Xinshun 1730

Chapter 238 Finalized
To make money, of course you can't eat alone.

Besides, the strong dragon does not overwhelm the local snake, and in Europe, Dashun can't eat alone.

Now that the Swedes want to order fired porcelain, Liu Yu, apart from expressing that there is absolutely no problem with it, also talked about another temptation with the Swedish curator.

"You harvest here. I guess you are not familiar with the place. Many goods are difficult to handle. Besides agreeing to order porcelain firing, I can also come forward and find some people to form a chamber of commerce. You pay a certain deposit That's fine, we will accept and handle the goods you want here."

"Whether you order porcelain or silk tea, let me tell you, you are definitely looking for the right person. I still have a lot of connections with the merchant."

Two huge temptations fell directly on the head of the branch director of the Swedish business house, making him a little dizzy.

In his opinion, this is a very suitable condition.

The Swedish East India Company neither discloses its accounts nor discloses its earnings, and the main shareholders are all engaged in privately.

The royal family contributed a sum of money, and some big businessmen contributed the rest.In fact, it is similar to the voyages during the Yongle period, except that the Yongle voyages used the money from the national treasury, and the benefits obtained belonged to the internal funds.But in terms of tax exemption, monopoly, etc., it is almost no problem.

Without doors, you cannot buy shares.

The accounts are not made public, and normal people will not buy shares except for a small circle of trustworthy people.

Private navigation was monopolized by the East India Company and was not allowed.

Besides, Sweden is also poor, and there are not so many rich people. Has there been any good thing about the Spanish currency reform and minting copper coins in the past few years?

Now the Swedish East India Company knows that it is very profitable. Even if they tear up the books every time they go back, the employees also know that it is very profitable.People are not stupid.

But the money earned in the early stage is now being invested in shipbuilding on a large scale.

The branch director probably knows that Sweden is currently building several large merchant ships, especially large ships of [-] tons, which is a huge investment.

This has caused the Swedish East India to fall into a very special situation: trade with China is very profitable, but the East India Company does not issue additional shares, and the shareholders do not want to let latecomers get in the car. Now the goods are very easy to sell, but the money is on the shipbuilding platform However, it will take a year or two to ensure that there are enough ocean-going ships to ship goods to China.

Now Liu Yu proposed that he could help with the ordering of firing porcelain and stockpiling goods. The price was only to go to Europe with the Swedish ship and let the Swedes help sell the goods. This is really not bad.

Besides, there is another reason to send Lenat and other Swedish captives back to the country, and to allow employees like them to bring a batch of goods, so it is natural to support them.

"My lord, I can't decide on this matter. It needs the directors of the company to decide, but I believe they are happy with this matter. Now the wind is about to change, and by this time next year, I should be able to give you an answer."

"I think the answer must be yes. At that time, we will bring the patterns and drawings of the ordered porcelain. I also hope that you will prepare your ship by then."

Liu Yu thought in his heart that if you let me do it now, I still can't do it.

The communication time of more than a year is just enough to prepare the goods and ships in advance, which can be regarded as a gift for the institutionalization of the trading company.

"Okay, then this matter will be decided first. I will send the official documents in a few days. The specific rules will be agreed upon next year."

"I can make the preparations for the firing of porcelain right now."

After this matter was tentatively finalized, Liu Yu and Tian Ping left the Swedish business house.

As soon as he went out, Tian Ping couldn't restrain his excitement.

"Okay, brother Shouchang, a big deal was negotiated while talking and laughing. I just said before that if we can ship the goods to Europe and sell them, we will make a lot of money. You borrowed the money from the Swedes." Let’s explore the road first. But even if it is the road, this is a big profit.”

Liu Yu was also elated.

"It is necessary to make a lot of money. There is a saying that no one does the business that loses money, but the business that kills the head only needs to make money and some people do it. I read the news that the French sent me and I bought it with money. You know this business How well done."

"For this load of tea, in Fujian, Wuyi tea is only 50 to [-] taels of silver per load. Good long fried greens are a bit more expensive, only [-] taels."

"In England, they are sold by the catty. However, the British have heavy taxes on tea."

"One pound of Wuyi tea is about one catty. The news in the UK the year before last was that after the arrival of the goods, it was 20 pence, which is about three or four renminbi. However, the tax is [-]% and the tea leaves are three renminbi. , the tax is four qian, and if you want to buy a catty of tea, you have to pay seven qian.”

"But what about smuggling? Brother, think about it, is it possible to stop this smuggling?"

"It's just that we don't have connections there, but the Swedes have connections, so we just borrowed their connections to make a fortune. The tea sold by the dan will be sold by the catty over there. Is there any profit?"

Tian Ping thought about it in his heart, and thought that this is really several times the benefits.As long as Britain does not loosen the tea tariff, there will be no less smuggling.

"Brother Shouchang, this time we are just asking for directions. In my opinion, you can make less money. The key is to build a good relationship with those smugglers."

Liu Yu said: "This matter is out of your control. Didn't the trading company elect members of the committee? Those who do business, what we can think of, they can't think of? Just tell them the situation..."

Tian Ping couldn't stop laughing, nodded and said: "Extremely, extremely. These people's skills in bribery and gifts to build relationships are no worse than you and me, so you can rest assured. Brother Shouchang has planned it a long time ago, otherwise why did you say it a few days ago? What about building a big ship? It seems that it’s not just going to Japan, but also has other thoughts hidden.”

