Four Hundred and Forty One Has Been Very Unlucky

Bale has been unlucky.

Probably the supreme luck when holding the steering wheel has overdrawn God's favor for him. In Lorraine's impression, as long as he concentrates on doing something, it will definitely not go well.

It was the same when he left the navy and went to Lorraine, it was the same when he pursued Offie, and it was the same when he bought back the family title this time.

The last smuggling of dividends was in 1781, when Bell's net worth exceeded 60,000 pounds.

This should be a real number.

Because Bell's life is very frugal, he hardly spends money when he is abroad, and rarely buys anything for himself when he returns to Hong Kong to rest.

From what Lorraine can learn about Bell's expenses in 2010, the two largest expenses are related to Offie.

One of them was a 10th-century Indian gem feather crown, which was bewitched by Carmen, as a birthday present for Offie, worth 1,300 pounds.

At that time, Offie was trying to ease the relationship with the small tribe of Lucy Manor, because of this gift, the gesture of goodwill was cut in half, and Offie took it as Bell's mockery of her condescension.

The other was bewitched by Yazha, who bought a rose garden and transplanted it to Lucy Manor, worth 800 pounds.

This matter was done very secretly. Ofe always thought that the rose garden was a project bought by Lorraine to decorate the manor. Nika took care of it with a small shovel.

Ofi has devoted a lot of effort to the flower fields, and regards them as spiritual sustenance at work.

She stayed like this until the season of blooming flowers. She fell asleep dreaming of a garden full of delicate flowers. When she woke up, she suddenly found that those beautiful things with dewdrops that were about to bloom had been cut out with scissors and piled up on her bed. side……

This homicide almost led to a real homicide, and if Monica hadn't dragged her desperately, Offie would have poked a small flower-planting shovel into Bell's forehead that very day.

In any case, these two unsuccessful courtships were the only expenses Bell had to spend for two full years.

He was carrying out a big plan without telling everyone. At the end of 1782, he asked for leave and returned to England. Through a so-called gentleman who had a relationship with the House of Lords, he began to work for the family title.

Lorraine got the news that in September 1783, Bell invested almost 30,000 pounds, and the title was still far away, and even the noble gentleman disappeared.

He was cheated.

Lorraine briefly investigated the background of Sir William Robbie Ferguson through his network in England, and found that he was actually in prison, and he was a notorious repeat criminal in the London area.

The gentleman was imprisoned three times in five years, successfully defrauded 16 times, with a total defrauded amount of more than 31,700 pounds, and Bell contributed more than 90% of his strength to his hanging.

Bell returned to the Caribbean with a heart full of scars and got drunk at Lucy Manor.

That night, he played the violin and hummed under the balcony of Ofe, and sang all the stupid things he had done in the past few years with the instigation of alcohol, and unexpectedly... moved Offe by accident.

Misfortunes and blessings depend on.

The relationship between Bell and Ofe has made qualitative progress because of a liar, and Lorraine finally understands the key reason why his good friend is frugal all the year round.

He had a frank talk with Bell, and after confirming that money could really play a role in restoring the title, he suggested that Bell go to Carmen,

Borrow a certain amount of money from the General Assembly in the form of advance payment.

Bell quickly borrowed 30,000 pounds from Carmen at a low annual interest rate of 5%, and Lorraine dutifully continued to play the role of savior and began to write letters for Bell.

He wrote four letters in all.

One to Nelson.

The two sides have maintained a steady exchange of letters, so Lorraine knows that Nelson is now fighting with Prince William and Lord Hood, and both of them have great influence in the House of Lords.

A letter to Jero Mindel of the Offshore Guild.

The offshore guild has developed rapidly due to the growth of the Drake Chamber of Commerce, and Ramos has never intended to challenge the position of the chairman of the Minder Chamber of Commerce. The former alliance of the three chambers of commerce is still a good strategic partner.

Hierro's elder brother, Sir Mindel, has always had a good reputation and influence in the House of Commons. Although it is not symptomatic, he can still play a role in Bell's issue.

A letter to Sir Layton, their mutual mentor.

No one has ever underestimated the influence of the Sea School in the political arena of Great Britain. Sir Layton liked Bell very much, and he would definitely do his best in this matter.

The last, Lorraine, addressed to Archbishop Perwick of Westminster Abbey, the Holy See of the Anglican Church and second only to the king's religious head.

Few people know that Lorraine, who is a pagan, has a good friendship with the most holy creature in Great Britain, and this friendship is not made by the current Lorraine, but by the little Lorraine in the past.

