Chapter 42: Du Wei's Scheme to Get Rich
Chapter 42: Du Wei's Scheme to Get Rich
Soon, the Black Pearl, which hung the new flag, turned around and headed towards the nearest port.
After a day and a half of sailing, this former pirate ship encountered the Imperial Navy warship that had been chasing them for the previous two days!
After a tense standoff, the officers on the naval warship were surprised to see that the other party's mast was not a pirate flag... It's one side... Weird flags!
Then his subordinates reported that the flag bearer on the pirate ship sent a banner and demanded surrender... They are not pirates.
The next thing is much simpler.
The captain of the naval warship ordered to be on alert and accepted the "surrender" of this pirate ship, and then, it was learned that the little young master of the Rollin family, who had been missing for many days, was on this pirate ship...
Even, that little young master actually captured such a ship of pirates!
The captain of the Imperial Navy glared wide! According to imperial law, any prisoner of the nobility, the nobleman himself had direct disposition power ... Of course, the crime of treason and other mortal sins are not included in this!
However, this little young master disposed of a few pirates... This little thing, the captain of the naval warship is still willing to turn a blind eye.
After all, this is the young master of the Luolin family! He is the eldest son of Count Raymond!
Count Raymond, who once served as the general of the Imperial Navy Expeditionary Fleet, has extensive contacts in the Imperial Navy! It has great prestige!
This naval ship will naturally not embarrass the son of Count Raymond!
After the two ships stopped in parallel, they used a sampan to transfer the distinguished Young Master Du Wei to the warship, and for safety, the navy ship also sent two teams of soldiers to board the pirate ship to monitor the pirates.
"Young Master Du Wei!" The captain of this naval warship was a typical naval soldier, without any armor, in a uniform, and five short in stature. Bronzed skin tested by the sea breeze and waves, and rough hands: "Our entire fleet has been scattered and searched for your whereabouts in the nearby seas!" The fleet has issued a military order, find your ship first and get a month's vacation on Walker Harbor! God bless, let me get such a big credit! Hahahaha..."
Du Wei was slightly surprised... A whole fleet is looking for itself?
Although his old man was once a high-ranking admiral of the navy, and now the number two figure of the emperor ... But he didn't like himself... It seems that you won't make such a big move to find yourself, right?
With doubts, Du Wei and the captain had a conversation in the captain's room. Du Wei quickly understood something.
It seems that he has become a key bargaining chip between the imperial side and the magic union.
Find yourself and make big things small.
Can't find yourself... The contradiction between the military and the magicians' union will become fierce and sharpened! This is what no one wants to see!
"These two are..." The captain looked at Vivian and Joanna beside Du Wei.
"Two of my friends." Du Wei vaguely covered and did not say.
Of course, he wouldn't say it directly: they were the two magicians who made a big fuss in the barracks! Seeing that the woman in armor did not! She almost killed me! It was she who attacked the local barracks!
If you say that... Then I'm afraid it's messing up!
Now Joanna's magic has fully recovered! If she makes a fuss, I am afraid that she can easily bury the people of these two boats in the sea!
The captain of the navy is not a fool, but he will not ask anything more, but simply skips the topic: "Well, please rest, I prepared food and water ... If you have any other needs, I will try to arrange it... You're welcome! My younger brother served in the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet, and he was an officer under your father! I also have great respect for Lord Raymond, who is the pride of our Imperial Navy!
Before going out, the naval captain couldn't help but ask: "Forgive me for being presumptuous... Young 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 prioritize their disposal. Isn't it? Du Wei smiled and said, "It just so happens that I will have a fleet, and I will incorporate them into my fleet." I need some experienced sailors and seafarers. And, their boat, I like it too.
In fact, the captain of the navy wanted to remind Du Wei: you don't have a formal knighthood yet, so, strictly speaking, you can't actually own a private army.
However, in fact, the descendants of all the large families of 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 would really pursue this?
