Temasek was boiling again.

However, although this news is not bad news for Zheng Cai, Wang Dajun and others, it is definitely not good news.

In a word, establishing a super shipping center in Mumbai has nothing to do with the Dadongyang Trading Company.

Thinking that the Dadongyang Business Company can only make some hard money around the Ming Dynasty and in the Nanyang area, Zheng Cai and the other four were a little anxious and got angry, so they couldn't help but gather together to discuss countermeasures.

"The cost of shipping is still too high! Only ten years ago, the Nanyang region was not yet developed, and pirates were prevalent. At that time, when going to sea, only by transporting extremely profitable goods such as silk, porcelain, tea, spices, medicinal materials, etc., could it be profitable. Over the years, it has been difficult for pirates to see them. As merchant ships become larger and larger, their ability to withstand storms is far better than before. The cost of transporting the same goods is much lower, so it has gradually expanded to wood, grain, cotton, iron and other stuff. At present, most of the nine-masted merchant ships in the Nanyang region also transport tamps and porcelain. As for silk, tea, spices, and medicinal materials, where do you need so many large merchant ships?"

Zheng Cai talked around for a long time, but before he could talk about the topic, Wang Dajun interrupted: "I think Sany Society has made an indelible contribution to expanding the shipping goods to the expansion of goods."

"Of course. As long as you go to sea, you will not lose much. Naturally, everyone wants to go to sea and everyone wants to build a big ship. By the way, where did I just talk about it?" Zheng Cai was interrupted by Wang Dajun, and his thoughts could not be connected, so he asked in confusion.

Zheng Hongkui smiled and said, "When it comes to extremely profitable goods such as silk, there is no need for so many large merchant ships."

Zheng Cai patted his head and said, "Indeed. The farther the distance to transport goods, the richer the cargo volume, the more obvious the advantages of large merchant ships. The most obvious example is that since Shanghai opened the port, more and more super-large merchant ships have abandoned Guangzhou and shipped goods directly from Shanghai to Temasek, or directly from Temasek to Shanghai. Although the port in Guangzhou has not weakened, its development speed is far inferior to Shanghai, and will be surpassed by Shanghai sooner or later."

Zheng Cai made sense, and Wang Dajun and the other three kept nodding.

Zheng Cai continued: "If Jiangling Hou built Mumbai into a super shipping center, it is estimated that Temasek's fate is similar to Guangzhou. At that time, a considerable number of large merchant ships departing from Shanghai would not unload goods in Temasek, but would directly travel to Mumbai. From this perspective, the business of Dadongyang merchants in Nanyang should be stopped in the future."

Lee Duoyi said dissatisfiedly: "We are going to find a way for the Dadongyang business today. What is the benefit of you keep pestering Mumbai? Anyway, we can't drive the ship west of Temasek."

Zheng Cai was not angry at all, but instead laughed: "What was said above has a lot to do with the prospects of the Dadongyang Business Company."

Zheng Hongkui urged: "Don't keep it a secret, talk quickly."

Zheng Cai said: "Mumbai covers a population of no less than that of the Ming Dynasty, and it is indeed important. However, the surrounding area of ​​Mumbai is full of uncivilized people. How can we compare to Europa, which is flexible and everyone does business? Jiangling Hou sent Jiang Shu to Europa a few years ago, giving the Swedes many benefits. This time he planned to form a fleet to Sweden. The only purpose is to open up the direct trade route to Europa! Europa is Jiangling Hou's ultimate goal and a holy place to make money!"

"This... is Europa too far away..." Zheng Hongkui and the other two hesitated.

Zheng Cai said decisively: "The farther away, the more beneficial the super-large merchant ship is; the more difficult the profits are, the more abundant the profits! Therefore, the long-term goals of Dadongyang Merchant must be mainly Europa!"

Focusing on Europa? Is Zheng Cai doing a long-term plan a hundred years later? Everyone is a little confused.

"However, the most convenient route to Europa is to cross the West, around the Cape of Good Hope to the Atlantic Ocean, and we can't walk this road." Wang Dajun questioned.

Zheng Cai said: "If we can't walk, let's take another road. Don't forget that the Spaniards have taken this road countless times. How can they let the Spaniards monopolize their profits?"

Zheng Hongkui was shocked: "Cross the East and bypass the Magellan Strait to the Atlantic Ocean? This..."

Zheng Cai said with great certainty: "Yes. Just do this! I guess that if Marquis Jiangling sent a large caravan to Sweden this time, Europa's place can at least be decided. This place is naturally the place where we wait. With Zhao Hehai and Zheng Zhihu's fleet in the Atlantic Ocean, the Atlantic escort should not be a problem, and safety is enough to guarantee. Zhao Hehai and Zheng Zhihu snatched it in the Caribbean, and it is worthwhile to make some money by clamping their heads on the belt. Is it better to concentrate on escorting the Dadongyang merchants, making money is much easier than looting."

Wang Dajun said: "These favorable conditions are foreseeable, and naturally there is no big problem. However, the East Ocean is extremely wide and lacks supply points. Moreover, after arriving in the Americas, there are no supply points."

Zheng Cai smiled and said, "The supply points in the East Ocean are safe. Don't you know that the easternmost territory of the Ming Dynasty is the Yangchuan Islands?"

