Liu Yong rushed to Shanghai with 12 new samples of the silk, just in time for Tang Yanghe's British friend Dafu to arrive in Shanghai.

Three days later, Daf's outer ship returned to England, and Liu Yong and Tang Yanghe commissioned Daff to bring 12 packs of Liss to London. Dafu readily agreed.

The steamer set sail, Liu Yong and Tang Yanghe thanked Dafu a thousand times, and the two went to the dock to say goodbye. Liu Yong also gave Dafu a reward.

It was this time, in 1851, that London, England, hosted the world's first World's Fair.

When the businessman Xu Rongcun learned the news, he keenly sniffed out the business opportunities, and he immediately ordered someone to select 12 bags of Lihu silk and urgently ship it to London.

The conference review is almost in its final stages.

In the corner of the "Crystal Palace", the landmark building of the World Expo, there are still several packages wrapped in linen, which are so out of place with the "Crystal Palace", the landmark building of the London World Expo, that they still do not attract people's attention. The judges either forgot about it or ignored it.

One of the judges inadvertently looked at the packets and saw that they were marked "madei."

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a", so, he asked someone to open it and take a look. It doesn't matter if you don't open it, you will be surprised when you open it. So, screaming "Comehe."

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ybody.” It means everybody come, everybody come.

The judges came over and were stunned.

Many judges stretched out their thumbs and shouted: ve

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China's Jili Lake silk, white, soft and elastic, and shiny silver, is undoubtedly unparalleled among all the exhibited silks.

In this way, it seems that the packaging is not good-looking, Jili Husi from Nanxun Town in the East, after the judges' vote, unanimously voted in favor, won the handsome in one fell swoop, and won the gold and silver awards awarded by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom in person.

This incident not only caused a sensation in the Nanxun region, but also caused a sensation in the world. In particular, the wealthy people in European countries prefer the silk of Nanxun, and many foreign merchants come to buy silk.

Shanghai's newly completed Dada Wharf is home to several foreign ships, and the surrounding area is full of ships from all over the world. Rickshaws are parked along the pier road, and many merchants go to the pier to do all kinds of business.

Soon after an outer ship docked, Serov and Tang Yanghe, along with a few merchants, carried suitcases and walked down the gangway to the dock.

Seeing the foreign merchants coming, several people stepped forward to meet them. Say: Do you need silk?

Serov spread his hands and said with a smile in half-baked Chinese: No,

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We already have customers.

With that, they called for a couple of rickshaws.

In front of the "Liu Zhengmao Silk Store Shanghai Branch", the rickshaw stopped.

Liu Yong saw that Serov and Tang Yanghe had arrived, and immediately got up and went out to greet them. He waved his hands and said: Mr. Seroff, long time no see, welcome to come.

Serov got out of the rickshaw, carried the suitcase, and said to Liu Yong with a smile: "Mr. Liu, I also brought you a few good friends today, they are all in the silk business.

Liu Yong smiled and said: Thank you, thank you. Welcome!

Entering the living room of "Liu Zhengmao Silk Store Shanghai Branch", Liu Yong instructed Yuhui to pour tea for the guests.

Yuhui also saw foreigners for the first time, and people said that foreigners were all yellow-haired and blue-eyed, which was true, but she didn't dare to look more.

Serov looked up at Liu Yong and asked, "Who is this beautiful lady?"

Liu Yong smiled and said: She is cheap.

Serov turned his head and asked Tang Yanghe: What is it in the cheap, why haven't I heard of it?

Tang Yanghe said with a smile: "Cheap is what our Chinese men call their wives."

Serov laughed and said, "Oh, I see." Madame Liu is so beautiful, even more beautiful than us French women.

Serov's words embarrassed Yuhui.

Yuhui blushed and nodded away.

Seroff also said: Does Mr. Liu know that Jili Husi won the gold and silver awards at the World Fair in London, England? Chinese silk is amazing, Chinese are amazing.

Liu Yong said with a smile: I have heard of it for a long time.

Serov also said: The friends I brought with me today are all in the silk business, and I want a lot of goods today, but they must be Jilihu silk.

Liu Yong counted his inventory and said with a smile: Honesty should be the most important thing in doing business. The silk exhibited at the World Expo is produced by our factory, and our bank is self-produced and sold. I don't know how much you want this time?

Serov also said: I believe in Mr. Liu's character. We want all the ways you have this time, and we can cooperate with Mr. Liu for a long time in the future, don't buy your silk to others in the future, just sell it to us, okay?

Liu Yong smiled and said: It's easy to say. Then he said: It's too late, today I'll do the east, eat first.

Serov smiled and said: Meals must be eaten, and business must be discussed. Do you know how much it costs for our ship to dock for a day? That while eating, we talked about business. Neither is wrong. Haha, haha. Do you know? Today I also specially brought you, the authentic "brandy" of our country.

Liu Yong also smiled and said: Why should I be Dong, a friend of yours, Qiu Xiancha, is also in Shanghai, and I will immediately send someone to invite him.

Serov burst out laughing. Say: Oh, so that's it, that's great, that's great.

In a private room, Liu Yong and his wife and Qiu Xiancha accompanied Serov, Tang Yanghe and four foreigners to dine together. The table was filled with a variety of delicacies.

Serov opened a bottle of wine and said: "This is the best wine in our country, "Louis XIII brandy", please taste it. He pointed to a dish on the table and asked, "I haven't seen this dish."

Tang Yanghe smiled and said: This is "squirrel osmanthus fish". It is a freshwater fish that can be braised in a braised braised or steamed in a soup.

Serov smiled and said: You Chinese eat so carefully. We French came with a noble guest, just a steak and a borscht. He grimaced, spread his hands, and said, "It's that simple." Caused everyone to laugh.

Yuhui also felt that this foreigner was very funny, and smiled from time to time.

Serov said again: "I've eaten the meal, I'm going to talk about business now, can I load the goods tomorrow?" Although the silk is in demand in the European market, if the ship docks for three days, the profit will be gone.

Liu Yong and Qiu Xiancha looked at each other for a moment, and then said: Please rest assured, Mr. Serov, it will be loaded tomorrow morning to ensure that you return with a full load.

Seroff and a few other foreigners laughed.

Serov pointed to another foreigner and said, "This friend of mine is in the business of daily necessities, and you are talking about foreign soap, foreign oil, foreign nails, foreign lead wire, foreign candles...... And so on, all done. I see that many of Mr. Liu's boats are empty, so why don't you bring some back, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?

Liu Yong felt that this foreigner was very reasonable. Many daily necessities in my hometown have a foreign character. Even the foreign fire (also known as foreign mold head) used at home is not produced in their own country, and it comes directly from the hands of foreigners, and the profit of this price difference is also considerable. What's more, Nanxun is not small, with a permanent population of 30,000, and it can also be wholesaled to other towns, and even all the way to Huzhou Municipal Government. So, he glanced at Yuhui and said: What Mr. Serov said is reasonable, and we can consider this issue.

The next day, the inventory of the "Liu Zhengmao Silk Store Shanghai Branch", including the inventory in Qiu Xiancha's store, was all emptied, and Liu Yong also transferred a lot from other silk stores opened by Nanxun people in Shanghai. Just from the price difference in the day, Liu Yong earned himself nothing to say.