Chapter 208 Outlook
Theodore, the mayor of Port Fulan, warmly entertained Quirk and his party at the city hall. Apart from the crew of the Southern, the most active people at the banquet were the businessmen.
“The buildings there are tall and large, and even the houses of civilians are beautifully decorated.”
“Businessmen are very respected there and can influence the government.”< br>
“People are well-dressed, live a prosperous life, and are willing to spend money to buy things.”
The crowd gathered around the four representatives who had visited Cape Bay, and discussed their experiences in foreign countries eagerly and enthusiastically.
According to the descriptions of several representatives, Jiaowan has become a gold-filled businessmen's paradise in everyone's mind. Many people regret that they were not born there.
“I stayed at the dock for a whole day, for no other reason than to count the number of merchant ships entering and leaving the port throughout the day. Guess what, there were fifty-five ships that day. Large merchant ships enter and exit the port!”
“Oh, God, what kind of scene is that?”
Hearing what a representative said, Bennett made his fortune in shipping. The gentleman expressed emotion. In comparison, the former Fulan Port could not see many merchant ships in a week. However, recently, with the Government Affairs Council vigorously supporting industry and commerce, this port has gradually gained vitality. I hope it can also become As prosperous as Cape Bay.
"The market in Nisburg brings together goods from all over the world. Except for specialties that are not easy to store, any goods you can imagine can be bought there."
A factory with a porcelain factory built The owner asked doubtfully: "Do you even have porcelain? We haven't been producing porcelain here for a long time."
Another representative showed a resentful look. He put his hand on his mouth and whispered: "Tell you something."
Everyone saw that he was so careful, and all raised their heads.
The representative whispered: "Porcelain has appeared in Jiaowan, and our lord has quietly started business with Jiaowan, and the partner is the Foster family, which occupies a seat on the Jiaowan Alliance Council. ”
"What, it turns out that Mr. Grayman has already been on the line there? He didn't even tell us."
"I saw a unique caravan when I was in Lake Town. , Their clothes are completely foreign style, they can’t be from the Foster family.”
“Then they should have come from overland. It’s really far away. It takes two days to go back and forth. It will take more than a month. We still have to travel through the rebel territory in the south."
"With the status and power of the Foster family, the royal families of various countries must give them some face, and I believe that the greedy Grand Duke will not make things difficult for Fu. The caravans of the Ste family, unless he doesn’t want to do business with his neighbors in the south.”
The merchants were talking a lot, and they were very surprised that Alda and Horn Bay already had trade links.
The representative continued: "However, I have only seen decorative porcelain in the headquarters of a chamber of commerce. I have never seen porcelain for sale in the market. It must be that the land transportation capacity is too small. Once transported to the corner, Bay was immediately out of stock, and the supply exceeded demand. Besides, the output of Count Grainman's porcelain factory was not very large."
The factory owner just now looked excited: "So if I can transport the goods to Jiaowan, Surely you can make a lot of money?”
“Of course, the wealth of the Jiaowan people is not comparable to that of the poor people here. Even the nobles in the northwest are very wealthy! Nobles except Lord Graiman.”
The business representatives who went out for a walk and saw the world were a little bit arrogant, but these words aroused the excitement of many businessmen. With unlimited imagination, many people have the idea of investing in the porcelain industry.
“Where’s the salt?”
Salt merchant Godwin Toby visited several salt-drying factories under the technical guidance of the Government Affairs Council. What he was most concerned about was whether his salt could be sold at a good price in Jiaowan.
“The prospect of table salt is also very good. The salt there is boiled just like before, and the price is exorbitantly expensive.”
“Good! Great!”
Godwin's eyes shone, as if countless gold coins were about to fall from the sky and hit him on the head.
After the businessmen eagerly discussed the bright future scenarios, they all discovered that they had forgotten the most important issue - the issue of transportation capacity.
"How to transport the goods there?" "Of course it will be the kind of ship invented by Count Grainman that is driven entirely by wind, like the Hope and the South."
< br>"Although Mr. Grayman said that he would sell such ships to the private sector, it seems that the shipyard's production capacity is not very sufficient."
The transportation of goods is really a headache. The land route is Don't think about it, they don't have the same influence as the Foster family, and they will definitely be fucked up by the many levels along the way.
So everyone came to the shipyard director Rubin and surrounded him.
"Director Rubin, what is the current production plan of the shipyard? When will it be able to accept private orders?"
Although he knew that the businessmen couldn't wait, Rubin had no choice. He looked helpless. Said: "Oh my, this is really difficult to handle. At present, we have to prioritize meeting the navy's warship needs."
Just when the businessmen were disappointed, a voice sounded.
“We can make room for a dock to build civilian ships.”
Everyone turned around and saw that it was Navy Commander Austin.
The businessmen were surprised: "Is it true, Lord Commander?"
"Of course it is true, but...cough!"
Austin coughed heavily.
"The Navy plans to establish a school to teach navigation knowledge in order to cultivate a large number of qualified sailors. Of course, it is not just for the military, students can also find jobs in the private sector."
“This is a good thing!” the businessmen praised.
"It's just about the school's venue and expenses..."
"Leave it to us, Mr. Austin, it's all on us, isn't it just a school?"
Immediately someone was taking pictures. The busty Austin solved the problem, and other people who were a little slow also agreed.
"You are so kind-hearted. For the sake of your enthusiasm, our navy has given up a dock specifically for the construction of merchant ships."
The businessmen beamed with joy and asked Austin one after another Toast.
Rubin, the shipyard manager on the side, took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat. The shipyard had originally decided to allocate part of its production capacity to build private merchant ships, but the Lord Commander asked him to sing a double act.
Austin was secretly happy while exchanging glasses with the businessmen.
He proposed to Paul the establishment of a maritime school, but at that time the Government Affairs Council happened to not be able to allocate much funds, so the two of them came up with this idea.
He decided to see if he could strike while the iron was hot.
"Gentlemen, maybe you can raise funds to build a technical school to train shipbuilding craftsmen!"
What makes Austin happy is that his proposal once again won the approval of everyone.
Of course, the shipyard director Rubin was happier than him.
(End of this chapter)