People are in the heavens, wealth can rival a country

Chapter 24 Order and Human Nature

What does it look like to be overwhelmed by surprise?
Tang Sen saw with his own eyes that the thin middle-aged man was crying so hard that he was curled up on the ground, unable to speak a word, and even Tang Sen was worried that the other party would die like this.

On the other hand, William Turner stood aside, his face full of stiffness and embarrassment. He didn't even have time to regret it, and what Townsend said just now kept echoing in his mind: "Too reckless."

Indeed, if you think about it, how could a person known for his kindness and kindness who had helped so many people at Port Royal Wharf suddenly take his life as the price of the game?As the other party said, this is essentially a game of the brave.

And it's not that I'm not brave, it's just that my mind hasn't turned around.

"Sorry, Mr. Tang." William took a deep breath, with a bitter face: "I misunderstood what you meant."

"It doesn't matter. In my opinion, a sense of justice is more precious than gold coins."

Tang Sen said: "Of course, I sincerely hope that you think so. After all, based on your performance, you should have been the final winner. Now, this gold coin has nothing to do with you."

After saying this, Tang Sen helped the middle-aged man up, patted him on the shoulder, and said seriously: "Sir, please take your wealth away, I will ask two soldiers to escort you until you reach a safe place." The place."

"Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Tang." The middle-aged man was a little unsteady, leaning on the gold coin box, "I don't know how to thank you, you saved my life, after I cure my illness, I will use the rest of my life to repay you, Mr. Tang."

"All of this is earned by your own hard work." Tang Sen smiled: "Live a good life, we should never see each other again in the future."

He straightened up, took a deep breath, and looked at the entire Port Royal again.

"Then my game is all over here."

"Gentlemen and ladies who are still here, it has been an honor to spend some time with all of you, I am about to embark on the next journey, if I can, this time I hope it will be a farewell."

The speech was unique, but it was Tang Sen's true thoughts.

Although a meticulous plan was laid out, life is always moody like the sea, with frequent accidents. Tang Sen only hopes to leave this world forever within six months.

"Mr. Tang, are you leaving?" Miss Swan stepped forward, obviously no soldiers would stop the eldest lady of the Governor's family, she asked seriously.

"Of course, Miss Swan, express my thanks to Mr. Swan for his hospitality these few days." Tang Sen nodded.

Miss Swan pursed her lips and looked back at Mr. Turner.

"Will, I have something to tell you."

William Turner's self-reflection was interrupted by Miss Swan, who replied: "Please, Miss Swan."

Miss Swan obviously hesitated, thought for a while, and said, "Mr. Tang, can we talk in another place?"

"Of course, I think I still have some time." Tang Sen looked at the military dock and smiled.

Tang Sen immediately arranged the final matters, and then the three of them walked to a secluded place in the square.

"Miss Swan, what is it that is so mysterious?" William Turner asked.

Miss Swan looked around, as if she had made up her mind, and said, "Will, I'm sorry, I lost your things."

"My things?" William Turner showed a puzzled expression: "Are you talking about the theft last night? I don't remember what I have with you."

Seeing Miss Swan's uneasy expression, he comforted him, "Even if there is, it doesn't matter. I will never blame Miss Swan."

"It's not that important." Miss Swan turned her head sideways, not daring to look into William Turner's eyes: "I had a dream last night, Will, I dreamed about you."

"Dream about our first meeting."

William Turner showed a nostalgic smile: "Miss Swan, I will always remember that you saved my life."

"No, there are some things I haven't told you all this time." Miss Swan said, "I just remembered in my dream that you were wearing a necklace, a necklace with gold coins on it."

"That's pirate gold."

"In order for others not to mistake you for a pirate and execute you, I took that gold coin away, but when I remembered it today, that gold coin was stolen."

Listening to her words, William Turner was silent for a moment, then recalled, and said: "I thought that gold coin had sunk into the sea with that shipwreck."

He still relieved and said, "It's okay, it's just one gold coin. I missed five hundred gold coins today."

"Will." Miss Swan emphasized: "You know what I'm talking about, it's a pirate gold coin!"

