There are many advantages of establishing a chamber of Commerce.

    First, the scope of triangular trade can be expanded from only three black ports to all formal civil ports.

    Of course, the premise is to obtain the trade license of the country or autonomous region.

    Secondly, you can enjoy the statutory tax rate far lower than the black port ratio, and further enjoy tax rebates, exemptions and other policy Dividends with the increase of trade volume and the expansion of the scale of the chamber of Commerce.

    Third, trade contracts protected by law can be signed to ensure trade security.

    Most importantly, with the increasingly tense relations in northwest Europe, the chamber of Commerce urgently needs real armed merchant ships.

    Armed merchant ships are gunships.

    Thicker hull, better ship materials, and guns configured on

    These things are not available everywhere.

    All countries have secret recipes for shipbuilding and gun making. In order to prevent the outflow of technology, the law often prohibits unqualified individuals or groups from buying ship guns.

    This is the case in Britain.

    Only domestic chambers of commerce can buy ships and guns through formal channels. There are even further restrictions in areas with developed navigation industry, so as to maintain their technological leadership in the field.

    The black market can naturally buy ships and guns of unknown origin, but the price

    The cost of a brand-new brigantine in Britain is only 4000 pounds, while the black market buys a second-hand ship with complete procedures for at least 5000 pounds, which has a price and no market.

    The price of artillery is even more outrageous

    Just like the medium range six pound gun Lorraine bought a few days ago, the official price of this entry-level gun is only 150 pounds.

    And he bought 16, with an average price of 400 pounds each.

    Lorraine made an account.

    Build a brand-new brigantine, 4000 pounds, 10 nine pound long guns, 3500 pounds, 8 six pound long guns, 1600 pounds, 2 six pound short guns, 200 pounds, with a total price of 9300 pounds.

    Buy a second-hand brigantine on the black market, 5000 pounds, 20 six pound guns, 8000 pounds, with a total price of 13000 pounds

    Spend more money, buy a worse boat

    The establishment of the chamber of Commerce may be only the future and ambition for Lorraine in those years. For now, it is life

    This matter finally becomes urgent!

    Lorraine gathered partners with the determination to fight for his life. He did not intend to accept opposition and was fully prepared to win support.

    They began to discuss the details.

    First, Lorraine will register the General Chamber of Commerce in Plymouth.

    Plymouth was chosen not because it was the birthplace of the Drake family, but because relying on the Strait fleet, the local shipbuilding and gun casting industry were second to none in the world.

    As long as you have money, you can get ships of any level and buy guns of any level, and high-grade flint guns are only open to the local chamber of Commerce, which is very important to the development of the chamber of Commerce.

    Secondly, reasonably transfer profits to partners.

    Lorraine is not going to sell the club''s shares. When Drake chamber of Commerce was still small, less partners were dissatisfied and more Lorraine was dissatisfied.

    Senator pidik will enjoy 30% of the profits of the chamber of Commerce in Scotland in the future. Sir Garman is Norway and Viscount Alfonso is Basque.

    It is their right to share profits. It is their obligation to handle local trade licenses and coordinate the yin-yang interaction in the development process of the chamber of Commerce.

    The three plenipotentiaries were satisfied with this, and both parties established a new cooperation intention on the spot. Party A is the Drake General Chamber of Commerce to be established, and Party B is three distinguished families with reputation in their respective regions.

    The third part is the equity of the General Chamber of Commerce.

    Lorraine monopolized 90%, and promised 30% of the profits to his core sailors, that is, those unpaid companions.

    For the time being, they are Hannah, Karen and Noah.

    Pierce is not on this list. He is the only shareholder and future vice president of the General Chamber of Commerce. He still enjoys 10% of his shares and has full shareholder rights and obligations.

    This is a fair distribution plan. His companions will be more and more, but the scale of the chamber of Commerce will also be expanded, and the profits will only be higher and higher. Only the most unexpected situation will decline.

    The fourth part is to establish a branch chamber of Commerce.

    After the establishment of the General Chamber of Commerce, Lorraine will also establish the first branch chamber of Commerce, the European Northwest Branch.

    The General Chamber of Commerce holds 70% of the equity of the branch, and the other 30% is distributed to Ramos, Eddie and Carmen, 10% each.

    They are the shareholders, management and managers of the branch.

    Carmen is responsible for Western and southern European affairs, Eddie is responsible for northern and central European affairs, and Ramos is responsible for British island, Ireland and Iceland.

    At this stage, their main work is to obtain trade licenses from all countries in these regions.

    Three outstanding young people gladly accepted Lorraine''s invitation, and the establishment of the chamber of Commerce came to fruition.

    After completing these preliminary preparations, Lorraine immediately announced that the Drake merchant group fleet was transferred to rest.

    The Artemis beauty, carrying Lorraine and Karen, sailed to Plymouth. After two years, it once again entered pier 13 in Soto port.

    In the afterglow of the setting sun, docks, docks, busy ports, the flow of people, as well as small fishing boats sliding on the sea from time to time, as well as huge and majestic Royal Navy warships on the distant sea level

    Everything here seems to have stayed two years ago, nothing has changed, and people can''t see much worry about the war on their faces.

    They have a strong Strait fleet, and the war is far from worrying.

    Lorraine stood in the bow and looked at the familiar wharf and the sailors of the merchant group busy on the deck of the beauty. For a time, he was filled with emotion.

    Karen was curious to see Lorraine quiet.

    "Captain, are you from Plymouth?"

    "Yes." Lorraine smiled and shook his head. "I know what you want to ask, but it''s not a fear of being close to home."

    "No?"

    "Two years ago, I was expelled by my family, spent all my money and came here for a carriage ticket from Tavistock to Soto port."

    "A 16-year-old boy, dressed in rags and eating black bread, sold his father''s relics in exchange for that bread."

    Karen blinked in disbelief. "How did you... Start sailing?"

    "Yes." Lorraine smiled, "no one wants to take me in. Pierce''s father wants to go to sea, and no one trusts him. So I boarded the beauty of Attis. At that time, there were no sailors on board. I was the only crew member."

    "Pierce''s father... Lake..."

    "Lake..." Lorraine recalled Lake''s simple and honest fat face, whose appearance was a little blurred. "I was an incompetent sailor, and I lost my captain on the first voyage."

    "He... Heard that he died of illness on the voyage?"

    Lorraine didn''t seem to hear Karen''s words, but muttered in a low voice: "that day, Hannah and I had a big fight in Cherbourg, killed a lot of people, set a fire, then left France, picked up Pierce, and then kidnapped you in Elgin..."

    Karen suddenly realized: "pierce told me that lake died of a high fever while sailing. I was surprised at that time. It was just a voyage across the Strait. With your ability, you would die..."

    "He died of a high fever." Lorraine turned back and patted Karen on the arm. "Don''t be smart. He died of a high fever."

    "I see..."

    "If you understand, let the sailors take care of our beauty. This business is a little complicated. We may have to stay a few more days."