Chapter 294: Venice scroll (10) silently picked up the list and bought a million tons of standard grain in plane r at a price not exceeding 20 million heat rings
Whether it would be profitable or not depends on the loss of the base, so the price that Sandro could lower doesn't make much sense
Nick quickly translated the list into chinese and saw that Sandro Chamber of commerce had divided the ivory into three grades, one of the first class 120 Ducat, a total of 800; The second class was 70 King Ducat, a total of 3000, the third class was 50 King Ducat, a total of 1000
He calculated in his mind that the price of ivory here was about 10 to 20 tons of wheat in terms of the grain price
Using the method of food equivalent, an ivory is about 5000 us dollars or more in modern times
According to the data collected by Lorraine, the price of each ivory (6 kilograms) set by the state forest administration of china is 250,000 rmb, but this is used to penalize the calculation of property
In the international market, the price of each kilogram of ivory is slowly crossing the threshold of 45,000 yuan, and the bigger the more expensive, a larger ivory can weigh 20 kilograms, double to 200 thousand us dollars, the lighter will be worth about 40 thousand us dollars, only this one, is a hundred million us dollars bill
He could not help but lament that the money for plane travel was really easy to earn
Thinking about the maintenance and upgrading costs of the three bases, he lamented, how did the money go so fast
Seeing the change in huang xuan's "Color," Sandro asked worriedly," Mr
Cosa, this is just a preliminary offer
If you have any ideas, we can discuss it again
" With a" uh" sound, he frowned and said," these ivory pieces cost 350,000 gold Ducat, which seems to be a little over my budget
" As he spoke, he looked at the horn of a rhinoceros
Compared to ivory, the price of a rhinoceros horn was much more approachable
There were only two classes of rhinoceros horn
The first class had four gold Ducat per kilogram, and the second class only had two Ducat
On the international market, the price of a kilo of african rhinoceros horn exceeded 5000 us dollars
At its peak, it could reach $ 15,000 per kilogram
In fact, it is more expensive than ivory, and for those who have completed the smuggling process, such as in the domestic market for certain" drugs," occasionally when rhinoceros horn powder is sold, its price will exceed 500 yuan per gram
Sandro had already considered Huang Xuan's needs
He made such a list and did not expect huang xuan to buy all of them
He mainly provided a choice space
He smiled and said," what about the price of rhinoceros horn and sheep's wool and woolen
" The rhinoceros horn has a total of about 30,000 kilograms, and the price is only over 80,000 King Ducat, while the woolen fabric is up to 500,000
Each one costs 12 Florin (20 gold bars), and the sheep" wool" is 100 pounds and 20 gold bars, which is not very cheap
It should also be affected by the british war, but the increase was not very high
After all, spain is also a big sheep" wool" country in europe, and England has not yet decided on the" sex" impact
Seeing the amount of wool, he smiled and glanced at Joseph
" The Medici family intends to sell a large amount of wool and sheep's wool
" In Italy, only Florence, Lombardy, and the veneto region could produce 500,000 pieces of wool, while only the Medici family of Florence could produce 500,000 pieces of wool
" At a time like this, the family still needs some food to ensure demand
Of course, the sheep's fur is also needed
" Joseph did not hide his identity
Hearing this, Huang Xuan immediately understood that among these luxuries, such as ivory, there was probably no shortage of the Medici family's inventory
In fact, this was normal
After all, for a business, the trade volume of 100,000 gold Ducat was already very large, and the storage of 350,000 Ducat
If it was ranked in the 21st century, it would be the top 500 in the world
The Medici family in Florence, in terms of status, prestige, and wealth, could be understood as having a large family in modern london
His heart was the foundation he had built when he was a child, and it was not lost
With Nick's detailed list, he quickly understood how much gold he would have to pay to buy the Medici family's supplies: ivory and rhinoceros horn cost 420,000 Ducat
Buying 10 million pounds of sheep" wool" would require 2 million gold Ducat, which was almost impossible, let alone 500,000 pieces of wool
Besides, there were people from Petro Chamber of commerce who didn't show up
Just as he thought of this, he heard a servant step up the ladder
Huang xuan looked out and saw that it was Mercedes of the Petro family
