When it comes to smuggling, in addition to the regular navies of various countries sitting firmly in the first place, it is the turn of pirate groups in various places.

For some pirate syndicates, smuggling is the main business, and robbery of passing merchant ships is incidental.

There is also a collusion between the navy and pirates, the former providing information, and the latter going to rob, and the proceeds are divided equally between the two families.

Wang Hao had some news in his mind that he had seen in his previous life, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly, I don't know what the navy here looks like?

"Look, there's Stronghold 004 ahead."

Due to the implementation of light control at night, only when a friendly signal is received from the sea, the lighthouse will be turned on in the stronghold to guide friendly ships into the port, so at this time, the land in front is only a dark patch, and it is difficult for others to find this stronghold without exact coordinates.

The next moment, the look of surprise on Ensign Maures's face instantly froze, "There is a guard fleet!" ”

In some important strongholds, it is usually equipped with an offshore defense fleet, the scale of this fleet is generally not very large, mostly composed of some small and medium-sized ships, peacetime mainly responsible for some tasks such as night patrols, transportation of supplies, etc., but also as the main force of sea smuggling; In wartime, it can be used to detect the enemy's situation and harass the enemy's flank.

To sum it up, only those who have strongholds guarding the fleet are qualified to smuggle, and as for other strongholds, they are to drink some leftover soup and water.

Hearing the words of Second Lieutenant Maures, the faces of the people on the ship changed, and it was obviously a terrible situation.

Although Maulis signaled his identity, the stronghold never responded.

Silence on the part of the stronghold. The hearts of Wang Hao and the others on the ship also sank.

If the other party doesn't even want to show their faces, even if they bring the most valuable contraband, it's useless!

Breaking in is tantamount to looking for death. I don't know how many cannons on the land are aimed at the sea at this time, once there is any change in the "Gordon". The latter will definitely be torn to shreds in an instant.

In the anxious waiting, a small fleet sailed up, and after verifying each other's identities, the principals finally appeared.

On the crimson deck, a middle-aged man dressed as a naval officer said in a deep voice with displeasure: "What are you doing here so late?" Don't you know that this is a military powerhouse? According to the regulations, we have the right to sink trespassers, even if we sue them, we can take advantage of them. ”

That being said. But in practice, there is also a great inconvenience, and it is bound to offend other friendly forces, so there will be an officer, "Hurry up and leave, otherwise I will definitely report to your superiors tomorrow." ”

If it had been put a moment ago, hearing the other party's admonition, Second Lieutenant Mauris would definitely turn around and leave, anyway, the officer's voice was so loud, it proved that he was not unable to help. It's that the defense of the stronghold is too tight, and he can't do anything about it.

But now, just thinking about the benefits of that batch of porcelain from the East, he gritted his teeth and squeezed out a smile. "Major Pound, Captain Milosi has asked me to convey my greetings to you."

When Major Pound, a middle-aged officer, heard the name of the deceased, his eyes softened slightly. The attitude is still very tough, "Yes." This is not where you should be, so let's go. ”

Maurice heard a hint of relief in the other man's tone. With great joy in his heart, he hurriedly took two steps forward and said in a low voice: "Captain Miluxi also said that he wanted to thank you for your care last time, so ......"

"Bastard!"

I don't want Major Pound to suddenly be angry when he hears this, "That old drunkard, when he gets drunk, he can't control his mouth, can this matter be said everywhere?" ”

"And you, second lieutenant, no matter where you got the news, I advise you to forget about it, or it will probably bring you bad luck!" ――

Second Lieutenant Mauris didn't expect that his two words would cause such a big reaction from the other party, yes, Captain Milusi did reveal some news to him when he was drunk, but it was definitely not as much as the middle-aged officer thought, most of it was the former's guesses and inferences.

However, judging from the other party's reaction, it is clear that his guess is not wrong.

He was not intimidated by the other party's tone, stepped forward again, flipped his hands, held a white as jade-like item, and said: "Recently, I came across a batch of porcelain that is said to be from the East. ”

"What kind of person are you and me, don't take ......" There are always similar methods of bribery in the East and the West, Major Pound is no stranger to this, he secretly blames the other party in his heart, even if he respects him, he has to choose a time when there is no one, in such a public place, how can he accept it directly, a word to take back, but when he sees the items in the other party's hand, he can't say anything.

