Chapter 176 The Duo Who Bubbled Bad Water (Three More!) Ask for a commuter pass! ）

Now, according to the intelligence service, there are quite a few ships in the waters of Manhattan. None of the people on these boats looked like good birds, and they didn't come ashore to buy merchandise when they came to Manhattan.

Song Hu had noticed this kind of thing a long time ago, but they hadn't done anything about it.

After all, in Song Hu's opinion, the appearance of some pirates also has some benefits for them in Manhattan. Because of the presence of pirates, it can divert the attention of some guys instead of focusing on Manhattan.

The pirates have robbed the guys of their goods, and the guys are bound to fight the pirates.

At the same time, pirates robbed the merchant ships of various countries, which will inevitably affect the tax revenue of various countries.

Therefore, countries will also temporarily pay attention to these pirates.

This time it took some pressure off Manhattan.

Recently, envoys from many countries have come to Zhang Tie every day, hoping that Zhang Tie's umbrella company can develop more preferential policies.

These Europeans are not stupid, and they have seen the weaknesses here in Manhattan not long after they have been here. There are no ships in Manhattan, and they have no power to fight back against attacks from the sea.

Although the strait here in Manhattan is cast with dozens of batteries. But how many seagoing ships can these batteries withstand?

One or two ships are okay, but if hundreds of ships attack, Manhattan has no choice.

Of course, those attacking from the sea will not be able to pick up any cheapness, because Manhattan's army is still very strong.

But Manhattan's weak maritime power is a good thing for Europeans.

For this reason, some bold guys will even try to threaten Zhang Tie a little bit in language.

For such a guy, Zhang Tie of course gave a very tough response.

Not to mention beating them on the spot, it will also restrict the trade rights of the country.

But it's not a matter if it's always like this, Zhao Hongyu doesn't have a huge naval force under his command, and he still can't get up after he gets to the bottom.

Manhattan's current shipyards still produce and build warships, which is more troublesome.

Even if it is opened, in the absence of a carpenter, the sea ship is not said to have existed.

You can't even draw a drawing.

However, the appearance of pirates can ease the situation that Manhattan is facing.

"Don't inform them for the time being, wait until there are more pirates in the nearby waters." , Song Hu smiled evilly at Zhang Tiedao. "Personally, I'd like to see more pirates coming, snatching the Europeans and letting their goods sink to the bottom with the ships. In this way, we can maintain the price advantage of our ceramics, after all, scarcity is expensive. ”

This guy is so bad that he wants Europeans to eat dogs, but I like and support this idea!

When Zhang Tie heard this, he also laughed evilly.

"You're right, why should we inform the Europeans. Just let them fight their own people, the British have a plunder license, the Spaniards now have it, the Dutch are not bad, and even the Portuguese and the Swedes and the French are like this. If they only get together, the pressure on us will be much lighter. Zhang Tie said to Song Hu with a smile.

Song Hu raised his hand, stroked his smooth chin, and said, "When they have decided the winner, they will be able to build a warship here if they want to come here." When the time comes, it's not too late to take back the sea power, and this can be regarded as buying some time for the door. ”

Speaking of this, Song Hu and Zhang Tie couldn't help but sigh.

Pirates are such good people.

"So why don't we let people get in touch with the pirates, and by the way, give them some information so that they can rob them more smoothly."

Zhang Tie's eyes rolled wildly, and he immediately thought of a worse idea, he even wanted to make the water more turbid, so that he could profit from it.

That's a great thing!

Song Hu smiled 'hehe', and looked sideways at Zhang Tie in agreement.

"That's a good idea, we can make the water a little more muddy. Let those Europeans add some variables to their business, and let them know that whatever money they make, there must be some risks. ”

For the Europeans to make huge profits with them, it is impossible to say that Song Hu has no opinion in their hearts.

It's just that they don't have the warships they can get at hand now, so now they have to let the Europeans earn these profits.

