The news of Yan Shun's return is not very good, as there has recently been a wave of pirates in the waters off Cuba, and in just one month, four ships of the Santiago Investment Company have been ransacked.

This group of pirates is not like other pirates, ordinary pirates only seek money, do not harm the lives of the crew, so that they will not lose their money, and will not invite the shipowner's crazy counterattack.

This group of pirates is more extreme, they want money and life, and even the ships that can't be taken away have to be scuttled, they are really ruthless, leaving no room for anything.

About 20 days ago, the Cuban government noticed this group of pirates, and it was unfortunate that the nascent Cuban government had almost no maritime power, so even if it wanted to exterminate this group of pirates, it was powerless.

In desperation, the Cuban government requested assistance from the United States Navy stationed at Guantanamo.

Guantanamo acceded to the Cuban government's request to send warships to patrol the waters in question.

This group of pirates is very cunning, they do not compete with the US Navy head-on, and US warships cannot patrol the sea all the time, as long as the warships enter the port to rest, the pirates will wait for an opportunity to commit crimes.

“… As a result of the pirate attack, the turnover of the San Diego Trading Company fell by 25 percent and its profit fell by 56 percent last month. Yan Shun closed the report in his hand and frowned.

The biggest problem in dealing with pirates is that the whip is beyond the reach of the whip, not to mention that Li Muren is in New York, even if Li Muren is in San Diego, there is nothing to be done if he can't find a trace of pirates.

"What is Frye doing?" Li Mu has deployed troops in both the Bahamas and Isle of Juventud, and now that piracy is rampant, it is natural that the relevant leaders should be held responsible.

Frye is Li Fei, in order to allow the Chinese to integrate into the United States faster, Li Mu stipulated that all Chinese should take an English name to dilute their Chinese attributes.

Li Fei performed well in the Cuban War of Independence, Bai Qi and Yan Hu followed Will back to the United States to join the First Cavalry Division of the Army, and Li Fei became the supreme military commander of the Chinese in Cuba.

In fact, Li Fei is still a little unqualified to be the supreme military commander, after all, Li Fei has not received a systematic military education, and his age is too young, compared with those treacherous and cunning politicians, Li Fei still has a gap.

This is also no way, as the only armed force in his hands, Li Mu has to rely on the troops in Li Fei's hands to protect the Chinese in the Bahamas and Youth Island, although civil officials can be hired from the United States, the military force cannot be pretended to be used by others in any way.

Besides, if the U.S. government knows that Li Mu actually has an armed force overseas, it is not yet known whether the result will be a blessing or a curse, and considering Li Mu's status as an arms dealer, this is not a good thing after all.

"Frye has been busy installing an undersea cable from the Bahamas to Miami lately, and given that he doesn't have any armed gunboats on hand, Frye can't do anything." Yan Shun helped Li Fei explain that there seemed to be a tendency between his words.

Although Li Mu has gained a thousand years of age from the Cuban government and obtained Grand Bahama Island from the Bahamian government, after all, neither Youth Island nor Grand Bahama Island is independent, so Li Fei's troops, as a private armed force, cannot gain experience, and can only be equipped with a few armed gunboats at most.

Compared with warships, armed gunboats are much more low-key, many shipping companies have a different number of armed gunboats, and the government is also blind to comparison, such as the former shipping giant Vanderbilt family, their family owned more armed gunboats than the U.S. Navy at that time.

Submarine cables are not used to transmit electricity, but to transmit telegraph signals, before the invention of wireless telegraphy, cable telegraphy is the most convenient way to transmit messages, and the submarine cable between Cuba and Grand Bahama has been laid, and after the cable between Grand Bahama Island and Miami is laid, the news of San Diego can be transmitted directly to New York.

"Send the Sea Guerrilla and tell Frye that I'll only give him a month, and if the pirates haven't been wiped out after a month, then he'll wait to go to Trinidad to dig up asphalt." The Sea Light Cavalry is in San Francisco, and Li Mu now only has the Ranger in his hands to mobilize, which is also the greatest support that Li Mu can give to Li Fei.

