Mixing ancient times with Taobao

Chapter 356 I Will Go
John Burr felt like his heart was going to pop out of his chest!
Oh God, what did he hear?
A noble Duke of Ming Dynasty actually wants to do business with him?

Isn't he dreaming?
Greed, excitement, flashed in the eyes.As a descendant of pirates, wealth is the only thing that interests him!

His ancestors were pirates, and his distant cousin won the baron because of this.And he also determined to be a seaman since he was a child, so as to obtain the title and change the fate of the family.

It's just that his luck was bad, and he always lost money due to various reasons every time he went to sea. In the end, he lost even his only boat.

He made up his mind to go to sea this time.He sold his own house, then boldly went to his cousin to borrow some money, and summoned some sailors to go to sea again.

When he arrived in Batavia after going through untold hardships, he heard the news of Daming Kaihai in a bar.He was ruthless, and after giving the two black maids he had plundered to a certain sea merchant, they brought him to Daming.

I thought that after coming to Daming, I would be able to bring back a whole boatload of silk, tea and porcelain...

But how did they know that Daming opened the sea and allowed them to go ashore, but they were only allowed to stay in a specific area.

So how do you trade in this way?The official unified acquisition, and then sold them at a very high price.Although this extremely high price is acceptable to them, the problem is that John, who is a poor guy, doesn't have much money in his hands.

You know, most of his money was spent on buying ships, hiring sailors, and buying weapons.If you buy goods that are several times or even ten times higher than the market price, then even half of the ship will not be enough.If he goes back like this, he will die at a loss!

But if he returned empty-handed like this, his loss would be even greater!So he stayed here for a few days to see if he could meet a fellow countryman, borrow some money, or rent out half the cabin to make up for the loss.

But the gods let him down.

He waited for half a month and didn't meet a Briton, and he also began to fall into despair, planning to go to Southeast Asia to become a native leader.

And just when he was desperate, he saw a woman who was obviously dressed as a nobleman come in.With the idea of ​​giving it a try, he came up to say hello.

In the past, some rich and powerful people came in here, but they were chased away before they got close.But this time, seeing that the other party was a woman, he thought that women should be gentler, so he wanted to give it a try.

And this time, not only did he hear the local accent, but he was also invited to Qiongzhou. Is this a turn of events? !
According to what the duke meant, she seemed to be in trouble too?So willing to condescend to make friends?

Almost instantly, he calculated instinctively.

As long as everyone has shortcomings, then you can bargain.

He straightened his face and said, "It's my honor to be invited by such a distinguished person as you."

After a pause, he continued, "It's just that your Excellency the Duke, I'm afraid I will disappoint you."

He sighed, "Well, I'm not a rich businessman. Here, all the supply channels are in the hands of your government, and they set a high price for us, and I can't afford the price Oh, my dear, your officials are really too greedy, ten times the market price, or even ten times the market price, this is really terrible, this is so sad!"

"Ten times, ten times?!"

Zuo Fu was also slightly surprised, "So tall?!"

"Oh, dear! Don't you know?"

Zuo Fu frowned, and understood what was tricky in his heart.

The government concentrated resources and received goods in large quantities, so the price was naturally much lower than the market price.This coming and going, there is already a part of the profit margin.But this profit is unsatisfactory, so the price has to be increased.

But ten times higher than the market price, this... really shocked Zuo Fu.

Although this silk porcelain can be sold for the price of gold across the ocean, it is the CIF price!The ridiculously high FOB price is not a good sign for the existing economy.

Because Daming needs money very much now, Kaihai is to make money.If the price is set too high, it is not a good sign for invigorating the domestic economy.Because there are too few people who can participate in this way, the speed of shipments is slowed down, and most of the benefits cannot be distributed to every ordinary person, which violates the original intention of Kaihai.

Moreover, doing this in Guangzhou has an extremely dark mind.They directly monopolize the supply of sea trade and control the resources in their own hands. In the future, they can use this as a big stick. In addition to threatening those foreign devils, they can also form a constraint on domestic merchants.

After all, if this is the case, the sales channels will also be monopolized by them. If you want to ship, you can either sell it domestically. If you want to sell it to foreign merchants, you have to pay the price set by them.

Under such circumstances, it's good to meet an honest official, but if you meet someone like Ding Kuichu...

And behind many big merchants there are the shadows of people from the court. If the benefits are shared, the gang of literati in the Ming Dynasty will inevitably criticize them in various ways. In the end, they will fall apart and return to the previous state: forbidden sea.

After the ban on the sea, they can manipulate those maritime merchants who have no reliance to help them smuggle, and after the local officials lose their right to control maritime trade, the profits of the sea will eat them up again!
After thinking about it carefully, Zuo Fu sighed in his heart: There are really too few virtuous officials in the Ming Dynasty...the last time he opened the sea, he probably died like this, right?
However, this is good news for her.

Who let the emperor give her the right to do things cheaply?Your FOB price is high?Then I'll be lower!Who made my Qiongzhou poor?My price is low, and the news spreads, which will gradually attract foreign businessmen.

Thinking of this, he smiled slightly and said, "These people are really greedy. I will report this to our majesty. Mr. Burr, thank you for telling me this."

She took a sip of tea and continued: "Our Qiongzhou is not as prosperous as Guangzhou, but I believe that through the efforts of our people, it will soon become as prosperous as Guangzhou. And for this, I think we need help from foreign friends. I am willing to do business with you at a fair price, and only collect a small portion of taxes to maintain the port.

Moreover, you can also sell your goods to us, like large quantities of goods, there are also preferential taxation.And what you need to repay me is to expand the business, bring more fellow villagers here, and help my Ming earn some gold, which can be used to resist those barbaric Tatars. "

"Oh my god!"

John was so excited that he was about to cry, "God will bless you! I believe that you are a great civilization and country! A beautiful and elegant lady like you, who can bear to refuse you? Dear Your Excellency the Duke, thank you Dafang, I would like to go to Qiongzhou to trade with you..."

(End of this chapter)