Little Annie, who holds the title of Grand Admiral of the Li family, has just led the Li family's fleet to the Basra port dock in the Persian Gulf and anchored the ship. She hasn't had time to do anything, such as find something delicious and fun, or go shopping. At that moment, another group of people came directly to the door and blocked them in the dock.
"..."
(???.???)????
"What do you want to do, do you also want to fight?!"
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Look at the weird uncle who is leading the way, and then look at the three beautiful eldest sisters behind him who are staring at him, and then there is a burly and strong thug behind him and a group of people holding scimitars and carrying muskets. What a bastard, Anne subconsciously thought that the other party must be like that damn fat man, like the prince and big businessman Chamenlin Avmad Nagopur, who came specifically to cause trouble and give her a slap in the face. .
Anyway, Anne has figured it out a long time ago. Some people just don't like the size of the ships in her fleet. They just like to cause trouble for her. They are also very xenophobic and do not allow them to do business locally. Facing such a group of bad guys , such as the ones in front of you, there is definitely nothing wrong with knocking them down directly.
"fight?"
"No!"
"I have no intention of fighting with you..."
"In fact, I remember, aren't we already allies?"
As soon as he heard the little girl's very unfriendly questioning, the leader of the visitor, the weird uncle who looked carefree and even wore clothes with his breasts exposed, scratched his head and looked at Leng Buding with a puzzled look on his face. Little Annie, who just spoke to him, asked back.
Then, he began to carefully look at the group of people in front of him who had just disembarked from the super battleship that was docked at the dock and was several times larger than their giant Arabian ship.
The other party hung the flags of the Ming Dynasty and the Li family, and he expressed that he was very familiar with the flags. This was why he decided to come to see what happened in person after receiving the news!
Moreover, he also saw that there were a total of five such warships on the other side, and only one docked at the deep-water dock in Basra and got such a group of people off. But for some reason, he also saw that the other side did not seem to have any Seeing that the other party was unloading cargo, it seemed that it was not an ordinary armed merchant ship?
"??"
(???.???)????
"What kind of allies? I don't know you, so who is your ally?"
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Seeing that the other party didn't seem to be looking for trouble, and kept saying that he was an 'ally', Anne couldn't help but feel a little confused.
"this……"
"All right!"
"Maybe there is a delay in the transmission of information. It's no wonder. After all, the sea is so big. So, may I introduce myself first?"
"I am Abraham Yiwen Wooding, the head of the Wooding Chamber of Commerce. These three are my wives, Amina Anefou, Deniya Ittihad and Fazima Hane. It’s my guard, Hashid al-Naidi.”
"As early as a month ago, Ms. Li Huamei, the owner of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce, came here, and then we reached an agreement..."
As he spoke, Abraham Yiwen Wooding slowly outlined the 'alliance' agreement they had reached with Li Huamei's fleet.
Anyway, probably because of faith, religion and ethnicity, the Persian Gulf waters have always been occupied and ruled by Arab chambers of commerce, and are extremely xenophobic. But more than a month ago, Li Huamei and his Li family fleet arrived here, Then, like now, Abraham Ewen Wooding came directly to the door. After some negotiations, they probably reached an alliance. The general situation is as follows:
First, the Li family fleet will not intervene in the Persian Gulf waters, including commercial operations.
Second, the Lee Chamber of Commerce and the Woodin Chamber of Commerce established a common front to resist the European invasion of the Persian Gulf and East and Southeast Asia.
Third, if the Li Family Chamber of Commerce conflicts with Europeans in the Persian Gulf, the ships and forces of the Wooding Chamber of Commerce will help as appropriate, and vice versa.
"That's basically what it is."
"I saw that you were also flying the flags of the Ming Dynasty and the Li family. Is it possible that... you didn't receive a letter from the head of your Li family?"
Wooding felt a little strange, because for such an important matter, it stands to reason that even if Li Huamei wants to travel around the world and cannot return, he should find a way to write a letter and send someone to inform his chamber of commerce and fleet as soon as possible. And now, the crew in front of them should also be from the Li family fleet, and it is probably the main battle fleet, but they don't know the news?
"correct!"
"Which of you is the admiral of this fleet?"
As he spoke, Abraham Wooding began to take a look at the little blond girl who just spoke to him, and then quickly rejected it, because the other party looked like a 'European', so he must be sure It won't be the admiral of the Li family fleet.
Therefore, the most likely ones are the older Asian girl and another middle-aged man who looks very powerful.
In view of the fact that the powerful woman Li Huamei was the admiral and head of the Li family fleet before, he felt that the Li family chamber of commerce should respect women, so he subconsciously felt that the admiral of the chamber of commerce was probably the little oriental girl.
"That's it!"
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"That's right!"
"This is Anne Hastur, the Grand Admiral of our Li family fleet, and I am Song Yifeng, the Second Admiral. As for this one, he is the first mate and acting captain of our flagship battleship 'Xiang Feihu'. At the same time, He is also responsible for commanding and coordinating the work of the remaining ships in the fleet."
