Wanli 1592

Chapter 1001 A surprise surprise in France
But anyway, the Emperor of China already knew the news, he already knew it!

Knowing that the Genoese are willing to raise prices, let's talk about the prices of those good things.

There is no doubt that the emperor of China will not admit it.

Stupid Genoese, stupid, very stupid!

He can only wait, can only continue to wait until Matteo Ricci.

"The envoys of Genoa submitted their credentials to His Majesty the Great Emperor, willing to purchase Chinese porcelain, silk, tea and iron pots at a price higher than 5.00% of the French state. His Majesty the Great Emperor seems to want to do business with the Genoese."

Matteo Ricci truthfully relayed what he saw.

The French envoy is out of temper.

"I want to see His Majesty the Great Emperor immediately, please ask to see him for me."

Ricci shook his head.

"His Majesty the Great Emperor still has a lot of state affairs to deal with. He has already started meeting with his courtiers to handle state affairs, so please go back and wait."

The French envoy was stunned, and then fell into deep anxiety.

One day, two days, three days, four days.

He couldn't wait any longer.

Because this time it was Genoa's envoy to mock him.

After careful thinking, he found Matteo Ricci who was an official in the palace again, and gave him some money directly.

"Please ask His Majesty the Great Emperor for me, I really want to see His Majesty the Great Emperor, really!"

Matteo Ricci looked around and returned the money to him directly.

"It's not that I don't want to, it's because His Majesty's government affairs are very busy. You don't have time all the time. China is in the process of building a country, which requires a lot of energy. His Majesty has great power and great responsibility. He often works until the end of the day. I don’t have time to rest until late at night.”

The French envoy was taken aback for a moment, then took out some money and handed it to Matteo Ricci.

"I really need to see His Majesty the Great Emperor, I sincerely beg you!"

Ricci sighed.

"You take the money back. The money His Majesty gave me is enough for me to live a decent life in China. His Majesty hates corruption and bribery by his subjects very much. If His Majesty finds out about the money you gave me, I will You can no longer stay by His Majesty's side to serve him."

The French envoy looked at Ricci pitifully.

"Oh! I know, I will try, but I can't guarantee whether it will work or not."

Ricci can only say so.

The French envoy was overjoyed.

"Please be sure to tell His Majesty the Great Emperor that I am willing to pay a higher price than the Genoese to buy His Majesty's goods. Please, Your Majesty the Great Emperor, do not trust the business ethics of the Genoese too much. They are a group of villains who will do anything for money. Thugs of the matter!"

Matteo Ricci nodded to show that he understood.

Then Matteo Ricci came to Xiao Ruxun's study.

Xiao Ruxun is writing furiously.

"Your Majesty, I have stopped the French envoy for four days according to your request. He finally said that he is willing to raise the price. He also said that the business ethics of the Genoese cannot be trusted. They are a group of bad people who can do anything for money."

Xiao Ruxun raised his head, looked at Matteo Ricci, sneered, and lowered his head again.

"Talking about ethics with businessmen? Our ancestors said a long time ago that businessmen value profits and despise separation. Since ancient times, China has emphasized agriculture and suppressed business in order to prevent businessmen from breaking the morale. Unfortunately, we can control businessmen but not officials. , In the end, it turns out that officials are doing business, officials plus businessmen are worse than pigs and dogs!"

As he spoke, Xiao Ruxun continued to write vigorously, but he stopped writing.

"The French envoy said that they are willing to raise the price?"

"Yes, he said so."

"Go talk to him first and tell him that although I am very dissatisfied with the behavior of the Genoese, their price is relatively high. Daqin needs money to develop, so although I am very unwilling, I only agree with the price If the price is higher, whoever has the higher price, I will sell the most precious high-quality porcelain and high-quality silk to whom, and if the price is lower, I will feel a little wronged and ask for other products!"

Matteo Ricci said he understood.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will do it now."

Ricci bent down and left.

After he left, a man in black appeared behind Xiao Ruxun.

"Your Majesty, it has been found out that the French envoy sent money to Matteo Ricci, but Matteo Ricci refused and did not accept it."

Xiao Ruxun nodded.

"Continue to monitor him and prevent him from contacting any irrelevant people in the palace. Once he starts talking about his goddamn things, find a way to stop him. In short, I will not allow any dirty things from Europa to spread in Daqin !"

"Yes!"

The man in black immediately disappeared behind Xiao Ruxun.

Matteo Ricci returned to the residence of the French envoy and conveyed Xiao Ruxun's words to him.

"His Majesty the Great Emperor said that China needs to develop and needs a lot of money, so although he doesn't like the Genoese very much, if their prices are relatively high, the Great Emperor can only sell them the best silk and porcelain, and you You can only get second-class goods.”

The French envoy was very anxious.

"Please ask His Majesty the Great Emperor for me. I am willing to pay a higher price than the Genoese to buy the best Chinese products. Please don't be deceived by the Genoese, Your Majesty the Emperor. They are a bunch of liars!"

In this way, Matteo Ricci became the mouthpiece between the French envoy and Xiao Ruxun. While working on pinyin, he also served as a mouthpiece, three points and one line, and his life was very fulfilling.

During this period, the Genoese envoys also realized this matter, so they approached Matteo Ricci and started bidding with the French.

The price ended up being 120 percent of the original price.

After the Genoese envoy made such a promise, the French did not dare to say more.

Really can't afford it.

Although France is much larger than Genoa and has a much larger population, it really doesn’t have that much money. Genoa has a large group of bankers with a lot of money in their hands, and there is no shortage of money at all. France has been at war for many years, the country is unstable, and its finances are on the verge of collapse. Can't compete.

So the source of fine porcelain and fine silk was obtained by the Genoese.

The Genoese were extremely excited, while the French were quite disappointed.

But after that, Xiao Ruxun summoned the French alone, comforted the French who had lost their high-quality goods due to the failure of the bidding, expressed his willingness to establish a good relationship with the French country, and was willing to send envoys to the French country to establish a real relationship with the French country. foreign relations.

He will not send envoys to Genoa, and is willing to send a group of Chinese businessmen to France to do business, open Chinese restaurants, and so on, so that the two countries can establish a long-term cooperative relationship.

This was a pleasant surprise.

The French envoy didn't expect that he could achieve such an achievement, so he agreed very excitedly.

With the establishment of long-term diplomatic relations, France will become the first country in Europe to establish a real relationship with China. This is something that the Holy See has not been able to do. This will inevitably shake the whole of Europe and will greatly improve France's reputation in Europe. status and prestige.

Compared with it, it seems that business is no longer the most important thing.

(End of this chapter)