Governor Swan looked at the guest he had never met.

As the steward said, the other party did have an Oriental face, but he had a completely different temperament from his impression of the Oriental, and Governor Swan had seen many Orientals - they were either small sea-going workers or evil pirates, unkempt was their characteristic, most of them had strange hairstyles, wore robes, and looked out of place in the world.

But the person in front of him is different, the difference does not come from the decent dress on the other party, but the temperament that is neither humble nor arrogant.

The other party looked at him levelly, and did not bend his waist at all because of his status as a governor, but he also did not have a sense of transgression, as if he was naturally accustomed to communicating on an equal footing.

Moreover, the other party's skin is very fair, his hands are not calloused, he should have been pampered since he was a child, and he has never done physical work.

A man from the East... Aristocrat?

However, even so, I am afraid that it is not noble, with the great voyage in full swing, Governor Swan has seen the nobility of too many countries, in his opinion, only the nobility of England can be regarded as noble, and it is a noble existence in the whole world.

"Welcome to Port Royal."

Despite a slight contempt in his heart, Governor Swan still maintained basic social etiquette: "I don't know what your Excellency is called? ”

"Don." Tang Sen had a smile on his face: "This is my last name. ”

"Mr. Tang." Governor Swann stretched out his hand to invite Townsend to take a seat, and waited for the servant to pour the black tea before he spoke: "The matter is entangled, and the guests have been waiting for a long time. ”

The implication is very clear, I am very busy, and I have something to say.

Tang Sen heard the meaning of the other party's words, smiled slightly, gently placed the small wooden box in his hand on the coffee table, and said, "It's really disturbing to come here." ”

"What is this?" Governor Swan's gaze fell on the wooden box.

"According to our custom, you always have to bring a small gift when you come to your door." Tang Sen gently pushed the small wooden box over: "It's in a hurry, I hope the governor doesn't mind." ”

Governor Swan was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Mr. Tang is polite. ”

Every year, some businessmen tried to bribe themselves, mostly for smuggling, a common thing in the Caribbean, and Governor Swan was helpful in his early years, but since his daughter was growing up, he stopped taking such risks for the sake of security.

Besides, what good things can an Oriental give?

Silk? Chinaware? Judging by the size of this box, I'm afraid it won't fit much.

"Gifts don't have to be." Governor Swan implicitly refused: "Port Royal welcomes anyone to do business, and I support it as long as it does not violate the laws of England." ”

"The Governor misunderstood." Tang Sen shook his head and said indifferently: "I'm not a businessman. ”

"Oh?" Governor Swan motioned for the other to continue.

"I'm a traveler." Townsend had already thought of his words, and gushed: "I sailed from the far east, preparing to travel the world through the Caribbean, but I was attacked by pirates, and I died, which made me realize that with my own strength, it is not safe in the Caribbean Sea, so I came here, a territory guarded by the Royal Navy of England. ”

"Piracy is really rampant here." Governor Swan nodded: "Although the Royal Navy has been sweeping for many years, these pirates are like rats in the gutter, killing and stubbling. ”

"But it doesn't matter, you'll be safe in Port Royal, and no pirate will dare to land in Port Royal."

"Of course, of course." Townsend continued: "I saw the prosperity of Port Royal, it was a beautiful place, but I couldn't let go of my dream of traveling the world, and I wanted to re-recruit people in Port Royal, buy boats, and go to sea again. ”

"It's your freedom, sir." Governor Swan was a little puzzled and said, "As I said earlier, Port Royal welcomes any lawful business practices. ”

Tang Sen sighed and said, "Lord Governor, this is what troubles me, no matter how many men I recruit or how many merchant ships I buy, I seem to be vulnerable to the pirates' artillery. ”

Governor Swan was stunned for a moment, and then his face changed: "You want to buy artillery?" ”

He was almost laughed at angrily, this Oriental man was so whimsical that way? Buying prohibited weapons from the Royal Navy?

This is not such a trivial matter as smuggling, and if it is discovered that he, the governor, will definitely go to the gallows.

Seeing that the other party's expression was unswerving, Tang Sen just smiled.

Buying artillery?

It's small, the pattern is small.

Even if you have artillery, you have to recruit enough gunners, and even among the pirates, there are not many who can fire quickly and accurately, let alone Port Royal, which is basically a merchant and a worker and peasant.

This was too much trouble for Townesend.

Of course, it is definitely not possible to try to hire the Royal Navy in a grand manner, not to mention that Governor Swan is focused on his daughter, it is impossible to take this risk for money, even if the other party is tempted by the heavy money, he does not have the military power of Port Royal.

