When it comes to war, in addition to the regular navies of various countries firmly occupying the top spot, the second place is the turn of pirate groups in various places.
For some pirate groups, prostitution is their main business, and plundering passing merchant ships is incidental.
There is also a collusion between the unscrupulous navy and the pirates. The former provides information, while the latter goes to rob, and the proceeds are divided equally between the two families.
Wang Hao thought of some news he had seen in his previous life, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly. He wondered what the navy here looked like.
"Look, there is stronghold 004 ahead."
Since light control is implemented at night, the lighthouse will be turned on in the stronghold to guide friendly ships into the harbor only when a friendly signal is received from the sea. Therefore, at this time, the land ahead is just a dark patch. If there is no precise signal,
coordinates, it is difficult for others to discover this stronghold.
The next moment, the surprised expression on Lieutenant Maurice's face instantly solidified, "There is a guard fleet!"
In some important strongholds, an offshore defense fleet is usually equipped. This fleet is generally not very large in size and is mostly composed of small and medium-sized ships. In peacetime, it is mainly responsible for tasks such as night patrols and transporting supplies.
, and it serves as the main force of naval warfare; in wartime, it can detect the enemy's situation, harass the enemy's flanks, etc.
To sum it up in one sentence, only the strongholds that guard the fleet are qualified to attack. As for other strongholds, they just drink some leftover soup and water.
After hearing Lieutenant Maurice's words, the expressions of everyone on the ship changed. This was obviously a terrible situation.
Although Maurice signaled his identity, there was no response from the base.
The silence from the base made Wang Hao and others on the ship feel sad.
If the other party doesn't even want to show their face, it will be useless no matter how valuable they bring them!
Breaking in by force is tantamount to courting death. There are countless cannons on land aimed at the sea at this time. If the "Gorton" makes any change, the latter will definitely be torn into pieces in an instant.
While everyone was waiting anxiously, a small fleet sailed up. After verifying each other's identities, the person in charge finally appeared.
On the crimson deck, a middle-aged man dressed as a naval officer said with an unhappy expression: "What are you doing here so late? Don't you know this is a military area? According to the regulations, we have trespassers."
If we have the right to sink it, even if we sue it to the higher authorities, we can get justice."
That's what they say, but in actual operation it is very inconvenient, and it will definitely offend other friendly forces, so an officer appears, "Leave quickly, otherwise I will report it to your superiors tomorrow."
If he had heard this warning from the other party a moment ago, Second Lieutenant Maurice would have definitely turned around and left. Anyway, the officer's voice was so loud, which proved that it was not that he did not contribute, but that the defense of the stronghold was too tight, and he did not
way.
But now, as long as he thought of the benefits brought by that batch of porcelain from the East, he gritted his teeth and forced out a smile, "Major Pound, Captain Milusi asked me to convey his greetings to you."
When the middle-aged officer Major Pound heard his old friend's name, his eyes softened slightly, but his attitude was still very tough, "Well, this is not where you should come, so hurry up and leave."
However, Maurice heard a hint of relief from the other party's tone, and he was overjoyed. He quickly took two steps forward and whispered: "Captain Milusi also said that he wanted to thank you for your care last time, so..."
"asshole!"
I didn't expect Major Pound to suddenly become furious when he heard this, "That old drunkard can't control his mouth when he's drunk. Can he talk about this everywhere?"
"And you, Second Lieutenant, no matter where you learned this news, I advise you to forget it, otherwise, it may bring you bad luck!"
Second Lieutenant Maurice did not expect that his two sentences would cause such a big reaction from the other party. Yes, Captain Milusi did reveal some information to him while drunk, but it was definitely not as much as the middle-aged officer thought.
Most of them are guesses and inferences from the former.
However, judging from the other party's reaction, it was obvious that his guess was not wrong.
He was not intimidated by the other party's tone. He took a step forward again, turned his hands over, and held an object as white as jade. He said: "I recently got a batch of porcelain that is said to come from the East. I don't know.
True or not, I came here to ask the major for advice."
"Who do you think I am? Why don't you take..." There are always similar methods of bribery in the East and the West. Major Pound is no stranger to this. He secretly blames the other party. Even if he is filial to him, he still has to choose someone.
At that time, in such a public place, he could not accept it directly. If he took it back, he could not say anything when he saw clearly what the other person was holding.
