Pirate Kingship

As a standard confidant in everyone's mind, Byron gradually became prosperous, but his attitude towards the Newman family was still respectful.

Although it was already evening when he received the official letter, he still replied as soon as possible.

He said goodbye to his sister and boarded the now well-deserved first speed ship in the seven seas [Golden Deer], and immediately led the team to set off.

Sitting in his captain's room, he kept admiring the contract text that had just been signed in his hand, and did not take the harsh rebuke of Major General Newman to heart at all.

"First give Theresa a little sweet taste, then boil the frog in warm water, and let her fall in the financial street little by little.

No woman can resist the temptation of online shopping and discount coupons, absolutely not!"

After successfully using the cloud financial street to pull Sister Theresa, who had the authority to manage the church's "gongku", onto his own chariot, Byron felt that he could take bigger steps in the future.

"Let's not talk about the influence of the church on the York family. The 'merit treasury' held by the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy is a treasure.

Just think about it, the indulgences that can be bought with money are probably counterfeit goods with unknown amount of water mixed in.

Just like no one will exchange gold for rubble, no one will exchange merit for money.

If one day I can support Theresa, who has great potential, to take office and instigate her to resell the 'merit treasury' of the church, then our financial street will be prosperous, right?

After all, the oil of Buddha's lamp Drink, but the Creator's power library can't be touched? That doesn't make sense.

The three irons of life, we went to school together, carried guns together, and shared the spoils together. It's nothing to grasp her weakness, but a strong bond of interests is the most stable.

At that time, it will be a piece of cake to ask Theresa to help 'Mr. Wednesday' solve some minor official problems.

In the church country, only when the 'officials and teachers' protect each other can you sit firmly and go far. "

Although Byron planned very well, he didn't expect that an accident that was beyond his control would come so quickly.

Just when the Golden Deer had just arrived at the Royal Port, he suddenly received an urgent message from the Quasi-Sword Saint Hermann.

The moment he saw the first-hand information, he couldn't help but frowned deeply:

"Jointly sniping the [May Wind], and fighting for the 'right to protect the church'?

The Kingdom of Castile, which made trouble for itself and let other countries take the blame, had a beautiful idea. "

It turned out that after Theresa got the [Blood Brew Cinderella], it took only one hour to grow her arm again, and she was immediately revived with full blood on the spot.

After convincing [Armed Priest] Brandon, he immediately contacted the large force of the Inquisition to apply for repatriation.

By the way, he got a major news from them that will change the pattern of the colony:

"The blood disaster that lasted for almost half a month has alarmed the local high-level officials of various countries.

Faced with the huge amount of money that evaporated out of thin air every day on many routes, no powerful person can remain calm, and they have sent letters to their first and second echelons that have penetrated deep into the celestial circulation belt to come back for defense.

Now many elite adventure teams have begun to return.

Even the Council of God in the St. Peter's Cathedral of the Church has saints who have expressed concern about this matter, which is a complete commotion."

This is not good news for Byron, who is taking advantage of the blood disaster to make small moves.

"I don't have much time left. When those good guys come back, I will be restricted in what I want to do.

Besides, no one thinks that a mere blood disaster can stop the colonists' development forever.

The "right to protect religion" that follows is even more deadly."

In the case of the top team returning to help, the "culprit" Kingdom of Castile submitted an application to the church.

Whoever can solve the blood disaster first can obtain the right to protect religion in the Bantaan Islands and the New World.

In essence, it is the right and obligation granted by the church to a country, and the secular government bears the responsibility of protecting the church in non-church countries.

