Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 132 Bordeaux Situation (Thirteen)

The next thing is very simple.

With the safety of his only daughter threatened, Hugo honestly began to go through the public to perfect the details of how he "conspired" with Ludwig to murder the old Baron Reyer.Ever since he was caught by the people from the east bank, he knew he couldn't survive. In order not to implicate his daughter, he could only choose to cooperate with the people from the east bank and began to slander Ludwig.

Of course, Ludwig is not a good guy, and this guy's butt is also very dirty, so there is no psychological burden for everyone to slander him.As for the rest of the "guests" who had listened to the story all night—a seriously wounded Scot and two dancers who were dug and buried by Inspector Sun of the Intelligence Service—they knew too much.And that Mr. Leicester also failed to escape. In Hugo's happy eyes, the struggling Scottish assassin was also buried in the pit and became the fertilizer of the vineyard.

After disposing of some traces of the scene, Mo Ming and a group of intelligence agents escorted Hugo and quietly returned to the commercial station in the city.They can't hide the news of their return from others, and they don't intend to hide it from anyone.

Xu Xin, who had just fallen asleep, was woken up urgently by Mo Ming. After drinking a glass of wine to refresh himself, he sat down on a chair, and then began to listen to what was going on with these spies calling him up in the middle of the night.

However, the amount of information contained in what happened tonight is obviously too large. Ever since Mo Ming's deputy, Sun Heiqi, began to report the incident in a serious manner, Xu Xin has maintained a dull expression from the beginning to the end.

The ins and outs of the matter are very clear. Ludwig can't compete with the new "comprador class" in Bordeaux represented by the Pasquale family, so he is going to repeat his old tricks and destroy the Chinese East Coast Republic and the The "comprador class" in Gascogne has just established a short-term cooperative relationship.

This is not the first time he has done this in the past many years. Hugo's little partner at the time - the scum bandit Lester from Scotland has taken over several businesses here.It can be said that this Ludwig is definitely a mafia-level businessman.

It's just that there was an unexpected situation. After accepting the entrustment, this guy Lester acted in a secret manner. Sun Heiqi, who had rich anti-espionage experience, found out, and then followed the vines to take over his old nest. Even Hugo, who was discussing details with Lester at the time, also were held together.After hearing that the secret agents of the Intelligence Bureau had neatly dismantled the assassination incident that hadn't happened yet, and dealt with these assassins with cruel and cruel means, Xu Xin couldn't help but sucked in a breath of cold air.

These are a bunch of ruthless people.Xu Xin looked at the kind-hearted Sun Heiqi, the handsome and extraordinary Mo Ming, the loyal and taciturn Kojiro, and Shinzaemon with complex eyes, and couldn't help feeling sympathetic.

After Sun Heiqi finished reporting the incident, Mo Ming cleared his throat, and then began to talk to Xu Xin about his preliminary ideas for the next development of the incident.

According to Mo Ming's thinking, catching Hugo this time was really a surprise.Not only can you use this to get in touch with Baron Pai Reyer, the local power in the Upper Gallon region, but you can also slander and slander that old fellow Ludwig. Even if you can't use this to pull him into trouble, at least you can disgust him one time.

To have retained the murderer who killed the old Baron Reyer for more than 20 years. This incident alone is enough to make this powerful figure in Toulouse feel a great dislike for him.What's even more frightening is that this powerful baron of Toulouse has a certain connection with the aristocratic circle in Paris, and his influence is extraordinary. The business of old Ludwig is likely to decline in the future.This is the plan that Mo Ming conceived to kill two birds with one stone.

"It's really dark." Xu Xin twitched the corners of his mouth and forced a smile, "The combined population of the two regions of Haute-Gallon and Languedoc is 90 million. What's more rare is that these two regions are relatively rich. Gascogne is not too far behind, and Toulouse is a well-known city of wealth. If you can really take this opportunity to catch up with Baron Reyer this time, you will have a much greater chance of opening the local cotton market in the future. As long as you can open the market, Even if we give half of the profit to him, it is worth it. Not to mention, we can use this to radiate the Provence area in the east. I have to say, Station Master Mo, you have solved a lot of trouble for me, at least let us save money. A lot of energy and cost.”

"Don't say such outrageous things." Mo Ming waved his hand, then stood up and walked to Hugo who was squatting aside, and said in French: "Hugo, I think you must have a lot of doubts and fears now, Don't worry, I'll keep my word. Yes, I killed Lester, I lied to him. But that's because I thought that scumbag would get me in a lot of trouble if he was alive, and as for you My daughter—Miss Laura, she is just a country girl who doesn’t understand anything, I don’t need to hurt her, on the contrary, I will give her a sum of money that will make her rich for the rest of her life.”

