Lorraine suddenly became busy.

At the end of 1787, his itinerary seemed to be filled overnight. First he was going to New York to attend Pierce’s wedding in mid-December, and then he had to immediately move to Bermuda St. Dynasties to host the 1787 Christmas Ball of the General Chamber of Commerce and 1788. Can.

　　The annual meeting will probably end on January 3rd. He can take a break and then return to Miami to attend Wang Ye's wedding.

The married king and the Shi family’s father and daughter are about to set off for Asia. They have already determined that they will miss Christmas, but Eddie, who will not miss the annual meeting, will also go with them. So politely, he has to be at the Pansy Manor. They held a farewell party.

　　 These things are recorded one by one on the schedule, including the time of sea travel, and the calendars are blacked out.

　　 "Time is not enough, one by one marriage is like reincarnation..." Lorraine complained dejectedly.

　　 There is not enough time.

　　 At the end of November, almost two days after Pierce’s counseling was exposed, Hamilton’s messenger came to Miami and invited Lorraine and several other big chaebols from the Associated Press to attend his Christmas party.

　　 The actual purpose of the party is to secretly discuss the US dollar minting and the preparation details of the First Bank of the United States.

　　 This time the Federalists won a complete victory in the Constituent Assembly. The Confederation was disintegrated, and the formation of the Confederation was almost a foregone conclusion.

　　 Hamilton’s ambition is to announce the revolving door plan as soon as the United States of America is established and launch the First Bank within two months, so as not to give opposition and foreign forces time and space to intervene.

　　 As for the U.S. dollar, its actual issuance time has clearly been delayed until the establishment of the Federation. After the new Congress passes the discussion and passes the coin bill, it slightly deviates from Lorraine’s original concept of currency first.

However, dozens of American political figures including Mr. Washington have formally agreed to the idea of ​​merging the Mint Committee and the First Bank Preparatory Committee. In other words, the future United States has agreed to hand over the national currency to private consortia for reserve and issuance. In this regard, the investment behavior of Baishang Associated Press has achieved a major victory.

　　 This time the salon is to harvest.

　　Although it happened suddenly, Carmen and her team have already begun to prepare the topic of the salon.

　　The whole chamber of commerce knows that even if the original arrangement of St. Dynam is cancelled, Lorraine and Carmen must be on time and punctually in the New York banquet hall.

　　 "The annual meeting... the annual meeting is going to be yellow." Brushing a red circle on the black-out calendar frame, Lorraine wrote a little [future] in the lower corner.

　　 Young people, it’s enough to have a future. What do you want to do in the annual meeting?

　　 There was a knock on the door.

　　Monica came in from the door, holding a wonderful expression that couldn't describe the joy and anger, and looked at Lorraine in a dynamic mood.

　　 Lorraine stood up all over his body: "Mo...Monica, who irritated you?"

　　 Monica rolled her eyes shyly: "Master, you have a guest."

　　 "Guest?" Lorraine lowered his head and glanced at today's schedule, "Not making an appointment?"

　　 "There is no appointment."

"he is?"

　　 Monica's eyes flashed: "He said he is Santa Claus."

"Who?"

　　 "Santa, Santa Claus."

　　 "That's the old rascal who has red pants and white beard. He takes 364 days off every day of work, and never knows how to reflect on his work attitude?"

　　 "You will go to hell, sir!" Monica was terrified, "God testify, you will go to hell!"

"Why do believers of God always like to use **** to terrorize me?" Lorraine sighed helplessly, "Santa, Santa, since I was six years old, I made clear Niald's beliefs, this old rascal never crawled again. My fireplace. What happened this year? Is it going to make up for his debt to me over the past twenty years?"

　　 "It may also be here to take you to hell, sir." Monica said seriously, "To be precise, I hope he was sent by God to punish you."

　　 "Santa Claus is not that diligent, my dear Monica." Lorraine smiled and stood up, "Tell me, where is that Santa?"

　　……

　　 Santa Claus is the Rear Admiral of the Royal Navy, the Chief of Staff of the American Fleet, His Excellency Chris Emmons, a religious Protestant in the legend, in fact a very religious gambler.

　　From this point of view, Satan’s **** is far stricter than heaven in issuing green cards. Even fallen believers may not be able to find a household registration. Heretics like Lorraine...

Ah! wishful thinking!

　　 Lorraine poured a glass of wine on his own, and did not intend to entertain the guests in front of him.

　　 "Major General Emmons, or should I call you Santa Claus?"

　　 "It doesn't matter what you call it."

　　 Emmons sat down on the sofa unceremoniously, snapped his fingers to call the maid, and ordered himself a cup of untimely Louis XIII.

　　 "Mr. President, I heard that you plan to visit New York on Christmas?"

　　 "I seem to have no obligation to report my whereabouts to Newfoundland."

　　 "You don't have one, but your whereabouts may be related to the quality of Christmas gifts."

　　 "Quality?" Lorraine frowned deeply, "Christmas present?"

"Yes."

　　 "What news have you received?"

　　 Emmons grinned: "The American Fleet seems to have no obligation to report to a chamber of commerce."

