Chapter 120: The venetian

After Marlin's team trudged through the Alps and entered the territory of Venice, Venice's developed station system immediately passed the news to Venice.
内 In the Governor's Palace of Venice, a group of senior Venetian members are discussing countermeasures ...
Negotiate what countermeasures? Marin came to withdraw money! To be honest, the Venetian was not very happy about paying 125 thousand gold coins to Marin. Although, the previous captives made most of their expenses back through ransom, without much loss. However, for Marin to come to withdraw money, they are still very unhappy. After all, this is watching a lot of money go from one's own hands to others' hands.
"How long is this kid, this? I have spent half a million gold coins in more than a year, isn't it too bad for me?" Said a member of the parliament in disgrace. He is a banker. He spends a lot of money in Venice for a year and can put a lot of loans and eat a lot of interest.
"Well, let's get rid of him and hack this money?" A member suggested. This person is the owner of the underground forces in Venice and likes to be overcast.
"No, if you kill him, his men will reveal the original agreement and Venice will lose its reputation. If there is no credit, Venice's trade will be wrong." Governor Agustino Barbarigo immediately rejected it. The idea.
"But it really hurts to let that kid take away 750,000 gold coins like this!"
"Yeah yeah ..." Many people agreed.
"You guys, I have an idea ..." said a lawmaker named Alani.
"Tell me ..." Governor Agustino Barbarigo glanced at Alani.
"Although we owe Marin Huffman 750,000 gold coins, but did not say in the agreement that they are required to give them all at once?"
Everyone thinks about it, it really isn't ...
"I mean, although Marin Huffman came to withdraw money, we don't have to give 750,000 at a time ..."
"You mean ... in batches?" Governor Agustino Barbarigo hesitated.
"Yes, we can give him in three batches and return him 250,000 a year. Another 500,000 gold coins left in Venice can generate a lot of profits a year ..."
"Good idea, but why do you do this? I'm afraid that guy will make a noise ..." the governor worried.
"What are you afraid of? We're not giving it. As for the reason, it's very simple. Let's just say that there is a financial crisis in Venice. He can still bite us?"
"OK ... good idea ..." Many people agreed. 500,000 gold coins, I do not know how much interest to generate in two years. You know, in this era, the interest on lending was around 10%. Lending to kings and nobles has an extremely high interest rate of up to 15%. If 500,000 gold coins are left for two years, you can earn tens of thousands of gold coins.
另外 "Also, I have a suggestion ..." Murano director Amello said.
"We owe him 750,000 gold coins. Didn't say we must give them?"
当然 "Sure, what do you mean?"
"Hey ... we can pay with Murano glass ..." Amelo smiled wryly ...
"This ... this method is so evil ..." However, the members of Parliament felt very happy.
Murano is the manufacturing center of the Venetian glass industry. The stained glass produced on the island is sold throughout Europe and even the Middle East, and the price is not cheap.
However, in recent years, due to frequent wars, the glass business in Venice has also been affected to some extent, and some backlogs have appeared. Amelo, a member of the glass business, suddenly wanted to force the sale of glass products to Marin ...
好 "Okay, this is good, but how much is a good sale?"
"Master, I think, 750,000 gold coins, we will give 250,000 gold coins in two years. For the remaining 250,000 gold coins, we only use Venice products to pay off ..."
"Will this anger the kid?" Governor Agustino Barbarigo was a little worried, afraid of Marin talking in anger.
不 "I'm not afraid, if we kill him, we will be in danger of leaking it. As long as he is good, if the secret is leaked out, his emperor will not be able to spare him first!"
"That makes sense! Just do it!"
"Master, don't just care about selling glass products. In the 250,000 gold coins, you must allocate a share of the ship! My shipyard will soon be uncovered ..." shouted Mr. Magria.
"And the food in my house ..."
"My spice ..."
"My clock ..."
Uh ...
These Venetian members do business at home and have a lot of goods ...
Uh ...
When Marin arrived at the Governor's Mansion, Governor Agustino Barbarigo personally came forward and received Marin:
"It's been a long time, Baron Huffman, I'm so glad to see you!"
"It's also Marin's honor to see the Governor again! You can just call me Marin!"
"Sit down ..."
After a while, the two sides began negotiations. When Governor Agustino Barbarigo proposed the conditions, Marin's face became very ugly. He didn't expect that the Venetian would lie like this ...
"Governor, I'm here to withdraw money, not to buy goods!"
