Chapter 1222 Defective
"What's the matter?" Chen Xu stopped and turned around.
"Mr. Marquis, they asked about buying enamels and didn't know how His Majesty arranged the matter. If His Majesty did not allow them to buy enamels, they would like to buy more other items at the exhibition and bring them back!" Hu Shang asked carefully.
"Well, Your Majesty has not yet concluded this matter, but Your Majesty has ordered a new enamel factory to increase the supply of enamel products. However, this time is probably too late. Tell them that this time, it's better to buy more other products at the exhibition to avoid going to go this time!" When asked about the matter, Chen Xu still explained patiently.
"Thank you for your advice!" Hu Shang quickly bowed and thanked.
After Hu Shang whispered, a group of Dayuan people looked lonely and depressed, but they didn't dare to ask more, so they saluted Chen Xu and prepared to leave.
"Wait!" When a group of Dayuan people walked to the door, Chen Xu felt a little unbearable. After all, it was not easy for these people to come from all over the country, and they also gave away ten sweat-blooded horses of Daqin, which was almost a loss of money. This would not be a good reputation for Daqin if it was spread.
"I wonder what the marquis has to give?" The group of people stopped, and Hu Shang asked quickly in his relatively fluent Central Plains dialect.
"I'm not instructed. Dayuan is a guest. Although His Majesty has rewarded them not a small item, I won over nine horses, so I also gave some gifts to express my gratitude. The soaps and snowflake creams outside the door are our latest products, used to wash, bathe and apply skin. Although they are not of high value, they are also rare things. They are good things that are not available in the West. Tell them that my Marquis will give them three boxes of soap and one box of snowflake creams, which are worth a thousand gold, and are easy to carry and not easy to damage. If you take them back, they will definitely be loved by nobles and women..."
"Wow~~" After the Hu merchant finished the translation, a group of Dayuan people were instantly excited, and a group of merchants even knelt on the ground and kowtowed to express their gratitude.
Just now, they had seen the flyers distributed by the maid at the door, but because of their despised identity, they were driven away by a group of wealthy merchants and nobles from the Qin Dynasty before they got close. They just stood a few feet away and listened to Hu Shang translated the words of several young ladies who demonstrated the product. Although Hu Shang had never seen soap, he had already heard of perfume, so he praised the soap and snow cream, which made a group of Dayuan people drool.
However, this soap and flake cream is the same as perfume. It has low yield and small quantity. It is made of the legendary flower essential oil. Even the rich and noble people from Xianyang and Daqin are not enough, and they will definitely not be able to get into the hands of ordinary Hu merchants. Hu merchants advised them to die and be honestly made into some high-end products such as enamel or glass porcelain to bring them back to make a fortune.
But just when a group of people were extremely disappointed and could not even buy enamel, Qinghehou actually gave them three boxes of soap and a box of snow cream.
This happiness came so suddenly that it hit a group of Dayuan people with a dizziness.
Amid the thanks from a group of Dayuan people, Chen Xu ordered a manager to prepare soap and snow cream as soon as possible. After a moment, the manager brought a few helpers to carry three big and four wooden boxes, one small and four, and placed them in front of a group of Dayuan people.
"These soaps and snowflake creams are my wishes. I hope that after you return to Dayuan, you will convey my hospitality to your monarch and the people, and promote friendly trade and exchanges between the two countries. You can go!" Chen Xu said a few simple words in a very official tone before turning onto the stairs. A group of Dayuan people thanked them repeatedly and then carried four wooden boxes and cheered happily.
The affairs of Dayuan people are just a small episode. Ordinary people cannot do such things. Only these Dayuan people who have just arrived in Xianyang came to pay mercy to the Marquis of Qinghe rashly without knowing the height of the world.
And it was successful.
Therefore, a group of Dayuan people carried soap and snow cream out of the gate of Qinghe Shopping Mall, and were instantly surrounded by countless merchants and wealthy people from all over the country who were originally wandering nearby. After asking the whole story, they could only express expressions of envy, jealousy and hatred, but no one dared to copy this process.
The Hu merchants in the Western Regions who had been with these Dayuan people as guides were also very excited, watching a group of Dayuan merchants running fast with boxes starting to think.
Like perfume, soap and snow cream are extremely scarce and in short supply in Daqin. Qinghe Mall is also sold on weekdays, but it doesn’t matter or no acquaintances can’t be bought at all, because as long as there is goods, they will be snatched up by people who have already booked. There are countless princes, princes, nobles, wealthy merchants gathered in Xianyang. The wax paper wrapped in soap cannot be found in the hands of these Hungarian and Hu merchants. Perfume is even more demanding. I heard that just buying a crystal perfume bottle would cost several hundred yuan, and the bottles with spray covers were collected by buyers as treasures. I have never seen it in the market. If anyone gets a magical spray technology in a scattered house in Quyuan, countless people will instantly come to ask for a drink to get close to the girl.
