Xinshun 1730

Chapter 296 Heroes See the Same Thing

Gothenburg is further north than Heilongjiang, the northernmost point of Dashun, where Mantou has been.

The latitude can be easily calculated from the sextant. The latitude of this place is much higher than that of Heilongjiang, but the climate is much warmer than that of Heilongjiang.

The winter is not too cold, and the port will not freeze, which is equivalent to Weihai's climate, and it may be a little warmer.

The officers from the Jinghai Palace on the Free Trade knew that it was due to the North Atlantic warm current.But I learned it from classrooms before, and now I really came to this place to experience it for myself, and I realized that the ocean current is really amazing, and it really can be so far north and still be so warm.

Some people think, if the sea of ​​whales is so warm, maybe Heilongjiang has been full of people since the Han and Tang Dynasties?Where do you spend money to immigrate there every year?
The ship has already sold out all kinds of goods brought from China, and the urgent goods such as tea were taken by a group of smugglers going to the UK on the first day after obtaining the permission of the Swedish Parliament.

At this time, a group of dock workers were loading Swedish ironware and copper onto the ship.

It was only in February of the Western calendar, that is, around the Chinese New Year, that they could return to the voyage. Like those Swedish ships, they had to go to Cadiz, Spain, where they sold the Swedish copper and iron for Spanish silver coins.

A few years ago, the port of Seville in Spain was silted up, so the trade center could only be moved to Cadiz, which is the favorite of the Swedes, and only there can get enough silver coins.

When trading in China, the Swedes can only use silver coins, and Dashun is only interested in silver coins.

The merchants on the ship had already calculated that, not counting the profit from the licensed use of Swedish copper and iron tar to sell in Spain this time, the one-way profit from tea and porcelain was [-]%.

After deducting the damage of the ship, dead people, repairs, etc., there is still 80.00% left.

It can't compare to the two-way trade to Japan, but Japan's trade has only a small share, and there is not much growth.About 80.00% of the profits are sent back to the country, and the stock price of the trading company will skyrocket again.

This time the preparations were adequate, and two people died along the way.As far as the first voyage is concerned, this is a pretty good result.

The merchants thought that if they could buy a batch of ivory in Africa on the way back, they could make some more money when they went back. It’s a pity that Sweden doesn’t have much influence in Africa, and they are not familiar with the place. This idea can only be temporarily on hold.

The 80.00% return on profit has already made these people quite satisfied.

And after communicating with those smugglers, the smugglers think that they can eat several times more goods.

The capital of the Swedish East India Company is still insufficient, and the cost of shipbuilding is high, especially for ships that can go to China, the cost is indeed not low.

In addition, China only accepts real gold and silver, and the Swedish East India Company cannot trade so much real gold and silver. Over there, it is suppressed by the East India Companies of the Netherlands, Britain, France and other countries. The smugglers in Gothenburg are starving.

The smugglers always thought that they were engaged in "free trade", and they showed great affection for the "Free Trade" ship of Dashun.Of course, the main thing is to bring benefits to them.

In fact, before the formation of the Swedish East India Company, the pirates in Madagascar had cooperated with the Swedes.

They robbed the ship, robbed the goods, and had to sell the stolen goods.

The pirates in Madagascar have the same vision as Liu Yu. After looking around Europe, they think Sweden is the best partner.

The British, Dutch and French hated the pirates in Madagascar, and the pirates couldn't find them to cooperate. At that time, they thought that Gothenburg in Sweden was simply the best place to sell stolen goods.

Although it failed in the end, it also shows that they have vision.

In other words, the current trade situation in Europe can only open a gap from Sweden.

The hero sees the same.

It is a pity that the East India Company was established on the Swedish side, and the cooperative relationship with the pirates came to an end.

The smugglers really regard pirates as their own fathers, and the goods are cheap and good, which is a pity.

Although the "Free Trade" of Dashun is not a pirate, but in the environment where the European East India Company has divided up the market, and the trade protection and mercantilism of various countries, it is almost the same as the group of pirates back then. It is simply in the eyes of smugglers. dear father.

It's a pity that this is Sweden. In other people's territory, the strong dragon does not suppress the local snake.After the trip this time, whether it will work next time will depend on the faces of the Swedes.

The smugglers did not have a smuggling port in Europe, but some smugglers asked if they could cooperate to sail directly to the Americas and do some big deals.

After thinking about it, the officers on the ship felt that it was too whimsical. There was no foothold in Europe, and there were cruise ships and pirates everywhere. Maybe it was to deliver food to people in America?
During the time of mooring in Gothenburg, it attracted many people to visit, and also attracted many people with different thoughts.

At this time, there is a wave of China fever in Europe. The last time Qi Guogong visited Paris, it caused a sensation in Europe. The Swedes had heard about it but had never seen it. It can be regarded as convincing the Swedes that this is a powerful empire.

Some of the officers stayed on board to sort out the nautical charts, and the other part visited the Swedish shipyard and saw a large merchant ship named "Gothenburg" being built by the Swedes.

It is about the same size as the Free Trade, but it may take a year to complete. The shipbuilding level of the Swedes is no longer comparable to that of Weihai at this time, because they are poor after all.

