Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 643: How will Your Excellency respond when I take out the "Code of Saint Byron"?
The church reacted quickly and made a decision immediately when it caught the ripples that the "Crown" created in the ocean of humanity's collective subconscious.

At this time, the war on the other side of the ocean had just ended.

The marine demi-humans and imperial soldiers counted the spoils one by one in Dolphin Bay and set up simple camps, with wisps of smoke rising up.

The soldiers are too exhausted after today's battle. In addition to wine and meat tonight, the formal celebration banquet is scheduled for three days later. Representatives from all human forces in the Corridor of Truth will attend.

If possible, Cleopatra will also try to facilitate the establishment of a union among human countries.

Taking the southern first-line countries as the base, he started the "Civil and Civil War" and recovered all 50 countries and regions in the northern part of the continent.

Byron and Violet did not live on the island. They had their own kingdom of God and did not have to compromise themselves.

Violet dragged back to the "Golden Mist Palace" all the whale oil-powered warships seized from the various old god churches in this battle, and started a new research project overnight.

Although most of these warships had been damaged in the fierce battle, just dismantling the various extraordinary materials in them would cost a huge sum of money.

Moreover, this [Queen of War] relies on her own [Creation] and [Craftsman] duties. As long as she disassembles it once, this large war artifact will no longer be a secret to her.

The girl activated her artificial body and transformed into a mechanical girl. Her long silver hair escaped gravity and fluttered in the air like dense seaweed. Her computing power was fully activated.

In his azure eyes, countless data streams composed of characters and formulas flashed by like a waterfall, and he reported to Byron beside him:
“There is no point in repairing these whale oil wonder warships.

In my opinion, their design concepts and technical reserves are too crude, and many technical difficulties were overcome by spending money on extraordinary materials.

Even the key propeller is driven by the "vortex magic circle", which is really arrogant!
The efficiency of directly converting whale oil power reactors into mechanical energy is too low, and the input-output ratio is not proportional. As a result, the combat effectiveness of a single battleship is at most only slightly higher than that of our pre-dreadnought.

If we allow them to join the navy, we will need to prepare another additional logistics system, which is totally not worth it. It is better to dismantle them and recycle the materials.

For example, those large-caliber alchemical cannons can be equipped on the Golden Deer and assimilated into part of the legendary battleship, making up for the deficiency that the sailing battleship cannot be equipped with turrets.

In addition, these equipments are not completely useless despite their high cost.

At least in terms of intelligence, it is far ahead of our mass-produced dreadnoughts, using a soul-awakening technology that imitates ship spirits and ghost ships to assist soldiers in operating warships.

It is somewhat similar to the constructs of the Crucible Church.

I have just integrated all this knowledge through my priesthood and initially created a kind of 'artificial ship spirit' technology.

The materials dismantled from these strange warships and the previously collected [Furnace Giant] souls can be used just right.”

Byron's eyes suddenly lit up:
"Artificial ship spirit? The combat support system that can counter signal shielding has finally been developed?"

Industry 1.0 is the era of steam engines, Industry 2.0 is the era of electrification, Industry 3.0 is the era of informatization, and Industry 4.0 is the era of using information technology to promote industrial transformation, which is also the intelligent era in Byron's previous life.

It is essentially intelligence + everything.

This is an indescribable prerequisite for becoming an industrial Cthulhu at the national level.

Therefore, after they successfully developed the Difference Engine and the Analytical Engine and obtained the two major capabilities of the [Computing Center] and the [Root Server], they began to study how to move Alpha to the Dreadnought.

As long as a supercomputing center consisting of a steam engine, a difference engine, and an analytical engine is built, the central intelligence can allocate sub-intelligence to assist in calculations, greatly improving computing efficiency and convenience.

A comprehensive combat platform like a dreadnought is sufficient to build a small auxiliary combat system.

