Valley Emperor
Vol 2 Chapter 911: Awesome Guedes
But if you want to do it well, this time the westward advance must be successful. For the westward advance, Datang Western Company spent almost all of its working capital, and only then built these two cruisers with abundant wealth, which served as the guarantee for the company's foreign trade colonies. , If the westward advance is unsuccessful this time, I am afraid that the company will not even be able to get the money to maintain the two cruisers.
Because the trade license of Datang Western Company has not been announced, and the shareholding plan has not been disclosed, the main purpose is that the funds raised by the current shareholding are not enough. First find the foothold of the Western Ocean trade, even if it is impossible to reach Europe all the way, but at least establish a number of stable trading sites in the South and Indian Oceans, and then recruit funds after seeing the dawn of lucrative profits.
You have to know that the fundraising prepared by Datang Western Company is not a few tens of millions of taels, but a huge number that may reach tens of millions of taels. To raise such a large amount of money, there is no huge amount of money. The good news is that it is difficult to have a monopoly trade policy alone.
In addition, it is also to avoid the early exposure of the wind, thus being intercepted by the Portuguese!
In order to control the profits of the trade from Asia to Europe alone, the Portuguese have almost completely blocked the Indian Ocean, leaving the Spaniards, the world's largest, helpless these days. One attempt was sabotaged by the Portuguese.
Today, if the Tang Dynasty wanted to bypass the Portuguese, and directly drove the merchant ships through Malacca, into the Indian Ocean, and then bypassed the Cape of Good Hope all the way into the Atlantic Ocean to Europe, they would know with their toes that the Portuguese would definitely go crazy.
And a very important point is that the trade between the Tang Dynasty and Portugal can be said to be mutually cooperative and very closely linked. The Portuguese need the goods of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty needs the Portuguese to sell the goods to Europe. , In a short period of time, no one can do without.
If the Tang Dynasty turned against the Portuguese now, it would be very difficult for the Tang Dynasty to find other European countries to cooperate in the transportation and sale of porcelain, raw silk, industrial products and other goods in a short period of time, because other European countries simply cannot get through. .
Many restrictions have also led to the fact that this time Datang Western Company's westward exploration must be kept secret!
After leaving Guangzhou, the fleet had a total of eight ships, six of which were armed merchant ships and two cruisers. The fleet with a total displacement of more than 4,000 tons first followed the traditional route and went south along the coastline to reach Lianzhou. , carried out the last large-scale supply, mainly to supplement food and fresh water, and it is worth noting that these supplements include a lot of soybeans and mung beans, which are prepared to be used to produce bean sprouts after soaking.
Bean sprouts are used to prevent scurvy. Although the medical development of the Tang Dynasty is still very primitive, the students of the Royal Institute of Technology know the word vitamin C, but to be honest, they still do not understand this. What the **** is it? I can't understand it just by reading the rudimentary textbooks written by Li Xuan for self-study!
But it doesn't matter if they don't understand, now they just need to know that they need to replenish, eat vegetables and fruits in time when going to sea.
Huaxia has always had a tradition of eating bean sprouts, and under the leadership of Li Xuan, the Datang Navy listed bean sprouts as a must-have food. Every time they go to sea, they must bring beans to produce bean sprouts.
And many merchant ships in China also have the tradition of eating bean sprouts!
This is completely different from the West. They don’t know what scurvy is these days, and they don’t even know that scurvy is caused by a lack of vitamin C, and they don’t even know that vegetables and fruits can supplement vitamin C.
So sailing these days is actually a gamble for European sailors. If you go to sea for a long time, you will definitely get scurvy!
After the last large-scale replenishment of supplies, the fleet began to head south under the leadership of Guedes, but it did not follow the traditional route, that is, along the coastline of the Indo-China Peninsula.
In ancient times, it was difficult to sail. In order to avoid getting lost, replenish various materials in time, and also to avoid the super wind and waves in the deep sea, generally sailing along the coastline.
This time, in order to avoid the vigilance of the Portuguese, after the fleet left Lianzhou, it directly entered the depths of the South China Sea, away from the coastline and then headed south.
After they were far away from the coastline, they also encountered great difficulties, because far from the coastline, the route could no longer be confirmed by land, and they could only rely on astronomy and compass to confirm, which was actually very difficult for this era. of.
At this time, the old pirate Geddes gave full play to his expertise. He led the fleet to continue southward in the vast sea, and sometimes changed the course several times in order to take advantage of the wind and ocean currents. , he was still able to return to the correct course. In this regard, the more than 20 naval officers in the fleet were speechless and deeply admired!
