Wei Feng nodded and reminded: "If you trade tea with Roman merchants in the name of Xie family in Chenjun, you can increase the quotation tenfold!"

"Uh?" Xie Gongyi said in surprise: "Why is this? Is it too dark?"

"Jingyi, listen to me..." Wei Feng walked, and introduced to Xie Gongyi that Sassanthemum sold silk to the Romans by 100 times, which made Xie Gongyi and the female Yasha led by Chen's girl so shocked that their eyes almost glared!

In Xie Gongyi's expectation, after deducting the production cost, labor and transportation costs, the price increase of 30% is already very high. Wei Feng proposed to increase the price by ten times, and his first thought was that this person's heart was too dark!

However, Sassanthesanthemum actually sold silk to the Romans by 100 times! You should know that the pricing basis of this hundred times is not the purchase price at the middle land head, but the cost consumed by traveling tens of thousands of miles by land and the profit given to the silk merchant as the base. Otherwise, the acquisition will become an open robbery. If the merchant suffers one loss, who will run again again?

Although it is impossible to estimate the acquisition price of Sassania, it is certain that this is an extremely terrifying number. So, what is the concept of a 100-fold increase? Doesn’t it mean that the silk that ends up falling into the hands of the Romans is more expensive than gold?

Compared with Sassan's true black heart, Wei Feng proposed to increase the price of tea ten times, which was clearly a friendship price! Xie Gongyi recognized Wei Feng's little black heart, and at the same time he also understood that there was nothing he could not do, he could only dare not think about it. For a moment, he felt piles of gold, silver and copper coins flashing in front of his eyes!

Scholars emphasize getting close to natural landscapes and regard money as a dou. In the final analysis, it is because the temptation is not large enough. Who can calmly face ten times the profit? Before the tea is sold, Xie Gongyi has already felt the benefits of overseas trade. It is indeed better than farming!

The young girl Chen seemed to think of something and couldn't help but ask: "General, Sassanthesanthesanthesanthesanthesanthesanthesians made huge profits in the silk trade, but the Roman merchants bought silk directly in Panyu. The price they received should be very cheap. After deducting the cost of long-distance shipping, I thought that even if the price was pulled down ten times, it would be profitable. Could it be that they would not sell it at a lower price? Who would buy Sassanthesanthesian's sky-high silk?"

Wei Feng smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Chen, you don't understand. Since silk can be sold at the Sassanian price, why did the Roman merchants sell it at a low price? Wouldn't they be unable to get along with themselves? Besides, they would risk offending Sassanian. The current situation in Eastern Rome is quite bad. It is entirely due to the military alliance with Sassanian to maintain the superficial peace of the country. They can't afford to cut off the Sassanian people's financial path!

More importantly, the essence of merchants is profit-seeking. They will only maintain the Sassanian price without easily reducing the price. As the exporter of goods, we should have the right to set pricing and not let outsiders make a big profit, but only make the pitiful fraction. Overseas trade is not only used to survive, but also to make a fortune and make the country prosperous and strong! Our people should not wait for others to come to the door, but should go out and sell silk, tea, and porcelain that can be mass-produced in the future at Sassanian price as much as possible, so as to make the business anywhere the warship can reach. Specifically in Eastern Rome, I have summarized six words, that is, people are stupid, have more money, come quickly!"

Everyone has a feeling of passion and recognizes Wei Feng's six-character evaluation of the Romans from the bottom of his heart, especially Xie Gongyi, who is too impatient to wait.

At this time, Antonio's signature call came from about twenty feet away: "Empress, these five ships are our ships!"

Wei Feng looked up and couldn't help but be stunned. This was not a merchant ship, but a warship! It was clearly a famous galley warship in Rome!

Its front end is equipped with a huge iron cone, the hull is about thirty feet long and four feet wide. It has three layers. There are three masts in front, middle and back, each with a huge soft sail that has been lowered. There are nearly thirty oar mouths on both sides of the ship. The hull is covered with mottled collision marks and knife and arrow wounds, and dark red blood stains that seep into the wood. It is obviously from the fierce battle, and a considerable number of marks are relatively new!

This made Wei Feng feel moved. He suddenly understood the true face of Antonio and his group. It is true that they are merchants, but they must also be doing pirates secretly. When they meet other caravans in the vast ocean, if the opponent is not as strong as him, they will probably launch an attack to get a bad guy. Maybe they can still grab a woman if they are lucky. You must know that the most thirsty person in the world is the sailor. No one dares to think about the tough guys like Julia who are on the boat, but the snatched ones are different. Maybe there will be a snatched woman in the ship's warehouse.

This is also similar to the caravan during the European sailing period, and also plays the dual role of merchants and pirates!

Wei Feng couldn't help but turn his eyes to Julia. This woman was a female pirate. Antonio, who was smart and careful on the surface, but when he turned around, he was actually a cruel pirate leader!

Seeing Wei Feng turn his eyes, Julia greeted, "Empress, do you want to get on the boat and take a look?"

"Oh? I'm just thinking this! Hehehehe~~" With a hearty laugh, Wei Feng and everyone accelerated their pace.

