Siyang Trading Company has been arranged in Keppelgang Port.

When a ship of goods arrived, they began to sell frantically.

What really caused a sensation was not silk and porcelain.

But cotton.

This kind of cotton cloth has a good texture and beautiful colors. What's even more difficult is that it's also cheap.

Such a good and cheap thing quickly attracted the rush of merchants from all over the world.

In this world, anything that can be produced on a large scale in a workshop has a great advantage over what handicrafts produce for a long time.

The cotton cloth that merchants from all over the world are targeting.

Because for merchants, in addition to being cheap and cheap, this thing is also worth buying in large quantities.

That is the supply stability.

Many merchants also sell cloth.

But at this time, the West was actually in the stage of farming and weaving, just like the Ming Dynasty.

If merchants want to do cloth business, they first need to purchase cloth.

Although they purchase cloth from ordinary people at a lower price, even much lower than the cotton cloth shipped from the Ming Dynasty. However,... the supply of goods is very scattered, and they may have to go a hundred miles away today, and they may have to go to another town and village tomorrow, and even go door to door to purchase it. It is time-consuming and labor-intensive and the transportation cost is extremely high.

But in this Keppel Harbor, it will be different as much as you want. It will be delivered to the harbor with a steady stream of cloth and directly into the warehouse, and then directly to various merchants according to the order.

In this way, time and effort are saved and the supply is sufficient.

Siyang Commercial Bank is now crowded with merchants from all over the world.

People speak various languages ​​and wave their own currencies.

For the convenience of settlement, Siyang Commercial Bank has already hung up a sign and has made roughly price recognition of the currencies of various countries. Merchants from various countries only need to bring their own currencies to order.

The currencies of these Western countries are different, some are gold and some are silver, but coins are the same. Since the Qin Dynasty, the central dynasty has had a profound influence on this place. Whether it is Siam, True La, or Malacca, their currency units are also "spring", which are made of bronze or iron to make copper coins with round outside and square inside.

As for gold and silver, most of them are melted into ingots.

Each currency has different values.

Siyang Commercial Bank accepted all this.

Previously, the Ming Dynasty tributed to the trade systems of various countries.

That is, countries used their own specialties, such as spices, rhinoceros horns, and so on to pay tribute. After that, the Ming Dynasty court gave silk and porcelain.

This is almost equivalent to a bargaining.

When Siyang Commercial Bank began formal trade, the two sides still bartered because the rules had not yet been established.

This makes the transaction cost extremely high, and of course, there is nothing we can do about it.

But now it's fine.

The merchants are extremely enthusiastic.

Siyang Trading Company has arranged many staff members here. These staff are familiar with languages ​​and when merchants come, they will invite them to go into small compartments, pour tea and water for the other party, and then accept inquiries and pay deposits.

The coins from various countries began to be recorded like crazy.

Behind the scene, Liu Huan, the shopkeeper of Siyang Commercial Bank in Keppel Harbor, was scared to death.

He looked at the accounts without blinking his eyes. The business naturally didn't need to be said, it was really good.

Many of the products from the Ming Dynasty cannot find a duplicate in the world, so it would be strange if they cannot be sold well.

But the problem is that the coins recorded are on the top.

Although all countries use ingots and coins with round outer and square outer inner, in fact... the smelting level and money making level of each country are different.

He was holding a copper coin from Siam, his lips that were pursed just now could not help but smile bitterly.

because……

This thing... God knows how much copper content is.

Eight out of ten, it is lower than the copper coins of the Ming Dynasty.

But once this thing accumulates in small amounts, there will be more copper.

There are also their gold and silver ingots, and their gold and silver content are also very suspicious.

His eyebrows were already twisted deeply, so he found Liu Jin worriedly.

When Liu Jin heard this, his face trembled and felt a little painful.

Finally, his fingers subconsciously reached into his mouth.

It's a great pleasure to go on a diet.

Sometimes I always want to chew something in my mouth.

There is no way, just eat your hands.

Liu Jin pressed the depression in his heart, looked calm on his face, and said, "This is my father's idea. Why, do you have anything to say?"

Liu Huan quickly explained: "No, I dare not do it, but... it would be a loss if I continue like this, especially in Zhenla Kingdom, where the smelting level of this country is extremely low, their copper coins and gold and silver..."

"Enough, just do it." Liu Jin said lightly: "Do your business well, and the supply is still sufficient now."

Liu Huan hurriedly said, "Something is insufficient."

Liu Jin still looked calm and said, "Don't be afraid. At the beginning of next month, dozens of ships of treasure goods will be launched into the port. Just sell them quickly."

Liu Huan had no choice but to nod.

It’s obvious that you are going to suffer a loss, why are you not in a hurry?

He complained in his heart worriedly that Eunuch Liu's father was obviously stupid in his study and did not know the interests of it.

……………………

The Zhenla Kingdom was once extremely powerful in the West two hundred years ago.

But a hundred years ago, Zhenla was invaded by Siam, and their army even attacked Angkor Thom in one fell swoop. Zhenla Kingdom began to decline and moved its capital to Phnom Penh.

This Phnom Penh City is where several rivers meet. A hundred years later, the city has already reached a certain scale. The Zhenla Capital is placed on the mountainside. From this royal palace, you can overlook the entire city. Countless tall pagodas stand tall. In Zhenla, people believe in Buddhism, so there are many large and small pagodas.

In addition to the king, Zhenla Kingdom established five ministers, and almost all major affairs were handled by the five ministers.

At this time, Lendolou, one of the five ministers, entered the palace and he saluted the king.

King Zhenla glanced at Rendolou, but found something strange.

Before the king could ask, Ran Duolou said casually: "Is this dress of me different from others?"

The king nodded.

"This is shipped from Keppel Harbor in Malacca, where..."

He narrated what happened in Keppel Harbor one by one.

The king's face turned gloomy and said with a tense face: "It is not good for the country to buy these cloths for so many merchants. This is to hand over our wealth to the Ming people. Moreover, this cloth is so cheap. So who would buy the clothes woven by many peasants in the country?"

Ran Duolou nodded and said, "Master, I think so too." He said, "But...Master, this material is so good and cheap. If the king stops merchants from ordering, is it possible?"

The king frowned, and this was indeed reasonable.

Ran Duolou said again: "The Ming Dynasty is powerful and takes itself as a country. Their fleet often cruised on the route. The Jiaozhi Public Authority they occupied is adjacent to us. If we did not purchase their cloth and issued a ban on trade, what would the Ming Dynasty think? The Ming Dynasty had a million soldiers, which was not something we could compare to. Please think twice about the king..."

The young king thought deeply for a while and finally nodded. At first, the Ming Dynasty appeared in the West, which made him quite happy for a while.

After all, Fran has a great opportunity and extorted and seized land everywhere, which has aroused Zhen La's alertness.

But now, the Franchise people are obviously much more honest than before, and are willing to interact with Zhenla on an equal footing. They are even willing to communicate with Zhenla in Luzon and Java.

The king was a little dissatisfied with these more and more Ming people.

He expressed his concern and said, "But if our wealth continues to flow out, it is not a long-term solution."

"Yes." Randuolou nodded confidently. He took out a piece of material and gave it to the king's hand.

The king seemed even more worried when he held the material.

"There are many and little silver for such materials."

"Tenzhang?"

"Yes, 1 zhang!"

"No money is needed, only ninety-five pieces of money."

Ninety-five plants...

The king's face was horrified.

Even if it is homemade, it costs forty or fifty pieces of money.

He touched the finest material and thought it must be as valuable as silk.

But I never thought that the seller was only a little taller than the homemade cloth.
To be continued...