My father Yong Le Emperor, you let me keep a low profile

Chapter 110 You can't pretend to be elegant, but your grandson is.

"38 taels."

Hearing the price of this transaction, Zhu Gaoyu showed a satisfied smile.

The price of silk purchased by the Chamber of Commerce is around 6 taels to 7 taels. Sometimes the silk production is high, and it will drop to [-] taels.

At present, the gold and silver exchange in Daming is about 5 taels for one gold.

就算按照1:5来兑换，一匹丝绸交易价格就是190两，1万匹就是190万两。

Calculated based on the purchase price of six taels, Zhu Gaoyu's principal is 6 taels, 190 million minus 6, and the income is 184 million taels.

Even minus the transportation cost of 34 taels and the rewards for soldiers, Zhu Gaoyu can still earn 150 million taels.

Nima, this is not making money, this is simply grabbing.

Zhu Gaoyu finally understood that in the age of great voyages, those western merchants, knowing that there were risks along the way, traveled thousands of miles to Daming to buy silk.

Such a huge profit, a fool would not come.

This is only 1 bolts of silk, and it is only the initial stage when Zhu Gaoyu came to test Western business. If the investment in transportation is increased, the silk industry alone can bring nearly ten million taels of income to Daming a year.

The auction for the next order was also very fast. With the comparison of the first order, some merchants who wanted to win the silk all sold out at 38 taels directly.

Although the other businessmen were a little dissatisfied, they had nothing to do with money.

Although there were many merchants present, there were not many who could actually produce so much gold.

These merchants who can offer such a high price and want to buy silk seem to have reached a tacit agreement after the first order is confirmed, and they will not open their mouths to grab other bids.

Except for the accident of the last order, which was mentioned by a businessman who wanted to make a big fortune with a small amount, 40 taels were mentioned, and the others were traded at 38 taels.

The auction lasted for three days in total. On the first day, the main item was silk, and the others were all gadgets produced by Daming.

After selling the silk, the stunning woman nodded slightly to everyone.

"Thank you for your trust. The little girl's auction session is over. Next, I will invite my other partners to bring you some other auction items."

Seeing that this stunning woman was about to leave, many merchants were a little bit reluctant.

But what's the use of being reluctant, the little girl still has to clean up for nothing when she goes back, waiting for His Highness's reward.

After the stunning woman left, the middle-aged uncle who was in charge of the next round of auction came out.

"Everyone, the next auction is..."

A piece of trinkets were brought out, and since they were not items for sale, the merchants bid freely.

In order to save face in front of the tempting dancers around them, some bids were very generous.

By the time the last item was auctioned off, it was already midnight.

"What, Daming's fleet has come to us."

In the royal capital of the Timur Empire, a fat man in a fine attire put down his government affairs and looked at the minister who informed him in surprise.

"Yes, Your Majesty, it is the news from the fleet blocking the Eastern Sea."

"According to later reports, they have already arrived in Nabuhani and conducted commercial transactions there. It seems that they plan to hold some auction to auction the items they brought."

The minister truthfully reported the investigation.

"It turns out that the sea can also lead to Daming."

After listening to the minister's report, the big fat Shaharu fell into deep thought.

Since the death of his father, the regime of the Timur Empire has entered chaos.

After several years of hard work, he temporarily controlled the country by various means.

As for his father Timur's final decision to conquer Ming Dynasty, he simply gave up.

It wasn't that he was not interested in the land of Ming Dynasty, but that with the newly stable Timurid Empire, if he wanted to attack the relatively stable Ming Dynasty in China, the possibility of success was very small.

Even if they win in the end, it will be a miserable battle.

Timur has many powerful enemies. If the enemy knows the situation, not only his land, but also the eastern territory he won so hard will fall into the hands of others.

After considering the gains and losses, Fatty Sha gave up the idea of ​​attacking Daming, and in order to stabilize this force that almost became an enemy, he even lowered his status and sent envoys to have friendly exchanges.

