On December 1779. m.kanxs.me

As Christmas approaches, the entire white world is filled with joy.

Sea merchants are of course no exception.

Christmas is a holiday that cannot be delayed. It must be arranged in advance when the sailing schedule is met. Even if you can't set aside time for the sailors to reunite with their families, you can't float on the sea, drink the smelly water, and eat the moldy and maggot dry food. .

For ocean-going chambers of commerce like Drake, whose business involves two continents, the corresponding arrangements are even more complicated.

Whose family members are in Europe, it’s best to return to Europe this time, and whose family members are in America, it’s best to go to America this time.

It seems that it is just a simple consideration of hometown, but it actually involves the consideration of each crew member and the ship to which they belong, the order of the shift, the shift, and the special service, as well as the consideration of corresponding duties, expertise and experience, and the choice between ocean and offshore.

It is true that there is a lack of key positions. Even if the ship is stopped, they cannot deprive the crew of the Christmas holiday at will. Because of this, it is likely that the Chamber of Commerce loses important talents, but the desired shipping schedule is still missing.

Desperate, racking my brains.

At this time, the busyness of the Chamber of Commerce is extraordinary and extraordinary. It was originally enough to be overwhelmed, but Chuck never expected that the first Christmas cycle of the Caribbean Chapter would be so difficult and so heart-wrenching.

Kingston, the headquarters of the Caribbean Chapter of the Drake Chamber of Commerce.

Leonard walked quickly to Chuck's office, and as soon as he opened the door, he was blasted out by the dense fog in the room.

He didn't smoke in the first place. After being locked in Hamilton for a night, he became particularly attached to the sunshine and freshness of nature. At first sight, he almost coughed up his lungs. .

The warm Caribbean winter trade wind blows away the haze, and the old thing feels that he is alive, and then he dared to breathe and let his lungs infiltrate a little vitality factor.

"What's the matter? Budget? Annual report? Schedule? A president, a chief accountant and an offshore admiral. Half of the members of the branch's senior meeting called me, an old guy who doesn't smoke. Is it a cigar tasting meeting?"

Alves and Richard, the chief accountant, looked at each other helplessly, pointing to the empty ashtray in front of them, and then to Chuck, who had almost turned into a magic lamp genie. The meaning was self-explanatory.

Leonard frowned and looked at Chuck, watching him take a deep pipe, swallowing clouds, vomiting fog, then knocked off the white ash in the pot, pinched the clamp, and filled himself with a new pot.

"Old Leonard, I am ashamed of you."

He gave a sensational opening remark, took the starting point cigarette holder to light the pipe, and then just sullenly smoked, there is no more to be continued.

Leonard was scratched, waiting and waiting, waiting and waiting...

"Enough, President!" He strode over, grabbing Chuck's pipe, "Or, say, or, at the celebrity auction in the afternoon, this **** ivory lamp is the lot!"

"It's not a magic lamp of ivory... the seller told me that when Michel Adriansson de Reutt was running across the Thames, it was this pipe in his mouth..."

"But fireworks are strictly prohibited on board!"

"Uh……"

Probably realizing that he had been fooled, Chuck became more and more wilted.

He yanked a few hairs that were dry from insomnia, and stared at Alves with red eyes.

"Admiral Alves, repeat our topic to the vice chairman, I mean, all."

"Yes, sir!"

Alves stood up with a snap, his chest erect, and his expression solemn.

"On October 17, our offshore fleet outsourcing carrier Andrian was robbed near Aklin Island in the Bahamas, with 7 injuries and 1 death. The vessel and cargo were hijacked because there were three pieces on board that were transported to Hamilton for social gatherings. The loss of ancient gold ware was about 2,700 pounds."

"On October 29, the SNaku-type sailing ship Naga belonging to our offshore fleet was robbed in the Anegada Strait of the Virgin Islands, with 3 injuries and no deaths. Ships and cargo were robbed. The main cargo was transoceanic European cargo. Ceylon tea, including the ship, lost about 1,800 pounds."

"On November 6, our ocean-going fleet was attacked in the Strait of Anegada during its trip to Europe. One pirate ship was injured, one was sunk, and the enemy retreated. 24 people on board were injured and 6 people died."

"On December 4, our offshore fleet outsourced carrier ship Cuaria was robbed of Oriental Silk in Nassau on Andros Island. Not only did it lose more than 1,000 pounds, it also suffered a retaliatory counterattack. There were 42 people on the ship. All the crew members were killed, and only one of them was cut off and sent back. Just yesterday..."

As soon as the report on Alves started, Leonard had already heard the root cause of Chuck's gaffe.

This is the planned pre-war battle between Lorraine and Jack Cotton.

At that time, in order to make Chuck feel the real pressure, Leonard and Alves discussed that he was only responsible for contacting the cargo, and the rest of the ship dispatching, the release of news, and reminding the ocean-going fleet to take precautions were all handled by Alves. , Even the reports after the accident have to go beyond Leonard, and Chuck will decide the scope of knowledge.

So Leonard really heard of these things for the first time, and his expression was not fake.

Especially...retaliation?

