Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 710, continue to travel to Europe

King Manuel I of Portugal soon dispatched two powerful fleets again, one led by Cabral, with a total of twelve large ships. They will set off from Lisbon to America to explore the southern part of the Americas. area, bypassing the Americas, and opening up the western route.

A fleet of fifteen large ships, led by the famous Portuguese navigator Ferdinand, will continue to follow the Indian Ocean route that has been opened, and after arriving in India, they will continue to sail east and open up the eastern route to Daming route.

The actions of the Portuguese can be described as very fast. The upper-level royal family, great nobles, great feudal lords, and big businessmen are all very supportive of Portugal’s navigation activities. rich wealth.

The desire to colonize the sea is very strong.

On the other hand, Manuel I also repeatedly sent envoys to Spain, inviting Zhao Houzi, Jiang Liang and others to visit Portugal.

They are also eager to know everything about the great country in the far east.

In addition to Portugal, King Louis XII of France also quickly formed a fleet of nine large ships, which set off from Normandy and Brittany on the northwest coast of France, led by the famous French navigator Cousins, They're going to America, to this side of South America.

Their plan was basically the same as that of the Portuguese navigator Cabral. They planned to cross the South American continent to Ming and establish a trade route with Ming.

At the same time, the French also wanted to compete with the Portuguese for dominance here in South America.

In 1500 (the twelfth year of Hongzhi), the Portuguese accidentally discovered Brazil, and then declared that it belonged to their Portuguese royal family.

However, Portugal's focus is still on the Indian Ocean routes in the east, so in Brazil, they don't pay much attention to the development of one branch. Only a few pirates and private ships often visit this area, forming a few very small coastal settlements.

As we all know, whether it is the British, the French, or the Dutch in this era, the Northwest Europe area is a world where pirates are prevalent. There are many pirates among the French and the British, and many pirates are It is they who support behind the scenes.

The French who also arrived in Brazil unintentionally, not only snatched the Portuguese's trading rights here, but also would not let go of any opportunity to rob Portuguese merchant ships.

In this era of great voyages that has already begun, the routes of the French and Portugal are highly overlapping. On the Eastern Front, the French colonized the west coast of Africa very early. On the Western Front, the French are also trying to get their hands on Brazil.

This time, because the Ming people also appeared in America, this also gave French King Louis XII an opportunity.

The fleet he sent was not only to explore the route to Daming and establish trade relations with the Ming people, but more importantly, he also took this opportunity to establish their dominance in Brazil in one fell swoop and wipe out the Portuguese in Brazil. Colonial point here.

Spain, Portugal, and France acted very quickly, and their desire for wealth from the East made them full of motivation.

At this time, Britain was still the little brother of the corner of the European continent, and was famous for producing pirates.

At this time, Henry VII of the Tudor dynasty of England was busy quelling the rebellion and consolidating his ruling power, so he didn't have the energy to participate in this feast.

However, the British pirates were ecstatic. A large number of pirates set off from here. They excitedly went to the Americas, preparing to rob the ships returning from the Americas, and even going to the stronghold of the Ming people to rob the Ming people.

Several major powers in Europe quickly dispatched their fleets, but Zhao Houzi, Jiang Liang and others were hesitating whether to follow the fleet back to America, or to continue traveling in Europe, and to inspect Europe in detail. The situation here.

In a castle in Toledo, more than [-] people who came to Europe from the Golden Continent gathered together.

"Let's talk about it, everyone, should we return to the Golden Continent with the fleet, and then return to Daming, or continue to investigate in Europe~"

Jiang Liang looked at the crowd and asked.

"I'll stay. I'm going to continue my research on the European side. Now we're just taking a walk in Spain. I'm going to go to Portugal, France, the Roman Empire, the United Kingdom, and Germany to take a look. "

"Young Master Liu is right. The Europeans will definitely become the strongest enemy of our Ming Dynasty. No matter what aspect they are, they will be no worse than our Ming Dynasty. In the future, our Ming Dynasty will inevitably have conflicts with them at sea and around the world. conflict."

"I want to stay in Europe for a while longer to understand everything in Europe and prepare for the future."

"Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will be victorious in a hundred battles!"

Zhao Houzi thought for a while and spoke first.

After arriving in Europe, after having in-depth contact and understanding with the people here, he realized that the Europeans are really powerful. They have advanced artillery and guns, and their ships and navigation technology are also very developed. They are no better than Daming. margins.

Moreover, these Europeans have a very strong desire to expand, and they very much hope to be able to contact Daming and obtain the wealth of Daming.

Zhao Houzi could see all this clearly.

The king of Spain was so ambitious that they didn't even recognize Ming's ownership of America, nor did they recognize that the Indians in America were a branch of Ming.

The King of Spain and Zhao Houzi even proposed that Spain and Daming jointly carve up the Americas. They believed that the east coast of the Americas belonged to Spain, while the west coast belonged to Ming. They respected each other.

Carve up the Americas together and squeeze out all people from other countries.

This is enough to explain the ambition of the Spanish king.

Of course, there is definitely no way for Zhao Houzi to answer. He can't be the master at all, but he will also bring the trustee who wrote the Spanish king to His Majesty the Ming Emperor back to Huangjinzhou, and then hand it over to Tian Erniu. He took it back to Daming.

In addition to the above reasons that made him not want to go back, Zhao Houzi had another reason for not wanting to go back.

Here in the Spaniard, his life is too comfortable.

Every day, many nobles come to invite him to the banquet. Every banquet, he must be the protagonist, and there must be beautiful beauties accompanying him.

During this period of time, he couldn't remember how many beauties he had changed, which made him linger and forget to leave.

"I'll stay too~"

"Life here is very comfortable, and I will go back to Daming when I get tired of playing."

"Me too, a fairy-like day~"

Unexpectedly, people one after another expressed their desire to stay, similar to Zhao Houzi, who lived a good life here and were reluctant to go back.

They are here, they are the focus of attention wherever they go, and their small life is so comfortable.

The products brought over were sold at sky-high prices, so they also had sufficient funds, not to mention that there were banquets every day, so there was no need to spend any money at all, and there were too many invitations.

"Well, those who want to stay can stay."

"If you want to go back, then prepare to go back with me. It has been almost a year since I left Daming, and I am also homesick. It may take half a year to go back from Europe."

Jiang Liang looked at the crowd, smiled and said.

He is homesick, this is Europe, far away from Daming, it is really not easy to go back.

"I'm also homesick. It's better to go back to Daming. I don't know what's going on at home."

"That's how it is in Europe. It's not as good as our Ming Dynasty. Tianjin in our Ming Dynasty is so prosperous and lively."

"Go back, go back~"

Some people followed suit, and there were quite a few people who wanted to go back.

Finally, after statistics, the people who chose to stay and the people who chose to go back were half and half. Zhao Houzi took people to stay in Europe and planned to travel to European countries and investigate the situation in European countries.

Jiang Liang led people back to the Americas with the Spanish fleet, and then returned to Daming.

"How about going to that country first?"

"Europe is about the same size as our Ming Dynasty. I didn't expect it to be divided into so many countries. There are probably hundreds of countries, large and small."

After Jiang Liang left with his people, he went to the port of Cadiz and prepared to return to the Golden Island with the Spanish fleet.

As for Zhao Houzi, he was rubbing his chin, looking at the map of Europe, and thinking about his next stop.

　Introduced the background in detail, mainly to pave the way for the next competition between the Americas, Africa, and the Indian Ocean
　　
　
(End of this chapter)