Chapter 42: People make the best use of their talents and materials
"Ah? Where do you start talking about this? I think that second brother is quite honest when he talks."
Liu Mingzhi glanced sideways at the leaving figure of his second brother, looked at Qi Yun and shook his head with a smile.
"Hehehe, Yun'er, there are some people in their profession who are not full of flattery.
Just listen to what they say."
Qi Yun thought for a moment, smiled and nodded.
"This, this is true."
As soon as Qi Yun finished speaking, at the dining table next to him, a middle-aged man with blond hair and blue eyes stood up, holding a wine glass, and walked straight towards Young Master Liu and the others with a smile on his face.
The middle-aged man seemed to see that Young Master Liu was the leader of their group.
So, he walked directly to Mr. Liu and happily performed a Western etiquette.
At the same time, Dalong's words were somewhat difficult to pronounce.
"Dear dragon nobles, please be polite."
Liu Mingzhi looked slightly startled and looked at the middle-aged man who was saluting him and others with surprise.
Qi Yun, He Shu, Song Qing and others also subconsciously turned around and cast their eyes on the visitor.
They looked at the stranger who suddenly came to say hello, and a look of surprise flashed in their eyes.
Liu Mingzhi came back to his senses, closed the jade fan in his hand, smiled lightly and returned a salute to this visitor from an unknown country.
"That's polite. Who is your Excellency?"
Upon hearing Young Master Liu's inquiry, the middle-aged man saluted again with a smile on his face.
"I am Crich, a businessman from Rome."
Hearing this, Liu Mingzhi chuckled and nodded.
"It turns out to be Mr. Creech. What's the matter with you coming to our place?"
Crich turned his head and glanced at the guests in the restaurant who were secretly watching him and Mr. Liu, and coughed twice with hesitant expressions.
"Ahem, ahem, this noble Dalong, for the convenience of us talking, can I get closer to you?"
When Song Qing heard Krich's words, his expression turned slightly, and his gaze instantly became sharp as he stared at Krich.
He followed Creech's every move closely, and intentionally or unintentionally placed it on the horizontal knife on the table.
Crich seemed to feel something, feeling the gaze that seemed to be stared at by a lion in the Colosseum, and his body shuddered involuntarily.
Seeing Krich's reaction, Liu Mingzhi turned his eyes and glanced at Song Qing, who was staring at Krich sharply, and coughed while pretending to feel uncomfortable in his throat.
"uh-huh."
When Song Qing heard the sound, he immediately withdrew his gaze, quietly retracted his right hand on the horizontal knife, took off the wine bag from his waist and drank by himself.
Liu Mingzhi pursed his lips, turned around and pointed to the stool next to him, smiled lightly and waved to Krich.
"Mr. Creech, please sit down."
Krich's expression suddenly brightened, he turned his head and glanced at the guests behind him, and nodded happily to Young Master Liu.
"Thank you very much, noble Dalong. You're welcome."
Immediately, he walked directly to the chair pointed by Mr. Liu and sat down.
Liu Mingzhi looked at Krich who had already sat down, smiled and gently shook the Wanli Jiangshan jade fan in his hand.
"Mr. Creech, would you like to tell me your purpose now?"
"Excuse me, noble sir, are you Dalong's caravan?"
Liu Mingzhi raised his eyebrows, chuckled and nodded.
"That's right."
After hearing Young Master Liu's answer, Krich's face suddenly became excited.
"Noble sir, you are businessmen, and I am also a businessman.
You are merchants from the Great Dragon Kingdom, and I am a merchant from the Roman Kingdom.
Today, the two of us can meet in the city of Gistan in the country of Dashi. In the words of your dragon, meeting each other means being destined.
Your Excellency, considering that we are so destined, how about we cooperate with each other?"
After listening to Krich's words, Liu Mingzhi's eyes became curious.
"Oh? I wonder how Mr. Creech wants to cooperate?"
Seeing that Young Master Liu did not reject his proposal outright, Krich's eyes suddenly showed a trace of uncontrollable joy.
Immediately, he suppressed the excitement in his heart and gently licked his dry lips.
"My lord, it's like this. I hope you can hand over the precious goods from the Dalong Celestial Dynasty to my caravan to sell them on your behalf."