But there is a key problem here, that is, machines are not human supernatural beings that belong to the collective subconscious and will never be disconnected. They need to be connected to the Internet through laws just like the [Lighthouse Matrix] of each colony.

If a warship sails to a place without legal network coverage, such as outside its own territorial waters, it will easily lose the signal.

Once they leave the scope of human rule, such as counterattacking the world rift or going deep into the open sea, they will definitely be caught off guard.

Without the Alpha computing power bonus, it was left with only its own memory capable of storing 1000 50-digit decimal numbers, an astonishing 20.7KB of memory. Even the best commanders would be speechless when seeing it.

Byron heard that Bald Eagle installed a 4KB computer on the big rocket. They successfully landed on the moon with such a machine that could not even hold a single pixel picture.

Just one word: exciting!

I don’t know if those astronauts were scared to death.

Byron felt that even if he gave Alpha this task and gave it 4KB of computing power, it would still become confused and beg for mercy incoherently:
"Oh my god, I can't do this!"

Anyway, Byron didn't dare to take such risks with his officers and soldiers.

If this defect can be made up for with rare objects, then the "artificial ship spirit" that does not have legendary battleship skills but can greatly improve the overall combat effectiveness of the battleship can be considered a successful research.

This will also be the most suitable bow statue for the [Dreadnought]!
There is no need to use extraordinary materials for the entire ship, and the cost is completely acceptable.

Byron has always been a pragmatist. Whether it is a mass-produced weapon or a rare item, a cat is a good cat as long as it catches a mouse, whether it is black or white.

Byron also reminded Violet:
"Miss, once the finished product is ready, it will be put on board for sea trials in the Corridor of Truth. The local shipyards must keep it strictly confidential.

The North Sea Empire is still one step away from reaching the top, and we cannot allow any unexpected mistakes to occur at this time."

The girl gave him a charming look:
"I know. Do I need you to tell me this?"

Now only the first prototype ship [Dreadnought] of the "Dreadnought-class battleship" launched is their secret weapon.

Until a squadron is formed and officially established, it will not be exposed to other forces in the Silver Continent.

Judging from the fact that Alaya took the initiative to contact Byron, the Creator's systemic collapse has reached a very serious level.

[Pontifical Triple Crown] is said to be equivalent to a demigod, but the source of its power is the authority of the Creator and the power of the law of the Silver Law.

In this case, no one can say how much power is left.

Now is the time for them to take action.

Even if the church does not attack them for the crown of the North Sea Empire, they will take the initiative to cause trouble for the church.

It can be foreseen that the two kings of Castile, who have defeated the Puppet King and Juana and firmly sat on the throne, and their invincible fleet will be the biggest obstacle.

As long as the North Sea Empire is given enough time, it will be only natural for steam battleships to crush sailing battleships and for industrial countries to crush agricultural countries.

Byron and Violet are ready to give everyone a little shock from the steam age!

"Hey, this trip to the Corridor of Truth has come to a perfect end, and our spirituality has reached 24.9. When are you two going to go home?
The first stage of the demigod promotion ceremony [World Change], the "Industrial and Agricultural Scissors Gap", still needs to be presided over by Violet herself.

The second round of "financial war" may begin at any time.

You didn't see how merchants in the Netherlands stockpiled tulip bulbs after I sent out the purchase order.

I'm worried that the Remit people of the Netherlands will not be able to bear it. If you hang out outside until the end of the year and come back, you may not be able to see the Netherlands for the last time."

Catherine's consciousness descends into the body of one of Violet's avatars, taking on her own appearance, and starts a family meeting.

Every decision the couple and their two children make next will have a profound impact on the entire material world.

"In private."

Byron took one queen's hand and stepped out, arriving at the top floor of the Golden Mist Palace, where he sat on the sofa by the floor-to-ceiling window in the master bedroom.

He held Catherine and Violet on his lap, one on each side, and hugged their slender waists as they looked across the sea at the Silver Continent. He spoke softly:
“The world trend is unstoppable. Those who follow it will prosper, while those who go against it will perish.

