Reborn As a Pirate

The benefits of forming a chamber of commerce are many.

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

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

Secondly, you can enjoy a statutory tax rate that is much lower than the black port rate, and with the increase in trade volume and the expansion of the chamber of commerce, you can further enjoy policy dividends such as tax rebates and reductions.

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

The most important thing is that as the relationship between Northwest Europe and Northwest Europe becomes increasingly tense, the Chamber of Commerce urgently needs real armed merchant ships.

Armed merchant ships are gunboats.

Thicker hulls, better ship materials, and cannons equipped on it...

These things are not available everywhere.

All countries have secret recipes for building ships and guns. In order to prevent the outflow of technology, laws often prohibit unqualified individuals or groups from buying ship guns.

This is the case in the UK.

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

Of course, the black market can buy ships and guns of unknown origin, but the price...

The cost of a brand new Brigantine in the UK is only 4,000 pounds, while buying a second-hand boat with complete procedures on the black market is at least 5,000 pounds. There is a price, but there is no market.

The price of artillery is even more outrageous...

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

And he bought 16 doors, with an average price of... 400 pounds per door.

Lorraine made a calculation.

Build a brand new Brigantine, 4000 pounds, according to the standard configuration of 10 nine-pounders, 3500 pounds, 8 six-pounders, 1600 pounds, 2 six-pounders, 200 pounds, the total price is 9300 pounds.

Bought a second-hand Brigantine on the black market for 5,000 pounds, 20 six-pound medium guns for 8,000 pounds, and the total price was 13,000 pounds...

Spend more money and get a worse boat...

Establishing a chamber of commerce may have been just the future and aspiration for Lorraine back then, but it is destiny now...

This matter has finally become urgent!

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

They began to discuss the details.

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

Plymouth was chosen not because it was the ancestral home of the Drake family, but because relying on the Channel Fleet, the local shipbuilding and cannon casting industries are second to none in the world.

As long as you have money, you can order ships of any grade and buy guns of any grade there, and high-end flintlock guns are only open to the local chamber of commerce, which is very important for the development of the chamber of commerce.

Second, make reasonable concessions to partners.

Lorraine does not plan to sell the shares of the General Assembly. When the Drake Chamber of Commerce was still small, the less partners were dissatisfied, and the more Lorraine was dissatisfied.

MP Piddick will enjoy 30% of the future profits of the Chamber of Commerce in Scotland, Sir Garman in Norway, and Viscount Alfonso in the Basque Country.

It is their right to share profits, and it is their duty to secure local trade licenses and coordinate the development of the chamber of commerce.

The three authorized agents were all satisfied with this, and the two 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 prestige 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 companions who did not receive salaries.

For now, they are Henna, Karen and Noah.

Pierce is not on this list. He is the sole 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. There will be more and more companions, but the scale of the Chamber of Commerce will also expand, and the profits will only increase, and only in extremely unexpected situations will there be a decline.

The fourth part, the establishment of branch chambers of commerce.

After the establishment of the General Chamber of Commerce, the Lorraine Association also established the first branch chamber, the Northwest Branch of Europe.

The General Chamber of Commerce occupies 70% of the shares of the branch, and the other 30% is equally distributed to Ramos, Eddie and Carmen, each with 10%.

They are the shareholders of the club, as well as the management and managers of the club.

Carmen is in charge of Western and Southern European affairs, Eddie is in charge of Northern and Central European affairs, and Ramos is in charge of matters related to the British Isles, Ireland and Iceland.

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

The three outstanding young people readily 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 Corps fleet would be put on rest.

The Artis Beauty carried Lorraine and Keren to Plymouth on a single ship. After two years, it entered the thirteenth pier of Soto Port again.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, the docks, wharves, lively ports, the flow of people coming and going, as well as the small fishing boats gliding past on the sea from time to time, and the huge and majestic Royal Navy warships on the distant sea level...

Everything here seems to be stuck two years ago, nothing has changed, and there is not much worry about the war on people's faces.

They have a powerful Channel Fleet, and the war is still far away, far from the time to worry.

Standing at the bow of the ship, Lorraine glanced at the familiar pier, and then at the sailors of the business group busy on the deck of the Beauty, feeling a lot of emotion for a while.

It was rare for Karen to see Lorraine being quiet, so he couldn't help being curious.

"Captain, are you from Plymouth?"

"Yes." Lorraine shook her head with a smile, "I know what you want to ask, but I'm not timid about being close to home."

"no?"

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

"A sixteen-year-old boy, dressed in rags, eating black bread, which was obtained by selling his father's relics."

Karen blinked in disbelief: "You... how did you start sailing?"

"Yes." Lorraine smiled sassyly, "No one wanted to take me in. Pierce's father just wanted to go to sea, and no one trusted him. I just boarded the Artis Beauty. At that time, there were no sailors on board. I'm the only one on the crew."

"Pierce's father... Lake..."

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

"He... I heard that he died of illness during the voyage?"

Lorraine didn't seem to hear Keren's words, but murmured to himself in a low voice: "That day, Hannah and I had a big fight in Cherbourg, killed many people, set fire to it, and then left France , pick up Pierce, and then, abduct you in Elgin..."

Keren suddenly realized: "Pierce told me that Lake died of a high fever during the voyage. I felt strange at that time. It was just a voyage across the strait. With your ability, people will die..."

"He died of a high fever." Lorraine turned around and patted Karen's arm lightly, "Don't be smart, he died of a high fever."

"I see……"

"Go ahead if you understand. Let the sailors take care of our beauty. This trip is a bit complicated, and we may have to stay for a few more days."