Chapter 18 Xu Mo's Plan
Why did Xu Mo and his group find a dock foreman and insist on stuffing Rashu into the dock as a porter? They had to start with the plan Xu Mo provided to Hedram. There are only two ways to get the kind of warship in the London dock. One is to steal the warship, of course this method doesn't work.
A warship must be built inside and outside to sail out, and also undergo trial voyage. Many ships will sink during trial voyage due to various mistakes during construction. Even if the ship itself has no problems, if they want to sail far away, they still need to load various supplies on the ship.
Assume that in the best case, the people on the Vistalos got the ship and drove it out of London successfully. They also had to face the pursuit of the English warships, not to mention that the alliance between England and Sweden would be over. If Xu Mo suggested doing this, Hedram would veto it as soon as possible.
Therefore, Xu Mo provided Hedram with a second way of comparative compromise and would not bring any diplomatic problems to Sweden, that is, to steal the construction drawings of such warships.
Xu Mo's suggestion was supported by Hedram and provided him with manpower and funds. After obtaining manpower and funds, there was only one factor in front of the plan, that is intelligence. They must know who the escort and main shipbuilder of this warship are. Generally, the escort and shipbuilder of the warship will have construction drawings for the warship.
The surveillance builder will generally be a naval officer or a member of the royal family. If the ship is particularly valued by King Elizabeth I of the UK, it may also be the queen who personally serves as the surveillance builder. Of course, there will be someone else who will choose the executor, and the main shipbuilder will be a professional shipbuilder. Without definite information, Xu Mo and the others cannot determine the target.
In this era, the awareness of scientific and technological confidentiality among countries was very poor. Usually, a major European country invented an advanced technology, and neighboring countries would also quickly obtain this technology.
Because European countries are very close to ideology, the navigators and scientists in these countries are very frequent. Generally speaking, if a scientific and technological personnel’s research work is not recognized in their own country, they will go to other countries, which is a bit similar to the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period in China. Talents from various countries run everywhere, and sometimes even go to mortal enemy countries.
Of course, there will be people guarding the dock for building this warship at any time, but the guards are not troops, but shipbuilders. The docks will not prohibit others from approaching. Shipbuilding not only requires a large number of shipbuilders, but also a large number of dock porters.
Logically speaking, there will be no one to stop Xu Mo and others from approaching the dock. Unlike the real world, there is a military restricted area in the east and a state secret in the west. However, after they dressed up as porters and approached the dock, they were intercepted by others. The people who intercepted them were not the army, but other porters at the dock.
The London Pier and Dock are located on the banks of the Thames and the London Pool. The pier area has many bars and slums. These places are crowded with a large number of barge crew and dock workers. These people gather at the bar every morning, waiting for the foreman to release the news of their work. After a busy day, many people choose to return to the bar in the evening and spend all their labor income on rum and prostitutes.
Most of these dock workers are related to their relationship and form cliques based on nepotism and historical origins. They all have their own fixed work scope and activity venues (bars). Porters working in the London Pool have obtained the privileges granted by the City of London to engage in weighing and handling work. The fees they charge are high and corruption are rampant, and they are a breeding ground for gangsters.
They divided the work areas under the leadership of their respective foremen, and once a porter with strange faces appeared, they would regard it as an enemy. If Xu Mo and others dressed up brightly and appeared here as gentlemen, they would not stop them.
However, what Xu Mo and others have to do cannot attract attention. If you dress up as a decent gentleman, you can of course come here to investigate once or twice. If you have too many, you will definitely be suspicious. After all, poor confidentiality awareness does not mean that you don’t know how to protect the most advanced warships in your country.
Originally, when Xu Mo was making a plan, he had already prepared a backup plan to deal with this situation, that is, Little Blackney. Their tall and big seafarers wandered around the dock every day, and they would definitely be suspected, but Blackney was different. No one would be wary of a fourteen-year-old boy who was less than 1.6 meters tall.
Unfortunately, this backhand was extinguished by Hedram from the beginning. Now Xu Mo had to settle for the second best and let the youngest young sailor pull Xiu to take on the spy task. After being blocked by the dock porter, Xu Mo and others had to go to the bar near the dock to inquire about the news. Soon, they got a news in this tavern called "Beach Boy".
The porter foreman in charge of the dock is called Terry. He often comes to this "beach boy" to recruit workers. However, the foreman usually only recruits acquaintances. It is very difficult for newcomers to join and needs approval from the foreman. Xu Mo took Lashui to buy Terry with a lot of money and asked him to take Lashui to find the foreman. As expected, the foreman refused.
However, Xu Mo asked Laxiu to meet the foreman John with the attitude of being the best, and not being able to succeed. He just wanted to know which person was the foreman. Once Laxiu confirmed John's face, his first task would be completed.
