Chapter 182

More than an hour later, acharin and pierce finally arrived late in a luxurious carriage.

Mr. Renault gathered the white people of the whole estate and lined up to greet them at the terrible gate.

Lorraine didn't take part in the fun. After meeting Haina, he only asked the accompanying second lieutenant to lead the sailors out first and form acharin's escort at the fork.

As for himself... In the guest room on the third floor, there is a glass of wine. The huge French window has an excellent angle to see the play. The only drawback is that he probably can't hear the actor's lines anyway.

But it really doesn't matter. Lorraine knows exactly what they can say anyway.

A slight but undetectable sound of shaking the door sounded behind her. Haina came in and took care of herself to grind coffee by the bar.

Lorraine took a surprised look: "why do you suddenly think of grinding coffee by hand?"

"Maid."

"The maid? From Renault manor?"

Haina nodded gently, her eyes did not leave the balance in her hand for a moment: "the maid said that nobles like to mix coffee during conversation. Different topics have different proportions. As a reserved metaphor, it is closer than tea and wine. I want to try."

Lorraine listened with a strange look on her face. "When did you know that?"

"I'm not familiar with her. She wants to know acharin's dietary preference. If she takes the initiative to find me."

Perhaps she had already prepared all the coffee beans. Haina finally let go of the balance, poured the three kinds of beans into the hand mill, and then turned up the handle.

The fine powder of coffee beans drips out from the mouth of the mortar and accumulates on the snow-white filter paper, one black and one white, which complement each other.

Lorraine put down his glass with great interest: "what kind of coffee is this time?"

"Fruity mocha. 40% of Guatemala, 30% of Kilimanjaro, and the Mocha plateau Hara, which is clearly used as the main ingredient but not the highest proportion, has a rich aroma but can't be hidden. It is most suitable for the situation controller who doesn't show up in front of the stage."

She installed the siphon furnace, spread the filter cloth, added water and ignited the fire. She saw the water in the pot slowly sucked into the filter tank, and then poured in the coffee powder. She stirred it gently with a mixing rod every 15-20 seconds.

When the heat source is removed, the bottom oven is cold. The coffee that has been brewed is returned through the filter cloth to the pot, leaving only insoluble residue on the filter cloth. A cup of orthodox hand grated coffee is finally finished. Pour into the cup and dish, then cream the foam and put it firmly in front of Lorraine.

Hannah's hand is very clever.

Although it is the first time to make coffee, the floating cream does not have those fancy patterns, but the clean cup edge and uniform liquid level can still convey the manufacturer's attention and focus.

Lorraine smiled, took a thin glass rod, slid it a few times, and drew a clear impression of Assassin on the cream layer.

"The first cup of coffee that Hannah made for me will be called asasimoka."

"Asasin... Mocha?"

"Don't you like it? That's what the maid master taught you. Why don't you call the maid Mocha?"

"I'll pour it now."

"Sorry..."

As Haina said, fruit flavored Mocha has a very unique feature. It is obviously full of strong fragrance, just like the top fragrant tea, but it is covered by thick foamed cream. In addition to the drinker's ability to keep fragrance on his teeth and cheeks, he can't smell the second taste other than bitterness.

Low key and introverted.

Lorraine finished her coffee, crossed her fingers and looked at Haina with a smile.

"I've finished drinking. Can you tell me what's on your mind now?"

Haina subconsciously leaned over her head: "it's not something on her mind... It's just that good medicine tastes bitter."

Lorraine frowned. "Are you worried that I'm doing something wrong?"

"You bet too much." Haina put away her cups and dishes. "Unlike cliff climbing and raid, you leave too many unstable factors in leloran. What if the guards fight back when they raid the manor?"

"How many, or more than a dozen? They are not professional soldiers. Deterrence and enough blood are enough to make them give up their duties and bring Mr. Renault before me."

"4000 pounds? How can you be sure that 4000 pounds will enable Renault to help us deceive the locals? If..."

"Do you think 4000 pounds is a commission?" Lorraine looked at Haina's eager face with tears and smiles. "From Mr. Renault's point of view, 4000 pounds is his reward for this performance?"

"Isn't it? Zig's identity is false. As you said, Renault made it clear that he didn't remember teaching the student."

Lorraine looked at Haina quietly, waiting for her to recover.

"I vaguely feel that maybe you should be more exposed to some chamber of Commerce affairs."

"Chamber of Commerce?"

"Yes, the daily affairs of Drake chamber of Commerce, such as finance, assets, personnel, system and so on."

"Don't avoid the topic."

"I didn't avoid the topic. In fact, if Carmen was here, she should be a better interpreter than me. She is very good at persuading people."

Lorraine scratched her hair in embarrassment.

