Three Hundred and Eighty Real Friends

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As the saying goes, words are not speculative.

Pierce and Eddie had no gossip, and naturally returned to their comfortable and rocking Lady after receiving the mission.

Everyone was waiting for him on the boat, or rather, waiting for the mission to be revealed.

Speaking of it, Eddie's parchment is actually the main reason for the establishment of the entire special service fleet and sailing to Africa.

Since the board of directors approved the construction plan of the African branch, Eddie has spared no effort for his own stage.

He spent a lot of energy to make friends with the general manager of the African company, Lovi Baker. In the last progress report in June, it was clear that Baker intends to entrust 20% of the tea and 5% of the gem trade to "strong " in the hands of Drake Chambers.

This is a huge business commission, at least for a chamber of commerce that has not been officially listed, the potential profit is enough for Eddie to agree to any conditions.

And what he promised was to solve some unruly competitors for African companies.

Pierce didn't know the details of the mission, but at least he knew that this mission required an excellent and powerful fleet to complete.

However, the Caribbean sea is full of gunpowder, and after several years of development, the pirate war between Lorraine and the two pirate kings has not only been delayed for a long time, but even the scale has risen to an uncontrollable level.

The fleet directly under the General Assembly can't move lightly, and Eddie, who is eager to see through, can't ignore it. Bell, who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, put forward an interesting opinion in a chat. Since Lorraine became the admiral at the age of sixteen, then they Can Pierce, who has been carefully cultivated by everyone for so many years, be equally competent?

This proposal piqued Lorraine's interest.

Originally, Pierce's growth trajectory would not be inferior to that of any elite of the Plymouth Sea School's practical school, not to mention that the first Valkyrie-class ship, the Artis Lady, had been officially delivered for half a year. From that day on, Pierce had already moved out of the flagship team, leading his young team to take charge of this powerful warship.

What was Nelson doing when he was 16?

Lorraine thought about it for a long time, and vaguely remembered that Nelson mentioned that he seemed to have gone to the North Pole with some ship, and was almost scratched into floss by a polar bear...

So it seems that Pierce is much better than Nelson at the same age.

He has the conditions to perform tasks independently. Since the combat power of a Ladyship is not enough to complete Eddie's commission, then pull out a new fleet as a final assessment of Pierce's self-reliance.

It was against this background that the Special Service Fleet was established. Pierce, who was so excited that he was in a fog, embarked on the journey under the intentional concealment of everyone, until now he really saw the appearance of the exam questions.

Seeing that everyone had gathered, Pierce took a deep breath, peeled off the wax, and spread the parchment on the dining table full of heads.

after a long time...

Old Dylan sighed: "No wonder a Beauty is not enough to complete the task, the African Chamber of Commerce has indeed received a great business for us..."

Freemani also had a bitter face: "Admiral, don't you consider protesting? This task must have exceeded the difficulty of the assessment...Damn it, will the examination also kill people?"

Kayo kicked Freemani's ass with a black face: "If you are greedy for life and fear death, you can get off the boat, Mr. Huosheng, I always thought you should be the one who is the least afraid of death on the boat, because when San Carlos, the president You've already lost your life in the San Juan River."

"Isn't that lost!" Freemani was furious, clutching his buttocks, "And I just suggested that the admiral protest, did I say not to participate?"

"The seniors are so noisy..." Adria looked at the noisy duo of San Carlos speechlessly, and Adria poked Lei's arm, "Oh, are you excited?"

"I won't be hit!" Lei said solemnly.

Everyone looked at Pierce.

Pierce's eyes flashed eagerly: "Hashim, from the first time I saw you, I felt that you were the navigator that God gave me."

"Um?"

"At first, I thought that the matter of revenge for you would at least wait until the African branch is fully operational before we can start planning. Now it seems that God hopes that you can go to the New World without distractions."

Hashim frowned tightly: "Admiral, I don't understand, the parchment does not have the name of Antill Laguain..."

"I have a hunch that he will appear on our way forward, whether as a protagonist or a secondary player, this time, we will definitely have a confrontation with him." Pierce stretched out his hand and slapped the middle of the parchment, "The task is clear, Gentlemen and my ladies, the plans are announced below."

Everyone immediately became serious.

"Farraming, the delivery and counting of the pounds in the bilge must be completed before six o'clock in the evening. If Eddie Logan can't find a place to store them, we will rent a warehouse for him."

"Yes, Admiral."

"Freemani, the supply of water and medicine is limited to 9 pm. I hope we can set sail at any time after 9 pm."

"yes!"

"Turner, after the fleet docks, the sailors are allowed to move freely in two shifts. No drunkenness or prostitution is allowed. The time limit is also limited to 9 pm. At the same time, the ship maintains a second-level alert, and all portholes are closed. Don't let anyone get in through the portholes and blow us up. ship."

