Since we need to hold a boarding ceremony for Gus, use the [Ten Commandments of Pirates] to help him anchor.
Then simply join all the newly recruited crew members together.
After lunch, Byron gathered all the current crew members of the [Golden Deer] in the huge rented dry dock.
Including a dozen old crew members who have been working in the shipyard, two dozen free pirates who were just recruited today, and a dozen slaves.
The total number of new and old crew members is fifty-six.
Shipwrights Hans and his son, Honest Eight Fingers, trainee navigators Thomas and Parry, and assassin Gus, these experienced pirate officers stood at the front.
Byron glanced at the audience and nodded silently:
"Whether we can fight is another matter, but at least the stormtroopers, sailors, gunners... the shelves of each department can be barely put together."
To be honest, those free pirates who were selected by countless captains were really hard to describe under his critical eyes.
One word: mediocre.
However, the quality of this batch of slaves is obviously higher.
To be able to survive in sea transportation with harsh living conditions and extremely high mortality rate, at least there is absolutely no problem with physical fitness.
With a little training, he is a good material to serve as a low-level sailor.
Especially among the indigenous slaves, a young man named Wyandot stood out.
Although he had not spoken much, [Echoes of History] could tell that not only did he speak the common language, but several other indigenous slaves also spoke to him.
Maybe even possess some extraordinary knowledge among the indigenous tribes.
It’s just that spirituality has not yet awakened, and knowledge cannot yet be transformed into power.
"Don't worry, there will be bread and milk."
Byron's eyes swept over the faces of everyone in the crowd, seeing them clearly and clearly, as if they had been familiar with each other for several years.
Then he turned around and took out a thick book from a box.
The hard cover is inlaid with a ferocious skull that symbolizes the pirate code.
It is the [Ten Commandments of Pirates] from the [Golden Deer]!
It's not as petty as the "Man-Eating Shark", with only one parchment in total.
Rather, it is a tome that is as big as a brick and is bound by a hundred pages of parchment.
The patterns of the two are obviously completely different.
Byron's ambition is a pirate group, a pirate fleet, and even a military dispatch company that can control the life and death of a country.
He believed that sooner or later, pirates' names would be written on it!
Open the cover to all the pirates, and on the first gilded title page with lace, there are written the ten commandments of the Golden Hart:
“1. Everyone has equal voting rights, but the captain’s orders must be strictly implemented.
2. Everyone is fair, the capable are promoted, the mediocre are demoted...
9. The betrayer will die, but everyone’s talents will not be buried. By accumulating meritorious deeds, you can obtain resources, extraordinary knowledge and promotion rituals!
10. All plunder cannot be kept privately, and the captain gets 15%...
The Ten Commandments can be modified by a vote of the entire crew. "
Little Hans, the shipwright who had the highest level of education and was determined to climb the tower sequence, stood nearby and read word for word to the pirates in the audience.
The split ratio that pirates are most concerned about is not much different from other pirate ships.
It had been stated as early as the recruitment, and they had no objections.
But when the pirates heard the unheard of Article 9, everyone's breathing became a little heavier.
As long as you accumulate meritorious deeds, you can obtain resources, extraordinary knowledge and promotion rituals!
Resources such as spiritual potions and spices represent the possibility of spiritual awakening.
Spirituality, extraordinary knowledge, and the promotion ceremony mean a complete extraordinary prerequisite.
It is also the beginning of stepping onto the [Ladder of Glory] and bidding farewell to all living beings.
Even if it is just the lighthouse sequence [Pirates], which has the largest number and the lowest threshold on the sea, it was not something mediocre people like them dared to casually expect in the past.
Even those geniuses with outstanding qualifications must sign harsh contract documents with the captain if they want to cross that hurdle.
Like a donkey with a carrot hanging in front of it, you may not be able to eat it until you die.
Perhaps, only in large pirate groups, or those pirate king teams that began to pay attention to cultivating talents, would this merit mechanism be fixed as a universal law.
"Mr. Captain, is this all true?"
"Do we also have the hope to become extraordinary? No harsh contract is required, as long as we work hard to establish meritorious deeds, right? Captain?"
"..."
It was already late autumn, but a blazing bonfire seemed to be lit in the dock, and the pirates' enthusiasm almost set the house on fire.
Even the slaves who had lost hope in life immediately brightened up after learning that they also had the same rights.
