When the shopkeeper Zhang went to Guangzhou to buy goods before, he also had a mind to buy some glassware to Yazhou to sell, but the price of this thing itself is high, and it is a fragile product. But if these Haihan people know the glass manufacturing technology and can make these exquisite glass products locally, then they can effectively avoid the risks and costs of transportation, and the price is naturally more competitive than Guangzhou goods.

Shopkeeper Zhang silently pondered in his heart for a while, and then opened his mouth to quote: "The glassware you make can be temporarily referred to the selling price of the Franc machine." A wine glass is one tael of silver, and a bowl of three taels of silver. ”

Yan Chujie interjected at this time: "Shopkeeper Zhang, you said that this price is the price you took from the Franc machine man in Guangzhou? What about the local selling price?"

The shopkeeper Zhang did not conceal it, and explained to him: "Guangzhou is transported here on a bumpy sea road, so the freight is at least half of itself, and the price is doubled when it is sold." ”

Yan Chujie calculated, the freight was halved, and the cost of shipping from Guangzhou was one or two halves and four halves, and then doubled the price and sold it, then the final selling price was three taels and nine taels, and the money was really easy to make. When he was thinking about how to bargain with the shopkeeper, Schneider had already spoken.

"Shopkeeper Zhang, the price you said is fine, but we have one condition. Schneider pointed to the purchase list on the table and said, "The glassware you want to order does not need to be traded in cash, but can only be exchanged for the goods we specify." ”

"This ......" Shopkeeper Zhang couldn't figure out Schneider's true intentions for a while, and couldn't help but groan.

"Our goods can be delivered outside Yazhou City, and any damage on the way is ours. Schneider threw out another tempting condition. Of course, this condition is nothing to the traverser, and it takes most of the day for the "Feisu" to run back and forth from Shengli Port to Yazhou City, and the "Feisu" has a stable hull, which is very suitable for transporting these fragile items in the offshore area.

Although the transaction with the Haihan people was bartered, as soon as this thing was poured into his own hands, didn't it turn into cash? The shopkeeper gritted his teeth and agreed.

Just when Shopkeeper Zhang thought that the business had been almost discussed, and was thinking about whether to keep the meal, Schneider took out another thing and handed it to Shopkeeper Zhang: "What do you think of this?"

When the shopkeeper saw it, he immediately stretched out his hand to take it, and asked with a surprised face: "You have a skilled craftsman who can make this kind of silver mirror!"

What the shopkeeper is holding in his hand is a small makeup mirror, but it is the size of an adult's palm and has a metal frame, which looks very delicate. This thing was for trading with merchants in the 17th century, and it was one of the trading materials purchased in large quantities from Yiwu Commodity City by the former executive committee, and the purchase price was only a few cents. Of course, the Executive Committee purchased more than this size, and thousands of large and small makeup mirrors were purchased.

This is not to say that the Executive Committee was unable to make mirrors after the crossing, in fact, the Venetians invented the method of making mirrors with tin foil and mercury in the early 14th century, which is one of the reasons why the Executive Committee asked the task force to purchase cassiterite and dansha. However, the efficiency of this mirror-making method is extremely low, and the material contains highly toxic, which is very harmful to the body of the glass-making workers, and the most important thing is that the mirror coating is not durable, and the mirror will be slowly spent after a long time. Nevertheless, the Venetians kept this secret for three hundred years, and it was not until the second half of the 17th century that this mercury mirror-making technique made its way to France through some secret channels. In the 18th century, the Germans invented the silver nitrate mirror method to greatly improve these defects, but whether it is the main material silver nitrate or the potassium sodium tartrate and ammonia that need to be used, these materials cannot be prepared by the public for the time being, so they can only reserve a large number of finished products first, and then start to manufacture mirrors on a large scale when the chemical industry develops to a certain stage.

As for whether this thing is good or not, and what price it can be sold, just look at the shopkeeper's trembling lips and fingers now. You must know that during this period, Western missionaries and merchants had already begun to come to Daming with mirrors, but the miserable production of Venice was far from enough to supply the European aristocracy, let alone be trafficked to the Far East on a large scale. In the huge market of the East, there are almost no competitors to the mirrors that will be sold by the Crossing Public, and even the European region where the mirror making technique was invented will surely become a dumping ground for industrial mirror making in the future.

"I don't know how much you ask for this silver mirror?" This time, the shopkeeper didn't dare to make a bid, because even he had only heard of this kind of legendary priceless silver mirror.

"This two-inch silver mirror has twenty taels of silver on one side. Schneider quoted a price that he didn't think was too dark. And the traversers sitting next to them all had strange expressions when they heard this offer, and the value of twenty taels of silver in the future life was enough to buy more than two thousand such small mirrors!

Shopkeeper Zhang captured another message from Schneider's quotation: "This kind of silver mirror, do you have other sizes?"

