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[Smuggling! Smuggle! 】

[The tyrant of the two swords erected a lighthouse on the sea, and brought the dawn of freedom to North America in the darkest place!] 】

This is a Christmas gift from the lame poet Hamilton to Lorraine on the smuggling round of Christmas Day 1780, using a fine silk of oriental silk as a carrier, and the poem is composed of a beautiful flower body and a personal seal that Hamilton only gave to close friends.

The title of the poem is "Presented to Edward. Kenway's Friendship, Thinking about Freedom and Dedication in the Bay of the Wind Speed", is a typical part of the dung series with a title that is longer than the main text.

However, this purple-eyed young man is the brightest political rising star in the United States in recent years. Adams, a valued political ally, also served as the chief of procurement for the Continental Army in Baltimore while being Washington's military attaché.

In 1780, the supplies purchased by him accounted for 72% of the total ammunition of the Continental Army, 37% of the distribution of military uniforms, 19% of the storage and distribution of medicines, and 7% of the livestock and food reserves.

He was destined to rise to prominence.

From the point of view of political investment alone, although the quality of the poem itself is disgusting, Lorraine framed it and hung it in a prominent place in the captain's room of the Road Marker.

However...... Now Lorraine felt that she seemed to be hanging a little too conspicuous, after all, Alexander. Hamilton, not George. Washington or John. Smith, at least in 1781, was far from a good sign.

Today was the day of settlement, and in the water barn of the Kenway Merchant Group in New Orleans, Count Galvez uninvited to the road sign and visit his captain's quarters without Lorraine's preparation.

Hamilton's poems immediately caught his eye, and he read them with appreciation, with emotion, and the more he read, the more he stumbled, and the more he read, the more he read them, the more he read them.

It wasn't until he read it for the third time, probably convinced that he had missed any of the poem's deep meanings, that he turned his head in embarrassment.

"Kenway, this ...... It's poetry, right? ”

"It's a peace charm, a spell hand-copied by an American wizard, it has the magical effect of eliminating disasters and difficulties, since hanging it, the road mark has not fired a single shot for eight consecutive months, and it is a powerful magic item that I have only seen in my life."

"Oh, it turned out to be a spell......"

Galvez knowingly put the bad atmosphere behind him, and walked to the wine cabinet in Lorraine to pick out the Château de Margaux: "The perfect Margaux estate, with ripe blackcurrants, spicy vanilla and violet aromas, Kenway, you have managed to have a taste for wine." ”

"It's just expensive." Lorraine argues from the farmer's point of view, "I still think that whiskey made from corn tastes better than making wine from grapes, and Kentucky, in particular, is the only good wine in my mind that surpasses Louisiana's hometown wine." ”

Galvez couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "But you only have a bottle of Scottish whiskey in your cabinet, and I can't see a bottle of your hometown wine and Kentucky." ”

"They're in the kitchen, and the real wine isn't for display, it's in oak barrels and ready to drink."

This kind of conversation has happened between the two of them I don't know how many times, Lorraine played Edward. Kenway is cunning and decisive, with the special sensitivity of a peasant, lacking in cultivation and being good at acting.

Galvez often couldn't tell whether it was the real Kenway, personable or brave and vulgar, but one thing was certain, if Kenway had been more noble, he would have been an admirable gentleman, because he had almost achieved it with his superb acting skills.

"Kenway, do you know why I'm going to meet you alone today?"

"Probably because of business." Lorraine stood up, took the Margaux estate from Galvez, opened it, and poured a glass for herself and for him, "Is our queen finally willing to expand the Continental Army's share of military purchases?" I think she should have seen that this is the last golden period of smuggling, and in a few months, the Americans may no longer need the French Charville. ”

"Unfortunately, you guessed wrong."

Galvez took a sip of the wine, savoring the soft aroma that filled the taste buds, peeling back the layers of the characteristic aromas of Château Margaux.

"As you say, our allies have already begun a full-scale counteroffensive."

"In January, Horatio. Gates lured the British to Cowpens, South Carolina, and ate their prey in a huge bag. In March, it was the great Gates again, beating the British out of the blue at Guildford, North Carolina. Poor Cornwallis had no choice but to flee north to Virginia, throwing away Clinton's two-year victory. ”

"Our intelligence officer said that Clinton was so angry that he slammed the glass and forced Cornwallis to attack the reorganized Lafayette of the Continental Army in Virginia, but Lafayette got the information from us earlier than Cornwallis got the order from the heralds, and easily escaped from the British pursuit."

"Washington, on the other hand, has used Nathaniel, who is better at tackling fortifications. Green replaced Gates, and the Continental Army of the South marched in a little more than three months to recapture all of the Southern territories except Savannah and Gilston. ”

Galvez looked at Lorraine with a smile: "Kenway, although the attendant military attache in Washington has no talent for writing poetry, his words are very sincere. In 24 months, from July 1779 to the present, your miraculous performance has almost single-handedly armed the entire Continental Army. ”

"Americans aren't what they used to be, Kenway. Washington now has the Grimm, Gates, Lafayette, and Headquarters under his command, totaling more than 20 elite grenadier regiments and at least 40 line regiments. Even without our support, they will no longer be as defenseless in the face of the British as they were at the beginning of the war. ”

"You're a hero, a hero to Americans."

