"Your Highness, how are we going to trade with the people here?"
Wu Yongfeng raised this key question.
Zhu Xuan had already thought about it and said: "We are still auctioning porcelain, but this time we are auctioning and no longer accept barter. It must be exchanged with gold and silver of equal value. Then we will find out the monetary value here. how."
In the West, it is not like other poor areas.
The currency commonly used by Westerners is also gold and silver. He wants to obtain these precious metals directly. If he barters, he will have to cash in these Western goods when he returns to the Ming Dynasty.
The people of the Ming Dynasty may not be able to accept Western things, and there is a risk of blood loss at any time.
After a brief chat, they followed Joao and walked into the city.
Soon we came to a huge castle.
This is where Joao's family lives, but the castle is not within the city, but outside the city. It occupies the best environment near Lisbon and is built on a lake.
However, the European environment at this time was not very good. Even if the lake was managed, the water in it was dark gray and looked like a pool of stagnant water.
On the periphery of the castle, there is also a manor with a garrison inside and the defense is very tight.
"Grandson of the Ming Dynasty, we are here."
Joao stopped at the castle gate and looked back at Zhu Xuan.
The garrison near the castle came together at this time and lined up to welcome him.
João added: "But the Emperor of Ming Dynasty can only bring a maximum of twenty people into the castle. For our safety, can you understand?"
Zhu Xuan didn't care about this. With twenty guns, he could fight out even if he was in danger. He nodded and said, "It's understandable. Please lead the way, King Joao."
"Please come in!"
João was still very polite and didn't make anything difficult for Zhu Xuan.
Zhu Xuan selected the people to bring into the castle, and asked the other soldiers to wait outside. Then he walked into the manor. He could see that there were many slaves working in the manor, all of them black.
It turns out that Westerners in this era already know how to use black slaves to work.
When they saw Zhu Xuan waiting for the Oriental, they just looked up and were whipped severely by the white supervisor next to them.
This situation is nothing to the locals, they are used to it.
Make your way into the castle.
João clapped his hands, and soon someone brought various things to entertain Zhu Xuan and others. They were all ordinary fruits. When drank, they looked like milk, but gave off a faint sour taste.
I don’t know if it’s the yogurt or the milk that has gone bad.
Zhu Xuan and the others did not dare to drink, but only ate a few grapes.
"How is the Ming Emperor going to cooperate with us?"
João asked expectantly.
Those porcelains are all exquisite.
It is still a masterpiece that they have never seen before. As long as it is sold in the West, it will definitely sell for a very high price. It can not only be sold, but also has great collection value.
As the head of a western kingdom, Joao knew the value of these things very well.
Zhu Xuan said: "What we brought this time is not only porcelain, but also tea and silk. You know these, right?"
"I know, of course I know!"
Joao said.
Zhu Xuan added: "We have several styles of porcelain alone. The one we showed King Joao just now is just one of them, called enamel. We also have enamel, pastel, blue and white and glass, but the quantity is just a pity. There are not many, and it is difficult to make, but we are willing to give ten porcelains of each style to King Joao, and ask the king to do something for us."
When João heard that he could send porcelain, he immediately became serious and asked: "What does the Ming Dynasty Emperor want me to do? As long as I can do it, it won't be a problem."
Zhu Xuan said: "My plan is to continue to the west and finally stop in Jerusalem to auction porcelain."
João asked without understanding: "What is an auction?"
Zhu Xuan said: "Just bring together all the merchants in the West who want porcelain, and whoever pays the highest price can get it. We still have three hundred sets of such porcelain on board, each style of porcelain, one Set of ten.”
This time I went to sea and brought about four hundred sets of porcelain.
Fifty units were sold in Old Port, fifty units were sold on the road, and when we came here, there were not many left.
He deliberately did not bring too much porcelain to the West, as rare things are valuable. Of course, the first business he made was to make a lot of money from Westerners.
The quantity of one set is actually quite a lot.
João calculated it, and Zhu Xuan gave him ten of each style, which was a set given away. He could feel the sincerity from the East. It is not difficult to understand the auction. It is probably the highest bidder, free bidding. Question: "How much does one set cost for you?"
Zhu Xuan said uncertainly: "This has not been decided yet. The price will be announced at the auction. What I want to ask King Joao for help is to spread my news and the news about the porcelain to all the countries here. Let’s go to Jerusalem to auction together then.”
Joao narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhu Xuan.
He found that the child Zhu Xuan seemed to be younger than his son Enrique, but he already knew so much.
Not only can he speak their language, but he also knows Jerusalem. When facing himself, he can talk so confidently, and he is also very understanding of people and the world. Enrique cannot do this.
"What does King Joao think?"
Zhu Xuan saw the other party and didn't respond immediately, so he asked again.
Joao smiled and said: "Of course no problem!"
Zhu Xuan said: "Actually, I have another request. Our Ming Dynasty in the East is ready to have long-term business cooperation with you in the West. We have a lot of commodities that your people here need more. If your merchants are willing, Then you can go back with my big ship."
"Really?"
João asked in surprise.
Their people have already begun planning to find a route to the east.
If you can follow Zhu Xuan back, it will be a good harvest.
"Long-term cooperation, of course no problem!"
João asked: "When is the Ming Dynasty Emperor going to Jerusalem?"
Zhu Xuan said: "I'm not in a hurry. King Joao is ready. I will stay in your Avish Dynasty for a few more days to get familiar with your situation."
João said enthusiastically: "Come here to prepare a rest room for the grandson of the Ming Dynasty Emperor."
"No!"
Zhu Xuan didn't want to live here, with the feces flying everywhere and the strong body odor, so he refused: "We'd better go back to the boat."
In this case, João would not stay.
After the two sides had finished talking, Zhu Xuan proposed to leave and go back to their warship.
João still sent Zhu Xuan out enthusiastically.
Returning to the shore and about to get on the boat to go back, Enrique suddenly pointed at little sister Cen Hua and said, "I want her!"
Cen Hua is good-looking and cute, easily attracting the attention of her peers.
Seeing the other party pointing towards her, Cen Hua felt confused because she couldn't understand their words, but she could see that the other party's eyes were staring directly at her with malicious intent.
This little Western boy is definitely not a good person.