Sandro stood up to greet Mercedes
Before he walked up, he quickly said," if Mr
Cosa returns to china recently, he can bring some spices back
The price of spices in Venice is rising steadily
I think europe is no exception
If you need it, we can buy it for you
" Their main objective was to buy the grain, and it would be difficult to pay for it purely in gold coins
It would take a considerable amount of supplies to raise funds in a short period of time
But his eyes lit up and he cursed himself for being stupid
" What about the price
" In europe in the 15th century, the desire for spices was hard to understand after the 19th century, because for a long time, the european diet had been simple and crude, they always marinated beef and mutton with strong sandalwood for a long time
However, with just a little pepper, lilac, or other spice powder, they would become delicious dishes
This made the european, who had tasted it once, unable to help but be fascinated by it
In addition, in europe during this period, the preservation technology was very backward, and they had a habit of eating meat, which was hanging there after slaughter in winter, and the problem was very serious in spring
In order to keep the meat longer and make it less smelly even after it has gone bad and rotted, the spice became more and more important
However, the price of spices itself was not expensive, because europe was far away from the oriental spice producing area
From the 13th century onwards, pepper was everywhere in the east
In the european market, it was measured by grains
" Pepper bags
" It was another name for the european rich
Those expensive" women" often sprinkled a little perfume on their bodies, cars, and immediately, swaggering around the market
Yes, not perfume, but perfume
Columbo and a large number of other seafarers, the most initial reason for their succession, can be summed up as: to find spices, or to find a route to the region where spices are produced
At first, he thought of spices, but since he had already brought 1 million tons of food, he felt that it was enough
He did not think that the venetians were so rich
In the following time, he began to work on the calculation of time and the location of the warehouse, almost forgetting the things that could make the most money
Sandro slowly stretched out four fingers and said," 100 pounds 400 King Ducat
" I almost couldn't help but say" I do
" The 15th century was the peak of the spice price
Furthermore, the peak of the spice price in the history of mankind was set around 1455
In the days of 1443 years ago, the portuguese bought a tonne of pepper in India (a tonne was equal to 100 kilograms of pepper), which was less than 3 Ducat, but was sold at a high price of 40 Ducat in Lisbon
However, compared with the price after the Osman Turkey empire conquered constantinople, it was dwarfed
When the turks took complete control of the balkans and asia minor, and were able to cut off the long trade routes between the east and the west, the price of spices rose rapidly and the acquisition of spices became even more difficult as the imperial army arbitrarily extorted and robbed caravans from the occupied land and imposed heavy taxes on past merchants
According to reports, at that time, the pepper purchased by one Ducat gold coin in the east was transported to the european market through a checkpoint, which required more than 300 Ducat gold coins
The profit of 300 times was 100 300 %
With the outbreak of the rose war, it could be foreseen that more ships would be recruited to participate in non-commercial or semi-commercial" sex" activities, and more experienced sailors would come down from their posts, which meant that the price of spices would continue to rise
Nick's eyes lit up as he spoke to the Hidden Sound
" Ask lu min and the others to buy a lot of cardamom, black pepper, chili, lilac, cinnamon, coriander
" Just then, he asked," what else
"" The great master of yellow, is it just spices
" Nick asked timidly
" We need something from this era and something familiar
Now, speed
" Huang xuanlian said it twice before he put away his slightly changed face
Joseph thought that the price had frightened Huang Xuan, snorted disdainfully, and said," the price of spices will continue to increase
It's better to buy some now
" He began to laugh without concealing it
His smiling face cramped up
Mr
Medici, who was smiling, was a little annoyed and angry
Only then did he shout at Sandro, who was stunned," I remember that I brought spices
"" You brought spices
" Mercedes, who happened to walk up slowly, quickened his pace and ran to huang xuan
" Oh, I thought the portuguese gave up
How much spices do you have