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Chapter 1094 Sailing Order
"Here is your order for merchant ships. Each of the eight armed sailing ships can be equipped with more than a dozen cannons. All of them have been produced and are parked in the port, waiting for you to come and receive them."

Li Jinde and other directors of Western companies went to the first factory to inspect the unfinished "Secret Class" steam ironclad ship, and then went to the second factory specializing in the production of sailboats to check and collect wooden armed merchant ships.

Due to the continuous naval battles in Europe and various pirates, the orders provided by Western companies to several Dalian shipyards are not only steam ironclad ships, but also armed merchant ships and ordinary merchant ships.The steam ironclad was built with funds from Western companies, but the actual user was the Admiralty.Armed merchant ships are truly the assets of Western companies, and Chinese merchants can also customize armed merchant ships after the Ministry of the Navy backs them up.

"However, such ships cost twice as much as ships of similar size. Since the cannon and powder still take up space, there is less space for cargo, and the amount of cargo that can be transported per merchant ship is reduced."

Merchants were still interested in the official permission to manufacture armed merchant ships when there were pirates on the southeast coast, but as the fleet of the Kyushu Army controlled the western Pacific Ocean, armed merchant ships with double the cost and reduced profits became a luxury, and there were not many merchants Willing to give up profits to build armed merchant ships.This time, Western companies had to purchase a batch of armed merchant ships in order to go to the Atlantic Ocean where there are many pirates.

"If we hadn't heard from shopkeeper Li that there are many pirates in the West and would sell captives to the desert, we would not have agreed to build these ships. Eight armed merchant ships and the purchase of artillery ammunition are enough to build twenty ordinary merchant ships. ” said a businessman.

"When the western ocean becomes as calm as our coastal areas, maybe there will be no need for armed merchant ships. This time, the Fourth Fleet is accompanying us. Didn't we still buy a batch of ordinary merchant ships? Now it's time to go to the third factory to check Our ordinary merchant ship orders." Li Jinde said.

The Western company split the order into three parts. The order for one steam ironclad ship went to the first factory specializing in the manufacture of steam ships, eight armed merchant ships went to the second factory, and [-] ordinary merchant ships went to the third factory.This trip to Europe to establish a stronghold in London City can be said to have cost a lot of money. With the addition of a batch of supply ships in the Fourth Fleet, the Western Company's fleet will reach an astonishing fifty ocean-going galleons.

Ordinary galleons built by the No. [-] factory for Western companies are also moored in Dalian Port. The director of the No. [-] factory proudly points to a row of standard sailboats lined up in the port. They are almost exactly the same, as if they were made in the same mold.

"In addition to flying the dragon flag to indicate our nationality, are the ships of our Western Trading Company going to have their own logo?"

The directors of the western company saw the huge sailing boats in the port of Dalian, all of which were neatly owned by the western company, and they could foresee its brilliant future.So directors and merchants wanted to establish their own company logos to show their identities to Western countries.

"When it comes to our Chinese products, both porcelain and silk can be used as symbols."

"Porcelain and silk are special commodities. If the things we sell become other commodities in the future, I am afraid that they will lose their meaning."

"It's better to use the cornucopia as the logo of our western trading company to attract wealth and wealth."

"The cornucopia is too vulgar, and it is difficult to be elegant. It is better to use the brave as a symbol. It can swallow everything without leaking. It has the meaning of receiving wealth from all directions, and it protects and avoids evil."

"Is Pixiu too vicious? Generally speaking, it is a symbol used by soldiers in the army."

"No, we crossed the ocean to go to the west for trade. The way is extremely dangerous, and even pirates covet it. If our flag can be more fierce, we can deter them."

The directors of the western company discussed the choice of the western company's logo, and initially decided to choose the Pixiu pattern as the logo of their company's merchant ships.In the future, the Pixiu merchant ship sailing on the Atlantic Ocean will become an independent landscape, and Western countries will also have to recognize this ancient legendary oriental symbol.

Li Jinde's heart was also full of enthusiasm.He knew that the fleet that was about to set off for Europe would be a great voyage, and it would mean the first large-scale arrival of Eastern Chinese merchants in Europe for trade.

"Shopkeeper Li, Master Ling will be born in a few months, congratulations." A companion congratulated Li Jinde.

"You're welcome, I just hope I can see the baby before I leave." Li Jinde said.

"The time of our departure is too close to the time of Mr. Ling's birth. It's really a very unfortunate coincidence." Many businessmen who knew that Li Jinde's child was going to be born regretted it.

"This is probably fate. The great ocean is full of dangers, and the danger of encountering a storm on the way is more terrifying than encountering pirates. Our previous voyages were too smooth." After Li Jinde and Selina got married, the travel between Europe and Being more familiar with the trade situation in East Asia, they found it difficult to organize a voyage across three oceans, and they were able to go back and forth safely last time.

In the worst case, more than half of the sailboats could be lost in a single voyage.The driving force of Ocean Ocean may be the considerable profit of more than 400% in one voyage.

Talking about the possible casualties of going to Europe this time, many directors and businessmen were a little silent.Western has 24 directors, 12 of whom are going to the City of London to set up a branch there.The risks they face when going to Oceania for trade are much greater than those encountered in Southeast Asia, Japan and other places.

"If we don't even dare to take this little risk, what kind of maritime merchants are we? We have been at odds with the sea for the rest of our lives!" Seeing that morale was quite low, some brave businessmen encouraged each other.

"That's right, Western businessmen can appear in the Spice Islands, Macau and other places, and we can also go to Western countries, at least try to conquer the ocean once!" Many director businessmen were infected and said one after another.

After they ran rampant in the coastal areas of East Asia, local sailing could no longer stimulate them!

"We will also purchase a batch of materials at the factory in southern Liaoning this time, and then load them on the receiving cargo ship to Tianjin Wei, and set off for the west together."

"Eastern Ocean Province has been established. I suggest that a team go to the local area to buy a batch of special products and sell them to the West together."

"Leave it to me to go to Japan to buy special products."

"There are also Nanyang spices. We will buy a few ships in the middle and sell them directly to the West. The local production of this stuff is limited, and the demand is huge. I heard that there is also a large demand for tobacco, but they already have a product called Origin of the West Indies."

After the directors of Western Company learned that the sailboat order was completed, they were discussing the matter of replenishing goods.Western companies have a total of 28 new ships, plus they can hire ships from existing maritime merchants, which can reach the scale of [-] merchant ships.

(End of this chapter)