System, help me be an empress

Chapter 185
On the way, Xu Youxi was still thinking about how to get greater benefits from the British businessman.

"Is the cargo ready?" Xu Youxi slowed down his horse and asked Xu Ling beside him.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything is in order."

"Ah."

Xu Youxi arrived in Guangzhou in the middle of the night, so he just had a rest at the local guest house and made an appointment to meet with the British businessman at the end of the next morning, and they happened to have lunch together after the transaction.

This time, we chose the most beautiful garden in Guangzhou. The yard is full of seasonal flowers, with water droplets hanging on the flowers. From time to time, a few colorful butterflies landed, and the flowers lining the ground are extraordinarily gorgeous; carefully carved The doors and windows, the beautiful pavilions and pavilions all show nobility.

After the British merchants walked into the garden together, everyone couldn't help but be attracted by the beautiful scenery, and they were full of praise.

The people who came to negotiate with Xu Youxi were also carefully selected by her.

In addition to the few Jinyi guards she brought from Shangjing, there are also three generals brought by General He Jiangyi, the governor of Guangdong Xuezheng Yan Sui, and the prefect of Guangzhou Feng Yi, who are responsible for the translation of Le Xiaoqu on both sides. .

The people brought by the British businessman Lenato were all dressed up, with layers of exquisite decorations on their bodies, which were no worse than the delicate flowers in the courtyard, and they looked like the nobles in the medieval scrolls.

Seeing Xu Youxi, Lenato and his party were very excited, and they wished to use the most gorgeous rhetoric to praise her. After Le Xiaoqu's translation, the people next to them understood the meaning of these foreigners.

The British merchants expressed their gratitude to Xu Youxi for the goods they traded with them. These goods from Dagan were loved by their nobles, and everyone looked forward to every transaction with Dagan.

Xu Youxi also said a few words of courtesy, and arranged for everyone to sit down and taste special pastries while talking: "Mr. Lenato, our goods are ready, I wonder how your things are?"

Lenato didn't mind getting to the point, and began to chat with Xu Youxi about how difficult their journey was, how big the storm was, and how they bravely dealt with it.After returning to his hometown, he tried his best to use his contacts to buy as many livestock as possible, such as cattle and pigs.

Xu Youxi could understand the meaning of every sentence he said, but the translation of the little song was not of such a high level. From time to time, some strange sentence patterns appeared, which made the officials next to him confused.

"You guys have worked hard. It is also extremely difficult for me to collect these goods. For example, these teas are all grown from the best soil on the mountain. The young and beautiful girls picked the tenderest tea leaves, and finally the masters carefully processed them. In addition to last year's snowstorm, the production of tea has been greatly reduced, and it is hard to find such a small amount of tea."

"There is also porcelain production, which is also full of twists and turns..."

Xu Youxi started to make up stories about these ordinary goods one by one.

"In the past six months, in order to collect the goods traded with your country, I have also traveled through countless mountains, rivers and lakes, and witnessed too many joys and sorrows."

Hehe, don't even think about haggling with her.

Xu Youxi told the story with all his heart, and even the officials on Dagan's side were moved. They originally thought that these goods were purchased in various regions with money.

How can they superficially think that as long as the money is in place, the goods are not a problem? !

Only Xu Ling next to him has the kind of insight to see through everything, and he can learn a lot by following His Majesty.

Lenato and the others were also very moved, especially after hearing that it was so difficult to obtain these goods, Xu Youxi was still willing to trade according to the previously agreed quantity.

Xu Youxi took the merchants from Great Britain to inspect the goods here, and then the Britannicians took Xu Youxi to inspect the goods on their ship.

The ship that Lenato drove this time was several times larger than the one that came last time. The sailboat was equipped with multiple masts, and the number of cannons on board was several times that of the previous ship. The nature of the merchant ship, the nature of this ship is now a military ship that is clearly used for war.

He Jiangyi seemed to see Xu Youxi's worry, and explained in a low voice beside her: "My lord, I went up to check the ship in advance. Although there are many guns, there are not many crew members on board, and most of the left behind are A slave who doesn't know how to use thermal weapons. That is to say, the true combat effectiveness of this ship may not be comparable to that of the previous merchant ships."

