Zhao Daming intimidated: "Killing people does not necessarily require a gun. Sometimes using a knife is more convenient than using a gun."

Qin Gang said in a muffled voice: "No, there is also this gun in our hand!" Qin Gang walked behind Smith, and the barrel was placed on the back of the sofa. Without holding the gun, his arms would not be tired.

Smith's two subordinates took the order and left. Luo Lie smiled at Robut, who had already been scared and had not recovered, and said, "How are you? Didn't you scare you?"

Robut made a prayer move and said tremblingly: "Thank God, thank you, Noli, for thinking about my safety."

Luo Lie smiled and said, "If I take you to the island, I must take you back without any damage, unless I die on this island. But do you think this is possible?"

Luo Lie showed his skills just now, and he was as fast as lightning. Zhao Daming's accuracy and Qin Gang's fierceness were also as powerful as Robut. Although Robut was an amateur, he could see clearly. Compared with Smith's men, Luo Lie and others were not a little bit stronger. Coupled with Smith's softening attitude and Luo Lie's calmness and confidence from beginning to end, Robut quickly recovered his confidence and said: "As long as Governor Henry remains neutral, no one can hurt you on this island."

After appeased Robut, Luo Lie turned to Smith: "Although I can understand your motives, I really can't understand your behavior. It is okay to incite the indigenous people and serfs on the island to resist Joseph Henry's levy and taxes. There is no problem with this behavior. There is an old saying in China that people do not punish themselves for themselves. It is understandable that you use this method to put pressure on Henry and gain your own interests. However, you have done things to the point of failure and almost blocked all your retreat. This is not called courage, it is pure stupid."

At this point, Smith really felt like a dilemma.

The other nine farmers on the island have diverged their opinions. Two of them opposed Smith's behavior of seducing Adam Breson's daughter and threatening it. The other three farmers have extremely ambiguous attitudes. Only four people expressed their support for him. Among these four, two of them have not been so clear. Continue to rush forward, Smith has a feeling of being used as a wedding dress, and the prospect of rush forward does not seem to be as beautiful as he imagined. If you retreat, you will definitely have unwillingness to be reconciled. At the same time, you don't know how to retreat to ensure that you are not settled by the autumn future.

Luo Lie captured Smith's subtle expression changes. Although he had learned the mind reading technique, he was not good at studying, but he could still understand Smith's mentality.

"If this matter fails, you will inevitably be settled by the autumn after the fall. If the gun hits the bird, the most disaster must be you. Governor Henry only needs to deal with you. Can the remaining farmers be unhonest?" Luo Lie analyzed on Smith: "If this matter is done, do you think you can really achieve your goal? Will those natives or serfs from Africa willingly accept your ruling leadership? Since they overthrew Governor Henry, why should they continue to accept your exploitation? Well, maybe you would say that you have received the support of the Americans and those mud legs have to accept your rule, but this idea is really naive. You don't think about it, are Americans so kind? With this opportunity and ability, why don't they take over this island in person?"

Smith only heard his scalp was numb.

"What you said..." Smith subconsciously wanted to refute Luo Lie, but subconsciously thought that what Luo Lie said was not unreasonable, and it could even be said to be a hidden worry in his heart. Therefore, the rebuttal words that were spitting out to the edge of his mouth turned into a sigh. "You are right, I admit that I am really in a dilemma now."

Luo Lie said: "That's it, I'm very pleased to hear your frank answer. Smith, if you can get lost now, it's still time to go back. If you miss this opportunity, I really don't know how miserable your fate will be. Losing the manor or losing the wealth you have accumulated over the years may be the ending you deserve to celebrate. Even worse, it's not impossible to die for this!"

Smith pondered: "I have realized what you said, but the problem is that if I don't get the support of the United States of America, I can't get the qualification to negotiate with Henry. If I retreat, I'm afraid Henry will go further. As you said, he just needs to get rid of me and can conquer the other farmers, so I have to hold on and never take a step back. Of course, if you have a good plan, I'm very happy to accept it, but I really can't think of what you can come up with to meet the interests of Governor Henry and us farmers at the same time."

Luo Lie smiled faintly and said, "As long as you follow my arrangements, I will be sure to convince Henry and at the same time allow you to make greater profits."

How is that possible?

Then Smith naturally believed it.

Luo Lie said nothing, just smiled and looked at Smith.

"Okay, I'll trust you once." Smith hesitated for a while and finally made up his mind.

This is also Smith's helpless choice.

Only those with thoughts will have hidden worries when doing things, and once the hidden worries are exposed, they will be magnified immediately. They are already controlled by the other party. The theoretical result that all struggles and resistance can be exchanged is at most death. The thunder blow exposed by Luo Lie and the calmness that he showed afterwards all tell Smith that any resistance is futile, and the result of death can only be fantasy.

