Chuck used his own performance to refresh Lorraine's assessment of his ability time and time again.

　　 Two days after the interview, he bought an entire plantation for Lorraine in the small town of Lucy, adjacent to the Beibu Gulf.

This plantation occupies a vast area, facing the sea to the north and backing to the west. It includes manor, horse farm, farmland, sugar cane plantation, coffee village, and a private fishing port. The total area is more than 300 acres. It also comes with additional farm workers working on the plantation. Twenty-two black slave contracts for four households, and twelve native hires responsible for managing manor villas.

　　 Those aboriginals are nominally free people, eight women and four men, generally under the age of thirty, and many are even in their twenties.

　　 They signed a life-long employment contract with the manor. The terms were as harsh as slaves. Lorraine even saw the stupid word "right of the first night" that had long been swept into the pile of old papers.

　　 And the price of such a plantation...only two thousand pounds.

　　 The price is far lower than Lorraine's psychological price, so he has to suspect that Chuck used his surname to do some bullying offline.

　　 For the sake of fame, Lorraine chose to question Chuck bluntly.

　　 Chuck didn't explain too much, he just found the original owner and Lorraine to hand over the property face to face, which was the third day after the interview.

　　 A ridiculous misunderstanding came to light.

The ancestor of the original owner was a pioneer from Doncaster, England. With courage, eloquence and luck, he quickly broke away from the bankrupt peasant class, set up a business in Jamaica, and established stable trade relations with North America.

　　 Their family has enjoyed a good life for three generations like a master, and once ran for Jamaica as a representative of the owner of the Lucy Town manor.

　　 The parliamentarians of the colony are not the same as the various parliaments of the British Isles in terms of gold content, and they are nameless.

　　 They are governed by the local governor, and the governor is only appointed by the king, responsible to the king and the kingdom council, and assumes all the administrative power of the colony.

　　 In short, the colonial parliament is like a beacon of democracy that is only lit during the day. They can participate in politics, but the laws passed without the Governor’s signature are like a piece of waste paper.

　　 But no one can deny that this is a great class leap.

　　 It's a pity that the moon will be full, and the good times will not last long. The North American War of Independence broke out without warning.

　　 Their trade channels in North America were cut off, the income of the plantations fell precipitously, and the accumulation of three generations only persisted for a few years and they could no longer afford the original luxury life.

　　 It is that they themselves gave birth to the idea of ​​selling the plantation, and they want to take advantage of the surplus and go back to England to start a new life.

　　 Jamaica’s plantations are not valuable. Compared to England, which is an inch of gold, the land here can only be described as cheap.

As early as half a year ago, they had put up a price of 3,000 pounds, but no one cared about it. Chuck simply analyzed the price of the industry in England for them, and expressed his desire to buy and psychological price by the way, and the business would be discussed. It's done.

Including the land and all the attachments on the land, the price per acre is controlled at six pounds and 13 shillings. 300 acres is 1985 pounds, of which 10% is the commission of the middleman, fair trade, money and goods. clear.

　　Without any worries, Lorraine moved into the new manor that day, comfortably enjoying the corrupt life of the colonial manor owner.

In another five days, Chuck asked Arthur Leonard, the new vice president, to report to Lorraine on the progress of the sub-chamber’s establishment. Lorraine set out afternoon tea on the grass in front of the manor, and was loyal to himself, the abandoned ship. Welcome to the next.

　　 "How is it, are you still used to life on the ground?"

　　 "I was originally a sailor near the sea. I wandered on land for a little half a year. There is nothing wrong with it."

　　 "Don't be called the captain, but the chairman." Lorraine smiled and shook his head, "Don't pretend to be stupid, you know what I'm talking about."

　　 Leonard gave a wry smile: "Ship...President, I'm an old man. If it weren't for your support, I wouldn't even be able to go out of Europe. Now you suddenly let me be the vice president of the sub-chamber..."

　　 "You have prestige among sailors, and you are also meticulous on the boat. Karen and the king have also praised you, and mentioned to me more than once, wanting to promote you to the third mate on the boat."

　　 "The two gentlemen looked at me highly."

　　 "They underestimated you." Lorraine smiled and waved his hand. "You are a solid and stable person. You just manage the equipment and sailors on the flagship, which is really overkill for you."

　　 "President..."

"President Parker is a young man, motivated, capable, and has a prominent surname. All you have to do is to help him and check for missing vacancies. The twenty representatives stationed in each colony, don’t let them rely on their seniority to confront President Parker."

　　 Leonard's eyes lit up, and he finally understood Lorraine's purpose in driving him off the boat.

　　 He took a sip of tea and exhaled a breath of heat: "President, I just need to take care of people?"