"However, even if this big ship is built, it will make its maiden voyage..."

Liu Yu has already been selected.

"Don't worry. I'll let Mi Ziming lead the team. Then send some trainee captains to learn how to sail and record the route."

"In addition, I also took a trip to Sweden to learn something."

Tian Pingqi said: "This tiny country of Sweden, what skills do you want to learn?"

Sweden was indeed a small country at this time.

It's not the trendsetting Gustav era anymore, there really isn't much to learn in the military.

The fleet can be beaten by Russia, and the army is also getting worse day by day. Besides, the army Liu Yu feels that there is nothing to learn. The template of the Qingzhou Army after the military reform is not perfect in terms of the tactical system, but in terms of thinking On the leading six 70 years.

However, there is one technology in Sweden that Liu Yu urgently needs now.

Wood tar extraction.

Sweden exports three major items, copper, iron, and wood tar.These three things are amazing, every time there is a war in Europe, Sweden has money.

Not to mention copper and iron, wood tar is also a necessary material for the navy.

When there is no asphalt mine, it is a very good anti-corrosion material for ships. The Swedes have been engaged in wood tar for so many years, and the technical level is the first in Europe.

Liu Yu is now the governor of the Whale Sea, the coast of the Whale Sea is densely covered with forests, the climate is similar to Sweden, and the tree species are not much different.

If Sweden can do it, Whale Sea can do it.

There are trees in Sweden, and the Whale Sea has them all.

Under the demand of large-scale shipbuilding, now all the asphalt is bought, Liu Yu is a little worried.

I haven't heard of any natural bitumen mines nearby, but there seems to be one in the Western Regions, but it's better to spend money to buy it from Europeans.

It is best to have your own wood tar workshop, at least you can feel at ease.

When you want to explode the fleet and order dumplings, you don't panic when you have tar in your hand.

As long as you are willing to spend money, there is nothing you can't get.

Dashun is so far away, and no matter how large the wood tar production is, it will not affect Sweden's ability to earn money from the Netherlands, Britain and other major shipbuilding countries. There should be no problem.

In addition to stealing wood tar's technology, this time it happened to be a long-distance voyage attempt. At least he knew the route to Europe, ocean currents, etc., and trained the officers of the navy.

Maybe he could connect with the senior smugglers of the "North American Rebels".As long as we can connect with this group of people, the matter of smuggling will be much easier in the future.

Back at the trading company, Liu Yu talked about this matter with the elected committee members.The reactions of these people were the same as Tian Ping's, they were all beaming with joy.

"Sure enough, Yingsuo Bo has the ability to come up with such a good way. This time, let's throw stones to ask the way first. Money...you can earn a little less."

"We just discussed it yesterday and decided to build a large Western merchant ship every year. But now that there is such a good thing, in my opinion, we will build two ships this year."

"It's just... the manpower to control the western ships, this needs Ying Sabo to come forward."

They know that the handling of Western ships is different from that of Dashun ships, and that ocean voyages must follow the lead of the Swedes. Of course, it is best to build Western galleons.

Fuchuan and the like are not impossible, but no one has tried to go directly from Songjiang to Gothenburg, Sweden.Or learn from others, simpler.

But now there are not many people in the trading company who can control western ships, and they can go to Nanyang to recruit sailors, but the captain is not so easy to recruit.

"Don't worry about this. There are manpower, and there are many who can handle the boat. But the most urgent thing is that you have to fix the grade and salary."

"To put it bluntly, as a sailor in the navy, you still have one and a half taels of silver a month. The salaries of officers are higher. If you want to keep people, you can't pay less than what the court pays."

Lin Yunwen smiled and said: "Young Lord, don't worry. As a businessman, how can you not know the truth that you can earn a living by investing money? As an official, that is an official status and fame. If you give money, it is not as good as what the court gives. , Why should I wait for businessmen to keep people?"

The rest of the people also nodded in agreement, this is too simple a truth.Maritime merchants, at the very least, are more courageous than landlords, because the sea is always more prone to accidents than farming and renting.

He has courage, and he also has the idea of ​​investing money to buy talents, so Liu Yu doesn't care about it, and believes that they can give a reasonable price.

"There are two more things. One is that gold is expensive in Europe today, but trading companies must not accept gold and ship it to Europe for silver. There are too many people staring at us. When the time comes, someone will use this to say It's always bad. Remember this."

He said it very solemnly, and he also mentioned the "power of the imperial court" that merchants fear most. Even though these people have the courage, they still firmly remember it for the long-term interests.

Liu Yu didn't want precious metals to flow out, gold and silver are useful, not because he was really afraid that someone would find fault with this matter.

"The other one is that the Swedes order the firing of porcelain. Although I agreed, it still depends on your contacts."

When the members of several committees heard this, they all smiled easily.

"Don't worry, my lord. The Swedes are newcomers to such things and can't find a way. Although I haven't been in the porcelain business for a long time, the fact is that it is simple. Even if my lord brings the patterns of the Swedes now, next year I can load them. If there is money, who wouldn't want to earn it?"

Liu Yu snapped his fingers and said, "Succeed, if I'm not in my position, I don't care about the affairs of the trading company. I don't care about the trading company. You guys get the salary table done as soon as possible, so I can go to Weihai to recruit people. As for what to pretend , I won’t ask at all. It depends on your ability. If you can’t even do this well, the shareholders will not be convinced.”

(End of this chapter)