Kai Fu Han

Chapter 157 Show
The remaining people successively reported some information they had discovered.

Liu Xinqi began to make arrangements.

"The entire fleet has anchored and will stop in the middle of the river tonight. If we don't return to the Bilandu trade at the mouth of the Licheng River, we will sell the goods we brought in Kaijing. You two will go ashore tomorrow and take the The samples are displayed in shops (hereinafter referred to as markets). They are only displayed but not sold. Then interested merchants are notified that these goods will begin to be sold on ships in the port the day after tomorrow, and they are asked to bring money to trade without accepting any form of credit. But barter is acceptable.”

"Follow the order." Li Cang, Cui Wu and Jiao Rui responded together.

Liu Xinqi continued to add:

"I'm not talking about the little samples in your bag, go to the cabin and get the biggest mirrors, the finest glassware, the sharpest weapons and cement."

"Then tell those merchants that only those who first pay 100 taels of silver as a deposit will be eligible to board the ship to purchase these goods. The deposit will be fully refunded after the purchase meeting."

The purpose of calling for a deposit is to conduct a preliminary screening, screen out those who have no strength and those who are watching the excitement, reduce the reception cost of Xinghan League, and improve trade efficiency.

Moreover, the current largest ship in the Xinghan League is a 120-stone ship. When converted into ships of later generations, it has a load capacity of only [-] tons and a displacement of about [-] tons, which cannot hold many people.

Finally, he made arrangements for Li Cang: "Tomorrow, we will arrange for several small groups of Marines to escort us to ensure the safety of the samples and personnel."

"Yes."

……

On July 25, at Chen hour, it was just dawn.

At the market in Xicheng, Kaicheng, Cui Wu temporarily rented several adjacent stalls, placed the samples he brought on the stalls, covered them with the coarse cloth he just bought, and waited for the flow of people to increase.

Until Si Shi, when the market was crowded with people, Cui Wu arranged for someone to lift off the coarse cloth on the goods.

Stand the three-foot-wide and six-foot-high mirror in the middle of the booth, facing the path of people passing by.

The first one to be attracted was a child. When the mirror was erected, the child just walked to the side of the mirror. Curiosity led him to look towards the erected mirror. He was shocked and stood there unable to move.

A woman who was holding his hand was also pulled. She looked at her son first, then followed his line of sight, and her mouth slowly grew.

"Wow!!!"

exclaimed.

The image of herself in the mirror was so clear. This woman had never seen her face so clearly before. Even the few strands of hair that were not tied up between her forehead were clearly visible. Her surprised expression was very funny. .

The woman still couldn't help but lead the child towards the mirror. When she was about six feet away, she was stopped by someone.

The woman was stopped by the soldiers guarding the stall.

"This glazed mirror is too expensive, it's better for the woman not to get too close." Cui Wu, who was standing behind the booth, advised the woman.

"Yes, sir." The woman quickly bowed and agreed.

Seeing that the burly soldier blocking her made no other movements except raising his arms, and the adult who spoke had no intention of driving her away, the woman simply stood in front of the mirror and "looked" at him.

"Mom, is this a mirror?" the child asked curiously.

"Yes, this is a mirror made of polished pure white and transparent glass, and then attached with silver foil on the back." Cui Wu answered.

The reply was made in a loud voice that could be heard by everyone passing by.

Soon there were three or four circles of spectators surrounding the stall.People at the back couldn't squeeze in in front of the mirror, so they looked at other products.

Exquisite and clear glass cups, glass bowls, and glass vases.

Knives such as long knives, long swords, kitchen knives, and hatchets for blowing and breaking hair.

Seeing that there were already people around, a soldier stood up at the stall and began to demonstrate cement to everyone.

Mix the cement, sand and stones together in proportion, then add an appropriate amount of water to mix, and finally put them into a square mold.

"This is the latest 'adhesive' developed by the Xinghan League in Dengzhou, Zhao State. It can be used to build houses and bind bricks together. It is harder than stone and is not afraid of wind and rain. It can be immortal for a hundred years."

Soldiers were making concrete blocks at the booth, and Cui Wu was explaining loudly to the people watching.

Making concrete blocks was specially instructed by Liu Xinqi.

Concrete made from sand, stone and cement is stronger than blocks made from cement alone, and is stronger than mortar blocks made from cement and sand.

Best used for presentations.

"It only takes one day for this artificial stone to be as strong as stone. It can resist knife cuts in three days. The longer it is left, the higher the strength. It will reach its peak in one month. It will be made on site here today. It will be dark. I demonstrated it to everyone before and invited the elders from Beijing to witness it."

The spectators around were obviously not very interested in this "clod of soil". Someone in the crowd asked aloud:

"How much does your glass mirror cost?"

Cui Wu was waiting for this sentence. If this person didn't ask again, Cui Wu was going to let the translator mixed in the crowd take care of him.

"Good question."

Cui Wu praised it first.

"Everyone here must have never seen this glazed mirror, so naturally there is no market price. We came across the sea from the distant Central Plains continent and came to the precious land. We are not familiar with the place, so we don't know how much we should sell it for."

"So today we are only showing here, not selling. Those who are interested in buying can go to the port wharf outside the west gate of Kaijing tomorrow. We have a boat parked on the wharf, and we will sell it on the boat at that time."

"However, there is a small requirement. In order to avoid too many people watching the excitement, those who want to buy these treasures must first pay 100 taels of silver as a deposit before boarding the ship. If you are willing to buy, we will return the deposit in full. If you are willing to buy, the deposit can be included in the purchase price of the treasure."

Cui Wu introduced to the onlookers around him.

"Who knows if you are liars and took the deposit we paid and ran away."

Cui Wu looked at a rich, fat man in the crowd. It was this man who said just now.

"You don't have to pay the deposit now. You'll have to pay it tomorrow when you get on the ship. The money will be placed on the shore. You can also send someone to guard it." Cui Wu explained: "We have these treasures, how can we lose our credibility for that little deposit. "

The implication of the words is that in the eyes of Xinghan League, 100 taels of silver is not worth mentioning.

The people around then asked all kinds of other questions.

Someone asked if there was really silver behind the glass?Cui Wu replied that compared to such a large piece of glass, the little silver stuck behind it was like dirt.

Someone asked you: Is this sword really made of steel?Cui Wu asked someone to buy some kitchen knives in the market on the spot, and then asked a soldier to hold Ping Shen while he picked up a long knife, raised the handle with both hands, and slashed at the kitchen knives.

(End of this chapter)