industrial lord

Chapter 204 Business at Sea

Frederick until the sea merchants made a lot of money, just look at this house.

But he doesn't know exactly how much money he makes, so he has to ask a professional about it.

Adiken said to him calmly: "Thank you for your generosity, I used a voucher of 4 florins to purchase dehydrated vegetables and fruits and condensed soup in Wessenburg, and hired a ship to transport them to the dark place in the north in exchange for iron ore." These iron ores are being reshipped in Amstel, and sold at Wessenburg for a final profit of 40 florins."

"Half of these profits belong to adults."

Frederick shut himself up instantly. In the past, the Wesson family had to plant fields for 800 years, and their income was comparable to his trip in less than a month.

The gold that Psyche "picked up" from the vault of the Royal Library in Constantbul was just enough for [-]% of the vote.

He recently made a fortune. Duke Hegel donated his family property in Cologne to the church in order to escape.

Adiken saw that he was depressed, so he said: "This business trip is not representative, and it contains a lot of coincidences."

"I was able to make this business, first of all because the Lord generously provided a huge amount of principal, and secondly, I saved several nobles from the Dark Land Polar Night region at sea before, so I can do business with them directly."

"Maritime trade has its own rules. First, maritime merchants must purchase a trade license from the local lord to trade in the port. If they are affiliated with a chamber of commerce with a license, they need to pay a high percentage of commission. Chambers of commerce that can provide services are often opened by the lord himself. Yes, other chambers of commerce do not have such power.”

"In the beginning, this practice was to stop pirate trade at sea, so that pirates could not sell their stolen goods. In the end, it became a channel for trading between lords and pirates."

"Secondly, whether a territory accepts maritime merchants from another region depends on the political environment. If the two regions are hostile, the lord will deprive the merchants of this region of their trading rights."

"In the dark place in the north, the coastal cities in the south are okay, and they are willing to accept pagan merchants like us. But the further north you go, the less friendly they are. Few of us can go there to do business."

"Another important point is that the situation in different sea areas is different. Not every captain is familiar with any wave. Therefore, sea ships have certain routes. If you want to transport long distances, you must change ships many times."

"I was lucky this time. I met an elderly captain who could lead the fleet northward against the wind and sail directly from Amstel to the destination with almost full sail along the way."

"If it is someone else, they can only sell the dehydrated vegetables purchased from Wessen State to the merchants in the south of the dark land. Because there are many people selling them, the profit is not high, and the iron ore is also several times more expensive than the place of origin because of the layer-by-layer price increase. .”

"Generally speaking, the profit of each trip to the sea is at most two to three times, and the route that exceeds five times will be called the golden route, but the life expectancy of such a route with a large number of newcomers is only half a year, no more than two years."

"Speaking of returning to capital, few people dare to put all their wealth into a business like me."

"There are great risks at sea. Bad weather, monsters that don't know when they will appear, and ferocious pirates will all make a fleet disappear without a trace."

"That's why the Maritime Chamber of Commerce will diversify its investments. A large part of the routes with stable investments but low profits will not bet most of their wealth on risks. Once they fail... the original owner of this house is a role model."

"I can do this kind of business again this year, and the northern coast will freeze soon."

He talked while eating, and by the time he finished speaking, he had already eaten more than half of the calf's hind leg, and he didn't look full yet.

From the perspective of appetite alone, Adiken is a master.

Frederick took a sip of beer from his wine glass, thought for a while, and asked, "If we invest all the 40 florins in this trip, can we earn 400 million?"

Adiken shook his head with a wry smile, and replied: "This is not possible, because the size of an ocean-going fleet is limited, and there are too many ships that cannot be effectively commanded. Some ships will not be able to keep up with the old captain and will fall behind. No captain is willing. Join this fleet."

"Next time I will buy 10 florins. This is the limit."

"This time there may not be so much iron ore. I plan to have fur and ice magic crystals. If they don't prepare enough, there may be some dried venison and fish."

"The rest of the money can only be deposited in the bank. I will look for companions to join me this winter."

Frederick nodded, thought for a while and asked again: "If the ship can communicate with each other at a distance of two or three kilometers, can a large enough fleet be formed?"

Adiken shook his head slightly, and said: "This is not a problem. The key is to determine the location. If a ship is lost, we don't know where the fleet is and there is no way to catch up."

Frederick pondered for a while, and asked solemnly after a while: "Baron Adiken, are you interested in running the Wesson family's fleet?"

He has some new technologies that can be used on the ship, but some can only be used on his own people.

Adiken was taken aback, and then replied: "I'm very sorry, my ambition is not to become a sea merchant, but to destroy pirates."

Frederick raised his eyebrows. The navy was more difficult to deal with than the merchants, so he said, "I have some new weapons that can be used on the ship. I want to cooperate with you."

Adiken thought for a while and asked, "Does your lord intend to get involved in maritime business?"

Frederick nodded and said, "Yes, but not now."

"I met a girl about my age in Amstel. Her ambition is to do business in every port in the world. I want to hire you to teach her."

After he finished speaking, he saw the corner of Adiken's mouth twitch slightly.

After the corners of Adiken's mouth twitched, he replied immediately: "That's no problem, but life at sea is very difficult. If she can't stand it, I can't help it."

Frederick nodded and said, "There is a professor at Weissenberg University who is researching some marine equipment. I would like to ask you to take him to the sea and let him know what life is like at sea."

"Professor Heinrich was once a member of the Royal Mages, and his strength is not weak."

"Ah?" Adiken looked surprised, "Why did he think about tinkering with the things on the boat?"

Frederick asked curiously, "Do you know him?"

Adiken nodded and replied, "He and my father are friends, so it's okay to bring him along."

Frederick continued to ask him: "I want to select people in the territory to train a group of sailors. I wonder if you can help?"

Adiken hesitated for a moment, and said cautiously: "My lord, the hull of the five three-masted sailboats I ordered now costs 500 florins, and the weapons and other equipment cost a total of 900 florins, but the money is nothing compared to the wages." .

"An ordinary sailor at sea earns 11 to 15 florins a year, an excellent sailor 30 to 35 florins a year, an excellent sailor 60 florins a year, an ordinary seaman 40 florins a year, an excellent seaman 80 150 florins a year, at least [-] florins a year for good sea fighters and captains, plus a commission."

"It's not unreasonable for their income to be so high, because people will die at any time at sea, and more importantly, seasickness. Many people are very strong on land, but they become as soft as slimes when they get to sea."

After hearing this, Frederick said: "I understand what you mean, you are worried that the people I sent will get seasick."

Adiken admitted.

Frederick thought about it and said, "This is indeed a problem, but I will try to solve it."

"When are you leaving?"

Adiken didn't know what he was going to try, so he replied, "I'm going back to Amstel by boat tomorrow."

Frederick thought for a moment and said, "Come find me before you leave tomorrow, and help me bring a letter home."

There is no way to send blueprints through wireless communication now, so he can only send letters.

When he was about to say goodbye, Adiken seemed to suddenly think of something, and said in a low voice: "My lord, I heard that Shupeiya, the president of the Guild Hall Alliance, is looking for the post of Minister of Commerce of the Lord's territory. He plans to organize a group of sea merchants to go to Wei Investment in Negeri Sembilan."

Frederick narrowed his eyes slightly, and just smiled, thanking him for the news.

(End of this chapter)