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Chapter 1181 Returning to the East
"Our Western company intends to collect a batch of goods in the West, and then organize a fleet to return to the East, and then transport spices, silk and porcelain over. What we have established in the king's territory are cotton mills, woolen mills, Sugar mills, smelters, and traditional trade goods are not in conflict."

Seeing that Sir Greenville and Mrs. Grace were arguing again, Li Jinde wanted to change the subject.

One is the father-in-law and the other is the mother-in-law, neither of them are easy to offend.Moreover, although Mrs. Grace is a woman, her father, once the largest businessman and landowner in Devonshire, left her several large manors, which gave her the confidence to quarrel with Sir Greenville. When you go to your own manor, you still don't have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Sure enough, when Li Jinde mentioned that he planned to organize a fleet to return to the East, Sir Greenville and Mrs. Grace stopped arguing and focused on this matter.Especially Mrs. Grace.

"You want to return to the East? I don't know if I can accompany you. I want to see Selina and my granddaughter." Mrs. Grace said first.

One of the reasons she came to live in London from the Devon countryside was to keep an eye on the situation of Li Jinde's fleet, hoping to follow the fleet to the east.

"I am the main person in charge of the company. The factory has not been officially put into operation. I have to ensure that the products are produced and sold before I can apply to return to the East. So this time, the two directors personally returned to the East with the ship, and returned The number of ships is only about [-]%, and [-]% will stay here as cargo ships, and the Fourth Fleet will assign some warships to escort." Li Jinde said.

Mrs. Grace had some regrets: "So you still can't go back to the East to see Selina and your daughter?"

Li Jinde shook his head: "The higher the position, the greater the responsibility. I have to be worthy of the trust of so many shareholders behind the government and Western companies. In two or three years, when the things here are over, I will You can go back to the East."

"Grace, young man, if career is the most important thing, you also hope that Selina's husband is a prominent figure?" Sir Greenville said to Mrs. Grace.

"Hmph, don't you old man persuade me. No matter what, I want to go to the east to meet Selina and see the prosperity of the east. I decided to go to the east with this fleet." Grace said the lady.

"But ocean voyages are too dangerous. There may be pirates, storms, reefs, and diseases on the way. You are an elderly..." Sir Greenville advised.

"Who is old?! You are allowed to go to the East, and you think I can't do it?!" Mrs. Grace quarreled with Sir Greenville again.

"There are supply stations in West Africa, East Africa, Hormuz, East India, Malacca and other places. There should be no fear of scurvy. In addition, there are warships from the Fourth Fleet escorting us. China has not been involved in the war in the West. , will not be attacked by warships. If Mrs. Grace plans to return to the east with the fleet, she should not be in danger. We hope to explore the channel through more voyages and establish a mature route." Li Jinde said .

Sir Greenville glared at Li Jinde, this son-in-law not only tricked Sarina to the east, but this time even the mother-in-law will not let go?

"That's right, the Portuguese tried to go to the East Indies more than 100 years ago. Are we Britons inferior to them? Do you want to go to the East together, old man?" Although Mrs. Grace often talked with Sir Greenville quarrel, but still hope Sir Greenville can go east with her to reunite with Selina.

"You girls can leave as you want, it's so easy. I can't do it, I still want to be optimistic about the industry in Devonshire, and I have met His Majesty the King. Recently, the situation in our Britain is not very peaceful, and there are people from Scotland There is a problem with the Council of Elders, and there is competition from the Netherlands outside, I cannot leave Britain at this critical moment, and live up to His Majesty's trust in me." Sir Greenville showed a bitter face.

As an aristocrat, he also has to participate in the political affairs of Britain and take care of his family's family business, unlike Mrs. Grace, who can leave at will.The last time Sir Greenville went to China was also because he was the head of the Royal Mission.

"It will only take a few years until Li Jinde returns to the East, and I will go with him. If you insist on going to the East, please wait for me there for two or three years." Sir Greenville also wanted to see his granddaughter in his heart , and didn't want to disappoint Mrs. Grace, so she made a compromise.

"That's how it is, a group of men who put their career first." Mrs. Grace said helplessly, "When will your fleet return to the East?"

"Our fleet still needs to collect a batch of goods near the English Channel, then plan a route and find a suitable monsoon to return to the east. It will probably take two or three months." Li Jinde said his plan.

"Then I will make some preparations and explain the matter of the big manor. Old guy, you will check the accounts of my manor at that time. I also invested 2000 pounds in the Massachusetts Bay Company last year. When there are dividends, remember to go to the Massachusetts Bay Company in the City of London Pick it up at our office," Mrs. Grace said.

"You invested in the Massachusetts Bay Company? Investing in a desolate place like North America is prone to slave riots, and the risk of bankruptcy is high." Sir Greenville frowned slightly, complaining about Mrs. Grace's investment behavior without his consent.

"What if I invest my own money in the Massachusetts Bay Company? That company organizes more than 1000 people to go to North America to develop plantations every year, and now it pays dividends every year." Mrs. Grace rolled her eyes.

Awesome, Li Jinde heard that his mother-in-law actually invested in the North American colony, and also received dividends from the construction of the colony every year...

"2000 pounds is not a small amount...but you like it." Lord Greenville was also quite helpless, and then turned to Li Jinde and said, "Just now you said that your Huaxia was not involved in the war in Europe, but that is actually wrong. Your Chinese fleet fought Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal and others in the East Indies, expelled them from the Spice Islands, and monopolized the spice trade. In fact, you have offended the above three countries, as well as the original Ottoman Empire Behemoths that monopolize the trade between East and West. Your ships may face their attack at any time on the way."

(End of this chapter)