C2065 European marketing rights (1/2)
Duke of Newcastle's promise stunned everyone present. Of course it was limited to these Chinese guests, none of the Englishmen present felt surprised.
The welcoming officials who accompanied the Duke stared at the Chinese with a faint look of contempt. They all felt a strong sense of pride in their hearts.
”Do Chinese people who have never seen the world really think that twenty or thirty thousand pounds is a huge sum of money? Spices have been expensive in Europe since ancient times. Spices from India and Southeast Asia were once more expensive than gold.
”The price of a secret recipe like the fresh source should be more than ten times, or even a hundred times higher than that of gold! Why is this Eastern Führer different from what the rumors say, petty, he actually dares to doubt the purchasing power of my British Empire! ”
The British were silently cursing, while the Chinese people present were full of mixed feelings. In the history of mankind, it was the first time a country had used money to smash someone's face. Since when did it happen?
What was even more shocking was Evil Doctor Huang, he was the leader of the secret research and development team, he was very clear on the cost of this bottle of fresh source, the kelp found in the Mediterranean did not require money, just burning some coal would be the cost.
There was also the poppy shell, which was a commonly seen Chinese medicine. It was a by-product of the opium industry. One tael of silver for a sack.
If one had to talk about the cost, the porcelain vases from the Cheng Hua age would probably be the most expensive. However, they were not the best quality products from the official kiln and could be traded in a normal antique shop in Qing Dynasty for a hundred taels of silver.
Evil Doctor Huang swallowed his saliva as he thought to himself, the Führer is truly a god, he can't even compare to a stone turning into gold!
Stealing money was like stealing money. This was like trying to scam a bunch of foreign devils to their deaths. However, it was really fun. This was too much!
Since official diplomatic activities would only start tomorrow morning, Duke of Newcastle was merely a guide who welcomed them in advance. On this day, both sides would not discuss national affairs.
Duke and Xiao Letian nodded to the people around them, and the Registrars from both sides put down their pens. From now on, the time of the private negotiations would not be recorded.
Xiao Letian cut a piece of beef into his mouth and chewed it slowly. After eating it, Xiao Letian acted like he had thought of something, and said with a look of understanding, ”Since the Duke is so confident, why don't we talk about it privately. There shouldn't be any harm in trying it!”
”Since you want to open a high-end restaurant and sell my family's secret recipe, then the restaurant's size, location, decoration, staff training, etiquette, and so on cannot be ambiguous …”
”May I ask the Duke what his conditions are?”
”That's right, I agree with the Head of State. I will settle the issue of the restaurant's land use. All the most prosperous regions in the UK are concentrated in the hands of our circle of nobility, and I also have a lot of properties …”
”How is Downing Street? ”It's right next to the Prime Minister's residence. I have a piece of land, so I can set up a restaurant …”
This was the foundation of a high-class British noble family. Xiao Letian could not help but sigh with sorrow in his heart, ”Grandmother, this is the foundation that you have accumulated over hundreds of years and dozens of dukes!” ”How amazing, without a certain status, this land is impossible to obtain. This is something passed down from our ancestors!”
”You and I will split the starting capital. I will use land and decoration to buy shares, and you will use secret recipe and Chinese chefs to buy shares. I am not greedy for half of your European marketing rights, am I?”
”What?” European marketing rights! ” Xiao Letian started to sneer, ”Duke has such a big appetite, for such a profitable business, do you want the marketing rights of the entire Europe? ”Absolutely not, I can only give you the shares of the British Isles …”