The Head of the Ming Dynasty Spared His Life

The admirals of the British Navy were heartbroken and beat their chests and feet: "々We are the glorious British Navy, how can we recruit the Pirate King? And recognize his legal status? And give him the title of Lord? Your Majesty, won't your conscience hurt?" .

Chapter 1440 Elizabeth’s determination [4]

Queen Elizabeth calmly asked: "Can you plunder Spanish ships without triggering a war? Can you pay the queen a huge amount of gold every year?"

Admirals: "..."

Queen Elizabeth used practical actions to show that in this world, there are no permanent enemies, no permanent friends, only permanent interests!

In fact, if a discerning person calculates it, Queen Elizabeth will definitely make a fortune in this business!

Because what she paid was nothing more than a lord's medal that was not worth a single gold coin, and a nominal British Empire navy establishment, as well as a piece of paper worth one copper plate, with the five words [Private License] written on it.

But what she got was Drake, the pirate king, with a powerful pirate fleet under his command!

Together against Philip II of Spain.

Moreover, Drake has an advantage.

That is, he needs to hand over almost all of his pirate career savings to the Queen of England for the title of Lord in this district. Someone has calculated that it is worth about 300 million pounds!

This is the white wolf with empty gloves.

Also, in the future, 5% of all the gold coins harvested from the foreign merchant ships plundered by Drake will be handed over to the Queen of England!

Loot the captive ship 267, pull it back to the port of Portsmouth, paint it a little, wash the blood, and it will be grandiose and become the property of the queen!

So, when you watch Pirates of the Caribbean, you can see the British governor and admiral, and when you recruit the Pirate King, you are so confident, right?

The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked.

For Queen Elizabeth, this is also a helpless move.

Her power is limited, her territory is narrow, and she has to deal with the powerful world overlord Philip II of Spain. She can't do it with normal moves, so she can only take the edge of the sword and rely on the power of the Pirate King.

And Drake received Queen Elizabeth's edict, and without any hesitation, he immediately threw himself into the embrace of the Kingdom of England.

What about Mao?

Because he is also old and can't do it anymore.

People who have watched Pirates of the Caribbean know a little bit about the profession of pirates, so it's really a work with the head on the waist!

There are too many dangers at sea. First of all, the target of robbery is the merchant fleet escorted by the national armed forces. The Spaniards are not engaged in charity. Their Spanish galleons, bdah, and special fleets Escort, every robbery requires a battle of wits.

Then there are the unpredictable weather at sea, dangerous storms, and the desire of other pirates.

In short, although this business is hugely profitable, Nima is not a lifetime business.

Now, Queen Elizabeth has offered him a job as a senior civil servant, a golden job!

Lord of the Navy sitting in the office!

Not only decent, beautiful, but not much danger.

Most importantly, there are generous pensions and the protection provided by the British.

For Drake, who has earned enough wealth for eight lifetimes and just waited to enjoy life,

People's life pursuits are TM different.

money?I have plenty.

What I want now is social status, safety and dignity!

So, without hesitation, Drake put down his butcher knife, transformed himself into the upper class, and became a Lord of the British Empire Navy.

At this moment, he stood in front of Queen Elizabeth, nodded coldly and said, "The news came from Lisbon, so it can't be wrong."

Queen Elizabeth sighed, put down the information in her hand, and walked to the narrow window of the Tower of London, staring at the foggy Thames River, her eyebrows were tightened, and it was difficult to hide the loss and tension in her heart.

"After all, it's still here."

"Just, why can't it be a few years later?"

There was a tremor in Elizabeth's voice.

In her arms, she held a book tightly.

【Wealth of Nations】.

This is Shakespeare, who tried his best to get it from Daming, and sent her a new work by Yan Song from a long distance.

After reading this book, Queen Elizabeth felt enlightened and enlightened.

"After reading Yan Song's first book, the queen originally had a new understanding of state governance, and was about to make drastic reforms in the internal affairs of Ying, implement mercantilism, and develop a capitalist economy. Unfortunately... there is no holiday , Philip II, actually dispatched the Armada!"

Armada!

The word blurted out from the queen's mouth, and everyone's expressions changed in the surrounding naval officers in the room.

They were summoned to a meeting by the Queen, for reasons unknown.

Only now did I know that the sword of Damocles that had been hanging over the head of the Ying Kingdom had finally fallen!

"Yes, Your Majesty" Drake said calmly without any fluctuations in his voice: "A day ago, Philip II suddenly summoned his admirals and ordered that among his three major fleets, the Atlantic Fleet and the Mediterranean Fleet, two The two main fleets merged to form the most powerful armada in history. A total of 1000 Spanish warships set off from Lisbon, the Portuguese port he forcibly occupied, and headed straight for the English Channel.

The country of Ying is actually not far from Spain. After a day's voyage, the fishing boat at the southernmost point has already reported back the news that it has seen the invasion of the Spanish Armada.

The soldiers are pressing down on the border, and the soldiers are approaching the city.