The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 111 Who Has Never Seen The World
After Cheng Liye sat down, he was not in a hurry to discuss the business, but asked his attendants to present the gift list first,

The gift list included the Four Treasures of the Study, souvenirs, dried fruits and satins from Huizhou, and the last item was a thousand catties of raw medicinal materials.

For the rest, it's okay to say that the thousand jin of raw medicinal materials made Lu Changle very excited, this is a commodity that is difficult to buy even if you have money.

The courtesy is not thick, but the intention is very good.

After Lu Changle accepted it, he said some polite words, and soon got to the point.

The purpose of Lu Changle looking for Cheng Liye is to cash out the goods in his hands, and then buy food, iron, horses, silk cloth and other items from Cheng Liye.

For the first transaction, Lu Changle only took out a box of goods and handed them to Cheng Liye to see the goods.

Cheng Liye attached great importance to this transaction, and personally went to inspect the goods and estimate the price.

Hard currencies such as jewelry, jade, and pearls are easy to estimate, and the approximate price is clear to each other.
When experiencing antiques and calligraphy and painting, seeing Lu Changle's interest, Cheng Liye began to talk about it,
The age of creation, identification of the painter's brushwork, quality of the painting, market value, etc., are very detailed.
Lu Changle felt that he had learned a precious history and culture lesson.

After estimating the last calligraphy and painting, nearly two hours passed.

Cheng Liye racked his abacus a few times, and quickly said: "The total value of these goods is about 600 taels. As the saying goes, antiques and gold in prosperous times and troubled times, Mr. Lu will sell these at this time. The price must be compromised, after all, the risk is huge, and Cheng can give a price of 3000 taels."

During the turmoil in Fujian, Cheng Liye happened to be negotiating a deal in Hangzhou and escaped disaster.
After receiving Lu Changgeng's invitation, Cheng Liye thought it was worth visiting after going through Fujian's network investigation.
The news said that after Lu Changle defeated the Flying Tiger, he brought back eight boxes of goods, but now there is only one box.
Obviously the first cooperation, the other party has reservations,

Cheng Liye didn't know if Lu Changle asked others to evaluate it before looking for him, so he spoke very patiently,

The estimated price is also slightly higher than usual, so let's make a good impression first.

Lu Changle just hesitated for a moment, then nodded quickly and said, "I believe in Mr. Cheng's vision, but I have one condition."

Before showing it to Cheng Liye, Lu Changle, Lu Changgeng and a few knowledgeable elders roughly estimated the value at around 3000 taels.

The price estimated by others is higher than my own, so there is nothing to say, just calculate according to the higher price.

"President Lu, please tell me," Cheng Liye responded quickly, his heart moved.

Such a big deal has been negotiated at the first meeting, as long as you pay close attention to this big client in front of you, the money will flow away.

The world is not good, and antique calligraphy and paintings cannot be sold at a good price. That is the business experience of small businessmen.
A businessman like Cheng Liye with a firm and a fortune would store it in a warehouse and take it out when the market is good, and the profit will be even more lucrative.

Lu Changle said directly: "Master Cheng also knows that Fujian is in chaos now, there are no connections, and it is difficult to buy goods even if you have money. I hope Mr. Cheng will trade with things."

"Five hundred square meters of high-quality wood, one thousand stones of grain and stone, and three thousand catties of refined iron, as long as Mr. Lu needs it, they can be delivered at the Min'an Town Wharf within two days." Cheng Liye said surprisingly.

Lu Changle looked at Cheng Liye with a look of surprise, and quickly clapped his hands: "I admire, Mr. Cheng is not only fair in price, but also so thoughtful, he really deserves to be the young owner of Cheng's firm."

It would take about five days to get here by water from Hangzhou, but Cheng Liye said it would take two days.

It was obvious that they had been prepared a long time ago, just one after the other.

These three kinds of supplies are what Lu Changle needs most urgently, and he should have sent people to buy them everywhere, Cheng Liye found out.

Cheng Liye said with a smile: "No matter how chaotic the world is, people still have to dress and eat, and businessmen have to support their families. If you come here once in a while, you can't leave empty-handed."

When we came to meet this time, Cheng Liye walked in front, and the fleet full of cargo was behind,

As long as the signal is given, the ship will dock.

Even if we can't agree with Lu Changle, these three materials are also in high demand in Fujian, so we don't worry about the sales at all.

"That makes sense." Lu Changle clapped his hands and said, "As long as the price is right, I'll take all those goods."

You can ask for things, but you can't open your mouth like a lion, and you don't want to be taken advantage of.

"President Lu, don't worry, the price must be fair. Cheng wants to cooperate more with President Lu."

