Just when Du Fei lowered his head in disappointment and was about to leave, he bumped into an oncoming person!
Du Fei looked up and saw that he was a blond Nanman. He was wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a white Nanman dress. He had a long face under the sparse golden hair. He looked so honorable.
He is relatively ugly among the southern barbarians. Even the old man Elikan has a bit more charm than him.
Seeing that he bumped into someone, he kept apologizing to Du Fei in his not very proficient Japanese. Du Fei really wanted to ask him to speak his mother tongue, since he could understand it anyway.
When the Nanman saw Miranda, he shouted happily and muttered a lot of Nanman language.
Du Fei listened clearly on the side, he was saying dear Miranda! We meet again! Why don't you be an adventurous businessman? The bank is a businessman here?
But Miranda rolled her eyes at him, as if she was very afraid of the term 'adventurous businessman'. She glanced at Du Fei with some worry and said to the man: "What nonsense are you talking about! Damn it! No one is around."
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"You won't understand that~ This country is very closed-minded and there are not many people who can speak Spanish~ My dear, I'm so lucky~" I saw that the man actually started to get angry with Miranda in front of everyone:
"I miss you so much~my wild rose~even though decades have passed~you are still so beautiful in my mind~splendid and dazzling~"
Du Fei felt that he was about to vomit. Two people who were almost a hundred years old together were performing scenes that even young gentlemen did not dare to do. It made people look a little bit broken!
"Damn it! You definitely didn't come here just to tell me this! If you have anything to say, just say it! Don't whine here~ I still have to do business~" Miranda didn't seem to be too cold towards him either.
I saw that the man was not ashamed, and calmly took out a pack of black stuff from his pocket.
Du Fei went up to take a look and saw that it was a black-gray powder with a faint bitter taste when he smelled it.
"What is this?" Miranda asked curiously.
The Nanman seemed to become very excited all of a sudden. He pinched his tie and said to everyone in Japanese with great emotion: "This is the latest popular thing in our country! We call it coffee! This is
The most fashionable drink in the Spanish upper class now! It was brought by one of our ocean-going captains from the uncivilized wilderness! You all here should be the first people in Japan to see coffee! Let us pay attention to a brand-new drink
Cheers for landing in Japan!!”
I saw several customers wandering around Miranda's store whispering to each other: "What is this southern barbarian talking nonsense about?"
"I think he's a lunatic! He'll be in trouble if he goes crazy and beats people up. Let's leave quickly~~"
Chirping chirping~
Miranda's body was trembling slightly with anger: "Look at the good things you did! You scared away all my guests!! Why are you still so out of tune! Get out! Who would buy that weird thing now that Japan is in chaos?
drinks!"
I saw that Miranda, who was already old, was very skilled, and she managed to get the man out in just a few strokes!
Du Fei and Xiao Ban couldn't help but laugh and followed the crowd out to watch the fun. The southern barbarian sighed and got up with difficulty amidst the ridicule of the crowd.
"Hey~ Japan is indeed an uncivilized place! Now I'll make a fortune!" The man straightened his sparse hair and picked up the broken glasses.
When he raised his head again, he found two feet in front of him. Looking up slowly, he saw a well-dressed, businessman-like young man with a strong figure and a handsome face.
"What's the name of this thing I'm telling you about~? Is it coffee? I'm very interested. I wonder if I can taste it~?" Du Fei saw the other person looking at him blankly, so he smiled slightly:
"Let me introduce, I am Du Fei, a merchant from a nearby town."
"Oh~ Hello~! My name is Maikasha~ Your name is so special~ It's much shorter than their Japanese names~ You are really interested in this~~ To be honest~ I'm a little discouraged~ I kept walking
I’ve been to several big merchants but no one knows the goods~”
Du Fei lowered his head and looked at his shoes, only to see that they were covered with dust and did not match his fancy dress at all. He knew that he must have walked a lot of places without anyone wanting to see him.
In fact, what Miranda said makes sense to Du Fei. Now that Japan is in chaos, the most popular and best-selling products should be weapons.
Except for famous people from all over the world who can afford such luxury goods, ordinary people and even rich people will not catch a cold, because tea has a very high status in their minds. It is difficult for them to accept a new kind of luxury goods.
, unfamiliar drink.
But Du Fei's nature is to try new things. He doesn't like to live a complacent life. He likes new tricks. He vaguely feels that this kind of humble thing will be very interesting!
When Maikeshe brought a cup of brewed, steaming coffee in front of him, he smelled a mellow aroma before he drank it, lingering lightly around his nose. He took a sip gently and immediately drank it.
