There are many benefits of establishing a chamber of commerce.

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

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

Secondly, you can enjoy a statutory tax rate that is far lower than the Black Port ratio, and with the increase in trade volume and the expansion of the scale of the chamber of commerce, you can further enjoy policy dividends such as tax refunds and exemptions.

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

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

Armed merchant ships are gunboats.

Thicker hull, better ship material, and artillery equipped on it...

These things are not available everywhere.

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

That's what Britain is like.

Only the domestic chamber of commerce can buy ships and guns through formal channels. Those regions with developed navigation industries even have further restrictions to maintain their technological leadership in the field.

In the black market, you can naturally buy ships and cannons with unknown origins, but the price is only...

A brand new Brigentina cost only 4,000 pounds in the UK, while buying a second-hand ship with complete procedures in the black market is at least 5,000 pounds, with a price but no market.

The price of artillery is even more outrageous...

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

He bought 16, and each one costs an average of £400.

Lorraine did the calculations.

Build a brand new Brigentine ship, 4,000 pounds, 10 nine-pound long cannons, 3,500 pounds, 8 six-pound long cannons, 1,600 pounds, 2 six-pound short cannons, 200 pounds, and a total price of 9,300 pounds.

Buy a second-hand Brigentine ship in the black market, 5,000 pounds, 20 six-pound guns, 8,000 pounds, total price of 13,000 pounds...

Spend more money to buy worse boats…

The establishment of the Chamber of Commerce may be just the future and ambition for Lorraine at that time, but for the present, it is fate...

This matter finally became urgent!

Lorraine recruited partners with her determination to fight for her life, and did not intend to accept opposition, but was fully prepared to gain support.

They began to discuss the details.

First, Lorraine will 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 Strait Fleet, the local shipbuilding and artillery industry are the best in the world.

As long as you have money, you can place any level of ship and buy any level of cannons, and the advanced flintlock cannons are only open to local chambers of commerce, which is very important for the development of the chamber of commerce.

Secondly, make reasonable concessions to partners.

Lorraine did not intend to sell the shares of the General Chamber of Commerce. When the Drake Chamber of Commerce was still small, it made the partners dissatisfied with fewer partners and the more Lorraine was dissatisfied with more partners.

Members of Pedic will enjoy the future 30% of the Chamber of Commerce's profits in Scotland, Sir Gaman is in Norway and Viscount Alfonso is in the Basque Country.

It is their right to share profits, it is their obligation to handle local trade permits and coordinate the Yin-Yang relationship of the Chamber of Commerce's development process.

The three plenipotentiary agents expressed satisfaction with this, and the two parties established new cooperation intentions on the spot. Party A is the soon-to-be-established Drake Chamber of Commerce, and Party B is three noble families that enjoy reputation 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 her core seafarers, that is, her companions who did not receive their salaries.

For the time being, they are Henna, Kron and Noah.

Pierce is not on this list. He is the only shareholder and future vice chairman of the General Chamber of Commerce. He still enjoys 10% of his shares and has complete shareholder rights and obligations.

This is a fair distribution plan. His companions will increase, but the size of the chamber of commerce will also expand, profits will only increase, and only extremely unexpected situations will decline.

Part 4: Establishing a branch chamber of commerce.

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

The General Chamber of Commerce occupies 70% of the branch's equity, and the other 30% are distributed to Ramos, Eddie and Carmen, each of which is 10%.

They are shareholders of the branch, management and managers of the branch.

Carmen is responsible for Western and Southern European affairs, Eddie is responsible for Northern and Central European affairs, and Ramos is responsible for matters related to the British Isle, Ireland and Iceland.

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

Three outstanding young people happily accepted Lorraine's invitation, and the establishment of the chamber of commerce was implemented.

After completing these preliminary preparations, Lorraine immediately announced that the Drake Merchant fleet would be reconciled.

The Yatis Beauty drove Lorraine and Karen to Plymouth, and after two years, it once again entered Pier Thirteen in Soto Harbor.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the docks, the docks, the lively ports, the flow of people, the small fishing boats that slide from time to time on the sea, and the huge and majestic Royal Navy warships on the distant sea level...

Everything here seems to have stayed two years ago, nothing has changed, and there is no sign of much worry about war on people's faces.

They have a powerful strait fleet, and the war is far from the time to worry.

Lorraine stood at the bow of the ship, glanced at the familiar dock, and then at the sailors of the merchant group busy on the deck of the Beauty. For a moment, she was filled with emotion.

Cron rarely saw Lorraine calm and couldn't help but be curious.

"Captain, are you from Plymouth?"

"Yes." Lorraine smiled and shook her head, "I know what you want to ask, but it's not that you are timid."

"no?"

"Two years ago, I was expelled by my family and spent all my money. I exchanged a horse-drawn train ticket from Tavistock to Port Soto and came here."

"A sixteen-year-old boy was dressed in rags and ate black bread. The bread was sold for his father's belongings."

Cron blinked in disbelief: "This is how did you start sailing?"

"Yes." Lorraine smiled, "No one wants to take me in. Pierce's father wants to go out to sea, and no one trusts him. I just boarded the Yatis Beauty. At that time, there were no sailors on the ship. I was the only crew member."

"Pearce's father... Lake..."

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

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

Lorraine seemed to have not heard Cron's words, but just muttered to herself in a low voice: "That day, Henna and I had a big fuss in Cherbourg, killing many people, setting fires, and then leaving France, picking up Pierce, and then, he kidnapped you in Elgin..."

Cron suddenly realized: "Pearce told me that Lake died of a high fever while sailing. I felt strange at that time. It was just a voyage across the strait. With your ability, people would die..."

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

"I see……"

"If you understand, go and let the sailors take good care of our beauty. This trip is a bit complicated, and we may have to stay for a few more days."
Chapter completed!