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Chapter 141 - 4

After fierce bidding, ten large copper ware were finally sold for 1,200 jin.

The money transaction will be delivered within three days after the banquet. "It's okay, my bosses," Sun Shen stood up, just looking at his grinning smile. I don't know if it was joy or pain, but he bowed to the four sides generously and smiled, "Chengrun, Chengrun."

Ten beautiful girls who displayed bronze ware retreated and changed ten more came up. Each tray contained a glass ware.

The utensils brought this time were a little less surprised. Glazing is something that ordinary people cannot see, but the nobles who can go up to the ninth floor of Wanghai Tower to attend the banquet, even if there is no glassware in their homes, they are mostly seen and played with. Everyone recovered from the excitement of buying bronze utensils, and looked at the glassware on the tray while whispering...

"This glassware looks pretty good." Nie Siwei smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao is so nice to this thing?"

"It turns out that the Nie Dong family is a person who knows the goods." Zhao Xingde nodded, "If you are interested, you can go and have fun."

"Thank you, Lord Zhao, but there are some hidden glassware in my home, so I won't argue with the bosses." Nie Siwei stroked his beard and smiled gracefully, "There are several strings of colorful glass beads, and there are several bottles imported from abroad, so I can still see them. I'll ask the Lord to come to the mansion to taste it." He was a little satisfied. Nie Siwei was happy to hide glassware. He said that the glassware taken out by the navy was actually not as good as the ones he had collected at home...

"Xiaoke saw it with his own eyes," Sun Shen next to him said, "Nie Xing's first glassware is the best among the treasures, but there is a string of colorful glass rosary, which are round, nine-quarters in size, crystal clear, similar to the night pearl." His eyes flashed with bright light, and said in a vivid way, "Sun was not self-esteem, and he was happy to see the hunter. He wanted to trade a string of similar ones from the Pu family. Only then did he realize that a string of glass rosary was actually twice as heavy as gold. Be good, Sun was not as big as Nie Xing's first big business, so he could only saliva and give up his thoughts." His self-deprecating statement slightly alleviated the hostility of the losers who bid for bronze.

"Everyone has their own preferences," Nie Siwei also smiled and said, "Sun Dong's family bravely won the headline just now, which is also awesome for the younger generation."

"Oh, this thing is so expensive!" Zuo Nianyuan said in surprise, "Brother Luo, it seems that you have a top-notch one at home."

"It's just something good to play with," Luo Huan shook his head and said casually: "If it weren't for the things left by his ancestors, I would have sold them as military supplies." The piece of glass jade bi in his house was something passed down from the Tang Dynasty. Luo Huan believed that he was a gentleman and preferred the jade pendant. The piece of glass was placed in the study as a decoration, and he didn't know that this thing was so expensive.

"Tsk tsk, then you will lose a lot." Zuo Nianyuan smiled, but he did not doubt Luo Huan's words at all.

"Everyone, let Zhao say a few words first before starting the auction." Zhao Xingde stood tall and looked around. Wherever he looked, his whispers stopped immediately. The nine floors of Wanghai Tower were quiet before he walked in front, picked up a glassware, stood under the candlelight, and slowly said, "Glazing is produced in Persia. In our court, the top-grade glass is comparable to gold. Everyone knows this." He looked at everyone present meaningfully.

Many people who have high-quality glassware in their homes unconsciously stood up straight, as if they were enjoying the enviable eyes of everyone. Zhao Xingde sighed and said slowly: "However, as far as Zhao knows, glass is rare in the land west of Dashi, but it is not very rare. Westerners like to use glass. In addition to making utensils, they also use them on doors and windows, or inlaid stone sculptures, and even huge murals and decals inlaid with glass on the entire wall."

The president of the Chamber of Commerce, Nie Siwei, smile gradually became stiff and even a little ugly.

He took a deep breath, but his heart felt like it was thrusting and thrusting. He gritted his teeth before he took action to be a treasure heirloom. However, according to Lord Zhao, this glass was similar to that of the Song Dynasty porcelain in the Western Yi Kingdom. At most, even if it was not the few relics of the previous dynasty, such as Chai Kiln, it would definitely not be equivalent to gold, nor could it be twice as much as gold. What Lord Zhao said was nineteen, and there was also a reason to sell glassware here, and there was no reason to dismantle it by himself.

"These unscrupulous businessmen!" Many people scolded in their hearts, and they bought glass from the big cannibals.

"The truly precious glass is flat, translucent, colorful glass." Zhao Xingde said calmly, putting the glassware back on the pallet, "I was fortunate to visit Lu Mei to see the magnificence of the Hagia Sophia Cathedral. It is used on the dome and around the Western Hall. The glass is all over the place, which is really magnificent."