Judging by Lu Changle's posture, his ambition is not small,

If Lu Changle develops better, the business opportunities will be greater. In Cheng Liye's heart, Lu Changle has already been listed as the object of observation.

Lu Changle smiled: "I believe we will have a lot of cooperation, as the saying goes, come and don't reciprocate, I accepted such a big meeting gift from Mr. Cheng. It just so happens that the clan has made some good gadgets, and I will give Mr. Cheng a copy." , just take it as a gift."

After speaking, clap your hands,

As soon as the applause fell, Lu Changwei came in from outside holding a brocade box in both hands, and put the brocade box in front of Cheng Liye.

"President Lu is too polite, this...is not good." Cheng Liye said hesitantly.

"Thank you in no hurry, Mr. Cheng, open it first and see if you are satisfied."

With a smile on his face, Cheng Liye stretched out his hand to the brocade box, feeling a little disapproving in his heart,

Gift giving is also particular. If there is no gift list, most of them have to go back and open it.

Only those who are confident in their gifts will invite guests to open them face to face
Cheng Liye is the young owner of Cheng's Commercial Firm. He has a mountain of antiques and curios at home, and he has been in charge of the pawnshop for many years. He hasn't seen any rare things.

A small patriarch in the countryside, who has never seen the world, probably can't come up with anything good,

Cheng Liye thought it over, even if the gift is ordinary, he should be more eager and don't make the scene too ugly.

The moment the brocade box was opened, Cheng Liye's pupils shrank suddenly, his mouth opened wide, and he didn't close it for a long time.

Conscience of heaven and earth, this is really not pretending, Cheng Liye was stunned by himself in the brocade box,

It should be said that I was shocked by the mirror in the brocade box. It is a mirror similar to a diorama but larger and clearer than a diorama. In the mirror, I can clearly see every detail. ,

Cheng Liye also had a diorama at home, which he bought at a high price from a missionary, but the diorama was only three inches in size and couldn't take in the entire face.
And the mirror in front of him is a full one foot square. It is estimated that only the imperial palace has such a large size.

No, this mirror is smoother and clearer than the diorama, and it is obviously superior in craftsmanship.

Wait, just now Lu Changle said it was a new gadget made by the clan,

My God, could it be that this mirror was made by the Lu family in Fuzhou?
If Cheng's firm can take down this kind of mirror, wouldn't they find an inexhaustible golden mountain?
In just a moment, Cheng Liye's little heart was beating non-stop, and his eyes became hot.

Lu Changle knew that he had succeeded when he saw Cheng Liye's expressions of shock, doubt, and excitement for a while.

Glass mirrors were introduced to China in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. The process used was simple. First, tin foil was pasted on the glass surface, and then mercury was poured on it. After the mercury dissolved tin, a layer of alloy called "tin amalgam" was formed. , adhered to the glass surface and became a real glass mirror.

When sailing across the ocean, the ship is very bumpy. In order to prevent the glass from breaking, it is usually made very small.

It's a bit like the slap mirror used by little girls in later generations, which can only illuminate half of the face.

When Lu Changle was studying in his previous life, he participated in an interest group and did related experiments. He used the pouring method to make flat glass, and then used the silver plating method to plate it with silver mirror reaction, and finally obtained a high-quality mirror.

If there is no deviation in history, the art of pouring French-made flat glass will take at least five or sixty years to appear.
In other words, the mirrors made by myself in the back mountain represent the most advanced technology in the world.
Looking at Cheng Liye's expression, he looked like a bumpkin who had never seen the world.

Lu Changle has long considered the issue of making money, don't worry about the harvest in the field, it is good to be able to support himself,
The income of Dashan is not much, that is, small money,
The looted goods are limited, they cannot be sold several times, and they cannot just tie up meat tickets and suppress bandits as soon as they are short of money, they have to find a way to make money,

Distilled liquor appeared in the Song Dynasty. In winter, there are no raw materials such as soap and perfume.

After much deliberation, only the mirror is the most suitable. Lu Changle will go to the back mountain to practice his hands when he is free.

To a person who knows how to do alchemy, it is really not difficult to make a mirror after knowing the process and principle.
Fortunately, before Cheng Liye came, he managed to make a few good samples.

Yang Xuan stood in the corner, stretching her neck all the time, wanting to see what was in the brocade box,
What kind of gift would make the young owner of a firm lose his temper like this?
It's a pity that I stood far away and didn't see anything.

Yang Xuan gave Lu Changle a blank look angrily: This shameless person said that the things in the bamboo forest are the biggest secret of the Lu family in Fuzhou, and he refused to let him see it.

Even Lu Changwei and Lu Changsheng are no exception.

It's mysterious, and I don't know what to mess with.

(End of this chapter)