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Chapter 189 The dog that kicked the iron plate

"call!"

On the deck of Jackdaw, Xin Sheng blew the wooden birds to find the whereabouts of the Blackbeard.

"Damn! This guy Hector is really in the way... After finding Bu Laoquan, he still has to act separately with him."

Since Barbosa's Hawk was following behind, the wooden bird would point to the back without any suspense every time, making Xin Sheng unable to locate the position of other powerful pirates.

Taking advantage of the wind, Jackdaw and Falcon had returned to the Caribbean Sea and docked on Mayaguana Island in northern Haiti to replenish supplies.

With William III's mission in mind, Xin Sheng planned to go north to Florida's White Hat Bay to find Ponce de Leon's ship, complete the exploration of the Undying Spring and part ways with Barbosa.

But Xin Sheng's plan encountered problems before it was officially implemented.

The person who caused the problem was Lord Carlett Beckett.

Lord is a synonym for nobles by the British. Theoretically, even the duke can be called Lord.

But Carlet Beckett was not a real aristocrat. Strictly speaking, he was a descendant of the nobles and had a prominent family.

"Carret Beckett's father was Earl Beckett. He just inherited the title from the old earl two years ago, so Carret began to be called Lord Beckett."

Captain Jefferson seemed to have a good understanding of the affairs between the nobles. When the ships of the British Royal Fleet surrounded the Jackdaws, he calmly explained to Xin Sheng the origin of the title of Beckett's "Lord".

Xin Sheng shrugged jokes: "In other words, that guy can get to where he is today with the help of his family?"

"I thought he really got the title of nobles by his own efforts."

Jefferson shook his head: "There are so many rumors in the market. It's not a secret that Carlert's identity is in the upper class of the UK. It's just that it has been passed on to the people and has undergone a series of artistic processing... Eighty-most of the mouthpiece he arranged was deliberately beautifying his experience."

Karret Beckett is a profit-oriented person, Xin Sheng has long known this.

As long as he can achieve his goal, he doesn't mind using any dirty means. This "buy a water army" is the most normal operation of giving his face.

According to Jefferson, Karrett was not the eldest son of the family and could not inherit the title, which was the biggest reason why he went to work in the East India Company.

Thanks to the support of the family, Kallert successfully climbed to the highest level of the British East India Company and became one of the company's directors.

The UK is very jealous of the huge gains Spain has made in the New World and has been looking for opportunities to expand its country's influence in the New World and the Caribbean.

It was in this context that the British East India Company recommended itself to the king and obtained a license to officially enter the Caribbean to expand its business.

As a director and descendant of the East India Company, Cutler Beckett represents the interests of emerging capital groups and old nobles.

Under the newly appointed Earl Beckett event, William III gave Carlett Beckett greater authority, hoping that he could expand Britain's interests in the Caribbean and his status was equivalent to the imperial envoy commonly referred to as the Chinese imperial envoy.

Lord Beckett, who holds the Sword of Shangfang, began to show his authority as soon as he arrived in the Caribbean.

He undermined the Governor of Jamaica, Wetherby Swan, and arranged his own hands to take over the military power of Jamaica.

If James Norrington was still there, Beckett's actions would not be so smooth.

But unfortunately, Brigadier General Norrington went out to sea to pursue the Black Pearl without returning. It is said that his flagship, Fearless, was overturned by a storm at sea.

After learning about this, William III was very dissatisfied with Norrington's reckless actions and ordered him to be removed from office.

Before the new fleet commander arrived, Beckett temporarily managed the British fleet in the Caribbean as a King's Envoy.

The military and political forces were caught by Beckter's power was unprecedentedly expanded, and his ambition also began to expand, trying to wipe out all the pirates in the Caribbean.

Because this matter is beneficial to other maritime powers that colonized the New World, countries including Spain, the Netherlands and France turned a blind eye to Beckett's actions, giving him unprecedented authority in the Caribbean.

The head of the East India Company fleet surrounded the Jackdaws was a middle-aged man facing the vicious.

Xin Sheng and others calmly watched the other party climbing the Jackdaws with great vigor, and ignored his sarcastic style.

"I am Ian Mather, Lord Beckett's assistant, and I will destroy the pirates at the order of Lord."

Ian Mather proudly raised his head and said to Xin Sheng: "The captain of the Corsair Jackdaw, Sheng Xin, will rebel against you on the order of Lord Beckett..."

"etc."

Xin Sheng smiled and took out the special envoy certificate given by William III from his chest: "Look at this certificate and say it again, what do Beckett want to do to me?"

Ian Mather, who was interrupted, was very upset and snatched the certificate from Xin Sheng.

"Be careful."

Xin Sheng smiled sinisterly and said, "Otherwise I will execute you on the spot in the name of blaspheming His Majesty William III."

At this time, Mather had already seen the contents of the certificate clearly, and the royal seal unique to William III was also stamped below the letter.

Realizing what he had done, Mather's hands and feet were trembling, and he noticed a cold gaze staring at him.

"Clang!"

Captain Will Jefferson pulled out the long sword around his waist and pointed the tip of the sword at Mather in anger.

"Employees of a small private company dare to take action to seize the king's license certificate!"

"Are you despising Your Majesty's authority?"

"Don't dare!"

Mather bowed in cold sweat and apologized: "I am abrupt! Please forgive me, Your Excellency, the Special Envoy!"

"Captain Jefferson, no one knows it, let's go around him this time, at least give Beckett some face."

"snort!"

Under Xin Sheng's sarcastic persuasion, Jefferson angrily retracted the sword, but he still stared at Mather, who was ruthless.

Xin Sheng patted Mather's shoulder with a smile: "Go back and tell Lord Beckett that I still have your Majesty's secret order to be executed, and I don't have time to play pirate games with him for the time being."

“Yes…yes!”

The fleet controlled by the East India Company soon dispersed under the greeting of Mather, and Barbosa, who watched a good show in the back, unabashedly laughed at the guys who kicked the iron plate.

Xin Sheng said meaningfully to Captain Jefferson, whose anger has not faded, "It seems that Beckett's 'Lord' has had a lot of fun in the Caribbean, but... is his power a little too great?"

"I heard that even the governor of Jamaica, Wetherby Swan, was undermined by him, and the military power vacated by Brigadier General Norrington was also held in his hands. Military and political grasps it."

Jefferson's face moved, and a look of vigilance and thought flashed in his eyes.

Obviously, Xin Sheng's sow discord was heard by him.

In the Caribbean Sea, the emperor is far away, it is obviously not a good thing to have an authoritarian manager like Beckett.

It would be okay if Beckett was honest and obedient, but if his ambitions were inflated...

The look in Jefferson's eyes gradually became firmer.

"Captain, please allow me to go ashore. I have some small things to deal with."

Xin Sheng smiled and nodded: "Of course, but please listen to me for now."

"The sailors sailed on the sea for more than two months and needed some time to relieve fatigue."

"Instead of resting uncomfortable on this small island where birds don't shit, we might as well go directly to the UK to stop in Jamaica, the largest colony in the Caribbean. What do you think?"

Jefferson considered it and agreed to Xin Sheng's suggestion.

"Yes, I can meet Karret Beckett."

"I want to see how arrogant he is in the Caribbean."

Xin Sheng hinted the corner of his mouth in a concealed manner: ‘Ha~ the induction was quite smooth.’
Chapter completed!
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