131 Spanish mercenaries
"Shen, I can see you, I have something urgent to discuss with you!" When Shen Yue was upset and worried about the silver, Kent came to the door.
"Sir Kent, is it my people who are not well received? However, the conditions here are indeed a little poor, and the next time you come, you will be effectively improved......" Shen Yue thought that Kent was because the conditions for food and accommodation under their men were too poor.
"No, Shen, we want to bring more goods back, and I want to ask if you can help us get a ship, your kind of warship will do, and we can pay a high price......," Kent said.
"Do you have enough men?" Shen Yue asked.
"There are more than 300 people on our boat, and there is no problem with another four. Each vessel needs to have enough operators to carry the ......," Kent said.
"What if I encounter pirates?"
"We're going to avoid busy shipping lanes, and with people on board scattered, we're going to be carrying a lot more supplies and needing to be resupplied a lot less." Kent said indifferently.
He did not think that the Dutch would be able to find their traces on the way back, because there were more ships and less cargo, and even if the other side found out, it would be difficult to organize a sufficient number of ships to surround them.
"Or, you can leave the extra sailors on your ship and use them as mercenaries for me......," Shen Yue said suddenly.
The Spaniards' combat methods are different from those of the Ming Dynasty, but their kind of warships are more in line with the current development, and in the next few hundred years, the degree of industrial development is not enough, and the sail warships are the main force.
This will be an era of greatsword and cannon bombardment.
"This ......" Kent did not expect at all, that this would be the result.
"Sir Kent, I think you should know that these ships belong to our court, and if they are sold privately, they will be punished by death." Shen Yue was telling the truth, of course, secretly operating, he estimated that Kent was not so clear. "So, selling the ship to you, it's not possible. And your Frense, you'll be going back with a lot of cargo, which will make the already heavily overloaded ship even less space, and have to free up a lot of space to carry supplies......"
Shen Yue was very considerate of Kent.
The speed of the Fluence itself is not slow, but because the rest of the fleet is concentrated on this ship, the space can be imagined.
"What's more, if they become mercenaries under me and fight for the Ming court, they will have a reason to stay in the Ming Dynasty and establish a stronghold in our territory, and there will naturally be a reason for the fleet you organized to come over in the future......"
Shen Yue was like a devil, following the temptations, which made Kent hesitate for a while.
"Shen, I need to consult with my captain and officers." Kent was not in a hurry to answer, and naturally he was not in a hurry to refuse.
"It's nature. Sir Kent, I have your heart in mind, and you should know what is going on, unless you can get enough ships. Shen Yue sighed.
There are enough boats, he has and lacks manpower to operate, but he will not sell them to Kent.
The barrel of a gun is everything.
There are ships, cannons, and everything.
Kent was noncommittal, and came with joy, but returned disappointed, and even what Shen Yue said made him moved.
"No, Sir, we can't do that. We still have most of the silver on the ship, I believe that as long as the price is enough, he will sell us the ship, we don't want a warship, just a transport ship......" Thomas listened to Shen Yue's thoughts, and immediately shook his head. "Our sailor, if he gives a sufficient price......"
"It's too small a ship to go to sea...... The fleet is too large for one battleship to protect, we need more ships. Kent said earnestly. Leave some people behind to avoid problems when we come back. ”
"What if our sailors and soldiers want to go back? We promised to take them home......" Thomas said with some sadness.
His sailors and soldiers were different from the colonial armies of criminals and the like who went to the American colonies, and they were all royal guards, many of whom were nobles.
"Some people, but they don't want to be bumpy at sea anymore, do they? What's more, Shen's people are constantly bribing them......" Kent's words made Thomas unable to argue.
Shen Yue's people have been constantly bribing their subordinates.
In the past, Kent would have trusted his men, who were carefully selected, but they had been at sea for too long.
It was clear to everyone that the already overloaded crew would be even more of a problem if the Flenss was carrying valuable cargo.
With more than twice as many people on board, space on board was extremely tight.
Now that more goods are loaded, there is naturally less room for everyone.
"Perhaps, we should ask everyone's opinions." Kent saw that Thomas still disagreed, and said helplessly.
"Then ask everyone's opinions!" Thomas's tone was a little lonely.
The Ming Dynasty is not the Americas, even if the Ming Dynasty is more civilized and more civilized than those barbarians in the Americas, this is not Europe, and it does not conform to the living habits of Europeans.
The two men summoned all the officers of the Flenss to discuss it with the sailors.
"My wife and children are at home waiting for me to go back......"
"Go back? Is there still enough space on the Frense? There are so many of us, what to do? ”
"We came out just to earn more gold, since the officials of the Ming Empire are willing to pay more silver, why should they go back?"
"My lord, can you help us bring the letter home?"
Most of the officers wanted to go back, but in Daming, they did not see the legendary prosperity, and even their area of activity could only be confined to a small range......
And sailors are not soldiers, they can pay with their lives for gold.
Thomas looked at Kent with a helpless look on his face.
Most of the sailors were reluctant to go back, which made him very helpless, there were not enough sailors, and it was useless to have a boat.
Of course, there are also some officers who are reluctant to leave, and the road is difficult. Make them feel too painful.
"It's our responsibility to bring the letter and bring back everyone's paycheck...... Let's go back and ask their respective subordinates, count the list first, and then discuss...... "Kent is the commander of the fleet, and he prefers Shen Yue's suggestion.
"Are you going to leave a part of the Franc people into Minzhuang?" Shen Da was a little puzzled by Shen Yue's thoughts.
He didn't explain where he was, and Shen Yue didn't ask him.
Shen Da didn't expect it at all for the inclusion of the Lang machine into Minzhuang.
"In many ways, we need to learn and learn from the Franc people. Why not pay some money to teach us the experience of ocean warfare and sailing? Shen Yue asked Shen Da proudly.