Chapter 4516 Chapter 4518 [A mess]
"It's really a mess outside now. It's changing so fast. I don't even know what to do." Governor Weatherby said helplessly to Xiang Nan.
Nowadays, the Caribbean has been turned upside down. In addition to Saint Lucia, there are also many areas such as Cuba, the Bahamas, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, etc. The local black slaves and native white people are becoming more and more dissatisfied with the rulers and have started to fight. .
They united and drove away the local colonists and chose to stand on their own feet. Even Europe is in chaos now, so he is worried that he will be overthrown by the islanders at some point.
"Don't worry, you have such a high prestige in Port Royal, the people will not rise up against you." Xiang Nan smiled, "And as long as I protect you, no one can hurt you."
"But on the British side... once the royal family is destroyed... what should we do?" Governor Weatherby asked worriedly.
Nowadays, the middle and lower class people in the UK are taking advantage of the opportunity of the King of England to send troops to the European continent and start to cause trouble in the UK.
Most of the troops of British King George II were fighting in Europe, and it was difficult to go back and suppress them for a while. Therefore, these rebels quickly grew in size. It is said that they have captured many places. It is difficult to say whether they will overthrow the rule of the British King.
He was originally the governor of Port Royal appointed by the King of England, and he was justified. But if the King of England was overthrown, how would he have any legitimacy as a governor.
And since it's not legal, how can he still be the governor? Do the decrees he issues still have meaning? Will anyone abide by them?
"If Britain really turns the world upside down, then you will be the king of Jamaica." Xiang Nan smiled slightly and said, "Political power comes from the barrel of a gun. With my support, are you still afraid that the world will turn upside down?"
"But, we also have the Goddess Church here. Will those members cause trouble here?" Weatherby still couldn't calm down.
There is an army in Port Royal, but there are only about 300 people. The entire population of Port Royal is as many as 100,000, and these 100,000 people are almost all believers of the Goddess Church.
If they really rebelled, three hundred soldiers would not be enough. When the time comes, 100,000 people will swarm forward, and they will be turned into pulp.
And he, the governor, will not be spared and will definitely be hanged on the gallows by the people.
"Don't worry, what they are resisting is tyranny and oppression, and our Port Royal has always been free and the taxes are very reasonable. They have no reason to rebel." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled, "And I have been paying close attention to the Goddess Church on the island. There are no signs of them stocking up on weapons and ammunition, so I think it will be fine at least in the short term.”
The priest of the Port Royal Goddess Church is himself. As long as he does not organize the believers to revolt, the believers will not be able to revolt. Of course he will not rebel on his own, so Port Royal will be safe.
"That's good, I'll leave everything to you, James." Governor Weatherby finally breathed a sigh of relief.
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The Church of the Goddess set off rebellions in Europe, from England to France, from Spain to Portugal, from Germany to Austria...people were resisting everywhere.
This put the European powers at war in a dilemma. They wanted to cease fire and transfer their troops back to quell the rebellion, but the two sides could not agree on terms. Instead of mobilizing troops to quell the rebellion, the fire in the backyard would burn to the front yard.
After Europe fell into chaos, it had no time to look elsewhere, which made the struggles in colonies in Africa, Asia, Australia, North America, South America, and the Caribbean intensify and became difficult to contain. At this time, the thirteen states in North America raised the banner of independence, equality, and freedom. With the strong support of the Goddess Church, they repelled the British colonists and successfully won their independence. After that, the American Federation was born.
Subsequently, at the request of the Goddess Church, the American Federation sent troops to Mexico and Canada to help the Goddess Church believers there resist the local colonists in the name of rescuing "other oppressed brothers and sisters."
The people of Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador in South America also achieved victory in their fight against the colonial rule.
Australia, Southeast Asia, India, and Africa's Mozambique, Angola, Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Ivory Coast and other places also fought back, and the fighting is still going on.
And in all battles, there are female Amazon warriors. They charge forward in every battle, bringing unlimited confidence to the believers.
It is precisely because of this that these female warriors stole the show.
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In the Caribbean, many islands such as Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico, Dominica, Virgin Islands, Grenada, etc. have declared independence.
Governor Weatherby was worried about this and took the initiative to approach Xiang Nan and asked, "How about we also declare independence and change the governorship system to a theocracy? I just don't know if it's too late for me to become a believer now?"
After the earliest colony, Saint Lucia, became an independent country, the local black slaves and native whites chose a theocratic system, with the priests of Saint Lucia as the head of state, in charge of both religion and administration.
However, this is only suitable for an island country like Saint Lucia, which not only has a small population, but also has a single religion. Most of the islands believe in the Church of the Goddess, and those who do not believe are either killed or exiled.
As for the American Federation, although it became independent with the strong support of the Goddess Church, in addition to the believers of the Goddess Church, there are also a large number of Christians in the country.
It is not appropriate to implement a unified system of government and education in such a country, so they adopted a federal system. Each state has the right to formulate its own laws, recruit its own army, hire its own officials, and even choose its own state religion.
For example, in coastal states such as New Jersey, Delaware, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Maryland, which rely mainly on ocean trade and fishing, believers in the Goddess Church account for the majority, so they established the Goddess Church as their state religion.
Later, the countries that became independent from the colonies basically had these two forms, either a theocratic system or a federal system.
Xiang Nan didn't care much about this and never interfered. After all, his purpose is just to recruit more believers. As for the national system, he doesn't care at all.
Jamaica is a small island. In addition to Port Royal, there are dozens of farms and several villages where fishermen gather.
The combined population of Port Royal, farms and small fishing villages is about 120,000, most of whom are believers of the Goddess Church, and there are also a few followers of the Monkey God Cult, Voodoo Cult and Christian Cult.
So according to Governor Wetherby's idea, he was going to join the Goddess Church and then peacefully transfer power to the church's priests in exchange for the other party's promise to ensure the safety of their father, daughter, Xiang Nan and others.
After all, that's all he really cares about now.
"I don't think it's urgent. Let's take a look at the situation first." Seeing this, Xiang Nan steadied him and said, "Even if you want to surrender, the other party must first extend an olive branch. Otherwise, how can you negotiate terms with others."