Chapter 398

The escalation of the pirate war was unexpected to everyone.

Enthusiastic pirates threw out their nests. A total of 97 pirate groups and 226 solo pirates declared war on Lorraine in three days, and increased to 149 pirate groups and 462 solo pirates two weeks later. Even if it is an incomplete estimate, they have more than 1000 pirate ships and more than 20000 guns

Lorraine waited with trepidation for a super battle to destroy him and the chamber of Commerce, but Drake lost nothing except a skona that hit the rocks in the storm from the end of 1781 to the beginning of 1782.

Strangely, the pirates' attacks on him stopped completely

In March 1782, an invitation letter was sent to Lusi. A total of 109 chambers of Commerce from Britain, France, Spain, the Netherlands, the United States, Portugal, Denmark and holy Rome invited Drake chamber of Commerce to hold a salon in Havana. The topic of the salon was how legal chambers of commerce should ensure trade security in the Caribbean Sea area after the end of the North American War

Until then, Lorraine, who worked behind closed doors, didn't know what the world was like.

In three months, that is, after the black Baron's jihad speech, the incidence of looting in the Caribbean shipping lanes increased by 186%, the daily loss of personnel increased by 47%, the daily loss of goods increased by 104%, and the statistical trading volume of black port increased by 194%.

The legitimate chamber of commerce is suffering, and the pirate trade is booming. In a trance, the golden age of Pirates seems to be coming again.

The chambers of Commerce of various countries had hoped that their navies could do justice for them. However, they were disappointed that because the Paris cooperation talks were postponed, the navies of various countries received binding orders from their own countries, and warships were not allowed to leave Hong Kong for no reason, and it was strictly prohibited to create frictions for no reason.

Therefore, the businessmen who had no way to cry thought of the Drake chamber of Commerce in the eyes of the storm and the pirate Hunter Lorin, who was respected as the pirate king by the pirates, but never stopped the pirate war since he came to the Caribbean.

As it happens, Lorraine on the edge of the cliff also urgently needs new allies, reliable and high-quality allies who will not co-operate with pirates, let alone be restricted by national decrees.

He came to Havana with great sincerity, and the two sides almost hit it off.

On April 10, 1782, the [110 chamber of commerce joint response to Regional Security Association] was established by the fountain of the Royal Bishop's University of San helonimo in Havana.

This huge chamber of commerce association with the nature of trade association has a total of 772 armed merchant ships above class 6, which is based on maintaining regional security, taking into account business information sharing, internal preferences of members and dispute arbitration.

The official abbreviation of the association is "hundred business association", with one permanent rotating chairman and twelve executive directors. Its headquarters is located in morrow castle on the cliff at the entrance of Havana Bay, which means "the guardian of peace in the Caribbean".

Mr. concesan, the count of Spain, who enjoys the reputation of justice and self-discipline, enjoys a grand reputation in the pan Caribbean region and has no interest in any chamber of Commerce, was invited to become the first rotating president of the associated press.

Drake chamber of Commerce was elected as the executive director of the associated press with its millions of chamber of Commerce strength. Lorraine was elected as the first security adviser of the associated press without dispute because of her famous name in the pirate world and unparalleled achievements in the past.

This position is the only real power position of baishang associated press. According to the associated press convention, once the Council passes a war resolution within the framework of the Convention, Lorraine will become the only candidate for joint fleet commander.

On April 16, 1782, the first council meeting was held at Moro castle, the headquarters of the associated press, and declared a state of war.

On May 27, a combined fleet of 126 armed merchant ships assembled in Port au Prince on the French colony of Hispaniola. The golden deer became the general flagship and Lorraine was sworn in as the commander.

On June 9, the joint fleet sent troops to Turtle Island.

On June 12, the first war of association, a total of 106 pirate fleets commanded by Lorraine and the black Baron fought in the Xiangfeng Strait.

The war lasted for 7 days. On June 19, the sub fleet composed of 26 armed merchant ships led by the Dutch prenditt chamber of Commerce, van Royle prenditt, cut through the pirate fleet formation from the north, and bafromiu broke off the war with his tail, and the joint fleet won the victory.

