From his magic pocket, Elvin took out the blueprint of the Brigantine hybrid schooner, which would have been seen by the carpenters and engineers of Far Sail Collar sooner or later.
He gently unfolded it and placed it on the table in front of them.
"Your Excellency, please take a look. Although the new design looks similar to existing schooners, its top speed can easily exceed eleven knots … "
Although he wasn't a professional ship engineer, as a bigshot in the industry that dominated the New Continent, the marquis, who had seen countless ships, could easily see the superiority of this new design.
Although this hybrid schooner was small and couldn't carry a few large-caliber cannons, making it of little significance to naval fleets in a head-on naval battle, it could be said that it was born for privateering.
Due to the long protruding bow and stern, which increased the effective length of the deck, and the unique V-shaped bottom design, it was different from most sailboats.
It was too difficult to modify, so the best choice was to build a new ship.
It was also time for the shipyard under his name to show its capabilities!
"Phew —"
The marquis heaved a sigh of relief and reluctantly looked up from the blueprint. His eyes were filled with undisguised praise.
"Haha, among small sailboats, this might be the limit of my imagination and the performance of the ship."
Upon hearing his words, Elvin thought that the marquis would say that because he hadn't taken out the blueprint of the Flying Scissors Ship that he had already drawn.
However, Elvin didn't plan on moving the Flying Scissors Ship to the sea for the time being.
If the Flying Scissors Ship, which was mainly used for merchant ships, were to be popularized around the world, the big guys who relied on plundering to make a living would have nothing to eat.
Currently, no pirate ship could catch up to it. Even if it was fully loaded, the large Flying Scissors Ship could travel at 12-14 knots. It was the undisputed king of speed in the age of sail!
Apart from that, even if the new Brigantine sailboat was launched, Elvin wasn't worried that other competitors would steal the prey that belonged to the Dragon Rider Pirate Crew.
The speed of a pirate ship was one of the factors for a successful plunder, but the most difficult thing in the vast sea was actually how to find a merchant ship.
After entering the lookout's field of vision, catching up to the enemy was just a matter of how much time it would take and whether or not they had the strength to take down the enemy.
In terms of intelligence, at least Elvin was confident that his Seabird Network would not lose to any force!
But even though he was thinking this, Elvin didn't show it on his face. He accepted the marquis' praise very calmly.
Then, he tentatively said to the marquis,
"If I grant you the patent for this privateer ship and put it into mass production, I'll be able to sell it to you.
Not to mention Faletis, even the colonies of the Tulip Alliance would rush to buy it.
When the time comes, the Far Sail Territory will rely on the kingdom and even the Tulip Alliance's most developed shipbuilding industry. Won't they be rolling in money? "
Elvin didn't think that just as he finished speaking, the marquis' eyes would suddenly light up because of the words "wealth rolling in".
Whoosh!
It wasn't a light that was just described. Instead, it was a powerful Great Knight who could interfere with reality with his will. Two beams of light shot out from his eyes.
If an ordinary person was sitting in front of him, it was possible that the person would have fainted from the shock of those two sword-like eyes.
Seeing the marquis' expression, Elvin was slightly stunned.
A powerful Extraordinaire who was sitting on a territory that was equivalent to a quarter of the mainland, would he still care so much about money?
After hesitating for a moment, he felt that it shouldn't be too offensive. Besides, if he wanted to cooperate with the other party, of course he had to understand the other party's financial situation.
So, he carefully asked the marquis.
"Sir, are you short of money?"
Marquis Far Sail realized that he had lost his composure. He coughed twice and was about to answer.
"Ahem, I …"
Suddenly, he got up and looked out of the window. Somewhat curious about the other party's abnormal behavior, Elvin also quietly looked out.
It was … a beautiful lady in a lake green dress.
She was beautiful and dignified with a sweet smile. At this moment, she was with two maids, leisurely strolling in the castle's blooming garden.
Her long black hair that made Elvin feel a sense of familiarity was tied up high. On her head, she wore a silver headband inlaid with six emeralds. Then, there were the same teardrop-shaped earrings that matched the color of her eyes.
