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Chapter 1455 Shaping Heroes

"Later, employees of the newspaper will go to your house to conduct interviews, compile reports about your experiences in the Mediterranean, and then publicize them." Chu Yun got up to send Li Jinde out of the house, and informed him of a piece of news.

"It's really embarrassing to say that I was caught as a coolie. It's better not to be published in the newspaper..." Li Jinde waved his hands repeatedly after hearing Chu Yun's words.

He was caught as a coolie in Algiers, and suffered a lot, which is not a very glorious thing.

"It's okay, you can safely describe your experience, and the newspaper will publish it after processing it. Don't you suggest that more people should be encouraged to go to the West to open up markets? Although history is created by the masses, the masses need heroes. If you After the experience has been artistically processed and hyped up, everyone can have an object to emulate, and maybe there will be a wave of trade to the West again." Chu Yun said.

"..." Li Jinde couldn't help feeling ashamed.

He didn't do anything during the time he was caught in the Mediterranean Sea, so if he can be promoted as a hero by the newspaper, it's inevitable...

"Take it as a way to create momentum for us to go to the west to open up markets. Don't be burdened. And as the first Chinese who took the initiative to lead the fleet to Europe, how about being a hero?" Chu Yun patted Li Jinde on the shoulder, letting He was even more flattered.

You must know that the person in front of him is the person who holds the power of the empire. Countless armies, factories, and fleets are built from scratch by him.

In fact, the 3 taels of silver that Li Jinde invested in Western companies has appreciated in value. As Western companies build factories in London and start to make continuous profits, the stock prices of Western companies are becoming more and more valuable.If Li Jinde resells the stock originally worth 3 taels of silver now, someone may buy more than 10 taels of silver.

It is precisely because of following Chu Yun that Li Jinde's wealth accumulation is getting faster and faster.

Li Jinde is a representative of maritime merchants, and he represents a rapidly rising group of merchants in the empire.Unlike the inland relying on mules, canals, and manpower to turn over goods, maritime merchants rely on galleons, and the amount of goods turned over each time is huge.

At present, there are mainly three maritime trade circles, the Beiyang trade circle, involving Jiangnan, Gyeonggi, Liaonan, Korea, Dongying, and Ryukyu.The Nanyang trade circle involves Jiangnan, Guangdong, Yizhou, Indochina Peninsula, and the Spice Islands.The Western trade circle is basically trade with the South Asian subcontinent and Europe.

The volume of trade at sea is increasing day by day, and there may be hundreds or thousands of galleons conducting turnover trade in the three trade circles!
This is an inevitable development, especially the Beiyang trade circle and the Nanyang trade circle are within the territory of the empire, basically in a state of free trade, through the use of large sailing ships to allow the circulation of goods within the empire, fully allowing resources to operate efficiently and efficiently , also inseparable from maritime merchants.

There is no comparison between the dozens of military ships of the Admiralty and the thousands of galleons of the private sector.

After sending Li Jinde away, Chu Yun went back to pace the gazebo in the backyard.He would consider sending more soldiers to Europe to intervene in the British Civil War.But the question is how many soldiers should be sent to Europe?

If too many soldiers are sent, the cost will be high, and supplies will also be a big problem, and it will arouse the vigilance and resentment of European countries.If the quantity is too small, it doesn't make much difference whether to send it or not.

"It would be great if we could have a servant army in the West. It would not only reduce the cost of sending an expeditionary force, but also reduce the West's fear of us, just like Indian mercenaries."

Chu Yun thought of the management method of the East India Company. It is a very effective way to reduce maintenance military expenses by hiring native soldiers in the Indian peninsula.

However, to recruit servants in Europe, which country or city-state to recruit troops from is another problem.

"My lord, the Astronomical Institute has reported an important news. They infer that there will be an astronomical phenomenon of Venus transiting the sun this year, and the time will last for six hours. This astronomical phenomenon may cause panic in some rural areas or towns." Ella said Time brought news from the Astronomical Academy.

"Venus transiting the sun?!" Chu Yun was a little surprised.

He has not noticed astronomical phenomena since he came to this world. He mainly uses the Astronomical Academy to study latitude and longitude, improve navigation technology, and serve agriculture.

Astronomical phenomena did not seem to be a surprise to him.

However, for ordinary people in this era, there may be a lot of panic, especially if it is used by some folk warlocks to spread some unfavorable rumors and disturb the stability.Especially Mars, which symbolizes not very auspicious stars.

"Let the people from the Astronomical Academy calculate the exact time, and then the Qin Tianjian will issue a notice in advance to all the prefectures and counties, asking them to monitor those quacks. If anyone dares to use astronomical visions to confuse the people, they will be arrested after the evidence is solid." Chu Yun had to guard against ordinary people being exploited by feudal superstition.

At present, there are only a few elementary schools and middle schools established in various places. Only the capital, Nanjing, and southern Liaoning have university halls. The illiteracy rate is extremely high, and it is indeed easy to cause panic because of astronomical phenomena.

"The civil war in Britain may break out soon. We need to send an army to Europe, but the number is difficult to control. It would be great if we could have a servant army in Europe. It is too late to train the servant army now." Chu Yun was only a little worried about the phenomenon of Venus transiting the sun, but not too worried. After all, some special astronomical phenomena will inevitably occur in every century. He talked to Ella about the things that he is more concerned about now.

"My lord, do you mean a servant army similar to hiring Japanese warriors and Indian soldiers?" Ayla asked.

"Yes, we need a batch of cheap local soldiers to reduce the cost of our daring to do Western affairs. You should know that we provide higher military pay, pensions, allowances for soldiers stationed overseas, and various important supplies also need to go by sea In the past, we have to arrange for them to return to their home country for vacation after a period of time. For example, the cost of soldiers and mercenaries stationed in the Indian Peninsula has reached 10 to 1, which means that the cost of sending a soldier in the past can be recruited locally. Mercenaries." Chu Yun roughly calculated an account, "Actually, our elite soldiers are not needed in many cases, even cheap mercenaries can complete tasks well and cost less."

"My lord, why don't you transport a group of local mercenaries to Europe to fight when the fleet goes from the mainland to Europe and passes through India?" Ella thought for a while and replied.

"..." Chu Yun's eyes lit up immediately after her reminder, "Good wife, why didn't I think of it!"

(End of this chapter)