Chapter 188: Round-the-World Routes (4th Watch)
"My lord, these bastards of the Jin Ge Society attacked the Shen Jiamen base and killed two hundred brothers of the Divine Sect, we must avenge this revenge!"
Chang Wei said in a deep voice: "Do you still have the ability to take revenge now?"
Li Yunzhao responded: "It's just that I don't have the ability, so I came to ask for help." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Chang Wei sneered, "What reason do I have to help Tianmen defeat the Jin Ge Society?"
Li Yunzhao immediately said, "If the Seven Seas Alliance wants to dominate Liuheng Island, it must destroy the Jin Ge Society." ”
Chang Wei said: "There is no ready-made gold and silver here, why do I want to dominate Liuheng Island?"
"After occupying the Six Horizontal Islands, the Seven Seas Alliance will have a solid sea base, and the overseas trade of the adults will be more prosperous. ”
Chang Wei smiled and said, "Xue Qian showed him the contract." ”
When Li Yunzhao finished reading the "Six Hengdao Trade Contract" handed over by Xue Qian, a look of despair appeared on his face. This contract not only unites the forces of the parties, but also is extremely fair, completely changing the disadvantages of overseas trade in the past, and on paper it will dissolve the disputes and injustices of the past, and can ensure the interests of all parties.
"My lord is really a genius of Tianzhong, it seems that Tianmen can only stay away from Liuheng Island. Li Yunzhao sighed, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "However, Tianmen will never give in, we will definitely avenge this revenge, Yunzhao has resigned!"
"Wait!" Chang Wei stopped Li Yunzhao with a smile, "What can you do to take revenge? But you don't have a top master, you can't deal with Chu Tiankuo and Luo Tian, so fighting hard is just asking for your own death. ”
Li Yunzhao's expression darkened, and he said, "But the adults don't want to help, and we have no other way." ”
Chang Wei was kind and tempting, "You have been guarding Qimen Island for sixty years, aren't you just a treasure?
"What do you mean?"
Chang Wei said leisurely: "Those who mix the rivers and lakes know that they rely on martial arts and money to increase their power, although martial arts are practiced day by day, but masters can be recruited, and if you have money, are you afraid that you won't be able to recruit masters? Chu Tiankuo's martial arts are very high, and he can even fly my bullets with his bare hands, but can he withstand the cannonballs? If Tianmen has enough money, builds hundreds of ten warships, and bombards them with thousands of artillery pieces, let alone Chu Tiankuo and Jin Gehui, even if he wants to dominate the rivers and lakes, it is not difficult, right?"
"My lord, do you mean to let us come out of Tianmen to do overseas trade?"
Chang Wei nodded and said, "Yes, you are familiar with the sea, and it is most suitable for going to sea to trade." ”
Li Yunzhao frowned and said, "But we don't have enough funds to purchase the goods, and we can't go ashore." ”
Tianmen is the remnant of the Demon Sect, and with the efforts of the ethereal, the Demon Sect was not only abandoned by the rivers and lakes, but even left a case record in the government, and it was immediately unlucky to go ashore and expose the horse's feet.
"How about working with me?" Chang Wei smiled.
"It's good to work with adults, but the Seven Seas Alliance is also bound by a contract. "The contract strictly stipulates the cooperation partners of all parties, and there can be no pirates, pirates, bandits, cults, and other forces that will attract the imperial court to attack.
Chang Wei chuckled: "That's a contract for the east and west ports of Liuheng Island, don't forget that Nangang and Fodu Island are the exclusive territories of my Seven Seas Alliance." ”
Li Yunzhao was overjoyed, "Understood, thank you!"
"Speaking of which, how much sailing experience do you Tianmen have?How far have you go?" Since you want to cooperate with Chang Wei, you must find out the strength of your partner, sailing is a highly technical activity, and you can't afford to be sloppy.
"We've been to Japan, Dayuan, Qiongzhou, Luzon, Manraka and as far as Batavia. ”
Chang Wei asked, "Have you ever been to Spice Island?"
"I've heard of that place, but it's heavily guarded by Hongyi, and there's a city built to prevent outsiders from approaching. ”
"The Spice Islands are full of gold. Chang Wei's eyes shone with greed, "The Dutch sailor grabbed a handful of spices and returned to Europe to exchange them for a handful of gold." ”
Hakong exclaimed, "Spices are so valuable?"
Xue Qian used to be the shopkeeper of the Broken Snow Building, and immediately explained Hakong's question, "Spices can be flavored and used in medicine, and the biggest use is to make rouge gouache, and the incense burned by the gods and Buddhas are all spices, which are very versatile and precious." ”
Ha Kong shouted excitedly, "Then what are you waiting for, Li Yunzhao, you Tianmen will lead the way, let's organize a fleet to rob the Dutch." ”
Suo Heng immediately reprimanded, "Nonsense, how can we rob if we are not pirates?
Ha Kong defended in a low voice: "It's irrelevant, the adult is an official of the Ming Dynasty." Nanyang is a place of barbarianism, and it is his honor to take a fancy to his things. ”
Li Yunzhao shook his head and said: "It's useless, the Dutch people have fierce guns and powerful warships, we can't beat them at sea." ”
Hakong exclaimed unconvinced: "I don't believe it, even the Portuguese want to buy the musket made by my family, isn't it better than the Dutch?"
"Chang Da's man-made flintlock pistol is indeed advanced, but our artillery is not as good as the Portuguese, and even the imperial court needs the Portuguese to help make cannons. "After following Chang Wei for a long time, everyone has already accepted terms such as Portugal, Spain, and Europe.
Chang Wei smiled to stop the two from arguing, "Our fleet is not only going to the South Seas, but also to America. ”
Hakong usually follows Chang Wei, and he has seen and learned a lot of things, "America is tens of thousands of miles away from our Ming Dynasty, and there is still the Pacific Ocean in between, did you really go?"
As soon as he said this, Chang Wei's chatterbox finally opened.
"One hundred and thirty years ago, the Italian Columbus, with the support of the King of Portugal, led a fleet to the east to find a route to my Daming, but he got the wrong direction, and the fleet went all the way to the west, but unexpectedly reached the American continent where Zheng He had been. ”
"The news spread that Europeans went to Asia and America to occupy colonies and grab resources, and maritime powers such as Portugal and Spain rose from there. ”
"A hundred years ago, the Portuguese Magellan, with the support of the King of Spain, crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to the west for two months, bypassing the southernmost tip of America and entering the Eastern Ocean. After more than a hundred days of sailing, he arrived in Manila, Philippines. Because the voyage of more than 100 days was so peaceful, Magellan called the eastern ocean the Pacific Ocean. His fleet traveled west through the Philippines to find the legendary Spice Island, loaded with spices all the way west, and the whole fleet returned to Spain after three years. ”
"Did you say something wrong? Magellan sailed west from Spain, how did he return to Spain?"
The shrewd Hakong spotted the suspicion, "His fleet must have returned to Spain after discovering the Spice Island, turning east and crossing the Pacific, America, and Atlantic, right?"
After Hakong's click, Suo Heng, Gao Liangcai, Tang Jinyi, Tang Shuxue, and even Xue Qian looked at Chang Wei with an expression of 'you said you were wrong'.
Chang Wei laughed, "Xiaokong, you haven't been on an ocean voyage, and it is rare to be able to find this, but well." ”
Li Yunzhao interrupted Chang Wei's words with a scream, "Could it be that the earth under our feet is really round?" )