According to what Herman heard, this right mainly includes:

"The secular regime recommends suitable candidates for archbishops, bishops and monks in the colonies to the church;

Recommends candidates for lower-level clergy to the corresponding bishops, can transfer, promote or dismiss clergy at all levels, and decide their jurisdiction (essentially, the king leads the local church);

The royal family can authorize or directly build cathedrals, churches, monasteries, hospitals, schools, etc. within the king's territory;

Controls the church's judicial power and can adjudicate any judicial conflicts between the church and secular power and between clergy;

Priests traveling between the colonies and the Silver Continent must report to the government of the right country and can only travel between the two places on the ships of the right country;

Collect tithes and other church taxes within the colonies on behalf of the church;

In return, the church can obtain considerable national subsidies to carry out activities, the salaries of clergy are paid by the king, and well-known clergy will serve as colonial officials."

The ultimate goal of this series of measures is to let the sword and the cross go hand in hand, and to grasp both military conquest and spiritual conquest, and both hands must be strong.

The former is to gain power, territory and wealth, while the latter is to win the indigenous people's faith in the Creator and strengthen the Silver Law.

The more Byron thought about it, the uglier his face became.

"In other words, the idea of ​​Havana Governor Velasquez to "use the church to command the princes" is about to be realized.

Obviously, he is not the only one who has this idea, but the high-level officials of the Kingdom of Castile have already planned it.

Although the May Wind is now contaminated, it at least proves that the New World does exist.

This ocean overlord immediately exerted pressure, making it difficult for other forces to resist.

Even if you think about it with your heels, you will know that although the "right to protect religion" is currently limited to religious affairs.

But once the church's personnel appointment power, law enforcement power, and tax collection power are obtained, all countries' colonies will immediately have an emperor.

Isn't it easy for the Kingdom of Castile to interfere with other church countries through the secular priests they control?

The bottom line is retreating step by step, and it will eventually become a winner-takes-all situation, and a papal meridian will be drawn at will to divide the world directly, right? "

The string in Byron's mind, which had never been relaxed, immediately became straight again.

Subconsciously speeding up the pace.

"Now time is running out.

I must complete the plan to steal the house before the first echelon comes back, and replace the Newman family as the de facto ruler of Royal Port.

Only by obtaining such an identity can I be qualified to represent the Kingdom of Hastings and sit at the table with major forces to compete for the right to protect religion comparable to the emperor.

Especially since I have the Torrent Fortress built in the middle of the indigenous city-state, which has a big secret, won't those guys come and go at will?

I must prepare in advance, at least to ensure that my forces enjoy independence and autonomy. "

When he came to his senses, he had already walked to the door of the Governor's Mansion in Royal Port with Berserker Eight Fingers and Phantom Blade Gus.

Looking up at the brass nameplate with the word "Newman" engraved on the marble doorpost, he thought to himself:

"Today should be the last time I come here as a guest."

He walked into the door and went deep into the Governor's Mansion under the guidance of the butler.

But before they could reach the reception room where the lights had been turned on.

Bang!

A gunshot suddenly broke the tranquility of the night.

Then there was the crisp sound of porcelain falling to the ground, and the dull sound of a heavy body falling to the ground.

"Something's going on, Captain, be careful! "

Hearing the noise, Bazhi and Gus immediately stood in front of Byron on the left and right.

The murderous aura burst out from his body, making the butler who was leading the way in front of him couldn't help but stand on end.

It seemed that he would be chopped to death by them with an axe in the next moment.

He cursed in his heart that all the subordinates of [Sea Hunter] were as scary as him, and where did all these killers come from and gathered together, and hurriedly shouted:

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, there is no enemy.

It was the Governor who fired the gun. "

Byron's perception of the atmosphere became more and more acute. Although there was a door between them, he could easily see what was happening in the room. He raised his hand and ordered the two of them:

"Put away your weapons, no one in Royal Port can ambush us. "

"Yes, Captain. "

Eight Fingers and Gus had 100% unconditional trust in their captain, and immediately put away their weapons upon hearing the order.

At this time, the door of the reception room was also opened from the inside, and two waiters came out with numb faces carrying the body of a maid.

There was a pool of blood on the chest of the corpse, which was constantly spreading, and dripping from under her body to the ground.

To reach this amount of bleeding, I'm afraid that the chest must have been directly shot into a hornet's nest by the shotgun.

