shadow of britain

Chapter 19
Upon hearing this, Arthur raised his hand politely and said, "I don't remember having such a grandpa, and I'm not interested in being someone else's grandson."

Upon hearing this, Colonel Fitzroy looked Arthur up and down.

"you are?"

"I am the naturalist you do not intend to have."

Fitzroy was stunned for a moment, then smiled embarrassedly.

"I didn't expect you to be here by such a coincidence. But it's okay, I can take this opportunity to explain the reason for the rejection to you in person.

It's really not that you are not good enough, you fully meet the requirements of the Beagle for a naturalist.

It's just that this is an order issued by the headquarters of the Ministry of the Navy. As the captain and a soldier, I must resolutely implement the order. "

"But..." Elder still wanted to fight.

But Colonel Fitzroy interrupted him.

"Don't be so. Elder, the person who gave the order this time, even your uncle is not qualified to negotiate terms with him.

This friend of yours is in excellent condition, and I think he'll find a job that suits him.

Also, as you know, the Royal Navy is a disciplined organization and it is our duty to obey orders.

So for now, shut up and carry out your orders. "

After finishing speaking, he nodded apologetically at Arthur again: "Young man, I'm really sorry."

Arthur sighed slightly, but he quickly accepted the reality.

"Never mind, Colonel. The Royal Navy is, as you say, a disciplined organization. I understand your difficulty, for I have served in similar organizations before."

"Have you been in a similar organization?"

Fitzroy thought for a while, and he reasoned out the answer on his own: "Oh! I knew you didn't have a background. Organization, yes, organization! You were probably arranged by your family to serve in the army before, right? I'm glad to hear there's even an organization there."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fitzroy noticed something was wrong, and he apologized with embarrassment: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be sarcastic at the Army. It's a great place, isn't it?"

After hearing this, Elder took the opportunity to follow the yin and yang and said strangely: "Yes, the army is not only organized, they even have discipline!"

Fitzroy knew that he couldn't continue to entangle on this issue, so he quickly said goodbye: "I wish you a good time, I still have official duties, so I won't accompany you any longer."

After finishing speaking, he hurriedly walked into the gate of the Royal Naval Academy under the watchful eyes of the two.

Arthur glanced at Elder with a strange face beside him, and asked, "Does Colonel Fitzroy look down on the Army so much?"

"What's your name, Arthur."

Elder said: "What does it mean that Colonel Fitzroy looks down on the Army? It is obvious that the entire Royal Navy looks down on the Army. It is a melting pot of villains, whoring, bullying, fighting, insulting, corporal punishment, drinking, gambling, debts, etc. Salary, strict hierarchy, strong prey, you can put all the bad words in the world on the army."

"Then the Royal Navy is fine?"

"Of course not, the Royal Navy used to be equally brutal, but the good thing is that all our officers have worked at the grassroots level for at least six years, so they understand the difficulties of sailors, and they will more or less take this into account when assigning work.

And the mutiny on the west coast of Puerto Rico in 1797 sounded the alarm for the Admiralty.

The sailors on the Royal Navy frigate HMS Hermione have been abused by the officers for a long time. They are forced to work long hours, abuse and beating are commonplace. eight hours.

One night, the unbearable sailors united and hacked at the sleeping officers more than a dozen times with machetes and bayonets.

The officers who were still alive, together with the sadistic captain Hugh Pigott, were tied to the ram of the Hermione by the sailors and dragged for more than ten nautical miles before being thrown overboard to feed the sharks.

At the end of the story, the sailors of the Hermione sailed to the North American colonies and swore allegiance to the US government.

Since that time, the Royal Navy has added the post of navigator, who is responsible for writing the logbook. He will record all the situations on board and store it in a safe.

No one had the right to order him to open the box before returning to the voyage.The Admiralty also regularly checks the logbook, and if officers are found to be bullying soldiers, they will be punished.

Although this does not necessarily help, but in any case, since the Mutiny on the Hermione, the internal atmosphere of the Royal Navy has indeed improved somewhat.

But this kind of thing has not happened in the army yet, so it is still in a primitive society, where even officers can be obtained through donations, how dare you expect their military discipline? "

Speaking of this, Elder suddenly seemed to remember something, he patted his head and said.

"Damn it! Arthur, I shouldn't have said this to you. It's all my fault. I asked you to quit your job before the matter was settled."

Elder's face was full of guilt, he simply didn't know how to face Arthur.

Just as he was thinking about how to make an apology, a policeman with a civilized gun in his waist leaned over.

"Arthur? Is it Arthur?"

Arthur turned his head to look, and it was his former colleague who was speaking.

He stretched out his hand to say hello: "Good morning, Dennis. I thought I could stay away from the police after taking off that suit."

Unexpectedly, Dennis was surprised and delighted when he heard this.

"Arthur, I've found you at last! I just came back from your house and I thought you'd moved away. My Arthur, come with me to Scotland Yard !"

Arthur frowned when he heard this: "To Scotland Yard? That old bastard Willox really launched an internal investigation on me?"

"Oh! No! The internal investigation has indeed been launched, but the object of the investigation is not you, but Tom and Tony!"

"Huh?" Arthur suddenly felt a little bad: "What's wrong with them?"

Dennis said angrily: "After you resigned the day before yesterday, the more Tom and Tony thought about it, the more uncomfortable they felt.

So the two of them stopped Sergeant Willox on his way home after get off work yesterday and beat him up.

The nature of this problem is very serious, and the two of them lost their jobs. If they fail, they will be sent to the magistrate's court for trial.

You also know that those two poor ghosts can't afford to hire a defense lawyer. After thinking about it, only you can give them a way out. "

Arthur's expression changed, he pulled Officer Dennis up and said, "Take me there immediately."

But before he left, Elder spoke again.

"Arthur, I'm really sorry about what happened today. But if you still need help, you can always come to me. Trust me, I can help you get in touch with a professional lawyer."

Unexpectedly, Arthur didn't seem to care about this, he took his elbow and punched Elder.

"It doesn't matter, if you can't get on the ship, you can't get on it. The story of the sailor's mutiny you told is also very good. I didn't gain anything, at least the story you just told taught me a truth."

"What's the point?" Elder was a little dazed.

Arthur paused, he stood still, and spoke.

"Principles such as conscience and public morality can only be taught to good people, but to deal with those who are cruel by nature, they must be given some means, otherwise the situation will never get better."

Elder thought for a while after hearing the words: "It seems... that's the reason."

And the Red Devil who hadn't spoken for a long time also appeared again, he put his arms around Arthur's shoulder and laughed loudly.

"That's right! Arthur! You finally figured it out. Hurry up and kill that sheriff who is full of obedience and orders!
It's no longer feasible for us to reason, you have to talk to him about force! "

(End of this chapter)