Byron raised a hand, letting everyone see his palm, and solemnly promised:
"Of course! There is no doubt about it!
Now that I have written the [Ten Commandments of Pirates], I have the endorsement of the [Pirate Code] from the Pirate Emperor.
We will definitely implement it without compromise in the future.
This is my promise to you, and I hope your performance can live up to this commandment. "
While the [Silver Law] protected mankind from the chaotic tide of origin and various dangers, it also completely solidified the social structure on the continent.
There are dozens or hundreds of kingdoms and principalities, large and small, but the throne has always been inherited through law and blood, and no civilian class has ever successfully stolen the country.
The same is true for the middle and lower classes, with more wolves and less meat, and even the second sons and illegitimate sons of nobles cannot be accommodated.
It is too difficult for ordinary people to achieve a class jump.
Byron knows best what kind of terrifying power will erupt once the level of advancement is opened and the many low-level people who have been suppressed for a long time see the hope of rising.
Even if someone wanted to do this in the past, they would definitely not be able to do it.
Because there is no unclaimed land on the continent, and it cannot supply more resources.
But in the Age of Discovery, on the infinitely vast sea, everything was possible!
Pirates happen to be a profession of survival of the fittest. Given basic conditions, the strong survive and the weak are eliminated.
What Byron had to do was to find gold from these slag, and at the end it had to be pig iron and brass, which were suitable for use.
From pirates to kings, his ancestors had done it once, and he was ready to do it again... again!
Dong dong dong...
The scabbard of the sword was placed on the ground, making everyone quiet.
In addition to the real material benefits, Byron also gave a pair of ideal wings to the pirates who were obviously already on top:
“No matter how humble a knight is, he will long for the day when he can protect the girl of his homeland with a white horse and a silver spear, and then die a heroic death.
No matter how ordinary an ordinary person is, he once dreamed that one day he could stand on the top of a mountain, hold great power, and compete with the most unruly heroes in the world!
What do people fear most in life?
What I'm most afraid of is that when I can't move, I will still be doing nothing, and I still comfort myself that being ordinary is valuable.
What is Wuqiu? Only when you already have it and succeed can you call it without seeking!
You see, those people who live in the castle and the palace now, apart from having a good father and a good surname, are they any better than you?
you! Our friends, why can't you take our place? ? ?
*Damn it! "
This man was so fierce that he even scolded himself, but the effect was immediate.
"Roar!* Damn it!"
"Long live the captain!"
"Long live!"
After two lifetimes of experience, Byron has already mastered the art of painting cakes, which is much better than Salman's.
You only need to jump to reach the first pie, not far away.
By the time everyone left their fingerprints on the "Ten Commandments of Pirates" and went about their duties, they were all as motivated as if they had been given a shot of blood.
Even if they were asked to kill the York family's navy, they would not even frown.
Byron reappointed personnel.
Old Hans, a shipbuilder, has grown old and has not moved on. Young Hans, who is still in the learning stage, works part-time as a warehouse manager and chef;
The honest man Eight Fingers served as the boatswain leading the stormtroopers; the trainee navigators Thomas and Parry served as the rigmaster and navigator respectively;
Assassin Gus was promoted to second officer, responsible for assassinations and intelligence...
The position of first mate was reserved for Bruch, who had not yet recovered.
Then Byron assigned tasks to everyone.
The crew members need to spend half a day at the dock to repair the ship together, striving to shorten the half-month repair time by at least one-third, ensuring that they can advance and retreat at any time.
In the remaining half day, little Hans, Eight Fingers and several other pirate officers taught them how to learn [Fisher's Sword Slashing Technique].
After all, Byron, who came from a regular army such as the Royal Naval Academy, had more foresight than other pirate captains.
Basic training is provided to them for free, and it is up to them whether they can stand out in the end.
Even so, "praise the captain" has become a mantra for many people.
[Golden Deer] is finally back on track.
When this grass-roots team goes through a battle, kills an enemy, and survives, it will be a battle force that can be used.
Moreover, the personnel are not technologically advanced enough to make it work.
Byron’s biggest expectation now is actually the world-leading hybrid sailboat - the [Golden Deer].
[Title] can bring power. If it can solidify its status as the world's number one Clippers after the transformation, it will definitely gain unexpected huge benefits!
With the internal situation settled, he would then have the energy to concentrate on dealing with those privateer captains.