Another maid behind them forcibly suppressed the fear in her heart and took a rag to clean up the valuable porcelain fragments and a pool of blood on the ground.

Even if Byron only read the end, he could guess that the cause of the incident was nothing more than a trivial matter like the maid spilled tea or broke porcelain.

Just because of this, a young girl paid with her life.

Although Byron's hands were also bloody.

But his creed has always been "The brave are angry, and draw the blade against the stronger. ”

I have never looked down upon or been used to the cowardly behavior of "the cowardly are angry, but draw their swords against the weaker ones".

The butler who brought him in was used to it and whispered:

"Sir, the Governor and the General are not in a good mood recently, please be careful."

The butler is not a good person.

It is purely because with the decline of the next generation of talents in the Newman family, everyone with a discerning eye knows that the ones who can make the decisions in this family in the future are probably the son-in-law [Executioner] "Bill" and the [Sea Hunter] who is very close to him.

The little people have their own survival rules. They may not be able to sail, but they are best at changing their course according to the situation.

Governor Newman, who had just killed a man in the reception room, also heard the movement outside and snorted coldly:

"Is Byron here? Let him in. "

Byron was not timid. He told the two to wait outside and strode into the reception room.

The Newman brothers, who were obviously haggard, were there, as well as their right-hand man, Ivan Derrick, the governor's chief accountant, and Mallory Patton, the navy's chief quartermaster.

Governor Jefferson saw Byron coming in, threw away the large-caliber short musket in his hand, tugged at his collar, and his eyes were full of bloodshot, like a beast that was ready to eat.

As the butler said, during this period of time The Newman brothers were in a bad mood.

Ever since Byron broke through the third level, the Newman family has been in bad luck.

First, the blood disaster raged in the Bantaan Islands.

The [Navigator] Buck, who was highly expected by the family, was crushed on the spot by the octopus battleship just because he blocked the way of the May Wind.

At first, the Newman family thought that once Buck, as a navigator, followed the [Double Gun Ranger] to discover the new world, he might be able to rush to the third level immediately and become the pillar of the family.

It's a pity that a single "Lancer" is enough to be unlucky. If you have two guns at once, you really can't blame Byron's entry for showing off.

The death of my son is still a small matter.

The most important thing is that due to the bloody disaster, the colonial merchant ships were blocked on their return journey. They embezzled so much money but failed to distribute their due share to the royal family and the royal party bosses in time.

This is a complete lack of understanding of the rules.

Who cares what your reasons are, even if you are looking for someone to lend money or borrow usury from the Remit people, you have to make up for the big guys' share first.

You must know that the tax collectors sent by the Earl of Warwick were slapped in the face by them.

As a result, the powerful earl has become a joke among the local upper class.

The Earl of Warwick is not a reasonable person and may send assassins at any time to physically eliminate the Newman family.

Even at this time, I am afraid that his eyes and ears are quietly watching everything happening in Port Royal.

In particular, the senior officials of the Royal Party have issued an ultimatum to the Newman family. If they continue to fail to achieve any results, they will abandon them.

Once the royal party lets go, without anyone to help him withstand the pressure of the [King Maker], he may lose his head in a matter of minutes.

Every time they think about this, the two brothers feel that everyone in front of them is like an assassin with sly eyebrows, peering into their own heads.

Always on the verge of explosion.

During this period, seven or eight slaves and servants in the Governor's Mansion had been beaten to death for various trivial matters, making everyone feel in danger.

They fear death and fear that everything they have finally obtained will disappear.

Faced with the current situation, they really want to make progress!

How could he not be angry when the only chance he had to make a great contribution and please Edward IV had not come to fruition?

Even Byron's original inscrutability when he created the "flare explosion" was forgotten.

Governor Jefferson Newman's eyes flashed red and he said:

"Byron Tudor, you have repeatedly delayed the opportunity to fight, do you really think that I will not send you to a military court?!"