Chapter 42 [Du Wei's Plan to Get Rich]
Soon, the Black Pearl, with its new flag, turned around and headed for the nearest port.
After a day and a half of sailing, the former pirate ship encountered the Imperial Navy warship that had been chasing them for the previous two days!
After a tense confrontation, the officers on the naval warship were surprised to see that the other man's mast was not a pirate flag...... It's one side...... Spooky flags!
Then his subordinates reported that the flag bearer on the pirate ship called a flag and demanded surrender...... They are not pirates.
The rest is much simpler.
The captain of the naval warship ordered a vigilance and accepted the "surrender" of the pirate ship, and then, knowing that the missing young master of the Rollin family was on the pirate ship......
Even, that little young master actually captured such a shipload of pirates!
According to Imperial law, the nobles themselves have the power to directly dispose of any captive of the nobles...... Of course, treason, treason, treason, and other major sins are not included!
However, this young master disposes of a few pirates...... The captain of the naval warship is still willing to turn a blind eye to this little thing.
After all, this is the young master of the Rollin family!
Count Raymond, who once served as the Admiral of the Imperial Navy's Expeditionary Fleet, has a wide network of contacts in the Imperial Navy!
Naturally, this naval ship will not embarrass the son of Count Raymond!
After the two ships stopped side by side, the honorable Young Master Du Wei was transferred to the warship with a sampan, and for safety, the navy also sent two teams of soldiers to board the pirate ship to monitor the pirates.
"Master Du Wei!" The captain of this naval warship was a typical naval soldier, without any armor on his body, wearing a uniform and having a short figure. The bronze skin that has been tested by the sea breeze and waves, and the rough big hands: "Our entire fleet has been scattered and searching for your whereabouts in the nearby seas! The fleet has issued a military order, find your ship first, and you can get a month's vacation to repair on Walker Harbor! God bless, let me get such a great credit!Hahahaha......"
Du Wei was slightly surprised...... A whole fleet is looking for itself?
Although his old man used to be a senior admiral in the navy, he is now the second person in the emperor's ** side...... But he didn't like himself...... It seems that you won't make such a big move to find yourself, right?
With questions, Du Wei and the captain had a conversation in the captain's room. Du Wei quickly learned something.
It seems that he has become a key bargaining chip for the emperor to bargain with the magic union.
Find yourself and make big things small.
Can't find yourself...... The contradictions between the military and the wizards' union will become more intense and sharpened! This is what no one wants to see!
"These two are ......," the captain looked at Vivien and Joanna beside Dewey.
"Two of my friends. Du Wei vaguely covered it and didn't say anything.
Of course, he wouldn't just say: they were the two magicians who were making a big fuss in the barracks! I didn't see the woman in armor! She almost killed me! She attacked the local barracks!
If so...... Then I'm afraid I'll make a mess!
Now Joanna's magic has been fully restored! If she makes a fuss, I'm afraid it could easily kill the people of both boats at sea!
The captain of the Navy was not a fool, but he didn't ask much and just skipped the topic: "Well, please rest, I have prepared food and water...... If you still need anything, I will try to arrange it...... Please don't be polite! My brother served in the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet, and he was an officer under your father! I have great respect for Lord Count Raymond, who is the pride of our Imperial Navy!"
Before leaving, the captain of the navy couldn't help but ask: "Forgive me for taking the liberty of it...... Master Du Wei, what are you going to do with those pirates? They're outlaws, ...... you?"
"They are my captives, and I have the power to dispose of them first. Isn't it?" Du Wei laughed, "It just so happens that I will have a fleet, and I will put them in my fleet." I need some experienced sailors and seafarers. Also, I like their boat. ”
In fact, the captain of the Navy would like to remind Du Wei that you don't have an official knighthood yet, so strictly speaking, you can't actually have a private army yet.
However, in fact, the children of all the big families in the empire will receive knighthoods, and people will turn a blind eye to the establishment of a private army earlier and a private army later. Who's going to really pursue that?
"This ship, which I have named the 'Black Pearl', will be the flagship of my fleet. Du Wei continued to laugh.
