Two Hundred and Forty-Four Commercial Valves

The new smuggling contract with Baltimore was signed smoothly, including the additional agreement drafted by Lorraine, but it was approved by John Adams at noon and incorporated into the official text.

In the reception room of the water warehouse, Lorraine signed Edward Kenway on behalf of the supplier, and Hamilton replaced John Adams, who had never officially appeared in front of Lorraine, and became the direct representative of the Continental Army.

In duplicate, the contract will be renewed upon completion. Both parties have the equal right to terminate the contract renewal at any time, and also undertake the obligation to jointly complete the current contract.ァ新ヤ~⑧~1~中文网ωωω.χ~⒏~1zщ.còм

After the simple ceremony, the parchment scroll, which was worth more than a gold mountain, became Lorraine's possession.

The strong soldiers of the United States began to unload the munitions on the ship in an orderly and fast manner, and replaced them with soybeans and corn at the same time, filling the entire cabin with these two cheap grains.

This is Lorraine's request, and they will become the Jackdaw's talisman on the return journey.

Since the beginning of the War of Independence, smuggling in Central America and the Caribbean has taken on a peculiar valvular character, with unimpeded flow from North America to the Caribbean islands and difficulty from the islands to the mainland.

The latter situation is in line with the world's perception of the situation in the New World.

The war in North America is raging, and what is needed is either ammunition or other war-related materials. The United Kingdom is like a dragon entrenched in the sea, and of course it does not want to let things that are not good for the British flow into the hands of the rebels.

The former situation is far beyond the expectations of many people.

Land Island Trade...

Different from being purely legal or illegal, this import and export trade has long been openly illegal hidden under the surface of legality under the cloak of humanitarianism.

The Caribbean islands are perhaps the most developed colonial area in the world today, with limited land lined with plantations filled with lucrative cash crops.

Because the white people did not allow it, the people on the island lost the qualification to produce and sell themselves. Looking around, there was very little farmland, and food, daily consumption, and even fresh water had to be imported from outside the island.

Rigid demand constitutes the backbone of the trade, a kind of smuggling business that is universally oriented, difficult to make huge profits, has low barriers to entry, relatively low risk, and is especially suitable for all people to participate in.

This business has been popular since immigrants entered the New World. Today, its scale and status have far surpassed the offshore trade in Northwest Europe, supporting thousands of New World maritime merchants.

As long as there is something that can float, you can smuggle it, as long as you smuggle it, you can make money, as long as you can make money, you can buy a boat, as long as you can buy a boat, you can buy something that can float, a perfect closed loop.

More importantly, the sharks that roam the waters of the New World generally have good intentions towards the smuggling of Japanese consumption.

Few pirates take action against these smugglers with limited profits, and the navies of various countries depend on them for their livelihood, and they help them as much as they can.

Even if Shaq blocked the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay based on strategy, he still couldn't easily attack Japanese ships.

The reason is very simple, because the Bermuda Islands are also one of the destinations of land and island trade. Once this opening is completely blocked, the first thing Shaq will face is the major problem of fleet supplies.

This gave Lorraine an opportunity.

July 8, 1779, sunset. Flying the special flag with patterns of corn and wheat printed on it, which is unique to Japanese ships, the Jackdaw sailed away from Baltimore, swaggeringly heading towards the tightly blocked mouth of the bay.

As expected, the fact was that at the narrow mouth of the bay, the Jackdaw, which was passing through the Lion's field of vision, did not encounter any difficulties.

And on the next trip down south,

They were also only inspected twice by the patrolling British ship, and they were simply ordered to go without even offering bribes.

They sailed swiftly on calm seas and completed the entire voyage from Baltimore to New Orleans in just four and a half days. Everyone on board let out a long sigh of relief when they officially sailed into the harbor of New Orleans.

"For the next two days, rest and recuperate. Everyone except the duty star is allowed to move freely. At 7 am on July 15, the Jackdaw will leave the port on time. Remember not to wait after the expiration date."

After announcing the order, Lorraine handed the three transcribed tactical manuals to Katerina, Bell, and Keren one by one.

"Take it with you and read it carefully. This will be our main business for a long time to come. It is a matter of life and death for the entire ship."

All three nodded heavily.

Lorraine knows that his sailors are people who can distinguish the importance, and there is no need to chatter about even the most important things.

So he gave a quick laugh.

"Next, Bell remembered to ask Pierce to re-sign the contract. Karen removed the excess firepower from the ship according to the discussion on the road. Katerina went to Old Barry to receive the latest information... Carmen, prepare a carriage, we have to Hurry to Baton Rouge as soon as possible. The Earl is our golden baby, we cannot neglect him."

...

Half a day later, Galvez Manor.

During this period of time, the Earl's manor was somewhat lacking in attractions.

This place was originally purchased temporarily when he took up his post in the New World, and the specifications and tastes were not worthy of his earl status.

After all, at that time, he had no intention of staying in the New World for a long time. He just wanted to end this unfortunate term early, so as to squeeze into the privy position he longed for.

No one could have imagined that the barren New France could become his prosperous place.

Looking back at the past, it was the British General Clinton who first went south, leading the center of the war from the north to the present south.

Immediately afterwards, New Orleans became the target of the British, and the elite Red Army uniforms swarmed together with overwhelming Indians.

The stupid Spain and the even more stupid Baton Rouge army teamed up to drive him to a dead end. In order not to become a sinner of France, the earl gritted his teeth and started the biggest adventure in his life.

Stop smuggling, stop a huge business that is creating profits for the entire French aristocracy, and boldly use that golden mountain of interests as a bait to make the entire Baton Rouge Legion and tens of thousands of smugglers into his Marionette in hand.

It was one of the darkest moments of my life.

Like walking on thin ice, exhausting all his energy, every time he wakes up from a dream in the middle of the night, the same painting plays in the dream, a guillotine standing on the banks of the Seine.

It was then that the Earl finally had his wits about him.

A little patriotism is worthless. If he wants to create glory for France, he must first learn to survive.

In the days after that, the Earl began to plan an escape route for himself.

He quickly got in touch with Queen Mary through his early connections in the mainland. The wife dissipated the wealth accumulated by the family for several generations, and then barely gained a foothold beside the lady, and became a member of the famous group of noble ladies.

The queen is a godsend.

With her kindness, everything began to develop for the better, including the sinister assassination that left a scar on the corner of his brow, and it was in that assassination that he met the eccentric smuggler Edward Kenway. .

Then there is nothing to remember, a natural success, a natural victory, he prepared enough reasons for the queen, and the queen rewarded him with fruitful results.

In Fontainebleau, he crossed the class gap with that nectar-like victory and joined the sacred First Council. The fiefdom is in this seemingly desolate, but actually rich Louisiana.

He became a master, became the lord of this land, the leading noble lord in France. The original manor was no longer suitable for his status, thousands of acres of land had been collected, and the new, luxurious mansion had only laid a thin foundation so far. starter

How long will it take to move into a new house that meets the status?

Earl Galvez was dreaming, when he suddenly heard the hurried footsteps of the butler.

"What's wrong?"

"My lord, Mr. Kenway is here!"

"Kenway? Edward Kenway?"

The butler had never heard of Lorraine's alias before, and when he saw the count's surprise, his first reaction was that Lorraine was a liar.

He tentatively asked: "Master, this Mr. Kenway said that he had an appointment with you two weeks ago, if it is false..."

"Appointment?" The count woke up like a dream, "He said an appointment, not a report?"

"It's an appointment," the butler affirmed, "If you don't want to see him..."

"No, bring him in! Mr. Kenway is my guest, and that appointment...an appointment...yes, I remember, it did happen."