The Eagle of Eastern Europe

Pier 12 for loading and unloading textiles is not far from the Golden Horn Bay. The reason for this arrangement is because the Ministry of Commerce considers that textiles are indispensable commodities in people's lives and have great demand, so the port arranged for it is relatively close to the city and is convenient for transportation. .

The cargo ship entered the port, docked at the dock, and handed over the goods to the dock workers to unload the goods and transport them to the warehouse. The labor foreman accompanied Harold to the office in the warehouse and did what he did in Venice again.

The dock workers transported the goods to the seaport for export. After Harold handed the cargo bill to the checkpoint for inspection, he could leave the port. Since there was a market not far outside the port, he did not let the dock workers continue to transport the goods and paid them on the spot. Then send someone to notify the store employees to move the goods.

Harold walked into the store and saw that most of the shelves were empty. A smile suddenly appeared on his face: "It seems that business is very good during this period!"

"Because the Constantinople Jockey Club will be held soon. It is said that it is very large in scale. Not only all regions in the country, but also all allies of the empire are also invited to participate. So during this period, not only the citizens here , and the tourists are buying in large quantities,” the shopkeeper said excitedly: “I originally planned to send someone to Dalmatia to tell you to seize the time to make more textiles and transport them to Constantinople for sale. …”

"Don't worry, I have already made arrangements, and more silk fabrics will be shipped from Dalmatia soon." Harold put on a confident look and encouraged: "If the next two If your monthly sales soar, I will double your salary.”

The shop owner immediately expressed his gratitude and reminded: "Mr. Mason has sent people over several times to ask if the batch of goods they requested has arrived. Do you think we should send people to notify them immediately?"

Harold quickly reacted, "Yes! Yes! Send someone there immediately!" After saying that, regardless of fatigue, he personally took out the batch of fine products that were to be handed over to Mason from the wooden boxes and placed them in the backyard of the store. For the other party to send someone to check.

In the afternoon, Mason's men came over and brought him good news: he was invited to the banquet held by the Mason family in the evening. This made him dance with joy.

Of course, before that, both parties have to complete the formal procedures for the sale. The seller lists the price of the goods, the buyer pays, and then the seller takes out the payment slip received from the market management office and fills in the type and quantity of the goods sold. The buyer took one copy and handed it to the management office of the market, and the payment slip in his hand was left at the management office as a proof of tax collection at the end of the month.

After being carefully dressed up, wearing brand new clothes, and buying gifts, Harold was ready to go.

Since the market was a bit far from Mason's mansion and there were crowds of people along the way, and it was early summer and the weather was hot, I was afraid that by the time he got to the house he would be sweaty and disgraced, so Harold took the shopkeeper's advice and hired a carriage. .

"Welcome! Welcome!" Charlie Mason heard the servant's report and greeted him in the garden.

"This is my first time attending a banquet at your residence. I was afraid that I would be late because I didn't know the way, so I came a little early. Please forgive me!" Harold said respectfully.

In fact, without Mason, Harold's fortune would not have been possible. When he was favored by God, Mason saw his potential and received a sum of money. With this, he became the small businessman he is today.

"It's okay, there are several guests who came earlier than you." Mason waved his hand and said.

"The quality of the silk you shipped this time is very high, and it will be very popular among the nobles! Thanks to you, many businessmen are asking about the origin of my silk fabrics..."

"Without your help, I wouldn't be where I am today!" Harold quickly expressed his stance: "I am willing to serve you, your Excellency!"

"Hey, we are mutually beneficial and help each other. No one has to serve anyone." Mason said simply: "If one day you want to develop independently, no problem, just tell me directly. The more friends, the wider the road. This sentence I have always kept those words in mind and implemented them, so I am where I am today. Even if you want to be independent in the future, I will still support you. We are still friends and can still help each other. "

"Don't dare! Don't dare!" Harold said repeatedly.

"Let me tell you something serious." Mason's expression suddenly became serious: "I think you know that my brother, Your Majesty, knows about Dalmatian silk, so he ordered a batch from me. I sent it to you a week ago. Your order is what he wants! You must use the best materials, the best workers, and the best embroiderers to produce the most exquisite silk in the shortest time according to the requirements I mentioned before. Then send it to Constantinople. If you can satisfy His Majesty... Think about it, we may become a silk merchant specializing in supplying to the royal family. By then, the people of the entire empire will definitely regard owning our silk as a privilege. Rong! More importantly, it satisfies His Majesty, don’t you think?”

Harold was stunned on the spot with his mouth wide open. He had no idea that the previous order was so important to him. He had paid enough attention to it, but now it seemed that it was not enough. He immediately said: "I will rush back tomorrow. Dalmatia, personally urge the workers to produce the best of the best!”

Mason took Harold into the restaurant in the front yard. The restaurant was large and had many tables, but there were only a few people chatting.

"Come, let me introduce you." Mason said with a smile: "This is Harold from Cyprus! This is Spras from Anatolia! This is Budanov from Ruthenia! This is from..."

After Mason finished the introduction, several people immediately found the common points between them: all came from the newly recovered territory of Romania, and all were newcomers to join the huge trade network established by Mason. No wonder they came so early and immediately felt familiar.

Just as everyone shook hands and greeted each other, Mason's trusted servant hurried in and whispered a few words in his master's ear. He immediately said goodbye and left, striding towards the gate.

At this time, his butler had already respectfully welcomed a person of the same age as him.

"Ah, Andrew, my brother. How have you been lately?"

"Everything is fine, brother. I hurried over when I heard you were having a party. Oh, we should arrive at dusk if we agreed to do so. Anyone who is late will be fined for drinking in the evening!"

"Yes, yes, dear Chancellor of the Exchequer. Everything is up to you."