On the afternoon of the sixth day, after nearly a week of hard work, a certain troubled little girl and her fleet of super battleships finally found themselves on the shore east of northeast of Jakarta, southwest of Brunei, and due east of Palin. After searching for many days, I finally found something detailed on the map in a ruins.
That is the proof of supremacy in the Southeast Asian waters - [Kudri's permanent amulet]
It is a palm-sized piece of wood, an antique left over from 'Kudri', a country that flourished in Indonesia between the tenth and thirteenth centuries.
And it is said that as long as you have it, you can protect all the residents of the Spicy Islands from disaster?
"Is this the proof of dominance?"
"How to use it?"
Standing behind the two admirals, the first officer looked at the wooden sign, his heart filled with excitement.
Well now, the certificate of hegemony that symbolizes Southeast Asia has been obtained by the Li Family Chamber of Commerce of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, they have just defeated the Preyla Chamber of Commerce, and the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce has also sent a letter to express friendship and surrender. Now, Doesn't this wooden sign mean that their Li Family Chamber of Commerce is their destiny?
For the first time, the first mate began to look forward to the future infinitely, and felt that the efforts of the past few days were not in vain, and that their search here was very meaningful.
"have no idea."
"However, it seems like there really is some kind of mysterious power..."
"Annie, can it really protect the residents of a place?"
Song Yifeng is different from ordinary people. She has been practicing Taoism with her master and senior brothers in the mountains since she was a child. She also has certain Taoism and some Taoism practices, so she is very interested in this kind of item, and she can see it at a glance. Come true or false.
"A broken piece of wood!"
(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~
"If I had known this was the case, I wouldn't have looked for it..."
ε=(´ο｀*)))Alas
Yes, there is indeed some mysterious power on this 'Kudri's Eternal Talisman', but in this world where the mystery is fading day by day, they are just the last stubbornness that this world has used its last strength to condense for this era. That's all, Anne didn't think that this level of mysterious power could be of any use, it was just a kind of psychological comfort.
so……
"..."
(●･∀･)~*⋆♪
Caught off guard, when Song Yifeng and the first mate wanted to continue studying the piece of evidence of overlord that they had finally found, Anne looked over it for a while and found that there was nothing special, then she waved her hand. , and threw it into the brazier in front.
"ah!"
"Annie?!"
"!!"
"Grand Admiral?!"
Seeing a certain troubled little girl suddenly throwing the wooden amulet into the brazier used to boil water in the command room, Song Yifeng and the first officer were so frightened that they rushed over and took advantage of it before it started to burn. Latte Clamp hurriedly rescued it.
"call!"
"Fortunately, it's just a little burnt black, but the sigils and words on it can still be seen clearly..."
"If it had been slower, it would have really started to burn."
The first mate and the two carefully checked and found that the piece of 'Kudri's permanent amulet' was not seriously damaged except that it was a little burnt. They both couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
"Annie!"
"How could you suddenly burn it?"
"We found it with great difficulty, and it is the proof of dominance in Southeast Asia! With it, our Li Family Chamber of Commerce can legitimately rule this ocean. How can you..."
As he talked, Song Yifeng couldn't talk any more. He just held the wooden plaque from hundreds of years ago and glared angrily at some bad admiral who had just suddenly thrown it into the brazier.
"..."
The first mate did not speak, but looked at his fleet commander with the same puzzled look as Song Yifeng.
"it's useless!"
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"Don't put too much hope in that broken wooden sign. If the cannons and giant ships in your hands are not powerful enough, it will be useless no matter how many Certificates of Overlord you have!"
(„ಡωಡ„)
"But if you are powerful enough to defeat all enemies, even if you find a broken piece of wood and say it is the 'Proof of Overlord', those guys will definitely believe it."
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Anne didn't care about the attitudes of the two people, she just waved her hands indifferently and explained.
If the 'mystery' of this world has not begun to fade away, or the wooden sign that came into being and was chosen by the world is really of great use, at least to ordinary people.
However, the world is about to change now, and the wooden sign is really useless if it is kept, and it will not exert much effectiveness. Therefore, it is better to burn it directly as firewood!
Of course, Annie would definitely not explain the above opinions to the two guys in front of her, because they would not understand them.
"ah?"
"No!"
"Don't try to lie to me with your nonsense. I know that there is a very powerful mysterious power in it. It is the proof of true dominance!"
Song Yifeng carefully held the centuries-old wooden amulet tightly in her arms, fearing that Annie would come over again, snatch it away and burn it again.
"That's up to you!"
ε=(´ο｀*)))Alas
"I'll give it to you if you like it!"
╮(╯▽╰)╭
It's just a broken wooden sign with a little bit of mystery. It's not beautiful, and it can't be used to decorate a room. It's pitch black, and it looks a bit like a tombstone. It looks weird, that kind of thing. It's a junk thing. Annie wouldn't treat it like a treasure!
