The Rise of the European Emperor

After the planting of tung tree, sumac, moso bamboo, winter wheat and japonica rice was arranged, Marin had the time to look at the more valuable porcelain, silk and Anhua dark tea.

"Anhua dark tea!" Seeing the dark tea bricks in the boat, Malin's eyes suddenly lit up.

You know, because of the serious shortage of tea in Europe, even if the Earl Grey milk tea made by Marin was popular in Europe, it is difficult to popularize.

Even, let alone popularized, is a tea lover like Marin, who drinks tea three or four times every day, and reuses it repeatedly to avoid waste. But the tea brewed for the third and fourth time has no taste...

However, this is not possible. Today's tea leaves are all uploaded from the grasslands in the north and northwest of Daming. On the way, the black tea bricks were carried by camels and traveled thousands of miles away. From the northern part of Ming Dynasty or the Western Regions to Europe, but to pass through the deserts of Central Asia, the danger is abnormal, and the environment is also very harsh... This is only the harsh external environment, not the viciousness of the Central Asian nomads. Some tribes, themselves a group of horse thieves, are caught by them, not to mention the loss of the goods, their lives may not be saved. Therefore, this business road is extremely difficult. The price of goods shipped to Europe is naturally high.

Marin has a very good relationship with the Crimean Khanate. When he took the goods from the Crimean Khanate, the cost was as high as 25 gold coins for a black tea brick (4 pounds). And those tea bricks that have been exiled to other countries in Western Europe are even more exaggerated. The highest sold for 100 gold coins, which is equivalent to the price of a war horse.

Moreover, because of Marin's drive, the Pope also liked to drink tea. Then the trend spread across Europe. The current situation is - Earl Grey milk tea is very popular, but tea leaves are very scarce...

If you can take out these tea bricks and sell them, you will have to sell them for dozens of gold coins. But how much does it cost? The purchase price of Kong Tai in Guangzhou is 100 yuan per piece, which is still a high price...

And 100 wen is only equivalent to 0.1 taels of silver, which is equivalent to 0.087 gold coins. If you sell a tea brick for 25 gold coins, the price is equal to 287 times. Even if the huge cost of sailing is removed, it is not a problem to make a hundred and dozens of times the huge profits...

As for the number of tea bricks, Marin was also a little speechless - Kong Tai bought 12,000 tea bricks...

Marin thought about it and decided to leave 2,000 tea bricks to enjoy himself. Then, the other 10,000 tea bricks were all taken out and sold.

As for the price, Marin decided to divide it into two grades - those sold to the nobles of Beihai Kingdom only cost 25 gold coins each, and they could be offset with grain. For those sold to nobles from other countries, 25 gold coins is the starting price...

Speaking of auctions, Marin suddenly had an idea - he decided to hold several auctions based on this batch of goods in order to maximize the value.

Moreover, in order to give the European aristocrats time to fully prepare, Marin decided to postpone the auction for a few months. Anyway, whether it is Anhua dark tea, or porcelain and silk, they can all be preserved for a long time, and it will not matter a few months later.

In the past few months, Marin will hurry up to publicize, so that some local tyrants do not know and miss the auction. The more local tyrants, the higher the price can be...

In order to allow most of the local tyrants in Europe to have the opportunity to buy, Marin decided to split up and launch auctions in several important cities in Europe.

In the German region, Marin tentatively scheduled the first game to be held in the Port of Emden. This is mainly for the nobles and local tyrants in northern Germany and the Netherlands; the second game is held in Lübeck, mainly for the local tyrants of the Hanseatic League and the local tyrants in eastern Germany; the third game is held by the Archbishop of Mainz. The resident Worms is held, this one is very important. Because Worms is the meeting place of the Imperial Council and the most important gathering place for the German princes. Here, enough great nobles can be gathered. Moreover, the local tyrants among the religious princes will also appear. This auction will bring together many great nobles and archbishops in south-central Germany.

They are real local tyrants, and their shots must be extraordinary. This one is also the most important thing for Marin...

Then there is the area outside Germany. Needless to say, Rome must have an auction. The archbishops of Rome have no shortage of money because of the filial piety of bishops from all over Europe. Otherwise, Caesar Borgia would not be jealous and used poison to kill those cardinals. Because they are all rich, Alexander VI and his son coveted their wealth... In addition to those rich cardinals, there are also rich aristocrats and businessmen all over Italy...

There will also be a game in Paris, France. After all, France is a European power. Although it doesn't say how rich they are, there are definitely many wealthy nobles and businessmen in the country. After all, France is an important wine exporter in Europe. Those big nobles and big businessmen with large grape plantations can make a lot of money selling wine, and they must have money to squander. In addition, there are many fiefs of the French nobles. Even the fiefs of knights are larger than those of other countries. How long the land means greater yields and also means having the money to snap up luxury goods. Marin vaguely remembers that the Chinese tyrants in later generations went to Paris to buy luxury goods, but this time, Marin asked the French tyrants to buy his own Chinese luxury goods, and the prices were super high...

In addition to France, Portugal has already hosted auctions, needless to mention. Spain's economy is average, but there are many rich nobles and businessmen. Marin plans to hold an auction in Barcelona as well.

There is also London in the United Kingdom. In fact, Marin does not want to go to London to auction. Because, after the civil war, London has been damaged a lot, and there are not many rich people.

However, if Marin wanted to annex Britain in the future, he had to give the British face. If this auction feast misses London, it may be hated by the English aristocracy. Therefore, he still plans to go to London to hold an auction to give the British a little face.

As for other countries, there is no need. Copenhagen was originally a prosperous city, but after Denmark lost several times to Marin, the city has been looted, and now there are not many people who can afford to bid. As for Poland and Lithuania, where the economy is average, the people there love to drink spirits, but they may not have the spare money to buy silk and porcelain. Of course, as his brother-in-law, Sigismund I must have given him some china and some silk. After all, they were relatives.

Thinking of giving something, Marin suddenly remembered - should he send some china, silk and tea bricks to his father-in-law, the Pope? In addition, you can also use the Pope Julius II to promote a wave in Rome.

In addition to the Pope, Marin's old superior Emperor Maximilian I is also going to send it. Although he has no real power, he is an emperor after all. Moreover, it's okay to be a spokesperson for yourself in southern Germany and help promote it...

As for the other monarchs... Marin thought about it for a while and decided to give Edward a few pieces. After all, he is also a great British noble now, and he still needs some superficial respect for Edward, the British king.

As for the Spanish monarch, Marin only intended to give a few pieces to Juan (now King Juan III of Castile). Because, Juan has a good relationship with himself. As for Ferdinand II, the old fox, Marin was not familiar with him... But in the end, Marin decided to give the old fox two pieces. After all, an auction is going to be held in his site, Barcelona... 8) For more wonderful novels, welcome to visit everyone's school