-
Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading
Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in hlnovel.com -> Historic -> Daming Zhenhaiwang Chapter 148, deceiving Hashem
Previous page Return to Catalog Next page
- You can search "Da Ming Zhen Hai Wang" in Baidu to find the latest chapter!
Ancient and modern buildings.
Accompanied by Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao, Hasim entered the Ancient and Modern Building.
As soon as he entered, his eyes widened. He was considered a well-informed person. He had been to Venice and Rome in Italy, Damascus and Jerusalem in the Middle East, and even Tianzhu. He had seen this. There are many prosperous cities in the world.
But the moment he entered the Gujin Building, he felt like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world. He couldn't help but feel dirty, and he was even embarrassed to put his feet in it.
There is no such thing.
The inside of the Ancient and Modern Building is really too splendid. The extensive use of gold and brass, coupled with the reasonable layout of mirrors, the dazzling light emitted by various glass products, and the huge crystal chandelier overhead, everything looks So magnificent.
He believed that even the Holy Court of the Roman Pope and the palace of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire in Istanbul were far less magnificent and glittering than here.
The most luxurious places in the world pale in comparison to this place.
"Mr. Hashem, please~"
Liu Jin looked at Hasim, who was slightly dazed, and said with a smile.
"Oh, please~"
Hashem came back to his senses and quickly came to the mirror exhibition area. Looking at the mirrors of different sizes and shapes, sparks appeared in his eyes.
He picked up a mirror and looked at it carefully. Like the full-length mirror at the door, it was also very clear, and everything could be seen clearly.
Carefully play with the mirror in your hand. The workmanship of the frame is also extremely fine and exquisite. Even the back of the mirror is also decorated with silk. After all, this is a high-end and classy route, and it is impeccable in every aspect.
"How much does a mirror like this cost?"
Hashem¡¯s speaking in Ming Dynasty is a bit lame, but he can still speak clearly and let people understand what he means. He is holding a mirror the size of a plate in his hand.
"A mirror like this costs eight hundred taels of silver."
Liu Jin replied with a smile, then pointed to mirrors of other specifications and said: "This kind of full-length mirror costs two thousand taels of silver, the one with a dressing table costs one thousand taels of silver, and the one with a makeup box only costs four hundred taels." Silver, and the smallest one only costs three hundred taels of silver."
"Eight hundred taels of silver!"
"Too expensive, too expensive!"
When Hashem heard this, he quickly put down the mirror in his hand and shook his head.
He has been in the Ming Dynasty for a long time and is very aware of the purchasing power of silver in the Ming Dynasty. Eight hundred taels of silver is definitely a huge sum of money, but it can only buy a mirror in front of him.
"Mr. Hashem, I don't think it's expensive at all. This thing costs eight hundred taels of silver in our Ming Dynasty. If you ship it to the Middle East or Italy, someone will still want it even if you sell it for eight thousand taels of gold."
Liu Jin smiled slightly and said.
"No, no, I know this thing. It is glass. Glass is very common here in the West and is not valuable at all. But it is so expensive here. Only a fool would buy it."
Hashem is obviously well-informed. He just touched the mirror and already knew it was made of glass.
"Mr. Hashim is really joking. Let's go to the second floor and sit down and talk slowly."
Liu Jin panicked when he heard what Hasim said. He quickly laughed and dealt with it, and then took Hasim up to the second floor to talk carefully.
This businessman is shrewd and well-informed. It is not easy to fool him. We cannot let everyone know about the glass. It is safer to go upstairs and talk.
There are many private rooms on the second floor of the Gujin Building, all of which are used to discuss big business and deals. Liu Jin took Hasim to one of the private rooms. The layout of the private rooms is also very particular. There are also a variety of glass products, also to facilitate negotiations.
A few people sat down, and someone immediately served fragrant tea. The glass tea set was naturally used, and the tea leaves were also the best Biluochun. As the tea rolled, the tea leaves were clearly visible in it, which made Hasim couldn't help but look carefully again. looked up.
¡°Mr. Hashem, tea please!¡±
Liu Jin picked up a cup of tea by himself, tasted it gently, and talked about things while drinking tea.
"Mr. Hashim has traveled extensively and must have been to many places. I wonder if it would be convenient for him to tell me something about the West?"
After getting to the second floor, Liu Jin was not in a hurry.Instead of discussing business matters, they started chatting.
"I didn't expect Mr. Liu to be so interested in the world outside the Ming Dynasty. He is still very different from other Ming Dynasty people I have come into contact with."
Hashim took a sip of tea and couldn't put it down with the glass tea set in his hand, but soon he put down the tea cup, looked at Liu Jin carefully, and spoke slowly.
When he came to the Ming Dynasty to do business, he naturally came into contact with many Ming people, from court officials to ordinary traders and footmen. Although the Ming Dynasty was not as rich as the rumors said, the people of the Ming Dynasty all had blind confidence and believed that the Ming Dynasty was the center of China. The Tushang Kingdom, outside the Ming Dynasty, is a lawless land. It is either desolate and barren or full of miasma. People outside the daimyo are barbarians, savage and uncivilized. They are very disdainful to understand the world outside the Ming Dynasty.
Unexpectedly, Liu Jin in front of him was very interested in the world outside the Ming Dynasty and asked about things in the West.
"I am indeed very interested in the world outside the Ming Dynasty. If I have the opportunity, I would also like to learn from Mr. Hashem, walk around the world, see and experience the elegance of different civilizations."
"It is said that from what I know, the Ottoman Empire seems to have destroyed the Byzantine Empire and made Istanbul its capital."
Liu Jin smiled and nodded, then kept recalling some of the history he had learned in his mind. From what he had read in the novel, he also knew that during this period, the rise of the Ottoman Empire blocked the ancient trade routes between China and the West. Europeans after the Renaissance movement.
After making great progress and development in astronomy, geography, art, navigation, mathematics, physics, medicine, music and many other aspects, the Age of Discovery began, seeking to find a trade route to the East from the sea.
"Oh, my Lord! I didn't expect that in the Ming Dynasty, thousands of miles away, someone would actually know about the Ottoman Empire."
Hearing Liu Jin¡¯s words, Hasim¡¯s eyes suddenly changed, and he couldn¡¯t help shouting.
He really didn't expect that in this distant and ancient country, there would be people who knew about the Ottoman Empire, and even more about the Ottoman Empire's destruction of the Byzantine Empire. You must know that this happened in 1453, which was decades ago. matter. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
- Previous pageCatalogNext page