Chapter 116: The Pirate's Trial

In the end, Gordon could only sympathize with Harry's plight, after all, everyone didn't want this to happen.

The compensation is set for a long time and a big meal, after all, there is nothing that cannot be solved by one drink, if there is, then two. However, there is still business to be done, and the drinking can only be postponed to the future.

This time across the Atlantic, not as far as the last time, so Gordon was ready to buy more livestock, and with the experience of the previous time, he repeatedly told Alan not to buy too many potatoes, vegetables and oranges.

Oranges are the longest-preserved fruit on the sea, and even if they are left for twenty days, they may just be dehydrated, which is also a lesson learned from Kulich.

In the month of September, when Lisbon's flowers are still in full bloom, the group climbs the stone road and finds the only street on the side, which is empty and noisy, where farmers bring their produce to sell.

"Sir, this is freshly baked bacon, fine lamb, and smoked fish, which can be kept at sea for a long time. ”

Gordon, with his large team, has of course become the rich man in the hearts of these people, and in this bustling port, where there is little to tell the season, you can find what you need in this market at any time.

There was also a sneaky man who walked into Gordon's ear and whispered, "Sir, I have a large amount of rum here, which is much cheaper than the one in the tavern, is there a need?"

In this era, there was a lot of tax levied on winemaking, and the wine of any officially registered winery was much more expensive, and these private liquor dealers were exempt from taxes, which was also a lucrative business.

"Oh, when will it be loaded onto the ship?"

Gordon suddenly came to nature, in such a large and regular port, he also dared to sell moonshine, where are all these people's wine hidden?

"Sir, if you need it, we can send it early tomorrow morning, but only on ships, you know, we have to be careful with the preservation of these goods. ”

The sneaky young man looked at the patrol soldiers walking by, and shrunk to the side, as if he had suffered from these people.

In the end, Gordon shook his head and refused this person's request for a trade, after all, he didn't have to deal with these people, and he didn't need to deal with these people, and he would get into trouble with the Portuguese Navy.

In the disappointed eyes of the young man, Gordon led the man towards the front.

After a long stroll, I found a lot of good things here.

First of all, there are spices, which are peppers, cinnamon, sesame oil and olive oil, all of which can greatly improve the food of sailors on board. There were also some incense, which could change the horrible smell of the sailors in the cabin, and I hurriedly bought a lot.

Then there's the abundance of fruits, and Gordon has even found the rudiments of canned fruit here, which is really an incredible thing.

In this era, some people have begun to realize that heating can prevent food spoilage, but the sealing does not seem to be enough, and this kind of canned food in glass bottles is said to only guarantee that it will not spoil for fifteen days, and it is popular with many captains.

Of course, Gordon bought a lot, not only for sailing food, but also wanted to study how these products were made.

"The pirate trial has begun, the Central Court, come and see the pirates being tried!"

Well, there is also the custom of watching pirates hanged, and people who hear the news are in a hurry, wanting to catch a glimpse of these damn things, doing evil on the sea, and even killing the dregs of their own relatives and friends.

However, this is only a trial, and there may be still days or even more than ten days before hanging.

Harry was in high spirits and wanted to see this kind of activity that excited everyone, but he looked at Gordon on the side, and then forcibly retracted his steps, but he promised that he would never leave this man even half a step.

In fact, Gordon had no interest in this kind of behavior, but he always heard a lot about it, and wanted to see what was so appealing about it.

"Alan, you take the sailors to continue the acquisition, and I will go with Harry. ”

It has been said that when a person is hanged, his eyes turn out, and when he falls, his cervical vertebra is torn off, and skilled soldiers will tie the pirate's trouser leg tightly to prevent the stool from contaminating the ground beneath his feet.

Either way, he had never seen someone hanged.

Although there were many gallows in Havana, Gordon hardly visited them, because on one occasion he was caught by his father and almost broke his leg, and told him: "If you do this again, send it to a more remote farm." ”

He had now figured out that this kind of activity was not good for the growth of the teenager, but only increased people's anger and disregard for life.

Alan could only nod and prepare to carry out the captain's orders, although he also wanted to go and see them, and it was exciting to see these damn people hanged.

Gordon and Harry were moving in the direction of the crowd, and it was better to say that they were being carried by the crowd, towards the courthouse, which was not far away.

Large numbers of people crowded into the towering house, the ground floor belonged to the jury and judges, as well as lawyers and soldiers, and only a small number of people crowded into the corners.

More people went up to the second floor, and the two of them squeezed directly to the side of the back by virtue of their strong bodies, leaning against the fence and watching.

A pirate with handcuffs and hinges was roughly locked in the middle of the wooden fence by the soldiers, like a lamb to the slaughter, the pirate was already forty years old, looking at the crowd around him a little numb, without fear of death.

Bang!

Seeing the pirate staring at the judge with a terrifying look, a weighty butt smashed directly into his back, he could no longer show this kind of look, but bent down over his chest.

Guards in decent attire began to read out the charges.

"Pirate Jean, you are charged with piracy, robbery, theft, smuggling...... Do you have anything to say?"

"Hang him!"

"Hang him, there is no forgiveness for ......"

The unknown crowd of onlookers shouted loudly, their voices were noisy, but they agreed.

Because they didn't want to hear what this man had to say, the only thing they wanted to see was this man, sentenced to be hanged, floating on the gallows.

Bang!

"Silence!"

The judge smashed his small hammer and silenced the sounds.

"Ha, hahaha~ yes, I did it, you damn bastards......"

Before the abuse could be spoken, it was directly interrupted.

"The person being tried has no defense, what is the jury's opinion?"

The judge asked the well-dressed and wig-wearing crowd sitting beside him, who were clearly much more qualified than the others in their stools.

"The opinion of the jury deprives political rights, the right to defend, deprives of citizenship for life, sentences ...... hanging"

Gordon was stunned anyway, although he didn't understand a word of the Portuguese, but he could see the situation, a trial of one life only took two minutes, and then the judge hammered his own hammer, and the pirate was taken down, followed by another.