After another round of bargaining, the two parties finally agreed on the final price: the old-style flintlock muskets cost fifty taels of silver each, and the two parties tentatively decided to purchase 300 of them, while the new-style flintlock muskets cost seventy taels of silver each, tentatively. Purchase thirty muskets, eighty taels of silver for each revolver, and buy ten. Each gun is also equipped with fifteen rounds of gunpowder. The overall transaction price is initially set at twenty thousand taels of silver, but it depends on Scola The actual number of guns obtained by Alonso shall prevail. In addition, Shang Yi also purchased eight new artillery pieces. Four medium-sized and four small-sized cannons, with a total price of 10,000 taels of silver. The total price of this transaction was 30,000 taels. silver.
Subsequently, the two parties made a series of detailed regulations on the quality, accessories, delivery time, acceptance and payment methods of the muskets. Although Shang Yi was not a businessman, in the era of contracts in later generations, Shang Yi remembered that he was his parents After purchasing a commercial house and a commercial insurance, the contract signed was like a book, with almost all the rules and regulations. Although Shang Yi did not have a detailed contract sample like that of later generations, the details of the terms were Even two foreigners who have been doing business for a long time are unprecedented. Therefore, the two foreigners can't help lamenting that if Shang Yi does business, he will definitely make a profit without losing money, because almost all aspects have been thought of, and there is no loophole. Can be drilled.
The terms have been settled one by one, and both parties have agreed to deliver the goods before April next year. If it expires, Shang Yi has the right to terminate the agreement. However, there are major differences between the two parties on the delivery and payment methods. Scola and Alonso thought that it would be enough to deliver the goods in Yanzhou. But Shang Yi knew that Yanzhou would soon be occupied by the Qing army. If the goods were delivered in Yanzhou, it would be impossible for him to receive them. Therefore, he insisted that the goods must be delivered to Qingzhou, and Scola and Alonso believed that if the goods were delivered in Qingzhou, they would have to bypass the entire Shandong Peninsula, travel hundreds of miles in vain, and increase their own costs.
At this time, Lin Zhiyang came out to smooth things over, saying that when the ship arrived in Zhejiang, the Lin family's ship would pick it up and transfer it to Qingzhou. Because the Lin family also had a branch in Qingzhou, in the past few months, a ship would pick up the goods every month. So it just happened to be on the way. Only in this way can the delivery location be finalized.
But Scola and Alonso insisted on asking Shang Yi to pay a deposit of 10,000 taels of silver, because they had to pay most of the cost first to buy the gun from Macau, so they asked Shang Yi to advance part of it. Naturally, Shang Yi did not want to He would agree. Ten thousand taels of silver was not a small amount. What if these two foreigners ran away? Who would you go to? So the two sides started arguing again.
In the end, it was Lin Zhiyang who got involved, saying that of course he had to pay some deposit, but the amount of ten thousand taels of silver was too big, and no one would agree to it, and since it was a business, he had to spend some capital, otherwise The two foreigners had nothing to say after hearing this.
Therefore, the two parties finally reduced the deposit to 3,000 taels of silver, with Lin Zhiyang as the guarantee. However, after the transaction was completed, Lin Zhiyang received 5,000 percent of the total transaction price of Scola and Alonso. As his own guarantee and transportation costs. Of course, if an accident occurs during the transfer, Lin Zhiyang will be there to compensate Scola and Alonso for their losses.
It took more than an hour to finally reach an agreement in this arms negotiation. Both parties were very satisfied. Scola and Alonso wanted to rush back to Macau immediately to pick up the goods, so they first asked Lin Zhiyang said goodbye and went back to rest in preparation for departure tomorrow.
At this time, the foreign monk Aconia told Shang Yi that he was going to Beijing and wanted to set off with Shang Yi's large team.
Shang Yi knew that this foreign monk was still determined to develop himself and join the organization. However, most of the foreign monks who came to China in this era had some knowledge of Western science. Akonia was good at medicine and painting, and he was also interested in machinery and metallurgy. He is also involved in iron and glass manufacturing.
Painting is not important to Shang Yi, but making glass has always been one of the essential skills for time travellers, and machinery and iron smelting are technologies that Shang Yi urgently needs to develop. Even medicine, the more the better, so he did not refuse. He accepted the request of the foreign monk and expressed his welcome to Akonya as a guest at Mulingguan. Naturally, Akonia was in line with his wishes and readily agreed.
Finally, Lin Zhiyang said to Shang Yi: "I heard that your Excellency is rebuilding Muling Pass and wants to open shops in the pass. I wonder if I can rent a few."
Shang Yi said with a smile: "Mr. Lin's information is very good! A businessman like Mr. Lin wants to set up a business assistant in Mulingguan, which is naturally what I want. But Mulinguan is only a small town, so I am afraid it will be difficult to provide such a business to Mr. Lin." Great store assistant.”
Lin Zhiyang also smiled and said: "I naturally know that although Muling Pass is an important transportation road connecting the north and south of Shandong, the pass is small and sparse and cannot be used to store large quantities of goods. Therefore, I just want to open a store in the pass. It's enough to have a shop, lay out some samples, and take care of merchants from the north and south. The pickup and transaction should still be done in Yanzhou. I just ask you to provide a place with an easy rent."
