It was extremely hot in Lofo City at the end of April. The port of Lofo City, which was already bustling, was already crowded with hundreds of armed merchant ships.
A large number of armed merchant ships cannot dock at the port and can only drift on the sea outside the port.
Yang Tenghu, the third young master of the Yang family in the capital, stood at the port and looked forward eagerly. He said anxiously: "Why haven't the English mission's fleet arrived at Le Buddha City yet?
Prince Liao's fleet has arrived at Lefo City, and these foreigners actually asked Prince Liao to wait for them."
Ding Debao saw that Yang Tenghu was heartless and dared to say anything.
He reminded loudly: "Be careful, you don't know what you should say and what you shouldn't say."
Ding Debao looked at Yang Tenghu, this man was far worse than his brother Yang Tengfei.
When Yang Tengfei grew up, the Yang family had not yet risen. As a child, Yang Tengfei used an abacus to help his father settle accounts.
Yang Tenghu grew up in a honeypot when he was a child, and his mother was a favored concubine.
But he was also suppressed by the big house and was not nurtured since he was a child, becoming a playboy.
The Yang family has grown rapidly, and with such a large stall, there is obviously not enough manpower.
Playboys like Yang Tenghu were also sent to train. Fortunately, this time the Yang family's decision-maker was not Yang Tenghu, but the Yang family's son-in-law Wang Sen.
They are upstarts who lack any background and are the daughters of their families.
In addition to marrying with other forces, it is to marry your daughter to someone with outstanding ability.
When Yang Tenghu heard Ding Debao's reprimand, he was a little indignant, but he did not dare to speak.
The Ding family is very powerful, and since he was always bullied by Ding Debao when he was a child, he is a little afraid of Ding Debao.
What's more, Ding Debao is a direct descendant of the Ding family, and he is only a concubine of the Yang family.
Yang Tenghu refused to admit defeat and said: "Everyone among the merchants in the fleet knows about Prince Liao, so there is nothing to hide.
If it weren't for the armed merchant ships of the Liao prince, which were mixed among hundreds of ships, no one would be able to tell that they were an army as long as they gathered together."
The more he spoke, the lower his voice became, because he had already seen his brother-in-law Wang Sen, who had a murderous look on his face.
Wang Sen said in a cold tone: "Xiaohu, you are almost thirty years old. How old are your children? It's time to grow up.
Because of your unintentional mistake, you have affected the great cause of Prince Liao, and our family cannot bear the wrath of Prince Liao."
When Yang Penghu heard what his brother-in-law Wang Sen said, his face turned pale and he knew he had made a mistake.
He turned around and walked onto the Yang family's armed merchant ship, hiding in the cabin and playing with his beloved camera.
Wang Sen looked at Yang Tenghu's performance and shook his head slightly.
My brother-in-law Yang Tengfei was a great man, but Yang Tenghu became a dandy.
Everyone in the world says that wealth cannot last more than three generations. From the performance of Yang Tenghu, we can see the correctness of this statement.
If the heirs of the Yang family were all talented, then there would be no room for him to develop himself.
Wang Sen looked at the huge fleet at sea and thought about the origin of this matter.
This time the British mission fleet returned, and all the great merchants of the Great China Dynasty saw the opportunity.
They previously sold silk, tea, porcelain and other goods to European merchants from afar for five times or even ten times the price.
These European merchants are very generous when buying goods, and few of them will bargain in large quantities.
They knew with their eyes that the price of these goods when sold to Europe would be far higher than the set price.
These European businessmen came all the way and must have made a lot of money.
By transporting Dahua's goods to Europe, they will definitely earn several times more money than local businessmen like them.
When businessmen think of this, no one can sit still and want to go to Europe to do business.
As long as the trade routes to Europe are opened, it will bring a steady stream of benefits.
Mainly due to the development in recent years, especially the extensive use of steam engines.
The number of goods produced by factories has increased dramatically. Many goods are durable goods, and it is impossible to consume a large amount of goods in a short period of time domestically.
The factory cannot stop production and can only find new buyers for these goods.
Led by the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, a large number of chambers of commerce in Dahua united to activate their respective relationships.
They worked hard to get through to the cabinet and asked the court to list the goods that could be exported overseas. As long as they obtained relevant permissions, they could sell the goods to European countries.
They also made contact with the English.
Each family paid a shipload of goods to persuade the English to be their guides.
The British mission did not agree at first, but when they saw the huge benefits of leading the way, Ambassador Andre couldn't help but agreed to the businessmen's request.
