Chapter 43, Flower Water and Blue and White Porcelain
Ye Feiyu couldn't help but be a little curious, he hadn't been to the Eastern Country of this plane, and he didn't know if it was the same as the earth, so he couldn't help asking, "Mr. Marris, do you also know the Great Tomorrow Dynasty?" Have you ever been to the East? ”
Maris hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, I have never been to the Great Ming Dynasty, but I have only heard about the situation there from the mouths of merchants who have been to the Ming Dynasty. ”
The most popular goods in the Ming Dynasty are porcelain, tea, silk, spices, Maris has seen the porcelain brought back by the merchants who went to the Great Ming Dynasty, although it is not as exquisite as the bone china in Ye Feiyu's hands, it has been sold for more than a hundred gold coins, and often a ship brings back hundreds of sets of porcelain, which can have tens of thousands of gold coins.
Their European goods could not be compared with the Ming Dynasty at all, and they could only use silver and gold to buy goods from the Ming Dynasty, and basically the silver and gold obtained from the Americas flowed to the Ming Dynasty, and these ordinary merchants who did not have enough silver and gold could only transport inferior goods to the barbaric and backward continent of North America and cheat money from the Indians.
For the Europeans, the only goods that can be called valuable are weapons, such as arquebuses and cannons, an ordinary naval cannon can be exchanged for ten sets of fine porcelain, and if it is the most advanced eighteen-pound red-coated cannon, it can be exchanged for hundreds of sets of porcelain!
Of course, they only saw merchants returning with a full load, not those who sank or were killed by pirates on the way.
In their eyes, the Great Ming Dynasty was an incomparably wealthy, full of gold, but it was a pity that only really powerful maritime merchants could take this new route, ordinary maritime merchants, all their wealth, could not even afford a nautical chart to the ancient country of the East.
Maris never imagined that he would meet the people of the Great Ming Dynasty here, and see the exquisite porcelain, could it be that the Great Ming Dynasty had already discovered this continent?
Ye Feiyu was a little disappointed, but there is not much power established in North America, and it is meaningless to go to Daming, this is a place rich in gold and silver, as long as the Indians are subdued, just mining gold and silver mines is an unimaginable wealth.
"These porcelains were shipped from the Great Tomorrow Dynasty, but they are all royal tributes, and the quality is much better than ordinary porcelain, as long as the price is right, Mr. Maris can have as much as he wants."
Ye Feiyu smiled, and a bottle of flower water appeared in his hand by magic: "In addition to these porcelain plates, there are also large exquisite vases, tea, sugar, spices, etc., as well as perfumes like this." ”
French perfume is famous all over the world, the fundamental reason is that the European body smell is very large, the need for perfume to cover the smell of the body, now PE131 of the United Kingdom, in the Renaissance period, more and more pay attention to the so-called aristocratic atmosphere, the spices bought from the Ming Dynasty, in Britain and even other European countries, are extremely precious, such as musk, sandalwood, is also one of the European businessmen's profiteering goods.
This ordinary bottle of Liushen Flower Water, which can no longer be ordinary, only costs a dozen yuan a bottle, for people on the earth plane, it can't be associated with perfume at all, and no matter how poor people are, they will not use flower water as perfume.
But for these Europeans, it is the most suitable commodity, who makes the pores of Europeans have a big body odor, which can be seen from the introduction of toilet water: the main effect is to decontaminate, sterilize, prevent prickly heat, relieve itching, at the same time, it is also a good summer hygiene product to remove sweat odor!
Speaking of which, this is still a reminder from the forum, Ye Feiyu only bought two boxes to test the water before leaving, at this time, the European turtle, where you know the difference between spices, where you know what is fragrant and fragrant, as long as the aroma is strong enough, it is the best perfume, what Chanel and the like have to stand aside, not to mention that there are so many effects.
In Maris's puzzled gaze, Ye Feiyu unscrewed the lid and poured a little flower water on the back of his hand, and with a slight lift, a burst of rich fragrance emanated.
Then, Ye Feiyu handed the flower water to the stunned Maris.
At this time, glass is still a rare thing, the label of the flower water has been torn off by Ye Feiyu, the pale green glass bottle, crystal clear without any impurities, is just like the most perfect green crystal, in Maris's eyes, there are only seven words to describe: high-end atmosphere and grade!
