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Lu Wan was sitting by the window, enjoying the scenery of people coming and going in the East City outside the window, while sipping the fine wine in his glass. Although he looked very leisurely, he was actually thinking about his own thoughts.

Since the discovery of the second American route, Lu Wan's exploration fleet should have been disbanded. In fact, it is true. Back home, and likely never to venture out at sea again.

However, most of the people in the exploration fleet were dawdling in the slave hunting team, but when they returned from America, it just happened to catch up with the outbreak of the Javanese plague. As a result, this important slave hunting place suddenly boosted the value of slave hunting. , This greatly affected many slave hunting teams. Although Africa, the source of slaves, was later opened up, a considerable number of slave hunting teams were laid off or even disbanded.

The crew members of the exploration fleet are all the elites of the various slave hunting teams. Naturally, they don't have to worry about being laid off or not having jobs. Many people have plans to change careers, and Lu Wan also saw the minds of these brothers, so he took the opportunity to propose to form a fleet to explore routes while transporting goods to make money.

For Lu Wan's proposal, most of the crew members in the exploration fleet were very excited, because Lu Wan promised that everyone in the newly formed fleet would have shares, and everyone would share the money they earned. There must be no problem. As for the exploration routes, Prince Qi's Mansion will give a large reward to the discoverers of each new route. In addition, they all like the exciting life when exploring routes, so the vast majority of the fleet Some crew members are willing to work with Lu Wan.Capital Datang 629

That's how Lu Wan and the others' shipping company was finally established. Everyone had the money to contribute, and they were able to contribute. The shipping company was finally named "Global". From the name, it can be seen how ambitious Lu Wan and the others are.Moreover, making money for this boat company is only secondary, the key is to be together with a group of like-minded people.Choose a life that suits you better.

After the establishment of the global fleet, Lu Wan and the others made two trips to the Americas, accumulated a considerable amount of funds, and then went to Guangzhou to pick up a batch of cargo to Ceylon Island. However, after arriving in Ceylon Island, Lu Wan found that there were many Han Chinese All the merchant ships have already gone to the Eastern Roman Empire, which made him can't help but have an idea.That is to start from the island of Ceylon and go west, and then reach the Mediterranean Sea where the Eastern Roman Empire is located.From the Mediterranean Sea to the west, they arrived in America from another direction, thus proving that the place where they lived was indeed a sphere.

Lu Wan's idea has also been supported by the whole fleet. After all, they all know that according to the measurement results of the Nautical Academy, East Rome is much closer to the Americas. As long as their ships are filled with supplies, it should be easy. to America.However, there is a problem with this, that is, the assistance of the Eastern Romans is needed.

Regardless of the fact that the Eastern Roman Empire was overwhelmed by the Great Food a few years ago, and lost North Africa and West Asia, but that was only a land war, but in the naval battle in the Mediterranean, the Eastern Roman Empire's navy was quite powerful. At least a big cannibal out of the desert.For the time being, there is no sea power that can threaten Eastern Rome, so the entire Mediterranean Sea still belongs to the Eastern Roman Navy.

Lu Wan's fleet is different from ordinary merchant ships. They will cross the entire Mediterranean Sea from east to west and enter the Atlantic Ocean, so this must obtain the consent of the Eastern Roman Empire.In addition, after Lu Wan's exploration fleet arrived in the Mediterranean Sea, they also needed to overhaul the ships and replenish supplies.If they can get official assistance from the Eastern Roman Empire, it will save them a lot of trouble and set sail faster.

However, if you want to obtain official assistance from the East Rome, it is best for Datang or Li Min’s Qi Palace to write an official document, and then hand it over to East Rome. Tang and Li Yin's forces protect themselves.So they will definitely help very hard.

It's a pity that Lu Wan and the others have already arrived in Ceylon Island. If they want the credentials, they have to go back to Taiwan. It will take several months to go back and forth, which is really not worth it.Fortunately, there are Li Zhen and Li Yun here. They are not only Li Yin's brothers, but also the future lords of Tianzhu. The Eastern Roman Empire also attaches great importance to them.

They even sent envoys to interview Li Zhen and Li Yun before, hoping to let them contain the power of Dashi from the side, but Li Zhen and the others were not stupid, and temporarily refused on the grounds that they were not strong enough, but this is also in the east. The Roman Empire was expected, so it changed its name to establish an economic and military cooperation similar to the four-nation alliance, which echoed the interests of Li Zhen and Li Yun, so the negotiations went smoothly.