Li Xingge, a representative of the Li family of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, shouted excitedly: "The British mission is about to arrive at Love City. Let's get the armed merchant ships ready. The fleet is about to set off. Everyone will act according to the formation discussed before.
I hope our Li family’s rubber products and spices can open up sales in Europe.”
Wang Sen smiled and comforted: "When you Nanyang Li family chose products, they chose rubber products and spices. I hope you made the right choice.
If you, the Li family, take risks and choose new products, you may gain even greater profits.
Our Yang family chooses traditional textile silk, which has been selling well in Europe.
The woolen textile industry in England is developed, and I did not bring any woolen textile products with me.
I hope that during this trip to England, I can learn the wool spinning technology there and learn from each other’s strengths for better development.”
These merchants who went to Europe to do business, in order to prevent involution, had too many similar products, driving down the selling price of the goods.
Each company can choose up to three products to avoid fierce internal competition.
Most merchants choose goods manufactured in their own factories, which allows them to maximize profits.
If the products really open up sales in Europe, the whole family will earn huge profits.
The message was delivered very quickly, and the armed ships waiting at sea were already arranged in formation, waiting for the arrival of the British mission fleet.
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Ambassador Andrei is about to arrive at Loft City by boat.
He purchased a large amount of weapons from the Zhanlu Company. He had only placed a deposit before completing the transaction.
For an arms deal of this scale, Ambassador Andre must complete the deal in person. Only when he sees the arms leaving the port can he truly feel at ease.
Ambassador Andre looked at his deputy, retired Armada officer Tom.
"Tom, have you noticed anything missing on the Chinese ship?"
Captain Tom looked at Ambassador Andre with a confused look.
"Lord Viscount, if you have anything to say, just tell me. There are many strange things about Chinese people. I don't know what situation you are referring to."
Ambassador Andre lowered his voice and said solemnly: "Tom, have you found that the Chinese people, whether on warships or cargo ships, have not suffered from the sea demon disease?
Arriving from Tianjin Port to Lefo Port, we docked at the same place.
Thirteen people in our fleet have been thrown into the sea, but not one person in the Chinese fleet has been thrown into the sea.
At first I thought that these Chinese people had unique funeral customs at sea.
After detailed investigation, it was discovered that no one in their fleet died.
We must now understand that this is due to our different races, which leads to different diseases.
Or have the Chinese really solved this disease?
I think their doctors are very high-level and can solve plagues like smallpox and control incurable diseases like smallpox.
There is a high possibility that the Chinese people have solved this unknown disease.
Tom, you know what changes this will bring to the Armada if my conclusion comes true."
After Tom listened, the muscles on his face tensed up and his hands were trembling with excitement.
If the Armada solves this problem, it will be equivalent to removing the shackles of the Armada's ocean navigation.
In every previous expedition of the Armada, more sailors died due to this demonic sea disease than died in battle.
This is the reason why the fleet suffers the most casualties when it goes to sea.
Tom assured: "Lord Viscount, please rest assured, we have trained several people who can speak Chinese.
Among them, Pastor Edward has the highest level. I will place Pastor Edward in the fleet of Dahua merchants.
These businessmen love money, and they have no corresponding awareness of confidentiality.
The fleet, doctors, etc. of the Dahua Mission will definitely be more luxurious, but these people may not leak relevant information.
If the Chinese can really solve the disease of sea demons, we will definitely be able to steal the cure."
Ambassador Andre explained the matter and he followed the fleet to the port of Loft City.
After he finished handling matters related to the weapons transaction, he had to return to the capital.
Ambassador Andre went to the port to inspect the weapons stored at the port by Zhanlu Company.
After confirming that it was correct, he handed a bank check to the salesperson of Zhanlu Company.
The salesperson of Zhanlu Company was surrounded by bank employees. After they confirmed the authenticity of the bank note, the transaction was completed.
The cranes at the port loaded all these weapons into the British cargo ships.
"Ambassador Andre, the transaction was successfully completed. I wish you a safe journey."
Ambassador Andrei waited for the transaction to be completed, and then he relaxed.
With this batch of weapons, the country can improve the firearms currently in use, and the national strength will be improved, which is far beyond the value of this batch of weapons.
While Ambassador Andre was waiting for the weapons to be loaded onto the ship, he met with representatives of the Dahua merchants and assigned Chinese-speaking guides to the Dahua merchant fleet.
In this way, even the English fleet lost contact with other fleets due to a sudden storm.
Businessmen can also travel to England smoothly under the guidance of guides.
