Chapter 1024

"Prince Kronas, how much can a few tools improve farming efficiency?"

"Let's not talk about farm tools for now; let's discuss how our four countries can conduct trade with Great Qin?"

Although Old Li is not very capable, he is a person of the Central Plains after all and is very familiar with the strategies commonly used in the Central Plains.

These two sentences of his deliberately downplayed the high-quality ironware, wanting to blur this matter and remind Kronas to pay attention to greater benefits.

Kronas thought it made sense.

He couldn't be satisfied with just taking some high-quality ironware; there were more profitable businesses to do.

"Okay, whatever business you want to talk about, you can bring us Byzantium along."

"Our geographical location is superior, extending in all directions, and we can do any business!"

This made the other three alliance countries very angry.

Could it be that all the benefits of this meeting were taken by your Byzantium?

Does Byzantium have a share in every benefit?

Qin Mu knew that if it came to commercial prosperity, Byzantium was probably the best after Great Qin.

Byzantium is also the country most interested in doing business.

What Qin Mu was interested in was, how did this four-nation alliance want to do business with Great Qin?

"How do you want to do business with Great Qin? Why don't you propose a framework first?"

Old Li did not forget his mission.

Great Tang is really a bit afraid of Great Qin now.

Previously, at Qin Mu's request, Great Tang had always opened its borders to Great Qin.

The consequence of opening the borders was that Great Qin's cheap goods surged in like a tide.

This caused a comprehensive blow to Great Tang's domestic industries, which never recovered.

However, the most advanced and best things that Great Tang really wanted were prohibited from being imported into Great Tang by Great Qin.

Wanting to stop Great Qin and not let Great Qin make money is impossible.

The only feasible way is to strive for Great Qin to allow some good things to pass.

"Great Qin Emperor, I hope to set up high-end commodity mutual markets in the border areas."

"I also hope that Great Qin can purchase more of some commodities produced in our country."

The envoys of the other three countries also knew that Great Qin had many novel and good things.

They echoed Old Li's suggestion in unison.

Qin Mu did not express opposition, but smiled slightly, and the smile looked very mysterious.

"Of course!"

Old Li couldn't believe his ears.

Actually agreed?

He was originally prepared to bargain well with Great Qin and finally strive for a slightly favorable result, which would satisfy him.

But he didn't expect Qin Mu to agree immediately.

This made Old Li a bit unable to handle it and a bit at a loss.

The envoys of the other three countries were also very excited; this was a huge diplomatic victory!

"However..."

Qin Mu did not let them be happy for too long and spoke again.

"Since it is a mutual market, it must be free trade, and no tariffs are allowed!"

The reaction of each of the four envoys to hearing this was different.

The Kievan Rus envoy didn't even know what a tariff was and even asked others in a low voice.

Byzantium was familiar with this.

However, in Byzantium's foreign trade, it was generally Byzantium that required no tariffs.

Now, it suddenly became Great Qin making the request, and Kronas was not used to it.

The Arabian Prophet Muhammad, although he knew what a tariff was, did not realize what use it had?

Only Old Li had suffered countless losses in Qin Mu's hands.

Upon hearing this request, his face immediately wrinkled into a bitter melon shape.

No tariffs means Great Qin's goods will be sold to Great Tang at a lower price.

At first glance, it's a good thing.

However, their domestic similar industries will be completely crushed and will never have a chance to turn over.

Who can compete with Great Qin on cost?

But conversely, the goods they import into Great Qin will also sell more.

By comparison, they didn't take advantage, but suffered a small loss instead.

Kronas's inertial thinking believed this was beneficial to Byzantium and was the first to raise his hand in approval.

". II It's a deal, no tariffs for anyone!"

"We Byzantines like this kind of cooperation method the most!"

Muhammad looked and saw that Byzantium, such a shrewd merchant, agreed to this condition, so he followed suit.

The Kievan Rus envoy had nothing to say and followed the crowd.

Old Li and Fang Xuanling looked at each other and sighed softly.

Both understood what the other was thinking?

They hadn't dealt with Great Qin much and hadn't suffered too many losses.

They will know Great Qin's power later!

For Great Tang, if they could get Great Qin's high-end goods, they could endure a small loss (Zhao Lizhao). Finally, they agreed to the conditions proposed by Qin Mu.

Qin Mu saw that the four countries all agreed.

Laughed out loud.

"After cooperating with Great Qin more in the future, you will know that following Great Qin means having meat to eat!"

The four envoys all accompanied with smiling faces, celebrating the success of such a cooperation method.

Qin Mu's real purpose was more than what Old Li thought.

Different national strength means different purchasing power of currency.

Simply put, all four countries are poorer than Great Qin, and their currency purchasing power is lower than Great Qin's.

Without tariff protection, it is actually an unequal exchange of goods. The more Great Qin sells, the more it will suck blood from the four countries.

Moreover, it can import a large amount of grain and some strategic materials from the four countries at a low price.

The four countries' industries will be destroyed, and they will only be able to rely on farming and mining to trade with Great Qin in the future.

Eventually, they will become vassals of Great Qin!

, taking all the advantages.