Captain John Hawkins stood to the left of the crew, looking up slightly at the captain standing on the pedal between the two ships. For a moment, he couldn't figure out why the captain used this method to punish the crew for not eating vegetables. Bar clicked his tightly closed lips and looked at Isabel with a very serious expression, "Captain, I see. ”

Then he uttered something somewhat appalling, "Captain, if the honorarium of the sailors and other crew members were to be withheld for not eating vegetables, I am afraid that this would cause a very bad reaction among most people when sailing." ”

Isabel tilted her head and looked at her Navigator with a sudden smile, "Navigator, I'm not done with what I'm saying. The second half of my sentence is that if each person eats some vegetables for lunch and dinner every day, he will be paid an additional six pence a day. In addition, the cook added 4 pence a day as a reward for his conscientious performance of his duties. ”

In this way, a cook who only cooks on board will receive an extra 10 pence a day if he also eats vegetables every day. That's 70 pence a week, which is 5 shillings and 10 pence. After four weeks, the cook received a gratuity of £20, 3 shillings and 4 pence! John Hawkins, who was in charge of the supply work, took a look in some surprise at the fat cook who was still standing there stupidly at a loss.

As soon as Isabel's words ended, all the crew members standing on the open deck began to discuss it in a boiling vegeance. She would like to see such a scenario, which will at least make some people from the second or third estate of society, such as the navigator, start to pay attention to the issue of eating vegetables.

"Alright, cook, go and prepare dinner. Remember, ration your daily rations of vegetables and fruits. If anyone eats more, the gratuity of 6 pence will also be deducted. Isabel looked at the cook, still immersed in joy, and said calmly.

"What? Oh, Captain, I see. The cook puffed up his chest, raised his head and nodded at her with a strong ox.

Isabel turned and stepped on the pedal only one person wide towards Captain Hawkins' merchant ship, and Boatswain Brady Hawkins walked up to his cousin Captain Hawkins in a few steps, staring at the captain's back and muttering, "John, why do you say the captain is announcing such a reward and punishment?" Ever since I became a midshipman, I had never heard of such a reward and punishment. ”

John Hawkins shook his head slowly, turned to look at the beaming crew, "Sailors, do you think the captain will do this?" ”

The sewer, who was in charge of repairing leaks and damage supervision, looked at the little brothers with a smile and pouted, "Navigator, I can earn four pence a day just by eating some vegetables that the poor eat every day, and I can't find a reason why I can't do it." ”

The carpenter, who was standing beside him, put his hand on the seammer's shoulder, laughed and said, "If you don't eat, you will deduct six pennies, and if you swallow those vegetables in your stomach with your mouth, you will earn four pennies." I think that only a fool in this world would disagree with this idea. ”

As soon as the carpenter finished speaking, the others immediately burst into laughter. Immediately, someone looked around looking for the cook, "Hey, did you see the cook?" ”

"I think I saw him running to the lower deck."

"Well, brothers, when the ship arrives at the next port, shall we ask the cook to buy some ale for everyone to drink?"

"Of course, this fat guy can make 10 pence a day!"

"My God, how much more can he earn in a year?!"

"That's right, you must ask the cook to buy wine and meat, and buy fresh meat!"

Some of the sailors shouted loudly and violently, and seemed to be very jealous of the fat cook. Captain John Hawkins, however, sighed inwardly and turned to look at his cousin, the boatswain, "Brady, Miss Isabelle's idea is much wiser than her father's. ”

Brady remembered the conversation he had with Isabel and nodded in agreement, "yes, you can earn 4 pence just by eating some vegetables, which is easier than getting some loot and private trade from your father." Moreover, it can also drive away those demons who come from the ocean. ”

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After the two captains' merchant ships approached side by side, Captain Hawkins still planned to take the initiative to go to Isabel's ship to discuss the next voyage with her. However, he immediately recalled the secret conversation between the two men when they left Plymouth Harbour more than two months ago. And because the newly recruited navigator Cassiano Avigliana had never known Isabel's identity, he emboldened himself as a merchant to order the daughter of a nobleman to come to his ship to discuss sailing with him.

Isabel was also glad to accept this arrangement, and was immediately invited by the Captain Hawkins to the captain's cabin as soon as she arrived on Captain Hawkins' ship. By this time, the captain's cabin had been transformed into a dining room for dinner, and Isabel politely nodded to the captain, chief navigator, adjutant of the sea, and the navigator Kastiano, and sat down in the seat that the boatswain had drawn for herself.

The eyes of the crowd are still lined with corned beef, marinated herring, bread, cheese and wine. In addition to the regular addition of vegetables and fruits, Captain Hawkins had his cook slaughter a live hare, grill it, and serve it on a plate. It is clear that this hare was specially slaughtered for the navigator, who was second only to the rank of maritime adjutant.

Captain Hawkins raised his Venetian glass filled with wine, glanced at everyone present, and said aloud: "God bless, by the grace of His Majesty the King, I, the patriarch of the Hawkins family, have led you to the shores of Africa that you have never reached. Everyone, I wish you all the best for your future voyages! ”

Halfway through dinner, the navigator spoke lightly to Isabel about the pre-dinner events, "Miss Brenda, are your crew in any trouble?" So much so that you are so late for so long. ”

Isabel takes a clean leaf with lettuce (also known as lettuce), folds it in half and puts it in two slices of bread. Next, a small slice of dried cheese and a slice of cut corned beef are placed on top of the leaves. Finally, two slices of bread are sandwiched with cheese, vegetable leaves and corned beef. Holding the sandwich bread slices with various foods in both hands, he looked at the navigator with a smile, and then looked at the sandwich bread slices in his hands, "Sir, this is the trouble." ”

Cassiano, the navigator, who was unaware of everything that was happening on her plantation, looked curiously at the slice of bread with food in her hand, "Miss, what does this mean?" ”

"It's nothing, I'm just telling them to eat more vegetables and fruits when sailing at sea."

"Oh... Miss Brenda, why is that? ”