Reborn As a Pirate

The full and cramped guest room is full of furniture.

There is a sofa opposite the fireplace, and there are rows of bookshelves against the wall. The bookshelves are full of books, mostly history, literature and cooking, in a variety of languages, basically everything except Chinese.

It is true that there is everything. Among a bunch of Spanish knights, Lorraine even saw a rough-printed The Tale of Genji, which shows the breadth of Adams's research.

Mr. Congressman, your collection of books really opened my eyes... Lorraine said with emotion.

Adams smiled proudly: Few people will pay attention to my books, but they are all reading materials. Only treasures like Mr. Newton's papers are eligible to become my precious collection.

I am more surprised by the reading than the collection? Lorraine shook his fingers up and down, English, English, French, French, English, French...

The third is a German book, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust.

Oh, Devon, no wonder I see some strange writing.

Adams smiled and waved his hands: Mr. Arond's first German dictionary is still being compiled, and German is still a long way from becoming a world language, so it is not shameful not to be familiar with them.

Lorraine shrugged: In fact, your erudition is the source of my shame, not German.

Businessmen will boast about people, and you are the best of them.

Very nice opening statement.

Colonel Hamilton listened in silence between the two.

He is also one of the top talents in the world, especially in the economic field. But because of his young age, whether it is aura or mellowness, he is still much worse than Adams. Fortunately, he never shirks his willingness to learn.

Talking with Adams is learning, and watching Adams entertain guests is also learning.

Adams was eloquent, and he seldom met evenly matched opponents, and it was even rarer for someone as young and probably ignorant as Lorraine.

So he looked at Adams and listened to Adams, but in fact, Lorraine felt deeper and more intensely for him.

Carmen and Abigail served tea and refreshments together, the afternoon tea party officially started, and the topic was led straight to the right track.

Mr. Congressman,

Mr. Colonel said that you have something to discuss with me. The content... seems to involve our contract?

Adams nodded, and took out a document from under the coffee table and handed it to Lorraine: Look first, you may have questions after reading it, and I will answer them for you.

Lorraine opened it in doubt.

This is another new arms smuggling contract, the delivery point of which is in Boston, and the content is 2,200 Charlevilles.

This number obviously estimates the transportation capacity of the Jackdaw, 2200 Charleville can fill the cargo hold of Lorraine.

But the problem is that the price of this contract has not changed from the new contract, the total amount of the bill has shrunk, and the distance is fully twice as far as Baltimore. In contrast, its only advantage is only money first and goods later.

Such a negligible guarantee obviously cannot offset Lorraine's loss. In this case, why do Americans think that Lorraine will accept it?

Lorraine had a question mark on his forehead.

Adams hid his expression by raising his glass: As you can see, this is the request of the United States.

Request? Lorraine put down the paper in his hand, Is this a new template for series contracts?

No, no, no, Boston is a separate contract, just like our rider, it does not conflict with Baltimore's series contract, and it will not replace it.

Same as the attachment... Lorraine frowned. The attachment takes 11 days from New Orleans to Baltimore, and the value of the last order is 156,000 pounds. This one... from New Orleans to Boston, the round trip takes more than 30 days, It's worth £220,000. Honestly, I don't see why I'm accepting it.

That's why I said, this is a request from the United States.

reason.

Adams struggled for a moment, then shook his head: I can't say until you sign the contract.

Then there is no other way. Lorraine pushed aside the contract and stood up, smiling apologetically, Sorry, I don't have enough reason to take the initiative to reduce my profits. If I refuse this request, then place an order?

Everything is as usual. Adams sighed, Although I really want to use the deal between us to force you, but the Continental Army needs your arms. In this matter, I am not qualified to coerce.

In that case, see you in October.

...

A special contract to go to Boston... Could it be that there is something big going on in Boston?

As night fell, the Jackdaw was on its way home, loaded with corn from the New World.

Lorraine was thinking about Adams' strange request all the way.

It was clear that the Americans had an urgent need for arms in Boston. However, the French limited the channels for the Continental Army to obtain arms. With a huge number of more than 2,000 muskets, they had to transport them by themselves except for help from Lorraine.

This is not a fantasy.

The land and sea bases of the Continental Army are on both sides of the Chesapeake Bay, that is, Virginia and Maryland, and they have great advantages at both ends of the sea and land.

In addition, no matter whether you go south or north, the front lines of the United States and Britain are cut off in a jagged state. It is difficult to connect land traffic, and at sea... that sampan fleet may not even be able to get out of the mouth of the bay.

This may be a huge opportunity to sell favors to Americans.

In a contract cycle, the loss of money is actually limited. In contrast, Lorraine may be able to establish a real friendship with the founding fathers of the United States such as Washington and Adams, which will have an inestimable impact on the future development of the Drake Chamber of Commerce. help.

