night.

In a small manor outside Baltimore, Colonel Alexander Hamilton and the short and fat officials were relatively speechless.

In the middle of them was a coffee table, and there was a candlestick in the middle of the coffee table. The candlestick was lit nearly half, reflecting the wine glass in front of the two, and it seemed that the wine had not moved.

The wine has not moved, and the person has not moved, only the candlelight sways, like the mind of a person.

The door of the living room was gently pushed open from the outside, and a dignified woman wearing a shawl came in. Her eyes were soft but particularly bright.

"John, you told many people that you would invite Alexander to have a drink. If he went back without any drunkenness, tomorrow others will not say that you are simpler, but will only say that you are stingy."

The short and fat official frowned and glanced at the woman: "The country is in turmoil, and Alexander and I are shouldering the heavy responsibility given by George..."

"A little drunkenness will make your thinking clearer, and sitting wither will only make time useless." The woman insisted.

"Abigail, you can always convince me." The short and fat official sighed slightly and raised the wine glass in front of him. "Alexander, since it was Abigail's order, we have done it."

Colonel Hamilton shook his head and raised his cup, touching the short and fat official gently.

"If it weren't for this era, I was really worried that the commander would lose the trust of the parliament, because as long as Abigail entered politics, no one could surpass her in eloquence."

"That's why the men are holding on to their rights, dear Alexander." The woman smiled and bowed to thank him, "You guys talk, I'll make coffee for you."

Making coffee is just an excuse, and the woman only hopes to break the deadlock. She knows that her husband is having a problem, and there is no solution except to discuss with his wise friends.

Sure enough, when she closed the door, the topic naturally opened.

Colonel Hamilton rubbed his eyebrows in pain: "You think it's true, John, Mr. Kenway's words."

"Most of it, especially about the Drake family, I don't know which intelligence dealer can find so many secrets."

"Maybe it was given to him by the French?"

"Maybe... After all, he has something to do with that Earl of Galves."

The colonel became curious.

"Earl of Galves? I remember he was the governor of Louisiana, an ordinary nobleman who seemed to have some military talent. He even repelled the British a few days ago?"

"Your information needs to be updated, my friend." The short and fat official stretched. "More than a month ago, I went to France for a mission and met him at Fontainebleau. He is now a popular man in front of Louis XVI, and seems to have been close to Queen Mary. By the way, because of the great victory in New Orleans, he has been promoted to the First Parliament, and now a French nobleman, and his fief is in Louisiana."

"A real-time Count of the New World?" Hamilton said in shock, "Is Louis XVI ready to betray the Americans!"

"It has nothing to do with politics, my friend, at least as far as I know, this promotion has nothing to do with politics and France's ambitions. Galves is Queen Mary's smuggling agent, and you know, Lady Deficit's obsession with gold can make her do anything crazy."

"Luckily..." Hamilton breathed a long sigh and started thinking again, "Galves is the queen's agent, and Edward Kenway is Galves' agent... Could it be that this price increase was instructed by Mrs. Deficit, from now on, we will all accept this woman's insatiable exploitation?"

The short and fat official smiled, and a wise expression flashed across his face.

"Actually, I don't care about the exploitation of the queen," he said softly. "I only care about whether Shaq Drake really cut off the sea passage. If it is true, how can we raise more arms for George?"

"From Kenway?"

"Did you pay attention to his ship? The high-speed Bag type is also attached with wing sails. This ship is an elf from the sea. Once it runs, no one can catch up with her."

"But he only has one boat after all!"

"As long as it is stable, a ship can bring us a lot. Anyway, the French will not hand over everything to the Continental Army. They only want a weak England and not a powerful America."

Hamilton suddenly realized: "You are planning to increase supply by raising prices?"

The short and fat official raised two fingers proudly.

"Two regiments per month, 2,400 rifles, and pistols can only be half, but 12 light guns are required to be attached without affecting land transactions."

"This number... can the French agree?"

"It depends on the queen's love for money." The short and fat official stood up and looked at the heavy night outside the window. "If you want to establish a federation, the future government needs absolute strength, and George also needs to establish great achievements. These all depend on the strength of the Continental Army."

"We don't want civil war, but we cannot be afraid of civil war. If we want the British to sit down and talk, we must have the courage to slap the British. Money is not a problem in the face of these problems. Only when it can become the key will the people's taxes be paid in vain."

Colonel Hamilton lowered his head in conscience.

"It is worthy of being you, the tyrant of politics, John Adams."

...

Unfortunately, after waiting overnight, Lorraine finally failed to meet the true Baltimore talker John Adams and his legendary lady.

It was still the handsome Colonel Hamilton who brought Lorraine a brand new contract, not a draft, but a final one.

This shows that Americans have no intention of negotiating at all.

Lorraine could only carefully read the binding conditions in front of her.

"Each contract contains 2400 Chalville rifles, unit price of 100 pounds; 1200 Dragoon pistols, unit price of 50 pounds; 12 latest infantry light cannons, unit price of 1100 pounds, free of charge, no bandages, only military uniforms, ammunition, medicines are also available..."

