Reborn As a Pirate

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Boom!

The sound of the hammer announced that Lot No. 14 was unsold.

As the 9th unsold rare treasure in this auction after the 13th, neither the master of ceremonies nor the guests will be surprised anymore.

Next came No. 15, which Lorraine vaguely remembered was a certain mural from the Mayan civilization.

Did the Mayans also paint murals? Probably painted.

Lorraine couldn't guess how many warm blankets the friendly Spaniards delivered to the aborigines during the process of obtaining this mural, and he didn't really want to interpret those historical splashes.

Anyway, the Mayans are almost dead as a civilization, white people don't feel sorry for them, and poor people don't have spare money to place orders.

Lorraine rolled her eyes furtively.

In order to seize the furious design, he pledged all his cash, ancient gold and high-value loans, and now he is truly penniless.

How long has it been like this?

The impression seems to go all the way back to when Shaq kicked him out of the house and got on the stagecoach to Plymouth in Tavistock.

15 years old then? Still 16 years old?

"Little Drake!" Dukov knocked on the coffee table in dissatisfaction, "Shouldn't you keep your full attention when talking to your elders? Even if your mind is wandering, you should still be mind wandering quietly!"

"Ah? I'm sorry." Lorraine came back to his senses, "I just thought about the next lot, and I accidentally lost my mind. But then again, shouldn't you first review those boring Russian jokes that were only popular in the 17th century ? Extremely boring!"

"I grew up listening to these boring jokes on the farm!" Dukov exhaled a thick puff of smoke, "and don't change the subject, little Drake. Russia is determined to win Fury, and now give me a price, Then give me a week..."

"Please discuss this matter with my client." Lorraine shrugged, "As the client's agent, I have no right to lend other people's things."

"Then tell me who your client is?"

"No comment."

A vein popped out of Dukov's forehead: "As we all know, little guy, Drake has friends beyond business relationships in England, the United States, Spain, and even France. There is no hint that the only thing I can rule out is France. There is no answer to this puzzle! "

"However, that's your business, old guy. The complexity of communication is one of the reasons why Drake was selected."

"Really unaccommodating?"

"Integrity, sir, unless your asking price exceeds the value of Drake's integrity, then don't talk about it."

The old Dukov immediately vented his anger: "Buy Drake's integrity...Russia can't afford so much money."

"I guess so……"

Hamilton listened to the old and the young love and kill each other with a dark face, until the decisive battle came to an end, and he swallowed his wine in one gulp.

"Lorraine Drake, reason! Why do you have to entertain your friends in my box! Can't you use your own box? Or this gentleman's box..."

"This gentleman is a Russian maritime legend." Lorraine pointed at the old Dukov's face, "I sailed at the age of 12, joined a pirate ship at the age of 15, and robbed a merchant ship with a group at the age of 16, and met my lover among the hostages." Miss Josephine."

"By the way, Ms. Josephine is the closest cousin of Catherine the Great today. Of course, when she met Old Dukov, she was just the daughter of a downtrodden nobleman. Apart from her beauty, she was inconspicuous."

"Old Dukov overthrew his captain for Ms. Josephine, took the pirates who were loyal to him ashore, and obtained a Prussian privateer license on the recommendation of another noble gentleman he rescued. From scratch, to Welcoming relatives with wealth and honor, and now looking at the leading status and financial resources in Russia..."

Having said that, Lorraine made a subtle pause and looked at Hamilton.

"As one of the few top chaebols in the world who is not truly controlled by nobles,

And being as in love with your revolving door project as I am, I thought you'd gladly accept my offer. "

"Am I mistaken, Alexander?"

Hamilton was stunned, and the moment of dementia was firmly grasped by the cunning Dukov.

This rare rich man in the world laughed out loud like a child, patting the coffee table with both feet.

"I said that girl Xavier is in box 7, why did you ask me to meet in box 30. It turns out that this young gentleman is General Washington's interim secretary of the treasury, the Mr. Hamilton who proposed the revolving door and the dollar plan! People Don't be fooled by appearances!"

He took two deep breaths and calmed down: "Minister Hamilton, this is our first meeting. I am Gregory Dukov, the chairman and current chairman of the Dukov Chamber of Commerce."

"Drake Jr. introduced us to your revolving door and dollar plans, which the Council of Associations agreed were the most ingenious economic plans in the world, and with a lot of respect for businessmen, and I'm interested in them."

Hamilton looked at Lorraine from another place.

Lorraine smirked: "You're welcome, it's reciprocal."

Hamilton caught Lorraine's central idea in an instant. For the previous bridge loan, Hamilton gave up all the proposals that were beneficial to him personally, and chose to maximize the benefits for the country.

On the one hand, Lorraine accepted his opinion, and on the other hand, he still gave him a personal thank-you gift that meant a lot to him, which was this private affair with Dukov.

The significance of this private affair to Hamilton can be varied, especially Lorraine took the initiative to lead the topic to the revolving door project, which entrusted all of Hamilton's political responsibilities, and Dukov also made it clear that he was full of interest in the revolving door.

Hamilton cleared his throat, using this small gesture to calm himself down.

"President Dukov, I have known you for a long time. I am Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, a member of the Confederation of the United States, and the Minister of the Confederation's Provisional Finance Department." He said, "You just said that you are very interested in revolving doors?"

"Interested is probably not the right word." Dukov thought for a while, "Didn't Little Drake tell you? Your plan is excellent, but it has caused a lot of trouble to the Baishang Association."

"Trouble?" Hamilton looked into Lorraine's eyes in confusion. "Lorraine didn't say anything. I don't know the trouble you mentioned?"

