Will the New World Marines Become a Military Merit Aristocracy?
August of 1507 in the Marine Era.
Since Spandine first live broadcast speech a week ago, the already chaotic situation around the world has spread further.
The following day, former Marine Admiral Benn Ortolan announced in the newspapers that he would resume his post as Admiral of the Marine Headquarters and, in accordance with the orders of the Fleet Admiral, would assume the duties of Fleet Admiral and oversee the entire Marines, effective immediately.
Furthermore, Ortolan ordered all Marines to remain calm and refrain from rash actions. The most urgent task remains maintaining the security of the waters within their jurisdiction, and they must not allow ambitious individuals or pirates to wreak havoc during this critical time and harm the people with impunity.
As soon as Ortolan gave the order, the Marines of the North Blue and the New World immediately declared their obedience.
In the East Blue, the Marines admiral had already been bribed and taken down by Aramaki, who then issued a declaration stating that without the Fleet Admiral's personal intervention, the so-called Fleet Admiral's order received by Ortolan was completely unreliable, and he did not acknowledge Ortolan's appointment as acting Fleet Admiral.
In the South Blue, the Marines split into two forces: one willing to obey Ortolan's orders, and the other, like in the East Blue, a loyal force of the World Government that does not obey Ortolan's orders.
On the contrary, it was the Revolutionary Army in the South Blue Dragon first jumped out, saying that the Revolutionary Army was willing to fully cooperate with Admiral Bann.
On the surface, the West Blue is still obeying Ortolan's orders. At least they haven't made any unusual moves. They continue doing what they usually do, but they haven't made any declarations of support for anyone.
Both Sakazuki and Kuzan remained silent and offered no response during the main base and the First Half of Grand Line.
Following the Marines, Nefertari Cobra, in the name of a descendant of the Twenty Kings, issued a statement supporting Ortolan, claiming that the World Government and the Celestial Dragons of Mary Geoise were incompetent, cruel, and tyrannical, having violated the various rules established by the Twenty Kings, thus causing the Twenty Kings to lose their glory and fall into disgrace.
As a descendant of the twenty kings, he will uphold the glory of the twenty kings and support the Fleet Admiral, Admiral Bene Ortolan. He demands that Admiral Bene immediately, at all costs, rectify the World Government and rectify Mary Geoise!
Ortolan responded immediately to this matter, stating that he would never betray the trust and expectations of the Nefertari Family and would lead the Marines to uphold the justice of the former kings and the Marines!
As Ortolan's order was relayed, the Marines officers near the gateway to the New World rushed back to G-1 to participate in the discussion conference on "Suppressing the Rebellion in Fengtian and Entering the Capital to Defend the Emperor".
At this moment, this conference room is filled with Sweet Commander minds.
Hoshigaki, a cigar in his mouth, sat at the conference table, looking at his colleagues around him, and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Isn't Gion Vice Admiral here?"
The Momonga, holding a large plate, was picking and eating grapes. As it ate, it said, "Your information is so outdated! Yesterday morning, Gion gave birth to a child on Whole Totto Land Cake Island. If he's recuperating, how could he possibly be here?"
"The Admiral has another child?" Rear Admiral Maynard asked excitedly from the side.
"Yes, it's another boy. But with the situation so critical, the Admiral hasn't even named his child yet. He must be incredibly busy..." The Momonga nodded with a sigh.
"This is a good omen! Just hearing that the Admiral's house is thriving makes me feel full of energy..." Maynard laughed.
The surrounding Marine Admiral and Commodore couldn't help but smile.
These people from the New World Marines faction had reached a point where their wealth and glory were entirely dependent on Admiral Benn. The more prosperous the Admiral's family was, the more at ease they felt.
Putting aside other things, the Totto Land Totto Land New World occupies nearly half of the sea territory, with a vast and boundless land. However, a large part of this territory was only recently incorporated into the world. These Totto Land territories can be said to have inherited the common problem of the New World, which is that they are still very desolate. After all, these were previously the territories of pirates such as Kaido and Whitebeard, so they naturally cannot be compared with the Marines jurisdiction of the New World.
