King of Mercenaries Chapter 189

Published at 14th of June 2023 05:22:15 AM

Chapter 189: Merchant ship in place
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马 When Marin came to Den Burg with 28 trainee knights who had been abducted, Kohler ran over:

"Master, the boat is here, the boat is here!"

"What ship is here?" Marin stunned. There were countless ships on the island of Texel, many merchant ships docked at Tholencher, and many fishing boats docked at Odeshilde. Marin did not know which ship Kohler was talking about.

"The two Kirk sailboats you ordered in Lubeck!"

啊 "Ah? It's them!" Ma Linping patted his head and remembered. When leaving the Teutonic Order in January, Marin detoured to Lubeck and ordered two Kirk sailing boats with a displacement of more than 200 tons for the Teutonic Order.

Now, a few months later, Luebeck's side really built the two ships. Of course, it was Marin who put two ships in two shipyards. If put in a shipyard, they may not be built together. After all, there is always a sequence in a shipyard.

The completion time of these two ships is very close, only 5 days apart. During these ten days of Marin's trip to the Principality of Cleveland, the two ships docked at the quay of Tholencher, and Kohler arranged to pay the final payment. Then the two "massive" cargo ships docked at the port of Tholencher.

However, Marin suddenly remembered that he didn't seem to have prepared sailors for these two merchant ships ...

Marin was so depressed that he only patted his head, but he suddenly remembered that the Frisian warship he had captured before was also a sailor. However, those sailors are now temporarily assigned to the farm. The last time Columbus was sent to sail, more than 200 Frisian sailors, originally captured by Captain Kidd, only sent out 80 people, and the remaining one hundred and dozens were not sent out.

Originally, Marin did not trust the remaining sailors. However, since the aristocratic Republic of Friesland was wiped out by the Duke of Saxony, the former bosses of these sailors were all finished, and naturally returned to their hearts. So Marin arranged for those people to control the remaining three warships and cruise the sea.

Now, Marin needs to send someone to control the two new ships for Teutonic trade, naturally thinking of those sailors.

So Marin ordered that from the remaining 160 sailors, the more honest 40 people were selected, and the other 40 people who were selected from the young Frisian fishermen by Marin were taken over to formally take over the crew. These two ships.

In addition, Marin also selected 20 gunners who can fire, and took a few guns to follow the ship. In order to ensure the safety of the ship, Marin decided to arrange two warships to **** the first trade between the two ships.

Because in the Danish and Baltic seas, although there are no pirates, it does not mean that they do not. There are a lot of novice sailors on board, and the courage was not so great. For the first time, Marin decided to send two warships to **** these novices.

You know, doing business in the Teutonic Order is not the same as Columbus going to India. Because the Indian route has not yet been opened, there are basically no pirates on that route. From the North Sea to the Baltic Sea, there are also some small-scale pirates on this route. These pirates were clever enough to survive the Danish and Hanseatic navies.

Generally, they are dressed as ordinary fishermen. When you see a merchant ship with a strong force, you will not provoke it. When you see a merchant ship that has placed an order, you will take the opportunity to do a ticket ...

Moreover, these people have been fishing at sea part-time as pirates all year round, and their eyes are very poisonous. They can see exactly what kind of boat can be provoked and what kind of boat can't be provoked.

Because it was the first trade voyage, Marin was actually very nervous. So he sent two warships to escort. This **** is both a protection of two brand-new merchant ships and a declaration-these two ships have a background ...

Those pirates can survive under the cleansing of the two major forces, it is not stupid. For merchant ships supported by warships, they generally do not move. Otherwise, they rushed people and sent warships to stay for a long time. When they saw fishing boats, they could catch pirates.

Before that, it happened that a merchant ship belonging to the British king had been ransacked in the waters near Denmark. Then, the furious British king sent a warship, and together with the Danish warship, sealed off the troubled waters and caught the fishermen. Then, an arrested fisherman happened to know the news of the pirates, and for his own freedom, he reported it. Then, the group of pirates hidden deep, the entire fishing village was taken care of by the British ...

Therefore, these surviving pirates are also taboo for merchant ships with background. This time, Marin also happened to be playing the British flag.

打 The reason why the British flag is set is because Britain is also a maritime power. Moreover, Britain and Denmark have good relations, and the Danes will not embarrass the British.

Marin wanted to play the banner of the Hanseatic League before, but he inquired that the Hanseatic League of Wende, a commercial district headed by Lubeck, was a deadly enemy with Denmark, and many clashes broke out. If the flag of the Hanseatic League was set, the Danes would probably detain the boat in anger.

So Marin thought about it and decided to play the British flag and pass through Danish waters. When the waters controlled by the Hanseatic League are changed, they will be replaced by the flag of Konigsberg ...

And ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin dared to play the British flag because his crew were basically Frisian. The Frisian language, Frisian, is very close to English. Even Danes can't tell the difference between Frisian and English. Anyway, let the Frisian dress up as an Englishman, absolutely ...

In fact, Marin did not know that his decision greatly enhanced the safety of his merchant ships. Because the British once retaliated against the pirates on the route once, the reputation is very popular among the pirates. As long as the British flag is flying, pirates are generally afraid to do anything.

And if Marin chooses to fly his own flag, the Wadden Islands are so unknown, the chance of being robbed by pirates is very high ... Of course, that is without the **** of warships ...

After the ships and sailors were ready, Marin began to order the workers to load the stored salt and load the ship for shipment to Cornisberg.

盐 These salts are sold in local wholesale for only 4 shillings per quart. When shipped to Königsberg, the wholesale price is 10 shillings, which is 2.5 times the local price.

Also, because of the license of the Philip Head, these two ships belong to the Philip Head in name. And as the head of the Philippine Supreme Teutonic leader, does his merchant ship need to pay taxes? Obviously not needed. Therefore, these two merchant ships, Marin, not only have a license to sell salt in Teutonic countries, but also save import tariffs, which is very advantageous for trade ...

On the return trip, the two ships can also be loaded with local specialties such as wood and fur, which are rich in Eastern Europe, and pulled back for sale. Although the profit is far behind the salt trade, but it is also profitable ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please To reading.

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