodded like a chicken pecking rice, for fear that the other party would not believe it.

"We need 5,000 sets of Jingdezhen tea sets and 50,000 pounds of fine tea............ In order to verify the strength of Fan's firm, Dickinson opened his mouth to put out a list of the materials they needed this time, and it was indeed a huge order.

Shopkeeper Tong felt both excited and pressured, just a rough estimate he knew that the other party's goods were afraid of no less than 70,000 or 80,000 taels of silver, which was really a bit unbearable for Fan's firm, which had already accepted more than 300,000 taels of orders earlier.

"There's no problem, it's just that it may take about twenty days to deliver this delivery time, I wonder if you can wait?"

"Twenty days? No, I can give you two weeks at most, after which our merchant ships will be heading south to the South Seas, and time is precious in the tailwind season! ”

Dickinson flatly refused.

"Is there any difficulty, then forget it, I'll go to their Nanyang Chamber of Commerce to procure!"

Di Gensheng saw the embarrassment on the face of the shopkeeper Tong, and even though he felt that the other party's strength was not as strong as he said, he regretted it a little.

"Don't don't, Lord Dickinson, fifteen days will be fifteen days, and I promise to prepare supplies for you within the specified time."

Seeing that the big flying duck was about to fly away, the shopkeeper Tong had to go to their business rival to buy it, so he stopped the other party without hesitation and agreed to the other party's conditions.

"But according to the rules, should you pay a deposit for such a large amount of goods?"

The benefits of this transaction are huge, but the same risk is also very large, if the other party places an order but does not buy it, the goods will be pressed in the warehouse of the people's horse.

Therefore, in order to reduce the risk, the shopkeeper Tong said with a licking face.

"I'll give you a deposit of 10,000 taels of silver, how about it?"

It seems that Dickinson is a very simple master, and at the same time, he is also very sincere, and he gave the shopkeeper Tong a deposit of not a small amount on the spot, which made the shopkeeper smile and bloom.

"Okay, okay!"

"However, if your firm is unable to deliver the goods within the time specified by the lack of energy, and delays my precious time, then how can you compensate us for our losses?"

Dickinson had a cautious attitude peculiar to Western merchants, and the hesitant look on the other party's face before made him very uneasy, so he asked this question.

"Don't worry, we will sign a contract in a while, if we can't deliver your goods on time, our Fan's firm will compensate you in full for the total value of your goods!"

After dealing with Westerners for a long time, Shopkeeper Tong naturally knew how to dispel their doubts, and as he spoke, he took out a contract with two versions written in Chinese and Latin, and handed it to the other party.

(End of chapter)