Codex Pirates

Chapter 169: A Living Legend

Before William met Gesetta, he had actually met many people who had worked in journalism.

Therefore, when he met Gesetta, he didn't spend extra time slowly testing it out, because he didn't care whether the flattering person in front of him would leak the news.

William asked directly: "How do you think people will accept a pirate who was a slave and become their ruler?"

Gesetta's heart tightened. He is a smart person, otherwise he would not have seized the opportunity to attract attention by fabricating news about the "Godfather of Youth". This resume is also valued by William, which shows that Gesetta is smart and flexible.

Gesetta immediately summarized several extremely important information through William's words:

First, the boss in front of him is an ambitious figure who is not satisfied with the status quo.

Second, the boss is still a murderous pirate.

Third, he is likely to have a humble background, and even worked as a slave.

Gesetta didn't care whether he was a slave or not. Even though William used to be a slave, he is now a big man whom Gesetta must look up to. He can easily be crushed to death by moving his fingers. Role.

For the sake of his future and life, Gesetta's mind was spinning quickly. After a while, he bowed his head and said: "People like stories, especially wonderful stories. If I were to operate them, I would find a way to package them through public opinion. Little by little, he made the trough of life into an inspiring example, made the tortuous experience into a convincing story, and made him a legend in people's impressions that is not fake except his own ability, a unique , a character who has been tempered, has a firm will, and is neither flattered nor humiliated. In this way, those backgrounds and experiences, after being guided, will be regarded as a test that is destined to appear in the heroic story and used to make the protagonist stronger! But the most important thing, Still rely on comparison."

"Comparison?" William raised his eyebrows.

"That's right, using a person who was born noble, possessed everything from birth, and has mediocre abilities." Gesetta boldly looked up at William, saw him smiling, and said bluntly, " Set off your wisdom through his ignorance, set off your wisdom through his absurdity, set off your greatness through his humbleness, and let people see how extraordinary the suffering you have experienced is from his luck! And this There are already candidates.”

William knew who Gesetta was talking about.

It has been more than three months since he took control of Kalmar City, but William still has not abolished the throne of Norton I. The main reason is that the movement to the countryside and immigration is about to start, although the fundamentals of these two policies are It is to solve the problem of urban population, but whether it is sending residents to an unfamiliar countryside or sending them to a deserted island, in the short term, it does not seem like a benevolent government. It will take some time to show its effect. William is now Norton I was still kept on stage, just to help himself bear the infamy during this period of time.

He even set up a parliament on purpose to allow all the nobles to participate. The official statement is naturally to allow the nobles to supervise the administration. In fact, it is a kind of surveillance. He requires all the nobles to be on time every day like a worker. Appearing in the parliament and showing up, violators will be deprived of the title of nobility, making a group of noble gentlemen who have not been productive all the year round miserable.

William was quite satisfied with Gesetta's answer, so he said: "I want to run two newspapers, one of which is a military newspaper, with style and requirements. I will have someone hand it over to you in three days, and I will see you in a month. Finished product, if I entrust you, can you do it?"

"No problem!" Gesetta agreed without even thinking about it. As a person who is good at grasping opportunities, he will not sit back and watch opportunities slip away from him. Whether he can do it is something that he needs to consider later. .

"I'll let Sherlock assist you," William waved his hand after finishing speaking, "You go down first."

After Gesetta left, William took out a newspaper from the desk drawer and looked at the eye-catching headline:

"The nobles of the world are about to visit the East China Sea."

The East China Sea, the hometown of One Piece, can be said to be a model of "peace" created by the world government. Whether it is the navy or the world government, they will publicize this achievement to the world from time to time.

The nobles of the world, that is, the Tianlong people, used this as a reason to visit the East China Sea again to "consolate" the countries in the East China Sea.

This kind of useless "consolation", in William's view, is of no use other than inviting an uncle to trouble the countries in the East China Sea. However, the newspapers are still full of flattering words, which makes William frown.

"Mouthpiece..." William sighed. He was a time traveler. In his previous life, the form of war on Earth had long been separated from mere hand-to-hand combat. Propaganda, public opinion, trade, etc. were all used to the extreme.

The status of the Tianlong people in the hearts of the natives of this world cannot be changed just by talking about it. Even if they are unruly pirates, even if they are not afraid of ordinary nobles of the kingdom, there are still many people who fear the Tianlong people like tigers. Said to be common.

That's why William has always been obsessed with wanting to run a newspaper, just to have his own mouthpiece, so as to have a subtle influence on the thoughts of more people.

A knock on the door interrupted William's thoughts. A young man from the Kalma City Junior Army opened the door, saluted William and said, "Sir, someone from the Kingdom of Goa said that their banquet preparation alright."

William stood up and saluted back, straightened the hem of his clothes, and looked out the window, where the carriage had already parked below.

The place where William is now is not the territory of the Kingdom of Navia. He is paying a state visit to the capital of the Kingdom of Goa, a neighboring country.

Three months ago, not long after he took control of Kalmar City, William asked Norton I to order him to be the Viscount of the Kingdom, the first consul, responsible for commanding the army, presiding over the parliament, managing administration, issuing decrees, and in foreign affairs represent the country.

Having mastered this series of powers, the most important being military power, William was not much different from real kings in essence, and was even stronger than those kings whose power was left behind due to lack of talent and prestige.

After three months of suppression and purges, after the domestic situation gradually stabilized, William, as the First Consul, actively engaged in diplomacy with surrounding areas, intending to gain recognition from the outside world and turn the current situation into an established fact.

And the first stop of his diplomatic trip was the Kingdom of Goa.