Moreover, it is heard that the spray cover technology is exclusively used by Qinghe Shopping Mall, and the patents are not disclosed or transferred.
Anyway, the current situation is that all goods related to flower essential oil are extremely scarce and intimate materials, and expensive or cheap are still the second. The important thing is that you can’t buy them even if you have money.
Now these Dayuan people have lost their luck and come to Qinghe Shopping Mall to squat. Not only does they stay at Qinghe Hou, but they also get three boxes of soap and a box of snow cream out of thin air.
The opportunity was in front of us. The Hu Shang, the Western Regions who was the guide, felt that he was simply sorry for his ancestors and conscience if he didn't do anything.
Should we notify people to knock these Dayuan people off halfway or treat them gently?
Passing through the crowded exhibition site, Hu Shang thought about seven or eight ways in his mind, and finally decided to make money more conservatively. Although all ethnic groups in the Western Regions are good at killing and robbing goods, the Qin Dynasty is not the Western Regions. The rules here are very strict. If you accidentally reveal your feet, your life will be lost. Intercepting and killing envoys from other countries will probably make the Qin Emperor furious and may cause disasters to destroy the country.
"Since the Marquis of Qinghe has given you a few boxes of precious gifts, what are you going to make arrangements next!" Hu Shang whispered to the Dayuan merchant leader.
"Of course, I will buy some goods quickly and return. It is already March and it will be blocked in August. We will have heavy snow to block the mountain. We have to climb over the plateau before it snows, otherwise we may be blocked from Shule. What's more, such precious goods will be left with us for too long and not safe..." The merchant leader was excited and worried.
"I also thought that this was the case. These goods were considered rare and rare in the Qin Dynasty. I heard that many of the emperor's concubines could not buy them. If the news spreads, someone would inevitably covet them!"
After Hu Shang said this, a group of Dayuan people became nervous in an instant.
Since ancient times, wealth has moved people, this is true for the Central Plains people who value etiquette and law-abiding, and even more so for the barbaric Hu merchants in the Western Regions. Robbing and killing people for wealth and goods is simply common. Different tribes can kill you to the death for a few sheep, let alone such precious things that cannot be bought with gold.
"Go back to the inn quickly and prepare. We will say goodbye to the Emperor of Qin early tomorrow morning!" The envoy of Dayuan became nervous.
"The great Qin Dynasty is a treasure, and you really don't stay for a few days in such a prosperous and prosperous place in Xianyang? Although it is thousands of miles away to return to Dayuan from Xianyang, if you travel nearly four months is enough, even if you set out at the end of the month, you will definitely be able to cross the snow-capped plateau before the heavy snow covers the mountain..." Hu Shang said behind a group of Dayuan people who were trotting.
"I want to stay for a few more days, or even a few years, but as you said, after a long time, I am afraid that someone will rob these goods and leave..." The caravan leader said helplessly.
"I have a way to get rid of others' covetousness and get some enamel..."
"Be serious?" Hu Shang was surrounded by surprise by a group of Dayuan people before he finished speaking.
"Of course, but the soap and snow cream in your hands may be less!" Hu Shang nodded quickly.
"This way..." The leader of the businessman pondered for a moment and nodded, "It's okay, if we can get enamel, we can get one box of soap and snow cream back. Although soap and snow cream are precious, they can only be used for bathing and smear. I, Dayuan people, don't like taking a bath, and only the nobles of the palace can use it. Moreover, everything will be used up in no time. It's far less than enamel that is strong and durable and sold at a high price. As long as you can get us enamel, we will divide you half a box of soap and ten boxes of snow cream..."
As a qualified businessman and leader of the caravan, I quickly understood what Hu Shang meant.
"Okay, it's really refreshing!" Hu Shang excitedly raised a thumbs up and praised, then put it in the ear of the Dayuan merchant leader and muttered for two minutes.
"Are you sure you can buy enamel like this?" The businessman leader asked in confusion.
"Don't worry, I have been in Xianyang for three years and have had deep friendships with many powerful Qin nobles. If I hadn't been to me today, how could I get the reward from the Marquis of Qinghe?" Hu Shang spoke with a slightly unpleasant expression.
