Black sails

Chapter 22 XXII. Examination Works

"Young master, he came to the principality to discuss the construction of the railway with the king. He hopes to break a hole in the giant wall in the west of the principality to allow the railway to pass through and facilitate trade between the two countries. Before the matter is discussed, the king's envoy will let us stay overnight in the villa. , we had to wait until the next day, but unexpectedly the young master suffered a heart attack that night, alas..."

The more Claude thought about it, the more painful it became. How could he have happened to this kind of thing?

Fen also felt that this person was extremely unlucky. It would be understandable if he really had poor protection, but it would be really fatal to die in the palace of King Bema. It's too complicated to explain. Even if you don't die when you go back, you will be crippled. This life is over.

"Is it possible that it was poisoned?"

Fen felt something was fishy.

"It was indeed a bit chaotic that day. There were too many people, too many details and the details were vague. It's too late to tell now. The disaster has already happened."

Claude actually had this suspicion, but he didn't dare to face the reality and put the blame on himself.

Li Site's focus was elsewhere. Although these people were all smart, they had no lessons learned from past mistakes. The experience summarized in the history books back home was that they might have to play big.

"Damn it, you Arameans are going to eat up all this bad land in the east. There will probably be another war."

Li Side lit a cigarette, guessing that the son of a high official was just a small scout in the eyes of the emperor, so he came over first to have a look. I have long said that the current King of Bema is a bit cerebral and is really about to fall over.

"It's just a dead messenger. Even if he has a high status, it's just a rough fight."

Archer was a little too drunk again and couldn't read the atmosphere at all. Claude's face turned ugly and he continued to say that he was just a messenger.

"You'd better rest."

Fen wants to hit someone, which is more disgusting than being too drunk.

Li Site continued to add: "In a war, it's not about whichever side kills more people, whichever side wins. It's about quickly integrating the acquired territory and turning it into a resource that can be used immediately. Once the railway is erected, , it’s so much better than the canal, logistics supplies are so fast, things in the occupied area are squeezed by the construction of sweatshops, and a large number of resources can be mobilized to the front line at any time, just like artificial tailors can’t do it Textile loom. Now the Principality of Bema is already a bandit country with people fleeing for famine everywhere. If the railway is repaired, let's put it this way, it will take ten days to go from the giant wall to Linden City, which is almost faster than the half a year it took the old king to commit suicide after defeat. Twenty times the price, it directly connects to these ice-free ports on the east coast, and there are no middlemen to make the difference.”

Claude actually didn't understand what the purpose of building the railway was. He really thought it was to facilitate trade with the Far Eastern Islands. If he really wanted to be more convenient, it would have to be more convenient to build the railway. This makes sense, not to mention If you dare to go back, how can you do this?

"The people on your ship are quite capable. They have such foresight. Now that the first railway has just been opened, they have all thought of this."

Cloud said to Fin, thinking that Fin was the captain.

Li Site was about to vomit blood after hearing this.

"Uh... this is the captain, Li Site, from the Far East Islands."

Fin introduced.

Li Site himself said that his hometown is in the Far East, which is so far away anyway.

Claude smiled awkwardly and punished himself with a drink to apologize. The main reason was that Fen was a very elegant person, and he was very particular about his dress and manners. Li Site was originally from outer space, and the gaming chair was so comfortable that it was impossible to stand. Standing posture, sitting posture or not, slovenly appearance, "pirate" as much as you want, not "modern" yet.

"As expected of a captain, he has such a far-sighted strategy."

Claude also had a high opinion of this group of pirates. The intelligence dealer had introduced him to another group of people before. Although the other side did not dare to accept him, he did not look down on that group of pirates at all.

"If you are willing to accept our gang of brothers, as long as you don't kill civilians or benevolent people, you will kill the murderers. I am not saying that, my gang and the pirates at the port can only be wiped out in the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee. We don’t ask for seats, we just ask for a living, and when the news passes, we can make enough money to redeem our title.”

Claude said in a solemn tone. Whether it was Fen or Li Site's remarks just now, he felt that this group of people had a better future than the previous group. There was a huge difference.

As for the Jiu Mengzi they brought, he was basically a pirate. It was impossible for a group of literati to make money by reciting poems.

Fen gave Li Site a wink. It was time to leave. If he could get such news, his trip would not be in vain. The situation was indeed about to change drastically. If the emperor really came to kill him, Heavenly Port would not be in vain. Maybe they would all suffer, and pirates like him would have nothing to eat. Originally, he had reservations about joining the old acquaintance of Lord Linden City, but now it seems that going to Chai Daguan is the way out.

"I implement three principles in my work. The third principle is that whoever has money earns it. There is no bullying as you said. To be honest, two months ago, all the cultists in the Lanwan Port Lord's family used children Blood sacrifice, more than 20 members of the whole family, I chopped it up."

Li Site took a puff of cigarette and got excited.

Fen was speechless, it's time to go, what are you bragging about? Is it really possible to recruit someone on board?

Having said that, Claude and a group of his men still felt that the style of the pirates on the east coast was different from the hooligans in the interior. They were all outlaws.

Li Site had other plans and decided to take advantage of this group of people.

"You want to board the ship, it's not impossible, but you have to hand in your certificate. If you can trust me, accept these ten golden dragons first. Brothers, after a long journey, it's best to have a rest in the city. It's best to live in Menglan. In the hotel, maybe ten days and a half later, I will ask you for help with something. Let’s meet at the Menglan Hotel. If we succeed, we can sail the sea together and look down on the world from now on.”

Li Site opened his wallet, revealing the shining gold coins engraved with the Dragon of Eternity and Time, and took out ten coins. This dragon's emblem was far more popular than the old man himself.

"You haven't done anything yet, how can you collect money?" Claude thought that this favor might be quite big. Ten gold dragons were considered a large amount, so he hesitated, "It's not a favor, but it doesn't matter."

Li Site was speechless. You ask me, who should I ask? The Lord hasn't said anything yet, but he can only deal with it first.

"What else can I be busy with? Of course it is to resolve some business disputes."

He replied calmly.

ten minutes later.

The three of them left the alley.

"Captain, you are really confused. Give me ten gold coins and let me chop people. I'll chop them down for you and give them to an outsider. They take the money and run away."

Archer looked disgusted.

"What do you know? Most of the time, money is spent on steel blades instead of steel blades. If you don't intimidate dozens of people to see your strength, who will care about you? Where can those people go? Linden City is now messing around. Those who are on the road, let’s be honest, are the most formidable people below.”

Li Site was playing with the flintlock gun and talking loudly.

Fen guessed Li Site's thoughts. In fact, Li Site was quite unsure about the unknown big job ahead. Although it was a bit unkind, he could let the group of people go and explore first when the job came.