Following the rope ladder, Lorraine climbed onto the deck of the Jackdaw.

　　 Katerina apparently had known Lorraine’s change from the mouths of Carmen and others in advance, and came up naturally with a full face, and reached out to Lorraine.

　　 Her hands are a bit icy, soft but full of strength, and the process of shaking hands is simple and neat, just like those firm-minded gentlemen.

　　 Lorraine couldn't help but smile: "Thanks for your hard work these days."

　　 "After returning to Zhao, Mr. Captain, the Jackdaw is fully prepared."

　　 "Wanquan..."

　　 Lorraine knew that Katerina's utterance was not an excuse, and the Jackdaw was indeed prepared for smuggling.

　　 Through the Sloop type purchased privately by Leonard, the two sides have established contact early.

　　 Catalina registered the Spanish ship for the Jackdaw under the remote command of Lorraine.

　　 She is now a legal Spanish civilian ship. More precisely, she is a black merchant ship that does not have a legal operating license, just like the original Attis Beauty.

　　 Her ship owner is Donna Linka, a second-generation immigrant born in New Orleans, and the current captain is herself, Edward Kenway, a third-generation immigrant from Baton Rouge.

　　 All the related person information is fake, and in Louisiana, where household registration management is messy and multi-party entanglement, even verification is difficult.

How much can 　　 do?

　　 Lorraine took a deep breath and patted the ship’s main mast again: "Take off the pirate flag, raise the sail, and set sail! Gentlemen, let's go to the New World to pan for gold."

　　 "Go for gold!"

　　 "Go and get rich!"

"Wow!"

　　……

The Jackdaw set sail, slanted across the Yucatan Strait along the outer edge of the Cayman Islands, rested for the night on Peres Island, and crossed the Gulf of Mexico. After six days, it finally came to a huge sea marshland. .

　　 This is the world-famous Mississippi River Delta.

　　 The raging Mississippi River is the father of many waters among the Indian population. She originated from the Great Lakes, flows through the vast land of New France, gathers tributaries along the way, carrying endless sediments, and deposits 24 to 80 kilometers in the Gulf of Mexico, with a total area of ​​more than 12,000 square kilometers. The huge impact fan.

　　 Rivers are scattered in this alluvial fan, turning into capillary-like rivers of varying widths and depths, cutting out countless deltas, forming swamps and sand islands, reaching the Shangdelul Islands, the most extended delta.

　　 This arc-shaped island chain has become the gateway to the delta, separating the ocean and the swamp.

This is also the only waterway into New Orleans. The average water depth is only 6.5 meters. It not only cuts off the possibility of battleships entering and exiting, even the huge merchant ships such as the Jackdaw can only be cautious on the main channel. If you are not familiar with the local hydrology The navigator took the lead and never dared to rush into this restricted area easily.

　　 Lorraine ordered the Jackdaw to fly the "Blood and Gold" flag symbolizing Spain, anchor off the coast of Breton Island on the southern edge of the Chandler Islands, and lay down the assault boat.

　　He called Acharin over: "Acharin, protect Carmen and Catalina to go to the island to hire a navigator. We enter the port from the northwest main channel."

　　 Yacharin blinked: "Captain, I'm the gunner."

　　 "I know you are a gunner, but New Orleans is more friendly to French and Spanish. I heard that they don't like to speak English."

　　 "It seems that the British are the enemies of romance. This is a consensus."

　　 Yacharin shrugged helplessly, boarded the assault boat, and assumed the responsibility of protecting the flower messenger.

　　 Not long after, they boarded the ship with a spear-backed navigator, and Carmen whispered to Lorraine: "Lead three shillings at a time, but Mr. Charles is willing to sell his own hand-painted hydrographic map of the main channel for ten pounds."

"you buy it?"

Carmen nodded and stuffed a roll of parchment into Lorraine's hand: "I only paid 50%. As for whether to pay the remaining 50% after arriving in New Orleans or leave him on the Delta to feed the crocodile, it's up to you to verify. the result of."

　　 "I have a heavy responsibility..."

　　 The Jackdaw, who had obtained the navigator, set off again and entered the delta between Breton Island and Grand Gorzi Island, and sailed slowly and smoothly into the coastal swamp of the delta with only one vertical sail.

　　The picturesque scenery on both sides of the bank, waterfowl soaring, crocodiles strolling, snowdrift-like sandbanks dotted among the green grass, like pearls, reflecting dazzling brilliance under the sun.

The most common one here is a large seabird called the brown pelican. It has a long green and white beak, a dark brown neck and gray feathers. It often walks in shallow waters and occasionally flies out in groups. Fly to the sea, prey and eat.

　　 Lorraine put most of his experience on the newly acquired hydrographic map.

The map uses dark lines to outline five broad waterways that twist like bird's claws. The data on the waterways are dense, clear and accurate. It not only marks the stranded points that must be bypassed, but also marks the shallow water with a depth of three to four meters. Although the Jackdaw can't get in the passage, a smaller ship can completely hide and seek with powerful enemies in this complex waters based on this picture.

