On the morning of the snow, the market next to the harbor was as lively as ever. Merchants from all over the world were busy doing business. Goods from the Central Plains, South China and Haidong were gathered here, and then shipped to different destinations by sea.

Silla businessman Cui Minghao first bought iron pots produced in Zhou Guo after entering the market. He quickly exchanged boxes of iron pots to load them into the car and drove towards the dock. He asked his followers to carry goods and load them on the ship, and he continued to wander around the market.

Iron pots must be bought because they have to be delivered to the government after returning to China. If the quantity is not enough, he will be fine in the future of the sea trade.

Looking at the dazzling array of goods in various residences, Cui Minghao was quite tempted. Silk, porcelain, glass products, paper, books, and sugar from Zhou Kingdom could be sold at a good price in Silla, but unfortunately, he lacked funds and could only buy iron pots first.

Zhou Guo’s iron pot is a cast iron pot with good quality and good cooking utensils. However, for Silla, it is an important source of high-quality iron materials. Therefore, merchants going overseas must find ways to buy more iron pots for the court.

After these cast iron pots are transported back to China, most of them will be broken and then put into an iron smelting furnace to melt and smel the iron to make weapons and armor.

After all, the nobles used limited iron pots, and the untouchables did not need iron pots.

There is iron ore in Silla, but the iron production is not enough. When Zhou Guo couldn't help but sell iron pots to the outside world, everyone found that buying iron pots back and melting them and smelting them through mature iron is much more cost-effective than mining ore by themselves. Therefore, Zhou Guo iron pots became an important source of high-quality iron.

A Shilla ship full of seafood, ginseng, beef yellow, poria, and handicrafts. After berthing in Tanluo, merchants with ships must first ensure that they can buy enough iron pots to complete the quota allocated by the court. New merchants like Cui Minghao will have more quota.

Only by performing well can you have the opportunity to continue doing maritime trade. Cui Minghao finally got the qualification to go out to sea, but he doesn't want to waste his previous efforts.

So, what should I do if I arrive in Danluo and find that the supply of iron pots in the market is insufficient?

Wait until the new batch of Zhou Guo iron pots arrive in Tanluo and buy enough of the specified quantity before they can set off and return home.

If the Haidong countries want to buy specialties and various products from the Central Plains, they can only go to the Danluo market to trade (the exception of Japan is because of the Hakata Port). Fortunately, under the operation of the Beiyang Trading Company of Zhou Kingdom, the Danluo market has sufficient goods from the Central Plains, and it will not allow maritime merchants from various countries to wait for too long.

This includes iron pot.

Cui Minghao looked at the iron pots of various sizes in each residence and felt a little moved. As he walked, he suddenly stopped: he saw several Baekje people at the door of the residence opposite the road.

The other party also noticed him, and both sides had their eyes intertwined and they thought they had not seen it.

Silla and Baekje are now enemies, so even if merchants meet in the third-party market of Danluo, they will minimize contact as much as possible to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Once, both countries were worried that the other merchants maliciously bought iron pots in Danluo so that the other party could not buy them, so they were very nervous for a while. When the merchants from both sides arrived in Danluo, the first thing they did was to buy iron pots.

However, later everyone discovered that Zhou Guo’s iron pot was sufficient and he needed as much as he needed, so he gradually let go of his heart.

Later, Goguryeo's merchants also came to Danluo to buy iron pots, which made everyone wonder about Zhou Guo's behavior of selling iron pots: What do we buy this iron pot for? Do you don't know? Don't you care?

However, Zhou Guozhen didn't care. In the Danluo trading market, the Central Plains merchants sold a large number of iron pots. When the countries in Haidong saw that Zhou Guo didn't care at all, why didn't they buy it?

Buying a cast iron pot and melting it and refining it is more cost-effective than mined and smelting it yourself. The things that Zhou State wants are not very difficult for countries in Haidong to get.

Silla merchants used to trade with Zhou Dynasty merchants, such as ginseng, poria, Gastrodia elata, beef, etc., as well as seafood such as kelp, especially the latter. In the coastal areas, there are many, as long as people are sent to fish.

