Chapter 121

The formal recruitment of Katrina is an important thing for both Lorraine and Drake chambers of Commerce, because it indicates that Lorraine's "fishing across the border" plan is officially ready to start.

He gathered all the sailors together.

"This is a board meeting," Lorraine said bluntly. "I will announce to you the next stage of the development plan of the chamber of Commerce. The content is top secret and is not allowed to be spread out in any form."

With that, he asked Haina and Noah to open an old chart in front of everyone, pointing to the coastline above.

"This is the chart of the new world captured from the viper, including North America, the Caribbean and some South American waters. The original owner was Mr. Amy fillard. He was on vacation on the reef. May his God bless him."

Acharin looked at the chart and raised his hand: "Mr. captain, are you going to give up the origin of raw materials in West India and go straight to the mainland?"

"That's not accurate," Lorraine thought. "To be exact, in the next stage, the chamber of Commerce will enter the rhythm of dual core development."

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

"In the Caribbean and South America, the golden deer is responsible for expanding business routes. I will build a West India branch in Kingston. Lieutenant Colonel Nelson of the navy is willing to find me a suitable manager of the chamber of Commerce, licensing, finance and scheduling. When the chamber of Commerce starts to make profits depends on when we grab the first ocean fleet for the chamber of Commerce."

This naked statement did not cause any unhappiness.

Everyone knows that looting is the best means of primitive accumulation. A privateer who does not rob is as stupid as a knight who focuses on swordsmanship who binds his hands in a duel.

As for who to rob

Look at the Viper following the golden deer. They don't need to do anything against their conscience. As long as they ensure the victory rate, there are some suitable ocean going ships in the Caribbean Sea, and they are fast.

Everyone laughed knowingly. Karen patted the table and said, "so are we going to play the messenger of justice this time?"

"Play the messenger of justice..." Lorraine Zaba said. "With the combat effectiveness of us and the golden deer, I don't think Drake chamber of Commerce will declare war with the maritime brotherhood in three months. Then we will lose and be exiled to the reef, rotting and smelling."

Karen was stunned for a long time: "what do you mean?"

"The second part is North America." Lorraine's quill pen gently swiped on the chart and pointed to New Orleans. "The Viper will not be registered for the time being. She will become the flagship of the new Caribbean rose and open the smuggling channel to the United States based on New Orleans."

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

Sailors, look at me, I look at you. Finally, Carmen stubbornly asked, "Captain, do you really know what you're talking about?"

"Great Britain has not yet recognized the independence of the United States. The British new continent fleet blockaded the coastline of North America and faced the fleets of France, Spain, the Netherlands and the United States equally."

Lorraine analyzed the current situation of the United States lightly.

"Do I know what the result of smuggling will be? In fact, I know that once our identity is exposed, Drake chamber of Commerce will lose her legal status, I will become a traitor and will no longer enjoy the huge dividends brought to me by a strong Britain."

"It's too expensive!" Carmen shrieked.

"Take it easy, Carmen. There's something wrong with your wording. We didn't pay any price. It's just a big risk, not a big price."

"Wealth and honor, ladies and gentlemen." Lorraine smiled, put away the chart and said word by word, "that's why I called you, told you and persuaded you."

"Let's start with the war. The American War of independence began in 1775 and has lasted four years. How long do you think it can last? Two years? Or three years?"

"Britain insists very hard. In my opinion, she can't stop the pace of American independence. Even, the United States has actually become independent. In the civilized world, only Britain still doesn't recognize her national status."

"This is a new and rich country with vast territory and civilized gentlemen. It has a large population, a large demand and a huge market."

"What should we do? While playing hide and seek with pirates in the chaotic Caribbean, while watching French, Spanish and dutch businessmen snatch the market clean?"

"Stupid!"

"We are businessmen, not politicians! In the face of interests, we should put aside the feelings of those families and countries and pursue interests! We should win their friendship and make a lot of money while the leaders of this new capital have not realized their value!"

A passionate speech.

The men here are fascinated by Lorraine. Only women can still keep their reason. This is a physiological difference. Women's thinking is more emotional and delicate.

Carmen bit his lips and continued to ask, "if, I mean if. What if your treason was discovered?"

"This is the question of feasibility."

"Is this feasible? I think so." Lorraine paced around his sailors. "First of all, the Viper was nominally a smuggling ship, and before Britain recognized American independence, she would be an illegal ship and would not have any disputes with Drake chamber of Commerce."

"Secondly, we smuggle as pirates and avoid fighting with the British navy. As long as we are not caught, we will not leave any criminal record. Rumors can not be used as evidence in court. Unlike the unlucky Kidd, we also have noble friends in England."

"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 estimation, it is not easy to involve the chamber of Commerce. Even if the tragedy ends, the most likely thing is that the license for privation is invalid. Since then, I have become a pirate leader with a legal chamber of Commerce. This is the law of England."

Carmen wrinkled his nose sadly. "You know what? You almost convinced me."

"Then add another fire." Lorraine smiled. "Do you know why I insist on smuggling?"

Everyone looked curiously.

"The first is interest. Drugs and arms are purchased from the colonies of Spain and France, transported along the coastline to Baltimore, which is close at hand, and handed over to the U.S. Continental Army for use. This route is made of gold like the route from the new world to Europe, but it takes a month to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and we can go back and forth in a week 。”

"Secondly, we will really integrate into the pirate world through Katrina. 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 can we quickly build our own ocean going fleet without irritating the sea brotherhood."

"Moreover, victory will become our majesty. As long as we win all the time, Drake's ships will obtain the same privileges in the Caribbean Sea as Cantabrian sea area and travel unimpeded!"

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

The vote was unanimous.

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

Fifty sailors who have about the president of 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 of the Caribbean.

Katrina, the new chief mate of the golden deer, was temporarily appointed as the captain of the viper, temporarily assigned to five sailors, Karen, acharin, Wang Ye, Daniel and Noah.

Karen and Noah also secretly shoulder the task of investigating Katrina. Once her behavior is inconsistent with her expression, Karen has the right to make an immediate decision.

As for Lorraine and the rest of the sailors, they will be on board as temporary crew when necessary.

In addition, Lorraine also changed the name of the Viper to the Jackdaw. On the one hand, it was to avoid the fighting between the golden deer and the Viper off Barbados, on the other hand, it was to win a prize. After all... As we all know, the Jackdaw went from heaven to earth.

After the adjustment of manpower, the crew boarded the ship respectively. The Jackdaw will first go to the Spanish port of Trinidad, where it will wait to meet Lorraine and not enter the Royal port of Kingston, the core territory of the British.

Seeing the Jackdaw slowly go away, Hannah came to Lorraine and asked softly, "why don't you tell them everything?"

"Personal gratitude and resentment?" Lorraine pursed her mouth and shook her head in disgust. "Even I don't know why I should stick to it. Logically, he didn't apologize to me or do anything wrong. But when I think of Helena coughing blood and breath, I want to find him some trouble, without any reason."

"This is the trace of the past." Hannah opened her hand to hold Lorraine and said quietly against his chest. "It's like I hate Catholics. I like Karen and Carmen, and I don't hate Katrina, but I just hate Catholics."

"People are emotional animals. Do you want to tell me this?"

Haina shook her head: "no, I just want to tell you that you don't have to go against your heart. You can hate him, like him, hate and like him at the same time. It doesn't conflict."

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