"This is an order from the stronghold, and I can't help it!"

Second Lieutenant Maulis spread his hands out, and there was a helpless expression on his face.

Seeing this, Wang Hao snorted coldly in his heart, where could he not see the other party's intentions.

Even the self-conscious movements of Maurice and Hercules were seen in his eyes, and most of these two guys had reached a consensus, obviously not wanting his actions to go too smoothly this time.

Hercules may just simply want to get some extra benefits, but Mauris probably has a sense of guilt in his heart, but he can't regret it, so he has to set up some obstacles for Wang Hao in his actions.

In terms of conduct, it is natural that Second Lieutenant Maulis is a little more noble, but Wang Hao dares to conclude that in terms of future achievements, Maulis is far inferior to Hercules.

Regardless of the nature of this matter, since it has been decided to do it, it should be firmly implemented, and the consequences at both ends of the snake's head can only be that both sides are not pleased, but it is not as good as the real villain of Hercules.

After experiencing this, Wang Hao's favorability towards Maulis plummeted, perhaps the other party is a very responsible person, but as a partner, half is quite a failure.

For the time being, Wang Hao didn't want to stiffen the relationship between the two sides, after all, there was still one last military stronghold that needed the help of the other party, so despite complaining, in the end he returned to the "Gordon" within the time specified by the other party.

For Wang Hao's performance, Maulis and Hercules reacted differently, the former was pleased, and the latter showed a small regret, if Wang Hao was willing to come up with more benefits, he would definitely stand on Wang Hao's side.

Anyway. Half of the task is done, and the discordant sound is removed. Things went smoothly and much beyond Wang Hao's expectations, as long as the last conch was placed in the military stronghold numbered 004. Billy Rey gave him all the tasks he had given.

In the following period of time, Wang Hao noticed that on this last part of the journey, Ensign Maulis's expression was a little restless, at first he thought that the other party was suffering from the torment of conscience, so he didn't pay much attention to it, but soon he knew that this was not the case.

"Friends from the East, why don't you go to another base to visit?" Because he had already received the other party's deposit, Ensign Mauris was saying this. There is a taste of a lack of confidence.

The worst fears came true.

Wang Hao took a deep breath to calm himself down, and asked quietly on his face, "What's the matter, second lieutenant, is there something wrong?" ”

"Not really, how can I say it...... Within our border guards, the higher the numbered military strongholds, the more heavily guarded they become, and if you had included the top three strongholds in your plan, I would have immediately rejected them, because it was almost an impossible task. Although the difficulty of Stronghold 004 is a little lower, the risk of this trip is very high. It can be seen that Maulis's words are not blindly shirking, and it is obvious that this final stronghold is somewhat beyond his ability.

Wang Hao heard this. The doubts in my heart were finally explained, and I knew that this task would not be so simple, and it turned out that there was still one last hurdle waiting here.

"Can't even your internal ships get close to the supplies?" He said after a moment's silence.

"In principle, it is not allowed. These numbered strongholds are state secrets, unless you provide specific coordinates. I asked some NPCs with whom I had good relationships, and even I didn't know where this stronghold was. In order to dispel Wang Hao's thoughts. Second Lieutenant Maulis did not hide much in this matter, and even told some information about the inside of the patrol fleet.

"In principle?" Wang Hao's face showed a playful expression, when it came to playing word games, the other party couldn't catch up with the Chinese people, how could Wang Hao be confused, "In other words, there are special circumstances?" ”

Even if he was reluctant, under Wang Hao's compelling gaze, Second Lieutenant Maulis still nodded with difficulty, and without waiting for the former to ask, he said it himself, "You know, people like us rarely can leave the port on weekdays, so naturally they can't run business, and where is the allowance provided by the system enough, so some of us occasionally do some business in private, and I have also listened to others, and I haven't done it myself." ”

Looking at the other party's somewhat twisted expression, Wang Hao's mind flashed with inspiration, and he blurted out: "Smuggling? Someone in your fleet is smuggling goods? ”

This is too fast, in Wang Hao's memory, this is at least a phenomenon that will appear after the middle of the game, I didn't expect the people here to start smuggling so early.

This is Wang Hao's own problem, in fact, smuggling activities in various countries have appeared very early, just because the participants are all NPC natives, and the actions have always been very secretive, so there are not many people who know, and it was not until later that there were more players involved, and this matter became an open secret.

What are the benefits of smuggling?

If you put it in the previous world, if you ask someone this sentence, the other party will definitely spray you in the face, is he a fool?

Smuggling goods is naturally for the purpose of making money, and the profits are not ordinarily high.