Anyway, Annie doesn't have the qualifications to take a second look at that kind of crappy thing, let alone keep it for collection or something. So, since Song Yifeng likes it, she might as well give it to him to play with. She definitely doesn't like it. I'll mind.
"I don't want it!"
"But I want to keep it and give it to sister Li Huamei when I meet her!"
Song Yifeng glared at Annie angrily, and then looked at the blackened area of the wooden plaque. Song Yifeng, who looked a little distressed, hurriedly walked aside, picked up a rag, and began to wipe it carefully.
"A piece of broken wooden sign, what else can I give as a gift..."
(^～^;)ゞ
Annie thinks that if she gives these big ships that she is tired of playing with and the house full of gold and silver seized from Preyla Chamber of Commerce to that bad guy Li Huamei, maybe the other party will be happier?
"Well……"
"My subordinates thought about it and felt that what the Admiral said was true!"
"Strong ships and powerful cannons are more trustworthy. It's just a wooden plaque. Even if it is the proof of supremacy, it is just the icing on the cake for us and the Li family fleet and is not worth a penny!"
After listening to the words of the first admiral, and then looking at what the second admiral did, the first officer thought for a while, and finally gave a high-five, and finally felt that what their first admiral said was more reasonable.
After all, it is impossible for him, a Ming Dynasty man, to understand the principle that "every man is not guilty but only possesses the jade". Therefore, after thinking about it, he still felt that what the Admiral said was more profound. The Li family fleet should indeed remain vigilant and vigilant at all times. Powerful force, otherwise, once there are no strong ships and sharp cannons, let alone proof of dominance, they may not even be able to protect the trade routes, ports and trading stations that have been developed so far.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with what the Second Admiral did. After all, although such a good thing is not worth relying on, there is nothing wrong in keeping it temporarily.
"OK!"
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"Now that you have found the Certificate of Overlord that you are looking for, it's time for us to set off now. Let's go to the Indian Ocean and find Sister Li Huamei and her group of idiots!"
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Anne didn't want to care what the two of them thought. Now that things in Nanyang were finished and the trade routes had been completely opened up, the Malay Governor of Portugal, Doyle Atai Lopez de Preila, had already Defeated by them, and the Dutch governor of Guava, Antonio van Kuhn, has also dutifully sent a letter of surrender, and even found the evidence of dominance, then it is indeed time to set off to the Indian Ocean to find Li Huamei and those guys. .
"yes!"
"My subordinates are giving the order to return the fleet to Malacca!"
Nodding, the first officer planned to walk out of the command room and go to the command podium in front to issue orders.
"Why do you want to go back to Malacca?"
Σ(°△°|||)︴
"Can't we just go to the Indian Ocean?"
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Apparently, Anne was a little dissatisfied with the first mate's misunderstanding of her intentions, because she didn't seem to have said she wanted to go back to Malacca.
"this……"
Originally, the first mate thought that it would be good to go to Malacca for a day or two to resupply and repair, and also to arrange some matters related to Nanyang business. However, he thought that the caravan consisting of hundreds of captured merchant ships of various sizes and several warships already had the Li family. The shopkeepers of the Chamber of Commerce are managing everything, and everything is in order. In addition, Captain Li, the admiral of the East China Sea, and fifteen main warships are also there in Ming Dynasty. It seems that they have nothing to worry about?
"That's okay. We won't go back to Malacca to dock this time. We can go directly to Aceh Port to resupply, and then head north to the Indian Ocean!"
After thinking about it, the first mate agreed with their chief admiral's decision. This time he would not return to Malacca for the time being to repair supplies. Instead, he would go directly north to Aceh and then to the Indian Ocean to see if he could catch up with them. The head of the family, Admiral Li Huamei, whom I have never met before?
"Let's go!"
₍₍٩(ᐛ)۶₎₎♪
"Hurry up! You idiots, move quickly, lift the anchor, hoist the sail, let's set sail!"
o(*｀ー´)o
“Go to the Indian Ocean now!!”
♪٩(´ᵕ｀๑)۶⁾⁾
Seeing that the opinions were basically unanimous, Anne did not wait for the first mate to take action. Instead, she rushed outside first, and then started to scream at the sailors who were resting or chatting and playing on the deck.
Soon, as the five super battleships anchored in this sea area weighed anchor one by one and raised nearly fifty sails, driven by the southeast wind, they gained sufficient power. Then the slender streamlined hull began to ride the wind and waves on the sea, constantly accelerating, and in less than a few minutes, it was speeding toward the northeast at a speed of more than ten knots, which was very terrifying compared to the wooden sailboats of this era.
…
However, when Anne and her Li family super battleship fleet with the battleship "Xiang Feihu" as the flagship had just set sail and headed towards the Strait of Malacca, preparing to enter the Indian Ocean, Li Huamei and her Li family fleet... We have already arrived in Africa, and are slowly sailing into the dock of Sofala, the largest port in Africa, under the guidance of the boat in front.
"Well?"
