From Chief to Ball

After getting closer to the inquiry, it was only sixty miles away from the destination, and as long as you went south, you could reach the place you really wanted to go.

Everyone on board was convinced this time, including the captains who had sailed many times.

The longitude and latitude deduced by Chen Jian from the book can actually reach Qi, and the first voyage is only sixty miles away!This can already be regarded as a miracle.

There is nothing more convincing than the facts. For the first time, those skeptical people really believed that these sun shadows, stars, and hourglasses can actually guide ships so accurately.

Not only that, but the original trading time of island hopping has been shortened a lot, and there is no need to pass through the island where pirates are rampant.

Chen Jian also secretly heaved a sigh of relief, this time he was lucky.

He is very sure that he can reach his destination, otherwise there would be no need for circumnavigation or sailing in this era.

Just because I took a different island hopping route from the past, this time I can only succeed but not fail to determine my prestige.

Fortunately, the weather was fine, and the wind was generally in the right direction. Although we made a circle, the sailing time was much faster than usual with the help of ocean currents and trade winds.

When turning back to the south and approaching the port, it still caused some small disturbances.

The strange hull of the Amethyst and the arrival time of Chen Jian's fleet made Qi feel a little strange, so they checked it carefully.

Coupled with the uniform uniforms of these sailors, even if it is weird, if more than a hundred people wear the same clothes, it will still be very imposing, and people have to guard against it.

The next day when they docked at the port, Chen Jian distributed some money to the sailors and crew members. There were already various hawkers or gorgeous women waiting on the shore.

I measured the latitude at night, calculated the time, and corrected the latitude by seven points.

The average longitude calculated according to the prime meridian time of Mincheng and Turtle Island time is about [-] degrees east longitude. There are no good clocks and watches at this time, so everything can only be about the same.

After so many days of voyage, whether it is an hourglass or timing and burning incense, there will be great errors.On average, here is an hour earlier than Mincheng time, and there should be no problem at [-] longitudes.

After this voyage, the route from the mouth of the great river to the trading port of Qi State was determined.

From the perspective of the wind direction, if free trade is allowed in the future, the best route is to go north from Mincheng to the city at the mouth of the river to complete a trade.Then sail directly eastward from the mouth of the Dahe River, stop at Turtle Island for supplies, and arrive at the trading port of Qi State.Then go south from the Qiguo trade port, enter the northeast trade wind belt, and return to Mincheng with the help of ocean currents and trade winds.

This is a perfect triangular trade route. As long as it is popularized, merchants all over the coast will soon hope for free sea trade.

Anyway, the purpose of the embargo to Qi State at the beginning was to block the Qi State, which was a sign of defeat. If the situation in Qi State has stabilized after so many years, this kind of embargo is basically useless.

Especially last year when the Qi State sent envoys to participate in the competitive competition, Chen Jian felt that this might be a signal.

As far as a country is concerned, industry and commerce are always mentioned together, but in fact, sometimes the two are in conflict.

Merchants, especially those who monopolize trade, don't care whether the domestic handicraft industry will be affected, as long as they can make money.If possible, they would like all domestic handicrafts to go bankrupt.

The handicraft industry also has two sides. When the level is not as good as that of others, it will definitely shout for trade protection. Once the counterattack is completed, it will shout for trade freedom.

The goods in Chen Jian's fleet do not need to worry about the conflict of interests in this regard.Plate glass, silver mirrors, steel ingots, etc. are all things that are far beyond the level of handicrafts here, and it is meaningless to talk about them if they are too far behind.

The merchants at the port were like sharks smelling blood, and quickly surrounded Chen Jian. They were all commodities that were in short supply, and huge profits were inevitable.

It will take at least two or three months to get the goods back on board, and Chen Jian is not in a hurry, he has plenty of time to complete what he has to do.

A few days later, like the one in the capital, he organized a novelty fair, and promoted the method of photography, and once again performed a hot air balloon, which caused a huge sensation under the name of Mr. Xuegong.

Amidst the huge commotion, while coping with it, Chen Jian inquired about the largest textile merchant here, and sent a greeting card.

The Textile Merchant Association at the port was also amazed by the many new things Chen Jian brought these days, and many people rushed to take a few photos.

Knowing that Chen Jian's boat was full of glass fiber reinforced plastic ingots of mercury, they never expected that such a prominent figure would come to visit them.

