Chapter 89 Luo Jian bribes the Holy Queen
Luo Jian is on the stage again.
There is no way, who made him proficient in indigenous language and successfully completed many diplomatic tasks.
As the head of the trade negotiation delegation, in order to increase the price of carbon bamboo wire, he arrived at the King of Freich (meaning "Bamboo Sea Capital") on July 20. He conducted negotiations for almost a week without any progress.
Those women are really difficult to deal with. They can be said to be ineffective and unreasonable.
Especially the country's Saint Queen Ibetha Felecchi, who is in her early 30s, has a high appearance and noble temperament, but once she talks about interests, she is sharp-tongued and full of misunderstandings, which makes people speechless.
"One of the ten gold coins of carbon bamboo is too expensive. It used to be ten gold coins. How could there be something that could increase the price by 100 times at once?"
"That's an old carbon bamboo that is more than 800 years old. One of ten gold coins is not expensive, and the price will rise in the future."
"Old carbon bamboos of this age are almost dead. They are usually cut and thrown aside to deal with them. Because they are too hard and tough, they cannot be used as firewood. Everyone dislikes them. Now that the Xia State Development Bureau has purchased them at a high price, it is equivalent to turning waste into treasure. Why does your country still have to speak out?"
"Carbon bamboo has always been a treasure in our eyes. I was deceived by you before and sold it at an excessively low price and suffered a considerable loss. Now it is just returning to its real price. If you think it is high, you can not buy it."
"The price is not set casually. We must abide by basic market principles. First, we must look at the rarity of the product, second, the value of the product, and third, the bidding intention of the buyer. Yes, for us, old carbon bamboo has many uses and is of high value, but considering its richness of raw materials, we are willing to buy a large amount of money at the price of 1 gold coin and 1 root... We sincerely want to do business with your country."
In the palace, Luo Jian said sincerely.
In fact, the old carbon bamboo that is more than 800 years old is fifty meters long and thick. One is nearly 1 ton and can extract 600 to 700 kilograms of carbon bamboo wire.
Six or seven hundred kilograms of carbon bamboo silk, let alone 1 gold coin, can be accepted even 10 gold coins. It is not too much loss, it is just not taking advantage.
but……
In the territory of the Flexi Kingdom, there are too many carbon bamboos, and they are bound to form a sea. It is said that 70% of the food source of the people at the bottom is the bamboo fruits produced by carbon bamboo. The yield per mu is 50 kilograms, and it takes ten acres to support a person.
You should know that the population of the Kingdom of Freich is more than 1 billion, and most of them are at the bottom.
You can imagine how much carbon bamboo is in the country.
Moreover, since he arrived in Bridgelaire, Luo Jian’s first impression of this country was poverty.
More than 90% of the people wear plain linen clothes and bamboo sandals on their feet, and their bodies are generally thin.
Those who wear a little decent dress are made of cloth exported by the Xia State Development Bureau, leather boots, backpacks, and even bicycles, four-wheeled carriages and other means of transportation, daily kitchen knives, sewing needles, hoes and other tools - they are made everywhere in Xia State.
Through these observed phenomena, Luo Jian knew that the trade field was definitely the Flexi Kingdom’s dependence on the development of goods.
The only thing the Development Bureau wants to get from the Felix Kingdom is carbon bamboo, an industrial raw material.
If cooperation can be reached, the two sides will have a lot of room for cooperation.
only……
If the Saint Queen Ibetha Fereshi doesn't get in, she will kill 10 gold coins and will raise the price in the future.
Facing Luo Jian with a sincere face, Ibesha said lightly: "Anyway, you are so rich in pioneering. Your products make so much money from the Kingdom of Freich every year. Our carbon bamboo is not more expensive, so how can we make back the gold coins we have lost? It is impossible for you to get richer, but we are getting poorer day by day. This is an unfairness that the goddess of glory cannot tolerate."
Although Ibesha's words made no sense, Luo Jian immediately understood her true intention.
I suddenly thought of a way to break the deadlock.
The liaison officer sent a telegram to the Development Bureau and received a reply from "doing cheaply".
Luo Jian began his action.
...
July 28.
Luo Jian asked his servant to carry hundreds of pounds of gifts and asked to meet the Saint Queen Ibetha Fereshi alone and give him the gifts he prepared for the queen.
This private form of seeking for insight is actually not in line with normal diplomatic procedures. Especially for religious countries like the Kingdom of Freich, the Holy Queen is just the highest representative of the saints, and there are 12 Temple Elders and 12 Court Ministers. Without their nodding in agreement, the Holy Queen could not decide anything.