　　 Lorraine was very satisfied with the professional level of the pilot, and after successfully bypassing the fifth stranding point, he let Carmen settle the balance.

　　The navigator who has received huge sums of money has become more hardworking, pointing to the trees of various shapes on the sandbank, and teaching Lorraine the know-how and experience of navigating without a map.

　　 After sailing for ten hours, the Jackdaw finally sailed out of the delta and entered the wide and deep Mississippi Estuary.

　　 The surge was obviously larger, but the sailors on the boat were all relieved. The Jackdaw winded along the river bank very close, and finally slowly berthed into the busy dock berth of the Mississippi River port before nightfall.

　　 Standing on the high bow, Lorraine looked at the prosperous scene of New Orleans by the afterglow of the setting sun.

　　 This is a peculiar town, the city is built on the river, like a crescent moon.

　　 Right in front of the pier is a large church square with a circular fountain in the middle and a majestic church with a high bell tower in one corner of the square.

　　 Outside the church square, the houses are closely connected, and there are no gaps. Above the mottled old wall, the small balcony with carved railings on the second floor is covered with green hanging flowers and plants, gorgeous and gorgeous.

Those more publicity homes still have to hang colorful carnival beads in this green, with a few statues of birds and beasts dotted among the flowers and plants, or hang a few strings of copper wind chimes swaying in the wind, making the original A city full of strong tropical atmosphere is more like a small suspended tropical rain forest.

　　 Another scene on the street.

Residents along the street keep their private spaces tightly shielded. The doors are mostly protected by carved cast iron anti-theft doors. The windows are often covered by brightly colored wooden panels to prevent people from peeking into the indoor scene. They look exclusive and closed. .

Most of the open shops are shops, guns, swords, ready-to-wear, food, and brothels and taverns that are most indispensable in the dock area. Every family can’t wait to replace every wall with glass, exposing everything in the room to the streetscape. People at a glance.

　　 The streets are full of pedestrians.

Men, women, blacks, and whites, especially Lorraine, can often see blacks in tuxedos getting off the carriage like European gentlemen, accompanied by Indian attendants in bright national costumes, and whites. People talk and laugh happily.

　　 Lorraine opened his eyes and couldn't help but sighed: "I never thought that one day I would actually see a black gentleman in the white world..."

Carmen laughed behind him: "The essence of politics is compromise and integration. The New World sells too many blacks, and the early pioneers are not of noble blood. It is not incomprehensible for them to have **** with each other in the process of pursuing rights. thing."

　　 "But the black people in New Orleans weren't liberated by the early pioneers." Catalina walked over bravely. "They got rights only 10 years ago."

　　 Through Katerina's mouth, Lorraine heard a peculiar history of building a city.

　　 In 1719, under the guidance of the Indians, the French built New Orleans on the only highland at the mouth of the Mississippi.

　　 They didn't pay much attention to this seaport hidden behind the delta, until the precious **** skins became popular in Europe, and it became the most important export port of the New World leather goods.

　　 During the hunting process, the French controlled the entire Mississippi main stream and established the largest colony in the New World called New France.

　　 But then, Britain rose.

　　 France ceded nearly half of the land of New France to Britain, and in order to seek allies, it gave New Orleans to Spain in the Danfeng Bailu Agreement.

　　 Then the dog blood began.

The French in New Orleans did not know that they were abandoned by their own king ~lightnovelpub.net~ In the year, New Orleans belonged to Spain, in 65, Spain sent the first governor, and in 68, the French in the city united with the Germans. A peaceful coup drove the governor out.

　　The treachery of the French made Spain very angry. The new governor was iron-blooded and decisive. He used a banquet to wipe out the rebellious French. On the parade in front of the church, he shot 5 people.

　　 The French in the city were interrupted, leaving only the indulgence. They no longer even called themselves French and called themselves Clios.

　　 The white man is the White Clio, and the black slave and the Indian are the Black Clio. I want to use this naive method to let the Spanish governor put down his vigilance against them so that they can initiate another peaceful rebellion.

　　 But they still failed.

　　Since both whites and blacks have become Clios, the governor proceeded with the flow and allowed the black slaves of New Orleans to redeem their freedom. In the land of New Orleans, it set off the first slave liberation movement in human history.

　　 In the past ten years, many Black Clios have owned industries, and some have joined the parliament. They were desperate for Spain, because the French had completely lost this important port because of a name.

　　 Lorraine and Carmen listened with gusto, and when Katerina finished speaking, Lorraine smiled and thanked.

　　 "You have increased my knowledge, and what makes me even more happy is that you are willing to take the initiative to share stories with us. This is the way for real companions to get along."

"Actually, I didn't come to you to share the stupidity of the French..." Catalina bit her lip. "You have been busy with business the other day, and I have never found a chance to give you something. It's Heyman. The spoils of the Battle of Pakistan, or... are sequelae."