Chapter 1776 arrogant your prejudice (nineteen)
Anne is not a female pirate, and she is not interested in being a pirate.
She just wants to be a businesswoman with a backer like England and doing all her strength to do all kinds of trades.
At that time, England had defeated France and completely determined the position of the maritime overlord.
Relying on its strong naval power, crazy colonial expansion and plunder, the empire that never sets strongly rose.
Colonization, opium, slave trade... all kinds of bloody businesses have made countless English merchants crazy.
Of course, the huge profits of these businesses are unimaginable.
However, Anne didn't want to touch any of them because it was contrary to her three views.
She wanted money and wanted to fulfill the wishes of "Lydias", but she did not want to lose her conscience because of this.
Her behavior was even silly in the eyes of some merchants. At the moment when the empire was scattered, there were people who foolishly did business according to the principle of buying and selling.
Shouldn’t it be based on the power of the empire, taking advantage of the opportunity, tricking, and buying and selling forcibly?
And, look at what business Mrs. Wickham does?
It is not the most profitable gems, opium or slaves, but traditional trade such as silk and porcelain.
Well, these businesses can make money, but, how about it? The merchants of this era probably don’t understand what the sunset industry is, but they still feel that compared with those profitable businesses, Mrs. Wickham’s trade was a bit hard.
It was obviously done with the same effort (or even more), but it was far less profitable than other businessmen.
Many businessmen who had come into contact with Mrs. Wickham were a little puzzled and even ridiculed after seeing the extremely young and beautiful lady's business style.
Let’s say Mrs. Wickham is timid. She is a teenage woman who has never left the countryside, but she dares to devote all her wealth to the ocean trade.
But she is said to have courage, but she dares not touch those industries that are truly profitable.
Just as the merchants were puzzled and even watching the excitement, Anne was like a hard-working bee, sailing all the way and doing business all the way.
She adhered to the principle of fair transactions and exchanged local specialties with goods brought from England and the indigenous people along the way.
What gems, gold, spices, etc., and then use these things to exchange with the next stop country.
She went all the way, and others seemed to be making some hard money after much trouble, but only Annie knew how many treasures she had accumulated along the way.
By the time her fleet had gone around the distant Eastern country and then returned to England, she had already possessed nearly one million wealth.
In addition, she also "accidentally" discovered mold while sailing.
At that time, Wickham had a severe cold and had a fever of pneumonia.
Western medicine has just emerged in this era, but it is limited to some simple medicines.
Anti-inflammatory and sterilizing drugs have not yet appeared.
Not to mention any plague, it is just a common cold. Once the inflammation is too severe, it can kill people.
At most, the doctor will prescribe some salt water or simply pray to God to bless the patient with good luck.
After Wickham got pneumonia, the whole boat was panicked. This disease was contagious.
And as long as you get infected, there is no cure.
On land, the doctors had no choice but to do anything, let alone on this deserted sea.
It was still Mrs. Anne, who was full of affection for her husband, and she kept her guard by her side to take care of Wickham.
She seemed to have tried all the ways, and in the end, she even showed a madness of "as long as there is a ray of possibility, she will do her best."
Just as everyone was persuading her to give up, she took out a mold drug she had "developed" and miraculously saved Wickham.
Now, Mrs. Wickham became the idol that all crew members truly admired.
Before, they also feared Mrs. Wickham, but more feared her fierce force and ruthless means.
But after seeing Mr. Wickham recover from his own eyes, everyone's admiration for Wickham comes from their hearts.
Angel, Mrs. Wickham is a real angel, and she must have been sent by God to rescue and protect them.
Outsiders respect so much and admire Mrs. Wickham, not to mention Mr. Wickham himself, who was rescued.
When a person is seriously ill, he is particularly fragile inside.
Any time you receive a little care, you will feel an inexplicable heartwarming and touching.
Anne gave Wickham not only a little care, but never leaving her, taking good care of herself, and finally saving her life.
Even a selfish and promiscuous scumbag like Wickham actually felt a little sincere to his wife.
Although no one can guarantee how long this can last, at least in Wickham's heart, he really regarded "Lydia" as his wife who had been with him for the rest of his life.
Perhaps when he got ashore and returned home, Wickham would regain his old ways and continue to be rogue, but deep down he had a small corner of his wife.
Of course, Anne didn't care about Wickham's sincerity, she just needed an opportunity.
If she wants to become the most dazzling daughter of the Bennett family, she must gain a certain social status.
In this era, you can certainly use money to buy a title, but you don’t have some confidence.
Just like Sir Lucas, the old neighbor of Bennett's family, his title was bought with money.
In a countryside like Longborn, he might be able to show off one or two more.
But when he came to the real nobles, such as Mr. Darcy's arrogant and noble aunt, Lady Catherine, and Sir Lucas became extremely timid and humble.
But Mr. Darcy, a noble family tycoon, also needed to marry a real Earl Miss (that is, Mr. Darcy's mother) to improve his family.
Even so, the Darcy family only stepped into the aristocratic realm with half of their feet.
If you really want the Darcy family to become a noble, the one Mr. Darcy should marry his cousin, Miss De Baoer.
But he still followed his nature, was loyal to his love, and sought to marry the poor squire Elizabeth... His behavior was unwise from the perspective of family interests.
But from the perspective of love, he is so perfect.
Anne seized huge wealth on one voyage, and she could buy a title.
But she didn't want to take such a shortcut, she wanted to become a real nobleman.
In England, if you want to obtain a knighthood through formal means, you must make some contribution to the country.
The golden age of colonial and navigation has passed, and it is no longer possible to obtain a title through these.
The development of weapons, or further promoting the industrial revolution, should also be a great contribution. Anne did not want to be involved in these fields because she did not want to be an accomplice of the British Empire's external expansion!
Let’s study drugs and develop penicillin a hundred years in advance.
Chapter completed!