"Did you come to me just to tell me this?" Governor Swan said in a deep voice.

"Of course not." Beckett smiled faintly, "You see, I'm the Lord, I'm the director of the East Indo Trading Company, and I'm just here to fight the arrogant pirates here, save the face of our British Empire, and find one more thing by the way." ”

"When these things are done, I'm definitely going to leave Port Royal."

"I have no intention of upsetting the structure of Port Royal, and I would like you to be the Governor of Port Royal - provided that you are willing to make an agreement with me."

Governor Swan frowned and said, "I have sinned!" I let go of the two people the Queen asked to be put to death, Elizabeth and Will! According to the Queen's law, I should be tried by the Parliamentary Court, how can you ...... Let me continue to be the Governor of Port Royal? ”

Beckett said lightly: "Port Royal is located in the Caribbean Sea, and Lundun is so far away, of course the Queen doesn't know what's going on here. As long as I don't say that you let Elizabeth and Will go, the Queen and the Parliament won't know, and of course you can be your Governor in peace. ”

Governor Swan frowned and said, "...... What about the king's law. ”

Beckett sneered: "The royal law, when needed, is the royal law." ”

Governor Swan's heart ached, if it wasn't his business, he would have rebuked him, but this matter was closely related to him, and if he wanted to live, if he wanted to keep his reputation and status, he had to follow people like Beckett.

Governor Swan said in a deep voice, "What do you want me to do?" ”

Beckett laughed, "Clever—it's easy, you continue to be your governor, and as for Elizabeth's execution order, I can eliminate it for you." ”

Governor Swan was surprised and asked, "What?" You...... Can you destroy the decree signed by the Queen? ”

Beckett laughed, "Before I came here, I asked the queen for three things, a bearer privateer license, and two blank execution warrants. The Queen has given me the right to fill in my name as I like, and I can even put your name as Governor Swan on the execution warrant, which of course will not benefit you or me. ”

Governor Swan trembled and feared.

What he feared was not that Becket would be able to write his name on the execution warrant, but that the power given to Becket by the Queen had gone beyond the law.

The law is really just something that restricts the common people, and it is really just a toy of power.

As long as the truth is not known to the common people, the power will play with the law as it wants.

Beckett laughed, "You must think that why the queen would be so kind to me as a little commoner?" Quite simply, I can give the Queen what she really wants, and that is to make the country strong. ”

Governor Swan said in a deep voice: "Shouldn't the strength of the country be based on the rule of law, fairness, and the hard work of everyone?" ”

Beckett laughed: "Ah, that's right, that's what we say to the civilians, we require them to be industrious, and then we can collect their taxes - but, if the queen wants to build the Invincible Armada, this money can't be taxed alone, and the queen wants to give the university money to research new technology, and this money can't be taxed alone." If we just rely on normal taxation, we will have to go through at least three generations before we can make a breakthrough. But if we plunder the assets of other countries, we can fight for three generations less, and let those countries fight for it for three more generations. With this positive and negative, we can have a gap of at least 100 years. This is the fastest way to become a strong country. ”

Governor Swan sighed faintly, "...... I really didn't expect that we have been committed to fighting pirates, and it turns out that we ourselves are the biggest bandits in the world. ”

Beckett smiled: "It doesn't matter what we are, the important thing is that the world speaks by strength, we have strength, we are the boss, we are the boss, naturally there will be dog legs to attach to us, our more dog legs, our status as the boss will be higher and more stable." ”

"You want me to be loyal to you?" Governor Swan said coldly.

Beckett laughed: "Don't say it so ugly, what does it mean to be loyal to me?" We are all loyal to the Queen, to the English Empire. ”

"Hehe, then, what exactly should I do?" Governor Swan asked.

"Use your local influence in Port Royal to continue to serve the British Empire, and in Lundun and the Parliament, you must also speak more for me to the Dondo Trading Company." Beckett said.

Governor Swan said coldly: "Now it seems that the council is right against you. ”

"No, they don't oppose me because of what I did, they oppose me because of my origin, don't think that what I do is not just, those who oppose me are just, the people in the council are as unjust as I am, they just want to get rid of me as a commoner and maintain their noble status." Beckett scoffed.

Governor Swan nodded slightly, "Okay, I can speak for you." ”

Beckett smiled: "In addition, you have to raise taxes in Port Royal, the entry fee must be doubled, the departure fee must also be paid, and there must be a berth fee, stamp duty, etc." ”

Governor Swan frowned and said, "However, Port Royal has never collected taxes like this." ”

Beckett smiled: "That was before, now you have to collect taxes, and your taxes must be directly handed over to the Dongindu Trading Company." ”

"This ......," Governor Swan hesitated.

This is not true.

Under the current Queen's law, governors of overseas colonies were exempt from paying taxes, and certainly could not claim subsidies from the English Parliament.

However, there has never been a precedent for handing over taxes to a single company.

Beckett smiled coldly: "Governor Swan, the reason why I still call you Governor now is because we still have the possibility of cooperation, your daughter Elizabeth is still in exile, and my spies told me that she has been on the Black Pearl, and there are pirates next to her." And my fleet is ready to pursue them, and once I catch up with the Black Pearl, I will surely sink it, and then your daughter will be buried in the sea, and there will be no bones left. ”

"Nope! No! Governor Swan hurriedly said, "I promise you!" As long as you can save my Elizabeth! ”

Beckett smiled and said, "Very well, it seems that we have reached an agreement to welcome your return, Governor Swan, Port Royal cannot live without you." ”

Governor Swan smiled bitterly, "...... Thank you. ”

"Oh yes, as a gift for your return, I think it's only fitting that I want to give you this." Beckett took out the execution warrant with Elizabeth's name on it and tore it in half in front of Governor Swan.

Governor Swan asked, "What about Will?" ”

Beckett laughed, "Governor Swan, do you really want a pirate to be your son-in-law?" Elizabeth, deserves a better man, think about your future and status, love has a shelf life, but money and power do not have a shelf life. ”

Governor Swan pursed his lips and did not retort.