Thomas's old butler already understood what his master meant.

In the face of the attack of the Song Empire, now his master has nothing to do.

But surrender is such a thing, and you can't say it openly.

At the same time, they fought to the death with the fleet of the Song Empire, and they did not have the right amount of strength in their hands.

Besides, the people below are now unstable, and many people are actually planning to join the fleet of the Song Empire, or take refuge in them.

In such a situation, it is not surprising that Thomas has a plan for himself.

Besides, no one is planning for themselves now.

The captains were the same, they just didn't say it.

But behind their backs now, they must be doing it.

Although the old butler did not have a government position, as a bystander, he saw it more clearly.

"Master, please rest assured, I will personally hand over this letter to the commander of the Song Empire's fleet."

After taking the letter that Thomas had given him, the old butler solemnly assured Thomas.

Because he knows that his trip is related to the safety of his master, and even his future life.

It can be seen that the thing he wants to do is very important.

"As soon as possible, we don't have much time left. Now the Song Empire's fleet is heading to Willemstad, so you have to get there as soon as possible. ”

Thomas instructed the butler with a solemn face.

Then he said a few more words to the old butler, and then let the old butler leave.

Immediately after leaving the governor's palace, the old butler rode in a carriage to the port.

At this time, the people in the port of Cayenne are still leisurely.

They didn't believe that the fleet of the Song Empire would directly kill them like that.

In their opinion, the Dutch fleet was still very strong, and the fleet of the Song Empire could not be their opponent.

It is not to blame them for speaking, because the Dutch fleet is constantly defeated. And the news of serious losses has been tightly blocked, and it has not been revealed.

Therefore, in the colonies controlled by the Dutch, although the people knew that the fleet of the Song Empire was fighting with them, they knew what the results of the battle were.

Therefore, these people speculated wildly on their own, relying on their own imagination that the fleet of the Song Empire was vulnerable and must have been chased and beaten by the Dutch.

In fact, they know that the truth is very different from their own guesses, and it can even be said that they only need to turn the thing they imagined around. Then we couldn't be further from the truth.

On the Kaya dock, a Dutch double-deck warship for both business and war docked there early.

The three poles on the ship had already been raised, and what was waiting for the arrival of the old butler was there.

When the old butler was on board, the captain ordered the anchor to leave the harbor, and sailed quickly towards Willemstad.

The ship, as well as the sailors and captains on board, were all close associates of Thomas, the governor of the Caribbean colonies, so since Thomas wanted to contact the people of the Song Empire, he had to use these people whom he had believed.

Besides. If he is unlucky, these confidants will not have a good life, and if he can survive this crisis, these cronies will not be too unlucky.

In short, these people and Thomas have common interests. So let these people do things, Thomas still believed it.

At the same time, the Dutch captains who had left the Doge's Palace earlier also came to the harbor and left by ship after receiving the order from Thomas to call in the warships.

But. In their hearts, they were very dismissive of Thomas's orders.

Whether these people will carry out Thomas's order or not, only God knows.

Now everyone has a different mind. In such a situation, no one can guarantee what these selfish captains will do.

Thomas also saw through this, so he sent the old butler to Willemstad to contact the people of the Song Empire.

In Thomas's opinion, the captains who had attended the meeting before had the same thoughts as him, and began to make private contact with the people of the Song Empire.

After all, it's still easy for these people to hide from him.

Just now in the Governor's Palace, don't these guys hope that they can take the lead and make the decision to surrender?

It's a pity that I saw through their ideas and didn't get into the trap.

Want to make the first bird yourself, and in the future, they pat their butts and put all the blame on their heads?

It was a dream.

Thomas's plans for these people were really hateful.

No, these people have been connected before they came to him.

They all already have their own agreements, only they don't have any news here.

It can be seen that they are ready to make themselves scapegoats, and in the future, they will put all the blame on themselves and make themselves unlucky.

After seeing off the butler, Thomas came to the back garden of the Governor's Palace, a worried look on his face.

