Control of the company was vested in six commissions, within each of which there was a committee of 17 regents. These regents decided how many ships the company would build, what kinds of goods the ships would carry, and so forth.
由六個委員會組成的東印度公司，在每一個委員會皆設有一個十七人仕紳小組，這十七人小組決定著東印度公司要建多少船、船上攜帶什麼樣的食物等等。