Chapter 56 Yazhou City (3)

When shopkeeper Zhang went to Guangzhou to purchase goods, he had also thought about buying some Fo Langjiren glassware to sell in Yazhou. However, the price of these items was high and they were fragile. If they were encountered during sea transportation,

There are strong winds and waves, and the damage rate is extremely high, so there are very few glassware for sale in the Yazhou market. But if these Haihan people know the glass manufacturing technology and can make these exquisite glass products locally, they can effectively avoid the risks and costs of transportation.

Yes, the price is naturally more competitive than Guangzhou products.

Shopkeeper Zhang silently calculated in his mind before he quoted: "For the glassware you made, we can temporarily use the sales price of Folangji Ren as a reference. Wine glasses cost one tael of silver each, and bowls cost three taels of silver each."

Yan Chujie interrupted at this time: "Shopkeeper Zhang, you said this price is the price you paid for the goods from Fo Langji in Guangzhou? What about the local sales price?"

Shopkeeper Zhang didn't mean to hide it, and explained to him: "The sea route from Guangzhou to this place is bumpy, so the freight is at least half of itself, and the price at the time of sale is double that."

Yan Chujie calculated, adding half the freight, the cost of shipping from Guangzhou would be one and a half taels and four and a half taels. If he sold it at double the price, the final selling price would be three taels and nine taels. This is really good money.

Just when I was thinking about how to bargain with shopkeeper Zhang, Schneider had already spoken.

"Shopkeeper Zhang, the price you mentioned is fine, but we have a condition." Schneider pointed to the purchase list on the table and said: "The glassware you want to order does not require cash transactions, and can only be purchased with our designated products.

Make an equivalent exchange."

"This..." Shopkeeper Zhang couldn't figure out Schneider's true intention for a while and couldn't help but ponder.

"Our goods can be delivered outside Yazhou City, and any damage on the way will be our responsibility." Schneider offered another tempting condition. Of course, this condition was nothing to Chuanchuanzhong, and the "Speed ​​Speed" started from victory.

It only takes most of a day to run back and forth from the port to Yazhou City, and the "Speed" has a stable hull, making it perfect for transporting these fragile items in offshore areas.

Although the transaction with the Haihan people was barter, wouldn't it turn into cash as soon as it was in his hands? Shopkeeper Zhang gritted his teeth and agreed.

Just when Shopkeeper Zhang thought that the business was almost over and was considering whether to leave a meal, Schneider took out another thing and handed it to Shopkeeper Zhang: "What do you think of this?"

Shopkeeper Zhang immediately reached out to take it when he saw it, and asked with surprise: "You have a skilled craftsman who can make such a silver mirror!"

What Shopkeeper Zhang is holding is a small cosmetic mirror, only about the size of an adult's palm, with a metal frame and a very delicate appearance. This thing was made for trading with merchants in the 17th century.

One of the trading materials purchased in bulk, the purchase price was only a few cents. Of course, the executive committee purchased more than this size, and purchased thousands of various large and small cosmetic mirrors.

This is not to say that the Executive Committee cannot make mirrors after time travel. In fact, the Venetians invented the mirror-making method of tin foil and mercury in the early 14th century. This is one of the reasons why the Executive Committee asked the action team to purchase cassiterite and cinnabar.

However, this mirror-making method is extremely inefficient, and the materials are highly toxic, which is very harmful to the body of the mirror-making workers. The most important thing is that the mirror coating is not long-lasting, and the mirror will slowly wear out over time. Despite this, Venetian

It was also kept a secret for three hundred years. It was not until the second half of the 17th century that this mercury mirror-making technology flowed into France through some secret channels. The silver nitrate mirror-making method invented by the Germans in the 18th century greatly improved these defects.

, but whether it is the main material silver nitrate or the required potassium sodium tartrate and ammonia water, Chuanzhong cannot prepare these materials for the time being, so we can only reserve a large amount of finished products first, and then we can start to make our own products when the chemical industry develops to a certain stage.

Manufacturing mirrors on a large scale.

As for whether this thing is good for sale and what price it can be sold for, just look at Shopkeeper Zhang’s trembling lips and fingers to get an idea. You must know that during this period, Western missionaries and businessmen had indeed begun to wear mirrors.

After arriving in the Ming Dynasty, Venice's miserable output was far from enough to supply the European nobility, let alone large-scale trafficking to the distant East for sale. In the huge market of the East, the time-traveling crowd was about to sell

There are almost no competitors for mirrors. Even the European region where mirror-making technology was invented will surely become a dumping ground for industrial mirror-making in the future.

"I wonder how much you want for this silver mirror?" Shopkeeper Zhang didn't dare to ask for a price this time, because even he had only heard of this legendary silver mirror that was marketable and priceless.

"This two-inch silver mirror costs twenty taels a piece." Schneider quoted a price that he thought was not too bad. The people sitting next to him all had strange expressions after hearing the quotation - twenty taels.

The value of two pieces of silver in future generations is enough to buy more than two thousand such small mirrors! This is a complete profiteer!