Seeing that Hu Shang seemed unhappy, the businessman leader quickly smiled and said, "It's not bad. I really thank you for your help today to meet Qinghe Hou and get these precious rewards. I will give you some soap later..."
"It's okay, wait and go back to the station as soon as possible to prepare. I'll find someone. Remember, a piece of soap plus two taels of gold for two pieces of enamel is the lowest price. If others want all soap and flake cream, don't agree!"
"Don't worry, we will never make any mistakes!" With the guarantee of the Dayuan merchant leader, Hu Shang quickly left the team and merged into the surging crowds leading to the southern gate of Xianyang.
"Gu Buli, don't you doubt this guy?" After Hu Shang couldn't see it, the envoy of Dayuan asked a little uneasy.
The extraordinary business leader calmed down and shook his head slightly and said, "If you don't agree to him, something might really happen if you are not familiar with Xianyang. What's more, you have to go through the Western Regions countries when you return to Dayuan. The barbarians in the Western Regions are not kind people. Let's give up money to avoid disasters. It would be a good idea to transport the remaining soap and flake cream back to Dayuan smoothly. If he can really get some enamel for us, even if the mission of communicating business is completed successfully, we will be rewarded by the king after we go back. In the future, the trade exchanges with Daqin will be in our hands, and it is difficult not to make a fortune!"
"Haha, you're right, go, go back to the post station to prepare!" The envoy of Dayuan was very excited and urged a group of Dayuan people to carry four boxes and return to the city quickly.
The Hu Shang really didn't lie. After going out for half an hour, he brought back two men in long robes, describing a little sneaky, saying that he had the enamel that Dayuan people wanted.
The envoy of Dayuan was overjoyed and invited two men to enter the room of the inn. The two men lifted their robes and took out a military kettle, an enamel teapot, an enamel pot, and even an enamel bowl from them.
These enamel products are the same as those seen by Dayuan people. They have red five-star marks and small seal marks from the Red Star Enamel Factory on the outside, which are indeed the goods they are eager to buy.
A group of Dayuan people took these exquisitely made enamel products to discuss and play with.
The two men also watched the soap and snow cream used by Dayuan people to exchange for enamel. After a fierce bargaining, the two sides reached an agreement. The Dayuan people exchanged an enamel tableware and a military kettle from the two men for a piece of soap and two taels of gold, and agreed on the transaction location and trading method.
"By the way, finally, I would like to remind you that these enamels are military supplies in Daqin. You cannot transport them out of Daqin through normal channels, otherwise they will be investigated by officials of the Commerce Bureau. If the number is too large, they will be arrested on the crime of smuggling and going to jail!" After the negotiations, the two men were kindly reminded when they were about to leave.
"Ah, what should I do?" After listening to Hu Shang's translation, a group of Dayuan people were stunned and their faces became terrified.
"Don't be anxious when you wait. Since they reminded us, maybe there is a way to avoid the inspection of the officials of the Commerce Bureau. I'll ask you for help?" Hu Shang comforted a group of people, and then turned around and began to communicate with the two men. Ten minutes later, the two sides seemed to have reached an agreement.
"Everyone, they do have a way to avoid inspections from officials of the Commerce Bureau, but they need to use money to clear the joints up and down. Moreover, this batch of enamels is quite large, so they spend a lot of money. If you are willing to give you twenty taels of gold, they can help you clear the joints and transport the freight out of Daqin..." Hu Shang began to explain to a group of Dayuan people again.
After hearing this, the Dayuan people whispered and discussed it quickly nodded and agreed.
At around noon, a group of Dayuan people, led by Hu Shang and the guide, came to an abandoned pottery workshop in the north of the city. As expected, the two men had already brought a large cart of enamel. Just like the underground drug and arms transactions in later generations, both parties checked the other's goods and money.
"I saw this mark without..." A man took out one of the enamels he brought and pointed to the blue seal in the two regular characters "refuse" on it and explained, "As long as you have this mark, you can blatantly transport these enamels out of the Qin Dynasty. The officials of the Commerce Bureau and the guards at the border gate will not make things difficult for you. Don't underestimate this mark. Only the Ministry of Works Supervision and Construction Office can inspect and stamp it. We have entrusted our relationship everywhere and spent a lot of money!"
"Thank you, thank you. Next time we come to Daqin again, I will ask you to buy enamel, and the price will definitely satisfy you!" A group of Dayuan people were so happy that they couldn't stop looking at the cart of enamel. Sure enough, each piece had a badge mark, so they quickly delivered a box of half soap, half a box of snow cream and a full 400 taels of gold plus a 20 taels of processing fee.
Chapter completed!