Three days later, Abel, who returned to Qinghai with a full load, suddenly received a contact from Doflamingo.
Let him join Torrebol directly. The family has completed the reorganization of the North Sea and is about to fully enter the Grand Line.
I finally took this step, and it wasn’t easy.
But what Abel didn't expect was that Doflamingo would take such big steps all of a sudden.
From March to May every year, it is the time for the 170 or so world government member countries to pay the "Heavenly Gold" to the Celestial Dragons.
This 'heavenly gold' can be regarded as an additional tax, or as a protection fee paid to the Celestial Dragons.
Only by giving this money and becoming a member of the World Government will you be protected by the navy.
Otherwise, even if the country is destroyed by pirates, the World Government will not send a single soldier, or even take a second look.
And what is the specific amount of this ‘heavenly gold’?
This is one-tenth of the annual income of all residents of each World Government member country!
What situation does this lead to?
The ‘heavenly gold’ handed over by the people at the bottom needs to pass through the hands of these nobles and royal families first!
The few places where the Celestial Dragons spend money are usually to buy slaves at auctions and to buy more precious items such as Devil Fruits.
Because although the stipulated amount of 'Heavenly Gold' is one-tenth of the income, the Tianlong talents will not interact with these ants. Every year, the 170 participating countries will prepare the 'Heavenly Gold' and then deliver it to the escorts of the world government and navy.
boat, and then transported to the Holy Land of Mary Joa.
And usually, Tianlong people don’t need to spend money to buy things.
If you like something, just take it away.
But
"I want to know what the reason is for us to snatch the 'Heavenly Gold'? The family's development shouldn't require so much money now, right?"
Doflamingo once again showed a confident smile, "Since I am confident that the World Government can agree to my conditions, I will naturally not give the other party a chance to settle accounts later."
And those large countries usually have to pay 10 billion beri of "heavenly gold" every year.
Obviously the Shichibukai are just lackeys of the World Government in the eyes of many people, but in Doflamingo's plan, he used the special identity and status of the Shichibukai to legalize all the crimes he committed.
He wants to get it right in one step and let the world focus on him!
So when Doflamingo finally revealed his true plan, all the officials present were shocked by his madness.
Generally speaking, the annual income of a small country is around 20 billion beri, and handing over one-tenth of it is 2 billion beri.
Doflamingo immediately laughed, "Bah, bah, bah, bah, we have only one real purpose in robbing the 'Heavenly Gold', and that is the Shichibukai!"
"Then there is only one problem now. How to ensure that the world government will not settle accounts later?"
This is what truly means not giving people a way to survive.
"That's right, I want to take the opportunity to seize the 'Heavenly Gold' to negotiate with the World Government and the Navy. 'Heavenly Gold' is not our goal. We need to occupy a place in the Shichibukai, obtain legal privateering rights, and expand openly.
The family’s business and territory are my goals!”
There are countless riots and rebellions caused by "Heavenly Gold" every year.
But no one else knew, so naturally they felt unsure.
And the minimum cannot be lower than this number!
What's even more sad is the layer upon layer of searching.
"There is a high probability that the top navy general responsible for transporting the 'Sky Gold' this time will be three vice-admirals from the navy headquarters. If there are no navy generals involved in the transport mission, this is our opportunity!"
He had had enough of battling cranes and hiding from each other every day.
If there are only three Vice Admirals from the Navy Headquarters, there is indeed a chance.
Anyone who dares to resist will be arrested as a slave.
"After all, that is the 'Heavenly Gold' of the Celestial Dragons! All it takes is one word from the Celestial Dragons, and the title of Shichibukai will be immediately taken away. We can't bet everything on the 'magnanimity' of the Celestial Dragons."
"Shichibukai?"
If this is all it is, it will not make it difficult for the people at the bottom to live.
"Snatch the 'Heavenly Gold'? Those Celestial Dragons won't let us go!"
As soon as these words came out, all the cadres present were shocked.
Through spending a lot of money last year, Doflamingo finally obtained part of the route for transporting the "Sky Gold" escort ship from a certain naval officer.
Gladius showed doubts in his eyes at the right time.
And those greedy nobles and royal families even dared to secretly increase the amount of "heavenly gold" to 15%, 20%, or even more!
Even when the rebels appeared, a large number of naval forces came to help them suppress the rebellion.
This is equivalent to turning the left hand over to the right hand, plundering countless wealth.
But in fact, the real owners behind these auction houses are often Tianlong people.
Jorah was so scared that his makeup was gone. This was much more dangerous than killing a few marines and destroying a few naval bases.
Is it possible to expect wolves not to eat meat and dogs not to eat feces?
Those with some conscience will only charge one or two points more to give the people at the bottom a way to survive.
So how much "heavenly gold" do the 170 world government member countries have to pay every year?
This number is between 500 billion berries and 600 billion berries!
In other words, even if these high-ranking Celestial Dragons do nothing every year, they will have a net income of close to 600 billion berries.
Among the cadres present, only a few top cadres knew that Doflamingo was once a Celestial Dragon. They vaguely understood that Doflamingo seemed to have some secret weapon in his hand, which could perfectly deal with the aftermath, so they dared to fight in the sky.
Kim's idea.
This is such a wild idea!
One mistake and it will be doomed.
"My rough plan is to ambush the sea area in advance based on the route map I obtained. Then when the escort ship appears, I will immediately approach it as quickly as possible and catch the opponent by surprise through a boarding battle."
Grab all the gold in the sky."
If these Celestial Dragons are the source of evil, then these nobles and royal families who have become more serious are the complete accomplices, blood-sucking insects!
This is why the people of some countries are starving to death, but the nobles and royal families are still fat.
"Any other questions?"
Everyone shook their heads, obviously their opinions could no longer influence Young Master Dover's decision.
And it seems that Young Master Dover did not make the decision at once, but obviously after careful consideration and considering all the consequences.
So what else can they say?
Unconditional support of course!
Even Abel didn't say a word, because he knew that Doflamingo would do this sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.