In the end, Night Song gave in.
Since she was being controlled and couldn't fight back, what else could she do? She could only endure … …
So Tang En happily found the spice market.
Irus … … Or rather, the spice trade in Prandal was very prosperous. There were many large and small companies that were involved in the spice trade. After all, these things were easy to store and could be stored for a long time. The most important thing was that they were small and had a high price. Where could one find a more suitable product?
Magic Crystals were a better product, but as mentioned before, the cost of Magic Crystals was high and the profits were low. Moreover, the main market was the City of Silver. Those who were qualified to trade Magic Crystals in the City of Silver were all large companies. When large companies traded with the City of Silver, making money was a small matter, they could even lose money. The most important thing was to establish a connection with the City of Silver and then sell the treasures made by the magicians. That was the biggest way to make money.
How could small merchants travel thousands of miles to do business that wasn't worth it?
Therefore, for the vast majority of low-level merchants, spices were the best trade products. A horse could carry bags of spices on the road. As long as they started at a low price from the place of origin, they could easily make a good profit in any city.
As soon as he entered the spice market, Tang En smelled the familiar rich smell from earth. It was the smell of various seasonings mixed together, it was also the smell of the farmer's market.
"Ah … …"
Seeing Tang En take a deep breath with an intoxicated look, Night Song, Tina, and Elsa were all confused. Wasn't it just some spices? Why was he so excited?
This world wasn't earth after all. They didn't experience the crazy spice trade in Europe in the Middle Ages where prices were higher than gold. All kinds of native spices had been transplanted by the goblins and dwarves early on. After humans were born, the transplanted spices had adapted to the changes in climate and people just sat back and enjoyed the fruits of their labor. Although the price of spices was more expensive, it was because of some strange uses that caused the consumption of spices to be too large. The production couldn't keep up with the consumption, but the price wasn't expensive to the point where no one could afford it.
It was precisely because of this that the girls felt strange about Tang En's behavior — people on Earth would probably be equally surprised if they saw a billionaire sighing over the Malatang on the street …
"My Lord, do you … like spices?"
"Of course! This is the source of all delicacies! "
"The source of delicacies?"
Tina was stunned. "As far as I know, there aren't many spices used for cooking … Pepper, cloves, cumin …"
"That's because your culinary culture is too backward."
Of course, Tang En, who was born in the Foodie Empire, did not bother to explain. This civilization that had developed for tens of thousands of years had not developed a complementary cooking culture. It was simply a disgrace to mankind!
After all, the people of the Foodie Empire claimed that they would eat everything that could be eaten and turn the things that were difficult to swallow into medicine. Even the invasion of foreign species could be forcefully turned into a carnival feast. Once the label of delicious meat and nutritious food was labeled, it was equivalent to planting a death flag.
Unlike Western cooking methods that focused on the taste of the ingredients themselves, the ingredients used in many Eastern dishes had various drawbacks, such as fishy smell or rank odor. Therefore, it was necessary to cover up the shortcomings of the ingredients themselves and highlight the advantages. Under such circumstances, the importance of spices, or cooking seasonings, was naturally highlighted.
After eating fancy barbecued meat for a few months, it was not easy for him to find the chili that the natives here had not developed. Only then did he manage to improve his diet. Now that there were so many new seasonings here, every time Tang En took a deep breath, he felt that he saw a wonderful future.
He had already smelled some familiar smells, such as pepper, pepper, fennel, cinnamon and so on …
Tang En came in front of a bearded businessman who sold pepper. He was almost moved to tears because there were not only pepper but also pepper … Hot pot! I must eat hot pot tonight!
Tang En almost couldn't wait to ask, "How much is it?"
When the bearded merchant saw Tang En shopping with a few beauties, he immediately understood that there was a big business coming. He smiled and said, "Eight gold coins for a portion of Sichuan pepper, and ten gold coins for a portion of Sichuan pepper. I'm not bragging, but the quality of my Sichuan pepper and Sichuan pepper is the best in the whole market! A few years ago, there were too many people who successfully awakened their talents after using them! "
Tang En's face twitched a little. This was the most painful part for him.
As mentioned before, many people in Prandal believed that some spices had mysterious powers that could stimulate one's potential and make it easier to awaken one's talents to become a Seer. In the spirit of "better believe than not", many families would buy a lot of spices to use, make incense, or bathe their children in the hope of awakening their talents. Unfortunately, pepper and pepper were the best among them.
