Chapter 919 Exchange of Prisoners of War

I have to say that in the Caribbean, in addition to the island of Cuba, Haiti is rich in high-quality shipbuilding timber. Because the island of Haiti has the Cordilara Mountains, the highest mountain in the whole Caribbean, it is extremely rich in forestry resources. There is a better shipbuilding wood than oak - teak!

This kind of wood is not easy to deform, corrode and crack in various environments, and the expansion and contraction is the smallest of all wood. When exposed to wind, heat, rain or seawater, teak will not shrink. It does not warp or crack in the case of large changes in dryness and humidity in the sun and rain; it has strong water resistance and fire resistance. Moreover, the material contains a large amount of oil, and the fragrance emitted can resist the eating of termites and sea insects in different sea areas, and is extremely resistant to corrosion.

Teak has good drying performance and good adhesive, paint and waxing performance. However, because the material contains silicon, it is easy to blunt the knife, so it is difficult to cut when processing. Teak material has good nail grip and excellent comprehensive performance! If Captain Baca's ironclad ship had not been bombarded like that by the Spanish fleet, it would have been scattered halfway.

During this period, everyone was full of motivation and worked together to transform the captured ships, build St. Nicholas Harbor, and expand the scale of Captain Baca's hiding place. When everyone devoted themselves to their work, the two carrier pigeons flew from the harbor of St. Nicholas and Port-au-Prince to Captain Baca's hiding place...

Two carrier pigeons brought two bad news. A terrible plague suddenly appeared in the harbor of St. Nicholas, and a group of sailors and captured Spanish crewmen suddenly died of illness! If these human bodies had not been subjected to the 'Fudu' living and dead skills by the book demons, I'm afraid there would have been labor tension. However, things are still very difficult, and this harbor does not seem to be peaceful...

Another carrier pigeon flew from Port-au-Prince, which brought a piece of news that annoyed Captain Baca. It turned out that after Captain Baca's 'Carthage Sunset' pirate group was defeated by the Spanish fleet on the south coast of Haiti, a large number of pirates were captured alive and transported to Port-au-Prince together with the captured armed pirate ships. Now the governor of Port-au-Prince is ready to hang these pirates. Many of them are the brothers who started together with Captain Baca. Captain Baca has been trying to rescue them, but Port-au-Prince is one of Spain's most important colonies in the Caribbean. Its defensive strength is so strong that it is difficult to break through its defenses when there are few people.

When the book demon saw Captain Baca looking at the drawings, he seemed to be a little absent-minded and said with a faint smile, "Captain Baca, don't worry about the captured brothers. We will have a way to rescue them. In fact, I am more worried about the plague in the harbor of St. Nicholas. Because there is no communication with the outside world, this sudden infectious disease seems to be very strange..."

Captain Baca threw down the ruler, grabbed a bottle of rum and poured it hard. "The Governor of Port-au-Prince is about to hang them, but our rescue plan has been delayed... Hey..."

The Governor-General of Port-au-Prince did not announce the time to hang them, which shows that he seems to want us to rescue them. Then catch us all!" The book demon drank British black tea and pushed the single glasses, which was very elegant. "Maybe he wanted to get the information of the Spanish captured by us, so he deliberately released the news... I have a plan that we should exchange prisoners with them, so that everyone doesn't have to bother..."

Captain Baka stared and raised his beard, "Exchange prisoners?! This cunning Governor of Port-au-Prince is waiting for us to do this, which can not only catch us, but also save those Spaniards!"

The book demon smiled and said, "The Governor of Port-au-Prince will have the same concern. We don't trust each other with the Governor-au-Prince, which is naturally difficult to deal with. But maybe if an intermediary goes to do it, this matter will turn around..."

Captain Baca sat down in the chair and muttered, "It's not easy to find an intermediary. Who wants to deal with us pirates, and their status can't be too low, and they have to deal with Spanish nobles. Otherwise, how can the Governor of Port-au-Prince believe it? Do you want to buy a Spanish nobleman? ......”

At this time, Akan came in from the house. He had just finished the correction of the newly made iron-wood bearings in the dock, threw his clothes to the indigenous servants behind him, rushed in sweating heavily, and shouted, "The first batch of propeller bearings have been made, and your iron-clad ship can start work... Huh? Baca, why do you look like your wife is dead? Didn't your wife die a long time ago?

