With things like diamonds, it would be a big loss if we didn't earn the gold coins of the European nobles in Europe at that time.
Those European nobles are too willing to spend money on luxury goods.
I believe you can make a lot of money if you buy diamond jewelry.
How could Gou Chengan not agree to Tang Ping's request? He said directly to Tang Ping: "No problem, you can take whatever you like from our store, and then I will ask them to give you some of the fine products in the warehouse." Come on, take it as long as you like it."
For those who didn’t know, I thought he was talking about cabbage instead of diamonds.
In the evening, Tang Ping, Gou Shaoqun and Li Shan found a common barbecue food stall. While they were eating barbecue, Tang Ping's cell phone rang.
Gou Shaoqun glanced at him and said with a frown: "The old man is so stingy. He only gave me 200 million as an advance payment."
The people around him all looked sideways, wanting to see who was bragging here after drinking too much.
Returning to South Africa the next day, Tang Ping gave Egbert the location of some other minerals and asked him to slowly arrange for people to mine them.
Diamonds are not the only place here. The platinum reserves here account for 80% of the world's reserves. The reserves of cobalt and gold and other minerals account for more than 50% of the world's total reserves. Then there are also very good reserves of coal, iron, and copper.
Moreover, southern Africa has considerable oil resources. The oil reserves are large, of good quality, and the cost of extraction is relatively low.
Tang Ping plans to build several smaller refineries here so that Datang's ships can replenish fuel here when they pass by.
Of course Egbert had no objection to this. Mining was now his main source of funds, and he was also very covetous of those giant steel ships of the Tang Dynasty.
He even plans to secretly build some steel battleships after he mines iron ore. He has always been ambitious.
After taking care of the affairs in South Africa, Tang Ping did not take another boat and opened the portal directly to take Lao Cui and the others back to Porto.
When I returned to Porto, I found that it had become more lively.
People are coming and going on the streets, and it can be said that there are many people shopping in almost every store.
During this period, Porto's reputation has been well established, and wealthy people from all over Europe are flocking here to see what they can afford.
Yes, there are many things in Porto now that even some big nobles cannot afford.
This place is also jokingly called the devil's place that swallows gold coins.
"Tang, you are finally back. Someone has been waiting for you for many days."
"Is there anyone waiting for me?" Tang Ping looked at Old Peter and asked, "What are you waiting for me for??"
Old Peter adjusted his glasses and felt that they were too high-end, so he also adjusted them and wore them.
"Recently, we have opened several stores owned by outsiders in Porto. Didn't you say that we need to introduce some outsiders to compete? One of them is my... yes, his name is a fellow, and my fellow has opened a jewelry store. "
"Fellow?? Oh, you mean he's a merchant of Venice just like you, right? He just opened a jewelry store. What's wrong?"
"He started an industry duel!" said Peter Sr. "Industry duel?? What is that? Several store owners threw their gloves into each other's faces and then slashed each other with swords?" Tang Ping asked with a smile.
Seeing that Tang Ping was still in the mood to joke at this time, Old Peter was also amused by him.
"Of course it's not such a duel. The so-called industry duel is in a city. If a store wants to be the only store doing this kind of business in the city, then he will initiate this kind of industry duel. Of course, the consequences will be for him. You will become a public enemy to other colleagues.”
Tang Ping understood that they had a stipulated rule to initiate such an industry duel, and whoever won would be the exclusive businessman in this city.
This Venetian merchant seems to be very confident in his jewelry store, so he issued such an industry duel, right?
But does he only know that there are dozens of diamond jewelry brought back from modern times in his bag?
At first, Tang Ping was still thinking about how to open the European market and promote his diamond jewelry.
Isn't this just like someone passing you a pillow when you feel sleepy? ?
"How exactly does this compare?"
"Because the main consumers of these things are aristocrats, it is natural to ask the aristocrats to form a jury, and then the jury will give scores." Old Peter still learned a lot of modern vocabulary, and he talked about it in a set way.
"Oh!" Tang Ping nodded: "Then what if someone bribes those nobles?"
"Tang, if there is a businessman in a city who has the ability to bribe those nobles, do you think he is not strong enough to become an exclusive businessman?"
Tang Ping thought about it and it seems that this is really the case, and now Porto can be said to have nobles from all over the world. Since the other party is competing, then he will make the scale bigger and gather as many of these nobles as possible. Gather around.
"Okay, go and invite your fellow countryman over." Tang Ping planned to meet this arrogant Venetian businessman.
Before the Datang merchants appeared, they always felt that they were the most powerful people in the world in doing business. Tang Ping also heard from old Peter that some Venetian businessmen were dissatisfied with the Tang merchants.
Soon, a fat bald man was invited over by Old Peter.
"Don, this is Cole from Venice. Cole, this is Tang from Tang Dynasty."
"Dear Lord Tang, I know that you are a top noble from the Tang Dynasty, but I have also heard that in the Tang Dynasty, there is a saying called business, so can we have a fair duel as businessmen?"
This guy named Cole has also learned the Tang Dynasty dialect, and the words "talking about business in business" are said in Chinese.
Tang Ping said with a smile: "Of course, but I remember that our fashion store didn't seem to have much jewelry for sale. Why did Mr. Cole initiate an industry duel?"
Cole pointed to the glasses on his face and said: "These are also jewelry, and they are jewelry that has never appeared before. So if Mr. Tang can't sell these glasses in Porto, can you give me the right to sell them?"
Tang Ping understood that this guy was trying to get the right to sell glasses. He didn't know where he found out about the rules of business. He blocked himself with words first, and then allowed himself to have a fair industry showdown with him.
"Okay, if you win, I really can't sell glasses in Porto. It's not impossible to wholesale the glasses to you at cost price."
"But!" Tang Ping paused at this point: "Can the way we compete be changed to a more fair way?"