Under this situation, Smith's self-confidence had already been hit by a destructive level. Smith, who had lost confidence, was hit by a hidden worry. His mentality had collapsed and had to obey Luo Lie.

"Retreat your people to a hidden place on the periphery first. Although Henry will not use the army, the appropriate guards will definitely be with him. If he finds you hidden in the arms, the negotiations will probably end before the negotiations begin." Luo Lie patted Smith's shoulder and pointed to the gunmen outside the living room who were still standing on duty with guns aimed at the people in the living room, saying, "When Henry comes in, his guard will stand still, and then let your guard suddenly come out and get their guns."

Smith was surprised: "Is this going to declare war directly on Henry?"

Luo Lie smiled and said, "Of course not. This is just the spontaneous behavior of those natives and African serfs who heard that you, Smith, were controlled by me, but by chance, they were caught up by Governor Henry. Those natives and African serfs were impulsive and unable to control their emotions, so they attacked Henry's guards."

Smith still hesitated: "What's the point of doing this?"

Luo Lie said: "Just just to tell Henry that if he does not show sincerity to resolve the conflict, then there will be only a dead end for the three of us."

Smith nodded and said, "I understand, but Governor Henry's guards are all the best soldiers. I'm worried... my men can't take Governor Henry's guards cleanly."

Luo Lieying said: "I have considered this issue for you. I estimate that Henry will carry no more than double digits in order to show me his heroism. I will let my two followers lead your men to act together to ensure that they can be foolproof. If I make a mistake in judgment, then cancel the action and change it to this living room. I will control him, and then your people and Henry's guards will surround this living room together."

Smith was not a timid person, otherwise he would not have been caught by the American Congressman. He calculated Luo Lie's plan and felt that he should be quite sure, so he agreed to Luo Lie's arrangement. He called a gunman outside the door and explained it in this way according to Luo Lie's wishes.

On the contrary, Zhao Daming had different opinions. He changed to Chinese to Luo Lie: "Swap the limit of ten people to twenty people. With me and Dagang joining forces, and with so many gunmen helping, it shouldn't be a big deal to take down twenty soldiers."

Luo Lie shook his head and replied in Chinese: "What I want is not what I should do. This matter is of great importance and cannot be allowed to make any mistakes. Ten people are the limit, so don't argue with me anymore."

Zhao Daming was stunned. Although he wanted to argue in his heart, when he saw Luo Lie's extremely serious expression, he swallowed the words in his stomach and took Qin Gang and followed the gunman out to prepare.

Luo Lie waved to Robut, and when Robut approached, he said, "Robut, it's time for you to play a role. Tell me if the climate conditions on Vincent Island are suitable for growing tobacco leaves?"

Rob nodded and said, "The climate conditions of Vincent Island and Cuba are similar, and the soil is also quite good, so it should be very suitable for growing tobacco leaves."

Luo Lie said again: "So, which harvest value will be higher if planting tobacco leaves or planting sugarcane or bananas?"

Robut shrugged his shoulders and said, "Sugarcane and bananas do not have high requirements for planting technology, but tobacco leaves are different, and they require very high planting technology. The value of course is that the value of planting tobacco leaves will be higher. In short, it will be 30 to 40% higher than planting sugarcane or bananas."

Luo Lie nodded and smiled, "So, would you like to teach Smith and others the technology to grow tobacco leaves, and to collect the prolific tobacco leaves on Vincent Island. In exchange, General Harris will personally ask the Havana Customs and give you the right to exempt you from inspection. Will you agree?"

Robut didn't have to think about it at all, and his face immediately showed a look of surprise and blurted out, "Are you saying true?"

Robutt's cigar business has opened up the entire industrial chain, but at the same time he also faces two difficulties. One is the price competition problem of a large number of smuggled goods, and the other is that the tobacco leaf planting base is not controlled by himself. There is often a phenomenon of running goods, which forces him to spend a lot of time every year on tobacco leaf purchases.

The ability to replant all the 6,000-acre estates on Vincent Island tobacco leaves can completely ensure the contradiction in the supply of tobacco leaves. At the same time, opening up the Havana Customs means that his goods will be shipped to New York unimpeded. Others smuggled cigars must consider the cost of opening up the links and calculate the high freight for small batches. He will not consider any of them, and will form a crushing trend for competitors in terms of price.

With such an advantage, for Robut, not to mention the six thousand acres of tobacco leaf planting, he might be able to eat it even if he had another six thousand acres, and he could swallow it all in one bite with great pleasure.

Along the way, Luo Lie had already learned about the basic situation of the cigar industry chain through chatting, including the technology, output, acquisition market price, etc. Therefore, when it is necessary to come up with a plan that can make both Governor Henry and the farmers acceptable and profitable, Luo Lie is so confident.

