The preparation process for the establishment of the Caribbean Chapter has been smooth sailing.

On March 6, 1779, the All-Ready Caribbean Chapter was officially established in Port Royal.

Lorraine was invited to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony and presided over the first high-level meeting of the branch.

The meeting was decided Chuck. Parker is the president of the Caribbean Chamber of Commerce, holding 10% of the shares, and serves as the chief executive officer of the chapter's board of directors.

Arthur. Leonard owns 5% of the shares and is inaugurated as vice president and second executive officer. Corterence was Admiral of the Transshipment Fleet, Tilby. Olmert served as deputy admiral.

Barbados will establish the first exchange of the chapter within 15 days, with a resident representative of St. Barbados. Reed, based in Bridgetown.

In addition to this, Chuck also poached Kingston's well-known businessman Pislot from a Portuguese chamber of commerce with a high salary. He will be based in Southampton as the Caribbean Chapter's Business Representative for the Northwest Europe Chapter and the Third Executive Officer of the Board of Directors of the Northwest Europe Chapter.

In the same way, Ramos will also select the right person to join the core management of the Caribbean chapter after receiving the letter.

This kind of mutual assignment is a more common management mode of the Intercontinental Traders Chamber of Commerce, which is not only conducive to the communication between the two branches in trade cooperation, but also can effectively reduce the independence of the branches, check each other and supervise each other.

Interestingly, this suggestion was not made by Lorraine, but by Chuck.

At the reception after the meeting, Lorraine and Chuck meet in the locker room.

Lorraine raised her glass inexplicably, "Chuck, you seem to be worried about being suspicious of me." ”

"I especially admire the president's words."

"Oh?"

"Young people, it's enough to have a dream......

Speaking of this, Lorraine suddenly spoke up and echoed in unison: "What do you want money for?" ”

After saying that, the two looked at each other and laughed.

"I really don't understand why the Parker family, a business genius like you, would let you out."

"Because I don't want to do business for them." Chuck gave a look of disgust, "The family's chamber of commerce is full of old-fashioned uncles and uncles, old-fashioned and unadventurous. I spit on them. ”

"But until the war is over, I will not risk opening up a route to North America."

"But the war is coming to an end. I'm sure you won't ignore Your Majesty's sanctions against North America, and you won't stop me from pursuing love with Miss Alves for the sake of the reputation of the so-called aristocratic circles, will you? ”

"You should probably have been born in France." Lorraine smiled and raised her glass, "Long live love." ”

"Long live understanding."

……

After the Caribbean Chapter's lengthy kick-off ceremony, Lorraine reflected on her conversation with Chuck and boarded the carriage that had left the night back to the small town of Luci.

Trust is the cornerstone of human cooperation, and he and Chuck happen to lack that cornerstone, and they simply hadn't heard each other's names before they arrived in Kingston.

But through this conversation, at least the first brick was built between the two and the first soil was dug up.

Chuck tells Lorraine that he intends to venture into Pennsylvania once the Chamber of Commerce is stable.

Miss Alves lived there, and he was going to tell her that he was out of the family's control, and whether he eloped or maintained his relationship by correspondence, he would not be in the same state as he was now.

Lorraine is optimistic about their future.

The young couple's love affair began in times of war, and it was clear that Sir Parker and Councillor Alves had a personal friendship that transcended political interests.

Since the important elders on both sides supported the relationship, it was not too difficult for them to enter the marriage hall after the war.

In particular, Chuck was also freed from his family's financial dependence.

Whether it is emotional or planned, Lorraine has prepared the means for Chuck to leave the chapter at any time, and is willing to entrust his Caribbean chapter to him until he makes the decision to leave, and let his genius business acumen start to expand the scale of the Drake Chamber of Commerce's ocean trade.

As for himself...... Without the shackles of the Chamber of Commerce, he was finally able to take the plunge.

At sunrise on March 7, the carriage, which had been galloping all night, stopped in front of the seaside villa at Lucy Manor, and Lorraine jumped out of the car and threw her umbrella to the maid waiting at the door.

"Maca, unload the horses and take care of them, I won't need them again for a short time."

"Yes, sir." The coachman whispered.

Maca was one of the twelve Indian hires, managing the horse farm on the estate and working part-time as a coachman for Lorraine.

The Indians use the Quechua language, and the names are often full of meanings, such as "maca", which translates to the war horse of the fortress, and at first glance it sounds like a natural horse breeder. The maid waiting at the door to fetch Lorraine's umbrella was named Finreal, and her name meant "lighthouse" and "hope".

After a short period of ten days of contact, Lorraine found that these Indian hires were all honest and responsible, and it was not known whether the centuries-old colonial history had imprinted the surviving natives with the concept of race and class, or whether the original owners had carefully selected and only accepted such a character.

In short, thanks to the blessing of the original owner, Lorraine used it very easily.

Watching Maca drive to the horse farm, Lorraine let Finreal take off his top hat for him, sweep away the dust, and suddenly asked, "Finreal, I heard that you and Maca are lovers?" ”

Finreal's face flushed to the base of his neck, "Yes, sir." ”

"When are you going to get married?"

"This ...... It depends on the gentleman. ”

"Listen to me?"

Lorraine thought about it for a long time, and only when she saw Fenrir flush and a vaguely sad look did she think of that damn first night right.

His mood stinked most of the time: "I'm going out tomorrow, and today, you can ask Pierce to revise the previous contract." ”

"Modify ......," Finreal suddenly became frightened, "sir, if you don't want us to get married, we can not get married!" If you drive us away, we'll soon be caught by the slave traders, and we'll ......"

"What do you think, just get rid of that first night right. You are free people, and you do not need such inhuman constraints, and you should be free to decide the time of your marriage. ”

The little girl's pupils really lit up with hope: "Sir, what do you mean ......"

"Just remove the right of the first night, and the other terms will not change, this change should not make me the target of the Lucy gentlemen, and you can wash yourselves in the future. They were all dirty, and I looked awkward. ”

"Yes! Yes, sir! Finreal clutched Lorraine's accessories in a frustrated manner, "I'...... Please forgive me for quitting first, I'll go wash my face now! ”

With Lorraine's permission, she jumped up and ran in the direction of the horse farm. Lorraine watched her leave, just in time to see Henna come out of the house, looking at Finreal's back suspiciously.

"What did you tell her?"

"Modify the contract and get rid of that stupid right of first night."

"Why?"

"Because choosing who to be my bed partner should be my sacrosanct right. Didn't those gentlemen who had their brains think that this so-called right was actually their own human rights in the first place? ”

Henna tilted her head and thought, "Your interpretation seems a little strange. ”

"Who cares, this is my manor anyway." Lorraine smiled and invited Henna to take her arm, "When did you and Carmen come back?" ”

"Yesterday."

"Where did you go?"

"I went to Cap-de-France."

"Cap-de-France...... Santo Domingo? Lorraine was surprised, "What are you doing in the French colonies?" ”

"The smuggling is about to begin, and Carmen and I both feel the need to prepare something small for you. Kingston people are too much-eyed to be suitable. ”

"Some unsightly little things, not enough to buy in a small town that ......is not prosperous," Lorraine laughed dumbly, "That means, you don't plan to let me disguise, do you?" ”

"That's right, it's cross-dressing."

Henna looked at Lorraine, a figure reflected in her emerald green eyes, without a hint of joke.