In fact, during this time, southerners were really poor.

The first was the devastation of the war, with the British burning a lot of port cities and cotton fields close to the coast.

Originally, during the war, because of the lack of cotton orders from Britain, the economic situation in the south was not very good, and the damage of the war naturally made it even worse. Of course, it is not without good news. For example, although the British have lost orders, the market demand in Europe is still there. The price of cotton cloth in the European market has basically risen, and the British are said to have set fire to the cotton fields in the United States (which is an exaggeration), which caused a tension in the market, and as a result, the price of cotton rebounded somewhat after a sharp decline.

But the rebound in cotton prices, to be honest, was still far from enough to compensate for the losses of the war. And what's worse is that Martin and James are in an area that is right by the sea. The British also set a fire here. More than half of the city burned down, but fortunately everyone ran away. A lot of cotton in the field was also burned. As for the cotton in stock, it was burned by the British. So when cotton prices rebounded, they didn't get the benefits. In fact, when cotton prices rebounded, the closer guys, and the French in Louisiana, took advantage of it – if they hadn't sold it all before the price of cotton rebounded.

Considering the cost of rebuilding the home, everyone really doesn't have much money at this time. Even if you have money, a lot of it has been lent to other friends.

So when Martin said he had no money, everyone sighed together.

"I can't live this day! I used to drink French wines, but now I can only drink local beers. Another person also sighed.

"The price of everything has gone up, only guns and ammunition are cheaper than before." Someone complained.

On the North American continent, whether on the Mexican side or in the past on the Canadian side, the war is over. Therefore, guns and ammunition, which were once very scarce, are now surplus materials and are being sold at discounts. Although it seems that if these things are loaded onto ships and shipped to Europe, they can also be sold for a good price. But considering the shipping costs back and forth. This business is not very good. Of course, this is not the main reason. The main reason is that France does not want to see such a large number of second-hand weapons appear in Europe, crowding out the market belonging to the French.

So now in Georgia, everything is expensive, but guns and ammunition are not worth much. Even though everyone is poorer now, there is no need to think about wasting bullets when shooting targets. A lot of times, out of boredom, people will shoot a few shots into the sky, which is good, and this thing is cheap anyway.

Of course, economic difficulties, coupled with the ubiquity of guns and ammunition, and the exceptionally cheap prices, a very natural consequence emerged, that is, chaos in law and order.

A difficult life, chaotic law and order, which annoys everyone.

"What's worse is that I still have to keep a large group of black slaves! To be honest, I really envy the French people in the west who run factories, you see how simple they are, when there is something to do in the factory, open the door and bring in a group of new immigrants to do it; Once there is no work left, turn off the machine, all the workers are driven out, and no idler is left. But those of us who keep slaves are really miserable. Now that the cotton fields have been burned, there is no need for the black slaves to do any work in the fields, but we still have to feed them. That's really ......," someone complained.

So, free workers are much better than black slaves.

Because of this, no one can come up with the money to support Martin.

"If you want to say, none of our people here have a good life." Someone complained.

"It's not all, Dyson boss is having a good time. His Louisiana wines helped him make a lot of money. Someone said loudly.

Everyone laughed together, because the Louisiana beer of the Dyson owner of the shooting range, which was a failed business of the Dyson owner, he mortgaged a batch of Louisiana wine to Dyson because of a loss in the business of a French business partner.

Although Louisiana also belongs to France, some French people also brought grapes here to make wine. But the quality of these wines is not comparable to Bordeaux wines, but also to Italian and Austrian wines. Therefore, the main use of Louisiana wine is to sell it to low-end pubs and then put it in the wine passed off as Italian. And I don't know how to impersonate directly, so I can only mix it in and impersonate it.

So although Louisiana wine is also wine, the price is actually similar to that of beer. It's basically stuff that can't be sold. And the friend of the Dyson boss quickly went bankrupt, and then he didn't know where to go.

Compared to the money Dyson lent to that friend, these Louisiana wines are really not worth much. So at that time, the Dyson boss was obviously at a loss. But what I didn't expect was that the war broke out suddenly, and after the outbreak of the war, the demand for alcohol rose greatly, but the supply of alcohol went wrong.

There were far fewer ships going to Europe, and most of the goods that were moving were directly related to the war, and the amount of wine imported from Europe dropped dramatically. As a result, Louisiana wine, which was never drunk at all, was looked down upon and considered only worthy of domestic slaves, but suddenly became valuable. The price is rising all the time, relying on this batch of wine, when everyone is poor, the boss of Dyson has made a fortune.

"Boss Dyson, you're rich now, why don't you take some money out and fund Martin to let him go to Massachusetts and kill those two bastards?" Someone shouted.

"It's okay for me to ask him for a drink, but it's not good for me to pay for him to kill people." Dyson boss smiled and shook his head.

"Come on, Boss Dyson, isn't it just killing someone? Who hasn't killed anyone here? Besides, those two guys can also be considered human? Someone said loudly.

"Otherwise, Martin's marksmanship has always been good, but Dyson yours is not bad either. Do you want to gamble a game, the old rules, three hundred feet, chest target, ten shots. If Martin wins and you lose him a hundred dollars, that money should be enough for him to go to Massachusetts. If you win, well, Martin will come to you every day for the next month. ”

The bet didn't seem reasonable, as the waiter's salary definitely didn't need to be as high as a hundred dollars. But considering that the removal of traitors to the country is not Martin's private business, it is not unacceptable, but the Dyson boss still proposed a change.