"Is it the archipelago that Yangchuan just discovered some time ago? Where is it?"

Zheng Cai took out a simple chart, pointed to the center of the East Ocean, and said, "It's right here, just in the center of the East Ocean, the best supply point given by God!"

Everyone's mouths were so wide that they could swallow the eggs, but they couldn't speak for a moment.

After a long time, Zheng Hongkui sighed: "It makes Yang Chuan take a big advantage, leave his name in history, and his descendants have no worries about food and clothing!"

"No? I want to drive a boat to find the island!" Zheng Cai smiled and said, "The only difficulty now is that America lacks a foothold. The foothold is not so easy to build, it depends on Spain's face. Jiangling Hou had long proposed that the general form a joint fleet to expedition to the Americas, but unfortunately the general has been hesitant. After returning to Anping this time, he must do his best to convince the general!"

Wang Dajun silted Zheng Cai's plan, took a deep breath, and said, "As a long-term plan, I think it is feasible! From the Atlantic Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, the Atlantic Business will inevitably be entangled with the Netherlands and Portugal. When the trade route stabilizes, I don't know when it will be delayed. On the other hand, the opponent faced by the Dadongyang route is nothing more than Spain. Maybe we will scramble to stabilize the trade route before the Atlantic Business."

Zheng Hongkui was not as optimistic as Wang Dajun and said worriedly: "Now, the Dadongyang business is still not able to handle Japan, so he is thinking about Europa. Is it a bit too ambitious?"

Zheng Cai was so arrogant that he laughed: "If a person has no future, he will have immediate worries. If he looks at it in the long run, what can he do wrong? Planning for Europa does not mean giving up on Japan. You can also do things in Japan step by step!"

...

Zheng Cai and others were planning to open up the trade route from Dadongyang to Europe. Of course, Hong Qiyun, Zheng Mengfan, Jia Siyi and others would not be idle.

Taking advantage of Lin Chunhong's opportunity to build Mumbai into a super shipping center, Zheng Mengfan and Jia Siyi hyped up topics such as building eleven-mass large merchant ships and building ports that can be docked with eleven-mass large merchant ships.

For a time, the topic was rampant, and Mumbai would lose a lot of profits if it did not build a port that was enough for eleven-masted merchant ships to dock.

When Lin Chunhong saw Zheng Mengfan and Jia Siyi was having a bad temper, he invited the two of them into the residence.

Lin Chunhong asked straight to the point: "Can the eleven-masted sailboat be built? Do you both have a clear idea?"

Zheng Mengfan and Jia Siyi thought Lin Chunhong was preparing to build an eleven-masted sailboat, and said confidently: "The nine-masted sailboat can be built. The eleven-masted sailboat is nothing more than the lengthening of the hull and the strengthening of the keel. As for the steering, it is more difficult than the previous sailboats, but this is not a big problem for merchant ships."

"Have you ever communicated with the craftsmen?"

Zheng Mengfan and Jia Siyi felt a little uneasy when he saw Lin Chunhong's tone was wrong, and replied honestly: "Most craftsmen dare not promise and said they must make it first and try it out."

Lin Chunhong nodded and thoughtfully: the shipbuilding industry in this era is quite lacking in theory, and the design before construction seems very rough. It is usually based on experience and is constantly discovered during navigation, and then improved and adjusted. The shipbuilding workshops in Jingzhou in Shanghai and Guangzhou are due to the strong capital and the load of craftsmen carriages, so many test ships can be built every year for verification. Jia Siyi and Zheng Mengfan obviously do not have this strength now.

Lin Chunhong said: "Try it. If the ship has not seen the shadow, it will be wrong to hype it up even if it has not yet seen the shadow.

Zheng Mengfan and Jia Siyi were sweating all over, and hurriedly bowed to the ground, apologizing: "The people know that they are wrong. We will never mention a word before the eleven-masted merchant ship is built."

"Get up! Don't always kneel. You two are both Guanglushi from the court, so who are the grass-roots people?"

Lin Chunhong said and laughed, which made Zheng Mengfan and Jia Siyi breathe a sigh of relief.

The two of them got up from the ground and said embarrassedly: "The Marquis was joking."

Lin Chunhong sighed and continued, "I am not against your hype. If the ship is built, no matter how you hype it, I will think it is natural. However, I am a little worried that the eleven-masted sailboat will not be built at all, which will ruin your reputation and lose your entire fortune."

Zheng Mengfan and Jia Siyi were shocked. Now they are planning to use eleven-masted sailboats to seize the commanding heights of the shipbuilding industry. If it is really not feasible, it will be the fate of being ruined as Lin Chunhong said.

Lin Chunhong continued: "Have you carefully observed the nine-mast sailboat? The more masts, the higher the mast height is in order to eat, and to ensure the stability of the sail, the hull must be widened. Look, the nine-mast sailboat already has two keels, and nine masts are installed interlaced on the two keels to ensure that the sails on each mast are full."

"Think about it again. At present, the masts of the full-sailed sailboats above the ocean have up to five masts, and they are almost invisible when they go up. Do you know the reason here?"

These questions are already quite professional, how could Zheng Mengfan and Jia Siyi know? They felt a little cold and couldn't help but think: Maybe, Jiangling Hou is right, the eleven-masted merchant ship is simply not feasible!
Chapter completed!