"Sail in! Five degrees left rudder!"
"Cable preparation, anchor preparation!"
"Docking pilot, clearance of berth 14, bow final correction!"
"The angle is normal, the speed is normal, cut into the trestle and prepare the ship board!"
"Semaphore, welcome to free Boston!"
"Enter the harbor! Anchor!"
With the chain of the anchor crashing and sinking underwater, the Jackdaw finally ended its ten day long journey without fear and danger and stopped at the busy east bank Wharf in Boston.
Boston is one of the oldest towns in North America.
In 1620, pilgrims across the sea established the first nearby colony, Plymouth colony, in Massachusetts Bay.
Ten years later, in 1630, another group of Puritans boarded the shaomat peninsula.
Because of the different religious management policies from the last batch of pioneers, they built a new colony in the current North District of Boston, the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which is the predecessor of Boston.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was built on the shoemart Peninsula, connected to the mainland through a narrow isthmus, surrounded by the mouth of Massachusetts Bay, Back Bay and Charles River.
Because there are three hills in the center of the jurisdiction, she was first called three mountain city.
Later, some convincing outstanding figures appeared in the town, and the pioneers formally named the town with their hometown Boston, England, in accordance with colonial practice.
Boston was born.
In 1691, the growing Massachusetts Bay Colony merged with the former Plymouth colony into a Massachusetts colony, becoming one of the thirteen colonies of Great Britain in North America. Boston became the capital of the colony, and naturally became the state capital after the independence of the United States.
This is the holy land of Puritans.
John winsrop, the original ruler, once published a famous sermon here, entitled "a model of Christian charity", which believed that there was a special contract between Boston and God, which was regarded as a Scripture by the local Puritans.
They use this sermon to restrain themselves and strive to build a coastal town with stable order and good structure. They have established the first public park in the United States, Boston Park, the first public primary school Matt school, the first public middle school Boston Latin School, and the first public university harvard university.
The perfect public education system makes this town one of the most core talent export places in the United States. It has active thinking and prosperous culture. A large number of outstanding talents have emerged in all walks of life.
With the back feeding of these talents, Boston has also developed rapidly. Now it is one of the few big cities in North America.
The scope of the whole city includes the old North District, which is the economic, living and administrative center with the largest number of citizens; The manufacturing center of the United States, the Southern District with a large number of factories and workers; The largest and most prosperous commercial distribution terminal in central North America, which is called the east bank terminal area of Qianwan by locals; As well as the national shipbuilding center as famous as Baltimore, known as the southern wharf area of Houwan.
The Jackdaw moored in Qianwan.
The boat stopped steadily, the board was lowered, Lorraine stepped on the flat plank road, and from a distance he saw a tall gentleman coming towards him under the escort of more than a dozen soldiers.
"Is this Mr. Edward KENWAY, captain of the Jackdaw?"
Lorraine guessed the gentleman''s identity: "I''m kenvi, who are you?"
"Thomas Jefferson." Jefferson made a standard gentleman''s salute to Lorraine with a gloomy face, and then raised his head. "Mr. Edward KENWAY, America... Is ashamed of you!"
……
Expected, unexpected.
The so-called prediction means that cotton cloth Jack has rejected the mediation of the mainland Congress. He not only rejected all the seemingly sincere peace talks conditions of Lorraine, but also tattooed his own conditions on the messenger''s forehead.
[let the smuggler put on women''s clothes and lick my boots on his knees]
So the negotiations broke down.
Cotton Jack blocked all the channels of landing in his hometown, and the American elite suffered unbearable humiliation. Although Lorraine didn''t care, she was confused and gloomy for a while, and finally told Jefferson with a pleasant face.
"Don''t worry, it''s not America''s fault."
Human get.
From now on, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington, the father of the United States who has not seen him so far, have become Lorraine''s debtors.
The so-called surprise was that Lorraine had no idea that Jefferson would pick up the ship at the dock in person.
Just pure guilt?
Or did his urgent need for the ship''s ammunition leave him too busy to take care of his reserve, even the most basic social distance?
How unstable is Boston?
Lorraine''s mind jumped out of the Boston statement Adams gave him.
The city was filled with American troops, including the people''s army, the Continental Army, and a fleet of six ships moored at the mouth of Charles River.
And their opponents?
On land, the Canadian colonial army and the New England colonial army were eyeing Boston at an angle; On the sea, the second formation of the continental sub fleet is ready to implement a comprehensive blockade of the coast at any time.
As the core battlefield of the northern theater of the war of independence, the British deployed far more power in this area than the Americans. The reason why they did not win this key land and sea hub was only because they did not want to experience another Bonk mountain style tragic victory.
Frankly speaking, peace in Boston was maintained by fortresses blocking the isthmus and forts all over the coast.
But if Boston defected, the fortress and Fort would be in vain. The Red Army will eat the continental garrison stationed in the north of the city overnight, and the powerful second formation will take over the wharf without hindrance. The American sampans wandering in the Charles estuary have no hindrance at all.
If... When the dock fell, the slightly famous jackdaw was still loaded with arms and left on the berth
Lorraine suddenly wanted to leave.
Since the biggest bonus of this transaction has arrived, this dangerous wall that will fall at any time, of course, the sooner you leave, the better!
At the thought of this, Lorraine smiled more and more friendly.
"Mr. governor, cotton jack is a notorious pirate. Such a person is not worth being the center of our topic. We should talk about distant France. That powerful Dynasty is a friend of all justice in the world. Now, his kindness is on my ship."
Jefferson was not as happy as Lorraine thought. Although he was also very happy, his expression and tone were just right.
"Mr. Adams mentioned the goodwill of the ship in his letter to me, Mr. KENWAY. They are very helpful to our cause."
"Then let them work quickly." Lorraine bowed. "I asked the entry registrar who boarded the ship. I heard that the military port at the Charles estuary does not accept civilian ships, does it?"
Jefferson smiled and waved his hand. "You misunderstood, Mr. KENWAY. The goods were not prepared for the Continental Army, but for the armed forces of the newly established Puritan parish guard, so the place of delivery was in Qianwan."
"Deliver the goods in Qianwan where there are a lot of good and bad people?" Lorraine frowned deeply. "Mr. governor, I hope you have considered the commotion that ship may cause when it goes ashore. Is it really good to deliver the goods in Qianwan?"
"Don''t worry, Mr. KENWAY, it''s not the first time I''ve been in contact with this kind of delivery." Jefferson patted Lorraine on the arm. "The Puritan society rented a water bunker. However, because something happened suddenly, the cleaning of the warehouse is still in progress, so you and your ship have to wait at the berth for two days."
"Two days... Right?"