People are in the heavens, wealth can rival a country

Chapter 29 Mr. Tang's Credibility
"Mr Norrington, I believe this is the second time we have met."

Even on the largest merchant ship in Port Royal, there is still a certain gap with the size of the Intrepid. Standing on the bow of the merchant ship, with his hands on the side of the ship, he looked at the height of Norrington who was standing on the middle deck of the Intrepid. flush.

Norrington was obviously not in the mood to chat with Tang Sen. Before he recovered from the shock of being surrounded by merchant ships, he saw familiar faces on the opposite merchant ship.

His eyes swept over the faces of the soldiers who were not wearing military uniforms, their faces were more ugly than ever.

"What does it mean?"

"Sergeant Wallace, Sergeant Norman, Warrant Officer Tom" Norrington read out the names of the soldiers one by one. Every time he read a person, their eyes couldn't help but look away.

Facing their immediate superiors, the soldiers still couldn't hide their guilty conscience.

Only Warrant Officer Tom still kept looking straight, and even showed a contemptuous smile.

"If I remember correctly, my order to you is to stay in Port Royal. Can you explain why you are on an oriental private ship?"

Norrington's tone suppressed anger, "Besides, even if you are carrying ordnance without wearing military uniforms, you must never use ordnance without permission. Where do you put the rules of the English Navy?"

He slapped the side of the ship vigorously, and angrily said: "Line up for me immediately, and return to Port Royal to wait for disposal!"

Soldiers, you look at me, I look at you, a little hesitant.

"Ahem." Tang Sen interrupted the entanglement of the soldiers, and said, "Mr. Norrington, they are my crew members now. I'm afraid you have no right to deal with them."

"Commander! It's Commodore Norrington!" Norrington turned his head and roared at Tang Sen: "Oriental! Hire the Royal Navy of England. It seems that you can't wait to go to the gallows."

"On the sea, no one can protect you."

Tang Sen's face turned slightly cold, and he corrected, "I have a surname, Mr. Norrington."

"I need to remind you that if you continue to use this impolite address, there is no need for me to be polite to you."

Norrington laughed angrily: "What are you?"

"Threatening a Royal Navy officer is an extra crime, soldier, catch him!"

The soldiers on the merchant ship were motionless.

"Okay! Very good!" Norrington glared at them fiercely: "It seems that you have forgotten the glory of being an English soldier."

He turned back and ordered to the soldiers on the Intrepid: "Are you deaf? Put your guns up!"

Most of the sailors on the Intrepid looked left and right. They had already received the message from Captain Locke, and they were really reluctant to part with the sky-high salary promised by Mr. Tang.

Only a small part of the navy was obviously Norrington's diehard loyalists, and they aimed their guns at Townsend neatly.

Seeing this scene, the other soldiers could only hesitantly untie the flintlock guns on their backs.

The moment they raised their guns, Tom was already in front of Townsend, and the soldiers on the merchant ship had to raise their flintlock guns at the opposite side.

The situation suddenly became tense.

"Mr. Norrington." Tang Sen suddenly said, "I'm afraid you are not aware of your situation."

"Around you, there are 34 ships, hundreds of heavily armed soldiers and thousands of strong sailors. Are you sure you want to point a gun at me?"

Norrington sneered: "Do you think these merchant ships can block the cannons of the Intrepid?"

"It can be stopped." Tang Sen said seriously: "However, many people will die, maybe you yourself, maybe your former colleagues, and of course, there are also a large number of innocent citizens."

He raised his voice: "Soldiers, are you willing to pull the trigger in your hands at the cost of a lifetime of uneasy conscience, and even your own lives?"

The Dreadnought's soldiers looked at each other, each seeing the flinch in each other's eyes.

"Soldiers who put down their guns now, ten pounds each." Tang Sen struck while the iron was hot.

The muzzles of many soldiers began to move down.

"Don't listen to him!" Norrington yelled, "Who dares to put down the gun is disobedience! Do you want to go to the gallows?"

"Twenty pounds per person." Tang Sen ignored Norrington's clamor and calmly increased the price.

More soldiers are ready to put down their guns.

Norrington suddenly felt something was wrong. He pointed at Tang Sen and yelled, "Catch him, all his wealth belongs to us, and I will distribute it to everyone fairly!"

"Mr. Norrington is really generous." Tang Sen sneered: "Unfortunately, empty promises can't make people desperate."

He looked at the soldiers on his side and raised his voice: "Gentlemen, hold your guns steady. Anyone on the Dreadnought who dares to resist is welcome. Ordinary soldiers will be rewarded with fifty pounds, and lieutenants will be rewarded with one hundred pounds. If anyone If the warrior can control Mr. Norrington, I am willing to reward him with a thousand pounds!"

As soon as the words fell, the sailors on the merchant ship immediately grabbed the swords around their waists and shouted excitedly: "Mr. Tang! Can we participate?"

They are all people who are wandering in the sea. Faced with huge wealth, they don't mind breaking some laws.

"Of course, gentlemen." Tang Sen said with a smile: "I mean, if they resist."

He looked back at the soldiers on the Intrepid, and said slowly:

"I'm curious, soldiers, would you choose to put down your guns and choose easy money, or would you choose to bet your life on the promise of Colonel Norrington or me? I think, sir. They ought to know Mr Norrington better than I do."

"Last chance, put down the gun now, fifty pounds. I think our gentlemen can't wait."

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The cuffs rubbed together, and almost most of the muzzles were lowered. In the hearts of the soldiers of the Dreadnought, this was obviously a multiple-choice question.

Look at those red eyes on the opposite side. If you put down the gun, you may lose your job. If you continue to resist, you will lose your life!

"Hey."

Disappointed sighs sounded on the merchant ship.

"You guys!" Commodore Norrington's face turned pale: "Stupid! Aren't some gold coins more important than the status of the English Navy? Just catch him, don't you get more?"

He stretched his hands to his waist, about to draw out his flintlock.

"I'm afraid we trust Mr. Tang's reputation more, Brigadier General." Captain Locke suddenly pulled out the flintlock pistol from his waist and pointed it at Brigadier General Norrington.

"What do you mean?" Norrington looked at his adjutant in disbelief.

"The royal family doesn't give us as much as fifty pounds, you say, Commodore, and besides—"

Captain Locke ignored him, but looked at Tang Sen, and said, "Mr. Tang, it seems that Brigadier General Norrington is still ready to resist, so, am I controlling Norrington?"

"Captain Locke, you are a smart man." Tang Sen laughed loudly and said:

"One thousand pounds, I will do what I say."

As soon as the words fell, the soldiers on the Intrepid reacted instantly, and one by one rushed towards the loyal Norrington soldiers who were still holding their guns.

(End of this chapter)