Spewed out: "What the hell! It's so bitter! Are you kidding? Mr. McCasher!?"
"Oh! I'm sorry, friend~ I forgot to put sugar~~ Please wait a moment~" I saw Maika sprinkled something like a white powder into the coffee. He stirred it a few times with a spoon and served it again.
Du Fei.
Du Fei took a sip with lingering fear, and felt a slightly bitter yet mellow sweet taste immediately filling his lips and teeth.
"What a good thing! It really is a good thing!" Du Fei praised it repeatedly after drinking it! He immediately gave it to Xiaoban beside him to have a taste.
After drinking it, Xiaobata smacked his lips again and again: "It seems that what Mr. McCasher said is absolutely right. This is really a high-quality drink that can rival tea!"
Maca suddenly became energetic again: "How is it!? I told you! This is the most popular drink among the Spanish royal family and nobles nowadays! It can also refresh you! If I hadn't been well-informed and well-connected, I wouldn't have been able to get the goods~
~How about it? How much are you going to buy? I brought a boat full of them!"
"Can you guarantee a timely and stable supply? Also, this thing is a new thing. It will take me a long time to promote it. The price must not be set too high! It is best to implement the liquidation method!" Du Fei said
After finishing, his eyes immediately stared at Maikeshe's expression.
"What is the liquidation method?" Maikeshe scratched his head: "I don't understand what you are talking about!"
Du Fei smiled and explained to him: "The warehouse-holding method is a supply and payment method adopted by merchants in China when faced with a new commodity with uncertain sales. To put it bluntly, it means to squeeze you out of the money for a batch of goods first.
, I’ll give you the money after it’s sold out!
"How can this work!" McCabe became anxious when he heard this: "You know, I have invested almost all my wealth in this. In order to establish the plantation, I also borrowed a lot of money from the Spanish Chamber of Commerce Bank. Once this happens,
If I can’t get my money back, the Spanish Chamber of Commerce Bank will seize my house, boat and other properties! I’m completely finished. My friend, I really can’t accept your conditions!”
When Du Fei saw the beads of sweat on his head and the anxious look on his face, he asked in surprise: "You borrowed money from the bank? Is that something similar to a bank or a bank account? Why did you do it as soon as you came up?
Are you so desperate? Have you just started business?"
"Yeah~ You saw it~" Maika lowered his head and said: "I used to be the governor's housekeeper. I have been busy for most of my life and just earned a hard-earned money, which was not even enough to buy a piano for my daughter. I have heard a lot recently.
People have made a lot of money by engaging in ocean trade, so they join in the fun. But I will never sell weapons that take human lives! As a Catholic, that is an act of the devil!"
"So, you choose to grow and make this kind of thing to sell?" Du Fei smiled and shook his head. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something: "What was that thing you put in the coffee just now?"
"Oh! That's called granulated sugar - a condiment commonly used by people in our country. It's made from cane sugar. It tastes very sweet and has a wide range of uses."
Du Fei's mind was spinning rapidly: things like coffee can only be marketed mainly to famous people and wealthy people. The sales market is relatively narrow, but this sugar seems to be easy to use and has a wide range of uses. It is estimated that everyone uses it.
Get it! It will definitely become a hot item!
He immediately suggested to McCain Society that they reduce coffee cultivation and convert most of the plantations to cane sugar cultivation! He also gave McCain Society a large order for sugar.
When Macca Club heard the number Du Fei ordered, he opened his mouth in surprise: "No! You want to buy so much sugar? I didn't bring much this time~ I have to come back next time to buy it for you~"
"By the way, please give me a price for these coffees. It's best to be more reliable, because I don't know how much effort it will take to sell them!" Du Fei first put a tight spell on the Macca Club.
The negotiation didn't take long. In the end, Macca sold the entire ship of coffee to Du Fei at a relatively low price. Du Fei paid him a small deposit for sugar to show his sincerity.
"It's a pleasure working with you! You are a very good businessman! I will go to the dock to hire someone to transport all the goods!" Maikeshe happily left with the big order.
"Sir! Isn't it a bit risky for you to invest so much money to buy these goods with unknown sales?" Xiaobata said worriedly.
"There's nothing we can do about it~" Du Fei sighed and said: "The most profitable products are all monopolized by that guy Longchuan Yihui, and we can't get in at all. It would be too much of a loss to buy from him.
~I can only make hard-earned money~ Why not take some risks and try something new!"
"However, this is not a long-term solution!" Xiaoban also crossed his arms and shook his head: "We must find opportunities to break the monopoly of Longchuan and Kitakyushu Chamber of Commerce!"