Reborn As a Pirate

November 15, mid-month.

As the end of the year approaches, the Drake Chamber of Commerce fully shifts into the Christmas cycle.

From the New World to the Indian Ocean, there is pre-holiday tension and hustle. The original mature fleet was shattered by the holiday schedule, and the navigation accident rate increased by 30%.

Just yesterday, even Frann, the admiral of the Second Fleet directly under Port Royal, received a signed reprimand from the Fleet Staff Office. The words in the article were so strong that the major chapters whose hearts had already flown under the Christmas tree fell silent.

Lorraine's son directly under the fleet received a public reprimand is the top news of the chamber of commerce these days.

Since then, the second is that this year's Christmas holidays will be issued in the form of ranging from 15 to 40 days. The specific reference is the job score of each employee, and it is the average score of the previous two years.

The third is that the Chamber of Commerce is preparing to start the establishment of the Asian branch after the Christmas holiday. The asset management company is soliciting volunteers. Those who are selected will receive a preferential treatment of 10% annual salary increase for three years.

And fourth, something happened to the Drake union in Miami.

On November 7th, Budapen, the third accountant of the Federation of Trade Unions, reported six crimes including corruption, abuse of power, and deliberately creating conflicts between management and labor, the chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions. The team blocked the archives of the Federation of Trade Unions that day.

The investigation lasted for 4 days. On November 12, a total of 7 people including Clark Nulence were terminated by Drake. The Miami sheriff arrested them in the General Labor Conference Hall and transferred them to the Circuit Court on the same day.

On November 13, the Federation of Trade Unions launched a special bill, and the former vice-chairman Jane Emasi, who received a high evaluation in the investigation, took over as the chairman without any disputes, and set about forming a new service team of the Federation of Trade Unions.

Father Sanders, the bishop of the Florida diocese, presided over the inauguration of Emma ***. Lorraine, who seldom participated in the oath activities, attended in his busy schedule, and personally handed over the letter of appointment to the second president of the Federation of Trade Unions and the first woman. in the hands of the chairman.

He also delivered a speech, asking the Federation of Trade Unions to clarify their vocation and responsibilities, to serve the laborers more attentively, to rebuild trust, to bridge gaps, to establish a good bond between management and labor, and not to become parasites attached to the ambivalence between labor and capital. .

On November 14th, that is, yesterday, the Drake General Labor Union's high-level corruption case was held in the First Judgment Hall of the Estuary District. A total of 369 people from Drake's labor representatives attended the trial, and Miami Mayor Di Puyani led the jury.

In the face of sufficient evidence, the former chairman, Clark Nulence, confessed to accusations of embezzling membership dues and activity fees totaling 417 pounds 13 shillings and 6 pence in one year in 1787, and maliciously inciting labor and management to confront each other in order to concoct false accounts. .

His sentence will be handed down in the second court hearing two weeks later. If there is no accident, he is likely to face more than ten years of forced labor and at least three years of imprisonment.

This case is what Lorraine and Carmen are talking about, and the location is Lorraine's study, with Wang Ye and Pierce beside them.

Carmen, about the embezzlement of 400 pounds?

It's true. Carmen curled her lips disdainfully. At the beginning, I asked Faraming to threaten Budapen's accountants by fabricating fake accounts. Because the accounts of the Federation of Trade Unions were scattered and the fund users generally lacked financial concepts, No matter how meticulous the accounting work is, it will not be able to avoid the injustice of debt.”

Adjusting denominations and selectively splitting or consolidating debits are routine financial operations, even though they are expressly prohibited by our Financial Regulations.

Lorraine rolled his eyes: That is to say, even if Budapen is a perfect person who is dedicated to the public,

Your accusation will not fail?

Yes, the accusation of fraudulent accounting is very vague, even if he has no personal problems, I have sufficient reasons to fire him.

Uh... and then the problem was really found?

Carmen shrugged: Clark Nulence is an idiot. In order to win over the active activities of various trade unions and set up a selfless personality for him, he privately set up a special fund for the chairman.

The entire accounting office is a participant, because the Federation of Trade Unions has limited funding, and its special funds have to be drawn from the contributions of the member unions, that is, the dues submitted by the laborers. In 1787 alone, it reached more than 400. pound.

It seems that he didn't regard himself as the savior of the proletarians. I overestimated him... Lorraine was a little depressed. Next, what do you plan to do about the Federation of Trade Unions?

I have officially approved the chairman's activity fund. Carmen smiled charmingly. The project fund consists of two parts, one is 5% of the contributions from the member union, and the other is a special allocation from the asset management company, which is 300 pounds per year.

In this way, the new activity amount will reach 800 to 1,000 pounds per year, but the transfer is not allowed, that is, the account is cleared every year, and the balance will not be accumulated in the next financial year.

Lorraine raised his eyebrows in different places: The last chairman was imprisoned because of the event money, and the next chairman will get the official event money?

Carmen nodded: Jane Amash is a smart person I personally selected. She knew that her predecessor was discarded because she went astray. But I told her more bluntly, Clark. Money has nothing to do with Newlens' bad luck, and she's all right in her guesses.

