As the saying goes, no speculation.
Pierce and Eddie had no gossip. After taking the task, they naturally returned to their comfortable and swinging lady.
Everyone is waiting for him on the ship, or waiting for the task to be announced.
In fact, Eddie''s parchment is the main reason for the establishment of the whole secret service fleet and its voyage to Africa.
Since the board of directors approved the construction plan of the African branch, Eddie has spared no effort for his stage.
He spent a lot of energy making friends with Lovie Baker, general manager of the African company. By the last progress report in June, it was clear that Baker intended to entrust 20% of the tea and 5% of the gem trade to the "powerful" Drake chamber of Commerce for a long time.
This is a huge business commission. At least for a chamber of commerce that has not been officially listed, the potential profit is enough for Eddie to agree to any conditions.
What he promised was to solve some unruly competitors for African companies.
Pierce didn''t know the details of the mission, but at least he knew that the mission needed an excellent and powerful fleet to complete.
However, the war between Lorraine and the two pirate kings has not only lasted for a long time, but also increased to an uncontrolled level.
The fleet directly under the general assembly can''t move lightly, and the eager Eddie can''t ignore it. For fear that the world will not be chaotic, bell put forward an interesting opinion in a chat. Since Lorraine became the governor at the age of 16, can pierce, who has been carefully trained by all of them for so many years, be equally competent?
The proposal aroused Lorraine''s interest.
Originally, Pierce''s growth track would not be inferior to that of any elite of Plymouth Sea School''s practical school. Moreover, at that time, the varkiri class one ship, the lady of yatis, had been officially delivered for half a year. From the day of delivery, pierce had moved out of the flagship team and took his young team leader to take charge of the powerful warship.
What was Nelson doing when he was 16?
Lorraine thought for a long time, vaguely remembering that Nelson mentioned that he seemed to run to the north pole with some ship, and was almost scratched into meat floss by the polar bear
So Pierce is much better than Nelson of the same age.
He is qualified to perform the task independently. Since the combat power of a lady is not enough to complete Eddie''s Commission, he will pull a new fleet out as Pierce''s final assessment of whether he is independent or not.
The secret service fleet was established under such a background. Pierce, who was so excited, embarked on the journey under everyone''s intentional concealment. He didn''t really see the appearance of the examination questions until now.
Seeing that everyone had gathered, pierce took a deep breath, took off the hot paint and spread the sheepskin roll on the table crowded with his head.
After a long time
Old Dylan sighed: "no wonder a beauty is not enough to complete the task. The African chamber of Commerce has indeed received a great business for us..."
Freemani also looked bitter: "don''t you consider protesting, Lieutenant? This task must have exceeded the difficulty of the examination... Damn, will the examination die?"
Cao kicked freemani''s ass with a black face: "you can get off the ship if you are afraid of life and death. Mr. live animal, I always thought you should be the one who is most afraid of death on the ship, because when San Carlos, the president had already lost your life in the San Juan river."
"Didn''t you lose it!" freemanny covered his ass and became angry. "And I just suggested that the governor protest. Did I say not to participate?"
"The seniors are quarreling to death..." looking at the noisy San Carlos duo silently, Adria stabbed Ray''s arm, "big battle, are you excited?"
"Won''t be hit!" Lei solemnly said.
Everyone looked at Pierce.
Pierce''s eyes flashed with eager light: "Hashim, I felt from the first time I saw you that you were the navigator given to me by God."
"Huh?"
"Originally, I thought that the matter of revenge for you could not be planned until the African branch was mature. Now it seems that God wants you to go to the new world without distractions."
Hashim frowned tightly: "Tidu, I don''t understand. There''s no name of Antil laguain on the parchment..."
"I have a hunch that he will appear on our way forward. Whether as a protagonist or a dragon suit, this time, we will fight with him." pierce stretched out his hand and clapped it in the middle of the parchment. "The task is clear. Gentlemen and my lady, let''s announce the plan."
Everyone is in a hurry.
"Faramin, the delivery and counting of pound sterling in the bilge shall be completed before 6 p.m. if Eddie Logan can''t find a place to store it, we''ll rent a warehouse for him."
"Yes, lieutenant."
"Freemani, supply water and medicine. The time limit is 9 p.m. I hope we can set sail at any time after 9 p.m."
"Yes!"
"Turner, after the fleet lands, sailors are allowed to move freely in two shifts. Drunkenness and whoring are not allowed. The same time is 9 p.m. at the same time, the ship maintains level II alert. All portholes are closed. Don''t let people get in through the portholes and blow up our ship."