As calm as Turner rolled his eyes.

Bombing the boat through the window is a meme, including the much-criticized "Executive Minutes on Entering the Public Wharf" is also part of this meme.

In fact, it is difficult for Turner to understand why people who came out of the Lorraine flagship would have such distrust of the public docks, but this distrust and the corresponding disposal mode have become the iron rule of the General Chamber of Commerce's fleet. In the past two years, there were even It is a precedent for the captain level to be devolved to the branch because of poor implementation, so naturally no one dares to neglect.

He nodded heavily at Pierce: "It must be meticulous, Admiral."

"Finally..." Pierce clapped his hands, "Father, third sister, prepare dresses and gifts, let's go visit Mr. Baker, the lord of Cape Town. If he wants us to bleed, he must at least tell us who our opponent is. "

...

Who is the opponent?

This question doesn't actually exist.

The Royal African Company of Great Britain is mainly engaged in three major trades, tea, gemstones and slave trading.

Among them, gems need to be mined from mines, and there is no problem of ownership. Tea needs to be produced in plantations, and there is no doubt about property rights. The only troublesome thing is the slave trade...

After all, before being put in shackles, every slave is a living person with free thoughts.

The colonial agencies established in Africa by various countries rarely captured the population of the colonies for slavery. Because the construction of the colony itself requires a lot of labor, the captured slaves are used for their own use, and their labor enthusiasm is much stronger than that of goods bought from outside.

Because of this, slave hunting teams often tend to hunt abroad. The most common method is to go back along the river, go out of the border, and then use trade or plunder to obtain goods.

This creates a problem.

The African continent, especially the areas closer to the coastline, has basically been carved up. If you don’t want to go deep into the wild continent, there is actually only one hunting area left for the slave hunters, and that is the colonies of other countries. .

It is conceivable that this kind of behavior is illegal, not only illegal, but also the main source of most of the conflicts among the colonies.

It is such a conundrum that is plaguing African companies right now.

For unknown reasons, since the beginning of this year, Portuguese slave hunting teams, which used to mainly move inland from East Africa, began to appear frequently in British colonies.

Moreover, their performance is extremely greedy, and they often gather together as thieves to attack those powerful tribes with a certain sense of civilization.

Those tribes are mostly friends of African companies. Not only did the two sides have a fair trade of wine for gold, but they also often became agents of African companies, taking people from other colonies in the name of tribal wars.

Now that friends are in trouble, Willow Baker has trouble sleeping and eating.

He found out that behind the madness of the Portuguese slave hunting team stood three large slave trade associations, and these three chambers of commerce were inextricably linked to the family of the Governor of Kenya, Husan Fernandez, so Baker deduced that Fernandez was the The real mastermind behind the whole incident.

He immediately sent a business note to the Portuguese Africa Company, and the other party replied, but found nothing.

So he bypassed the company and issued a warning notice to the Kenyan Colonial Governor's Office. Fernandez replied in person, and he must strictly investigate and control it.

However, as soon as Fernandez's reply was sent to Cape Town, the Lambto Ministry in the Orange River Valley was captured the next day. The escaped chief cried out to Baker on crutches, the Portuguese raised their flags, and there were even cannons in the ranks...

Outraged, Baker found the Royal Navy's African Fleet, hoping that his garrison could teach the crazy Portuguese an unforgettable lesson.

However, he has no evidence to show that this matter has anything to do with the Portuguese authorities. Portugal and Great Britain are not in a war relationship, and Cape Town's military strength is not enough to start a war because of the cries of some indigenous people.

Their primary enemy is still the Netherlands.

Cape Town is closely connected with the Cape Colony of the Netherlands. They want to seize the Cape Colony, and the Dutch may attack Cape Town at any time.

Mr. Baker has reached a dead end.

The dignified general manager of the African company was nakedly humiliated by the Portuguese, but he couldn't find any way to punish the murderer and maintain his dignity.

Just then, Eddie appeared.

The strength of the Drake Chamber of Commerce, the history of the Drake Chamber of Commerce, the performance of Lorraine's employment in the Navy several times... If there is any private force in this world that dares to take the risk of confronting the Portuguese Navy, Drake will definitely Be one of them!

But... what about the famous Lorraine Drake?

Willow Baker tapped the golden statue of Nero he just got, looking at the old man, child and foreign girl in front of him with a strange expression...

"The Drake Chamber of Commerce is really going to ask you to teach those Portuguese slave traders a lesson?"

"Mr. Baker, in fact, you just need to tell me who the enemy is and where it is." Pierce raised his head confidently, "Drake is a professional, unless the employer wishes, success or failure, President Logan There is a sense of responsibility.”

Mr. Bell's eyes narrowed: "Eddie Logan...he is a true friend!"

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