"Welcome to Dawn Port, my friend!" Li Qingyuan said with a slight nod to Barbossa, while seated in a chair.
Ever since he sank the British fleet last time, he changed the name of Port Royal to Dawn Port, because this city had nothing to do with the British anymore!
It was said that George II vomited three liters of blood and nearly died on the spot after learning that the West Sea Fleet had been completely annihilated.
After waking up, he was originally going to stake everything on sending the remaining fleet to the Caribbean Sea to continue the fight, but he was unanimously opposed by Parliament.
Fifty warships accounted for almost a third of Britain's military strength. Such a large fleet had actually suffered a complete defeat. Before figuring out Li Qingyuan's strength, the British would definitely not dare to act rashly again.
If the British didn't dare to move, the Spanish and French naturally wouldn't want to. Although the one occupying Port Royal was an Easterner, the entire Western interest group should have been resisting him.
But what did so-called righteousness matter?
These years, the three countries had almost beaten their brains out fighting each other. Getting the Spanish and French to pay for the British was simply wishful thinking.
So, when Li Qingyuan held his so-called coronation ceremony a few days ago, the Spanish and French even sent people to offer congratulations!
"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Barbossa bowed deeply, paying his respects to Li Qingyuan.
After more than two months of Governor Swann's efforts, the area of Dawn Port had expanded by five times compared to before, and the total population had reached a terrifying number of one hundred thousand.
One hundred thousand people might be just a town in the eyes of the Chinese, but in the eyes of Europeans, it was enough to establish a country.
Of course, this kind of country was generally a duchy, like the Prince of Wales, or the King of Naples.
Originally, Li Qingyuan had no interest in this kind of child's play kingdom; he would leave after completing his mission, and he wouldn't care about the position of a king.
But he couldn't resist Governor Swann's eagerness to become the king's grandfather, so he went along with it.
He didn't need to lift a finger anyway. The servants would handle all the trivial matters, and all he had to do was show up for the founding ceremony. Why would he want to dampen his subordinates' spirits?
Furthermore, becoming a king was a sure-fire win!
First and foremost, the morale of all his subordinates instantly doubled. Those British soldiers who had surrendered due to the circumstances now became founding heroes of the new kingdom, each bursting with 250% enthusiasm, and they were revitalizing Dawn Port.
In Li Qingyuan's vision, Dawn Port was a port of inclusion. No matter what nation you were from, no matter if you were a navy man or a pirate, as long as you entered the boundaries of Dawn Port, you had to abide by Dawn Port's rules.
Tortuga and Shipwreck Cove, though pirate havens, couldn't develop at all because they were places that embraced absolute chaos.
As everyone knew, absolute chaos was a dead end for development. Only neutral order could go further and faster.
Capitalizing on the prestige of crushing the British fleet in a single battle, for a short period, no one would be brave enough to provoke Dawn Port. However, petty issues like pirates fighting, brawling, and not paying for their meals within Dawn Port were endless.
These small matters might not seem like much, but in the long run, they would affect Dawn Port's reputation!
Originally, no matter how many times he emphasized it, the law enforcement team under him was always listless and dispirited, and their efficiency in catching people was like temporary workers in the Celestial Dynasty dealing with inspections.
Li Qingyuan was furious about this, but there was nothing he could do. He couldn't possibly lead the team to catch people himself every day, could he?
But now it was good. The law enforcement team, who had gone from being prisoners to founding heroes, were now as if they'd been injected with a shot of adrenaline. Not to mention fighting and brawling, even spitting in public would get you arrested and made to sweep the streets for three days.
As for whether those pirates who were caught dared to resist?
Anyone who could sail on the sea wasn't stupid. They might not know one, two, three, four, but they were very clear about whose fist was bigger.
It's just sweeping the streets, isn't it? A thousand times better than being hanged, right?
The entire Dawn Port was spotless, and Barbossa almost thought he had gone to the wrong place when he arrived!
Secondly, Elizabeth Swann's attitude towards him had also changed these days.
He didn't know whether it was Governor Swann's persuasion these days that had worked, or if the title of Queen really drove women crazy, or perhaps Elizabeth had awakened some strange attributes.
Anyway, her attitude had started to change gradually during this time. Although they weren't at the point where they could communicate with a look, at least she didn't have to wear her braces at night anymore!
"Captain Barbossa, what do you think of Dawn Port now?" Li Qingyuan asked, after instructing a servant to seat Barbossa.
Out of the entire Caribbean pirate world, he found this guy the easiest to get along with.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, Barbossa was cunning and treacherous, not a qualified business partner. But in his opinion…
A pirate should act like a pirate. Barbossa was the real deal.
Jack Sparrow?
That guy was just like that Monkey fellow from the neighboring script, specifically there to make trouble for the great cause of piracy.
"Excellent, even better than London and Lisbon. I think even Venice can't compare to the prosperity of Dawn Port!" Barbossa exclaimed with genuine emotion.
Dawn Port is located right in the middle of the Caribbean Sea. Furthermore, after Li Qingyuan announced the abolition of the transit tax on ships, Dawn Port had quickly become a must-pass location for all ships traveling to and from the New World.
After all, a port that possessed strong strength to guarantee the safety of all merchant ships, plus didn't charge any transit tax, was a rare find anywhere in the world!
At first, when Li Qingyuan announced the exemption of transit taxes on ships, everyone, including Governor Swann, strongly opposed it. Because a port not collecting ship taxes was simply beyond everyone's understanding.
What would they eat if they didn't collect taxes?
However, after a two-month trial run, everyone now had to write a big character of "I concede"!
The economy of Dawn Port was growing almost daily. Although they didn't collect transit taxes on ships, the commercial taxes from those dumping products and selling goods made the tax collectors' hands tired from collecting money.
Dawn Port, as it was now, might not be able to compare to old cities like London or Lisbon in terms of heritage, but in terms of development prospects, it could at least be compared to Venice.
"Barbossa, I have a question for you!"
"What orders do you have, Your Majesty!"
"If I wanted to become the Pirate Emperor, what conditions would I need to meet?" After pondering this for a month by himself without any progress, Li Qingyuan decided it was better to just ask the person in charge.
In the plot, if you wanted to become the Pirate Emperor, you first had to become one of the Nine Pirate Lords. Then, you would convene a Pirate Council. As long as two Pirate Lords simultaneously nominated someone, that person could become the Pirate Emperor.
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