A few days later, the merchants’ homes in Zhennan Palace and Jiangdu City who had visited the Australian envoys also received gifts from the Australian envoys.
Among them, apart from the Zhennan Palace, the one who received the most gifts belonged to the Bian Palace.
Bian Ying, the owner of the Bian Mansion, was the businessman who gave Oriole Garden to the King of Zhennan. He was a well-known wealthy businessman in Jiangdu and the first person to visit the Australian envoy.
Bian Ying was quite surprised when she learned that the Australian envoy gave her a gift.
He is a very pragmatic businessman. When he learned that the treasures of the Australian envoy had been robbed by Fang Guozhen, he only paid a courtesy visit and did not even send any gifts.
For a businessman like him, every gift is an investment and he expects a return. When there is no return, he is stingier than anyone else.
Since he didn’t send any gifts, why did the Australian envoy give him gifts in return?
"What gift is it?" he asked.
"Father, it's Persian food. Although it only weighs ten pounds, it looks like it's all top quality!" The answer came from his second son, Bian Yuantong.
Bian Ying was stunned for a while, then frowned and said: "It is said that this Australian envoy used a vegetable from his country to please the King of Zhennan, and then he received 500 taels of gold and a reward from the Oriole Garden. Could it be Persian food?
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Bian Yuantong said hurriedly: "I have inquired about it, and the tribute he gave was a kind of radish that looks like a peach!"
Bian Ying thought for a while and couldn't figure out the other person's intention of giving her Persian food. Could it be that he was short of money and wanted to please himself?
"Father, do we want to accept this gift?"
Bian Ying rubbed a few beards under his chin, waved his hand and said: "Take it, and give him a return gift at twice the market price of Persian grass!"
"Yes!"
At the same time, other businessmen also gave Oriole a return gift, and the price of the return gift was also higher than the price of the gift, ranging from 1.5 times to three times the value.
In the lobby of Oriole Garden, Qin Lingsi opened the return gifts from various families like a little girl. Some were silk, some were tea, some were inkstones, and some people directly sent money.
After a long while, she held a piece of white silk and said with a smile: "These businessmen know etiquette quite well. Let's send some vegetables over, and they actually returned so many good things!"
"This is all because of your status as an envoy of Australia. If you give gifts in another capacity, see if they will give you a gift in return!" Qin Lingjun is well aware of the habits of businessmen.
Zhang Yangquan took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Master Dazhai, how do you think these merchants will react after tasting the spinach we sent them?"
"They should be full of praise!" Qin Lingjun said after thinking for a while.
Both she and her sister have tasted this dish. Most Persian dishes are a bit astringent, but Zhang Yangquan's spinach is tender and smooth, with a touch of sweetness.
Zhang Yangquan put down his tea cup and said with a smile: "You underestimate these businessmen. All they think about is ways to make money. How could they let go of this kind of business opportunity? Just watch, someone will come to us tomorrow!" Zhang Yangquan didn't guess correctly this time, so he didn't wait until tomorrow. That night, Bian Ying came with his son.
The Qin sisters all hid behind the screen in the lobby and listened.
After Zhang Yangquan exchanged a few words with Bian Ying, Bian Ying said: "Foreign Envoy Zhang, I received a noble gift from the envoy today, and Bian came here to express his gratitude!"
Zhang Yangquan said with a smile: "Mr. Bian is so polite. You have already given me a gift in return, and you actually made the trip in person. I am really flattered!"
Bian Ying sighed and said: "How can the return gift from Bian be compared with the gift from the foreign envoy? To be honest, I have never eaten such delicious Persian food!"
Zhang Yangquan waved his hand and said with a smile: "That's just an ordinary home-cooked dish in my hometown. I don't deserve such praise from Mr. Bian!"
Bian Ying's eyes flashed sharply, and he secretly shouted: "Business opportunities are coming!" He was a calm man, and he deliberately sighed and said: "What a pity, what a pity!"
Zhang Yangquan hurriedly asked: "What's a pity?"
Bian Ying smiled bitterly and said: "If Ambassador Zhang has the seeds of this vegetable, we can definitely make a lot of money by working together. What a pity!"
Zhang Yangquan showed a surprised expression and said: "Can a mere Persian dish make money?"
Bian Ying squinted and said: "Of course, the foreign envoys don't know. In this dynasty, Persian vegetables are twice as expensive as rice. If they can be grown in large quantities..."
"Haha!" Zhang Yangquan slapped his thigh and said ecstatically: "To be honest with Mr. Bian, I have bought a lot of land outside the city and planted a lot of vegetables. I originally missed the taste of my hometown and supplied it to His Highness the King of Zhennan. I don't want to pay it back.
You can make a lot of money!"
Bian Ying was stunned and said: "The foreign envoy is already planting this kind of Persian vegetable?"
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "Not only Persian dishes, but also other vegetables from my hometown, such as radish and cabbage dedicated to the prince and princess!"
Bian Ying frowned secretly. He originally wanted to trick the other party into selling the seeds to him and give him two or three cents of profit, but he didn't expect that the barbarian was already planting them himself!
At this point, he could only settle for the next best thing and said: "It's better than this. In addition to the portion of the vegetables supplied to the prince, Mr. Bian paid a high price for the rest, and you and I each get the benefit!" Zhang Yangquan narrowed his eyes and said, "I wonder how much Yuan Wai is willing to pay for it?"
Bian Yuantong couldn't help but said: "We buy it at market price, what do foreign envoys think?"
Zhang Yangquan said calmly: "I remember just now that Bian Yuanwai said that my food is more delicious than your Persian food. Did I hear it wrong?"
Bian Ying secretly cursed "the barbarians are cunning", grabbed his son who was still trying to speak, and said with a smile: "The foreign envoy doesn't seem to know anything about business. It's precisely because the foreign envoy's food is better. We buy it at market price and sell it at a higher price."
.Otherwise, how can we benefit?"
"Commissioner Bian said it politely, but please let me think about it. How about it?"
Bian Ying was secretly anxious. He rushed to come here tonight just to get ahead of others and take over this business.
Wait until tomorrow, other businessmen will definitely come to compete with him, and it will be a lot of trouble by then!
Thinking of this, he made a decision in his mind and said: "Foreign Ambassador Zhang, Bian always puts honesty first when doing business with others. I bought it for seven cents of the selling price and only made three cents. The foreign envoy thought
How?"
Zhang Yangquan thought for a while and asked: "What about the other vegetables I grow?"
Bian Ying smiled and said: "As long as they are high-quality vegetables, I will buy them at the same price!"
Zhang Yangquan said with a smile: "I am just an envoy, not a businessman, but I can feel the sincerity of Mr. Bian. In that case, it's settled!"
Bian Ying secretly snorted: "You are more cunning than a businessman!" He smiled and said: "Bian will send someone over tomorrow to sign a contract with Foreign Envoy Zhang, but I still have a concern. I hope the envoy can help me eliminate it!"
"Commander Bian, please speak!"
Bian Ying smiled and said: "I heard that the foreign envoy will return to his home country soon. What will happen to our business then?"
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "I will leave a deputy here, and she will be responsible for all my business in your country!"
After hearing this, Bian Ying no longer had any worries and left with her son.