At about the same time, Massimo also ran to the dock as fast as he could, leaned into Meserro's ear, and whispered something.
Mesero's expression immediately became colorful as he listened.
He looked at the newly arrived businessman with a rather proud expression and said with a smile: "Alessandro, you came too late."
Huang Xuan looked at the two people strangely and asked Nick in a low voice: "What are they talking about?"
Nick probably felt that he couldn't explain it, so an energy screen popped up directly in front of Huang Xuan.
In 1455 AD, two major events happened.
The first was an event that seriously affected later generations, but had little impact on the 15th century. The German Mr. Gutenberg invented the printing press. With this patent, he not only made a lot of money, but also actually entered the world's top 100 celebrities, only a little lower than His Highness Confucius.
The second major event really affected Europe for half a century.
The British War of the Roses began and lasted for 20 years. The British throne changed seven times. The war swept across the British Isles and reduced most of England to pieces.
On the fourth day after Huang Xuan arrived at P01, some news finally came from the European continent—the Cester family and the York family were at war.
When the war started, the price of food naturally increased.
Huang Xuan immediately started to smile.
Alessandro was not very happy. He looked at the workers who were busy carrying food, beat his chest in annoyance, and even stopped paying attention to Huang Xuan's shouts. He uttered some monosyllables and was about to leave.
Huang Xuan immediately stopped him and said, "Mr. Alejandro, if you still need food, I think we might be able to talk."
Alessandro's eyes immediately lit up, and when he looked at Meserro, his eyes became proud, as if to say: Look at my credit.
Mesero looked at Huang Xuan angrily and said, "Mr. Cosa, I thought we already had a tacit understanding."
"That's right." Huang Xuan smiled and said, "But all my fleet supplies may be beyond your expectations."
"Please believe in the capabilities of Perot Trading Company."
Alessandro watched Huang Xuan and Meserro talking quietly without interrupting.
Huang Xuan kept smiling and said: "Mr. Perot, the fleet is about to arrive with more than 10 million bushels of grain. If you are the only trading house to purchase it, you will not be able to meet my time requirements."
He didn't directly talk about the operation of funds, but talked about time, which is a good step.
As expected, Mesero stopped arguing, but the way he looked at Huang Xuan was completely different. Ten million bushels of grain cost 600,000 gold ducats.
Alejandro was also a little surprised by the number reported by "Mr. Xhosa". Huang Xuanze just smiled, took a few steps back, and said in a dark voice: "Nick, inform Lu Min that I want 1 million tons of standard food, and then ask Yasuo to deliver it to me."
Only mid-level bases and above have the ability to teleport to fixed points. In the past, they used the plane base in the trading hall, which was like paying for a transportation team, but now they use their own cars - although the response is a bit slower.
In a normal year, Venetian merchants would not hoard a large amount of grain. They did not have the concept of strategic grain reserves. Although they did store a small amount of grain, when the war began, especially when it was uncertain how long it would last. , a country's demand for food will suddenly change the market beyond imagination.
Just like the futures market, even if so much grain is not actually needed, businessmen will buy much more than this amount, and then slowly return to rationality.
Therefore, only in this special situation can Huang Xuan sell millions of tons of grain. At other times, it is better to have more types of goods - naturally, this will waste too much time.
The three of them were silent for a while. Meserro looked at Huang Xuan and said, changing his usual laziness: "Which family in France is Mr. Cossa a member of?"
Huang Xuan is best at dealing with such problems. He raised his head and said: "In fact, there is no need to care so much when doing business, not to mention we are also doing cash transactions." Huang Xuan shrugged and said: "If it is just for convenience, Wouldn’t it be easier for me to send the food to Marseille?”
Mesero and Sandro immediately wisely stopped asking, and the three of them began to chat friendly about the timetable for the arrival of the fleet and the method of the transaction.
After saying a few words, Huang Xuan glanced at Mesero, smiled evilly in his heart, and said, "Mr. Perot, can I purchase goods from Mr. Sandro?"
Perrault nodded helplessly, and Sandro immediately became excited. Only then did he realize that it was impossible for a fleet to sell grain to Venice and then rush back to France with an empty ship - he even blamed Huang Xuan for not sending the grain directly. The excuse was found for selling to England, because the Bardi and Peruzzi banks had control over the entire English wool trade, and the French were worried that the English king would not be able to pay the bill.
This is a natural thought. At this time, England was still a very poor country on the edge of Europe. The royal family’s monthly expenses were only 1,000 marks, but the debts were more than 10,000 marks. Without the right to trade wool, the British king could not afford it at all. Something of value.
