When a devil Admiral from the East brought her "devil fleets" across the Strait of Gibraltar and plunged into the bathtub of the Mediterranean to stir up the wind and rain, on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, the head of the Li Chamber of Commerce, Admiral Li Huamei, who sailed west from the Ming Dynasty, and the dozen or so of her commanded ships consisting of large and medium-sized blessed ships, as well as some common ships in the Mediterranean and the North Sea, and even a small fleet of military escort ships. After nearly two months of difficult sailing, they finally arrived safely at the Port of St. John in the Caribbean.
"Finally arrived..."
"Is this the legendary New World?"
“Hey~?”
"We're finally here."
"More than two hundred years ago, when Zheng He went to the West, they had just arrived at the east coast of Africa and Mogadishu, and then they never took a step forward because they all thought that it was the end of the world, and there was no benefit to continue sailing..."
"But now, we have arrived here, to the so-called New World of Europeans, and to a place where even the greatest navigator of the Ming Dynasty, the three treasures, had never arrived!"
"here……"
"Maybe it is really the 'end' of the world, the end of our voyage, right?"
Looking at the bustling port on this "New World" island, it had already been parked at the berth, and Charles De Huisen and others had already negotiated and paid the high entry and parking tax, Li Huamei couldn't help but sigh with some emotion.
Think about the past year, they set out from Hangzhou in the Ming Dynasty, from Qiantang River, went to the South Ocean, circled India, turned across the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, entered the deepest part of the Mediterranean Sea, and then sailed on the frozen ocean of the North Sea.
This journey is difficult!
They had fought wits and courage with Portugal's Malay Governor Doyle Ropez Di Preira in South Asia and Antonio van Kuhn in the Netherlands. They also had a lot of unhappiness with the obese Turkish prince and great merchant of India's Mughal dynasty. They then fought several fierce battles with the unhealthy businessman Gianlonim de Espinosa, who was mainly engaged in slave trade, drugs, and banned hunting in Africa. They were even almost involved in the dispute between the powerful countries in the Mediterranean, such as Spain, the Ottomans and the North African pirate King Hailedin...
Fortunately, this long-distance voyage was quite smooth, and in the end, they successfully asked for help from those troubles.
Now, after more than two months of difficult sailing, she and her fleet have finally arrived in the New World successfully, and have arrived at the distant place that the group of Ming sailors who were somewhat rigid and stubborn and unwilling to be pioneering and enterprising have never arrived or imagined.
This is the end of the world and the other end of the earth. Perhaps it is really almost a hundred thousand miles away from the Ming Dynasty?
"yes!"
"It's really hard to finally get here."
“Think about it…”
"We came from the eastmost part of the world to the westmost part of the world. This one is so emotional..."
Standing behind Li Huamei, looking at the exotic Caribbean veteran Yang Xien, the old man who had his beard and hair had begun to turn gray, but was still stubbornly wearing the former Ming Navy chain mail, and sighed.
It's very good here, but unfortunately, the Ming Empire was in a state of self-confidence. More than two hundred years ago, it had already had the best navigation technology in the world, but in the end it was a ban, so that he, who had worked as a navy, didn't know what to say.
In Yang Xien's view, if the Ming Empire encouraged sea trade during the Three Treasures eunuch more than two hundred years ago, how could there be any Westerners in the oceans and the New World?
Unfortunately, after the three treasure eunuch Zheng He went to the West for seven times, the Ming Empire suddenly opened the sea ban, and then the ban lasted for more than two hundred years...
You should know that at that time, the ships of the Ming Dynasty were only very advanced. At the same time, the fleet of the Ming Dynasty was equivalent to the "Invincible Fleet". At that time, countries around the world had no ability to compete with the navy of the Ming Dynasty! Even the lucky ships in their Li family fleet are not as good as those of Zheng He's treasure ships that he had voyage to the West!
Therefore, if the maritime ban was not implemented back then, but could continue to develop maritime trade and ocean technology for two hundred years, how could there be any Spanish or Portuguese things now?
“It’s not easy!”
"But admiral, you did it, you did it, you did it, and many things that men could not do. Your father in the Heavenly Spirit will definitely be proud of you!"
"It will definitely be!"
But no matter what, their Li family fleet has overcome many difficulties and depicts a complete chart from the Ming Dynasty to the Mediterranean, to the Arctic Ocean, and to the present New World. For the Ming Dynasty, it is an epic achievement, not inferior to the achievements of the Three Treasures eunuchs!
Although, even if this achievement is taken back, it will not be valued by the Ming court?
"hehe!"
"Admiral, and Mr. Yang, actually..."
