Huang Jue, after three marriages

Chapter 36
I have something on my mind, so I don't feel at ease when I go shopping.

Before it was dark, Su Yue urged Xie Jue to go back.

Back at the post house, Li Xiang has already returned and is receiving two guests.

One was a Roman whom he had met at Mawson's house, and one, was a handsome young blond guy.

Seeing Xie Jue coming back, Li Xiang pulled him aside, just about to speak softly.

The handsome blond guy stepped forward and said in Arabic: "Young man, I'm from Frank in the west. I want to buy your golden water. Can you sell me two thousand cakes? I don't have enough money now, so I can only pay 2000 taels." Gold, but if you are willing to give it to me, I will pay you the equivalent of 6 taels of gold when you come next time."

His voice was loud and his speech was not fast, but with an aura that you couldn't interrupt, he finished speaking in one breath.

Then he looked at Xie Jue with hope.

Xie Jue... was stunned for a while...

Suddenly I was a little annoyed that I learned Arabic too quickly, and at this time I couldn't use I don't understand what you said to delay the impact.

He is a gambler, this one is even bolder!

"Richard is a man who keeps his promise, and he will not break his promise." The Roman said from the side: "He can swear on their holy bones."

Xie Jue looked at Li Xiang, what is the holy bone?
Li Xiang coughed lightly and said, "They are Christians, they believe in God, and the relics are the relics of God's apostles. Swearing to the relics is their most sacred oath, and they absolutely dare not disobey them."

Looking down and seeing Su Yue's face full of admiration, she coughed lightly and said in a low voice, "They said it first."

It's my first time hearing about it too!
"So." Xie Jue nodded and said, "I promise you."

Richard was taken aback for a moment. Hearing Xie Jue say it again in Arabic, the firm expression at the beginning showed a trace of uncertainty. He turned to the Roman and asked, "Did I hear you right? He agreed?"

The Romans were also shocked.

He and Richard are good friends, and they came here because they were forced to do nothing. Although they helped Richard speak at first, they never thought that the other party would agree.

It has been decades since the Song people came to Baghdad by sea, but their business has always been to pay for the goods and deliver the goods, or to barter directly, and they don’t even accept the checks from the cannibals.

It's just because the Song Dynasty is too far away from here. The Silk Road used to be a land route, and it was normal to travel for five or ten years. The sea route will be faster. If it is safe, it can be reached in a year or two.

But the risk in the middle is very high, and whether you can reach it safely depends entirely on God's will.

So, say what to come again...

There are not many people who can come again.

Moreover, this young man has made so much money this time, he probably won't think about it again after he goes back.

With money, who would come out to take such a risk?

Even though Xie Jue said it twice, the Roman thought he was hallucinating, and unconsciously said, "You, are you sure?"

Xie Jue smiled, looked down at Su Yue, then raised his head and said, "I'm sure, I am willing to accept this oath and make a deal with you. I will give you two thousand cakes and tea first, and you will pay 2000 taels of gold in advance. Next time I come again, or when the person holding my token arrives, you will deliver 6 taels of gold."

Xie Jue spoke slowly and clearly, and now Richard and the Romans could hear him clearly.

He added a person with a token, that is to say, even if he didn't come, someone else can bring it back for him when he comes!

"Do you trust me?" Unlike the Romans who were relieved, Richard asked in a deep voice.

"I believe in you." Xie Jue replied with a smile.

There is a kind of light in Richard's eyes, which is very similar to that in Li Xiang's eyes, which is the eyes of a magnanimous gentleman.

Moreover, he also has some sympathy for him.

Thinking about coming out this time, it was actually a gamble.

The boat was basically filled with tea, and everyone thought him an idiot at the beginning.

A person who dares to think and gamble, is willing to fight for every opportunity, and can keep his promise. He believes in Richard's future.

As for, if Richard can't do it, he will just lose two thousand cakes and tea.

But judging from the present situation, some of the newly arrived tea will be blackmailed to some extent, it might as well be...

Thinking about it, Xie Jue added, "I'll give you [-] cakes and tea, but the price remains the same."

As he spoke, he translated to Xie Qihe: "Take them to get tea."

Richard's eyes were on fire, and he stepped forward and said, "Really!"

"Really, I want to make you a friend. We Song people have a saying that friendship is priceless." Xie Jue didn't even blush, and used what Su Yue said when he jumped up when he was bullying him.

Richard's eyes were slightly red, and he put his hands on his chest and said, "Okay! I, Richard, have made you my friend!"

"Ahem." The Roman stepped forward and said, "Well, I also want to make Mr. Xie a friend. I don't know if Mr. Xie can give me five hundred cakes of golden water like the Caliph's? 30 taels of gold per cake, I can write a check, and it will be in Basrati."

"You're rich!" Richard glared at him.

"Didn't I say I can lend you 2000 taels?" The Roman stared back.

Richard thought about it, Constantinople, where the Romans are located, is also a big city, and there are many nobles, so bringing tea there can make a lot of money, and it can also please the king to get the title he deserves earlier, so he understands .

He patted the Roman on the shoulder and said, "Well, good friend, thank you!"

It turns out that this guy even borrowed 2000 taels...

Li Xiang shook his head unknowingly, and glanced at Xie Jue again.

No wonder Xie Jue agreed, the two were the same kind of people.

