The pork butcher is smoother than a pig butcher!

Chapter 503 Headhunter
The unscrupulous businessman Marcoli stated:

"There are at least eight or ten thousand glass artisans on Murano Island, and over the years, they have also spread their glassmaking techniques far and wide!"

As far as I know, Bohemian glass artisans not only achieved considerable success in cutting and carving techniques, but they also invented special processes such as opaque eggshell glass.

Furthermore, a special type of sand is required for firing glass.

With the wisdom of this ancient Eastern civilization, if they had such raw materials, they would have already made glass.

Therefore, even if Marco Berardi introduced five glass artisans to this general, it would still take several years to fire the glass, which is beyond our consideration.

More importantly, if those Dutch businessmen sniff out this opportunity, do you think they'll take the order? Quite a few of the businessmen on this trip speak English.”

Marco Berardi: "."

Those dozens of Dutch merchants?

These maritime drivers have no moral compass whatsoever.

To make money, they'll do anything, no matter how immoral or unethical!

Therefore, this is not something he can stop just because he wants to.

Moreover, he was very determined to spread Christianity during the Yongtai reign.

Ignoring his inner turmoil, Marcoli had already begun to mentally calculate the consequences.

One thousand taels of gold for one craftsman!
Five people equals five thousand taels!
Five thousand taels of gold is equivalent to fifty thousand taels of silver.

He didn't even need to lift a finger to complete this order.

For just one hundred Ducats (gold coins), many people would be willing to risk their lives for him.

As for how to assess the skills and character of those glass artisans, those who are familiar with them are better qualified to speak on the matter.

Within a short span of half an hour, he had considered how to find the people and how to smuggle them out of the country.

There's plenty of room to maneuver!

Such a comparison.

Marcoli was heartbroken.

For the past decade, he has been traveling between Africa and Europe, dealing in the slave trade.

He used to think he had earned a lot.

Now he realizes that he has been working in the wrong direction for the past ten years.

Moreover, if they could establish a connection with this general through selling or introducing artisans, his perfume sales would be much smoother in the future.

Cost-effective!

This is such a great deal, isn't it!

Gan Minglan, who came from a later generation, always followed the ancient sayings of her ancestors.

Money can make all the difference!
If they don't push it, it means the money isn't in place.

This is not.

She hadn't eaten breakfast yet, it was so early in the morning.

Marco Berardi then brought the unscrupulous merchant Marcoli to visit her.

They couldn't even wait half a day.

The unscrupulous merchant Marcoli was astonished by Gan Minglan's stunning appearance.

Moreover, this was the only Han Chinese he had encountered who could communicate in English, and he was practically bowing down to General Gan's armor.

Foreigners have never understood how to practice Tai Chi.

After exchanging a few words about the weather, he asked very directly whether it was possible to sign a contract when introducing glass artisans.

Gan Minglan: Agreed!

Not only will they sign the contract, but they're also willing to give you a deposit of one thousand taels of gold.

She would pay 70% of the price to any craftsman who met her skill and character requirements and passed her on-site interview, with the remaining amount to be paid after a three-month trial period. She was also willing to buy the craftsmen's families for 100 taels of silver each if they could be brought along.

The terms were better than Marcoli had ever expected.

The outgoing Venetian merchant rubbed his hands together excitedly.

With the ambition to expand and strengthen the business, he made a bold statement:

"General, there is no commodity in all of Europe that we Venetian merchants cannot acquire! As my most honored guest, Marcoli, please be sure to inform me of any needs you may have."

Gan Minglan thought about it and realized there really was one:

"The development trend of our cotton textile industry in Kansai is very good. We can introduce craftsmen with outstanding design capabilities in textile machinery. The number of people should be controlled within ten. The referral fee can be compared with that of glass craftsmen."

Oh, right! I know that glass mirrors are made of glass and mercury, and I need five of the best glass mirror craftsmen!
Let me think. Magnifying glasses, telescopes, reading glasses and the like are all related to glass. If you want to find these craftsmen, you might as well find all the craftsmen who are proficient in these crafts. You need five people for each type of work.

Also, I need watchmakers; the number can be flexible, up to thirty people is fine.

He immediately asked for another sixty craftsmen!
They are benchmarking against the most outstanding talents in Europe in terms of craftsmanship.

Upon hearing this, Marco Berardi was so angry that his eyes almost bulged out, and he wished he could immediately take Marcoli and leave.

Their trip was merely to sell some expensive glass and clocks to the Han people.

This general is quite something.

She wasn't someone who wanted what was in the pot while eyeing what wasn't in the bowl.

She's trying to take the cooking pot away!

Obviously.

Marco Berardi underestimated the greed of the unscrupulous businessman Marcoli.

The unscrupulous businessman Marcoli would never let go of any opportunity that presented itself to him to make a fortune.

Including the glass artisans, there were 65 people, which amounted to 65,000 taels of gold. Adding their families, the profit should be around 600,000 taels of silver!
This is an astronomical figure!

Ignoring Marco Berardi's various winks, he impatiently signed a talent introduction contract with Gan Minglan on the spot.

The contract stipulated the detailed requirements for the relevant craftsmen, as well as the referral fee and payment method.

Finally, both parties affixed their personal seals.

Gan Minglan refers to this type of contract as a headhunting service.

Although the person being headhunted may not have come voluntarily or legally.

So why is there no relevant international law to restrain her behavior?

You say, without buying and selling, there would be no harm?

nonexistent!

She can guarantee it.

The artisans who fall into her hands will surely live a more comfortable life than they do in Europe.

What's more, she even invited them to bring their families.

Marcoli's cheekbones soared to the heavens: Good, good, good!

In Europe, he was the most notorious slave trader in the eyes of those noblemen.

Unexpectedly, it's the same thing—selling people.

In the ancient civilization of the East, his identity is called—headhunter!
Furthermore, you can directly communicate with the general who commands hundreds of thousands of troops, without any middlemen taking a cut!
The entire population of Venice is less than the number of troops stationed in Kansai.

He has truly seized a golden opportunity this time and is poised to pave a golden path for himself.

From that point on, headhunter Marcoly's path to recruiting European technical talent was one of irreversible abandon.

Of course, these are things to follow.

Gan Minglan didn't think that much about it, nor did she think that far ahead.

Clutching over two million taels of silver earned from selling perfume, she felt she still had considerable room to maneuver in the matter of buying people.