"Strictly speaking, this place cannot be considered a New World. It is just a group of islands on the Caribbean Sea. Only when you go to places such as Velacruz, Merida, Potovelo, and Maracaibo, then you will be considered a New World!"
"It is a very vast area, a fertile land that is even wider than our Europe and your Ming Dynasty!"
"And, there is almost no civilized country here."
At this time, Charles Huisen, who had just fallen from the pedal straps on the boat gang and officially stepped onto the land of the New World Pier, suddenly smiled and corrected the two of them behind.
Charles knew that in the New World, on the other side of the Caribbean Sea, on the coast of the western part of this New World, there was actually a unified empire, that is, the Inca Empire!
but……
For Europeans like Charles Huisen, the New World is "ownerless" and a "brand-new" land. Columbus, the great European navigator, discovered this place, and then the Europeans came and began to occupy this place. It was legal.
As for the indigenous people here...
For example, the Mayans, Aztecs, Incas, Iroquois, Sioux, etc. were not taken seriously by him.
In his opinion, those people were just some foolish primitive people and were not worthy of having such a large area of ​​land. The Aztec civilization or Mayan Empire were just some foolish, backward and feudal indigenous tribes. Only Europeans could occupy and rule here.
"Maybe..."
"The world is really magical!"
"But no matter where this place is, I will learn about it well!"
Li Huamei didn't know what Charles De Huisen was thinking, but anyway, she only knew that she was here to sail and understand the world. She did not come here to colonize, conquer or plunder like those Europeans. So she would look at it with her own eyes, listen with her own ears, and learn carefully about everything and everything here.
After all, she had heard of it.
It is said that those Mayans, Aztecs, Incas, Iroquois, etc., all seem to be yellow-skinned, dark-haired, and dark-eyed people like them.
That would be very interesting...
Maybe she can study it carefully to see if those races have any connection with their ancient oriental civilizations and their descendants of Yan and Huang?
After all, she was also the first Ming navigator to arrive in the New World, so she was very obliged to figure out those things and spread what she saw and heard when she returned to the Ming Dynasty, so that the Ming people could know that the world was so big that the descendants of Yan and Huang, who had a long civilization and historical heritage, should be enterprising, rather than being self-confidant in that corner of the East.
"The people in front of you stop!"
"Are you from the Li Family Chamber of Commerce?"
"Ha ha!"
"It's you, you finally come, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Suddenly, before Li Huamei and others finished their feelings, a laughter sounded.
Then, they saw a middle-aged man with black hair and led a large group of sailors to surround the pier where they were, and at the same time, they drove all the unrelated hindrancers away.
“??”
After looking at it, Li Huamei obviously didn't know her. In fact, she didn't know anyone here!
So, she did not answer, but was secretly alert and made a hidden gesture to the crew and followers behind her.
"Admiral!"
"This guy is Mardenad, the pirate leader who is rampant in the Caribbean. It is said that he had falsely accused the governor here not long ago and seized real power to rule the Caribbean."
"You better be careful?"
At this time, James Rudway came over.
He obviously knew some of the details of the visitor, so when others were secretly alert, he immediately walked behind Li Huamei, and then added in a low voice behind Li Huamei's ear.
“…”
"So it's you..."
"May I ask, what's the matter with me, Mr. Pirate?"
When he heard that it was such a person who had done his homework on the ship before, Li Huamei, who had some basic understanding of the current situation of the Caribbean Sea and the New World, asked without hesitation.
She doesn't like pirates because those guys are like Japanese pirates, and they are all the targets she is determined to defeat!
“Hey hey!”
"Please, can you not be so murderous?"
"I'm not here to fight you this time, by the way, I heard about the Espinosha Chamber of Commerce and you a while ago. At that time, it was said that they had transferred all their fleets back, saying that they wanted to deal with you difficult Easterners?"
“It can be fruitful…”
"It's almost three months passed, and they didn't come back, but you guys came first..."
"Didn't that mean, you beat them?"
Looking at the dozen or so ships parked on the dock, Mardenad nodded secretly, feeling that the strength of this fleet from the East was barely strong, and there was no too much interest dispute with him, so he seemed to be able to make good use of it?
“…”
Li Huamei did not answer, but just looked at the other party silently, waiting for the other party to continue talking.
However, what she didn't know was that due to the distance and time difference, both they and the Cuban governor and pirate leader in front of her seemed to have been seriously lagging behind!
Now, the immoral businessman Gianlonimo de Espinosha and his chamber of commerce have long been defeated and driven away by a lawless little girl. Even the lawless little girl, Admiral, has even fought with the invincible fleet of Spain and Spain in the name of the Li family chamber of commerce, and also bombarded the Port of Seville. That style is so fierce.
