EBE Chapter 1041 Is it really that expensive?
Chapter 1041 Is it really that expensive?
“Your Highness Prince Jing, this matter is something I am ashamed to mention, but I have no other choice but to ask you for help,” Joliv said awkwardly.
He paused briefly, then continued, "To be honest, our entire fleet was overjoyed to have unexpectedly discovered the Yuzhou continent during our voyage. What makes us even happier is that we had the honor of meeting His Highness Prince Jing and all of you present here."
"We also saw a variety of novel products in your country, which were eye-opening and changed our understanding of the Yuzhou Continent and the Western Chu Kingdom."
His eyes were full of sincerity as he continued, "We truly want to trade with your Western Chu Kingdom and hope to purchase more goods from your country to take back to the Luoba Continent."
Then he changed the subject and said hesitantly, "It's just that we came in a hurry and didn't expect to reach the advanced Western Chu Kingdom. The gold and silver we brought are really limited."
Therefore, I humbly request Your Highness Prince Jing and everyone else to extend a helping hand to us by selling the goods we brought at a price slightly lower than similar goods from your country. We would be extremely grateful for any assistance you could provide!
As soon as he finished speaking, Ouyang Yunyao translated the entire thing into Western Chu language.
After Joliff finished speaking, the blond men on Joliff's side all stared at Chu Chenjing and his group with anxious expressions, as if awaiting a verdict.
Chu Chenjing casually stroked the rim of the teacup in front of him, his obsidian-black eyes looking at Joliv, who was rattling off a string of words, with a half-smile. "Your Highness, I would like to ask, what is the price of these goods that your country has brought on your continent of Luoba?"
As a prince, Jolief was not familiar with the specific market prices. Hearing this, he was taken aback and quickly gave Charles a wink.
Charles understood immediately and took out a thick ledger from his wooden box, quickly flipping through it. After turning to a page, he held the ledger up to Ouyang Yunyao and Chu Chenjing.
He knew that only Princess Jing could understand them, so he looked at Ouyang Yunyao and said, "Princess Jing, look, this is the price we paid when we made the purchase."
Ouyang Yunyao did not take their account book, but her eyes swept over the familiar Arabic numerals on the account book, and she already understood.
He then looked up and said, "Mr. Charles, you don't need to show us this booklet. Just tell us directly, how much does a small mirror cost in your area?"
Charles immediately turned to the corresponding page, pointed to the numbers, and said to Ouyang Yunyao, "Princess Jing, look, a small mirror costs forty taels of silver, which is equivalent to four taels of gold."
Ouyang Yunyao glanced at the page, raised an eyebrow, and asked inquisitively, "Gold? So you sold it to us for five taels of gold back then, didn't you not make much money?"
"We could earn an ounce of gold too," Brian said sheepishly from the side. They had thought it would be great if they could earn some gold on the side.
Henry, who was standing nearby, saw that Princess Jing was communicating with her companions in Lopa, so he translated for Prince Jing and the Crown Prince in the language of Western Chu.
"Are all the goods from your Luoba Continent so expensive?" Ouyang Yunyao frowned slightly, asking with a look of doubt.
Joliv wasn't quite sure about the prices, but hearing Princess Jing's somewhat skeptical tone, he quickly said, "Princess Jing, to be honest, goods on our Luoba Continent are quite expensive, even rice isn't cheap. Only milk, beef, and bread are relatively inexpensive."
"Are the goods from your mainland really this expensive?" Han Fengli was astonished and stood up from his seat, his face full of disbelief.
Chu Feng, who had been speechless the whole time, was staring wide-eyed with his mouth agape. He was secretly planning how much money the prince and princess could make if they could transport their goods to the Luo Ba Continent to sell. He couldn't help but grin as he thought about it.
Chu Chenjing glanced at Chu Feng, who was staring blankly and grinning foolishly, and couldn't bear to look at him anymore. Was this really his subordinate? What had he thought of that made him grin like an idiot?
Ouyang Yunyao translated Han Fengli's words to Qiao Lifu and the others. Qiao Lifu added, "That's why we think your goods here are too cheap. We are eager to take more back so that we can earn a lot of money and make up for the money we need for our voyage."
Ouyang Yunyao nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly remembered something and asked in confusion, "Then why are your chocolates so expensive, costing twenty taels of gold? That's two hundred taels of silver!"
As Charles flipped through the ledgers, he couldn't help but sigh, "Princess Jing, you have no idea, we didn't make much money from the chocolate either."
When he turned to one of the pages, he pointed to the section about chocolate and said, “Princess Jing, look, look! We bought the chocolate for 170 taels of silver, which is cheap. In some places, it sells for 190 taels of silver. We didn’t make any money.”
"Why is it so expensive?" Ouyang Yunyao narrowed her eyes slightly, puzzled. In her mind, the current Luoba Continent should also be a place where cocoa trees are produced!
“We don’t have any cocoa beans for making chocolate in our country!” Oria hurriedly explained. “On the entire continent of Roba, only the kingdoms of Resia and Karaya produce cocoa beans. They monopolize the supply, so naturally they sell them at exorbitant prices.”
"I see." Ouyang Yunyao suddenly realized. She was secretly pleased with herself. In fact, the chocolates in her own space were considered brand-name in the 23rd century and were not cheap.
However, this is the only price she can sell for on the Yuzhou continent. Besides, she was just copied from the space and had no cost at all; it was pure profit.
Ouyang Yunyao returned to the main topic, "What Your Highness just said about us helping you sell it? How much do you want to sell it for? If you sell it for too high a price, no one in our Western Chu Kingdom will want it."
Ouyang Yunyao blinked, a sly smile playing on her lips, and tentatively suggested, "Why don't you try other countries?"
Upon hearing this, Joliv and his companions immediately became anxious. Joliv waved his hands repeatedly, "Princess Consort Jing, please quickly tell His Highness Prince Jing and His Highness the Crown Prince that we will not go to other countries and will only trade with your country from now on. Doesn't your country have ports? We will sail our large ships directly into your country's ports from now on."
While Qiao Lifu was speaking, Ouyang Yunyao translated for Chu Chenjing and the others.
After listening to Ouyang Yunyao's translation, Chu Chenjing looked at them and asked the same question as Ouyang Yunyao, "So, at what price do you want to sell your goods?"