France has always been a big food country. Since the 14th century, they have tried to supply half of Europe's food needs, so they have a large amount of food to sell to all parts of the world every year.
Sandro suppressed his excitement and announced Friendly's luggage to Huang, saying, "What products does Mr. Cosa need? Sandro Trading Company's routes cover a wide range of routes."
"Ivory, rhinoceros horns and wool." He glanced at Mesero and smiled as he said, "If there is still money left, I will buy a small amount of wool. In addition, I also want some treasures from Constantinople." , preferably something like a portrait, but I will only stay here for a day and then I will rush home.”
Typical demand in developed European regions, but time is too urgent. After Sandro gave his evaluation, he pondered for a moment and said: "If that's the case, I can take out about 1,000 ivory tusks, about 5,000 rhino horns, and about tens of millions of pounds of wool. I can also help you with the artwork. ask."
Huang Xuan's eyes widened. This is a real thing. As long as you send it home, exchange it for banknotes, and buy anything, you can easily exchange it for energy in the R plane. A ton of New Zealand wool costs US$6,000 in the international market. Above, even if there is a slight difference in the quality of wool in this era, 10 million pounds has more than 4,500 tons, which is at least 7 million US dollars. Ivory, rhino horns and portraits from before the 14th century only need to consider the time of sale.
Normally, what Huang Xuan should talk about at this time is the list of supplies he wants to buy and the time to arrive at the fleet, but he has a little insufficient time. After thinking about it, Huang Xuan still raised his head and said: "Mr. Sandro, Mr. Perot, maybe I can pay a deposit now to help you prepare supplies?”
He had no credibility among Venetian merchants, so he could not receive preferential treatment in business.
Meserro and Sandro looked at each other and smiled: "How many products does Mr. Cosa need in total?"
"I have 5,000 gold ducats in my hand now, so I hope to get 50,000 gold ducats. If I can't get the corresponding payment within three days, the 50,000 gold ducats will belong to both of us. All." If Huang Xuan can't get more money within three days, it's useless to ask for more than 10,000 gold coins.
Mesero's tense face relaxed a little, and his big nose twitched as he said: "The materials on hand of the Pero Chamber of Commerce are equivalent to those of the Sandro Chamber of Commerce. Of course, there is no problem with your request, but wool is the raw material for making woolen cloth. Mostly shipped from England, if you buy here… ”
Huang Xuan immediately interrupted him and said, "Mr. Perot, of course I am useful."
"Okay then." Meserro smiled and shook his hand, followed by Sandro.
Before the notary arrived, Davis began to introduce their merchandise accounts and details to Huang Xuan.
It only took 10 minutes for Huang Xuan to have a headache.
As early as 195, Italy began to adopt the modern double-entry bookkeeping method, but this does not mean that their business methods are advanced enough to rival those of the 1st century. Huang Xuan, who has not received professional training, just listened, I feel a little impatient.
When we were in the company, who would dare to show such basic accounts to the boss.
But he couldn't help but look at it. Even if Venice's business credit was very good, it couldn't be unprepared. Huang Xuan was not prepared to be taken advantage of.
Just when Huang Xuan was impatient, Lorraine's voice came, saying: "Huang Xuan, I have upgraded to a level 18 base."
"Sounds good." Huang Xuan waved to Davis to pause, walked to the side alone, and said in a secret voice: "Is there anything that can cheer me up?"
"If you mean the essential difference, no." Lorraine's answer was still neutral.
Huang Xuan's disappointment did not last long. The level 18 base was equivalent to Nick. He had already thought of this. After taking a breath, he asked again: "So how much energy do you need to upgrade the level 17 base? That level 16 comprehensive How is the base?"
"The construction of the comprehensive base may take longer. I still need to upgrade the Yi Neng Circle to the level 17 base." Lorraine answered calmly.
Huang Xuan took a breath of air. It seems that Lorraine's upgrade demand has increased by more than 4 times, but it is still cheaper than Nick's. The latter not only requires materials, but also drawings to upgrade, which is only cheaper than building a new one. Just cheaper.
"Then just wait a moment." Huang Xuan also knows that these can't be rushed, and it can't be because of subjective needs, as if he can defeat the administration with his spirit. What's more, he was not prepared to defeat the management in terms of strength. Bureau, for a low-level traveler, that is really too far away.
Looking back at Davis who was eager to continue talking nonsense, Huang Xuan said cruelly: "Lorraine, can you send Li Shenggang to me?" (To be continued)