Chapter Seventy-Two: The Oriental Merchandise Store

The news of the exchange of treasures for serfs soon spread throughout the Byzantine Empire, and of course, Jiang Yin's teleportation was also credited.

More and more big lords sent people to Constantinople to exchange serfs for glass and those luxury goods, Jiang Yin took the opportunity to increase the price of a wave, those lords changed even more crazy, for a while, the road to Constantinople everywhere was full of serfs who were tied together by hemp ropes, some stretched for miles, and the number of people was as many as hundreds, which became a great spectacle.

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Constantinople, New Roman Forum.

The wide square was full of businessmen, the poor merchants spread blankets on the ground and put their goods on them, the richer merchants pushed wooden carts and put their goods in the carts, and some big merchants had their own shops around the square.

The crowd was like a tidal wave, and there was a strong smell of sweat everywhere, but the booming market made everyone ignore the more unpleasant smell.

At this time, in front of a large shop in the northernmost part of the square, there was a considerable crowd of people, three circles inside and three circles outside the store, some of these people were nobles dressed in aristocratic clothes, and most of the rest were dazed-looking serfs, these serfs were tied with hemp rope and their hands were tied to a rope, they were old and young, but all of them were men.

"Don't squeeze everyone! Don't squeeze! Come one by one, there are still many goods, and you will definitely be able to exchange them today! A chubby merchant dressed in silk satin crowded at the gate and said loudly, his forehead oozed dense beads of sweat, but he had a smile on his face, so many customers, his commission today is probably more than thirty gold coins a day.

This fat merchant's name is George, and he was originally a human trafficker merchant in Constantinople, but he now has another identity, that is, Jiang Yin's serf agent in Byzantium, and all serf exchange matters are handled by him.

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"George! When will it be my lord's turn! In the crowd, a knight-like man shouted at George.

George squeezed out a smile and said, "May I ask who your master is...?" ”

"My lord is Duke Kafield!" The knight triumphantly revealed his identity.

George thought for a moment, and instantly remembered this Kafields, this nobleman was a grand duke of Nicaea City and the largest lord of Nicaea City, controlling nearly a thousand acres of land north of Nicaea City, and there were countless serfs in his hands.

"It turned out to be Duke Kafields! Rude faux pas! George said respectfully with his fat belly.

And Kafields, who was standing next to the knight, snorted and said, "Mr. George, I've been standing in line here for an hour, and I want to know, is this how you treat your customers?" ”

George's heart secretly argued, someone has been queuing for three hours, what is there to make a fuss about you queuing for an hour.

However, he naturally didn't dare to say these words in person, although Duke Caffield's status in Constantinople was not high, he could be regarded as a major emperor in Nicaea City, and he was not a merchant who could afford to provoke him at all.

"I'm sorry, Duke Kafields, because there are so many people." George smiled flatteringly, "Have you registered as a trading serf here?" ”

"Of course." Kafields said proudly, "The five hundred serfs I brought have already been registered, and now they have changed fifty signs. ”

"Okay, then wait for the guests in the house to choose, and you can go in shopping" George said respectfully, he said this, but it caused a wave of dissatisfaction among the people around, but the status of Duke Kafields was there, not to mention that the people changed five hundred serfs at one time, and most of the people who came here to exchange goods only brought a hundred serfs, and three hundred people already belonged to the big landowners.

Soon, the nobleman in the house walked out, and the two attendants he brought with him were carrying large boxes in their hands, and the workmanship of the boxes was very exquisite, which was a shopping box specially provided by Jiang Yin for these ancient people to shop, and it was highly sought after by the nobles.

"Duke Kafield, now you can go in and shop." George made a gesture of please, and Kafields walked in with four attendants pushing the door.

Unlike the hustle and bustle outside, the environment inside the house is empty and quiet.

The space in the room is quite large, a long row of shelves is placed on it, and there are strange lights on the top, and all kinds of goods fill the entire shelf, which makes Kafields a little dazzled.

"Hello, dear sir, how many signs do you have?" A man in a suit walked up and asked kindly.

"There are fifty signs, fifty." Kafields looked at the various goods, and his eyes were a little moved.

"Fifty brands, that's five hundred laborers, you're really a wealthy gentleman." The man in the suit praised.

"My master is Duke Cafield!" The knight's retinue beside Kaffield said proudly.

But the man in the suit obviously didn't know much about the status of these medieval people, so he just smiled and continued: "Lord Duke Cafields, any item in our shop, one needs two brands, and you have fifty brands, that is, a total of twenty-five items can be exchanged from this store. ”

Kafields already knew the rules outside, and he nodded, "I need crystal glasses and champagne." ”

"Yes, you don't have to jump to conclusions, it's not too late to redeem them after you've read all the items in the house." The man in the suit smiled, "I'll show you around." ”

Carfields undeniably followed the man in the suit and listened as he began to explain the merits of the goods....

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After walking around, Kafields found that he wanted to buy too many things, and even he wanted to own all the goods in the entire store, but he only brought five hundred serfs with him this time, so he could only choose twenty-five items to exchange.

In the end, he reluctantly chose mirrors, glasses, champagne, silk clothes and other necessities.

"Can I buy it again next time?" As the goods were boxed, Kafields asked expectantly.

The man in the suit was stunned for a moment, and then chuckled: "Of course, Lord Cafield can come whenever you want, our goods are directly purchased from the east, and the supply is guaranteed to be sufficient, as long as Lord Cafields can pay enough labor, the goods in this store can belong to you." ”

Kafields nodded in satisfaction, he had already made up his mind to wait for this trip to return and recruit a thousand more serfs to sell, so that he could buy almost all the goods in the store...

The nobles of Constantinople and the nearby city-states almost all had the same idea as him after a visit to an Oriental merchandise.....

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