The scene on the varkiri was a little different from what chuck had expected.
75 minutes ago, Haina, dressed in a black smock, came to his study from heaven. She only said "Lorraine wants to see you", without expression or explanation.
Zhang Er's confused chuck started his intelligence network as soon as possible.
15 minutes later, he learned that valkiri arrived in New York in the afternoon and berthed at berth 1 of Hudson estuary wharf.
In 18 minutes, Leonard's carriage rushed out of the door.
26 minutes later, he inquired that the invitation to Lorraine came from the presidential office, but the presidential security office did not agree.
In 35 minutes, Leonard arrived and the three met to the wharf.
49 minutes later, the housekeeper quickly caught up with the carriage and told chuck that the security department was on alert and monitoring valkiri.
55 minutes later, the second fast horse locked the issuer of the order. Major general Jude, director of the presidential security office, was a troublesome guy who was alone and didn't have much contact with the military and political circles.
Chuck believed that he had found out all the information available in the market. If he wanted to know more, he had to go to his father-in-law.
But in the current situation, seeing his father-in-law was obviously not as important as seeing his boss. He had to harden his head and turn his goal to Haina.
"Ms. yesla..."
"Say."
"The president was invited to New York by the president's office. Can you say..."
"Washington is going to Boston." Hannah looked at the rapidly retreating window with her chin. "Lorraine was responsible for sending him."
"The president is going to inspect Bols... Eh?"
In this way, chuck and Leonard became the only insiders other than sailors who knew the whereabouts of President Washington.
Chuck can understand major general Jude's hostility to Lorraine, but upper class society has upper class rules. No matter how deep the hostility is, the sheriff is forced to put a chaebol vital to America under house arrest on the ship like a prisoner under house arrest. This behavior also stepped on the line.
Lorraine has enough reason to be angry, enough reason to feel insulted, and more reason to retaliate, so that the self righteous only minister will be remembered all his life.
Chuck thought so.
From Lorraine's action of sending Haina out of the ship, he saw Lorraine's requirements:
Express dissatisfaction and retaliate for the waiter, but you can't disclose the whereabouts of the president or go beyond the edge of the law. You should pretend to be confused and show your strength in the rules.
Want to come... Lorraine must have a lot of resentment in her heart?
With this in mind, chuck boarded the deck and looked up, but he saw the scenery on the ship quite different from what he had expected.
The sailors are drinking tea on the ship
The standard luxurious long table is covered with exquisite tablecloth. There are a wide range of refreshments on the tablecloth. There are not many sweets. This is the standard configuration of night snack.
The sailors sat on both sides of the table talking and laughing. There were rows of silver candlesticks between the seats. The candles swayed, sweeping a warm color for the elegant blue and white tea set.
Chuck found Lorraine in the crowd at a glance. While chatting with Carmen on his left, chuck transferred the excess milk and sugar into the teacup in front of him.
"Er... This is..."
Lorraine looked up and showed a warm smile: "Haina, the tea is ready."
Haina let out a gentle hum, passed by chuck, sat in the empty seat on Lorraine's right hand, took the tea and took a sip: "it's good..."
"You've had a hard trip."
"Clearly said that as long as you meet as soon as possible, they have to make trouble." Hannah put down the tea cup and glanced at chuck from the corner of her eye. "Lorraine, he thinks too much."
"Because it's chuck." Lorraine laughed and pointed to the two empty seats opposite the long table. "Chuck, old Leonard, drink tea first. After tea, we'll talk about business."
……
Enough tea, enough food.
The evening tea party lasted for two hours. When everyone broke up, Lorraine stretched out and took chuck and Leonard to the poop to overlook the sea night.
At the end of the 18th century, New York is far from being the prosperous city in the future.
After ten o'clock in the evening, the sea was quiet. The waves beat against the white breakwater without light and shadow. The wind scattered the sporadic sound of sailing and mixed it into the background sound of ecology at night.
Lorraine seems in a good mood. She smiles all night.
"Chuck, how about the evening tea on the ship?"
"Very good," Chuck thought. "From the atmosphere to the category, it's not so good as too complete."
"After all, it's a rare guest. The detachable long table occupies one cargo compartment, and the tableware and cooking utensils occupy another." Lorraine scratched his nose and quietly solved chuck's confusion.
"The president doesn't seem angry."
"Why be angry?"
"Major general Jude of the presidential security office stepped on the line and asked the security department to put you under house arrest."
"It's not a formal house arrest. I really want to get off the ship. Those sheriffs dare not stop me."
This is the truth.
Chuck had a direct contact with detective wise, so it can be seen from the inspector's hesitation that the command he received was not clear and his desire to execute was not very strong.
"But they did it!" Chuck chuckled over his head. "Taking the taxes of New York State and accepting the orders of the federal office, the fat Sheriff will be unable to afford to walk around the court."
"You can arrange it yourself." Lorraine waved his hand. "Since you want to do it, you must completely destroy the director's political future. It's a fool's act to look ahead and backward. It's better not to do it."