Well, it is important to mention here that the twenty or so naval officers in the fleet are naturally not active duty officers of the Datang Navy. Although they were active duty officers of the Datang Navy a few months ago, they are now retired. Then they were hired by Datang Western Company and became employees of Datang Western Company, and their military ranks were divided into two types, one was their retired military rank, and the other was the military rank of Datang Western Company's armed employees. The two are not the same.
But there is one thing that is unified, that is, it is clearly stipulated in the license that the armed employees, ordinary soldiers and non-commissioned officers of Datang Western Company can hire ordinary people and even local indigenous people, but officers and employees must hire Datang Army, Retired officers from the Navy, Guards, etc. are not allowed to hire ordinary people or foreigners.
In order to make the two cruisers run smoothly, Datang Western Company contacted the Navy and hired more than 20 retired naval officers and more than 100 retired soldiers. Otherwise, they would even have the manpower to control the two cruisers. no.
However, these officers who have retired from the navy and are now employees of the Datang Western Company are now in awe of Guedes' sailing skills. Come and go!
Those officers are now staying beside Guedes every day, recording his every operation, and these will be extremely valuable navigation records, and there is no place to learn them outside.
Guedes doesn't care about the stealing of a group of naval officers. He has a lot of skills, and he is not afraid that these hairy young men will steal their lessons. Besides, he can safely navigate from a deep sea with nautical records alone. already? Just kidding, when they try it on their own, sometimes they cry!
Guedes took the fleet all the way to the deep sea of the South China Sea, and then did not encounter other ships along the way, because except for their special circumstances, other ships basically sailed along the coastline, and basically did not run to. Dazed deep into the sea.
On the way, they also encountered several islands and reefs. Although the islands are not big, and there is no material to supply, but whenever this time, the fleet will stop, and Ying Zihua of Datang Xiyang Company will send Datang Xiyang The company's armed employees sat on the island on a small boat, and then erected an inscription: A certain island in the Datang Empire, a certain day in the sixth year of Xuanping.
Then they will put up a small inscription with the same words, which reads: The territory of Datang Xiyang Company, it is strictly forbidden to enter without authorization, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences!
Yes, Datang Western Company regards every uninhabited island that it encounters along the way as the territory of the Datang Empire, as the territory of the Datang Western Company. Hit him until he admits it!
The official recognition is that Datang Western Company has acquired overseas territorial ownership. In theory, only Datang Western Company is powerful enough to occupy the whole of India, then the entire India belongs to the company's territory!
Sailing all the way, the fleet did not go straight to Malacca, because there are Portuguese there, it is easy for the fleet to go to trouble, so they first turned east to Luzon.
Luzon has always been a vassal state of the Huaxia Empire. Now the Tang Dynasty has unified China, and it is no exception. The Luzon Islands are an inseparable part of the Tang Empire!
Well, now I just let the natives take care of it first. When the Tang Empire is free, they will take back the management of their own. What, the local natives are unwilling. Just kidding, how can the natives speak up these days!
The natives said they didn't want to? Datang Empire said: "What are you talking about? Speak louder~www.readwn.com~ I didn't hear...what? Speak louder..."
Of course, the Tang Empire is still very busy now, the domestic war has not ended, and the Portuguese have to be on guard, so Luzon will not be able to take care of it for a while, so this time I went to the Luzon Islands, It did not say that he planned to take back the direct jurisdiction of Luzon Island, but he was only going to establish a small trade station there.
What, the local natives said they didn't want to, but they wanted to oppose it? Then hit it until it is willing, no objection!
On this fleet, Datang Western Company carried a total of more than 600 people, of which more than 100 were just retired from the navy, and there were more than 500, all of whom were armed sailors.
In addition, there are hundreds of sailors in Guedes' fleet, um, that is also capable of fighting.
Sailors who travel far to sea these days are basically armed men, because maritime merchants are either robbing others or being robbed by others, and it is normal to fight a battle after going out to sea.
I don't know how to use swords or guns, so I really can't be a sailor! ) Book friends, please pay attention!
You'll Also Like
-
Houfu Key Class
Chapter 548 13 hours ago -
The Record of Righteousness
Chapter 227 15 hours ago -
God rewards hard work: Farming and cultivating immortality
Chapter 552 16 hours ago -
I work as a security guard at Marvel.
Chapter 173 17 hours ago -
Wizard: I have an inventory
Chapter 65 17 hours ago -
The Unspeakable Diary
Chapter 583 17 hours ago -
Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, he has been regarded as a god.
Chapter 232 17 hours ago -
Iron Cross Fire
Chapter 5120 17 hours ago -
Global Flooding: I built a city
Chapter 726 18 hours ago -
Enter the world of female immortality novels
Chapter 205 18 hours ago