This month, Hou Jin attacked North Korea and forced North Korea to surrender. The Haidong vassal of the Ming Dynasty fell into the hands of the Jurchens.
In May, Huang Taiji attacked Ningyuan and Jinzhou, but was repelled by the Ming army. It was called the Ningjin Victory at the time. Huang Taiji changed his strategy and decided to bypass the Ningjin-Shanhaiguan defense line and directly invade and plunder. In the subsequent seventeen years of Chongzhen,
After entering the customs for the fifth time, all life in the Central Plains was in ruins, and the already precarious Ming Dynasty was even worse.
In July, Emperor Tianqi fell seriously ill, and the nine thousand-year-old man who had been so powerful for a while came to an end. In November of this year, Wei Zhongxian did not commit suicide. The collapse of the eunuch party brought a moment of hope to the political sky of the late Ming Dynasty, and again
Disappeared like a meteor. Cutting off a sore could not bring the patient who had already been covered in ulcers back to life. The Ming Dynasty, the last Central Plains dynasty of the Han people, was no longer able to recover and embarked on the road to destruction.
The three people who had traveled through time were speechless for a moment, and the atmosphere was somewhat solemn.
Mr. Gao coughed lightly, twirled his beard, and asked slowly: "The distinguished guest is a maritime merchant. Do you have goods to sell?"
Wen Desi and Xiao Zishan looked at each other - getting to the point. This look was keenly caught by Mr. Gao.
"We do have some goods that we want to sell, but we are just here for the first time and we don't know the way..." Wen De was embarrassed.
"Haha, that's easy to say," Mr. Gao said with a smile, "I have been doing business in Guangzhou for many years. If you are trustworthy, I can help you with this matter."
"Then there is Master Lao Gao." Wen Desi was overjoyed.
"This is our sample." Xiao Zishan said softly, taking out the items one by one from his backpack.
After seeing the powder box, Mr. Gao was very interested in these people's goods. First, it was the kind of powder box he had seen, but this one was a greasy light green, and then it was completely transparent glass.
There are some beautiful patterns on the cup. Although the transparency of this cup is much higher than any cup Mr. Gao has ever seen, it is not beyond the scope of his knowledge, so he is a little disappointed. Then there are several porcelains of various shapes and glaze colors.
None of them were outstanding. When I picked it up, I felt it was very light. It didn't feel as cold as porcelain, so I knew it was different from porcelain. Just when I was thinking that this thing was not very valuable, Xiao Zishan seemed to know what he was thinking and put a few bowls together.
They all fell to the ground. Mr. Gao was surprised, but saw that these things did not fall to pieces on his square tile floor, but only spun around a few times without any damage.
The servants on the side quickly picked up the things. Mr. Gao snatched them away and looked at them carefully for a long time. There were no cracks or cracks at all. He thought that these people's things were really weird.
Then there are some transparent boxes, some square and some round, all with lids that can be closed tightly. Although they are very similar to the glassware that Mr. Gao bought from the Francois, they are much lighter and not afraid of falling.
There are also some shiny knives, a hooded cloak made of a material that looks a bit like glass but is as impermeable as oilcloth... They are all weird things. I looked up at this dazzling table of things, and I was surprised.
I was happy again. I was so happy that the goods they took out were all rare and rare items, and they could be sold at a good price once they were resold. I was afraid that this group of people were acting sneakily and the details were unclear. After pondering for a moment, the desire to make a lot of money overwhelmed the worries.
In the blink of an eye, I thought, I was just doing this business of smuggling foreign goods, so it didn't matter whether I was from France or from Australia. Since these people were in his house, there was no reason to push out the windfall.
"I wonder how much money you want to sell these rare items for?" After calming down, Mr. Gao asked cautiously.
Wen Desi pointed to a common oddity in time travel novels: glasses, and said: "This cup costs one thousand taels each."
According to the thoughts of these three people, this fair and fair man from the Ming Dynasty should buy this rare treasure without hesitation. Unexpectedly, they saw his face full of surprise, looking at them as if they were seeing some madmen.
"This is really expensive." Mr. Gao shook his head repeatedly, "The Folangji people in Hao Jing'ao also sell this kind of glassware. The large glass bowls and bottles are only three or two each. The small ones are only one or two.
