Chapter 4 Kashmir
Fortunately, he met Qi Taiyu in Nagqu. He had something to do to complete the procedures for clearing the Indian and Tibetan areas. In order to prove Shatush's rare opportunity to make money, Qi Taiyu took the initiative.
Tang Ning said that he had no silver now, only two big bags of Shatushi raw materials, worth 400 taels of silver, and he was reluctant to take action. Before he made Shatushi, the value could not be reflected. After making it, the value would be increased by 10 times, and after selling it to Europe, it would be increased by ten times. Who would want to take action early on the huge value of 40,000 taels? So they agreed that Qi Taiyu would first cushion the money along the way, and after Tang Ning took action, they would discuss the transaction after he arrived in Kashmir, India.
400 taels, you can buy two or three very good courtyard houses in Beijing!
Qi Taiyu beat him up and asked, "How many antelope have you slaughtered?"
Tang Ning told him calmly and frankly: "90 heads."
Qi Taiyu almost spit out a mouthful of old blood: "Did you do it alone?"
Tang Ning responded lightly again, "Yes".
Qi Taiyu: "How is it possible? How did it do it?"
Tang Ning: "Well, my unique method is not as high as that. I have three hundred and sixty abilities. What's the point of doing this business?"
Qi Taiyu didn't believe that these two sheepskin bags contained cashmere from 90 Tibetan antelopes and asked for a look.
Tang Ning didn't hide it and untied a corner of the bag. It turned out that these cashmeres were dried and compressed and flattened. You can imagine the vacuum packaging, so they can accommodate so many. Tibetan antelope can not be encountered anytime and anywhere, so he achieved his best.
Seeing the cashmere being compressed, Qi Taiyu believed what Tang Ning called the "unique method". At least he had never seen such a high density of wool balls.
After gaining Qi Taiyu's initial trust, the two of them rushed to Lhasa with two followers. Qi Taiyu's relative who worked under the minister in Tibet was in the Lhasa area.
Qi Taiyu got a horse for Tang Ning, and the speed increased.
A group of four people took four days to travel from Nagqu to Lhasa. At this time, Lhasa was only a small town of 20,000 people. However, it was the border between India and China. Finally, I met Indian merchants who came to collect antelope. These fur merchants in Kashmir only speak Tibetan. Fortunately, Qi Taiyu could speak a little Tibetan. He asked about the price given by the Indians. The worst price was 40 taels and the best price was 70 taels. In short, there was still a difference from the 400 taels that Tang Ning said, but this was also a considerable amount, because 70 taels can also buy a good property in Pingyao, Shanxi, Qi Taiyu's hometown.
Tang Ning smiled and said, "It will be 400 taels when transported to Kashmir. Let's go, man!"
Tang Ning learned from Qi Taiyu's relative Qi Hui that Kashmir was actually a territory in Tibet not long ago. In 1829, British troops invaded the place. The King of Ladakh asked for help from Qingting, but the Qingting ignored it and lost contact with the place later. Tang Ning guessed that the ministers stationed in Tibet had probably seen the British army's advanced firearms and did not dare to pay attention to the King of Ladakh.
During the First Opium War, the Senba army in Kashmir's Ladakh area took the opportunity to attack Ali. Qingting was unable to look west, but ordered the Tibetan army to counterattack and defeat the Senba army. Qi Hui proudly introduced the Senba battle, but could not hide the fact that he had lost control of Ladakh. Tangning asked without hesitation without hesitation. Qi Hui stammered and couldn't explain it clearly, and was very dissatisfied with Tangning's reproach. If it weren't for the sake of relatives, he would have issued an order to expel the guests. Most of the officials of the corrupt Qingting had such a moral character. Tangning didn't care about it, and he had no intention of mingling on the land controlled by the Qing Dynasty. Whether you are happy or unhappy, you will cross the border without giving it to me, which angered the old man and let you taste the taste of a particle-bearing gun.
In this deserted land of Tibet, the so-called war is only a few thousand people (don't forget that the population of Lhasa is more than 20,000), and the particle beam gun has one thousand bullets. After having the good thing of the molecular separator, it can easily purify bullets for particle beams from the iron tools. Tang Ning is not afraid of the troops of thousands of people. As long as he takes up a good position, or sneak attacks, or night battles, he can kill the entire Tibetan army. The so-called "one man is the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it" refers to this strange place on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Fortunately, Qi Taiyu was very eloquent and was eager to make a fortune. He persuaded his relatives to persuade him and finally got the customs clearance document. The group of four brought a small amount of Chinese fur and then headed towards Kashmir.
