In the middle of the night, the streets of New Orleans are full of voices, brightly lit, and the noise of all kinds of noises and songs and dances are transmitted to the port area through the night sky. While demonstrating vitality, it also makes those who want peace and quiet easily get bored.

　　 This is the unique style of the French.

　　 The French built this city, and branded every brick and every tile of her with the label of "Timeliness". Even if it was ruled by the Spanish for ten years, this label still hasn't been reduced in the slightest.

　　 It is a pity that Lorraine tonight is precisely the wave of people who are eager to seek peace.

　　 He was sitting on the bow deck, looking at the street scene, full of chaos.

　　 The basic North American market seems to be a bit too big.

　　The Chamber of Commerce in Jamaica, the smuggling that is about to begin, two identities, two entanglements, and now accidentally stained with the treasure of the pirate emperor...

　　 He is confident to face most situations.

　　 But after all, they are all desperate things, and no one can guarantee that they will always be able to do it. So he is anxious to let himself go, let his mind be as clear as possible, at least want to understand the priority of everything.

　　Only in this way, when the crisis really comes, he will not fall into confusion and miss the key to breaking the game.

　　 However, New Orleans does not seem to intend to give him this opportunity.

　　 This city...

　　 "As disgusting as Yacharin."

　　 He murmured depressedly, and lay his back on his back, leaning on a pair of straight and soft legs.

　　 Only Henna can appear silently behind him.

　　 Lorraine straightened up and patted the space beside him: "When did you come?"

　　 "Just now." Henna replied, opened her arms, gently put the blanket on Lorraine's shoulders, and sat down obediently.

　　 Lorraine put on a thankful smile: "The sailors are all romantic?"

"Most of the newly-boarded skirmishers have gone, but they don't have much money on them, and it is estimated that they will not stay long. The old people stay on the boat, they know the severity, and will not waste their energy before doing business...Oh, except for Acharin. "

　　 "It sounds like he is the only one who looks like a real pirate." Lorraine pouted.

　　 "We were originally merchants." Hina tilted her head and took Lorraine's shoulder for granted. "Why do you want to take a trip to the pirate king in the muddy water?"

"Because we need a ship." Lorraine smiled, "These two charts are like cheese on a mousetrap, which can attract pirates to us. Most of their cars are suitable ocean-going clippers, which are not in line with our needs. Conspiracy."

　　 "Have you ever thought of being an emperor?"

"For the time being, I can't make a move." Lorraine sighed helplessly. "And it can be seen that Catalina has very limited knowledge of this matter. With the current intelligence, we can break this conspiracy. The possibility is very small."

　　 "Conspiracy?"

　　 "Henry Morgan hid millions of pounds of inheritance in the secret cave of no one, and selflessly surrendered the throne of the pirate emperor, not allowing his descendants to get involved. Don't you think it's weird?"

　　 "Where is it strange?"

　　 "First, is he a saint?" Lorraine asked himself, "No, because a saint will not become a pirate."

"Second, did he ever consider himself a pirate? No, his arrangement for his life is almost the same as that of Francis. I am Francis's descendant, so I know that even in the era when he was called the Pirate King, Francis was also Never considered myself a pirate, just like us."

　　 Henna frowned: "Anything else?"

"Third, Pavloumi almost touched the throne of the pirate emperor, but at the most critical moment, his last opponent disappeared. It wasn't until two years after his death that the remaining charts appeared in the world. I It is guessed that his legacy should have been divided at that time, and the six new pirate kings have regained their presence in the Caribbean and stabilized. This is a coincidence."

　　 "Do you think someone is manipulating the process of winning the laurel, and you don't want a new emperor to appear in the Caribbean?"

"maybe."

"Who?"

"The biggest suspicion is the Brotherhood of the Sea." Lorraine played with his fingers and cleared his own thoughts by communicating with Hina. "The pirate empire referred to the ancient system of the Roman Empire. Only when there was no emperor, the Senate Only in order to have the authority of a leader, the brothers will have reasons to do so, and they should have the ability to do so."

　　 "What about the Morgan family?"

"It's not easy to judge. From a rational analysis, a rich family that has already washed their hands has no reason to be behind the pirate empire. But we don't know anything about this family, nor are we familiar with the Brotherhood of the Sea. Everything. It's all just thinking, no matter how much you think about it, there is no point of reference."

　　 "Also..."

"Anyway, let's put down all the pirates." Lorrain stretched his waist and pointed a **** to New Orleans. "This is our stage. Compared with the nasty pirate empire, I care more about smuggling. How does the road go."