The first thing he did when he got on the boat was to look around. Everyone felt fresh about the Roman warships, especially the three piles of canvas on the deck attracted attention. Wei Feng was interested in the warriors and sailors on the boat. The bodies of these people were even thicker than those of the Romans, and their eyes were shining with beastly light. Not only did they not have any respect for themselves, they just greeted Antonio, the pirate leader.

These people's interest is the female Yasha led by Chen, who pointed and whistled, and they were mostly not good things. They also looked rude and barbaric.

The Romans were a little embarrassed, and Julia hurriedly leaned over and explained: "Envoy, and Young Girl Chen, please don't have to worry about them. They are barbarians and specialize in doing rough work in our Rome. They were hired by my uncle."

The barbarians in the Roman population were Germans and Franks. Judging from the sturdy bodies of these people, most of them were Germans. This reminded Wei Feng of Western Rome. Western Rome used Germans to hire mercenaries in large quantities, and eventually led wolves into the house, planting the root of disaster for future destruction. In fact, Eastern Rome was quite limited, but they had a military alliance with the Sassanid as a guarantee so that they could barely suppress the Germans and not do anything wrong.

After shaking his head secretly, Wei Feng smiled slightly, signaling that it was understandable, and asked again: "How many people are there in your caravan? How many mercenaries are there?"

Julia answered honestly: "There were 1,500 sailors, including one thousand barbarians, and they had encountered pirates several times during the trip, and about a hundred people were killed in battle."

As soon as these words were said, Wei Feng was completely sure that this was indeed a pirate! Xie Gongyi took a deep breath. One thousand five hundred people were equivalent to the defenders of a hinterland city. This was clearly a small army. Wei Feng had just estimated that fifty Ding Zhuang on each ship was obviously missing. He immediately felt a sense of urgency and believed that the management of merchant ships could not be delayed!

After throwing Wei Feng a tacit look, Xie Gongyi pointed to the pile of sails and asked, "General, how is his sail different from our hard sails? How can the soft sails be subjected to the wind?"

Wei Feng said lightly: "The hard sail is highly efficient in receiving wind, and can rotate around the mast and face the wind. Because it has support bones, the quality of the sail is not high. Even if many holes are broken, it can still be used. The soft sail is divided into horizontal sail and vertical sail. Although the wind-receiving efficiency of the cross sail is lower than that of the hard sail, its area can be large enough and the mast can also be higher. The cross sail cannot be against the wind, and a longitudinal sail must be used against the wind. From the sails with the same weight and the same area, the hard sail has a large advantage and a much lower cost. However, the soft sail can offset this advantage by increasing the area and increasing the mast.

In short, these two types of sails have their own advantages and disadvantages. The hard sail is cheap, and the lifting is simple but extremely laborious. It is suitable for small and medium-sized ships to travel along the coast and rivers. However, since we do not have the technology of masts and slings, the masts are not high, which limits the large shape of the sail surface.

Relatively speaking, soft sails are expensive to build, but they are labor-saving. Large ocean-going ships have obvious advantages when driving in the offshore seas, and their speed is greater than that of hard sailing ships. For ships of the same size, our ships in Dajin are not as fast as those in Eastern Rome!”

Wei Feng's analysis was very clear, which made the Romans stunned. Antonio praised: "Make the knowledge of the Lord admires, and in a few words it revealed the key points of my Roman soft sail."

"His Excellency Antonio has been awarded!" Wei Feng gave in and suddenly showed an unspeakable look. After a while, hesitated: "I have a reluctant request, don't you know whether to speak or not?"

Antonio smiled and said, "We Romans and the envoys are in harmony. Please don't be polite."

Wei Feng nodded and said bluntly: "Because my rebellious rebellion in the Jin Dynasty was unfavorable to His Majesty the Emperor, I am going to build a naval fleet to help me quell the rebellion. Today I saw your warship. I plan to rebuild the ship based on the advantages of Eastern and Western warships. For example, your masts and soft sails are very useful. I wonder if the people you bring are experts who are skilled in shipbuilding? Can you participate in the design of my new warship?"

Brush! Brush! Brush! The Romans looked at Julia, and Julia's face also looked eager to try.

Antonio immediately said yes, Wei Feng had something to ask for him, this is a good thing, which can deepen the contact between the two parties, so he signaled: "Eunuch, my niece has loved sailing since she was a child, and her understanding of warships is no less than that of an old shipmaster with decades of experience. If there is any problem with our warships on the sea, she will be repaired by her."

"Oh?" Wei Feng was a little surprised and looked at Julia and said, "Madam Julia, you are a real person, don't show your appearance. I wonder if you are willing to help me?"

"This..." Julia murmured with her lips, with a clear expression of intention, but she seemed to want to remind her of something.

Antonio quickly added: "Empress, Julia is a Roman citizen and has full personal freedom. Although I am her uncle, I cannot be her master. Just like this time I went to sea, I spent an annual salary of thirty gold coins to hire her. This... you can also hire Julia."
Chapter completed!