Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 294 How can we make progress if you don’t take it and I don’t take it?

Of course, although his aunt was one of the financiers of his rebellion, Byron would certainly not casually reveal his innermost thoughts and plans.

All he had to do now was to convince Meganilla, tie her firmly to his chariot, and charge forward for the common good of all.

Looking at my aunt's pair of light blue eyes, she said with compassion on her face, just like the cardinal:
“I am not coming to these people for myself, but for all mankind!

As we all know, the ocean of human collective subconsciousness is not connected between the Silver Continent and the Bantaan Islands, or even the New World south of the celestial circulation belt.

It is like there are many sailboats floating on the same sea of ​​source, each sailing in its own way.

I am a member of the Lighthouse Federation and I am well aware that although the current situation seems peaceful, the price humanity has paid is enormous.

The discovered world is getting bigger and bigger, but the power of mankind can never be united.

I believe that when expanding overseas, we should expand the material world as well as the spiritual world, and continue to expand the "mental boundaries" and "spiritual dams" of human beings.

Otherwise, if we only know how to extract resources but not how to maintain the foundation of the extraordinary world, the burden on humans, especially the Lighthouse Sequence Extraordinaries, will only become heavier and heavier. "

Although it was for the purpose of persuading his aunt, this was also Byron's true thoughts after he embarked on the extraordinary path and continued to explore the truth of the world and various secrets.

Seeing that Meganella was stunned by this heavy proposition, he continued:
"The plundering Castilians are a typical negative example.

They wanted to use massacre, enslavement, and plunder to completely turn the Taino population into consumables and fuel in order to satisfy the domestic top leaders' pursuit of material enjoyment.

However, they completely ignore who is responsible for defending the restricted areas, secret places and strange places that are everywhere overseas.

They also forget that the larger the tonnage of a ship, the more stable it is.

The church has noticed this, and "the sword and the cross go hand in hand" means to complete assimilation through faith on the basis of conquest.

Gradually gather the will of the indigenous people, merge the collective subconscious ocean between the two, and strengthen the spiritual dam.

Otherwise, simply relying on the [Silver Law] that guides people from the lighthouse to the colonies is like water without a source and a tree without roots, and it is impossible to sustain it for long.

Faith is one route, and racial assimilation is also a route.

Only by taking these two approaches can we transform the ship of humanity's collective subconsciousness into a catamaran or even a trimaran in the shortest possible time, making it more and more capable of withstanding wind and waves.

Let all mankind ride the waves and sail steadily forward on the sea of ​​source.

This is what every person with a conscience should do.”

this moment.

There seemed to be a holy light shining on Byron's face, like a saint possessed by the Holy Spirit.

"great!"

“Sublime!”

"Think long and hard!"

When Meganilla, Jacqueline, and Violet saw Byron like this, their three beautiful eyes were full of surprise.

According to legend, those saints who were given holy names, were closest to the Creator, and were qualified to join the Council before God, all achieved great deeds because of the guidance of the Holy Spirit possessed in their bodies.

In particular, the Gospel of Creation says that the Holy Spirit has always been guiding mortals in the world to pursue the truth. In theory, everyone may be possessed by the Holy Spirit.

As long as one is not afraid of being beaten to death by the Inquisition, anyone can claim that he or she is the incarnation of the Holy Spirit!
It's like the famous "youngest son of God" who can call on his "old father" to appear in his body at any time, and was even issued an identity certificate of "second son" by the Pope himself.

At this moment, they began to doubt whether Byron had really received a sudden divine revelation.

With such thoughts and such a high level, even if he is not the Holy Spirit, he must at least be a saint, right?
But Mr. "Saint Byron" suddenly broke down the next second and rubbed his thumb and index finger in front of them.

"Of course, in the process of achieving this great cause, we can also make hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits."

The three of them saw his true colors revealed, and they all curled their lips in their hearts:
“It is true, this is the Byron I am familiar with.

Even if the Holy Spirit possesses you, it is impossible to turn you into a saint.

If they come, you, the great pirate, will only pluck out their feathers and take away their halos. When they turn around, they will see a 'confidant' of the Creator in the guise of a saint appearing on the scene."

Only Violet, who had a deep understanding of most of Byron's plans, was amused, but suddenly thought of Sister Theresa, who was invited to her territory to preach, and was shocked.

"Warwick, the Kingmaker, used his title to usurp the authority of the king, and Byron would not intend to follow suit.
Hiss! Not really, not really. Even if Byron was ready to take revenge on the church, he wouldn't be so bold.

Well, I shouldn't be that bold for now.'

On the other side, Meganila sat down again, crossed one of her long legs in an unceremonious manner, and said unhappily:
“Your benefits are not small.

While others were thinking about how to grab the land, you quietly established a country under the pretext of righteousness, and used the manpower and resources of the two countries to form an excellent logistics base far away from the troubles of the mainland.

But what good are we irises?"

Byron immediately put away his thumb, leaving only his index finger to wave in front of his aunt, and smiled to correct her mistake:
"Auntie, this is your fault.

You are now the governor, have you forgotten what the job of the governor of our Bantaan Islands is?"

Hearing this, Meganila, who had just taken office and was already overwhelmed by the dispute over "rights to protect education" and had not yet adapted to her new role, suddenly realized:
"You mean"

Byron nodded vigorously and uttered the word she was embarrassed to say:
"Make money!"

Not to mention the people present here, even children know that colonial governors wield enormous power and are usually the most trusted and loyal nobles or close ministers of the royal family.