"I know, Baron Marin. You know, because of the French invasion, the entire Italian economy collapsed, which also caused huge difficulties in Venice's business. Therefore, we have no ability to take out 750,000 gold coins at once. You Next time, we can only take out 250,000 gold coins, but if you have a demand, there is a lot of goods in Venice's backlog, which can be deducted ... "
"What do I want so many products for? I don't have a chamber of commerce. The products are shipped back. I can only see them in the house or warehouse ..."
"But we don't really have that much cash ..." Governor Agustino Barbarigo also pretended to be a poor man, as if Venice was really poor.
"This ... or else, Venice gave me a group of artisans? I heard that there are many artisans in Venice that have signed lifetime contracts with Venice, such as the glass artisans on Murano Island. Otherwise, the Governor gave me Calling a craftsman for a lifetime contract? "
"What artisan do you want?"
"Call Glass Craftsman?"
不可能 "Impossible, the glass industry is the core industry of Venice, I will not give it, and other members will not agree!"
"Master, what I want is not the core craftsman who understands the formula of stained glass, but the ordinary craftsman who understands glass blowing, carving and polishing ..."
"is it?"
当然 "Of course, what else do you think?"
Marin's idea has actually been there before. He has always wanted to recruit a group of artisans who know how to make glassware. The eastern region lacks glass products. Even in India, the price of glass products is very high, not to mention the lack of bright glass products.
Europe and the East trade, because there is no special product exchange, they have to buy money. But in this way, a lot of gold and silver flowed into the East. Before the discovery of American gold and silver, Europeans did not have so much gold and silver to buy.
In this context, the glass products of Venice have become an important exchangeable commodity. Even Daming, who has extremely scarce glass, can sell for a high price.
However, Marin didn't have a glass craftsman, and he only knew some principles. Therefore, he had already planned to come to Venice to dig glass craftsmen.
At this stage, good-looking stained glass is the main export product of Venice, and it is also the core secret of Venice. Even more powerful mercury tin-plated glass mirrors have not yet appeared, and they will have to wait for decades. These years, the core technology of Venice is stained glass.
However, the stained glass technology is a profound thing for others. Marin, who has studied chemistry, knows the secrets in it, just adding a special mineral.
What Marin needs most is a glassmaker of the processor type. After all, trading with the Orientals requires processing the glass to look like the Orientals.
For example, if you carve a glass cross, Eastern talents don't like it. However, you carved a glass dragon and phoenix, which was definitely welcomed in Daming and even regarded as a treasure.
He Marin is planning to open up the Daming trade route. He doesn't have so much gold and silver to buy silk and porcelain. He can only use glassware that meets the oriental aesthetic requirements to exchange related goods and make huge profits.
At the same time, Marin also asked Governor Agustino Barbarigo for a group of shipbuilders ...
总 Governor Agustino Barbarigo did not reply directly, but discussed with the members of parliament. I heard that the core stained glass technology is not touched. Even the director of Murano, Amello, has no objection. As for shipbuilding artisans, the shipbuilding industry has been in a slump over the years, and Venice's demand for ships has greatly reduced. Shipbuilding tycoon Magellan doesn't care about the shipbuilding craftsmen who hand in some lifelong contracts ~ EbookFREE.me ~. However, high prices are certain.
In this way, everyone reached an agreement and agreed to deliver a group of ordinary glass craftsmen who did not involve the secret technology of stained glass, and a group of shipbuilding craftsmen to Marin. But that price ...
什么 "What? A glass craftsman and a shipbuilding craftsman are worth 200 gold coins? Lord Governor, are you too dark?" Marin almost jumped in shock.
"Whether you want it or not, it is the price. Baron Marin, you know, these are the top European craftsmen, and they are life-long contracts, and they will not betray them!"
"Are all veterans with more than 10 years of experience as a craftsman?" Marin gritted his teeth and decided to leave in batches.
"Yes, you can follow this request."
好 "Okay, I want 50 glass craftsmen, and 200 shipbuilders!" Marin now lacks shipbuilders, and glass craftsmen also need them. So, he asked for so much, the total price reached 50,000 gold coins. In addition, considering the trade to India this time, a batch of goods is needed. As a result, Marin also purchased a large number of stained glass products worth 10,000 gold coins.
After the death, Marin also requested that the families of these artisans, together with these artisans, be shipped with goods to the island of Texel with the goods. Of course, the Venetian had no comment, but the fare to be collected was not reduced at all.
When sending the craftsmen back to Texel, Marin also sent Schwartz with half of the people, escorted 200,000 gold coins, and returned to Texel with the ship. And Marin himself, with Sauer, Kohler, Kahn, and others, with 50,000 gold coins, continue to stay in Italy and do other things ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Welcome to the book readers to read, the latest, most The fastest and hottest serial works are at ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Please read for mobile users.