Knowing this, Lu Wan rushed from Ceylon to Zhongjing, preparing to meet Li Zhen and Li Yun to ask for a letter of credence.But unfortunately, Li Ke just came here today, so Li Zhen and Li Yun rejected everything to entertain him. Naturally, Lu Wan couldn't enter the palace, so he had to ask to see him another day.

However, after leaving the palace, Lu Wan did not return to his residence. Instead, he walked around the city a few times. When he was a slave catcher, he also came to Tianzhu to buy slaves. What's more, the city of Zhongjing He also came here once, but it was still the capital of a small kingdom at that time, so he was no stranger to this place.But when he saw the current situation here in Zhongjing, he was also taken aback.

First of all, the deepest impression I gave Lu Wan was that Tianzhu has become cleaner than before, at least Zhongjing is much cleaner than when he came here. I remember that they disembarked from a small port in the east of Zhongjing, and then rode an elephant for a few days. When the genius came here, Zhongjing's name was very awkward at that time, so he didn't remember it clearly at the time, let alone remember it now.

At that time, Lu Wan brought people to Zhongjing, and then made a deal with a local Brahmin nobleman. The other party was a powerful figure in the small kingdom at that time. He could get some fair-skinned Tianzhu girls in his hands. They were not very old. Datang or Taiwan and other places are very popular.

Speaking of which, the transaction was very smooth, but for Lu Wan, it was a very bad trip, because after entering Tianzhu, they had to eat vegetarian food every day, they couldn't even see a star of oil, and the sanitary conditions were worse than they were in Tianzhu. It's even worse on board, especially in cities with a lot of people, it's even more stinky.

Speaking of people like Lu Wan who run sea ships, they often can’t take a bath for several months, and their body smell is not much better. They couldn't bear it, and finally they even preferred to camp in the wild, and they didn't want to live in the cities of the Indians.

It was also that trip to Tianzhu that left Lu Wan with lingering fears, and he has never been here since then, but this time when he came to Tianzhu, especially after entering Zhongjing, Lu Wan was surprised to find that the city of Zhongjing It was much cleaner before. Although the street still had a stinking smell, it was at most similar to the smell on the ships of friends who went to sea. When he came to Dongshi, he was even more surprised to find that Zhongjing was actually There is also such a place like a paradise.

Coming to Dongshi made Lu Wan very excited, especially when he found a restaurant opened by a Han Chinese. He was really not used to the local vegetarian food in Tianzhu, so he brought a few bags of jerky when he came here, but But he was eaten up by a few companions who came with him. Now that he can find a restaurant opened by a Han Chinese, he will naturally satisfy his hunger.

So Lu Wan didn't come and inform his companions who lived in the city, so he entered the restaurant excitedly.But what surprised him was that on the overcrowded first floor, he saw many Indians sitting here, and all of them were of high caste. Like Han Chinese and Persians, they also had a lot of meat on the table. It was unimaginable before, especially in such a large crowd.

Regarding the sudden eating of meat by the always vegetarian Tianzhu people, Lu Wan went up to the second floor, and then called a clerk to inquire about it, but the other party told him that the two Highnesses, no, should now be called the two Popes, and they An oracle was issued, that is to allow Tianzhu men who join the army to eat meat, because Tianzhu men who join the army are fighting for the gods, so they must have a strong body, so meat is a must, and those Tianzhu men who eat on the first floor, Most of them are military officers of Kshatriya origin.

Only now did Lu Wan understand, and at the same time, his evaluation of Li Zhen and Li Yun in his heart had once again risen to a new level. After all, at their age, it took only a few years to change many Tianzhu people for thousands of years. tradition, this is not something everyone can do.It seems that none of the princes of His Majesty the Tang Emperor were mediocre.Capital Datang 629

Having an environment like Dongshi in Tianzhu made Lu Wan feel very comfortable, so he found a seat by the window, ordered a few dishes he liked, and asked the waiter to serve a jug of chilled wine while drinking While tasting delicious food, the spirit of the whole person is also relaxed.

In addition, Lu Wan is also very confident about meeting Li Zhen and Li Yun to ask for the letter of credence. Firstly, he has the relationship with His Highness King Qi, and secondly, Li Zhen and Li Yun are also beneficiaries of overseas development. In a matter, their interests are consistent with their own, so there is no need to worry about their disapproval.

"This gentleman has invited me. I wonder if our brothers can sit with you?" At this moment, Lu Wan suddenly heard a young voice beside him saying.

Lu Wan followed the voice, and he happened to see a handsome young man. Beside the handsome young man was a slightly older and very strong black-faced young man. Both of them looked polite. It makes people feel good at the first sight. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. )