Other than that, on her neck, wrists, fingers, belt, and shoes, there were all sorts of priceless gemstones.
However, these gemstones on her didn't have the vulgar aura of those nouveau riche who flaunted their wealth. Instead, they were noble and elegant.
But no matter what, wearing so many gemstones while strolling in her own garden was indeed a little unusual, to the point that Elvin couldn't help but let out a soft gasp of surprise.
At this moment, as though she felt the gazes of the two, the lady raised her head and looked towards the fifth floor.
After seeing who the owner of the gaze was, she even smiled and nodded at Elvin before turning around and drifting away like a new leaf in spring.
After watching his wife leave, the marquis sat down again, picked up his teacup and took a big gulp as though he was drinking wine.
Since Elvin had already seen it, he didn't hide his financial predicament and sighed softly.
"It's not lacking, it's very lacking!"
"Ugh …"
But even if he saw it with his own eyes, Elvin wouldn't be so naive as to believe that the marquis, who seemed strangely familiar for some reason, was a 'spendthrift' who only knew how to use the territory's income to pursue luxurious jewelry.
This was because he had already confirmed that the owner of this castle-shaped Magus Tower in Orange Leaf Castle was that 'jeweled' marquis!
Even though Elvin, who had learned his lesson, would no longer blindly activate his spiritual vision to investigate someone's background when he wasn't certain of the outcome, he still didn't dare to do so.
However, with the naked eyes of an 'Alchemist' adept, he could see the faint traces of magical processing on the jewels that were mainly made of gemstones of various colors.
Those gemstones were no longer simple jewelry, but some sort of powerful magical tool. That marquis was obviously a powerful Magus who was extremely proficient in gemstone magic!
Moreover.
At the very least, she was far stronger than him. Conservatively speaking, she should be a peak official Magus, or even a high-ranking Magus like the headmaster of Princeton.
Marquis Yuanfan and his wife only had this kind of strength to be able to safely establish themselves in Shilius's sphere of influence.
Of course, the strong had more right to speak. Elvin was also willing to maintain a good relationship with the somewhat unfathomable Aimor Family.
If possible, he would even quietly investigate the secret of the 'adventurer's blood' in their family.
Thus, Elvin muttered to himself for a moment and slightly changed his original plan. Then, he said to the marquis who seemed to be in need of money.
"You should have seen the kingdom's' Disqualified Overlord Plan '. While we are implementing the first step of the' Blood Loss Plan ', the second step of the' Trade War 'can actually be carried out simultaneously."
"Indeed. My team of advisors and I admire Sir General's wisdom and foresight very much. Even the territory's current development strategy has already changed to a certain extent because of this. "
Of course, people who could bring value to others were more popular. Apart from this national strategy, the marquis also wanted to hear Elvin's wise opinions on the matter of making money.
"What do you think of this?
The two of us will pull in the East Lunzhi that belongs to the royal family and establish a joint trading company. I'll use all the fifteen-year patents of the 'Brigantine' two-masted mixed sailboat and this batch of Anumar slaves as a shareholder.
It will cooperate with your number one shipbuilding industry in the New World, manufacturing foundation, land, and personnel to reorganize resources.
The new company will mainly engage in commercial smuggling, shipbuilding, and shipping in the Shilius colony.
In fact, my privateer fleet can even provide private escort services for merchant ships that aren't limited to the company. "
In Elvin's imagination.
The Yuanfan Dominion, which had the most developed manufacturing industry and was just across the sea from the Shilius colony, was naturally the main force of the trade war at this stage.
In fact, due to their geographical advantage, their reaction speed was even faster than the native merchants. Furthermore, such smuggling activities had always existed before the kingdom's macro strategic adjustments, so they could be said to be familiar with it.
After all, the merchants of the Shilius colony were also very realistic. From an economic point of view, why wouldn't they want better and cheaper goods?
It just so happened that their peers who came from the Shilius mainland through the triangular trade could bring more valuable things like slaves and ivory.
As for the negative effects such large-scale smuggling would have on the development of their own industry, they wouldn't be able to feel it.