"Learn how to do business with President Parker." Lorraine knocked on the table dissatisfied, "Also, find a chance to take the family over. I believe President Parker will make the club more and more prosperous, and you will become a celebrity. It's time to reunite with my family and enjoy the family happiness."

　　 Leonard stood up with a hula and bowed his legs as if on a boat: "Yes! President!"

"Sit down and sit down." Lorraine looked at Leonard wryly, and said softly, "A celebrity must look like a celebrity, first learn proper dress and etiquette. What's the matter with this tuxedo, how crumpled ?"

　　Leonard scratched his head embarrassedly: "Where did I wear a tuxedo before I fell down... This one was still before President Parker forced me to buy it."

"When you return to Kingston, you must order it immediately and choose a tailor." Lorraine thought for a while, and said, "Looking for Carmen...No, she seemed to go out of town with Hina yesterday. Find Pierce for 500 pounds, a top hat, and a wig. , Walking stick...you and those **** have to get a few things together, make a new look, it's up to you to take care of it."

　　 "Do you want it all?"

　　 "Of course! You will often use these in the future, don't lose my face because of sloppyness."

"clear!"

　　 "By the way, I asked you to prepare a Slope, are you ready?"

　　 Leonard nodded his head seriously: "I picked a new ship last year, 15 meters in class, and can be equipped with up to 30 sailors. To ensure safety, I also bought two nine-pounder guns on the black market and placed them on the stern..."

　　 "You equipped the ship with guns?" Lorraine frowned. "Do you know which ship is the safest in the Caribbean?"

"what?"

"A fishing boat without any arms and flags is the safest. Because even sharks know that there is no oil or water to fish on such a boat." Lorraine squeezed his mouth and took a sip of tea. "Go back and remove the ship and install it on the bow. A set of fishing net racks, with fishing nets hung, must be like a real fishing boat."

"Yes!"

　　 "Does President Parker know about Slup?"

　　 "No one knows except me and a few old brothers who dealt with it."

"That's good……"

　　 Even if the private affairs are finished, Lorraine thought about it for a moment, and there was no omission, so he sighed, leaned loosely on the back of the chair, and raised Erlang's legs.

　　 "President Parker asked you to report on the preparations for the club. Let's talk about it. What did he do in five days?"

　　 Chuck's progress drew Lorraine's tongue once again.

　　 It took only five days to get the branch’s business license and complete the linkage with the General Chamber of Commerce on the equity, only to determine the specific equity ratio.

　　 In addition, he bought the Irish style hotel where Lorraine had previously settled and used it as the branch headquarters, and rented a 2,000-square-meter wharf warehouse and a fixed berth in Port Royal for a total of 1,300 pounds.

　　 He also bought two second-hand mixed-sail Skunas at the price of eight hundred pounds each, and formed the branch's transshipment fleet.

　　 The two ships are called Sugar Cube and Coffee Roast. The admiral of the fleet is Cortland recommended by Nelson~lightnovelpub.net~ The deputy admiral is Olmert, the excellent sailor who got off the ship from Lorraine.

　　Leonard came this time and brought the original business license of the branch and the equity agreement drawn up by Chuck.

　　 This means that in just over ten days, Chuck used Lorraine's money to buy him the manor, bought the manor, and completed the foundation construction of the entire branch.

　　 Now everything is ready, only further capital injection, the branch will be able to start operations, creating profits for Lorraine in the Caribbean.

　　 This profit will certainly not be able to match the huge amount of money invested by Lorraine in the short term, but who didn’t start from scratch?

　　Chuck has proven his ability. Under his leadership, it is only a matter of time before the Caribbean branch turns losses into profits.

　　 Lorraine is a little bit troubled.

　　 He seems to have picked up a treasure.

　　 But the more precious this treasure, the more restless his heart...

　　 So, how can we make Chuck feel at ease in the branch chamber of commerce?

　　 Lorraine thought about taking over the equity agreement, read it several times carefully, changed a few seemingly at will, and handed it back to Leonard.

　　 "Tell President Parker that the General Chamber of Commerce does not need to own 100% of the shares, and I do not need to hire employees simply. He is responsible for the profit and loss of the branch."

　　 "10%..." Leonard looked at the agreement, "President, why do I have 5%?"

"Common profitability can make the club develop well." Lorraine smiled indifferently. "When you leave, bring back the remaining 10,000 pounds of the club's startup. Also, I will write to the president of Northwest Ramos. Letter, let him form an ocean-going fleet, and ask President Parker to personally communicate with him for the specific details, so that the trade cooperation between the two branches will take shape as soon as possible."