Expedition to Europe

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Since a company has been established, Qin Zhiyuan cannot waste resources.

Qin Zhiyuan is short of money during this period. As the only industry that actually belongs to Qin Zhiyuan, LLL Company should make contributions.

Alan is working hard.

"LLL" Company has four divisions, one responsible for the registration of relevant patents, one responsible for product sales, one is the security department, and one is responsible for the research and development of related products.

Western countries attach great importance to intellectual property rights and are extremely strict in protecting the interests of patent holders, so Qin Zhiyuan has raised the importance of the department responsible for registering patents to the top priority.

Allen came to Fisher to sell the company's products.

"Guarantee! Of course I need it, but I think the guarantee should be the responsibility of the state agency. After all, we pay taxes every month." Fisher tried his best to make himself look less concerned, so that he could take the lead in the subsequent verbal battle.

"Haha, then can the state agency provide this kind of guarantee for your company?" Allen was even more calm.

Taxpayers' property should indeed be protected, but when the state power cannot cover it, all profits and losses are at their own expense. While losing the ship, Fisher is also losing the opportunity to expand his business, which is also a loss. From a long-term perspective, this loss is more serious.

Allen understands this. Before this, Allen had just visited the largest insurance company in France. Now there is a contract lying in Allen's briefcase. That is a big business. War is the enemy of the insurance industry, but also the friend of the insurance industry. If the subject matter is damaged by war, the insured will not receive any compensation, because war is a force majeure factor, which is clearly stipulated in the contract.

But it does not mean that insurance companies are useless during war, because if the losses caused during the war are caused by non-war factors, they are still subject to the contract.

Allen signed an agreement with the insurance company. In this agreement, Qin Zhiyuan's fleet will provide escort in the Mediterranean, and the insurance company will pay Qin Zhiyuan a large sum of money for this.

Enough money for Qin Zhiyuan to continue to order ten destroyers.

However, it is not easy to order destroyers from the United States now. After the passage of the "War Act", American shipyards will serve the war, and they will not accept orders from other countries for the time being.

Fortunately, the previous orders will continue to be completed.

"Well, tell me your suggestion." Fisher spread his hands helplessly.

On this issue, Allen has an absolute advantage. Losing Fisher as a customer is just a loss of business for Allen, but for Fisher, if the fleet is not protected, it is not only a loss of money, but also an opportunity to grow further.

Even if he is reluctant, Fisher has to admit this.

"My boss has a fleet in the Mediterranean." Allen pointed out the key to the problem.

"Fleet?" Fisher was surprised.

Unlike a fleet, a fleet is almost impossible to be owned by a private person, and warships are generally not sold to private individuals. Obviously, there is a big boss behind Allen, and Fisher immediately adjusted his sitting position.

"Yes, a fleet! Although it is not as big as the Royal Navy of the British Empire, it is more than enough to deal with those black rats in the sea. If you are interested, we can have a good talk." Allen felt extremely proud when he said this.

Allen was the first employee to join the "LLL" company. He experienced the entire process of the "LLL" company's gradual development from nothing to something. Even if the Knights Templar are put aside, Allen's loyalty to Qin Zhiyuan is beyond doubt.

"Yes, I am indeed in big trouble. If your company can provide escort for my ship, then I can pay a certain amount for it." Fisher was anxious.

Since the other party is a big man at the level of owning a fleet, there is no need to be mysterious, because for those big men, it is not difficult to investigate the difficulties faced by Komoz Shipping Company.

"Then you can choose the payment method. From Port Said to Marseille, it is about 1,500 nautical miles, and the normal speed is about four days. If you pay by tonnage, you have to pay two dollars per ton of goods. If you pay by month, your company's 18 ships only need 150,000 US dollars." Allen sent the quotation.

"This price is too high. It almost increases my freight by half, which will make my products uncompetitive." Fisher did not rush to look at the quotation, but began to worry about the price, which shows that Fisher did not pay much attention to the price. In any case, he would accept the escort provided by Allen's company.

The route commonly used by Fisher's Comoz Shipping Company is from Marseille to Port of Pu Province in French Indochina, which is Port of Pu Province in Myanmar in another time and space. If you go through the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal, the distance is about 6,700 nautical miles. But if you don't go through the Suez Canal, all ships have to go around the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa, which will double the distance and the freight.

This is the value of the Suez Canal and the significance of escort.

"Don't worry, I have a good thing that can reduce your freight by 75%. Are you interested?" Allen threw out another fresh bait.

"75%?" Fisher was unbelievable.

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As a practitioner in the shipping industry, Fisher pays close attention to all technologies. Before this, Fisher had never heard of the existence of such technology, and there was no news at all. This was simply impossible in the early 19th century when wireless telegraphs had gradually become popular.

"Indeed, before that, I would like to ask, what kind of goods does your fleet carry?" Allen kept it a secret.

"Everything, as long as the customer needs it, we will transport everything. Of course, it must be something that can be transported over long distances and is not perishable." Fisher said in general terms.

It is impossible to say this question in detail, because in this era, as Fisher said, they transport everything, from rifles and cannons to wheat and corn. As long as the customer has a request, Fisher never refuses.

"Well, if I have a way to double your current shipping capacity and save the cost of dock workers, how much do you think your costs can be reduced?" Allen asked.

"I haven't calculated this carefully. If all can be done, I think it is possible to reduce it by half, even if it cannot be reduced by 75%." Fisher nodded in agreement.

"Come and take a look at this." Allen took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to Fisher.

"What is this? Container?" Fisher was puzzled.

"Yes, container, this little gadget can reduce your freight by 75%. We have calculated it." Allen was very sure.

The container is the latest patented product of "LLL" company. Before this, people were only used to building houses on land and never thought of building houses on ships. The container is such a magic tool, a magic tool that can build houses on ships, and it is also a modular structure.