Reborn As a Pirate

The official recruitment of Katerina is an important matter for Lorraine and the Drake Chamber of Commerce, because it indicates that Lorraine's "Fishing Over the World" plan has officially met the conditions to start.

He got all the sailors together.

"This is a board meeting." Lorraine cut to the chase, "I will announce to you the next stage of the Chamber of Commerce's development plan. The content is top-secret and is not allowed to be circulated in any form."

After speaking, he asked Haina and Noah to unfold a dilapidated sea chart in front of everyone, pointing to the coastline on it.

"This is the sea chart of the New World seized from the Viper, including North America, the Caribbean and parts of South America. The original owner is Mr. Amy Ferrard. He is on vacation on the reef. May his God bless him."

Yacharin glanced at the sea chart and raised his hand: "Mr. Captain, are you going to give up the source of raw materials in West India and go straight to the mainland?"

"That's not accurate." Lorraine thought for a while, "To be precise, in the next stage, the Chamber of Commerce will enter the rhythm of dual-core development."

He picked up a quill and pointed to Port Royal, Kingston, Jamaica.

"In the Caribbean and South America, the Golden Deer is responsible for expanding the business routes. I will establish the West India Branch in Kingston. Lieutenant Colonel Nelson of the Navy is willing to find a suitable manager for the chamber of commerce for me, licensing, finance, and scheduling. When will the chamber of commerce start? Profit depends on when we grab the first ocean-going fleet for the chamber of commerce.”

This bald rhetoric caused no displeasure.

Everyone knows that robbing is the best means of primitive accumulation. Privateering merchants who do not rob are just as stupid as knights who focus on swordsmanship binding their hands in a duel.

As for who to steal...

Looking at the Viper following the Golden Deer, they don't need to do anything against their conscience, as long as they can guarantee the winning rate, there are plenty of suitable ocean-going ships in the Caribbean Sea, and they are fast.

Everyone laughed knowingly, and Karen slapped the table and said, "So shall we play the role of the messenger of justice this time?"

"Play as a messenger of justice..." Lorraine smacked his lips, "Based on our fighting power against the Golden Deer, I estimate that within three months, the Drake Chamber of Commerce will declare war with the Brotherhood of the Sea, and then we will Lost, exiled to the rocks, to rot and stink."

Karen was stunned for a while: "Then what do you mean?"

"Part two, North America." Lorraine stroked the quill lightly on the chart, pointing to New Orleans, "The Viper will not be registered for the time being, she will become the new flagship of the Caribbean Rose, with New Orleans as the foundation, Open the smuggling channel to the United States."

As soon as the voice fell, the entire conference hall suddenly became quiet.

Sailors, look at me and I look at you. In the end, Carmen bit the bullet and asked: "Captain, do you really know what you are talking about?"

"Great Britain has not recognized the independence of the United States so far. The British New World Fleet blocked the coastline of North America and faced the fleets of France, Spain, Holland, and the United States alone."

Lorraine analyzed the current situation in the United States lightly.

"Do I know what smuggling will lead to? In fact, I know that once our identities are exposed, the Drake Chamber of Commerce will lose her legal status, and I will become a traitor, and I will no longer enjoy the powerful British My big bonus."

"It's too expensive!" Carmen shrieked.

"Don't be impatient, Carmen. There is a problem with your wording. We didn't pay any price. This matter is just risky, not expensive."

"Wealth and wealth are in danger, gentlemen and ladies." Lorraine put away the chart with a smile, and said word by word, "This is the purpose of my summoning you, to tell you, to convince you."

"Let's talk about the war first. The American War of Independence started in 1775 and has lasted for four years. How long do you think it can last? Two years? Or three years?"

"England persevered very hard,

In my opinion she cannot stop the pace of American independence. What's more, the United States has actually become independent. Among the civilized world, only the United Kingdom still does not recognize her country status. "

"This is a newly born country with a vast land and a rich and civilized gentleman. She has a large population, a large demand, and a huge market."

"What should we do? While playing hide-and-seek with the pirates in the chaotic Caribbean Sea, while watching the merchants from France, Spain and the Netherlands snatch this market clean?"

"Stupid!"

"We are businessmen, not politicians! When faced with interests, we should put aside those feelings of family and country and pursue interests! We want to win the leaders of this new capital before they realize their value. Friendship, by the way, earn him a lot of money!"

A passionate speech.