The material world is ready to enter the next stage, we just go with the flow, and the ceremony can begin at any time.

Don't worry, whoever dares to stand in front of us at this time will die a horrible death.

After the celebration banquet and the human alliance, we will set off for home after a few finishing touches."

The promotion ceremonies corresponding to the three main priesthoods of [Creation], [Finance], and [Change] complement each other and are all part of the world's transformation.

The three of them are equivalent to following the trend. While improving productivity, they will also release the evil beast called "capital" for the first time in this world.

For the first time, Byron also described to the two queens the future of the "pirate nation" that was about to transform and rob the world in another way:
“The economic base determines the superstructure, and no one can leap forward and ignore the course of historical development.

Therefore, the "Industrial Revolution" is not only a revolution in production technology, but also a profound revolution in social relations, which will bring about a major reshuffle of the entire world.

With the steady development of the Industrial Revolution, the world is about to enter the next social process: the era of 'capitalism', in which capital will dominate everything.

The world will change its inherent appearance that has remained unchanged for thousands of years and enter the fast lane of development and change.

Anyone who cannot adapt to the rapid changes is destined to be eliminated by the world.

My sister's [finance] priesthood, my eldest daughter's [creation] priesthood, and even the [change] priesthood that I'm just a little bit away from consolidating will all be able to thrive.

It can even be said that the world was tailor-made for the three of us.

There are two premises:

First, there must be a large number of wage laborers who have only personal freedom but no means of production, such as landless farmers;

The second is to concentrate a large amount of means of production and monetary wealth in the hands of a few people and transform them into capital that can be used to create wealth.

Any country that meets these two conditions will be able to follow in our footsteps and enter a new era.

However, we should pay attention to a key issue in advance.

The establishment of the capitalist economy is the prerequisite for further promoting the industrial revolution, and the future victory of the industrial revolution worldwide will further consolidate capital.

This will inevitably lead to the consolidation of the economic and political power of this class!"

When Byron mentioned the words "political power", he emphasized them extra.

It can be said that in the era of industrial civilization, the reason why the great powers became great powers was that they had to have their own industrial system.

This not only represents huge wealth, but also is the cornerstone for maintaining overall national strength and safeguarding hegemony.

Every major power will spare no expense to maintain its own system.

Byron believed that as long as he opened this era, he would not have to worry about whether other countries would follow suit and elevate him to the position of demigod. However, the historical development of the previous world told him that this system was built on capital, and it would also fail.

Catherine saw Byron's slightly solemn expression and stretched out her hand to smooth his brows:
"Is this why you want me to tame those big merchants and bankers in the Netherlands and put them in shackles before you start the reform?
One of the upper-level organizations of the Remit people seems to be called the "Money Restoration Party", and they should be most familiar with the rules of the mutual conversion of money and power.

Don't worry, when I take them down, no one can escape from my [financial] priesthood."

Violet, who was standing next to him, also hugged Byron's arm. She had been taught the concept of "Whale Hunter" since she was a child, and she had a very clear understanding of human nature:

“Power is the most poisonous poison in the world. The only antidote is power itself. Once you leave power, you will die immediately from the poison.

From the moment we joined this game of thrones, everyone was ready.

Wealth and glory cannot be maintained, because their essence is a raging fire, which can only continue to burn if fuel is constantly obtained.

This is true for every aristocratic family and every vested interest group. Once they have huge wealth, they will naturally covet the power that will keep their family rich and prosperous forever.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many immortal whales in this world.”

Byron nodded:

“That’s the truth.

If we don't take control of the big bankers in advance, it will be too late to deal with them when the time comes.

The anthropomorphic creature that is the big banker has no country."

After the industrial revolution began in the previous life, only a hundred and fifty years later, the capitalists basically eliminated the emperors and imperial power all over the world.

