Time Smuggling Starting from the Year 2000

Xuan picked up the list without saying a word, and bought 1 million and more than 20 million hot circles on the r plane. Whether there is really a profit? The price that Luo can lower does not make much sense.

Nick quickly translated the list into Chinese, and saw that the Sandro Chamber of Commerce divided the ivory into three grades. The first grade was 120 ducats each, a total of 800; the second grade was 70 ducats, a total of 3,000. 50 ducats, total

Huang Xuan did some calculations in his mind. As far as food prices are concerned, each piece of ivory here is equivalent to 10-20 tons or more than US$5,000. The information collected from Lorraine =. The price of ivory (6 kg) is 25 yuan, but this is used to confiscate property. The price of ivory per kilogram in the international market is slowly approaching the 45,000 yuan mark, and it is expensive. A large ivory can weigh 20 kilograms. Doubled to 20 US dollars, the lighter ones will be worth about 4 US dollars. This alone is worth hundreds of millions of US dollars.

He couldn't help but sigh again, the money for plane travel is really good.

Thinking about the maintenance and upgrade costs of the three bases, he sighed again, how could the money be spent so quickly?

Seeing the change in Huang Xuan's face, Sandro asked worriedly: "Mr. Xhosa, this is only a preliminary quotation. If you have any ideas, we can discuss it further."

Huang Xuan said "no". He frowned and said, "The ivory costs 350,000 gold ducats, which seems to be a bit beyond my budget." He looked at the rhino horn as he spoke. Compared with ivory, the price of rhino horn is much more affordable. There are only two gears. First-class products have 4 gold ducats per kilogram\u003e as long as 2 ducats are enough. Pepe contributed more than $5,000 per kilogram of African rhino horn on the international market. At its peak, it can be as expensive as US$15,000 per kilogram. As for those who have completed the smuggling process, for example, in some domestic medicinal materials markets, sometimes rhino horn powder is sold, and the price will exceed RMB 500 per gram.

Sandro had also considered Huang Xuan's needs a long time ago. When he made such a list, he didn't expect Huang Xuan to buy all the land. The main thing was to provide a choice. He smiled slightly and said, "Then what are the prices of rhino horns, wool and woolen cloth?"

Rhino horns are about 3 kilograms in total, and the price is only more than 80,000 gold ducats, \u003e. 500,000 pieces, each priced at 12 florins (20 gold ducats), and wool is 100 gold ducats, which is not It is very cheap, and it should be affected by the British war, but the increase is not very high. After all, Spain is also a big wool country in Europe. England has not yet had a decisive influence.

Huang Xuan saw the amount of woolen cloth, smiled knowingly, glanced at Joseph and said, "The Medici family intends to sell a large amount of woolen cloth and wool?"

In Italy, the only ones that can produce 500,000 woolen cloths are the Florence and Neto regions, and the only family that can produce 500,000 woolen wools is the Froci family.

"At this time, the family still needs some food to ensure the demand. Of course, wool is also needed." Joseph did not hide his identity.

Hearing what he said, Huang Xuan immediately understood that among these ivory and other luxury goods, the inventory of the Medici family is probably indispensable. In fact, this is normal. It is already very big, with a warehouse of 350,000 Ducats, if it is in the 21st century, it is also the top 500 in the world. The Medici family that owns Florence, in terms of status, prestige and wealth, can be understood as the big family that owns modern London.

Huang Xuan's mentality was the foundation laid down when he was a child, and he hasn't lost it yet. With Nick making a detailed list, he soon knew how much gold coins he would have to pay if he bought the supplies from the Medici family: ivory and Rhino horn is only 420,000 ducats, and it takes 200 gold ducats to buy c pounds of wool, which is almost impossible, let alone 500,000 woolen wool.

What's more, there are still people from the Perot Chamber of Commerce who have not come forward.

Just as he thought of this, he heard a servant coming up on a ladder. Huang Xuan looked out and saw that it was Mesero from Pero's family.

