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Captain Chris secretly calculated in his mind that with the astonishing speed of the flying scissor battleship, if he set out from London, he could cross the Atlantic Ocean and reach the American continent in about 13 days.

This result was a little difficult for him to accept, as it would take at least a month for his Black Widow to cross the Onishi, and he had always been proud of his Black Widow, which he claimed to be one of the fastest ships in Europe.

Now, his pride has been shattered by the Flying Scissors battleship.

Zhang Haoran's four flying scissors are different from the black of the Daqin Navy battleships, these four flying scissors use white sails, and the hulls are also painted white. There is less of that deep and cold taste, and more of an elegantness and brightness, looking from afar like a few white clouds flying over the sea.

Only the black flag with the word "Qin" on the mast is particularly conspicuous, and this is the first time that Daqin's ships have come to Europe.

Perhaps, it was also the first time in history that the Eastern ships reached Europe. This is an event that deserves to go down in history.

When the four clippers skimmed the ocean west of Gibraltar, seven Spanish warships appeared at sea, the guns were holed, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense, and the four clippers immediately entered the battle state, and one gun was pushed out of the porthole.

The Sea of Gibraltar is the throat of the Mediterranean, and although Spain's Armada has been declining, its strength should not be underestimated, and the Strait of Gibraltar has always been in Spanish hands.

European countries, especially England, were eyeing the Strait of Gibraltar, so the Spaniards placed a strong fleet in this area, firmly controlling the Mediterranean Sea.

Daqin robbed Luzon, and Spain can be regarded as old enemies, at this time, at the door of other people's homes, Zhang Haoran doesn't know if the Spaniards will go to war brazenly.

The naval guerrilla Pang Ning, who specifically commanded the four flying scissor warships, was ready to fight, and Zhang Haoran asked people to wave flags to show goodwill to the Spaniards.

The seven Spanish battleships did not respond, but they did not press up again. It was just a blockade of the sea to the east of the Strait of Gibraltar.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Xihaoran ordered the four clippers to sail north, and the Spaniards were surprised to see the speed of the four clippers.

In another day, four warships arrived in Lisbon, Portugal. The powerful Qin Empire's mission to Europe was first stopped in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.

First, this is a way, and secondly, it is also the Portuguese João IV who tried his best to promote.

João IV, known as the "Restoration of the Nation", led the Portuguese in their rebellion against Spanish rule from 1640. Fight for the independence of the grapes.

The War of Independence lasted 11 years, and although Portugal had achieved de facto independence, it was not recognized by Spain, and the fighting between the two sides continued.

After all, Portugal is small and weak, and the war has been fought for more than ten years, which makes Portugal very difficult. João IV visited London twice in person, hoping to win the support of England and force Spain to cease the war and recognize Portugal's independence.

But England itself was mired in civil war over the years. The war between the kingdom and the parliament has also been fought for more than four years, and although the parliament has won the victory, the various contradictions in the country have not been eliminated, on the contrary, there is a tendency to intensify more and more.

In this case. How could the British have the leisure to send troops to help Portugal?

Another maritime power, the Netherlands, known as the coachman of the sea, has been encroaching on Portugal's overseas colonies for many years, especially the Cape of Good Hope and the island of Ceylon in South Africa, which were robbed by the Dutch. Let the grape people linger all the time.

In other words, Portugal, a small country still fighting for independence, is sandwiched between two of Europe's two dominant family blocs. Like sandwich biscuits. Spain wanted to extinguish him, but the Netherlands and England not only did not help him, but also wanted to take advantage of the fire.

João IV was in dire need of an external support, and in the past, he wanted to befriend Daqin in order to obtain trade privileges in the Far East, to do resale trade between Daqin and Europe, and to win the support of European countries through guò trade advantages.

Now it's different, Daqin is no longer just a distant legend, Daqin's fleet defeated the Netherlands, Europe's number one maritime power, in the Indian Ocean, and seized dominance of the Indian Ocean, which caused a huge shock to Europe.

