Chapter 170 Trash
Two weeks have passed since the Jackdaw went to sea, and the farce in front of the warehouse has also lasted for two full weeks.
Although most of the things were worthless, there were too many people who couldn't stand it, and Karina also spent thirty or forty gold coins one after another, only getting back a bunch of useless garbage that Ma Long said.
The only thing of any value in it is probably twelve boxes of potatoes, but they can't be sold for much in the colony, so it's obviously not worth the loss to send the Breeze for such a few things.
No one knew what the businesswoman was trying to do by doing this, but even so, the Black Merchants Alliance responded immediately and issued a statement that all pirates who cooperate with Karina will be sold by the alliance in the future. The loot will always only get the lowest price.
This also means that the Black Merchant Alliance began to block Karina. Malcolm's counterattack was simple and direct. Once this statement came out, the quality of things that the businesswomen could receive became worse. When selling something to Karina, you have to weigh it carefully.
Of course, those guys who ate their last meal but didn’t finish their meal are still unaffected. They don’t think about tomorrow’s affairs at all, and they go wherever there is more money. However, these people are not the target group of the Black Merchants Alliance. Malcolm thinks It would be nice to have these guys sick of Karina too.
The businesswoman's second-hand goods trading place is now also dubbed a garbage collection station by the people on the island, and many merchants from the Black Merchants Alliance are waiting to see the joke.
Ma Long was also very depressed during this period. People who knew him on the island asked him when he would take these waste products to the colony for sale, so the captain of the Breeze simply hid in the brothel until Karina sent people find him.
"Going to sea tonight?" Malone said with a wry smile as he got up from the bed and put on his clothes. "Don't be kidding, are you really planning to listen to those guys and ship that pile of things to Boston New York? Who do we ask to buy it? The cost is How much, how much profit will this trip have?"
"I've already arranged manpower there in advance. As long as you ship the goods over there, someone will take over. Then you can go back to Nassau."
What the captain of the Breeze didn't expect was that the next moment the businesswoman walked in directly from the door.
Malone was taken aback, but fortunately he had already put on his pants, and then Karina said to the naked prostitute beside him, "Can you give us a moment to chat?"
The latter smiled and blew a kiss to the businesswoman, then picked up the clothes on the bench and left the room writhing her buttocks.
Karina asked the sailor who came to inform Malone to close the door, guarded the door, picked up the wine bottle on the table, poured herself a glass, moistened her throat, and asked, "Can you load the goods on board in one afternoon?"
Malone shrugged, "I have to gather the sailors first, purchase supplies for the sea, add water to the ship, and check the sails... So, almost, if you insist, we can leave here before sunset."
"Very good, don't worry too much, leave after dark."
Ma Long frowned, "Rushing all night? Could it be that I'm afraid those boxes of potatoes will sprout."
Karina heard the teasing in the tone of the captain of the Breeze, leaned back, rubbed her temples, and said a little tiredly, "Do you know how much money we have lost during this time?"
"I know you may not like to hear it, but I have to say that I warned you a long time ago, if we can make money from those guys, you don't have to ask those captains who worked with your father to turn back in the first place."
"I don't expect to make money from them, at least not now." Karina said, "I just need them to help me release the message, telling the pirates on the island that I can make more money by cooperating with me than by cooperating with the Black Merchants Alliance." A lot of money."
"I'm sure Malcolm has also received your message, so he asked the Black Merchant Alliance to issue a statement, and now the powerful pirates on the island will not come to us."
"No, they just won't come to us on the surface."
"What's the meaning?"
"When I was very young, my father always told me the stories here, how brave and fearless the people here are, and their courage to chase wealth is not restricted by any rules. Many people feel that those captains are standing in the black business alliance Over there because they signed a contract with the Black Merchants Alliance, but in fact it is not like this, most of them don’t care what is written on it, they choose the Black Merchants Alliance because the latter can provide them with higher Income, so that they can feed their men and secure the position of captain."
"There is no problem with this kind of statement, but it is precisely because of this that they will not leave the Black Merchants Alliance and choose to cooperate with us." Ma Long sighed, "You know what I have heard others talking about us during this period of time. Is it?"
The businesswoman raised an eyebrow.
"Those bastards think that we won't stay long at all. They firmly believe that the reason why the Jackdaw is willing to continue to cooperate with us is because..."
The captain of the Breeze hesitated to speak.
"Am I discovering my natural gifts as a woman?"
"That's almost what it means. Everyone here seems to think that sooner or later we will be driven out of Nassau by Malcolm and his black business alliance. IMHO, no one will choose to cooperate with us under such circumstances. "
"What I'm doing now is not trying to establish a long-term and stable cooperative relationship with someone," Karina said. "I just provide them with a channel to earn extra money."
"Extra money?" Malone didn't quite understand what the businesswoman meant.
"My target is not the big pirates in the top section. The Black Merchant Alliance has already fed them very well. To be honest, those guys in the third and fourth sections don't have much hope, but there are many pirates in the first and second sections. The strength is good, but because it was established relatively late like the Jackdaw, the Black Merchants Alliance lowered their purchase price, and I can offer nearly 20% more price, which should be quite attractive to them. But the premise is that the transaction between our two parties will not be known by the Black Merchants Alliance."
"How is this possible? Once my Breeze goes to sea, everyone will know..." Malone stopped suddenly, his eyes widened, "You have been buying those garbage for the past two weeks, just for this matter Are you ready?"
Karina nodded, "About five days ago, a ship's helmsman contacted me secretly, wanting to sell a batch of cotton cloth with high quality. They were a little dissatisfied with the price of the Black Merchants Alliance, so they came to me. Now the batch The goods are in our warehouse, and I need you to help me transport them to Boston, Jim has already gone there first, and he will contact the merchant to buy them directly."