"Compensation, apology and stepping down, I will ruin his reputation and let those politicians understand that in front of Drake, his personal political career is much more important than due diligence."
"It seems that you have an abdominal case." Lorraine looks happier. "Haina should tell you why valkiri came to New York."
"Yes."
"A few things." Lorraine tapped the fence on the poop deck with his slender fingers. "First, find out why Mr. Washington adjusted his schedule."
"Adjust schedule?"
"Yes, he should have visited Boston on April 10. At that time, valkiri was also elected as the presidential ship, but the conditions put forward by the security office are much more stringent than now. Except me, the whole ship should be controlled by the security office."
"At that time, my attitude was to refuse. I asked the gentleman in the middle to go back to New York with my conditions to lobby, but even the most optimistic estimate, I didn't think that the security office would accept my conditions completely and express dissatisfaction only in some unimportant details."
"It's strange. Your people will find the reason for me before 8 o'clock tomorrow morning."
Chuck opened his mouth feebly.
Lorraine's words are too informative.
Someone leaked the whereabouts of the president of the United States to Lorraine a few months ago; Valkiri was "chosen" to become a presidential ship, rather than the result of donation and struggle; Lorraine had another experience of rejection; His ally, the "gentleman in the middle", is still willing to come back with Lorraine's terms to lobby.
The key word is "overall acceptance". An armed merchant ship of the British Chamber of Commerce has become an inspection ship of the president of the United States. The presidential security office has even chosen a compromise on security issues.
Lorraine said that the development of this matter is strange, but integrating these information is more than so simple!
Chuck nodded solemnly, "I'm not going back tonight. I'm going to visit my father-in-law. Please ask Ms. jessla to comfort my wife until about 5 o'clock. My wife is not good at staying up late."
"You still think so well." Lorraine nodded approvingly. "Second, you have 15 days to select elites from the whole chamber of Commerce and join the American Mint Committee under your leadership."
"OK, I'll just..." Chuck's voice froze in the air.
If the last mission had the smell of life and death, this mission simply forked the atmosphere from the battlefield to the haunted house.
to mint? American coinage? An Englishman from the British Chamber of Commerce joined the mint Committee of the United States? 15 days to select the elite, that is to say, this matter is a certainty?
Is this a surprise gift hidden in the surprise box?
Chuck especially wants to know how long Lorin has held his big move in order to achieve flat a critical hit with immediate death effect!
"President, this is not a late April fool, is it?"
Lorraine picked apart several strands of broken hair blown by the divine sea wind: "coining first is the condition I issued for investing in the National Bank of America. It has not been implemented yet, but since there is this trip, it will be implemented."
"The main activity site of the mint committee is in New York. Carmen is not suitable to take the overall responsibility, and she is a woman. Even with the support of the allies of the hundred business association, women may still suffer losses in this committee."
"You are the most suitable candidate in the chamber of Commerce, and as a reward, I have prepared the shares of the General Chamber of Commerce for you, from 1% to 5%. The specific grant depends on how much you finally win for us."
The light and clever words made chuck burn up completely.
The equity of the General Chamber of Commerce has been liberalized!
Ten years after the establishment of Drake chamber of Commerce, Lorin opened the equity of the General Chamber of Commerce for the first time. Whether it is 1% or 5% in the end, it doesn't matter the weight of money. Chuck really focuses on the precious decision-making power of shareholders behind the share.
Will this be the beginning of the change of business policy of Drake chamber of Commerce?
Compared with this important news related to future generations, the itinerary of the president of the United States and the future of the American economy suddenly become insignificant!
Chuck can feel the weight of the drumstick beating his heart. He can't wait to write to Ramos and Eddie, and perhaps Carmen and Karen, to discuss Lorraine's mind behind the reward.
But!
Now is not the time, far from the time!
Be patient, be patient... At least be patient before the establishment of the mint Committee. The more important news, the more time to control the opportunity, the opportunity to spread it privately, the opportunity to discuss it, and the opportunity to make it public!
The immediate priority
"President, 15 days is not enough. I need at least 30 days!"
"What you really need is three to five years." Lorraine flew over angrily. "Calm down, chuck."
"In 15 days, first determine the backbone of the team, and then work with them to agree on a coinage draft that is beneficial to us. This is your basic principle for competing for interests in the future."
"As for tonight, first find out the reasons for Mr. Washington's uneasiness, which is related to whether I can have a pleasant trip with him."
"Yes..." Chuck woke up with horror. "Sorry, President, I'm impulsive."
"Impulse is a performance of attention, which is commendable and needs to be vigilant." Lorraine said, I don't know whether to comfort or warn. "Haste makes waste."
"Those who are lame and don't get lost can easily catch up with those who go astray despite walking fast. This is Mr. Bacon's wise guidance and has taught me a lot. I'll give it to you now."
"I'll try to figure out what it means!"
"Think it has deep meaning, which itself proves that you are not sober enough..."
Lorraine gave up. He turned his back lazily and stopped trying to be chuck's psychologist.
"It's easy to say that you are ordinary. In fact, you worry about gain and loss..."
"It's not just you..."