The bearded man looked at the group of black-armored soldiers in front of him, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and at the same time he secretly complained in his heart. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info he is also a veteran of the sea, he has been a sailor since the age of ten, he can be said to be well-informed, nothing has been encountered.

But looking at these soldiers who were suspected of being pirates in front of him, he also felt very troubled. These pirates are extremely tall, about 2.2 meters, wearing hideous black armor, red hair like the legendary devil, but their faces are very handsome.

Goliaths, are they soldiers of the Republic? Or a pirate? He didn't think for sure that if he guessed wrong, it would be a dead end, these people let him land, if it was a pirate then it would be bad, but if it was a soldier of the Republic, then it would not be possible to disobey their orders. He was secretly struggling in his heart, and it was really difficult to judge the situation.

The Goliaths are a well-known pirate people. On the fringes of the southern peninsula of the Republic, where the Republic could not control, there were many independent tribes, who were murderous, specialized in robbing merchant ships at sea, and even landed directly in the ports of other countries, they were the warriors of the Goliath Viking tribe, unruly, after the emperor retired and the parliamentarians ruled the Republic, they no longer obeyed the orders of the base camp, and became an ungoverned pirate tribe.

This also made the Goliaths infamous among the countries of Europa, of course, they had a bad reputation, and they didn't care about reputation. And now that the nations of Europa have also been conquered by the Goliaths, they don't care even more.

Therefore, it is difficult to judge whether these Goliaths in black armor are pirates pretending to be soldiers of the republic, this kind of thing has happened before, and this kind of thing is not allowed by the republic, and this kind of thing that challenges the majesty of the republic, neither the military nor the parliamentarians will give up. That's why the Republic sent the great god of war, Su, to wipe out pirates from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.

However, all the doubts of the bearded captain disappeared after the appearance of one man.

"General?" The bearded captain exclaimed. Out of the group of black-armored soldiers came a black-haired Goliath man about 2 meters tall, with a more handsome face than the group of soldiers, and wearing a more exquisite and domineering general's armor. The bearded man recognized at a glance the young man who had been his ship to Egypt, now the general of the Pasha. The bearded man had seen this handsome young man known as the [country] thief in the newspaper, but he didn't recognize it at the time, and after thinking about who the other party was, he was also taken aback······

This was a tall, resolute-looking Portuguese captain who was originally called Barbarossa, which translates to bearded in Goliath, so after he declared allegiance to the Republic, the Goliaths called him Bearded, and over time more people were familiar with the name than those who knew his original name.

To say that this bearded man is also a legend. Originally the son of a fisherman in a small fishing village on the coast of the Kingdom of Portugal, he joined the Portuguese navy and became a smuggler after being kicked out of the army by a military judge who happened to be in charge of military discipline in a drunken fight. Later, after the conquest of the Kingdom of Portugal by the Republic, he was the first Portuguese to declare allegiance, and he was appreciated and valued by the Republic as the Navy was to establish the 'Foreign Legion' like the Army. The Republic built him a giant warship and gave him the position of Commander of the Royal Navy's Fleet.

Since then, the captain has been engaged in piracy, becoming the largest privateer fleet in the Republic. In its heyday, there were dozens of warships and more than 10,000 sailors. He himself possessed the strength of a knight of the sky, made many great contributions to the Republic, and made many great achievements in the conquest of the Kingdom of Portugal, and was finally made a baron, becoming a samurai, becoming the first samurai nobleman among the people of Western Europe. It's a beautiful sight.

It wasn't until the Republic gave orders to purge pirates that he disbanded his fleet and became a merchant and captain, sometimes doing business, and sometimes waiting in the Republic's harbors for adventurers heading to the East. Those who are supported by the parliament or the military, adventurers tend to be very generous and make money easily. So he was also very wealthy, and eventually married the daughter of a Goliath governor of the East India Company.

"Don't panic, I'm here for nothing else." Nishizawa said.

The bearded man looked at the black-armored soldier on the side and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he thought he had met a pirate. At the same time, he secretly laughed at himself in his heart, after being a pirate for so many years, he also killed a lot of people, and after he really had a comfortable life, people became timid. Thinking like this, he couldn't help but smile again, and he thought of his beautiful wife and two-year-old daughter at home.

After Nishizawa Uyi boarded the ship, the surrounding soldiers returned to the garrison camp arranged for them by the Tang people after giving a military salute. The people who had just gathered together to watch the excitement also shouted and left, and the bearded man looked disdainful.

