My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 705: The consignment right of Dahan’s products

The fleet of the Ottoman mission finally entered Beizheng Port. Compared with the last mission, this mission was larger in scale, with several times more ships than last time.

Mufas on the bow saw Zhu Zhanhe on the dock from a distance, and immediately waved and greeted him excitedly. The two were considered old friends, so there was no need to stick to diplomatic etiquette.

When the ship docked, Mufas was the first to disembark. Zhu Zhanhe also stepped forward and said with a smile: "Mufas, you came back very quickly. I thought you would not come until next year at the earliest!"

"Haha, don't I miss the food and wine here in Dahan? When I leave this time, I must spend a lot of money to take away a cook from Dahan!"

Mufas said half-jokingly and half-seriously that although he came here mainly for the mirror, he did like the big man's food.

"I have already prepared a sumptuous banquet for welcoming the wind, with fine wine and food for you to choose from!"

Zhu Zhanhe also smiled when he heard this. Mufas was about the same age as him, and he was also a person who liked to enjoy himself. The two of them had many things in common.

After a few words of greetings, Zhu Zhanhe invited Mufas to his residence in Beizhenggang. A banquet had been prepared in the living room, and the two of them sat opposite each other. As for the rest of the delegation, there was naturally a big man led by Li Qi. Official reception.

Mufas was not polite to Zhu Zhanhe. After sitting down, he tasted all the dishes he liked. Then he picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. Good wine, if I wasn’t busy with business, I would really want to live here for a long time!”

"Haha, if Mufasi wants to settle in Dahan, of course I will welcome you with both hands!"

Zhu Zhanhe also laughed when he heard this, and then took the initiative to ask: "How is it, does anyone like the glass mirror you brought back last time?"

Hearing Zhu Zhanhe mention the glass mirror, Mufas immediately slapped the table excitedly and said: "Your Highness, you haven't seen it. When I brought the mirror back to Ottoman, all the nobles along the way went crazy, and they were all scrambling for it. Yes, someone would even give me their daughter in exchange for a mirror..."

Mufas was also very excited when he talked about the scene when he returned to Ottoman with a mirror. Although he was the sultan's younger brother, this was the first time he was so popular. If he hadn't brought the army to protect him, maybe someone would have dared to do so. Just grabbed it.

Listening to Mufas's narration, Zhu Zhanhe also smiled secretly. Mirrors indeed have incredible magical power. No wonder mirrors have a very special status in ghost legends around the world.

"Your Highness, the most important role of mirrors is to break the Venetian monopoly on glass mirrors. You must know that these vampires in Venice have made a fortune relying on glass mirrors. We have been fighting with them at sea these years. They fight With a lot of money, we built thousands of boats. Although most of them were small boats, they were still very difficult to deal with and we couldn't take advantage."

When Mufas finally mentioned the Venetians, he also showed an expression of gritted teeth.

The Ottomans straddled the Eurasian continent, but they have only been expanding to Europe. There is nothing they can do about it, because on the Asian side, whether it is the Timurid Empire or the Black Sheep Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire is no match, especially Timur. The empire once destroyed the Ottoman Empire.

Therefore, the Ottoman Empire could only expand to Europe, and the biggest enemy they faced now was the Venetians, the historical Republic of Venice.

This republic, centered on the city of Venice, monopolized trade between the East and the West. It made huge profits by transporting pepper, cinnamon, cloves, sugar, gems, silk fabrics, etc. from the East to various parts of Western Europe for sale at high prices, making the entire Venice very rich and powerful. Their financial resources also allowed them to raise a powerful army, defeat the surrounding enemies many times, and expand their territory.As early as a few years ago, the Ottoman Empire began to attach importance to the ocean and vigorously develop its navy. As a result, it launched a seven-year maritime war with the Venetian navy. Until now, both sides have not been able to tell the winner.

"I have also heard of the reputation of the Merchant of Venice. This time you transported the glass mirrors to Europe, you must have made these vampire merchants very popular, right?"

Zhu Zhanhe was also very interested in Venice, so he asked again.

In fact, Zhu Zhanhe knew very well that the main reason why the Ottoman Empire attacked Venice was to compete with the other party for maritime trade rights, because the Ottoman Empire also wanted to monopolize the trade between the East and the West and snatch all kinds of hugely profitable businesses from the Venetians. Therefore, The conflict between the two sides was basically irreconcilable, and they continued to fight for seven years without any retreat.

"That's right, those Venetian businessmen didn't believe it at first, thinking we were deceiving them with fake glass mirrors. It wasn't until we sold the mirrors to several important European nobles that things suddenly exploded. Now those gangs European barbarians also want to buy mirrors, and I came here this time just to do this business with you, Your Highness!"

Mufas said excitedly again at this time.

The mirror was not only an expensive luxury product, but also a weapon for the Ottoman Empire to attack the enemy Venice, so Mufas made another special trip to try to reach an agreement with Zhu Zhanhe.

"How do you want to do this business?"

Zhu Zhanhe raised his eyebrows and looked into Mufas' eyes and asked.

Although he had more important things to talk to Mufas, only after the business was settled could he have the basis to talk about that more important thing.

"Actually, it's very simple. I would like to ask His Highness to hand over the mirror to us for sale. Of course, we are not greedy. We will only sell it to Europe. You guys will handle the other places yourself."

Mufas said very seriously.

"You only plan to sell mirrors on consignment?"

Zhu Zhanhe looked at Mufas with a half-smile and asked again. The other party brought so many ships not just for the mirror.

Sure enough, Mufas chuckled and continued: "I knew I couldn't hide it from His Highness, so I'll tell you the truth. In addition to mirrors, we also want to get the power to sell Dahan's soaps, perfumes, spices and other products on a consignment basis, as well as mirrors." Same, we will only sell to Europe, and of course we ask His Highness to give us a preferential price!"

The Ottoman Empire has always wanted to seize the monopoly of Eastern and Western goods from the Venetians, and this time Mufas came to Dahan, it was a good start. If it could get the consignment rights for Dahan goods in Europe, it would be equivalent to taking over from the Venetians. With a piece of meat taken away from their mouths, sooner or later they will swallow the Venetian in one bite!
I saw that Zhu Zhanhe did not agree immediately, but deliberately pondered for a while, and then finally raised his head and said: "I can give you the consignment rights for these products, but you must also agree to me a condition!"

(End of this chapter)