Movie World I Am A King

1888 - July...

A three-story wooden sailboat with the flag of Mr. Funny is sailing in the Adriatic Sea. The wind and waves more than two meters high can't do anything to take this tall wooden sailboat...

Although the first ironclad ship was manufactured by France in November 1859, England also launched an ironclad ship in the same year, and drew up a plan for the development of an all-ironclad ship in 1861...

But more than two decades have passed, and wooden sailboats are still the pig's feet of maritime trade.

There are a variety of reasons for this, namely because of the technical blockade of the army, and because the manufacturing cost of ironclad ships is too high. These two reasons have caused bottlenecks in the development of ironclad ships for civilian use, and they still cannot replace cheap wooden sailing ships. .

However, it is precisely because of the development of ironclad warships by European powers that their expensive wooden warships were sold to merchants in tears...

In the past, the huge wooden warships that were out of reach for merchants, now that the upper gun bays are changed and the cargo warehouse is enlarged, it becomes a giant cargo ship that can bring huge benefits to merchants—of course, If you want to get such a decommissioned warship, you must first have a strong relationship with the navy, otherwise it will not be your turn to eat the leftovers of the navy.

And Captain Morgan is obviously a capable businessman, he is a businessman from the United States-however, he got the purchase of this merchant ship transformed from a first-class sailing battleship of the Royal Navy from his partner in England right.

It's the thing he's most proud of...

And this merchant ship named Theresa after his wife is almost like another wife of Captain Morgan, no, or in his wife's words—【He loves his ship more than me. 】

"Bastard - dry my little baby's face quickly, don't be lazy, I didn't hire you to be uncles!" Captain Morgan, with a pipe in his mouth and a mustache, said unceremoniously. He shouted at the sailors, keeping the hull dry can effectively prolong the service life of the ship-of course, the so-called baby's face in Captain Morgan's mouth is the deck of the Theresa.

"Captain...why do we temporarily change the destination?" The young man wearing the first mate's hat walked up to Captain Morgan and asked a little depressed: "Obviously we have reached the end in Morocco...but why did we How about going to Durres after going around in a circle?"

"Huh?" Captain Morgan gave his first mate a blank look, and then carefully looked at the closed door of the captain's cabin. After seeing that the door was not opened, he breathed a sigh of relief. "No reason, no reason, I will extend your vacation for one week after arriving at the place... Now, go to work..."

"Well, if this is your order!" The first officer shrugged helplessly. In fact, his goal has been achieved, at least he got an unexpected one-week vacation... Moreover, their wages are settled by the day , That is to say... One day's work is worth one day's money. If there is money to be made and the captain also promised to increase the vacation, what is he dissatisfied with?

"Huh——" Captain Morgan looked at the still closed captain's cabin, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

He was really afraid that his first mate’s words would dissatisfy the honored guest in the captain’s cabin, you know—that honored guest could be said to be a big man who should be more careful than the chairman of the East India Company. What?

The full name of the East India Company is the Umbrella East India Company, but this is nothing, the key is-the East India Company has the right to issue that flag.

What is that flag?

It was a funny-looking flag. In the middle of the red and white circular logo, there was a circle that looked like Mr. Funny. People who saw that flag for the first time couldn’t help but want to burst into laughter... …

Although that flag looks a bit funny, but - those who know it, no one dares to ignore it. As long as this flag is hoisted, even the navies of European countries will show face.

The result of not giving face? ?

Hehe - some time ago, the naval battle that took place in the Strait of Gibraltar was the result. It took less than five minutes for the uncrowned king of the sea to destroy more than 60 iron-clad ships of the Royal Navy. fleet……

The reason for the naval battle was only because a certain merchant ship flying that flag was made things difficult by the Royal Navy of England in the Strait of Gibraltar...

It used dripping blood to tell the European countries that there is a difference between an ironclad ship and an ironclad ship. Don't think that wearing a tortoise shell can fill a big clove of garlic... Want to turn over? Still early.

And the Royal Navy, which had just made some progress, was thrown into the abyss again... It used its failure to warn the European countries-the sea, or the sea, your uncle, or your uncle.

The seven oceans will always be ruled by that flag... Want to sail? Yes - just pay the tax, or not? It doesn't matter...as long as you're not afraid of pirates.

By the way, because the giant ship suppressed the navies of various countries, the pirates became more and more rampant...Of course, no one dared to break the rules and rob the merchant ships flying that flag...It was purely courting death.

However, if you fly that merchant ship and pay the protection fee on time... Ahem, I was wrong, it is a transaction tax, yes it is a transaction tax... As long as you pay the tax on time, then hang this flag, the sea Let you travel...

You can even get real-time information on the prices of European countries and Eastern countries at the East India Company Shipping Exchange on St. ——This is what makes maritime merchants happiest.

Cough cough - it's a bit far away...

With a sound of "squeak", the sound of the wooden door opening awakened Captain Morgan who was in deep thought. He put on a flattering smile on his face without thinking about it, and turned his head to the tall figure who came out of the captain's cabin and said : "Are you resting well? Mr. Zhou..."

"Not bad..." Zhou Ye stretched his waist, smiled slightly at Captain Morgan, and said, "Thank you for your care along the way, Captain Morgan! I am very satisfied..."

Zhou Ye was not being polite, but really satisfied...

That is, on the first day, after he boarded the boat and took a look at the captain's cabin, he showed a trace of dissatisfaction. Without further ado, this guy rushed off the boat—purchasing a whole new set of utensils... pillows, new ones, quilts , new, even the various furniture in the captain's cabin are new... It's really hard for him to purchase so many things in such a short time...

Although it is said that St. Maarten has become an extremely prosperous commercial port because of the East India Company, but—it is not an easy task to gather these things...

"Your satisfaction is the best reward for me..." Captain Morgan smiled like a flower. Although he didn't know the identity of Mr. Zhou, he knew Mr. Zhou Ye The person on the boat, although that person may not know him... no, it's not that he doesn't necessarily know him, but he definitely doesn't know him.

Because that person is full of legends, aloof...the chairman of the East India Company, the Duke of Swan.

Although it was a bit secretive, Captain Morgan could see at a glance how much respect that big man who was above him had for Mr. Zhou Ye, even to the point of humbleness... Sensing words and emotions is the basic skill of a businessman, not like this A guy with this skill will definitely not be a successful businessman.

"You are really good at talking..." Zhou Ye smiled slightly, and patted Captain Morgan on the shoulder, "You--very good, if you have any difficulties in the future, you can go to the East India Company to find Duke Swan..."

Hearing Zhou Ye's words, Captain Morgan's eyes lit up immediately, and he was so happy that he could see his back molars. He worked so hard to be his grandson and serve this master for almost two months, isn't it just because of this sentence... …

Zhou Ye looked at Captain Morgan and smiled...Of course he knew what Captain Morgan was thinking, but so what? Isn't the world bustling about for fame and fortune?

As for Duke Swann?

Of course he is not Elizabeth's father, but the offspring of Elizabeth's father who does not know how many generations...

There is no way, who told the old Swan that after he became the Governor of India, the old tree blossomed... And under the instruction of Zhou Ye, the head of the Swan family has been the chairman of the Umbrella East India Company for generations .

PS: The first chapter has been updated.