He thought to himself, "If this is a pair of pirates, there are still a few people here alive today." After thinking so, he couldn't help but think of his wife's advice.

His wife had told him to recruit more sailors to protect himself. However, he himself is confident that he has the strength of the Sky Warrior of the Republic, and even any danger can be defused, but today he knows how ridiculous this idea is.

"It seems that some people are indeed going to be recruited, some time ago I heard the old Pison say that he almost saw the sea god when he encountered pirates, it seems that it is indeed not peaceful, Su Luo God of War is powerful, and he can't eliminate all the pirates, as long as there is a sea, there will be pirates." He wanted to recruit some crew members from those veterans of the republic, and there were nearly 10 million wandering soldiers in the entire republic, all of whom were hidden dangers left over from the blind expansion of the army by the former dictator, and the republic still seemed to have no good way.

A huge round sun shines in the sky, and the sun on the sea is always so huge.

Nishizawa conversed with the bearded captain, and he asked him about some domestic matters.

"You mean the republic is at war against the Indians." Nishizawa Uran's brows furrowed slightly, he really couldn't imagine that the republic would go to war again after the conquest of the Oghuz steppe, when that group of parliamentarians became so belligerent, it was really interesting. Thinking like this, his slightly frowning brow immediately eased, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"The East India Company, to be precise, stretched out its fork to a piece of fat in their eyes, General." The bearded man pointed to the map of the Indian continent on the table.

"Oh, it's that company." Nishizawa picked up the map on the table.

Sure enough, it was them, he thought to himself. The map was made of a strange-feeling piece of paper, and the East India Company had made its fortune on paper, a technology that had been passed down from Seris before its rise. Their papermaking technology has even surpassed that of the Seris.

"India is guarded by the River of Hengduan, and they dare to attack?" Nishizawa asked with a smile.

"It's because of the Hengduan River, General, you don't know that the water of the Hengduan River has the miraculous effect of curing infertility, and it is even rumored that it can also make people live longer. It was this discovery that led to the attack of the crazy corporation, which had long coveted the riches of India, and the East India Company's member of parliament, Donal, gave a speech in parliament, claiming that the war would cost the government a penny, so the parliament supported him. Because the republic has an army, it doesn't cost the government money anyway, and all the soldiers' salaries are paid by the East India Company. It was enough for them to agree that the East India Company would receive conscription rights. It doesn't matter if you lose anyway, the country doesn't spend a penny anyway, and as long as you win, you will get the most benefits, of course they agreed. The bearded man talked freely.

Nishizawa looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, his eyes were full of surprise, and the other party's insight was really extraordinary, which really surprised him.

But he was familiar with Donal, and the military department called him the greedy governor. He was originally a street gangster who was unwilling, but later he was valued by the boss behind the East India Company, who was also a very powerful person, and he also had to listen to some of the council, all because the East India Company paid a large amount of money to the empress every year, so as the empress's actual 'sponsor', this boss also had great political power.

Under the guidance of this boss, Donal soon became a councillor, and then rose through the ranks, because the military also wanted to win over this 'least parliamentarian councillor' They are very optimistic about Donal's belligerent ideas, so Donal also plays the role of a nail in the parliament for the military.

"And the East India Company's war behavior can also relieve the pressure at home, general, you think about it, there are nearly 10 million soldiers in the republic who have been forced to retire, they have no home to return, they live on the streets all day long, and the republic has no good way to arrange them, and now the East India Company actually wants to recruit millions of soldiers, and suddenly grasps the weakness of the parliamentarians, and they have no reason to refuse at all. And I think the war was still very beneficial to the East India Company. India is now ruled by the Mughal Empire, although this new empire does have a wise monarch, and the country is growing stronger, but after all, it is too young to know that the East India Company has been operating in India for hundreds of years, long before the birth of the sage Abiway, the East India Company was established under the direction of the emperor. Their economic and political infiltration of India has long been in the marrow, and the soldiers of the Republic are undeniably brave in their lives, but wars cannot be won by bravery alone. Moreover, the soldiers of the Republic are by no means inferior to them in terms of bravery, and they are far superior to them in both military training and military system, such as the excellent command and strategic planning system that the Republic has, the General Staff Headquarters and the Wartime Command. Not to mention the ······ in military thinking and equipment" As Nishizawa listened to the bearded man's eloquent conversation, he felt more and more that a captain had wronged him too much.

"You're such a talent." Nishizawa said jokingly.

