The Ming merchants paid the customs duties set by the Portuguese and Indian governments of Goa, and then began to trade with the local merchants.

By and large, of course, they can't be sold in the form of street stalls, it's all the idea of small traders, or individual items need to do so.

While their merchant ships were still at the docks, they began trading with local merchants.

At that time, the docks were full of people, and the sound of bargaining in all kinds of tones seemed to be able to reach the governor's palace.

Arab merchants themselves went into battle, constantly waving their arms and jumping feet to tell the numbers.

Portuguese merchants let local agents help them trade, while they themselves took refuge in the shade of distant trees or under sun umbrellas.

Most of the local small traders don't have a chance, they are still watching and watching, but what chance does it have?

Governor Alfonso and his commercial officer were in his office calculating the gains and losses of the trade.

The commercial officer said: "On the surface, our merchants and companies have lost half of their profits, and the merchants have sent the goods here directly, and the price is much more expensive than if we went to Daming to purchase them in person."

Our businessmen seem to be a little dissatisfied! ”

Governor Alfonso sniffed a large red hawk cigar under his nose with one hand, and he was slow to cut it open, fiddling with a large gold-plated lighter with the other.

It's really expensive, this set of things will cost about five ecudo gold coins.

This still implies that the price is much cheaper, and it is still squeezed out of the order from a Daming earl, which is a real product in short supply.

Well, if this is not a product of Hantang Group, if it is from other places, maybe I don't have to spend this huge amount of money, but I really like them too much.

The big red hawk cigar smelled a wonderful aroma of wine, and the lighter, which was so beautiful and easy to catch the fire.

"Our businessmen are really too short-sighted, they only like to look at the surface of the problem. They forgot that we had saved time and energy, and that we could have made a few more trips to Europe, where the Spaniards had silver rials.

More importantly, for Goa, we also have more customs duties.

And I heard that the earth kings also took out the gold they hid under the bed...... After all, we can't stop the arrival of the Daming maritime merchants, right? ”

The merchant said, "Yes, the kings of the earth have come to buy the goods themselves, and I have heard that they carry gold on elephants...... We ourselves lack products that can impress them, but the goods of the Ming merchants can all impress them, and there is no way to do this. ”

Governor Alfonso asked his commercial officer to negotiate affairs, also because of a commercial mention of the Hai'an Brigade of the Han Tang Group.

Captain Sun Yu proposed that the Goan Portuguese and Indian government and the Hantang Group could jointly issue a joint guarantee to provide reciprocal guarantee services for those businessmen who had insufficient funds in the transaction, of course, the scope of businessmen was limited to the Ming and Portuguese, and the amount of guarantee funds was jointly confirmed by both parties, and the handling fee of the guarantee was shared by both parties in proportion.

The commercial officer said: "This is a good way, we can get the relevant fees, if the amount is large, our income will be higher, at least the risk, we both bear it, it is not big." ”

Governor Alfonso smiled and said, "Is that what they do?" Think about it again, what else is their purpose? ”

The commercial officer thought for a moment and said, "Can they sell more goods?" ”

Governor Alfonso said: "Yes, they are the greatest purpose. I really can't figure it out, they have so many good things that they have to worry about not being able to sell?! And how much will they buy?! ”

The commercial officer said: "The Haian Brigade of the Hantang Group has also purchased a large amount of materials here. Rice, white flour, cotton, and even building materials, they said they bought them for the trading posts along the way. ”

Governor Alfonso said: "We can promise their joint guarantee, but we want their monopoly product, and you must negotiate it, and no one else will be allowed to interfere." ”

"The joint guarantee is a good idea, but I'm worried that the lighter is very expensive, and the European side is not too profitable."

Governor Alfonso said: "Sometimes, we really can't just look at things through the eyes of businessmen. ”

Governor Alfonso opened the lid of the lighter, and with his thumb he turned the gear, the lighter lit up and the office smelled of alcohol.

He said, "What do you see?" ”

The merchant officer said, "Flames! ”

Governor Alfonso extinguished the flames, turned the gear again, and the lighter lit again.

"You take a closer look, what do you see?"

The merchant stared intently, then he took out his handkerchief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with a crying voice: "Your Excellency, I really only saw the flames......

"Well, it's not your fault, you're just a good merchant...... "Governor Alfonso smiled, "it's an easier and more accurate way to ignite, what if it could be used on a firebolt?" ”

The merchant covered his mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Oh my God, that cost ......"

"Of course one gun won't work, but the piece in their lighter can make at least twenty guns, and we can get them to make some more.

Captain Cole is a good officer, and he is right. ”

The merchant bowed before leaving, and said, "I'll talk to them, they're shopping for supplies right now." ”

Governor Alfonso looked at the back of the merchant officer and muttered, "It's strange that their navy is not involved in business......

