"The goods are still very rich..." Some soldiers of the First Mixed Battalion controlled the coastal defense fortress and fortress immediately. Then, Captain Lan Fei, who was anxious, ordered people to smash the various cargo warehouses on the dock, and then checked the supplies inside. Captain Cai Anguo of the Navy also rushed into the port quickly, but he was one step late after all. When asked how many spoils Lan Fei had seized in this battle, he heard the other party reply such a seemingly innutritional sentence.

"There are ironware, textiles, daily necessities such as salt, vinegar and oil, daily necessities, alcohol, and various types of tropical specialties acquired. In short, there are all kinds of products. It seems that not only supply French colonies such as Santo Domingo, Guadrup, and Martinique, but also some unspeakable activities with smugglers or pirates who were rampant in the Caribbean." Captain Lan Fei added: "I suspect that these French people have some inextricable connection with the pirates on Tortuga, here are the ones.

Some goods are likely to be sold to pirates. Some merchants must have secretly acquired the pirates' stolen goods in Cape France. You know, the French have always claimed that Tortuga Island is also their territory. Of course, these have not had much to do with us. No matter whose goods he is, we can just accept them! Could it be that those merchants or pirates dare to ask us for it? I only promised to ensure their personal safety, but did not say that property safety is also safe. In fact, this is impossible!"

"Oh, the big scandal of pirates in transportation is new, but it is useless to say it out. Nowadays, who are not confused with pirates in the Caribbean? Otherwise, how do you think those pirates live so well? The pirate leaders in Tortuga and the Bahamas openly live in villas and enjoy a lot of luxury goods. Who sells them? Who protects them? Not to mention the pirates who were bribed by the British to attack Jamaica. They are simply bastards!" Captain Cai Anguo laughed and said.

Of course, not only are Europeans connected with pirates, but the East Coast Republic of China also sent people to the Caribbean to "unified front" to pirates in the early days to gain experienced sailors. The Caribbean shipping companies are not good at damn good birds. They trade with pirates in the mouth of the Mobile River all year round, each taking their needs to obtain certain benefits. Although they shout "severely punish pirates" all day long, they do all kinds of pickled things they do in private!

"By the way, how many are there? I mean all kinds of valuable goods?" Cai Anguo asked again.

"In fact, there is no valuable goods, because most of us can produce cheaply in China, and their cost and quality are greater than those of French goods. Of course, under normal circumstances, the cost of obtaining these goods is zero now, and we can sell them to subsidize military expenses. Well, the value of all cheap textiles, daily necessities, and metal utensils is only tens of thousands of yuan. Even if we include those tropical goods, the total value is only over 110,000 and 20,000 yuan, and there is not much.

Well, the good news is that the market is ready-made. Huaiyuan Island is in need of a large amount of production and living supplies, and the same is true for the Free State Kingdom at the mouth of the Mississippi River. If it really doesn't work, it can also be handed over to the Caribbean shipping company for handling. Some of them have ways to digest these things, but the price is too harsh." General Lan Fei put his military cap on his head and walked out the door and said, "I'll find someone to seal the place immediately. You can send a few representatives to come over to count the supplies and make a book with our people."

After leaving the dock cargo warehouse that made everyone feel worthwhile, Captain Lan Fei, surrounded by guards, came to the office of Governor Claremont in the city. The owner has been changed here, and at the door are several gun-carrying guard soldiers, and the grand gate staff and staff members are coming in and out, constantly conveying orders to every corner inside and outside the city.

After inquiry - in fact, it was more appropriate for the interrogation - the French learned that there were more than 3,000 gentlemen, free people (usually mixed races), contract slaves, and black slaves in the Cape France. However, after the previous battle, the population in the city suffered a great damage, and there are still more than 2,000 now. Well, more than 2,000 panicked colonists and their slaves.

These people, on the east coast, also intend to tax the heads on the heads. This is one of the privileges of the winners. It originated from ancient traditions. The French have nothing to say about this and express their default. More than 2,000 people, each of whom is levied ten yuan, can receive a caps tax of more than 20,000 yuan. If the materials and money found in the city are included in the public treasury, private shops, and mansions, the total value will be over. In total, there is no problem in breaking through 100,000 yuan. Even if some of the goods you grab can be reasonably estimated, the total value of the goods will reach a higher level and reach 150,000 yuan.

From this point of view, it is still possible to make a profit from captain Santo Domingo, the core stronghold of the French Caribbean colony. At least, Captain Lan Fei threw out so much ammunition before the "Great Health War" and the reduction in the life of the gun barrel, the cost can probably be made up and there is still a lot of surplus. It seems that if you want to make money quickly, you still have to do a business without a cost!

On May 2, 1667, the day after the East Coast people occupied the French Cape City, hundreds of Fengguo soldiers, led by the East Coast staff, swept to some manors on the outskirts of the city. These manors mainly planted economic crops such as cotton, indigo, sugarcane, tobacco, and only a very small number of them planted grain crops such as corn and cassava, and were mainly to supply the needs of the entire island.

There is no need to do anything to sweep these manors without armed forces. In fact, after hearing that the Cape France had fallen, the owners basically gave up their resistance. Therefore, the East Coast team dispatched easily collected a large amount of "ransom" - except for a little cash such as Tourliver in France and Rial in Spain, most of them were sugar, tobacco, cotton, indigo, grain, and cured meat. The total total was about tens of thousands of yuan, which was not too much, but it could not be said to be less.

