Chapter 1168 300,000 Dinars
Grumman thought that by shouting this, he could make the other side put down their weapons.
After all, the empire is still in its heyday, the Royal Navy is invincible in the seven seas, and the officials of the empire are the local tyrants. If you dare to take action against the imperial officials, it is tantamount to rebellion, and your entire family will be implicated. You will be hanged and your entire family will be sold into slavery.
Therefore, no one dared to disrespect the imperial officials.
Grumman used his identity to bully business travelers and was always successful.
He had thought that it would be the same today. With his status as an imperial official and the two hundred elite port guards behind him, wouldn't it be easy to capture a passing minor noble?
Unexpectedly, this kick hit a wall. Instead of raising his hands to surrender and offering his wealth, the other party dared to take up arms to resist. Was he going to rebel? Weren't they afraid of being hunted down by the Royal Navy?
Grumman pointed angrily at everyone on the White Bird, trying to suppress them with his status.
"Imperial official?" Zhang Tuohai smiled when he heard that.
"If you were not an official of the Empire, I might not argue with you, but since you are an official of the Empire, there is nothing to say."
Zhang Tuohai snapped his fingers.
The cables that had been prepared quietly suddenly rose up, hanging Grumman and 200 port guards in the air.
Especially Grumman, who was hung upside down .
"You are an imperial official, right? Your father is the governor, right? Then your family must be very rich, right?" Zhang Tuohai came up to Grumman and asked coldly.
"You, what are you going to do? Put me down quickly. I tell you, I am an imperial official and my father is the governor. If you dare to touch me, it will be regarded as rebellion and you will be hunted down to death by the Royal Navy!" Grumman said loudly .
Hearing this, Zhang Tuohai smiled.
"Do you think I'm not wanted by the Royal Navy? Let me tell you, my bounty is 100,000 dinars. How about this? I won't ask for more from you. You are worth 100,000 dinars, and each of your men is worth 1,000 dinars, a total of 300,000 dinars. If you bring the money, everything will be fine. If you don't bring the money, I will tie you to a cannon and throw you into the sea to feed the fish."
Zhang Tuohai said with a sneer.
"300,000? Why don't you just go and rob?" Grumman yelled angrily.
"I am robbing you now, right? Also, don't try to test my patience. My patience is limited. If you are one dinar short, I will chop off one of your arms."
After saying that, Zhang Tuohai controlled the cable and lowered a guard.
"Go and tell me. If I don't see the money within an hour, I will ask the Governor to collect the body from the bottom of the sea."
Zhang Tuohai said in a cold voice.
The guard did not dare to delay and hurriedly ran towards the Governor's Mansion.
"Isn't it inappropriate for us to blackmail imperial officials so openly?" Yin Lishabai asked in a low voice.
"What's wrong with that?" Zhang Tuohai said indifferently. "If he didn't come up to cause trouble, would I blackmail them? Don't worry, they will only blame me and won't implicate you. If you are scared, I can send you off the ship when I have the chance, and you can find another merchant ship to return to Orleans."
"I'm not going back." Yin Lishabeth shook her head quickly, "If I go back, I'll have to get married, get married and have children. That kind of life is too boring. I still have to travel all over the seven seas to find all the delicacies in the world."
"What about you? What do you think?" Zhang Tuohai turned to Linda and asked.
"I, I don't know."
Linda shook her head.
She instinctively felt that blackmailing imperial officials was not a good thing.
But she didn't understand why Grumman pointed a gun at them right away.
They were just eating on the boat and didn't bother anyone. Why did Grumman come and cause trouble for them?
Right and wrong, good and evil were entangled in Linda's heart, making her unsure of how to face it.
"It doesn't matter. If you can't figure it out, just think about it slowly. If you see it more often, you will figure it out one day."
Zhang Tuohai said calmly.
The Unsullied and the pirates ate faster, and after finishing their meal they cleared the table, picked up their weapons, and prepared for battle.
They all knew that a battle would soon begin.
Zhang Tuohai was still eating slowly.
The Governor's Office acted quickly. In less than twenty minutes, a team of infantry rushed out of the barracks and rushed towards the port.
At the same time, a group of people walked out of the Governor's Palace, carrying large boxes and rushing towards the dock.
"Everyone, scatter!"
The infantry arrived at the dock and began to drive away the people on the dock.
Seeing this situation, the sailors dared not stay and dispersed in a hurry. Some returned to the ship, and some hid in the tavern.
The huge dock was quickly cleared.
After a while, people from the Governor's Palace arrived at the dock.
A middle-aged fat man came on board the White Bird.
"I come here with good intentions. We will offer a ransom and ask you to return the person to us."
The middle-aged fat man said with a smile.
"Let's look at the ransom first." Zhang Tuohai said.
"Okay, bring it up." The fat man waved his hand.
A team of servants carried up the boxes one by one.
The boxes were opened, and every one of them was filled with shining dinars.
"This represents our sincerity." said the fat man with a smile.
Looking at the boxes full of dinars, the pirates couldn't help but take a deep breath, and everyone's eyes were filled with light.
After all, this is 300,000 dinars in real money, which is quite impactful when piled together.
The amount of money they have spent in their entire lives combined may not be this much.
Seeing the expressions of the pirates around him, the fat man was filled with disdain. They were indeed a bunch of poor people who had never seen money. Is it so easy to take the money from the Governor's Office? I will make you spit it .
However, his face was still full of smiles: "I wonder if you are still satisfied?"
"I have always been fair in my actions. Since I said I would release him if you pay me 300,000 yuan, I will definitely release him."
Zhang Tuohai snapped his fingers.
The rope was pulled and Grumman and the guards were thrown to the ground.
"Ah--" Grumman screamed and covered his arm. He felt that his arm was broken.
The fat man's face twitched slightly, and he forced a smile and said, "Since the deal is done, I'll take my leave."
After saying that, the fat man trotted away from the White Bird.
"If we let Grumman go, will they retaliate against us?" Yin Lisabai asked quietly.
"Don't worry, I have arrangements." Zhang Tuohai said after taking a sip of donkey meat soup.
At this moment, two second-class cruisers of the Royal Navy suddenly appeared outside the port. The gun ports opened one by one, and black cannons were pushed out, aiming at the White Bird.
"Listen everyone on the boat, put down your weapons immediately and surrender, otherwise you will be charged with treason!"
A lobster soldier shouted with a huge bullhorn.