Whether it is utilitarianism or congeniality, after so many years, Lorraine and Archbishop Berrick have maintained a not-so-close correspondence.

In the letter, the two sides talked about religion, belief, personal will and social will, the dialectical relationship between philosophy and science, etc., and so on. They are the kind of friends who can be entrusted but cannot be easily used. But for Bell, Lorraine still decided to ask the archbishop to mediate .

This celestial group continued to play a role in the following time. After a year and 50,000 pounds of investment, Brad's title finally returned to the arms of the Judea family.

The unknown Michael St. Breed Judea will become the fifth Earl of St. Breed. Before Michael had an heir, Bell was his son's first in line of succession, with Bell's sister Eliza second in line.

Lorraine strongly intervened in the issue of Earl Breed's succession, and the negotiations and social interactions were all handled by the Southampton lawyers, freeing Bell to focus on his life and work.

He married Offie, had children, deducted half of the dividends in 1784 to pay off the advance interest and the employment expenses of the lawyer team for the next three years, and took over the direct fleet at the end of 84 as the first deputy admiral In the name of led the pirate war against the great pirate Drake.

Counting it, this should be Bell's first time presiding over a fleet-level war.

But different from Pierce's lackluster successor performance, Bell used his innate inspiration to fight a master-level control battle, cleverly maneuvering among the colonial countries for six months, and made many famous pirates Playing between applause.

In March, a total of 20 armed merchant ships of the First Squadron of the Crusade Fleet, led by Bell, cut into the Anegada Strait.

Three days later, Catalina led the Second Squadron with a total of 36 ships to cut into the Mona Strait and head towards St. Thomas Island in the middle of the archipelago with great fanfare.

Their actions have rightfully raised the alarm in the pirate world.

On the second day after Katerina broke into the archipelago, Blackbeard called on the 12 pirate regiments and 17 famous lone pirates in this sea area to hold a secret meeting in Rhodes City, the British colonial capital, and elected Derekki as the admiral. The blood lynx Setia governor is the deputy admiral, and he has assembled a powerful fleet of 82 ships.

Delici divided the fleet into three parts. The first squadron was led by Delici himself, with a total of 30 warships facing the Anegada Strait.

The Second Squadron was led by Governor Setia, with a total of 43 warships in the Mona Strait.

The Third Squadron has only 9 warships, including the Queen Anne's Revenge, which is the only support of the Blackbeard Pirates against the Vikings. It gathers the most ferocious and rebellious eight lone pirates in the entire fleet, led by Blackbeard, guerrilla two lines.

On the 1st, Catalina was attacked in the northern waters of Mona Island. Because the marching formation was scattered, the squadron was about to collapse, most of the ships fled northward, and only five ships led by Catalina retreated to the entrance of Mona Strait. At the port of Managuez, relying on the shore artillery system there, it resisted stubbornly.

On the 1st, Bell and the First Squadron encountered the enemy off the coast of Tortola. Under Bell's calm command, the two sides quickly fought to a deadlock.

On the 1st, Blackbeard attacked the flank and cut through Bell's formation. The First Squadron sank one ship and captured two ships.

On the 1st, most of the Second Squadron that fled in the Battle of Mona fell from the sky and broke the rear wing of the Delici fleet. Bell seized the fighter plane and descended from the sky, restrained Blackbeard with one, and the main battle group launched an approach to the chaotic Delici fleet.

Delici was defeated, three ships were sunk in the battle, and five ships were captured. In addition to the previous battle losses of both sides, the final capture-to-sink ratio was 5 to 12. The Tortola naval battle ended with Bell's victory.

This wide-ranging flank smacked Derekki half to death.

Originally, his pirate group had only twelve ships, ten of which remained in the archipelago and joined the joint fleet, and five of them were arranged by him in the relatively stable rear wing.

Who knew that the rear wing was almost completely wiped out this time, and Delici was the first to bear the brunt. Not only did he become the one who lost the most, but his leadership position in the pirate fleet was almost shaken.

Bell won a good start, Katerina, who lured the enemy out, made a rescue, and the war entered a relatively peaceful stage of stalemate...

In the room, Lorraine changed to a comfortable sitting position while listening to Bell's lazy report.

"According to what you said, you already won the first battle. Delici, who lost more than half of the battle, refused to submit to those rebellious pirates. As long as you take advantage of the victory and pursue them, can you take advantage of their chaotic command to end the war?"

"If the purpose of this battle was really to attack Delici, I would have done it a long time ago." Bell poked his ears, "But you can't come back, I can only give them a chance to breathe. But I never thought that this With a breath, Drake actually breathed in Blackbeard's main force..."