The leaders who were actually in charge on the ship were not in Gothenburg at this time, but went to Stockholm.

Although this ship is a merchant ship, it also has official elements. If you want to cooperate in the future, you still have to get the permission of the Swedish Parliament.

The current king of Sweden has no formal right of succession and is the "son-in-law".

At this time, the daughter-in-law of the king of Sweden was not the first in line of succession either. She had a patriarchal system similar to that of Dashun. The queen also had a nephew left by her dead sister, whose right of succession was higher than hers.

"Irregular position" is what the lords in Congress like: Either agree to more demands from the lords of Congress, or we will not support you, the second in line heir.

It is similar to the Russian Privy Council's idea of ​​wanting to seize power, except that the Swedish Parliament has not played it off. After all, Sweden is not the "Third Rome" and lacks the tradition of a Praetorian Guard coup.

It was not played off, and there were rumors that "Charles XII was killed by his brother-in-law, the current King of Sweden", which led to a great restriction of the power of the King of Sweden, and Congress had to approve something.

The king of Sweden is still the Earl of Hesse Kassel, and his real territory is in Shinra. Although Sweden is controlled by the parliament, he still has a lot of income in his own territory. In addition, he is also a major shareholder of the Swedish East India Company. For one thing, there is a lot of money.

In history, this person had a lot of ideas. Not to mention building a Chinese manor, his biggest brain hole was to "raise silkworms" in Sweden, and sent people to bring back silkworm eggs from Guangdong, and wanted to raise silkworms in Stockholm. The result can be imagined .

This time the Freetrade arrived in Sweden, and the Swedish king and his wife still greeted them with grand court etiquette.

Nominally, this is the Dashun official’s “return of the Swedish prisoners captured by Russia in the Great Northern War”, which can be regarded as a formal official exchange.

But from Dashun's point of view, this can't be considered official: the crew on the ship doesn't even have a government servant, so it's an official relationship with a hammer?
The Swedes don't understand either, and because of the war with Russia, there is a sense of intimacy that the enemy of the enemy is our friend.

Therefore, with a swipe of the pen, the masters of the Congress allowed the Free Trade to sell the goods they carried in Gothenburg, and allowed them to be tax-free this time as a show of favor.

It's just that this time the tax exemption and the sale of goods are allowed, but it's not Dashun's idea.Mantou adhered to Liu Yu's will, and naturally wanted more.

The introduction of wood tar technology went surprisingly smoothly without much negotiation at all.

With just a word of mouth, the Swedish side allowed it.Anyway, Dashun's wood tar can't be sold in Europe, can't steal their business, and can show favor to the enemy of Russia, why not do it?

But talking about future trade did not go well.

It's fine if it's just the king, but in the Swedish parliament, there are a lot of shares in the East India Company, and they don't want the merchants of Dashun to take a share of the profits.

At the resting place, the person in charge of this business negotiation is complaining about his dissatisfaction with Mantou.

"Brother Ziming, do you think the Swedes have a problem with their brains? They can set up a monopoly East India Company? Co-authors think that our Celestial Dynasty will only do free trade? Give them a letter from their business hall, no trade, they You can't make a penny."

"Damn it, I'm showing off here. The goods from Guangdong and Fujian are not wanted by the Swedes, but by the Dutch and the British. They don't even think about it. The absence of them will have no effect on our Celestial Dynasty, but the absence of us will not affect them." I don’t even have any goods, just wait for bankruptcy!”

Mantou smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's not something you and I can talk about. Didn't the Swedes say they would send a special envoy to the Celestial Dynasty this time? You can't talk about tariffs properly, and someone can talk about it after you go back. That Colin Cambier is also knighted in Sweden now, and he is the major shareholder of the East India Company, so it is most suitable for him to go.”

"When the Swedes went to Guangdong for the first time, he led the team. At that time, he was given the title of ambassador to China, thinking that he would need to negotiate. But he didn't even see the Guangdong envoy, so he directly Just trade."

"Lord Liu said long ago that there is something wrong with our dynasty's trade policy. How can this be called trade? This is simply laissez-faire. There is no one in the world who engages in trade like this, but it is the only true free trade in the world."

"The imperial court never imagined that trade could be controlled, but they didn't understand. Now that Mr. Liu is instigated, the imperial court should be able to respond."

After that, Mantou smiled again, spread his hands and said: "If you disagree, then seal up the business, cut off trade, and let the Swedish East India Company go bankrupt. How simple."

The man sighed and said: "The imperial court has a powerful weapon, but it doesn't know how to use it. I don't know what the imperial court thinks. Before, when dealing with the northern grasslands, they knew that the mutual market trade can be used as bargaining chips. How to deal with the Westerners? The experience of these ancestors Forgot all?"

Mantou smiled and said: "No one thought of selling the goods to Europe before. Although it is a sharp edge, it is useless. This time is different. The Swedes have to agree if they promise, or they have to promise if they don't promise. If you want to talk about tariffs and severance of trade They can't imagine the threat. Tomorrow, send them a letter."

(End of this chapter)