However, no one in the New World knows about the above things!
After all, Li Huamei and the others sailed for two months before they arrived here, so when things happening in Africa or Europe spread to the New World, they will have to wait at least two to three months later.
Of course, things in Africa may be a little earlier?
The last dozen ships of the Espirosha Chamber of Commerce in Africa were already on the sea in the New World because they were defeated by a lawless little girl.
It is expected that they will be able to arrive here in at least one more month.
"I'm very busy, too!"
"This is the thing, so I won't talk too much!"
"I've been in some minor trouble lately, and have been targeted by the Mexican Esconte fleet, as well as the British Clifford and the damn Swedes, so I need help now!"
"Orientals, I'm very optimistic about you!"
"Come and join forces with me, let's deal with those colonists and privateers!"
"And in return you will gain the friendship of me, the governor of Cuba, and I can provide some convenience for your transactions and navigation in the Caribbean and the New World, what do you think?"
Mardenard was really not polite. As soon as he met, the two sides had not known each other for a long time, they directly told him the main reason why he came to see Li Huamei, and also made a request from the alliance.
"this……"
"Feel sorry!"
"I don't think I need to work with a pirate?"
After frowning and thinking for a while, after looking at Yang Xien's slightly shaking his head to him, Li Huamei finally shook her head firmly and rejected Mardenaud's suggestion that seemed abrupt and funny.
Because, she didn't think she and her Li family fleet had to go with each other to fight Escont, Clifford, and even the Swedish Navy, which would not do her any benefit!
"pirate?"
"No! No! No!"
"I never remember that we offended you, nor even more so, never snatched your merchant ship. Why are we pirates to you?"
"We're just fighting and robbing back what Esconte guy plundered from the New World residents and this land, so what's wrong?"
"You're afraid you don't know?"
"Most of my people and I are residents of the New World or mixed-race children of the New World. We belong to this place, but Esconte is not! They only use tyranny and force to rule here. He enslaved, oppressed, and even slaughtered and plundered the tribes here, and my people and I united to resist him. What's wrong with that?"
"besides!"
"You come here, Escont will definitely not let you have a good time!"
"Espinosha is his man. If he knows that you orientals have come here and come to his back garden, guess..."
"What will he and Espinosha do to you then?"
"So, since they are all his enemies, then we might as well unite against him. What's wrong with that?"
The nominal governor of Cuba was ruled by the Spanish pirates in the Caribbean. Although Vazquez de Mardenaud was still a little disgusted when he saw Li Huamei's face, he still wanted to continue working hard to win the woman who had more than a dozen armed merchant ships and could follow the challenger of the Espinosa Chamber of Commerce in Africa into his own camp.
Anyway, if one person has more power, and now he can take more than a dozen armed merchant ships, he will be more or less relaxed when dealing with Escont, Clifford and those Swedes.
“…”
When Li Huamei heard that the Espinoza Chamber of Commerce had a relationship with the Mexican Governor Esconte, he didn't say anything, but his heart suddenly stumbled.
However, she soon felt relieved.
Because she also knew that the Espinosha Chamber of Commerce was mainly engaged in the sale of Kunlun slaves in Africa, and the New World is said to be short of manpower and labor, and is the main sales place of Kunlun slaves. Therefore, it is normal for the local snake Esconte to have a close relationship with the Espinosha Chamber of Africa.
"How about it?"
"Have you thought about it?"
"Do you want to join forces with us to deal with that guy Esconte?"
Seeing the changing face of the woman in front of him, Maldonard once again urged and asked with some expectation.
"Feel sorry!"
"We have just arrived here and cannot make a decision immediately for the time being."
"We're going to see the situation before talking about it?"
Slowly shook her head, Li Huamei did not dare to refuse the party decisively in the end, but she did not agree. As she said, they must thoroughly understand the situation and situation here in the New World before they can make a decision.
"That's OK!"
"When you think about it, go to Harbor Havana to find me. Usually we are there."
There was some regret, but Mardenad didn't care too much. He just looked at the beautiful woman in front of him and the strong followers and sailors behind him, then waved his hand and surrounded him with his people, walking towards the ships that had already been anchored in the berths in the distance.
Obviously, he originally planned to leave Hong Kong, and the reason why he suddenly ran over to talk about those things was just a coincidence, trying to win over Li Huamei and others who had just arrived in the New World.
"Admiral!"
"That person probably wants to use us, don't be fooled!"
Seeing that the other party finally took people away, Yang Xien, who relaxed, also came to Li Huamei and reminded him quietly.
"I know, don't worry, Uncle Yang!"