"Bring it over and have a look!" He quickly changed his words and motioned to the sailors to come closer and connect the two ships together with long wooden boards.
The pure white porcelain exudes a warm luster like jade under the night light. With Major Pound's extensive knowledge, he can see the value of this porcelain at a glance. Even if it is not as good as those real top-quality goods, it is not far behind. It is right.
They are the favorite models of the European aristocracy and can definitely be sold at high prices.
He took the porcelain, muttered something to himself, and played with it for a long time without any intention of letting go.
Seeing this scene, Maurice knew that this operation was mostly successful. Despite this, he still asked knowingly: "Major, what is the quality of this porcelain?"
"Good, very good. It's better than any porcelain I've ever seen. It's pure in color and flawless. It's the best of the best."
Anyone with eyes can see the things placed here, so Major Pang Pang didn't mean to hide it. He rolled his eyes and laughed, "Do you have a lot of such goods?"
"It's not a lot. I only got 5 for the time being, but if necessary, maybe I can get more." Second Lieutenant Maurice was not stupid, and naturally he would not take out all 10 high-grade porcelains at once.
He understands that rareness is valuable.
"Do you have the channels for this?" Major Pound suddenly opened his eyes wide, and immediately beamed with joy, "Okay, that's great."
Perhaps because he felt it was inappropriate to do so, he coughed lightly, and then said in a soft voice: "Second Lieutenant, since you were introduced by that old ghost Milusi, I won't hide it from you. We do have someone here."
A special channel that can bypass the city hall and sell directly to those noble businessmen, what do you mean?"
Lieutenant Maurice did not reply, but his eyes fell on the surrounding ships intentionally or unintentionally.
But Major Pound suddenly understood, "Let's go to the shore to talk in detail, and find a place to have a drink by the way."
However, he soon showed a troubled expression, "Lieutenant, you also know that the rules... are really hard to break. I will drink two drinks with you later. As for the other people on your ship, you should continue to stay on the ship. I
I’ll arrange for someone else to deliver midnight snacks, how about that?”
If it weren't for the fact that this deal was so rare, he would never have spared his temper to talk to a second lieutenant like this.
How could this be possible? The purpose of his trip was to bring Wang Hao ashore. In this case, what else was there to do? The smile on Second Lieutenant Maurice's face froze, and there was a wave of uncertainty on his face, as if he was struggling.
It took me a long time to make a difficult decision.
"To be honest, this batch of porcelain of mine comes from an Oriental. He is on the ship at the moment. It would be more appropriate to take him with you." He then added, "He and I are very good friends.
, no problem.”
Maurice's words mainly revealed three meanings. The owner of the transaction was on the ship. It would be more appropriate to talk to him if there was anything. The other was to point out the relationship between the two and extinguish the other party's intention to deal alone with Wang Hao.
Another idea is to ensure that there is no problem with Wang Hao's identity.
If there were any problems with Wang Hao's identity in the future, it would be easy for Maurice to leave clues by speaking like this and take a lot of risks, but in order to facilitate the successful completion of the transaction, he would not care so much.
"I see."
Major Pound nodded suddenly after hearing this. He was still wondering where the other party got this batch of goods from, but he didn't expect that it was because of a relationship with an Eastern friend.
"This guy's luck is too good."
Although I don’t know how much the other party can get from this transaction, as long as I think about how hard the other party works, I can think of one or two. As for the words he later advised me not to poach, Major Pound’s reaction was to sneer twice.
, is this something that the other party can stop if they want?
Thinking of this, he felt an urgent desire to see the Oriental man.
Second Lieutenant Maurice invited Wang Hao out very considerately, "This is my Eastern friend. This is Major Pound. He has very great power in this sea area."
"Call me Wang. Nice to meet you, Major Pound."
Wang Hao shook hands with the other party politely, but there was not much joy in his voice.
At this time, if you act too eagerly, you may arouse the other party's suspicion. He has always paid great attention to these details.
Major Pound was not dissatisfied with this. First, he understood that most Easterners were introverted and conservative, and the other party's reaction was quite normal.
"This is not the place to talk. Let's talk on land."
After weighing it for a while, Major Pound quickly made a decision. The Eastern Empire was too far away from the European world, and there was no conflict of interest between the two. He did not think Wang Hao had any evil intentions.
