Reborn As a Pirate

In the blink of an eye, two months passed.

It's July now, the scorching hot air is distorting wantonly under the scorching sun, the outdoor temperature keeps rising day after day, even at night when the sun is off, it's not cool, it's so tortured that people can't get any motivation.

Lorraine lay lazily on the sofa chair, eyes closed, enjoying the light or heavy finger pressure from the scalp.

Nuoya's fingers are attached to the magical power, and the seemingly ordinary movements will not only draw away the heat, but also draw away the strength, making people fall into a strange and blurred space, wandering away from all elements of the real world.

The long vacation is still going on.

In the Pansy Manor, Lorraine and his sailors enjoyed a rare leisure.

Fishing, barbecue, swimming, sunbathing, hunting in the forest from time to time, or boating on the lake, anyway, every plant, tree, and every creature here is the property of the Drake Chamber of Commerce.

Pansy is like Beverly Hills in New York to Miami, with a total of 30,000 acres of land with mountains and water, deep and forests, narrow and long pure white sandy beaches, and sporadic and irregular scattered small The plank road, the plank road can berth a boat more than ten meters long, and only need to berth this kind of harmless yacht.

There are more than 20 mansions with different styles scattered in the corners of this manor. Some borders are close to each other, some are far away, some are regarded as the main residence, and some are only occasionally seen when the owner is on vacation. enable

Without exception, their owners are big figures from the chamber of commerce or even the town. No matter whether the owner is at home or not, there are conscientious housekeepers who are responsible for taking care of them all year round.

There is also an Indian village with a population of more than 300 and three pioneer villages with a total population of more than 600.

Among them, most of the pioneers are Drake's long-term contract, or because of illness or disability, or because they love the rural landscape, they drag their families to settle here.

The backbone of the Indian village is the group of freedmen in Luxi back then. The Miskito tribe in Kao is not here. They do not make a living in the service industry, and their main settlement is in the worker community in Hekou Town.

These two tribes are the key to the close contact between Lorraine and the natives of Florida without interfering with each other.

After all, in the final analysis, it is impossible for Indians to truly believe in foreign whites. Only through these albino compatriots can they patiently feel the difference between the Drake Chamber of Commerce and other whites.

The Chamber of Commerce neither regards them as scourges,

Nor has any interest in enslaving them. The two parties only had a purely commercial relationship, and Drake used their scarce supplies to buy manpower and some cheap raw materials, such as wood, stone, soil and so on.

During the transaction process, some Indians also chose to move to Lianzhen to live. The main reason was marriage and a few working relationships. For example, they met suitable employers other than the Drake Chamber of Commerce in Miami Beach.

They further deepen Miami's integration with the Florida peninsula.

All in all, the development trend of Miami Township should be good, right?

Stable and growing immigration, small and peaceful local erosion, a fair but white-dominated social order, legislation and administration that fully implement Drake's values, and a rapidly prosperous regional economy.

If this state is placed in any other colony, Lorraine dares to assert that Miami's future will be bright, and it will soon be recognized and become a formal administrative unit, only in Florida...

Ethnic conflict is Florida's undisputed number one conflict.

As the largest concentration of Indians in North America, hundreds of tribes and millions of Indians live here.

They are powerful and do not need to look at the faces of the white people to beg for work. On the contrary, since the Spanish landed in 1513, although the white people have been fighting for this land for nearly three hundred years, they have never really become the masters of this land, let alone There has been such a large-scale development and construction in Miami.

Lorraine knew that the great powers were not optimistic about Miami's development.

Spain, the lord of Florida recognized by the international community, has been reluctant to send the mayor and tax collector from Fort St. Augustine to take office. Even under the instruction of Lorraine, the Town Council has submitted three rounds of applications to the Governor's Palace.

Why are you so determined not to have anything to do with Miami?

Muttering, Lorraine changed to a more comfortable position, put her forehead against Noah's soft belly, and opened her eyes to look at the French windows.

The view from the floor-to-ceiling windows is unique.

The sun shines in through the clear glass, cutting out squares of bright yellow on the carpet.

In the middle of the bright yellow, Henna and Bai Er are lying sideways, like a pair of asymmetrical brackets, watching Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream together.

Lazy and boneless, with an expressionless face, the henna made of water is supporting a heavy book, and the white ears made of water are blinking with amber vertical pupils.

Probably after reading a page, Bai Er licked his paw to cover the page, Hana slapped the cat's paw away, licked her fingers, and flipped the book to the next page.

No one was willing to break the pleasant tranquility. The problem is that the book is a Spanish translation, and as far as Lorraine knows, neither White Ear nor Henna should be able to understand the words in the book...

