573 News from Datang

Style: Historical Author: Muchen YuanzhiWords: 2094Update Time: 24/01/12 16:53:54
Old Peter nodded quickly and said, "Yes, I heard that the Lord of the City plans to expand the Knights after he comes back this time, so I very much hope to cooperate with the Lord of the City."

The Lord of Porto smiled and said: "There is no problem in cooperation. I like to cooperate with capable businessmen like you. This time our knights not only need to purchase horses, but also a batch of weapons."

Old Peter was elated when he heard that. He patted his chest and promised: "The city lord should know that I, Old Peter, never have anything to say about the goods. As long as you give me the order, I will definitely satisfy you."

The city lord has spoken personally, indicating that the deal is finally done.

"Besides..." The Lord of Porto took back the silk belt from his wife's hand: "I also like things from the Tang Dynasty very much. I wonder if Peter can buy some for me?"

"Tang Kingdom?" Old Peter was a little confused.

"It's the Silk Country we used to talk about. We recently got news that their real name is Datang, and it was they who defeated the arrogant Arab Empire!"

In the past, they only knew that silk existed in the East, but because of the long distance, they were not that interested in that country in the East.

It is just called Silk Country.

But now that country has defeated the Arab Empire that dominates the southern coast of the Mediterranean, they have begun to pay attention to this behemoth from the east.

Even the expansion of the Knights was to prevent the Tang Dynasty from continuing to advance westward.

The Tang Dynasty? Old Peter secretly thought in his heart that Tang said that he came from such a country, and that his entourage actually used a precious silk handkerchief to blow his nose. He had always felt that Tang was not a simple person.

It seems that Tang Huan may be a big businessman or nobleman of the Tang Dynasty, but I don't know why he came here.

He already had a rough guess about Tang Ping's identity in his mind, but Old Peter still said:

"Lord City Lord, this tapestry belt is a gift from the Tang Dynasty, and I got it accidentally. However, if the Lord City Lord likes items from the Tang Kingdom, I will definitely find a way to find it for you."

If Tang Ping is from the Tang Dynasty, then he must keep his identity secret, so that he can continuously obtain goods from the Tang Dynasty from him.

As far as he knew, the original Silk Kingdom was now the Tang Dynasty, and their silks and porcelain were all extremely valuable here.

Wait, porcelain!

Old Peter thought of the tableware Tang Ping used when he treated him to dinner, but he didn't think about it. Who would use the exquisite porcelain from the Tang Dynasty as tableware? What if it breaks accidentally?

And because those tableware were filled with food, he just doubted whether they were porcelain, and then automatically ignored them.

Thinking about it now, Tang Ping's entourage all carried exquisite silk brocade handkerchiefs, so it seems understandable that he used Tang Porcelain as ordinary tableware.

"Mr. Peter, what did you think of?" The Lord of Porto asked after seeing old Peter in a daze.

"Ah!" Old Peter quickly apologized and then asked, "Didn't you know that the Lord of the City is interested in porcelain?"

"Porcelain?? Of course!!" the Lord of Porto said with shining eyes: "I went to attend the queen's birthday party this time. I heard that the king will display the two pieces of Tang Dynasty porcelain he recently acquired. If you can find the porcelain, I will definitely pay a big price to buy it!”

"Okay, City Lord, I will do my best!" Old Peter began to think in his mind. Since Tang Ping and the others don't take those exquisite porcelain seriously, it shouldn't be too expensive to buy them from him, right?

Once this thing changes hands, you can make a lot of money from the city lord. What's more, if you establish a relationship with the city lord of Porto, your business territory will be able to expand here in the future.

At this time, the city lord looked out the window and said: "In that case, I hope to hear your good news when I come back from the king. I will be leaving the city soon. Mr. Peter, please get out of the carriage!" Old Peter nodded and got off the carriage. , and when the city lord's motorcade left, he waved his fist at the sky.

Although these nobles are overbearing, not all of them are as clever and plundering as William.

Moreover, William actually followed the rules when doing business with businessmen. The reason why he pursued Tang Ping at that time was because the benefits of the wine-making formula were too great, and he just wanted to monopolize it.

If they plunder all merchants, then naturally no merchants would dare to do business in their territory. Over time, things from outside cannot come in, and things in their territory cannot be sold. Isn't that just making yourself unhappy?

Therefore, although the merchants and nobles were superior, at least the transactions between the two parties were relatively fair.

"Master, are you going back?" the attendant who had been following asked.

"Go back? What are you going back for?" Old Peter glared: "Go, go to the market and buy some delicious food, and let's take it to Waiteanhoupu Island."

After guessing that Tang Ping might be from the Tang Dynasty, and that his identity might not be simple, Old Peter would naturally have to curry favor with him.

Luxuries of the Tang Dynasty were hard currency. If I could use Tang Ping to establish friendship with the city lord of Porto, then naturally I could also establish friendship with the city lords of other towns!

Old Peter felt that the gears of his destiny were about to be fiddled with by Tang Ping!

This time, Old Peter also spent a lot of money. In addition to buying a lot of black bread, he also bought a sheep and a pig.

He asked his men to load the boat and went to Waiteanhoupu Island.

Before the ship even got close to the island, it was met by Alaric's sailboat. When he saw it was Old Peter, Alaric took them back.

If it was William's people who came, Alaric would send a signal to wave them away.

"Old Peter, why are you here again?" Tang Ping did not expect that Old Peter, who left in the morning, would come back in the afternoon.

"Have you used the silk belt I gave you?"

"This!!" Old Peter gave Tang Ping a thumbs up: "So am I here to thank you?"

He waved his hand and asked his men to give black bread to the residents of the island. He pointed at the sheep he brought and said, "This black goat tastes very good, but I always think you make it taste better!"

This was not flattery. He had eaten at Tang Ping's bar twice and felt that the food Tang Ping and his friends cooked was completely different from what he usually ate.

In other words, it's not on the same level at all.

Tang Ping squinted his eyes and looked at Old Peter. There must be some reason why he was so attentive.

But he didn't say anything, and said to Lao Cui: "Old Cui, the sheep are cooked. Let's eat three of them today!"