The bearded man immediately sensed that the other party seemed to have misunderstood something, and he hurriedly said, "These are all said by a Goliath scholar who used to be my ship. ”

"Do you know who he is?" Nishizawa asked hurriedly.

"Sorry General, he didn't reveal his name." The bearded man said regretfully.

"That's a shame." Nishizawa said, but he didn't really feel any pity, because he himself was no worse than the other party, and the reason why he felt a little pity just now was just his desire and attention to talents. And he knew that in fact, it was just a bearded man's prevarication, how could there be any scholar, all this was his own judgment, he probably felt that what he had just said was too much, and he was a little afraid, after all, Nishizawa Wuyi was also nominally the empress's person.

It was getting dark outside, and the bearded man ordered someone to light a candle, and it seemed that he would continue to talk, but Nishizawa couldn't stay up, and he wanted to go to sleep. Then he went into the bedroom that the bearded man had arranged for him to rest.

The bedroom was not very large, but very clean, with a bed covered with a woollen blanket and a small table. After making a cup of tea and drinking it, Nishizawa fell asleep on the bed. It had been a long time since he had had a good night's sleep, and some time ago he seemed to be able to exterminate the steppe people simply and quickly, but who knew that it was the reason why he and his staff stayed up late into the night every day to make all kinds of feasible plans, and constantly made new plans as time and circumstances changed. As a result, he has not had a good night's sleep for almost half a year.

He fell into a deep sleep, and in his dreams he seemed to dream of a woman in white, who felt familiar to him, but also strange. He couldn't see the woman's face clearly, but there was an illusion that made him feel that he knew what the other party looked like. He was also sure that he was dreaming.

He woke up instantly, but his eyes didn't open, and he couldn't open them even under the bright light.

There was a violent shaking around. There were all kinds of shouting voices outside.

The teacup on the table was about to fall. At the same time, the black-haired man on the side also opened his eyes because of this violent shaking, and when he opened his eyes, he immediately exclaimed, and then quickly caught the teacup that was about to fall to the ground with his hand.

"It's dangerous." Nishizawa looked at the delicate porcelain in his hand, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then gently put it away.

This teacup was given by Princess Jingru, but because of the face problem, he actually spent money to buy it, it was very expensive, if it was broken, he would really be sad for a while, and it was most of his belongings.

Looking at the bustling southern port in front of him, a thought flashed through Nishizawa Uyi's heart, and then disappeared immediately.

"Seris is still very strong." He said to himself silently in his heart.

After adjusting his mood, he walked to a business hall.

The purpose of his visit was to sign an agreement, an agreement to return the land.

Cizer Uyi held in his hand a copy of the Portuguese "The Beginning of Styran" and a copy of the "Chronicles of the Red Yi" written by the Seris. He had read them all before he came.

Originally, the port south of Seris was called 'Styran' which translates to the pearl of beauty in Portuguese, and the port city originally belonged to the Serisians, but as more and more Portuguese came here for business and missionary work, the right to live here was actually taken away by the Portuguese. By bribing local Seris officials, they gained autonomy and established a state, with their own courts and judges, their own town halls and mayors, and their own churches and colleges. However, the morality of the Seris is still subject to the laws and heavy taxes are paid every year.

It was not until the Seris were invaded by the Tunguska of the north that the Portuguese took the opportunity to occupy the entire port of Oro Bay, which was subsequently renamed Stiran. Later, the Portuguese declared themselves to Emperor Seris, and the emperor actually did not pursue the matter, if it was the Tungusic invasion at this time and had no energy, then later it was because the Portuguese established a perfect fortress defense system, and the Seris Navy was drawn up by the pirates of the Asahi Islands, and when the Seris completely defeated those pirates and the country on the Asahi Islands, they suddenly found that the Portuguese there were already very powerful.

After some consideration, Emperor Cyris did not attack rashly, because the Ceris navy at this time was still very fragile compared to the powerful army, which was the reason why the Central Dynasty had always paid no attention to the navy.

Now that the Kingdom of Portugal had been wiped out by the Republic, the Portuguese defenders of Stillan had declared their allegiance to the Republic, which was then taken over by the Goliath Army, with the three-headed eagle flag of the Republic's military flying on it.

After some consideration, the parliamentarians of the republic decided to return the place to the Seris.

"So you sent me this thief?" Standing in front of the commercial department, which revealed a mixture of Gothic and Romanesque architectural flavors, Nishizawa said with a smile, the parliamentarians were ridiculing him, leaving this kind of land cutting to him, he was a thief, but he didn't care.

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