This cup..." He shook his head repeatedly as he spoke, and the implication was only a few words at most.
These few people suddenly looked at each other like ice water on their heads. It turns out that the must-have product in time travel-glass is not valuable...
Xiao Zishan saw that the business was going to be dead, and he thought that his estimate was wrong, so he handed over his hand and said: "I have lived overseas for a long time, and I don't know the market situation in your place. Please give me some advice, Mr. Gao."
Gao Ji thought that I had to set the price myself. He thought for a moment and gave the price:
Compact boxes, ten taels of silver each.
Glasses, one or two each.
Melamine dishes cost five cents for large ones, two cents for small ones, and one cent for spoons and the like.
Plastic lunch boxes, three taels each.
Plastic raincoats, one yuan each.
Knives, five cents each.
The traditional time-travel profit-making artifact glass failed miserably! One thousand taels became one tael. This gap is too big, diamonds turned into glass.
It was the inconspicuous small plastic powder box that caught the appetite of businessmen in the Ming Dynasty. This shows that you can never take it for granted when doing business. Xiao Zishan asked about the sea trade in Guangzhou, and by the way asked the other party about his products.
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It turns out that the overseas trade in Guangzhou City is monopolized by the Folangji people. No matter where the foreign businessmen come from, their ships can be parked in Haojing'ao, waiting for measurement and tax collection before the goods can be sold. Only Folangji people can enter Guangzhou City for trade.
Langji merchants. There are thirty-six firms in the city that specialize in exports. We do business with them and order large quantities of porcelain, raw silk, sugar and other various goods every year.
However, Mr. Gao and the merchants on Haopan Street were in another way. Although Mr. Gao did not explain this way, Xiao Zishan had also read about it in later generations' documents.
What Mr. Gao is most interested in is the mirror in the powder box. He said that this thing is occasionally sold by Folangji people. A large mirror can cost hundreds of taels. Although their small mirror is a bit smaller, it is worse than the one from Taixi. The mirror is much clearer and translucent. If there is a larger size, the price will be better. As for the "soft porcelain"-melamine dishes, in terms of texture, feel and pattern, there is nothing surprising, but it is light and not broken. The "soft glass bowl" is a plastic lunch box. Although it is not broken, it is not as crystal clear as the glass bowl. As for the plastic raincoat and knife, in Mr. Gao's opinion, they are just playthings.
Everyone is ashamed: Even if we are proud to have hundreds of years of experience, we may not be able to defeat others.
During the conversation, Mr. Gao also tried many things and asked about the customs and customs of Australia. Xiao Zishan was just perfunctory, saying that the country is still blue, that there are many skilled craftsmen and ingenious goods in the country, and that the country is built on industry and commerce. The Chinese people are fond of empty talk, and they only build their own party in the name of the name.
They advocated speeches, but the crowds gathered together, and it disappeared after a while. When asked who the leader of the country was, he said that there was a leader in the country, named "Bachi", who had the power to be in charge of the military, aircraft and people's affairs, named "Xiaomi".
"Everyone in the country, no matter how high or low, worshiped and obeyed the god's messenger named "Ah Rice". Master Gao was amazed when he heard this.
Along the way, the three of them had completely forgotten their warning not to drink tea. When they stood up to say goodbye, they drank all the tea juice. This made Mr. Gao Zhigao despise them in his heart. They made an agreement before leaving.
After completing the transaction, the "Australian maritime merchants" supplied the first batch of goods three days later and promised to bring more novelties.
But the departure of the three people made Mr. Gao feel very worried: these three people refused to go out through the gate, and had to go to a secluded place in the backyard, and everyone had to leave. Mr. Gao was worried and sent
A brave and careful servant watched from a distance: he saw three people looking around furtively for a while, and suddenly turned to a corner behind the wall. When the servant caught up to check, they had disappeared.
Note: The price of glassware comes from Wang Shizhen's "Fengzhou Miscellanies". The original price unit is Guan. This is the price in the Jiajing year, but I can't find the price in the 17th century, so I will use it instead for the time being. You don't need to go into details.