Calm as Turner rolled his eyes.
The submarine window bombing is a stem, including the much criticized executive minutes on entering the public wharf, which is also a part of this stem.
In fact, it is difficult for Turner to understand why people from Lorraine''s flagship have such mistrust of the public wharf, but this mistrust and the corresponding disposal mode have become the iron rule of the fleet under the General Chamber of Commerce. In the past two years, there was even a precedent that the captain level was delegated to the branch because of inadequate implementation. Naturally, no one dared to neglect it.
He nodded heavily to pierce: "must be meticulous, lieutenant."
"Finally..." pierce clapped his hands. "Dad, three sisters, prepare dresses and gifts. Let''s visit Mr. Baker, the master of Cape Town. If he wants us to bleed, he must at least tell us who our opponent is."
……
Who is the opponent?
In fact, this problem is not tenable.
The Royal African company of Great Britain is mainly engaged in three major trades: tea, gemstones and slave trade.
Among them, gemstones need to be mined from mines. There is no problem of ownership. Tea needs to be produced in plantations. There is no doubt about property rights. The only trouble is the slave trade
After all, before being shackled, every slave was a living person with free thought.
The colonial organs established in Africa rarely capture the population of their colonies for slave trafficking. Because the colonial construction itself requires a lot of labor, the captured slaves are far more motivated to work for their own use than the goods bought from outside.
For this reason, slave teams tend to hunt overseas. The most common method is to go back along the river, go out of the border, and then obtain goods by means of trade or looting.
This raises a problem.
The African continent, especially the areas close to the coastline, has been basically divided up. If you don''t want to go to the depths of the wild continent, there is only one hunting area left for the slave hunting team, that is, the colonies of other countries.
It is conceivable that such acts are illegal, not only illegal, but also the main source of most contradictions among the colonies.
This is the problem that plagues African companies.
For some reason, since the beginning of this year, Portuguese slave teams, which used to move inland mainly from East Africa, began to appear in British colonies with high frequency.
Moreover, they are extremely greedy and often gather as thieves to attack powerful tribes with a certain sense of civilization.
Those tribes are mostly friends of African companies. The two sides not only have a fair trade of wine for gold, but also often become agents of African companies to plunder people from other colonial places in the name of tribal war.
Now friends are in trouble, and Vero Baker has trouble sleeping and eating.
He heard that behind the crazy behavior of the Portuguese slave team stood three large slave traders'' chambers of Commerce, which were inextricably linked with the Kenyan governor Husan Fernandez family, so Baker inferred that Fernandez was the real behind the whole incident.
He immediately sent a commercial note to the Portuguese African company, and the other party replied that there was no matter.
So he bypassed the company and issued a warning ultimatum to the Kenyan colonial governor''s office. Fernandez replied in person and must strictly investigate and control it.
However, as soon as Fernandez''s reply arrived in Cape Town, the ramto department in the Orange River valley was captured the next day. The escaped chief cried to baker with a crutch, the Portuguese raised the national flag, and even the cannon in the team
Out of anger, Baker found the Royal Navy African fleet and hoped that his Garrison would give the rampant Portuguese an unforgettable lesson.
However, he has no evidence to show that the matter is related to Portuguese officials. Portugal and Great Britain are not war related, and Cape Town''s military strength is not enough to start a war because of the cries of some aborigines.
Their primary enemy remains the Netherlands.
Cape Town is closely connected with the Cape Colony of the Netherlands. They want to seize the Cape Colony, and the Dutch may attack Cape Town at any time.
Mr. Baker walked into a dead end.
The general manager of the dignified African company was humiliated by the Portuguese, but he couldn''t find any way to punish the murderer and maintain his dignity.
Just then Eddie appeared.
The strength of Drake chamber of Commerce, the history of Drake chamber of Commerce, Lorraine''s performance in several times of employment with the Navy... If there is any private force in the world who dares to take the risk of confrontation with the Portuguese Navy, Drake must be one of them!
But... What about the famous Lorraine Drake?
Vero Baker knocked on the golden Nero he had just got and looked strangely at the old man, children and foreign girls in front of him
"The Drake chamber of commerce is really going to let you teach those Portuguese slave traders a lesson?"
"Mr. Baker, in fact, you just need to tell me who and where the enemy is." pierce held his head up confidently. "Drake is professional. Unless the employer wishes, President Logan has the consciousness to bear the success or failure."
Mr. Bell''s eyes narrowed. "Eddie Logan... He''s a real friend!"