But if Manhattan has its own warships, where will it be the turn of the Europeans to make such profits?

At most, it's just to buy some cheap old rice for Europeans.

As for the trade of spices, porcelain, and inferior tea, which are the most profitable, Song Hu and them must be in their own hands, there is no doubt about this.

"Isn't there a gang under the intelligence department, find someone to get in touch with those pirates. I think those pirates are very willing to contact the gangs, and at the same time, the gangs under the intelligence department can also get a lot of remuneration from the pirates, which can be regarded as reducing the financial pressure on the intelligence department. ”

The smile on Zhang Tie's face became stronger and stronger.

In fact, the intelligence department has a fart financial pressure, you must know that the economy here in Manhattan is in very good shape now, and there is no problem at all.

It can be said that a small Manhattan is much stronger than the economy of a small European country.

The main thing is that Manhattan has no debt problems.

It's not like those countries in Europe, where their royal family is in debt on the outside, but they are still pretending to be aristocratic there.

Take off their disguise, in fact, those nobles and royals are poor goods.

Of course, when it comes to money, these people in Manhattan are not too short. If there is such an opportunity, to earn more money, why should they give up?

"Okay, I'll talk to the intelligence guys. However, Wang Shan accompanied His Highness to the Great Lakes region, and I dare not guarantee whether the Ministry of Intelligence will accept our proposal. ”

Song Hu responded, and at the same time reminded Zhang Tie.

Zhang Tie waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about this problem, as long as those people in the intelligence department are not idiots, they should know what kind of choice Lu Dao made." ”

After Song Hu thought about it, he felt that it was too.

I don't have to worry about it at all, and the people who want to enter the intelligence department can't be the kind of brain-dead idiots.

So, this worry should be superfluous.

"Alright then, let's not continue to talk about it, I'll go talk to someone from the Ministry of Intelligence." Song Hu stood up, walked to the corner bar of his office, took out a bottle of rum and a wine glass purchased from a Spanish merchant and walked back.

Kiss!

Uncorked the wine bottle, placed the glass in front of Song Hu, and next to his place, and poured half a glass each.

"What do you think of the Great Lakes region, Your Highness?"

Song Hu brought up the Great Lakes region.

Zhang Tie picked up the wine glass in front of him, put it to his lips, took a sip, and then put it down.

"It's the right strategy, the Great Lakes region is more abundant, and we have to take control of it. It would be even better if the French could be driven away. ”

Zhang Tie expressed his opinion.

Song Hu sat back in his place and said to Zhang Tie: "Well, with the Great Lakes as the center, the city can be built around it. When the time comes, the whole of Canada will be ours. ”

Regarding Zhao Hongyu's plan, Song Hu still knows a little bit about it.

"Although His Highness has a cheat, there is also a drawback. After he leaves Manhattan, we won't be able to enjoy the benefits of cheating. ”

Mentioning this question, Zhang Tie smiled bitterly.

Song Hu's opinion on this issue was different from Zhang Tie's, and he said with a relaxed face: "It doesn't matter, now that Manhattan City is on the right track, even if we don't need His Highness's plug-in, we can operate normally." What's more, when His Majesty left, he had already purchased a large amount of porcelain in his castle, and there were a lot of grain and other goods in the warehouse outside the city, which was enough for us to sell for a year. ”

After speaking, Song Hu drank the rum in his hand and put down the wine glass in his hand.

"You can't let His Highness stay in Manhattan all the time, if he doesn't go to the Great Lakes region himself, how can we settle genetic people in the Great Lakes region, and whether the construction there is cement or bricks, these need to be done by His Highness himself."

After listening to Song Hu's words, Zhang Tie nodded silently, of course he knew this.

Zhao Hongyu's space-time trader, to sell the property of this space-time to the virtual world, must be confirmed by the system that the property belongs to him completely, and within fifty meters of him.

And the purchased goods of the Virtual World Realm, teleported to this World Realm, cannot exceed his one-kilometer range.

