Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 237 Product Promotion Meeting

At dusk, Sun Xiangfu rode his horse to the Shanyang branch of Wangjianglou. Here, he reserved the place today, and many Hu merchants had already arrived here before him.

The so-called product promotion meeting is actually not complicated. A beautifully crafted picture book uses pictures to draw all the products that Sun Xiangfu wants to sell in actual proportions, and attaches one or two pages of product descriptions, such as Everyone is more concerned about perfume, essential oil, how to use it, what are the benefits after using it, the origin of various fragrance types, and even mentioned the benefits that fragrance can bring to people.

Humans have a long history of using essential oils, and the exact time is untraceable. According to some Western historical records, Egyptians used a large amount of essential oils in their baths as early as 1000 BC.Later Cleopatra, Cleopatra, had the habit of rubbing her body with natural plant essential oils extracted from flowers, which brought the Egyptian essential oil culture to a new peak among the nobility.

Of course, the history of Chinese people using rouge and gouache is not later than that of Egyptians, but the path they take is different. Sun Xiangfu wants to promote these things, naturally he tells them from the cultural roots, but due to the level of perfumers, Sun Xiangfu belongs to The quality of the essence and perfume that can be produced in the next generation has not reached the height of later generations, that is, it is on the same level as the "natural school" fragrance commonly known before the eighteenth century.

The spice industry, even in later generations, is an industry with very high added value. It is controlled by the world's top consortiums. Naturally, Sun Xiangfu will not set a low price for his products. The price on the list was shocking.

After Sun Xiangfu took the seat in the center, those Hu merchants surrounded him consciously, and he went back and changed into casual clothes, so those Hu merchants didn't need to salute him politely.

"Sun Dudu, this is Arsak, a businessman from Persia. I would like to ask you about something. The capital brought by these people has already purchased goods in Chang'an. Many people who have spare money have also purchased goods from the Tang Dynasty. The national debt issued, but now I feel that Shanyang’s products are more profitable, I wonder if we can borrow these goods from your merchants like last year, and you will guarantee it on behalf of the court?"

"Alsako, hehe, the governor has heard of your name before. Last year, you sold a lot of white dippers to Chang'an, but in the end you ended up losing everything. Fortunately, your majesty is kind enough to serve you in the name of the court. You guarantee, let you borrow a large amount of goods to go back, and finally earn a lot of money!" Sun Xiangfu smiled, looked at the blond man who was the first to ask him a question.

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is unparalleled in benevolence and virtue. I am deeply impressed. What do you mean?"

"There is no problem with borrowing. However, the priority is given to the merchants who have purchased the national debt of the Tang Dynasty. Next, next year, the merchants who can provide the goods according to my requirements will be given priority. Then, ordinary merchants will be given priority. The priority mentioned by the Governor also includes commodities that are in short supply. The right of first refusal, such as perfume and essential oils, these things are difficult to produce, even if Shanyang has millions of acres of flower fields, the annual output is limited, this year, at most [-] boxes can be shipped."

"I don't know how much there is in a box?" Arsako was overjoyed when he heard that, he had bought a lot of Datang's national debt.

"Seven bottles, seven fragrance types." Sun Xiangfu replied without thinking.

"Only seven bottles in a case?"

"Well, a bottle is only half a catty."

"Half a catty? It's worth ten guan?"

"That's right, a box of seventy guan, a thousand boxes, [-] guan."

Hearing this price, even after reading the introduction on the album, Arsako couldn't help but feel a little guilty. The Hu merchants in the Western Regions are indeed rich, and they easily bought Datang's 100 million treasury bonds, but that was a few dollars. The Baihu merchant team did it together. In fact, very few of them have a net worth of more than [-] yuan. The amount of national debt held by him alone cannot afford all the goods.

"Well, what about the essential oil?" Arsako continued to ask.

He is a businessman, and he knows that less goods mean higher prices and huge profits, because after seeing perfumes and essential oils in the commercial streets of Chang'an and Shanyang, he is very confident in selling them at high prices in his own country.

"The volume is about the same. These two products will be sold in limited quantities not only this year, but also in the future, because Datang cannot use too many fields to grow flowers, and after meeting our certain internal needs, we can only export them at most. So much stuff."

Not only Arsako heard what Sun Xiangfu said, but also other Hu merchants in the Western Regions, and each of them was thinking in their hearts how to win some share in such a small volume.

As the discussion on this topic began, Sun Xiangfu slapped his hands, and one of his subordinates took a beautifully carved wooden box to the table. Inside, the perfume in a beautiful glass bottle was quietly lying on the table. Lying in the groove of the corresponding size in the box, and both sides of the box are paved with silk cloth. There is a very three-dimensional 'S' logo on the box and the bottle. It costs a few pennies just to make this packaging. And with this packaging as a foil, many Hu merchants felt that the price of seventy guan a box did not seem so unacceptable. If it was shipped back to China, it might be easily sold at ten times the price.

Sun Xiangfu explained to them that the 'S' represents his surname, and how much this top perfume is produced every year. In Datang, only the emperor couple and a few can use this kind of limited packaging. In the eyes of these businessmen, the price of [-] guan is even more cost-effective, and the celebrity brand effect can be eaten by future generations, let alone in this era, as long as this set of arguments is taken back to the Western Regions, Not to mention ten times, twenty times the profit, those nobles will rush to buy it.

