Today is the night of the full moon. However, the Malay Governor-General Doyle Atai Lopez de Preila did not return to the port of Malacca. The same did not come back, including of course his one who had a hard time Organized fleet.
Because he and his flagship sank together, sinking to the bottom of the bottomless South China Sea.
As a result, the Li family's fleet came to Malacca, and successfully occupied this important port city guarding the Strait of Malacca and the spicy food transportation route without firing a single shot, and prepared to start advancing the Li family's ocean here. Trade rules.
"..."
(ー`´ー)
"Is this stuff sweet?"
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Song Yifeng was holding a bottle beside him, drinking stupidly, and kept teasing Annie to try it too. In the end, Annie had no choice but to take out a bottle from the wooden box, unscrew the oak stopper and smell it suspiciously. smell.
"All right!"
(ღ˘⌣˘ღ)
"Then let's give it a try..."
(*￣∇￣*)
"!!"
ε=(◕ˇεˇ◕｡))) Bah! !
However, just as she picked up the bottle and tentatively sucked the yellowish liquid inside into her mouth and took a sip, in the next second, Annie spit it out almost instantly, and then In disgust, he threw the bottle and the liquid inside it forward, causing it to fall straight into the seawater of Malacca Port with a 'pop'.
"Is this what you said, the good stuff they found, and the rum?"
(′～`●)
"It doesn't taste good at all!"
(ಠ~ಠ)
"Although it tastes a little sweet, there is always a choking taste in your mouth as soon as you drink it!"
(ಠ╭╮ಠ)
"It doesn't taste good anyway!"
(￢д￢.)
Looking at Song Yifeng, whose face was flushed from drinking, Annie directly gave him a look of contempt, not understanding why he liked to drink such boring things.
“It’s delicious!”
"This is wine shipped from the New World. If you don't want to drink it, don't throw it away..."
Song Yifeng, who was already a little drunk, saw little Annie glance at the rum in her hand, and she quickly hugged the glass bottle tightly, for fear that the other party would snatch it away and throw it into the sea.
She knew, however, that these rums were what Dole Arte Lopez de Preyla planned to use to reward the sailors and hold victory ceremonies. They were precious cargo that had been transported with great difficulty from the New World. However, it has now been confiscated by the Li Family Chamber of Commerce. Also confiscated at the same time are the seaside fortress of the Governor's Mansion where they are located and most of the huge assets of Preyla Chamber of Commerce that were not transferred or were robbed.
"Really boring!"
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"People don't like this thing called wine~!"
o(´^｀)o
"Huh?"
Σ(°△°|||)︴
"Why are they here again? Didn't they say they would be repairing it here at the port for two days and they would handle anything themselves?"
(͒˶´~`˵)͒
"Um?"
"What's the matter with you?"
Song Yifeng, who was a little drunk, looked at the first mate who was rushing to the seaside garden terrace of the Governor's Mansion where they were, and asked strangely.
"Admiral!"
"There is also the Second Admiral. We were at the port and someone gave me this thing. Look!"
The first mate didn't say what was going on, but with a stern expression he spread out the parchment in his hand that seemed to be old and placed it on the round stone table in front of the two of them.
"This is……"
"what?"
Song Yifeng rubbed her eyes. Now that she was a little drunk, her mind was starting to get a little confused, and she had no idea what it was.
"Looks dirty..."
(lll￢▽￢)
Anne, on the other hand, moved a little further away from the dark parchment with some disgust, no one knew how much sweat and dirt had accumulated, and no one knew how old it was.
"Two admirals!"
"It is said that it is a map, an important map depicting the specific location of the 'Proof of Overlord' in Southeast Asia!"
Seeing that the two admirals in front of him didn't seem to pay attention, the first mate quickly told what he knew.
"Proof of dominance?"
"What's that?"
This was obviously the first time Song Yifeng had heard the term 'Certificate of Overlord', so after scratching her head, she vaguely raised her pretty red face, and looked towards that person with her lazy and blurred eyes. the first mate, who was looking intently, asked again.
"Is it something delicious?"
ꉂ(๑✪ꇴ✪)✧
Rarely, Anne also had a little interest.
"Well..."
"It is said that the 'Certificate of Overlord' is the proof of domination of the seven seas. Once you obtain the Certificate of Overlord in a certain place, you can control and manage that ocean, and at the same time, you can also get the protection of Mazu, the God of the Sea?"
