The lobster soldier who pulled Chen Mo up still had the joy of rescuing people on his face. When he saw Chen Mo appear on the deck with a wicked smile on his face, the smile on his face didn't even have time to switch to panic.
"Sorry everyone, your ship has been commandeered by me!"
Chen Mo tore off his low-quality military uniform, revealing the custom-made jacket he was wearing. Then he put on his hat leisurely and shook out his slightly wet pants.
Upon discovering the uninvited guests, more than a dozen red-coated Marines and blue-coated sailors on the ship drew their weapons or raised their guns, and gathered behind an officer.
"I told you, this ship was commandeered by me!"
Chen Mo didn't panic at all. If it were a large ship of level five or above, he would still dodge the lead bullets. After all, there were still a lot of lobster soldiers on these ships, but the ship he boarded was also a level six ship.
Standard, the number of rifles aimed at him was not as many as what he was carrying, so what were you hiding from?
"Tie him up and throw him into the sea!"
The officer just thought this was a crazy pirate, waved his hand casually and ordered his men to take action.
Chen Mo could only sigh helplessly.
"You forced me to do this!"
Before the officer put his hand down, Chen Mo had already cleared away all the soldiers on the deck, and then he shot the officer in the leg.
The officer didn't even realize what was happening until he knelt on the ground. He only saw his most valiant Marine sergeant. The warrior who once defeated three pirates without falling at a disadvantage now only had half his head left. Look at him.
When it came to his first mate, a young man from the Naval Academy with a knighthood in his family, all he had left was a pale face, and the back half of his head was gone.
"You damn yellow-skinned devil! What did you do to my men?"
The captain wanted to stand up and draw his sword, but then Chen Mo disabled his other leg and made him kneel on the deck unable to move.
"Why can't you get rid of your so-called arrogance?"
Chen Mo was helpless and shot the opponent twice more, then he lifted the rope on the ship and wrapped it around the opponent's neck. Then Chen Mo kicked the opponent into the sea!
Then Chen Mo looked towards the cabin and whistled.
"Don't look at it, or do you also want to finish with them?"
Following a rustling sound, an elderly sailor came forward very respectfully.
"Sir, I wonder why you came to the Brave?"
"At first I just wanted to borrow a boat, but now I have changed my mind. I have a business with you. I wonder if you are willing?"
Chen Mo stamped his feet on the deck, and then asked the other party with a very warm and sunny smile.
"How many years have you been in the Royal Navy?"
"Almost thirty years!"
"Then you must have saved a lot of money!"
"It's just enough to make ends meet!"
The old sailor looked bitter. He thought Chen Mo wanted them to pay a ransom, but how much money could they, the sailors on the lower deck, afford?
"There is no future in the navy, so come hang out with me!"
Chen Mo politely extended the invitation.
The old sailor's face was even more tangled. The Royal Navy's military laws were strict, and rebellion was a dead end. But now that they didn't agree, it was probably a dead end.
"Well, it's my fault, I should have negotiated a good treatment first!"
Chen Mo sat on the wooden barrel on the deck, and then asked the other party to come and sit.
"How much does the Navy pay you a year?"
"Ten pounds, sir!"
"I'll give you a hundred!"
Chen Mo threw a Spanish gold coin to the opponent.
"This is the deposit, how about it? Do you agree?"
The ecstatic old sailor took a bite of the gold coin and after confirming that it was real, he immediately threw his hat down and nodded.
"At your command, Captain!"
The British sailors below the deck also ran up in a swarm, looking at Chen Mo eagerly.
"This is yours. From now on, each of you can get ten times your salary!"
Chen Mo threw out a handful of coins, both gold and silver. When the coins fell on the deck, the sailors' eyes widened. After seeing Chen Mo raise his hand to give permission, everyone started picking up the coins like crazy.
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Chen Mo was not surprised. Although the British Royal Navy was famous during the sailing warship era, the internal treatment was very different. The annual income of ordinary sailors was less than a fraction of that of officers. No one even wanted to be a sailor, only those who were bankrupt
Only those who are in debt will risk their lives to sign a document equivalent to a contract of sale and board a warship. The navy even did the job of picking up corpses in front of bars, and carried those drunken guys to the ship to make men.
Using bonuses to motivate soldiers to fight, and using death to make soldiers obey orders, this is a true portrayal of the British Navy during this period. As for the sense of belonging to the country, that will have to wait until hundreds of years later!
The old sailor who got Chen Mo's first contract had already assumed the position of first officer. He rushed up and punched and kicked the sailors, making them stand at attention and wait for Chen Mo's order.
"Captain, please give me the order!"
"Well, don't rush to set off now. Let's take stock of the supplies and introduce me to the Courage!"
Since you become a captain, you have to know the attributes of the ship. Chen Mo has watched many sailing battleship movies and played many naval battle games, so he naturally understands what a good captain should do!
HMS Courage is a fast two-masted sailing frigate belonging to the British Royal Navy. According to the standard, it is a sixth-class ship. It has 34 long-barreled guns. The standard crew is two hundred people. However, now, this ship has less than one hundred people.
On the one hand, it was Chen Mo who killed all the marines and officers, and on the other hand, it was this idiot captain who was taking free money, but it was precisely because of the other party's behavior of taking free money that the sailors of the Courage
They are all capable of hard work, they can shoot cannons, hold sails, and even serve as barbers and pedicures, so Chen Mo doesn't have to worry about the boat not being able to sail.
After counting the personnel and materials on the ship, Alfred, the most prestigious old sailor, respectfully asked Chen Mo for new instructions.
"Well, do you have any suggestions?"
Chen Mo looked at the rudder, which was already coated with slurry, and turned his head away in disgust.
"Well, Captain, it's like this. If the Royal Navy knows about the mutiny of the Courage, they will definitely put a reward on it. So my suggestion is that we first give the ship a makeover. It's best to do some modifications, such as
, get a new rudder or something like that!”
"That's right, I'll do as you say!"
Chen Mo nodded!
"But I know a place where the craftsmanship is good. If I come forward, I can get credit first..."
"No, no credit, anything that can be solved with money is nothing to me!"
