Chuck used his achievements to refresh Lorraine's evaluation of his ability again and again.

Two days after the interview, he bought an entire plantation for Lorraine in the small town of Lucie near the Gulf of Tonkin.

The plantation covers a vast area of more than 300 acres, including a manor, a horse farm, farmland, a sugar cane plantation, a coffee lodge and a private fishing port, and is accompanied by 22 black slave contracts for four families working on the plantation, as well as 12 aboriginal hires responsible for the manor villas.

The natives were nominally free people, eight women and four men, generally no more than thirty years old, and many even around twenty years old.

They signed a lifetime employment contract with the manor, the terms of which were as harsh as slaves, and Lorraine even saw the stupid word "the right to the first night", which had long been swept into the pile of old papers.

And the price of such a plantation ...... It's only two thousand pounds.

This price is far below Lorraine's psychological price, which makes him suspect that Chuck has used his last name to do some kind of bullying offline.

For the sake of fame, Lorraine chose to question Chuck bluntly.

Chuck didn't explain much, but just found the original owner and Lorraine to make a face-to-face closing of the property, which was on the third day after the interview.

A ridiculous misunderstanding came to light.

The original owner's ancestors were a pioneer family from Doncaster, England, and by courage, eloquence, and luck, they soon broke away from the bankrupt peasant class, established an industry in Jamaica, and established stable trading relations with North America.

The family enjoyed a privileged life for three generations, and at one time ran for the Jamaican Assembly as the representative of the lord of the Lucie Manor.

The members of parliament in the colonies were not as valuable as the councils of the British Isles.

They were under the authority of the local governor, who was appointed only by the king and was accountable to the king and the kingdom council, and had all the administrative powers of the colony.

In short, colonial parliaments were like beacons of democracy lit only in the daytime, where they could participate in politics, but the laws they passed were nothing more than a piece of paper without the governor's signature.

However, no one can deny that this is a remarkable class leap.

It's a pity that the moon is full, and the good times don't last long, and the North American Revolutionary War broke out without warning.

Their trade channels in North America were cut off, plantation incomes plummeted, and three generations of accumulation lasted only a few years before they could no longer afford to live in luxury.

It was they who came up with the idea of selling the plantation, and wanted to return to England to start a new life while they still had some savings.

Plantations in Jamaica are not worth much, and the land here can only be described as cheap compared to England, where land is at a premium.

As early as half a year ago, they put up a price of 3,000 pounds, but no one cared, Chuck simply analyzed the price of the industry in England for them, and by the way expressed his desire to buy and psychological price, and the business was negotiated.

The price per acre, including the land and all its appurtenances, was kept at six pounds and thirteen shillings, and 300 acres was £1,985, of which 10 per cent was a commission belonging to the middlemen, and the money and goods were cleared.

With no worries, Lorraine moved into a new manor on the same day, comfortably enjoying the corrupt life of the colonial manor owner.

For another five days, Chuck asked the new vice president, Arthur Brown. Leonard came to report to Lorraine on the progress of the establishment of the branch, and Lorraine set up afternoon tea on the grass in front of the manor, welcoming his loyal subordinate who had abandoned the ship and served Wen.

"How is it, are you still used to life on earth?"

"Originally, I was a sailor in the near sea, and I spent half of the year wandering on land, so I was not used to it."

"In the future, don't call the captain, but the president." Lorraine smiled and shook her head, "And don't play stupid, you know what I'm talking about." ”

Leonard showed a wry smile: "Ship...... President, I'm just a coarse, and if it weren't for your support, I wouldn't even be able to get out of Europe. Now you've suddenly asked me to be the vice president of the branch......"

"You have prestige among sailors, and you are meticulous in your work on board. Both Karen and Wang have praised you, and have mentioned to me more than once that they want to promote you to the third officer on the ship. ”

"The two gentlemen think highly of me."

"They're underestimating you." Lorraine smiled and waved his hand, "You are a solid and steady person, but just managing the equipment and sailors on the flagship is really a bit overkill for you." ”

"President ......"

"President Parker is a young man, driven, capable, and has a prominent surname. What you have to do is to assist him well, check and fill in the gaps for him, the first thing is to control the twenty people who are transferred to the General Chamber of Commerce with you and are about to become the representatives of the colonies, and don't let them rely on their seniority to deal with President Parker without depth and shallowness. ”

Leonard's eyes lit up, and he finally understood Lorraine's purpose in driving him off the ship.

