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Although the Nanyang countries are backed by the Central Plains dynasty, their trade exchanges with each other are not frequent, and they are mostly carried out in the form of tribute.

To put it simply, the Nanyang countries paid tribute to Daning every year with their own special products, such as spices, ivory, and gems, and the Daning court gave back silk and porcelain of equal or even super value.

In essence, this is the official level of barter between countries.

This is also an important reason why the Nanyang countries are willing to submit to the Central Plains Dynasty. Although they need to bow their heads to Daning and pay tribute every year, in fact, the Nanyang countries do not suffer. Coveted and invaded by other great powers.

But even so, the non-governmental trade between Daning and the Southeast Asian countries was not prosperous.

One of the main reasons is currency settlement.

The currencies of Daning and the Nanyang countries are different. Although influenced by the Central Plains culture, the Nanyang countries also learned from the Central Plains dynasty and used bronze to cast their own currencies. The shape is also round on the outside and square on the inside, but they have their own characteristics depending on the country. , are not in circulation with each other, and are not easy to convert each other due to differences in value and purchasing power.

Although Daning is the kingdom of heaven in the eyes of the Nanyang countries, the "Daning Tongbao" of Daning does not circulate among the Nanyang countries, nor is it recognized by the monarchs and people of the Nanyang countries.

For various reasons, non-governmental trade in Daning and the Nanyang countries requires gold and silver settlement or barter. With so many restrictions, merchants are not enthusiastic about trade with the Nanyang countries.

But recently, no matter which country in Nanyang, every port in Nanyang is full of large and small merchant ships from Daning, which are full of silk, tea, cloth, porcelain and even ironware from the Central Plains.

Just as Xiao Jie expected, merchants value profits, even if they are helping Xiao Jie and the court, they have to find a way to earn some extra money. They know what products from the Central Plains sell well in Nanyang countries, so many merchants did not choose to carry them. Instead of buying gold and silver to buy the special products of the Nanyang countries, they chose to transport a large number of urgently needed goods from the Central Plains to the Nanyang countries, and used them to barter with the Nanyang countries to make a huge profit.

Poundsun Port is the largest port in Funan.

When a merchant ship full of goods was moored at the port, all the merchants in the whole city went crazy and flocked to the dock one by one.

You must know that Funan, like Daning, is also in an era where men farm and women weave. Many daily necessities are produced and sold by the common people. There are not many kinds of things that merchants can sell, but Funan is no better than Daning. It is not as vast and rich as Daning, and its production technology is far behind Daning, which means that Daning can produce many commodities that Funan does not have. Every businessman can realize how big a business opportunity this is.

Lu Fei was assigned to Poundsun Port after the internal discussion and resolution of the Chamber of Commerce, and was fully responsible for the trade matters with Funan Kingdom.

When he got off the boat, he was almost frightened by the scene in front of him.

The entire port was already overcrowded, and many businessmen and people who came to watch the excitement surrounded the small pier.

Each spoke with a variety of strange accents, asking the guys on the ship how to sell the goods on the merchant ship.

The guys have also been ordered in advance, and they all told these Funan merchants and people in a unified voice that they only accept gold and silver for purchase, or exchange with wood, spices, ivory, rhino horn and agarwood.

Many Funan businessmen and people who were present at the scene couldn't help but become active after hearing the words.

The merchants in the Central Plains would not accept the copper coins of the Funan Kingdom as early as the Funan merchants had expected, but the people of the Funan Kingdom were poor, and most of the gold and silver were in the hands of the nobles. They can use the copper coins of the Funan Kingdom to buy large quantities from the people, and then use them to exchange silk, tea, cloth, porcelain and iron with these Central Plains merchants, which are urgently needed by the Funan Kingdom. If it is resold to the people of Funan Kingdom, the profit in the middle is undoubtedly very terrible.

As if inspired by something, many people on the pier started to scatter and went their separate ways. Everyone knew in their hearts that the early bird catches the worm, and they wanted to buy a lot of Zhongyuan before more people discovered this huge business opportunity. The goods that the merchant needs may not even be able to eat the bones if it is too late.

Seeing the Funan people on the pier gradually disperse, Lu Fei and the guys in the fleet breathed a sigh of relief. They were also worried that there would be troubles if there were too many people. After all, people are in a foreign country, so everything should be done carefully. , so as not to bring people in if the money is not earned.