After the relationship between the two parties stabilized, Fatty Sha thought of Daming's prosperity and the huge profits of Daming's silk tea in the West, so he started a business interaction with Daming.

Thinking of taking advantage of the Silk Road to make a fortune.

However, Fatty Sha never imagined that not only the Silk Road could reach Daming, but also the territory of Daming could be reached by sea.

Damn, if he knew it could be reached by sea, why would he send a caravan so stupidly? The amount of goods that camels and horses can use is far worse than that of ships.

Regarding his fleet, he didn't stop Da Ming, nor did he blame him.

The friendship between the two countries is something that many courtiers know.

If it was really the Deming Fleet that came, and it was led by a prince, in order not to damage the relationship between the two countries, the officer commanding the fleet would naturally not dare to stop it.

"What is the size of their fleet?"

Thinking that the other party came by boat, Fatty Sha planned to use the power of the sea to judge the strength of the two countries.

"This…"

Hearing the inquiry, the minister hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

"Is it small?"

Seeing the embarrassed look on the courtier's face, Fatty Sha became even more curious, thinking that the opponent's scale was very small, and the courtier didn't bother to answer.

Think about it too.

The strength of the two countries should not be much different. Both their own fleets can only sail in the offshore waters. How can the other party have the ability to cross such a long distance and rush over thousands of miles away.

It is estimated that there are only one or two ships, and they have come here after going through hardships and hardships along the way.

"No, Your Majesty, they are not small in scale, but large in scale."

"It's big?" Fatty Sha blinked in confusion.

No matter how big it can be, is there more ships than his fleet?

The Timurid Empire is in the southern waters, but it has more than 300 large and small warships.

Such a tyrannical scale is invincible in the entire Central Asian region.

Otherwise, they would not have blocked the sea area for so long, making other countries that want to conduct maritime trade hate their teeth, but there is nothing they can do.

Seeing that Fatty Sha was not convinced, the minister recalled the messenger's report and replied: "According to the report from the fleet, the Ming fleet has a total of more than 60 large and small warships."

Fatty Sha smiled when he heard this.

Although the opponent's number exceeded his expectations, this scale was not enough to threaten the Timur Empire fleet.

Not noticing Fatty Sha's expression, the minister then reported: "Their scale is not as large as ours, but their warships are very large."

"It's very big, so how big can it be?"

Fatty Sha said casually, there is no point in having more than 60 ships, no matter how big they are, could they be bigger than their Changshengtian?

As a descendant of the Mongols, Timur also admired the Changshengtian very much. He even named the largest warship in the navy as the Changshengtian.

That battleship was a huge monster with a length of more than 50 meters and a width of nearly 8 meters.

The Timurid Empire relied on this warship to overwhelm the fleets of other countries.

"Forehead!"

The minister who just noticed Fatty Sha's expression hesitated for a moment, and said cautiously: "It's really bigger than the Changshengtian. According to their report, the smallest ship in Ming Dynasty is even bigger than the Changshengtian!"

"It is said that their command flagship is more than twice the size of the Changshengtian."

"how is this possible?"

Hearing the minister's report, Fatty Sha's first reaction was to not believe it.

The Changshengtian is the largest offshore structure he has seen since he was a child. He doesn't believe that there are ships that are bigger than the Changshengtian.

If Daming could really build such a ship, the ocean would have been their world long ago.

"Your Majesty, although I really don't want to admit it, it is indeed true."

The minister spread his hands helplessly.

Although he didn't see the Deming Fleet at sea, he understood the character of the general of the Timur Empire Fleet.

With the other party's prudence and loyalty to His Majesty, the content of the report is absolutely true.

Seeing the minister's affirmative gaze, Fatty Sha was silent for a long time, then he patted the table and said, "Send someone to Huli Mozi, and ask them to inform Daming, don't rush to leave first."

"Your Majesty, you intend to go there yourself..."

The minister guessed what Shahru was thinking.

Fatty Sha nodded, "We established diplomatic relations with Daming, and the prince of the other party has arrived at the edge of our country. I don't want to meet with him. It's a bit unreasonable."