In winter, there is also a specialty that costs almost no large amount of money - ice, which can also be used for business.

It is said that the climate in the distant South Ocean is very hot, and it will not snow in winter and it is extremely hot in summer, so there is a huge demand for ice. Cui Minghao can't understand what price the ice can sell in the distant South Ocean. He only knows that he is busy this winter.

After stopping again, Cui Minghao saw a whale painted on the sign hanging from the diner.

The whale blubber from Ryukyu is a good lamp oil. When it is lit, it will emit a good smell, so it is very popular among the nobles and is used to compete for comparison.

Cui Minghao decided to buy some whale blubber and take it back to bribe the nobles to facilitate the expansion of the fleet in the future.

When he entered the store, facing the shopkeeper and shopkeeper who was proficient in Silla language, Cui Minghao pretended to be indifferent and was about to ask about the price of the blubber, but his eyes were attracted by the goods displayed on the shelves behind the counter.

It was a string of pearl necklaces, each pearl was black, and shining with a charming luster under the deliberately lit candlelight.

Cui Minghao was attracted by this necklace and asked involuntarily:

“What is this necklace?”

"Kei, the black pearls used in this necklace are produced from Ryukyu, and they are round and full, which is very rare." The guy introduced with a smile, "Kei, please learn about it?"

......

"The black pearl necklace is not short of in the palace. The concubines prefer the colorful pearls from Southeast Asia. But since you have prepared, you will still be transported to Chang'an."

"There are gas lamps in the palace. Your Majesty said that it was too wasteful to light the lamp with blubber several times, so the number can be smaller next time."

In the consulate, Zhang Yu, who passed by Danluo, was talking to the Maritime Office officer who was purchasing supplies for the palace. Because it was a newcomer who took over, Zhang Yu had to give some advice.

One of the missions of the Maritime Bureau is to buy overseas treasures for the palace. Of course, the symbolic significance of this mission is greater than the actual significance, because the palace has its own way to obtain various rare treasures.

However, as an official institution, the Maritime Bureau had the function of purchasing overseas treasures for the emperor when it was established, so it would send some overseas treasures to the palace every year to show that the relevant personnel were "dedicated to their duties".

After Zhang Yu explained the relevant matters, the other party took a leave. He walked to the window, looked at Danluo Port with masts outside, picked up a statistics table, and looked carefully.

The New Year is coming, and the cumulative sales of iron pots in the Danluo market have been initially counted, up by at least 30% year-on-year.

Because Japan has Hakata Port that can directly trade with Zhou Guo (Beiyang Trading Company), Japanese maritime merchants will not go to Danlu to buy iron pots. This statistics means that more iron pots are bought by Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo and melted into mature iron, and then made into weapons and armor.

The cast iron pot produced in the Central Plains has become the most convenient and high-quality iron source in these three countries, so the weapons in the hands of the soldiers of each army are sharper and the armor is stronger.

As a result, the possibility of a war breaking out between the three kingdoms on the peninsula is becoming increasingly greater.

Zhang Yu knew one thing: Goguryeo, whose strength was damaged, has been cultivating and resting for the past two years, holding her energy to make up for the losses, so she turned her attention to the south.

The opponent has a high probability of choosing to join forces with Baekje to launch an attack on Silla. This attack will be very fierce so that it can gain substantial benefits from Silla before Zhou Guo reacts.

Of course, Silla realized this danger, so he secretly strengthened his preparations to ensure that after the war broke out, the border cities could last until Zhou Kingdom came forward and forced Goguryeo and Baekje to retreat.

Therefore, it is inevitable that iron pots will be sold well, and the large-scale sale of iron tools to the Gentiles was like an enemy, but for the army and Zhou Guo who had already equipped artillery, they didn't care.

The price of an iron pot is more than twice the domestic sales price. The more you sell, the more the merchants make. Therefore, the sales of domestic iron pots can make small profits and sell more, and the benefit of domestic people is the domestic people.
Chapter completed!