To be honest, this price is very affordable and very affordable.

According to this contract, the monthly turnover of Jackdaws will reach a terrifying 313,200 pounds, of which 113,200 pounds are an increase in share. It is hard to say how much Lorraine can share, but the other 200,000 pounds is a real income within the contract, and the share has long been concluded.

The cost is 47,000 and the profit is 153,000. The Jackdaws owns 40% of them, that is, 61,200.

If the basic expenses are deducted and 40% of the dividends are deducted, Lorraine will enjoy at least 35,000 pounds per month. Once it goes back and forth, she will earn an extra benchmark amount of the Northwest Branch.

This is only the benefit of the contract.

The source of goods for the lifting part can only come from the part that the count ordered for Queen Mary, and the queen's profit must be insufficient, so Lorraine's share can basically come from the difference between the new contract and the old contract.

Each rifle is 24 pounds and each pistol is 8 pounds. If Lorraine remembers correctly, the difference between each light gun is 200 pounds, which adds up to 25,600 pounds.

It is still divided into 46% and the Jackdaws is 10,240 pounds. This share does not require deductions, while Lorraine's sole income is 6,144 pounds.

Personal income up to 40,000 pounds per contract!

Lorraine was uncontrollably excited, but he forced himself to suppress himself and focused on calculating the risks he needed to fulfill the new contract.

Risks are everywhere, but first of all, the source of goods.

France always controlled his input to the mainland army, and dividing sea and land into a ratio of 73 is also one of the means of this kind of control.

Because the arms transported on land cannot be concealed, based on the combat team's demand for supplies, most of them even flow into the front-line supply chain, which will eventually turn into combat losses.

This is the most in line with the French's wishes. How many troops in the mainland army are all based on his will. Before peace truly comes, the new American can only suppress his breath and live.

Unfortunately, the risk on land is too great.

There are lines of intertwined with canines everywhere, and Indians who are loyal to Britain appear in the woods. Once the supplies are lost, the Americans will definitely not recognize them. All the losses will be borne by France.

And it's different at sea.

Most of the maritime merchants are free people, adhering to the principle of before and after goods. With almost a difference in profits, France has truly made a profit without losing money.

Because of this, even if land smuggling is more in line with the national interests, most of the materials are eventually transferred to the sea, but the quantity is stuck in a special position, that is, there is more than one batch of equipment, and two batches are built in a huge shortage.

This number is almost impossible to support the Continental Army in preparing for a new main corps. Ordinary Line Corps are acceptable, but after all, their ability to attack is too weak and there is no value hidden at all.

The new contract is aimed at the French's little thoughts...

2400 rifles and 1200 pistols can form a full line group and an elite grenade regiment. 12 light cannons are also the most mainstream standard equipment for strengthening the attack capabilities of grenade regiments.

After the two corpses are built, the Line Corps can be used to strengthen the front line, while the Grenadier Corps can strengthen the foundation of the continental army and build their ability to fight independently.

The Americans can't wait to be the real protagonist of their own war, and this ambition is revealed in a brand new contract.

So will the Earl of Galves agree?

For some reason, Lorraine vaguely felt that the answer was yes.

Because the price is really tempting.

Although the strength of the Continental Army may harm the interests of France, the French will benefit from it, and the Earl and the Queen behind him will make a fortune in this promotion.

The reason is so sufficient, what is the Earl dissatisfied with?

The second question is the settlement terms.

The new contract requires that the US side will use the reputation of the mainland army as a guarantee and postpone the settlement until the performance of each contract is completed, rather than using traditional means, each ship will be settled and the money will be settled.

This is probably a sign that Americans began to face up to Lorraine's HNA risks.

They hoped to use a new contract to build a new army, so they wanted to force Count Galves to ensure the integrity of the contract performance by pressuring payments, so as not to end up giving up halfway due to HNA’s losses.

This one is basically meaningless to Lorraine.

Being in two countries, Lorraine, as the weaker side, has no room for failure.

If success is the premise, Americans will not default on the debt, and they will not be able to pay back the debt. If they settle early and late, the payment will eventually be settled.

What's more, the same clause happened to be in the contract between Lorraine and the Earl, which means that the only Count is the one who really needs to bear financial risks, and the only one who harms this clause is the Earl.

The most important and most important thing in the new contract Lorraine is actually the performance period.

The traditional fulfillment period for US and French smuggling is one month, which is equivalent to the time across the Atlantic Ocean, which can ensure constant trade and continuous business.

But Lorraine was the only one ship suitable for this smuggling, and the cargo hold and rest were issues that he needed to consider.

The increased arms share can also be solved by adjusting and configuring the configuration.

If the Jackdaw gave up the upper firepower and vacate the forecastle gun storage compartment and some material compartment, all the cargo can still be transported in two trips. With the accompanying ship of consumables, the total number of wheels can still be maintained at three rounds.

Time can't help...

Without any obstacles, the single-round time of the Jackdaws to New Orleans and Baltimore is about 9 days. With the current sea surface conditions, you have to add 2 more days if you want to be safe.
To be continued...