Galvez's speech was over, and Lorraine finished listening to his tirade, and asked with a frown: "Count, I don't seem to hear any hint of appreciation from your mouth. ”

Galvez shrugged his shoulders: "I know, it is your miraculous performance that makes me make a lot of money, I am the top rich man with millions of properties and millions of cash, even if the Galvez family is not as rich as those old nobles in the country, but wealth has made me the new star of the First Council, and no one can despise my opinion." ”

"However, it is also because of the efficiency with which you make money, and I hate the speed with which you make America strong. The war is coming to an end, Kenway, where are you going to let me make such a huge profit? ”

Lorraine narrowed her eyes: "But the United States is already strong, even if you replace me as a proxy now and let those fools go to Shaq. Drake's circular defense was sent to death, and the Americans would not return the guns they had in their hands to France. ”

"Who knows? Last month, the Queen met me at Fontainebleau and told me that fine water should flow forever. ”

"So you've listened to the Queen's wise advice and intend to formally end our cooperation?"

"Don't talk like you're crossing a river and tearing down a bridge, that doesn't make me feel guilty." Galvez played with his glass, "As the queen said, business should be based on the needs of both parties, not pure friendship or anything nice." ”

"You see, we have had a good cooperation for 24 months, and during this period your profits are no less than mine, but the Kenway Merchant Group is still the Kenway Merchant Group. No registration, no identity, you don't even buy more boats, and of course, a perfect boat like a road sign is hard to come by. ”

"You bought a shipyard in Boston, and as far as we know, the shipyard's biggest business partner is the Continental Congress, which was close to going out of business, but because of your capital injection, in a year, it bought four new ships of the fifth class for the Americans."

"And those thirty-two-pounder cannons that people have to worry about. You bought sixty-four thirty-two pounds through me, and you said those guns were for self-defense, but I was told that there were no thirty-two pounds on the road mark. I can't help but wonder where the hell they've gone. I wouldn't be surprised if they ended up on the ships of the Americans, but I would be embarrassed. ”

Galvez sighed: "All in all, Kenway, your relationship with the Americans, especially the American military, is so good, far better than France can accept, like a real American, a freedom fighter." That is the main reason for today's conversation, and we need to reassess the relationship between the two sides. ”

"How?"

Galvez pulled a roll of parchment from his bosom and handed it to Lorraine.

"It's a call-up order. Because of the growth of the Continental Army, France believed that the War of Independence already had the conditions for a decisive victory. Count Rochambeau advised Mr. Washington to launch a broad and protracted offensive in Virginia, relying on the already stable South to initiate a decisive battle in the North. ”

"There's something going on at sea. Count de Grasse had brought a powerful fleet of reinforcements from the mainland, which had arrived in Martinique ten days earlier. They will soon set out from Fort-de-France and force their way into the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, breaking the long-standing British blockade of the United States with a decisive naval battle. ”

"It's going to be the most critical battle. Victory, the American allies will truly gain their independence with the help of the great France, and the British will leave the rich thirteen states forever, which will delight our Majesty. And if he loses, Mr. Washington will probably step down, the family business that the Americans have accumulated in the past two years will be exhausted, and smuggling will continue for a long time, which will make our queen happy. ”

"All you have to do is take part in this war, join the fleet of the Count de Grasse, prove your loyalty to France from the battlefield, and fight for greater ...... in the future"

"There shouldn't be a future." Lorraine interrupted Galvez with a smile, "The road mark is so special, even standard broadside shelling can't do it." What could she do in such a naval battle? Do you use your delicate body to shield Count de Grasse from the fire? ”

Galvez's smile froze on his face, and he subconsciously avoided his gaze, thinking that he was secretly avoiding direct contact with Lorraine.

"Kenway, Count de Grasse is a good naval officer, and he will find a unique use of the road marker. As a French pioneer, you should not think of your country as despicable. ”

"Motherland...... And not despicable. Lorraine was silent for a moment, then handed the call back to Galvez with both hands, "I already know what you're here for. There were too many French shadows in the strength of the Continental Army, which caused France to be passive in diplomacy. The relationship needs to be erased, and that's what happens to all the people in charge. ”

"I refuse to be drafted." Lorraine blatantly pursed her mouth, "But the motherland, as a patriotic businessman, how can I put my motherland in a dilemma?" ”

"Within a month I will sell all of the Kenway Merchants' property, including the Road Sign, the water warehouses, land warehouses, berths, and villas in New Orleans, my estate and plantation in Louisiana, and the Haight Shipyard in Boston."

"Before the decisive battle began, Edward. Kenway would disappear from this world completely, and all the contracts between us would be on your desk, as if I had been sunk in the upcoming naval battle. ”

Galvez looked at Lorraine in a daze: "You...... Are you serious? ”

"I've known each other for three years, have I lied to you?"

"Where are you going to find a merchant with such a large amount of money in just a month?"

"Merchants always have friends outside the country, and I will probably break up the property into several parts, English, French, Spanish, Dutch...... The more miscellaneous it is, the less likely it will be to see the clues in the future. ”

"And where are you going?"

"Me?" Lorraine pretended to think for a moment, "The East Coast is a beautiful place, not to mention the magnificent Pacific Ocean connecting to the mysterious East. I think I'll go there, take my money and memories with me, and never come back...... Can't you help me have a smooth ride? ”

"Congratulations...... Good luck with you...... Bon voyage. ”