Hearing Sima Qi's undisguised revelations, Lu Hong's reaction was also a little unexpected, "Oh, Sima Qi, are you here to show your sincerity?" Or show off your cleverness? ”

Sima Qi smiled, "Master Lu, of course it shows my sincerity...... The guy should also have introduced to you, the remuneration I receive is not low among the compradors of the foreign bank in Dongjiaomin Lane, but I will definitely strive for the greatest profit for you in the transaction with foreigners! ”

Lu Hong listened to this guy's boastful introduction, and still had a calm expression, just looked at this guy calmly, "Sima Qi, it's better to do well than to do well, I'm in the jewelry business, you can introduce me to me, there are a few foreign companies in Dongjiaomin Lane that can do this business, and the bid is reasonable!" ”

Listening to Lu Hong's words, Sima Qi's eyes lit up, this jewelry business is a big deal, and the remuneration he can get is naturally rising, but this Lu Gongzi's request seems to be a little difficult to do, so let him introduce foreign businessmen to him, is it because he wants to get rid of himself......

Just when his expression was uncertain, Lu Hong's voice was cold, "Sima Qi, is there anything else in this?" ”

This took him aback, he still hasn't figured out the origin of this one, it looks like it's not small, and as soon as he talks about it, it's a jewelry business, originally when he first saw him, he thought it was a young master with a yellow belt and a red belt in the capital, but when he heard this accent, he said official words, and it was definitely not a person from the capital.

Obviously, he didn't want to come to the door to buy and sell, not to mention that it was still a big deal, and immediately said with a smile: "Lu Gongzi, this question you raised, there is some trouble, in fact, this is unfair to do business with foreigners, it depends on the human feelings, the difference between the familiar face and the raw face is big, if I introduce a few households to you, if there is no Chinese person, then the transaction may be difficult to do!" ”

Lu Hong nodded if he had something to gain, he came here to find a middleman, after all, in many things, it was not convenient for him to come forward, his eyes stared at this Sima Qi, and after thinking for a moment, he asked: "This is a reason, but, but if you don't have the ability that I recognize, how can I use you with confidence?" ”

"Lu Gongzi, you can rest assured, I have been a comprador in Dongjiaomin Lane for more than ten years, naturally I have my own means, since Gongzi is in the jewelry business, the most important thing is the valuation, I will first make an appointment with the regular customers of Shengxing Jewelry Store to estimate the price of your goods, let's go to the foreigners to negotiate the price, we must not let you suffer a loss!" After saying this, Sima Qi looked at Lu Hong with great anticipation, and could see that he was very interested in this transaction.

Lu Hong pondered for a long time, and saw that the expression of expectation on Sima Qi's face was a little condensed, so he patted the table and said calmly: "Go now!" ”

Seeing this transaction, Sima Qi immediately got up and greeted Lu Hong and went out, leaving a room of compradors to discuss curiously...... Yanjing City is divided into the outer city, the inner city, the inner city is also called the imperial city, the middle of the imperial city is the Forbidden City, after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the imperial city is the residence of the children of the Eight Banners, the outer city is the Han people, more than 200 years of changes, the imperial city has long been a person.

After the Opium War, the foreigners occupied the Dongjiaomin Lane close to the Forbidden City, as the embassy area, and now there are many foreign companies in the imperial city close to the embassy area, and other important commercial areas in Yanjing City are mostly in the outer city, Lu Hong took the carriage called by Sima Qi, and soon saw the Dashengxing jewelry store he mentioned in the west of Dashilar, at the same time, Lu Hong also noticed that there are at least four or five jewelry stores in this generation with facades not less than Dashengxing.

Entering Dashengxing, the guy came to greet him in the morning, and the mouth called "Mr. Sima" welcomed the two into the side hall to sit, and after a while, there was a shopkeeper in his forties with one-legged glasses came out, and a group of people hugged their fists at the two of them amicably, "This morning, there are magpies calling in front of the door, it turns out that Mr. Sima is here, I don't know how to call this distinguished guest?" ”

Sima Qi got up with a smile, pulled the shopkeeper to the opposite side and sat down, and pointed at Lu Hong, "Shopkeeper Hu, this is Lu Gongzi, he has some goods on hand, please identify them, whether they can be made into a deal, it depends on your sincerity!" He pointed at the shopkeeper again, "Mr. Lu, this is Hu Yifei, the second shopkeeper of Dashengxing Jewelry Store, and that is the first-class expert in the jewelry store at the corner of Dashilar Street!" ”

Lu Hong arched his hand, the pomp of this jewelry store looks good, but the reason why he doesn't want to do business with local jewelers is that he is afraid of getting into trouble.

"Shopkeeper Hu, I have some jewelry from Nanyang on hand, please give me an estimate, if you need to be paid, but it doesn't hurt!" Lu Hong said the words to death as soon as he opened his mouth.