"This ship, which I have named '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 talking, it's just that they are pirates after all, and although they belong to you now, after going ashore, I need to do some paperwork, so I have to know this, and then fill out some paperwork to cross them off the Navy sweeping 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.
"See the flag on the ship?" Du Wei smiled happily.
"... See. The captain was a little strange: "I've never seen such a strange flag... What does that mean? If
there was a person from Du Wei's previous life next to him now, he would definitely faint when he saw that flag!
Because, on that flag, it is clearly a large, round capital 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 documents. Watch
the dazed captain leave. Du Wei thought maliciously in his heart...
How interesting will it be one day to come when the "McDonald's" flag is hoisted on a dozen warships?
After a few days at sea, the two ships arrived at Port Walker, a port city on the east coast of the southern province of Lille.
This is a typical coastal port town, a natural arc-shaped harbor, has become a best sheltered port, the pier is moored countless large and small ships, merchant ships from all over the world, private armed merchant ships... The docks are filled with sailors disembarking for fun, busy clerks, tax officials, coolies, porters...
And, of course, taverns large and small, and cheap prostitutes dressed in fancy clothes who will drain the last copper plate in the pockets of sailors who have been at sea for months!
After the two boats stopped, Du Wei and the others finally landed on the mainland!
After so many days at sea, the first step was on land, and Du Wei felt a little soft legs.
Fortunately, he came back alive. And...
Du Wei smiled and touched his head without moving.
He wears a beautiful hat and has now changed into a naval officer's uniform without epaulettes. It looks like a young and handsome naval officer ... It's just too young, and it's too thin.
Port Walker is a civilian port, not a naval port. There is also no garrison of the navy, and the closest to it is a local garrison barracks with a thousand infantry regiments.
This bustling port city provided the empire with a large amount of tax dollars every year, and maritime trade also provided a lot of profits.
Du Wei walked out of the port and immediately felt the prosperity here!
This is different from the majesty of the empire, full of the noble atmosphere of high society. It is also different from those peaceful and harmonious cities in the Rollin Plain.
Over here... The first impression was... Squeeze!
The roads are filled with all kinds of people! Drunken sailors, seamen, and pot-bellied merchants, tax officials on horseback.
The streets on both sides are also lined with various shops.
It can be said that the developed maritime trade has provided Port Walker with almost all kinds of goods from the north and south of the sea! Anything strange, you can see and buy here!
Du Wei even saw that in such a port city, there was actually a stronghold of the Magicians' Union!!
Protected by a team of Navy soldiers, Du Wei did not have enough space to hang out, and he went straight back to the hotel, which was completely taken over by the Navy.
So, what's next?
Du Wei waited patiently.
Two days later, Robert Knight and Ruolin and the others arrived, after receiving the news that the Magicians' Guild had passed on with magic. Immediately came without sleep.
Robert Knight lost weight twice, looked extremely haggard, and extremely reproachful. Ruolin is pale, she is also recovering from injuries on her body, and it is also very hard to go back and forth these days.
These two brought a whole large group of the Luo Lin family's private army light cavalry, a whole thousand people!
It also brings bad news.
Because of Du Wei's accident, the Rollin family was forced to the cusp of contradiction with the Magicians' Union! In that case, even if they don't want to be enemies with the Magicians' Union, the Rollin family has to confront the Magicians' Union for their own honor and face!
In this way, Count Raymond was in a very embarrassing situation.
And all this, in his opinion, was caused by this son!
Robert Knight brought not only a group of cavalry to protect Du Wei, but also a stern reprimand from Lord Count, and an order:
Du Wei must immediately answer the castle in the Rollin Plain, and then within a year, he will be grounded to go out! This is punishment for him.
And, cut off his pocket money for a year... Three hundred gold coins a month is gone!
Du Wei was also ordered not to interfere with any property in the family domain!
During the lockdown period, Du Wei was not allowed to take a step out of the manor around the castle! At the same time, he must obey the old butler in the castle.
