Joao will not ignore Enrique's affairs.
At this time, he was overseas on a small island. There was a group of powerful pirates here. They owned hundreds of pirate ships and a total of more than 20,000 pirates, which was almost the total army of a small country in the west.
These pirates often roam the Atlantic Ocean.
No matter which country the ship comes from, they can rob it as long as they want. For this reason, many countries, such as Great Britain, Avish, etc., specially send money and food to the pirates and pay tribute to the pirates, just to ensure safe sailing. .
In the West today, the Age of Discovery has not yet begun. The navy is only as strong as this and has not yet been formally established. It is not even as good as pirates. They only operate in the Mediterranean or waters near the coastline.
The ancient Greek navy was very strong, but it has become a thing of the past.
The pirate leader João went to see today was named Randolph.
After arriving at the island, Joao was first taken to a house.
The interior was magnificent and extremely luxurious, which showed that Randolph was still a man who knew how to enjoy himself. At this time, he was drinking wine and was being served by two half-dressed men.
Seeing Joao come in, Randolph was not impressed either.
Those two ocean horses didn't even have any cover.
"What brings King Joao to see me?" Randolph asked curiously.
As he spoke, he pointed to the chair next to him and asked Joao to sit down.
João said politely: "Thank you, chief. I came here to ask the chief to do a big thing. If it is completed, I will get a huge fortune."
Randolph asked with interest: "What is it?"
"I believe the leader has heard that a grandson of the Ming Dynasty from the far east came to the west of us?"
João told Zhu Xuan’s story completely.
Emphasis is placed on how rich the wealth is on board.
He had no way to kill Zhu Xuan in revenge, so he could only ask these pirates to take action.
Even if Zhu Xuan is killed, João thinks it doesn't matter. The east is thousands of miles away from the west. How can the Ming Dynasty in the east know if they kill people and silence them?
As long as he can capture Zhu Xuan's warships, he might also be able to develop shipbuilding and gun technology. This will also be an opportunity to grow the Avish dynasty.
When João decided to ask the pirates to kill Zhu Xuan, he thought of so many things in an instant, but he ignored how powerful Zhu Xuan's battleship was, and he had only seen the battleship fire one shot.
"The Ming Emperor's grandson, is he really that rich?"
Randolph was a little surprised when he heard this, but then said: "I heard that the grandson of the Ming Dynasty had three huge ships around him. Ordinary warships are no match for those big ships."
João said: "No matter how big those ships are, they are only three. The leader has hundreds of ships. As long as they get close and climb on the big ship, they will only be beaten."
Randolph thought this was reasonable.
In addition, the wealth of the Ming Emperor's grandson made him feel excited.
If he was really that rich, if he snatched it away, he would not have to plunder everywhere for several years, while he was squandering the filial money of those small countries while enjoying the wealth brought by Zhu Xuan.
Isn’t this wonderful?
Randolph had never seen those big ships, but he thought Joao's words made sense.
They are fighting at home and have enough troops and warships. If they want to take down Zhu Xuan and steal the property, they can do it with their hands.
"Why are you doing this?"
Randolph asked curiously: "Normally, you should also go to that auction."
João said harshly: "He destroyed my son!"
He also briefly talked about Enrique.
Randolph suddenly understood and laughed loudly: "If someone dares to destroy my son, I will chase him even if he goes to the east. For the sake of the property, I will help you!"
"Everyone, get on board!"
"Be prepared to follow me and help King Joao avenge himself."
"Steal the Ming Emperor's grandson!"
he shouted.
The location where they would intercept Zhu Xuan had been chosen, and it was in the Strait of Gibraltar.
Hundreds of large ships sailed toward the Mediterranean Sea at the same time.
When they arrived near Gibraltar, there was an immediate sensation, and many people exclaimed that Randolph was here.
People here seem to be afraid of Randolph.
Maybe he was robbed by Randolph.
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Zhu Xuan waited on the boat for a few more days.
Under Adelaide's arrangement, all the huge sums of money obtained from the auction were collected, and boxes of gold and silver were gradually moved to the ship. The cost of this trip to sea was not only fully repaid, but also a huge profit was made.
The net profit is staggering.
They haven't seen that much money yet.
There are also some Westerners who are planning to follow Zhu Xuan back to the East. There are five in total. Adelaide made the trip himself, Cardinal Turner also went, and Fernando asked his son Alfonso to follow Zhu Xuan back to the east. .
There were also two wealthy Western businessmen on board.
As for the nobles in the West, except for Adelaide and the three of them, no one dared to leave with Zhu Xuan rashly. After all, there were too many variables in a trip to the East and everything was uncertain.
Zhu Xuan asked them to each bring a hundred followers to follow them in the Yingtian ship.
Yan Guan went over to Ying Tianjian to watch them and don't let them mess around.
"Grandson of the Ming Emperor, when will we go to the East?"
Alfonso asked expectantly.
Zhu Xuan was watching Wu Yongfeng counting the profits from this trip to sea. Hearing this, he responded: "It will be tomorrow. Are your things ready?"
Alfonso nodded and said: "Everything is ready."
Turner and the others are also ready to leave at any time.
Zhu Xuan nodded and said: "That's fine!"
Turner asked: "How long will it take for us to go east?"
Zhu Xuan made some calculations and said: "It won't take long. It takes less than two months to sail on the sea. If Adelaide digs the canal, it won't even take a month to reach the east."
Adelaide heard that the canal was so important and said: "I will go back right now to urge them to speed up the digging. I will come back tomorrow to get on the boat. The grandson of the Ming Dynasty must wait for me."
Even if the East is not filled with gold, there are things more valuable than gold.
They were eager to travel to the East frequently to do business.
No one wants to let go of those benefits.
The next day, early morning.
Adelaide arrived early in the morning, and when he got on the ship, Zhu Xuan gave the order, and the ship set sail and headed back to the East together.
The ship left the port of Jerusalem and headed deeper into the Mediterranean, preparing to pass through the Strait of Gibraltar.
However, they had just reached half of the Mediterranean Sea when several warships suddenly appeared in front of them and blocked their way.
"King Fernando, why are you here?"
Zhu Xuan looked out from the deck and asked curiously.
Alfonso heard that his father was coming to intercept him, and he went out to take a look out of curiosity.
Fernando said: "Grandson of the Ming Dynasty, there are many pirates coming to Gibraltar and they are waiting for you to pass. Stop!"
