The deck was spotless, so clean it was almost reflective.
All surviving crew members spent the night wiping the decks yesterday.
Lin En didn't say stop and they didn't dare to stop at all, so they could only wipe the deck over and over again.
Now the crew members stood neatly on the deck, looking at him in fear, silently as if waiting for their fate.
Lin En walked onto the bow deck, glanced around, and was very satisfied with the effect of last night. To make these pirates obedient, it was impossible to rely on love, and fear was the best way.
He waved his hand and sprinkled a black light. In the black light were countless filaments. These filaments accurately found each person, wrapped around their arms, and disappeared.
The pirates took off their clothes in horror and searched all over their bodies.
"Curse! This is a curse!"
"Captain, please don't kill me, I swear never to betray you."
The pirates who had gained nothing fell to their knees on the deck with pale faces.
He kept swearing to beg for mercy.
Of course Linn didn't believe the pirates' oaths, but he believed in fear.
"Don't worry, this is not a curse! It won't kill you."
"They are just tracking threads that allow me to find your location."
The pirates didn't believe a word of what Lin En said, but they had no choice. They could only force themselves to believe it, because only in this way could the fear in their hearts be reduced.
"Ten years!" Linn stretched out a finger and said softly.
"Work for me for ten years and then you will be free."
Fear will be like an invisible rope, holding them firmly. At the same time, it will not be so tight that it makes them despair.
This is the most appropriate scale.
"Now, set sail!"
"Yes! Captain."
The ship became very busy, and everyone rushed to their posts to prepare for sailing.
A sailor carefully touched the cable and then jumped away suddenly.
After waiting for a while, everyone felt relieved after confirming that the cables were not alive.
"Captain!"
A tall, dark-skinned man came over and said respectfully: "Where is our goal?"
Yes, until now this fleet has no idea where it is going.
Yesterday, they were only focused on the loot they were about to get and didn't think about this issue at all.
"To the north!"
"Let's go to Florida!"
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peninsula florida,
It is located at the southernmost point of the east coast of the North American continent, directly inserted into the Caribbean Sea. It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Gulf of Mexico to the west.
In the 16th century, the Spaniards first discovered this place in search of the "Fountain of Youth" and named it Florida, which means "the place where flowers bloom."
And established settlements here and started colonization.
However, after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, Britain and France invaded Florida many times and destroyed Spanish settlements in order to compete with Spain for colonies. At the same time, Spain did not find gold or silver in Florida. It only used Florida as a link with Britain to establish thirteen states on the east coast of the North American continent.
buffer zone.
Therefore, Spain's colonization of Florida was limited, and it could only control a few areas along the Florida coast.
And this place is the foundation of Lynn's plan.
After laying the foundation here, we will reach the vast North American continent to the north, the Caribbean Sea with dense shipping routes to the south, the Gulf of Mexico, the core inland sea, to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
For such a core place, no one really cares about it now!
Seven days later, Lynn's fleet arrived in Florida, sailed around the peninsula in twenty days, and then arrived at the center of Spain, the city of St. Augustine.
Jack, who had been traveling all the way, said goodbye to Linn and went to look for his favorite "Black Pearl".
Lynn didn't try to persuade him to stay. At this time, there are at least eight years left before the plot begins, which means that Jack may still have a long way to go before he can fulfill his wish.
After Jack left, Lynn set foot on land in Florida.
St. Augustine is located on the east coast of the peninsula near the Atlantic Ocean. It is not large in scale, with a population of only a few thousand, most of whom are indigenous. There may not be a thousand real Spanish people.
Linn took the fleet and met with the Spanish governor Montiano as a merchant.
Lin En proposed that he was willing to buy a piece of land at a high price to grow food and vegetables.
Montiano did not agree with this proposal at first, saying bluntly that this was the territory of New Spain and would never be sold to others.
Lin En turned to the second option and said that he could also rent it. Moreover, he was fully responsible for the farm, and he could also pay a portion of the products every year, and the rent would also be paid.
Montiano was really moved. He couldn't use the peninsula anyway. Now he could get the rent without doing anything, and Spain's interests were not lost at all. He couldn't think of any reason to disagree.
In this way, Lynn obtained permission to rent land and farm in Florida.
He designated a large farm in the Caribbean area in the southern part of the peninsula. As for the specific area, the Spaniards did not even measure it. They only cared about whether there was gold here and had no interest in growing vegetables.
Lin En quoted a number and they waited to receive the money. Everyone was happy.
After the territory was settled, he recruited some people from the local area to build his manor and a large number of dormitories.
He then reassembled the pirates in his fleet.
Everyone stood on the deck like quails, feeling uneasy. No matter how long they spent together, they would still tremble with fear when they faced Lin En's young face, with fear deep in their bones.
"Now, I need you to do something!"
"Go back to the pirates and tell them a message."
"I want to buy people! Orientals. The price is three times more than Africans!"
The pirates fell silent, some of them unable to understand the meaning of the captain's words.
If a plantation needs people to farm the land, wouldn't cheap and easy-to-use black people be better? Why spend a lot of money to buy those Orientals?
They are not as strong as the niggers, nor are they as numerous.
But when he looked up, he saw the captain's face of oriental descent and closed his mouth, as if he understood something.
"Also, I need a team of you to go to Singapore."
"Find the pirate king Sao Feng there and give him my letter."
Sao Feng, Pirate King of Singapore.
He mainly operates in the South China Sea and Singapore waters, controls the sea routes to the East, and holds the "End of the World" sea map in his hand. He is a very important pirate king.
Lin En doesn't know Sao Feng, but Jack does!
The letter in his hand was the one he asked Jack to write two days ago.
The content of the letter is very simple.
Pay him a lot of money to help recruit people!
It is now the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty in the East. A large number of Chinese who do not want to shave their heads and keep braids are fleeing. At this time, there are many Chinese who have fled to Nanyang.
"But be sure to tell him that I am not buying a slave. Only when the person arrives safely can he receive the money."
"Therefore, the safety of the Chinese on board must be guaranteed."