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    "A French merchant ship has just shipped a lot of goods today. It is estimated that they will leave the port in a few hours. Our boss asked me to inform you that this is a big fat sheep."

    In a tavern at the port pier, several men were whispering in low voices.

    After one of the men whispered a few words, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket, placed it on the table, and then handed it to the man sitting opposite him.

    The man took the paper handed over by the other party, glanced at it quickly, then put the paper into his coat pocket, then took off a bag from his waist and threw it on the table.

    The bag made a clanging sound when it was thrown on the table.

    "Tell you boss, we have a happy cooperation. When we win this ship, we will definitely pay the last bit."

    After saying that, the man got up and left the tavern.

    After the man left, the man who spoke earlier reached out and picked up the bag from the table.

    He opened the pocket of the bag and took a look inside. When he saw that it was full of golden coins, he had a slight smile on his face.

    After sealing the bag, the man threw the bag to one of his men behind him.

    "A few dozen gold coins are too little compared to that ship of goods. I think we should change our strategy and the mode of cooperation with these pirates. It's not worth it just to provide intelligence to obtain intelligence fees.  "

    It turns out that this man is a gangster operating in the business district of Manhattan, and he is also a special agent of the intelligence department.

    This was also in response to Wang Shan¡¯s arrangement. They began to contact and cooperate with pirates, and began to conspire at sea to seize the business of merchant ships heading to Europe.

    These gang members are all carefully selected from the Chinese genetic intelligence agents.  And after some exchanges and cooperation with the pirates, the two parties have established a good relationship of cooperation and trust.

    Hearing this, several of the men behind the man said: "This issue needs to be considered by the boss. For those of us, these small amounts of money are better than nothing. When the time comes, you can file a report and let the leaders consider dealing with the pirates."  Do we need to change the cooperation model?¡±

    Everyone also left the tavern, and everything returned to calm.

    And the pirate who came into contact with him had already boarded a ship docked at the dock and handed the information he had obtained to their captain.

    ??Mermaid

    This is a Spanish-style ship, but most of the crew are Portuguese.

    The captain is a middle-aged Swedish man, and the crew members call him Tafman¡¯s one-eyed dragon.

    ¡°There are many pirates like this in Manhattan recently.  They first inquired for information here, and by the way spotted a big fat sheep.

    The influx of these people has long attracted Wang Shan¡¯s attention.

    The gang¡¯s contact with them is also to guide these pirates and reduce the security problems they bring to Manhattan.

    "The pirates don't care about their contact with Manhattan gangsters.

    ¡° Anyway, this matter has no harm to them.

    And as local snakes, the information provided to them by the Manhattan gang also made the pirates say it was worth their money.

    It¡¯s very simple, because the gang provides catalogs for some European merchant ships to buy goods from the umbrella company.  After the pirates get this list, they can easily lock on the biggest target. They will not end up fighting for it as usual, only to find that the target has little value.

    Wearing a black eye patch and a brown beard, Captain Tuffman stood on the deck and looked at the really busy people at the Manhattan Pier.

    Then, he unfolded the list and looked at it carefully.

    "Send someone to find out when the Earl of the Deep will leave port, and then check the number of their sailors and the number of guns on the ship."

    After looking at the list, Captain Tuffman quickly picked a suitable target.

    After giving the order, several sailors left the Mermaid.

    Tafman took a deep breath, sighing in his heart that working with the Manhattan gang was simply wonderful.

    Because after cooperating with the Manhattan gang, he no longer has to worry about selecting targets. At the same time, he can also know the number of people and vitality equipment of the target before the robbery.

    In this way, he tried his best to know his enemy and himself, so as to reduce the risk of robbery.There are a lot of risks.

    If he finds that the target he encounters has powerful firepower and equipment and a large number of sailors, he will not be so stupid that he must rob it.

    Therefore, he will change his goal in the shortest possible time.

    Being pirates is not life-threatening, they just want to make money while ensuring their own survival.

    Who doesn¡¯t want to enjoy life comfortably? Pirates are human beings too.

    "Earl Deep Sea also purchased three hundred sets of porcelain from Manhattan. This is the largest porcelain transaction since Manhattan began trading." Tafman said to his deputy, and at the same time, he told the deputy in disguise his choice.  The reason for this ship.

    Three hundred sets of porcelain!