The west coast of India is famous for its abundance of spices.

The pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, tamarind, turmeric and more produced here have been famous all over the world for at least 2,000 years.

In the days when food preservation technology was not available, Indian spices were widely used in European aristocratic families as a godsend that could keep food intact for a long time, in addition to being used as a condiment.

Legend has it that when the Portuguese East India Company first sold spices back to Europe, they sold them for more than gold, and many Westerners knew India because of them.

Of course, users on the Ming Continent also need these spices.

Of course, the Ming merchants will also buy such materials, as well as cotton cloth here, or other things, but the Haian Brigade of the Hantang Group did not participate, they had other tasks.

The Hantang Group also organized its own merchant ships, but it was handled in the form of entrusting Ming merchants.

None of the people in the commercial department of Hantang Group have ever had experience in going to sea, and Hantang Group believes that if people are released in this case, it will kill people.

Therefore, they used the method of entrustment to make Mingshang responsible, and gave the principal a proportional commission when settling.

The businessman who led the team of the Pan family was fortunate enough to take over the method of this commission.

Their family's Cantonese merchant ships allowed them not to suffer losses in this ocean, and it was certain to make a big profit, and the key was to sell the goods of the Hantang Group.

Hantang Group gave him a business plan before he left, and wrote a process for this business plan, which he understood at a glance.

This business plan was new and fun for him, but it made sense of business.

He set up a large tent in the central square of Goa and hung a banner that read "Han Tang Group Merchandise Fair" in Portuguese and the local Conkani language, in which they did not accept retail sales, but started with more than 12 of them, mainly by order.

This exhibition will display the products that the Hantang Group can now mass-produce.

The goods include knitting, hardware, chemicals, food, home appliances, home furnishings, a total of six categories, more than 70 varieties, the products are neatly placed and eye-catching.

This was not only for the Portuguese merchants, but also for the kings of the land.

The people of India have a habit of offering treasures, especially gold, which is the purest metal in their eyes, and they like to offer them to the earth king or to the temple, which they think will bring blessings to themselves.

In that side of the world, there was more gold in the Hindu temple than in the treasury of their Indian bank.

Now, the most numerically powerful in the area around Goa is the Kingdom of Mysore.

Originally a small kingdom under the Vijayanagar dynasty, the Kingdom of Mysore had grown to 33 towns by 1565 with an army of 300 men.

Beginning in the mid-17th century, the Kingdom of Mysore underwent a series of expansions during the reign of Cheka 61 Dwaraja and is now one of the great powers in the southern part of the Deccan Plateau.

The second great power is the current state of Maharashtra in the north of Goa, and the third great power is Karnataka in the south.

At present, the Portuguese and the British are only stored in the form of commercial sites on the west coast of India, and the trade advantages of these two countries are far from being transformed into political or military advantages.

When King Cheka 61 Dwaraja heard about the Han and Tang cliques, he sent one of his retainers; The maharaja of Maharashtra let his son come; The Maharaja of Karnataka came in person, and of course, he had to find the Portuguese to do something.

The Hantang Group commodity fair was crowded with people, and the Ming sailors who took care of the goods were not tired to death.

There are too few people who understand the local dialect, and there are too many problems with the locals.

The businessmen who led the Pan family simply came to a VIP system, and pushed out some guys who could not afford to buy goods by looking at their outfits, and some servants brought by big families could not all come in.

The local people are relatively obedient, and they are generally converted to Catholicism.

But the earth kings, some of the foreign people are almost all Hindu.

When the prince of Karnataka, the son of the prince of Maharashtra, the minister of the kingdom of Dasol, came here in person, the Ming sailors found that some of the big families who had been wandering around had withdrawn quietly.

The businessmen led by the Pan family knew that this was due to the local caste system.

The Indian caste system, also known as the varna system, was formed in the later Vedic era.

It was the most typical and rigid hierarchy in the ancient world.

The four estates were strictly regulated in terms of status, rights, occupations, duties, etc.: the first class Brahmins were mainly monks and nobles with the privilege of interpreting religious scriptures and worshipping gods.

The second estate, the Kshatriyas, were the military aristocracy and the administrative aristocracy. They have the privilege of collecting all kinds of taxes.

The third estate, the Vaishyas, was the class of Aryan free commoners. They were engaged in farming, animal husbandry, fishing, hunting, etc., and had no privileges in politics, and had to provide for the first two ranks in the form of alms and taxes.

The fourth class of Shudras were overwhelmingly subjugated, non-Aryan people who practiced farming, animal husbandry, fishing, hunting, and occupations that were considered lowly at the time.

Many Vaishyas who have converted to Catholicism, even if they get rich, are still afraid to see a higher rank than them.

Where does the businessman led by the Pan family care about them, he greeted him with a smile, and the big family came.

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