Speaking of spices, Pompianus heard others say it at the time. Ma Chao asked other people in the Senate that he had a friend in the Han Dynasty who wanted to sell a batch of spices. Would Rome accept it? The Senate People think that they are really a group of people.
Because in the past, when there were excess tribute silks in the Han Dynasty market, Ma Chao sold silk in the Senate, so the people in the Senate didn't take it seriously. They thought it was just some spices and asked about the price. Ma Chao said that I don’t understand either. If you ask me, who should I ask?
This kind of reply actually confirmed that Ma Chao didn't know anything. He just had a batch of spices that he got from nowhere, and now he just wanted to find someone to take action.
After all, Ma Chao could often get some strange things from the Han Dynasty, and they were all items that were worth as much as gold. The disadvantage was that Ma Chao couldn't get many of them himself. He often waited for someone who was not familiar with Ma Chao, but was a veteran in this business. When I found Ma Chao, Ma Chao had already bought them all.
Therefore, the elders of the Senate generally knew that Ma Chao had a channel in the Han Dynasty. This channel was quite powerful, but it did not do much normal business.
So when he heard that Ma Chao had a batch of peppermint oil and cinnamon that were more expensive than gold, the veteran of the big business laughed and pointed out the way to Ma Chao. You can get a piece of land in Media. That Han roommate can just sell it himself.
Ma Chao's official identity is the commander of the Seventh Eagle Banner Legion and the commander-in-chief of the Media garrison. Moreover, because of Rome's tax farming system, Ma Chao has the right to collect taxes in Armenia. In addition, Ma Chao is stationed in Media and trades in Media. The city must give some profits to the Seventh Eagle Banner Corps.
So the big business elders gave Ma Chao a cool idea. Of course, the idea was mainly because these elders thought that Ma Chao wouldn't have too many goods, and opening a small spice shop in Media would be enough.
As for whether this is considered smuggling, after all, spice trading is open, and it may affect the business of big businessmen like them. These people don't care much, because Ma Guo will have a batch of good things to sell in a while. , the quantity is not large.
Although the luxury goods industry is very small, it is all supported by the top, and if there are multiple entrants, there will be many rivals. However, the things Ma Chao gets are all truly top-notch goods. Not only will they not impact the industry, but they will also raise the threshold of the industry. I mean, if you have money, everyone can make it together.
Besides, Ma Chao himself is in Midea Trading City, and you can't stop the other party from doing anything. Coming here to ask already shows that Ma Chao doesn't understand anything at all, but if you don't tell him, the other party won't stop. It's better to form a good relationship or something. , so Ma Chao allocated a place in Media to engage in spice trading.
It wasn't until Pompinanus shut down the business because it was too big that Ma Chao realized that what I was doing was a smuggling business. I didn't know that this thing needed to be reported!
In fact, normally there is no need to report. If a Roman senator runs a small business, even if he steps on the yellow line, Pompianus will not take care of it. However, the Ma Chao side has provided 20% of Rome's needs, and it is still there. Continuously growing, if you are not blocked, who will be blocked?
Ma Chao even went to argue with Pompianus about this matter. Pompianus asked if he had paid taxes. Ma Chao was stunned, and then asked, do he still have to pay taxes? I bought so much silk before, but you didn't care!
If Pompianus hadn't determined that Ma Chao was indeed a business idiot, just based on these words, Ma Chao would have needed to go to court and let old Papinian have a good trial. However, he was sure that Ma Chao really didn't know that this was happening. Pompianus didn't bother to educate the other party.
Just tell Ma Chao that you have accounted for 20% of the demand for spices in Rome, and it is still growing. Now you have two options, one is to hand over the channel to me and then divide the money, the other is to ask your little friend to come over too , let me see what is going on with him.
Sun Ce did not come at all. Pompianus learned about Sun Ce’s personality from other channels. Although Pompianus thought that he might have learned about Sun Ce’s personality at that time, he was sure that both parties were indeed idiots and had not considered the business model at all. He just kicked Ma Chao away after acting like a hooligan.
If you do this, it will become a loss of assets. 20% of the demand in Rome. Do you know how much this is? Where's the tax!
Later, it became official-to-official communication. As for taxes and fees, Pompianus said very sensibly, either you can make up for it for me, and you can see how much it is and know how much it is, or we can discuss this item by item. price.
Zhou Yu suggested paying taxes. After all, paying taxes is a one-time expenditure. Sun Ce thought for a while. Although his mind was blank, a simple brain could understand a logic, that is, if you pay taxes, wouldn’t the other party want a low price? ? It’s unrealistic!
Thinking about the fact that all the spices he owns are harvested on more than 10,000 islands, they are all for free, so Sun Ce wondered why he would waste time and asked me to talk to Ma Chao.