There are basically no merchants importing cotton cloth from Qi, and the technical level of the two sides is almost the same, so there is not much profit at all.

These textile merchants felt flattered when they received Chen Jian's greeting card, and hurriedly set up a banquet and invited Chen Jian.

There is almost no difference between the language here and the other side, at most there is some accent difference, so there is no need for interpreter.

Chen Jian took the shuttle loom transported thousands of miles from the opposite bank, and swaggered to the banquet.

As the saying goes, a businessman who does not sell arms to enemy countries is not a good businessman, and the same is true for machines.

Under the true classical freedom, private banks in the Netherlands can continuously lend money to enemy countries fighting against the Netherlands; Krupp’s shell fuzes were used by the United Kingdom, and after World War I, the royalties were calculated according to the German casualties of the artillery... The freedom of capital knows no borders. This is the freedom that capitalists want most, and it is also the goal that every capitalist strives for.

The new machine may bring many changes, but this change has not attracted people's attention, and no one has thought deeply about it first.

Chen Jian brought a few flying shuttle looms made by craftsmen. After the banquet, they immediately attracted the attention of the textile chambers of Qi.

To be precise, the flying shuttle loom is not a machine, it can only be regarded as half a machine. It does not free the hands, but only makes the hands that were originally used for throwing and catching the shuttle become pull ropes.

This is a semi-automatic loom, and the only advantage over the original loom is that it can weave wider cloth.When the length remains the same, doubling the width of the cloth will double the output of the cloth.

Although the efficiency improvement is not high, the inner significance is huge. This is a power that can be improved and finally applied to non-human hands. This is its significance.

Two to three times the efficiency at the same time, which means more profits.

The textile businessman looked at this slightly bulky machine, took a breath and said, "Mr. Chen, has this kind of loom been used over there now?"

From their point of view, this is obvious.Once this thing is popularized, the weavers in the workshop will soon be able to use this loom.

Now that this machine has traveled across the ocean to this place, it is obvious that it has been used in places near the water, but they have not heard such news.

Chen Jian shook his head and said: "Don't worry, this thing has just been produced, and the textile business on the opposite side is useless. I just have some conflicts with the textile guild in Mincheng, and I don't want to let them benefit. Instead of selling it to them , it’s better to sell it to you. After all, it’s not so easy for them to learn because of the sea.”

Several merchants thought about it, nodded and said: "If this is the case, this is indeed a good thing, but I don't know how to sell this thing... Mr. Chen?"

"This one is free. Not only free, but also a full set of blueprints. As long as you find a better carpenter and blacksmith, you can make it."

The merchants swallowed, and couldn't believe Chen Jian's words. How could there be such a kind merchant?

Feeling that there was something weird about it, Chen Jian simply reassured them.

"Everyone, I have said that I have some conflicts with those textile merchants in Mincheng, and my industry is no longer in the textile industry. The so-called interlacing is like a mountain, so it's good not to set foot in it."

The merchants smiled, shook their heads, and said, "It's said that it's not profitable. If Mr. Chen wants to ruin those people, he can definitely give these looms to textile merchants in other counties."

"This thing needs to be used by people in the end. How can a weaver hide a secret? In other counties, those people in Mincheng will know it in less than half a year. You are different, after all, you are separated by the sea , at that time, you will produce it, and I will transport some back to Mincheng for profit, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? The cloth is wider than before, and the price is cheaper than before, isn't there a profit in it?"

After Chen Jian explained it, everyone felt that this was really the case.If they use other reasons, these people may not believe it, but if they add their own interests and the words are so fruitless, these businessmen will believe it instead.

Furthermore, after all, since the blueprints are given away for free, the structure is simple and it doesn't cost much, so there is no trap no matter how you look at it.

After figuring out this verse, the merchants cheered up and said some words of thanks at the banquet.

"Everyone, you are all big workshop owners here, and you have seen the profits. This thing will spread sooner or later, the sooner you get involved, the better. When others want to get involved, they will either be squeezed out by you, Or it’s a step too late and I can only drink some leftover soup.”

"Cotton cloth is also a consumable, and the annual consumption is huge. Your efficiency has increased, your cost has been reduced, and the cloth is wider. It can be said that it is invincible."

After a few words of bewilderment, and this is a real benefit, everyone present no longer had any worries, and praised again and again, and said that if Chen Jian transported cotton cloth back in the future, they would give Chen Jian priority in preparing it.