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Earl Sivens' eyes lit up and said to Scarlett when he heard the words: "Yes, yes, if Governor Afonso is willing to send reinforcements, coupled with our strength in Malacca, even if the Ming Dynasty sends a large army, we will wait for you." Also fearless."

You must know that Portugal has ruled India for decades. During these decades, Portugal's power in India can be said to be in a state of expansion, especially as the second person. Afonso, the governor of India, acted even more domineering and ruthless, which deepened Portugal's rule over India.

At the same time, Afonso also has a fleet with great combat effectiveness, and the distance between India and Southeast Asia is much closer than that of the Kingdom of Portugal.

As for whether Afonso will send his men to Malacca, to be honest, the people present are really not worried, because they know very well that with the temperament of Governor Afonso, as long as they write a letter, Afonso They will definitely send soldiers and horses to assist them in completely occupying Malacca as soon as possible.

Just the year before last, they besieged Malacca. Although they did not completely occupy Malacca, the people and forces who dared to fight against them in private have been wiped out. It is only one step away from completely controlling Malacca. away.

If it wasn't for the sudden opening of the sea by the Ming Dynasty, so that a large number of maritime merchants of the Ming Dynasty appeared in Nanyang this year and attracted the attention of the Portuguese, otherwise, it is impossible to say that Portugal has already launched an offensive against Malacca. In order to completely occupy Malacca.

Scarlett and the others had a strange look in their eyes, full of expectations for the future.

Portugal is now at the peak of its national power and has no rivals in the world. If they don't know too much about Ming Dynasty who is entrenched in the east, they will not be so cautious.

After all, they have learned a lot of news about Daming from the mouths of many Ming maritime merchants. They know that Daming is a large country with a large population, and it is a big country in the east. He has let go of his hands and feet and robbed all the maritime merchants of Daming.

Who made the tea, porcelain, silk and many other commodities brought by the maritime merchants of Ming Dynasty be the best-selling and expensive boutiques in the West.

As long as each ship can be brought back to the west, it can be exchanged for the same volume of gold and silver. What a temptation it is. It can be said that these western colonists full of plundering genes can face such a temptation without being able to face such a temptation. It was already a bit unexpected that the merchant ship started.

Just as the Earl of Sivens, Scarlett and others were discussing to seek help from the country and the Governor of India, Afonso, outside the old port of Sumatra, a huge fleet slowly appeared on the sea. Flying the Great Tomorrow and Moon Flag, there are dozens of huge merchant ships, plus some ships transporting fresh water supplies, more than ten ships that are obviously escort ships, and the entire fleet has nearly a hundred ships as much.

Looking at the sea, such a fleet of nearly a hundred ships can be said to be a huge fleet no matter in the east or the west. It can be said that such a fleet, Attract attention anywhere.

Similarly, in the old port, many people have noticed the emergence of such a fleet, both the local aborigines and Chinese in the old port have paid attention to such a fleet.

"What a big fleet, it looks like this fleet should be a merchant ship of Ming Dynasty!"

"Which fleet is this, it has such a large scale!"

The old port has gathered businessmen from many countries in Southeast Asia, whether they are from the East, North Korea, Siam, or other East Asian countries, many of them directly regard the old port as a large transit point.

Such a caravan obviously from Ming Dynasty will definitely bring a lot of goods from Ming Dynasty. If they can get some goods brought by the fleet, as long as they distribute them to other places, they will definitely make a fortune.

Needless to say, this fleet is from the Daming Royal Caravan from Daming. I saw several figures standing on the bow of the big ship headed by it, looking at the old port in front of it. Who is Luo Xiang, one of the tigers, and Jiang Bin, the commander of the guards accompanying the ship?

Under the leadership of Li Huan, the emperor and many top dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty jointly formed the Royal Caravan of the Ming Dynasty. For the first time, the Royal Caravan of the Ming Dynasty went to sea. Said that the exquisite goods were sold cleanly, and the cost was only a dozen or 20 taels of goods, but as soon as they changed hands, they brought back millions of taels of gold and silver.

When the Daming royal caravan carrying a large amount of gold and silver items returned to Tianjin Port, the news was sent back to the capital immediately, and the emperor's reaction can be imagined.

Not to mention the Son of Heaven, even the British Duke Zhang Lun and Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu were all amazed by it. The huge profits of the maritime trade are really amazing.

This is not a simple profit of one or two times, but a profit of several times, making nearly a million taels of gold and silver in one trip, which is simply beyond their imagination.

Although they knew in the past that there were quite a few families in the southeast coast that made a lot of money from maritime trade, but to be honest, they really didn't know exactly how profitable they were from overseas trade.

Those aristocratic families on the southeast coast are not fools, they still understand the principle of making a fortune in silence, and they don't need to be unified, and each of them consciously keeps the secret of the huge profits of the sea merchants, so for a long time, as the top honor of Ming Dynasty Ladies and gentlemen, you don't even know how big the huge profits of sea trade are.

However, this time, the caravan brought back by Luo Xiang and Jiang Bin not only brought back a large amount of gold and silver, but more importantly, it made all the dignitaries and even the emperor's eyes turn overseas.

Therefore, not long after Luo Xiang and Jiang Bin returned to Tianjin Port, the second batch of goods was several times more than before, and even the size of the fleet doubled. This time the Royal Caravan of Ming Dynasty Go directly south, instead of rushing to the country of Wa.

Because according to the news Luo Xiang and the others got, if they go to Nanyang, as long as they can return smoothly, the value of a shipment of goods in Nanyang can be more than ten times or even dozens of times.