The first officer himself was not very clear about the so-called 'Proof of Overlord'. He had never seen it himself. He only got a brief explanation from the mysterious person who handed him the map.
"but……"
"Unfortunately, this map of the Certificate of Overlord must be unlocked using a certain method, and then the specific burial point can be found. Now it seems that some necessary conditions are missing?"
Looking at the dark map, the first mate was also a little embarrassed. After all, he came to report this kind of thing excitedly before even writing about it. He didn't know how he chose to believe in the mysterious god just now. Mysterious weirdo.
"Well……"
"Can you try washing it clean?"
Song Yifeng asked tentatively, planning to splash a little of the rum in her hand to try.
"No!"
"Second Admiral, this shouldn't work..."
"It seems to have been treated with waterproofing, and I don't know if the layer of paint on it overlaps with the paint on the map. If you handle it rashly, one mistake may completely damage this precious map. of."
The first mate quickly stopped Song Yifeng and explained carefully with an apologetic smile.
"Annie?"
"What do you think? How can we find clues to unlock its secret?"
There was no other way, Song Yifeng had no choice but to look at the great admiral, Little Annie, who was leaning on the stone table in boredom with her chin propped up, wondering what she was thinking, and asked.
"!?"
(๑•̌.•̑๑)ˀ̣ˀ̣
"Really..."
ε=(´ο｀*)))Alas
"Why do we have to look for clues? Can't we just use magic to solve it?"
୧(‾◡◝)୨ꔛ♩
"Look!"
(´◠◡◠`)
As she spoke, Annie stretched out her hand with some disgust, and the map quickly revealed its authenticity, and then a sea chart appeared on it, and in the middle, there was a big red circle.
"!!"
"It was so easy to solve. When the person handed the map to me, he said there were many restrictions and it might take several years to figure it out..."
The first mate was startled, and then after thinking about what kind of person their great admiral was, he quickly nodded with understanding.
"It seems to be northeast of Jakarta, southwest of Brunei, and due east of Palembang?"
"That should be right, right?"
After looking at it, Song Yifeng thought about the Nanyang sea map she had often looked at recently. She quickly figured out where the red circle on the map was.
"That's right!"
"Look, there are words here, and the specific route is explained above..."
"Admiral!"
"Now that it has been solved, let's go find the 'Certificate of Overlord' now!"
After reading the detailed instructions above clearly, the first mate, who felt that he would be able to find it, excitedly suggested to a little girl who still looked sleepy.
"don't want!"
(*ꈍ꒙ꈍ*)
“I don’t want to go anywhere tonight!”
(･´ω`･)
"Let's wait until tomorrow..."
(￣︶￣)
There is a hot spring in the Governor's Mansion, so Anne plans to take a good hot bath at night, and then have a good sleep. Wait until tomorrow, when she wakes up naturally. If she still remembers this matter, she will Will definitely look for it.
"totally agree!"
"Then go tomorrow!"
Song Yifeng was very drunk tonight, and she wanted to keep drinking, but she didn't dare to get on the boat at this time. In that case, the overnight meal in her stomach would have to be shaken out!
…
In the Governor's Palace in Malacca, when a troubled little girl was studying the map of the 'Proof of Overlord' with her first mate and second admiral, and successfully found the burial point, and was about to take a bath and sleep, In the Dutch Governor's Palace of Java in Jakarta, the sinister and vicious Governor of Dutch Java, Antonio van Kuhn, was still discussing something with his subordinates in the study, and he was not sleepy at all.
"What?"
"It's really confirmed..."
"That guy Preila was actually defeated. He and his flagship were smashed to pieces by the Li family's ships and sank directly to the bottom of the sea?"
"Are you kidding..."
"A total of sixty-seven warships, eighteen were sunk and twenty-two were captured, but the five giant warships of their Li family were not damaged at all?"
"This is impossible!"
After seeing the secret letter from a subordinate who hurriedly came to Jakarta to report, Antonio Van Kuhn was so horrified that he stood up directly from behind his desk, and the air flow caused the few sticks on the table next to him to The flame of the precious whale oil candle couldn't help but sway, illuminating the shadows of several people in the room.
"Your Majesty the Governor!"