"Get out of here!" Captain Baka said angrily, "My brother is going to be hanged, and you are still saying sarcastic things!"

"So it's for that?" Aken clapped his hands and said, "There's no problem with this, but I'm more worried about the plague in the harbor of St. Nicholas... The infectious disease is really strange... Just find an intermediary to lobby for that matter. Isn't the Governor of Port-au-Prince just waiting to urge us to exchange prisoners quickly?!"

"You..." Captain Baca's eyes stared out again, "Why are you all so confident?! Have you already figured out the candidate to exchange the prisoner's middleman?

Aken's big head shook and said, "If you are looking for someone, just let Baron Shifan or Shadow Baron go. The two of them are orthodox nobles. Although they are hostile countries, it is easier to communicate. Just buy the Governor-au-Prince with some benefits. It happens that I still need to deal with him in business in the future. It's convenient to send such a big favor to him in the future.

Captain Baca's mind turned around at this time, "Yes! No one knows that the Baron is the leader of our Caribbean Alliance, and they can be trusted by both sides as intermediaries. And our caravan will also deal with these nobles in the future. This time, they helped him save those Spaniards, that is, they sold a favor to him. And the Spaniards know that some British nobles are related to pirates and will not doubt that the barons looted their ships, which is simply perfect!"

Aken smiled, "So it's not that difficult to save your brothers..."

Captain Baca suddenly slapped the table, "Since you already have this way, why don't you save my brothers out earlier?! Let them suffer so much in vain?!"

The book demon still said faintly, "Because the timing is not good, it will make us anxious if it is too early. The initiative of negotiations is gone. You should know that the captains of the six royal Karak slings are all of some kind of people, several of which are royal* and some of the Spanish military*. There were also scholars and nobles on board. How can the Governor-General of Port-au-Prince and the commander of the Caribbean Fleet be free from pressure from the Spanish royal family and the military? As long as he waits for a few more days, our appearance will be his great savior. If the operation is good, we can also make friends with the Spanish royal family and the military, which will be very beneficial to our future business activities.

Aken also smiled and said, "It's almost time. I'm going to prepare some gifts to bribe the Governor-au-Prince..."

Captain Baca waved his hand and shouted, "I'm going to prepare gifts. These people imprisoned by the Spanish are all my brothers. There is no need to let the baron spend money. I still have some savings..."

Aken patted him on the shoulder, "We all work for the baron, so don't separate us anymore. Besides, do you have such a baby in your gift?

Baka saw Akan holding a huge sea pearl in his hand, emitting a gentle pearl...

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The unusual trouble of Torres, the governor of Port-au-Prince, has caused him more trouble since the Caribbean fleet wiped out two notorious pirate regiments. That bastard Enikis actually lost the royal family's four merchant ships full of hardware, which were urgently needed for the construction of his port! One of the captains is still his nephew and his whereabouts are still unknown! How should I explain to the count sister?! What's more abominable is that Enikis even lost the royal gold ship!

Originally, these were none of his business, but the hateful Enrikis actually pushed the dirty pirates to himself and let the royal family hand over the matter of dealing with these pirates and finding a solution to the missing crew. This is a very troublesome thing! But Enrikis himself excused to eliminate the rest of the pirates, looked for the missing crew, and left with his own fleet! This breath really made Torres hard to swallow! I heard that Enrikis is an orthodox knight of the Holy See*, but this guy is so unreasonable! With the support of the Pope, can you do whatever you want?!

It has been almost half a month, and the six Karak sailboats seem to have been swallowed up by the North Sea monster, and even the thousands of crew members have been unrecorded. Those low-level crew and sailors will die, gold treasures and hardware will be lost, and the empire can afford to lose. But the six captains are inextricably linked with the imperial aristocracy.

There are also senior scholars from Imperial College and dozens of young officers with hereditary titles. This list of missing persons made Torres feel as if he was holding a red-hot lead cake. Behind each name, there is a long list of * family figures that even the king can't despise. Almost every force behind the name has sent people or letters to put pressure on themselves. Because this group of guys couldn't find Enikis, they became a scapegoat.

Torres doesn't understand why the pirates who have kidnapped these nobles so far have not asked for ransom or exchange of prisoners. When did these savage pirates learn to be so calm? It is a big problem to know that so many people eat and drink. Will those dirty pirates be indifferent to see so many prisoners that can be exchanged for gold coins? Are they not pirates, but the English navy?