"Take it and see!" He quickly changed his tune, and motioned for the sailor to lean in, and connected the two ships together with long planks.

The white porcelain exudes a warm luster like jade in the night light, and with Major Pound's knowledge, he can see at a glance the value of this porcelain, even if it is not as good as those real top goods, but it is not far behind, it is the favorite of the European aristocracy, and it can definitely be sold for a high price.

He took the porcelain, and after a long time, he never let go.

Seeing this scene, Maurice knew that this operation was half successful, but despite this, he still knowingly asked, "Major, what is the quality of this porcelain?" ”

"Good, very good, better than any porcelain I've ever seen, I can't help but have pure color, flawless throughout, it's the best of the best."

Anything is here, and anyone with eyes can see it, so the big major has no intention of hiding it. His eyes rolled, and Mimi laughed. "Do you have a lot of such goods?"

"It's not a lot, only 5 for now. But maybe I could get more if I needed to. "Second Lieutenant Maulis is not stupid, naturally he will not take out all 10 high-grade porcelain at once, scarce is expensive, he understands this truth.

"Do you have access to this?" Major Pound's eyes widened suddenly, and then his face was happy, "Yes, that's great. ”

Perhaps thinking that he was out of place, he coughed softly. Then he said softly: "Second Lieutenant, since you were introduced by the old ghost of Miluxi, I won't hide it from you, we do have a special channel here, which can avoid the city hall and sell directly to those noble merchants, what do you mean?" ”

Second Lieutenant Maurice did not reply, but his eyes fell on the surrounding ships, intentionally or unintentionally.

Major Pound suddenly understood, "Let's go." We went ashore to talk and find a place to have a good drink or two. ”

However, he soon showed embarrassment, "Ensign." You also know that the regulations ...... It's really hard to break, I'll drink two glasses with you later. As for the rest of your ship, stay on board. How about I arrange for someone else to bring me a late-night snack? ”

If it weren't for the fact that this deal was so rare. He would never have lowered his body to talk to an ensign like that.

How can this work, the purpose of his trip is to take Wang Hao ashore, in this way, what else is there to play The smile on Lieutenant Maures's face froze, and his face was cloudy and uncertain, as if he had struggled for a long time before making a difficult decision.

"To tell you the truth, all my porcelain comes from an Oriental, and he is on the ship at the moment, so it would be more appropriate to bring him with me." Then he added, "I'm a very good friend with him, no problem." ”

Maulis's words mainly reveal three meanings, the main owner of the transaction is on the ship, and it is more appropriate to talk to him about something, and the other is to point out the relationship between the two, extinguish the other party's idea of putting aside his own transaction with Wang Hao, and another point is to ensure that Wang Hao's identity is no problem.

If there is a problem with Wang Hao's identity in the future, it is easy for Maulis to leave a handle and take a lot of risks when he talks like this, but in order to facilitate the smooth completion of this transaction, he can't care so much.

"I see."

Major Pound nodded abruptly when he heard this, he was still thinking about where the other party got this batch of goods, but he didn't expect it to be because of the relationship of making an oriental friend.

"This guy's luck is too good."

Although I don't know how much ugliness the other party can get in this deal, as long as you think about how hard the other party is, you can think of one or two, as for the later sentence of advising himself not to dig the foot of the wall, Major Pound's reaction was to sneer twice, can the other party stop this matter if he wants to?

Thinking of this, a longing to see the Oriental man arose in his heart.

And Second Lieutenant Maulens invited Wang Hao out very understandingly, "This is my friend from the East, and this is Major Pound, who has a lot of power in this sea area. ”

"It's good to call me King, and it's a pleasure to meet you, Major Pound."

Wang Hao shook hands with the other party politely, but there was not much joy in his voice.

At this time, if he is too eager, it may arouse the suspicion of the other party, and he has always been very careful about these details.

Major Pound was not very dissatisfied with this, one was that he learned that most Orientals were more introverted and conservative, and the other party's reaction was quite normal.

"This is not a place to talk, let's go to the land to talk."

After a little weighing, Major Pang De quickly made a decision, the Eastern Empire was too far away from the European world, and there was no conflict of interest between the two, and he didn't think that Wang Hao would have any bad intentions.