On June 21, the joint fleet shelled the port of tertuga on tortoise island. Leff led more than 1300 stormtroopers to land. The maritime brotherhood fled to Nassau, and the first war of association ended.

The first war of association dealt a heavy blow to the increasing looting momentum of pirates. A total of 57 pirate ships were sunk or ambushed, more than 2500 pirates were hanged, and the cross tree covered the whole turtle island.

Pavlomus's pirate regiment did not suffer much damage in this war, but his act of abandoning pirates and surviving with their tails has become a stain.

The pirates no longer trusted his leader, and Blackbeard, who had been silent for a long time, replaced him and assumed the leading role of launching a counterattack against the association.

On August 4, the second war of association.

Blackbeard vowed in Nassau and gathered 192 pirate ships, a total of four sub fleets to attack Havana, Lusi, Bridgeton and Port au Prince respectively, and the members of the association formed their own defense.

On August 22, Lorin's Lusi battlefield won a great victory.

On August 26, Port au Prince was ransacked by a sub fleet led by Blackbeard.

Havana retreated on August 28.

On August 29, Bridgeton fire destroyed half of the town, and hundreds of people were buried in the fire.

By September 7, Lorraine was ready to fight back with 57 temporarily assembled warships. Only then did Derek, the skilful pirate, take his sub fleet and retreat from the sea off Barbados, leaving only a post-war afterview like hell on earth.

There is no winner in this war.

The merchant side suffered heavy losses. Six chambers of Commerce alone declared bankruptcy after the war, and the casualties of innocent people, especially civilians in Bridgetown, are even more incalculable.

It's not easy for the pirates. In Lusi, Lorraine hanged 700 captured pirates on the shore reef. In Port au Prince and Havana, the sea was full of ship wrecks smashed by shore guns.

Two large-scale wars have bored both sides. Pirates can't help but reflect. Why?

Why are businessmen united in an unprecedented way, just as they have united in an unprecedented way.

Unity is really a bad thing!

The second war of association meant that the Caribbean began to move towards a new order after a brief period of chaos.

Different from the state to state order, the new order of pirates and businessmen is full of jungle like cruelty.

Small groups of Pirates tasted the sweetness of the gang and began to gather spontaneously. The big pirates were no longer satisfied with the strength of three or five ships and tried to build a larger fleet.

Hundreds of business associations increasingly reflect the advantages of close cooperation.

Association members go to sea together, share information, adjust the supply of goods through internal low prices, and break the market.

Lorraine is the first to allow members of the chamber of Commerce to enjoy the same internal discount as commodity transactions in Drake maritime group, further reducing a series of operating costs such as ship purchase, ship repair and maintenance.

The snowy application for membership flew to morrow castle. Even if the membership requirements were raised, the number of members of the 100 business association still exceeded 300 on the eve of the signing of the Paris contract.

In 1783, the new war did not happen again, but 200 to 400 guns, a fleet scale exchange of fire rarely seen in the old order, gradually became the norm. Lorraine called it the third stage of the pirate war.

In the eyes of Drake chamber of Commerce, the third stage war is a mire containing endless treasures.

On the one hand, pavlomus continued to use Lorraine's special identity to expand his strength and gradually replaced Blackbeard as the number one enemy of the Derek chamber of Commerce.

His presence made the chamber of Commerce in crisis all the time. This targeted looting made Drake's merchant ships, especially the fleet, more vulnerable to large-scale attacks.

On the one hand, the influence of the hundred chamber of Commerce has expanded rapidly. The member chambers of commerce are no longer limited to the new world. Their influence has also expanded rapidly to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, becoming a dynamic leading group in cross ocean trade.

In order to maintain its influence in the association and deal with the increasingly powerful threat of piracy, Lorraine can hardly get away from the Caribbean, which forced the chamber of Commerce to slow down its expansion in Africa and the Mediterranean.

But overall, the benefits of the pirate war still far outweigh the troubles.

