Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

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"Uh... I'm afraid this won't work." Chai Lingwen said awkwardly.

"Could it be that brother Chai is reluctant?"

"That's not true. But a good woman can't live without rice. In fact, there is no way to buy glass in large quantities in Persia."

"Why is that?"

"Because Persia doesn't produce glass at all! Glass is originally produced in Fushi."

"Fusu? Where is Fusu?"

"Uh...going west from our Tang Dynasty, first of all is Persia, after Persia is Dashi, and after Dashi is Fufu."

Now Guo Ye understood that Fufu was probably a great empire in Europe, but he didn't know the relationship with the later generations of Britain, France and other countries.

He said, "Can't you buy glass directly from Futu?"

Chai Lingwen shook his head and said, "No one knows how to get to Futu by water."

"How about by land?"

"Or not."

"why?"

"Business routes have been cut off. Brother Guo, you don't know. The current Dashi is so powerful that it invades Persia in the east and destroys the land in the west. The two great empires are only able to parry and have no power to fight back. Along the road Above, fighting for years, which businessman dares to leave!"

Guo Ye slumped down on the chair like a deflated ball, and said, "So, the plan to buy glass from Persia is completely hopeless. It seems that the only way is to make glass yourself. "

Liang Ershao said: "Listen to you, have you really seen glass before?"

Guo Ye said disdainfully: "I have seen more glass than you have seen copper coins."

"Where did you meet?"

At this time, Guo Ye didn't have the mood to fool the two of them, and said, "Don't worry about it. All in all, I didn't lie to you."

"Are you sure about making glass?"

"Oh. If I had been sure, I wouldn't have invited the two of you here."

"Then you just said you saw a lot of glass?"

Guo Ye said angrily: "Have you ever seen many delicious dishes? Can you cook them yourself? Seeing them and being able to cook them are two completely different things."

Suddenly he remembered something, took a breather, and said: "By the way, how many glasses do you have now? If there are enough glasses, maybe it will scare the five great gentry and make him retreat, which is not good at all." It can also delay a little time."

Chai Lingwen said: "To be honest, it's just this piece. But don't worry, I know that there is a person who still has a lot of glass. If we buy all the glass in his hand, we can last at least for a while."

"Who is this person?"

Chapter 1763 Deng Qibin

"This man is a foreigner with a Chinese name named Deng Qibin. In fact, he sold us the piece of glass in our hand."

"Then he is far away in Persia now? But in a few months, the cheap glazed products of the five great noble clans will be manufactured, and the water far away can't quench the thirst of the near!"

"No, actually he is in Chang'an now."

Liang Ershao added: "Deng Qibin took the initiative to find us when he was in Persia, and wanted to come to Datang on our boat. The price of this piece of glass is two hundred guan, which is worth the cost of the boat."

Guo Ye's heart moved, and he said: "Since Deng Qibin has such glass, he must be a rich man in Persia. How could he use the glass to pay for the ship? Can't he just pay for it?"

"This...we don't know much about it. Anyway, there are all our people on board. He is a foreigner, even if he has evil intentions, he can't make any waves. I think this piece of glass is cheap, so I agreed."

"Alone? Not even an entourage? Still carrying a treasure? This is too strange! Isn't he afraid that you will be blackmailed?"

Chai Lingwen said: "When this kid got on the ship, he didn't tell the truth. Later, our ship's clerk was shrewd and found a lot of glass vessels in his cargo."

Liang Ershao said: "It's also the kid's luck that he met our brothers. Our brothers are so rich that we really don't like his three melons and two dates. If he meets someone else, maybe he has already fed the fish at the bottom of the sea gone."

Guo Ye said: "There is a way to seek wealth and wealth. If you want to make a fortune, I can understand that you are willing to take risks. But this Deng Qibin is not short of money, and he took such a big risk to come to Datang. What is he trying to do?" ?”

Without waiting for Chai Lingwen and Liang Ershao to answer, Guo Ye continued: "Interesting! I wonder if you two can get in touch with him. I want to meet him in person."

Liang Ershao said: "It's easy to say, Deng Qibin is at my home now."

Guo Yeqi said: "This Deng Qibin is too nervous. He exposed his wealth on the boat and dared to live in your house? Isn't this seducing someone to commit a crime?"

"Because he couldn't leave even if he wanted to. Due to the acclimatization of the soil and water, he fell seriously ill as soon as he landed, and now he can barely go to the ground."

"So that's it, let's go meet this Deng Yangren together!"

……

Unlike the modern Europeans in Guo Ye's impression, Deng Qibin is not tall at all, and even a little too short.According to the weights and measures of modern society, it is probably less than 1.5 meters.

This man is short in stature, with a full beard, red hair, blue eyes, and a fat figure.Such an image made Guo Ye secretly amazed.

He thought to himself, why is Deng Qibin's appearance not much different from the dwarves in fantasy novels?Is it his own eccentric appearance, or is it true that the ancestors of Europeans have such virtues?

Liang Ershao said: "Let me introduce, this is a distinguished guest from afar, Deng Qibin from Fushu. And this is our Duke of Qin, Guo Ye, Guo Ziyi!"

Deng Qibin bowed skillfully to the end, and said in a blunt tone: "Pierre Blapin Charles, see Qin Guogong! You can also call my Chinese name Deng Qibin."

Guo Ye clasped his hands and said, "Mr. Qi Bin is a visitor from afar, and he just recovered from a serious illness. There is no need to be polite, please sit down quickly."

"Thank you Qin Guogong!"

Looking at Deng Qibin's skillful movements, Guo Ye thought to himself, this Deng Yang is really not simple, not only can he speak and speak Chinese, but also his every move is in line with the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty.

If he hadn't learned Chinese and Tang rituals before, he would have reached this level in just a few months.With such intelligence, even if you get Datang, you can be regarded as a top figure.This person should not be underestimated!

There was nothing to greet with a foreigner, and the two parties were divided into guests and hosts. Guo Ye coughed and went straight to the point: "Mr. Deng, I heard that you have a batch of goods to sell. I wonder if there is such a thing?"

"To tell you the truth, Qin Guogong, I do have some glass to sell."

"Oh? Where are those glasses? Can someone from Guo take a look."

"As you wish!"

When Guo Ye saw those glasses, he was honestly not satisfied.Leaving aside the appearance of the glass, the quantity is not very large.

All glass products are packed in a large box.There are about twenty or thirty pieces.There are larger glass bowls, glass vases, and a few things that look like rubies as Chai Lingwen showed before.

These glassware, in the hands of a single person, can be called a huge fortune.But if it is used for business wars, it will not be enough at all.It can only be said that chat is better than nothing.

Guo Ye sighed, and said, "I, Mr. Guo, want all these glassware. Please set a price."