408 Fars Province 6
After hearing Lu Ning's words, the Du Gang not only showed any sign of anger, but instead laughed: "Hahaha! Young man, you are right. Things are precious because of scarcity. I believe that our treasure swords and horses are not available to you. You should know that although the swords in Oman are precious in our Fars Province, you can buy one with only fifty gold coins. The best war horse is only fifty gold coins; and the silk cloth in your hand does cost 200 gold coins, you don't think it's too expensive."
Lu Ning chuckled twice, looked at Du Bang and said, "Haha, sir, I really like the steel knives and war horses here. Steel knives are also good knives, and war horses are also good horses. But here I might as well explain, silk, my great man has some steel knives and war horses, but it is not that my great man does not have steel knives and war horses, and the silk produced by the great man is a rare item here. For me, everything is lacking, but gold is not lacking. If the adults are willing to exchange steel knives and war horses, three Damascus steel knives can be replaced with silk; three good war horses can also be replaced with silk; one hundred and fifty gold coins can be replaced with silk, which is the price I offered. Of course, steel knives and war
I can't buy much horses, after all, I can't transport them back too much. In addition, I can tell you that this is definitely not the last time I come to your country. And not only will I come again in the future, but more Han merchants will also come here one after another. Let me tell you the truth. This time I came here because I was ordered to explore the country's mission. I came on behalf of the Han Empire. I also wanted to open a new maritime silk road next to me. If I can successfully negotiate with you this time, there will be too many Han merchants flocking to you. Think about it, in the future, countless Han merchants will come to your country with a whole ship of silk, and dock and trade here. What kind of situation will this be for Fars Province, and it will be exciting to think about it."
Although the price offered by Lu Ning again made Du Bang and others feel heartbroken, the words Lu Ning said later deeply touched everyone here. "Yes, although the price of 200 gold coins is a bit expensive, the silk is a goods that could not be bought with gold coins in the past. Moreover, if you sell some of these silks to the Romans, you may have doubled and you will not have to worry about not being able to sell them. If you really want to do so, you will be able to sell them.
As an oriental man said, in the future, there will be a large number of oriental merchants carrying silk to trade, and then Fars Province will become the most prosperous and wealthy city of the entire empire! What is the little money paid today?" Thinking of this, the Du Gang and the nobles present imagined that in the future, the ports outside the city were filled with cargo ships from the east, and merchants from nearby countries gathered here, all their eyes shining with golden light.
DuPont said: "There are really so many Eastern merchants willing to come here? According to what you said, your country is quite far from here? Since you are here on behalf of your country, what is your identity?"
Although the pie that Lu Ning drew out of thin air looked quite attractive, the Du Bang still had a trace of doubt about it. After all, the current navigation behavior is basically along the coast. The countries that Lu Ning and others have to pass along the way are not much less than on land. I am afraid that no matter how much silk is, it cannot satisfy the appetite of those countries on the road. Of course, this will make Du Bang skeptical, and this is what Lu Ning himself will also doubt it.
Although the Du Gang has not agreed to the price offered by Lu Ning, the questionable tone proves that Lu Ning's words have touched the Du Gang. What we need now is to work harder and continue to give him confidence. "Don't worry, sir, I just said that the reason why I took such a big risk this time and came to your country across the ocean was on behalf of the Han Empire. I am also the governor of the Han Empire Bingzhou. This time I am really here to explore the way. If sir, then I can rent a piece of land from you to build a large trading place or our two countries.
The construction of the same building is only the respect and protection of your country in our rental area. We are not bound by your country's laws and enjoy immunity in the rental area. The rental area is implemented in the rental area, and everyone in each rental area will commit crimes according to the laws of our Han. Besides, as long as I succeed in this transaction, I put the whole box of gold coins in front of my Han people, then my Han's merchants will definitely flow to Fars Province like a tide. After all, no one will think that there is too much gold, and gold coins will not be stubborn, right?" In order to increase the credibility of his words, Lu Ning also deliberately made a slightly greedy expression.
After hearing this, Du Bang said, "Are you really coming on behalf of the Han Empire? You really want to rent land here to build a trading place? If this is the case, we will be very welcome. As for the matters in the rental area, I think we should be able to reach an agreement."