Schneider was very satisfied with the fact that Shopkeeper Zhang maintained enough business sensitivity in addition to being surprised, and nodded with a smile: "Five-inch silver mirror, one hundred taels and one side, eight-inch silver mirror, three hundred taels and one side, square mirror from one foot, eight hundred taels and one side, as for the larger size...... We will not be selling it at this time. ”

Shopkeeper Zhang grabbed the chair handle with one hand, barely holding his body to prevent himself from fainting. These Haihan people were able to make a one-foot-square silver mirror! And listening to the tone of the other party, it seems that there is a larger size that does not want to be taken out for the time being.

There are indeed larger mirrors in the material warehouse of the Executive Committee, and there are even several one-person-high dressing mirrors. But those are "special goods" and are not intended to be sold on the market, unless one day a mirror of the same size and quality can be made through the crowd. These large-sized mirrors were kept by the Executive Committee to bribe some high-ranking officials of the imperial court when necessary, and even to pay tribute to the royal family.

The shopkeeper didn't even pay back the price, so he set up 20 two-inch round mirrors and five five-inch round mirrors. As for the larger mirror, it was not that he didn't want to buy it, but the goods in the store plus the cash were no longer enough. In addition to the mirrors, he ordered fifty glass glasses and twenty glass bowls. With such a valuable commodity, Shopkeeper Zhang didn't expect the other party to be allowed to pay on credit for the first time.

The trading materials of the executive committee were all placed on the "Feisu", Schneider only brought a few samples with him, and after agreeing on the specific transaction content with the shopkeeper Zhang, the action team left Yu Xiaobao in the store, and later he would take the delivery team of "Anfu Hong" to the seaside of Nanshan Town for delivery of goods.

The squad politely declined the shopkeeper's request to keep him for dinner and took his leave. It's only ten o'clock in the morning, and he has time to go to another business house to discuss business, and Schneider doesn't want to waste his time on this kind of low-level interpersonal communication.

Luo Shengdong's heart was quite shocked at this time, he didn't know how much the task force was worth purchasing those things, but just now Schneider showed the goods, quoted, and negotiated the whole process, he was a bystander, and naturally knew how many things Schneider sold on behalf of Haihan in the short period of time just now, that was more than 600 taels of silver! An Fuxing has been in Yazhou City for several years, and Luo Shengdong has also dealt with the shopkeeper Zhang many times, he is very clear about the situation of An Fuxing, and when it is light, he may not be able to make a business of 600 taels a month. Even if he can be promoted this time, the ten-year salary is not as good as the business that people negotiated just now, and people are really angry compared to others!

The "Fu Ruifeng" who went next was obviously stronger than the "Anfu Xing", and the shopkeeper surnamed Li of the reception team said that the saltpeter, sulfur, coke and other goods they needed could be transported from Guangzhou in large quantities, but in exchange, "Fu Ruifeng" hoped to underwrite the glassware and silver mirrors produced by Haihan in Guangzhou.

Schneider and Yan Chujie discussed this for a short time, and finally agreed to the mention of "Fu Ruifeng". Although the condition of setting up an exclusive agent may affect the sales revenue of the Guangzhou Office in the future, it can also save a lot of trouble for the crossing of the Guangzhou through the opening of the trade route to Guangzhou. Moreover, the other party can help the crossers organize the supply of goods in Guangzhou and transport them directly to Shengli Port, which can also alleviate the unfavorable situation of the current lack of transportation capacity in the crossing.

And the number of orders finally determined by the shopkeeper Li is also larger than that of "Anfu Xing", and even ordered a one-foot square mirror, saying that it was to be sent to the general cabinet in Guangzhou as a sample. As for the order placed by the action team here, it was also sent to the seaside of Nanshan Town by "Fu Ruifeng" to deliver the goods.

After the two businesses were negotiated, not only did the action team not have any cash expenditure, but because the goods that the two business houses could provide were not enough, they also collected nearly two hundred taels of silver.

Things went smoothly, and Yan Chujie naturally would not be stingy, so Luo Shengdong led the way into the best restaurant in the city, "Nanhaiju", and realized the first public money to eat and drink after the crossing. Of course, this level of eating and drinking is not very high in the eyes of the traversers, and the two tables of wine and food are so stuffed that everyone's stomachs are already swollen, and the total is only twelve taels of silver.

Luo Shengdong was drunk, and couldn't help but ask: "I dare to ask, do you have any other profitable deals like what you saw just now?"

Yan Chujie immediately heard his voice, and asked with a smile: "Luo Bai always wants to make some extra money?"

Luo Shengdong sighed and said: "If you don't make money, you can't do it, in your current position, you will get three taels of silver per month, even if you are promoted, the annual salary is only more than forty taels, and you have to deal with your boss and colleagues every New Year's Day, where is this bit of money enough!"