The "Tiger Shark" slowly sailed into Sucheng Port, and along with it, there was also a broken two-masted sailboat. In terms of its model, this sailboat is undoubtedly a very popular round-tailed Galen ship on the Ilia Peninsula. It has a small tonnage and looks more than 200 tons. It can be sailed from the ocean, but it is more seen in the offshore and serves as a trading ship between the two towns.

There are many such ships in the Governor of New Spain, active in various coastal towns, which effectively supplement the shortcomings of official ships. Some people even counted that the transportation volume of these private ships may be five times the official one, and the navigation routes have changed a lot, and they are not limited to one place, and are widely popular among residents of colonial towns.

Of course, we have to mention the brainless and rigid colonial trade policy of the Kingdom of Spain. That is, the men of the West Indian Affairs Department, a colonial management agency located in Madrid (they may have never been to the New World in their lives), formulated several ridiculous trade routes on the map and strictly required the colonial prosecution and trial courts to implement them seriously. For example, they initially stipulated that Buenos Aires could only trade with Lima, Córdoba could only trade with Santiago, etc., and that unauthorized trade with other cities may be punished, which makes people speechless.

There is no doubt that this ridiculous trade restriction greatly aroused the dissatisfaction of the colonial residents, so in the end, it encountered a big problem when implementing the implementation. That is, even if the colonial officials (usually peninsula people) repeatedly ordered the compliance with the trade rules set by the local government, the colonial towns always launched trade privately, treating the local ban as if nothing was insignificant. At this time, even the governor could not ignore the interests of the colonial residents and force a one-size-fits-all ban. Most of them would choose to turn a blind eye until the "illegal trade" was too much.

The ships captured by the Tiger Shark this time are obviously this type of sailboat that specializes in near-shore trade. This can be seen from its ship design. It has a large capacity, shallow draft, high center of gravity, and slow speed. It is obviously not suitable for ocean navigation. It is mostly in offshore activities with less wind and waves, and is generally used to transport bulk materials.

"I caught a boat of corn near the Tampico. I heard that the destination was the Port of San Juan in Puerto Rico, where there was a Spanish army, which should have been prepared for the attack of the French." Somo, dressed in a short and strong suit, jumped lightly to the creaking wooden pier and said to the confidant pirates who were greeting him.

"The boss, this time I robbed the Spanish grain ship, and the big-headed soldiers carrying guns in San Juan were so waxed. I have long disliked them. I don't know how happy it would make them hungry this time." The person who spoke was a "little white-faced man" named Wang Zhaoli, who was an immigrant from the Ming Dynasty. Now he is one of Sumo's main confidants.

This gentleman also has an older brother named Wang Zhao, who is both the people in Wentai area of ​​Ming Dynasty. He moved to the east coast because he avoided the war. The eldest son Wang Zhao has a good personality because he knows the words and is currently working as a small civil servant in the Yin County County Government of Ningbo, and follows the department to help deal with some trade affairs with the Zheng family in Fujian. This is mainly because their fathers immigrated from Fujian to Wentai area and know some local dialects.

Because of his personality and his interest in the East Coast, Wang Zhaoli traveled across the ocean to the east coast. He was then recruited by people from the State Intelligence Administration. After a few years of training, he was thrown into Sumo and acted as his subordinate. He was also the main liaison officer with the local intelligence department.

Later, some of their qualified people tried every means to migrate their relatives from the Old World to live in this land under the jurisdiction of the Spanish General Texas. Because they found that instead of living under the cruel and domineering Old World monarchs, it would be better to settle in this free and easy new world. At least the land here is fertile, with herds of bison and mild climate, and it is a good and livable place.

And more importantly, there were no nobles and priests here to collect taxes. The pirate leader Somo and his thirteen round table knights (that is, the thirteen Grandmasters under their command) only asked them to work hard to farm, grazing, and provide the pirates with a large amount of fresh food (of course, paid). In addition, as the price of being protected by the pirate leader Somo, each household in Suchenggang needs to contribute a buffalo, four sheep, two bags of dried fruit and several grains free of charge every year. For this place with abundant resources, it is simply a "tax" that cannot be lighter, and the pirates settled in Suchenggang are very satisfied.