"The Governor has misunderstood again, how could I have such thoughts?" Townsend smiled and explained, "I just hope that the Royal Navy will escort me out of the Caribbean." ”

When Governor Swan heard this, his expression softened slightly, but he still remained unhappy, and his tone was not so polite: "The Royal Navy only belongs to great England, and it is impossible to escort a merchant!" ”

He stood up and prepared to see off the guest: "Mr. Tang is not from England, so I will assume that I have not heard this kind of arrogance." ”

"Please leave—"

Click.

Townsend gently opened the clasp of the wooden box on the table, and the lid of the box was lifted, and the dazzling golden light brought Governor Swan's words to an abrupt end.

"The Governor hasn't seen my greeting yet." Tang Sen still sat on the sofa and said softly, "Here are five hundred Gini gold coins." ”

"Please don't be disgusted, the main thing is that gold is much heavier than I thought, and I am too weak to carry this."

This sounds a bit pretentious, but it is true, a Gini gold coin weighs more than eight grams, and with a small wooden case, the weight is close to ten kilograms.

With so many gold coins crammed into the small wooden box, the visual effect was indeed quite shocking, and even the Governor of Swan was stunned for a moment.

Don't look at him as a governor, but in Port Royal, far away from the Caribbean, the more than five hundred pounds are already worth half a year's income.

"Don... Mr. Don..."Governor Swan took a deep breath and forced his gaze to look away from the gold: "I'm just a Governor, I don't have the jurisdiction of the Royal Navy, and your gift was sent in the wrong place. ”

"No, no, no." Tang Sen shook his index finger and said slowly: "Your Excellency the Governor, I have already said that this is just a trivial greeting gift from me for my visit, and it has nothing to do with the escort. ”

Governor Swan's eyes kept looking, "What do you mean?" ”

"Port Royal is a beautiful place and I love it, so I would like to donate £2,000 to the construction of Port Royal."

Tang Sen beckoned to the door, and the attendant who had been standing at the door hurriedly stepped forward carrying several large wooden boxes.

Townsend casually opened one of them, and a full pile of gold coins appeared, allowing the golden glow to shine on people's faces.

Several of the attendants suddenly stared blankly and opened their mouths wide.

They were randomly found by Tang Sen from the bottom of the mountain, but they didn't know that the wooden box he was carrying was actually full of gold coins.

As for Governor Swan, to be honest, he didn't perform much better than his entourage, and he also glared at the gold coins with his mouth wide open, and said in a reluctant, "This-"

Townsend didn't give him much time to react, opened the next wooden box, and continued: "Of course, beauty often comes with danger, and the Caribbean sea is too chaotic, in order to protect this beautiful place, I am willing to donate another two thousand pounds to the Royal Navy to better protect the safety of Port Royal." ”

It was also full of gold coins, and no one would doubt the weight of these coins.

“......”

Governor Swan didn't know how to respond, and if it weren't for the boxes of gold coins in front of him, he would have thought he had met a madman.

Why is the person in front of him talking about two thousand pounds in a tone like he is talking about two thousand pence?

"Mr. Tang... What a generosity..."Governor Swan unconsciously rubbed his hands and organized the wording: "On behalf of Port Royal and the Royal Navy, I thank you, regarding the convoy, I will communicate with Colonel Norrington to try to get Mr. Don out of the Caribbean Sea safely, let-"

Townsend raised his hand, interrupted Governor Swan's words, and said with enthusiasm on his face: "Governor Swann has seen the outside, my donation has no purpose for any benefit, but simply loves Port Royal." ”

"However, I am very touched that Governor Swan is willing to go to the Navy himself for my safety!"

He opened the last wooden box and said loudly: "For the sake of this emotion, I am willing to donate another two thousand pounds to the Governor, a small amount of money, which the Governor can use to buy a few pieces of furniture, and hope to accept it." ”

“... A little money? ”

The butlers and entourages standing on the side brushed together with indescribable expressions.

And Governor Swan's face slowly turned red, his eyes were bloodshot, and he suddenly clapped his hands violently, and said loudly in a tone that he had not been so energetic for many years: "Mr. Don is simply the most distinguished guest of our Royal Port, no, the most distinguished guest of England!" ”

"If we can't even guarantee the safety of people like Mr. Tang in the Caribbean, then what's the point of the Royal Navy's existence?"

"In this way, I am relieved."

Tang Sen said this, and secretly sighed in his heart.

The charm of money is really so great, it can make an old man who is over half a hundred years old burst into high spirits in an instant.

Compared with the other party's previous attitude of rejecting people, he really likes the current Governor Swan.

It can only be said that-

Good! Very energetic!