Sandro stood up and greeted Mesero, and before he walked up, he said quickly: "If Mr. Xhosa returns to China in the near future, it will be completely

Some spices go back, the price of spices in Venice is rising steadily, if you want to come, if you need it, we can buy it for you. "

Their main purpose is to buy this batch of food. It would be difficult to pay purely with gold coins. Only with considerable supplies can they raise funds in a short period of time.

However, Huang Xuan's eyes lit up, he secretly scolded himself for being stupid, and asked with staring eyes: "What about the purchase price?"

In Europe in the 15th century, the thirst for spices was incomprehensible to people after the 19th century, because for a long time, Europeans have been simple and rough in the preparation of food. mutton. However, with just a dash of pepper, cloves, or other powdered spices, they transform into delicious and savory dishes. This makes Europeans who have tasted it once can't help being fascinated by it.

In addition, in Europe during this period, fresh-keeping technology was very backward, and they also had the habit of eating meat. After slaughtering (animals) in winter, they hung them there, and this problem became very serious in spring. In order to keep the meat for a longer period of time, and make the meat not smell too bad even if it becomes stale and rotten, this spice is even more important.

However, the price of the spice itself is not expensive. It is expensive because Europe is far away from the spice producing areas in the East. Since the 13th century, the pepper that can be seen everywhere in the East is calculated based on the European market. The "pepper bag" is the European rich Another name, those ladies often sprinkle a little perfume water on their bodies, cars, and horses to make a show of it. Yes, it is not perfume, but perfume water.

Columbus and a large number of voyagers, the initial reason for their succession can be attributed to: looking for spices, or looking for the channel to reach the area where spices are produced.

Huang Xuan also thought of spices at first, but since he had brought 100 tons of grain, he felt that it was enough. How could he have imagined that the Venetians were so rich, and in the following time, he began to be busy with calculating the time and choosing the location of the warehouse , almost forgetting the things that make the most money.

Sandro slowly stretched out his four fingers and said, "100400 Gold Ducat."

Huang Xuan could hardly bear to say "I have".

The 15th century was the peak of spice prices. Furthermore, the peak of the entire human history was created around 1455.

In those days before 1443, the Portuguese sold pepper for less than 3 carats in Lisbon for 40 cartes. At that time, Europeans were already worried about such huge profits. .

But compared with the price after the Ottoman Turkish Empire captured Constantinople, it pales in comparison. When the Turks completely controlled the Balkans and Asia Minor and were able to cut off the long-standing trade routes between the East and the West, the prices of spices rose rapidly due to the imperial army wantonly extorting and robbing caravans and imposing heavy taxes on passing merchants. Obtaining spices is even more difficult. According to reports, at that time, the pepper purchased by 1 ducat gold coin in the East cost more than 300 ducat gold coins after being transported through the checkpoint to the European market!

A profit of 300 is 100300.

With the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses, it can be predicted that more ships will be called up to participate in non-commercial or semi-commercial activities, and more experienced crews will also step down from their posts, which means that the price of spices It will continue to rise.

With bright eyes, Huang Xuan said to Nick in a dark voice: "Ask Lu Min and the others, buy a lot of cardamom, black pepper, chili, cloves, cinnamon, coriander..." That's all, he asked again: "What else?"

"Great yellow master, did you say spices are enough?" Nick asked timidly.

"It needs to be available in this era, and it needs to be familiar. Immediately, speed." Huang Xuanlian said it twice before putting away his changed face.

Joseph thought that Huang Xuan was frightened by this price, snorted disdainfully, and said, "The price of spices will continue to increase, so it's best to buy some now."

Huang Xuan began to laugh unabashedly, his face was cramped when he laughed, and Mr. Medici, who was laughing, was a little annoyed, and just now he said loudly to the stunned Sandro: "I remember, I brought spices."

"Did you bring spices?" Mesero, who happened to come up, quickened his slow pace, and ran to Huang Xuan and said, "Oh, I thought the Portuguese had given up, how many spices do you have."