If we compare modern civilization to pudding, and evil to seasoning in flour, why doesn't adding seasoning to flour give pudding a nasty taste?And yet another question: Why, in the heroic epics, do pirates keep exuding some sort of terrible magic?In the wreckage of cultural accumulation, is there an underlying foundation to support these old-fashioned savages?In a modern and orderly society ruled by law, does our spiritual home still retain untamed wildness, constantly fighting against law and order?To express my point more clearly, let me give an example: Wouldn't every boy, for whatever reason, prefer to be a pirate captain rather than a member of parliament?We don't and would rather read Avery Boat

Stories of captive East Indies treasure ships, won beautiful princesses and countless jewels, rather than listen to Bishop Atterbury's sermons or read master Robert Boyle's religious romance Theodora and Didy James?We can understand that the sinful nature of most people is the only answer to this question. Every time we read the story of the brave and mighty Nelson commanding a battle, our hearts are full of excitement and our blood is boiling.But while the stories of their heroic adventures are fascinating, I think most people would rather turn the page of history and read the story of the British navigator Francis Drake capturing the Spanish treasure ship in the South Seas.People must want to see how he divided up the huge pile of gold and silver treasures on Pan Island.The name Pan Island comes from the utensils in which the pirates divided their spoils. Because the looted jewels were too large to measure, the pirates had to use quart pans to divide the spoils.

Bravery and daring, however crazy and impious, are always able to stir up the latent evil in any lowly person.Undoubtedly, he possessed the courage to stand against all odds of law and order in civilized society, which made him a beloved hero under the banner of the skull.However, the reason why his image is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people is not only because of his bravery, there may be a greater reason, that is, the thirst for treasure; it is the latter that makes us deeply addicted to the island. In the story of dividing up the treasure.In the first half of the story, after the pirates divided up the treasures, they buried the illegally obtained treasures in the sand of the tropical beach, and then retreated to the island to live in seclusion, waiting for the opportunity to squander Doblons.When the time comes, they can spend their money like aristocrats in a civilized society and live in luxury.They don't want to keep traversing the treacherous coral reef, repeating the horror experience of trying to escape the fleet ordered to hunt him!

What a life of adventure!A life in which one must always be on the alert, always in danger, always on the run!He is an Ishmaelite of the sea, always wandering aimlessly and homelessly on the sea, sometimes disappearing silently for several months; sometimes cleaning ships on the deserted coast; Sometimes they would suddenly pounce on merchant ships and shoot wildly with guns.He roared, roared, released his passion wantonly, and wreaked havoc!He's a Carlisle hero!Behind him is full of blood, desire, flames of war and plunder! At the beginning of the 18th century, piracy was very popular, and this period was the golden age of piracy.Of course, piracy did not emerge suddenly during this period, but gradually evolved from the semi-legal maritime plundering in the 16th century.In a sense, piracy at the time evolved from the unorganized and unofficially sanctioned warfare of Tudor England.

As early as the time of Queen Elizabeth, those adventurous wars against Spain had some pirate color.Many adventurers, such as Francis Drake and his group, actually crossed the boundaries of international law many times and carried out many actions with piracy.Although their actions were not officially recognized, they were not punished or reprimanded for their plundering of Spanish merchant ships at home or in the West Indies. On the contrary, they were praised.In that so-called peaceful era, it was not a shame to make a fortune by plundering Spanish merchant ships.Many well-known citizens and businessmen in London believed that the queen had not done her duty to fight against the powerful Catholic forces, so they organized their own fleets and launched a Protestant war against the Pope's army. The essence of this war was piracy. It's just in the name of attacking Catholicism.

Through these adventures, the pirates have captured a staggering amount of treasure that is astounding.For example, it's hard to believe the amount of loot Drake "bought" from the famous treasure ship captured in the South Seas. A century later, an ancient pirate writer wrote: "The Spaniards can now be sure that each pirate was allocated 240 tons of gold and silver tableware and 16 bowls of gold coins (a total of 45 pirates). Due to the amount of treasure It was too huge to fit all on the pirate ship, so they had to throw a lot of treasure into the sea." Perhaps this is an exaggeration by the author and the Spanish authorities, but the facts contained in it can indeed prove that the huge wealth "purchased" (the pirates called it "purchased") by the bold and reckless in that era was all plundered .exist

In the western world, you can see the names of these brave navigators in the old era everywhere. They drove small iron boats with hundreds of tons of load across the vast sea. On the one hand, they wanted to explore unknown seas; Hunt for the treasure of the Spaniards.These people include: Frobisher, Davis, Drake, etc. In this left-wing war against Spanish Catholics, there is no doubt that many adventurers were incited not only by Puritan strict Calvinism, but also by the gold and silver treasures of "Catholic pagans".Therefore, they maintained an abiding enthusiasm and braved the vast and mysterious unknown sea that stretched to the sunset.In those distant seas, they continued to attack the huge and cumbersome treasure ships that shuttled through the Caribbean Sea or passed through the Strait of the Bahamas, thus plundering huge treasures.

Of all the appalling cruelties, the religious wars of the old days were the most dreadful and monstrous.It is difficult for people today to believe in the brutality and brutality of that era.At the time, death was usually the lightest punishment a captive could receive.When the Spaniards captured the British, they handed over the captives to the Inquisition, and the world probably knew what that meant.When the British captured Spanish ships, they tortured the captives in every possible way, either for revenge or to force them to tell where the treasure was buried.In this process of countering violence with violence, it is difficult for us to tell whether the Anglo-Saxons are more sophisticated or the Latins when torturing their victims.

For example, when Cobham captured a Spanish ship in the Bay of Biscay, he ordered the crew to wrap up the enemy's general, crew, and every Spaniard on board, whether armed or not. Sew it into the mainsail and throw it overboard.A few days later, the sea washed the mainsail ashore, and more than 20 bodies were found inside. Of course, blood is paid with blood, and these acts were without exception met with revenge.Many innocent lives were later paid to pay the blood debt owed by the cruel Cobham. Nothing comes closer to piracy than these.However, as mentioned earlier, although these acts of piracy were not permitted by law, the officials basically turned a blind eye to it, because many respected people also participated in these acts.

Gradually, the conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism has eased, but it is still some time before the end of the religious war, but when the sword is drawn, the scabbard will not be thrown far away.Then came a period of titular peace, and a generation that no longer deserved respect—one could say it was a duty—was engaged in a new way of fighting enemy nations, which was to keep their own lands as free as possible from the flames of war. invasion.The seeds of hatred had been sown, and men had proved that piracy against Spain could be done without their own country suffering a little.Blood flowed, brutality raged, and people were addicted to it, and their desire for blood and violence surpassed all desires.

Although in her own country Spain can enjoy peace and tranquility, in the West Indies, she is always in a state of war, constantly at war with England, France, Holland and other countries.For it, if it wants to stand on the New World, it must face this choice between life and death.At that time, Spain's domestic economy was in depression and experienced a comprehensive turmoil of major reforms. As a result, its national strength was greatly weakened and it was on the verge of collapse.America was its treasure chest, where it hoped to fill its leaking purses with gold and jewels.Therefore, it tried its best and struggled desperately, trying to isolate its American property from the world.However, this is nothing more than a waste of effort, the old order on which it rests has collapsed, and is broken forever.However, it still persisted in making a final struggle against fate, so in tropical America, it broke out a long war with the whole world.Thus, long after the pirates had disappeared from the waters of Spain, they reappeared in distant waters, gathering lawless and violent elements with inexhaustible vigor, and ravaging all new lands.Here, the only law is breaking the law; here, strength is justice; here, the only way to live is to slit someone's throat.