Leonard clearly remembered that the several ships that Alves chose to release the news were signed outsourcing contracts that both parties A and B should bear for their losses, that is, the so-called party B contract in the industry, in order to reduce the resistance of the carrier ship and reduce the intensity of resistance. Needless loss of life.

Why is there a retaliatory counterattack?

He looked at Alves suspiciously, and Alves smiled bitterly: "The Curiary did not resist, and the reason why he would be retaliated was only because of Admiral Cortrance..."

Leonard suddenly realized that Cortrance must have been prepared to let the ocean-going fleet set up traps, and only then could there be a glorious victory with one injury and one injury.

But Dawu went to Dawu, but the old man didn't understand at all on his face.

He maintained his doubts and turned to Chuck: "President, why would the success of Admiral Cortrance take revenge on the Curiari in more than a month?"

Chuck looked sad: "Because these four attacks were done by a dead and resurrected sea ghost, Cotton Jack, one of the pirate kings of the Caribbean."

"The Pirates of the Caribbean... Cotton Jack?"

"That's right! That's the tyrant!" Chuck gritted his teeth and twisted the table, "I don't know why, he stared at us, two months, four attacks, if you count the dirty and rest, he is almost non-stop! "

Leonard tried to make his expression transition smoothly to anger, but found that he couldn't get angry, so he had to change his routine and calm down.

"President, calm down. Two of the four attacks were outsourced ships. How can he know the details of our dispatch?"

"Kuriari was also an outsourced ship, but the stick was sent straight to Kingston, with [Chuck Parker's own] tattooed on his face!"

Leonard glared at Alves angrily, as if to blame him for not shielding the president, in fact...

Lorraine made it clear that he would conceal the origin of the outsourcing ship, so that Jack Cotton would be suspicious of decoupling. Alves had obviously forgotten this.

Fortunately, Cotton Jack did not decouple, so this negligence in detail has become an innocuous little problem, and this stare is enough to expose.

"President, there are so many pirates in the Caribbean. It is normal to lose money during shipping..."

"Of course I know it's normal! But..."

"but?"

"These four attacks, even if the staff are not compensated, the total loss is as high as 6,000 pounds. Christmas is coming soon, the capital chain of the Chamber of Commerce..."

This is really a brand new problem. Neither Lorraine nor Leonard expected that the capital chain that Chuck held was so fragile that he couldn't afford the loss of a mere thousands of pounds.

Leonard said in disbelief: "President, I remember that the transatlantic line has been on the right track since October. We have obviously collected a lot of funds, why..."

"In order to pay off the debts of Northwest Europe as soon as possible, in November, I asked Admiral Cortrance to bring back 10,000 pounds. Also, Martinique needed cash for a large number of plantations after the riots, so I ate two at a low price. Sugar orders for the year..."

"used up?"

Chuck was embarrassed and ashamed: "The chairman had said that he would not want to pay dividends in the Caribbean this year. I wanted to sort out the beginning and the end of the business as much as possible. Next year, I will be eager to catch up with Northwest Europe at the annual meeting..."

"But I don't even keep the basic reserve fund. I only rely on the working capital..." Leonard took a deep breath. "It's the third time this year, right?"

"In the second attack, I asked Uncle to send a navy to clear the Bahamas. Only the Royal Navy experienced the Battle of the Windward Islands..."

"He rejected you?"

"Yes……"

"Fortunately he rejected you!"

Leonard was so angry that the guilt in his heart dissipated without a trace after Chuck's request.

The old thing is angry.

"Chuck Parker, look back at the privateer license hanging on your wall! Although it is only a copy, it inherits the privateer privileges of the Drake house!"

"We are the Privateer Chamber! It's a shark, it's a pack of wolves on the sea!"

"The captain's ancestors broke the monopoly of the French and the Spaniards in this sea. The captain leaned on a small Golden Deer and snatched an entire ocean-going fleet for us!"

"What about you? What do you think? A group of sharks asks the dolphins for help~lightnovelpub.net~A group of wild wolves bow their heads to the dog?"

"Do you know why your uncle rejected you? Because Sir Parker knows exactly the nature of privateer merchants. Once he helps you with the pirate problem, you will be swept out by the captain, regardless of success or failure!"

Chuck stared in confusion: "The only ocean-going ships that we can use to clean up pirates are their busy schedules, instead of..."

"Christmas is coming soon." Leonard gagged Chuck back with completely irrelevant topics. "This year's General Chamber of Commerce annual meeting is estimated to be at Lucy Manor, and the captain will definitely be back."

"For the Chamber of Commerce's funding problem, the captain had long expected that there would be a turnover problem when living within your means. He left us a reserve of 10,000 pounds, and you can ask Accountant Richard to settle the accounts with me in a while. "

"But he said this is the only time. He said that truly good businessmen should learn how to deal with crises. If you run aground at low tide twice in a row, it can only prove that you are not suitable for the Caribbean branch."

"The rest... about choosing gold coins or choosing dignity, choosing war or choosing to stubbornly, you can go to Lucy and ask him."

"Please allow me to prepare for the auction in the afternoon and say goodbye."

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