He thoroughly digested the smuggling bonus and visited Baltimore on the first Sunday after the publication of the Paris contract in September 1783.

As a big British businessman, he invited Hamilton to a coffee shop and used a wig as a gift to reactivate Edward KENWAY's social network.

This unspeakable huge network has unparalleled power.

In October, maritime group acquired Baltimore lorist shipbuilding company, which owns 15% of the shares of Hamilton family and 10% of the shares of Adams family.

In November, the asset management company's ownership transaction in Miami and Biscay Bay was recognized by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Because it is not within the territory of the United States, the transaction tax was reduced by 20%.

In the same month, the Americas branch moved its headquarters to New York and purchased a large land and a luxurious Dutch Manor on the Bank of the East River in lower Manhattan. The transaction was worth 100000 pounds.

In January 1784, Carmen Xavier went to London and submitted the assets appraisal materials to the London government securities exchange at the Jonathan cafe in chais Hutong.

In February, the general association asset management company was listed, with a market value of £ 2.94 million, ranking 27th among the millions of British Chambers of Commerce.

In April, the board of directors of the General Chamber of Commerce decided to release 10% equity to raise development bonds for the development of Miami area and the expansion of production capacity of maritime group.

Bonds were warmly sought after by the gentry in London. The price of a single share rose again and again, and finally raised ￡ 1.14 million.

In July, the lady was delivered and the secret service formation was established. Pierce took command for the first time and went to Africa to expand business on behalf of the General Chamber of Commerce.

In October, sir Garman's messenger found Lorraine in Lusi and sent Sir's last wish, hoping Lorraine would preside over his funeral.

The wishes of the elderly can not be ignored, but the tension in the Caribbean is inseparable from Lorraine's seat.

He delayed his reply for nearly half a month. Until mid October, the valkiri sent good news. Karen said that the second round of sea trial had been successfully concluded off Bermuda. Once the data met the design requirements, valkiri determined that it could be delivered at the end of the month.

Lorraine found a chance to get out of the shell.

Drake's war machine started rapidly. It took only a week to build a powerful fleet of 52 armed merchant ships and 1200 guns with the direct fleet as the backbone.

Under the banner of revenge for the victims of Bridgeton, the fleet left Luxi and divided its troops in the waters of Mona islands. One of them broke into the Mona Strait under the command of Katrina, and the other, nominally led by Lorraine and actually led by bell, entered the Anegada Strait and took the initiative to provoke the war, targeting Blackbeard's iron ally, Dricky, the skilful pirate who occupied the Virgin Islands.

Under the cover of the war, Lorraine led the sailors to board the undelivered valkiri, and rode the strong trade wind in the high latitude of the Atlantic to return to the long lost black port of Stavanger

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"Unconsciously, it has been eight years..."

With his feet on the broad back of the silver Pegasus, Lorraine looked at a loss. Even the news that came to his ears became suddenly far and near, and he couldn't really hear it.

There seems to be something scratching his instep

Lorraine looked down and saw the grown white ears looking at him pitifully.

"Meow."

Lorraine's face turned black: "you're already a big boy. All kinds of black cats in Luxi manor have had several nests. Don't sell them again!"

White ears heard the string and knew his meaning. Without saying a word, he turned over and twisted his waist. He shamelessly revealed his round belly and... Tintin!

I can't see it!

Lorraine sighed, turned her head, glanced across the deck and saw the sailors who followed her to heaven and earth.

Mr. France, who is already his father but still romantic, is counting the ammunition in the gun position.

The successful chief supervisor of the maritime group cruised on the deck as usual.

The Vikings kicked and kicked and directed the stormtroopers to carry debris.

The poor cook from the East swung a spoon and beat the iron pot, because the bastard on duty to help the cook secretly ran away and set sail.

Ms. asasin held the steering wheel carefully and found that Lorraine looked at it and immediately showed a warm and clear smile.

On his ship, there are witches who will never dare to look directly at people, as well as the gorgeous Miss general manager, who even the sea parrot is fascinated by. They are leaning on the railing of the stern cabin, smiling and waiting for the order to set sail.

