Wang Sen and Ding Debao walked on the streets of London.
They cover their mouths and noses from time to time. After this period of adaptation, they have become accustomed to the smell in the city.
But the odor on these Europeans is so strong and varied that they really can't get used to it.
Ding Debao asked: "Brother Wang, you went to France to sell goods. Did the transaction go smoothly?"
Wang Sen said confidently: "These Europeans are not stupid, and people with status will not fish in the lake.
They know which one is more beneficial to them, one-time buying and selling or continuous trading.
These families, which have been passed down for hundreds of years, are run by very smart people.
My dogs all know the difference between a full meal and a full meal.
Besides, we also have armed merchant ships.
Unless the French navy is dispatched, the merchants' few rotten ships will not be able to stop us from escaping.
It is impossible for France to send its navy to intercept us for this little cargo. "
Wang Sen used concise language to introduce his journey to Paris for trading.
When Ding Debao heard Wang Sen's introduction, he was a little envious of Wang Sen's courage.
“Brother Wang, I don’t dare to be as brave as you and go directly to Paris to trade with Europeans.
If anything goes wrong, both people and money will be lost.
Our fleet only docks in the English Channel, contacts major European shipping merchants, and eats our goods.
Some forces wanted to devour us, but were scared away by naval guns. "
Ding Debao envied Wang Sen's courage to sell the goods on the ship at the highest price without going through middlemen.
Wang Sen also envied Ding Debao, who could do whatever he wanted with his status and didn't care about small interests.
He is completely different. As a son-in-law, he has to consider many things.
How can you get the most benefit without traveling to Paris?
He went to Paris so rashly and was really prepared to risk his fortune and life.
Their carriage slowly approached the location of the Chinese Embassy in Britain.
The embassy is easy to recognize. Among the many Western-style buildings, the embassy is the only Chinese-style building.
The two walked outside the embassy and saw Li Xingge and other businessmen, who had been here for a while and were waiting in front of the embassy.
It is not yet time for Ambassador Chu Sheng to receive them.
Ding Debao asked about Li Xingge. He mainly sold sugar, spices and matchlock guns.
Li Xingge sighed: "I captured several pirates who attacked our fleet and interrogated them to find out where the pirates had written off their accounts. Those merchants were very satisfied with my goods.
I also got a lot of things from those merchants that we can't buy through normal channels. "
They told about their respective situations.
Li Xingge said with some regret: "Our relationship with Spain is not very good, so I didn't dare to go into the Mediterranean to take a look.
If you have the chance, you must go to the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean is the birthplace of European culture. "
At the appointed time, Chu Sheng, China's ambassador to Britain, and officials from the embassy went out to greet the businessmen in person.
What political achievements could Chu Sheng achieve in England?
This still depends on the performance of these big domestic businessmen.
Chu Sheng welcomed these businessmen into the embassy.
The waiter brought several glasses of dark drinks.
“This is coffee, a specialty drink here in Europe, and it also has a refreshing effect.
We are already used to drinking tea, so let’s change the taste of a foreign country. "
Li Xingge tasted the slightly bitter taste of the coffee.
“I purchased more than three tons of coffee beans from British businessmen and prepared to return to China to explore the country.
I still have enough to buy some coffee seedlings to see if they can be transplanted in Nanyang.
This kind of thing is really popular, and it is very valuable to cultivate it. "
Wang Sen finished a cup of coffee and agreed: "Heroes see the same thing."
After he finished speaking, he took out two newspapers from his bag and placed them on the table.
"Master Chu, I just arrived in London not long ago.
I have the habit of reading newspapers.
Since I couldn't see the domestic newspapers, I asked the translator to read me the newspapers here in London.
From these two newspapers, I saw an increasingly strong smell of gunpowder.
Is there going to be a civil war here in England? "
As soon as Wang Sen said these words, all the businessmen turned their attention to Chu Sheng.
It took more than a year to go back and forth from China to England.
There is really going to be a civil war here in England, and they must carefully consider whether to continue taking this route next time.
Even if you are reluctant to give up high profits and continue to do business here, you must adjust the goods shipped to Europe.
Goods that are marketable in normal times are completely different from those in war.
Chu Sheng looked at the looks from everyone and said: "I just arrived in England not long ago and I don't understand the culture of England.
