The wind has changed...

Only a few months after the Battle of Havana, the positions of the warring parties have changed dramatically.

First of all, it is the Spaniard who has an absolute advantage, but is still defeated head-on by a group of pirates, leaving no face.

Their "weakness" was displayed in front of the world by Chi/Guoguo. Facing the "weakness", the "civilized" powers of this era naturally put them on the chopping board ruthlessly according to the "tradition", making Spain Enjoyed the treatment of the Qing Dynasty more than a hundred years later.

Even Spain's staunchest ally, France, did not have the spirit of helping the poor at this moment when the wall was falling and everyone was pushing it, or "turning the tide and helping the building to collapse". After protesting, they quickly joined the feast against the Spanish American colonies.

In contrast to the miserable and battered Spaniards, it was Tang Xuening, Barbosa and others who were now "an important force for maintaining stability and peace in the Caribbean region".

In a very short period of time, they naturally experienced the feeling of that year...or should be said when Napoleon returned to France in the future (Note 1)

——The girl, Barbosa and others are no longer "cruel pirates cruising in the Caribbean" in the official documents of various countries (except Spain), but have turned into "righteous people who resisted the tyranny/government of the Spanish governor", Nearly a hundred years in advance, he enjoyed the heroic treatment of Zorro (Note 2).

——Those who have power are worthy of respect, and those who win are not to be blamed. ——

This is one of the most important underlying rules of this colonial era.

So during this period of time, I was lucky enough to see one or two floating corpses from time to time. Most of the city and nearly half of the docks were in ruins. if.

Countless ships flying the flags of Britain, Holland, France, Austria, Prussia and even Tsarist Russia crowded the port, and countless people from various countries in gorgeous clothes and wigs kept coming and going between the pier and the Governor's Palace.

Similarly, from time to time, a priest holding a cross will pour holy water on the Governor's Mansion, or the Queen Anne's Revenge, which can already be used as a unit on the beach, and at the same time ask all the pirates to "go back to hell".

Well, of course, those pirates under Barbossa who have begun to feel invincible will step forward at such a moment and "friendly" teach this group of "lambs of the Lord" how to behave.

"So Barbossa and I are now Earls of England, and our men are also Viscounts or Barons?"

Tang Xuening lazily half-lyed in the chair, and casually threw the letter in her hand on the desk.

"As long as you sign this document, yes."

Unlike Beckett's "king's spokesperson" temporary workers who might be repudiated, this time the British finally sent an official envoy.

This smiling, more professional gentleman showed his professional qualities to the girl as soon as he arrived:

Unlike Beckett, who just endured the rudeness of the girl and others, he really didn't care about the girl's rudeness:

——It is rude for "inferior people" to do these actions, but it is bold and unrestrained, that is free and easy, and that is true temperament. ——

"Then why is there nothing about my land claim?"

The girl pointed to the letter and asked, but she didn't find any relevant content on it.

"Lord Beckett has conveyed your conditions, but please be assured that we have done our best to accommodate your request.

However, the original words of His Majesty the Emperor (Note 3) are: "It takes time for you to learn to govern the territory. If order and civilization are to bloom in this barren land, it requires huge investment and excellent operation. In view of this, the land is still It is the best way to send someone from our country to manage the party for the time being. '"

This gentleman spoke the most unreasonable words with the most sincere expression.

With a little translation, the meaning of this sentence is roughly: You can’t control the land if you take it down, just leave it to us.

"Of course, as compensation, we will use half of the annual tax of the territory as an annuity for your title."

"Well, leave the file and let me think about it."

The girl responded lightly after bowing her head in thought for a moment.

"Okay, miss, I will wait for your summoning again at the port at any time..."

——As long as the personnel appointment and removal rights and taxation rights are in hand, we will pay as much as the tax at that time——

Skillfully hiding his contemptuous smile in his bow, the British envoy stepped back and slowly left the room.

"Okay, guys, the British have bid, what about yours?"

Not long after seeing the British leave, Tang Xuening turned to the other side and asked.

"As the British said, this huge land is really impossible for you to effectively rule. Instead of being a governor in name, why can't you maintain the status quo?"

One of the few people who came out from behind the hidden door stepped forward slightly, bowed his head slightly and asked suspiciously after saluting:

"His Majesty Louis XV of our country is willing to help you reach an agreement with Spain to redeem Havana and the captured expeditionary officers and soldiers with sufficient rewards. Do everything - we will push them to do it, please believe in the credibility of our French people."

"Selling your own saint to the British, are you ashamed to say credit? (Note 4)"

The girl looked at the French envoy with a sarcasm and asked:

"Besides, I heard that your people are now planning to ask for Laplace from the Spaniards in a very unfriendly way?"

"That was simply a small payment we collected in advance for helping them in the coming British invasion."

Thick-skinned and open-eyed nonsense are the necessary skills for diplomats from all countries, and the French envoys are no worse than the British, who are known as the European shit-stirring sticks, in this regard.

After easily skipping the embarrassing question, he went on to say:

"If you have objections to such a day, you can also write a letter to report the situation to the country, and ask your majesty to make another decision...

Well, before the domestic reply arrives, maybe I can talk to you about another piece of land, miss. Are you interested? "

"You mean..."

