New York Harbor, November 1595.

It's just an ordinary day in a busy port, everyone is busy with their own things, and the port is as prosperous as ever.

In a courtyard near the east coast, Aaron, a British businessman, was quietly looking at a secret letter in his hand.

This letter comes from London, that mysterious and noble place.

The person who sent the letter was a member of Her Majesty's side, and the content of the letter had not changed much from before, but it had further instructions.

Aaron looked at it three times before he figured out what he should do next. And figuring out the situation made him even more frightened, because it was too demanding, too high for him to accept!

If you really do what you ask in the letter, you will really have the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and you are afraid that you will not end well.

But I looked at the last few sentences again, if I don't do this, I'm afraid that the second half of my life will not be easy, and the same is true for my children and families.

After thinking about it, Aaron turned his heart and decided to do it!

Whether you eat meat or drink soup in the rest of your life depends on this experience!

Thinking of this, he slowly stood up, walked to the fire, and gently folded the letter in half a few times, and stuffed it into the mezzanine of the metal cabinet next to the fire.

Straightening his collar, Aaron turned and walked out the door, ready to carry out the task requested by the letter, completely oblivious to the fleeting figure on the roof behind him.

After Aaron left, the figure crept into his room, and in a few moments came out of the room, and disappeared to the top of the courtyard wall in a few leaps.

When night fell, Aaron returned to his residence, opened the metal cabinet again, took out the letter and read it again, and after confirming that it was correct, he shoved it into the fire with his backhand and reduced it to ashes.

That night, fires broke out in many places inside New York Harbor, and the cabins of more than a dozen chambers of commerce were burned!

According to the value of the goods stored in the warehouse, the loss caused by this fire was nearly one million gold coins!

The people of the entire New York Harbor mobilized to put out the raging fire, but it was not just an object on fire, it was clearly someone who poured oil or something on the fire to make the fire even stronger!

The fire burned all night, and at dawn the next day, the fire subsided slightly, but the burning storehouse had already burned to the ground, and only the green smoke still drifted slowly above the ruins.

On the municipal square, someone was crying early in the morning that his warehouse and goods had been burned down in large quantities, and the economic losses were really unbearable, and there was no other way but to go bankrupt!

These tragic encounters were quickly echoed, and more and more people gathered in the square, not knowing who spoke first, and was the first to ask the question "Why didn't the managers of New York City stand up and take responsibility for the fire"!

At first, it was felt that this proposition was a bit biased, after all, the cause of the fire had not yet been identified, and although the damage was widespread, it was not related to the city administrators.

However, there are more and more people who hold this view, which also makes many people who originally held a neutral attitude start to waver - strictly speaking, the American Chamber of Commerce, the manager of the city, is indeed to blame, after all, the control of the fire source is not only the business itself, but also the problem of the manager himself.

Under the impetus of well-intentioned people, the noisy atmosphere became hotter and hotter, and the people of the American Chamber of Commerce did not come out to clarify this issue for the first time, resulting in the mood of the masses in the entire square becoming more and more enthusiastic, and even some people took the lead in shouting the slogan "If you don't act, you will step down", it still received a large-scale response!

Countless people who did not know the truth were agitated, and they took to the streets, angrily shouting slogans after the leaders in front of them, demanding that the American Chamber of Commerce bear the responsibility for compensation, explain the causes of the problem, and review the deficiencies in management!

This commotion went from morning to noon, but the American Chamber of Commerce placed on Manhattan Island remained silent and did not respond.

At this moment, the mood of the masses was immediately fully ignited, and these people from **** just tasted the sweetness of freedom, are they going to return to dictatorship?

Guided by this sentiment, more and more people flocked to the outskirts of Manhattan Island, holding banners and simple horns, and began to shout to the island.

I thought that no one would respond, but to everyone's surprise, just when the sun reached the highest point of the day, a small group of people suddenly appeared on Manhattan Island!

It is I who takes the lead, followed by a kind of patriarch - they are all veterans elected by various chambers of commerce, and they do not need to be responsible for me, but represent the interests of various industry chambers of commerce and belong to a neutral group.

Everyone was dumbfounded when they saw us come out together, and it seemed that as the rulers of the whole city, we were not unaware of the situation. On the contrary, looking at our indifferent expressions, all this is absolutely within our control!

I led the crowd to the place where the people had gathered, and under the organized cleanup, a makeshift platform was vacated, and I stepped up to the stage to begin today's speech.

"Citizens of New York City!" After the crowd had quieted down, I opened my voice and shouted to the people in a deep voice: "Are you angry that the fire burned all night and burned the wealth that many people had accumulated for a lifetime? ”

People looked at each other, who would have thought that my first sentence would actually start like this, but after listening carefully to what I said, they understood that I was genuinely asking them what they thought, so many people replied loudly!

"Anger!"

"Of course it's angry!"

"We need to explain!"