However, judging from the interests of all parties, the parliamentary faction and the royal party are already incompatible with each other.
Behind the parliamentary faction were many nobles and emerging big businessmen who were dissatisfied with Charles I.
Many lifebloods of England are controlled by these people.
The parliamentarians proposed restrictions on the power of the king. They wanted to limit the power of Charles I, King of Scotland, and King of England and Ireland.
The two sides seemed evenly matched, but Charles I's fundamentals were unstable.
By marrying a Catholic queen, he had already offended the powerful Church in England.
Now that Charles I is preparing to leave London and go to Scotland to seek help, I am not optimistic about his response. "
When Chu Sheng told this, he drank a cup of coffee.
According to his observations, England is now sitting on the crater.
Because of the conflict of interests, both parties cannot tolerate each other. Now there is only one opportunity left for the two forces to officially start a civil war.
When Ding Debao saw Chu Sheng finish speaking, he said in surprise: "Isn't it because those big businessmen wanted to be Cao Cao, and Charles I didn't want to be Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.
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If one party is powerful and can steadily overwhelm the other party, nothing will happen.
Now the two sides are evenly matched, unless one force uses thunderous means to suddenly eliminate the other force.
Otherwise, there will definitely be a civil war in England.
Once power is in hand, no one will give it up. "
Chu Sheng put down the coffee cup and continued: "Ding Debao is right. I suggest you come back next time and add some war-related goods.
Even if the battle here in England is over, you can still sell these supplies to the European continent where the war is going on. "
Many businessmen heard what Chu Sheng said, and they secretly wrote down these things.
Chu Sheng called a military attache from the embassy and introduced to everyone: "This is Viscount Mi Junmi. He will drive the ship back to the country with us."
Mi Jun saluted everyone with a military salute. He was taciturn and did not speak.
The embassy has collected many European books and materials through public channels.
Mi Jun wants to bring this information safely back to China so that the country can have a clearer understanding of Europe.
Most of the entire fleet was to stay in England, and he returned home specifically to set out with these merchants.
A few ships are simply unable to deal with natural disasters and pirates.
The Ding family had the best relationship with the imperial court, so Ding Debao said without hesitation: "Mr. Chu Sheng, you are flattering us.
With Viscount Mi as our escort, our fleet will be safer. "
After they finished talking about business, Chu Sheng asked casually.
"What do you think about the British businessmen trying to limit the power of the king?"
When Wang Sen heard this question, his neck felt a little chilly.
Businessmen like these in England want to restrict the rights of the monarch.
Chu Sheng suddenly asked this question, probably to test them.
Once this question is answered incorrectly, all three tribes will be implicated.
Wang Sen thought for a moment and said immediately: "I don't understand this matter, so I can't speculate on it.
Let me tell you some things I know.
The textile industry here in England is very developed, especially the woolen textile industry.
But their technology is obviously not good enough. The textile machines that our Yang Group has eliminated will be robbed when they are shipped here.
I've seen what it's like for workers in textile mills in England.
Those factory owners were very resourceful. They bought farmers' land to raise sheep and drove farmers into factories.
The average life span of these farmers entering the factory is less than five years.
These factories try their best to squeeze workers, but the output of textile factories is not as good as adding a few more water-powered spinning machines in the country.
The treatment of these farmers is worse than that of my donkeys.
There are also such illegal factories in some parts of the country, but the domestic laws are strict, and if caught, they will be punished.
Only after seeing the situation in England did I understand the court's painstaking efforts.
We want to develop technology and make profits, not exploit workers to make profits. "
Ding Debao and others are all human beings. After listening to Wang Sen's nonsense, they immediately reacted and repeated the nonsense.
They avoided talking about the questions Chu Sheng asked.
After finishing everything, they left the embassy.
When Ding Debao walked out of the embassy, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Chu Sheng is a very cunning person and not easy to deal with."
Li Xingge agreed: "How could an official who is not very thoughtful be sent to England, a place thousands of miles away from the mainland.
Fortunately, we responded quickly and blocked Chu Sheng’s questions.
This problem is really terrible! "
They all complained about Chu Sheng, and they also saw Chu Sheng's methods during this contact.
They all decided to stay away from Chu Sheng in the future.
