Chapter 11                                                             �

The two of them started to stroll in Shanghai and suddenly found that there was a large open space outside the Shanghai city wall, surrounded by thick bamboo poles and cloth, as if a small city was temporarily built.

These cloths are felt cloths from Datong.

These cloths made of thick wool are a bit hard as clothes, but they are excellent for doing other things.

However, the two people's attention was not on the cloth here, although they also thought that these cloths could be used as canvas. Instead, they looked at the dazzling array of goods inside. Zabby asked in his own poor Chinese: "What is it for?"

A soldier next to him said, "This is Haishi. The best things in the Ming Dynasty are placed here. Of course, foreigners have their own unique products. They can also be placed in it. However, they are all samples."

Haishi is the exhibition planned by Zhou Mengchen. It just gave a name that suits the Chinese atmosphere.

Zappello and Andres walked in.

The first thing I saw was silk, thin and silky silk. The touch of each silk seemed like the skin of a virgin, and Zabby couldn't help but be attracted.

Andres grabbed a handful of Spanish silver dollars and said, "I want it."

"Sorry, there are no shortages for ordering in such large quantities. If the customer wants to order, you can talk to my shopkeeper." A waiter said enthusiastically.

Zabbell said, "I personally suggest you take a look first. There are so many goods here, so the little silver you have in your hands should be left to choose."

Andres looked up and saw the greenhouse that could hardly see the end and the stall that could not see the end. He felt that he could follow this advice that he hated the most and maybe he could take a look again.

So they saw a lot of silk along the way, and these silks were divided into different names. I’m just sorry, silk satin, and all kinds of strange names, in their opinion, are the best silks. I don’t understand what the difference is between them.

After coming to the porcelain area, I saw countless porcelains from all origins and accepted customization. The customers made a variety of tricks, and workshops in various places were responsible for firing out the patterns they needed.

However, additional money is required and the delivery cycle is also required.

Andres was immediately moved. There was a good set of Chinese porcelain in the West, which itself was a symbol of identity and status. Not to mention, the good set of Chinese porcelain also had its own family emblem patterns on it, which had a status and status. So he bargained there for a long time and finally decided on one set, but because of the quantity problem, he had to wait for a long time, at least two or three months.

Andres felt that he was carrying a diplomatic mission this time when he came to China. It was estimated that it would be impossible for him to leave the Ming Dynasty for a long time. So this period was not long.

Zabber also thought in his heart whether he would make a batch of porcelain with the church or the Father's logo and distribute it to the believers. But soon, he denied this idea. It was not that this idea was bad, but that he had no money.

As a priest who devotes himself to spreading the glory of God, Xavi strictly abides by many rules, such as not being greedy for money. Although he is respected by believers, his money is only enough for his daily expenses.

There was no more money at all, but he had a little money on him. But that was the fund for his mission in China and could not be squandered casually. However, he thought to himself: "Rome is rich, and Rome is full of money and vanity. They are interested in this little bit."

However, even though I thought about this, Xavier gave up on the idea of ​​buying porcelain. After all, Xavier did not need to do it for the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church.

Immediately afterwards, they saw a lot of other things, such as iron, salt, and sugar.

The two types of iron and salt were approved by Zhou Mengchen. However, taxes are required to be increased when going to sea.

Zhou Mengchen was very clear that although these two were strategic materials, the situation that Shanghai had to face was completely different from Datong. Because the Mongolians produced iron very limited, all iron was prohibited from going out, so they could control the Mongolians.

But China does not buy iron? Can't it be sold overseas, that is, in Japan, Southeast Asia?

Of course not. Many countries in Southeast Asia produce iron.

In addition, Zhou Mengchen felt that for a long time, for twenty or thirty years, the Ming Dynasty had no conflict with other countries. The possibility of war was not high. Therefore, iron and salt returned to the essence of commodities.

Needless to say, iron is not enough. But salt actually makes Zhou Mengchen a little uncomfortable. In Zhou Mengchen's opinion, the price of salt is already very high. There are too many inflated places. However, in the eyes of foreigners and most foreigners, they are quite cheap.

Zappello also saw a Portuguese stall here, where he bought spices.

But Zabby looked at some prices, frowned slightly, and asked the Portuguese at the stall, saying, "Is this spice so cheap?"

"Father, there is no way to do this. I heard that many years ago, the price of these spices was very expensive, but after the eunuch of Sanbao went to the West, the price of spices plummeted. They couldn't sell at all." The Portuguese said with a coward: "We have no other products. We must try it."

Zabby frowned slightly.

Although he is not greedy for money, he still has basic concepts. The price of this spice in the West is ten times that of Shanghai. He almost made a freight fee. However, the most wanted to control the Spice Islands in the Southeast is the Spice Islands, which are still in the hands of the Portuguese. It is also the only product that can be produced for the time being.

Andres said: "It seems that you are not that."

Zabbrevi sneered and said, "We have at least spices. What did you bring?"

"I---" Andres said: "I brought the silver."

This really left Zabby speechless. They also knew that Spain had obtained the news of silver mines on the New World. They also knew that silver was used as currency in the Ming Dynasty. The things Andres took out were full of purchasing power.

The two of them snorted coldly and continued to watch.

Zaberio saw something, suddenly became stunned and said, "Oh my God, what did I see?"

He looked at a stall from a distance, with clocks of all sizes placed on it. In his opinion, this was simply exquisite.

You should know that in this era, Westerners wanted clocks and watches, but they were still a finished product. Although there was a very tall bell tower used to mark the clocks. However, it was still unimaginable that they reduced the clocks to this big one.

Not to mention that there are a lot of glass products on this stall, including mirrors.

Zappelle stepped forward and asked about the price, and was even more shocked.

Although clocks are still expensive, hundreds or thousands of taels of movement are still worth it in Zappello's opinion. What surprised him was the price of mirrors.

This stall was naturally used by Zhou Mengchen in the Yonghe Store hosted by Zhou Mengchen in the capital. Although Zhou Mengchen had no longer cared about it, Zhou Mengchen's style was still passed down. They spent a lot of money on research. Watches can still maintain profits, but glassware, because it has many functions overlapping with porcelain, is not selling well, and mirrors sell well.

But it is still a replacement for metal mirrors.

Many people have a misunderstanding that the figures reflected by the bronze mirrors of ancient people are distorted and deformed. In fact, there is no difference between a truly high-quality bronze mirror and a glass mirror.

The glass mirror that just appeared led the trend for a while, slowly made the bronze mirror compete for the advantage again. The reason is very simple, it has no standard.

This bronze mirror was from the Song Dynasty palace, and that bronze mirror was left by Su Xiaoxiao. Wait, the upper literati and officials will eat this set. Who left your glass mirror? Well, it was just produced.

Therefore, glass mirrors can only capture the middle and low-level markets.

The price is also reduced. Of course, this is also related to the fact that when producing glass mirrors, it is easy to produce defective products. Naturally, the defective products have to be sold at a lower price. But this is not the case in the West. Mirrors are the biggest secret of Venice. A mirror costs tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of francs. Even a mirror can make the nobles worth a hundred times. For the production of mirrors, Venice is strictly kept secret. For the sake of the secret of mirrors, it is easy to kill people to silence them on a large scale. It can be seen how high the profit of the mirror is.
Chapter completed!