Lorraine couldn't help coughing: Hina, aren't you hot?

Hannah lent her eyes from the pages of the book: It's very warm, and the sun-melted ink smells good.

Uh...then why do you have to turn the page?

If a page is exposed to the sun for a long time, the taste will be weak.

This explanation is really impeccable...

Lorraine patted Noah's hand and sat up: Hina, do you think the Indians will attack us?

Attack? Hana thought for a while, There are 7 Indian tribes within 100 kilometers. The Miskitos have sorted out their information, and there are a total of 74 people who are qualified to be patriarchs. Just kill them all. The tribe would fall apart.

Meow!

Lorraine's face was full of emotion, Noah, what do you think?

Miami is very friendly to Indians... Noah lowered her head, not as imposing as White Ears, If the Roma meet such neighbors, we will definitely perform songs and dances for them enthusiastically.

But at the time of parting, we might borrow a little money from them... Just a little, you know, the Roma don't want much...

Lorraine understood for a while: You mean the Indians might want more?

I don't know. Noah lowered her head even lower, But just like no one wants to trust the Roma, you don't really trust the Indians, do you?

It really is……

Lorraine's doubts were resolved at once. As Nuoya said, the root of all problems lies in the word trust.

The Spaniards, Indians, and Lorraine, as the core three parties affecting the development of Miami, no one is willing to give the other two parties real trust.

The Spaniards don't believe that Miami can develop smoothly without interference, and they don't believe that Lorraine will truly and completely hand over Miami's power.

Lorraine did not believe that the greed of the Spaniards would stop at administrative rights and a small amount of tax money, nor did he believe that the Indians would always be as content as they are now.

The same is true of the Indians.

They have probably been waiting, waiting for Spain to kick off Lorraine, the puppet on the table, or for Lorraine to take the initiative to tear off the mask of amiable hypocrisy.

The awkward tripartite relationship has led to the vacancy of the city hall of Miamilian Township. Without a mayor with an official background, of course she cannot be upgraded from a private black port to a real town.

This is not good news...

Although in the short term, the Black Harbor’s business model allows the Drake Chamber of Commerce to enjoy the rich tax and other benefits in the Miami area, but looking at the entire history of the great voyage, which Black Harbor’s shelf life can truly exceed 30 years?

On bourgeois shortsightedness and weakness.

Lorraine suddenly thought of this plausible slogan that he often heard in his previous life.

Short-sightedness and weakness are flaws, not so much inherent flaws of the bourgeoisie as inherent flaws of the human species.

Because people are profit-seeking creatures, small profits are wealth, medium profits are fame, and big profits are righteousness. Businessmen are based on small profits, so short-sightedness and weakness are very obvious in businessmen.

A businessman likes to pursue profit, he lives for profit, and takes profit as his companion.

They are very easy to be tempted and go astray. Under the current social background, in the absence of constraints, it is very easy to break the bottom line and rules for immediate benefits.

Such as looting, smuggling and selling stolen goods.

Those who go against the mainstream will end up dead, and most people understand this truth. However, the nature of capital is destined to be tempted by merchants, and towns run purely by merchants will gradually deviate to the wrong path of development until criminals become the mainstream and the towns will come to an end.

Formalization is the only right way for a commercial town to prosper in the long run.

Join a country, introduce the country's mandatory constraints and legal concepts, and become the shackles of businessmen and the shackles of citizens.

At first glance Lorraine would lose a lot, including executive power, legislative power and a portion of tax dollars.

But Miami will be the place where the law is, and Drake's roots will prosper in the long run.

Lorraine patted his face lightly.

Spain is unwilling to enter Miami. On the one hand, it is not optimistic about Miami's development and does not want to stimulate the Indians. On the other hand, it is because Miami's development is too fast, and the Drake Chamber of Commerce has too much control over Lianzhen.

Then let the British take over the administration of Miami... No, Spain will go crazy.

If Miami is completely handed over to Spain, and the chamber of commerce becomes a resident and guest...it won't work, I'm not being taken advantage of.

Then continue to maintain the status quo...it's nothing in recent years. If it exceeds 10 years, it will be detrimental to the development of Miami.

When will the United States be free to clean up Florida?

It's really not good... what about Jianguo?

Having said that, Lorraine raised Noah's little hand and slapped himself, scaring Noah...

But Lorraine didn't realize it, and continued talking to himself.

In the 18th century, they sought statehood in North America...Although Spain is indeed much easier to bully than Britain, Miami is far behind the thirteen states, and the Drake Chamber of Commerce is no match for the Continental Congress.

Nothing will work, do you still have to have a good talk with the Spaniard?

Carmen... Calculate the time, she should come back, right?