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Chapter 9: It's hard to make money (I)

The majestic and magnificent megalithic palace shades the blazing sunlight from the outside world, making everyone who walks into the hall feel cool.

It is the largest temple in the Egyptian royal palace of the entire city of Thebes. Originally, it was a place for the Egyptian king to discuss politics, receive envoys and hold ceremonies, but at this moment, it was temporarily borrowed by the travelers, and various goods were put on display.

Well? Do you think it seems undignified and unseemly to set up a stall to do business above the court of a country?

Hey, you also have to consider the identity of the stall setter, if a group of aliens descend on Earth and set up stalls in the United Nations Headquarters Building to do business, do you think the diplomatic representatives of all countries around the world will feel insulting, disdainful and disdainful? Or is it a beating curiosity?

-- In fact, according to the original idea of Ma Tong, Wang Qiu, Doraemon, and the Japanese immigrants, they planned to build a large tent directly in the market of Thebes and sell goods directly to the people of the city, but they were dissuaded by Prime Minister Imhodeb, who learned of this.

After the old man's explanation, everyone was stunned to realize that the commerce of ancient Egypt was obviously not as good as they imagined, and even the market in the city of Duthebes was not open every day, but only once every ten to twenty days, just like the market in the Chinese countryside.

To make matters worse, only three days after the previous market day, the crowds had already dispersed and returned to the countryside, and the next market day would have to wait a long time. If the traversers used to set up stalls now, they were afraid that they would not attract many customers, and the place was mixed and not safe enough.

Therefore, the old prime minister took advantage of the situation to build yì, in order to avoid disturbing the people, he simply did business directly in the palace, which was safe and convenient.

As for the source of customers, he does not have to worry, he will issue an order to summon all the dignitaries of the city to come to the palace to shop, and ensure that there will be no embarrassing situation of cold - well, although Prime Minister Imhodeb naturally has his own selfish intentions, and wants to prevent these fierce "gods" from coming into contact with some ill-intentioned people, but to be fair, this is indeed a shortcut to help the traversers complete the transaction and obtain profits.

You know, at the moment, all those who are qualified to enter the Egyptian royal palace, whether it is a court lady, a noble priest, or a foreign envoy, are the most powerful potential consumers in this Theban city. The purchasing power of any broad person is as high as at least a few hundred ordinary people, and many nobles even have their own family caravans, which can be sold all the way to other places by batch of goods on the traverser's side.

In fact, even if the traversers don't come up with any good goods, just to save the face of Princess Carroll, King Memphis and Prime Minister Imhodeb, these people will definitely throw some money at the show. Not to mention that this stall is full of all kinds of rare treasures that they have never seen before

In this era of frequent wars and advocating force, the most sought after goods by those nobles are naturally those modern alloy steel swords. There was no need for Senior Sister Ma Tong to shout loudly to attract customers with her experience in selling toilets in the ceramic market, and a large group of men surrounded these antique Chinese swords, Japanese swords, and military bayonets, stroking the blades that could be seen, and their eyes lit up.

Especially when the female swordsman Hao Poison Daozi, who served as a tester, wielded a Damascus imitation knife with beautiful cloud patterns, and easily cut off the bronze daggers of more than a dozen Egyptian soldiers, the entire hall was immediately silent...... Immediately in the next moment, there was a burst of people's voices, and everyone was not far behind in rushing to buy these unprecedented magic weapons, lest they be one step behind, and some officers who were not rich in wealth even did not hesitate to go bankrupt to buy a good knife to protect themselves -- otherwise, if they encountered an opponent with such "magic weapons" on the battlefield, they would die

Even the poor or miserly who are shy in their pockets and are reluctant to buy those high-priced swords can pick a relatively cheap dagger (actually a fruit knife) or a battle axe (actually a common carpentry axe and a fire axe) so as not to fall behind others.

Of course, in addition to these sharp and sturdy swords and axes, other goods also amazed the ancients of the fourteenth century BC, such as the stainless steel cutlery that was as shiny as silverware and said to never rust, which was light and strong, and had a bright and magnificent appearance; There are also glasswares as clear as spring water, with no discernible variegation, cups, plates, wine jars, vases, and so on, which are superior to those produced in the most famous glass workshops in Syria and Egypt. A novelty paper that was soft and white and light in texture was better for writing than the best papyrus in Egypt, not to mention the bulky clay tablets used by the Babylonians and Assyrians.

Next, cheap ornaments made of aluminum, glass and plastic were also very popular with ancient Egyptian women - at that time, fine glass was not much cheaper than precious stones, and aluminum alloy and plastic were not something that money could buy. And, thanks to advances in metalworking technology, these modern ornaments are generally ornate, colorful, and lightweight compared to the bulky ornaments of antiquity, making them ideal for everyday wear without having to worry about being weighed down by heavy gold or silver tiaras, as was the case with the ladies of the ancient Middle East.

And the most luxurious and luxurious ancient Egyptian magnates feel new and favorite goods, but also those background as white as milk, luster like the bright moon as bright as the "porcelain", at first glance, as if carved from a single piece of jade, more pleasing to the eye than the Egyptians' most gorgeous faience bowls. Not to mention that on the crystal porcelain surface, there are actually beautiful oriental landscapes, flowers and birds painted patterns, which are very different from the Western artistic brushwork, blooming flowers and far-reaching artistic conception, which makes people involuntarily immersed in this beautiful artistic atmosphere. In the eyes of many powerful people who are accustomed to the standard pattern of Egyptian frescoes, this is a wonderful work of art that is unheard of......

-- In fact, not to mention that in West Asia and North Africa on one side of the world, and in China in the middle of the Shang Dynasty on the other side of the world, porcelain was not born, and even in the palace of the Shang kings, there were only pottery, bronze tools, stone tools, and all kinds of bone tools made of human bones (archaeologists have found a decoration workshop in the Yin Ruins, mainly using bones to make zuò hairpins and combs for the nobles of the Shang Dynasty, although the raw materials also have deer legs and lamb legs, but most of them are human legs). Even the oldest celadon was not revealed until the Eastern Han Dynasty......

Since even China, where the earliest Ming porcelain was found, there is no porcelain available at the moment, it is natural that it cannot be transported to the West via the Guò Silk Road (some silk fragments have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs, which proves that there was trade between the East and the West as early as the distant Shang and Zhou dynasties). Therefore, when these fresh goods, which had never appeared before, were found, the Egyptians and foreign envoys present were all intoxicated for a while.

In short, judging from the scene, the business of this "time and space department store" in the Egyptian royal palace can be said to be quite hot.

However, when collecting money from the distinguished guests, it made the sellers of the goods, Ms. Nan Lixiang and Sister Ma Tong, deeply scratch their heads - in the fourteenth century B.C., whether in the East or the West, the general equivalent of "coins" with a heavy meaning had not yet been understood by human beings......