"This ...... Is this also used for trading? Maris's voice stammered, and he carefully took the Rokushin Water with both hands, and then carefully poured a little more on his fingertips, lest he waste such a fragrant and superb spice.
Ye Feiyu said with a smile: "Naturally, it is used for trading, as long as the price is right." However, the number of perfumes is small, and the trade is still dominated by porcelain and the like. ”
Maris knew that such a precious cargo, as long as European merchants saw it, they would be crazy about it, and he didn't know how much luck he had to go to meet Ye Feiyu here.
The settlements of the Europeans, all established on the coast, were not far from here, there was a deep-water port and a Spanish settlement, and these Indians could not have been unaware.
He could see that Ye Feiyu was completely different from ordinary Indians, just the clothes they were wearing were not ordinary animal skin clothes, they looked extremely atmospheric, so he didn't dare to deceive Ye Feiyu, so he had to ask cautiously tentatively: "Mr. Ye, how about these porcelain, a gold coin of the Queen of England?" If it's a set, it can add a little money. This spice ...... No, this perfume is only five gold coins a bottle? ”
Ye Feiyu sneered: "It seems that Mr. Maris doesn't want to trade with me, right?" Those Europeans who want to come to the west, will pay a higher price. ”
When Maris heard this, it was bad, the young man surnamed Ye really knew that there was a Spanish settlement over there, and said anxiously: "No! No! Mr. Ye, in fact, I plan to give a higher price, but the money is used to buy goods, and I can't take out more money for a while, why don't Mr. Ye wait a while, wait for me to sell these things, exchange some gold coins back, and then trade with Mr. Ye? ”
He had a good idea, obtained furs and other goods from the Indians, and then sold them to the Europeans in the settlements, and then used gold and silver coins to buy porcelain and flower water from Ye Feiyu to maximize his own benefits.
Ye Feiyu frowned and said: "There's no need to be so troublesome, you can directly exchange the goods on the ship for my goods, but I hope that Maris will maintain the integrity that a businessman should have, if everyone is satisfied with this transaction, there may not be no chance of cooperation again in the future." ”
After speaking, he turned to the Kathak warrior next to him and said, "You go to the car and move your things down." ”
The Kathak warriors were stunned for a moment, they had been in the truck all the time, the truck was empty and there was nothing to do, why did Brother Ye let them go up and move things down in the truck? However, they knew that Ye Feiyu was unpredictable, so they didn't ask any questions, and immediately climbed into the truck, and sure enough, they saw several wooden boxes and cardboard boxes in the truck, as well as a few half-human-high navy blue vases.
Ye Feiyu took something out of the private plane, and his consciousness could move as soon as he moved, and he didn't need to touch it personally, and he could appear more than ten meters away from him at most. At this time, there was no need to show off in front of Europeans, so wooden boxes with porcelain and cardboard boxes with toilet water were placed on top of the trucks.
Watching the warriors of the Kathak tribe carry down several boxes, including a huge vase half a man high, Maris's panting for breath widened.
The larger the porcelain, the more difficult it is to fire and extremely difficult to transport. The sea is turbulent, a big wave rushes over, the wooden ship of less than 1,000 tons, the shock is very good, the box loaded with goods rolls around is normal, even if it is cushioned with straw to prevent damage, the damage rate on the road is also extremely high.
Because of this, the large porcelain transported to Europe from the Great Ming Dynasty is basically gone, and it is no exaggeration to say that the value is huge, and the blue and white vase moved down by the warriors of the Katak tribe, although it is fired in modern times, in fact, most of the craftsmanship is much better than that of ancient times, but it lacks cultural heritage and historical deposition, which can be seen from the current imitation of antiques by means of fake and real.
What Europeans bought at this time was not antiques, but the culture of the Great Ming Dynasty, and the porcelain they bought was also newly fired, from this point of view, Ye Feiyu's goods were naturally more exquisite and precious than the porcelain of the Great Ming Dynasty!
"Be careful! Be careful! [***]! Don't touch the rocks on the ground! ”
Mars watched the natives of the Indians jump out of the truck with a piece of wood twisting the mouth of a blue vase with one hand, and could not help jumping to his feet and shouting loudly, he had already regarded these incomparably precious porcelain as his own.
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