Fatty Sha actually planned to invite Zhu Gaoyu from the beginning.

Zhu Gaoyu's status is noble, but he is a king, and he is not a vassal relationship with Daming, but a friendly diplomatic relationship.

In terms of status, Fatty Sha is at the same level as the old man, Gao Yu's elder.

But now that he heard the size of the Ming fleet, Fatty Sha couldn't sit still.

He wasn't afraid of Da Ming's fleet, but rather curious and unconvinced. He wanted to see how big Da Ming's fleet was and how tall the ships were.

Although Fatty Sha is not as famous as his father, the courtiers of the Timur Empire know it well.

This fat man who usually smiles is actually more ruthless than his father.

Although they felt that it was inappropriate for Fatty Sha to meet a prince with the same status as Emperor Daming, but due to the other party's usual methods, everyone chose to shut up, obey the order honestly, and send someone to inform Daming Over there, tell them not to go.

When the messengers of the Timurid Empire rushed over, the auction on the second day of the Ming Dynasty had already officially started.

But today's auction is different from yesterday's.

They sold things as soon as they came up yesterday, but today they prepared a cup of tea for everyone before the auction.

Even considering the diet of the local people, Zhu Gaoyu also asked people to make some milk tea and other drinks.

"Gentlemen, it is a great honor to meet you again."

Under the fiery gaze of the businessman below, the stunning woman gracefully stepped onto the stage.

Stunning woman dressed differently today than yesterday.

Yesterday was a noble and elegant dress, today is a light blue and elegant Confucian group.

Long skirts make women's figures more perfect.

The enchanting figure, paired with the elegant skirt, and the stunning face showed another flavor.

"The products we are going to display today are tea leaves from our Daming."

The stunning woman took out a tea leaf from the tray in front of her and showed it to everyone.

The white and tender jade fingers set off the emerald green tea leaves, making people's eyes blurred for a while.

"Since the opening of the Silk Road, my Ming tea has spread all over the world, and it has become a drink that the upper class nobles flock to."

"Like green tea in the hands of a little girl, it is a very good drink for women."

"If women keep drinking it every day, they can make their skin smooth and tender."

Speaking of the stunning woman, he pointed to the back of his white and tender hand.

"The little girl's complexion has been bad since she was a child. Later, it was my father who went to Daming to get tea. I drank it every day, and only then did I have such skin."

Hearing this sentence, the merchants below showed their original expressions.

Zhu Gaoyu, who was sitting under the stage, had a strange expression on his face.

Because drinking tea can beautify the skin, he was the one who told the stunning woman this deceitful words.

"If a man drinks this kind of tea, it will not only make his skin healthy, but also eliminate some harmful effects in his body, making his body healthier."

"If you drink it every day, it can even make your body stronger."

After talking about the benefits of drinking tea for women, the stunning girl talked about the benefits of drinking tea for men.

When it comes to making the body strong, she even blinked her beautiful eyes slightly, so that the people below can instantly understand the meaning.

In the following time, the stunning girl introduced not only green tea, but also black tea, scented tea, and other derived teas.

"Okay, gentlemen, I have already told you about the benefits and various effects of tea."

"Our Highness has prepared some tea for you to taste for yourself. As for the auction price, I will announce it after you have tasted it."

After saying this, the stunning woman picked up the tea she made when she introduced it to the side. Under the gaze of everyone, she used the most elegant etiquette to show the state of drinking tea.

In the past, for the convenience of transportation, the merchants transported tea to the west in the form of tea cakes. It is still rare to spread them directly like this. Most of them brought a little and gave them to the high-ranking nobles.

Zhu Gaoyu originally wanted to sell in bulk directly, but considering the inconvenience of transportation for these customers, most of them were made into tea cakes, and only a small part was packed in exquisite packaging. Small scale auction.

Not long after the stunning woman's words were spoken, the dancers who had been prepared for a long time came to the crowd with various drinks.

The merchants were also polite, picked up what they liked and drank it.

