The cloaked man shuddered visibly, then removed the thick hood from his head, removing the sweat towel from his face, revealing the face of a standard European man. Sharp lines, high nose bridge, brown curly hair, deep eyes, a pair of dark green eyes, glittering in the midday sun.

Zhang Ergou and a group of guards didn't expect such a face under the cloak, "Cang Changchang" sounded softly a few times, and a steel knife had already snatched out of its sheath, "Protect your lord!" "Beware of this monster hurting your adult!"

Zhang Ergou took a few diagonal steps, grabbed Zhu Ping'an, and blocked him tightly.

"Look!" The Cloaked Man shrugged his shoulders innocently, "My friend, you should know by now why I'm hiding my face!" ”

Zhu Ping'an kicked Zhang Ergou, who looked like a loyal protector in front of him, to the side, and smiled and arched his hand at the cloaked man and Liu Xiaodao, "I'm sorry two of you, these guys haven't seen anything in the world, don't forget to go to your heart!" ”

Under Zhu Ping'an's loud scolding, Zhang Ergou and his own soldiers finally carefully put away the saber, but their eyes were still extremely vigilant.

The cloaked guest didn't care, and respectfully performed a standard knightly etiquette towards Zhu Ping'an, and then sat down with Liu Xiaodao, Liu Xiaodao seemed to be respectful to this person, and consciously sat in his lower position.

"I beg your pardon, my friend, how do you tell that I am from Europa? And the Grasse you mentioned, it's a small French town, and you know it's incredible! The cloaked man looked curious. His Chinese dialect is very standard, but in the middle of the term, he mixed some accents from Fujian and Guangdong, which sounds very similar to the so-called "Baodao dialect" that was common in later generations.

Zhu Ping'an smiled smugly. It was now the 17th century, and there was only one place in distant Europe where the scent of the cloaked man could be produced. That's the small French city of Grasse.

In the 16th century, the nobility of Europe began to use a scented glove. These gloves are made in Grasse, France. At the foot of the Alps, Grasse is located on a sloping slope, and its unique natural and geographical conditions have made it known as the "Garden Capital" throughout Europe. The abundance of flowers, the long-standing production of leather goods and the technology of extracting essences have made Grasse the birthplace of "perfume", a luxury item of high society.

Today, most of the perfumes of the whole of Europe come from this small town. Europeans in the 17th century knew that the most glamorous perfume had to come from Grasse. Zhu Ping'an is also very clear about this.

Listening to Zhu Ping'an talk about the origin of the fragrance on the cloak guest, the cloak guest couldn't help but be a little shocked. Merchants and adventurers from all over the world have already appeared in the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty, but for the people in the interior, these tall Caucasian people with different eyes and eyes are still a shocking existence. Especially the Ming officer in front of him actually knew the allusion and origin of the perfume he used, which surprised the cloaked man even more.

The cloaked man stood up again and saluted Zhu Ping'an, this time, the expression on his face was much more solemn, and even Liu Xiaodao, who couldn't close his mouth while listening, stood up and followed the cloaked man to salute Zhu Ping'an.

"Lopez, the leader of the Francois Merchant Order, see Your Excellency!" "Liu Xiaodao, the shopkeeper of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, meets your lord!"

Zhu Ping'an looked at Lopez and Liu Xiaodao, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but reveal a smile. I wanted to find some money laundering, but I didn't expect two big fish to come. Thinking of Wang Jinfa's previous introduction, the identities of the two people in front of him can be said to be about to come out.

After sitting down again, the servants served tea and pastries, and Zhu Ping'an only left Yin Shigang, who rushed to hear the news, and the others, including a group of personal guards, all drove out. It seems that today we can not only do some money laundering transactions, but also get some unexpected benefits if we don't get it right.

López immediately realized that the subject was coming, immediately put down the teacup, cleared his throat, and said to Zhu Ping'an: "Dear lord, I heard that you have a sum of gold and silver in your hand without legal procedures, but you urgently need to support ......?" ”

Zhu Ping'an was in no hurry to answer López's question. If Wang Jinfa had found a wealthy businessman engaged in maritime trade, I am afraid that Zhu Ping'an would have lost at least one-tenth of his wealth in this transaction, but he didn't expect Wang Jinfa to go around and find such two goods. In addition to being surprised, what brought Zhu Ping'an more was a surprise, and it was a big surprise. Now, for their sake, Zhu Ping'an has to calculate how many benefits he is going to fall from them!

"There's such a thing!" Zhu Ping'an beckoned, and Yin Shigang took out a gold ingot and a stack of silver tickets from the small wooden box he brought in and put them in front of López. "Mr. López, it's just so many things, you can give me an estimate, how much fee is needed to allow me to use these gold and silver safely!"

