Reborn As a Pirate

Time flies, two months in a blink of an eye.

The Jackdaw's ship shadow appeared in the harbor of Baltimore for the seventh time. Although it has not officially berthed in the almost exclusive No. 3 water tank, it has undoubtedly announced the first contract cycle of Lorraine smuggling. There are two contract rounds in total. And an additional round of smuggling activities officially ended.

This contract lasted for three full months from the beginning of July to the end of September. Lorraine delivered a total of 6,300 Charleville rifles, 3,400 dragoon pistols, and 24 new light guns to the Continental Army. An elite grenadier regiment and three standard line regiments.

The Americans paid 782,400 pounds for this, of which 186,480 pounds belonged to the Drake Chamber of Commerce. After deducting expenses, the amount belonging to Lorraine alone was 108,000 pounds, which directly made his cash flow exceed 110,000 pounds, approaching 120,000.

This is the moment when Lorraine has the most cash in his business career. The controllable funds include 120,000 for himself, 20,000 for Pierce and 6,000 for Henna, totaling about 150,000 pounds, equivalent to more than one ton of gold.

The sailors also feel that they are full of money. Like Hana, they each receive one-ninth of 30% of the profits of the chamber of commerce, a total of 6,000 pounds, with an average monthly income of 2,000 pounds, far exceeding the Caribbean branch before the opening of the ocean.

Comparing the entire large-scale chamber of commerce with one's own strength, the smuggling profits are so high that it is breathtaking.

Of course, the sailors on the Jackdaw are also the sharers of the benefits.

Doing the most dangerous work and receiving the highest salary is Lorraine's promise to them. Although he did not give the sailors special treatment in the contract, but because of his deep pockets, the promised bonus will never be delayed.

The annual salary of each contract round is half a year, a cycle totals one year, and there are 200 people on and off the ship, and the total amount is only more than 5,000 pounds.

This amount is of course a drop in the bucket compared to Lorraine and the sailors, but for these ordinary sailors, it is enough to make everyone's pockets swell.

The thickness of the purse has traditionally been proportional to a person's endurance.

The pancakes drawn by Lorraine were realized one by one, and the sailors were excited and courageous, unconsciously forgetting the fatigue accumulated in their bodies.

The unscrupulous capitalists were still worried about the health of the crew at first, but as time went on, with the golden mountain by the side, even Lorraine became energetic, and immersed himself in the joy of the harvest.

It wasn't until the fifth round of smuggling, when two sailors fainted and fell into the water during the voyage, that Lorraine suddenly realized that the Jackdaw had unknowingly climbed onto the tip of the knife.

Lorraine's head was filled with fear.

Since then, he has abandoned the principle of purely monetary incentives, and forced to add shifts and rotations in addition to the breaks, that is, one-fifth of the crew in each round rests ashore, and the ship's operating positions are implemented in three shifts.

The reduction of companions and the flow of personnel made the Jackdaw become clumsy for a certain period of time.

In the sixth round of smuggling, Karen's rotating captain, the Jackdaw made two mistakes in a row while avoiding the circle, almost activating the defense assistance mechanism.

Fortunately, Lorraine had perhaps the most Shaq-targeting tactic in the world, supplemented by Emmons' insanely dedicated intelligence.

Moreover, since Shaq entered the rest period of the Continental Squadron, the operation of the formation has become slack, and the level of cooperation has dropped significantly.

The smuggling lanes in the Chesapeake Bay are far more lively in August and September than in July. The clumsy Jackdaw mingled among them, and rushed into the mouth of the bay abruptly relying on speed and experience, and successfully survived the throes of the new system without paying any price.

By the time of the seventh smuggling, the movements of the Jackdaw had become much smoother, and finally passed through the mouth of the bay and sailed into the bustling pier in Baltimore.

Looking at the completely different ships coming and going in July, Lorraine said with emotion: In April, Galvez said that the return rate of this route was less than 20%. I thought it was alarmist. Now that I think about it, April, In July and October, Shaq was in charge at that time, and with a 20% return rate, Galvez probably got mixed up.

Katerina and Karen nodded in agreement.

Katerina said: But thanks to that special time, otherwise, with the current smuggling success rate, it would not be so easy for the Earl to hand over the exclusive management to us.

Fortune comes with misfortune, and misfortune comes with good fortune. This is the truth.

Lorraine didn't expect his two acting captains to understand Chinese at all, he read a sentence to himself, and handed them new information.

Before going to sea, Bell got the Bermuda patrol round from October to December. Next month is Shaq's blockade round. I plan to suspend the rotation and only keep the job rotation.

He sighed.

The quality of the sailors on the Jackdaw is inferior to that on the Golden Deer. Some of them can't even tie basic knots. Their only strengths are bravery and not getting seasick.

Although after more than 20 days of rotation, they were barely able to do the job when avoiding the circle, but when Shaq sits in charge to block the formation...

In short, you have to consider the order of replacements when you schedule. Remember that the best state of the Jackdaw is to avoid battles as much as possible, not to wait for the opportunity to seek victory.

The two nodded solemnly.

After a while, the American escort ships came up from both sides, and the sailors and sailors stood on the side of the ship and greeted them familiarly, which attracted the attention of passing merchant ships.

In Baltimore, warship escorts have become a distinctive symbol of the Jackdaw. Even though smuggling has picked up in the past two months, and the number of ships on the port has increased, the Jackdaw still enjoys the honor. It doesn't look like a smuggler, but rather a hero obsessed with Americans.

But the Jackdaw was indeed a hero.

Seven visits to Hong Kong in three months, stable and efficient, whether God favors the Americans or not, the Jackdaw can visit on time.

It monopolizes the arms trade in Baltimore. It is obviously the most dangerous and violent smuggling, but the hull of the ship, which is not glamorous in the past, has never been scarred.

Although its sailors are vulgar, they are all positive, and they are not as depressed as other ships who don't know what will happen tomorrow.

Frankly speaking, the Jackdaw illuminated Baltimore's belief in victory. In an era when the entire Thirteen Continents was in a state of confusion and could not find the direction of victory, only the people of Baltimore firmly believed that they would win and that the Americans would lead their own future.

The Jackdaw deserves such an honor!

The three ships ran side by side, the water lines intertwined, swaggering from the harbor to the port area.

Lorraine saw the semaphore of Welcome Home on the US warship, and then the sailors at the bow shouted.

The pilot docking is complete, and the channel is clear! Semaphore, old rules, warehouse No. 3!

Ten degrees to left rudder, furl the sail!

Distance 150, vertical!

The water gate is confirmed and the water gate is open. The berth is confirmed and the berth is good!

Cable group, mooring group is ready! Emergency pole is ready!

One minute to enter the warehouse!

Pilot semaphore: Tonight's dinner is goulash and enough wine. Welcome home, brother!

The bow of the ship cuts into the dripping eaves, and the Jackdaw enters the warehouse!

Enter the port!

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