Liu Feng casually placed the two items aside and said calmly, "Let's take stock of the cargo and settle the price."
"Great!" Carter nodded and immediately called over a middle-aged man, his steward, a shrewd person.
"Steward, help us estimate the prices," he instructed.
"Yes, sir!" the steward replied respectfully.
Liu Feng lifted a box onto the table, opened it, and pulled out five glass cups, the kind that would cost a dozen yuan each in a supermarket.
"Wow..."
Carter, Fez, and the steward all drew in a sharp breath, their eyes fixed tightly on the glass cups in Liu Feng's hands. They quickly stepped forward, holding out their hands, and carefully took the cups.
"These are crystal goblets! I was fortunate to see one at the Duke's mansion, but none were as pure and exquisite as these," Carter exclaimed, his eyes full of greed.
Fez's breathing became ragged, his hands tightly clasping the glass cup, wishing he could immediately claim it as his own.
"Gentlemen, how much do you think these three crystal goblets are worth in gold coins?" Liu Feng directly priced the glass cups, which originally cost only a dozen yuan each, at the level of gold coins.
The currency in this world was divided into three tiers: copper coins, silver coins, and gold coins.
One gold coin was equal to 100 silver coins, and one silver coin was equal to 1,000 copper coins.
Based on Liu Feng's understanding over the past month, one copper coin had the purchasing power equivalent to one yuan on Earth.
"Ah..." Carter took a deep breath, carefully placed the glass cup back on the table, and smiled, "My friend, I'll give five gold coins for one crystal goblet."
This price was beyond what a steward could estimate.
Silence. Liu Feng lifted his eyelids and glanced at the glass cups. He never imagined that one glass cup would be worth five gold coins. He had originally estimated two gold coins to be quite generous.
One gold coin, converted to Earth's value, was equivalent to 100,000 yuan. A glass cup that originally cost only a dozen yuan had a profit margin that was staggering.
Seeing Liu Feng's silence, Carter quickly added, "Of course, these crystal goblets are of excellent quality, so I can add another gold coin."
"Uh..." Liu Feng knew they had misunderstood. He sighed and said, "Alas! I acquired these five crystal goblets from a fallen noble. Each crystal goblet cost me five gold coins and twenty silver coins. Now, I'm offering them to you at six gold coins each. I'm actually losing money!"
"Hahaha..." Carter smiled mysteriously and said, "Baron Liu Feng, my friend, I won't let you suffer a loss. I have a good gift for you later."
"Oh?" Liu Feng raised an eyebrow and gritted his teeth, "Fine, let's settle at six gold coins each."
"Hahaha..." Fez laughed excitedly and quickly gathered the five glass cups, hugging them protectively.
"The total price for the five glass... uh... five crystal goblets is thirty gold coins, which exactly offsets the cost of purchasing the territory." Liu Feng said with a twisted smile.
"That's right!"
Carter nodded, his eyes glued to the two boxes. He said calmly, "Baron Liu Feng, may I have a look at the other cargo? If we're satisfied, we'll purchase some items."
These words made Liu Feng's heart tremble. He knew they were getting greedy. If they were truly satisfied with the cargo, they might resort to killing to seize it.
"Of course!"
Liu Feng's hands paused on the boxes for a moment, then he calmly opened them, revealing several pieces of clothing and some ceramic products inside.
Seeing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Carter's eyes, but he forced a smile and said, "Are these exquisite ceramic plates the ones you sold to me last time?"
"Yes! These are the only things left. It takes too long to transport them from the Far East, and many broke along the way."
Liu Feng started making excuses, which he had used before.
Just now, he had hidden some mirrors and other items in his inner space. With a single glass cup worth so much, he couldn't let them know about the mirrors and liquor.
In the past, he had sold things like salt, refined rice, ceramic products, wooden combs, etc. This was the first time he had brought out glass cups.
In this era, glass didn't exist; only natural crystal did. Fortunately, he had discovered this mistake in time.
Carter had bought ceramic plates from Liu Feng a few times before and had praised them, saying they were better than those used by some great nobles.
"What a pity," Carter sighed, whether it was for the lack of other valuable items or something else!
"My friend, I'll buy all these ceramic plates!"
"Alright, there are twelve plates in total. One silver coin each, making it twelve silver coins in total," Liu Feng quickly calculated.
Carter nodded, and the steward quickly stepped forward, handed twelve silver coins to Liu Feng, and carefully carried away the ceramic plates.
"Now, Baron Liu Feng, please follow me. I'll introduce you to the villagers," Carter said as he stood up.
"Sure!" Liu Feng stood up and followed behind Carter.
"Dong, dong, dong..."
Before they even reached the outside, they heard the sound of a bell ringing. Carter explained that it was the signal to gather the villagers.
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