India is not a paradise. The religious atmosphere is as strong as Tibet. The meaningless superstitious activities have become the main activity outside of their survival. In this era, the amount of land is not the most important factor in measuring the size of the colony, and human resources are the factors of the conversation. Therefore, India under the British rule is the largest and most important colony, and the status of the Indian governor is much higher than that of Canada, Australia and other places. When we came to this country with a large population second only to China, Tang Ning felt like he was surrounded by a ignorant ocean.
In addition to superstition, the British colonial rule was not friendly. They regarded India as a raw material base. The crops grown in India must first be exported to the British mainland. Therefore, the internal market of the entire British India was artificially restricted, and the Indians lived a lack of life.
This is also an era when workers were brutal exploited in the early days of capitalism. It is not nonsense to draw the conclusion that "capitalism will perish" through observation, because as long as you go to the factory to see the workers who work hard for 15 hours a day, you may also come to the preliminary conclusion that class contradictions are irreconcilable.
Even if British workers suffer so much, what should the colonized Indians do?
This is still an era of gold rush. Not only is the famous British colonies in California, South Africa, Australia and other British colonies, as long as there is a gold mine spread, all workers will find ways to make a fortune. As long as they work and earn money from the road, they will set out, because it is also dangerous and hard, and there is at least hope for gold rushing.
Tang Ning just sighed that it was not his turn to worry about these major human affairs. He was just a vendor from Tibet who had not even obtained his identity. He came to this world alone without friends. Qi Taiyu was not a friend. From Qi Taiyu's crazy eyes and his look of being flirted with Qi Hui, Tang Ning inferred that this Shanxi merchant might have wanted to do it himself after learning to be Shatush. He is still a lonely and ignorant world traveler.
To be honest, their industry is not easy. Qi Taiyu doesn't know much about Tibetan. It's like finding a craftsman in Shatus based on this communication ability is like finding a needle in a haystack. They can't even figure out where they have to sell. The two of them wander around in the largest market in Kashmir, a little confused.
They followed an Indian vendor to the market town, but the sly Kashmiris didn't want to tell them where there were craftsmen to make Shatush. He wanted Tangning to sell the Tibetan antelope to himself.
There is no good price without competition, and Downing is still unwilling to sell it. He is waiting, and when he meets the British, he can obtain enough information with his excellent communication skills. Therefore, they often scan the British's traces with their eyes at the market.
Although the businessman is profit-oriented, Qi Taiyu looks quite calm and always provides food and accommodation to the penniless Brother Tang Ning, betting that this stranger will eventually discover Shatus's secret.
Three days passed, and the British did not find them, and the craftsmen did not find them. Tang Ning began to change his strategy. He lied that he was here to buy Shatus. Ha, this trick was very effective. On that day, they found a store selling Shatus with the help of Kashmir vendors. The store only had more than ten shawls, which were shelved as if they didn't have money. Legend has it that these shawls could be worn through rings. Tang Ning had no rings, but after gestures, they looked like real people.
Qi Taiyu negotiated with the store for a long time and finally got a price of 70 pounds a Shatush shawl, which is about 260 taels of silver. Now, he finally believed it. A Shatush is a mansion.
Tibetan antelope is extremely small and difficult to process. It is estimated that in another hundred years, this kind of thing can only be handicrafts. Tang Ning stared at the finished product of Shatush for a long time and almost gave up his plan to imitate Shatush.
When he returned to the inn, Qi Taiyu seemed a little excited and kept thinking about the bright future after learning to be Shatush. Seeing that Tang Ning was a little unhappy, he asked, "What's wrong?"
Tang Ning: "I looked at the sand tous they made carefully. The processing is very difficult. I don't want to make it myself, so I might as well sell it. If you are interested, keep staying here and find a way."
Qi Taiyu hurriedly said, "No, this is a good business that is profitable, how can you give up easily!"
Tang Ning smiled: "The business is good, but it is not good. What I have hidden in my mind is the knowledge of large-scale factory production, which is much better than this business. I suggest you can go to Shanghai to develop. Maybe we will meet again. It is not easy to make friends, and we are quite destined to be destined."
Seeing that he had decided to leave, Qi Taiyu had to say, "That's a pity. I don't bring much money. I can't buy much cashmere even if I want to buy yours. Alas!"
With the company along the way, Tang Ning knew about this person's personality, was smarter and more daring, and might be able to succeed. So he said: "It's better to give you half of the cashmere, which is considered to be a shareholding. After you learn to make Shatush, I want half of the profits of this Shatush. You don't have to give cash now."
Qi Taiyu was overjoyed. This friend was worth it. This trust was not easy. Just this half of the goods are worth more than 200 taels of silver. I have earned more than 100 taels of money these days.
Chapter completed!