Shopkeeper Zhang captured another piece of information from Schneider's quotation: "Do you have other sizes of this silver mirror?"

Schneider was very satisfied with Shopkeeper Zhang's business acumen despite being surprised. He smiled and nodded and said: "A five-inch silver mirror costs one hundred taels per side, an eight-inch silver mirror costs three hundred taels per side, and a square mirror costs one foot."

Starting from 800 taels, as for the larger size... we will not sell it for the time being."

Shopkeeper Zhang grabbed the chair handle with one hand, barely holding on to prevent himself from passing out. These Haihan people can actually make a one-foot-square silver mirror! And from what he said, it seems that there is a larger size.

I don't want to take it out yet.

There are indeed larger-sized mirrors in the executive committee's material warehouse, and there are even several full-length mirrors that are as tall as a person. But those are "special commodities" and are not intended to be sold in the market, unless they one day pass through the public.

It can produce mirrors of the same size and quality. These large-sized mirrors are reserved by the executive committee to bribe some high-ranking officials of the court when necessary, or even pay tribute to the royal family.

Shopkeeper Zhang ordered twenty two-inch round mirrors and five five-inch round mirrors without even paying back the price. As for the larger-sized mirrors, it wasn't that he didn't want to buy them, but the goods in the store plus cash were all.

The number was no longer enough. In addition to mirrors, he also ordered fifty glass wine glasses and twenty glass bowls. For such expensive products, shopkeeper Zhang did not expect that the other party he was dealing with for the first time would allow credit.

The executive committee's trading materials were all placed on the "Speed", and Schneider only brought a few samples with him. After agreeing on the specific transaction content with shopkeeper Zhang, the action team left Yu Xiaobao in the store for a while.

Later, he will take the delivery team of "An Fuxing" to the seaside of Nanshan Town to deliver the goods.

The action team declined Shopkeeper Zhang's request to stay for dinner and left. It was only around ten in the morning, and there was plenty of time to go to another business firm to discuss business. Schneider did not want to waste time on such low-level human communication.

Luo Shengdong was greatly shocked at this time. He was not sure how much the items purchased by the action team were worth, but he had just watched the entire process of Schneider displaying the products, quoting, and negotiating. Naturally, he knew that this short

How many things did Schneider sell on behalf of Haihan in that time - that's more than 600 taels of silver! Anfu Bank has been operating in Yazhou City for several years, and Luo Shengdong has dealt with shopkeeper Zhang many times. He is very

Knowing the situation of Anfu Bank, I may not be able to do 600 taels of business in a month during normal times. Even if I can be promoted to the boss this time, my salary in ten years will not be as good as the business I negotiated just now.

People are so angry!

The next store we went to, "Furuifeng", was obviously stronger than "Anfuxing". The shopkeeper surnamed Li who received the action team said that the saltpeter, sulfur, coke and other goods they needed could be organized in large quantities from Guangzhou.

The supply of goods was shipped, but in exchange, "Furuifeng" hoped to underwrite the sales of glassware and silver mirrors produced by Haihan in Guangzhou.

Schneider and Yan Chujie discussed this briefly, and finally agreed to Furifeng's proposal. Although the condition of establishing an exclusive agent may affect the future sales revenue of the Guangdong Office, it can open up a path to

The trade routes in Guangzhou can actually save Chuanchuangzhong a lot of trouble. Moreover, the other party can help Chuanchuanzhong organize the supply of goods in Guangzhou and transport them directly to the Port of Victory. This can also alleviate the current serious shortage of transportation capacity of Chuanchuanzhong to a considerable extent.

status quo.

Shopkeeper Li's final order quantity was also larger than that of "Anfuxing". He even ordered a one-foot square mirror, saying that it would be sent to the main store in Guangzhou as a sample. As for the order placed by the action team here

, it was also organized by "Furuifeng" to manually deliver the goods to the seaside of Nanshan Town for delivery.

After the two businesses were negotiated, not only did the action team not have any cash disbursements, but because the goods the two firms could provide were not enough, they also received nearly two hundred taels of silver. Seeing Luo Shengdong and several

His subordinates were all gulping and jealous.

Things went smoothly, and Yan Chujie was naturally not stingy. He let Luo Shengdong lead the way into the best restaurant in the city, "Nanhaiju", and had his first meal and drink with public funds after time travel. Of course, this level of food and drink is not available to many people in time travel.

It didn't look like it was very expensive. Two tables of wine and food made everyone's stomachs bulge, and the total was only twelve taels of silver.

Luo Shengdong was drunk and couldn't help but ask: "I would like to ask you, do you have any other profitable business similar to what you just saw?"

Yan Chujie immediately heard what he meant and asked with a smile: "Luo Bai always wants to make some extra money?"

Luo Shengdong sighed and said: "I can't do it without making money. In my current position, my monthly salary is three taels of silver. Even if I am promoted to the boss, my annual salary is only more than forty taels. I have to fawn over my boss every New Year."

Colleague, this little money is not enough!"
Chapter completed!