Chapter 768 Decoupling
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"In fact, the reason why things went so smoothly is because you guys, Captain, caused a big disturbance in the Marine Headquarters and demonstrated your powerful military force. In addition, the incident with the Knights of God also made them feel threatened. So for the time being, they dare not overly suppress the Navy that still obeys the World Government. And if the performance of others in the war at the top was not so disappointing, I'm afraid that even if Sengoku recommended it, the Five Elders would not consider Jin."
Mosan stroked his mustache and analyzed.
"Now that you mention it...I really didn't think it through before."
Ger said with a frown.
"I was so focused on getting Ah Jin to perform well that I forgot that the five old guys definitely don't want to see a young, strong, powerful and outstanding young man as the head of the navy. After all, for them, it's not good for the navy to be too strong or too weak. It just needs to be able to maintain the stability of the sea and not escape their control."
"Captain, you are right. If it weren't for the situation, it would be difficult for Ajin to take the position of marshal."
Mosan nodded in agreement.
"Hahaha, anyway, it's already happened now, so we don't have to worry about it anymore. Although it was forced by the situation, wasn't this situation created by us?"
Ger laughed.
Mosan also laughed out loud when he heard his captain's confident words.
"Captain, what should we do next? Should we plant people there and slowly infiltrate the navy?"
Mosan asked seriously.
Gel thought about it for a moment, then looked at Chopper who had been knocked unconscious in the field, and said with a smile.
"No, unless the World Government gets crazy and decides to recruit soldiers from all over the world, I think it's better not to rashly send people in. The high-ranking officers in the Navy are not fools. If they are sent in at a low position, they won't be effective. If they are sent in at a high position, they will be easily discovered and cause more trouble for Jin."
There are only a few vice admirals in the navy who can sit in the conference room to hold meetings. Even the navy marshal cannot directly promote newcomers who have just joined the navy to lieutenant generals, unless there is a large-scale conscription like in the original work, and military ranks are determined directly based on strength. But now Monkey, Chicken, and Dog have not left the navy, so it is obviously impossible to recruit high-level generals directly from the public.
"I think..."
"Die! I'm leaving now. You guys can chat slowly. I'm afraid I'll accidentally let something slip when I'm talking in my sleep if I hear something as confidential as this."
Just as Gel was about to continue speaking, Kurokas stood up, patted his butt, walked to the side, picked up Chopper who was foaming at the mouth, and ran away.
The two didn't care.
Seeing that Mosan was frowning and thinking hard, Gel continued.
"In fact, the navy, this giant, cannot become our private property, so we don't need to think about how to control it. It is enough to let the navy continue to do what it should do. The "just" navy does not conflict with us."
"What do you mean, Captain?"
Mosan asked doubtfully.
"We should give them money. Find a way to provide financial support so that the Navy can gradually decouple from the World Government. We must make sure that Admiral Akin suffers less humiliation and even has the confidence to challenge the Five Elders in the future."
"Doesn't the World Government always like to use military spending as an excuse to suppress the Navy? Then just refuse to let the middlemen make a profit. When the Navy is completely self-sufficient, they will be able to say no to the World Government's chaos!"
Gur said confidently.
"this…"
Mosan still frowned.
"Captain, money is not a problem. With our current financial resources, we can still support the navy even if the overall size is expanded ten or twenty times. The amount of taxes that the Bra Chamber of Commerce and the Golden City have to pay to the World Government every year is an astronomical figure. If we can give half of it to the navy as military expenditure, it will be more than enough. But we can't just reduce the amount of taxes paid to the World Government and give the money to the navy, right?"
"You're right. Giving money is also a technical job."
Gel tapped the tabletop lightly as he pondered.
"Snapped!"
"Have it!"
Ger snapped his fingers and said with a smile.
"Because the war at the top has made the entire ocean more turbulent, the number of pirates on the sea has increased sharply, and merchant caravans may often encounter pirate attacks, so business on the sea has become difficult."
"That's not the case, Captain. This little problem won't affect our caravan. We not only have pacifists but also..."
Mosan stopped talking halfway.
"I understand. Captain, you mean to pretend that business is not going well, and then slowly reduce the amount of gold handed over."
"That's right. Not only that, in order to resist the pirates' invasion and looting of the merchant fleet, we will be forced to spend a lot of money to hire navy warships to escort our merchant ships. Isn't this reasonable?"
"Besides, the World Government's fiscal revenue has decreased, so they will certainly reduce the Navy's military spending. In that case, it makes sense for the Navy to take on some work to earn some extra money in order to survive, right?"
"What a good idea! Many years ago, the World Government agreed to let the Navy accept our caravan's employment. If the World Government's finances are really tight and it is unable to allocate sufficient funds to the Navy, they will not only find it difficult to stop the Navy from accepting our commission, but will be happy to see it happen. In this way, over time... Great! You are worthy of being the Captain!"
"You will understand everything once I tell you. It has to be you, President!"
"Hey Hey!"
"Jie Jie Jie Jie!"
The two of them let out a sinister laugh that gave me goosebumps.
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Bird's Nest Island
World Economic News Headquarters.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Print as fast as you can! Tell all branches to print as fast as they can! This is big news! The whole world must know about it as soon as possible! Stay here tonight and work overtime!"
Morgause quacked, but the dolls working on it didn't object at all.
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The next day
grand line
The Seven Water Capitals of the World’s Shipyards.
Global Children's Bank.
In order to form a "new navy", Zefa and Ian came to the bank to withdraw some Bailey, and by the way, ordered two warships at the shipyard in the Water City.
After Zefa came out of the bank, he looked at the black card in his hand and fell silent.
"Ze, Zefa-sensei! Zefa-sensei? Are you okay?"
Ian called out softly a few times, but it still didn't bring him back to his senses.
"Hahaha, hey~ Mr. Zefa, Ain, hurry up and take a look at today's newspaper! Big news! Admiral Haku has become the Admiral of the Navy!"
Binz rushed over excitedly, waving the newspaper in his hand.
Zefa snatched the newspaper and looked at the serious young man in the photo on the front page. His lips trembled slightly.
"This bastard! Could it be that I have made a mistake?"
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