So during the court meeting, Sun Ce was cooking the Ganoderma lucidum grown by Annaus and asked Ma Chao, how much does that spice over there cost?
Of course Ma Chao said, of course I don’t know, and what spice are you asking about the price of? I heard people say that there are many kinds of spices, and there are dozens of kinds of fennel. Which one are you talking about? If you ask that, I can't answer it.
Ma Chao's answer made Sun Ce stunned. Opponent, wouldn't it be necessary to talk about so many kinds of spices one by one? It would be fatal, so Sun Ce and Ma Chao made a classification of spices, ordinary ones for cooking, ordinary ones. Those used for medicinal purposes, ordinary smoked ones, and those cooked in high-grade pots, those used for high-grade medicinal purposes, those made high-grade smoked...
They divided it simply and crudely, and then calculated how much each category cost per pound, which was full of Erha's house-breaking aesthetics. Then he looked at the so-called spice list all night long and divided the spices into six categories. By the way, By the way, there are many spices in it that the three brothers don’t know what they are. They just sorted them out by looking at the list.
It was done overnight. After Ma Chao returned to Rome and handed the things to Pompianus, Pompianus looked at the six categories of pricing. He was also a little confused, which made the professionals Calculating whether there is any problem with this price positioning is a bit confusing.
To be honest, this method of making blind decisions based on the list, without looking at the raw materials, and relying on feelings is very consistent with random probability, so if you want to calculate the losses and profits, no one can even think about it, because this is really done based on probability and feelings. Sun Ce and Ma Chao are not working with the idea of making money, plus Gan Ning, the three free prostitutes are causing trouble, and the things they separate are very deadly.
Pompianus looked at the list and hesitated for a long time. After all, some of the spices that were assigned to the pot because Ma Chao, Sun Ce, and Gan Ning didn't know each other were really worth their weight in gold.
On the contrary, the spices assigned to the highest level are basically not too bad. Although there are some small pitfalls, they are basically acceptable. If you really want to change them, Pompianus looked at many precious spices being cooked and used as medicine. There is also some hesitation inside. After this change, it will be impossible to get such good and cheap products in the future, and the shipment volume is really great.
So in the end, after much hesitation, Pompianus limited the shipment volume of certain spices and then passed the deal. What was supposed to be discussed for at least several years was just passed. Pompianus also commended Ma Chao. , I think Ma Chao can do it well.
In any case, it saves time, introduces new channels, and more importantly, the price here is really good.
To a certain extent, this may really be Erha Tianke’s high IQ. If Pompianus knew that this thing was the product of Ma Chao and the other two people who watched the list overnight, Pompianus would be afraid. Don't you have to be so angry? After all, this is a national matter, so you just do it like this?
Fortunately, Pompianus didn't know about this. He only felt that Ma Chao's efficiency was indeed very high, and the relationship between Wu Hou and Ma Chao was indeed worth maintaining.
Because of these messy reasons, Ma Chao's senses are very good in the eyes of the top people in Rome. After all, he can fight, unite his comrades, build alliances on his own, and play diplomacy on his own, etc. These are all very important evaluations. .
Although Perennis and others feel that Ma Chao is too down-to-earth, which affects human senses, it doesn't matter. Rome has been around for hundreds of years. A young man who is more down-to-earth can understand. This can prove that Rome is still full of vitality. Cum!
Of course, it was a good thing for the Han Dynasty and Rome, but a bad thing for the Kushans. Pompianus clearly said that he wanted to lower the price, although the envoy sent by Vesutiva I had already given a very favorable price. , but Pompianus still wants to lower the price.
Rome's trade expenses are too high, and what the hell are they buying? Now when you are fighting with the Han Dynasty and you need us, lower the price!
Therefore, Caesar also heard that the Kushan envoys were furious, but this was not a big deal. In the past, Rome had to take care of Kushan's mentality. Now, everyone is an ally. I heard that the Han Dynasty will beat you up. Too bad, I can breastfeed you here, but you have to give me something.
After all, after passing this village, there is a high probability that there will be no such store, and the war between empires cannot continue forever. Rome is quite optimistic about Kushan. After all, there are no problems with the country's three largest items. After all, in the classical era, Isn't it true that empires are compared with population, logistics, and armaments? These three items are not a problem for Kushan.
Therefore, Rome has been watching the excitement. The Han Dynasty is indeed very strong, but it will take hundreds of years to kill the Kushans, and it may not be enough to fight against the Han Dynasty. They fought the war with the Parthians back then. Isn't it just a stop-and-go deal? If it stops, there won't be such a good opportunity, so to lower the price, we must lower the price severely.