It seems that our capitalist union can finally get on the right track. Lorraine closed the incident report in front of him, and looked up at Wang Ye who was playing chess with Pierce.

Chess is Chinese chess. It was a gift from Shi Chaosheng to Lorraine. Pierce stepped on an oblique corner and used his taxi to eat the car that Wang Ye had never moved. Fill up the farmers.

Lorraine showed a disgusted expression.

When recruiting soldiers, elites are more important than numbers, and when choosing generals, wisdom is more important than strength. This is the truth that the Qing people and the Han people before them have always believed in thousands of years of war history.

He said: What's more, the scale of the war in the Eastern Kingdom is much more terrifying than you can imagine.

This set of chess is based on a real war during Alexander the Great's Eastern Expedition. One side of the war was Chu State, and the other was Han State. The two countries lined up across the river, each with a scale of hundreds of thousands.

Click! Pierce's pawn fell to the board.

How many... hundreds of thousands of people?

There are at least 100,000 people in each country. The Eastern Kingdom is different from the West. In order to intimidate the enemy, they tend to exaggerate the size of their army. [Jubing 40,000 No. 100,000], in their view, war is recruiting It has already begun.”

Pierce was puzzled: The leaders of a country lie without scruples. Aren't they afraid that they won't be able to go to heaven after death?

Catholic pagans can't go to heaven, and do you think our politicians don't lie? It's all the same. Lying is human instinct, so honesty is education.

Pierce blinked guiltily, and picked up the pawns on the chessboard again.

A 100,000-strong army, so this engraved disc represents 20,000 people?

You can really understand that.

Pierce was excited, and slapped the pawn to the side, took the position of the taxi running far away, and proudly said to Wang Ye: Now I have 20,000 farmers in the castle herding sheep and farming, you lose deal!

Wang also covered his face in pain: Yes, yes, you are wise...

This game is impossible.

Lorraine rolled his eyes at Wang Ye: Are you idle? Could it be that Uncle Shi is tired of visiting the New World?

You won't get bored of shopping. Wang also conceded, The two of you wanted to visit the shipyard in St. Dyna the day before yesterday. I borrowed the Eucalyptus from Pierce. But when I came back, it was raining heavily. Miss Shi I got seasick, that's why my uncle postponed the trip north to New York and Boston.

Lorraine flew over and rolled his eyes for the second time: Miss Shi is feeling unwell, and you still have the time to mess around with Pierce?

Wang Ye blushed: The difference between host and guest...

A normal guest wouldn't propose to marry their daughter to a tour guide, would they? Lorraine smiled narrowly. When did it come? It seems to be the 10th, when you were visiting the pier in Miami Beach.

Wang was also at a loss by Lorraine: Captain... Boss, Uncle Shi just said it casually. I am over 30 this year, and I am nearly 20 years behind Miss Shi, and only 9 years behind Uncle Shi...

It doesn't seem to be a problem in the Qing Dynasty. Lorraine thought for a while, Not in Europe either. I only see that you are unmarried and she is unmarried. No matter how you look at it, they are a good marriage.

But Miss Shi is only 12...

As long as you can bear it, you can wait until she is 16 before taking her virginity.

Lorraine stood up and opened the map board in the study, revealing Pierce's hand-drawn map of Asia.

Wang Ye, I'll just say it straight. He looked at the picture and said, Shi Chaosheng probably made two preparations for bringing his daughter here.

If our strength is not good enough, he and his daughter will die in a foreign land so that Dan Pirates can officially declare war on us. And if our strength meets his requirements, we will marry Shi Xianggu and create a marriage.

His earliest target should be me or Pierce. It depends on my opinion, whether I am satisfied with Shi Xianggu and whether I am willing to become the partner's son-in-law. But after meeting you, you are obviously more suitable than us.

As for you... Lorraine turned to find Wang Ye, We have known each other for more than ten years. You have changed from a sailor who wandered around for dozens of gold louis to a wealthy celebrity with a net worth of tens of thousands of pounds. Married? Not only madam, you don't even have a lover.

Qing people value blood, regard European women as aliens, and don't want to get married and have children, I can understand. But as far as I know, there are more than ten Qing people in the Boston community who want to marry you.

The third sister's father is the direct descendant of Wing Chun. He taught his daughter well, and the living environment has also improved rapidly with the establishment of the labor community. Why did he suddenly send his daughter to you as an apprentice? He fell in love with your gossip. Youlong?

It's good for you. The third sister just came to your side. Within one night, you turned your disciples into disciples and forced them to Pierce's side. Why?

Lorraine sighed: What you want is root, and you want to go back to the Qing Dynasty, so what you reject is not blood at all, but belonging. In this case, why did you refuse Shi Chaosheng's marriage proposal? You stay on Valkyrie, stay In Miami, you will never find a reason to go back to the Qing Dynasty, so do you really plan to never marry for the rest of your life?

Wang Ye babbled and showed embarrassment: Captain, I'm afraid that we will cooperate with Pirates in the future...

Cooperation is cooperation, and life is life. Lorraine picked up the stick in the picture slot and clicked on the icon of Xingdao, If you really want to marry Shi Xianggu, I have some ideas about Asia...