"but……"
"He also reminded us that we must be careful when we move here in the New World. After all, we have a lot of holiday with the Espinosa Chamber of Commerce."
"Anyway!"
"After two months of sailing, let's talk about it now for a while now!"
"Walk!"
"Get out and go into the city and take a look!"
As he said that, Li Huamei waved her hand and walked into the city with her entourage and a group of sailors with knives or muskets.
She planned to find a hotel here, or simply find a big house or something, and rent it out to let everyone rest for a while.
...
When Li Huamei and others successfully arrived in the New World, a troubled little girl finally sailed to the Istanbul port in the innermost part of the Mediterranean bathtub, and was carrying out necessary supplies at this port.
Learned from Madeira's lesson, so this time, Annie and the others did not let all the ships enter the port to replenish supplies at the same time, but entered two, while the other three were waiting outside.
Once there is any disturbance in the port, the three ships outside them will definitely be able to directly launch revenge and devastating attacks on the enemies in the port.
In fact, during this period, they sailed and supplied in various ports in the Mediterranean. They did not believe in the Ottoman people, even if the other party showed kindness to them and opened all ports very friendly.
“Um…”
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"Hey! Uncle, can't we really continue sailing east tomorrow?"
(?~?)
Standing on the deck, watching the sailors and the dock coolies working hard to carry food and water to the ships, as well as shells and gunpowder, Anne looked bored at the sea east of the dock for a while before suddenly asking the first mate.
“Report to the Grand Admiral!”
"The Black Sea is on the east side, it's an inland sea, and there is no place to go inside."
"If you land inside and go east, you can reach the Western Regions of the Ming Dynasty in about a few months after walking along the ancient Silk Road. Do you want to try it?"
After explaining the situation, the first mate asked expressionlessly.
Going east of Istanbul is the Black Sea, which is the inland sea of ​​the Ottoman Empire. It is all controlled by the so-called "pagans" in the European population. Although the commander-in-chief of the Ottoman Empire's naval commander-in-chief Hedm Affmedo Basha had ordered the opening of the port to their Li family fleet and wrote letters to show goodwill, but... after hearing that the Strait of Gibraltar had been completely blocked by the Spanish Invincible Fleet, he really didn't want to enter the Black Sea again.
Because, the Istanbul Strait is a narrow waterway connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, and that waterway is too narrow, like an inland river!
Once this waterway is blocked by the Ottoman Empire, their Li family fleet will have no way to go to heaven and earth, and may not even have a chance to fight.
"Silk Road?"
(???.???)??????
"Not interested, don't go~!"
o(′^)o
Annie obviously wouldn't choose the stupid thing she was walking on the road for a few months to return to the Ming Dynasty.
In her opinion, if she returns to the Ming Dynasty, it would be easier to sail on the boat, because, in that case, she just needs to play, eat, and sleep back.
Of course, she doesn't want to go back yet because she hasn't found the bad guys Li Huamei yet! But it's too soon. The other party is said to have gone to the New World. After dealing with the matter in the Mediterranean, they will also go to the last stop of the New World. I believe that the other party will have no place to run away, and they will definitely be found by them.
"never mind!"
ε=(′ο｀*))) Alas
"Let's go and see what happened to the guy named 'Basha' tomorrow, and if it's okay, then set sail to fight the Spanish fleet the day after tomorrow!"
??(??￣?￣)?????
Anne has been visiting the Mediterranean here almost all the places she has been to, such as Alexander, Athens or now Istanbul. She has eaten all kinds of delicious or unhealthy foods. So, she is probably satisfied and is indeed ready to leave the Mediterranean here.
Of course, before leaving, she planned to meet the commander-in-chief of the Ottoman Empire Navy, Hedm Affmedo Basha, because the other party sent her a letter saying that she wanted to discuss some important things with her in the city tomorrow?
Annie was definitely not interested in discussing things. She had no common topics with those bad old men or strange uncles, and she hated meetings and didn't want to stay with that kind of guy at all.
but……
Given that the other party said that she would use the best food in the Ottoman Empire to treat her to the kind of thing...
(?￣﹃￣?)Hey
In short, Admiral Anne had reluctantly agreed, so she would definitely not go back on her promise and would definitely go with an empty stomach.
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(…)
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"yes!"
"I know!"
"Go and make arrangements now, don't worry, Grand Admiral!"
When the eldest admiral finally gave up the idea of ​​entering the Black Sea, the first mate finally gradually felt relieved.
Although the Strait of Gibraltar has been blocked by the Spanish Invincible Fleet, compared to the narrower Istanbul Strait, he is more willing to break through the Strait of Gibraltar, which is several nautical miles wide at the narrowest point!
Chapter completed!