Before Byron traveled through time, there were very few royal families who still held real power.

And it was not enough that they destroyed the kingship.

In order to safeguard their own interests, the vested interest groups are willing to sacrifice national strength and tirelessly absorb excessive nutrients from society, turning themselves into giant whales that will never die.

Ultimately, it will destroy the most precious industrial system, leading to the country's lack of competitiveness and loss of the ability to control hegemony.

The most typical examples are the private central bank that controls the right to mint coins, the powerful "military-industrial complex", the auditors who crash one after another, the $1200 coffee cups, and the $90000 bags of bushings.
The most bizarre thing is that these procurement procedures are all legal? There is no corruption!

In other words, as long as corruption is legal, there is no corruption.

Should others feel that this country has clean governance, or that it has reached a terminal stage of systemic corruption?

Anyway, Byron didn't want such a scene to happen in his empire.

Catherine was in charge of the economy and controlled a huge financial empire. She had been through a lot and immediately offered her own suggestions:

“It’s not enough to just control the big bankers.

Wealth transfer can be much faster than wealth creation. With a path for wealth transfer, a steady stream of financial elites will soon emerge.

[Finance] No matter how powerful the clergy are, they cannot take the money in their pockets into our pockets out of thin air. Violence is always the last resort.

Therefore, we must take control of the livelihood sector and open up other markets. This will not only fully mobilize the enthusiasm of all mankind, but also prevent capital from becoming too big to threaten our imperial power. "

Byron showed his delight and kissed Catherine on her rosy lips, praising her sincerely:
"Sister is great, she has learned how to answer questions quickly.

I'll reward you."

As he said this, he put his hand into her clothes and was about to touch her.

Catherine smiled:
"Aren't you going to meet the most beautiful woman in the world tonight to end your relationship? Is that okay?"

Byron straightened his chest and was about to speak.

Suddenly, a prayer sounded in my ears:

"Your Majesty Saint Byron, the historical corrector who stirs the time, the origin of all changes, the ultimate unity of all things.

I am Samson, one of the clerks in the service of Saint Simeon, the Saint of the Orthodox Church.

The Saint has just ordered us to draft a decree to draw a papal meridian for your North Sea Empire."

The three men immediately stopped what they were doing and listened attentively to the information coming from the insider.

As time went by, more and more clergymen in the Orthodox Church practiced "The Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven", and naturally, Byron's followers also increased.

Moreover, Sister Theresa of Mercy was already the Archbishop of Canterbury, the highest-ranking member of the Royal Church of England, and was in charge of the Diocese of Hastings.

【Twilight Deacon】Gilderoy Lockhart becomes Archbishop of Roskilde, in charge of the diocese of Evernight Peninsula.

Brandon, the [Armed Priest] of the Holy Armed Force Cathedral, also ascended to a high position.

It turned out that all of them were Orthodox people.

Byron obviously had no intention of exterminating the Orthodox clergy.

With these examples in front of us, the enemy's will to resist can naturally be minimized.

Even though some people in the order had not studied The Gospel of the Kingdom, they began to hedge their bets because of the existence of the Scriptures.

When Byron conquered the three kingdoms of the Eternal Night Peninsula, he infiltrated the Eternal Night Queen's troops like a sieve.

“When the Queen of Eternal Night ordered the march, Lieutenant General Steward was responsible for formulating the battle plan, and Admiral Benjamin was responsible for reviewing it.

After the plan is confirmed, it is handed over to Colonel Officer and Queen's personal attendant Miss Anna to organize and report to the Queen for her review.

The Queen was very satisfied with the plan and handed it to Major General Claude for safekeeping, and sent it to the frontline combat troops or various administrative departments in the mainland through the military intelligence headquarters under her command. "

Among all these unremembered names, except the Queen, they are all spies. There are a total of nine people without names in the Intelligence Headquarters, but seven of them are undercover!
The penetration rate among the church's top leaders is not high now, but among the middle and lower levels, as long as they are clergy who have practiced "The Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven", more than half of the ten people resonate with "Ten Thousand Winged Angel".