It is important to know that trade taxes can be levied between countries, and according to the distance and the quality of the relationship, cross-border trade can be levied up to 50% of the trade tax.

For example, a commodity shipped from the extraordinary can be sold for as many as 10 gold coins in Lisbon, but the tax rate may be 50%, which could have netted 9 gold coins, but after paying the tax, it can only earn 4 gold coins, and the profit difference is too big.

If it is smuggling, it can be exempted from this tax.

Of course, this is tantamount to digging into the walls of the country, and all countries have taken severe measures to crack down on smuggling.

Nevertheless. The high profits of smuggling have driven people to join in one after another.

The coastal fleets of various countries are often the largest smugglers at sea, and they crack down on private smugglers on the one hand. On the one hand, he used military arms for smuggling, and part of the money earned was invested in the maintenance and maintenance of the fleet. The other part goes into the pockets of a certain group.

The officials of various countries have taken a blind eye to this, but if the former makes too much noise, they will not hesitate to find out a group of people to open the knife, which is also an important reason why sea smuggling has been repeatedly banned.

"Since you know, I don't need to say more." Second Lieutenant Maulis smiled bitterly, this was not a glorious thing after all, so he quickly changed the subject, "This stronghold is very well guarded, even if we let us land. At most, I'll only be allowed to disembark alone, so I advise you to change places! ”

As he spoke, he shrugged his shoulders, revealing that it was not that I didn't help, but that he couldn't do anything.

Do you have to think of another way?

Wang Hao could hear that Maulis's words were sincere, but if he couldn't even figure out the other party, and he wanted to sneak in alone, it would be extremely difficult.

The "Gordon" gradually slowed down, and the Maurice and the others looked at Wang Hao. And wait for the other party's reply.

What to do?

Wang Hao walked around the deck anxiously, thinking about how to board the No. 004 military stronghold.

As if he remembered something, he immediately opened his inventory and looked at the contents inside. A smile finally appeared on his face.

Although I don't understand the meaning of that smile, the ability to observe words and colors is still available to Hercules.

"Did you think of a way to get in?" Hercules was the only person present who knew Wang Hao's identity. So there are still some cores for the latter.

"Even I can't, how can he have a way!" These words were not spoken. But Maurice is almost all on his face, and it is impossible for people to slip it out.

Wang Hao glanced at everyone calmly. He said softly, "Let's sail, we don't have much time." ”

"Does this guy really have a way?"

Seeing Wang Hao's calm and relaxed appearance, Mao Lisi couldn't help but start muttering in his heart.

In the end, Hercules couldn't help but ask: "If you have any way, just say it, let everyone help with the staff, maybe there are any loopholes in it?" ”

"Speaking of which, Second Lieutenant Maurice reminded me that since there are people in the stronghold who are in charge of smuggling, why don't we dock under the banner of smuggling goods?"

Hearing Wang Hao's method, Hercules's eyes lit up, and the brick looked at Maulis, but the latter pursed his lips, revealing a look of not being very cold, "What else should I think of as a good idea, this matter is said lightly, but in practice it is difficult, first of all, where do the smuggled goods come from?" There is no need to take out the goods of those nearby countries. ”

Hercules' expression became more and more strange when he heard this, "Man, you just came from England, you should have brought something good, right?" ”

Hearing Wang Hao's origin, Maulis glanced at the other party in surprise, and immediately showed a contemplative look, "If you say this, there is a bit of a possibility, but Britain is famous in Europe for wool textiles and munitions, well, the current port is not prosperous enough, the highest value cannon has not yet come out, and other pistols are more popular with German goods, as for wool textiles, I heard that the people in the No. 009 stronghold are collecting, or not!." ”

I can't see that this guy is so clear about the doorway, is he already thinking about this?

Sensing the different colors on the faces of several people around him, Second Lieutenant Maulis smiled bitterly, and did not hide it, "They are all forced by money, thinking of ways to make money!" ”

Compared with the traitor, the burden of smuggling in his heart is much smaller, or even almost none, and his idea of this aspect is not a day or two, but first, the start-up capital on hand is insufficient, and second, there is still a lack of some channels for purchasing goods, so it has not been launched.

Hercules' eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Hey, hey. I'm from England, but I didn't say it. The goods were also brought from the UK. Wang Hao sold a little bit and didn't rush to tell the mystery.

"Huh?" Maurice couldn't help but look disappointed when he heard this. At the same time, he revealed a little luck, "If it is a commodity from France, Spain and other countries, its value will be much lower, and those guys on the shore have been fattened, and ordinary things are not eye-catching." ”

"I don't believe it, no matter how high the vision of those people is, they can't even look down on goods from the ancient countries of the East and the West!" Wang Hao smiled proudly, fortunately he was too busy during this time. He didn't sell those things, otherwise, he wouldn't really be able to get the right contraband.