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Han Zhong was also one of the thirteen Madam under Sumo. He had been on a boat a few years ago. He even participated in the attack on the Port of Campeche, a colonial city of New Spain. He personally shot and killed the commander of the Spanish, and became famous since then. Later, under the secret operation of the State Intelligence Administration, Sumo half-spokenly arranged this lord to be the mayor of Suchenggang to manage dozens of elderly and injured pirates at the beginning.

It is obvious that Han Zhong has a certain management talent. Almost all the town planning was done by him, and he also handled all kinds of production and living arrangements. To put it less, in the minds of more than 300 pirates living in the world, the prestige of Sumo, the leader of the world, may not be much higher than the "Round Table Knight" Han Zhong.

When Sumo's "Tiger Shark" returned to the port today, Han Zhong also came to the dock to greet him. However, he had always been taciturn and didn't say much. He just nodded tacitly with Sumo and indicated that everything was normal.

The seized ship of corn is not a rare thing for the residents of the town, because their food can be self-sufficient, so the ship's grain is destined to be stored in the warehouse and serve as a reserve for pirates. The people in the warehouse managed by Zhou Zuoren, the illegitimate son of a historical celebrity, was a friend brought from Sumo from his hometown. He had a very close relationship. He was one of the Thirteen Taishang Insurance Company and was not from the State Intelligence Administration, otherwise he would not have become the person in charge of the warehouse.

"Have the Spaniards made any noise recently? Have you ever discovered our nest?" Sumo asked casually after throwing a cloth bag full of gems and gold jewelry around his waist to Wang Zhaoli.

Speaking of the land near Sucheng Port and its surrounding areas, the biggest enemy of the pirates is naturally the Indians. This is a group that has had some direct land conflicts with them. There have been several conflicts before. Fortunately, the scale is not large, and the pirates will also use some seized spoils to bribe the chiefs of the Indian tribe to restrain their subordinates and try not to wander around Sucheng Port, so as not to fight between the two sides.

In addition to the Indians, their biggest enemy is undoubtedly the Spanish. To be more precise, the General Texas under the jurisdiction of the Governor of New Spain. But what is a bit hilarious is that the office of this Peninsula noble named Joaquin is not in the deserted Texas, but in Mexico City, which makes people unable to complain. The master's main job is probably to issue orders in Mexico City, and then send out expeditions, teams of missionaries to penetrate into the wilderness in Texas, trying to conquer and educate the local Indians, of course, this work seems to be very unsuccessful at the moment.

When Somo first learned about this Texas general, he was stunned for a long time. After further learning that a decent Spanish colonial town in Texas did not exist, he gradually became a little ecstatic because it meant that they could be protected from the Spanish colonial forces and develop freely in the local area.

The officials of the Eastern Coast State Intelligence Administration are naturally happy to see this scene, but their excitement is not as high as Somo. Because in the eyes of these bureaucrats who are busy with trouble, Texas, which is far away from the local area, has no sufficient value and attractiveness. It has neither useful minerals nor famous local specialties. It is useless except for farming and grazing. Therefore, they are now just treating Somo, a pirate group, as an irrelevant step in Texas, as a chess. Although there is progress, it doesn't matter.

This time they criticized the report that Han Zhong secretly sent back, gave some supplies including seeds and agricultural tools, and also allocated fifty rifles and supporting ammunition. This was basically the limit of their aid and it was impossible to have more, because they were obviously not optimistic about what these pirates could do in Texas.

Of course, Texas, which the General Administration of Intelligence does not see, is the most beautiful home for pirates such as Somo, who like freedom. Thinking about Tortuga Island, it was such a place, but unfortunately it was now taken over and the people were scattered everywhere. In the early years, Jamaica Island was also a place where British pirates gathered. Now most of the residents of the island were old or injured pirates, but unfortunately they were taken over by the British government during the British-Dutch War. Now, Sucheng Port was not taken over by the East Coast government at least in the open sea, and the pirates were actually very satisfied.

Of course, I heard that the tax revenue of the East Coast government is not high, and the pirates think that being managed by them does not seem to be a great bad thing, especially when Spanish colonists will find their existence at any time

"The Spaniards probably don't know the existence of our nest, but I doubt they might have received news from the Indians. This has not been hidden for a long time. The Spaniards have not sent anyone to encircle us at this time, so they have been slow to react." After hearing Sumo ask about the Spaniards, Wang Zhaoli immediately replied.
Chapter completed!