Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 201 Unimaginable Profits

Carinho was really excited right now, he really didn't expect that this trip to the Ming Empire would go so smoothly.

You know, when he came here, he also thought that it would be good if one of the three points proposed by Governor Silva could be reached.

Unexpectedly, the emperor of the Ming Empire not only agreed to all three, but also bought more rubber and copper from them!

These two things are the most indispensable thing in their American colonies. They are no different from picking them up for nothing. Moreover, they don’t need to pick them up by themselves. They just need to escort the local aborigines to pick them up. All they have to pay is the shipping fee. .

This is a huge profit of several million taels a year!
This time, as long as he can reach an agreement with the emperor of the Ming Empire, the position of the next governor will definitely be his.

Overseas governor, I don’t know how many people dream of being the governor!
At this moment, he even felt a little floating when he walked.

He happily followed the little eunuch for a while, and finally came to a huge room.

His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire was sitting at the head of the conference table, and there were more than a dozen officials of the Ming Empire sitting upright on both sides.

Obviously, the emperor of the Ming Empire was really going to talk to him about the price of the goods, and then signed the contract.

Now it's time to make His Majesty the emperor happy.

Thinking of this, he quickly knelt down on one knee, saluted respectfully: "See His Majesty the Emperor."

Taichang nodded slightly, then pointed to the guest seat opposite the conference table and said, "Sit."

Well, the negotiations are about to begin,

Carinho hurriedly sat on the guest seat, and then beckoned Chen Siming to sit beside him.

When all the officials saw this guy sitting face to face with the emperor, their expressions became a little ugly.

However, the emperor told them to learn how to deal with these so-called maritime powers, but they didn't dare to say anything.

Perhaps, this is the normal way of dealing with people.

Because there was no trace of surprise on the Spanish envoy's face, as if he should have been sitting like this.

Taichang didn't talk too much, and said directly: "Now we will start to discuss the prices of various commodities, pure copper, you can set a price."

Pure copper!

Well, it may take a little more effort to smelt it, but it doesn't matter, they don't need any effort anyway.

The bulk commodities traded by the Ming Empire seem to be priced in taels of silver. How much is their copper price?

Carinho thought for a while, then stretched out his hand and said, "One tael of silver and five catties, Your Majesty, what do you think?"

This guy actually knows the price of mining and smelting copper mines in Daming!
According to what Sheng Huaixuan said at the beginning, the imperial court gave him more than [-] taels of processing fees for one hundred catties of copper. Isn't this about one tael of silver and five catties?

Taichang shook his head without hesitation and said, "It's too expensive. Our copper mining in Daming is only at this price. If your price is so high, why should we ask for trouble to trade with you?"

Uh, this, well, it seems that it is impossible to sell 1000 million jin of copper for 200 million taels of silver.

Carinho thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "One tael of silver and seven catties, Your Majesty, what do you think?"

I feel bad!
Taichang simply made a decision: "I won't tell you any more, one tael of silver and ten catties, will you do it?"

Alas, it was cut in half in one go.

Let's do it!
Carinho did not dare to offend His Majesty the Emperor, because there is still a lot to talk about.

He could only say with pain in his face: "Your Majesty, we can't make much money at this price. I hope you can give me some discounts in the future."

This means that you agree.

Anyway, Governor Silva said that as long as any of the three goals can be achieved, it doesn't matter if the price of rubber is lowered.

They didn't need to spend money to buy the copper themselves, and they earned an extra one million taels. Could Governor Silva be unhappy?
Of course Taichang knows that these guys are doing business without money, but the copper price can't be kept too low. If it's too low, they won't be interested in doing it, and the supply probably won't be so active.

Anyway, they have to buy things, and the money can be earned back!

Taichang waved his hand directly and said, "Porcelain, tea, silk and satin."

Soon, a team of eunuchs came in with these things and placed them in front of Carinho.

Porcelain is authentic official kiln porcelain, round and smooth, extremely exquisite.

However, the style is a bit small, just a few round saucers, a teapot and a few teacups.

Because Taichang knows that these three things are the most commonly used by these guys.

Carinho picked up the three pieces of porcelain and looked at them carefully, a hint of surprise could not help but appear in his eyes.

This is the best stuff, better than anything he's seen before.

He couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, what price do you offer for these?"