If Du Wei causes any more trouble for the family... Then, I am afraid that the punishment that awaits him will be even harsher!
But Du Weicai didn't care!
He had long expected that he would be angered by Lord Count.
Grounded for a year? Anyway, in the next year, Du Wei also plans to stay honestly in the castle...
He needs to digest it well... Chris's giveaway! Hum...
It takes a lot of time to study!
As for pocket money... Three hundred gold coins a month? Du Wei doesn't care even more!
"I myself am forbidden to interfere with the family business... Just so much? Nothing else? So what else do I do, or send someone out to do, is not within the limits, right?
Robert shook his head: "This... There should be none. "That's
good."
Du Wei smiled with satisfaction: "Oh, Ruolin, are your injuries healed?" That's great, I just have one thing, I thought about it for a long time, I'm afraid I have to leave it to you.
Then, Du Wei asked everyone to step down, and then invited Joanna.
"Joanna, look, this is your partner." Du Wei smiled and said, "You won't regret it, right?
Joanna was a little helpless: "Well, boy, I do owe you a life!" But remember, just once! I'll just help you with this! What
Duvey asked Joanna to do was simple... This master of the Magic Martial Shuangxiu will carry Du Wei's "Black Pearl"... Sea!
The mission is: Sweep up all the pirates you can find!!
Du Wei's idea was simple: I can neither do business now, I have no capital, nor do I have experience in doing maritime trade... I don't even have pocket money left. Where do I find money for magical experiments... And my McDonald's fleet?
Come to think of it, there is only one word!
Rob!
Rob the Imperial Navy? Du Wei didn't dare.
Grab a merchant ship at sea? Du Wei didn't want to cause trouble anymore.
So... Only rob pirates!
It's not illegal to rob pirates! It was even an act encouraged by the Imperial Navy! The Imperial Navy even has a reward! Reward the heads of some famous pirate bosses!
Then, with such a big master as 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 will definitely find it! After all, they were pirates too!
Well, the next thing is simple!
Rob!
Grab the money! Those pirates must have savings! They must have hoarded the wealth they had stolen over the years! Just enough to replenish Young Master Du WeiNow shriveled purse.
Grab people! Du Wei can continue to "capture" those pirates, sell the disobedient ones to the Imperial Navy in exchange for bounties, and if they are obedient, they will stay and be incorporated into Du Wei's private fleet ...
Grab the boat! Du Wei will not tolerate his "McDonald's fleet" with only one Black Pearl! He has no money to buy a ship, then he can only rob the pirate's ship!
Joanna's strong strength is the greatest guarantee!
This kind of moneyless trading... Of course, others will not think of it... However, who can find a master of the status of a great magician to help do such a boring thing?
Those great magicians, one by one, raised their chins to the sky! Even the palace ministers may not buy it!
"Legally make your wallet bulge as soon as possible!" This is Du Wei's guiding ideology!
Of course, this matter cannot be handed over to Joanna, Joanna, this chick, is just because she owes Du Wei a favor and temporarily helps him for three months! In three months, the chick will be gone.
Of course... When persuading her, Du Wei also used a little trick, such as... Look into her eyes.
Then, Ruolin is the best person to do this! This female knight had had adventure experience, robbery, arrest, bounty, these things, she was most familiar with.
Moreover, with a Rollin family signboard, outside, those navies will not embarrass her.
After arranging everything, the female magician and the female knight went out, and at this time, a person who had been waiting outside the door for a long time finally ran in, came in and threw himself in front of Du Wei, and hugged Du Wei's leg.
"My respected master, I am your most loyal servant Mad..."
Du Wei glanced at the former horseman and said with a smile: "Oh, dear Mad, long time no see." Made's
life these days is also quite miserable, he knows very well that everything he has is based on this young master... If the young master is finished, then I am afraid that he can only go back to being a horseman!
"Okay Made, you stained my pants... Now, pack your bags, we're heading home!