"If I get ten shots, then I might as well pay for it." The Dyson boss said, "Martin is a good gunman, his marksmanship is obviously better than mine. If you have to bet, then bet on a shot. Also, it's not Martin's private business alone, so if Martin loses, forget it, and if he wins, everyone in the room comes to me and does my work for a day. What do you think? ”

Betting on one shot is much more fortuitous than betting on ten shots, because no one has a chance to adjust. In this way, in the case of little difference in technology, luck accounts for a very large proportion. This gives him a little better chance of winning than the Dyson boss, who is obviously a little worse at marksmanship. Just like in later generations, in order to increase the chance of table tennis matches, 21 points per game were changed to 11 points per game. It's just that I thought very well when I changed it, but the final result showed that the technology is not good, and the use of these crooked ways is really limited.

Since the proposal of the boss of Dyson is basically reasonable. Everyone agreed. So the boss of Dyson asked people to get rifles - they are all good French goods, and they are not worth much now anyway.

The two of them came to the shooting range, and everyone followed, and the other people who were originally shooting the target also stopped and came to watch the gambling fight.

Dyson had a target set up three hundred feet ahead. Then he said to Martin, "Why don't you fight first?" ”

The shooting range is in the open air, so there are relatively more interference factors, and it is not easy to hit the first shot. But Martin didn't object, he picked up his rifle, loaded it with a bullet, then raised it, took a moment of aim, and fired.

"Nine Rings!" The target reporter shouted out his results. At this distance, with a gun that is not commonly used by oneself, one shot can hit nine rings, such a result can be said to be very good.

Even Martin himself was very satisfied with this shot, so he put down the gun in his hand and said to Dyson boss: "Okay, it's your turn." ”

Dyson glanced at Martin and said, "One shot will hit the nine rings, how can you let me shoot this shot?" As he spoke, he picked up his loaded rifle, aimed it for a moment, and then fired a shot as well.

"Seven Rings!" The target reporter over there immediately reported the results of the shooting.

"Actually, I did a good job with this shot." Dyson put down his gun and held out his hand to Martin, saying, "But your shot was too good." ”

Now that the results of winning and losing have come out, Dyson's boss is a cheerful person and goes straight to his office, and after a while he walks in with a wallet.

Boss Dyson pulled out two brand-new $100 bills from his wallet. Handed it to Martin and said, "A hundred dollars may be a little nervous, so I'll lend you another hundred." If you come back and haven't used it up, give me back the excess. Well, are you sure you want to go to Massachusetts for a ticket? ”

"Of course, with so many people testifying, what I said can still be counted?" Martin replied.

"In that case, I'm going to write you a letter. You know I'm in business, all over North America, with friends everywhere. I have a French friend who has been doing business in Boston recently, and you can go to him wherever you go, and he may be able to help you a little. Dyson said.

"Is this friend of yours reliable?" Martin asked. What he was doing was killing people, and he didn't want to be arrested by the Massachusetts police for some unreliable guy.

"If it were an unreliable person, I wouldn't have introduced it to you at all." Dyson said, "Okay, you keep having fun here, I'll go over there and write a letter." ”

So Dyson went back to his office again. He stayed inside for a while, then walked out with an envelope.

He handed the envelope to Martin: "The envelope is not sealed, you take a look at the contents first, if you think there is nothing wrong, then I will seal it." ”

Martin pulled the letter from the envelope and read it. It didn't actually say anything on it, but told the French friend whose surname was Pierdouer that Martin was his friend and that he had come here to do some things, hoping that he would be able to help him within the scope of his ability.

"There are a lot of things that I can't write directly on the letter." "But Pierdur is a good friend who can give his back to him. Once you meet him, you can tell him what you're going to do. He'll be willing to help you whenever he can. ”

Martin thanked Dyson. Then Dyson sealed the envelope in front of him and handed it to him. Then he raised his glass and said, "Friends, let's raise a glass together and wish Martin victory." ”

After a while, Martin went home. In fact, although he was very dissatisfied with these two traitors, he did not reach the point of running thousands of kilometers to ask for people's lives. It's just that in the club, after drinking two glasses of wine, and being encouraged by everyone, I really agreed to do it.

But it's too late to regret at this time, and if you regret this kind of thing, don't mix it up locally in the future. So although he was a little apprehensive in his heart, he still made up his mind that he had to do something to the end.

So he told his wife that he was going on a trip to deal with some things recently. Then he boarded a boat and sailed north by sea.

If you're in Louisiana, a little west, taking the train would be a good option. The French built a north-south railroad along the Mississippi River. The railroad stretches from New Orleans to the area near the Great Lakes. It is said that the French also plan to build the railway road to Quebec in the future.

However, in the United States, there is no such railroad connecting the north and south of the Yangtze River, nor is there a river connecting the north and the south like the Mississippi River. Therefore, the most convenient way to go to the north is to take a sea boat.

Martin took a rifle and a revolver aboard. At this time, there was almost no management of guns in the United States, and it was almost the norm for people to carry guns with them when they went out, and no one would care about them at all.

Soon, Martin was disembarking in Boston Harbor. He then found Mr. Pierdour at the address given to him by Dyson.