"So, what's the name of your fleet...... Oh no, no, I'm not talkative, it's just that they're pirates after all, and although they belong to you now, I need to do some paperwork after I get ashore, so I have to know that, and then fill out some paperwork and cross them out of the Navy Sweep Target. So, I need you to provide the name of your fleet. ”
Du Wei smiled, and he pulled the captain to the deck and looked at the "Black Pearl" not far away.
"Do you see the flag on the ship?" said Du Wei laughed happily.
“...... See. The captain was a little strange: "I have never seen such a strange flag...... What does that mean?"
If there is a person from Du Wei's previous life next to him now, he will definitely faint when he sees that flag!
Because, on that flag, it is clearly a huge, round capital English letter "M"!!
"McDonald's!" Du Wei replied without changing his face: "The name of my fleet is 'McDonald's Fleet'! You can declare this name on the paper." ”
Watching the dazed captain leave. Du Wei was thinking maliciously in his heart......
One day in the future, when more than a dozen warships are flying the "McDonald's" flag, what an interesting scene will it be?
After a few days at sea, the two ships arrived at the port city of Port Verker, located on the east coast of the province of Lille in the south of the Empire.
It is a typical coastal port town, a natural arc-shaped harbor, which has become one of the best sheltered harbors, and countless large and small ships are moored on the docks, merchant ships from all over the world, private armed merchant ships...... The docks were filled with sailors disembarking for fun, busy clerks, tax officials, coolies, porters......
And, of course, there are taverns, big and small, and cheap jì girls dressed in fancy clothes, who will drain the last copper plate in the pockets of sailors who have been suffocating at sea for months!
After the two ships stopped, Du Wei and the others finally boarded the mainland!
After so many days at sea, the first step was on land, and Du Wei felt a little weak.
Fortunately, I came back alive. And......
Du Wei smiled and touched his head without moving.
He wore a beautiful hat and had now changed into a naval officer's uniform without epaulettes. It looks like a young and handsome naval officer...... It's just a little too young, and it's a little too thin.
Port Walker is a civilian port, not a military port for the Navy. There was no navy stationed here, and the nearest was a local garrison barracks with a thousand infantry regiments.
This bustling port city provides the empire with a large amount of tax gold every year, as well as a large amount of profit from maritime trade.
When Du Wei walked out of the port, he immediately felt the bustling of this place!
This is different from the majesty of the empire, which is full of the opulence of high society. It is also different from the peaceful and harmonious cities of the Rollin Plain.
Over here...... The first impression is...... Squeeze!
The roads were filled with all sorts of people! drunken sailors, seamen, pot-bellied merchants, and tax officials on horseback.
There are also various shops lining the streets on both sides.
It can be said that the developed maritime trade has provided Walker Harbor with almost all kinds of goods from all over the world! You can see and buy anything strange here!
Du Wei even saw that in such a port city, there was actually a stronghold of the Wizards' Union!!
Protected by a group of naval soldiers, Du Wei did not have enough space to hang out, and he went straight back to the hotel, which had been chartered by the navy.
So, what's next?
Du Wei waited patiently.
Two days later, Robert Knight and Ruolin and the others arrived, and they got the news that the Wizards' Guild had passed on by magic. Immediately came without sleep.
Robert Knight lost weight twice, looked extremely haggard, and was extremely self-blaming. Ruolin's face is pale, she is also recovering from injuries on her body, and it is very hard to go back and forth these days.
These two brought with them a whole large group of the Rollin family's private light cavalry, a whole thousand people!
It also brings bad news.
Because of Du Wei's accident, the Rollin family was forced to the forefront of conflict with the Magicians' Union! In that case, even if they didn't want to be enemies of the Magicians' Union, the Rollin family had to go toe-to-toe with the Magicians' Union for the sake of their own honor and face!
In this way, Count Raymond was in a very awkward position.
And all this, in his opinion, is caused by this son!
Knight Robert brought not only a team of cavalry to protect Du Wei, but also a stern reprimand from Lord Earl, as well as an order:
Dewey must answer the castle of Lorraine at once, and then within a year he will be grounded!
And, cut his pocket money for a year...... The three hundred gold coins per month are gone!
At the same time, Du Wei was ordered not to interfere with any property in the family domain!
