The official recruitment of Catalina is an important thing for both Lorraine and the Drake Chamber of Commerce, because it indicates that Lorraine’s "fishing over the boundary" plan is officially ready to start.

　　 He gathered all the seamen together.

　　 "This is a board of directors." Lorraine is straight to the point, "I will announce to you the next stage of the development plan of the Chamber of Commerce. The content is top-secret and it is not allowed to be shared in any form."

　　 After finishing speaking, he asked Hina and Noya to unfold a dilapidated chart in front of everyone, and said, pointing to the coastline above.

　　 "This is a chart of the New World seized from the Viper, including North America, the Caribbean and part of the South American waters. The original owner is Mr. Amy Ferrard. He is vacationing on the reef. May his God bless him."

　　Acharin glanced at the chart and raised his hand: "Mr. Captain, are you going to abandon the raw material producing areas in West India and go straight to the mainland?"

　　 "That's not accurate." Lorraine thought for a while, "To be precise, in the next stage, the Chamber of Commerce will enter the rhythm of dual-core development."

　　 He picked up a quill pen and pointed it at Port Royal in Kingston, Jamaica.

"In the Caribbean and South America, the Golden Deer will be responsible for the expansion of trade routes. I will establish a West India branch in Kingston. Lieutenant Colonel Nelson of the Navy is willing to find a suitable manager of the Chamber of Commerce for me, licensing, finance, and scheduling. When will the Chamber of Commerce start? Profit depends on when we grab the first ocean-going fleet for the Chamber of Commerce."

　　 This kind of naked rhetoric did not cause any discomfort.

　　 Everyone knows that looting is the best means of primitive accumulation. Privateer merchants do not rob, just as stupid as a knight who focuses on swordsmanship binding his hands in a duel.

　　 As for who to grab...

　　Look at the Viper behind the Golden Deer. They don’t need to do anything against their conscience. As long as the winning rate is guaranteed, there are suitable ocean-going ships in the Caribbean, and they are fast.

　　 Everyone laughed knowingly, and Karen patted the table and said, "So are we going to be the messengers of justice this time?"

"Playing as the messenger of justice..." Lorraine smacked his lips. "With our combat power with the Golden Deer, I estimate that within three months, the Drake Chamber of Commerce and the Sea Brotherhood will declare war head-on, and then we will Lose, be exiled on the reef, rot, and smelly."

　　 Karen was stunned for a while: "Then what do you mean?"

"Part two, North America." Lorraine flicked the quill on the chart and pointed to New Orleans. "The Viper will not be registered for the time being. She will become the new flagship of the Caribbean Rose, based on New Orleans. Open the smuggling channel to the United States."

As soon as 　　's voice fell, the entire conference hall suddenly became quiet.

　　 Seamen, look at me and I will look at you. In the end, Carmen bit his head and asked: "Captain, do you really know what you are talking about?"

　　 "Great Britain has not recognized the independence of the United States so far. The British New World Fleet has blocked the North American coastline, facing the four fleets of France, the West, the Netherlands, and the United States alone."

　　 Lorraine analyzed the current situation in the United States lightly.

"Do I know the consequences of smuggling? In fact, I know that once our identity is exposed, the Drake Chamber of Commerce will lose her legal status, I will become a traitor, and I will never be able to enjoy the power of the United Kingdom anymore. My huge bonus."

　　 "The price is too great!" Carmen screamed in objection.

　　 "Be safe, Carmen. There is a problem with your wording, and we did not pay any price. This is just a big risk, not a big price."

　　 "Wealth and danger, gentlemen and ladies." Lorraine smiled and put away the chart, and said every word, "This is my purpose of summoning you, telling you, and persuading you."

　　 "Let’s talk about war first. The American War of Independence began in 1775 and has lasted for four years. How long do you think it can last? Two years? Or three years?"

　　 "Britain persists very hard. In my opinion, she cannot stop the pace of American independence. Even the United States is already independent. In the civilized world, only Britain still does not recognize her national status."

　　 "This is a new born, rich country with a vast territory and civilized gentlemen. She has a large population, a large demand, and a huge market."

　　 "What should we do? While playing hide-and-seek with pirates in the chaotic Caribbean, while watching merchants from France, Spain and the Netherlands **** this market clean?"

　　 "Extremely stupid!"

"We are businessmen, not politicians! When facing interests, we should put aside the feelings of family and country and pursue interests! We have to take advantage of the fact that the leaders of this new capital have not realized their value and win theirs. Friendship, by the way, earn him a lot of money!"

