Chongzhen Undergraduates

"Father, where did you learn the etiquette of Westerners, let him try it next time."

"Pfft!" Fang Yi almost couldn't hold back, but at least she has gone through the storm, so she won't make a fool of herself.

Jiu'er performed at the London pier for half an hour, until she had fully demonstrated all of Daming's etiquette and expensive luxury goods before she got on a British four-wheeled carriage and left the scene.

This special performance finally finished the opening remarks, and then entered the next link.

To be honest, the attitude of the British towards Ming's war against the Netherlands is actually complicated.Of course they did not admit that Da Ming had played a key role in this battlefield, which would be too embarrassing for a British gentleman.

Cromwell thought that Zhu Youjian was here to share the war indemnity with him. If it weren't for all the female generals who came, Cromwell would not even be willing to arrange a grand welcome ceremony.

This is because Zhu Youjian is too aware of the hypocrisy of the British and the face of pretending to be a gentleman, so he has the foresight.

"No, my lord protector. My father is not here to share the war indemnity with you. My father believes that your country deserves the 27 pounds that the Dutch paid Britain, and we don't want any of it." .” Jiu’er looked at Cromwell with a smile.

The British protector was both happy and surprised. He was happy that the people from the Ming Dynasty did not come to talk about money, but he was surprised that the other party knew the detailed amount of compensation. You must know that this is the reality of the [-]th century.

"I came to London this time to do business with your country." Jiu'er continued.

"Business? Your Royal Highness, what kind of business is it?" Cromwell asked.

"We want to sell warships to your country." Jiu'er continued.

"Did I hear you right?" Cromwell looked amused, that someone wanted to sell a ship to England, just like someone selling porcelain to Daming.

"Yes, you heard right, my lord. We are selling this kind of battleship." Jiu'er waved his hand, and four followers brought up two sailing battleships.

All the British people in the room were stunned by Daming's superb ship model craftsmanship. These two battleship models are really beautiful.

With his professional vision, Cromwell could tell at a glance that these two warships had surpassed the most advanced British battleships in technology.

Not long ago, Ming people were still looking for shipbuilders in the UK. Why did Ming's shipbuilding level surpass that of Britain so quickly?

Could it be that there were some experts among the previous batch of craftsmen?

Chapter 6 Eighteen: What did Ming see in Europe

The first thing Cromwell thought of was whether the British craftsmen had lost some advanced shipbuilding technology to Ming Dynasty.

It can't be blamed for the pride of the British, because the battleship Jiu'er took out looks like a model of British warships in the [-]th century. Of course, it is more advanced than that of the [-]th century.

"Your Royal Highness, our shipbuilding schedule in England is really tight. In view of the fact that our two countries are allies, I am willing to order two warships of this type in my own name. I hope we can have a happy cooperation." Cromwell rolled his eyes. , immediately expressed his apology.

That's right, it's an apology, and it's fake.

"Hmph, father really guessed right, the British didn't intend to order our warships at all." Jiu'er despised Cromwell in his heart, but there was no expression on his face.

Why did Zhu Youjian give such advanced technology to Britain?First, this kind of battleship is actually only a little more advanced than this era, and it is not an epoch-making product.

Second, Zhu Youjian wanted to sell the cannons of the Ming army to the Netherlands. In terms of naval gun technology, the Dutch were much better than the British at once.If the strength of the two armies is to continue to be similar, then simply increase the number of British warships.

In this way, both sides have their own advantages, and the harder the fight, the better.

Third, Zhu Youjian is also telling the British at the same time that my warships are about the same level as yours.Don't expect to win the Netherlands and think of Eastern meddling. You still feel at ease to compete with the Dutch first in Europe.

Cromwell understood what Zhu Youjian meant, and he made a decision after thinking about it a little bit.

He wants to give up the trade privilege signed with Daming.After all, the British can't eat the piece of fat sent by Daming now.This privilege can exist on the surface, but in fact, the British cannot control the participation of the Dutch, which is what Zhu Youjian hopes to see.

At the same time, as long as both the British and the Dutch turn to Ming, businessmen from Ming can slowly come to Europe.Zhu Youjian moved the trade port to Nanyang, not only to develop the maritime trade industry of Ming Dynasty, but also to wait until the sea of ​​Ming Dynasty first moved from the mainland to Nanyang, and then from Nanyang to the world.