"This is the final news. It was sent back by the Clippers from Malacca the day before yesterday."
"You also asked about the armed merchant ship of Preila Chamber of Commerce that escaped to Jakarta a few days ago. The five enemy battleships are extremely fast. No ship can catch up with them in the same wind. With the addition of cannons, The range is far, at least twice or more than our traditional heavy cannons, so that they can calmly adjust their direction and carry out broadside bombardment from a distance, while Preila's fleet can only sustain losses and cannot fight back. …”
"It's no surprise that they were defeated in the end."
"I can't imagine that the cannon craftsmanship of the Ming people has reached this level?"
In front of Governor Antonio Van Kuhn's desk, the man who seemed to be a secretary or staff officer and was wearing a Dutch officer's uniform and a wig was sullenly explaining and correcting their Governor Kuhn's words. Wrong judgment.
"..."
"Let the fleet be on standby first. Let's not recapture Delnate and Manado..."
After closing his eyes and thinking for a while, Antonio Van Kuhn had to open them again and painfully gave his new order.
"clear!"
"But your Excellency the Governor, what should we do next?"
"The Li family fleet will definitely attack us again!"
"In the Spice Islands of Southeast Asia, Preila's fleet is no weaker than ours, and is even stronger. Since even they have failed, then we..."
The officer wearing a Dutch officer's uniform and a wig obviously thought more than Kuhn. He had already begun to worry about the terrible scene when the Li fleet went south from Malacca and attacked their Java Islands.
There is no doubt that even if they now gather all the ships near the Spicy Islands and arm them, I am afraid that in the end they will be just like the Portuguese Malay Governor Doalate Lopez de Preila , there is no other possibility to gain miserable and humiliating failure!
"..."
"I will write immediately to the headquarters of the East India Company for help!"
"Let them send more high-speed warships as soon as possible. Ordinary armed merchant ships will definitely not work. In order to carry more cargo, our merchant ships in the Netherlands have small decks and large bellies. They are even faster than Preila's merchant ships." Slow down, it will only become a living target!"
"So, we need more battleships, the more, the better!"
Gritting his teeth, Governor Kuhn picked up the quill, then pulled out a piece of waterproof parchment, and planned to dip it in ink on it and write an urgent letter to the top management of the East India Company in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Although this letter will make the directors of the company feel that the Governor of Guawa is somewhat incompetent, in order to protect their own interests and to protect the Spicy Islands, a good place rich in spices that is comparable to 'gold', he I can’t care about that much for the time being.
"But your Excellency!"
"Now Malacca has been captured by the Li family's fleet. To send this letter to Europe, we have to cross the Indian Ocean and go around the Cape of Good Hope. At least half a year has passed. By the time the supporting fleet arrives, it will probably be the same. It will be next year or the year after that, will the Li fleet wait that long before attacking us?"
Although he didn't know the proverb "water from afar cannot quench a thirst that is near", the staff officer also knew that it would definitely be too late to ask for help from the East India Company at this time.
"..."
"I don't know, let me think..."
"Let me think again..."
"!!"
"so!"
"Can we temporarily surrender to the Li Family Chamber of Commerce and pretend to obey them to buy the necessary time for the arrival of the fleet?"
Soon, after pacing back and forth in the study for a long time, Guava Governor Antonio Van Kuhn finally came up with an unlikely solution.
So, in the Governor's Palace in Malacca, when two little girls were playing and soaking in the hot springs, when a certain second admiral named Song Yifeng was finally dragged away by Tiburst with one smooth leg because of alcoholism and falling asleep. When he was carrying the ground to the room, Guava Governor Antonio Van Kuhn wrote such a friendly letter of surrender to the Li Family Chamber of Commerce overnight.
The letter roughly means:
First, the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce surrendered to the Li Family Chamber of Commerce and recognized the Li Family Chamber of Commerce’s occupation of Delnate and Manado Port and its rule over Nanyang.
Second, as a condition of submission, the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce will hand over 20% of trade profits to the Li Family Chamber of Commerce every quarter.
Third, the Spicy Islands under the command of the Governor of Java, including Jakarta, Palembang, Banjarmasin, Makassar, Surabaya and Amberna, unconditionally open routes and markets to the Li Family Chamber of Commerce and its affiliated ships. .
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