Chapter 71 The father and son of a certain country in the South China Sea!
Although the latest issue of the major newspapers has not yet been released, the arrest of the 'Slave King' has begun to gradually ferment among the top leaders of the countries in the South China Sea. Undercurrents are surging back and forth along with the communication between the phone bugs.
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Because in terms of the prosperity of the slave trade, the South China Sea is undoubtedly the first among the four sea areas!
Of course, this is also inseparable from the fact that King Taklama has worked hard here for decades and made outstanding contributions to the development of the slave industry.
The mafia in the North Sea and the slave owners in the South China Sea are the biggest characteristics of these two sea areas. The heavy industry in the former is more developed, while the light industry in the latter is more prosperous.
The Kingdom of Yanad is such a typical South China Sea country.
At this time, a young, handsome man with blond curly hair and wearing a blue-gold noble dress, under the watchful eyes of guards holding muskets on both sides, walked up the stairs towards the palace hall built of large white stones.
"Father!"
The young man walked into the hall with an elegant pace and bowed respectfully to the middle-aged man sitting on the throne.
"Pericles, you are finally here, come and see this!"
The king wore a golden crown set with sapphires. When he saw his eldest son coming, his originally heavy and serious face suddenly turned into a joyous one.
He stood up and walked off the platform, handing over the intelligence report in his hand.
"Okay, please wait a moment."
The prince of the Yanad Kingdom took the report and read it carefully with a smile. However, his expression became similar to that of the king before, and then he raised his head and said.
"Father, I don't think we can just take things at face value regarding the Kingdom of Thutmose. This means that the world government is going to take big action against the slave trade!"
"Yeah, I've also thought of this. The world government doesn't know what's going on. It has acquiesced to things that have happened for hundreds of years. It just changes its attitude!" The king complained, rubbing his eyebrows.
In the past, he believed that even if King Taklama's identity was exposed, the World Government would not allow the navy to touch him easily, but now they arrested him directly without even saying hello!
"This incident has a great impact on the South China Sea, and an even greater impact on our Kingdom of Yanad..." Prince Pericles said while repeatedly looking at the contents of the report in his hand.
Their country has always purchased slaves through various channels, and the slaves are responsible for producing light industrial goods in factories, and then use the proceeds from the sales to allocate part of the funds for the slaves' food and supplements.
The remaining land is used for various domestic operations and to pay the annual heavenly gold.
In this way, they have liberated the living burdens of all citizens and vigorously cultivated their management talents. Citizens only need to improve their knowledge, study hobbies, and exercise.
This is regarded as the national policy of the Yanad Kingdom, and all kings have governed the country in this way.
Because they found that the effect of this approach was very good. The citizens below lived in a wealthy, comfortable, relaxed, and clean environment, and naturally supported their royal family very much. They became one of the few countries in the world that has continued to rule for hundreds of years.
of royal family.
Because of their successful template, many countries in the South China Sea have rushed to imitate it, and most of them have even gone more extreme.
Rumor has it that there is a kingdom called St. Margaret. Its royal family and nobles directly turn all its citizens into slaves. They not only use them as cheap labor, but also secretly sell them as commodities when needed...
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Prince Pericles said to the king: "If the world government really wants to severely control the slave trade, or even strictly prohibit the existence of slaves, then we must be prepared in all aspects!"
"In fact, there is news circulating in the aristocratic circles recently that at the World Conference to be held this year, the Five Old Stars will propose the issue of total ban on slavery..."
The king walked back and forth in distress and continued: "I didn't take it seriously before, thinking it was a ridiculous rumor, but the slave king has been caught, so we have to be cautious."
When Prince Pericles heard this, he frowned, looked at the irritable figure of the king, and raised his voice to remind: "Calm down, father!"
The latter was stunned and realized that he had lost his composure. He shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I really don't know what to do now. What can our kingdom do if there are no slaves? Plus..."
At the end of the sentence, the king showed hesitation, and Prince Pericles asked doubtfully: "What else should be added?"
"Hey, let me tell you, Margaret III of the Saint Margaret Kingdom just called me and hopes that our Yanad Kingdom can join their alliance."
"Alliance?" Prince Pericles suddenly felt something bad and quickly asked: "Tell me carefully, what does he want to do?"
The king walked onto the stage, sat back on the throne a little tiredly, and said to the eldest son in the audience: "He is planning to secretly establish a South China Sea Alliance. He said that if this year's world conference goes as usual, that's all. But if the decision to completely ban slavery is really passed, then
Just respond as an alliance."
"They want to compete with the world government?" Prince Pericles opened his mouth and looked at the king in shock.
"No, Margaery III means that she will not resist head-on and will try to avoid conflicts as much as possible. However, the matter of banning slaves has no right within the alliance. Her attitude towards the World Government is to delay it as long as possible. If she really withdraws in the end,
There is no way to retreat, and when the time comes, we will use the alliance forces of various countries to confront it."
Prince Pericles was silent for a moment and said, "Then have you joined?"
"No, I just told him to think about it. Aren't you worried about this matter?" The king shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Then are you willing to listen to my opinion?"
"I called you here just to ask what you mean." The king looked at Prince Pericles expectantly, because he knew that the other party was much better than himself.
The latter raised his head and said resolutely: "Then my opinion is rejection, because this is an extremely stupid way to die, to exterminate the clan, and even to subjugate the country!"
The king was stunned when he heard this, but Prince Pericles' statement continued.
"The Kingdom of Germa was so powerful back then that it even dominated the entire North Sea. The total number of kingdoms willing to follow it exceeded twenty."
"But what's the result?"
"Sixty-six days, just sixty-six days, they were completely defeated by the naval fleet sent by the World Government. How many days can the so-called South China Sea Alliance composed of just a few kingdoms last?"
After hearing this, the king nodded subconsciously, but he was still unwilling to accept it and hesitated: "What about the slaves? Our kingdom cannot live without slaves!"
"Father, serious injury or death, which one is more serious?!"
Prince Pericles shouted: "Free the slaves, we can spend money to hire them, and our treatment of the slaves is not harsh. We provide basic guarantees of food, drink, clothing and housing, and we don't let them be whipped arbitrarily. I believe there will be some people
I am willing to stay and work.”
"Even if it doesn't happen, it will be uncomfortable for a few years or ten years at most. We will slowly adjust. But if we fight against the World Government, the best result is to go to the East China Sea to build bridges with all the citizens!"
It was the first time that the king saw his eldest son so excited. He suddenly smiled and said: "Pericles, tell the truth. If I told you just now that I decided to join the South Sea Alliance, what would you do?"
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Prince Pericles was stunned, and after a moment of silence, he said softly: "I will leave alone tonight, and then change my name and find a way to join the navy."
The corner of the king's mouth twitched and he asked: "Don't you want to persuade your father?"
"Good words can never persuade a damned devil. Once you have made a decision, there is no need to say more."