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    Under the leadership of Chelsea, Song Hu and others followed him to drag the boat out from behind the reef.  Then he and his men got into the boat and rowed into the sea toward the Mayflower.

    At that time of day, Captain Leslie was careless and left no men on board.  So Song Hu and the others didn't have to worry about any resistance or fighting, so the process of boarding the ship was very easy.

    After the boat approached the Mayflower, it slowly approached the hull.

    Several cables are placed on the outside of the hull for people to climb.  Song Hu and the others climbed onto the Mayflower along these cables and experienced for themselves what this 1620 ocean-going ship was like.

    The sails of the Mayflower were all furled before Leslie and the others boarded Manhattan.  Although the sails are furled, the hull will still sway slightly with the sea water, and at the same time it will make a 'crunch!  Crunch!  ¡¯ sound.

    This is the unique sound of wooden boats, and it is also related to the craftsmanship of this era.

    "Now, you will stay on the ship with us. And I will be the captain of this ship, and you will be my deputy!" Song Hu walked around on the deck and stood still, grinning with white teeth.  Smiled at Chelsea.

    Song Hu¡¯s English was a little shaky, but Chelsea could understand what he was talking about through Song Hu¡¯s expression and look, plus some guesses, so there was no need to worry about being unable to communicate.

    Deputy?

    ¡°Isn¡¯t that a long-standing adjutant? This is an incredible officer.

    Chelsea could not have imagined that this barbarian would actually let him become an official.  At that moment, he seemed a little excited, and his body was shaking uncontrollably.

    "Don't be so excited, as long as you teach us how to operate this ship. In the future, our Emperor will call in troops from far away to organize the fleet. As my deputy, you will not be the captain of a warship.  What a difficult thing."

    Song Hu has been following Zhao Hongyu for a long time, and he also knows a little about lying.

    ¡°I¡­I¡­I am willing to serve the empire.¡±

    Chelsea was originally a little beggar. In her early years, she lived a hard life and had a taste of human kindness.  Although Leslie took him on board, in Leslie's eyes, he was nothing more than a free laborer.

    In this era, the concept of state on the European continent was still very vague, and the nobility still had strong power.

    The consolidation of imperial power and the popularization of the country could only begin at the end of the 17th century.

    Therefore, although Chelsea is British, he has no loyalty to the Queen.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out of the typical European people who have breasts are mothers. As long as you can give them enough wealth, benefits and status, then it is not impossible to betray the king or the queen.

    But Chelsea is not stupid. He also understands that if he wants to get what this native said, he must perform well.

    Along the way, I also asked about it.  According to this native, they came from the distant east hundreds of years ago and are descendants of a powerful empire. They were forced to live in this place because of the early Mongols.

    At the same time, they are different from the indigenous people here because they have their own unique culture and knowledge inheritance.

    Song!

    This is the name of their empire.

    Although Chelsea is very young, he seems to have heard this name before.

    Oh, by the way, it seems that the captain bought a book called "The Travels of Marco Polo" when he was in Marseille, and there is such a record in it.  If you want to ask why he understands this, it is because Captain Leslie would hold this book on the deck and tell them the story, so he had this impression.

    ??A land paved with gold, a land of wealth full of spices and precious metals, a kingdom that makes people yearn for it.

    Chelsea¡¯s face showed envy and yearning, as well as a trace of respect.

    This is like a war-torn African refugee in the 21st century meeting an American citizen.  At the same time, the American citizen promised the African refugee that he could help him escape from the sea of ??suffering and become an American citizen, with the same look on his face as the African refugee.

    Chelsea is now like a bitch, and it goes without saying that Song Hu is a wealthy and handsome citizen of the United States.

    "Don't underestimate us. Although we live here, we are still very powerful. Our empire has a population of 30 million in the hinterland of this continent! There are dozens of large cities and millions of soldiers"

    There is always bragging in a competition, and when Song Hu opens his mouth, he brags even more powerfully than Zhao Hongyu.

    It is pitiful, and now Zhao Hongyu has only 220 men around, at the same time during the dayAt that time, 84 people were lost.

    ¡°If we include those slaves and Anuch warriors, does Zhao Hongyu have 500 men?

    Song Hu is good. As soon as he opens and closes his mouth, there are 30 million people

    This is 30 million people. At this time, the combined population of the British Isles was not that large.

    And Ireland has not yet been completely conquered, so it is still a matter of debate whether it counts as British territory or not.  It has not yet merged with Scotland, and Britain is not as powerful as it would be in later generations.

