Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 9 The Destruction of the Myth

The seventh year of Apocalypse, 1627 AD.

This month, after Jin attacked North Korea and forced North Korea to surrender, the Haidong vassal of Daming fell into the hands of Jurchen.

In May, Huang Taiji attacked Ningyuan and Jinzhou, but was repelled by the Ming army. It was called Ningjin Great Victory at that time.As a result, Huang Taiji changed his strategy and decided to bypass the Ningjin-Shanhaiguan defense line and directly invade and plunder the customs.In the subsequent 17 years of Chongzhen, he entered the customs five times, and the land of the Central Plains was devastated, which made the already precarious Daming even worse.

In July, Emperor Tianqi became seriously ill, and the nine thousand-year-old who had been in power for a while came to an end.In November of this year, Wei Zhongxian did not commit suicide.The demise of the eunuch party brought a momentary hope to the political sky of the late Ming Dynasty, and then disappeared like a meteor.Cutting off a rotten sore cannot bring back to life a patient who has already been festered all over.Daming—the last dynasty of the Han people in the Central Plains could no longer recover and embarked on the road of destruction.

The three people who came through time were speechless for a while, and the atmosphere was a little dignified.

Master Gao coughed lightly, twitched his beard, and asked slowly: "Your guest is a sea merchant, do you have any goods for sale?"

Wen Desi and Xiao Zishan looked at each other——it was time to get to the point.This look was keenly captured by Master Gao.

"We do have some goods that we want to sell, but we are new here and don't know the way..." Wen Desi pretended to be embarrassed.

"Haha, that's easy to say," Master Gao said with a smile, "I've been in the Fanhuo business for many years in the city of Guangzhou. If you can trust me, I can help you with this matter."

"Then there will be Master Lao Gao." Wen Desi was overjoyed.

"This is our sample." Xiao Zishan said softly, taking out items from his backpack one by one.

After seeing the powder box, Mr. Gao was very interested in these people's goods.The first is the kind of powder box he has seen before, but this one is a kind of greasy light green, and then it is a completely transparent glass with some beautiful patterns on it. cup, but it wasn't beyond his knowledge, so he was a little disappointed.Then there are several kinds of porcelain, the shape and glaze color are not outstanding, it feels very light when you pick it up, and it doesn't feel cold like porcelain. Seemingly knowing what he was thinking, he pushed several bowls to the ground.Master Gao was taken aback, but saw that these things didn't fall apart on his square brick floor, but just turned around a few times, unscathed.

The servants at the side hurriedly picked up the things, Master Gao snatched them away, held them carefully for a long time, there was no crack or gap, he thought that these people's things were really weird.

Then there are some transparent boxes, some square and some round, with lids that can be closed tightly. Although they are very similar to the glassware that Master Gao bought from Frangji, they are much lighter and are not afraid of falling.

There are also some shiny knives, a hooded cloak made of glass-like but impermeable material like oilcloth...all weird things.Looking at this dazzling table of things, I was surprised and happy. I was so happy that the goods brought out were all rare and rare, and they could be sold for a good price as soon as they changed hands. clear.After pondering for a moment, the desire to make a lot of money overwhelmed his worries, and then he thought, what does it matter if he is doing this foreign smuggling business, if the Frenchman is an Australian.Since these few people have come to his house, there is no reason to push out the windfall.

"I don't know how much money do you want to sell these rare goods?" After calming down, Master Gao asked cautiously.

Wen Desi pointed to the rare goods commonly used in time-travel novels: glass cups, and said, "These cups cost 1000 taels each."

According to the thinking of these three people, this white and clean master of the Ming Dynasty should buy this rare treasure without hesitation.Unexpectedly, he saw his face full of surprise, looking at them as if seeing some lunatics.

"This is really expensive." Master Gao shook his head again and again, "This kind of glassware is also sold by Folang Jiren in Haojingao. The big glass bowls and bottles are only two or three. The small ones are only one or two. This cup..." He shook his head again and again as he spoke, but the meaning behind his words was only three or two at most.