Of course, when Luo Lie learned this knowledge, he was just because he was interested and had no purpose. The plan was formed by a flash of inspiration when the situation changed and helpless.

"Of course it's true!" Luo Lie responded to Robut's surprise seriously and said, "Otherwise, did I take you to the island to invite you to visit?"

Robut sighed: "I thought God had forgotten me a long time ago. I didn't expect that I would actually arrange for me to meet you. Nuoli. I really don't know how to express my respect for you, but I still want to say, Nuoli, thank you, you are the most important noble person in my life."

Luo Lie waved his hand and said, "There is no noble or unreputable person. I said that we are partners, and partners must be mutually beneficial. Without you, Robut, I don't know how to resolve the conflict on Vincent Island."

Smith has a lot of heart to give up the traditional planting of sugarcane and bananas. Although the profits of continuing to plant sugarcane and bananas are a little weak, they are at least controlled by themselves. However, if it were to plant tobacco leaves, the planting technology and product sales were controlled by others, and it would be a normal sign that they were not sure of it.

Luo Lie, who is good at observing details, immediately realized Smith's mentality. "Smith, I know what you are worried about, it's not necessary, because Mr. Robut will sign a planting contract with you and guarantee your basic income. Of course, maybe you will still have doubts about Mr. Robut's promise, and that's fine, because Mr. Robut will pay you this basic income in advance."

Robut said, "If you are willing to plant exactly as directed by the tobacco leaf planting technician I sent, I can guarantee that your output per acre will be twice as high as sugar cane or bananas. I will measure the income of your sugar cane or bananas to determine the basic income for you and pay it to you before each season of tobacco leaf planting."

Luo Lie spread his hands and smiled, "Mr. Smith, what do you think?"

Smith smiled brightly. In the face of huge and guaranteed interests, he had forgotten that he was still under Luo Lie's control, and quietly regarded himself as a partner on Luo Lie's side, and said happily: "If this is the case, I am very happy to accept your suggestions, and it can also express acceptance on behalf of all the farmers on the island."

Luo Lie smiled and said, "I completely believe this. If you don't make money, what can fools do?"

Smith suddenly frowned and said, "Since there is such a good plan, I think Governor Henry will be happy to accept it. Why should he target his guards?"

This question hit Luo Lie's selfishness, and arranged for Zhao Daming and Qin Gang to take Smith's gunman to the Henry Guard's gun. The purpose was not to force Henry to beg for everything to agree. For such a plan, Henry could resolve the conflict with the farmers while ensuring his own interests. There was no reason for him to refuse. The reason why Luo Lie did this was simply to expose Smith's private armed forces hidden in the dark.

Henry may have known the existence of Smith's private armed forces, but he turned a blind eye to the point of calming things and not expanding the conflict. This doesn't matter to Henry, but it only has a certain impact on the cooperation between Robut and them in the future. When Smith's private armed forces were exposed, then after the negotiations were over, Henry would have to take measures to dismantle Smith's private armed forces. Then, when Robut again boards Vincent Island in the future, it will be much safer.

When Smith asked questions, Luo Lie suddenly realized his problem and was too anxious to tell Smith about this plan so early, otherwise there would be no possibility of exogenous troubles.

Whether to dismiss Smith's personal armed forces is not a prerequisite for solving the problem. Therefore, when he heard Smith's question, Luo Lie had the idea of ​​adjusting his plan. The road had to be walked step by step, and the food had to be eaten in one bite. Everything could not be pursued, as long as the main purpose was achieved, it would be enough. However, when Luo Lie was about to answer Smith, he heard the movements coming from outside.

Joseph Henry and a team of soldiers had already entered Smith's residence and were walking towards the reception room.

The number of guards was not large, only eight.

Smith seemed to realize something, and his expression, which was originally very brilliant and had only a trace of doubt, instantly became cloudy. Luo Lie then realized that if Smith noticed that he had been intentionally cheated, it would be very likely that he would ruin the solutions he proposed that were beneficial to many parties and could solve the problem successfully.

It was obviously too late to inform Zhao Daming and Qin Gang to cancel the action. Even if the secret code was issued in time, Zhao Daming and Qin Gang ordered him to understand his intentions that had just been adjusted, then he would not be able to control Smith's gunman in a short period of time. In desperation, Luo Lie had an idea, dragged Smith up and greeted him.

It turned out that the agreement was to wait until Governor Henry entered the living room before attacking his guards. Now, Governor Henry had not entered the house, Na Luo Lie and Smith came out. Whether it was Zhao Daming and Qin Gang or Smith's gunmen, they naturally did not dare to act rashly.

"Nuoli, have you encountered any difficulties? I must come to Mr. Smith's manor?" Joseph Henry first gave Smith a deterrent look, and then hinted Luo Lie with his eyes, don't be afraid, he has been fully prepared.