Wang Sen asked everyone: "Do you have any leftover goods?"
Li Xingge immediately replied: "Of course, some of the products we brought have no market at all.
For example, I think the fountain pen is very beautiful, far superior to the quill pens used in England.
Those businessmen did not dare to purchase pens, fearing that they would not be sold. "
Wang Sen suggested: “I suggest holding a market for ordinary people in front of the embassy.
Get rid of all the remaining goods we have.
We can't go back with these scraps.
They take up our money and space, which is a real loss.
European merchants were unwilling to buy these goods, but perhaps ordinary people were willing to buy them. "
Ding Debao also agreed: “Trading in London, we need to pay high taxes.
But these tail goods must be disposed of in time.
Even if we don’t make much money, we can build our reputation through these products.
This way, next time they come to London for trading, most people will be familiar with our products, which will help open up the market for other products. "
They reached a consensus and immediately started organizing the market.
The news quickly spread throughout London through newspapers and word of mouth.
Small businessmen in London with some assets had heard about the Chinese and the goods they brought before.
Exquisite porcelain, delicious tea, and gorgeous silk are the pursuits of the upper class.
These commodities were all monopolized by big merchants and nobles, and they had no chance to participate.
These small businessmen heard the news that the Chinese held a market to sell specialties and participated in the market one after another.
Some wealthy London citizens, in order to gain experience, also went to the market to watch the excitement.
The market opened by Wang Sen and others is large in scale and has a very comprehensive range of products.
There is a nameplate written in English on the front of each product.
The name, purpose and price of the product are marked on it.
Some guys continue to use these products and demonstrate the condition of the products.
Because they don't know English, they can't communicate with customers.
Anne followed her father, smelling the perfume and immediately unable to move.
"Father, this is a perfume only used by the upper class.
It's not extremely expensive, the cheapest perfume only costs a few pounds.
With this perfume, I can go to the aristocratic ball. "
She walked to the mirror stall again and couldn't help but exclaimed: "With such a clear mirror, I look so beautiful.
I want this mirror too. "
Anne's father, Richard, stood in front of the pen stall and was reluctant to leave.
The use of quill pens is very troublesome, but these pens and ink can make his work a lot easier.
He looked at the pounds in his pocket. He couldn't keep the money he finally saved this time.
Butler Smith looked at the exquisite spices on the stall and smelled the fragrance of barbecue. His mouth almost watered.
He saw something called soap again.
This thing can be used for bathing and washing clothes, and it has a strong ability to remove dirt.
The lady likes to be neat and tidy, but hates dirty clothes. She often scolds the maid for not washing clean clothes.
With this soap, his job will be much easier.
Tom, the clockmaker, looked at the exquisite small clocks sold by Chinese merchants.
He couldn't believe what kind of technology could make a clock so small and still keep extremely accurate time.
The citizens of London saw many magical products in the market.
They took out the pounds in their pockets to buy the products they liked.
The market was open for five consecutive days, and until all the goods were sold out, the enthusiasm of London residents for buying did not subside.
People from as far away as Scotland came to London specifically to buy these goods in large quantities.
When Ding Debao and others saw that the goods they brought were extremely popular, their faces showed relief.
This proves that in addition to traditional tea and other products, people here in Europe also like products that domestic people like.
Li Xingge said with emotion: "I didn't expect that the pen I thought I dropped in my hand was actually sold, and it was sold out."
Ding Debao was also very surprised and asked puzzledly: "I don't know which guy mistakenly packed several boxes of glasses.
I really didn’t expect that with the technology to make glass here in Europe, people would buy glasses from us. "
Wang Sen exclaimed: "No, according to my observation, the glass here in Europe has a lot of impurities and the light transmittance is not very good.
These people who buy glasses, do they know how to make lenses out of glasses?
The bottom of the glass is very thick, and it only needs to be polished to become a good lens.
Various telescopes and microscopes can be made. "
Ding Debao shrugged and said: "Technical leakage has been discussed many times by the court. As long as we communicate with the outside world, it is impossible to avoid it.
We'd better pay taxes and get rid of these tax collectors.
The goods have been sold out, and we have to prepare various matters for returning home. "
After saying this, he walked towards the tax collector, and other businessmen followed immediately.