At this time, before the stunned weird uncle Wu Ding could say anything, Song Yifeng snorted and said directly when he saw that the other party's eyes were always looking at him which made him very unhappy.
"ah!"
"She is the Grand Admiral of your fleet?"
"It's unbelievable..."
Abraham Ewen Wooding was indeed a little stunned. When he saw that the head of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce was a woman, he had already noticed the uniqueness of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce, because in their Arabia, here in the Persian Gulf, women It has no status at all, it is just a tool of men.
And now, not only is the head of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce a woman, but a woman is also the admiral of such a fleet consisting of five powerful large warships, and she is still a girl in her teens?
And the Song Yifeng who was introduced just now is probably one or two years younger than his youngest wife, Fazuma Hane, Wooding's wife, right?
"Ahem!"
"Anyway!"
"I am very happy that you can come to the Persian Gulf and Basra as guests. As an ally and the owner of this place, I wonder if I can invite you to my private residence?"
First he sighed, and then when he saw the displeasure on the faces of the people in front of him from the Li Family Chamber of Commerce, Abraham Ewen Wooding quickly reacted, and then hurriedly extended an invitation to the guests with a smile. .
"Huh?"
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Originally, Annie wanted the other party to get out of the way quickly, because she didn't care if the other party was an ally, or if he had signed any agreement with that bad guy Li Huamei, she just wanted to go into the city and look for delicious food. I don’t want to waste time with this weird uncle sunbathing and chatting nonsense at the pier!
"If I were to be a guest at your home, would there be something delicious to eat?"
ヾ(^▽^*)))
However, after hearing the other party's invitation, she quickly changed her face, and then asked directly with a cute smile.
If the other party has delicious food and drinks that can satisfy her, Grand Admiral Anne, maybe she will reluctantly agree to the agreement signed by the bad guy Li Huamei with the other party?
"Of course!"
"I'm afraid your Excellency the Grand Admiral doesn't know, right?"
"My Woodin's three wives each have their own strengths. Deniya is good at martial arts and her knife skills are very powerful; Fazima is good at singing and dancing, and Amina's cooking skills are quite good. You will see them later. Arrived."
"Later, I can ask Fazima and Deniya to perform for you, and then let Amina cook for you. You will definitely be satisfied."
Seeing that the little girl who was the Grand Admiral seemed to be a little bit ready to make a move, Abraham Ewen Wooding suggested with a hearty smile.
Anyway, the two admirals in front of him are both little girls, so there is no hindrance to him asking his wife to entertain them. He definitely won't mind anyway, and the dock doesn't seem to be the place to discuss things.
Of course, the reason why he didn't mind was because there were five terrifying giant ships with countless gun ports and tall hulls in the Basra Port dock at this time! If the other party comes with a few small sampans, do you think the dignified Abraham Wooding will flatter and receive the other party?
"Is it delicious again?"
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"Okay, okay! Go now and lead the way!!"
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Hearing what the other party said was so good, and now she didn't seem to know where to find delicious food and fun, so without thinking, Annie cheered and agreed to the other party, and urged to go quickly. She couldn't wait. .
"certainly!"
"this way please!"
Seeing that the invitation was successful and that the other party looked innocent and without any scheming, Abraham Ewen Wooding showed a subtle smile of pride in his eyes.
"Hello!"
"Annie, wait for me!"
There was no way, since Annie had already decided, and after passing the stall in Nagopur, Song Yifeng, who felt that they didn't need to be afraid of anyone, also hurriedly chased after them.
"..."
"You guys, come together!"
However, the two admirals were not worried. The dedicated first mate would definitely not trust strangers easily. Therefore, with a wave of his hand, dozens of fully armed sailors disembarked from the ship, and then followed in a mighty manner. Behind the two admirals and the followers of the Wooding Chamber of Commerce.
…
Half a day later...
"ha!"
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"I feel so full and satisfied..."
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Anne had to admit that the house of that guy named Wooding was indeed very big and clean. He arranged for them to dine in this restaurant with a pool, and asked that Amina or Falana to cook. She really I feel full and satisfied.
Anyway, after eating and drinking, she felt a little drowsy due to the coolness of the flowing pool water, and began to wonder whether she should find an opportunity to snatch that guy's wife away and take her to the boat. Give her Admiral Anne a personal chef?
but……
Just now you were eating someone else's food, and now you are turning against someone else to steal someone else's wife. Doesn't this seem a bit bad?
After thinking about it, a certain bad little girl couldn't help but fall into a dilemma. She wanted to eat delicious food every day, but she couldn't bear to catch other people's wives, so she needed to think again... ...and then brew it properly?
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"correct!"
"Your Excellency, Grand Admiral Anne, in fact, I have been paying attention to your Li family fleet, and I have also received some news from the Indian Ocean and the Guawa Islands in Southeast Asia. To be honest, I never thought that you are so powerful... ."
