Break the old order and structure, and establish a new order and structure.
Let those who had originally been at the bottom of the food chain transform overnight into managers, managing their former superiors.
In the short term, this would affect the Pirate Crew's efficiency.
But it would make Charles's rule more secure.
Charles's method was simple, but it was also effective.
The small Claw Pirate Crew now had twenty-one sailors. Excluding Charles and Bruce, its management was divided into three factions.
Second Mate Dalle, Boatswain Valen, and Physician Bell.
There was no need to say much about Dalle. Some of the people he had picked were acquaintances, so they would naturally feel closer to him.
It was the same with Valen. The men Dalle had not chosen became Valen's subordinates.
As for Physician Bell, he looked like a useless rookie, but as long as he remained useful to Charles, people would take the initiative to flock to him.
These were the three factions Charles had deliberately created within the Pirate Crew.
If the hidden relationships among the other sailors and crew members were counted as well, there might be even more.
But that was exactly what Charles wanted.
If it were someone clever, or someone well-read, they could easily see Charles's intentions.
But these were pirates. Their heads contained nothing but women, liquor, and slaughter. They did not know enough words to fill a basket, so what the hell did they know?
And trapped within the game, even if they could see through it, what use was it without sufficient strength? They still had to drift with the current.
Once he had distributed the authority, Charles could manage these pirates through the second mate and boatswain instead of directly managing the ordinary pirates himself, saving himself a great deal