After hearing Major Pound's words, Wang Hao's expression remained very calm. He nodded slightly and stopped talking. Little did he know that the hands in his sleeves had already been clenched into fists and were trembling slightly.
The scenes that happened next were like sleepwalking to Wang Hao. After throwing the conch to an inconspicuous place, he seemed a little absent-minded. He entrusted the transaction between the two parties to Second Lieutenant Maurice with full authority.
Major Pound did not have the slightest suspicion about this, but was very envious of the relationship between the two. In his opinion, Wang Hao could trust Maurice so much, and the relationship between the two must be extraordinary.
At this time, a very strange scene appeared. Maurice and Pound were arguing with each other regardless of their image, and their faces were red and their necks were thick. Wang Hao was wandering away like a man who had nothing to do. During this period, I don’t know how many quarrels they had, and they continued again and again.
In the tug-of-war, the two sides finally reached a compromise.
"Each porcelain is 200 gold coins, a total of 5 pieces, which is 1,000 pieces."
After completing the transaction, Wang Hao and the two returned to the "Gorton" without any reason to stay in the stronghold.
Second Lieutenant Maurice did not even ask about what Wang Hao wanted to do in the stronghold and what he did. Instead, he counted the proceeds from this trade in a serious manner.
"The other five pieces of porcelain will be sold separately in a few days. The expected profit will be between 1,000 and 1,200 gold coins."
As for why the second transaction will be more profitable than the first transaction, this is easy to explain. Firstly, it is to open the market and always give up some benefits. Secondly, it is Wang Hao’s special task. Time is urgent, and the transaction
The object has no choice.
By the time of the second transaction, I believe that the news that they have porcelain from the East has been spread. At that time, others will come to them to ask for it, and the room for selection will naturally be much larger.
Wang Hao was not very interested in the details of these transactions. After signing the contract with Maurice, he handed over all the work to the other party.
The sky was gradually getting brighter at this time, and his mind was no longer here. There was less than one day left before the three-day deadline, and he was still busy next!
After paying the promised rewards to a few people, Wang Hao hurriedly left. After making sure that no one was following him, he set foot on the road to Rose Street.
Arriving in front of the wooden door again, Wang Hao calmed down the excitement in his heart. Just when he was about to knock on the door, the door opened by itself.
"Well done, kid. I have to admit, you really impressed me."
The burly Bilires leaned against the door, almost blocking the entire entrance. At this time, there was a rare smile on his face, "Come in and tell me, the military defense map is still a little short of being drawn.
You have to wait a while."
Perhaps it was because the work at hand was almost finished, so his mood was very good, and there was even a hint of teasing in the last sentence.
Thinking that he could hire a legendary captain to be his thug next, Wang Hao couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed. Even in the previous time and space, except for the fierce man who killed him, there was no one there.
I heard that some people can enjoy such treatment!
Following closely behind the burly figure, Wang Hao seemed to be in a much more relaxed mood than last time. He couldn't help but glance randomly, and then curled his lips. There were more scraps of paper and useless pictures on the ground. Obviously
The owner of the house is someone who doesn't care much about small details.
There was nothing to do after waiting around, so Wang Hao found tools in the house and simply cleaned the house.
Bilires, who had been immersed in drawing, accidentally saw Wang Hao's deliberate and gentle movements, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
More than an hour later, Bilires suddenly stretched out, then slammed the quill in his hand on the table, and held up the map that had taken him several months of hard work. His rough face was full of relief.
color.
"Is it done?" Wang Hao put down the tools in his hands and asked, suppressing the joy in his heart.
"Well, it's done."
Bilires nodded, then shifted his gaze to Wang Hao's face, and suddenly laughed. It turned out that in the process of cleaning up the house, Wang Hao had made a big painted face, which looked very funny.
After looking in the mirror and seeing something strange, Wang Hao wasn't too dissatisfied. He just took out some water and scrubbed it, then stood aside.
"I have to say that I am very satisfied with your performance this time, so I decided to teach you my most proud skill." The smile on Bilires' face disappeared, replaced by a solemn look.
The skill you are most proud of? It must be very awesome.
Is there such a good thing?
Wang Hao was already happy in his heart, but he still looked attentive on his face.
System: The legendary captain Billy Reis has taught you the art of drawing. Do you want to accept the lesson?