"That beautiful Miss Li Huamei is on the outpost for you, and you are the main force, right?"
After having a full meal and drinking, having already inquired and confirmed a lot of information at the dinner table, and adding the news he had received before, Abraham Yiwen Wooding asked directly and tentatively at this time.
He had actually known about what was happening in Southeast Asia, such as the death of the Malay Governor-General Doalate Lopez de Preila and the surrender of the Dutch Governor-General of Guava, Antonio van Kuhn, but , he always thought it was just a rumor, but after seeing those battleships today, he suddenly believed it a little bit.
I feel that even if the facts are not that, even if there are some exaggerations, the results should be similar.
"Not!"
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"He is only leading the development fleet, and the main force is actually still in the waters of the Ming Dynasty!"
(^_?)☆
The Ming Dynasty also had fifteen super battleships and a fortress with a complete manufacturing base, but Anne left all those things to the bearded man.
"Da Ming?"
Woodin pondered and nodded.
He felt that the Ming Dynasty's main fleet must be involved in defeating the Portuguese and forcing the Dutch to surrender, and it would make sense if the fleet currently in Basra port was just a pioneer fleet.
"..."
"Admiral Anne, I have a suggestion, I don't know whether I should say it or not?"
After pondering for a while, looking at the little girl lying there, seemingly satisfied with her meal, Abraham Wooding thought for a while, then finally straightened his face, made up his mind and asked solemnly .
"proposal?"
(???.???)????
"What do you want to do? Do you want to fight?"
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"No!"
"It's not a fight!"
"On the contrary, we want to cooperate in depth with your Li Family Chamber of Commerce, what do you think?"
Subconsciously, Wooding wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead.
He didn't understand why the other party suddenly said that and wanted to start a war with their Woodin Chamber of Commerce. Could it be that that was the other party's real purpose of coming to the Persian Gulf and Basra?
"cooperate?"
"How to cooperate?"
Before Annie could agree, Song Yifeng hurriedly interjected and asked.
"Well……"
"Is such that......"
Wooding roughly talked about a plan, which was to add some commercial and military agreements to the original agreement signed with Li Huamei, that is, to attack Europe together, especially those enemies along the African coast, and then the Wooding Chamber of Commerce would open part of the Persian Gulf as appropriate. The trade share of the port is given to the Li family and so on.
"no!"
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"Sounds like too much trouble!"
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At this time, little Annie spoke again.
"ah?"
Wooding never expected that his originally sincere cooperation would be rejected so quickly.
"How about this!"
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"Why don't you, the Wooding Chamber of Commerce, do the same as the Nagopur Chamber of Commerce and join our Li Family Chamber of Commerce directly?"
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"Join?"
"what does that mean?"
"But aren't we already allies now?"
Abraham Yiwen Wooding was a little confused and didn't know what the other party meant by 'joining'.
"Hmm..."
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"That's probably what it's like..."
ヾ(?°?°?)??
After thinking about it, Anne briefly explained the agreement signed between the prince and big businessman Chamenlin Avmad Nagopur and their Li family chamber of commerce.
"!!"
"That's impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"Does your Li Family Chamber of Commerce want to annex our Wooding Chamber of Commerce?!"
However, after listening to Little Annie's statement and knowing that the so-called 'joining' was actually for the entire Wooding Chamber of Commerce to join the Li Family Chamber of Commerce, Abraham Yiwen Wooding immediately stood up with his eyes widened, and said Delayed refusal.
Although the conditions offered by the other party are very generous, but when I think about it, the other party actually asked the Wooding Chamber of Commerce to fly the Li family's flag. It needs to hand over 50% of the trade income to the Li family chamber of commerce every quarter and open all ports and ports unconditionally. At the business station, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Of course, in that case, their Woodin Chamber of Commerce would also organize fleets to go to the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia and even the Ming Empire to do business, but those harsh conditions seemed too bullying to Woodin... Even though the Li Family Chamber of Commerce has now opened up trade and shipping routes between the Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean, it is absolutely impossible for the other party to make the Wooding Chamber of Commerce surrender just like this!
"Sir Wooding!"
"If we don't agree, then we can only maintain the status quo."
"We respect the decision of the family leader Li Huamei. Therefore, we are still allies now. We will not trade in the Persian Gulf. At the same time, your Arab merchant ships will not be able to trade with us?"
"Of course, supplies will be no problem!"
Afraid that the two little girls, Admirals Anne and Song Yifeng, would be taken advantage of by each other, the first mate who had been sitting at his table eating food silently suddenly spoke up, and then stopped him with an unquestionable tone. It was possible for Abraham Wooding to continue negotiations.
"..."
"Can!"
"Then let's continue to maintain the status quo!"
It was obviously impossible for Abraham Yiwen Wooding to surrender to the Li Family Chamber of Commerce so easily. Therefore, after standing in the chief position and his expression changed for a while, he finally gritted his teeth and agreed with the first mate's point of view.
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