But none of that matters!
The important thing is that it really has a large territory. I heard that Admiral Bane had previously considered bestowing noble status upon the New World's most meritorious Marines.
That's right, none of the other Marines, whether Fleet Admiral or other Admiral, possess the same advantage as Ortolan.
Because they were simply naval Marines, not members of the aristocracy.
But now, Ortolan is not only a Marines officer, he is also the first legitimate heir of Totto Land, an allied Totto Land under the former World Government, and ranks as the first prince!
Although he is ranked first in the right of succession, everyone knows that in the entire New World, Admiral Bane has the final say, Totto Land Totto Land is no exception!
Therefore, the New World Marines officers and officers who pledged allegiance to Ortolan have a new opportunity: those who have distinguished themselves in service may be granted noble titles in the Totto Land Totto Land!
The highest rank is that of a duke!
The New World Marines personnel had already tied all their interests to Ortolan, and now, they are completely bound to him.
Serving in the Marines under Admiral not only offers good benefits and the opportunity to uphold justice, but also the chance to rise from the commoner class to the noble class if one achieves great merit.
Who could resist such a good thing? After all, Marines rank cannot be passed down through generations, but noble honors can!
With this noble status, even if someone dies on the front lines, their children can inherit the family business and no longer live in fear!
This is just the Admiral sweeping away the entire New World, which has brought such a huge pie of benefits.
If we follow the Admiral again and overthrow the government of the world, just as the Admiral said, and bring peace to the four seas, wouldn't that be like ascending to heaven?
Let's not talk about North Blue for now. They're all our people there. The Admiral can't possibly wipe them out, can he?
But those die-hards in the South Blue, the Mary Geoise Loyalist Faction in the East Blue China Sea, and those opportunists in the West Blue China Sea—every single one of them must be listed as hostile targets. When they are wiped out, the positions and interests that are vacated will all belong to the New World Marines faction.
In fact, Ortolan did intend to create a ruling class of military aristocrats, primarily composed of the New World Marines faction, after this period.
There are two main reasons. First, he rose to power in the Marines, and this group of people is the most trustworthy to him. Moreover, they have followed him for a long time and made many contributions, so they deserve to be rewarded. Furthermore, sending such a group of people to the grassroots level also meets his needs for rule. Putting aside other considerations, at least within the current period, it is absolutely safe for him to build a new order and ruling class.
As for the future... what is truly difficult to achieve? Ortolan didn't think he was going to build any kind of difficult-to-achieve foundation. How the times develop is none of his business, nor does he have the inclination to care.
Secondly, the Marines has a high literacy rate among its members, whose cultural level is far higher than that of the general public. This makes them truly suitable to become nobles.
Ordinary Marines soldiers are one thing, there's not much to say about them, but once they hold an officer's rank and become officers, they inevitably undergo cultural education and training. This is a huge advantage formed by the Marines's system over the years. When Ortolan built its Marines, it benefited from many similar systems. It's like the world's government has accumulated various systems over the years to cultivate its own people.
After all, if you become an officer but are illiterate and can't even understand the military regulations, it will have a huge impact on the Marines's combat effectiveness.
Therefore, any military officer must have a certain level of cultural background, and to become an aristocrat, one must at least be a military officer. In other words, they naturally possess a cultural foundation and are naturally suited for grassroots governance!
Similarly, only when Ortolan led the New World Marines to this point could the New World Marines truly enter the mainstream of the ruling class.
This is a complementary process.
While these generals were discussing Admiral Bane's heirs and various matters revealed by former high-ranking officials regarding the plan to dismantle the aristocratic system.
Outside the conference room, Ortolan, draped in Justice Cloak, strode in.
The moment he entered, the entire conference room fell silent!