"I heard that the First Bank of America in your plan has a design share capital of 10 million pounds, and the Association will share 40% of it, which is 4 million pounds, Drake 1 million, and the rest of the chamber of commerce will total 3 million."

Hamilton's heart tightened: "President Dukov, this number is not mandatory, that..."

"Too little!"

"Short?" Hamilton's explanation was swallowed down his throat, and his lungs hurt, and he almost coughed out, "Sorry, you just said... less?"

"Yes, too few!" Dukov waved his big hand, "We understand that you want to maintain the political balance of the First Bank and the Mint Commission in the future, but the Baishang Association is a multinational business organization, our members, even the council members There is only a loose business partnership, as you can see today, in order to compete for Fury, Drake Jr. and I never thought of being merciful."

"You should relax the restrictions on our shareholding! To put it bluntly, compared to those American consortiums that support the European nobles, we are stronger and have weaker political ties!"

This is a super unfold that Hamilton hadn't considered at all.

In order to promote his revolving door plan and start the dollar minting as soon as possible, since he left Miami last year, he has purposefully lobbied the consortia and forces he favors.

However, the result of lobbying is not optimistic.

Lorraine once said that the United States could not raise 5 million pounds of equity capital, but in fact Hamilton received a promise of less than 2 million pounds.

American consortia are generally not optimistic about the profit prospects of the revolving door, and they are also full of doubts about Hamilton's debt replacement plan and the future of the dollar.

This is an inevitable conflict between advanced financial thinking and current capital operation methods. Hamilton thought that there was no room for resolution. Who knows...

He gave Lorraine a look gratefully: "President Dukov, are you optimistic about the revolving door plan?"

"It's not me, it's us." Dukov said solemnly, "Although the Hundred Merchants Association was established less than 10 years ago, it has already become the richest and perhaps one of the most powerful business groups in the world."

"We firmly believe that businessmen can take on more important social responsibilities, have greater influence in civilization and order, and deserve more respect."

"This is the wish and belief of all our members, but in Europe, the center of current civilization, these wishes are obviously unrealistic."

"France is experiencing the most serious economic difficulties in the past century. Their emperor is going to reopen the three-level parliament to allow capitalists to join the country's rule. Our colleagues and the French members in the association are very happy about this, but Drake Jr. and I and a few other friends were pessimistic about it."

"Because this is not the first time in the history of Europe. The king and his nobles only value the gold in our hands, but have no intention of sharing rights with us."

"Even if my wife is the emperor's most trusted best friend, even if little Drake was born in such a great family as Tavistock, we still don't get real respect."

"America is different!" Dukov clenched his fists, his beard flaunting like a lion, "we see respect in your revolving door and dollar plan, we see invitations. Even if that's not what you meant , but you accepted Little Drake's proposal, this is your plan!"

"We are willing to support you, be your partner, play a role in the economic revitalization of the United States, and earn profits. You should also cherish our trust and give us more shares!"

Hamilton was very moved, but he couldn't help but be vigilant: "What more did you say?"

"We hope that there will be no upper limit on the share of associations!" Dukov said domineeringly, "Now the revolving door and the dollar plan are only known in the Association Council and a limited number of chambers of commerce that have established relationships with us. The total number does not exceed thirty, but Including Drake Jr., our intention is already close to 6 million pounds!"

"You can even give us the right to operate the First Bank! We are absolutely confident in providing all 10 million shares, and we are also confident in escorting the economic take-off of the United States!"

Isn't that giving the lifeline of the entire United States to your group of foreign chambers of commerce?

How could the United States agree to such a ridiculous proposal when the central government lost control over the national bank and currency issuance!

The alarm bells rang in Hamilton's heart, and he quickly said: "President Dukov! I am very moved by your kindness, but... 5 million pounds have been raised!"

"Already 5 million?" Dukov couldn't hide his regret, "That is to say, we can only increase our share to 50% at most?"

"To be precise, it is 48.6%, and the total funds raised are 5.14 million. Maybe we can have more in-depth cooperation when we raise funds in the future!" Hamilton's face remained unchanged.

"Only 4.86 million..." Dukov snorted, "It seems that this time, the news cannot be expanded..."

"Yeah...sorry...hahahaha..."

In this way, the kindness of Baishang Association was accepted.

Hamilton left the tea table to Lorraine and Dukov to catch up on the past. When he left, Lorraine clearly felt the exhaustion of the rest of his life from him.

When he walked a little farther, Lorraine pouted at Dukov in dissatisfaction: "Old guy, you are as impatient as ever."

"What do little things know? In this world, only bravery can reap great benefits!"

"Tch! If it develops normally, Alexander will not be able to raise 5 million yuan. As I said earlier, we should continue to exert slight pressure on the United States, so that they will not rush to make concessions to other consortiums, while constantly reminding us of our existence. Wait until the arrow is on the line At the time, they had no choice but us."

"It's not at all my style to be cringeworthy."

Woo...

Old Dukov hung his cigar arrogantly.

"4.86 million, get rid of your 1 million, the rest seems to need..."

Lorraine suddenly opened his hand to make him shut up, frowning tightly, seemingly puzzled.

Dukov's speech was cut off in the middle, and he couldn't help but ask strangely: "Why..."

"Did you hear any strange noises, old man?"

"Strange sound?"

"It's just like……"

boom!

The sudden roar resounded, and a red cannonball blasted open the echo wall of the stage, smashed half of the stage, and blasted the master of ceremonies on the stage and lot No. 16 into the air.

The fire is on!

Lorraine was dumbfounded as he watched the master of ceremonies flying past his eyes like a shooting star with his bloody tail, and slammed into the wall with a bang. It took a full five seconds to complete the disconnection and reconnection of his mind.

"Like... shelling?"

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