The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 255
It is no wonder that Bertman is so excited, Longnan Steel is selling extremely well in Europe.The quality of this steel is extremely high, and the price is close to that of silver of equal weight!

Since wars in Europe have almost never stopped, and high-quality steel is an important raw material for making sophisticated weapons and armor, this Longnan steel has always been priceless in Europe, and it is hard to find a pound.

He only knew that this thing was obtained from the east by the Portuguese, but its source has been kept extremely secret.

The Helan people sent a large number of spies to investigate but failed to get anything, so they could only watch the Portuguese make a lot of gold coins.

And according to the meaning of the assistant king, he was able to get Longnan Iron and Steel, and if he wanted to exchange it for [-] shi of grain, the amount would certainly not be small.

This is going to be released!
As for the fairy stone powder, although Bertman has not seen anyone selling it in Europe, it is extremely popular in the Eastern Empire.

Anyone with a bit of extravagance will at least use fairy stone powder to pave the floor of the main hall in their home.And if you want to show your identity, you have to build the front hall and study room with fairy stone powder, otherwise you will be ashamed to let guests in.

Moreover, the houses built with this thing are smooth and smooth, like carved out of a whole block of rock, and are extremely strong. It is said that even if the earth dragon turns over, it will still be as stable as a mountain.

He can imagine that if the fairy stone powder is transported to the European continent where luxury is common, he only needs to say, "The nobles in the East use this stuff to build palaces." Those royal families and nobles in Europe will definitely flock to it, regardless of the price. Rob.

Bertman tried hard to control the excitement in his heart, and asked calmly, "Then, what about the price?"

Zhu Linmi had thought about it a long time ago. Stainless steel and cement are monopolized products by herself, and she thought it would be polite to sell them to the Helan people. Then she said: "One stone of rice can be exchanged for seven liang of Longnan Iron and Steel or two hundred catties of fairy stone powder. Other grains are at market prices. Converted to brown rice."

Bertman bowed his head and made the calculations. Even at the high price of two taels of silver per shimi, a catty of Longnan Steel would cost less than two taels of silver, and a hundred catties of fairy stone powder would only cost one tael.

If it is shipped to Europe, it will at least triple or quadruple.

After such an exchange of 20 shi grains, it will be able to sell for nearly 20 taels of silver, which is almost [-] Ducat gold coins!
Bertman swallowed subconsciously, thinking that although the Co-Prince is very tough in terms of trade, the current deal is definitely a bargain!
He was afraid that Zhu Linmi would change his mind, so he immediately agreed, and then signed the contract.

Zhu Linmei said indifferently: "The contract will be signed by the household department with you."

Bertman chattered a few more words about the trade agreement. Seeing that Zhu Linmi had never let go, he had no choice but to follow what he said and wait until the grain was delivered to discuss it.

After Bertman had reached the front of the main hall, he suddenly thought of something, turned around and asked, "His Royal Highness, can this trade of food for Longnan Iron and Steel become a practice and continue?"

"Let's see if you can satisfy me." Zhu Linmei said, and motioned for the servants at the side to see off the guests.

Zhu Linmi didn't expect it to go so smoothly, so she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He just told Bertman that he was going to hand over foreign trade to the Spaniards, which was completely bluffing.Overseas trade is an important means he used to save Daming's finances, how could it be handed over to outsiders?
According to his thinking, in the future, if Europeans such as Spain and Helan want to do business with Japan and Southeast Asia, they will have to go through Daming's agency.

Therefore, if Bertman is stubborn to the end, it will be really difficult for him.

As for his saying that he would unite the Spanish and Portuguese fleets to drive out the Helan people, it was obviously an act of driving out the wolf at the front door and entering the tiger at the back door.He would not be so stupid as to use the power of Ming Dynasty to help the Spaniards realize the Far East strategy.

Not to mention that Luo Mingshou's fleet still had to patrol the Yangtze River, so it couldn't be dispatched at will. He didn't even have a decent warship in his hand.

Fortunately, the Helan people did not choose to take risks.After all, their strength in the Far East is actually very weak, and they have to deal with the threat of the British on a global scale. They are not willing to tear themselves apart with Daming unless it is absolutely necessary.

Seeing He Lanren's back disappearing outside the door, Zhu Linmi immediately asked someone to fetch a pen and paper, wrote a letter and handed it to Shi Lin, asking him to send someone to Longnan Suji Iron Field as soon as possible. Chanyi.

In the letter, he ordered Chan Yi and Qiao Qian to get in touch with Ji Liang, a smuggler in Macau, and told him that grain could be exchanged for steel or fairy stone powder, and even cash would be fine.The price is also lower than that given to He Lanren, and he is considered a regular customer, but there is only one thing, that is, the speed must be faster!

The grain transport ship directly docked at Zhao'an Port in the southernmost part of Fujing to unload, but it was likely to be harassed by the Helan people. After all, the East India Company had always regarded the Taiwan Strait as its sphere of influence.

But this is not too big a problem.As a maritime merchant who has been engaged in smuggling all year round, Ji Liang has his own way of avoiding the maritime patrol fleet.In addition, he can be used as the official ship of the Ming Dynasty, and even officials from the Ministry of Rites can accompany the ship. If he is attacked by the Helan people, the people from the Ministry of Rites will come forward to deal with it.

Afterwards, Zhu Linmi asked for a car to be prepared to go to the Ministry of Rites.

Before he could leave the gate, he saw Yang Tinglin walking into the palace anxiously.He didn't wait for Yang Tinglin to ask questions, but only let him get in the car and walked together, and told the story of the grain transfer from overseas along the way.

Yang Tinglin was overjoyed when he heard that the food was available, so he went to southern Fujian to prepare for receiving and distributing the food.

Zhu Lin quickly pulled him back and gave him careful instructions.

Yang Ge's department couldn't help but nod their heads in agreement, and at the end, they couldn't help admiring: "His Royal Highness has strategized and plotted against high-ranking officials, and the officials are amazed!"

Zhu Linmi asked someone to send him away, and since he went to the Ministry of Rites, he recruited Shangshu Zhu Jizuo, and ordered him to send people to Luzon, which is the Philippines in later generations, as quickly as possible with the official documents of the imperial court.

Luzon is currently a Spanish colony.The task Zhu Linmi gave to Zhu Jizuo was also to contact the Spaniards and tell them that grain could be exchanged for Longnan Steel and Immortal Stone Powder.

At the same time, they have to leak the news that the Helan people are already preparing food and intend to monopolize the sale.In addition, it can hint to the Spaniards that Daming is very dissatisfied with the status quo that the Helan people formally monopolize Fujian's trade with Europe, and hopes that more trading partners will come to Yuegang to do business.

Spain's national strength at this time is declining, and it has given up the challenge to the Helan people in the Far East.But the war between the two countries in Europe is in full swing. If they have Ming's support, they definitely don't want to miss the trade with the Eastern Empire.

It's just that it is more troublesome for the Spanish cargo ships to dock in Fujing, and the Helan people will definitely attack the ships of hostile countries.

After repeated weighing, Zhu Linmi finally decided to let the Spaniards detour from the west coast, and finally stop at Chenghai County—that is, near Shantou in later generations—to unload grain.Afterwards, it will be divided into private boats and transported to Zhao'an Port.Chenghai is not far from Zhao'an, as long as there are no big waves, even a small boat should be able to arrive safely.

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