"Himmer!" John burped, pushed open the small wooden door of the bar, and walked staggeringly into the alley outside the bar.
"Head, are you okay? Hiccup!" Two followers beside John, who were also drunk, shook their heads, and supported each other on the left and right.
"It's okay, you two help me to Mary's overnight." John tried hard to open his red-skinned eyes, saying that he was still awake, "Huh? Who is that?"
John and the other two staggered through the corner of the alley. In the dim alley in front, two tall figures appeared in front of them and stopped John and his group of three.
"Are you... wanting to die? This is Boss John of the Pier!" a follower said with his tongue wide.
"Gree, Hill, when I say rushing, we will rush backwards. As long as we rush away the few people behind us, we will run back to the tavern immediately!" When John, who had been mingling at the dock for many years, found that there were also a few figures behind them, he suddenly burst into a cold sweat and woke up. Most of the alcohol in his body dissipated.
"Okay, head, it seems that there is another guy with no eyes. I want to peek at your location!" The two followers began to wake up after John reminded him.
These two people are old thugs who have been following John for many years. They are not porters, but are only responsible for protecting John. The gang's internal struggle for power and profit are also very powerful. These two people are also veterans who have experienced many armed battles. At this time, the two followers were not frightened. They each took out a sharp knife from their arms, and after John roared, they sneered at the figure behind them with a grim smile...
"Crack!" Yahan twisted hard and twisted a follower's neck. The gangster stretched out his tongue, drooped outside his lips, his eyes raised, and his death was terrifying.
"Hehe, go to hell!" Frisa, scarfaced, grinned and cut off the throat of another gangster with one knife. The gangster covered his throat, as if he wanted to block the gushing blood. His throat muttered a few times, and finally fell to the ground, twitching and dying.
John and others were just gangsters at the dock. Although they had fought and killed people, their combat effectiveness was more than one level different from deck sailors like Frieza who licked blood at the sea. Moreover, Frieza and others were the best among the hundreds of deck sailors of the Vistalos.
Frieza stuck out his tongue and licked the blood splashed on his face, looking intoxicated. At this time, Rashe, who had been blocking John and the other sailor Kay, walked up to him and asked, "Where is that John?"
"Hehe, Chief Alfred is serving him personally. He is so lucky to be able to get the care of our stormtrooper!" Frieza turned and said, "and he was very proud of his words."
John was dead, and at least half of his bones were broken by the huge impact force of "Shan Lan". Like a dead fish whose spine was removed, he collapsed at Xu Mo's feet.
"Our commander is really strong. In the last naval battle, did you see that, he actually jumped over twenty meters with a cable, flew to the enemy ship, and stuck the cannon door with his palm." Rashu said with admiration.
"Of course, we Vikings are the best sea warriors, and the captain is even more of a man, just like the admiral and the first mate." Kay also said proudly.
"Okay, you guys, don't stand next to the corpse and chat. Put the two people in sacks and decorate the stones and sink them into the Thames River." Xu Mo walked over slowly.
"Okay! Sir, what about this John?" Frieza pointed to John who was like a pile of mud on the ground.
"Kay, go and cut John's head off, and it's useful. The body sank to the Thames. Rashew, tomorrow afternoon, you will find that Terry. It's cost so much, and it's time for him to get some effect!" Xu Mo showed a cruel smile.
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"This is... John!" Terry threw away the head that had already begun to rot in his hand, sat down on the ground, looking at Xu Mo and others in panic.
"Boss Terry, look, our Rassau just wants to find a job at the dock. This guy refuses to give us a way out, so we have to let him go to hell first. I believe Boss Terry will definitely not be the same as him, right?" Xu Mo narrowed his eyes and stared at Terry.
"You really just want to find a porter job for Rashu?" Terry was certainly not a fool when he was able to become a foreman of the dock. After seeing John's head, he realized that the purpose of entering the dock was not that simple.
"If possible, we also want to contract a work area of the dock!" Xu Mo said lightly, "Of course, we will also support you as a big foreman. Boss Terry, look, how is this transaction?"
"If this is the case, I think it's OK. If I really have to become a foreman, I will hand over the dock area I am in charge of now to you to manage!" Terry gritted his teeth and agreed, but a cunning look flashed in his eyes.
"Okay, okay, now it's almost time for dock workers to get off work. As long as you introduce Rashe into the team of porters tomorrow, our deal will be completed!" Xu Mo said happily, "Frieza, Kay, you two follow Rashe and Boss Terry to go with you. After the matter is done, we will treat our Boss Terry well!"
"I understand, head!" Frieza and Kay looked at each other, and they had already understood Xu Mo's words.
Chapter completed!