The only one who can't see people is the ship doctor who is secretly called a scientific freak by the sailors.

He must have decoded the secret text of Bu Lao Quan in his cabin. He has done this for four years. Who knows, it will take several more years

Jenny and McCarthy flew over with an ugly howl and fell left and right on Lorraine's shoulder.

Lorraine flicked Jenny's little head and asked softly, "are they all ready?"

"Quack!"

"It seems to be the same as I think. They are the top teams in the world, driving the most advanced warships in the world. Even the so-called sun never sets empire is not qualified to let them pay attention..."

"Then... Let's make a big noise!"

Lorraine raised her arm high: "up, chamber of Commerce flag!"

"Pansy spread out!" the sailors should shake open the white pansy flag with lolin at the top of the towering main mast.

"Up, nationality flag!"

"St. George spread out!" the back mast echoed to drink, and the guardian of St. George in England fluttered in the wind.

"Raise the flag!"

"Unfeeling Viking flag, unfold!" cried Eddie, waiting on the foremast.

Trembling, he held a corner of a brown flag and shook it open. He watched the sword and shield on the flag and the Garman emblem of the polar bear surge like waves, and couldn't help tears.

Lorraine still held her arms high and her quiet eyes swept through the crowd.

"Drake has always adhered to justice and justice."

"Those beautiful things have nothing to do with faith, country, race, identity or other false things."

"We stick to them, foolishly, stubbornly, irreparably regard them as beliefs, and finally get recognition."

"Northwest Europe proclaims our greatness! The smoke of Cantabrian tells the legend that we are not afraid of power."

"The new world proclaims our greatness! The whole pirate world regards us as natural enemies!"

"But now, a small and poor country that doesn't know the so-called pirate chamber of Commerce..."

"They shamelessly claim that the sun never sets! They shamelessly proclaim in every corner that they have discovered Africa for the world."

"They regard Africa as something in their bag. They regard the gold, precious stones, animals, plants and intelligent species that have given birth or will give birth to civilization as their own products, and no one else is allowed to touch them!"

"They slander whoever wants to rob!"

"They think they are powerful! Those fat evil kings and incompetent nobles think they can make everyone obey!"

"We're going to wake up their dreams."

"We will not bombard Lisbon because it is not in line with justice. We will not be angry with the sad people because it loses justice."

"Let's teach their proud Navy a lesson and defeat the navigator class battleship they think is invincible."

"We will use our guns and guns to show their decline unreservedly to the whole world, tear open their wounds and show them to every noble gentleman with justice and justice."

"This is the great mission given to each Drake by our respective gods!"

"Who are we?"

Lorraine raised her head and looked straight at the flying pansy flag.

"We are invincible Drake!"

"Who are we?"

On the back mast, St. George's guard drum blew the wind.

"We are unparalleled Englishmen in the world!"

"Who are we?"

The heartless Harald's flag echoes Lorraine.

"We are Vikings!"

"Even the ice and snow in the far north can't bury the brave Vikings! It's not pure blood, it's a force that makes the whole world tremble!"

"If the sun does not set in Portugal, we will make a sunset."

"Let's go and set the sun."

"Valkiri, order of war, set sail!"

Heavy breathing

Lorraine's long mobilization failed to get a response for a long time. The people on the ship gasped and played it back in their minds again and again

Until a moment!

"Captain's order, set sail!!!!"

"Departure preparation!"

"Anchor!"

"One, two, three, four anchor chains up!"

"Bow off!"

"The dock cable is lifted and the ship cable is recovered!"

"Full sail, back up!"

"Rear sea clearance! Gulf route clearance!"

"Warning roll! Full right rudder!"

"Rudder full right, turn!"

"Boken fjord has a clear sky! The wind is northeastward and northeastward, the wind speed is seven knots, and there are waves on the sea!"

"Target Muscat Sultanate, heading due west, full sail!"

"Main mast, fore mast, aft mast, sail up! The deck is forbidden, and irrelevant personnel enter the cabin!"

"The general flagship of Drake chamber of Commerce, valkiri, set sail!"