Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 130 Bordeaux Situation ([-])

Lester leaned against the shade of a tree, watching from afar the East Coasters gathered on the pier.There are ragged idlers everywhere under the trees, so Lester doesn't look very conspicuous standing here.

To be honest, the tall battleship of the people on the east coast still gave him a great psychological shock.Especially those thick and long gun barrels under the gun windows, showing a breathtaking power.Leicester is different from those other rude Scots. He has seen the powerful fleet of the damned English, and there are not many warships among them that can compare with the one in front of him.

The fact that the people on the east coast can create such a powerful warship shows that their strength is still very strong.Now that he was going to assassinate a trade representative who was said to be a senior official from the East Coast, it was conceivable that the trouble this time would not be small.Thinking that I just fled from the UK to Bordeaux in embarrassment because of trouble, I haven't stayed for long, and I may be forced to leave here soon.

"Hugo, this old boy, actually found such a difficult job for himself, this time he has to knock him a hundred francs." Lester swore secretly.With this money, I and my brothers can live happily for a long time. At that time, I can escape to Savoy and France without anyone noticing, and the people on the east coast will never find me again.

The East Coast people on the pier gradually dispersed, and Lester's falcon-like eyes closely followed his target, the trade representative of the East Coast Republic.The representative was chatting and walking slowly with a tall, thin man next to him, both of whom were wearing, as usual, a strange black "East Coast"—a simple, tight-fitting garment with a good cut .After wearing the East Coast suit, Lester can clearly find that there is no protective gear or armor in their clothes, which will greatly reduce the difficulty of his assassination.

There was a follower standing in front of and behind the tall, thin man. The two of them could see that they had undergone systematic training and had a certain level of skill.Their hands were kept on their waists intentionally or unintentionally. According to Lester's experience analysis, there must be a flintlock pistol hidden there.Moreover, judging by the professionalism of these people, the gun must have good ammunition.

In front of the tall and thin man, there were several naval officers from the East Coast. These people gathered together and talked and laughed loudly, as if they were talking about something extremely happy.

Behind the trade representative of the East Coast people stood two short men with oriental faces.The two were taciturn, holding the scabbard at their waists with their left hands, and laying their right hands flat on the pistol holster at their waists. While following the trade representative step by step, they turned their heads slightly to observe the surrounding situation carefully.

"The vigilance is very high." Lester sighed secretly, what are these guys doing?Not only are the knives and guns complete, but even the skills look quite good. Is this damn a businessman? !Lester spat on the ground. Seeing that Xu Xin and others were walking away, he was just about to straighten up and continue to follow the observation target, but an old man behind him suddenly touched him covertly.

Lester was startled, and with a slight glance from the corner of his eye, he found a man with an oriental face in the front right walking over.Lester remained calm and continued to lean on the tree trunk, squinting at the river in the distance.

Sun Heiqi strolled to a small stall, picked up a pack of shredded tobacco and looked at it.The bunch of shredded tobacco that Mo Ming walked along with him just now hadn't returned, and he didn't dare to go up to ask for it.So I can only admit that I am unlucky and buy a pack again.

The French peddler on the street sells the cut tobacco from Barbados from the New Indies for only 2 sou 6 deniers per pack (one French pound per pack), but Sun Heiqi is not used to the smell, and he still likes the cut tobacco produced by the British Virginia. That has a special fragrance.

As the official detective of the General Intelligence Bureau, Sun Heiqi's income is not a lot, basically more than one franc per month during his expatriate period.He could therefore easily afford Virginia tobacco at three sous a pack.

After paying happily under the surprised eyes of the French peddler, Sun Heiqi turned his head and walked back.Just as he turned around, perhaps out of professional habits, he keenly noticed that there was a squatting guy on the ground next to him who seemed to have seen it somewhere.

"Where did you see it?" Sun Heiqi didn't pause, as he walked back, thinking in his mind, "That's right! In the tavern! It was that Scotch guy! He was openly flirting with a dancer with a big ass , I was very envious for a while. This is not right, that guy can afford not cheap sugarcane shochu in the tavern, and he can also drink dancers to get hot, obviously he is also the owner of two spare money, why is he like this now? squatting on the ground in a daze like a beggar."

Sun Heiqi subconsciously felt that there was a problem, so he paid attention.After a few steps to catch up with Xu Xin, Mo Ming, Lu Ming and others who were walking in front, Sun Heiqi leaned over and gestured covertly.The others understood, only Xu Xin didn't know, and was still chatting with Mo Ming.

