The reason John was shaking was that he didn't know what the Chinese official on the other side was saying.

Because, he is French.

To be precise, it was the representative sent by the French East India Company to negotiate trade with the Tatar Empire.

The French East India Company was a trading company founded by the Frenchman Colbert in the early years of Kangxi, which mainly supervised the trade between mainland France and India, East Africa, the East Indies and other French territories in the Indian Ocean.

In the 37th year of the reign of Kangxi, the French East India Company began to trade with China, and its merchant ship Amphitlit arrived in Guangzhou and sailed all the way to Yangzhou, where it met Kangxi, who was on a southern tour.

Kangxi issued an edict exempting French merchant ships from taxes and silver, and allowing French merchants to set up merchant houses in Guangzhou.

It's just that China's trade with the West is mainly controlled by the Dutch, and the Thirteen Lines of Guangdong are doing exclusive business with the Dutch East India Company.

Then the French East India Company's desire to trade directly with Chinese merchants clearly infringed on the interests of the Dutch, so French merchant ships had been harassed by the Dutch for a long time.

Serious problems in the country's economy led to the decline of the French East India Company, which now had to act as a second-hand dealer to eat some scraps from the Dutch.

Therefore, after hearing that the actual ruler of the northern part of the Tatar Empire had sent representatives to Macao, inviting merchants from various countries to go directly north to trade in the heart of the Tatar Empire, and that the central government of the Tatar Empire was also willing to provide armed protection to the merchant ships of various countries, the French East India Company saw an opportunity to get rid of the shadow of the Dutch, and immediately sent John to lead a delegation to the north, hoping to carry out long-term trade cooperation with the central government of the Tatar Empire, so that it would surely renew the life of the already very weak company.

In addition to bringing the sincerity of the French East India Company's trade with the Tatar Empire, John also brought with him a whole shipload of American ginseng as a commercial representative.

This thing is more expensive than gold.

And it can only be sold at the price of gold in China.

Since the Qing Dynasty banned the people from picking ginseng outside the customs, and the market's thirst for ginseng never decreased, under the premise that the supply of ginseng from Liaodong could not be obtained, Korean ginseng and oriental ginseng were smuggled into China in large quantities, and the price was quite high.

In the 57th year of Kangxi, the French shipped Western ginseng to China for the first time, and this ginseng, which looked exactly the same as Chinese ginseng, was immediately favored by the rich Chinese gentry and gave unanimous praise.

The price has also risen, from 1.44 taels per catty in the early days to 155 taels per catty today.

That is, the legal annual salary of a first-class official in the Qing Dynasty (not counting the maintenance of incorruptible silver and others) can buy about a catty.

Although John did not understand the words of the young Chinese official in front of him, and did not know whether the other party represented the Tatar Emperor or the legendary ruler, he immediately presented the young official with three high-quality American ginseng.

"No, you see, who said that we Daqing and Westerners don't have a common language, isn't that?"

Jia Liu accepted the greeting gift, thinking that this thing was very likely to be the legendary American ginseng.

In the early history of American watches, American ginseng played an important role, and its price was comparable to that of gold, and it was a great weapon for harvesting Chinese silver.

But well, trade is a mutual thing.

You can't just don't allow people to sell their goods because they're super expensive in China.

The relationship between market supply and demand will always determine the value of business.

Therefore, Jia Liu smiled and stretched out his thumb: "Enough!" Enough! ”

But the old English watch on the other side didn't seem to understand what he meant.

This made Jia Liu difficult, how could he communicate in depth if he couldn't communicate.

You must know that for this historic meeting, Jia Liu even asked the priest to revisit Li Lei and Han Meimei, so that he could play happily with the old watches of Zhengmi Ziqi from the other side of the ocean.

It took a long time for John, the representative of the French East India Company, to understand what this "enough" meant, and hurriedly pulled a British merchant from the crowd, James, who had disembarked with him, and asked him to translate it.

I don't know if it's because of the times, or Jia Liu's English is too advanced, or maybe James is from the countryside in England with a strong accent, so the communication is still not smooth.

For example, if Zhejiang and Cantonese people want to talk in their respective local accents, they must not have the lips of the donkey and the mouth of the horse.

But they all speak Chinese.

Helpless, Jia Liu had to wait for Zhu Dawen, the prefect of Tianjin, who had not yet come ashore, to bring the translator over.

At this time, Jaime plucked up the courage to ask: "Cut oil and tear the ass Khachanis?" ”

"Huh?"

Jia Liu said excitedly: "Yes! ”

The next exchange was very pleasant, and the whole conversation was in Chinese.

Jia Liu also quickly figured out that John was not English, but French, and represented the French East India Company.

Although this Jaime was not from the British East India Company, he had been engaged in trade with China for twenty years and belonged to the predecessors of this industry.

Hong Renhui, the Englishman who went to Beijing to sue the royal court, was still James's teacher.

More and more Western merchants disembarked, and the wharf was bustling with activity.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Xu Ji, the governor of Tianjin, who accompanied him, immediately sent a message to his subordinates, and suddenly a rumbling salute sounded above the port, and then the gong and drum team, waist drum team, and stilt team prepared in advance were all active.

"Wei Erken, Wei Erken Daqing!"

"Porcelain, silk, tea, big ones!"

When he said this, Jia Liu actually felt uncomfortable in his heart, because in addition to porcelain, silk, and tea, what else could the great Qing Dynasty come up with to participate in international trade competition?

There's no technology at all.

After the Western countries complete the initial stage of the industrial revolution, the three major items that the Chinese are proud of will become history, and the existence of local stalls.

China will also become a dumping ground for the industrial output of Western countries.

There was an outflow of large sums of silver and gold.

Therefore, industrial development cannot be delayed.

After all the merchants disembarked, Jia Liu immediately called Zhu Dawen, the prefect of Tianjin, and asked him to lead the merchant group to the commercial hall located near the customs yamen.

It is a three-storey building covering an area of 50 acres, and it is planned to be leased to merchants from all over the world for the opening of a trading hall.

After Zhu Dawen went ashore, he learned that the Governor had become His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and it felt like being raped by happiness for a few rounds.

Because, Zhu Zhifu understands that the spring that belongs to him has really arrived.

There is a world of difference between the people whom the Governor believes in him and the people whom His Majesty the Emperor respects.

After reacting, it is necessary to report the results of this investment promotion to His Majesty the Emperor, and to introduce His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty to businessmen from all over the world.

"Let's talk about these later, you first take people to the guild hall to settle down, eat and drink well, and then take them to visit our country's industrial and commercial achievements, and then you talk to Lord Xu and the people from the household department and the customs first, and finally I will talk to them again... Remember, this Beiyang trade, trade is important, but the exchanges between my Qing Dynasty and other countries are equally important, and we must learn from Yi's skills..."

As he spoke, a hundred Coaster luxury carriages docked at the dock drove over and picked up the guests from foreign countries one by one.

When the convoy set off, firecrackers rang out, and there were welcoming crowds along the way.

The unique weather of a large country.

Merchants from 17 countries, including France, Britain, Portugal, Belgium, and Italy, were amazed that the Tatar Empire was no longer a conservative and old empire, but a vibrant and open country.

It seems that this time they are expected to make a lot of money in the north of the Tatar Empire.

"This Beiyang trade, all relevant departments must pay attention to it, attract investment at the same time, sell things to them, but also leave their good things..."

Looking at the distant Coaster convoy and the Western businessmen who were extremely curious and fresh looking outside in the car, Jia Liu's face was also full of anticipation.

The lighthouse of the harbor behind it also looks very tall in the sunlight.