　　 "Aha."

　　 Lorraine was amused, looked at Emmons, for a long time...

　　 "Yes, I will go to New York, but not for Christmas. I will arrive on the 15th and will not leave until the end of Christmas."

　　 Emmons didn't seem to be too surprised by Lorraine's words.

　　 "As long as you hear good things about good children, there is no reason not to put Christmas gifts in your socks."

　　 He took the wine from the maid and took a big sip.

　　 "To make a long story short, the economic crisis in France has begun to affect all of Europe, and Great Britain is no exception. Parliament has reduced the national budget, and every area is shrinking. The Royal Navy bears the brunt."

"The local fleet, the Strait Fleet, the Mediterranean Fleet, the African Fleet, the American Fleet... Except for the Asian Fleet of the East India Company, all fleets are planning to retire their officers and arrange for conditional warships to be decommissioned or transferred to reserve service. ."

　　 "I am honored to tell you that your brother has once again won unanimous praise from the king to the navy in this storm."

　　 "The officers in the Americas have maintained high morale in the tide of retrenchment, and the old warships that have been transferred to the Americas have more than once operated higher-than-expected prices, which has effectively alleviated the navy's constraints on hand."

　　 Lorraine listened patiently.

　　 He was aware of the turmoil of the Royal Navy's dismissal.

　　 In June of this year, Nelson ended his nameless life under house arrest for several years. The accusations came to an end. He was also recalled by the Admiralty to the United Kingdom and forced to be transferred to the reserve service.

　　Reservists can only receive half salary.

　　 Lorraine wrote to him asking him to serve as admiral of the Chamber of Commerce in Europe or the Mediterranean before he found a chance to serve again, but that required Nelson to officially resign from the Navy.

　　 Nelson didn't want to do this, so Lorraine's idea of ​​hiring Nelson could only be aborted.

　　There are so many mid-level officers like Nelson who have been abandoned by the Royal Navy in the past few years, and there are very few officers like him who are not willing to lose their resumes even if their lives are tight.

　　 Emmons said that the morale of the American Fleet was high because after helping Shaq deal with a group of retired officers in 1786, Drake established a close officer reemployment process with the American Fleet.

The key to this process is that the Drake Chamber of Commerce does not eat all the officers, but acts as an intermediary to introduce those experienced, skilled, and knowledgeable products to Baishang Associated Press. It implements a two-way talent selection model. Choosing a career.

　　 Every retired officer has found a satisfactory home based on his abilities and hopes. The Associated Press has also absorbed a large number of scarce talents on the market. The best of both worlds is the best of both worlds.

　　The situation of those retired warships is exactly the same as that of officers.

　　 Through Maritime Group’s three major shipyards in the New World, these outstanding warships have been properly managed, valued, and transferred. In 1787, a total of 26 related transactions were concluded, including 10 Brigentine, 12 Brigs and 4 fifth-class galenons.

In fact, in order to reach the deal as soon as possible, the Maritime Group’s valuation is 5% to 7% lower than the average price in the New World second-hand ship market, but compared to the British market, which has long been accustomed to the navy, this price has risen by a full 15%. , So everyone is happy.

To put it bluntly, Emmons’s unanimous praise of Shaq was done by Lorraine. Although the two brothers are still awkward, although they have not met since the Anglo-American high seas talks in the early days of Wairuns, they can In the handling of the matter, the two sides have obvious tacit agreement and trust.

　　 This made Lorraine feel very upset.

　　 He snorted coldly: "So, should I congratulate Master Tavistock for being promoted again?"

"High promotion is not enough~lightnovelpub.net~ Emmons is humble and hateful." The Royal Navy has its own promotion process. The general is already a white-flag admiral. He wants to be promoted to the red flag in the peaceful era and take charge of the Admiralty. He also needs to complete the leadership experience in the local fleet symbolizing the king's guard. "

"It just so happens that the response of the local fleet in this storm is the worst. The officers have accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction. Some time ago there was even a scandal involving the defection of the scout ship. The Admiralty was disappointed with the leadership of the local fleet and has decided to let the general Transfer to the local area to boost morale."

　　 This is a sudden explosive news.

　　 Lorraine reacted for a while before it was considered as a reaction: "Master Tavistock is going to be transferred?"

　　 "The order has not been passed to Ozen, but since even I know..."

　　 "Is it nailed?" Lorraine rubbed the rim of the cup with his fingers, "Chris Emmons, what the **** Shaq Drake asked you to do?"

"I said it at the beginning." Emmons pulled out a document from his carry-on bag. "Recently, the Chanel Buster Anchor Port found some insignificant damages during inventory inventory. This kind of thing happens every year. When it happens, there are especially many discoveries during the off-duty audit, and there is nothing to fuss about."

　　 "But the opportunity is rare. I think some of the scraps may be in line with Mr. President's hobby, so I brought it here on my own terms." He handed the document to Lorraine, "Merry Christmas, Mr. President. Please sign for it."

　　 Lorraine’s pupils shrank as small as the eye of a needle.

　　 "This is... sixty-eight, mortar?!"