"Do you remember what Mr. Tang said? He knew a man with the same name as your father, a pirate—"

"Elizabeth, my father cannot be a pirate." William Turner said firmly: "The pirate gold coin is just a souvenir my father sent me."

Miss Swan opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

Townsend stood aside and listened to their conversation, and finally said, "It's such a regrettable topic, Mr. Turner, I think, nothing in this world is absolute."

"I encountered something today, and I think you should be interested."

He talked eloquently: "I believe you have also noticed that the citizens of Port Royal helped me catch a pirate."

"That's right, that sissy." William Turner said: "I noticed him, but unfortunately I couldn't leave the box at that time, otherwise I should be the one who caught him."

"During subsequent interrogation, he claimed to be a pirate captain."

Townsend paused: "The Black Pearl."

The two suddenly changed color.

"The legendary fastest pirate ship on the sea?" William Turner said: "Those are just rumors of pirates, this ship does not exist at all, let alone a legendary pirate ship. Captain, how did you come to Port Royal and was caught by a group of women and children?"

"No, it exists." Miss Swan said solemnly, "I've seen her, the Black Pearl."

"The day I met her was the day I met you, Will."

William Turner's expression froze.

"Oh, I don't know about it, but it would be even more strange if the Black Pearl and Mr. Turner had appeared that day."

Tang Sen ended her topic and said: "The pirate captain claimed that ten years ago, his crew betrayed him for the treasure of the island of death, and on the island of death, there were Aztec gold coins - a kind of A gold coin engraved with a skull."

Miss Swan gave an exclamation.

"What's even more strange is that he said that among the crew members who rebelled at that time, there was a pirate named William Turner, and everyone called him the King of the Belt." Tang Sen spread his hands: "I have always been dubious about pirates, and The William Turner I knew was not a crew member of the Black Pearl, so I didn't take his words to heart."

"It wasn't until Miss Swann brought it up that I thought maybe Mr. Turner should know about it."

"That must be Will's father!" Miss Swan said with certainty: "Will, there can be no such coincidence in the world. On the day you were shipwrecked, the Black Pearl was wandering nearby. They... I'm following you!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

William Turner waved his arms irritably: "A pirate's nonsense proves nothing at all."

"That's true." Tang Sen nodded with a smile, looked at the sky, and said, "Since that's the case, it's time for me to go."

Without any hesitation, he turned around and waved his hands: "Goodbye, Mr. Turner, Miss Swan."

"Mr. Tang—" Miss Swan called subconsciously, but looking at William Turner, she realized that she had no position or reason to continue.

Returning to the pier, the middle-aged man had already left with the gold coins under the escort of the soldiers. There was no excitement to watch. Most of the people in Port Royal had already dispersed, leaving only a few unwilling ones who stayed where they were. , Seeing Tang Sen come back, he immediately rushed forward, trying to find some more opportunities to make money.

Naturally, Tang Sen ignored them. When he came to the port where he was boarding, Warrant Officer Tom had already been waiting here. He leaned over and whispered, "Mr. Tang, everything has been arranged."

"A total of 320 of the 250 eight soldiers left behind in Port Royal are willing to go to sea with the ship. They all changed into ordinary clothes and boarded the ship. I have arranged them on each ship according to the size of the ship."

"Ordnance was also quietly transported in along with the supplies, but they were all flintlock guns, and the cannons were too eye-catching and could easily be exposed."

"I noticed it just now." Tang Sen nodded, "You did a good job."

It is naturally not an easy task for the soldiers of the Royal Navy to follow him to the sea in violation of the regulations, but it is not difficult under the influence of money.

If a trip to the sea can be exchanged for ten years of salary, I believe anyone will hesitate.

In addition, Tang Sen started to make arrangements a few days ago, and patiently got to know every soldier who received his gift, and established a good image in the hearts of the soldiers early on, so when Brigadier General Norrington decided to let When these soldiers who had tasted the sweetness stayed at Port Royal, Tang Sen approached the door without hesitation.

Instigated by one or two pre-arranged pushers, the soldiers happily accepted Townsend's proposal.