He represented the king himself in the colonies and held an extremely prominent position.

The main responsibilities were to protect the colonies, prevent indigenous resistance and foreign invasions, maintain royal expenses and increase fiscal revenue.

Specifically, it includes: "appointing administrative officials and church leaders in the area under his jurisdiction; commanding the army; implementing the royal family's policies on the colonies; issuing decrees, instructions and announcements; managing cities, finances and public welfare;

'Protection' and 'education' of indigenous peoples; and participation in the judiciary, etc."

It can be said that the governor holds the actual ruling power of the colony, and his will is the law of the colony!

And absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely.

The governor was no different from an overseas viceroy who was far away from the emperor and could do whatever he wanted with the colonies.

As far as they knew, the governors of various countries looked upon their sojourn in the colonies as a period of happiness which would never return to them.

If they do not accumulate enough property to last them the rest of their lives during these years, they will become the laughing stock of everyone.

Meganila's heart was already beating fast when she thought of this, but she still hesitated and said:

"Isn't this a bad idea? The kingdom has inspectors and a series of prohibitions.
In order to put a shackle on the governor's power, the royal family has placed many secret agents and even supervisory envoys around the governor to spy on his actions at any time.

It also stipulates that the governor's term of office shall not exceed 5 years; he cannot bring his married children with him to take office;

It is forbidden to employ relatives and private individuals; it is forbidden to hold banquets with locals; it is forbidden to purchase personal property in the colonies.

But as she was talking she couldn't continue.

Before she succeeded the governor, she was a special supervisory envoy sent by the king. Doesn't she know what "rules are dead, people are alive" means?
The inspectors sent by the royal family often colluded with the governor, or were bribed and controlled by the governor for their own interests, resulting in a situation where officials protected each other.

In addition, the [Silver Law] has no source overseas, and it is difficult to ensure that the regulations are actually implemented.

The royal family had no influence over the governor, and measures such as supervision, control and inspection often became mere formalities.

Otherwise, why has the position of colonial governor always been the most sought-after target by nobles from various countries?
A common saying among them is: "I obey, but I don't execute."

Seeing that the time was right, Byron sat down next to Meganilla, with Jacqueline holding her arm on her other side.

I have to say that blood ties are magical. When Byron and the mother and daughter sat together, they really looked like a family. There was no sense of incongruity at all.

The words that came out of her mouth also dispelled her last concerns:

"Aunt, as a governor, the most important thing for us is to have fun (making money).

After finally getting the governor's seat, how can you not try to make up for your losses? Those who missed the governor's seat are crying!

Everyone does this, auntie, you don’t want to be the odd one out, do you?
If you don't make money and I don't make money, how can officials from both countries make money? If they don't make money, how can we make progress?
I won't make things difficult for you. Just follow the normal transaction process.

You have just seen part of the military strength of the Torrent Fortress. Can't I trade you for population with arms and spices? I will never let you suffer a loss.

Besides, you are the youngest daughter. If you take more advantage of the old man, he will just turn a blind eye.

When your brother takes over in the future, you won’t be able to pull him out even if you want to.”

The illegitimate daughter Meganilla has married Count Toredor and obeys her husband. Now she and her daughter both have the surname Toredor.

When the old father was still alive, everything was easy to deal with. A little greed for money was no big deal. But if the elder brother came to power, it would become a matter of two families.

Moreover, this matter will not only be fair to all mankind, but also to ourselves, so why not do it?
Meganila finally let go of her burden, but couldn't help but roll her eyes at her nephew beside her:
“When the time comes, just report the population mortality rate 10% higher and the data will come out. You can find any excuse to settle the account.

Or just blame it on coral disease, and no one can find the loophole.

But you have only been the governor for a few days, right? Why do you act like an old hand now? Can you be a governor without any guidance?"

Byron smiled but said nothing.

This is probably genius.

Being a genius at being a corrupt official, a salary thief is nothing compared to that.

He raised his hand and took out a bottle of wine from the snakeskin bag, replaced the black tea on the table with the finest rum known as the "blood of pirates", and he and his aunt each took a glass.

Ding!
Meganilla drank the rum in one gulp, and two beautiful red clouds rose on her jade-like cheeks. She said fiercely:

"I'll do this business!"

Byron also drained his glass:
"Then, happy working together."

After some sweet talk, he finally brought his aunt's family on board and formed a solid alliance of interests. Byron's base was further consolidated.

This is much more stable than the so-called family relationship.

Born in the royal family of the mainland, even brothers can fight to the death for power, let alone just relatives?
However, just as flowers and plants grow towards the sun, people's hearts will always move towards their own interests.

And it will give full play to 200% of your subjective initiative!
As long as the benefits are sufficient, the alliance will always remain solid.

Meganila seemed to suddenly remember something:
“By the way, I know that my father seems to have a battle flag of the Silver Wing Knights in his private vault.

I promise to get it to you within three days.

If you use it together with the javelin to perform the Heroic Spirit Summoning Ceremony, you might be able to grant more than one extraordinary ability to the same type of hero."

Byron was overjoyed when he heard this. Doesn't this give him the initiative?
He immediately patted his chest and returned the favor:
"Good things are naturally more the better, and I will never let you suffer any loss.

I am willing to exchange a third-level [Shadow Spell] that can achieve inhumanity with you."

As soon as I said this, I suddenly felt that the combination of [Shadow Spell], [Golden Deer], [Boar Warrior], and [Butterfly Fish] together gave me an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.

(End of this chapter)