Second Lieutenant Maulis was obviously stunned, and then he showed an expression of ecstasy, took two steps forward, grabbed Wang Hao's shoulders with both hands and shook it: "Ancient Eastern Country? India? Southeast Asia, or China? ”

Either way, he knew it was a good opportunity for him.

If all this is true!

"How is this possible. I haven't heard of anyone in the East who can cross the oceans and reach Europe! Where did you get this product? Hercules asked as he asked.

Wang Hao smiled and didn't say anything, just made a gesture of pointing to the soles of his feet.

"Under the sea? Shipwreck? ”

Ensign Maurice was not slow to react, and quickly guessed the answer. Looking at Wang Hao, his eyes were full of envy, jealousy and hatred, "Your luck is really good." ”

"What the hell is the goods, don't whet our appetite. Let's get it straight. ”

Seeing the two of them raise their hands in surrender, Wang Hao didn't sell Guan Zi again. "This is a batch of porcelain from the Ming Empire in East Asia, and the quantity is 10 units."

Naturally, these were obtained by him in the treasure space. Half of it was given to Merlin, and he left the rest in the corner of his inventory, almost forgetting about it.

As he spoke, he took out two wooden boxes that had been salvaged from an ancient shipwreck, each containing five pieces of porcelain.

"Wow, look at the sheen it exudes, it's so beautiful, this is definitely the top porcelain."

Maulis seemed to know some about Chinese porcelain, and at this time, his eyes were shining as he looked at the contents of this box, and his mouth was full of words, and he looked like he couldn't put it down.

Laugh at! For this foreigner's words, Wang Hao can only use speechlessness to describe his mood, he is familiar with history, he naturally knows where this is the top porcelain.

If the porcelain produced in China is divided into four grades, one of them is naturally for the use of the royal family, the second is for the daily use of princes and ministers and the top rich, the third is mostly used by some wealthy families, and the fourth is for some shoddy production for the people at the bottom.

At that time, the sea route between the East and the West was not peaceful, and the risks were very large, in order to minimize losses, most of the porcelain transported to Europe was mainly four-grade, and third-grade porcelain was very rare, not to mention the second-grade and first-grade.

Compared with some companies in reality, the best goods are sold to Europe and the United States, the inferior goods are sold to Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea, and the worst are left to the Chinese people, the contrast between the two is too great.

In Wang Hao's view, the porcelain in the box can only be classified as a third-grade at most.

Since these gringos in front of him don't know the goods, and they don't know how to pretend to understand, Wang Hao naturally won't explain it to the other party.

"It should be worth a lot of money, right?"

After hearing Maurice's words, Hercules immediately asked the topic he was most concerned about.

"More than you think."

Maurice closed his mouth after saying this, and the other people's faces immediately showed different expressions, and they fell silent for a while.

What are the ideas of these people, Wang Hao doesn't know, if he wants to share the benefits, he can, but he has to finish the business.

"I believe that with this porcelain to open the way, it should not be a problem to enter the port and dock, as long as my affairs are done, no matter how much money is made from this porcelain transaction in the end, Ensign Maurice will take 20%, and Hercules will take 10%, what do you think?"

Such an offer is something that almost no one can refuse.

Sure enough, Maulis showed an inexplicable expression of surprise on his face, and with one hand, he stepped forward and gave Wang Hao a warm hug, "Oh, friend, you are like God, your generosity is so touching, don't worry, that thing is wrapped up in me, no matter what, I will definitely help you achieve your wish." ”

Stimulated by huge sums of money, to hell with any national honor and interests.

Maulis's chest slapped loudly, indicating that there was no problem with the matter that Wang Hao confessed, and he would definitely help him complete it.

Hercules is also very happy about this, although he is greedy, but he is self-aware, although Maurice takes more than him, but he has almost no effort to do this, he can take one percent for nothing, which is already very considerable, not to mention that the other party has to share some with his assistants, compared with the two, he did not suffer much.

"Forward, whoever stands in our way, kick them out of the way."

Under the offensive of huge profits, the morale of the "Gordon" was immediately high, and it sailed towards the 004 stronghold at a very fast speed.

At this time, even if the king of Portugal appeared in front of them, it would not stop them from making a fortune, especially in the name of smuggling, which was far more effective than directly giving them a few hundred gold coins.

For Wang Hao, this is indeed an unexpected gain.

(To be continued......)