The shopkeeper was still kind, and said with a smile: "Master Lu, this is the outside, the guests brought by Sima Qi, this is also a hand, why should I be rewarded...... It's just that I don't know how much volume Lu Ye has your goods? Is it a long-term job, or is it a one-time surname settlement? ”

Speaking of this business, Lu Hong naturally doesn't know much about this rule, but the rough diamonds and gems he has on hand have been evaluated by the evaluation system, and the difference between good and bad is clear to him.

Thinking of this, he asked, "How is it for a long time?" What is the difference between a surname and a settlement? ”

"Master Lu, if you do it for a long time, if you can operate it through a small shop, I Hu Yifei can pack tickets, and I can make 5 cents more profit than selling it directly to foreign merchants, if I settle the account once, I will not have this benefit!" The kind face of the shopkeeper Hu who has not changed for thousands of years said this, and saw that Lu Hong was a little puzzled, and explained: "Master Lu, the market of this jewelry is different all year round, sometimes high and sometimes low, we make jewelry, and the purchase is naturally calculated at parity, so once the surname is cleared, it is estimated at the price of the month, and it is impossible to have more!" ”

After listening to this, Lu Hong also roughly understood the process of appraising the jewelry industry now, this risk-averse approach is naturally the first choice of shrewd buyers and sellers, which is understandable, thinking of this, he took out a deerskin pouch from his arms, and stretched out his hand to push it in front of the shopkeeper Hu.

Shopkeeper Hu immediately smiled and reached over to take the deerskin pouch, and when he took it, he immediately felt the weight of the bag, and he couldn't help but be happy in his heart...... He immediately removed a wooden plate covered with deerskin from the nearby shelf, then carefully opened the deerskin bag and poured out the gems inside!

This poured out, the eyes of the shopkeeper Hu and Sima Qi were bright, and on the wooden plate and deerskin, more than 20 gems of various colors were shining, but the eyes of the two of them were stunned when they saw the diamond ore in it.

This expression naturally did not escape Lu Hong's eyes, and he asked quietly: "Shopkeeper Hu, is there a problem with these South Sea gems?" ”

Shopkeeper Hu pointed to the diamond ores, "Master Lu, these should be Nanyang diamonds...... There are very few such gems in China, and jewelry stores rarely do this kind of business, but you can rest assured, this thing can be sold at a high price on the side of foreign merchants, but I am afraid that the valuation of this South Sea diamond will have to be discussed with foreign merchants at that time! ”

Sima Qi was already snickering in his stomach at this time, originally thought that this Lu Gongzi said that Nanyang jewelry was just a gimmick, most of them were the rich son's private goods at home to exchange money, and when the diamond ore came out, he believed a little, you know, there is naturally no shortage of domestic jewelry shops to do this diamond trading, but the diamonds of domestic assets, very few, almost difficult to find, this kind of brilliant gems after processing, are purchased from foreign merchants, the price is extremely expensive, I heard that they are from India and Taixi.

At this moment, seeing that Lu Hong still had doubts, he was busy explaining beside him: "Lu Gongzi, if it is really a diamond ore, there is no problem with the sales and prices of foreign merchants, after those foreign merchants sell the goods, they don't need money to buy from China and sell them back to Taixi, this Nanyang diamond, that is definitely a hot commodity!" ”

Lu Hong glanced at this guy, after the great powers dumped industrial products and opium in China, they naturally would not ask for the silver dollars and silver ingots of the Qing Dynasty, which did not have the effect of maintaining value at all, and the cash obtained from dumping a large number of commodities was also called the accomplice of the great powers to plunder China's production resources, which seriously damaged the domestic business environment...... One of the most famous examples is the situation that led to the situation that China's export of silk was inferior to the export of raw silk, and finally destroyed the once glorious Chinese silk industry for thousands of years.

However, since there is a market, it is the best, and he has already calculated how to control the risks in this transaction, so he just nodded at the moment and motioned to the shopkeeper Hu to continue.

The shopkeeper Hu took a magnifying glass and carefully looked at those gems one by one in the window, and soon divided the nearly 30 gems into three piles, Lu Hong squinted his eyes and saw this, but he understood a little bit about the ability of this guy, in fact, this bag of gems, Lu Hong had already done it before, seven or eight of them were raw ores below the gem level, and the rest of the gems were systematically evaluated and divided into two grades.

And now Hu Yifei's three piles are basically the same as his own shares, but there are slight differences in individual raw ores, but this shows that this person is quite reputable......

While Lu Hong was pondering, Hu Yifei had already put a bunch of gems back on the table, and said with a smile: "Lu Gongzi, this batch of gems is indeed extraordinary, just these rubies and emeralds are different from the common Burmese gems in China, but they are definitely good goods!" Speaking of this, he took out a piece of paper with a long string of Arabic numerals written on it, obviously his estimate, and crackled with an abacus next to him, and then said very solemnly: "I estimate that the current shipping price should not be less than three thousand six hundred taels of silver......

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