Some even imitated the stunning woman on the stage and tasted it gracefully.

It's a pity that the stunning woman drinks elegantly, and it's a bit weird for them to follow the example.

Can you imagine, a group of steamed bun turbans, bearded camels, holding orchid fingers and drinking tea with the lid of the teacup.

Zhu Gaoyu saw it with his own eyes.

Seeing this group of pretenders, Zhu Gaoyu almost couldn't help laughing.

However, when he turned around and saw the king who was also imitating him, he coughed a few times choking on his saliva.

"Why, what's wrong?"

The king, holding the orchid finger and holding the tea lid, looked at his teacup in doubt, then at the stunning woman in the stands, and at Zhu Gaoyu who had a weird face, and asked a question in doubt.

"Cough cough..."

Zhu Gaoyu coughed a few times and shook his head, "I may have caught a cold yesterday, and my throat felt a little uncomfortable."

"Have you asked the doctor to look at it? My prophetic medical skills are very high. Would you like him to look at it for you?"

The king thought it was true, and hurriedly asked with concern.

It's not like he made a fuss out of a molehill, he deliberately cared so much in order to flatter Daming.

In ancient times when the medical environment was poor, not to mention various serious illnesses, a small cold could kill a person.

Moreover, a prince died with him, and it is still such a powerful country, he is not easy to explain, maybe it will bring disaster to the country.

"Your Majesty the King is concerned. He has already taken the medicine and is much better."

"Just take the medicine. If it doesn't work, tell me as soon as possible. You can't delay!"

The king nodded, and gave another word of worry, then continued to drink tea with his orchid fingers.

Seeing the other party's strange appearance, Zhu Gaoyu was speechless for a while.

He really wanted to tell the king: Your image is not suitable for being elegant. It is suggested to try it with a grandson, which may have unexpected effects.

The time for drinking tea passed quickly.

For tea, many people present got different impressions.

Those who drink all kinds of milk tea drinks feel very silky, very comfortable and delicious.

And the person who pretends to be elegant and wants to imitate the stunning woman on the stage and drink the clear tea made with boiled water has a slightly awkward look on his face.

They were not used to the faint bitter taste.

Although the taste is not very good, it is very good in terms of oiliness.

There were a few nights when I ate a lot of roasted camels. After drinking this kind of clear tea, the greasy feeling went down a lot.

Although not used to this faint bitter taste, recalling the benefits that the stunning woman said, each of them secretly decided in their hearts that for their own health, they must drink more of this tea.

In addition, from the woman's narration, they learned that in the Ming Dynasty in the east, only high-ranking people could enjoy green tea.

And as far as they know, western aristocrats also like this kind of tea.

For the various benefits of tea and to show one's elegance, one must drink this tea, no matter how unpleasant it is.

With the end of the tea tasting, the tea sale auction officially begins.

Tea leaves are different from silk, which is a grown item.

Zhu Gaoyu, who is a coward, will naturally not give up this opportunity to make money. He has already prepared a lot, waiting for these gangsters to pay.

After a night of auctions, Zhu Gaoyu's harvest of tea alone was exchanged for silver, which reached nearly ten million taels.

And this money is completely earned, except for a little tea brought by the fleet, the rest is his space output.

After the auction was over, Zhu Gaoyu couldn't help but feel a burst of emotion when he looked at the statistics sheet handed over by the stunning woman.

The speed of making money is simply faster than picking up money.

That is to say, considering that this thing is rare and expensive, a large amount of imports to the West will cause the price to plummet.

Otherwise, Zhu Gaoyu will become ruthless and plant wildly, striving for a small goal of earning a year.

But this is just for him to think about it. Although he can grow it, these camels can't afford it.

Now these merchants, except those who are waiting to buy pepper tomorrow, most of their money has been emptied.

If you want to harvest another wave, you have to wait for these camels to deliver the goods to Europe and come back after selling them.

Although a little regretful, Zhu Gaoyu's mood instantly improved a lot when he thought of his next route and could harvest a large number of people who were taken advantage of.

(End of this chapter)