The dock in the early morning is particularly lively, with a slight breeze and a trace of moisture, gently brushing the foreheads of the hard-working dock workers, drying the sweat.

At this time, there were three ordinary-sized ships being loaded by dock workers.

There were nails, axes, sickles, grain, cloth, and wine, and even rare arquebuses.

All the cabins were stuffed to the brim, leaving no gaps.

On the other side, a scattered group of people were talking and even crying, saying goodbye to their families and friends and boarding the flotilla with an uncertain future.

There were one hundred and seventy of them, dozens of carpenters, blacksmiths, fishermen, masons, lumberjacks, and some soldiers.

Of course, as the main leaders of the fleet, they are still some bankrupt gentlemen who urgently board the ship, and they are the main souls.

Compared with the bustling docks of London, these three boats are just a puddle of water in the river, and they can't stir up a splash.

Of course, as a fleet to colonize the Americas, it is also the first fleet, and there are many people who have invested in it.

The risks in the Americas, compared to the trade in the East, are relatively reassuring.

Not far away, a group of people in leather shoes were silently watching the ships as they were being prepared.

And as the captain of the ship and the owner of the newly formed London Colonial Company, Humphrey. Gilbert, standing alone in the bow of the ship, looking at the port that had become more and more prosperous as time passed, the smile on his face gradually became solemn.

He understood that the company, which had not been popular before, was able to attract attention because he entered the palace and was received by His Majesty the King.

And the group of small and medium-sized businessmen and local gentlemen hurriedly chose to invest, which made the company, which was originally strapped for funds, immediately become rich, and in less than a month, the assets exceeded 10,000 yuan, exceeding the vast majority of merchant families.

And in this regard, he was very interested in dissipating most of the shares, and then became the leader, leading the company that was about to set sail, and making a lot of profits for these people.

And this is also his only chance, if the operation fails, then even if he fails to live up to His Majesty's mandate, there is nothing, but the group of merchants and gentlemen will never let him go.

This time in order to create the company, he brought the sea veteran John . Smith and Ferdinando. Gosgee, as well as Charlie Brown, a researcher of maritime adventures. Hackluth, these are his friends and the founder of his company.

At the front of the fleet, most of the people who boarded the ship one after another were tempted by paper contracts, or forced to come.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that these people are crying and crying.

In order to acquire a large number of laborers, the company has issued a series of preferential conditions:

For a fee of 12 pounds, you can get the title and title deeds of 100 acres, which is less than a tenth of the land in England.

And the price of cheap Irish land is also five or six times more expensive, which shows its temptation.

And if they have cultivated 100 acres of land, they can still get the same area of land at the same price.

After that, it will be purchased at the market price.

Of course, if they are unable to provide funds, they will be required to use the land they acquired later as collateral to obtain ownership.

If the payment is not made within five years, the land will be forfeited in value.

And this is the sinister intention of the capitalists, to let you cultivate the land well, and then confiscate it according to the contract and sit back and enjoy the results.

After all, the possibility of paying off the loan in five years is very low, and most of the land that most people have worked so hard to cultivate will be confiscated by the company.

A shareholder of a company who sends a laborer to the company is entitled to a title deed of one hundred acres of land for one shilling per acre.

"Look, that ship is full of gold!"

"The gold that has been carried down has been piled up all over the wharf, and even the police and chengguan with a straight face dare not be careless and send people to guard it!"

"I heard that this is the royal fleet, of course those policemen don't dare to be careless, unless he doesn't want to do it!"

Humphrey. Gilbert was blowing the wind, and he felt the sound of some chaotic discussion in his ears, in addition to the wind, which interrupted his train of thought.

Turning his head and talking about the direction in which the crowd had gathered, Gilbert suddenly saw that a flotilla of dozens of medium-sized ships was occupying a large berth at the dock, and a large number of dock workers were gathering around it, dumbfounded.

The laborers who operate on their own side are looking at it, and their eyes are eager to try.

I saw that a large number of wooden boxes loaded with gold were being watched and carried out of the cabin step by step, and the faces of the laborers were soaked with sweat on their underwear, which was particularly eye-catching.

And these wooden boxes that were carried to the dock were opened unscrupulously, emitting a seductive golden light, which intimidated the hearts and souls of a large number of passers-by.

"Is this really gold? God forbid that I'm not dreaming! ”

A passer-by asked in disbelief as he stared at the gold in the wooden box, drooling and disbelieving.

"Of course, it's true!" A man with a face full of I knew everything shook his head and replied casually.

"My friend's brother is a sailor on this ship, and he told me that the gold here was brought from Africa, and it was only by robbing a huge empire with a population of one million that it was so rewarded!"

His answer immediately attracted the curious eyes of everyone around him, and he couldn't help but raise his chin a little proudly, as if the sailor was himself, and said ostentatiously:

"That empire just has a ridiculous canoe, and it uses a canoe to attack our ships, and then it is annihilated in one fell swoop, and the river is full of wreckage and corpses, which is terrifying!"

At this moment, there was immediately an exclamation and surprise around the surroundings.

Of course, there was no need to see him, and Gilbert could easily have known this, for yesterday His Majesty had summoned him to the palace to meet him for the last time.

"Tomorrow, a royal fleet will return to London with a ship full of gold, and Africa will be sought after by more people, and my favor for you can only let you get the first wave of funds, whether there can be a second wave or not, will determine whether you produce results!"

As soon as these words came out, Gilbert remembered that he was indeed panicked, and he hurriedly bent down and respectfully asked for instructions.

His Majesty pondered for a moment, paced from side to side, then settled down, looked down at him, and said cautiously and earnestly:

"Tobacco leaves and spices are the foundation for you to gain a foothold in the Americas, as long as you manage them well, the Americas will definitely have a place in the United Kingdom!"

"Of course, if you can build a settlement of a thousand people, I won't be stingy with a knight!"

By this time, His Majesty the King, in a voice full of seduction, drew a sweet flatbread.

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