Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 793 The Repeat of a Cart of Coins

On the boat, the Roman priest who accompanied Dun Xiaoke along the way had become friends with him. Before disembarking, he reminded: "In Rome, wealth determines status, and wealth determines the rank of nobility."

"How to show wealth? Can't you pile up gold on the dock?"

"Use silk, purple silk. I guarantee that the gate of the palace will be opened immediately, and the emperor's guards will line up from the gate of the palace all the way here to guard a passage for you."

It was a move that Guo Xiaoke didn't understand.

But it reminded him of Liu Mu, remembering when Liu Mu flickered to the right to lead the guards, it was just cart after cart of copper coins pushed in the school grounds.

Suddenly Guo Xiaoke had a feeling that if Liu Mu came, the people here would definitely be tortured to death.

Thinking of this, Guo Xiaoke asked his followers to find someone.

Liu Ping, who used to be a very ordinary person in Beisi County, was smart and eager to learn because of his cleverness.In just a few years, he changed from ordinary labor service to foreman, and then promoted to steward.

This time, as Liu Mu's manager in the Chang'an North Four County Workshop, he was responsible for taking care of the goods on the road.

Soon, this man named Liu Ping was found.

"General!"

After saluting, Liu Ping stepped aside.

Guo Xiaoke said: "According to reliable sources, there is a rule in Rome, that is, whoever has the most money is a great nobleman. It must be the same for businessmen or friends. We are here on behalf of the Tang Dynasty. We must not lose face. I heard that you are in the North Fourth The talent of the county is not bad, can you offer a strategy for the general, how to make people here not to underestimate me, Datang."

"It's easy to handle. Vessels have to pay berthing fees when they enter the port. Just now, a pier has come forward to tell them that they have to pay some dinars. I think it means coins. We don't have coins here, so we rent them at the pier over there." These ships are also borrowed, this time we will sell some goods at the dock."

"continue!"

Liu Ping whispered a few words, Guo Xiaoke's expression was very strange, but he still agreed.

Soon, Liu Ping went to the dock and found the official, and said in barely passable ancient Greek: "We don't have your coins, so we are going to sell some goods on the dock in exchange for coins.

The little official thought for a moment and agreed.

After all, the fleet has a letter of recommendation from Bishop Oscar Buddy and is accompanied by his students. This is convenient.

Immediately, the official sent someone to find a few businessmen on the pier and nearby who had a fairly good volume of goods.

The Romans had never personally traded with the Tang people, and they were strangers to ordinary merchants in the Tang Dynasty. They heard that they came from the east, and this location alone attracted countless people.

The East is full of mysteries.

Soon, a temporary fenced trading site opened on the pier.

21 cloth bags wrapped in white linen, one foot high, nine inches long, and six inches wide, were taken out and placed on the pier.

Liu Ping stood up, beside him was his friend Luus Gracchus who had known him for a year and also taught him ancient Greek.

Oscar Buddy's name has always been called Lao Ao by Liu Mu, but in fact his first name is Oskar, and his surname is Kabaddi.

"Everyone, although it is for coins this time, the one with the highest price gets the goods. If you don't know the value of the goods, please don't let yourself be ashamed." Lu Wusi shouted.

He believed that after he returned, he would immediately raise a noble rank.

Because the honorable Emperor Tang Dynasty rewarded him with seventy bolts of silk, and with these seventy bolts of silk, he was enough to change from a lowly minor noble to a middle noble.

white linen.

It is already a high-end product in Rome, and Rome has strict clothing regulations for everyone.Commoner clothes are dark gray, light gray, brown.The members of the parliament are pure white, and the nobles are mostly dark red, bright red, and milky white.Only real high-ranking nobles can use purple borders, and only veterans are eligible to use purple and red double colors.

Pure purple, only the emperor.

The royal family of Rome is also known as the nobility under the purple veil.

The merchants of Constantine and some nobles were watching. They were interested in the commodities from the mysterious East.They can also see that the pure white cloth is only to protect the goods inside.

At this time, someone began to untie the white linen one by one.

One by one wooden high supports appeared, and then there were items wrapped in pure white silk.

But nine packs were left unopened.

Merchants began to retreat, because there were strict rules in the Eastern Roman Empire, merchants who did not reach a sufficient level were not allowed to trade silk, and low-level merchants were not even allowed to touch it.

And here, the silks look better than those worn by the senators of the Senate.

A team of guard soldiers on the pier was called in, and the officials on the pier felt that their breathing became difficult and their chests felt uncomfortable.

At this moment, the white linen wrappings of the last nine Gaotuo were untied.

After a scream, a Roman lady fainted on the spot.

Everyone stepped back five steps in unison.

On the high tray are nine bundles, and the nine bundles are made of purple silk.

Starting from this pier, a large number of Eastern Roman soldiers began to flock here, driving everyone below the citizens, slaves, untouchables, etc. were not even qualified to take a look at the purple silk.

Many nobles heard the news and began to rush here.

Of the 27 trays, the first nine were opened.The three plates are mainly white, pure white, milky white, and pink white pearls.Three Tang tea sets, Yaoceladon, Xingbai and Luhei.Three plates of seven-color oil, powder, and pill.Oil is essential oil, powder is spice powder, and dan is something synthesized by Tang Daomen, such as the thirteen incense of later generations.

The merchants retreated neatly, retreated outside the trading area, and stood in the viewing area.

The appearance of pearls means that merchants no longer even have the qualifications to trade.

Historically, the Byzantine Empire, that is, the Eastern Roman Empire, was the first country to legislate for pearls. Only after their disappearance did the Kingdom of Britannia legislate for pearls.

This legislation is in fact the same as the rules of etiquette of the Tang Dynasty for people of different status levels.

For the nobles of the Eastern Roman Empire, there were very strict rules for pearls. There were detailed rules for what size they could wear, how many pearls they could wear, and so on.

Without royal chartered merchants, ordinary merchants can't even touch them.

So the merchants withdrew.

There was some small commotion in Constantine, even the emperor was alarmed, and he sent out the forbidden army around him.

He is even more curious about what kind of goods can be wrapped in purple silk, and what kind of treasures are worth wrapping in purple silk.

A second batch of nine trays was opened.

Datang royal famous porcelain level royal famous porcelain.Ice Porcelain from Yue Kiln, Pure Color from Ding Kiln, Three Colors from Dong Kiln.

This East Kiln is an official kiln in Luoyang, mainly firing ritual utensils, and not all Tang Sancai are funerary utensils.

Then there are head crowns and clothing made by Datang craftsmen.

(End of this chapter)