Therefore, it is said that the Royal Caravan of the Ming Dynasty came to Nanyang mighty and mighty, and they have gone through risks along the way, and finally arrived at the old port smoothly.

There was also a group of people in Jiugang who saw the huge caravan.

Soon, news spread that a caravan from Daming, belonging to the top nobles of Ming Dynasty, was carrying a large amount of priceless goods, and immediately attracted a large number of businessmen from around to rush to the Old Port.

The purpose of these merchants is naturally to buy a batch of goods from the Royal Caravan of the Ming Dynasty and then sell them elsewhere. After all, many people simply don't have the strength to take huge risks and travel all the way to Daming.

Therefore, buying goods from maritime merchants from Daming in the old port has become a means for them to earn the price difference.

The news reached Earl Sivans, Scarlett and other Portuguese immediately. To be honest, Earl Sivans and the others were very interested in the royal caravan bearing the name of the Ming Dynasty.

All fools know that if they can carry the banner of the royal caravan, then it must be the top caravan of a dynasty. Not to mention other things, the goods brought by such a caravan alone are probably invaluable.

But a few days later, at the Old Port, Scarlett, Earl Sivens and others gathered together again.

At this time, the one-eyed man with a ferocious face said with a bit of coldness in his voice: "Everyone, after these two days, I have sent someone to find out clearly that this royal caravan from Daming, among them only There are dozens of large ships loaded with goods, and it is said that all the goods on board are top-notch commodities from Daming, which are far beyond what ordinary merchants of Ming Dynasty can compare."

The one-eyed man swallowed subconsciously, and said with a bit of greed: "I heard that each bunch of goods on the ship is worth no less than 10,000+ taels of gold and silver. Dozens of large ships, that is Millions of taels of goods!"

As soon as these words came out, it can be said that all the people present swallowed with a grunt, their eyes full of astonishment and greed like the one-eyed man.

If it’s just goods worth tens of thousands of taels of gold and silver, then that’s fine, they won’t be greedy, but goods worth millions of taels, let alone them, is probably the King of Portugal here, It is also uncontrollable to be greedy. The temptation is too great, and no one can bear it.

There was a sudden silence in the room, and everyone was in a state of absence, obviously shocked by the sudden news.

After a while, someone suddenly said: "Let's snatch this fleet, it's worth millions of taels of goods, after doing this, all of us can live a better life from now on." Even the aristocrats in the country should be polite to us."

Eugenes gritted his teeth and looked at the group of people who gave deceptive suggestions like devils.

Many people's eyes lit up immediately after hearing Eugenes' words. Many of them were originally robbers. For them, it was only natural for them to grab something good when they saw it.

Hearing what Eugenes said now, he was naturally very moved.

Many people turned their attention to Earl Hevens. After all, it is better to listen to Earl Hevens' opinion on such matters.

The Earl of Sivans is obviously also tempting me. Faced with such a temptation, even Sivens cannot remain indifferent. However, compared to people like Eugenes and Scarlett who only have priceless goods in their eyes, Earl Sivans considers More.

Taking a deep breath, Earl Hevens said slowly, "You know, this fleet is the Royal Caravan of the Ming Dynasty. It is said that the owner behind it is the Emperor of Ming and many nobles of the Ming Dynasty. The words of this caravan are almost equivalent to declaring war on Daming. Who can bear the consequences?"

Eugenes widened his eyes, and said with a sneer, "What are you afraid of? My Kingdom of Portugal has been invincible all over the world. Are you still afraid of a mere Ming country? If they have the ability, they will send troops here."

"Yes, we are really not afraid of his Ming Dynasty. The big deal is a war. For this caravan, I believe that even the king will order to rob him without hesitation."

Almost everyone reached an agreement, and in the end they all looked at Earl Hevens expectantly.

Seeing Earl Hevens' hesitant look, Scarlett chuckled and said, "If Earl Hevens is afraid, then we will be responsible for this operation, but we can only share the profits with the Earl." A small portion of your spoils..."

"Oh, that's impossible, you bastards, did I tell you not to participate?"

Earl Hevens was almost a conditioned reflex. When he thought of such a huge fortune passing by, Earl Hevens didn't care too much. As for whether robbing the Royal Caravan of Ming Dynasty would attract Ming Dynasty's attention to their Kingdom of Portugal. The dissatisfaction even triggered a war between the two parties.

To be honest, Sivens said that even if it triggered a war between the two countries, it has nothing to do with him. As long as he can get enough wealth, he will not hesitate to sell the Kingdom of Portugal. Do.

Seeing that Earl Hevens had made up his mind, Eugenes, Scarlett, the one-eyed man and the others were all refreshed. After all, the strongest among them was Earl Hevens. Six sailing warships and more than [-] merchant ships.

With the addition of Earl Hevens, they will be more confident in winning the Royal Caravan of Ming Dynasty.

When the Earl of Hevens and others were discussing how to gather troops and when to attack the Daming royal caravan, Luo Xiang, Jiang Bin and other members of the royal caravan had met several times with many merchants gathered in the Old Port.

Through the conversations with these merchants who heard the news, Luo Xiang and the stewards of the caravan already had a certain understanding of the value of the goods they brought in the old port.

The rumor that the price has increased by dozens of times is indeed a bit exaggerated, but it is still possible to increase by as much as ten times. Even so, it has already excited the entire caravan.

They know the value of the goods they brought with the ship this time. If they can sell all the goods on the ship this time, the profit from this change of hands will be more than ten times. I had an experience of huge profits, and I am still uncontrollably excited about it.

Even Jiang Bin, who was in charge of guarding the safety of the entire fleet, couldn't help but be extremely surprised when he heard the news from Luo Xiang and the others.

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