shock!She can travel through time

Chapter 344

Countess G's maid presented the gift, and Hua Nong stepped forward to take it, which contained several tropical fruits.

Lin Wanwan set out the tea set and gave the other party a whole set of tea-making procedures.Don't worry about whether you like to drink it or not, burning incense and making tea is an elegant thing, and it is also one of the business cards of the nobles of the Tang Dynasty, and it can't be more decent to entertain guests.

Countess G's eyes were dazzled by the smooth and smooth tea making procedure, and she was longing for it.

Datang had three treasures that were particularly popular in maritime trade, namely silk, porcelain and tea.

Countess G may not like drinking tea much, but she is willing to be arty.The tea that is loved by everyone in the Tang Dynasty is naturally delicious, so she must like it.

"Dear Miss Le'an Township, this tea is really delicious." When the Countess G said a long sentence, there was a strong curry sound, which was like Asanna.

Lion Kingdom is the name in the "Book of Liang" in the early Tang Dynasty. A few years later, Xuanzang translated it as Sinhala, which is almost the island of Sri Lanka in later generations.

During the Tang Dynasty, the Lion Kingdom was not a colony of the empire on which the sun never sets, nor a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, so their current official language is mainly Tamil.

This language belongs to the southern part of the Dravidian language family, and it was also one of the official languages ​​of Tianzhu during the Tang Dynasty, so it naturally smelled like curry to Lin Wanwan's ears.

As a mature time-traveler who has mastered the time-space bracelet for one year, Lin Wanwan has done a lot of homework on the history of the Tang Dynasty and the world historical materials of the same period.

Therefore, seeing this countess who traveled thousands of miles to do business, the first thought that popped up in her mind was to exchange cotton cloth for their gems!
Why not glass instead?Why!Isn't it because she didn't bring it when she went out this time!Whether it's the warehouses in Huxian County or the glass products in modern shopping malls, for her now, it's far from being able to quench her thirst.

Although Lin Wanwan is already very rich, no one would dislike money too much. The rich gem resources in the Lion Kingdom are too enticing!
If it weren't for the slow speed of the Tang Dynasty and the strict inspections of the modern customs, she would have taken a plane to travel through time and space to collect gems.

Now that she didn't need to run away by herself, there were local nobles who came to her door in vain. Of course, Lin Wanwan's inner calculations were tinkling.

If God does not take, you will be blamed instead!
What could be happier than making money with a lot of money!

Thinking of this, the smile on Lin Wanwan's face became three points sweeter, the other party is now a shining gem in her eyes!
Alexandrites, sapphires, opals, moonstones, etc., as many as she wants, take them all!

If it weren't for the fact that the Lion Country itself is a tropical country that produces pepper, they are not as rare as the Tang people.

The pepper that Arabian merchants sold to Datang through the Silk Road came from places such as Tianzhu and the Lion Kingdom. Otherwise, what Lin Wanwan would rather do was to exchange pepper with the countess for gems.

She still has a bit of a guilty conscience for defrauding people from the Tang Dynasty, but for this kind of alien race, she can squeeze as much wool as she can, without any psychological burden.

Therefore, Lin Wanwan left Countess G to eat lunch in her courtyard, and discussing business while eating is the habit of modern Chinese people, and Lin Wanwan is no exception.

After a short nap after the meal, Lin Wanwan followed Countess G into their fleet to look at the goods and make a deal.

Foreign aristocrats are not as reserved as Chinese people, and they have to cover up their business with entertainment first, as if this way they won't be so stinky.In fact, it's just deception. As long as you start doing business, you can't ignore it.

As soon as Lin Wanwan went up, she was directly introduced by Countess G to Earl G and his business assistants. Everyone talked about the business straight to the point, straight to the point.

In this era, the values ​​of the whole world have the same views on businessmen-that is, inferior, humble, and philistine, and the upper class and noble people are afraid to avoid them.

The monopoly of power makes the ruling class have a natural desire to control capital, and it is impossible to let businessmen take the lead.

Guan Zhong's famous "profit out of one hole" is a theoretical summary of power's control over capital.

In the high society all over the world, let alone running a business by yourself, even if one of your relatives is a merchant, that would be a great embarrassment.

Those who have young people who are waiting to get married at home feel more obvious, because the relatives of this business will greatly lower their lintels, which will directly affect their worth in the marriage and love market.

There are clear records and comments on this point, whether in historical materials or in famous works from various countries in the world.

Therefore, the Earl from the Lion Kingdom polished the Earl's Medal to shine, and did not declare his title to others on his chest, obviously because this was the only place where he could get respect from others.

100% of the foreign aristocrats who would come out to do business in person are from poor families, and there may even be only one noble name left, and those who have nothing else are settled.

Otherwise, no matter how brazen they are, they will not go to battle in person, and most of them will hire people or delegate power to servants.

Referring to the nobles of the Tang Dynasty, we know that the people who monopolize most of the industries and shops of the Tang Dynasty are not businessmen, but aristocratic families.

But an aristocratic family is an aristocratic family first, so no matter how many properties and shops they pass down from their ancestors, they will not be classified as merchants. After all, they are all hired to take care of them.

The real merchants are families with no one in the court, and they have no right to speak in politics, so they can only be reduced to lowly households.

In layman's terms, this is a double standard, and it's played this way all over the world.

Just like Lin Wanwan now has the status of a township lord, if she buys a shop and slaves for business, she will not be classified as a merchant.

The status of an official is the best protection umbrella, and having a rank is equivalent to having an admission ticket to enter their "insider" circle.

This time when she came to Haicheng, Yunshang prepared a box of cotton cloth and a few copper coins for Lin Wanwan as currency.

These pure cotton cloths were bought by Lin Wanwan in Qiongzhou last year. They were originally intended to be given to women in the clan, but the patriarch Lin objected, so they have been left unused.

This time I went out in a hurry, and it was a small boat, so it was inconvenient to bring too many things.Therefore, Yunshang directly asked someone to lift the cotton cloth with high value and not too much space from the warehouse, and it happened to be used now.

The other party is not happy to exchange copper coins for gems; Lin Wanwan is not happy to exchange silk and gold for gems.

Both sides are very satisfied with this kind of cotton cloth that is only a dozen or one meters in modern times and is very expensive in Tang Dynasty.

Lin Wanwan brought a total of five bolts of off-white pure cotton cloth from Shan County, and after some haggling, she got a small box of various colored gemstones from the other party.

(End of this chapter)