Six Hundred and Fifty-Six Ma Liujia's Net

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Pierce tried his best to recall that hasty meeting, and recalled the disdainful face of Crank Sid, the general manager of the East India Company, who accompanied the governor at that time when he read the secret report.

"Parliament thinks it's far-sighted, but it doesn't know that in the eyes of businessmen, they're just a bunch of short-sighted fools." Pierce said.

The East India Company had its own vision of the impending chaos in the Netherlands.

In their eyes, business development takes time. Especially for the core project of building a new center of the company, such as developing Southeast Asia, it is necessary to prepare three, five or even ten years in advance.

The decline of the Netherlands is a god-sent opportunity. According to the opinions of the group of idiots in the parliament who know nothing about business, what is waiting for the East India Company can only be beaten by chickens and eggs.

The problem now is that the East India Company cannot do it itself because of the hints from the Parliament. Considering Great Britain's subsequent diplomatic demands, these shareholders in the company with a strong stamp of England cannot act in their personal capacity.

An agent chosen at random may not be able to handle this complex situation, and the company is unwilling to see the opportunity go away.

So they set their sights on Drake.

Miami, Muscat, and even the recent war in the Mediterranean all showed Drake's side of an international chamber of commerce. Drake is good at forming pan-border alliances, and also has reliable and loyal allies from all over the world.

This means that the task of building a bridgehead is entrusted to Drake, which can hide the East India Company behind it to the greatest extent. This is the best choice for both Great Britain and the company, regardless of political or economic considerations.

As for what Drake gets in return...

"Manager Crank Sid signed a memorandum of understanding with Chairman Eddie Garman on behalf of the East India Company's board of directors, agreeing that after the completion of the matter, he will grant us a purchase share of no more than 10% per year, with a maximum of no more than 400,000 pounds. "

The East India Company monopolized all British production and trade in the Indian subcontinent and surrounding islands.

According to their business report in Parliament, in 1785, its annual sales were about 4 million pounds, and based on 100% gross profit, the company's annual output was about 2 million pounds.

A 10% purchase share is an order worth £200,000.

Giving this order to the Drake Chamber of Commerce is equivalent to ceding a gross profit of 200,000 pounds from the East India Company. Even if the cost of ocean transportation is excluded, the value of this commitment will not be less than 150,000 pounds per year.

Speaking of this, everyone finally understood why Eddie was so eager to accept the commission from the East India Company.

Because once this entrustment is successful, Drake will guarantee two high-quality profit growth points of 150,000 pounds per year in the subcontinent plus the Southeast Asian Chamber of Commerce stronghold.

The previous one lacks room for growth and has huge short-term profits. The annual income of 150,000 pounds is temporarily lower than that of the American, Maritime and European branches in the General Chamber of Commerce's system, surpassing Africa and Industrial and Mining, which is enough to rank fourth.

The latter may not see much profit in the short term, but there is a vast Southeast Asia, as well as Qing and Japan hidden behind the archipelago...

A Chamber of Commerce stronghold at the same level as Miami or slightly lower will allow Drake to gain a foothold in this vast ocean of unlimited business opportunities before the East India Company.

This means that the franchise monopoly of the East India Company will lose its restraint on Drake. How much Drake can gain depends only on how much he can get before the East India Company enters.

Holding the initiative in his own hands is the most precious wealth that Eddie has won for Drake.

Just like this, Eddie accepted the commission of the East India Company, but Pierce did not rush to send troops this time, but did two things immediately after returning to the water warehouse.

First, ask Eddie to take responsibility for his recklessness and ask the East India Company for information, as long as it is related to Southeast Asia, regardless of category, the more the better.

Second, secretly order Dylan to activate the express channel,

Ask Lorraine in Miami for advice.

The so-called express channel is an intelligence linkage transmission plan prepared by Lorraine for special situations. I think Dylan used it when he was in Muscat, so he is familiar with it.

The closest express channel node to Mumbai is at Zuwo Port. Considering the speed of the Sunflower and the stable current and strong winds in the Indian Ocean, Pierce calculated that the theoretical minimum time for this round trip is 74 days.

In fact, he actually saw Lorraine's reply 89 days later, on March 13, 1787.

He said: "I asked the chairman for his opinion and wanted to know which port is the most suitable for Drake's foothold in the vast Southeast Asia. The chairman's reply letter only has two words, Xingdao."

Xingdao is Singapore, and it was called Singapura in ancient times, which means lion in Sanskrit. It is located at the throat of the Strait of Malacca, which is both the gateway to the South China Sea and the main route to Southeast Asia.

With such unique conditions, Sing Tao is of course the focus of the attention of the entire Southeast Asia.

The Portuguese, the British, the Dutch, and the super pirates who are rampant in the South China Sea. In fact, except for the heavenly kingdom with abundant treasures, every force living in this ocean wants to take Xingdao into their pockets. Take it for yourself.

But it is precisely because of this that Sing Tao has been able to lie safely in the arms of the Kingdom of Johor, because the Kingdom of Johor is weak enough to weigh the pros and cons, and it is the most suitable "host" that all forces can accept to maintain the free navigation of Malacca .

With a clear goal, Pierce began to formulate a plan for the occupation of Star Island.

Relying on the East India Company's excessively detailed information, the plan was formulated smoothly and extraordinary.

His goal is to make Xingdao, like Miami, Drake's private territory, but unlike Miami, which is disliked by people, Xingdao is the financial and taxation center of the Johor Kingdom. Although it is dilapidated, Johor will definitely not give up. The protector, the Dutch East India Company, would not allow the deal to land.

But Pierce at this time is not Pierce back then.

The Barbary Pirate War allowed him to grow in a real way, and the respectful teachings of many brothers also gave him the vision and ability to plan a big operation.

He carefully analyzed the situation in Malacca.

Sovereign Party: The Kingdom of Johor.

Alliance: Thunderbolt Kingdom.

Protector: Dutch East India Company.

Hostility: Kingdom of Aceh, Kingdom of Kedah, Portuguese colonial government.

Pretenders: British East India Company, Kingdom of Zambia.

Neutral: Pirates in the South China Sea.

Drake's task is to make Xingdao his private property, and then become the stronghold of the Chamber of Commerce to enter Southeast Asia and the South China Sea, complete the entrustment to the East India Company, and receive high rewards.

However, the environment of Xingdao is not suitable for becoming a definite colony. Its location is too sensitive. Apart from weak masters, the only way out is to have no masters.

Eliminate Johor?

Not to mention whether the secret service formation is capable of destroying a kingdom, even if it succeeds, Malacca is not a remote place, and the vacancy in power will definitely be filled by others soon, and it will not wait until the East India Company obtains the authorization for eastward expansion.

So maintain the status quo?

Using Chennai as a base to expand trade to Southeast Asia and carefully maintaining the status quo in the Strait of Malacca is indeed a sensible and responsible response, but doing so is tantamount to giving up Drake's own interests, whether it is the wealth of Southeast Asia or the return of the subcontinent, Drake Neither can get it.

While frowning, Pierce suddenly thought of Lorraine's attitude when dealing with Miami's sovereignty.

The businessman's control over private land is different from the government's requirements, as long as they are prioritized, they can coexist...

Pierce finally found the third future of Xingdao, which is not a weak master or no master, but a co-lord with Drake as his place.

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