"This island is called waijuster. It is located at the mouth of the Eastern Bay of Massachusetts Bay. It is the outermost island of the juster islands. It is the private territory of the Morgan family in Boston. The asylum villa is located here."


    "After the death of pirate Emperor Henry Morgan in 1688, the second generation Morgan moved to Boston and bought the island. It is said that he provided services to the pirates through the secret dock on the island, received the top stolen goods and made profits through reselling."


    "However, this statement has never been confirmed. The Morgan family travel industry is well documented. Although it is not as rich as your Drake chamber of Commerce, it also has an annual profit of more than 100000 pounds."


    "Houwan shipyard is the industrial core of the Morgan family, with an annual output value of more than 400000 pounds and a net profit of more than 50000 pounds in the last three years."


    When Rashid''s introduction came to an end, Karen rarely broke in.


    "Is it a little low for an old Shipyard with an output value of 400000 and a net profit of 50000 pounds, which is mainly provided by its own forest farm?"


    Rashid stared angrily: "before 1783, the average profit of Boston''s Back Bay exceeded 30%. You are so familiar with your business competitors, don''t you know why their profit margin decreased?"


    "Er... Is it because of us?"


    "It''s the maritime group." Rashid breathed out a long breath. "Since the maritime group launched more than 13 fast ships, the shipbuilding industry in Houwan and even the whole new world has been impacted."


    "They can do nothing more than two things. The first is to increase design investment and launch high-speed ship types that can compete with you; the second is to reduce shipbuilding prices. Even if the new ship types can''t beat you in data, they should also surpass you in cost performance."


    Lorraine turned her eyes.


    "Please organize your words before you speak. We didn''t disturb the shipping market."


    "In the final analysis, the core business of Drake chamber of commerce is marine trade. We have never lowered the ship price, and even the new ship types that have passed the sea trial will give priority to preheating in the BCAP, because the freight dividend is what I like."


    "I see, the shipbuilding industry in the new world is not your opponent at all. Thank you for leaving them room to live." Rashid poked the chart impatiently. "To get back to business, today''s focus is the shelter villa."


    "Like you, the Morgan family can command Houwan not because of the shipyard. Their ancestors are examples of lawbreakers. As descendants, their wealth is not clean."


    "In 1714, the third generation Morgan built the asylum villa in waijuster. At the completion ceremony of the manor, he successfully organized a high-standard underground auction."


    "There were a total of 16 auctions at that auction, with a turnover of 1.02 million pounds. Morgan took 10% and made a full 100000 pounds in one day. In 1717, three years later, the three generations of Morgan who tasted the sweetness organized the second auction, with a turnover of 22 pieces and a turnover of 1.27 million."


    "Since then, the auction of asylum villa has become the core industry of the Morgan family. It is held every three years and only 24 invitations are issued each time. With the reputation of the Morgan family and the unique structure of asylum villa, the identities of buyers and sellers have been best protected, and there has never been a precedent of disclosure."


    Lorraine raised her eyelids unexpectedly: "never?"


    "Never."


    "In other words, you can sell everything there and buy everything from there, right?"


    "Yes." Rashid nodded solemnly, "the highest specification and most secret underground auction in the world, asylum villa auction, is where we are going. This year is the 25th session, which will be held on July 20."


    "July 20..." Lorraine pondered for a moment. "There are 35 days left. Have you got the invitation?"


    "Are you kidding? Your brother said it was your job to bring me into the meeting."


    "Not even an invitation?"


    "There are only 24." Rashid stretched out his hands and opened them in front of Lorraine. "Do you think it''s possible for a low-key tutor to get that kind of thing?"


    "Low key... Tutor..."


    Rashid proudly raised his chest, which brightened the eyes of Katrina and acharin at the same time.


    Acharin was full of energy and just wanted to ask questions. Bell, who entered the decision-making circle six months later, suddenly said, "I don''t understand what kind of auction items in this underground auction will attract the attention of the headquarters of the Navy. Is it the evidence of the legendary hegemon who can dominate the seven seas? Or the chart to Western Europe?"


    "It''s the design drawing." leisid looked at Lorraine and said softly until Lorraine nodded. "The complete design drawing of the standard 1770 French class III battleship and the French Navy''s active main battleship fury, the Navy Department received the news that it will appear in this year''s auction catalogue."


    Flat ground... Thunder!


    If the core secret of a warship is anything, it must be her complete design.


    Different from ordinary shipbuilding design drawings, complete design drawings include first draft, revision, fluid, sail dynamic and balance tests, designer''s manuscripts and possibly several internal sea trial reports.


    These things are real treasures. In the hands of high-level designers, they can easily restore the design idea of a ship or even a type-I ship, and figure out the value and function of each component on a ship.


    In particular, fury is a standard 1770 French warship.


    As the best class III battleship design in the world, the standard 1770 French style is the matrix of class III battleships of all mainstream maritime powers.


    Almost all the cutting-edge class III battleships are designed on its basis. However, since no complete design drawing has been released so far, the stealers of various countries still stay in the analysis of the salvage of sunken ships and captured ships, lacking key design ideas. Therefore, the French ship is still unique in the performance of the final ship.


    The value of this design is by no means lower than any French national treasure in today''s world. More accurately, it is one of the national treasures and deserves it!


    Bell opened his mouth in shock: "the complete design... How is it possible? Is the French crazy?"


    "Probably crazy, poor crazy." Lorraine, who learned the details two hours earlier than his crew, shrugged helplessly. "During the war of independence, or the riots in North America, France supported the American Revolution, including sending troops and smuggling."


    "France has undertaken the offensive and defensive work of most land fronts and almost all maritime fronts. It has paid a huge price in five years, but has not asked for a corresponding return."


    "They are selfless because Americans can''t afford it and the British don''t want to give it."


    "His majesty Louis of fraternity probably considered the profits of smuggling, but what he did not expect was that most of the profits of this line were divided up by dignitaries, the National Treasury could not make ends meet, and France''s financial difficulties were greater than those of Britain and the United States."


    "After the war, the wise Queen Mary thought that peace had come. She preferred to spend her limited financial resources on the blade, such as the beautiful palace, her jewelry and the lock loved by his majesty Louis, rather than ensuring the extravagant and corrupt military expenditure."


    "France''s military spending has been largely misappropriated. The situation of the Navy and the army is similar. However, the queen has done one thing less. She is too kind to disarm aggressively."


    "In a word, the surplus army needs to support itself with limited military expenses, and all kinds of strange things will happen. These things include not limited to collecting special taxes at the station, actively seeking sponsorship from local chaebols, losing expensive ordnance in low-intensity training, and unexplained base fires."


    "Three months ago, there was an accidental fire at Cherbourg naval base, resulting in 7 deaths, 62 injuries and 3 missing. The fire spread to the base archives, and a small number of confidential archives were burned, including the design drawings of rage."


    "A month and a half ago, it was reported that a talented painter drew the burned design while sleepwalking and decided to auction it at the asylum villa."


    "That''s all the news the Admiralty got," Lorraine said in a long voice, "It''s said that our intelligence agent was lucky to see some of the painter''s sleepwalking drafts. He commented that the dream was very complete. The painter''s drawing level was comparable to that of a professional designer, and he also made the old drawing paper attentively. It looked like it had been sealed in the archives for several years, which was of collection value."


    Bell opened his mouth. "Is that painter so good?"


    "Who says it''s not..." Lorraine shriveled his mouth. "It''s a pity to dream about the design drawing at such a high level. If only she dreamed of Mona Lisa..."