I gently stretched out my hands, pressed them down, looked around, and then spoke again, "I'm angry too!" Because we have our own territory and our own business, we no longer have to be exploited by others, and they will not be able to see us well! Wants our lives! ”

This sentence came a little suddenly, and people didn't understand what I meant, so the buzz was everywhere, and the masses lost the point of the spearhead, and their consciousness couldn't help but be a little confused.

"Think about it, it's understandable that Old Charlie's lumber mill in the east of the city caught fire, but Harry in the north of the city is a fish farmer, so why did the fishing ground catch fire? Isn't it strange that the location of the fire is still the location of the aquaculture pond? How did this sudden fire come about? I lost no time in yelling.

Yes, it is incomprehensible that fish shops do not use open flames at all, except for domestic fire, and they catch fire with other manufacturers.

"Think about it, in the old country, for every gold coin you earned, did you have to pay half a gold coin in taxes? But what about in New York? For every five gold coins you earn, you have to pay a tax on one gold coin, and what do you get? Isn't there a lot more medical care and education than before? ”

"Yes! You're right, Lord Governor! Someone took the lead and shouted, "But what does this have to do with the widespread fires?" ”

I turned my head to look at the person who was shouting, a fur merchant named Albert, whose factory had not been hit by fire, but was not far from the disaster area, and it was reasonable to ask such a question.

"Albert, you're in a good question! I'll tell you why! I smiled and replied loudly: "Our free trade has broken the interests of many countries, especially the dominant countries, and if you think about it, our taxes are lower, our costs are lower, and the quality is better, and their goods are easily compared, and our goods will occupy the whole market, think about it, are they willing?" ”

"I don't want to! I don't want to! Many people tasted it and shouted loudly.

"Yes! They don't want to, so they come to wreak havoc! Only by destroying all the harmony and tranquility here can they reoccupy this market and re-enslave those of us who have no right to speak! You say, can such an attempt be allowed? I looked around at the crowd and shouted.

"Can't allow it! We build our own homeland, and no one can destroy it! The people who reacted shouted: "We don't want to be serfs anymore!" We want to protect our homeland! ”

Things are going in a good direction, but there are certainly people who don't want to see things settle down like this. Sure enough, Aaron, who was standing in the crowd, shouted, "You are talking nonsense! It is clear that you are using such means to purge the enemy by eliminating dissidents! And blame someone else! ”

As soon as these words came out, the crowd all fell silent. After all, what I said was reasonable and in line with people's thoughts, and the sudden voice was a little out of tune, so people consciously moved and exposed Aaron, who was standing in the middle, standing in an open space.

Seeing that he was isolated, Aaron was a little nervous, but remembering the content of the letter, he suddenly mustered up the courage to exclaim, "What? Am I not right? Are you going to wash me next? ”

I looked at him and smiled, but instead of speaking, I turned to the elders behind me and made a gesture of please.

Several elders came to the stage, and one of the most authoritative precious metals businessmen named Hank cleared his throat and said: "Yesterday afternoon, we have received a risk warning from Mr. Sun, saying that someone may damage our normal business environment. Several of our elders were originally skeptical, but after making arrangements in advance, we caught the arsonist of this fire! The situation has been clarified! ”

"Boom!" The crowd suddenly exploded, who would have thought that in just half a day, not only the matter was clarified, but even the suspect was caught.

Looking at the few people who were pushed up, Hank continued: "The reason for this is that these Englishmen don't want us to have our own space! And you, Mr. Aaron, are the author of it all! These suspects have already confessed, don't you still admit it? ”

When Aaron heard this, his face suddenly darkened, and he pointed at Hank and shouted, "You! You framed me! Together, you're going to frame me! ”

People looked at us on the stage with wide eyes, and at this time, Ulthorp, the patriarch of the Tea Association, walked to the front, pointed at Aaron and said loudly: "Our Tea Association has been thoroughly investigating the counterfeiting incident, and it is already clear that Aaron and his guild are making trouble!" They are shoddy, they are slandering the reputation of our New York City goods, just to bring us down and let the British rule us again! ”

The patriarchs of these associations are elected by the various industries themselves, and they have always acted fairly and are well received by the public. As soon as they opened their mouths, they immediately made the matter clear, and the crowd was excited, and many people rushed up to beat Aaron to vent their anger!

"Friends! Even if he is killed, this kind of goods will not solve the major problem we are facing! I shouted.

"What do you say? We listen to you! Someone shouted, I guess this should be a pre-arranged water army, but who cares, I won't be stupid enough to report home.

"If you want to be free, you must have your own strength!" I shouted: "Britain oppressed us, did not allow us to own our own territory, did not allow us to develop freely, and wanted us to continue to be slaves!" Would you like to? ”

"I don't want to!" This time, a lot of people shouted along.

"So, we have to build our own country! We want to have our own organization! We have to stand up on our own in order to stand up to British aggression! Are you willing to join me in the struggle for freedom? At this point, I drew my long knife and raised it high into the air: "For freedom!" Fight for freedom! ”

"For freedom! Fight for freedom! ”

"For freedom! Fight for freedom! ”

The fire has finally been fully ignited!