"That is……"
Li Huamei, who was suddenly standing on the bow of the ship looking at the exotic scenery, felt suddenly startled, and then looked in one direction of the dock.
"It's Kunlun slave..."
She saw that there were many Kunlun slaves there.
Regardless of whether they were men or women, they all stood naked in a loading square at the dock, with their necks and arms tied with ropes. They were constantly yelled at and pushed by the white cargo owners, and from time to time, whips were used to hit those who were disobedient. Or the guys who couldn't understand the human language were beaten desperately, trying to maintain order.
At the same time, she also saw that someone specifically used an unknown white powder to spray them on their bodies. After all the black slaves were sprinkled with a layer of white powder, they were then One by one they were loaded onto a large three-masted square-sailed ship.
"Admiral, that is the hugely profitable slave trade."
"Aside from gold, silver and gems, they are the most important specialties here in Africa. If you trade between Africa and the New World and don't bring a shipload of black slaves with you on the return trip, it will basically be a waste of time. It’s a losing business.”
At this time, Charlie Huisen walked up to Li Huamei. After looking at the special 'goods' for a while, he suddenly pointed and said with a slight smile.
"they?"
"Shouldn't it be 'them'?"
Li Huamei noticed that Charlie Huisen seemed to have used an inappropriate term in his words?
"No!"
"That's them!"
"Here, there is the New World. In the eyes of us white people, those black slaves are not human beings at all. They are just a group of goods that can walk on their own!"
Richard Whitson said haughtily.
"Besides, Admiral, do you know?"
"One of their ships can carry hundreds of people, and those black slaves can only squeeze together in the dark and damp cabin the whole time. If only half of them can make it to the New World alive, it's pretty good."
"And even if you only live half a life or less, it's still a huge profit!"
Richard Huisen said with some emotion and regret.
It's a pity that their Li family fleet does not engage in slave trade. Otherwise, he thinks they should be able to earn more from this trip around the world?
Now at the height of the slave trade, they were the sole purpose of large-scale trade from Europe and the New World to Africa.
In his opinion, the status of those black slaves is very low. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are goods and 'them'. Even many chiefs, kings and tribal leaders in Africa are arresting them on behalf of the white people. slaves, because they are the only 'marketable' and easier to obtain commodities here in Africa besides gold, silver and gems.
Charles Huisson remembers that at the beginning, only Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands were involved in the slave trade. But now, the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Sweden, etc. have also joined in, allowing the slave trading venues to expand. To the west coast of Africa, the interior of Africa, and the east coast of Africa, it is not surprising to see the slave trade here in Sofala.
Because the planting industry in the New World is developing rapidly, and the New World is the main source of cash crops for major European countries. Therefore, goods that can walk on their own, work without a salary, have become the products of New World plantations. The Lord's favorite cargo.
Yes, Charles Weiss still stubbornly believed that those black slaves were just goods, things that could be bought, sold and measured in value, not people.
"..."
Li Huamei didn't speak, but frowned slightly.
She had known about the Kunlun slaves for a long time. It was recorded in ancient books from the Han Dynasty, and there were even more books from the Tang and Song Dynasties. For example, the ancient book "Pingzhou Ke Tan" said: "The rich in Guangzhou often harbor ghosts." The slave is extremely powerful and can carry hundreds of kilograms... His color is as black as ink, his lips are red and his teeth are white, and his hair is curly and yellow. The "Lingwai Daida" says, "There are many savages on the island, their bodies are like black paint, their fists...capture them, sell them for tens of millions, and sell them as ghost slaves." '?
Therefore, Li Huamei actually doesn't have much objection to the slave trade. She doesn't even think there is anything wrong with Westerners' wanton ownership and trading of Kunlun slaves. She just thinks that white people stuff hundreds of people into a boat for profit. Thousands of people, regardless of the life and death of slaves, seems to be a bit harmful to Tianhe?
"correct!"
"What is that white powder?"
“Why would they paint them white, what does that say?”
Li Huamei, who had never been exposed to the slave trade, couldn't help but feel a little strange when she looked at the Kunlun slaves who were dyed white with white powder.
"That's lime."
"It is used to eliminate diseases. Although I don't know the specific reason why it can eliminate diseases, ship owners all know that as long as they sprinkle lime before loading, the survival rate of the cargo can be greatly improved?"
"But who knows exactly what it will be like..."
"Admiral, why don't we also load up a ship of black slaves to verify it before we go to the New World?"
Thinking that there were still empty ships in the fleet, and feeling that there seemed to be no valuable cargo in Africa, Richard Huisen suddenly suggested to Li Huamei with a smile.
"No!"
"We do not engage in slave trade. This has been agreed upon from the beginning."
"You don't need to persuade me anymore."
Shaking her head gently, Li Huamei suddenly stopped talking.
At the same time, she also withdrew her gaze and no longer looked at the slave ship that was loading black slaves, because at this time, their ship was about to dock at the dock in Sofala, and she was still prepared to deal with those who were already on the pier. The dock officials waiting to collect the tax were better off.
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