Lopez looked at it carefully, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Things are not easy to do, the gold ingot is fifty taels one piece, the flat body arc end, the waist, and there is an inscription on it: Accompanying the driving silver bureau to sell the color of the gold Wu pick up the double head Huang Kai and other craftsmen Lin Zhaodi Zhengde is the year and the month." Furnace recasting is too expensive, and we don't have such facilities. ”

López seemed to be saying to himself, "And this silver ticket." López pulled out a gold-wire monocle and looked at it carefully, "Please forgive my confession." The Risheng and Tiancheng are all issued and circulated by the merchants of Shanxi in your country within a specific range. In the northern region, there may be a scope and necessity for use, but in the coastal area, it may not be of much value. ”

"So what?" Zhu Ping'an's fingers tapped rhythmically on the tabletop and asked casually. "Tell me your conclusions, Mr. López!"

López hesitated for a moment, stretched out a palm and opened it, "So, if you want to do this business, we want to take fifty percent!" ”

"What!" Yin Shigang immediately stood up, and the uncertain look on his face was revealed.

Even Wang Jinfa on the side glanced at Liu Xiaodao again and again, but Liu Xiaodao sat on the chair loudly and ignored it.

Zhu Ping'an laughed lightly, as if he had heard the funniest joke, and it took a while before he could barely suppress it. "Mr. López is a fast talker, and he is a connoisseur, and he can see at a glance that I can't see these things."

Lopez's face was pale, and he and Liu Xiaodao quickly exchanged glances.

"But!" Zhu Ping'an's words changed, "When doing business, there must always be contacts when negotiating prices." Yes, my gold and silver are not coming from the right way, but you can't tell me a price and I have to follow it, and that would be contrary to the principle of fair trade. ”

Lopez looked at Zhu Ping'an confidently. Although he is an outsider, it does not prevent him from seeing that the ancient eastern country he is in is facing an unprecedented era. The alien races in the north are constantly growing and sharpening their minions. Inside, however, corruption is rife, inefficiency, and the effects of bad weather that has not been seen in a century, all of which indicate that the empire will have a long period of chaos.

And at this time, it is also a great time for adventurers like him to take advantage of the fire. Franco's navy had gradually lost its qualifications and strength to dominate the seas, and the Dutch coachman in front of him was encroaching on the territory of the Spaniards and the Portuguese little by little, and if it weren't for this, he would not have spent so much effort to negotiate a business with a local military attache with a profit of no more than one hundred thousand taels of silver

Like these dirt buns, it is to knock them down with confidence and difficulty, so that they can completely become playthings that can be kneaded at will in their hands. What's more, who else can help them now?

"My price is ......!" Zhu Ping'an slowly stretched out a finger and shook it in front of López, "Yicheng!" ”

López's smile suddenly froze on his face, and a wave of anger suddenly rose from his heart, and the egg tart was still a Liu Xiaodao who was holding down a few desires. "Your Excellency, you're not kidding, are you?"

Zhu Ping'an shook his head seriously, "Do you think I'm joking?" To tell you the truth, my original price was only five percent, but after thinking about it, it's not easy for you now, not to mention that it's still an old friend with blonde hair, so I can't bear to get to ten percent! ”

Lopezho stood up, "My lord, you are an insult to our business group, in today's Ming Empire, who dares to take a business, we came from afar with great sincerity, but what you did really disappointed us, I'm sorry, I leave!" ”

After speaking, he and Liu Xiaodao snorted angrily and planned to go out.

Zhu Ping'an hurriedly stood up and waved his hand, "Hide, Mr. López, since this business can't be negotiated, you might as well talk about other businesses, business can't be benevolent, we are all eating in the land of Daming, there will always be a time to meet in the future, why make such an embarrassment for this business?" ”

López stopped and turned to look at Zhu Ping'an, but his voice was much colder.

"I wonder what other business you want to talk about?"

"There is a musket battalion under the command of this official, but now the imperial court is struggling, not to mention the arrears, and even the equipment is gone, so the official plans to buy a batch of new muskets, since Mr. López is the mastermind of the Francois merchant group, he must be interested in such a business!"

"I wonder how many muskets you plan to buy?"

"A thousand!"

López lowered his head and thought for a moment, "The price of the musket that our merchant group sold to the daimyo of the Wa Kingdom is twelve taels, and it is equipped with two bases of gunpowder. If you need it, we can equip it with the same gunpowder at the price of fifteen taels and send someone to guide it. After all, there is still a considerable distance between here and the Wa Kingdom, and the price will always be a little higher! ”

Zhu Ping'an's face showed a smile again, "No, no, this is not my psychological price!" ”

López's eyes widened, and he looked up at Zhu Ping'an, "I don't know what the adults think......?" ”

Zhu Ping'an stretched out five fingers, "Five taels of silver!" ”

López almost spurted out a mouthful of blood, and his fingers trembled and pointed at Zhu Ping'an, "You have no sincerity to trade with us at all, you, you deceive people too much!" ”