After things on the west coast came to an end, Lynn returned to Florida, where the Spanish envoy was already waiting.
For Spain, the currently chaotic Caribbean is like a wound that continues to bleed, making them weaker and weaker and attracting more powerful enemies.
They must stop the bleeding. Concession is inevitable.
But the Spanish royal family wanted to save face and came up with a way.
Condominium!
Spain will co-administer the island of Cuba with Rohan.
Lin En almost laughed out loud.
What kind of covert behavior is this? Cuba is only a strait away from Florida, and Elokhan's huge army only needs to land. What else is going on with Spain?
This is just an excuse! Both parties know it well.
Spain needs to let its people know that they are not ceding territory. And Linn is very satisfied with the fact that he can pick up a big island for nothing without using a single shot.
The two sides signed an agreement to jointly combat piracy in the Caribbean.
The British seemed unwilling to do so. Their Captain Norrington in Port Royal took a detour to Florida in the name of exterminating pirates, and brought a letter from Governor Swann.
Linn entertained him warmly and told him bluntly that there would definitely be a war between Rohan and Spain, and the short-term peace was just for repairs.
After Norrington left,
The Caribbean Sea, which was like boiling water, finally calmed down.
Without those well-equipped "pirates" with powerful battleships, Spain severely cracked down on pirates several times, and the number of merchant ships gradually increased.
Although there are still many pirates in the Caribbean, at least they are within the tolerance range, just like before.
Lynn was busy taking in the island of Cuba.
The narrowest point of the strait between Cuba and Florida is just over 100 kilometers.
Rohan's huge fleet sent 10,000 troops to land successfully on the first day.
On the second day it was 20,000, and on the third day it was 30,000.
The 60,000 Rohan Army troops quickly spread throughout Cuba like a tide.
They quickly took over various ports and traffic arteries, and surrounded the Spanish colonial mansions and military camps. They arbitrarily demanded that they must evacuate the next day, and Rohan would take over the place.
No matter how unwilling these Spanish officials were, they had no choice but to succumb when faced with dense muskets and dark muzzles.
The governor of New Spain protested several times, and the matter became an established fact and nothing happened again.
Cuba is officially under the control of Rohan.
Governor Swan wrote a private letter of congratulations and told him that the construction of the custom-made "Victory-class" first-class battleship in Port Royal had been completed. He also asked whether he would like to attend the launching ceremony.
It was then that Lin En remembered that it seemed that it was indeed time for his naval flagship to be delivered.
He had no intention of going but changed his mind after receiving a message.
Captain James Norrington was promoted to brigadier general for his meritorious service in suppressing pirates. The promotion ceremony was held just half a month later.
And there is news that Brigadier Norrington will be engaged to Miss Elizabeth Swann, the daughter of the Governor of Port Royal, after the promotion ceremony.
Lin En's eyes lit up,
Has the plot begun?
Counting it all together, has it been eight or ten years since I came here? Time flies really fast.
It's time to go and see the excitement, and by the way, it's time to touch the situation of mission one, the Aztec gold coin.
But now Lin En's status is really not suitable to participate in a brigadier general's promotion ceremony. Even if he is promoted to general, he should not attend.
However, you can go there as a private person.
After all, many people knew that he had a good relationship with Norrington, and also had a personal relationship with Governor Swann, so it was reasonable for him to attend the flagship launching ceremony and also participate in a friend's engagement ceremony.
Since you are going as a private person, you don't need to bring the fleet with you. You can let the fleet go slowly and lead a group of people first.
"Someone, go find Captain Morgan from the First Fleet."
Captain Morgan is the first mate who stayed when he gathered the pirates in Tatuga. He is dark and strong, and has a pirate face at first glance.
Lin En plans to go with them this time, and if the conditions are right, he also plans to make a guest appearance as a pirate.
After all, the Caribbean is here, and it is a rare experience to have a "deep understanding" of pirate culture.
Morgan, who was on vacation in Miami, was shocked when he heard that Lynn had found him.
Everyone in the original group of pirates has always had the greatest fear of this demon that controls their life and death.
The rope flying on the deck that night is a lifelong nightmare for many people.
When the People's Republic of China was founded, the navy was formalized, and there were less than 500 surviving pirates. The rest were either killed or died on the long route.
Lin En gave them two choices. One was to let them leave and become pirates, but they had to actively repay any information they got. He explained that he was to become an informant.
The second is to join the naval fleet and officially become a navy of the Kingdom of Rohan.
Everyone knows that it is definitely better to join the navy. Not only will the income be good, but it will also be stable and safe. It is much better than being a pirate.
What's more important is that the Kingdom of Rohan is prospering and has the potential to defeat Spain, its former overlord, and catch up with Britain and France. Anyone with any brains will know what choice to make.
But in the end, less than a hundred of the five hundred of them chose to stay. Many of those who left were unwilling to touch the ropes again for the rest of their lives. This shows how much of a shadow Linn cast on them.
Morgan was the one who chose to stay. He was incorporated into the First Fleet and is now a third-tier battleship captain with a crew of 700 people, which can be considered the peak of his life.
But when he heard that Lin En was looking for him alone, he was still so frightened that he almost turned around and ran away.
Fortunately, I calmed down a little when I saw the military uniform on my body.
He mustered up the courage to come to Lin En.
"Your Majesty the King!"
Lin En raised his head and looked at him. He saw that the navy uniform was serious. Even the man who said I am a pirate on his face actually looked a bit military when he put it on. If you ignore his heartbeat of 180 times per minute.
"Relax, I have a task for you."
"Please give me your Majesty's orders!" Morgan said after standing at attention.
"Take off your military uniform, go gather some pirates from back then, follow me out to sea, and do your thing."
After Morgan went out to the lake, he was shaken by the sea breeze and woke up.
That's not right! What is Your Majesty going to do?
Take off your military uniform, call in pirates, and do your old job?
Is His Majesty the King taking us to become pirates?
Or is there some secret mission to be carried out?
Morgan couldn't understand and didn't dare to think about it again.
Three days later, an unmarked light cruiser docked in an unnoticed small port.
Morgan was waiting on the boat with dozens of "pirate soldiers" looking anxious.
This is a ship that Morgan specially found. It is fast and has plenty of firepower. It is considered a good ship even among pirates. He also carefully decorated the captain's cabin above, and removed all the sails, flags, etc. and replaced them with new ones.
His customized black sail.
As soon as it started to lighten up, Lin En wore a half-worn captain's uniform, a big-brimmed hat with black feathers, a machete and a musket on his waist, and boarded the ship domineeringly.
The crew were all old acquaintances, and they were still the same, standing there shaking like quails.
Morgan bravely stepped forward to greet him,
"captain!"
Lin En saw that they had all changed into pirate clothes and nodded with satisfaction. He shouted with great interest:
"Pull up the anchor, loosen the ropes, hoist the sails, pirates, let's go!"
