Adelaide seems to be very powerful and prestigious locally.
He invited Zhu Xuan back as a guest, and everyone else who came to the port to greet him had no objections.
Arriving at a luxurious castle, Adelaide first asked Zhu Xuan to sit down and asked directly: "Emperor Sun of the Ming Dynasty, are you really from the sea?"
It is said that the East is full of gold, and Adelaide also wants to go there to see it, but the land road is no longer accessible. He has long wanted to send people to sea to find a route to the East, but he does not have enough experience.
They are all people who pursue interests and yearn for the East. Now that Zhu Xuan is here, he seems to see the hope of going to the East.
"That's right!"
When Zhu Xuan heard what he said, he understood that the opportunity had come and raised his hand.
Hou Xian, who was behind him, took out a copy of their navigation chart and spread it on the table.
"This is a nautical chart we made on the way here. From the east to the west, the road is long and the process is tortuous."
Zhu Xuan explained.
Turner and Adelaide saw the navigation chart and immediately approached it.
Although they couldn't understand the text signs above, they could still understand the route drawn, and they were amazed that the Ming Dynasty in the East could draw such a detailed and complete map.
"Why does this route have to go around here and go so far?"
Turner first discovered the problem. The route in question was the one around the Cape of Good Hope.
In this way, we have to travel a long distance and the sailing time is longer, which consumes a lot of money.
"There's nothing we can do!"
Zhu Xuan pointed to the location of the Red Sea and said: "At first, we wanted to pass here and enter the vicinity of Jerusalem, but when we got deeper inside, we found that the road was blocked and this was land."
Of course they knew the Red Sea place.
Adelaide knows very well that the piece of land in the northern part of the Red Sea separates the Mediterranean Sea from the Red Sea.
Looking at the route on the map, Adelaide discovered that he was not very far from the east. As long as he left the land in the northern part of the Red Sea, he could follow the route to the east.
In the past, they did not know much about world geography, marine environment, etc., and had not thought of these.
When I saw the map, I suddenly became enlightened.
"This land is indeed a problem."
Turner said in agreement.
Zhu Xuan said: "Actually, it's not too much trouble. It just depends on you whether you are willing to invest in it or not."
Adelaide asked curiously: "How to invest?"
Zhu Xuan pointed to the location from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea and said: "From here, dig a canal to connect to the outside ocean. In the future, if you want to go to the sea to the East or other places, it will be much more convenient. You don't have to go around so far, which is a waste of time." Too much time."
He was talking about the Suez Canal.
When he was at the Red Sea, Zhu Xuan was thinking about how to fool them into helping him dig the canal. Now he had a chance.
Adelaide thought for a long time and thought that Zhu Xuan was right. If the canal could be dug to connect the internal and external oceans, it would be easier to go out. By then, a trip to the East and the money earned could be used to help dig the canal. cost.
What's more, when they dig canals, they don't really need to use their own manpower.
It's enough to catch a group of black people and bring them back.
"After some time, I will capture some black slaves and come back. I will dig this canal according to the suggestion of the Ming Dynasty Emperor Sun." Adelaide said excitedly.
He thinks this investment is worth it.
Hearing that they frequently went to Africa to catch slaves, Zhu Xuan wondered if the triangular trade could start soon.
However, he had another idea, pointing to the map of the African continent, and said: "When I came here, I inspected the situation here. It is very suitable for growing cotton. I would like to ask you to help plant it. I will tell you how much you can plant by then." Just charge as much as you want.”
In Guangdong, there is relatively little cotton.
The most suitable place for growing cotton in the Ming Dynasty was the Western Regions, but it was too far away from Guangzhou. It was so far inland that there was no way to transport it by sea and there was no railway.
Zhu Xuan feels that distance is not a problem as long as the transportation is accessible.
Africa is just the right place and can be shipped by sea.
When the time comes, a cargo ship will arrive and sail into the Red Sea, and it will be able to smoothly load the cotton back and expand the scale of weaving.
The value of cotton is not high, but they take it back and process it carefully to increase the added value of the product. Then they sell it back to Europe, and they have already figured out how to sell it.
"real?"
Adelaide said in surprise: "None of this is a problem. I can catch more black slaves. I guarantee there will be no problem."
"You just trust me that much?"
Zhu Xuan asked curiously.
Adelaide responded: "The Ming Emperor's grandson came so far to our west. He is full of sincerity and is enough for me to trust."
Zhu Xuan didn't know whether his trust was a polite statement or not. Hearing this, he said: "If you want to travel to the east, you can go back with our ship."
After they finished talking about this, they then talked about how to conduct the auction, how to choose the venue, how to publicize it, etc. As for the price of a set of porcelain, Zhu Xuan has not yet given specific information.
Adelaide didn't ask further questions, and thought for a while before saying, "I heard that there are a lot of other cargo on your ship?"
"Yeah, are you interested?"
"interested in!"
"Why don't you take a look on our ship?"
When he heard that he was interested, Zhu Xuan wanted to change the place of chatting.
Other goods besides porcelain will also be brought to auction.
But this time, the main product is porcelain. Before the auction, try to sell as many other products as possible.
Otherwise, if you can't sell it, you will have to take it back to Ming Dynasty.
"OK!"
Adelaide said cheerfully.
Ever since, they returned to the port.
Zhu Xuan invites Adelaide on board.
When it was the first time to board such a large ship, Adelaide had to take a good look around before opening the container to inspect the goods.
He could tell the value of luxury goods such as tea and silk at a glance, as well as other items, including gems from Ceylon, diamonds from South Africa, and so on.
They are all treasures!
"I want them all."
After Adelaide read it, he said proudly: "What do you think, Emperor Ming Dynasty?"
"Are you sure you want them all?"
Zhu Xuan thought he heard something wrong.
Are Western aristocrats so wealthy?
Wu Yongfeng and the others, who already understood Latin, were also stunned.
Rich man!
"No problem at all!"
Zhu Xuan said: "Wu Yongfeng, come and talk to Adelaide and trade at the price we paid King Fernando."
"OK!"
Wu Yongfeng said quickly.
The Wu family still had some remaining goods, and they were immediately excited to be able to sell them at a higher price in Europe.
Adelaide is a shrewd person and does not suffer losses easily. He naturally understands that even if he buys it from Zhu Xuan at a high price, he can sell it in Europe at a higher price.
It's not clear, no one would do something like this that would harm oneself or benefit others.
This deal was reached quickly.
Adelaide is indeed a super wealthy person. He directly asked people to bring gold and silver to pay without any hesitation.