　　...

　　 Early the next morning, Lorraine spilled out all the available hands because he needed information.

　　 There are so many people and powerful, and it only took less than two days that the business situation of New Orleans spread out in front of him.

　　 There are four major products in this city. Sugar and leather goods are exported to Europe. Grain is a necessity in the West Indies.

　　 But if you consider profit, these three specialties are no match for guns.

　　 This is the paradise of muskets.

In the market, you can find the Jaeger short-tube musket produced by local gunsmiths, the huge-caliber double-barreled musket, and the Kenta baseline long-bore rifle known as the king of shotguns. It even enjoys a huge reputation in Europe, but its practicality is There are quite low pepper bottle pistols, and there are so many types that it is dizzying.

　　Acharin bought two exquisite four-barrel pepper bottle pistols for himself.

　　 This kind of gun is the predecessor of the revolver of later generations. It can be loaded with four lead bullets at a time, and it can be fired in turn by rotating the barrel. It is known as the fastest firearm in the world.

　　 It’s a pity that its firing rate has always been a huge problem.

Although the gunsmith promised to Yacharin that the pepper shakers made by him could achieve a fire rate of over 85%, Yacharin tested 100 shots, and only 70 shots were successfully fired, and the longest one. There were 7 consecutive fires.

　　 In terms of reliability, it is not enough to entrust life, but Yacharin likes it.

　　 Pierce also gained something, he bought two Kentucky long rifles for himself.

　　 This rifle originated from the Jaeger short pipeline musket. Because of the application of rifling in the barrel, the effective range is up to 300 meters, far exceeding the range of more than 100 meters for maritime commuting.

　　 But also because of the rifling, the air tightness of this gun is extremely poor.

In order to ensure the firing rate, the special paper shell bullets are often made of heavy oil paper, and the diameter is made slightly larger than the barrel. When filling, you need to use a small hammer to assist the cleaning rod to press the bullet little by little. In place.

　　 This defect greatly affects its shooting efficiency.

　　 Pierce’s rate of fire using Maritime Commuter is stable at two rounds per minute, but with Kentucky, it takes approximately three to five minutes to load one round.

　　 The rate of fire is so slow, even if it is far beyond the range, it is still not as practical as maritime commuting most of the time.

　　 But Pierce just needs it.

　　 Out of the need for confidentiality, all maritime commutes this time have been left in the Lucy Manor. Under this premise, it is better to have a gun than no gun.

　　 In addition, Lorraine found information about the French Charleville flintlock rifle on the market.

　　 This rifle was finalized in 1777. It is the most advanced flintlock rifle among the active firearms in continental Europe. It is ahead of the British brown bass rifle in all aspects.

　　 More importantly, it is not only the standard equipment of the French Army, but also the main firearm equipped with the largest number of US Continental Army.

　　 This is a key message, because under British pressure, the French mainland has never provided Americans with these new weapons. Americans want to obtain them. The only way for UU reading www.uukanshu.com is smuggling.

　　 The French played a brilliant political trick.

　　 The transfer of arms to the colonial army in a state of war in the peaceful French mainland is an internal affair. Since the colonial army has no authorization to trade arms, the UK has no blame for this behavior.

　　 In the same way, **** is also an internal affair. The Frenchmen in the colonies sold their guns to smugglers, but the British still couldn't control it.

　　 As for why the smuggling scale is as large as more than 100,000, the French army still has enough arms to fight...

　　 People are the most powerful country in the mainland, and their industrial strength is strong.

　　 I am proud, can you control it?

　　 In short, Charleville is now the most cost-effective commodity in the New Continental Army fire smuggling. Not only is there ample supply and huge traffic, but every order comes with its own buyer.

　　 The only problem Lorraine needs to solve is how to get it.

　　 As we all know, there is only one supply point for this gun in New Orleans, which is the French barracks stationed in the northern suburbs of the city. All the orders are there. Lorraine, who is committed to smuggling, cannot miss him.

　　 The information is sorted here, Lorraine poked his head out of the mountain of paper.

　　 "Tomorrow I am going to the French barracks, and Carmen will accompany me. By the way, what is the name of their highest commander?"

　　 "Earl of Galvez, Bernardo de Galvez." Carmen replied quickly.

　　 "Is it an earl?" Lorraine frowned deeply. "A distinguished Count of France went to a Spanish port to conduct smuggling... Is the news correct?"

　　 "It's certainly true. Four reports mentioned this at the same time, one of which was from Karen."

　　 "So blatant, there will be no hidden feelings..."