Pirate Avenger

Chapter 56 Spann Derek

With the help of people with good intentions, the crazy actions of the Kappa Chamber of Commerce last night spread throughout the East China Sea in a very short period of time, and many competing chambers of commerce fell silent for a while.

1000 million Baileys are not impossible for some established chambers of commerce in the East China Sea.But being so forthright, donating directly without asking for half a cent, this kind of courage is not possessed by everyone.

Although in the Pirate World, the price of many famous knives, the rewards of pirates are tens of millions, and there are even pirates with bounties of more than one billion Baileys in the New World.But in the East China Sea, which is the weakest and barren among the four seas, 1000 million Pele is already a number that most people can't even imagine in their lifetime.

Even for the Kappa Chamber of Commerce, which has been rising for a while, 1000 million needs to be accumulated for a while.

On the surface, the chamber of commerce's profits are astonishing, and after deducting the operating and labor costs, the balance is quite substantial.

But we need to know that in this age of pirates, being a sea driver is a dangerous job.Once a vicious incident of pirates hijacking a merchant ship occurs, not only will the goods be lost, but a large amount of ransom will also be paid.What's worse, many times, the pirates get the ransom but directly tear up the ticket, or don't let people go at all, and directly pack the people with the boat, regardless of whether you want to be directly merged into the pirate group.

Not only did the Chamber of Commerce fail to get back its own things, but it continued to pay a large sum of pensions.It can be said that he lost his wife and lost his army.However, there was no chamber of commerce that dared to disobey the pirates and refused to pay the ransom.Because if you dare to do this, within two days, the notoriety of the chamber of commerce will spread to every corner of the world.And no more crew members will follow a boss who doesn't care about his own life.

Even though these years, the mercenary group has taken advantage of the situation to develop, and armed escorts abound at sea, but in fact the effect is not good, and it has greatly increased the expenditure of the chamber of commerce.

To sum up, the Chamber of Commerce is far from being as prosperous as people imagined. Even in unlucky years, losses are trivial, and it is normal to lose all money.

Therefore, the crazy behavior of the Kappa Chamber of Commerce can't help but make people look sideways.However, not everyone is optimistic about the actions of the Kappa Chamber of Commerce.

Above this sea, the four seas with low status are all under the control of the navy branch. They are far away from the center of power, and the headquarters seldom interferes. It can be said that the sky is high and the emperor is far away.

When power is not effectively restrained, corruption breeds.There are moths in many branches and naval bases, ranging from the small adjutants at the grassroots level to the directors of the navy, the list goes on and on.Therefore, if the object of your donation happens to encounter these moths, then congratulations, you will not get any substantive help except superficial thanks and praise.Maybe it will be self-defeating, and the other party will treat you as a big fat sheep, and it is not impossible to grab some wool from time to time.

In particular, the Kappa Chamber of Commerce's donation this time is the Shields Naval Base, which has just undergone major changes.Many chambers of commerce are gloating, waiting to see the jokes of the Kappa chamber of commerce.

It's just that the Kappa Chamber of Commerce really had to do it because of a momentary impulse, or because of the pressure of public opinion a few days ago, in order to save the reputation of the Chamber of Commerce?
As a newly emerging chamber of commerce, the Kapa Chamber of Commerce has the strength to compete with some established chambers of commerce in just a dozen years of qualifications. The chairman, Span Derek, has contributed a lot.

Spann is a very rational person.After more than ten years of hard work, starting with the mayor of Shudun Town, he quickly made a fortune and built Shudun Town and Kapa Chamber of Commerce into a monolithic one. His vision and courage are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Because most of the Kappa Chamber of Commerce's maritime trade routes are within the jurisdiction of the Shields Naval Base, Spann started dealing with them early on.Although I dare not say that he is familiar with him, but the officials, captains and captains, big and small, basically have more or less friendship.The two sides have always maintained a friendly relationship of reciprocity.

From time to time, Spark would let the merchant ships under the chamber of commerce serve as base soldiers to bring some small gifts or local specialties from other regions.Occasionally, I will also help to solve the difficulties of the base's funds.Although the amount is not large each time, the timing is often very accurate, which makes Shields' top management always feel like they are being helped in a timely manner.

The base is also unambiguous, and it takes good care of the merchant ships of the Kappa Chamber of Commerce, which makes the loss rate of the merchant ships of the Kappa Chamber of Commerce much smaller than that of many large chambers of commerce.This also facilitated the rise of the Kappa Chamber of Commerce.

This relationship lasted for more than ten years until Monca came to power three years ago.

Monka was too greedy, and Spann couldn't satisfy his bottomless appetite.Spa hesitated, hesitated, and finally flinched helplessly.It is precisely because of this that he offended Monka.Shields cared less and less for the Kappa Chamber of Commerce.

At first, there were some familiar captains to help, but as time went by, Monka's brutal rule discouraged those captains who were interested.In the later period, more and more high-level executives either could no longer bear Monka and chose to retire, or were abolished by Monka for various reasons. Spann completely cut off Shields' line.

Monka was even more straightforward. He directly made the business route of the Kappa Chamber of Commerce a vacuum for the navy.This caused the tragedy that the captain of the Albatross, Lafite, said that the Kappa Chamber of Commerce lost three merchant ships a month.

Monka's inaction made Spann even want to give up the existing route for a while, but after comprehensive consideration, he found that the cost was too high, so he had to grit his teeth and persist, while trying to develop a new route.Unfortunately, the effect is not ideal.

As a result, Spann has a love-hate relationship with Shields Naval Base.It is it that laid the foundation for the rise of the Kappa Chamber of Commerce, and it is also the cause of the current predicament of the Kappa Chamber of Commerce.

Spann has been distressed, until three months ago, things turned around.Once again a flag merchant ship was rescued by Shields' navy.After a little inquiring, Spann learned the whole story.

I don't know if it was Monka who finally vomited, or Rocak was out of old love, but the Albatross was saved.Span suddenly became alive, especially a month later, when he found out that Monka had been overthrown, and the newly appointed Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant Colonel (then) who had an old integrity with him, Span was ecstatic .

After multiple investigations, the news was confirmed.Spann couldn't wait to reconnect with Shields Naval Base.For this, he needs an excuse and a stepping stone to reopen the situation.

The albatross provided the excuse, but what about the stepping stone?
In fact, in recent years, although the relationship has been severed, Spann has not let go of his attention to Shields.Spann understands Shields' plight.After some deliberation, Spann gritted his teeth and made an amazing decision.

Spann spent two months secretly purchasing a large armed merchant ship that was about to be completed, and further upgraded and strengthened it, turning it into a real warship.At the same time, complete all the configurations on the battleship.Therefore, Spann's cost is not at all the 1000 million Pele that people expected, but an astonishing 3000 million Pele.

Span didn't believe that the upright Rika would not cut resources to the Kappa Chamber of Commerce after eating this heavy gift.If a mere 3000 million Baileys can bring the Kappa Chamber of Commerce back to its peak, or even go one step further, then all this will be worth it!
Facts have proved that Spahn's big gamble was correct.

Twenty years later, when the Kappa Chamber of Commerce became famous in the East China Sea and Span became an important figure in the East China Sea, his young grandson asked him: "Grandpa, in your life, do you think you have done the most successful business?" Which one was the business?"

Spann hugged his grandson with a smile, and said kindly: "The most successful one? That's not a business, but a gift from grandpa, a gift worth 3000 million Baileys!"

(End of this chapter)