Reborn As a Pirate

Chuck used his actual performance to refresh Lorraine's judgment of his ability time and time again.

Two days after the interview, he bought an entire plantation for Lorraine in the small town of Lucy adjacent to Beibu Gulf.

This plantation covers a vast area, facing the sea in the north and the mountains in the west. It includes manors, horse farms, farmland, sugarcane gardens, coffee villas and a private fishing port. The total area is more than 300 mu. Twenty-two black slave contracts from four households, as well as twelve aboriginal hires responsible for managing the manor villa.

Those aborigines were free people in name, eight women and four men, generally no more than thirty years old, and many of them were only around twenty years old.

They signed a lifelong employment contract with the manor, the terms of which were as harsh as slaves, and Lorraine even saw the stupid word "first night right" that had long been swept into the pile of old papers.

And the price of such a plantation...is only two thousand pounds.

This price was far lower than Lorraine's psychological price, so he had to suspect that Chuck used his surname to do some bullying offline.

For the sake of reputation, Lorraine chose to confront Chuck bluntly.

Chuck didn't explain too much, he just found the original owner and Lorraine face-to-face for the property delivery, which was the third day after the interview.

A ridiculous misunderstanding came to light.

The ancestors of the original owner were a pioneer family from Doncaster, England. With courage, eloquence and luck, they soon broke away from the class of bankrupt farmers, bought property in Jamaica, and established stable trade relations with North America.

Their family has enjoyed a good life for three generations like a master, and once ran for the Jamaican Parliament as representatives of the estate owners in Lucie Town.

Colonial parliamentarians are not on the same level as the parliaments at all levels of the British Isle in terms of gold content, and they are in name only.

They are governed by the local governor, who is only appointed by the king, responsible to the king and the Kingdom Council, and has all the administrative powers of the colony.

In short, the colonial assembly is like a beacon of democracy that is only lit during the day. They can participate in the discussion of state affairs, but the laws passed without the signature of the governor are just a piece of waste paper.

However, no one can deny that this is a remarkable class leap.

It's a pity that when the moon is full, there will be losses, and the good times don't last long. The North American War of Independence broke out without warning.

Their trade channels in North America were cut off, and the income of the plantation fell precipitously. The accumulation of three generations lasted only a few years, and they could no longer afford the original luxury life.

It was they themselves who came up with the idea of ​​selling the plantation, wanting to take advantage of some savings and go back to England to start a new life.

The plantations in Jamaica are not worth much. Compared with England, where every inch of land is expensive, the land here can only be described as cheap.

As early as half a year ago, they had listed a price of 3,000 pounds, but no one cared about it. Chuck simply analyzed the property prices in England for them, and expressed his purchase desire and psychological price by the way. It's done.

Including the land and all the appendages on the land, the price per mu is controlled at six pounds and thirteen shillings, and 300 acres is 1985 pounds, of which 10% is the commission of the middleman, fair trade, money and goods clear.

With no worries, Lorraine moved into the new manor that day and comfortably enjoyed the corrupt life of the colonial manor owner.

Another five days, Chuck asked the new vice president, Arthur Leonard, to report to Lorraine on the progress of the sub-chamber. Lorraine set up afternoon tea on the grass in front of the manor, expressing gratitude to his loyal subordinate who abandoned the ship and followed the text. welcome below.

"How about it, are you still used to life on earth?"

"I was originally a sailor in the coastal waters. I spend half a year wandering on land. I'm not used to it."

"In the future, don't call me the captain, but the president." Lorraine smiled and shook his head, "And don't play dumb, you know what I'm talking about.

"

Leonard showed a wry smile: "Boss... President, I'm just an old man. If it weren't for your help, I wouldn't even be able to go out of Europe. Now you suddenly let me be the vice president of the branch chamber of commerce..."

"You have prestige among the sailors, and you are meticulous in handling things on the ship. Karen and Wang have also praised you, and they have mentioned to me more than once that they want to promote you to be the third officer on the ship."

"The two gentlemen think highly of me."

"They underestimated you." Lorraine smiled and waved his hands. "You are a solid and stable person. You are just managing the equipment and sailors on the flagship. You are really overqualified."

"President..."

"President Parker is a young man with drive, ability, and a prominent surname. What you have to do is to assist him and fill in the gaps for him. The 20 representatives sent by the colonies, don’t let them rely on their seniority to fight against President Parker in depth.”

Leonard's eyes lit up, and he finally understood Lorraine's purpose in driving him off the ship.

