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Chapter 1628 New England Colony
After being warned by the natives near the colony, the hunting team avoided the area where the natives were active, and returned after hunting a lot of prey along the way.

They returned to Plymouth Colony in New England, with its log cabins and fireplaces built by English immigrants.

"Little guy, let's have a cup of hot tea. Speaking of which, this tea was transported from China to London, and then sold to our Plymouth by cargo ship from London." Governor Bradford handed Ling'er a cup of steaming black tea.

"Thank you, grandpa." Ling'er took the black tea and sat on the wooden bench. The flames of the fireplace warmed his stiff body slightly.

Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Chenggong also sat in the wooden house to enjoy the fire, and outside was the most primitive blizzard in North America.

"These black teas come from China?" Zheng Chenggong was holding a cup of hot tea with a few tea leaves floating on it.

"Exactly, and the price of transferring here from London is still very expensive." Bradford said, "I heard that in recent years, Chinese merchants have entered the city of London, and the supply of tea has increased, so the price has dropped. Our new The demand for tea in England is so great that a small handful of tea often takes several large cups of tea before it is willing to throw it away."

"I didn't expect the demand for tea to be so great. I want to become a tea merchant when I go back." Zheng Zhihu heard that the English people are so fond of tea, and he couldn't help but be a little tempted when he realized this potential business opportunity.

"After all, we have very few drinks here. There is nothing better than tea and wine. I asked the townspeople to prepare some meals for you. Not to mention that you have helped us capture a lot of prey this time, you are still Her Majesty the Queen Guests, Sir Pennington asked us to treat you well in a personal letter." After Bradford finished speaking, he pushed open the wooden door and went to find someone to prepare meals.

"It's not easy for the English to live here either."

After Zheng Chenggong was left with only his own people in the wooden house, he leaned against the wall of the wooden house. He could hear the whistling sound of the snowstorm outside the wooden house beating the wooden wall.

At this time, New England mainly had a few colonies, that is, a few towns, and they were not as prosperous as the towns in England.

"It's not easy to establish a civilization on a New World with almost nothing." Zheng Zhihu said, "Whether it is their New England or our Jinshan Town, there is an extreme shortage of supplies, and the diseases we brought caused the death of a large number of aborigines. The fight for land."

"The life of our hospital knights in Malta is also very embarrassing. We need to go to sea frequently to plunder Ottoman ships. Every time we go to sea, some people will be killed or captured." Hannah added firewood to the fireplace, a pair of big eyes with light blue The luster of the color, the tone is also quite heavy.

In the 17th century when materials were not rich, many groups were expanding for living space, and there was no place where wars were not carried out.Perhaps the only people who don't need to worry about food and clothing are the dignitaries of various forces.

Ling'er seemed to feel the oppressive atmosphere: "Are we going to stay here this winter?"

Zheng Zhihu held a roll of tobacco in his hand: "If you want to set off for Europe in winter, you can do it, but not to mention the difficulty of supplies, and it is easy to get frostbite at sea, causing unnecessary casualties. I think the group of scientific expedition team should be very happy. Some of the species in and around New England are interested, and they're that group of people."

"I suggest that you better take the route of Barbados to the city of London. The Atlantic route to the north is too dangerous." At this time, Bradford returned to the cabin.

"Why do you say that?" Zheng Zhihu asked.

"The Atlantic route in the north has an ocean current from the north, and icebergs will appear on the route from time to time. If your wooden sailboat is hit by an iceberg, it will really be a shipwreck." Bradford said.

"Iceberg..." Zheng Zhihu, Zheng Chenggong and others all realized that this ocean current was probably the Labrador cold current, and the iceberg from Greenland posed a huge threat to the Atlantic route.

Especially sailing on the Northwest Route at high latitudes in winter is undoubtedly a difficult adventure.

"If we want to reach Europe as soon as possible, we may need to return to Barbados and take a warmer southern route," Zheng Chenggong said.

"Indeed, it may take two months to arrive in London next spring, which is not enough to eliminate the threat of icebergs. We are likely to sail from Barbados to Europe." Zheng Zhihu did not dare to take the risk of taking five ships To the dangerous Northwest Passage.

"Everyone, don't be in a hurry to leave New England. At least we will replenish and inspect here before the end of this winter. Our food supply is not a problem. Today there is a hearty roast turkey." Bradford greeted the queen's orders. The guests are still very enthusiastic.

After a while, some townspeople brought in the roast turkey he said, some bread, potatoes and other food, as well as a lot of beer and tea.

Bradford also invited several administrators of the Plymouth Colony to dine with this group of guests from the East.

"I think that if there is a more efficient way to develop a piece of land that can create more wealth, then eventually the land will be developed in this way. Aboriginal people occupy a lot of land, and they are the original people of this land. But the way they use the land is too inefficient, and the land can play a greater value only in our hands." A colonial manager delivered his high-level speech at the dinner table.

The party had a decent meal, and the drunks slapped the table and talked loudly of recent events in the colony or adventures of the voyage.

"When you guys are tired, go down and rest first, and I'll take care of them." Seeing that Ling'er was relatively young and tired from hunting in the snow, Zheng Zhihu signaled to Zheng Chenggong and Hannah, Let them take Ling'er down.

"These Englishmen can really talk when they're drunk, and they probably don't have much fun in the colony." Hannah led Ling'er out of the wooden house.

As soon as they came out of the wooden house, a howling blizzard swept in, causing Hannah's Kyushu Army Navy Department coat to fly.

Hannah stood beside Ling'er, while Zheng Chenggong stood upwind and helped Hannah block the strong wind. He is now taller than Hannah.

"You seem to have grown a lot taller." Hannah is 1.7 meters tall, which makes her look taller among men, and Zheng Chenggong was even shorter than her when she entered the naval lecture hall.But unconsciously, Zheng Chenggong has surpassed her now.

"People will always grow up." Zheng Chenggong replied.

(End of this chapter)