In addition to Fan Liang this time, some merchants from Jiaozhou followed, and this trade meeting was a rare opportunity for them. The pen "Fun" Pavilion may be www.biquge.info only opportunity, compared to Fan Liang, these people are the real rootless hardship.

The servants who greeted the guests in front of the door saw Fan Liang and the other group's eyes lit up, and hurriedly greeted him and said, "General Fan, you are here!" My master has been waiting for a long time, come in with me! ”

"Good!" Fan Liang didn't say much, and led people slowly into the Fuzhou Hall under the guidance of the servants. Entering the hall, Fan Liang found that there were still many acquaintances, the Chen family, the Ouyang family, the Lin family and other generals who had only met in the past two days actually appeared in the hall.

"General Fan is here too?" Seeing Fan Liang coming, Chen Daolong and the others hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, looking enthusiastic. Seeing this, Fan Liang also returned the greetings one by one.

Seeing Fan Liang eating very openly, the businessmen of Jiaozhou who came with him couldn't help but feel admiration, and at the same time, they also had a little more confidence in this trip.

"President Zheng has arrived!" With a loud shout from the servant, the whispered conversation was interrupted. When everyone heard the prestige, they saw Zheng Xing dressed in a gorgeous costume and striding into the venue.

"Zheng is a step late, I still hope for you Haihan!" Zheng Xing first smacked the head and confessed, and then walked to the center of the crowd and said loudly, "Thank you for coming to the Fuzhou Hall to cheer, and now I announce the official start of the trade fair!" ”

"Since the establishment of the Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce in the first year of the Apocalypse, it has been 15 years so far. In the past 15 years, the Chamber of Commerce has had its ups and downs, and its development to this day is thanks to your strong support. Now that the new year has arrived, this is the first time we have held a trade conference since the beginning of spring this year, and I would like to take this opportunity to wish our business will become more and more prosperous, with a wide range of financial resources and endless money! ”

After making a brief opening remark, Zheng Xing said in a voice full of excitement, "This year is a year worth celebrating for us, because today a new member of our Chamber of Commerce has joined!" Now let Zheng introduce you ceremoniously! ”

Zheng Xing said, stepped forward and pulled Fan Liang's arm and said, "This one next to me is today's new member, Fan Liang Fan Guerrilla from Jiaozhou, Shandong, his home country!" General Fan is a coastal defense guerrilla general under the command of Liu Fan, the chief military officer of Shandong, with a respected status and strong power, with his joining, I believe that our chamber of commerce will become more and more prosperous! ”

After a burst of warm applause, Zheng Xing pulled Fan Liang to introduce him to the main members of the Chamber of Commerce one by one. After Zheng Xing's introduction, Fan Liang found out that this time not only all the big and small generals in Nagasaki came, but also almost all overseas Chinese doing business in Nagasaki. It can be said that all the famous characters in Karachito Town are gathered here.

After a brief introduction, Zheng Xing began to talk about the trade fair, after all, this time it was mainly a trade fair rather than Fan Liang's introduction, so Fan Liang didn't care too much.

After a period of hectic preparation and preparation, the trade fair has finally entered the main topic. There are still some differences between the trade fairs led by the Zheng family and the chambers of commerce that prevailed in the Ming Dynasty, and his trading methods are somewhat similar to those of future exhibitions. Before the start of the trade fair, the invited sellers will send the samples of the goods to be sold to the Chamber of Commerce in advance, and the samples will be put on the shelves by a special person at the beginning of the trade fair. If the buyer is interested in the product, they will come forward to ask for the price or talk, and after the buyer and seller have negotiated, the transaction will be concluded. Such a model not only saves the seller the trouble, but also saves the buyer from many concerns. In addition, with the Fuzhou Guild as a guarantee, there will be no big mistakes in general products.

Because of Zheng Xing's grand introduction just now, Fan Liang and his entourage have also attracted the attention of buyers of all sizes in the Chamber of Commerce. The goods of the Jiaozhou exhibition, such as raw silk, silk, porcelain, books, calligraphy and paintings, tea, sugar and various exquisite handicrafts produced in Weixian, are sought after by buyers of all sizes. More than a dozen ships of goods were booked out by large and small merchants after a while, especially the handicrafts of Weixian, which were in short supply, even if the goods were sold out, there were still a large number of merchants who came to ask for the price. In the end, Fan Liang had to take off the sample to avoid trouble.

There's also a reason why these beautiful handicrafts are so popular. Nowadays, small and delicate "Kara ware" is very popular in Japanese society, especially under the influence of "incense", which has gradually developed and expanded in Japan. With the formal establishment of the art of "incense" in the Edo period, beautiful props, delicate plates, and various exquisite ornaments made incense more popular among women. Because Japan itself is not good at making such exquisite and complex things, these "Tang ware" from the Ming Dynasty are even more sought after by Japanese women.

Among all the goods, the only thing that no one cared about was the "refined salt" brought by Fan Liang. Although the refined salt produced by the Shihe Salt Works is of good quality and the price is very low, there are very few merchants who come to ask for the price. Even if a few people came forward to ask, they bought some in small quantities. There were no big deals.

Fan Liang couldn't help but feel sad when he saw this, Liu Fan originally wanted to sell the refined salt from the Shihe Salt Farm to Japan. Now it's so bleak, so Fan Liang doesn't know how to end it. It stands to reason that the price they give to refined salt is not too high, even slightly lower than the price of salt in Beijing, but for some reason it can't be sold!

When Fan Liang was anxious, Chen Daolong seemed to see Fan Liang's predicament, and stepped forward to ask, "General Fan, is he worried about these green salts?" ”

Fan Liang hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, we brought two ships of goods this time, but so far we have only sold less than a thousand stones." I'm worried here, salt is very damp and not easy to store for a long time. It gets harder to make a move as time goes on. You can't throw these two cargoes into the sea! ”

Chen Daolong shook his head and sighed, "I see that these green salts are crystal clear, there are almost no impurities such as sediment, even in green salt, it is a rare good product!" But the good thing is sold in the wrong place. Japan is an island country, and although the art of salt production is not very good, it is surrounded by the sea, and the most important thing is some seafood. There are countless substitutes such as kelp and sea fish, and ordinary people do not need to buy much salt to maintain their daily needs. Only some merchants need to make dry goods for sale, and they need to use a lot of salt to pickle seafood. But a merchant would not use such an expensive and exquisite green salt to pickle things in pursuit of profit. Therefore, these green salts are not cared for because its market is small and the demand is smaller. Only those high-class nobles who were influenced by the Ming Dynasty would use these exquisite and luxurious things! (To be continued.) )