During the lockdown, Du Wei was not allowed to take a step out of the manor around the castle, and at the same time obeyed the old butler of the castle.
If Du Wei causes any more trouble for the family...... Then, I'm afraid that what awaits him is a more severe punishment!
But Du Wei didn't care!
He had long expected that he would be angered by the Earl.
Grounded for a year?Anyway, for the next year, Du Wei plans to stay in the castle honestly......
He needs to digest it...... Chris's giveaway!hum......
It takes a lot of study time!
As for pocket money...... Three hundred gold coins a month? Du Wei doesn't care anymore!
"I myself am grounded and not allowed to interfere in the family business...... So if I do anything else, or send someone out to do something, it's not within the limit, right?"
Robert shook his head: "This...... There should be none. ”
"That's good. ”
Du Wei smiled with satisfaction: "Oh, Ruolin, is your injury healed? That's great, I happen to have one thing, I've been thinking about it for a long time, I'm afraid I have to leave it to you." ”
Later, Du Wei told everyone to step down, and then brought in Joanna.
"Joanna, look, this is your partner. Du Wei smiled: "You won't regret it, right?"
Joanna was a little helpless: "Okay, boy, I do owe you a life! But you remember, just this once! I'll only do it for you!"
What Du Wei asked Joanna to do was simple...... This master of demonic and martial arts dual cultivation will carry Du Wei's "Black Pearl" with him...... Sea!
The mission is: to sweep up all the pirates you can find!!
Dewey's idea was simple: I could not do business now, I had no capital, and I had no experience in maritime trade...... I don't even have pocket money left. Where do I find the money to do magic experiments...... And my McDonald's fleet?
Come to think of it, there's only one word!
Rob!
Robbing the Imperial Navy?
Grab merchant ships at sea? Du Wei didn't want to get into trouble anymore.
So...... Only rob pirates!
Pirate robbery is not illegal! It is even an act encouraged by the Imperial Navy! The Imperial Navy even has a reward! Huge bounties are offered for the heads of some famous pirate leaders!
So, with a big master like Joanna, with a Black Pearl who is familiar with everything in the pirate circle, sail on the sea......
No one else can find those pirates! But Captain Jack Sparrow can! After all, they were pirates in the first place!
Well, the rest is simple!
Rob!
Those pirates must have saved up! They must have hoarded the wealth they had stolen over the years! Just enough to replenish Young Master Du Wei's shriveled money bag.
Du Wei can continue to "capture" those pirates, sell the disobedient ones to the Imperial Navy in exchange for a bounty, and the obedient ones will stay and be incorporated into Du Wei's private fleet......
Grab a ship! Du Wei would not tolerate that his "McDonald's fleet" had only one Black Pearl! He had no money to buy a ship, so he could only rob the pirate's ship!
Joanna's strength is the biggest guarantee!
This kind of costless business...... Of course, others will not be unexpected...... But who can find a master who is a great magician to help with such a boring thing?
Those great magicians, one by one, their chins were lifted to the sky! Even the palace ministers may not buy it!
"Legally, let your wallet bulge as soon as possible!" is Du Wei's guiding ideology!
Of course, this matter cannot be left to Joanna, Joanna, the chick, is just because she owes Du Wei a favor and temporarily helps him for three months!
Of course...... When convincing her, Du Wei also used a little trick, such as ...... Look into her eyes.
This female knight has had adventure experience, robbery, arrest, and bounty, and she is the most familiar with these things.
Moreover, with a signboard of the Rollin family, outside, those navies will not embarrass her.
Everything was arranged, the sorceress and the knightess went out, and at this time, a man who had been waiting outside the door for a long time finally ran in, and when he came in, he threw himself in front of Du Wei and grabbed Du Wei's legs.
"My esteemed master, I am your most loyal servant, Made......"
Du Wei glanced at the former groom and smiled, "Oh, dear Made, long time no see." ”
Ma De's life is also quite miserable, he understands very well that everything about himself is based on this young master...... If the young master is finished, then I'm afraid I can only go back to be a groom!
"Okay Made, you got my pants dirty...... Now, pack your bags and we're going home!"