Xu Youxi trusted He Jiangyi, and after hearing what he said, he followed these people to the boat without hesitation.

Lenato loved the ship very much, calling it "the pride of Great Britain" repeatedly.Lenato did not intend to conceal the origin of the ship, and quickly admitted that it was a military ship, which they borrowed from their queen in order to ensure the smooth business.

There is a special mark of the British Empire on the ship, and the whole ship has also been specially modified. There is a super large flat inside, where different kinds of livestock are raised. Those who are taking care of these cattle and sheep are all chained around their necks. Negro slaves.

Except for Xu Youxi, the few civil servants were slightly surprised to see the black skin, but they were more frightened by the brutal way these Britons treated the slaves.

Xu Youxi remained calm, and based on what he had seen and heard from these two times, he could basically deduce the situation outside.According to the current shipbuilding level of the Britons, it is not difficult to reach any location in the world, and they should already have quite a few colonies.

"The cows, pigs, and sheep here are all native animals of our country, but the ones on the other side are not. But I remember you said that you hope to have different varieties, so that you emperors can change their tastes, so along the way, every time we arrive in a country , will buy a few local cattle, sheep and pigs, and later, we will raise more and more on board.”

"Yes, this is the goods we want to trade." Xu Youxi nodded, so many livestock and poultry were taken care of in an orderly manner.

You know, judging from the current breeding density on the ship, the environment is very harsh. Even if the animals die of a large number of plagues, it is normal, but the person in charge of managing these livestock should be very careful, or in other words, a person who cares about raising livestock and poultry. Very experienced person.

"Have the animals on your ship been fed by these... niggers?"

"It is our slaves who will be raised again."

Xu Youxi suggested: "Can you also sell some of us the slaves responsible for raising these cattle and sheep? None of us who came here this time have any experience in raising these."

"Isn't it enough to just give some grass and water?" Lenato was a little puzzled. Could it be that pigs and sheep are not easy to raise, but since Xu Youxi has taken the initiative to mention it, it's just a few slaves, and he won't be so stingy. "These slaves are given to you as a gift of cattle and sheep."

"Thank you very much. We want all these livestock. As promised, let's start trading."

Hearing what Xu Youxi said, Lenato's green eyes lit up, bloody money!

They are going to get rich!

When they go back and sell this batch of goods, they will be the richest nobles in Great Britain!Even the queen will give them courtesy when the time comes!
In the afternoon, the merchants in Great Britain laughed from ear to ear as they watched large boxes of goods being brought onto the ship, and livestock and poultry being led off the ship, but He Jiangyi gradually became a little puzzled. sheep?
Is it necessary to spend such a high cost to trade?
Looking at the so many goods exchanged, Lenato felt a little embarrassed, so he simply gave all the thirty or so slaves on board to Xu Youxi and the others.

He Jiangyi couldn't hold back anymore, and asked in a low voice: "Sir, do we exchange so many good things for only a few of their animals? It's too worthless."

"Don't worry, General He. If you don't suffer a little bit now, how can you attract a large number of foreign businessmen? What's more, the goods in the Qihuo shop have not been quoted to the outside world. You should be able to see how much profit there is. .Besides, these livestock and poultry will be of great use in the future.”

After the preliminary transaction is completed, Lenato will sort out the exchanged goods on the ship, while Xu Youxi will find a place to temporarily house these livestock.

Most of the more than thirty black slaves were wounded, and the obvious language barrier made them a little anxious.

Xu Youxi was worried that they would riot and hurt people, so he didn't immediately untie the chains around their necks, but sent someone to provide them with food and clean water, and let them rest first.

After temporarily relocating these black slaves, Xu Youxi was relieved after confirming that they could communicate in English, as long as they could communicate.

At noon, the prefect of Guangzhou accompanied several British businessmen to taste a sumptuous lunch. After eating and resting for a while, Xu Youxi returned to the negotiating place.