These few people immediately looked at each other like ice water pouring down their heads, and it turned out that the must-kill item of time travel—the glass cup is worthless...

Xiao Zishan saw that the business could not be negotiated anymore, he guessed that his estimate was wrong, so he cupped his hands and said, "I've been living overseas for a long time, and I don't know the market in your place, please enlighten me, Master Gao."

Gao Ju thought it was up to me to ask for the price, he thought for a moment and gave the price:

Powder boxes, each ten taels of silver.

Glasses, one or two each.

Melamine bowls and dishes cost five cents for large ones, two cents for small ones, and one cent for spoons and the like.

Plastic lunch boxes, three taels each.

Plastic raincoats, one money each.

Small knives, five dollars each.

The glass cup, the traditional time-travel profiteering artifact, failed miserably! 1000 taels became one tael, the gap was too big, the diamonds turned into glass.

It is the unremarkable small plastic powder box that suits the appetite of merchants in the Ming Dynasty. It can be seen that business cannot be taken for granted at any time.Xiao Zishan then asked about the maritime trade in Guangzhou, and by the way, asked the other party's opinion on his products.

It turns out that the overseas trade in Guangzhou City is monopolized by Frangji.No matter where the foreign businessmen come from, they can only berth in Haojingao, wait for the measurement and tax collection, and then sell the goods.Only Frangji merchants could enter the city of Guangzhou for trade.There are 36 export firms in the city, and they do business with them, ordering a large amount of porcelain, raw silk, sugar and other goods every year.

However, the merchants of Haopan Street like Mr. Gao used another route. Although Mr. Gao did not mention this route clearly, Xiao Zishan also read about it from later literatures.

Mr. Gao was most interested in the mirror in the powder box. He said that this thing was occasionally sold by Frangji, and the price of the big mirror was several hundred taels. Although their small mirror was a little smaller, it was cheaper than Taixi Mirrors are much clearer.If there is a larger size, the price is easy to say.As for the "soft porcelain" - melamine bowls and dishes, there is nothing surprising in terms of texture, texture and pattern, but the good thing is that they are light and not broken. "Soft glass bowls", that is, plastic lunch boxes, are not broken, but they are not as crystal clear as glass bowls.As for the plastic raincoat and the knife, in Master Gao's opinion, they are just playthings.

Everyone is ashamed: Even if we are proud to have hundreds of years of knowledge, we may not be able to beat others.

During the conversation, Mr. Gao also probed many ways, asking about the customs and customs of Australia.Xiao Zishan is just perfunctory, saying that his country is blue, there are many skilled craftsmen in the country, and there are many ingenious products. The country is founded by industry and commerce.However, when Wuhe tiles gather, it will disappear after a while.When asked who the ruler of the country is, Naiyun has a master named "Bachi" who has power over his subordinates and who is in charge of military affairs and people's livelihood, named "Xiaomi". rice"Master Gao was amazed.

Along the way, the three of them had long forgotten their vigilance not to drink tea, and when they got up to leave, they even drank up the tea juice.This made Master Gaogao despise them in his heart.The deal was negotiated before the trip, and the "Australian maritime merchants" supplied the first batch of goods three days later, and promised to bring more novelties.

It's just that the departure of the three made Mr. Gao feel a lot of murmurs: these three people refused to go out through the gate, and insisted on going to a secluded place in the backyard, and all of them had to leave.Master Gao was worried, so he sent a bold and careful servant to watch from a distance: seeing the three men sneaking around for a while, they suddenly turned to the corner behind the wall, and when the servant caught up to check, they had disappeared. up.

Note: The price of glassware comes from Wang Shizhen's "Fengzhou Miscellaneous", and the original price unit is Guan.This is the price in the Jiajing year, but I can't find the price in the 17th century, so I will use it instead for the time being, so you don't need to delve into it.If you know, please enlighten me.

(End of this chapter)