In fact, Wu Zhengdao's conversation with Elder is mainly to exchange the issue of the goods transported, if everything is inspected and qualified, the Australian government will pay for the next batch of orders, in fact, this time, Elder also shoulders a mission, directly from Australia to purchase a batch of goods back. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Whether it was to Batavia or Europe, the ship could not be left empty, and this was the order he was given, and as an agent of the East India Company in the Far East, Van Diemen was not only a fanatic keen to expand the colonies, but also a merchant.

It was a bit of a waste of resources for the merchants to make a profit and to get back from Batavia, so they decided to buy a shipment directly from Australia, as long as it was a strange thing.

Elder will need to purchase a batch of goods when he returns this time, Wu Zhengdao can naturally understand, even if the other party does not say it, his senior head of the foreign trade department will let the other party buy a batch of goods back.

Because as the Perfection ran out of fuel, only the Yangtze River No. 1 would go outside Batavia for six months, and no other ships would go there.

"Captain Elder, first of all, welcome your arrival, on behalf of the Australian government, I welcome your arrival, and at the same time I am also looking forward to the cooperation between us, this is the export list of our goods, you can want to take a look."

As the head of the foreign trade department, Wu Zhengdao has been accustomed to carrying a list of goods with him, from the initial single goods, to the current many categories of products, he will always recommend a detailed list to the other party when recommending to customers.

The list is not only an introduction to the goods, but also a detailed purpose, as well as the function and price, which are clearly written.

Elder and Nick saw something like cement at a glance, what is this thing, after drying, it can form a boulder of thousands of pounds, a good thing, and a windproof lantern, and the candle is placed in it to burn without fear of the wind, which is also a good thing.

Just a few casual glances. Elder decided that these things were good, not only could they be shipped back to Batavia to gain a huge market, but they would definitely sell for a good price even in Europe, but what surprised them the most was that the prices of mirrors and glasses had dropped appropriately compared to before, which meant that the price of shipping back from Australia was different from the price of direct sales from Australians to Batavia.

"Minister Wu, we want this cement, this kind of cement that can be lumped when it encounters water, Elder pointed to the cement in the first column and introduced it like Wu Zhengdao's request."

Cement is a good thing, although the current output of burning is not enough to meet the needs of the local people, but it is not impossible to give a part of it to the Dutch, after all, a generation of fifty catties of cement is the price of five silver coins.

Although the price was a little higher, both Elder and Nick could tell that it was definitely worth a lot, and along the way, the gentle road allowed them to sit in the carriage without feeling a single bump, and it was said that the road was paved with cement.

In addition to building roads, cement can also be used to build houses and walls, and if you develop deeper ground, it is definitely good to build fortifications.

"Captain Elder , we can meet your requirements, but the mass production of cement is not high, so the price will definitely be expensive, I hope you can accept this."

Elder and Nick nodded to indicate that they knew, there was no doubt about it, good things were naturally expensive, and if they weren't high, they might not believe it, so they had already prepared in their hearts.

After the conversation was over, the undocumented cake man arranged for Elder and Nick and several other key leaders to rest at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, and also equipped them with several life assistants, who could be found wherever they wanted.

After Wu Zhengdao left, Elder and Nick and others couldn't wait to get out of the hotel, and in order to see the situation in Chang'an Town, they chose to walk from here to Chang'an Town.

On the road from Chang'an Town to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, in addition to planting ornamental flowers and trees on both sides, there are also more wooden telephone poles every 50 meters away, on which a windproof lantern is hung, to be precise, a large candle is lit inside the outer cover of the kerosene lamp for lighting.

This is also a scene in Chang'an Town, but now they can't see it, the street lamps on both sides of the street, at night, are like two fire dragons, appearing in the dark night sky.

Walking down the street, Elder and Nick talked from time to time, gesturing at the surrounding construction sites, especially the natives who were working in simple clothes.

Australia also used slaves, which seems to be somewhat similar to the Dutch in North America, except that most of the black slaves used by the other side were obviously different from those used by the Australians, and these natives looked thin, but they did work very hard.

Originally, they thought that Australia would be the same as his eastern cousin, the Ming Kingdom, a place where people gathered, but it turned out to be a place of slavery, which made the two of them even happier than discovering the New World. ，

Along the way, there are many construction sites and a large population, but most of them are indigenous labourers, and the Australians are more like colonizing the land.

This is too similar to the colonizers, could it be said that the Australians were colonizers, but combined with their own statements, it seems that this is indeed possible.

After walking for about half an hour, they finally entered the streets of Chang'an Town, Chang'an Town because of the reform of the private economic system, the shops on both sides of the street have almost been opened, from time to time someone stands at the door and shouts, the guest officer enters the store to see, on the good West Lake Longjing.

Of course, Elder wasn't interested in any West Lake Longjing, they had come to find out what was going on, and they had chosen a teahouse, where they were going to hear how the life of Australians was like.

Tea houses are the easiest places to receive news, as evidenced by the fact that they opened tea houses among the Chinese in Batavia.

As soon as he sat down, a receptionist came over and asked what he needed, and some of the people brought by Elder naturally spoke Chinese, asked for a few cups of tea in half-baked words, and then began to sit down and observe.

There are many people in a place like a teahouse, and the most important thing is to get some information, and soon the conversation between the two people in the teahouse caught Nick's attention.

"Did you hear that? The government intends to issue government bonds, and it is said that if we buy government bonds with our money, we will receive a certain percentage of the government bonds when the deadline is reached. ”

"There's such a good thing, don't lie to people."

At first glance, these two people are the old immigrants in the first batch of immigrants, and judging by the clothes, they should be mixing quite well at the moment.

The word national debt is somewhat new, and although Nick and others have been listening to it, they still haven't figured out what's going on.