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Chapter 124 Governor's inside line, go to Nassau
"Cooperation?"

Facing Rorschach's enthusiastic attitude, Torres didn't talk nonsense, and directly stated his proposal:

He provided Rorschach with information on merchant ships and trade fleets of the East India Company in other countries.

Among them, the United Kingdom is the focus of attention.

In exchange, Rorschach and the Ming country behind him helped him fight against the maritime trade activities of various countries, and distributed 20.00% of the profits from each plunder to himself.

In this era, the East India Company, as the Indian trade channel of various countries, was not cautious in intelligence protection.

In particular, the East India companies of various countries are in a commercial competitive relationship. Therefore, selling the information of the other party's fleet has naturally become one of the means of competition.

After all, ships always have to enter the port to resupply, and they always leave more or less traces.

The colonial governors in the Americas and the Caribbean have a default method of making money:

On the one hand, they cry poorly to their own government and apply for various coastal defense budgets to increase the defense force against pirates; on the other hand, they collude with pirates in private, provide information to pirates, help sell stolen goods, and take a cut from the trade of looted items.

Whether it is the East or the West, the trick of "raising the bandits for self-respect" is the basic operation of the big officials in the frontier.

And hearing Torres put forward this proposal, Rorschach's heart was also moved, and he couldn't help but think of the relationship between Big O'Neill and his businessman friend.

In other words, the Supreme Master of the Caribbean Division of the Knights Templar and the Governor of Cuba will become his biggest insider in the Caribbean!

Such a good thing was exactly what Rorschach got in exchange for packaging his status as an aristocrat of the Ming Dynasty and the bitter tricks at the ball.

Of course he had no reason to refuse.

Lowering his head and pretending to think about it, Luo Xia replied on behalf of the non-existing Ming Kingdom:
"Although it is still necessary to ask His Majesty the Emperor for instructions, I don't think there will be any problem. I believe that His Majesty the Emperor is very willing to cooperate with a big man with a long-term vision like you to make progress together and safeguard the interests of both parties at sea."

Some official answers made Torres satisfied, and he was more convinced of the authenticity of this oriental youth's identity.

After all, even if Luo Xia is the spokesperson of the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible for Luo Xia to decide such a big matter by himself.

If Rorschach fully agrees, it will make Torres suspicious...

"Very well, I hope our cooperation will go smoothly..."

While speaking, Torres reached into the inner layer of the coat, took out a yellow envelope made of parchment, put it on the table, and pushed it in front of Rorschach.

"This is?"

"Inside the envelope is a list of fleets from other countries that will depart from Havana and return to Europe in the past two months. It records in detail the route, armament, cargo and other fleet information. You can choose your target at will."

Hearing this, Luo Xia frowned, and ripples suddenly appeared in his heart.

Of course he knew the weight of this fleet list.

For all pirates, this is simply a dream super gift package!
With this list, it means that Rorschach can actively select prey, greatly reducing the risk of plundering, and ensuring that the target of each plunder is a bulky ship full of wealth that is defenseless!
It was the favorite prey of pirates.

With the Poseidon's normal speed of about four knots, generally well-equipped battleships can hardly catch up with it.

Therefore, as long as it is not chased and intercepted by a large number of fleets, the Poseidon can basically get rid of the pursuers behind it through its speed.

Of course, if you can choose prey with less risk and maximized benefits, why go head-to-head with the royal fleets of various countries?

Seeing the subtle changes in Rorschach's expression, Torres nodded secretly, and his impression of Rorschach in his heart became a little better:
"This young man is not bad, quite calm."

In fact, the reason why he hired Rorschach and the Ming country behind him to do these dirty jobs was not because Torres loved Spain so much, but because of his selfishness.

As the saying goes, people don't kill heaven and earth for themselves.

His idea is very simple, that is, he wants to use these orientals to take the opportunity to accumulate a lot of wealth, so that he can gain greater power after returning to Spain after the end of the governor's term.

Three years ago, when he first served as Cuba's governor, Torres collected money by enriching his own pocket, but was attacked by political opponents and charged with corruption.

Although in the end, relying on the influence of the Knights Templar, he was acquitted.But after that, he learned to be smart.

After managing to be re-elected as governor, he began to carry out many reforms to Havana, strengthened the island's fortifications, strongly promoted the tobacco production industry, and obtained good benefits from it.

But this is not enough!
He needs more resources to climb to a higher position and better complete the tasks assigned to him by the organization...

As thoughts turned in his mind, Torres did not forget to ask:

"Remember, when robbing the fleet, don't expose any Spanish-related marks. We must never let anyone know about our relationship."

Hearing this, he greeted Torres' undeniably serious expression, and Rorschach calmed down his secret joy a little bit, nodded in response:
"Of course."

"This is just the first step of our cooperation. I have shown enough sincerity, and I hope to see your sincerity."

"Your Excellency Governor, don't worry, it won't take long before you will see our sincerity..."

"Well... I still have some business to deal with, let's come here first today."

After finishing speaking, Torres stood up and extended his hand to Rorschach.

Seeing this, Rorschach put the envelope into the inner pocket of the coat casually, stood up, stretched out his right hand, and shook hands with it:
"Pleasant to work with."

"Happy cooperation!"

Under the escort of the guards, the moment Rorschach stepped out of the Governor's Mansion, his feet suddenly stopped.

Looking back at the heavily guarded Governor's Mansion, he couldn't help pulling the brim of his three-cornered hat, turning his mouth up, and showing a smug smile...

. . .

For Rorschach, the ten days in Havana were very rewarding.

Not only cashed in all the goods on the Poseidon, but also successfully met the arms dealer Ducasse, and got on the super insider line of the Governor of Cuba, and reached a cooperation agreement.

The work in Havana has been completed, and they should go to the next destination.

So, on April 1715, 4...

"Raise the sails!"

With a wave of Rorschach's hand in front of the rudder, the Poseidon set sail again and set sail.

But this time, their destination was Nassau, known as the "pirate country" on the north shore of New Providence Island!

　In 2021, there is only this last chapter, and I have to spend New Years Eve with my sister later.

　　Wishing you all the best in 2022 in advance!
　　In 2022, Ah Feng will work hard to code, so that everyone can see more exciting stories.

　　Thank you for your company along the way, see you next year!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)