Gothenburg is further north than the Heilongjiang River, the northernmost point of Dashun, where Mantou went.

The latitude can be easily calculated from the sextant, and the latitude in this place is much higher than that of Heilongjiang, but the climate is much warmer than that of Heilongjiang.

The winter is not too cold, and the port does not freeze, which is equivalent to the climate of Weihai, and it may be a little warmer.

The officers from Jinghai Palace on the Free Trade knew that it was because of the warm currents of the North Atlantic. But I learned it from the classroom before, but now that I have come to this place to experience it for myself, I know that the ocean current is really amazing, it can really be so far north and so warm.

Some people think, if the whale sea is so warm, I'm afraid that since the Han and Tang dynasties, Heilongjiang has been full of people? Where do you spend money to immigrate every year?

The ship had been sold out of all sorts of goods brought from China, and in-demand goods such as tea were packed by a group of smugglers bound for England on the first day after obtaining permission from the Swedish Parliament.

At this time, a group of dock workers were loading Swedish iron, copper, etc. into the ship.

Like the Swedish ships, they had to make a trip to Cádiz, Spain, where they sold the Swedish copper and iron for Spanish silver coins.

In previous years, the Spanish port of Seville had silted up, and the center of trade had to be moved to Cádiz, a favorite of the Swedes, where enough silver coins could be obtained.

To trade in China, the Swedes could only use silver coins, and Dashun was only interested in silver coins.

The merchants on the ship had already calculated that not counting the profits from the sale of Swedish copper and iron tar to Spain this time, the one-way profit of tea and porcelain alone was one hundred and one percent.

After deducting the ship's damage, death, repairs, etc., there is still 80% left.

It can't compare to the two-way trade to Japan, but Japan's trade has such a small share, and there is not much growth. This profit of about 80 percent is transmitted back to China, and the stock price of the trading company has to skyrocket.

This time it was more well prepared, and two people died along the way. For the first voyage, this was quite a good result.

The businessmen pondered that if they could buy a batch of ivory or the like in Africa on the way back, they could make another fortune when they went back, but unfortunately Sweden in Africa had no power and was not familiar with the place, so this idea could only be put on hold for the time being.

The 80 percent return on profit has made these people quite satisfied.

And after communicating with the smugglers, the smugglers thought that they would be able to eat several times as many as the goods.

The capital of the Swedish East India Company is still insufficient, and the cost of shipbuilding is high, especially the ships that can go to China, the cost is indeed not low.

In addition, China only accepts real money and silver, and the Swedish East India Company cannot trade so much real money and silver, and it is suppressed by the Dutch, British, French and other East India Companies there, which makes this group of smugglers in Gothenburg cry to be fed.

The smugglers have always believed that they are engaged in "free trade" and have shown great affection for Dashun's "free trade." Of course, the main thing is to bring them benefits.

In fact, before the formation of the Swedish East India Company, the pirates of Madagascar had cooperated with the Swedes.

They have robbed ships and goods, and they have to sell the stolen goods.

The pirates of Madagascar, whose vision is similar to Liu Yu, have taken a long look at Europe and feel that the best partner is Sweden.

The Anglo-Dutch, French-Spanish hated the pirates of Madagascar, and the pirates could not cooperate with them, and at that time they felt that Gothenburg, Sweden was simply the best place to sell their stolen goods.

Although it didn't work out in the end, it also shows that they have a vision.

In other words, the current trade situation in Europe can only open a gap from Sweden.

Great minds think alike.

Unfortunately, the East India Company was established on the Swedish side, and the cooperation with the pirates ended there.

The smugglers really treat the pirates as their own fathers, and the goods are cheap and good, but it's a pity.

Although Dashun's "Free Trade" is not a pirate, it is almost the same as the group of pirates in the eyes of smugglers in the eyes of smugglers in the environment where the European East India Company has carved up the market, trade protection and mercantilism in various countries.

It's a pity that this is Sweden, and in other people's territory, the strong dragon does not suppress the snake. After this trip, whether it will work next time depends on the face of the Swedes.

The smugglers do not have a private port in Europe, but some smugglers ask if they can cooperate to sail directly to the Americas and do a few big deals.

The officers on the ship thought it was too whimsical, there was no place to stay in Europe, there were cruising ships and pirates everywhere, and I was afraid that going to the Americas would not be to deliver food to people?

During the period of anchorage in Gothenburg, it attracted many people to visit and many people with different intentions.

At this time, there was a wave of Chinese fever in Europe, the last time Qi Guogong visited Paris, it caused a sensation in Europe, the Swedes had heard of it but had never seen it in person, this time it was really seen, this large merchant ship built with a lot of money, and it was also considered to make the Swedes believe that this was a powerful empire.

Some of the officers stayed on board to sort out the charts, while the other went to visit the Swedish shipyards and saw a large merchant ship called the Gothenburg that the Swedes were building.

It is about the same size as the Free Trade Ship, but it may take a year to complete, and the shipbuilding level of the Swedes is no longer comparable to Weihai at this time, after all, it is poor.