"Let's start with the plight of the Renault family. Because Mr. Renault's second son-in-law was an early pioneer and his second daughter was not good at social networking, the new world intelligence service has paid little attention to them. We don't know the size and status of the chamber of Commerce. The only thing we can know is that they encountered pirates a few months ago, causing losses to people, ships and goods, and the chamber of Commerce fell into financial difficulties Crisis. "

"Why take advantage of this crisis?" Lorraine asked himself. "It should have told us enough information for this news."

"Drake chamber of commerce also started from a small chamber of commerce with no money. You should remember the situation in elgen and Southampton."

"As a shipping chamber of Commerce, we live on the price difference in different places. Small businesses without strength will not get the privilege of credit. After having a certain strength, we will try our best to avoid debt, because the debt interest will increase the cost expenditure, which is contrary to the principle of profit maximization."

"This is the principle of limited trade. Goods and ships are the assets of the chamber of Commerce. Only personnel come from employment. Even if they lose, they will only hurt their muscles and bones."

"However, the intelligence tells us that the plight of the chamber of commerce includes the payment of goods. They go beyond the principle of limited trade."

"Under what circumstances will the chamber of commerce give up the principle of safe Limited trade? The answer is naturally opportunity. In the face of huge interests, the chamber of Commerce decides to fight hard. Success will greatly increase the scale, and failure will greatly damage the vitality. At this time, businessmen are no different from gamblers."

"We have also experienced such a gamble. Far away is the decisive battle between Cantabrian and the French merchant joint fleet. Near, of course, is the New Orleans smuggling contract we just signed. They are beyond the strength of Drake chamber of commerce at that time."

"The chamber of Commerce of the Renault family is the same. It can be guessed that they have obtained a batch of goods in demand with a large profit by chance. They have manpower and transportation capacity. Once they sell, they can make a huge profit for the chamber of Commerce, but they have no funds."

"So they adopted the method of credit, which put pressure on the future of the chamber of Commerce and the credibility of the family, but in the end they ended up with a random loss."

"Assuming that their ship is the common scuna in the inland sea or the main brigantin or brig in the ocean, then they bet that all the goods themselves must be worth more than 5000 pounds."

"At least 5000 pounds of goods, as well as the pension of personnel and the daily expenses of the chamber of Commerce, but the loss of main merchant ships has greatly reduced their income... Their financial gap is so large that 4000 pounds is not enough to solve any problems."

Lorraine made a firm conclusion and smiled more and more proudly in front of Haina.

Hannah opened her mouth slightly. "So... Four thousand pounds is just a gift?"

"Yes. An ordinary meeting gift is the appropriate value given to a teacher by a student who has not lost money for a long time. Money is only the most appropriate form of expression at this stage. If Mr. Renault did not encounter such a rash disaster, it would be no different if he was replaced with wine or handicrafts."

Haina was more and more confused: "in this way, Renault has no reason to help us?"

"Who said he was helping us?" Lorraine sneered. "First of all, Ignacio of Porto, this family is real, he is a subsidiary of the royal family, and there is no falsehood."

"Mr. Renault's glorious past is also true. Losing power and exile are also real experiences."

"The intelligence also said that he was deeply respected in Martinique. He was the first choice of etiquette enlightenment in Martinique's upper class society and had great contacts and influence. Just, are they true?"

"A man with a glorious past and great influence is not a member of Martinique's parliament. He has not been able to join the Regional Council even in a remote place like leloran, and has no voice in local affairs."

"After more than 20 years of immigration, his assets were not abundant and his in laws were not obvious. His second son-in-law encountered a small crisis, but he was helpless."

"Too many things can prove that he may really have a huge social circle, but whether it's contacts or influence, it's fake."

"For Martinique's squires, his manners and knowledge are indispensable decorations for children. He himself... Is nothing."

Lorraine stood up in a mocking tone, spread out his hands and drew two semicircles.

"Let's put ourselves in Mr. Renault's shoes. He has been brilliant and noble, but he has no dignity since he came here. Recently, even the basic point of food and clothing has been threatened."

"At this time, a student who claimed to be a royal aristocrat appeared. The arrogant and powerful guard first rejected his idea of rejection, and the expensive meeting ceremony immediately ruled out the possibility of cheating money. As well as the big ship on the wharf, he probably knows the existence of the golden deer now."

"Is Ziggy's identity true? Does he hope Ziggy's identity is true? Or, in other words, admit that it is good or bad for him to admit that a student related to the royal family came all the way to the remote leloran to give him care and help?"

Hearing this, Haina finally figured out all the joints.

"Admitting Ziggy, Renault can gain great reputation and benefits. The only risk is whether Ziggy is true or not. But you have told him that we only stay for a few days... Even if there are good people to verify the body, we will disappear long after the results come back. He is only one of the victims. Even if he is operated properly, he can become the one who is most injured One, continue to harvest a wave of sympathy and comfort... "

"Benefit without harm..." she murmured. "Renault's role is not an employee who cooperates with us. He sincerely hopes that Zig is true. Even if not, he will try his best to make Zig real in the next few days, because he has been our accomplice since accepting Zig's existence."