    Raising his hand and patting Chelsea's shoulder, Song Hu smiled and said to him: "This is our Majesty's territory when he was the prince. You were unlucky enough to break in by mistake. That's why you ended up like this. But  It seems to be a good thing for you, because after becoming our citizen, you can enjoy a lot of benefits."

    Song Hu drew a big pie, making Chelsea full of hope for her future life.

    "As my deputy, you can receive three ounces of gold as salary a month." After saying this, Song Hu walked towards the captain's cabin.

    Three ounces of gold!

    Chelsea raised her hand and pinched her face hard. He felt as if he was in a dream.

    Not only did these Song people not regard him as a prisoner, they also asked him to be the second-in-command of the ship, and his salary was still three ounces of gold.

    You know, when Leslie was still alive, he could only get a salary of fifteen shillings a month.  Of course, Leslie provided for his food and accommodation, so the salary of fifteen shillings was still very generous.

    But compared with three ounces of gold, fifteen shillings is too little.

    The United Kingdom in this era is not on the gold standard, but on a real silver standard system.

    There are also real silver coins circulating in the market, and gold coins only appeared in later generations.

    Although Britain has defeated Spain now, it is not as powerful as it was in the 18th and 19th centuries.  Most of the gold is in the hands of Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands. The rise of Britain is only in name, but in fact it is still a taint.

    Chelsea¡¯s original monthly salary of fifteen shillings was actually less than one pound.

    You should know that one pound in this era is equivalent to 20 shillings.

    So what is the purchasing power of this pound?

    8 shillings can buy 1 bushel of oats (note: bushel is a unit of measurement, 1 bushel is equivalent to about 25 kilograms, which varies in different countries, the British bushel is 27 kilograms).

    Fifteen shillings can only buy 2 bushels of oats.

    A hundred pounds of oats, that thing can only be said to make you starve to death.

    At this time, prices in the UK are extremely high, which makes the people in the country miserable.

    The reason is the discovery of the New World and the endless flow of gold to Europe, which caused prices to skyrocket in the European continent and the British Isles.

    The expansion of Britain¡¯s overseas colonies and the industrial revolution also caused prices to skyrocket even more.

    In 1620, prices in England soared six times compared to ten years ago, which is terrifying.

    The enclosure movement and the cannibalism of sheep are happening in this era.

    "It's a pity that Song Hu doesn't know much about this, and his historical knowledge is very limited.

    But even if Song Hu knew this period of history, he probably wouldn't be interested in it.

    Overall, three ounces of gold is enough for Chelsea to live a high-class life.  This is a salary of about thirty pounds and six hundred shillings.

    Such a salary is almost equivalent to that of a small landowner in the UK, so what else could Chelsea be dissatisfied with.

    "Thank you Captain, I will do my best."

    Soon, Chelsea changed his identity.  What's more, he is still a prisoner of Song Hu and the others. He must cooperate with Song Hu no matter what, not to mention getting a salary.

    Next, according to Song Hu¡¯s request, Chelsea began to teach those genetic people how to operate this kind of sea ship.

    Song Hu walked into the captain's cabin at the stern of the ship.

    "Pull up this rope, which controls the sail on the top of this pole."

    The moment Song Hu walked into the captain's room, Chelsea's voice sounded behind him.

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    Time passes by in a hurry, like white clouds passing by.

    Within half a month, Wang Shan captured the deserters hiding all over Manhattan Island and executed them among them.

    This arrest process is indispensable without Anouchi.?¡¯s help, they are really good at tracking this.  It was with the help of the Anuchi that many of the deserters were caught.

    At the beginning, many female geneticists protested against Zhao Hongyu¡¯s execution of these deserters.  It is said that Zhao Hongyu does not respect human rights and has no respect for life.

    These popular Zhao Hongyu can¡¯t wait to slap them with his big mouth.

    On this day, the last batch of deserters were pulled to the place of execution, and a group of geneticists surrounded them.

    "Chief, can't you really give them a chance? You must know that they are also human beings. Even if they make mistakes, they must be given a chance."

    A female gene person started, and then some other female gene people chirped in agreement.  She has been constantly confronting Zhao Hongyu on human rights issues.

    So much so that Zhao Hongyu even wondered whether this female genetic person was someone from a human rights protection organization.

    But the problem is, using the genetic human cultivation function in the space-time trader, it is impossible to cultivate even people from human rights protection organizations, right?  This is obviously a bit too fantasy!

    Zhao Hongyu feels that there are some pitfalls in the settings of the time and space trader.
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