"Recently, the speed of recruiting refugees has been significantly accelerated." Xu Xin said, "It has almost increased to more than 400 people. According to this trend, by the end of this month, we may be able to recruit 800 people."

"Yes. What's rare is that these people are skilled workers with certain technical skills, which are exactly the skilled immigrants needed in China. What's more pleasing is that their age structure is still very reasonable, and they are basically in their young age. Moreover, the proportion of children among them is not small, we can form several apprentice companies." While chatting with Xu Xin casually, Mo Ming gestured to Sun Heiqi to let him decide everything.

"This time, more than 50 children under the age of 12 have been recruited..." Xu Xin said happily, "I don't know where the previous group went, and they probably haven't arrived at Dongfang Port yet. By the way, Mo Ming, I remember that the executive committee had a plan drafted by the National Intelligence Agency about recruiting these children to study and train, have you read it?"

"I've seen it." Mo Ming nodded calmly. In fact, he was the one who drafted the plan.But his mind is not here at the moment, just now Sun Heiqi signaled to him that something happened, but it was not serious.He guessed that someone might be following them, but Sun Heiqi found out.

This made Mo Ming a little curious.Since the [-] bolts of East Coast cloth shipped in were successfully sold, the local French factory owners and traders, after tossing for a while at the beginning, died down long ago depending on the situation.Now someone came to follow and stalk me, what is going on?

"What did the plan outline say?" Xu Xin asked, "How does the superior plan to arrange these children?"

"Unified arrangement is in Luocha Port." Mo Ming said, "The Government Affairs Council plans to open up a large number of fields to grow cotton there, and these children will study, train and work there."

Sun Heiqi had quietly fallen to the end, and he pulled Lu Qi to join him.Mo Ming is not yet ready to let Xu Xin and a group of naval officers walking in front of the chat know about this matter. These people have not received professional training. If they know that someone is following their team at this moment, these people will inevitably It will show a little unnatural, then it is likely to arouse the vigilance and awareness of the spy who is following behind, and thus give up the follow-up.In this way, it will be difficult for him to find out who is stalking him.

"This thing can't be effective in one or two years." Xu Xin said, "It can only be used as a long-term investment. Haha, who said it last time, the executive committee's version of 'Sudanese soldiers'."

"Hehe..." Mo Ming echoed with a smile, and was about to find a chance to talk to Sun Heiqi when he saw Lu Ming, Guo Zili, Chen Tumu and other naval officers in front of them stopped in their tracks. He yelled at this side: "Why are you two walking so slowly? Two big men are chatting and pressing the road, what are you talking about? Hurry up, hurry up! We want to take a bath, we want to drink Bordeaux red wine, we want to eat foie gras, don't Time is wasted, hurry up!"

In desperation, Mo Ming and Xu Xin could only quicken their pace and lead the group of naval officers towards the commercial station.

Apart from a middle-aged Frenchman who guards the gate, there are only a few French children left to study with Xu Xin.Most of these children were weak and sickly, unable to withstand the long journey at sea, so Xu Xin left them in the trading station to help, and at the same time taught them some arithmetic and language knowledge.

Under Xu Xin's order, these children moved quickly.Some people rushed to the well to fetch water, some rushed to the woodshed to hold firewood, and some started to boil water. Everything seemed to be in order.

The naval officers were brought by Xu Xin to his storage room, where there was a wine cabinet that stored all kinds of alcohol.Xu Xin is good at everything, but he likes to drink two glasses when he has nothing to do, so almost all the wine here is his private collection, and today it can be regarded as a free supply to the navy.

Mo Ming was sitting bored in the hall, sorting out the materials while waiting for Sun Heiqi and others to come back.

At noon, Sun Heiqi and Lu Qi sneaked into the hall.Mo Ming was shocked immediately, stood up and asked Sun Heiqi, "What's the matter?"

"We are being followed." Sun Heiqi replied concisely, "There are five people who are following us according to my observation. Know who sent them. Also, their lodgings have been found, in a farm outside the city. There is one man left at the farm, and all six are Scotchmen."

"I don't know who sent it. It doesn't matter. We will find out after we arrest them and torture them. Since they have the courage to come and follow us, they must be prepared to bear the price. Hurry up and prepare, we will go tonight Take their lair!" Mo Ming said lightly.

(End of this chapter)