"Sun Dudu, are we the merchants who hold Datang's national debt and will be able to send you the specified goods next year, can we give priority to buying perfume and essential oils?"

After carefully looking at the finished product of the perfume package, another Hu merchant stepped forward and asked. From his gaze, Sun Xiangfu knew that these people were eager to get a share of the perfume purchases.

"That's right, if both conditions are met, you can get this kind of short-selling commodity with the highest priority."

Businessmen are highly savvy, and Sun Xiangfu basically didn't need to talk too much, they thought of this.

"Then I don't know, what kind of goods does Sun Duhu need?"

Sun Xiangfu knew that they would ask, and he handed some lists of items and albums that he had prepared to those Hu merchants.

"Blueberry seeds?"

"Sweet cherry seeds?"

"Cauliflower seeds?"

"Onion seeds?"

"Flax seeds?"

For these things, in this era, there may be some different names, but it doesn't matter, Sun Xiangfu can have diagrams to tell them that the origin of these things is Europe, or West India, and the Mediterranean coast.At present, there is no large-scale planting in Datang, but it is very valuable.

Blueberries have the functions of preventing nerve aging, protecting eyesight, strengthening the heart, anti-cancer, softening blood vessels, and enhancing human immunity.

Cherries are the best fruit for iron supplementation, with extremely high nutritional value.Don't think that Japan grows a lot, just think that it is Japan of origin.Sunflower is the national flower of Russia!Its origin is South America, and it arrived in Europe in the fifteenth century.

Later generations, Sun Xiangfu, when watching Water Margin, wanted to laugh when he saw Wang Po eating melon seeds. This thing was introduced to China in the Ming Dynasty. You Song Dynasty people are eating melon seeds. This is a big loophole!
Moreover, there is a large gap between the sweet cherries native to Europe and the mountain cherries native to my country, which are more economical varieties. Since there are many varieties of cherries, Sun Xiangfu, who prefers cherries in later generations, has to study slowly.

Cauliflower is the cauliflower that people often eat in later generations. Its function is to treat cough and asthma. Cauliflower juice is the main medicine used by Europeans to treat lung diseases. .

As for onions, when Zhang Qian was sent to the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty, there was already a history of planting them there, but they were very spicy and pungent, and were not liked by the Han people who were not good at cooking at that time. Therefore, they were not popularized in the Central Plains. Come on, Sun Xiangfu likes eating onions very much. It is a catalyst for growing his body. Children eating more onions will help their height.

Or the average life expectancy of the ancients was short!The variety of food is really scarce. If you eat rice all year round, you can’t get supplements of various vitamins. It’s no wonder that you can live for a long time. If Sun Xiangfu wants to improve the quality of life of people in this period, these fruits and crops must be introduced and promoted. Yes, if the food of people in this period can be as rich and comprehensive as that of later generations, with the good ecological environment of this period, as long as there are no accidents, people can easily live to be over 80 or [-] years old.

As for flax, it can not only refine oil, but also make high-quality cloth, which has the characteristics of softness, strong tension and good fineness.Even after the founding of the country, the great ancestors of the later generations imported a large amount from the Soviet Union, and the planting area reached millions of acres. The quality of the clothes worn by the soldiers at that time was so strong!
"Seeds are only the first type, the more the better, there are also the second type, such as iron ingots, Uzi steel ingots, and other metal ores, I am very interested.

Another example is the labor shortage in the Tang Dynasty, especially in the Anbei Protectorate. If you can get me a large number of slaves, or young and strong laborers, the restrictions on the goods here can be appropriately relaxed for you. "

Sun Xiangfu's request was not too much, and they could do it. After some understanding, these Hu merchants felt that this business could be done, so they began to gather together to discuss the share and purchase types.

There are many types of goods in Shanyang City, and Sun Xiangfu naturally allowed them more time to think about them. The atmosphere was very lively during the question and answer session. While they hoped to borrow more goods, they were also striving to improve the items that Sun Xiangfu wanted. As for the price of things, as a businessman, profit comes first.

Business can only be established if there are exchanges. If Sun Xiangfu just blindly sells goods, the countries in the Western Regions may not last for a few years. After all, under his promotion, Datang's productivity will increase day by day. The combined population of China may be several times that of Datang, but it may not be able to support the continuous dumping of the products he produced.

The entire product promotion will last until late at night. All businessmen are greedy and want to maximize their profits, and so is Sun Xiangfu. In the hall, because it was late at night, the waiter moved the candlesticks closer.

The red cloth covering the mirror was pulled away by Sun Xiangfu, and the bright round mirror immediately attracted the attention of all Hu merchants in the Western Regions.

"My God, what did I see? This, this is the mirror that only the Tang Palace has in the legend? It can really reflect everything in every detail..."

"This, this is simply amazing..."

All the Hu merchants in the Western Regions crowded in front of the mirror at this moment, looking at their own appearance in the mirror repeatedly, as if it was an honor to appear in the mirror.

(End of this chapter)