"Everything is all about it? That's still not very rare." Sun Shen thought with gratitude.

President Nie's face next to him was as cold as Han Bing. If the Dashi merchant had not been driven out of the Guangzhou market, I was afraid that he would have to settle the score with the Pu family after the banquet? However, there is only Wang Po who sells melons and boasts about himself. How is the situation in Dashi? Lord Zhao has been there, but no one has been here, so why should he make it public and lower the price for nothing? Could it be that Lord Zhao is really a sincere gentleman who came here to reveal the face of Dashi's profiteer today? Many people showed doubts on their faces.

"No, I will never do it!" Sun Shen touched his purse. He just now willingly spent 1,200 guan to buy ten gold-plated bronze ware inlaid with silver, which made him shake his head very clearly, and his eyes returned to Zhao Xingde to listen to what he said next.

"Mencius saw King Hui of Liang and said, "I am happy and happy with everyone, who is happy? The king said, "It's better to be with everyone." How can I believe this!"

Zhao Xingde shook the glass cup in his hand, letting it emit colorful radiance under the candlelight, and smiled and said, "Cairo and Damascus on the Dashi side, and Venice on the western Yi city are all rich in glassware. The Dashi merchants came across the sea. Although they sold this thing at a price of gold, they were so expensive that even the Sun Dong family was discouraged. How many pieces could they sell? If they did the opposite and wait until the sea channel was clear, if we buy a large amount of glassware from there, with millions of scholars and citizens of the Song Dynasty, as long as the middle-class family could buy a piece of glass, we would make a lot of profits dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of times that of the Great Cannibal!"

"Have fun alone, enjoy with others, enjoy being familiar?" Zhao Xingde said meaningfully, "Now, start bidding."

The Accord was once again quiet, and the merchants chewed Zhao Xingde's words, but no one bid for the price for a while.

Everyone is a clear-minded person, and what they are best at guessing. This bidding, first of all, was bronze ware, then glass ware. Zhao Xingde's words seemed to have revealed the purpose directly. In the future, the sea routes will be smooth, and the trade in the southwest will no longer be to exchange bulk goods such as tea and porcelain for ivory, incense medicine, gems, rhinoceros horns, etc., but also to come in bulk, bronze ware, glass ware, or other at least middle-class homes can use it.

Affordable things. Such a business does not seem to be as harsh as the scented medicine and gems, but the advantage is that once the market is opened, the quantity of goods will be huge and the accumulation of small amounts will be amazing profits. Most of the people have never been to the opposite of the Southwest Sea, and their understanding of Dashi is only limited to rumors. Thinking of this, Zhao Xingde arranged this bidding, undoubtedly based on his understanding of Dashi and Dasong, to guide the categories of bulk goods that they may be able to operate in the future.

"Bronze ware, glazed glass, what else?" many merchants were thinking.

"I have a hundred coins." Nie Siwei broke the silence. The old businessman looked at the surprised gaze of everyone and said slowly, "Mr. Zhao said it well. It is better to have fun with everyone than to have fun alone. I like this Persian glassware, so I bought it and handed it back to several old shopkeepers in the business. Alas, I have lived at such a big age, but I didn't understand it." He sighed and looked at the people in the Accord, and there seemed to be infinite emotion in his eyes. Nie Siwei was the leader of the Chamber of Commerce, and he was very proud of the people in Guangzhou. Zhao Xingde explained it clearly just now that glassware is not worth gold at all. Isn't it awkward to raise the price with him at this time?

After waiting for a while, no one still made a bid to fight. Nie Siwei bowed and said, "Nie thanked you all for your success."

"Mr. Zhao," he asked again, "Is the price of one hundred coins enough?"

"Nie Xingshou is generous." Zhao Xingde smiled, "These ten pieces of glassware can make a lot of money."

"It's good to make money." Nie Siwei nodded, and he glanced at the glassware deeply.

According to Zhao Xingde, one or two taels of gold for each piece of glassware is indeed a big profit, but it is surprisingly cheaper than the price of the former big cannibal. He bought these glassware and was indeed planning to hand it over to the shopkeepers so that they could have a little more understanding of the artifact before the large-scale glass trade. Nie Siwei knew that there were many ways to make glassware and utensils were divided into different levels. Many people were interested in glassware. If this medium-quality glass could lower the price, a piece of glassware would be sold for five or six taels of silver, the middle-class family should have generously donated money. "Don't be greedy for profit, repeat the same mistakes, and make a good deal into a deception. The amount of air? number of air?!" He looked at the glassware and shook his head gently.
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