"What? Put all the goods in our hands into your hands for sale?"
"Yes, yes, that's right.
Sir, before you hand over the goods to me, you can state a price in advance for all your goods within a reasonable price range.
I can guarantee that after you, noble lord, deliver the goods to me, I will help you sell the goods for an amount of silver that is no less than the price you mentioned.
In this way, you nobles can not only work hard to sell goods, but also earn money in your hands.
During this period, noble lords, you can visit the mountains and rivers in our western countries and have a good appreciation of the scenery in our western countries.
After I help you sell all the goods, I can hand over the money directly to your hands.
Then, noble lords, you can happily rush back to Dalong and carry out the second batch of goods again.
Moreover, if we cooperate very happily, we can also establish a long-term cooperative relationship.
I don’t know, what do you think of this cooperation mentioned below?”
After Liu Mingzhi listened to Creech's long speech, he thought about it for a moment and guessed what he was planning.
After understanding Krich's thoughts, Mr. Liu sighed secretly in his heart.
I have to say that this guy Creech is simply a genius in business.
However, speaking of it, this is indeed feasible and is a good idea that can benefit both parties.
However, it is not up to me to cooperate with them.
After all, I am not a real caravan, so where can I get goods to cooperate with them?
Seeing that Mr. Liu didn't speak for a long time, Krich's face suddenly became nervous.
"My lord? Aren't you dissatisfied with the cooperation I mentioned?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the nervous Krich and shook his head slightly.
"Mr. Creech, there is a saying among us at Dalong that nothing good comes from the sky.
Today is the first time we meet, we are just strangers.
I don't think you would do such a big favor to strangers like us who are meeting for the first time for no reason.
I think you have other requests, right?"
When Krich heard what Mr. Liu said behind him, he hesitated for a moment and nodded happily.
"My lord, your guess is correct. I do have other requests."
"Tell me."
"My lord, I will help you sell the goods on your behalf, and you will be able to earn money easily.
The caravan below and below have put in hard work and sweat. According to common sense, we should earn some hard-earned money."
As Krich spoke, he reached out his hand to Mr. Liu and rubbed his hands with a smile on his face.
"My lord, you should understand what I mean, right?"
Seeing Krich's action of rubbing his fingers, a faint smile flashed across Young Master Liu's eyes.
It seems that people all over the world behave in the same way when they want to ask for money.
Liu Mingzhi shook the folding fan in his hand and nodded gently to Krich with a smile.
"I understand, I understand, of course I understand."
When Krich saw the smile on Young Master Liu's face, he immediately knew that he was in a good mood.
So, he directly took the opportunity to ask: "My lord, do you agree to my cooperation?
If you agree to cooperate, we can go to the Dalong Guard General's Mansion in the city to sign a contract right after lunch.
Once the proof is provided for us, we can start cooperating immediately."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Krich who seemed to be eager to cooperate with him, chuckled and waved his hand.
"Mr. Creech, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry yet.
Before we cooperate, you must first explain clearly how you will use your hard-earned money."
"Noble sir, this depends on what kind of goods you are carrying, and how much silver all the goods are worth together.
Different goods, different quantities, naturally the commission will be different.
We are all businessmen, and you, noble sir, should be able to understand this.
The specific commission will be discussed in detail after I see the precious cargo from Dalong that you, noble lord, are carrying."
Young Master Liu pondered for a moment, smiled and nodded.
"This is quite reasonable."
"My lord, do you think we have to cooperate?"
Liu Mingzhi closed the folding fan in his hand, casually took off the wine bag from his waist, pulled out the stopper and motioned to Crich.
"Mr. Creech, let's have a drink first."
Seeing this, Kerridge quickly raised the wine glass in his hand and responded.
"My lord, according to what your great dragon said, I will do the work first out of respect."
Liu Mingzhi took a few sips of wine, moistened his throat, looked at Crich and breathed out with a chuckle.
"Mr. Creech, your cooperation idea is very good, and I admire your idea very much.
It's a pity that I have to disappoint you."
As soon as Mr. Liu said these words, Krich's body was shaken, and his expression suddenly became panicked.
"My lord, why is this?
Could it be that you can't trust me as a person?