He took a big sip of tea and exhaled hot air: "President, I just need to manage people well?"

"Learn how to do business from President Parker." Lorraine knocked on the table dissatisfied, "Also, find a chance to bring your family over. I believe that President Parker will make the branch more and more prosperous, and you will become a celebrity , It’s time to reunite with your family and enjoy the family happiness.”

Leonard stood up with a huff, and saluted as if he was on a boat: "Yes! President!"

"Sit down, sit down." Lorraine looked at Leonard with a wry smile, and said softly, "A celebrity must look like a celebrity, and he must first learn proper dress and etiquette. What's going on with this tuxedo, why is it wrinkled?" ?”

Leonard scratched his head embarrassingly: "I didn't wear a tuxedo before when I was a down-and-out family... President Parker forced me to buy this one before I came here."

"When I get back to Kingston, I need to make an order immediately, and choose a tailor to do it." Lorraine thought for a while and said, "Look for Carmen... no, she seems to have gone out of town with Hannah yesterday. Ask Pierce for 500 pounds, top hat, wig , canes... You and those bastards have to buy a few clothes and change their appearance, this is up to you."

"All of them?"

"Of course! You will often use these in the future, don't lose my face because of sloppy."

"clear!"

"By the way, I asked you to prepare a Sloop, are you ready?"

Leonard nodded solemnly: "I picked a new ship last year, 15 meters in class, and can accommodate up to 30 sailors. To ensure safety, I also bought two nine-pound guns on the black market and put them on the bow and stern..."

"Did you equip the ship with guns?" Lorraine frowned. "Do you know which ship is the safest in the Caribbean?"

"what?"

"Fishing boats without any weapons and flags are the safest. Because even sharks know that there is no oil and water to fish on such a boat." Lorraine pursed her mouth and took a sip of tea. A set of fishing net racks, hang the fishing nets, just like a real fishing boat."

"yes!"

"Does President Parker know about Sloop?"

"No one knows except me and a few old brothers who dealt with it."

"That's good……"

Even if the private matter is finished here, Lorraine thought about it for a while, and if there was nothing missing, he sighed, leaned back on the chair loosely, and raised his legs.

"President Parker asked you to report on the branch's preparations. Tell me, what did he do in five days?"

Chuck's progress once again made Lorraine stunned.

It only took five days for him to get the branch's business license and complete the linkage with the General Chamber of Commerce in terms of equity. The only thing left is to determine the specific equity ratio.

In addition, he bought the Irish-style hotel where Lorraine had previously settled as the branch headquarters, and rented a 2,000-square-meter wharf warehouse and a fixed berth in Port Royal for a total of 1,300 pounds.

He also bought two second-hand mixed-sail Schooners at a price of 800 pounds each, and formed the branch's transshipment fleet.

The two ships were called Cube Sugar and Aroma Coffee. The admiral of the fleet was Cotterence recommended by Nelson, and the deputy admiral was Olmert, an excellent sailor who got off the Lorraine ship.

When Leonard came this time, he also brought the original business license of the branch and the equity agreement drawn up by Chuck.

This means that in just over ten days, Chuck bought the manor with the money Lorraine gave him to buy the manor, and completed the foundation of the entire branch.

Now everything is ready, only further capital injection is needed, and the branch will be able to start operating and create profits for Lorraine in the Caribbean.

This profit is definitely not worth the huge amount of money invested by Lorraine in the short term, but who didn't start from scratch?

Chuck has proven his ability, and under his leadership, it is only a matter of time before the Caribbean will turn around.

Lorraine was in a bit of trouble.

He seems to have picked up a treasure.

But the more precious the treasure, the more restless he feels...

So, how can Chuck feel at ease in the sub-chamber to shine?

Lorraine thought about taking the equity agreement, read it carefully a few times, made a few seemingly random changes, and handed it back to Leonard.

"Tell President Parker that the General Chamber of Commerce does not need to own 100% of the shares, and I don't need to simply hire employees. He has to be responsible for the profit and loss of the branch."

"10%..." Leonard looked at the agreement, "President, why do I have 5%?"

"Mutual profit is the only way for the branch to develop well." Lorraine smiled indifferently, "When you leave, take back the remaining 10,000 pounds from the start of the branch. Also, I will write to President Ramos of Northwest Letter, let him set up a fleet of ocean-going fleets, please ask President Parker to communicate with him in person for specific details, so that the trade cooperation between the two branches will take shape as soon as possible."