Taking advantage of the lack of people, Lu Fei quickly brought a few guys ashore, rented several large warehouses near the port, and then ordered the guys to work overtime to move all the goods on board to the warehouse.

But there were too many goods on board, dozens of guys moved all the time until the sun was about to set, each of them was so tired that their backs hurt and their legs cramped, and they finally moved all the things to the warehouse.

But before they could take a breath, there was a sudden commotion outside the warehouse. Lu Fei was worried about making a mistake, so he personally led a few strong guys out to check.

Outside the warehouse, a fat-bellied Funan businessman was greeting the several ox carts behind him, each of which was full of goods.

Lu Fei had a very sharp nose, and soon smelled a strange fragrance, and couldn't help but be overjoyed. Could this be the agarwood, a special product of Funan Country?

He didn't dare to be negligent, so he personally went forward to receive the businessman from Funan Kingdom. Fortunately, the businessman had also studied the Four Books and Five Classics and knew how to speak Chinese, so there was no obstacle for the two to communicate. It is the agarwood business that Funan Kingdom is doing. Hearing that the merchant ship in Zhongyuan is willing to exchange Central Plains products for the special products of Funan Kingdom, he deliberately brought all the agarwood from his warehouse, and wanted to make a big deal for Lu Fei.

Most of the people in Funan are poor, and most people can’t afford such expensive commodities as agarwood. Liutuo can only do business with high-ranking officials and nobles occasionally. There is a large amount of agarwood in the warehouse, and he is also very worried about how to sell it. go out.

Therefore, when Liu Tuo heard that there were dozens of ships of Central Plains merchants bringing goods from the Central Plains to exchange agarwood, which is a special product of the Funan country, he didn't care to think about it, and immediately invited all the agarwood from his warehouse to trade with Lu Fei.

Lu Fei called a shrewd man to greet Liu Tuo for him, and took him to check the goods he brought, while he himself went to check the agarwood that the other party brought.

Although Liu Tuo brought a lot of agarwood, Lu Fei became more and more satisfied with it. Both the appearance and the taste of these agarwood are first-class top-grade. If they are exclusively sold to the Central Plains for those high-ranking officials, it will naturally be Can make a fortune.

But then he remembered that they had promised the King of Qi that the Tao family would accept all the goods as they were shipped back to Panyu, and that the money would most likely be made by the Tao family.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help being disappointed and jealous. Otherwise, how could Tao's family be the number one merchant in Daning, and let them do all the money-making things. How can they not be rich and invincible?

But then, Lu Fei suddenly thought, since the Nanyang trade makes so much money, why should he stick to a small Jiaozhou, only limited to the mere cloth business? They are all buying low and selling high, why don't you make a lot of money every time?

Just when Lu Fei was still thinking about it, the man had already led Liutuo out of the warehouse. From the warm smile on his face, it could be seen that he was very satisfied with the products Lu Fei brought.

The next negotiation went smoothly. After some less intense bargaining, Lu Fei and Liu Tuo quickly reached a consensus. Liu Tuo kept all the agarwood he brought, and took away the carts of silk and porcelain. , and tea.

Liu Tuo has dealt with the nobles of the Funan Kingdom all the year round, so he naturally knew that what they liked most was wearing silk clothes, having porcelain at home, and drinking tea from the Central Plains in their mouths. These were all status symbols in the Funan Kingdom.

Thinking that he exchanged so many good things from the Central Plains with the agarwood that could not be sold in a warehouse, and that he could make a lot of money by reselling it to the dignitaries of Funan Kingdom, Liu Tuo couldn't help being elated, and he didn't forget to tell him Lu Fei, be sure to leave him with a batch of high-quality silk porcelain and tea. In the past few days, he will hire a large number of people into the deep mountains and old forests, and will definitely bring Lu Fei more and better agarwood. Lu Fei is naturally full of enthusiasm. agree to come down.

Just as Liu Tuo was sent away, several businessmen came with big carts and small carts, and they seemed to be rushing to send money to Lu Fei.

At this moment, Lu Fei made up his mind that this trip is to complete the task assigned by King Qi, but from now on he will focus on Nanyang trade.

He is the man who will become the king of sea merchants!