Of course, I also know that when we first met, I made such a request for cooperation, which was indeed quite presumptuous.
This is the first time you and I have met. My lord, it is understandable that you do not trust this stranger in a foreign land.
This point is very clear to me.
It is precisely because I have considered this in advance that I just told you that we can go to the Guarding General's Mansion in the city and sign a contract under the witness of your General Dalong.
Noble sir, in our Roman country, we also have soldiers and horses from your dragon. In the city where I live, there is also a dragon guarding the general's palace.
If I deceive you or violate the contract between us, you can always take the contract we signed to the Guarding General's Mansion and sue me.
With the deterrent power of the Dalong Celestial Dynasty’s troops in our western countries, I can’t escape at all.”
Liu Mingzhi looked at Krich who kept explaining to him, chuckled and took a sip of wine.
"Mr. Creech, you misunderstood, that's not what I meant."
Krich frowned slightly and his expression became confused.
"I don't understand, please give me some advice."
"Mr. Creech, this batch of goods we are carrying is a group of people assigned by our Dalong court to send specifically to a certain Dalong general.
Because of this, we are unable to cooperate with you.
Otherwise, we have no way to explain to the Dalong court and a certain general."
"So that's it, noble sir, are you the officials and merchants of Dalong?"
"Yes, we are the officials and merchants of the Dalong court."
Hearing Mr. Liu admit his identity, Chris frowned slightly and was silent for a moment, then nodded with a disappointed look on his face.
"I understand, I am being presumptuous.
Ladies and gentlemen, please continue to sit down, I won’t disturb you anymore.”
As Krich spoke, he stood up and turned around to leave.
Seeing this, Liu Mingzhi chuckled and raised his hand to signal.
"Wait a minute."
Krich paused in his steps and turned to look at Young Master Liu with a puzzled expression.
"My lord, do you have anything else to do?"
"Mr. Creech, I think your proposal just now is very thoughtful.
Although we cannot cooperate with each other, I can introduce you to some other private caravans and, according to what you just said, we can conduct mutually beneficial and friendly cooperation."
When Krich heard what Mr. Liu said, the look of disappointment on his face was instantly replaced by joy, and he became excited again.
At this moment, he personally experienced what it means to go from earth to heaven.
"My lord, is what you said true?"
"Hehehe, Jun Wu... uh huh...
A gentleman must do what he says, so naturally I will not joke with you about such a thing."
"That's great, that's great, sir, don't worry.
Since you are so helpful to me, I will naturally not let you help me in vain.
I just don’t know, sir, when can you help me introduce some other caravans?”
Liu Mingzhi frowned slightly and pondered thoughtfully for a moment, already having an idea in his mind.
"Baghdad, the royal city of the Dashi Kingdom, should be familiar to you, right?"
"No stranger, no stranger. I spend a few months in the royal city of Baghdad every year.
To tell you the truth, noble man, I still have three shops in the royal city of Baghdad!"
When Liu Mingzhi heard Krich's answer, he smiled and nodded.
"Mr. Creech, the place we are traveling to is the royal city of Baghdad in the Great Food Country.
Let's do this, leave me your address, and I will send someone to contact you when we arrive in the royal city of Baghdad."
"Noble sir, the three stores in the royal city of Baghdad were all acquired under my name.
After you arrive at the royal city, you can find me by sending some people to inquire."
"That's great. Let's see you later."
Creech hesitated for a moment, pursed his lips a few times, and finally nodded through gritted teeth.
"Okay, noble sir, I'm waiting for you to come.
In this way, I will not disturb you nobles."
"please."
"Excuse me, see you later."
After Krich bowed, he walked toward his position with a mixture of excitement and worry.
Liu Mingzhi put the wine bag on the table and walked towards Qi Yun with a smile.
"Yun'er, you see, this is the real wonderful person."
Qi Yun glanced at Krich's back, chuckled and nodded.
"This person's idea is indeed good. If implemented, it will indeed be a mutually beneficial method for both parties.
It seems that not only our Dalong has talents, but also the whole world."
"Hahaha, since you are a talented person, you must make good use of it.
My husband’s hope is to be able to make the best use of everyone’s talents and make the best use of everything.”