"allow!"
A little unexpectedly, the Saint Queen Ibetha agreed to his separate application for a visit.
Luo Jian walked into the palace back hall and saw the queen Ibetha dressed in regular clothes and more outstanding charm. He complimented him, "Her Majesty the Queen is still in style", clapped his hands, and asked the servant to carry the gift, and while offering it, he introduced it.
There are 100 exquisite silk cloths.
Wait for height 20 faces of vanity mirror.
A small box of gold, silver and jewelry.
10 sets of cosmetics such as perfume, lipstick, moisturizing cream, skin care cream, etc.
10 sets of gorgeous palace outfits.
and other women's products.
Luo Jian introduced the functions and items one by one and explained the characteristics carefully. Even for the private products of women like aunt scarves, he did not blush or beep, and he explained solemnly. Even the female guard next to him blushed as blood. He wanted to draw his sword and chop him up, scolding him for being "bold and rude". Luo Jian still finished the explanation unmoved.
"good."
Ibessa said lightly: "These gifts are all very good, I like them very much, but you should know that the Goddess of Glory is selfless. Even if you give me these precious gifts, I will hand over these things tomorrow for the elders and ministers to share them equally. It doesn't make sense for you to give them to me, but it just increases my reluctance and makes me even more unhappy."
"No, no, what I personally give to you is not these gifts, but a treasure house for storing these gifts."
Luo Jian talked freely and told her an allusion of "hiding the beauty in the golden house", comparing the Saint Queen Ibesa to a "beautiful person", and said in the gentle tone of a scumbag: "I will announce to the public that you are the most beautiful beauties in the Kingdom of Felechi. No one except you are qualified to live in the "beautiful house". Otherwise, it would be an offense to me, the gift-giver, and a rude attitude towards the Xia Kingdom Development Bureau. I believe this should stop some people from trying to share the idea of "beautiful house."
"Haha, the thousands of years of tradition in the Kingdom of Felechi will not be broken by this little trick."
Ibetha's lips moved, her heart was obviously moved, and she immediately shook her head.
"I know, so I also gave a big gift, that is, the Xia State Development Bureau has agreed to open an "air trade channel" between the two countries, and one flight every seven days to complete a 100,000 tons of goods transactions. In terms of commodity prices, your Majesty, you should not know that the goods produced by the State Development Bureau are actually very low, only higher than the material cost. But before, we only cooperated with the Sausa Empire. After the goods were transferred, the prices were generally five times or ten times higher. This is the reason why the Kingdom of Freich was seriously outsourcing."
"Now after the direct trade channel between the two countries is opened, your country can also buy goods of low quality and low price at extremely low prices, and deliver goods directly to the door, avoiding the price difference between middlemen. If one flight every seven days is not enough in the later period, it can also increase. The Kingdom of Freich can not only save a lot of money, but also learn from the Sausage Empire, act as a middlemen, and earn profits from neighboring countries."
"We only have one requirement, the purchase price of carbon bamboo, one gold coin, guaranteeing that the price will never increase and the purchase quantity will not be limited."
Luo Jian said his true purpose.
Saint Queen Ibetha fell into deep thought.
...
The next morning.
Wake up from the huge bed.
Looking at the snow-white lotus arms resting on his chest, Luo Jian's face was incredible.
He actually slept with the Saint Queen of the Felechi Kingdom, Ibetha and took her blood.
I couldn't help but remember that when he gave him a gift yesterday and offered to say goodbye, Ibesha waved her left and right, leaned on his chest, and proposed to fight a friendship cannon to consolidate the relationship between the two countries. She even knew that reproductive isolation was fine, and no matter how she played, the Kingdom of Freich also captured many people from the alliance of multiple countries.
Faced with the Queen's invitation, Luo Jian decided to sacrifice himself in order to consolidate the bilateral relationship.
Who knew this was a trap!
As soon as the friendship cannon was shot, Ibetha spoke out loudly, demanding that in addition to establishing trade routes, the Kingdom of Freich would also provide free assistance to 5 million tons of grain, 3 million horses of cloth, and 100,000 tons of steel ingots every year.
"no!"
Luo Jian refused sternly: "I have made great concessions and can't provide so much assistance."
"Haha, you have defiled the innocence of the Supreme Saint Queen of the Kingdom of Fereshi. Without paying a little price, you still want to leave alive?"
Ibetha sneered, and if it weren't for his good performance, the price would have been higher.
Luo Jian was stunned and patted his head in annoyance.
Chapter completed!