Seeing that the Governor had come to the back garden, the maids saluted one after another.

"My dear, what the hell is wrong with you, why are you worried about something?"

A woman lying on a deck chair in the garden, basking in the sun and surrounded by all kinds of small snacks, saw Thomas and lay there and asked.

This woman is in her early thirties and looks very average, but her outfit is very coquettish.

revealed the puffy skirt with her breasts, and her face was stepping on white powder, and it was estimated that it would definitely be more than three catties to shake it.

At the same time, the lips were smeared with red and bright, as if they had just finished eating.

Although from the perspective of later generations, this kind of makeup is definitely only available to women in the urban-rural junction of third-tier cities, but it is an absolute trend in this era.

If Zhao Hongyu and Wang Shan were here, and they saw this woman's dress, they would definitely pout and say: The five-yuan street girls are better looking than her, this is simply 'Nongfei'.

Thomas frowned and walked to the woman's side, a maid quickly moved a seat over, Thomas sat down and then said to the woman: "Now the situation outside is very bad, the fleet of the Song Empire is very powerful, it has defeated our remaining fleet more than a dozen times, and lost a number of warships." Now we can no longer be the match for the Song Empire's fleet, and those captains seem to have some other ideas, and I am very worried about this now. ”

This woman is Thomas's wife, so Thomas has nothing to hide from her.

"Why, those proud captains, do they have other ideas?" Thomas's wife turned her head and looked at Thomas in shock.

Because she heard the meaning in Thomas's words.

Thomas nodded: "Just now they came to me together, first telling me how powerful the Song Empire's warships are, how far their artillery ranges, and how advanced the Song Empire's weapons are and how powerful they are, and then asking me what I can do to solve the problem in front of me." ”

He told his wife everything that happened when he was there just now.

When he said these things, Thomas's face was very unsightly, and it could even be said that it was extremely difficult to see.

"These guys, they have been defeated repeatedly, and now there are only more than sixty warships in the entire Caribbean colonies combined, and it is impossible for them to be the opponent of the Song Empire's fleet." , Thomas hated the way. "They still have the face to ask me if there is anything I can do to solve it. In fact, the reason why they asked this was nothing more than to get the sentence they wanted from my mouth. ”

Thomas's wife was no longer lying, she was already sitting up.

When Thomas said this, the woman spoke, "Did they first threaten you in the hope that they would hear the word surrender from you?"

This woman wasn't stupid, she almost understood what the captains meant.

Thomas nodded.

"Yes, you're right. They didn't say that, but that's what they thought in their hearts. Thomas himself is really sure about this.

Indeed, even his wife had thought of this when she heard about it from Thomas's mouth.

"Hmph, do these guys really think I'm an idiot and stupid? It's a pity that I saw through their tricks and didn't fall for them at all, which made them very disappointed. Thinking of the disappointed expressions of those people when they heard his worst decision, Thomas couldn't help but feel a pang of joy in his heart.

The idea actually hit Lao Tzu's head, so you can't blame yourself for this.

Thomas thought to himself.

Seeing his wife's gaze on him, with an implicit hint of inquiry, Thomas explained, "When those guys actually asked me what I could do, I already guessed that they meant something else. In fact, it's very simple, our current sea strength is no longer able to compete with the fleet of the Song Empire, so what does it mean that they asked me to find a way to solve this? ”

His wife listened attentively to her husband's words.

"It's not like I've tried my best, but the messenger I sent to Manhattan hasn't come back in the end. Because the purpose of those people in the Song Empire was very simple, that is, to seize all the colonial interests in the Caribbean, this is a fact that there is no way to change. ”

Thinking of the meaning of the messenger's return, coupled with his own analysis, Thomas said very firmly.

"So what else can I do. I can't beat it, and I don't talk to you, so there's only one way to go, and they're just waiting for my words. ”

"Did you say that?" Thomas's wife hurriedly asked with a nervous expression. (To be continued.) )