Chapter 83: To Pelican Island Again
I was in a much better mood when I came out of the Governor's Palace, if James could keep his promise, then we would undoubtedly have a good cover on the island, the only thing that made me a little uneasy was that we had not yet found out the undercover agent he arranged among us, although James swore that it would not harm our interests, but there was an eyeliner by his side, which was always a thunder.
When they came to the island clinic, Lin Ruyi and Su Yuliu were already preparing to go to the Governor's Mansion to find me, and the expressions on their faces relaxed a little when they saw that I was back. I talked about the content of the conversation with James, and the two daughters of Lin Su still felt a little incredible, how could James, as an island governor, agree to us to trade with pirates, although it is a bit tempting to pay dividends from forty percent, but is it really worth taking such a big risk for these forty percent dividends?
I advise them not to think about it now, James has indeed changed a lot, but we have no better way than to choose to believe him for the time being, with Tina's experience, we will pay more attention to everything in the future.
With the increase of island residents, the business of the island clinic is getting busier and busier, and many immigrants from the empire may not be able to adapt to the island's water and soil climate for a while, so there are many small problems.
Grace, Zhou An'an, Su Yuliu, Lin Ruyi, the relationship between these four girls and me is deep or shallow, and they all seem to be a little ambiguous, and it seems that there is no relationship with anything, this feeling is actually very interesting.
After returning to the distillery, I immediately asked Rockefeller to increase production overnight, and I planned to go to Pelican Island to pick up Uncle Wei first, and then go directly to the Golden Islands, this time, I hope to negotiate trade directly with the pirates. When Rockefeller heard that he had finally decided to go to the Golden Islands, he was so excited that he wanted to dance to some music to celebrate.
Of course, I haven't forgotten this child's dream, he is bent on restoring the Duchy of Victor, but even if my winery is prosperous, even if I become a so-called island tycoon, I don't have the power to fight against the British Empire, right? I didn't want to disappoint this kid, and I reminded him more than once that a winery alone can't make a big storm, but this kid is very sure of his choices and plans, and he has told me more than once that even if he can't achieve his dreams in the end, he won't blame me.
After some explanations, I took Lin Ruyi and Su Yuliu back to the boulder camp, and then retold the content of the conversation with James, and other people in the same camp also expressed some concerns about the cooperation with James.
This time I went to Pelican Island, it was not as simple as picking up Uncle Wei, I also had to go to the Golden Islands to negotiate business with pirates, so I plan to bring Bruni and Lin Ruyi, one of them is as strong as a cow, the other is accurate in marksmanship, and if there is a little unexpected situation at that time, I can also have a helper.
The Great Bear had been bored on the island for a long time, and he was in a bad mood due to the influence of Tina's affairs, so he strongly asked to go with me.
I can understand Big Bear's thoughts, but I certainly can't agree to his request, there are not many people on this island who I can trust 100% now, if I go to Pelican Island with him, who will be responsible for the safety of the camp? Sister Hongmei, Sister Shanshan, Sun Yuxi, Xue Ying, including An An are all girls, and there is no man who even stands up for something, although there is still Uncle Song, but he is an island cabinet official after all, and most of the time he stays in the Governor's Palace, and he can only be counted as half a hope at most.
After a flamboyant flamboyance and earnest persuasion, Big Bear reluctantly agreed to stay in the camp, but he promised me that the next time I had the opportunity to go out, I would put him first.
Early the next morning, before the night had completely subsided, Lin Ruyi and I hurried to the distillery, and after a night of increasing production, the first batch of rum to be brought to the Golden Islands was ready.
Originally, Rockefeller also wanted to go with me, but I also refused, we traded with pirates, although James was covered, but after all, it was not legal, and it should be carried out as quietly as possible, so there should not be too many people who went to Pelican Island.
After some preparation, we disguised the rum and transported it in batches to the island docks, where James had arranged a ship in advance, and there was an experienced old captain on board, who assured me that the old captain would be absolutely reliable, and that we could talk to him directly about anything.
When the last batch of wine was shipped out of the winery, Bruni also came to the winery to report as agreed, and after I pulled him to the room and briefly explained the itinerary, Bruni was surprised, but after the surprise, he still chose to go with me.
Soon everything was ready, and as soon as the sun crossed the horizon in the distance, our boat had already left the dock and sailed towards Pelican Island.
At the island's barracks, Sandro soon received the news of our departure, and he touched his big bald head and frowned. According to his information, before the sky was completely dawn today, goods began to be transported from the distillery to the dock one after another, and the ships docked at the dock were arranged by James himself, and someone watched them, and no one could get close.
What exactly does James want to do? Where is the shipment from the distillery going? Could it be that James planned to let Han Dong and them go to trade with pirates? Isn't he killing himself by doing this, you must know that if a dignified island governor of the British Empire is found to be in collusion with pirates, it is not such a simple matter as losing the governorship's position, and he will be thrown into prison 100%, what is he thinking?
Just when Sandro was at a loss, the adjutant walked in and handed Sandro a piece of paper in his hand, "Your Excellency Commander's report on Mattheison's matter is roughly like this, you see if there are any problems, if there are no problems, you can send it to Lord Duke today with the cargo ship heading to the mainland." ”
Sandro took the paperwork and looked at it twice, then nodded and said, "No problem, just write it like this." After you make arrangements, immediately go to Xiaoniao to ask about the situation, yesterday in the Governor's Palace, what did the surnamed Han and James say, but remember to be cautious, don't let Xiaoniao's identity be exposed. In addition, according to Birdie's previous report, it was not James's man who shot at the pirate at the beach, so it would be very strange, and you should arrange for someone to investigate this matter quickly. ”
At the island eye-eyed man's residence, the glasses man was also calling his men to a meeting, since the leprosy incident, the glasses man's actions have been much more restrained, although he still hasn't figured out why James later reinstated him, but he knows that this is definitely not James's appreciation of him, there must be some ulterior conspiracy in it.
After a period of testing of the boys around him, he was already sure that the boys had not betrayed him, and that it was some Protestant who had leaked the secret to Sandro in the first place. Although those Protestants are at odds with the old Christians, and are eager to regain the independence of the Holy See instead of serving the regime, they do not seem to have any concrete plans except for marching and shouting slogans in protest, and they are not monolithic internally, and more importantly, they do not have a rigorous organizational structure, nor do they have a more prestigious leader, they are completely a rabble, although the religious revolution is more inflammatory and fanatical, but the problem is that the fire of the revolution must be lit first. So the eyed man thought about it, but he still couldn't pin all his hopes on these Protestants, and he had to find a way to find a new partner.