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Chapter 1449 Li Jinde Returns

Great changes have taken place in Britain, which is thousands of miles away, but it has little impact on the East. Even the East does not know that the civil war in Britain has broken out ahead of schedule.

A fleet flying the dragon flag entered the sea area of ​​the empire through the Strait of Malacca, and then entered the East China Sea, Yellow Sea, and Bohai Sea through the South China Sea. The sailors on board could already see the outline of the prosperous Tianjin Wei.

Li Jinde was on the deck of one of the merchant ships, and there were many other returning Chinese merchants and sailors watching on the same deck.

It is obvious that Western companies have established a regular round-trip route between the East and the West. Unless there is no warship escort due to a war like the Mediterranean War, the route between the capital and the city of London will operate normally every year.

"I've been away from here for several years, and finally I'm back." Li Jinde saw the Tianjin Wei Wharf approaching gradually, and his heart was surging.

As one of the first businessmen who went to Europe to do business and set up factories, when Huaxia's factories were operating normally in London, he could say that he had completed his mission and left a legacy for Western companies in the local area. A circle of nobles and merchants, many of whom were also inextricably linked to companies from the East.

"Is this the most prosperous area in the East?"

Hannah, a female knight of the Knights of Malta, was tricked into coming to the east. The fleet had briefly docked in Southeast Asia and the southeast coast for supplies. She also gradually saw the strength and prosperity of the east. , Hoi An Port, Guangzhou House, and Hangzhou House are gradually upgraded.

"In terms of the market, the Jiangnan region is the most prosperous. The local textile industry and tea trade are huge. The north is the place where new technologies are first tried to be applied, because they have been destroyed by war before the world is peaceful, and the resistance to implementing new technologies is relatively high. Small." Li Jinde said.

Hannah seems to understand, her knowledge of the geography of the East is still not solid, and this time she came here to travel only after listening to Li Jinde describe the prosperity of the East.Her brother was the leader of the Knights Hospitaller, and he had obtained a fortune from the Mediterranean War, which was more than enough to provide her with a trip to the East.

More worrying than financial difficulties should be the threats of storms, rapids and disease during ocean voyages.

"When we get to the capital, maybe I can help you find a job. The scale of our western company is expanding, and there should be a lot of demand for female workers or clerical jobs." Li Jinde looked at the woman he rescued from the Levant slave trader. Xiaolian.

The slave traders in the Levant are hateful, but the Fourth Fleet also took some gold and silver and destroyed some castles in the Levant area during the Mediterranean War, which is a sigh of relief.

For the rescued people, Li Jinde can only help as much as she can, and work can be regarded as giving her a reason to continue living.

"Xiao Lian's life is bestowed by the young master. Xiao Lian is willing to work for the young master for the rest of her life without asking for anything in return. Please don't drive Xiao Lian away," Xiao Lian said.

"If you really want to repay me, try to do something for the company."

Li Jinde was also very helpless about the sudden addition of two young women by his side, one was a woman from her hometown who lived in the West, and the other was an important figure in the Knights of the Hospital.If Selina sees these two people, she doesn't know what to do.

"It's not easy to end now?" Sir Greenville came over.

He didn't know that King Charles, whom he was loyal to, was in an unprecedented crisis, and he felt very comfortable at this moment.He was the head of the first mission at the beginning, but he lost her daughter and Princess Sophia here.And now he is about to meet his daughter and granddaughter. Of course, his wife Grace has already gone to the capital of China.

Originally, their family was a British aristocrat and country gentry landlord, but now it looks like they have the tendency to immigrate...

"I will explain it to Selina properly. I don't know how old my daughter is now, she should be called father and mother." Li Jinde looked at the damaged black and white photo.

This photo has been with him for a long time in Europe. If it weren't for the existence of this photo, he might not be able to survive this difficult time.

"Thinking of the fact that you abducted my daughter on such a boat before, and even now the time you have been apart is longer than the time you were together before. If you dare to treat her badly in the future, I will definitely not let you go." Greenville Sir said.

"How could I treat her badly? To be honest, I feel even more uneasy." Li Jinde said.

Anyway, he is back this time.

The people of the Western company had already learned of the news of Li Jinde's return through the telegram in Nanyang.They have special employees to meet the returning crew at Tianjin Wei Wharf.

Any merchant or sailor who risked his life to go to Europe for trade and come back alive is a hero of this era.

In addition to Li Jinde's huge merchant fleet, several warships from the Fourth Fleet returned, making the soldiers at the customs stand ready.

"Shopkeeper Li, as long as you are still alive. Bah, look at my stupid mouth, it should be that if you survive a catastrophe, you will have a future, and the rich and powerful can always turn danger into good luck!"

The employees of the western company held a small welcome ceremony for Li Jinde and others to return safely. They beat gongs and drums and even set off firecrackers and lion dances. The smell of firecrackers made Li Jinde feel friendly.

This is the homeland.

"It's not about getting rich, but the Fourth Fleet saved my life. If there was no Fourth Fleet, those pirates would not necessarily let me go, maybe I would have been working as a coolie in North Africa forever." Li Jinde sighed.

"We have already heard the reasons for this. Who would have thought that the Nanyang Province's monopoly on the spice islands' spice trade would cause the Ottoman Empire to resent us. Shopkeeper Li, you have suffered an unreasonable disaster. When we enter the Western Ocean in the future, we must Be extra careful about the pirate ships of the Ottoman Empire," said a director based in the capital.

Li Jinde showed an indescribable smile. People in the capital probably don't know that the Fourth Fleet smashed the Ottoman fleet in the Mediterranean Sea, plundered the towns along the Mediterranean Sea, and angered the emperor of the Ottoman Empire.The two sides are currently in a state of incompatibility.

"Treasurer Li! We are from the military department of the capital!" In addition to the directors and employees of Western Company who came to greet him, the military department also sent people to look for him.

(End of this chapter)