"Let Laura go to the east bank..." After a whole night of tossing, Hugo is now in a state of embarrassment, and his hair, which was originally meticulously combed, also looks messy at this time. He can only hear him say in a low and hoarse voice: "Let her go to the east bank, Ludwig will not let her go. Only on the east bank can she live freely. When she grows up, marry a good man there, forget about her murderer father... ...I have a deposit, about 100 francs, and I ask you to transfer it to her for me. This is my only request, as long as you agree, I will cooperate with you in the rest."

"Okay." Mo Ming agreed flatly, "Inspector Sun, now take Hugo to the basement to perfect the details, and be careful not to make any mistakes. Lu Qi, you also go down to make records, and hand them over to me after the records are transcribed Review."

The two took Hugo to the basement.

"How will Ludwig deal with it?" Xu Xin was a little annoyed. He usually has a good temper, but that doesn't mean he has no temper at all, especially when someone hired someone to assassinate him.Originally, he thought that the competition between him and Ludwig, the Jewish vampire, was limited to the competition in the business and political fields, and there were certain ways and rules for the two parties to see each other.It's just that he really underestimated the moral bottom line of businessmen in this era, and they didn't follow the routine at all.

If you can't beat you on the bright side, I'll come to the shady ones; if the shady ones can't do you any better, I'll come to the dirty ones!It is actually not uncommon to buy a murder to kill someone in this era.Don't you see, until the end of the 19th century, Rockefeller in the United States was still paying for murder.Therefore, honest people are not suitable for doing business in such a complicated area. If it weren't for the powerful backing of the East Coast Republic, Xu Xin would have fallen into the hands of Ludwig, a native of the 17th century.

"What do you want to do? Kill him?" Mo Ming glanced at him and said, "This guy has gone to Lyon now. According to Hugo, he is going to deal with business disputes, but I think he is probably going to Dispose of his backlog of cotton cloth, reduce the scale of the factory, and reduce costs. Moreover, this Jew is not without roots in the local area. Otherwise, based on the bad things he has done over the years, he would have died long ago. Back. Assassinating him is not advisable, and he is not defenseless, this guy is a ghost."

"So you are going to blame him for the murder of the old Baron Reyer?"

"Well, but it's really hard to say what the effect will be." Mo Ming calmly analyzed, "After all, it will only be Hugo's one-sided story at that time. No matter how detailed and reasonable the details are fabricated, there is not enough evidence after all. Little Baron Reyer is far away. Toulouse may not be able to do anything to this old boy Ludwig. Of course, even if this is the case, Ludwig will probably be in trouble for a long time in the future. I heard that this kid is in Montpellier Also invested in wine and citrus plantations, this is where the baron in Toulouse can exert influence, hehe, now he is in big trouble."

"In short, he is a scum." Xu Xin was still a little puzzled, "What should we do next? Send that guy in the basement directly to Toulouse?"

"Of course not." Mo Ming said, "We still have to ask the Pasquale family for help in this matter. Their family connections are very deep. It will save a lot of effort if they can help us find Baron Reyer smoothly. Moreover, I am sure they The family and especially Julian would be more than happy to do that."

"Hehe, why did I forget this?" Xu Xin patted his head angrily, and said, "Julian doesn't know how much he hates Ludwig! This time, he pinched his old enemy's 'handle', and I It is estimated that he will be too excited to sleep. Well, I will go to Julian's house in a while and discuss this matter with him."

Mo Ming nodded, then turned to Kojiro and Shinzaemon who had been standing beside him and said: "From now on, you will continue to follow Minister Xu every step of the way to protect the safety of Minister Xu. The incident of Dewiger hiring a murderer sounded the alarm for us. I don’t know how many enemies are spying on us secretly. Okay, I won’t say much, as long as you know the severity, go and perform your duties.”

The two men bent down and bowed, expressing their obedience.

The next few days were uneventful, at least on the surface.Sure enough, Julian was ecstatic and said that he would use the deep family connections to establish a relationship with Baron Reyer of Toulouse as soon as possible.

At the same time, immigration matters are also being carried out steadily.As of July 7, nearly 14 bankrupt textile workers and their family members have been recruited in the immigration center in Bordeaux; as for children under the age of 12, which the Executive Committee attaches great importance to, the number of recruits has exceeded 100.All these people are undergoing preliminary inspection and quarantine in the immigration point, while undergoing physical recuperation, making physical and psychological preparations for the upcoming voyage.

(End of this chapter)