After hearing Major Pound's words, Wang Hao's expression was still very calm, and he nodded slightly, and then stopped talking, but he didn't know that his hand in his sleeve had already been clenched into a fist, trembling slightly-

The next scene was like sleepwalking for Wang Hao, casually throwing the conch to an inconspicuous place. He seemed a little absent-minded, and he entrusted the matter of the transaction to Second Lieutenant Maures.

Major Pound had no doubts about this. On the contrary, he was very envious of the relationship between the two, in his opinion. Wang Hao can trust Maurice so much, and the relationship between the two must be extraordinary.

At this time, there was a very strange picture, Maulis and Pound were red-faced and thick-necked regardless of the image of the dispute, and Wang Hao was like a nobody, I don't know how many quarrels there were, and in the tug-of-war again and again, the two sides finally reached a compromise.

"Each porcelain is 200 gold coins, a total of 5, which is 1,000 pieces."

After completing the transaction. Wang Hao and the others had no reason to stay in the stronghold, so they returned to the "Gordon".

As for what Wang Hao thought of doing in the stronghold and what he did, Second Lieutenant Mauris didn't ask, but counted the proceeds of this trade seriously.

"The other five pieces of porcelain, which will be sold separately in a few days, are expected to earn between 1,000 and 1,200 gold coins."

As for why the second trade will yield more than the first, this is well explained. One is to open the market, and there are always some benefits, and the other is Wang Hao's special task, and the time is urgent. And there is no choice in who to trade.

By the time of the second transaction, the news that they had porcelain from the East had already been delivered, and at that time it was someone else who came to their door and begged them. Naturally, there will be a lot more choice.

Wang Hao was not very interested in the details of these deals, after signing the contract with Maurice. He left all the work to the other party.

At this time, the sky gradually brightened, and his mind was no longer here. There is less than a day left before the three-day deadline, and he still has a lot to do!

After paying the promised reward to a few people, Wang Hao hurriedly said goodbye, and after making sure that there was no one following him, he set out on the road to Rose Street.

Coming to the wooden gate again, Wang Hao calmed down the excitement in his heart, and when he was about to buckle the door, the door actually opened by itself.

"Well done, boy, I have to admit that you did impress me."

The burly Billy Reis leaned his back against the door, his body almost blocking the entire entrance, and at this time his face rarely had a smile, "Come in and say, the military deployment map is still a little short of complete, you have to wait a while." ”

Maybe it's because the work in hand is about to be completed, so the mood is swaying very well, and there is even a hint of laughter in the last sentence.

Thinking that he would be able to invite a legendary captain to be a thug next, Wang Hao's mood couldn't help but surge a little, even in the last time and space, except for the fierce man in Russia, I haven't heard that anyone can enjoy such treatment!

Immediately following the burly figure, compared to the last time, Wang Hao's mood at this time seemed extremely relaxed, his eyes couldn't help but glance at randomly, and then he pouted, there were more shredded paper and waste pictures on the ground, obviously the owner of the house was a place that didn't care much about the subsections.

Waiting left and right was fine, Wang Hao found tools in the house and cleaned the house simply.

Billy Res, who had been immersed in drawing, inadvertently saw Wang Hao's deliberate light movements, and the corners of his mouth flashed with a casual smile.

After more than an hour, Billy Reis suddenly stretched, then slammed the quill in his hand on the table, and held up the map that had taken him months of painstaking work, his face full of relief.

"Is it done?" Wang Hao put down the tools in his hand and asked with the joy in his heart.

"Yes, it's done."

Billy Reis nodded, his gaze shifted to Wang Hao's face, and suddenly laughed, it turned out that in the process of cleaning up the house, Wang Hao had a big face, and his appearance was very funny.

looked in the mirror and saw that there was something wrong, Wang Hao was not very unique, he just took out the water and scrubbed it, and then stood aside.

"I have to say that I am very satisfied with your performance this time, so I decided to pass on to you the skills that I am most proud of." The smile on Billy Reis's face was hidden, replaced by a solemnity.

The most proud skill? It must be very bullish.

And such a good thing?

Wang Hao's heart was already happy, but his face still looked like he was listening.

System: Legendary Captain Billy Reis taught you the art of drawing, do you want to learn it? ――

(To be continued......)