After all, with so many people working together, even Brigadier General Norrington might not be able to hold them accountable.

The saying that the law does not blame the public has its place in any era.

"Don't worry about cannons. Even if they are shipped up, they need to be modified to be used on merchant ships. I don't have that much time." Tang Sen said softly, "I never thought that these merchant ships could bring combat power comparable to warships. What I want is quantity, a sense of oppression."

"The most important thing is the Interceptor and the Intrepid. When we reach the point of sailing, we need to control the cruising route in our own hands."

"I believe that Mr. Tang already has a plan in mind, doesn't he?" Tom looked at Tang Sen with admiration.

After this series of incidents, Warrant Officer Tom admired Tang Sen so much that he became more and more convinced that it was a wise choice for him to follow Tang Sen.

"At this point, there is no need for any elaborate plans." Tang Sen smiled: "Brigadier Norrington is indeed not a man to deal with. Above Port Royal, he can be said to have the overall power, and no one can resist. He, even the governor, is inferior to him."

"In my opinion, Mr. Tang is far more powerful than Norrington." Tom praised: "I'm curious about the expression of this commodore when he finds out how huge the fleet following him is."

"I'm just rich enough." Tang Sen didn't accept the other party's flattery, and looked at Port Royal again.

"In Port Royal, Mr. Norrington represents order, which was established by England's efforts for hundreds of years. Dozens of merchant ships and a group of untrained ordinary people cannot shake this solid order."

It is also this order that allowed me to pass through the early stage safely, and climbed on it, growing up vigorously.

"But the sea is different, Tom."

The sea is a field where the weak eat the strong.

There, status, money, appearance, all these things that are omnipotent in the world of order are put on a scabbard, and only force can be unsheathed, bright and ferocious.

"Obviously, Mr. Norrington would not realize that his weapon was locked in the box the moment he set sail, and my sword was already ready to go."

They lowered the boat, and Tom slid his oars away slowly from the dock.

People who had been waiting for a long time on the various ships in the port crowded on the deck and immediately cheered.

Their eyes widened, and they kept praying in their hearts that this wealthy oriental man would be able to board their ship.

"Slow down, Tom."

Listening to the cheers from all around, Tang Sen said, "I still have guests who haven't boarded the boat yet, we need to give him some time."

"guest?"

Tom tilted his head in doubt, and didn't ask any sudden questions. He obeyed the order and let the water slowly push the boat away from Port Royal.

Every time a merchant ship passed by, there would be bursts of disappointed sighs from above.

"They thought they had lost their chance," laughed Tom.

"Surprise after disappointment is more deeply rooted in people's hearts, isn't it?" Tang Sen looked back, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up: "Oh, it seems that our guests have already thought it through."

I saw a small boat rowing towards Townsend quickly, and Mr. Turner on the boat had an expression of no hesitation.

"That Mr. Turner?" Tom asked in surprise, "Does Mr. Tang want to recruit him? Just ask him before that. I don't think anyone can refuse Mr. Tang's offer."

Tang Sen smiled and said nothing.

It was true that money could bring William Turner to his side, but the relationship that money brought was never strong, especially for a man like Mr. Turner.

The same goes for Jack Sparrow.

These people who play a key role in his plan, Tang Sen needs to ensure that he has [-]% control over them to avoid accidents in the plan.

Of course, Townsend could also choose to directly tell Mr. Turner about his father's situation, and simply and rudely let him follow him, but based on his understanding of Mr. Turner, he chose to spend more energy and repeatedly confront Mr. Turner. When mentioning his father, he never used definite words, but subtly changed his mind.

Because people will always believe in the decisions made by their own independent thinking, and they will be unwavering, but they will always have some doubts about the stories roughly instilled by others.

Mr. Turner didn't know that his so-called independent thinking decision came from Tang Sen's induction, and he would only be grateful for Tang Sen's willingness to help him.

"That's human nature."

　Still two in one, four thousand words.

　　The story of Port Royal is over, and we will enter the chapter belonging to the sea.

　　There should be many interesting plots.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)