    The deputy¡¯s eyes widened, as if he had eaten an ostrich egg.

    What is the concept of three hundred sets of porcelain? This is simply a huge fortune.

    If they can successfully seize this ship, they can live a comfortable life for a few years.

    You know, a piece of pottery can be sold for hundreds of gold coins over there in the Mediterranean.

    "Captain, this time our opportunity has come. They got a ship loaded with tea on the Tornado half a month ago. Look at what they looked like at that time. Now it's our turn."

    The deputy¡¯s eyes flashed with bloodthirsty and greed.

    "Let's take a look at the situation first. I'm worried that the opponent's firepower is too strong and we won't be able to take it." After all, Tuffman is the captain and thinks more about problems than his deputy.

    What he was worried about was that since the other party dared to purchase so much porcelain at one time, he must have something to rely on.

    Otherwise, how could the other party get so many porcelains?

    You know, the Atlantic Ocean has never been peaceful, and pirates often appear and rob.

    Even after crossing the Atlantic Ocean, there are still as many pirates as there are in the Mediterranean Sea.

    Therefore, if the other party does not have some means, this is absolutely impossible in Tafman's opinion.

    If the opponent is really too powerful, Tuffman will have to consider giving up this opportunity and this big fat sheep, and instead target the No. 2 target, which is equipped with ceramics, a lot of tea and  Grain aboard the Kraken.

    However, if he wants to change the target, he is worried that the sailors will not agree.

    The pirates of this era, in addition to obeying the captain in battle, generally require everyone to discuss and resolve decision-making matters.

    It can be said that pirates are simply the originators of ¡®parliament¡¯.

    Therefore, Tafman¡¯s concerns are not without reason.

    Many times, people are easily blinded by wealth, and then ignore some unknown dangers.

    What Tuffman can do now is to pray that the Earl of the Deep is not a merchant ship with powerful firepower.

    His own Mermaid is a Spanish-style galleon with two decks and a total of thirty-six guns.

    This kind of ship is already considered to have powerful firepower in this era.

    As for that kind of four-deck battleship with 108 guns, it will take more than 100 years to appear.

    However, the shipyard under Zhao Hongyu has begun research and manufacturing, but it has not been successful yet.

    God knows whether this battleship, which was supposed to appear more than 100 years later, will be created by Zhao Hongyu and others in this era.  This is really impossible to say, after all, Zhao Hongyu has a plug-in, right?

    "Captain Tuffman, I think even if the firepower configuration on the other side's ship is very powerful, we can still take a risk. Three hundred sets of porcelain are worth the risk."

    Tuffman¡¯s deputy saw his captain¡¯s worries, so he spoke to comfort him.

    As a deputy, he really didn¡¯t want to let such a big fish go.

    Although he also knows that if the opponent's firepower configuration is too strong, they will cause a lot of casualties if they attack forcefully.  But what does it matter? If more people die, then the money will be reduced.

    Therefore, he did not want the captain to give up this opportunity.

    "Let's talk about it then. We have to see what kind of news the people sent out can bring back before we can decide."

    Tafman said quietly to the deputy.

    The deputy fell silent when he heard this. He still couldn't convince his captain, so he apologized and turned around and left.  The deputy prepared to find others and make this known.

    Then use other people to put pressure on the captain.

      Of course, the situation is not so bad now, but it is still good to make some preparations in advance.

    The sailors who were previously dispatched by Tuffman came to the place where the Earl of the Deep was docked after some inquiring.

    They winked at each other, then dispersed to find their targets and got close.

    The information about when it left port, where it was going, and how many people were on board was all inadvertently obtained by these pirates.

    The time of departure from the port must be confirmed, because it affects whether they can keep up with the ship.

    You should also ask clearly about the destination, because it is related to the other party's route, so that you can determine where to take action.

    It is necessary to find out the number of sailors on the other side's ship, because this is related to the risk factor of boarding the ship. After all, pirates have the ultimate goal of occupying the ship.

    Rather than sinking the target.

    Soon, every piece of information was revealed.

    A pirate crew member was also dispatched, but he did not go to talk to the people of the Earl of the Deep.  He stood not far from the Earl of the Deep Sea, counting the opponent's artillery and other hull information very carefully.  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to become a registered member of Piaotian Literature to recommend this work. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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