Time travel fat businessman

Chapter 38
Time flies by, and it is August in a blink of an eye, which is midsummer, but Great Britain, which has a temperate climate, is not hot.

After eight months of sailing, the Shen family's fleet finally arrived in Great Britain at the end of August.

This journey can be said to be safe and without danger. The Shen family's boat has good toughness and is strong, and it can survive a storm.

It can be considered that Tao Bao and the others were lucky. During the eight-month journey, they encountered storms three times, but encountered pirates only once, and before the opponents approached the fleet, Tao Bao, Gao Wu and others solved.

With Tao Baoyuan's No. [-] gun in hand, the pirates lost before they could rob the fleet, and the fleet arrived in Great Britain safely.

The import and export duties cost a total of 1000 taels. After deducting some 100 taels spent on the road, Tao Bao still had 400 taels left.Originally, the Shen family had to pay 500 taels for shipping, but in order to thank Tao Bao for his help along the way, it was waived.

Tao Bao had already made an appointment with Charles and his son, the locals, on the boat, so after making an appointment with the Shen family for two months and continuing to return by their fleet, Tao Bao directly rejected the third master, Shen An. A request to bring her along.

After spending another ten taels of transportation and carriage fees, Tao Bao took the remaining 380 taels of silver, took Daiyu and Xueyan, and followed Charles and his son into the city in a carriage.

Charles has a small manor on the outskirts of London. Their family is a hereditary nobleman. Charles' father was an earl. Unfortunately, due to some reasons, he died early, so Charles inherited the title. Charles has no official position and has done nothing. Distinguished service, so he was inherited by relegation and is now a baron.

His wife was the daughter of a wealthy businessman, but she had been in poor health and died shortly after giving birth to Jack. Charles raised his son Jack by himself as a father and mother.

His father passed away suddenly, his wife also died of illness, and there were so many changes in the family. Charles was very decadent for a while. Fortunately, he got the help of Grandpa Jack and started to do business with his help.

At first, Charles was just selling some agricultural products in his own manor, but later he met a ship merchant by accident. Driven by huge profits, he started sailing at sea to conduct trade between the two countries.

The Charles family has a small shop in the city of London. It was used to sell things produced in the manor in the past, and now it is used to sell products collected from various countries. This time Tao Bao followed Charles and his son to his shop first. , put the four big boxes I brought here temporarily.

After putting away the things, Tao Bao rejected Charles' invitation, and led Daiyu, who was reluctant to part with Jack, to find a hotel to stay.

Daiyu was so excited that she couldn't fall asleep all night, while Tao Bao couldn't fall asleep thinking about things.

The batch of goods she brought has no worries about sales, who should sell the silk and satin, who should sell the porcelain, and who should sell the embroidery. She has already inquired about these things on the boat. Here is the question of setting up property.

Tao Bao didn't know anything about the foreign world in Dream of the Red Mansions. After much deliberation, he still had to trouble Charles. As for Shen An, Tao Bao never thought about it.

Daiyu can know about these things, the Lin family and the Europeans can know about them, but only the people in the Qing Dynasty can't know about them.

Although Gao Wu knew Daiyu's identity, he probably wouldn't have thought of her plan to let all the Lin family move here, so at present, only Lin Ruhai and herself know about this plan. If more people know about it, I'm afraid it will be a big trouble at that time. I don't know if Lin Ruhai's matter is settled?

Thinking about these things all the time, Tao Bao gradually fell asleep in the early morning.

The three of them didn't get much sleep at night, so they didn't get up until noon.

Tao Bao had just finished his salad and bread lunch with Daiyu and Xueyan when a businessman came to his door automatically.

As long as you pay attention to the news of the arrival of the Qing fleet yesterday, you won't miss it. Tao Bao didn't even think about hiding his residence. Tao Bao expected a businessman to come to his door.

Tao Bao intends to cultivate Daiyu and Xueyan's independent ability, and he did not avoid discussing with the merchants. The two also knew that this was a good opportunity to learn, so they obediently stood behind Tao Bao and watched her bargain with these merchants. .

There were three merchants who came, and they all came for Tao Bao's batch of silk and satin.