This also resulted in the Pope's decree reaching Byron's hands before it was even issued.

“I see. Samson, you did great.

Prepare the ceremony, I will bless you and allow you to successfully break through to the third level."

After listening to this, Byron encouraged the believer who was about to faint from excitement, then turned his head to look at the two queens and sneered:

“As expected, the church is going to take action against us.

Unfortunately, I have no interest in the location of the globe in the Eastern Hemisphere.

We already have the [Bronze Law] of the Desert Empire, and Cleopatra, the only human demigod at present;
In the southern continent, there is Atahualpa, an ally of the Sun Empire. The [Golden Law] is rapidly spreading throughout the Sun Empire and even to many totem tribes. Its foundation is far from as shallow as outsiders see.

This papal meridian has little lethality to us.

But I really don’t like the church’s attitude, and the consequences are serious.

While preparing for the promotion ceremony, it is time to teach the church a lesson. "

Upon hearing this, Violet and Catherine, who were anxious for the world to be in turmoil, became excited:
“Are you going to bring out the new code?”

"Uncle and aunt have been busy recently, leading a group of mid-level lawyers in the country to perfect your new law. I asked about the progress yesterday, and it is almost finished."

Byron knew best how much knowledge he had.

His so-called new law is nothing more than a copycat approach, standing on the shoulders of giants and pointing fingers.

What was brought this time was none other than the famous "Napoleonic Code"!
This code, also known as the "Civil Code", is divided into three major parts and contains 2281 legal articles.

The first part is the human law, which contains provisions concerning civil rights;
The second part is the property law, which is about the ownership of various types of property and other property rights;

The third part is the provisions on how to obtain various types of ownership, including inheritance, wills, debt repayment, gifts, joint property of husband and wife, etc.
Byron has reached a level that is only one step away from becoming a demigod, and he can remember clearly every page of text he had read in his previous life.

This code is so famous that although he has only read the table of contents and a small part of the content and only knows the specific legislative spirit and framework, it is completely sufficient.

It is just right to be handed over to my uncle Henry VI and aunt, fourth-level lawyers, for targeted improvement so that it can better adapt to this world.

Of course, it is now called the "Saint-Byronic Code" instead of the "Napoleonic Code".

The most important thing is that this code is the earliest civil code in a capitalist country. It breaks the legislative principles under the feudal system and is equivalent to digging up the foundation of the church's ruling power!

The lawyers of the Tribunal generally believe that the law is equivalent to a contract, also called a social contract.

Through a social contract, people give up their natural freedoms and transfer their rights to a strong central authority to establish a government to protect their lives, liberty, and property.

Since Byron has confirmed the identity of the human emperor as the chief primate steward, he naturally stands with the entire human race and even the primate community.

The Code of St. Byron, led by him, was destined to completely break the authority of the church and liberate civil rights.

Fundamentally shake the ruling foundation of the church, completely kick them out of the power game in the secular world, and make them just become pure priests.

It is conceivable that when hundreds of millions of people identify more with the Code of St. Byron than with the Silver Law.

How much power are left of the 98 cardinals of the College of Cardinals, the 12 saints of the Council of God, and the Pope who is comparable to a demigod?

At that time, Saint Byron will also become the new core of the law, completely replacing the position of the Creator.

Byron's mouth opened wide, revealing the sharp white teeth of the Night Demon King:

“An Orthodox saint?
It’s too small. Your vision is really too small!
I am looking forward to seeing how you will respond when I take out this "Code of Saint Byron"."

The church just wants Byron's life and dismemberment of the North Sea Empire.

But Byron wanted to completely destroy the church!
Perhaps in the future capital will be synonymous with evil, but in this decadent era ruled by the church, he who ignites the fire of change is the beacon of civilization!
(End of this chapter)