Chapter 309: Huge Value Difference
When Li Anran and Xiangyun, who was dressed as a man, walked into this shop with two literary signs, Chinese and foreign languages, they saw a middle-aged bearded Hu businessman, who happened to send out a well-dressed guest.
As a businessman, especially a Hu businessman who is very successful in Datang, he naturally has the eye to distinguish the consumption power of customers.
Although Li Anran and Xiangyun, who was dressed as a man, did not have any special clothes on their bodies, the materials used were far from being able to be worn by ordinary people, not to mention that this Hu businessman could see at a glance that Xiangyun was a woman.
Hu Shang was not surprised by such behavior. Many of the children of those wealthy families like to take their beloved maidservants with them. But because of the problems of etiquette, they can't be brought to the street in a grand manner, so they often choose this way of dressing up as a man.
After sending off the previous customer lively, this Hu Shang did not let the guy in his shop go to receive this guest who knew that he belonged to the nobleman at a glance, but stepped forward in person, and greeted Shen Shi with a smile: "This distinguished guest officer, please." ”
"This shopkeeper, please." Li Anran was not surprised at all that this foreigner could recognize at a glance that he was the person in charge, but he did not return the salute and said in a light tone.
For such a style, Abramo, who is also a resident population in Datang, does not mind at all. On the contrary, in his opinion, such a reaction is normal for a nobleman of the Tang Dynasty.
"I don't know what the honorable guest officer, what is the need?" Zhilu Dao wants to make money from the Tang nobles is not a problem. The problem is that Abramo, who is not good and easy to get into trouble, does not dare to be careless at all, and does not even dare to invite people in at will.
"What more do you need to come here, but this is not a place to talk, is there a quieter place?" Looking at this foreigner in the Tang Dynasty with interest, Li Anran pretended to be a little impatient and said.
"Please forgive me for my rudeness, distinguished guest, please come with me." In a unique Arabic etiquette, Abramo respectfully made a gesture of please.
It didn't take much time. Under the leadership of the other party. Li Anran and Xiangyun came to the backyard of this store.
Different from the style of the shop outside, the mansion behind the shop is still a typical Chinese house on the surface, with traditional wooden walls, doors and windows, but you will find it when you enter. The furniture and furnishings inside have been completely Arabized.
Arabian-style couch. The large round table of the knights' meeting, the Arabic kettle, the Arabic scimitar on the wall. As Li Anran looked at them one by one, he had to admit that such an environment and furnishings were indeed full of exotic scenery.
After sitting down and giving an introduction. Li Anran knew that this Hu businessman, who should belong to Arab blood based on his appearance, was called Abramo. Abramo got a fake name called Lu Renyi (passerby B).
Considering that the purpose of coming out this time was very clear, Li Anran didn't talk nonsense, and after the other party's exotic orchid served tea and left, he directly said that he needed a large number of Kunlun slaves.
If the previous speculation about Li Anran's identity was limited to speculation, after hearing that the other party needed a large number of Kunlun slaves, and how many there were, Abramo was even more convinced that the other party had an extraordinary background, because such a big deal was definitely not something ordinary people could get. Therefore, in addition to the ecstasy, I couldn't help but be glad that I didn't lose my rudeness just now.
It's just that ecstasy is ecstasy, and Abramo also knows that he can't eat this business alone. After all, he was just one of the many Hu merchants engaged in the slave business, and the goods in his hands alone could not meet the needs of this business.
As for the idea of going back and getting another batch of Kunlun slaves, it's not impossible, but the problem is that I'm very anxious. So, Abramu tried to ask, "Honorable guest officer, I wonder if we can trade part of this business first, and then trade part of it after the next batch of goods arrives?" ”
"The future transaction will be said later, this transaction must be completed before the curfew, if you do it to my satisfaction, then the follow-up transaction is naturally not a problem, but if not, then there will be no next transaction." Li Anran said very arrogantly.
Faced with such a reply, Abramo was both happy and annoyed.
Happily, it seems that this business is very big, as long as it can be done, the profit earned by itself will be an exaggerated figure. But to my annoyance, because of the tight time, I had to sacrifice part of my business to cooperate with my peers.
Fortunately, although it is necessary to give up a part of the profits, for Abramo, there is no reason to sacrifice a small part of the profits in exchange for more returns.
"Distinguished guests, please rest assured, this transaction will not disappoint the guest officer." First firmly stated that he could win the deal, and then Abramo asked: "I don't know the price......
"As long as the thing is good, the price can go directly to the market price, and I pay with this." Zhilu said that the other party was testing his ability to pay, and when he said this, Li Anran took out something from his purse and threw it directly on the round table.
The spherical object the size of a marbleball took on a delicate white color, and as the object rolled on the table, Abramo's eyes instantly stuck to it as if they had been smeared with cement.
Considering that artificial gemstones have become his signature, in order to avoid being discovered, Li Anran took out this time no longer artificial gems from modern time and space, but pearls, a white perfect round flawless pearl with a diameter of about fifteen millimeters.
With the increasing popularity of cultured pearl mussels, pearls, a gift of nature, are far less rare than they used to be. Although it has not completely withdrawn from the category of jewelry, its value and influence are far less high than that of gold and diamonds.
But for the ancient times when there was no artificially cultivated pearl mussel technique, pearls, especially the kind taken out by Li Anran, are large and round, and there is no flaw in the whole body.
In fact, the pearl that Li Anran took out is not cheap in modern time and space. Aside from purchasing directly from manufacturers in large quantities, in terms of retail alone, it can sell for as little as seven or eight thousand, and as much as tens of thousands of yuan.
Some people may think that it would be too extravagant to buy something from such an expensive pearl in ancient times.
Not really.
Although the price of this superb pearl is high, its price in the Datang time and space is even higher.
And the most important point is that there is a huge value gap between Datang time and space and modern time and space.
Just like this superb pearl that can definitely be regarded as the title of "Walking Plate Pearl" in ancient times, we will calculate the retail price at 10,000 yuan in modern times, but if you get it to Datang, it can be sold for at least 100,000 yuan.
It has always been a thousand copper coins, and 100,000 guan is only 100 million copper coins. According to the price that was originally customized from the fat man Chow Tai Fook, the value of this 100,000 guan can reach about 20 million.
Of course, with such a large quantity, the production cost must be much cheaper than making millions of pieces. But at the rate of one-tenth of 20 million, the value of this pearl can directly soar from 10,000 yuan to 200 times.
What's more, for Li Anran, copper coins, which are the main currency in circulation in the Tang Dynasty, can also be exchanged for silver. 100,000 taels is 100,000 taels, 1245 grams, and 100,000 taels is 4.5 million grams.
According to the calculation of one gram of silver and eight dollars in modern time and space, it is 36 million.
The error in the fineness of the silver and the weight of the return person, even if it is discounted, is 3.6 million.
Although this amount does not seem to have increased much, don't forget that since copper coins can be exchanged for silver, then silver can naturally be exchanged for gold!
One hundred thousand taels of silver, according to the standard price, is ten thousand taels of gold.
One tael of gold is forty-five grams, and ten thousand taels is forty-fifty thousand grams.
According to the price of the last gold transaction with Davis, the value of 450,000 grams of gold is more than a billion RMB, even if it is exchanged for a US knife, there are hundreds of millions, no matter how this account is calculated, it is a profit, and it is still a big profit! (To be continued......)