Chapter 1525 Charlie's little calculation
Don't mention it, this scene really made Bai Tu confused.
But he quickly reacted and realized that Charlie had faced reality.
As the son of the Imperial Navy Marshal, he would be considered a top second-generation official in the Patton Empire. He knelt so easily, giving up his dignity and even his surname, and turned around to express his intention to cut off all ties with his former family.
This decisiveness and execution ability, to some extent, made Bai Tu really look at him with new respect.
Then, before Bai Tu could speak, Charlie, who had already sorted out his thoughts before coming over, had already started promoting himself.
"I think I have some ability and I have a lot of experience in fleet command and operations. Besides that, I can also provide more information about the Patton Empire..."
Listening to Charlie's self-promotion, Bai Tu remained very calm throughout.
In terms of intelligence, he now has Harald.
Harald, who was the governor of the North Sea during his lifetime, had much more intelligence than Charles, the second-generation official.
From this point of view, he no longer needs Charlie.
As for Charlie's ability...
"Let me be frank. I probably know your abilities better than you do. It's not to the point where we would take risks. You should understand what I mean."
What Bai Tu said was really true.
After all, Bai Tu had personally confirmed Charlie's panel. From the opponent's talent to the five-dimensional attributes, he still remembered it clearly.
With three stars in both intelligence and command, he is actually quite outstanding as a naval general.
After all, the size of the naval force will not be too large, and to some extent, three-star command is completely sufficient.
It is at this moment that the other party's act of betraying his old master so straightforwardly makes his loyalty questionable.
In fact, Bai Tu's "Eye of Peering into Secrets" had already been opened when the other party came in.
After Charles swore allegiance, the other party's loyalty was shown as sixty-three points.
Judging from the numbers, this is a fence-sitter. He will lean towards whichever way the wind blows...
But from a rational point of view, Charlie's loyalty at this stage is completely normal.
Don't forget, he originally belonged to the enemy camp of their Great Zhou, and only fell into their hands after being defeated and captured.
In a situation like this, it would be abnormal if the loyalty of the people was very high right after they surrendered.
Bai Tu actually didn't mind using him.
Just like when Zhou Xu traded a large number of people from Peter, he actually didn't care how loyal those immigrants were to him. He only cared about the labor. Just do your job honestly, nothing else matters.
Same thing with Charlie.
From the other party's willingness to surrender, we can see that he values his life.
If it really comes to a life-and-death situation in the future, he will definitely betray for the sake of his own life.
But to be honest, even Zhou Xu, the supreme ruler, would not expect everyone in the country to live and die with their Great Zhou, and to sacrifice their lives for their Great Zhou. This idea itself is unrealistic.
Leaving aside such extreme cases, most of the time, you cannot deny that an excellent talent with two or three stars is still very useful. He can play enough value under normal circumstances, and the overall disadvantages outweigh the advantages, and that's enough.
Of course, even if he could figure it out, it wouldn't stop Bai Tu from beating him.
Charlie naturally understood what Bai Tu meant. He was quite clear about his current position and identity, so he said directly...
"I don't need to participate in all the upcoming battles with the Patton Empire. The colonel can even send me directly to the rear. In this way, the colonel shouldn't have to worry about me turning against you and causing hidden dangers, right?"
Charlie's method seemed very reasonable at first glance and met Bai Tu's needs, but in fact it was more beneficial to himself.
Not participating in all battles with the Patton Empire means that he does not need to take risks. By being sent to the rear, he can get a safe environment.
Under this premise, no matter how the fighting on the front line goes, as a surrendered talent, he can ensure that he is not affected to the greatest extent possible while staying in the rear.
In the end, the Great Zhou won the battle, so naturally there would be no problem for him since he had surrendered long ago.
On the other hand, if the Patton Empire won, he, who was not involved in the battle, would have the opportunity to switch sides and then say that he was imprisoned in the rear by the Great Zhou.
After all, his father was the Grand Admiral of the Imperial Navy, and since they had already won the battle, nothing would happen to him.
Charlie's idea was very nice, but Bai Tu obviously couldn't hide his little thoughts from him.
Looking at Bai Tu's half-smiley face, Charlie's heart skipped a beat and a trace of confusion flashed across his face unconsciously.
Obviously, Bai Tu was not satisfied with his approach.
Charlie had considered this situation, but if possible, he really didn't want to face it.
Now Bai Tu was almost pointing it out directly, and Charlie certainly wouldn't let things get to that point.
He had no choice but to bite the bullet and reveal his backup plan.
"How about this? When the two armies go to war, if my father leads the troops, you can use me to persuade him to surrender. If persuasion fails, I will break with him in public and swear allegiance to the Great Zhou. Are you satisfied?"
When he said the latter part, Charlie's expression became a little stiff.
This was equivalent to cutting off his retreat in public, but he had no other choice now. His life was in the hands of Da Zhou. "Yes."
After receiving this answer, Bai Tu showed a satisfied smile on his face.
By the way, at the same time Charlie said this, his loyalty increased by two points to sixty-five points.
This is certainly not because Charlie is more loyal to their Great Zhou.
The fundamental reason is probably that his retreat was cut off, and Charlie realized that the situation had changed, and his mentality also changed, which affected the value of loyalty.
After that, Bai Tu didn't plan to send him away, but took the opportunity to ask for a lot of information about the Patton Empire.
He had already obtained this information from Harald in advance. Now asking Charlie again, to put it bluntly, was just testing the other party to see whether this guy was honest or not.
If he is still telling lies or providing half-true and half-false information, Bai Tu should adjust the original handling plan.
However, it turned out that this guy was smart enough and did not continue playing tricks. The information he provided matched the information Harald had provided before.
After confirming everything, looking at Charlie who was obviously still a little nervous and embarrassed, Bai Tu showed a bit of goodwill to him at the right time.
"Our Majesty once said, 'A wise bird chooses a tree to roost in, and a wise minister chooses a master to serve.' We don't care about your past. As long as you sincerely surrender and work hard for our Great Zhou in the future, we will never treat you unfairly!"
Simply giving warnings and reprimands may have the opposite effect if we are not careful. The big stick and the sweet treats must be used together to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
During this period, Charlie heard the saying "A good bird chooses a tree to roost in, a wise minister chooses a master to serve", which made his eyes light up. It unexpectedly fits his mood. Unconsciously, Charlie's loyalty rose a little bit to 66 points.
(End of this chapter)
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