Chapter 290: Venice scroll (6) Massimo first sent Huang Xuan to a familiar hotel and confirmed his accommodations before taking him through the warehouse in the inner harbor, which was no less prosperous than the commercial streets of the 21st century
If you compare the proportion of rich people here, perhaps only wall street can compare with it
Venice in the 15th century, as well as other commercial cities in Italy - Florence, pisa, genoa, plus cyprus and marseilles in france, almost formed the main business circle in europe
During this period, the credit system was developed very widely
The credit system was essential in long-distance trade, especially in international trade
From the 13th century onwards, the big businessmen in Venice no longer needed to use relatives who were related by blood as shipowners, because with credit, the cost of business transactions was greatly reduced
Florence humanist bojiao in the 15th century
In his collection of short stories, brajolini vividly told a story about business credit: a man named da nocera needed to pay someone a large Ducat in Florence, so he gave the money to Medici bank in Rome and exchanged it for a letter of credit
Then he took the letter of credit to Florence
On the way, he began to doubt whether he could receive the money, but when he arrived at the bank in Florence, his money was immediately paid to him without any difference
So he went to cosimo and said, "Your credit is your reputation
"" Darnochera," replied cosimo," the trust of others is the wealth of a merchant
The more trust a merchant receives, the richer he will be
The last sentence, rather classic, explains the source of Venice merchants'' wealth
At the same time, it was about the middle of the ming dynasty in china
Although the banks had the same business as withdrawing money from different places, their functions were still too weak compared to the rudiments of Venice modern bank
When the genoese can already endorse the letter of credit, There was no fundamental change in the trading style of chinese banks
The italian business skills provided an important driving force for western european business and capitalism
Huang Xuan, on the other hand, was easily and habitually used to this kind of motivation
For an ordinary businessman who had not received professional training in international trade, the financial services provided by genoa and Venice were already quite mature and thorough
When he simply put 580 tons of wheat in the warehouse, Huang Xuan got 520 King Ducat almost immediately
After checking the wheat, Daisite shook Huang Xuan''s hand warmly
" When your fleet arrives next time, please make sure to inform Petro Chamber of commerce
" Smiling and nodding, he hugged Daisite face to face like an italian who had completed the deal and left the warehouse with the money
The next morning, Huang Xuan came to the Petro trading company again and said to the somewhat strange Daisite," oh, please forgive my caution, because this is my first time here
" Daisite had a long, large hooked nose
He maintained a professional smile and replied," what do you mean
"" Actually, I still have some wheat and rice to sell
"" Same quality
"" Of course, from the same area
" Huang xuan secretly added," it''s the same plane
" Daisite immediately perked up
He waved to Massimo and said," if you don''t mind, we need to confirm first and then prepare the gold coins
How many bushels do you have
"" A lot
" Huang Xuan pouted
He brought 10,000 tons of food, about 430,000 bushels, worth 25,000 gold Ducat, which was about the equivalent of Venice''s larger aristocratic properties- such aristocrats, the families that were able to run for leadership, had about 200
Venice merchants rarely doubted the credibility of another merchant, so Daisite smiled and sent huang xuan out of the room
As the store manager, he had his own responsibility
However, Massimo soon returned to the Petro trading company
His red hair was slightly covered in sweat
He panted and said to Daisite," sir, I think you should
"" What
"" Mr
Cosa has at least 100,000 bushels of wheat and rice in his warehouse
The quality is very good
" Even the standard grain from the r plane is quite" colored
" Hearing 100,000 bushels, Davies immediately tidied up his work and followed Massimo out the door
In fact, it was 430,000 bushels, which Huang Xuan had placed in a warehouse rented from a pier in the outskirts of Venice
200 Workers counted the whole day
Mercedes, the boss of the Ducat, personally handed the letter of credit of the peruzzi bank to Huang Xuan and said," Mr
Cosa, on behalf of the bank, I would like to invite you to join us
Of course, you need to provide some personal information
