Reborn As a Pirate

After breaking through the mouth of the bay, the rest of the journey will be flat.

Virginia and Maryland were the most important core supporters of the War of Independence. The nascent United States had absolute support here and occupied most of the land.

Especially on both sides of the Chesapeake Bay, every inch of land here is overflowing with independent fanaticism.

The home sampan fleet has an unparalleled war bonus in this water area. Relying on the dense coastal forts and limited French allies, even a beast like the Lion dare not go deep into the bay easily to challenge the New World bumpkins. bottom line.

In short, the first part of the £50,000 was already in hand.

The Jackdaw was full of joy. Lorraine just announced on the deck that in order to celebrate the success of the first smuggling, everyone on board will receive an extra reward equivalent to one-half of the annual salary.

The praises to God and the captain made Bell's heart itch, and he hurriedly handed the wheel to the fourth helmsman on the ship, and ran to Lorraine with a smile.

Lo... no, Captain Kenway, how much is my half-year salary?

Lorraine rolled her eyes suddenly: I don't seem to have the problem of treating money like your life in my impression.

You are wrong, I have been pursuing fame. Bell said naturally, Why can't I desire money at the same time without affecting it?

It must be admitted that there are good reasons. Lorraine nodded with an exaggerated gesture, and suddenly looked up at the sky, Bell, we are still far away from Baltimore. Isn't it wrong for you to leave the helm for such a trivial matter?

Bell was very keen, with a suspicious expression on his face: Why do I feel that you are changing the subject?

How can it be……

Before Lorraine finished speaking, Karen walked over with his shoulders moving, and was surprised to see the crowd forming a circle: Did I miss something?

Bell quickly said, I'm asking our captain, how much is the half-year salary of the sailors.

Salary? Didn't you read the contract?

With puzzled faces, Qi turned to Lorraine.

Lorraine rubbed her nose in embarrassment: For some special reasons, Bell's last contract was forged as a long-term contract template. My signature on Party A lacked my middle name, and I didn't print it privately... um , Bell has no experience in working in a private chamber of commerce, and was perfectly deceived.

Bell couldn't believe it: You lied to me?

To be precise, I didn't trust you, at least at the time. Lorraine waved his hand as if chasing flies, But the unhappiness has passed, and the new contract will be made up according to the time when the last one was signed, including what I told you Including dividends, nothing less.

Bell still couldn't believe it: You lied to me? No! The new contract...how much is the salary of the real contract?

Seeing Lorraine looking away again, Karen could only clear his throat helplessly, and explained in Lorraine's accent.

The sailors of the chamber of commerce will be provided with food and accommodation, and together with the president himself, will share the glorious prospects of the chamber of commerce.

Bell couldn't believe it: God! I don't have a salary!

...

Everyone knows that Bell's pursuit of salary is just an unreasonable release after death.

After all, the Drake Chamber of Commerce is no longer what it used to be, and the 30% dividend of the General Chamber of Commerce is the main part of the seafarers' income.

Especially with the start of smuggling, its per capita monthly advance income even exceeds the annual profits of most small chambers of commerce and some medium-sized chambers of commerce. Receive ranks.

This also means that once the smuggling becomes normalized, the Drake Chamber of Commerce, which has an annual income of more than 500,000 pounds, will officially enter the top stage of the Chamber of Commerce in terms of profit alone.

The sky was high and the clouds were clear, and the sea was broad and smooth. The Jackdaw sailed smoothly in the long and narrow bay of the Chesapeake.

This is a huge concave bay with a north-south span of 350 kilometers and an east-to-west span of 5 to 60 kilometers. Without anxiety and compulsion, the Jackdaw barely maintained a speed of 8 to 9 knots. It took a full day and a half to reach Baltimore at the head of the bay. .

After motivating the crew, Lorraine locked himself in the captain's cabin.

He was writing a booklet about the circular formation's defense, with advantages, disadvantages, trajectories, principles, developments, variations, everything in detail, and he also attached a response method suitable for the Jackdaw in every predictable situation.

This is a new defensive tactic that he and Shaq have perfected together. Even if the creator is not him, his understanding of it is no less than Shaq.

Due to his talent, vision, etc., he was even better at dealing with it. Now I just want to summarize the target theoretically, and of course it is easy for him.

The motivation for bookmaking is simpler than the process.

This smuggling started out of grievances, and the reason for this crazy idea was that he wanted to make Shaq feel uncomfortable, or simply wanted to fight.

But things have developed to this day, and this original intention is no longer important.

Lorraine knew very well that he would not find a more cost-effective business in the Americas. Even if he became a full-time pirate, human trafficker or opium dealer, he would not be able to make money faster than selling arms.

Because life is the most stable general equivalent in the world, and only in the face of the business of war, the publisher will spare no effort to invest human life in it.

Human relations, turnover, supply and demand, performance...

Thinking back to when the heresy first sprouted, Lorraine never expected to get a stable and high-value order, let alone turn smuggling into a long-term business.

However, since by chance, he had made a pie with limited condiments, and directly made himself a direct supplier of the French royal family, so why would he have any reason to talk to himself?

Every month, after deducting expenses, costs, and dividends, the profit that can be attributed to him is at least 30,000 pounds, which is 300,000 pounds in ten months.

How much is three hundred thousand pounds worth?

Since its opening, the business chain of Northwest Europe Branch has roughly matured, and its monthly profit benchmark is 5,000 pounds.

If we estimate the addition of the Caribbean branch after the opening of the ocean, it should be able to climb to 7,000 in the end, that is, to maintain dozens of large and small merchant ships, and the income barely touches a quarter of the smuggling guarantee of the Jackdaw.

The basic cost of a first-class battleship representing the strongest force of the era is 100,000 pounds, and the full configuration generally does not exceed 150,000 pounds. There are only seven ships like this in Great Britain, and in ten months, Lorraine can sell all the money to get two fully equipped... hang on the wall to admire.

In any case, a monthly income of 30,000 pounds is far better than the sudden profit of the Nuggets, not to mention that it is only the middle of 1779. If Lorraine's memory is correct, this business still has far more than a year to go.

Such a huge benefit is worth giving way to anything. For Lorraine, the most urgent task now is to do everything possible to stabilize and de-risk this business route.

Shaq's tactics must be deciphered by the Jackdaw, not only Lorraine, but also Katrina, Bell, and Keren who are included in the order of command, so as to prevent accidental lineups on the ship due to various reasons in a long time span. on the missing.

In this way, writing a brochure has become the best option at the moment.

Who actually said it?

Books are the ladder for human beings to make money.

Lorraine nervously drew a gold coin on the upper right corner of the book cover, Phocas gold coin, which was exactly the same as the courier when he got the first bucket of gold in Hebasia.

When Phocas's ugly beard was finished, Lorraine rubbed her wrists and walked out of the cabin. With a glance, the bustling and deserted Baltimore port had appeared at the end of the sea level.

Two small armed ships came up to meet them. Stars and stripes fluttered from the tip of the mainmast, but they were not the fifty stars that Lorraine was familiar with, but thirteen stars in red and white, connected to form a full circle, and the flag of the Great Union .

Katerina came over with a frown: Captain, the sea in Baltimore is full of small boats from the Continental Army. We haven't prepared a white flag. It will be very troublesome to wait for inspection all the way.

Lorraine looked thoughtfully at the empty masttop of the Jackdaw, and said softly: Fly your rose pirate flag, the Americans are very smart, they will understand.