Li Zhen was quite surprised when he heard Tiqi's words.
After Li Zhen discussed with Scott, Chen Yucheng, Liu Jintang and others, they had concluded that Kamehameha IV had set a trap to invite Teach to go. The reason why Li Zhen did not remind Teach was because he saved the money to give Teach a favor. He wanted Tiqi to stand more firmly on Li Zhen's side and protect the Chinese merchant ships at sea more firmly, but Li Zhen did not expect that Tiqi would directly defect to him.
This effect was beyond his expectation.
Li Zhen said: "I need the help of Captain Teach. China's power at sea has become more powerful. I welcome you."
Tiqi saluted Li Zhen, his expression already showing that of a subordinate to a superior.
Although Teach is a pirate, it does not mean that he is reckless. Now that the identities of the two parties have changed, he immediately changed the way he got along with Li Zhen. Teach changed the topic and asked with a little respect: "President, at that time I You wanted to kill the soldiers of the Kingdom of Hawaii, but you stopped them. Now that the soldiers of the Kingdom of Hawaii have been imprisoned on the island, what are you going to do with it?"
Li Zhen said: "Kill none of them and keep them all. This is an excuse for you to take over the Kingdom of Hawaii."
Tiqi pointed to his nose and asked with a look of disbelief: "You said that about me."
Li Zhen nodded and said, "Yes, it's you."
Tiqi shook his head one after another and said quickly: "I can't do it, I definitely can't do it. If you ask me to rob or fight, I will definitely not even frown and I won't mess up things. But if you ask me to govern a country, I will definitely mess it up." If you cannot win the people, they must resist together. President, if I can't do it well, let others do it. Even Thomson can do it better than me."
Li Zhen chuckled lightly and said, "I didn't say that I would let you govern the Kingdom of Hawaii. Besides, there are still big problems in even capturing the Kingdom of Hawaii. However, you have to take over."
Teach was confused and asked: "What do you mean?"
Li Zhen explained: "This time Kamehameha IV has designed to frame you. I will let you take advantage of this opportunity to pass a series of arrangements to capture the Kingdom of Hawaii, turn to China, and become a part of China. When the time comes, I will send people to govern the island nation of Hawaii, but you are still roaming the sea with pirates, so don’t worry, I won’t worry you.”
Teach smiled and said: "That's pretty much it."
His face was full of smiles, and his heart was ready to move.
Attacking a kingdom is a big move.
When he led a group of pirates to attack San Francisco, the commotion was very big. Just this incident made Teach famous in the pirate world. The pirates stole money and treasures, and they also dared to attack warships from various countries. The royal merchant ships started to attack, but few people attacked a country like him. There was no doubt that Li Zhen's proposal impressed Teach, a big pirate.
Teach could not wait to send troops to attack immediately, and said: "President, I will immediately summon all the pirates under my command, and then take a boat to attack the Kingdom of Hawaii."
Li Zhen stretched out his hand to stop it and said: "Don't worry, didn't you listen to what I just said? It requires a series of arrangements."
Teach asked: "What do you want to order?"
Li Zhen motioned for Teach to sit down and then said: "Attacking the Kingdom of Hawaii is not a simple matter. Do you think that just the pirates under your command can gain a foothold on the Hawaiian Island?"
Tiqi held his head high, confident and calm, and said firmly: "President, you can't underestimate the strength of Tiqi's pirate group. Anyway, our pirate group has thousands of people. With your weapon support and the brothers
We are all people who dare to fight and fight hard. Such a strong and hard-working pirate group can still attack the Kingdom of Hawaii."
Li Zhen nodded and said with certainty: "If the Tiki Pirates attack the Kingdom of Hawaii alone, I have no doubt that with the strength of the Tiki Pirates and the killing of Kamehameha IV, there will be unrest in the country, so
I believe we can capture the Kingdom of Hawaii, but there are forces from the United States and England on the island."
After a pause, Li Zhen continued: "If the Tich Pirates take action, the two countries will definitely not sit idly by. Are you confident that you can block the forces of the two countries? France even has some forces on the island, and it is possible.
Intervene, Hawaii Island is a fulcrum. Once it is levered, the impact will be very large. Major forces will intervene. It will be very difficult to stabilize the situation of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Your pirate group is not enough."
After hearing this, Tiqi frowned.
To be able to serve as the leader of a pirate group, Teach obviously has enough abilities.
He thought about it and understood the stakes. Teach obviously felt that this matter was very complicated. After thinking for a while, he couldn't think of a solution and said: "President, it is easy to solve it. You can just send a fleet and board the
Hawaii Island occupies this small area the size of a palm. Whoever opposes it will be destroyed by us. Do you think so?"
Li Zhenqiang smiled to himself, shook his head and said, "Captain Teach, it's not that easy."
"Why." Teach asked.
Li Zhen sighed lightly and said: "You are one of our own, I won't hide it from you. On China's land, I can easily defeat the armies of various countries. That is because there is a lot of strategic depth, which can give me enough opportunities."
Defeat the armies of various countries, so it is not difficult to defeat the armies of various countries. After all, land warfare is our specialty."
"But at sea, we are not strong."
"Take the Netherlands as an example. The Netherlands is a long-established maritime overlord. The former 'Sea Coachman', although its strength has declined, cannot be underestimated. England is the overlord that dominates the sea. The rest, France, Italy, etc., are also very powerful at sea.
, This is their specialty. On Chinese soil, if the armies of various countries use their own shortcomings to attack our strengths, they will undoubtedly lose. On the sea, China's strength is lacking. In a head-on confrontation, our army will probably fail."
Li Zhen told the difference between the two sides without hiding anything.
After listening to this, Tiqi felt not decadent, but moved and motivated.
Li Zhen told him the truth and was willing to tell him the facts, which made him feel very comfortable. In addition, Li Zhen could clearly understand his own shortcomings and strengths, and his mind was clear. Tiqi felt that he had found the wrong person. Tiqi was a pirate.
He was born and worked hard at sea. Now that Li Zhen is weak at sea, he has a place to be useful, which makes Teach even more excited.
Teach said with high spirits: "President, it doesn't matter if you are not strong enough, you can develop."
Li Zhen nodded and said: "Well said, as long as we are willing to develop, things will get better. However, the current affairs regarding the Kingdom of Hawaii must be carefully planned."
Teach asked: "What are you going to do?"
Li Zhen thought for a while and said seriously: "On the way back from the island, I have been thinking about how to deal with it, but I have not yet formed a detailed solution. Captain Teach, temporarily suppress Kamehameha IV's News, give me two days to think about it, and then I will give you an answer. I will not return to the country for the time being, and I will resolve the affairs of the Kingdom of Hawaii first."
