My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 919 Gibraltar
Cape Maloqui is located on the north shore of the Strait of Gibraltar and is also the southernmost point of the European continent. The Port of Gibraltar is also located here.

The Port of Gibraltar was originally the landing point for the Moors in South Africa to attack the European continent. The Moors took a boat from the Port of Ceuta on the other side and went all the way north to the Port of Gibraltar. They landed here and once occupied most of the Iberian Peninsula. , but later as the Spanish became stronger, the Moors were driven back to North Africa again, and the port of Gibraltar was also occupied by the Spanish.

But a few years ago, the Han Dynasty's navy arrived here and used force to force the Spaniards to withdraw from the port of Gibraltar. They even allocated part of the land at Cape Malocchi to the Han Dynasty, and the Strait of Gibraltar also fell into the hands of the Han Dynasty.

Zhu Zhanhe's fleet arrived at the Port of Gibraltar. The governor stationed here was named Zhu Zhanpei. He was Zhu Zhanhe's fifteenth brother. He was born after Zhu Gaoxu went to Tianzhu. He is eighteen years old this year and is only older than Zhu Qinuo. He is two years old, so although he is Zhu Zhanhe's younger brother, he grew up with Zhu Qinuo, and the two have a good relationship.

Zhu Zhanpei was also very happy about the arrival of Zhu Zhanhe and his son. Not only did he lead local civil and military officials to the dock to welcome them, he also set up a sumptuous banquet at the Governor's Mansion to welcome them.

"Brother, are you really confident that Qi Nuo will go to America with the fleet?"

After drinking for three rounds, Zhu Zhanpei asked with some worry. He and Zhu Qinuo went to school together and were called uncles and nephews, but they were actually brothers. Therefore, he was also very worried about Zhu Qinuo's safety after he went to sea.

"It's useless for me to worry. Qi Nuo has grown up and he has his own ideas. As a father, I can only try my best to make more preparations for him!"

Zhu Zhanhe also replied helplessly.

"Father, Uncle Fifteen, don't worry, I will definitely take care of myself!"

Zhu Qinuo was the first to speak at this time.

When he came to the port of Gibraltar, he saw with his own eyes the huge fleet docked outside the port. Thinking that he would be able to take a boat to sea soon and go to the rich American continent, Zhu Qinu felt excited and even wanted to set off right away.

"You have been brave since you were a child. I still remember when I was in school, there was a huge hornet's nest on the big tree behind the school. No one else dared to poke it, but you climbed up the tree and poked the hornet's nest without saying anything. I was stung all over my head, but when my father found out about it, he scolded all of us."

Zhu Zhanpei couldn't help but smile a little when he talked about some interesting things from his childhood.

"When I was little, I didn't know the importance of things. Now I'm not so impulsive."

Zhu Qinuo blushed and immediately argued for himself.

"Really? Then when you were in Venice, why did you rush to rescue people with everyone in your head when you got mad? You didn't even leave us a message and made me worry all night?"

Zhu Zhanhe glanced at Zhu Qinuo and asked.

"Save people? What on earth is going on?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhanpei immediately asked curiously.

"It's nothing, I...I just did something good, it's not worth mentioning!"

When Zhu Qinuo heard that his father was about to expose his shortcomings, he hurriedly spoke first. Zhu Zhanhe ignored Zhu Qinuo at all, but smiled and said to Zhu Zhanpei: "Fifteenth brother, you don't know, Qinuo is a hero saving a beauty in Venice this time, and he is also entangled by a beautiful woman, and he almost doesn't want to let go. Walk……"

"Hahahaha~, Qi Nuo, you and Qi Kai are so lucky. They encountered such a good opportunity when they first arrived in Venice. As the saying goes, beauties are kind, so I think you might as well just stay in Venice like Qi Kai did!"

After Zhu Zhanpei listened to Zhu Zhanhe's narration, he couldn't help laughing and said, he didn't expect that Zhu Qinuo was not very old, but he was not young. After going to Venice for a few days, he could seduce a noble girl, and he didn't want it. I just ran away, which is funny even thinking about it.

"Uncle Fifteen, you are making fun of me too. If you like it, you might as well go to Venice and hook up with a beautiful girl!"

Although Zhu Qinuo's face turned red, he still managed to fight back.

"Don't tell me, I really have thoughts on this. Europe is too backward and it's not easy to find a beautiful woman that pleases your eyes. Venice is pretty good. The black hair and eyes are a bit similar to us Han people. The rest are really It’s not pleasing to the eye!”

Although Zhu Zhanpei is only two years older than Zhu Qinuo, he has been married long ago and does not shy away from such matters between men and women.

However, Zhu Zhanhe didn't want to discuss this in front of his son, so he took the initiative to bring the topic back and asked Zhu Zhanpei about the situation on the Strait of Gibraltar.

Although Zhu Zhanpei is young, he is quite talented among Zhu Zhanhe's many brothers. He had already shown very outstanding abilities when he was in school. That's why Zhu Zhanhe took such an important pass like Gibraltar. Give him management.

"Brother, the Strait of Gibraltar fell into our hands four years ago. I came here only three years ago and took over the military and political affairs here. With our trade with Europe, the Strait of Gibraltar has become increasingly prosperous and even attracted many people. The Han people came to settle in the port, and now their number accounts for one-tenth of the city's residents..."

Zhu Zhanpei was really talented, and he knew the situation in the Strait of Gibraltar very well. He opened his mouth and explained the situation in the Strait in detail.

Now in the Strait of Gibraltar, the number of ships entering and exiting is increasing rapidly, the ports are becoming more prosperous, and the number of Han people is also growing. It can be said that everything is developing for the better.

But with good things comes bad. The development of the Strait of Gibraltar has also attracted the attention of surrounding forces, such as the Spaniards and the Moors. They originally each occupied half of the strait, but they were forcefully driven away by the sea a few years ago. Now it looks like Since the Strait is so prosperous, they are naturally very greedy.

Of course, they were intimidated by the strength of the big man, and on the surface they did not dare to take any action for the time being, but in private, they began to take some small actions, such as supporting pirates to rob passing ships, imposing heavy taxes on merchant ships passing through the border, and so on.

"Brother, the decline of Moorish strength is nothing to worry about, but the Spaniards are gaining momentum. They originally wanted to kill the Moors across the strait, but now they are interrupted by us. Naturally, they are unwilling to accept it, so they make the most small moves. Although the impact is not big, it is very disgusting, so I sent troops to teach them a lesson several times, and they have finally become more honest in the past two years."

Zhu Zhanpei concluded.

Now the governor-general system of the Han Dynasty has formed a very mature system. The governor-general is nominally the highest local military and political officer and has great military and political power. And the farther away the governor-general is from the mainland of the Han Dynasty, the greater the power in his hands. He can even Wage wars abroad without going through the imperial court.

The Port of Gibraltar is the westernmost point of the Han Dynasty's territory. Of course, the power of the governor Zhu Zhanpei is very great. It is not an exaggeration to even say that he is a prince. Of course, this is all tacitly approved by Zhu Zhanhe.

(End of this chapter)