Several of the real leaders in charge of the ship were not in Gothenburg at this time, but left for Stockholm.

Although this is a merchant ship, it also has official elements, and if you want to cooperate in the future, you must still get permission from the Swedish Parliament.

The current king of Sweden, who has no formal right of inheritance, is a "son-in-law".

At this time, the daughter-in-law of the King of Sweden was not the first heir, and the patriarchal system of Dashun was almost the same, and the queen also had a nephew left by her dead sister, and the nephew's inheritance was higher than her.

"Improper position", what the old men of the official Congress liked: either we will agree to more requests from the old men of Congress, or we will not support you as the second in line of succession.

It's similar to the idea of the Russian Privy Council wanting to seize power, but the Swedish parliament has not played with it, after all, Sweden is not the "Third Rome", and it lacks a tradition of Janissary coups.

Not only did not get rid of it, but also there were rumors that "Charles XII was killed by his brother-in-law, the current king of Sweden", which led to the great restriction of the power of the Swedish king, and the approval of the parliament was required.

The king of Sweden is still the Count of Hesse Kassel, and his real territory is in the HRE, although he is controlled by the parliament in Sweden, he still has a large amount of income in his own territory, and he is also one of the major shareholders of the Swedish East India Company, so he has a lot of money.

Historically, this person had a lot of ideas, not to mention building a Chinese manor, but the biggest brain hole was that he wanted to "raise silkworms" in Sweden, sent people to get silkworm seeds back from Guangdong, and wanted to raise silkworms in Stockholm, and the results can be imagined.

This time, the Free Trade arrived in Sweden, and the Swedish king and his wife were greeted with grand court etiquette.

Nominally, this is the official "return of the Swedish prisoners captured by Russia in the Great Northern War", which can also be regarded as an official exchange.

However, from the perspective of Dashun, this is not official: the people on the ship do not even have a courtesy government attendant, so it is an official exchange of a hammer?

The Swedes also did not understand, and because of the war with Russia, the enemy of some of our enemies was the closeness of our friends.

With a stroke of the pen, the Parliamentarians allowed the Free Trade to sell the goods they were carrying in Gothenburg, and allowed them to be tax-free this time as a gesture of goodwill.

It's just that this time the tax exemption and the sale of goods are allowed, but it is not Dashun's idea. Steamed buns uphold Liu Yu's will, and naturally want more.

The introduction of wood tar technology went surprisingly smoothly, and there was not much negotiation at all.

Just a mouthful, the Swedish side allowed it. Anyway, Dashun's wood tar can't be sold in Europe, and it can't steal their business, and it can still show goodwill to this Russian enemy, why not?

But talking about future trade is not going well.

It would be nice if it was just the king, but in the Swedish parliament, there were a large number of shareholders in the East India Company, and they did not want to give a piece of the pie to the merchants of Dashun.

In the resting place, the person in charge of this business negotiation was complaining about his dissatisfaction with the steamed bun.

"Brother Ziming, do you think the Swedes have a problem with their brains? Can they set up a monopoly East India Company? Co-authored to think that our Celestial Empire will only trade freely? Leave their merchant houses and not allowed to trade, and they will not earn a penny. ”

"Mother, I'm playing with Lao Tzu here. The goods from Guangdong and Fujian, the Swedes don't want it, the Dutch and the British want it, they don't want to think about it, they don't have an impact on our Celestial Empire, they don't even have goods without us, wait for bankruptcy! ”

Mantou smiled: "Don't worry, this matter is not something you and I can talk about." Didn't the Swedes say this time that they would send an envoy to the Celestial Empire? If you can't talk about tariffs, someone will be able to talk about it when you go back. That Colin Kambir was now knighted in Sweden and was the majority shareholder of the East India Company, so it was most appropriate for him to go. ”

"When the Swedes went to Guangdong for the first time, he led the team. At that time, he was also given the title of ambassador to China, thinking that he would need to negotiate. But I didn't even see the Guangdong Jiedu envoy, so I directly traded. ”

"Lord Liu has long said that there is a problem with our DPRK's trade policy. What is this called trade? It's called laissez-faire. There is no one in the world who engages in trade like this, but it is really the only real free trade in the world. ”

"The imperial court never thought that trade could be controlled, and it didn't understand. Now that Lord Liu is pouting, the imperial court should be able to react. ”

After that, the steamed bun smiled again, spread his hands and said: "If you don't agree, then seal up the merchant house, cut off trade, and let the Swedish East India Company go bankrupt." How simple. ”

The man sighed and said, "The court has a sharp weapon, but it doesn't know how to use it. I don't know what the imperial court thinks, before the northern grasslands, I still knew that mutual trade could be used as a bargaining chip, how could I deal with Westerners and forget the experience of these ancestors? ”

Mantou smiled: "No one thought of selling goods to Europe before, although it is sharp, there is no use." This time it's different. The Swedes have to say yes, and if they don't, they have to agree. If you don't talk about tariffs and the threat of cutting off trade, they don't even think about it. Tomorrow, send them a letter. ”