This might be another kind of superstition.
The one set that the bearded businessman mentioned was a small bag, about forty to fifty grams. Because the standard units in Prandal were not uniform, before traveling merchants went to other places to trade, they would separate the goods according to the local units and set the price in advance.
Forty grams was ten gold coins. According to the current exchange rate, it was equivalent to twenty-five silver coins per gram of pepper. This price was not cheap. Ordinary residents would have to make up their minds to buy it.
In the place of origin, the price might be lowered to about eight to ten silver coins per gram. However, there were all kinds of risks in transporting such a long distance. If there was no three or four times the profit, who would be willing to do it?
The price would not change. At most, it would be harder to sell, but it would not be impossible to sell. The businessman had been prepared for a long time and even prepared to spend the winter here, but he did not expect to meet a local tycoon.
Tang En waved his hand, "How much!? I'll take all of it! "
What was the point of earning so much money? You can't bring it with you when you're born, and you can't bring it with you when you die. Of course, money was used to let you enjoy life!
Eating comfortably was the first enjoyment in life.
After Tang En came to this world, the only thing that he was dissatisfied with was eating. Now that he could solve this problem with some gold coins, what else was there to be dissatisfied with?
"All, all of it!?"
The bearded businessman's eyes widened, "Are you sure!? In addition to the one hundred sets here, I have about three thousand sets of pepper and pepper in the back. If you can eat them all, I can give you a discount of one gold coin per set. "
After that, the bearded businessman looked at Tang En uneasily, fearing that he could not eat this amount.
Tang En said readily, "Give me all of it! This is the deposit, and the rest is transferred! "
The bearded businessman took the bag and shook it gently. He was overjoyed, "Please wait a moment!"
The next moment, he rushed into the house at the back like a madman. Then there was a commotion inside. The sleepy slaves were awakened by him and began to move the bags out.
Looking at the obviously malnourished slaves, Tang En shook his head secretly. The value of these slaves was not even comparable to spices of the same weight. Was this their fortune or their misfortune?
After the transfer, the bearded businessman rubbed his hands and said with a fawning face, "Your daughter is so lucky. Honorable guest, where do you want me to send these things? I can send them directly to your house for you. "
The smile on Tang En's face suddenly froze.
He looked back at Elijah not far away.
Daughter?
Do I look that old?
"No need."
As soon as Twain raised his hand, the bags of Sichuan and Sichuan peppers flew into his portable space.
"Magician!?"
The bearded businessman was stunned for a moment, and then he was overwhelmed by ecstasy.
Did you see!? Did you all see!?
Even a magician came to buy my pepper and pepper!
Doesn't this prove that my pepper and pepper are the best!?
This is the best publicity!
Didn't you see that the merchants around him were jealous of him?
"These things are good. Besides," Tang En was expressionless, "she's not my daughter. I'm not married yet."
The smile on the bearded businessman's face froze.
For the first time in his life, he felt that he had failed to flatter someone …
Tang En continued to buy freely in the spice market, frantically sweeping up all the spices he was familiar with. He also became the most popular fat sheep in the market area today. Wherever he went, he would receive scorching gazes — the merchants looked at him with affectionate eyes, much more enthusiastically than when they looked at the tavern waiters and prostitutes on the street.
Of course, at this moment, Tang En would never have thought that just because he wanted to satisfy his craving for good food, he would give countless people abnormal signals.
First of all, the merchants who noticed that he was a magician.
Didn't a magician come to buy these spices prove that these spices did indeed have some mysterious power?
Then, in just a few days, the price of spices as a whole rose a lot!
And this wasn't over yet!
Don't forget the people who had been cheated by Tang En after he emptied the Magic Crystal market!
Whether it was the Cardier Family, the Spade Family, or even the people of the Business Alliance, after being cheated by Tang En, they were all paying close attention to his every move. They carefully analyzed any clues and guessed if he had any intentions.
Very soon, the matter of Tang En buying large amounts of spices was placed in front of these people.
Then these people felt their heads swell.
They didn't know how to judge Tang En's intentions, so they could only rely on their instincts to buy, buy, buy!
So the price of spices wildly increased and even doubled, making countless families cry out in grief!
Of course, Tang En didn't know what happened after this, he was just excited that he could finally eat hot pot after a long time … …
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