Now, Daqin's mission has come to Europe, which has an unusual symbolic meaning.

In the past, European countries have always been proud of their own navigation technology, and feel that Europe is ahead of the world in navigation. Only European ships can sail across the seas, and the vast seas are all under European domination.

But now Daqin's ships have come and appeared in Europe with an incomparably strong attitude, breaking Europe's monopoly on the sea.

Support that could not be obtained in Europe could be obtained from Daqin, and João IV held a grand welcoming ceremony in Lisbon to welcome the arrival of the Daqin mission.

Lisbon is located at the mouth of the Tagus River on the Iberian Peninsula and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west. It is a city with a milder climate in Europe, and it rarely snows in winter.

Historically, the Lisbon region was ruled by the Romans from 205 BC onwards, when the ruler Julia Caesar elevated the area to a municipality and named it "Felicitas Julia" (meaning "Congratulations to Caesar").

However, from the 5th century AD onwards, it was successively occupied by the barbarians, and in the 8th century it was seized by the Moors, who built many mosques in the city, and built many houses and new walls;

Under their rule, the city grew rapidly, and the Moors ruled Lisbon until 1147, when it was defeated by the Crusaders led by Alfonso I, bringing Lisbon back into Christian hands.

In 1256, Lisbon officially became the capital of Portugal and has since developed into an important trading city in the center of Europe and the region.

In the Age of Discovery, many navigators such as Vasco. Reach. Gamma is a departure from Lisbon to explore different parts of the world.

Thus, the 16th century was considered the most glorious period of Lisbon, when large quantities of gold were transported from Brazil, then a Portuguese colony, making Lisbon the commercial center of the wealthy European countries.

Today, this historic southern European city is full of colours, singing and dancing to welcome the missions from the East.

Zhang Haoran meticulously tidied up his official hat, a large-sleeved official robe embroidered with cloud patterns on a black background, and a jade belt given by the emperor around his waist, and set foot on the dock of Lisbon with a huge delegation of more than 200 people.

Among the more than 200 people, in addition to the 50 marines who accompanied the shore escort, they were all civilian personnel, and hundreds of people were sent by various think tanks of Daqin to Europe for investigation.

Looking at the tens of thousands of Portuguese officials and citizens who came up to greet them at the dock, singing and dancing, the welcome ceremony was so grand, and even the car of Joao IV who came to the pier to greet him, Zhang Haoran and his entourage sighed with emotion.

Everyone silently thanked the merits of the Son of Heaven of Great Qin, and it was with a man of martial arts and foresight that made Great Qin rise rapidly in the East and shook distant Europe.

With such a strong motherland as the backing, in this distant Europe, Zhang Haoran and others are also full of confidence;

It was none other than the general envoy Ma Shidu and Captain Jia Dier who were responsible for leading Zhang Haoran, these two can be regarded as old acquaintances of Great Qin, and the two of them had been received by Emperor Great Qin in the past. It was under their mediation that the Daqin delegation made the first stop of its visit to Europe in Lisbon.

The people of Portugal were curious about the visiting Daqin Mission, and they talked privately about the vast empire in the far east, and the ordinary people of Portugal were both strange and familiar with them, and they produced gorgeous silk, fine porcelain, and fragrant tea.

Their kingdom is known as God's garden, or the kingdom of gold. A copy of "Marco Polo's Travels" set off a craze for navigation in Europe to find the Orient, and gave birth to great geographical discoveries.

"Oh my God, their ships are so beautiful."

"Look at how gorgeous their clothes are!"

"Are they really from the far east?"

"Look at their army, it's so majestic, and the pace is so neat"

"Oh God, look what they're carrying, it's the moving garden! It's a moving garden."

That's right, it's the "moving garden", among the missions, there are a few tall women with blond hair and blue eyes, wearing the rococo style made by the Emperor of Great Qin, known as the "moving garden" gorgeous women's clothes, the Portuguese are not like Daqin, women can go out, when they see this "moving garden", the grape officials and people who came to greet them, both men and women, all exclaimed with emotion

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