After cleaning up the Cape de France and its surrounding areas, there is actually not much need to go to other places in the French Santo Domingo. Those places are not only sparsely populated, but also extremely harsh, and the oil and water are also pitifully low. Instead of trying to send people there to make trouble (if you encounter an epidemic in "winning the prize", you will be very happy), it is better to take a break and then send people to attack the Frenchman's next colony in the Caribbean. That is the most profitable way.

So, after a discussion with the navy, the two sides quickly set the next combat target, which was St. Christopher Island in the leeward islands, namely St. Kitts Island in later generations. At present, the island is a colony divided by Britain and France. It is mainly based on tobacco cultivation and trade. Although the oil and water are not very good, it is because it has weak power and is easily captured by the army on the east coast. After all, it is better to pick up the persimmons first.

However, just as the East Coast army was collectively resting for several days, and finally preparing to set off on May 6, a small incident occurred outside the Port of Corner of France, namely, a relatively large pirate fleet - conservatively estimated to have seven or eight ships - approached from a distance, as if it was a peek at the Port of France, which had just been conquered by the East Coast (currently, the French King's Golden Lily Citi has been removed from the city, and the flag of the East Coast Republic of China has been raised). This made Captain Cai Anguo feel a little worried. He was worried that once the two "Star"-class light cruisers left, ordinary transport ships from the East Coast people could successfully complete the task of transporting personnel and supplies between Huaiyuan Island and Corner of France.

This is not an unfair worry, but a real threat. You should know that the famous pirate distribution center of Tortuga Island is close to the Port of the French Cape, and the French have always claimed that the island is French territory. Therefore, if the French colonists of Santo Domingo have no private connection with these pirates, who can tell me the truth! According to the current situation that the people of the East Coast have learned, at least help the pirates sell stolen goods and provide them with harness, ammunition and other supplies, this is impossible to escape!

As for whether there are any other more in-depth activities, such as secretly driving pirates for me to help the French achieve some ulterior motives, there is no evidence for this, so it is not easy to speculate randomly, but Cai Anguo and Lan Fei tend to think that there are. Because they think from the perspective of others, they would definitely do this if they were in the position of the French Governor, because these pirates are excellent gloves for wet and dry work, it would be a pity!

Therefore, when the East Coast people had just won a victory, the flag on the east coast was flying above the Cape of France, and several pirate ships came to peek. This was a matter that attracted great attention from the East Coast people and a practical difficulty that must be solved. But how to solve it is really scratching the head.

"Attacking Tortuga Island is not advisable!" Captain Cai Anguo, the commander of the navy, immediately rejected the proposal, and the reason was simple: "Our naval power is insufficient, and the only two "Star"-class light cruisers are not enough to complete the task of scaring away the pirate fleet. On the contrary, they may be forced by these pirate ships. Although there is not much problem, it is difficult to control the sea. Moreover, even if we take advantage of the pirates' attention, we will send some soldiers to land in an unobtrusive corner of Tortuga Island. What should we do? There are fewer people sent, and there are many pirates in the island.

And there are so many vicious people. Many pirate leaders have rifled guns. We may not have the advantage in real fighting, especially when the supply line is cut off and there is no support. Let’s take a step back and even if we successfully land, defeat the pirates, and then occupy their material warehouses, is this problem really solved? I don’t think so! At least, these pirate ships can leave at any time, we can’t stop them. They still have the ability to fight in the short term, and may not have no other supply places. In that case, we will be in trouble, which means we are seen in the Corner of France and cannot leave for a moment.”

"There is only one way, that is, to send the water supply ship of the Grocery Merchant No. 1 (this is a sailboat) and notify Air Canada to send some ships to assist in defense. As long as they come with two or three "Horse Island" class guard gunboats, we will basically be born. Although this ship is slow in speed and cannot catch up with the light pirate ship, its advantage lies in good protection and strong firepower. The easy pirate ships dare not come up to get up and get into trouble." Captain Cai Anguo continued: "But this may take time. Air Canada may not have ships in the port. It must be counted that there may not be reinforcements for a month or two. This time is enough to prepare the French on other islands. You must know that the number of French people on Martinique and Guadrup is not smaller than that on Santo Domingo."

Speaking of this, basically both of them understand the current situation. As for what to do next, it depends on how they choose.

"I suggest keeping the original plan unchanged!" Captain Lan Fei said resolutely after thinking for a while: "There are still 1,300 healthy and soldiers in my unit. I decided to let Lieutenant Zheng Dalin lead the regular army of two companies (480 people) and some wounded and sick people stay in Corner France. This place is very important, and I don't feel at ease if I don't send elite soldiers and generals to stay. I believe that with these people, neither the French in the city nor the pirates on Tortuga, they dare not act rashly. Especially those pirates, I know their nature too well, that is, to rush to the good things, retreat to the unhealthy things, and go ashore to attack hard bones. I believe they can't do it. As for the remaining officers and soldiers (about 800 people), I will personally lead the boat to leave, and still attack St. Christopher Island as originally planned to seize time."

"Your plan is not impossible..." Captain Cai Anguo hesitated for a while before saying, "Let's do this, 'Grocery Merchant No. 1 is taken out and still sailed to the mouth of the Mobile River, looking for people from the Air Canada Company to ask them to come and support. President Ding is a person who understands the matter. He will definitely make proper arrangements. Even if there are not enough ships on hand, he will find a way to transport some Black Eight Banners warriors from the Free State to the Port of Corner of France to assist us in suppressing the local area and defending the city. Alas, Corner of France, just block it. Anyway, with the grain reserves in the city, even if they are blocked for a year or two, they will not starve to death. At that time, we will probably complete the task and turn back to clean up these indifferent pirates, afraid of hair!"
Chapter completed!