Zhu Daolin's generous speech on the "spirit of contract" aroused a strong resonance among the guests. Zhu Daolin's huge appetite in the field of trade made the guests who suffered from the pain of a single silver settlement ecstatic, and they all believed that meeting the wise and enlightened Zhu Daolin was definitely an extremely lucky thing, the result of the gift of God and Allah.

Under such circumstances, Zhu Daolin's proposal was easily recognized by everyone.

After half an hour of heated discussions, all parties basically reached an agreement on the principle of unified weights and measures, and all parties decided to go back and immediately supplement various details according to their own needs, and gather at noon tomorrow to discuss their respective requirements, and then sign a formal trade contract.

When the big thing is agreed, it's the turn of the dazzling display of goods in front of you.

To the shame of the Francophiles, they didn't have to wait for Zhu Daolin to make an offer, and they realized that all the belongings on their bodies at this moment could not be exchanged for a large mirror that was far superior to the French emperor's imperial vanity mirror.

Zhu Daolin was very considerate of the guests' difficulties, pondered for a moment, and made another suggestion: "Gentlemen, my servant has already prepared a belated luncheon in the backyard, and it will be ready in about a quarter of an hour. ”

"If the gentlemen are willing, we can use this short time to do something, for example, we can quote the price we are willing to accept for all the goods on display except for gems and jewelry, and if we can set the price smoothly, we can save a lot of time for tomorrow's negotiation and signing!"

"Here, there is one thing that I think should be told to you in advance, there are 2,400 sets of five kinds of fine porcelain on display this time, only 5 floor-to-ceiling pendulum clocks remain, 190 lace crystal mirrors, and most of the others are samples."

The guests knew that it would be a big loss for everyone to quote together. But he couldn't control the strong possessiveness that kept churning in his heart, and immediately divided into three parts and discussed nervously.

The wealthy Sayid wanted to buy everything except the statue of the Virgin Mary and the statue of Jesus, especially the 2,400 sets of five kinds of fine porcelain in stock, which became a must-have in Sayid's eyes!

Thirty years of experience in the porcelain trade, Saïd knows very well that all the porcelain on display here is so perfect, regardless of the texture, workmanship, shape, décor, glaze, painting, firing technique and so on. It is by no means something that any porcelain factory in the Ming Dynasty can manufacture.

What's more attractive is that the design of these porcelains is very in line with the aesthetics of the Arabs and Europeans, any of them as long as they are transported to Damascus or Alexandria, it is better than a shipload of ordinary porcelain, and it can be easily exchanged for the same weight of gold, not to mention that he does not need to hold gold and silver in exchange, just transport the mountains of steel, copper and tin, cotton, leather, and blankets from Damascus and Alexandria back for exchange, and the trade between the two sides can obtain dozens or hundreds of times the profits, which is very rare in the past hundred years!

Saïd thought. How could the Portuguese and Spaniards not have imagined? It's just that Sayid was the first to complete the negotiation and was the first to stand up and offer his acceptance price:

"My brother, I am willing to sell all your 2,400 sets of porcelain for 300 taels of silver each, and I will have all the funds together if you give me three days!" Of course, I would like to exchange the next batch of goods with the metals, cotton wool, wood, cotton, war horses and other commodities you are interested in, and you can also take all the goods of you and me. Converted into gold for settlement. ”

"No, no, no!"

Moleno hurriedly stepped forward: "I'm sorry, Mr. Said. Forgive me for disagreeing with your selfish behavior, you and I, including Mr. Sánchez of the Spanish East India Company, are equal in our position, and in the same way, we have equal opportunities. So. I cannot agree to your unreasonable demand to buy all 2,400 sets of porcelain, and I think Mr. Sánchez is on the same page as me. ”

"I very much agree with Mr. Molleno, dear emir. Mahmoud. Mr. Said, it's not a question of how much to bid, it's a question of fairness and justice. Just like what the incomparably wise Mr. Zhu said, it involves the spirit of contract that everyone must have! ”

Sanchez spoke soundingly, and skillfully lifted Zhu Daolin out to increase his weight.

Sa Yide was just about to ridicule him, but Zhu Daolin came out in time to mediate: "Gentlemen, please listen to my opinion, considering that you come from different places, no one will carry so much money before foreseeing today's situation, therefore, I understand the temporary difficulties you are facing, and I am very willing to negotiate with you to solve them." ”

"I hereby assure you that within half a year, I will once again provide you with 5,000 to 10,000 sets of premium porcelain that are exactly the same as the samples on display, and if you have more, you can only wait until next year, after all, this is the largest share I can get, if it is a second-grade porcelain, there is absolutely no problem, and it is no problem to prepare 100,000 sets for everyone every quarter."

The guests suddenly stopped, Zhu Daolin didn't say that it was okay, who wants to wait until a year later? Is it possible to watch others ship back to Europe and reap dozens or even hundredfold profits?

So a heated quarrel inevitably happened.

Zhu Daolin, who had a black belly, pretended to go up to persuade this and comfort that, but he still couldn't quiet the excited guests, and Feng Shengtai, Ying Changpei, Zhang Deyi, Yan Yihe and others, who were well-informed, were dumbfounded, and a group of maids in the main hall were so frightened that they all retreated behind the middle door.

After more than ten minutes of verbal bickering, the parties finally had to sit down and talk, and in the end, Sayid, who was able to mobilize a large amount of gold and silver from Jinling and the surrounding area, reluctantly made a concession to 1,200 sets, and Moreno and Sanchez were still not satisfied with 500 sets each, but at least avoided a fierce dispute between them.

The three of them finally negotiated, but they didn't expect Zhu Daolin to suddenly ask something that made them ashamed: "Then gentlemen, do you think that the final value of this batch of fine porcelain is 300 taels of silver per set?" ”

The three guests looked at each other, quickly put aside their differences, and got together to discuss nervously, looking like a group of old friends conspiring together, where was the slightest disharmony?

Ying Changpei, Zhang Deyi and others on the side once again sighed with emotion and were amazed.

The eldest, Moreno, was elected and generously and gracefully gave Zhu Daolin a gorgeous and decent reason, and showed Zhu Daolin a beautiful prospect:

"A set of 320 taels of silver, it really can't be more! Dear Mr. Zhu, we all know that these porcelains are very precious, and to be honest, all the goods displayed in this gorgeous hall are rare things that we have never seen before, but no matter how cherished the items, there is ultimately a price to measure its value, so please Mr. Zhu look to the future! ”

"In addition, I have the honor to confess a fact on behalf of the other two friends: among all the merchants of all countries that trade with the Ming Empire, the strength of our three parties is the strongest, I believe that Mr. Zhu will soon be able to see our strength and sincerity, and we are full of confidence and hope in Mr. Zhu and for the long-term trade between each other!"

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