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Chapter 1192 Huge profits, the fleet returns

When Chu Yun got up, he only felt back pain. At this time, Aila and Dayuer were still sleeping soundly, wrapped in a thin quilt like two kittens, with only a little white skin exposed and messy hair.

Chu Yun tiptoedly put on his clothes and came to the front yard to punch.

After all, he was also a low-level military officer in the Ming Dynasty. Although he hadn't personally fought the enemy for many years, he still maintained the habit of exercising.If it wasn't for Ella who was also an officer...he believed that it would be very easy to deal with a big jade.

The wind of the fist whistled, and he wanted to maintain a stable image in front of the guards in the vestibule, so naturally he couldn't show even the slightest backache.

"My lord, the Tianjin Wei telegraph station has sent a morning report. The Western company's fleet returning to our homeland has arrived in Tianjin Wei." The guard on duty presented the telegram sent by the telegraph station early to Chu Yun, who did not look tired at all.

"Let the corresponding officials and the Western company's own personnel contact each other," Chu Yun said.

This time, after Li Jinde and his party arrived in London to gain a firm foothold, they dispatched 18 merchant ships back, and the Fourth Fleet dispatched a formation of 5 warships to escort them.

As early as when the returning fleet arrived in Guangzhou, the Guangzhou Telegraph Station had already reported the situation of the fleet.

Of the 23 ships of the returning fleet, one ran aground on the coast of West Africa, and two ships sank in the Indian Ocean in a storm.Only 20 ships made it to the southeast coast.

The third batch of British envoys was also mixed among the personnel returning from the Western Company.

As Charles I planned to conquer the Scottish Presbyterian Church by force, the third group of envoys did not come to the East on the battleship Dauphin, but directly rubbed against the merchant ships of the Western Company, and the Dauphin stayed in Portsmouth port.

The third batch of envoys went to China. The purpose this time was not to conclude any treaty, but to establish an embassy in the capital to investigate things in the east.

Lord Greenville of the first group of missions, and Earl of Compton of the second group of missions brought back legends and books about the East, which allowed Charles I to confirm that the East had a more advanced civilization. The third batch of envoys was sent to Beijing.This time they brought enough living expenses and daily necessities, and planned to stay permanently in the capital to carefully inspect all aspects of Huaxia in order to learn the technology and culture here.

Because the arrival of the third group of envoys was not to conclude a treaty, Chu Yun did not pay attention to this matter.As for their establishment of an embassy here, it doesn't matter, they basically have no possibility of getting in touch with the core technology here.

Unlike the sale of arms and machines by the great powers to the Qing Dynasty at the end of the Qing Dynasty, there was a relationship of competition and checks and balances between the great powers at that time, so as long as you have money, you can definitely buy more cutting-edge arms and machines.

But in this era, the Huaxia family is the only one, and it can completely monopolize technology independently, allowing countries to buy their own machines and products at high prices.

Chu Yun did another set of punches, and Aila and Da Yuer also got up from the backyard to prepare breakfast. When they saw Chu Yun again, their faces were red.

"I've already asked people to vacate a room in the backyard. Da Yuer, you can move in here for a permanent residence in the future, instead of running here." Chu Yun said.

"Your subordinate obeys." Da Yu'er put down her chopsticks and said.

She couldn't help revealing some joy in her words. From now on, she will be able to appear at this dining table every day, and it will be more convenient after having a child...

Thinking of the possibility of having a baby, Dayuer's ears felt hotter.

At Tianjin Wei Wharf, twenty ships docked.

Not only the general soldiers of the Tianjin Guard came to maintain order with officers and soldiers, but also local employees of Western companies came to welcome their fleet.

This fleet successfully arrived in Britain, and successfully returned to the capital, announcing the victory of the voyage to everyone.At the same time, this fleet will be loaded with silk, spices and porcelain to Britain to obtain the difference.

"This is the arrival of the third batch of British envoys. Why am I still the general soldier of Tianjin Wei? When will I be able to be promoted?" The general soldier of Tianjin Wei was at the pier and saw dozens of Britons disembarking from the battleship Soochow. Can't help but sigh with emotion.

Unknowingly, this is already the third batch of envoys, so that the common people in the capital are no strangers to it.

Isn't it just another group of Western envoys?Even Her Royal Highness Princess of Britain often appears on the streets of the capital.

The directors from the headquarters of the western company came to the pier, and they were more concerned about the trading situation of the fleet than ordinary people.

This is the fleet sent by their western company. If they can make a profit in the east-west trade, they can get huge profits as shareholders!

"What about the loss at sea?" asked the native director to the returning employee.

"Two ships were lost when going to the west, three ships were lost on the return trip, and five ships were lost in one round trip. Excluding the lost ships and cargo, the profit of the return trip is about 2%, and the profit of the return trip may be a little less. The return trip At that time, in order to avoid emptying the ship, we even bought a lot of raw materials to fill the ship." Said the returning employee.

"Triple profit!" The local directors were stunned by Sino-Ocean's huge profits.

This is profit minus loss!

"Part of the profits obtained stayed in the city of London to build factories and purchase raw materials, and the remaining part was purchased for local commodities and shipped back. After the commodities and raw materials brought back will be sold, the proceeds will be used to purchase silk and porcelain We also need to buy merchant ships from the shipyard to replenish the ships we lost. That means we need to make two or three more trips before we can distribute dividends to shareholders.” The returning employees set foot on land again and breathed a sigh of relief.

Although ocean voyages are huge profits, the losses of merchant ships and sailors are also very serious, and they need to exchange their lives for money.

"I think we can find a way to raise funds from more businessmen to invest in ocean trade, so that the return on capital will be faster." The local director said excitedly.

The reason why Western companies have no money to pay dividends this time is because the profits are used to invest in factories set up in the City of London, and shipping between East and West requires a sum of operating funds.

Among the third batch of envoys, Mrs. Grace came with the ship as a freelance scholar. When she came to the East for the first time, what she wanted to see most was her daughter.

She has seen some unusual places during her stops in coastal places such as Guangzhoufu.

"Next, I will lead everyone to the train station to take the train to the capital. A new road is being built between the capital and Tianjin Wei. It is inconvenient to walk on the road." I have led the mission to take the train more than once.

(End of this chapter)