Lu Ning smiled and said, "My dear master, I am indeed the governor of Bingzhou of the Han Empire. It is also sincere to rent your land. As long as the land lease is successful, I think we can establish long-term trade between the two countries. As long as you are willing, I can rent your land for a period of up to one thousand or two thousand years. I have a considerable sincerity to negotiate with your country. This is good for both countries, and we will all have a lot of gold coins to earn. At the same time, once we reach a consensus, we can also unite to fight against the army of the Roman Empire. This is only beneficial to your country but not bad."
After hearing Lu Ning's words, the Du Gang and his men laughed, and the nobles who joined forces with him laughed happily. They all knew that if Lu Ning really rented their land, a large amount of silk would be transported to their Fars Province for years. Then their Fars Province would become the most prosperous, lively and richest place. They would also earn a large amount of gold coins. This place would also become a transit station for our Dahan Silk. A large amount of silk fabrics would be sold from Rome and other places, and this place would also become a paradise.
DuPont said excitedly: "Hahaha, you are right. Our two countries can establish long-term trade. This is good for our two countries. We all earn a lot of gold coins, and no one will think that they are stubborn."
Lu Ning finally had a hint of greed expression and what he had already thought of secretly, and finally convinced the Du Gang and the nobles present, and of course achieved the purpose of Lu Ning's trip. Amid the laughter, the Du Gang stood up, opened his arms and walked to Lu Ning, and said to Lu Ning: "My friend, for our friendship, will do it at the price you said. We Paerdi are the most generous to our friends. We will become your eternal friends, and our cooperation will last for a long time."
Seeing Du Gang like this, Lu Ning, who knew that things were going well, also opened his arms and hugged Du Gang, constantly praising the enthusiasm and generosity of Du Gang. The two of them were like two friends who had not seen each other for many years, praising each other in the hall, causing Guo Jia, Dian Wei, Wei Yan, Mi Tian and others to complain: "Generous, I'm a pity, you're so generous? You can take too much advantage. Not only can you earn a lot of gold coins, but you can also rent other people's land, and also give our navy a ocean base. Are you not planning for the future, so why are you generous?"
Since the price was negotiated, the remaining problems naturally became much easier. Not long after, Lu Ning exchanged 200 best Damascus steel knives and 100 best Arab war horses for one hundred silks, while the remaining 20,000 silks were exchanged for more than 3 million gold coins. In addition, the ceramics brought by Lu Ning and others were also sold at a good price, with each set of 50 gold coins, and the ceramic products were exchanged for another 50 to 600,000 gold coins.
Of course, after the successful transaction, Lu Ning also gave a generous gift to the Du Gang and various nobles in the name of his friends, each giving them a set of ceramic products and two silk products. Not only Guo Jia, Dian Wei, Wei Yan and others, but even Mi Tian, who had been doing business at sea for half his life, was frightened by this huge sum of money. They never dreamed that this ocean trade would make such money, and it was completely profitable, similar to the smuggling of heroin by later generations, and even more.
Not only Mi Tian and others were surprised, but even Lu Ning himself was shocked. After leaving the hall, Lu Ning couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "His grandma, although he knows that ocean trade makes money, he didn't expect to make money like this. No wonder Europeans like Darwin and others are willing to take such a big risk in order to open up the route to China. If I were me, I would probably join this wave of ocean trade without hesitation."
When discussing the specific matters of land lease, after many negotiations, Lu Ning and his team finally rented 15,000 hectares, with a service life of 2,000 years. It was also allowed to build a large Seoul and a large wharf in Fars Province. It is also of the nature of the Special Administrative Region. The leased area has immunity and is not subject to the laws of their country. In fact, it is similar to the British Concession in the old Shanghai period.
Since the transaction has been negotiated, there is no need for Lu Ning to take action personally. Other matters can be handled by Mi Tian and others. They are all veterans in this field, much better than Lu Ning. Lu Ning enjoys a "wonderful" life in the residence provided by the Du Bang every night. He wanders around Fars Province during the day and enjoys this exotic scenery. His life is very comfortable. He is as busy as Lu Ning in Bingzhou as he is in Bingzhou. Here, Lu Ning himself is like a person who comes here for vacation.
Chapter completed!