"It's enough to feed our own people with a lot of food, and we can't carry more slaves." Xu Youxi resolutely refused. She knew very well how dirty the "triangular trade" mentioned in the history books was. She doesn't have the ability to change things now, so she can only ensure that she doesn't get along with them.

Lenato smiled happily: "You don't know the benefits of slaves. They only need a little food, and they can do a lot of coolies for you. It's a lucrative business."

After several conversations, Xu Youxi found that he disliked Lenato more and more. He seemed to have all the evil roots of a capitalist, and national dignity and independence of personality were worthless things in his eyes.

The arrival of Lenato also brought Xu Youxi an early warning about the international situation. She must push Daqian into the steam age as quickly as possible, otherwise Dagan, the future, will face such a group of immoral robbers.

"Since it's a transaction, both parties should be satisfied with the goods." Xu Youxi avoided the topic, "I don't think you will continue to exchange tea with Dagan in a short time, after all, things are rare and expensive , There are too many good things, and they are worthless.”

What Xu Youxi said was exactly what Lenato thought.

Lenato kept a perfect smile: "Business with Dagan must be frequent."

Xu Youxi waved at Xu Ling, he immediately understood and walked up with a tray.

The tray was placed on the table in front of him, and Xu Ling lifted the red cloth on the tray.Afterwards, he picked up the "match" and rubbed it lightly, sparks sparked instantly on the small wooden stick.

"This is an improved match. Would Mr. Lenato be interested?"

Lenato took the match and tried to light it, with a thoughtful expression on his face: "This thing is quite useful, but big men don't smoke tobacco, it's really a waste of good things."

"This is called soap. The fragrance is extracted from a variety of flowers, and each smell is unique."

"Kaleidoscopes are all gadgets."

Xu Youxi observed Lenato's expression, he probably wanted these things, but he must have been to a strange goods store before, so he didn't show any extra amazement at these goods.

"This is cement. Building a city wall house after mixing with water is more than a hundred times stronger than a building made of clay and mud."

Xu Youxi speeded up, and after introducing more than a dozen different goods, he began to discuss prices in a leisurely manner.

"You mean, next time we can exchange these goods with gold and silver?" Lenato asked.

"Yes."

"Then what's the price?"

……

The price that Xu Youxi finally quoted was the price at which the goods from the odd goods shop were sold to foreign countries by trendy merchants. It was dozens of times higher than the domestic price, but Lenato also expressed that he could accept this price.

"Do you still accept cotton, wheat and so on?"

"Receive, all grains are collected, barter or gold and silver transactions are acceptable."

Xu Youxi and Lenato talked for a long time, but there was no particularly big dispute between the two parties. After a few hours, both of them agreed to the content of the transaction. They will go back to draw up the contract separately at night, and then sign it later.

"Pleasant to work with."

Because the negotiations continued until very late, Xu Youxi handed over the task of drafting the contract to Yan Sui, and took a rest after handling the government affairs from Shangjing by himself.

The contract was drawn up for two days.

On the third day, it was still the same negotiation place.

The two parties respectively read the contract written in their own national language. The translator brought by Lenato read the content of the contract carefully, and signed it after confirming that there was no problem.

Xu Youxi also listened to the contract and read it through, and Le Xiaoqu translated it word for word according to the content of the contract.

Just when everyone was waiting for Xu Youxi to sign, and the deal would be considered complete after signing, Xu Youxi stood up holding the contract written in English, and read the last sentence in standard English.

The British businessman on the opposite side obviously didn't expect Xu Youxi to be able to read it, but even so, they still bet that the other party was just bluffing, but in fact they couldn't understand it at all.

At least Lenato remained calm on the surface.

"How do you translate this sentence?"

Lenato glanced at Le Xiaoqu, and Le Xiaoqu quickly replied: "My lord, this sentence means... Great Britain and Dagan will always be on good terms."

After Le Xiaoqu finished speaking, she was stared at by Xu Youxi, and cold sweat continued to break out on her forehead.

"Le Xiaoqu, how many benefits he has given you, you dare to betray the country."

(End of this chapter)