(Xie Jue can't say that Xie Qi is a liar. In fact, the cost of tea is so expensive, so I can only use what I said to Xie Guang. Others paid for it.)

Seeing that Richard was not very old, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it really belonged to young people.

The tea cake was still on the pier, Li Xiang thought for a while, told the two to wait, and pulled Xie Jue to the inside.

His face darkened slightly and he said, "I have found a few friends, but the relationship between the two factions is very stiff now, and today the caliph is acting so capriciously, it is difficult for anyone to show up."

Xie Jue pondered for a while, and told Li Xiang about meeting Xie Guang and what Xie Guang said.

"That's it." Li thought about it for a while and said, "This is an opportunity. We are in business. There is no need to be the spearmen of their two factions. You sell tea to them, and don't make the relationship stiff. Neither side will offend you. This way, we won’t have any problems coming back later. Anyway, we’ve almost finished trading things, and the tea cakes are sold, so we’ll just take them to the bus right away.”

What Li thinks is that Xie Jue has made so much money this time, so he doesn't know if he will come again, but he is still young and the profits of the sea merchants are huge, if he wants to come again, he can't offend the Seri people.

What Xie Jue thought was that this time it all depended on Li Xiang, he could not come, but Li Xiang had to run away, and he couldn't offend others with Li Xiang.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Well, Master Li is right, but I really want to take a bite while looking at Xie Guang."

After Li Xiang was stunned for a moment, he smiled and shook his head: "That man Xie Guang, hey, forget it, you have made so much money this time, it would be good to give him some benefits to stop his mouth, but in this case, it is It’s not good to sell all of them to them. In this way, the tea you brought over this time will be sold to them, and there will be [-] first-class, [-]-class, right? I’m going to make an appointment with a friend and sell your first-class tea in private. Buy them all, you only need to bring eight thousand second-class ones.”

Xie Guang was a little narrow-minded, but no matter what everyone said, they belonged to the same fleet. If something happened to one person, everyone would be in bad luck. Even if Xie Guang had ideas, he could only speak for Xie Jue.

Ten get two free, which is equivalent to giving [-] cakes for [-], which is not a small amount.

No matter how angry they are, the nobles of the Seri people should disappear.

Xie Guang talked about it next to him, and this matter will be over.

Then leave immediately, don't get in their eyes anymore.

Xie Jue frowned slightly and thought about it, then shook his head and said, "I can only bring five thousand cakes at most."

The voice paused, and continued: "I'm a newcomer, and I'm here for the first time. I'm sure I don't know the situation in Baghdad. Then I can't refuse the Caliph's request. No matter how many tea cakes, they are just placed on the sea boat. I didn’t bring any, and I told Xie Guang that it’s only a few thousand cakes, if there are too many, it will make them suspicious. If I’m not being generous, I’ll just give three out of ten.”

Li Xiang also frowned, thought for a moment and said: "Well, what you said is that people's hearts are greedy. If you give too much, they may feel that there is more."

Five thousand cakes, ten free three, is equivalent to giving away [-] cakes, and the Seri people will be satisfied no matter what.

And Xie Guang should be content.

As for what those who paid in full would have thought...

Uh.

The nobles of Baghdad are big-hearted and rich, and even if they are angry, they will not last long.

Moreover, once they drink this tea, they will become addicted. Xie Jue also said that this tea is not on the market in Song Dynasty, and it is an absolute monopoly product.

There is no chance for these aristocrats to be angry, and they are not enough to please.

Moreover, the biggest businessman in Baghdad besides the caliph is chasing his ass for tea.

That person is also the biggest owner of Dashi Bank.

Those checks were cashed by his bank.

Six thousand first-class tea cakes and three thousand second-class tea cakes are equivalent to selling him a big favor, let him pick up the goods quietly tonight, and then send someone to rush to Basra overnight with the check, and the gold will be on board immediately.

With a sudden change in his mind, Li Xiangdao said, "Well, I'll go to the pier right now, make an appointment, ask Aman in black to help, act in secret, and then I'm ready to leave at any time."

Xie Jue nodded.

The two went out, and when they saw Richard and the Roman saying that you wouldn't discuss changing your mind, they all laughed.

"You two, come get some tea with me, but only two of us know about our agreement and transaction, so don't let others know." Li Xiang said.

"I know, I won't cause trouble for you." Richard replied immediately.

He also didn't want it to be known that he got the tea cake.

The Seri people are not as easy to talk to as the Baghdad people, and there are various restrictions on their Christians from the west.

After all, Song merchants are protected by the iron law of Baghdad merchants, if they know that they have tea cakes in their hands.

It must have been directly robbed.

Xie Jue came here this time to follow Li Xiang, and he was with Li Xiang in the warehouse and everything, so he simply entrusted Li Xiang with full authority to take care of it, and didn't go to the dock himself.

After Li Xiang took the people away, she went back to her room to wash up, and after eating, Su Yue began to count the things she bought today.

Xie Jue handed over the purchase of bulk goods to Manager Gong in Basra or went with Li Xiang, and even the delivery was entrusted to Li Xiang, so the two of them went shopping at random, buying novelties.

There are all kinds of things.

Xie Jue was watching Su Yue classify those things when he heard hurried footsteps outside.

Xie Qi pushed the door open and walked in: "Third Master, Xie Guang brought people with him, saying that he is the entourage of Lord Seriabu, and invited you to the banquet."

(End of this chapter)