He took a big sip of tea and exhaled a hot breath: "President, I just need to take care of people?" ”

"Learn the way of business from President Parker." Lorraine knocked on the table dissatisfied, "Also, find a chance to bring the family over." I'm sure President Parker will make the branch more and more prosperous, that you will become a celebrity, and that it is time for you to be reunited with your family and have some family fun. ”

Leonard stood up with a hula and saluted as if he were on a boat: "Yes! President! ”

"Sit down, sit down." Lorraine looked at Leonard with a wry smile and whispered, "Celebrities should look like celebrities, and first learn appropriate dress and etiquette." What's going on with this tuxedo, how is it wrinkled? ”

Leonard scratched his head embarrassedly: "What kind of tuxedo did I wear before...... Before I came here, President Parker forced me to buy it. ”

"Back to Kingston, you have to order it immediately and pick a tailor to do it." Lorraine thought for a moment and said, "Find Carmen...... No, she seems to have gone out of town with Henna yesterday. Find Pierce for five hundred pounds, a top hat, a wig, and a cane...... You and those bastards have to buy a few things and change their faces, and that's up to you. ”

"All of them?"

"Of course! You'll use this often in the future, so don't lose my face because of your sloppiness. ”

"Understood!"

"By the way, I asked you to prepare a Slop, are you ready?"

Leonard nodded solemnly: "I picked a new ship from last year, 15-meter class, which can be configured with up to 30 sailors. To be on the safe side, I also bought two nine-pounder guns on the black market and put them ...... the bow and stern."

"You gave the ship a cannon?" Lorraine frowned, "Do you know what ship is the safest in the Caribbean?" ”

"What?"

"Fishing boats that are unarmed and unflagged are the safest. Because even sharks know that there is no oil and water to fish on such a ship. Lorraine pursed her lips and took a sip of tea, "Go back and remove the ship's load, install a set of fishing net racks in the bow, and hang the fishing nets, just like a real fishing boat." ”

"Yes!"

"Does President Parker know anything about Slop?"

"Except for me and a few old brothers who have handled it, no one knows."

"That's good......"

At this point, the private matter is accounted for, Lorraine thought about it for a while, and did not miss anything, then sighed, leaned on the back of the chair laxly, and raised Erlang's legs.

"President Parker asked you to report on the preparations for the chapter, tell me, what did he do in five days?"

Chuck's progress once again caught Lorraine in a daze.

It only took five days for him to get the business license of the branch, and he also completed the linkage with the general chamber of commerce in terms of equity, and only needed to determine the specific equity ratio.

In addition, he bought the Irish-style inn where Lorraine had previously settled as the branch headquarters, and rented a 2,000-square-meter dock warehouse and a fixed berth in Port Royal for a total of 1,300 pounds.

He also bought two second-hand mixed-sail skuners for £800 each, forming the Chapter's transshipment fleet.

The two ships were called the Cube Sugar and the Aromatic Coffee, and the admiral of the fleet was Korterence recommended by Nelson, and the vice-admiral was Olmert, a fine sailor who disembarked from the Lorraine.

Leonard came over this time and brought the original of the chapter's business license and Chuck's proposed equity agreement.

This meant that in just over ten days, Chuck had used the money Lorraine had given him to buy the estate, buy the estate, and complete the foundation of the entire chapter.

Now that everything is in place, all that is needed is a further injection of funds for the chapter to be up and running, generating profits for Lorraine in the Caribbean.

This profit is certainly not worth the huge amount of money invested by Lorraine in the short term, but who didn't start from scratch?

Chuck has proven what he can do, and under his leadership, it was only a matter of time before the Caribbean chapter turned a profit.

Lorraine was in a bit of a quandary.

He seems to have picked up a treasure.

But the more precious this treasure is, the more restless his heart often means......

So, how can you make Chuck safe to shine in the branch?

Lorraine pondered and took the equity agreement, read it carefully a few times, changed it a few times seemingly randomly, and handed it back to Leonard.

"Tell President Parker that the General Chamber of Commerce does not need to own 100% of the shares, and I don't need to hire employees that way, he has to be responsible for the profits and losses of the chapter."

"10%......" Leonard looked at the agreement, "President, why do I also have 5%?" ”

"It's the common profit that makes the club grow well." Lorraine smiled nonchalantly, "Take the remaining 10,000 pounds from the club start with you when you leave." In addition, I will write a letter to President Ramos of the Northwest of Europe and ask him to form an ocean-going fleet, and ask President Parker to communicate with him personally about the specific details, so that the trade cooperation between the two branches can be formed as soon as possible. ”