That's a bit of a problem.

Therefore, if the Great Lakes region is to be developed, then Zhao Hongyu himself must arrive in the Great Lakes region. Only in this way can he transfer the goods he bought from the virtual world to the Great Lakes region to build a city in a short period of time.

At the same time, the genetic person can also appear in the Great Lakes region in the shortest possible time after Zhao Hongyu has been cultivated. And for a while, it was not noticed by the Iroquois and the French.

When the time came, when everything was ready, it would be impossible for the French and Iroquois to try to drive them away.

"I hope that everything goes well for Your Highness in the Great Lakes region, as long as we can control the Great Lakes region in our hands, then we will have a relatively stable and safe territory." , Song Hu's gaze became deeper, and at the same time, his tone became a little embarrassed.

Although Manhattan City has a good amount of armed forces, it is not very stable in Song Hu's opinion.

First of all, Manhattan was constantly facing threats from the sea due to the lack of defense at sea.

At the same time, the British in Virginia in the south were also a thorn in Song Hu's heart.

And this winter, the blank space between Manhattan and Virginia welcomed a new batch of British colonists.

They took possession of the land and named it Pennsylvania.

This made Song Hu's heart very uncomfortable.

You must know that the land on the American continent has now been regarded by Song Hu and them as their own.

Now that the British have occupied another piece, how can this make him comfortable.

And Song Hu is still a big angry young man, so he is even more unhappy about this matter.

It's just that now happens to be the period of rapid development in Manhattan, and they focus on construction rather than war. Otherwise, Song Hu would definitely drive all the British in Pennsylvania and Virginia into the sea.

Glancing at Song Hu, Zhang Tie smiled.

"We all know your thoughts, and Your Highness also knows your thoughts. But now we don't need war, the British in Pennsylvania, let's let them live for a while. When we stabilize our development, do you think Your Highness will let them jump around in the Americas? ”

Out of understanding Zhao Hongyu, Zhang Tie comforted Song Hu.

"Why do you think these guys are here all of a sudden in the winter?"

Song Hu said faintly.

Zhang Tie pursed his lips and said, "I guess they came for us, anyway, I think they have bad intentions." But ignore them for now, and see what tricks they can play. ”

It turned out that after Zhao Hongyu left Manhattan, a lot of Britishmen suddenly landed in the northern area of Virginia, that is, at the southern tip of Manhattan.

They set up camp in that land, and it seemed that they were going to live there forever.

And the leader of which district also sent someone to inform Manhattan.

Because of the border between Manhattan and Virginia, that area is not included in it.

So, the British took advantage of a loophole.

However, for the land of Pennsylvania, Song Hu did not admit to being occupied by the British at all. It is only admitted that it is temporarily used for the British to live, and it will be taken back later.

Of course, the British disagreed with Manhattan's rhetoric.

So far, this matter is still in the process of being discussed.

But one way or another, it is already a fact where the British took possession.

And Manhattan is now reluctant to go to war, and only wants to develop steadily, so it temporarily favors the British.

However, Song Hu and Zhang Tie both knew that if the conditions allowed, then Manhattan would definitely send troops to sweep all the Europeans in North America into the sea.

Because for the American continent, His Royal Highness Zhao Hongyu is much more greedy than Europeans.

As for Central and South America......

If all the Europeans in North America were driven away, would the Europeans in both regions stay?

Obviously this is not possible.

"Everything depends on His Majesty, as long as he develops well in the Great Lakes region, then everything will be fine. I guess after next year, we'll be able to get stronger. Zhang Tie's eyes were full of longing.

Song Hu sighed and said, "It's just that in the coming year, whether we can develop smoothly is a question." I've heard that the Iroquois Indians are not easy to deal with. ”

Regarding the information on Iroquois's side, Song Hu has inquired a lot recently.

The more he inquired, the more worried he became. (To be continued.)