When the merchants heard that there was such a benefit, they were overjoyed, and none of them refused the guide to join the fleet.
The English mission fleet was ready, they set sail and returned to England along the route they came from.
When they came, they only had dozens of sea-going ships, but when they returned, they brought hundreds of sea-going ships with them.
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Yang Tenghu had nothing to do on the boat. He pestered the only Englishman on the boat to take photos of the priest.
After this period of training, Yang Tenghu has realized that he is definitely not a businessman, and he will let his mother down.
Yang Tenghu took a camera worth ten thousand taels of silver coins to take pictures of the scenes along the way.
He is a part-time reporter, providing photos for newspapers such as Yanhuang Daily. This income is not enough for him to buy camera films.
But he took pictures of people and scenery from various places and recorded these things, which made him feel happy both physically and mentally.
Pastor Edward was very irritable during this time. He had been harassed by the young master of the fleet.
He often hides behind a covered wooden box and shines a carbide lamp on him.
Pastor Edward always feels that this is a special religious ceremony, and he is quite bored with it.
But the young master of the fleet named Yang Tenghu was the only person in the fleet who was willing to communicate with him.
In order to find a way for the Chinese to overcome the demonic disease at sea and save the soldiers of the Armada, he was willing to do so even if it meant selling his soul to the devil.
Pastor Edward gradually became familiar with Yang Tenghu and became friends who talked about everything.
He walked to Yang Tenghu and reminded: "Ahead is the sea area of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
You need to remind the person in charge of the fleet to be wary of people from the Ottoman Turkish Empire. These people are bandits and like to rob maritime traders in nearby waters."
When Yang Tenghu heard the news, he immediately went to find his brother-in-law Wang Sen.
He had seen Arab merchants selling slaves.
If the people in their fleet were really attacked by the Ottoman Turkish Empire, they would probably become slaves and be sold to other places to work as cattle or horses.
Yang Tenghu wiped the sweat from his head and came to Pastor Edward again.
This news has been known to Prince Liao.
With the warships under the command of Prince Liao, their fleet can deal with even the attacking fleet of the Ottoman Turkish Empire Navy.
Yang Tenghu said gratefully: "Thank you Pastor Edward for telling me the news so that we can prepare in advance."
Pastor Edward chatted with Yang Tenghu. He felt that the atmosphere was similar and said worriedly: "Master Yang Tenghu, are the doctors of the fleet ready for the diseases I warned you about before?"
Yang Tenghu said with a smile: "Thank you for the reminder, I have already asked.
No one on our ship suffers from scurvy. As long as you pay attention to the diet on the ship, normal people will not suffer from scurvy."
Pastor Edward was shocked, and he muttered the word scurvy in English.
Scurvy, the putrefaction of the blood, is exactly what it is.
The ship's doctor will treat sick crew members with bloodletting. The blood of the crew members is indeed different from that of normal people.
When he heard the term scurvy, he knew that the Chinese people had a much clearer understanding of this disease than they did.
Edward said nervously: "Someone in our fleet is suffering from scurvy. Can the doctor in your fleet treat it? We are willing to pay a large sum of money for his treatment."
Yang Tenghu said helplessly: "I have asked the fleet's doctors, but we cannot treat scurvy either.
If we really encounter patients with late-stage scurvy, we can only watch these patients slowly wait to die."
Pastor Edward learned that the Chinese could only prevent scurvy, but could not cure it.
He carefully observed the Chinese fleet and found out how to prevent scurvy, which was also a great achievement.
Pastor Edward already knew that the key to preventing scurvy was related to diet.
After they left the waters controlled by the Ottoman Empire, the fleet carried fresh water at the mouth of the river to replenish the water.
Reverend Edward returned to the mission fleet and sent a new guide to replace him.
Reverend Edward began to conduct his experiment, asking some sailors to each add a Chinese dish.
Reverend Edward has been observing the condition of these sailors.
Especially for these sailors who drink tea, if they didn't have several cargo ships transporting tea, they would not be willing to let these sailors drink tea.
Reverend Edward eventually discovered that none of the sailors who drank tea and ate raw bean sprouts showed signs of scurvy.
Other sailors had early symptoms of scurvy, and their skin and gums began to bleed.
Sailors who develop these symptoms are asked to drink large amounts of tea and eat large amounts of raw mung bean sprouts.
These sailors' symptoms improved, and some quickly subsided.
Pastor Edward looked up to the sky and sighed: "Thank God for your guidance. I discovered the treatment for scurvy. It turns out that it is so simple."
