Chapter 478: Unexpected Surprise
"Well, that's all I have done. Howard smiled embarrassedly, shook his head and sighed, "I've always dreamed of having a wonderful experience like yours, but it seems like it can only be a dream forever."www.biquge.info For the first twenty years of my life, I was a well-respected nobleman, and for the next thirty years I spent almost all of them in war, and it is no exaggeration to say that I had devoted half my life to the stability of England, and now I was in such a bleak situation that I could only spend my youngest daughter and grandchildren with every day except to read books and wine. ”
He looked a little annoyed and a little melancholy, he was a man who was eager for adventure, curious about everything, and deep down he always had a voice from afar.
And Zheng Fei admires everyone who is eager for adventure. Perhaps only those who are not satisfied with their current life will plunge into the army of adventurers, and Howard in front of him is the right person.
"Then would you like to go with my fleet?" Zheng Fei asked with a smile.
Under the oil lamp, Howard's eyes flashed with a strange light, but it only lasted for a moment, and then it was quickly extinguished again.
"I'd love to, but forgive me for not being able to go. He smiled wryly: "Although I yearn for that kind of life, I can't leave my family behind." ”
"Then take them with you. ”
This time, Zheng Fei was not just out of appreciation and sympathy, but he really needed to bring more people to the Americas. Unlike in the past, the next step after leaving England was to cross the Atlantic directly to the Americas, and would not stop in Europe again, so that there was no fear of someone leaking secrets.
"Nope. Howard shook his head again, this time more resolutely: "I have no experience of sailing adventures, but I know that it is a very dangerous thing, and you can get lost and stormed at any time in the vast sea, and if you don't get it right, you will capsize and die at the bottom of the sea." ”
As he spoke, he picked up the book he had been reading: "In this Tuxter's travelogue, it is written that once their fleet strayed into a rough sea, where they encountered a violent storm, and only a dozen of the more than sixty people survived. ”
Zheng Fei glanced at the book and frowned: "Don't worry, I'm familiar with all the routes and will never get lost, and I have the best boat to withstand heavy rain, as long as it's not a particularly big disaster such as a tsunami, it's absolutely safe." ”
Actually, he lied.
Anything can happen on the endless oceans, and even in the 21st century, the forces of nature are too terrible to resist.
"The best ship?" Howard bowed, looking at him earnestly, "You're the one who just arrived in London today... Oh no, Captain?"
"Yes. Zheng Fei nodded.
"Oh my God, nice to meet you!" Howard looked much more respectful and poured him a glass of wine himself, "I heard that your ship is the size of a fortress, is that true?"
"Of course~ you like sailing adventures so much, didn't you go to see it?"
"I'm sorry, but I don't really like to watch the excitement and run to crowded places. ”
Joy crossed Howard's face, and he rolled his eyes, finally making up his mind to pay attention, but he still had some concerns.
"Can you tell me where you're going?"
Zheng Fei raised his hand to the west, which was the direction of the American continent, his eyes were sincere, and his voice was full of feelings that only belonged to adventurers: "A land you have never been to, it is bigger than the whole of Europe, and there are very few people living there, your family will never suffer a damn war." Imagine building a house on a beautiful riverside, riding an English thoroughbred horse across the savannahs at the morning sunset, or drifting down a treacherous river in a dinghy......"
At this point, Howard closed his eyes, immersed in the picture he had depicted, unable to extricate himself.
This kind of life is exactly what he has dreamed of countless times in his dreams......
"Okay, I'll go with you!" he clenched his fists excitedly and took a deep breath to calm down slightly.
Suddenly, he thought of something, and confusion appeared in his eyes.
"Uh, but ......"
He wondered, "Why is this navigator willing to take his family with him?" to make friends with me? But what is his purpose in making friends?
Everyone always has to do something, some want money, some want to be happy. He really couldn't guess, what was Zheng Feitu?
In fact, Zheng Fei just wanted to bring more people to the Americas, enrich the occupations of the people in the Americas, and make it a truly comfortable habitat, rather than a concentration of labor, soldiers, and indigenous people.
"You want to ask, but why did I take you with me, right?" Seeing that he was hesitant, Zheng Fei spoke it for him.
"That's right. He let out a slow breath.
Zheng Fei touched his chin and groaned.
It is not yet possible to tell him about the Americas, after all, he has not left England yet, and he needs to keep it a secret.
He knew that if he didn't give some reason, Howard wouldn't let go of his heart and follow him, so if this was the case, he would just make up one and just let the other party do him a favor.
"Because I want to use your fame to help me recruit a group of people. He said sincerely.
"So that's the case~" Howard smiled happily: "Say, who is it?"
"Carpenters, stonemasons, blacksmiths, blah blah. ”
What is most lacking in the current fleet is basic productivity, which is almost exclusively composed of warriors, sailors, porters and shipbuilders.
The so-called clothing, food, housing and transportation, clothes are purchased directly from Europe, and they can be worn for a long time.
You can't always live by hunting and gathering wild vegetables, but this has been solved, remember the farmers who passed by the Polish town before?
Okay, there are boats and horses, that's not a problem.
Now, it's all that remains.
If there is a lack of craftsmen in the fleet who can build houses, then it is obvious that they will be confined to small cabins for the rest of their lives.
Zheng Fei hopes to build buildings, castles, towns, and kingdoms in the Americas!
Craftsmen, crucial.
"Well, do you want these people to build houses?" Howard asked.
"Yes. Zheng Fei shrugged.
"Then you must need an architect, right?" said Howard, raising an eyebrow and smirking sly.
"If anything, of course it's best, can you find it?"
"Don't look for it, my two sons are the best architects, haha~" Howard proudly took a sip of his wine glass: "The last renovation of the Tower of London was designed by the two of them." ”
Wow, unexpected surprise.
Zheng Fei tilted his head and gave a thumbs up, feeling in his heart that this visit was really worth it, but fortunately he didn't go to the tavern with Santiago.
"Seriously, when are we leaving? I'll get ready. Howard asked.
"In a few days, because I need to procure a lot of medicine, your king said to go and arrange it for me. ”
"The King..."Howard suddenly held back his smile and his face became solemn: "This is not good news, with what I know about him, I am afraid that you are being targeted by him." (To be continued.) )