As for Galvezna, Lorraine can use customer demand as an excuse. Anyway, the French have always only restricted Americans from buying more, but it has never been possible to prevent Americans from buying less or not buying.

The only thing that gave Lorraine pause was that he was not allowed to learn the details until the contract was signed. think twice

What's going on in Boston right now? Has it become a pot of porridge? Has the pier coast been blocked by the Second Formation of the Continental Squadron? Will the Jackdaw crash headfirst into the eye of the hurricane?

Everything is a mystery.

Risks, benefits, costs... There are so many things, Lorraine can't make a reliable judgment of feasibility, so based on the current situation, the best conclusion is that it is not feasible.

Ah! I always feel like I'll miss something... He muttered irritably.

Henna came over curiously, teasing Jenny and McCarthy who hadn't seen each other for a long time.

What did you miss?

It's just some uncertain benefits and risks. Lorraine stretched out her arms helplessly, letting Jenny fly over, These two birds are still on the boat?

Carmen has been raising them. There is no need to worry about food and drink here. Where do you think they will go?

Uh...maybe eaten by White Ears.

White Ears can't even catch a mouse.

Perhaps making a home on the shores of the New World.

It was really like this some time ago.

Hannah raised her finger and pointed, and McCarthy reunited with her husband with a strange cry.

In April and May, they flew to the coast cliffs of New Orleans to give birth. Carmen thought they were gone, and was sad for a while. Who knows, when the chicks grow up, they fly again by themselves. Came back, just before the last departure.

Lorraine thought he had heard the heavenly scripture: My child... don't you want it anymore?

The king also knows where they nest, and it seems that the children have learned to look for food.

They... are back?

Petrel is also a swallow, probably returning to the nest, anyway, Carmen is very happy.

What a worthy parent. Lorraine flicked Jenny's little head, It seems that you girls talk about many private things, just like this little guy, I don't know anything about it.

The captain is not Allah, so it is impossible to be omniscient. Haina said with a serious expression on her face, By the way, there is one thing I need your opinion on.

Is it a private matter between girls?

Yes, and no. Henna thought for a while, Katerina wants me to get rid of Bart.

('°Δ°`)?

He recently cooperated with Chris Emmons, and the two of them resold Bermuda's military information in New Orleans. Katerina was worried that Emmons would be exposed, and wanted me to kill Bart and cut off his channel for reselling information.

Lorraine opened her mouth exaggeratedly: This kind of thing is beyond the scope of private topics anyway? Why doesn't Katerina discuss it with me?

Bart has messed with you before. Katerina is worried you're going to dump the whole family on Lucy's plantation. You know, Bart's daughter is Katerina's goddaughter, and Katerina likes her.

So she told you to kill her goddaughter's father?

She likes the goddaughter, Bart's life and death has nothing to do with her.

It really is……

Lorraine flicked Jenny's head again, this time harder. The puffins screamed and flew out of Lorraine's shoulder in panic.

Go and tell her that Bart's business is my permission.

Hana tilted her head in confusion.

It's nothing strange. Lorraine explained, Emmons has always had the bad habit of reselling information, and it's impossible to sell Bell this time exclusively. He found Bart, and Bart found me.

Considering that the information is too detailed, Shaq may die a miserable death if the French get it, which will destroy the current situation in the North American war, so I asked Bart to disassemble the information, roughly into three pieces, Then mixed in a lot of plausible false information and sold at high prices.

In this way, even if the French buy all the information, they will not be able to judge the authenticity of each link. If smugglers get it, those who get by by chance will exaggerate the authenticity and reliability of the information, and further increase the price. This repeated cycle, Amon If you can't do without Bart, the possibility of losing control is also small.

Hannah blinked: Will Shaq's death disrupt the existing North American war situation?

The Americans will win too easily. Lorraine looked away guiltily. When the war is over, our cash cow will fall.

I see. So I don't need to kill Bart?

Know it in a small area, just let Katerina know.

You don't need to let Bell Judea know?

No need. Lorraine rubbed his brows, I've been reluctant to think about a possibility, and that is Bell...

Before Lorraine finished speaking, a series of deafening cannons sounded in his ears without warning.

Splashes of water exploded around the Jackdaw, and the misty fog obscured the sight, making it impossible to tell the way forward.

Here is the Chesapeake Bay, the waters of the Americans and the French, who are on their way home, on the unimpeded end of the valve economy.

The Jackdaw was unprepared for the attack, the ship shook violently for a while, and the sailors were thrown off their feet.

Pierce's voice resounded in the night air.

Enemy attack! Galen at nine o'clock, Brigantine at eleven o'clock, and another Brigantine at three o'clock! The closest distance is 330, shelling, the port side was bombed, evade!

boom! Boom boom boom!

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