The three merchants planned to divide the batch of silks and satins equally among them, so they lowered the price very hard. At first they bullied Tao Bao, who was a woman, and her attitude was quite arrogant, so the bid was lowered to 100 silver coins for a piece of cloth.

Three and a half silver coins are worth one or two taels of silver. Tao Bao's purchase price for this batch of silk and satin is 30 taels of silver, which is not even 100 taels of silver for 30 silver coins. It can be seen how angry Tao Bao was at that time.

Although he was angry, Tao Bao, who had been in sales for five years, was not very hard-hearted and still had a gentle smile on his face.

"100 silver coins for a piece of cloth, I paid more than that. I inquired about it on the way. Ordinary silk and satin can be bought for 400 silver coins a piece. What's more, this is the best silk and satin. 100 silver coins for silk and satin? I don’t read much, so I haven’t heard of such an algorithm.”

Tao Bao smiled, and waved to Daiyu to bring up the samples. Daiyu opened the rattan box that was always in her hand, and arranged the five small square cloths she had prepared one by one.

These square cloths have fine textures and clear patterns. Some are as thin as a cicada's wings, and some are thick and luxurious. Not only do they have their own merits, but the quality is also top-notch.

The eyes of the three merchants glowed green. These cloths are novel in design and color, and they feel very good to the touch. A silk like this can be sold for at least 1000 silver coins, and the eloquence is even better. No problem, if you go to neighboring France and Germany, the price will be much higher.

The three of them turned their backs and muttered for a while, and when they turned around, they pointed four fingers together and said, "400 silver coins!"

This price is calculated based on the original price, which has tripled. If it is calculated between one country and two places, it will be very profitable, but this is a cross-border, such a price is just a return of capital.

Why did Tao Bao go abroad?On the one hand, it is for Daiyu, and on the other hand, it is for the huge profit difference. Why is she still here if she can only get back the original cost!

Tao Bao shook his head.

The three merchants turned their backs to mutter again, and when they turned around, they gritted their teeth fiercely, "500 silver coins!"

"Sir." Daiyu was in a hurry. She had heard a lot along the way, and knew that the price of the cloth was more than that. She was afraid that Tao Bao would agree, so she looked at Tao Bao anxiously.

Tao Bao raised his hand, motioning Daiyu to keep silent, took the gold-plated copper cup in his hand, and kept rubbing his fingers vigorously.

"800 silver coins, you have to ask for it if you want it, and you have to ask for it if you don't want it!"

After finishing speaking, he slapped the copper cup "Peng" that had been squeezed into a ball into the thick wooden table with all his strength.

Want to cheat her?Let you run away even if you want to!
She will not sell this batch of cloth to anyone who comes, but sell it to these three people. For things that can be solved by violence, it is better to use less brains and be simple and rude!
"Gollum."

Looking at the copper ball that had completely matched the table, the three businessmen couldn't help swallowing, and the leader said anxiously:

"600 is already a very high price."

"800!" Tao Bao pressed the copper ball hard, and the copper ball passed through the thick tabletop and rolled to the ground with a clatter.

Tao Bao has the confidence to be so tough. She can earn 800 silver coins herself, and these three businessmen can also earn a lot. It can be regarded as a relatively reasonable price. She has inquired on the ship, and the Shen family fleet will bring it herself. The high-quality silk and satin sold for about 750 silver coins. This price was lower than what she paid, but this price was the wholesale price of a thousand pieces, which the three people in front of her couldn't afford.

Therefore, the price of 800 silver coins is actually quite a bargain, and it is completely uncompetitive here. The merchants from the Qing Dynasty fleet plus Tao Bao, there are a total of fourteen, and the total number of silks and satins is less than that of the Shen family. half.

These small businessmen can only come to them to buy. Others may bid higher than Tao Bao, or set up a stall to sell it. If Tao Baolan was not lazy, she would have set up a stall by herself.

The copper ball rolled and rolled until it reached the corner of the wall, and then stopped.

The three businessmen knew that this woman was not easy to bully, and they had no choice but to get goods from this woman. After thinking about it, and looking at the falling copper ball, the three nodded.

　Thanks to XX Dianji for the reward!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)