After the news of the imminent arrival of the "Sea Ranger" reached Grand Bahama Island, Li Fei was immediately full of confidence: "As long as there is a ship, it is easy to kill Redbeard, don't think that I can't find him if I hide in Nassau, even if I get into the crotch of the queen's pants, I will pull him out." ”

In the Bahamas, Li Fei is now considered a snake on the ground, although the pirates are like the wind at sea, but after all, they still have to rest on the shore, Li Fei has played chess pieces in Nassau early on, and now it finally comes in handy.

"Redbeard" is not the "Redbeard" in history, this guy is said to be a descendant of a down-and-out British nobleman, whose ancestors once held a "privateering certificate" issued by the queen herself, and now his family is in the middle of the road, so the descendant of this pirate has to return to his old business.

The British, privateer, and plundering were the San Diego Investment Company, and the words "British", "privateer", and "San Diego Investments", all of which have a strong conspiracy flavor no matter how you look at them.

Li Fei no matter what conspiracy or not, as long as someone dares to oppose the San Diego Investment Company, Li Fei will take his own responsibility.

"When the Sea Ranger comes, then we can go straight to the pirate's lair and kill them without leaving a single piece of armor." Li Fei's deputy Qin Meng was also ruthless, the pirates were too rampant during this time, every time he saw the news that a cargo ship had been attacked, Qin Meng felt a fever on his face.

"Do you know where the pirate's lair is?" Now Li Fei's face is no longer green, his bronzed skin, his face is full of embarrassing stubble, and his well-developed chest muscles all prove that this big boy is transforming into a man.

"I don't know." Qin Meng told the truth.

"And where are you going to plug it in?" Li Fei expressed despair at Qin Meng's IQ.

"I thought you knew." Qin Meng's eyes widened to indicate innocence, he probably didn't know how cute this action was.

"I know... Hmph, I want to know, can't I just take the Americans across. Li Fei didn't know, otherwise this group of pirates would have already lit the sky lantern: "We have to lure the snake out of the hole, and when the Haifeng Ranger comes, we will send someone to Nassau to spread the news, I don't believe that Redbeard can sit still." ”

This is a good way to lure the snake out of the hole, which fully shows that Li Fei is learning, no matter how much progress he has, it is a good thing to have this heart.

Compared with Li Mu's last visit to Nassau, the city has not changed, the most magnificent building is still the Governor's Palace, in addition, there is no more than two floors of buildings, the whole city only the Governor's Palace has a set of lighting system produced by the Horse Electric Company, every night, Governor Sean Bradley will put an electric light on the highest vault of the main building of the Governor's Palace, so that the city can also be bathed in the glory of modern civilization.

Every night, with the exception of the Governor's Palace, which is a bit of modern civilization, the rest of Nassau is shrouded in darkness, with sewage, stench, and disease, and it is no wonder that the British do not pay attention to it.

Sean Bradley also knows the current situation in Nassau, but Sean Bradley has no intention of changing the status quo, because in Nassau, Sean Bradley can't see the future.

For Shaun Bradley, the only thing he can do is to make as much money as he can during his tenure, and then go back to London to bribe Shangguan and go to a better place to continue his fortune.

Since the governors are like this, don't blame other officials for their fluctuating hearts, so the political situation in the Bahamas has been extremely chaotic in recent years, so that 40% of the islands have become privately owned.

As the capital of the Bahamas, the port outside Nassau is always lively every night, although the Civil War has ended, Nassau's special role as a trade transit point has disappeared, but there will still be some merchant ships docked in Nassau Harbor for supplies, and there will always be down-and-out merchants coming to look for opportunities, so there are always many temptations in Nassau Harbor at night, and the tavern is one of the most lively places.

Legend has it that the owner of the bar is a relative of Governor Sean Bradley, so although the business of the "Beauty Bar" is good, no one dares to make trouble here, and the safety of the guests can be guaranteed here, so every night, the "Beauty Bar" is always full of business.