These are not worth a lot of money in Daming, because there are too many places in Daming that produce porcelain, and it is not the only official kiln.

If you buy porcelain in the Ming Dynasty, ordinary porcelain is calculated on the basis of a load, and a load of hundreds of pieces is only a dozen or so. The dishes, cups and teapots made by this kind of official kiln can be more expensive, but, alone None of them sold for less than one or two.

It's a different story, though, to sell to these colonial brigands, who have a lot of money to spare.

Taichang pretended to be hesitant and said: "I will give you a little bit cheaper, dishes are twelve taels a piece, cups are also twelve taels a piece, and teapots are 20 taels a piece."

Carinho couldn't help but gasp when he heard the words: "Your Majesty, the price is too high, even if we ship it back to Europe, we won't be able to sell it at this price!"

Taichang smiled slightly and said: "You used to buy ordinary goods made by the people, but these are all high-quality goods made by the best official kilns in Daming. In Daming, official kiln porcelain is more than ten times more expensive than ordinary porcelain. , will the nobles over there care about this little money, even if you double the price ten times, people will rush to ask for it?"

Well, in Europe, ordinary porcelain can indeed be sold at this price, but high-quality porcelain is different, and there are indeed people rushing for ten times the price.

Continental nobles, they are really not ordinary rich, just like him, if he can be the overseas governor for three years, he will not feel sorry for this little money.

Carinho thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Okay, we can try to transport it back."

Immediately afterwards, he picked up a little tea and smelled it, then put it in his mouth and chewed it.

Then he nodded in satisfaction and said, "Well, how much is a catty of this new tea?"

This is ordinary tea, and it is not bad if it can be sold for more than 100 coins a catty in Daming.

Taichang directly asked the price: "This is also cheaper for you, one or two silver per catty, okay?"

The price is indeed cheap, Carinho nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, just one tael of silver per catty."

Next is silk and satin.

Carinho stretched out his hand to caress the silky silk satin, and couldn't help showing surprise in his eyes.

This kind of high-quality fabric is the favorite of European nobles. The problem is that they have not been able to get too much before, because the Ming Empire imposed a sea ban, and they can only get a little from those smuggled sea merchants.

This item is a hot item in Europe. I don’t know how many nobles want to buy it but can’t buy it. It will definitely cause looting when it is shipped back!

He suppressed his excitement and carefully asked, "How much is this kind of cloth?"

One foot?
Taichang was a little dumbfounded. He couldn't help but asked Chen Siming, "Foot? Did you translate it correctly? What does this foot mean?"

Chen Siming quickly explained: "Your Majesty, a foot is a foot, which means the foot of an adult man. Barbarians don't seem to have any inches or rulers. They usually use feet to calculate the length of things. A foot is about eight or nine inches."

Well, it turns out that the length of the foot is used to calculate the length, and the foot is counted as eight inches. A piece of cloth is about four feet, which is forty feet, which is about fifty feet when converted into about fifty feet. Silk satin is only a few taels of silver a piece

Taichang calculated silently, and then offered the price: "Then let's do it for one tael, this volume is 50 taels."

OK, so cheap.

Carinho nodded quickly and said, "Okay, just follow this price."

All the officials on both sides were stunned at the moment. They really didn't expect that selling things to the barbarians would be such a huge profit.

The way they looked at Carinho was like looking at a fool.

Why does this guy look like he has no brains?

You know, the emperor's bids were all ten times more than the market price, and this guy didn't even pay back any of the price!
In fact, Taichang's price is really not high, because the European nobles are really rich at the moment.

You know, since the beginning of the age of great voyages, they have basically robbed the colonies of money. They pull back gold and silver one by one.

What else in this world is faster than stealing money?
This money comes so easily, so it is natural not to feel bad about spending it. The European nobles are simply frighteningly extravagant at the moment.

They want to eat the best in the world, drink the best in the world, and use the best in the world. As long as gold and silver can buy good things, they can buy them eagerly and rush to buy them.

The prices of these porcelains, tea leaves, and silk satin are actually nothing, but the price of coffee at this moment is scary.

Because the production of coffee is too small at the moment, and the European nobles love to drink it, the price of coffee has skyrocketed, almost equivalent to gold.

In medieval Europe, coffee was called black gold!

They were rushing to drink coffee whose price was comparable to gold. In the eyes of European nobles, the price of these things was really nothing.

(End of this chapter)