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Chapter 708, priceless full-length mirror

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    Toledo, in the royal palace of the Kingdom of Castile.

    Queen Isabella I and Ferdinand II are summoning Zhao Houhou, Jiang Liang and others from the distant Ming Dynasty.

    In the huge palace, the nobles and ministers of the entire Spanish Royal Palace gathered.

    "See His Majesty the King and His Majesty the Queen~"

    Zhao Houhou and Jiang Liang came to the palace wearing bright red clothes, and bowed slightly to salute the two deceased people. After arriving in Europe, they realized that there were many queens in Europe, and the Spain in front of them turned out to be two kingdoms.  Merged together, there are two kings at the same time.

    Although it is somewhat difficult to understand this phenomenon, there are still some etiquette that should be followed. After all, I come from the Ming Dynasty, a country of etiquette.

    "No gifts~"

    Ferdinand II spoke slowly.

    "Thank you, Your Majesty~"

    Zhao Houhou and Jiang Liang thanked them, then waved, and someone came up from behind carrying gifts one after another.

    "Dear Your Majesty the King, Your Majesty the Queen, please accept our little kindness this time."

    "The first gift is a full-length mirror~"

    Zhao Houhou opened the full-length mirror that was blocked by white cloth. Even in the Ming Dynasty, mirrors are now expensive. Especially this kind of full-length mirror, which costs hundreds of taels of silver each. It is the most expensive thing brought here.  Something.

    With Zhao Houhou¡¯s introduction, someone came to Ferdinand II and Isabella I carrying a mirror.

    "Oh God~"

    "There is such a big mirror!"

    The two of them looked at themselves in the mirror with incomparable clarity, every detail was reflected, everything was clearly reflected, and they couldn't help but exclaimed.

    Historically, it would take decades for businessmen in Venice to create such a thing as a mirror. As soon as the mirror appeared in Europe, it immediately became popular among the aristocracy throughout Europe. A palm-sized mirror would cost up to  One hundred and fifty thousand francs.

    Therefore, Venetian businessmen also made a lot of money by relying on glass mirrors. In order to keep this secret, they even agreed that anyone who revealed the secret of making mirrors would be executed, and even the place where the mirrors were made was placed on the map.  On the secret island.

    It was not until the 1670s that the French took great pains to steal the technology of making mirrors from Venetian merchants in Italy.

    Of course, in this era, because of the arrival of Liu Jin, the Ming Dynasty had already produced mirrors. Persian merchants sold mirrors from the Ming Dynasty and then sold them to the Mediterranean, and then flowed into Europe.

    This mirror itself was extremely expensive in the Ming Dynasty. After changing hands for thousands of miles, a palm-sized mirror has reached sky-high prices in Europe. Only the truly wealthy royal family and nobles can own a mirror.  .

    Obviously, the Spanish royal family in this era was very poor. Queen Isabella I had always wanted to own a mirror, but she could never buy one, and the mirror was too expensive.

    It¡¯s okay now. Zhao Houhou and Jiang Liang directly gave her a full-length mirror.

    She couldn't help but stood up excitedly, looked at herself in the mirror, and was so happy.

    The surrounding Spanish nobles and ministers also looked at the mirror curiously. Everyone already knew about the mirror, but very few people had seen it.

    There are really too few mirrors that have been exiled to Europe. Every one of them is a treasure, collected by some princes and nobles.

    Now that we have the opportunity to see the mirror, everyone is naturally very curious.

    "I like this gift very much!"

    Isabella I was very satisfied with the gifts given by Zhao Houhou and Jiang Liang.

    Such a full-length mirror would be a priceless treasure in Europe at this time.

    Kolster bought several small mirrors from Penglai City in America and brought them back. It is said that each mirror was auctioned for a sky-high price, making him rich overnight.

    "It is my honor to be able to satisfy Her Majesty the Queen~"

    Zhao Houhou smiled, and then introduced other gifts one after another.

    Before coming to Europe, Tian Erniu had already prepared these things, but because it was on the Golden Continent, there were not many things that could be brought there, and they were not too precious.

    It¡¯s nothing more than mirrors, porcelain, silk and tea. These things were all very important in the Ming Dynasty.They may be very valuable in Europe, but they still underestimate the beauty of mirrors. The mirrors purchased by Carlst Tianjin Ocean Trading Company have already sold for sky-high prices here in Europe.

    And those mirrors are only the size of a palm, and this full-length mirror only has this side.

    "After returning to Golden Continent, you must write a letter back to Ming Dynasty and ask the commercial bank headquarters to transport a large amount of mirrors, porcelain, and silk to Golden Continent, and then transport it from Golden Continent to Europe."

    "A small mirror as big as a palm can easily be sold for thousands or tens of thousands of taels of silver here in Europe. This kind of full-length mirror is a priceless treasure."

    "There are also spices. These Europeans don't like to take baths, and spices are fatally tempting to them."

    "Sugar is also a good seller. A pound of sugar can be sold for dozens of taels of silver. They don't know how to make sugar, and they like to eat sweets."

    "But these Europeans are very smart and their navigation technology is also very advanced. If you want to make money, you must seize the first few years."

    Zhao Houhou was constantly summarizing in his mind, and he had already thought about what to do next.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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