Seeing that Huo Xi went into the cubicle with them alone, the two Fanren dropped the last trace of their guard.
Greeted Huo Xi very warmly.
Huo Xi understands that kind of enthusiasm very well, just like when she meets compatriots who speak the same language as herself when she is abroad, like traveling in a foreign place, hearing someone speaking the local dialect next to her is that kind of intimacy.
also responded enthusiastically.
Shen Qianzhong and Lei Da in the next compartment were stunned.
The boss can actually say something?
The conversation of the three people in the private room next door came from time to time, Shen Qianzhong and Lei Da couldn't understand, but couldn't help being excited. The owner actually said something, so this time the transaction is stable.
The private room on the second floor is sealed on three sides, and the other side is open for distinguished guests to enjoy the performance of the flower girl downstairs. There are partitions on the left and right, but it is still quite private.
Huo Xi talked with two Fanren and learned that they were from Boni.
The name of the country at this time is very different from that of later generations, but this Boni Huo Xi just knows it.
In the third year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, King Boni came to court with his family and envoys. In the sixth year of Yongle, he died of illness in Nanjing. He was buried by Emperor Yongle outside the Ande Gate in Nanjing, and never returned to his hometown until his death.
This boni is the Brunei of later generations. In ancient times, it had close contacts with Hua Dynasty.
Huo Xi tilted his head and wondered if there were any foreign envoys in Beijing in the past two years. He asked two Boni people, but they said that their king was in the capital well. Many businessmen from their country came to Wei Dynasty frequently, and they liked Wei Dynasty very much.
Huo Xi shook his head and put the matter aside.
Zhenger Bajing talked about business with them.
The two Bo clay figurines were very interested when they heard that she had porcelain, cloth, many handicrafts, and good things they had never seen before.
Holding Huo Xi's hand and not letting go: "That's really great, we need porcelain, silk, tea, gold and silverware, handicrafts..."
Huo Xi was overjoyed when he heard that. Knowing that they are still waiting and watching, they haven't bought many suitable goods, the goods brought on the ship have not been sold yet, the ship is also big, and there are many things to buy, so I am very happy.
Ask them what goods they have, and they say they have pearls, agate and amber, gold and silverware, lacquerware, sandalwood, spices, glass products, cloth, etc.
The two parties had an intense conversation, but in the end they couldn't sit still anymore, and dragged Huo Xi to see the goods.
Huo Xi also wanted to strike while the iron was hot, so he agreed. The three of them left the private room, and Huo Xi introduced Shen Qianzhong and Lei Da to them.
A group of people left Hualou and went to Yiguan on Thirty-sixth Street.
In the Yi Pavilion, I saw the samples of the goods they brought. There are many varieties, which are exactly what Huo Xi wants. Very satisfied.
Made an appointment to see Huo Xi's goods at the biggest teahouse on the pier tomorrow, and negotiated the price, and they left.
The next day, Huo Xi and Shen Qianzhonglei took a few packages and arrived at the teahouse on the pier on time, and entered the reserved private room.
After the conversation last night, the two sides became quite warm. They also made a few jokes with each other.
Huo Xi then showed the sample of the goods he brought to the other party.
The two Boni men were very interested in the handicrafts such as the velvet fan and mother-of-pearl brought by Huo Xi. He was also amazed at the porcelain with Fanren decoration brought by Huo Xi.
Fan people like Guochao porcelain, mainly because they don’t have such porcelain firing technology. Now they see such porcelain that perfectly combines Guochao’s porcelain firing technology with Fan people’s patterns, and they want it.
Hearing that Huo Xi didn't have silk and tea, he was a little disappointed.
Nodding again and again: "How many? We all want it!" He looked afraid that Huo Xi would turn around and sell it to others.
"It's not impossible to sell them all to you. It also saves us from looking for other merchants. It's just that you also need to buy all the other goods in our hands."
As the saying goes, one thing does not bother two masters. The Shipping Department of Ningbo Port and the Thirty-Six Lines are closely watching, unlike in Songjiang Port, where they can easily evade their eyes and ears for smuggling.
"Yes, we want it!"
Shen Qianzhong was very happy and couldn't sit still because of the excitement.
The next step is to negotiate the price of each item.
Huo Xi raised the price of white sugar this time, forty taels of silver per stone, and fifty taels of rock sugar. Fans of other goods almost knew the market prices, and it was not easy to bargain, so they only talked back and forth around the two kinds of sugar and the goods in the hands of the Fans.
Because things are rare and expensive, the two Boni figurines stayed at the pier for more than ten days, and they didn't see any white sugar and rock sugar. Afraid of a disagreement, Huo Xi sold it to someone else, and after a few times of arguing, Huo Xi agreed. Said price.
And the goods they brought were also available from other fan merchants, and Huo Xi knew the approximate base price.
Because of saving a large amount of thirty-six lines of commission, the price war didn't last long. The two sides negotiated quickly.
The two shipments that Huo Xi brought were all cleared, and they were exchanged for two shipments.
Both parties are very satisfied.
"Why don't you have any tea or silk? You don't bring enough porcelain. We want to buy some more." The two Boni figurines felt a little regretful.
Huo Xi and Shen Qianzhong looked at each other.
Huo Xi suppressed his excitement: "How long are you going to stay? If you are not in a hurry to return to China, I will help you find it."
"Really? That's great!" The two Boni figurines looked excited, "We'll wait for you until the boat is full before going back."
Ask the two Boni people what quantity they want, what price they can accept, and agree on a delivery time, and they leave.
"Boss, shall we introduce domestic businessmen to them?" To match them up?
Huo Xi shook his head: "It's only a fee from a middleman. We bought it and sold it to them."
"But the price here in Ningbo can't be negotiated. We don't make a lot of money."
"Let's not buy from domestic merchants at the wharf and Ningbo. Those people are not in a hurry to return to China, so let's go to other places in Zhejiang to buy."
The two returned to the boat and discussed with Silk about purchasing porcelain.
It was agreed that in the afternoon, the goods on the two boats would be transported to the boats of the two Boni people, and they would exchange a boat of precious spices, jewelry, jade and other things with each other.
Another ship was emptied, and the equivalent gold and silver would be taken back first, and the gold and silver would be exchanged for the goods in their hands in a few days.
The emptied boat was taken by Shen Qianzhong to Huzhou.
Let two bodyguards hire fast horses, one went to Huzhou to inform the uncle to prepare silk, and the other took a letter to Yuezhou to buy porcelain from the Wen family. When Wen's family was ready, Shen Qianzhong just picked it up when he came back from Huzhou.
Huo Xi was not idle either, leading Xiang Cao and Lei Da to wander around the Ningbo port and the city, looking for business opportunities.
A few more days later, Shen Qianzhong returned with a ship full of goods. My great-uncle and my great-uncle followed along, bringing along their two children, Li Yin and Li Yi.
"Why are you here?" Huo Xi was pleasantly surprised.
"I miss you." My uncle and grandmother held Huo Xi's hand and looked her up and down. Seeing that she was well, she was relieved. My uncle looked at her with a smile on the side.
"I'm fine, as long as you are healthy, don't worry about me."