　　 Passionate speech.

　　 The men present were fascinated by Lorraine. Only the women can still maintain their rationality. This is a physiological difference. The women's thinking is more perceptual and delicate.

　　 Carmen bit his lip and continued to ask: "If, I mean if. What if your treason is discovered?"

　　 "This is the question of feasibility."

"Is it feasible? I think it is." Lorraine paced around his seamen. "First of all, the Viper is nominally a smuggling ship, and she will be one before the United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the United States. An illegal ship will not have any disputes with the Drake Chamber of Commerce."

"Secondly, we smuggled as pirates and avoided fighting with the British navy. As long as we are not caught, we will not leave any case. Rumors cannot be testimony in court. We are different from the hapless Kidd in England. , We also have noble friends."

"Third, even if this incident is exposed, I am me and the Chamber of Commerce is the Chamber of Commerce. Although I will tell you the result according to the most pessimistic estimate, it is not easy to involve the Chamber of Commerce. Even if the tragedy ends, the greatest possibility is It’s just the invalidation of the privateer permit, and I have since become a pirate leader with a legal chamber of commerce. This is the law of England."

　　 Carmen wrinkled his nose depressed: "You know? You almost convince me."

　　 "Then add another fire." Lorraine smiled, "Do you know why I am obsessed with smuggling?"

　　 Everyone looked curiously.

"First of all benefits. Procurement of drugs and munitions from the Spanish and French colonies, transport them along the coastline to Baltimore, which is close at hand, and hand them to the Continental Army of the United States for use. This route is the same as the route from the New World to Europe. It uses gold. It is built, but it takes a month to cross the Atlantic once, and this line, we can walk back and forth in just a week."

"Secondly, we will use Catalina to truly integrate into the world of pirates. The war between pirates is an individual act. No matter how many pirate ships we capture or sink, no matter how we use them, it is an internal conflict. Only in this way, we Only in this way can we quickly form our own ocean-going fleet without angering the Sea Brotherhood."

　　 "Moreover, victory will become our majesty. As long as we continue to win, Drake's ships will obtain the same privileges in the Caribbean Sea as in the Cantabrian waters, and they will travel unimpeded!"

　　 "So, do you have any doubts about this plan?"

　　 Passed unanimously.

　　On the Caribbean sea, the Drake Chamber of Commerce quickly made the next stage of adjustment.

　　 Fifty sailors who have a long-term agreement with the Chamber of Commerce and are loyal to the Chamber of Commerce are transferred to the Viper. They will become the backbone of the smuggling ship and lead the sailors recruited in the future to become pirates in the Caribbean.

Catalina, the new first officer of the Golden Deer, was temporarily appointed as the captain of the Viper, temporarily assigned to the five seamen of Karen, Acharin, Wang Ye, Daniel and Noya~lightnovelpub.net~Karen and Noya Secretly shoulders the task of investigating Katerina. Once her behavior does not match her expression, Karen has the right to make an impromptu decision.

　　 As for Lorraine and the remaining seafarers, they will serve as temporary crew members to board the ship when needed.

In addition, Lorraine also changed the name of the Viper to the Jackdaw. On the one hand, it was to avoid the Golden Deer’s battle with the Viper off the coast of Barbados. On the other hand, it was to win a prize. After all... As we all know, the Jackdaw went to heaven and earth.

The adjustment of manpower is over, the crew members board their respective ships, and the Jackdaw will first go to Port of Spain in Trinidad, where it will wait to converge with Lorraine and not enter the core territory of the British, Port Royal in Kingston. .

　　 Watching the Jackdaw slowly go away, Henna walked to Lorraine and asked softly, "Why don't you tell them everything?"

"Private grievances?" Lorraine pursed his lips and shook his head disgustedly, "I don't even know why I am so attached to this. Logically speaking, he didn't apologize to me, nor did he do anything wrong. But when I thought of Helen As Na coughed and died, I wanted to trouble him a little bit. There was no reason to speak of it."

"This is a trace of the past." Henna opened her hand and hugged Lorraine and said quietly against his chest. "It's like I hate Catholics. I like Karen and Carmen, and I don't hate Katerina, but I just hate Catholics."

　　 "People are emotional animals, do you want to tell me this?"

　　Haina shook her head: "No, I just want to tell you, you don't have to go against your heart, you can hate him, you can like him, or you can hate and like him at the same time, this does not conflict."

　　 "I can't understand." Lorraine hugged Hina back, smelling her hair, "In my opinion, this conflict is very..."