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Chapter 948 Exaggerated Sailing Experience
"Shopkeeper Li, may I ask why you made up your mind to go to the West, which is tens of thousands of miles away?" A Kyushu newspaper clerk sat opposite Li Jinde, recording Li Jinde's "adventure journey" with a brush.

"Two years ago, I met the British sailors who came to Xiamen Bay. I heard that there were ancient civilizations in places we used to regard as barbarians. I moved my mind to go to the West, and I also wanted to know what the Westerners learned from us Where did the purchased silk and tea eventually go?" Li Jinde replied.

"So shopkeeper Li embarked on a journey to explore other civilizations in the world and discover wealth in unknown lands." The document slightly altered Li Jinde's meaning, "Is there any danger on the way to the West?" ?”

"When we went, we didn't think too much about pirates. Fortunately, the sea is very wide, and we didn't encounter real pirates. Instead, we experienced storms and diseases often encountered by ocean-going sailors on the way, resulting in the death of two sailors and a handyman. .” Li Jinde replied again.

"Your process is too ordinary, it is difficult to stimulate people's desire for exploration... On the way to the west, you encountered the siege of the pirate king, they surrounded your merchant ship with dozens of pirate ships, but you used Their courage and wisdom convinced them, and our newspaper office can write a complete story for you." Said the newspaper secretary.

"Is this too exaggerated..." Li Jinde said.

"And on the way to the West, you encountered a huge storm that swept thousands of miles. You fought against the storm at sea and finally defeated the storm." The newspaper secretary added.

Seeing that his stories were getting more and more fantastic, Li Jinde couldn't help but wiped off his cold sweat. If he really encountered dozens of pirate ships and sea storms sweeping thousands of miles, he would not be able to sit here comfortably.

"Can you tell us in detail about participating in the banquet of King Charles of Britain? This is the most exciting part. The pirates and storms at sea are just appetizers." The newspaper secretary guided Li Jinde to tell his story.

"Yes, when we arrived in London, the King of Britain was very interested in our East, so he invited me and my apprentices to the palace to attend a banquet held by him. At that time, almost all the nobles in the city attended the meeting, as well as Princess Sophia. Britain The king also bought a lot of porcelain and silk from the goods I brought. The British nobles are very interested in our porcelain and silk, which they regard as high-end goods, and they are willing to pay a high price for them.” Li Jinde recalled.

"The king of Britain held a banquet for seven consecutive days to welcome you warmly. Your goods were looted by the rich local people. They exchanged gold bars and silver coins for porcelain and silk from you. You loaded a ship full of gold and silver from the West. When I came back, I found that my net profit was twenty times that.” The newspaper secretary continued.

"Although it has indeed made a lot of profit, it is far from twenty times as much..."

"Gold and silver are everywhere in the Western Ocean, but their commodities are very scarce, especially the common porcelain, silk, tea, spices, and various industrial products on our side..."

The documents of the Kyushu Newspaper exaggerated Li Jinde’s adventures as much as possible. In his writing, Li Jinde was a great navigator and explorer. He fought against sea storms and subdued the pirates in North Africa with his wisdom. He was warmly welcomed by all the nobles in Britain. .The most important thing is that the gold and silver flowers in the west can't be used up, and the goods in the east are so popular in the local area that Li Jinde's profit is twenty times greater!
After Li Jinde's "exclusive interview" with Kyushu Newspaper, does he think this is his own personal experience?It is clear that he forcibly created a sailing hero!
"How do you feel?" Chu Yun asked Li Jinde, who had been by the side.

"This is not my personal experience at all..." Li Jinde said honestly.

"It doesn't matter how the real experience is, what matters is what kind of goal we want to achieve. People like to hear more legendary stories, and your stories will soon spread in the form of storytelling and drama, so that people will be more familiar with your story. I am interested in ocean voyages. Once the trend of outward expansion is formed, our goal will be achieved." Chu Yun disagrees.

In ancient times when the illiteracy rate was still high, nothing was more exciting than such exaggerated legends, and it was impossible to tell them how dangerous ocean voyages were.During the great voyages of the West, it was inspired by oriental legends such as Marco Polo’s travels. It is believed that gold is everywhere in the far east, which will set off a wave of voyages.

"I just went to the West for a trip, and I didn't expect to be well-known to everyone. It is beyond my expectation that it has developed like this." Li Jinde knew that as long as the Kyushu newspaper spread the story of embellishment, he would really Be one of the celebrities of this era, maybe even go down in history books.

Li Jinde took stock of the harvest in his heart, not only did he make a fortune by transporting the goods in the past, but he was also fortunate to meet King Charlie and Chu Yun, became a celebrity and an official cooperative businessman of the Kyushu Army, and even kidnapped a daughter-in-law return.Is this kind of gain too much? Li Jinde feels like he is dreaming.

"It's good to get used to it. We need your image as a western trading company, and encourage more people to open their markets overseas and exploit resources like you." Chu Yun thought about going to other places to plunder raw materials and consume too much produced by factories. Commodities, as for local raw materials, try to keep them as strategic reserves.

"I'm very willing to take up this responsibility. When the time comes, I will go to Western Ocean with the fleet to build a factory!" Li Jinde knew that Chu Yun really planned to use him, and he was very honored.

Not every businessman has the chance to be approached by Chu Yun, and Chu Yun chose to make him a seafaring hero because he was valuable because he brought back the British Royal Envoy.In terms of personal kindness, Chu Yun also helped him keep Sarina.

"Last time I helped you intercept the head's daughter from the royal mission, but I heard that you have no intention of getting married. If you regret it now, I will send her back to Britain. If it's just a whim , you'd better not force it, so as not to damage the cooperation between our two countries. We still need them to lead the way to open up another hemisphere." Chu Yun mentioned the matter of Sarina.

"My lord, it's not that I don't want to get married as soon as possible. It's just that our profession is often faced with the threat of the sea, disease, and pirates. We are ready to die in the sea. How can we implicate others? My father lived in the sea. She was killed, and my mother still lives alone..." Li Jinde said.

After listening to Li Jinde's words, Chu Yun understood his feelings: "Even so, life is too short to enjoy yourself in time, and many sailors will spend almost all their savings on wine, tobacco, and women after landing. You should take it easy. Some."

(End of this chapter)