Hearing what the Frenchman said, the girl squinted her eyes. Obviously, the Frenchman was planning to make trouble.

Because now in the New World, apart from Spain, the only people who can talk about "a piece of land" except Portugal in South America are...

"In this new continent, the British also have a vast and fertile land, and their brutal rule has also attracted countless people with lofty ideals who are determined to overthrow them."

The Frenchman turned sideways slightly, revealing the other person behind him, and then introduced:

"Please allow me to introduce myself. This is Mr. Benjamin Franklin—a noble man who is dissatisfied with the rule of the greedy British and hopes to win freedom and democracy for his hometown."

……

"Have you negotiated?"

When Barbossa walked into the office, the girl was looking at the still chaotic port.

"Most of them are guys who want to do nothing."

Slightly turned her head and glanced at Barbossa, the girl continued to look far away:

"Even a group of smugglers (Note 5) were introduced by the French—I'm not his father, and I actually tried to help them with a bunch of promises? (Note 6)"

"So you declined?"

Barbossa asked curiously.

"So I said yes."

The girl replied calmly.

"..."

Looking at the girl, Barbossa realized that he really couldn't keep up with this weird girl's train of thought.

"Anyway, it's just a verbal 'promise'. It's something that can't even be used as toilet paper. It's my goal to buy some machines and hire some talents from them in exchange for the goodwill of various countries."

The girl spread her hands and explained indifferently:

"And the more dispersed the power of the British, the more problems they need to deal with, the higher the price they will give, and the more time we will be left to move freely-I still have a lot of things I want to do now."

"Defeated the Spaniards, deceived the French, plotted against the British..."

Barbossa walked up to the girl with a sneer, looked meaningfully at the ships on the pier where the French and the British were guarding each other, and said with admiration:

"Miss, I have to say it again—you are a born pirate."

"I don't think there's anything to be proud of when you're born to be a pirate."

The girl leaned sideways on the window frame, looked at Barbossa and said suddenly:

"But before that, I feel the need to say hello to the ruler of this ocean."

"are you serious?"

Barbossa turned his head to look at the girl with a serious face in astonishment, he knew exactly who the girl was talking about.

"Yes, contact Davy Jones for me."

The girl nodded towards Barbossa.

"...I can contact you for you, but I don't guarantee that he is willing to see you."

After a long silence, Barbossa responded to the girl's request, but he also said:

"And I told you in advance that I won't accompany you this time. I'm not going to face that scary guy."

"You don't have to face him—you don't think there hasn't been a Pirate Convention in years..."

The girl wasn't surprised by Barbossa's retreat, so she suddenly changed the subject:

"Is it time to gather all your acquaintances to meet and bond?"

"What the hell do you mean?"

"Relying on your despicable, insidious, cruel and immortal body, how about taking the title of 'Pirate Emperor' back?"

The girl smiled and patted Barbosa's shoulder, then turned around and stretched out her palm towards the sea, as if she wanted to hold it in her hand.

"I'm greedy - it's such a waste to have those magical treasures scattered in their hands.

Similarly, they know many mysteries beyond common sense. If I want to know the mysteries of this world, I must need their cooperation. "

"I don't think they would give in so easily."

"Then I don't mind being a messenger of justice at all."

The girl's words were very light, but Barbosa felt as if he could smell a strong smell of blood from them:

"The age of piracy is almost 100 years old - it's time to end and a new era begins."

The author has something to say: Note 1: A newspaper in Paris made the following reports based on the different marches of Napoleon's classmates:

A monster from Corsica lands in Port Jouin.

The inexplicable ogre king is approaching Grass.

A vile kleptocrat enters Grere-Noble.

Napoleon Bonaparte occupies Lyon.

General Napoleon approaches Fontainebleau.

His Majesty the Emperor has arrived today in his faithful Paris.

Note 2: The legendary task in the United States, California broke away from Spanish colonial rule in 1850 and joined the United States of America, so it is hard for me to say how much of the legend of Zorro is the American who took the opportunity to rob the Spanish colony.

Note 3: Because he stole the crown of India, the British king can call himself the emperor, but this "emperor" is actually very watery.At that time, there were only three truly recognized crowns in the world: the Middle East Caliphate, Rome and China.Among them, Russia, because its king (it seemed to be only the "Grand Duke of Moscow" at that time) married a Roman princess, so after the fall of Rome, he thought he was a well-deserved heir to the crown. Of course, the whole of Europe seemed to think that this was the Slavic Human jokes...

Note 4: Joan of Arc died unjustly...

Note 5: John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, the governor of Massachusetts and "was" a smuggler...

The famous "Boston Tea Party" was actually because of the rampant tea smuggling in the New World that year, so that Britain was an important tax in the New World at that time: the tea tax could hardly be collected, and it was also rumored by the market as a "squeezing colony". It had an extremely negative impact, so the British simply started to force the smugglers to death with price wars.Then the smugglers, who realized that they were no longer profitable or even losing money, took the risk... In fact, it is easy to imagine, if you really want to resist the squeeze, why is it not the "tea snatching" but the "tea pouring" event?

Note 6: It's not that the father is better than the father, and the Louis XVI classmate who was cheated to death by the "son" in the end...

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