Luo Lie smiled and said, "There is no difficulty, but I suddenly thought of a more favorable cooperation plan and was eager to share it with you, so I asked Mr. Smith to send someone to invite you."

"A more favorable plan?" Joseph Henry couldn't help but frown. He had already developed enough trust in Luo Lie, believing that Luo Lie should stand on the same front as him. If he had a better cooperation plan, he should discuss it with him first, and not let Smith participate. However, in front of Smith, he could not express the questions in his heart.

Seeing this, Luo Lie had already understood seven or eight in his heart, so he smiled and said, "Let's go into the house first, sit down and talk in detail. Mr. Smith, let your people make a few more cups of coffee and each of Governor Henry's guards."

After hearing Luo Lie's arrangement, Smith's face eased a lot, and he quickly shouted Luo Lie's intention. Since he was going to make coffee for the guards, it would not exist and he would have to shoot their guns.

While Smith was shouting, Luo Lie gave Henry a look. Joseph Henry saw it. Although he could not fully understand what Luo Lie's eyes meant, he also realized that Luo Lie and Smith were not one-on-one, so he stepped into the living room with his head held high.

However, things often go against wishes. Zhao Daming and Qin Gang, who were ambushing in the hidden place, and Smith's gunmen mistakenly understood the instructions given to Governor Henry's guards who brewed coffee as a kind of guidance and instructions for their actions. So, the four gunmen put down their guns, each carrying two empty coffee cups and walked towards the eight guards. At the same time, Zhao Daming and Qin Gang took more than a dozen gunmen and quietly approached the guards from the back.

In the living room, Joseph Henry sat on the main seat without any concession, greeted Robut who was staying in the living room, then took a cigar for Robut and lit it. "Nori, what more advantageous solution did you think of?"

Luo Lie said: "Don't worry, Henry, when Smith's people bring you coffee, it may be more pleasant to drink coffee and listen to me to explain the new plan."

Joseph Henry looked at Luo Lie, then looked at Smith, and snorted softly, saying, "Mr. Smith, you have good coffee, why don't you invite me to taste it?"

Just as Smith was about to explain, a riot suddenly came from outside the living room. Zhao Daming and Qin Gang and Smith's gunmen took all the eight guards brought by Joseph Henry at lightning speed.

Then, Zhao Daming held two revolvers and Qin Gang held two smoothbore guns and forced the eight guards into the living room.

Joseph Henry's face changed suddenly, and he drew out his gun and pointed at Luo Lie, sternly shouting: "What do you want to do? Is this your new plan? Nuoli, I really misread you. I warn you not to think that this will threaten me."

In the flash of lightning, Luo Lie had no time to explain. Before Henry's words could be heard, he suddenly turned sideways and flashed through Henry's muzzle. At the same time, he grabbed Henry's wrist holding the gun and used a small grappling trick. He just removed Henry's gun but did not hurt Henry's wrist.

"Now, Henry." Luo Lie held up his gun and pointed it at Henry, and said with a smile: "Can I threaten you?"

Joseph Henry glared and remained silent.

Although the incident happened suddenly, fortunately Luo Lie was prepared, and this situation was only restored to his original idea.

"But, I don't want to threaten you." Luo Lie said, lowering his gun, and then put Henry's gun on the coffee table between the two. "The reason I wanted to get your guard's gun is just to tell you, Henry, you can't cover the sky with one hand, even if it's just on this small island of Vincent."

Joseph Henry stared at Luo Lie, and his eyes suddenly moved away, trying to divert Cai Lie's attention by taking advantage of this move, so as to grab the gun on the coffee table in front of him.

Luo Lie was one step ahead of Henry.

Joseph Henry's hand just touched the gun on the coffee table. Luo Lie had already taken out the "gun" in his arms and pressed against Henry's forehead. "Henry, this is your wrong thing. You just pulled the gun and pointed it at me. I can forgive you because it was your subconscious reaction. But I have expressed my sincerity to you, but you still want to snatch the gun back, which is so disappointing to me."

Joseph Henry didn't know that Smith might have been privately armed, but he cautiously brought two platoons of troops to Smith's manor, and arranged the main force outside the manor, and only brought eight guards into the manor. He thought that even if the scene was out of control, as long as his guards fired, the two defecations outside the manor would immediately attack, and the two platoons would have enough troops to deal with these mud legs who only know how to grow sugarcane or bananas.

However, he never expected that the Luo Lie, whom he trusted, would collude with Smith to deal with him. He was also shocked and afraid. Joseph Henry had been in the army for more than 20 years and had a lot of bullets, but he had never experienced a real war, let alone being pushed by a gun on his forehead.

"Nuoli, please say something, be careful of the gun going off." Joseph Henry saw Luo Lie's expression becoming more serious, and suddenly felt a strong sense of fear in his heart, and his voice could not help but tremble.
To be continued...