Shang Yi nodded. Lin Zhiyang is worthy of being a businessman. He really has a vision. This is equivalent to setting up an office in Mulingguan to take care of merchants. This way, the geographical advantages of Mulingguan and the huge warehouse in Yanzhou Prefecture can be combined. Combine them to achieve the greatest effect. However, Lin Zhiyang helped him a lot during this trip to Yanzhou. Of course, he must satisfy his request, and if he has a good relationship with him, it will be very convenient in the future. , so he said: "Okay, I can promise to provide you with four shop fronts, guaranteed to be the best places, and the rent can be halved."
Then he explained the layout of Mulingguan to Lin Zhiyang. The four shop fronts cover an area of about 150 square meters. Including the area upstairs, it is about 300 square meters. It can be used not only for shops. It can be used to store some goods. Lin Zhiyang was also very happy and thanked Shang Yi repeatedly. He also said that he would send eight family members to bring a batch of goods and set off with Shang Yi's army, first to Muling Pass. Arrange the layout.
Shang Yi said: "Mr. Lin, now that the Tatars have entered the pass to plunder and invade Shandong, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to send people to Muling Pass to start an attack at this time. It's better to wait until the Tatars retreat. Bar."
Lin Zhiyang smiled and said: "The Tatars will not stay in the pass for a long time. They will plunder for a while and they will naturally retreat. I will make preparations first. Once the Tatars leave, I can open the business immediately. And there are Qian Zong in Muling Pass. Your Majesty, if you are in charge, it will not be attacked by the Tatars, so why should I be worried?"
Shang Yi suddenly felt something in his heart and said, "Mr. Lin, how much property do you have in Yanzhou City?"
Lin Zhiyang was startled for a moment. Although Shang Yi's question was a little rude, he still replied: "This is the city, and your Excellency has also seen it. There is also a warehouse in the west of the city, which is twice as big as this one.
What is stored are materials such as wood, medicinal materials, coal, and iron."
Shang Yi nodded and said sternly: "After you listen to the following words, just treat it as if I didn't say it, and I won't admit it in the future."
After hearing this, Lin Zhiyang's face couldn't help but become solemn, and said: "Sir, please speak, I am all ears."
Shang Yi said: "Within ten days, please Mr. Lin to buy Yanzhou's inventory as much as possible and transport it to the south if possible. In short, please be sure to leave Yanzhou Prefecture within ten days."
Lin Zhiyang was shocked. He was not stupid. Of course, he knew that what Shang Yi said meant that something big would happen in Yanzhou in the near future. Now that the rogue bandits had been defeated, the only one who could threaten the Yanzhou government was King Chuang.
Li Zicheng and the Qing army. But after Li Zicheng captured the Central Plains, he returned south to compete with Zhang Xianzhong for Huguang. It was impossible to come to Yanzhou Prefecture, so the danger to Yanzhou Prefecture could only come from the Qing army. Therefore, Lin Zhiyang whispered:
"Could it be that the Tatars are coming?"
Shang Yi said lightly: "I don't know, I don't know anything anymore. Did I just say something?"
Lin Zhiyang also had a smile on his face, bowed his hand to Shang Yi, and said, "Thank you, sir. No, you didn't say anything just now."
The two smiled at each other, then left the small pavilion together and returned to the banquet room.
At this time, the atmosphere of the banquet was very lively, because everyone had drunk a lot of wine, and most of them were red in the face, so their actions and words were a little out of control, and many people left their seats.
The whole place was full of wine, drinking wine and walking around, hooking shoulders and backs; exchanging cups and cups, calling each other brothers and sisters.
Although the geisha accompanying the drinkers have experienced this kind of scene for a long time, and everyone has developed a good drinking capacity, their faces are like peach blossoms and their waists are swaying when they drink, but they are also talking and laughing, and their charm is unlimited.
It also made the men feel itchy, so they also held wine glasses and held their slender hands. One said he wanted to drink from a cup, and the other said he wanted to drink from another cup. On the one hand, he was forcing and persuading, rubbing his ears and temples together, leaning against each other, and on the other hand, he was half pushing and half giving.
, singing sweetly, coquettishly and foolishly. From time to time, bursts of laughter broke out from the men, and of course there were also many coquettish words from women mixed in.
Even Shang Yi feels that if men put on suits and leather shoes and women put on dresses and cheongsam, there is actually not much difference between ancient times and modern times.
At this time, someone saw Lin Zhiyang and Shang Yi coming out, and immediately many beauties came up to them holding wine glasses. One of the guests said loudly: "Shopkeeper Lin, Mr. Shang Qian, where did you hide just now?"
, I haven’t seen you for a long time, I must drink three drinks as a penalty.” Several guests around him also started to cheer: “That’s right, a penalty drink, a penalty drink.”
The person who spoke earlier became more energetic when he saw someone cheering him up. He immediately grabbed the wine bottle in one hand and the wine glass in the other. He stood up and walked towards the two of them swaying, and said vaguely:
"I'm fined with drinking. If I don't have to be punished, I won't... ah!"
I saw that he had not taken two steps, and his body suddenly softened, and he fell forward to the ground. At some point, an arrow was inserted into his back. The people in the entire hall stopped for a moment, and then suddenly
There was a loud roar, and the women even made more noise and screamed. Then, the sound of "swish, swish, swish" pierced the air non-stop, and many arrows shot through the air, and several more people were hit in succession.