Instead of rejecting it, he took a look at the letter of credit and put it in his pocket
" I have to wait until I return to france to get the information, but I''m glad to do business with you
"" Me too
Mercedes was a nobleman in his 50s, and he had the luxury that businessmen rarely had during this period
His buttons were made of transparent glass, which was crystal clear
During this period, the price of transparent glass was comparable to that of pearls of equal weight
Mercedes was a very detail-oriented person
His nails were neatly manicured, very different from ordinary europeans
While shaking hands with Huang Xuan, he said: "What does Mr
Cosa need to buy in Venice
Maybe I can help
" He really needed help because he only had four days to be here, and if he wanted to buy enough things, he couldn''t" hang" up the square
Every firm is willing to deal with a reputable firm
Patting the letter of credit stuffed in his chest, he said with a smile," I personally prefer products from africa, such as ivory, rhinoceros horn, leather, sheep''s fur
" Africa during this period mainly referred to egypt and southern Morocco, which successively established the amoravid empire and the amorhade empire (split), a small number of regions in east and west africa, and Zimbabwe and Madagascar island in south africa
It was rich in sheep" fur," leather, wax, alum, ivory, gold, rhinoceros horn, spices, and slaves from slave or non-slavery countries
Compared to the expensive musk and cloves in europe, the prices of goods such as ivory and rhinoceros horn that have been regulated or gradually disappeared in modern society have become more exciting
Mercedes smiled because of Huang Xuan''s appetite
The 25,000 gold Ducat could buy anything they wanted, but it was only a matter of quantity
He asked the grain workers to think for a while and said," the price of a good ivory is about 100 King Ducat, and the rhinoceros horn will be half cheaper
" He glanced at Huang Xuan and said," do you have to have the fur of an african piglet and a sheep
"" Oh, of course not
" Huang Xuan spread out his hand and said," as long as the quality is good, the origin is not important
" This was exactly what the italians thought
They did not care much about the quality and delivery time of goods above the standard, but were willing to save more money
This was in contrast to the germans, who would rather pay a little more and demand better treatment and strict delivery time
Mercedes smiled even more and said," In fact, we have a lot of trade relations with the slavic region
If you like, we can provide a lot of leather from eastern europe and even further away
As for the sheep" fur," that''s much better
We have a fleet of ships to and from England every year
The bank of peruzzi, which showed us the letter of credit, is also the Baldi bank that jointly controls all the trade rights of the England sheep
However, I personally suggest that you buy the already produced wool
Florence has more than 200 wool textile factories, and you can buy enough wool
" The energy screen that was opened conveniently showed that Mercedes was not lying at all
Based on a high similarity analysis, there should be 70,000 to 80,000 pieces of wool produced in Florence every year
The value of the wool produced in the whole city was as high as 1
2 million Florin and about 2 million gold Ducat
Just buying them would cost them 800,000 tons of food
If all the existing american aircraft carriers were converted into freighters, the food would be almost full
If it was normal times, Huang Xuan would have let go of a project that had a high amount of exercise, low profits, but a lot of absolute profits
But facing the threat of the Space and time administration, he would never be lazy again
Clearing his throat, Huang Xuan made up a new excuse and said," yesterday my first fleet left Venice
They were originally going to Florence to load the cargo
If the Petro trading company could provide all the supplies in a short time, I could recall the fleet
"" What do you mean in a short period of time
" Mercedes was a very cautious person and did not slack off because of the large amount of transactions
" Within three days," Huang Xuan said firmly
Davies took a deep breath
Venice was a global market in the 15th century, and they often encountered fleets that required strict time to catch up with the monsoon, but they had never encountered Huang Xuan''s pressing situation
" If you can do that, I can also recruit ships to other locations, which carry a large amount of food
" Mercedes could not figure out where Huang Xuan came from at first
At this time, another venetian rushed over and shouted," are you Mr
Cosa