It's like an old hen taking her chicks. Let the chicks wander around the nest first, and then go further afield when they grow up.

However, at the beginning, it is necessary to create a relatively safe environment for them to grow up.Otherwise, if you throw them into the robber's den all at once, only God knows how much will be left.

Since Cromwell only bought two warships symbolically, the British are naturally embarrassed to be too stingy in the rest of the business.Besides, the products that Princess Daming brought this time are really good.

First of all, the bulk products displayed by Jiuer are coats made of fine cotton and woolen fabrics.

What industries did Britain rely on to achieve industrialization take-off?textile industry.At this time in the UK, the textile industry has already had a little bit of signs.

What Zhu Youjian brought to the British was cotton spinning and wool spinning, which had already matured in Ming Dynasty, but the current technology of the British is still wearing coarse cotton and prickly wool.

They couldn't figure out why Daming's cotton cloth was so fine and smooth, and why the wool was so soft.

Of course, mere businessmen don't care about these things. What they care about is how much money they can make by transporting these things to London.

"These fabrics are much cheaper than silk." Jiu'er's words reassured them.If it is the same price as silk, then there is no profit.

Of course Zhu Youjian knows how profitable the textile industry is, and if the textile industry does not make an industry, it will not make money.Once an industry is formed, it will make a country take off.

Moreover, the textile industry is a low-end industry, which is very suitable for countries with a large population, such as Daming.

It is Zhu Youjian's goal to sell fabrics to Europe and make Europe lose the opportunity of industrialization.

The ones she wore were shown, and then Jiu'er took out the ones she used.The so-called daily necessities, what Daming can sell are naturally daily chemical products.A small bottle of perfume is enough to charm the British aristocratic women with body odor all over the room.

What's more, Princess Daming showed a full set of skin care products as soon as she made a move, which naturally did not include low-end things like soap.

The next day, the entire high society in London went crazy, and there was no woman who didn't like to be pretty.What Jiu'er took out has far exceeded the scope of cosmetics in this era.

A moisturizing fake mask is enough to make British women scream.

In their eyes, Princess Daming is a magician who can make people younger, which is amazing.

"You said, these things of ours should make more money than selling spices?" Jiu'er looked at Fang Yi and asked.

"Needless to say, spices sell wood, we sell spice essence, can they be the same? I really admire the emperor now, how did he come up with such a good idea?" Fang Yi looked at a room full of crazy women, one after another Shake your head.

If she knew that some time-travel novels in later generations were still making a fortune making perfume, she would definitely scoff in her heart.

"There are many good things in my father's hands, and I am also very surprised why I didn't find them when I was in the capital." Jiu'er said.

What they sold in Europe this time was not a traditional product at all.Porcelain and silk are no longer the business focus of Daming East India.It would be a big joke if the Ming East India Company, which had mastered the places where spices were produced, was still selling porcelain, silk and common spices.

At the same time, Daming, which already possessed the primary chemical technology, naturally wanted to start a new era of consumption of daily chemical products by Europeans.Only when the market is opened for these things can the lid of a country's industrialized Pandora's box be pushed forward.

For basic necessities, food, shelter, and transportation, it is impossible for Ming Dynasty to send food to Europe, and it is impossible to come to build houses for Europeans, unless Europe allows Daming people to come to engage in real estate development, but unfortunately their economy has not yet developed to that level.

So, after Jiu'er sold the fabrics, he sold daily necessities. Immediately afterwards, Mingren brought out some very nice leather shoes, leather goods, and some small decorative items.

Although these things look inconspicuous, they can't stand the variety of styles and the complete range.

In short, what Daming has, it will be sold to the Europeans; what it does not have in Ming Dynasty, it will be sold to the British.Zhu Youjian is simply crazy. Now he is desperate to fight the trade between East and West, especially to make a lot of money from Europeans.

"Selling so many things, we can't go back to China with an empty ship." As a shrewd businesswoman, Jiu'er has never considered problems one-sidedly, and she has already considered shipping some good things from Europe back to China.

Otherwise, unilateral trade is not a good deal.