The sunset in the Bahamas is actually magnificent, but unfortunately perhaps because you are tired of seeing it, in the Bahamas, almost no one notices such a spectacular view.

And every evening at sunset, the "Beauty Heart" bar is already open.

In the era when there was no gramophone, people were always not short of music, the owner of the "Beauty Heart" bar was well versed in the psychology of the guests, although the invited band was not very skilled, and the cooperation was not tacit enough, there were often out-of-tune situations, but in such a lively environment, a few people would notice that the band was not out of tune, the strong alcohol anesthetized people's nerves, the air was filled with a decadent atmosphere, the only role of the band was to increase the noise, and people's attention was focused on the stripper's snow-white thighs.

The stage is next to the bar, and two dancers with unusually hot faces, although not very delicate, are teasing people's nerves.

The height of the stage is a little high, about a meter from the ground, and the dancer's skirt is unusually short, so if the guest lies on the stage and sticks his head over it, he can see the color of the dancer's underwear.

The two dancers are obviously veterans and will not let the guests succeed easily, unless a guest throws a pound or dollar bill, the dancer will smile and take off a certain piece of clothing on her body to satisfy the dark psychology of the guest.

Whenever this happens, there will be shrill whistles and cheers from inside the bar, and then the sales of alcohol will soar.

Today's situation is obviously not very good, the two dancers have been writhing on stage for a long time, whistling and saliva to win a lot, and there are no serious pounds and dollars at all, this situation is really frustrating.

"It's estimated that all the people who came today are poor ghosts!" One of the dancers complained in a low voice, and the amplitude of her movements was much smaller.

"Not necessarily, Mr. Salad is over there." Another dancer spun around with a smile and sent a flying kiss in Mr. Salad's direction.

"Hey, beauty, smile at me, your smile has the power to heal."

"Really, can't you just strip that damn dress quickly..."

The drinkers who watched the excitement around the stage, seeing that the dancers' clothes did not decrease for a long time, couldn't help but make noise.

The two women were unmoved, and continued to throw winks and flying kisses, of course, most of the firepower was concentrated in the direction of Mr. Salad.

Salad's attention was not on the stage, but on the old man in front of him.

"So, that St. Louis on the docks is yours?" The old man looked at the salad with a scrutinizing gaze, which was not very polite, but in a bar, it was the most kind gesture to look at people with such eyes.

"Yes, it's mine, I'll be on my way to Marseille in a few days, and when he returns, I'll ship a boatload of the best champagne." The salad was half-drunk and looked defenseless.

The St. Louis is an asphalt ship, and a shipment of asphalt can be sold for $3,500 to New York and $5,500 to Marseille.

The St. Louis docked in Nassau Harbor about a week ago and has been without any intention of going to sea, which has attracted a lot of attention.

"Since you've filled the ship with asphalt, I mean, why don't you go to Marseille now?" The old man raised his hand and asked Salad for another glass of rum.

"Thank you." The salad did not refuse, and took a drink from the glass: "Because of the damn pirates, they are elusive, and they have done a lot of great things in the last month." ”

It's no secret that Redbeard is well known in Nassau, and it's not just the St. Louis that is afraid of pirates in Nassau Harbor.

"Pirates! That's really a problem. The old man frowned, as if he were also worried about the pirates.

"Soon it won't be a problem!" Salad laughed happily and threw a one-dollar coin onto the stage, and the dancer was ecstatic and gave Salad a lingerie with body temperature.

"Don't worry... What is the meaning? The old man was itchy and asked.

"We got a security company from New York to escort us, and they promised to send warships! You know, real warships, not those damned armed commodity merchant ships. Salad sniffed the underwear in her hand and looked lewd.

"Warship! How is that possible—" the old man muttered to himself.

"Why can't it be? Except for the higher price, but I think it's worth it, the escort costs a thousand dollars at a time, and it takes five merchant ships to send a warship once, but it's enough to keep us away from the threat of pirates..."Salad threw another dollar at the stage, and when he turned around, the old man was gone.

"Take it off, take it all off!" Salad threw it directly this time.