The men here were fascinated by Lorraine, but only women could still maintain their rationality. This is a physiological difference. Women's thinking is more emotional and delicate.

Carmen bit her lip and continued to ask: "What if, I mean what if. What if your treason was discovered?"

"It's a matter of feasibility."

"Is this thing feasible? I think it is." Lorraine paced around his crew, "First of all, the Viper is a smuggling ship in name, and before Britain recognizes the independence of the United States, she will be a An illegal vessel and will not have any trouble with the Drake Chamber of Commerce."

"Secondly, we smuggled as pirates and avoided engaging with the British navy. As long as we are not caught, we will not leave any criminal records. Rumors cannot be evidence in court. Unlike the unlucky Kidd, we are in England , we also have noble friends."

"Third, even if this matter is exposed, I am me, and the chamber of commerce is the chamber of commerce. Although I tell you the result according to the most pessimistic estimate, it is not easy to involve the chamber of commerce. Even if the tragedy ends, the greatest possibility It's just that the privateer's license is nullified, and I'm a pirate leader with a legitimate chamber of commerce. That's the law of England."

Carmen wrinkled her nose depressedly: "You know? You almost convinced me."

"Then add another fire." Lorraine smiled, "Do you know why I am obsessed with smuggling?"

Everyone showed curious eyes.

"The first is profit. Procurement of medicines and munitions from the Spanish and French colonies, transporting them along the coastline to Baltimore, which is close at hand, and handing them over to the Continental Army of the United States is a huge profit. This route is the same as the route from the New World to Europe. Gold built, but it takes a month to cross the Atlantic once, and this line, we can go back and forth in only one week."

"Secondly, we will use Katarina to really integrate into the world of pirates. The war between pirates is an individual behavior. No matter how many pirate ships we capture or sink, no matter how we use them, it is an internal contradiction. Only in this way, we Only in this way can we quickly form our own ocean-going fleet without angering the Sea Brotherhood."

"Moreover, victory will become our majesty. As long as we keep winning, Drake's ships will have the same privileges as the Cantabrian waters in the Caribbean Sea, and they will sail unimpeded!"

"So, do you have any doubts about this plan?"

Unanimous vote.

On the Caribbean Sea, the Drake Chamber of Commerce quickly made the next stage of adjustment.

Fifty sailors who have a long-term contract with the Chamber of Commerce and are loyal to the Chamber of Commerce are transferred to the Viper. They will become the backbone of the smuggling ship and lead the sailors recruited later to become pirates in the Caribbean.

Katerina, the new chief mate of the Golden Deer, was temporarily appointed as the captain of the Viper, temporarily attached to the five crew members Karen, Yacharin, Wang Ye, Daniel and Noah.

Karen and Noah also secretly undertake the task of investigating Katerina. Once her behavior does not match her expression, Karen has the right to make decisions on the fly.

As for Lorraine and the remaining seafarers, they will serve as temporary crew members and board the ship when needed.

In addition, Lorraine also changed the name of the Viper to the Jackdaw. On the one hand, it was to avoid the battle between the Golden Deer and the Viper off the coast of Barbados, and on the other hand, it was to win the prize. After all... As we all know, the Jackdaw went to the sky and entered the earth.

The adjustment of manpower is over, and the crew board their own ships. The Jackdaw will go to Port of Spain in Trinidad first, where it waits to meet with Lorraine, and does not enter the core territory of the British, Port Royal in Kingston. .

Seeing the Jackdaw going away slowly, Hana walked up to Lorraine and asked softly, "Why don't you tell them everything?"

"Personal grievances?" Lorraine pursed her lips and shook her head in disgust, "Even I don't know why I am obsessed with it. Logically speaking, he didn't apologize to me, and he didn't do anything wrong. But when he thought of Helen Na is coughing up blood and dying, I just want to cause him some trouble, and I have no sense at all."

"This is a trace of the past." Henna hugged Lorraine with open arms, and said quietly against his chest, "Just like I hate Catholics, I like Karen, Carmen, and I don't hate Katerina, but Just hate Catholics."

"People are emotional animals, do you want to tell me that?"

Hana shook her head: "No, I just want to tell you that you don't have to go against your heart, you can hate him, you can like him, or you can hate and like him at the same time, there is no conflict."

"I don't understand." Lorraine hugged Henna back and smelled her hair, "In my opinion, this conflict is very..."