Even if they could feel it, no one, including Philip II, would care.
"The Union Trading Company?"
Marquis Yuanfan wasn't just a powerful Grand Knight. He was also an outstanding governor, so he naturally saw the benefits of Elvin's proposal.
The cooperation between the two could be called a strong alliance, enough to produce a wonderful qualitative change that was greater than one plus one greater than two!
"Then, apart from the production of these new privateers, what products do you think we should use to open up the market in the colony and even in the Shilius mainland?"
Clearly, the marquis had already agreed with Elvin's business plan.
However, compared to Elvin's current forces, what he valued more was Elvin's own foresight.
Unknowingly, he had even changed the way he addressed Leylin.
"Products? Of course it's cotton textiles! "
Elvin didn't mind saying a little more about the future development of the Union Trading Company. Besides, he was only a theorist, and there was a huge gap between plans and execution.
However, the marquis had a large number of aides and retainers, and they could perfectly solve this problem.
"We need to analyze the current development of the steam industry in the kingdom and Yuanfan, and consider the various existing conditions …"
Although the kingdom's most developed industry was the woolen industry, and even before the invention of the steam engine, about a fifth of the kingdom's population was involved in this industry.
However, it was strictly controlled by the government, and the old rules of the industry were also very strict.
The guild made clear rules on the length, width, folding, packing, and the ingredients in the production process, dyeing, stretching, furring, and finishing of each piece of wool.
In other words, the existing interest groups seriously hindered the industrialization of the industry and the participation of latecomers!
This caused the production process of the industry to become rigid and fixed, and it had become a conservative, lifeless, and traditional production sector.
Even in the kingdom's mainland, the transformation of the woolen industry to the steam industry was difficult, and there was no complete set of technology that could be used.
But the cotton textile industry was different, and it was a new industry. There were no strict rules in production, and there were no traditional obstacles.
The "Light of Alchemy" was also the most mature in the manufacturing of steam cotton spinning equipment.
Especially for Yuanfan, it was not suitable for raising sheep, but it was in the cotton belt that traversed the New World, and there was an adequate supply of cotton.
It was enough to be the pillar of the early colony's economic industry.
Then, with the world's leading cotton textile industry as the starting point to accumulate wealth, it might even be more profitable than robbery!
Following closely behind were coal mining, metallurgy, mining, glass, shipbuilding, and mechanical manufacturing, which caused a chain reaction in the various industrial sectors.
From light industry to heavy industry, from working machines to engines, they promoted each other, and finally formed a complete system of machine production.
With the east wind of the kingdom's development, it really allowed Yuanfan to soar!
"Clap! Clap! Clap! "
At the end, the marquis could not help but applaud. Elvin not only answered the question of his own main product, but also planned a brilliant road for the future development of Yuanfan based on the actual situation.
"General, no, brother Elvin, after listening to your words, I'm really enlightened!
In the future, we will be the closest partners. You must come to the Orange Leaf Castle often. "
The marquis' face seemed to have a tangible brilliance overflowing, as if he had already seen a mountain of gold waving at him.
If this young man was not already a Brigadier General of the kingdom, he would definitely invite him to be his chief of staff. This talent was really rare.
He stood up and shook Elvin's right hand. The cooperation was successful!
It was only natural.
Then, Elvin, the marquis, and his group of advisors worked together to draft a draft for the establishment of the "Mercury United Trading Company".
As long as the details were perfected, it could be directly registered in Yuanfan. This group of advisors was the administrative staff of the various departments of the colony, so of course, they were efficient.
In the draft, Elvin and Marquis Yuanfan each had 40% of the shares of the new company, leaving 20% for Donglun, who was not present at all.
Originally, they were brought along to play for the sake of the royal family, so of course, they did not need to participate in the discussion of internal regulations.
The name of the United Trading Company came from the legendary God of Commerce and Wealth "Mercury" in the ancient Holy Lothar Empire. It was decided by the marquis, who placed his hopes for the future of the company.
"Brother Elvin, cheers for the future of the company!"
"Cheers!"
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