Joseph, the navigator, admits that he has rarely seen such a good face in the Atlantic, and that when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean before, he would almost always encounter terrible storms, and he joked that the Chinese believe in Mazu Niangniang is so spiritual, and he also wants to convert to Mazu.

South America! Brazil!

On April 22, 1500, the Portuguese navigator Pedro Cabral arrived in Brazil. He named the land "Holy Cross" and proclaimed it to Portugal (Brazil has a strong religious atmosphere, think of the statue of Christ in Rio de Janeiro)

The plundering of the Portuguese colonizers began with the felling of Brazilian rosewood, and the word "brasil" gradually replaced the "Holy Cross" as the Brazilian name, which is still used today, and its Chinese transliteration is "Brazil".

In the thirties of the 16th century, the Portuguese sent expeditions to establish colonies in Pakistan. Governor was appointed in 1549. Later, the entire colony was under Portuguese rule, and there were many foreign strongholds along the Atlantic coast. In 1555, the French invaded and occupied the area equivalent to today's Rio de Janeiro, intending to establish a French colonial base in South America. However, the French were unable to attract colonists from Europe, so they were finally expelled from Rio by the Portuguese in 1565. Two years later, the Portuguese created the city of Rio.

At that time, most of the mainland was still in the wilderness period, and everywhere in the eye was a piece of emerald green, far away, and even the sound of birds and beasts roaring could be heard, which showed the vigor of its creatures.

They explored the terrain, exploited resources, cut down forests, established estates, and some places were in full swing, so that the officers and men of the southeast ships who had just arrived in your territory felt similar to Southeast Asia and had a sense of intimacy.

They stayed in Recy for three days, repairing the damaged parts of the battleship, and then sailed along the eastern coastline of Brazil.

Thanks to the red-haired fan, there has been no problem with supplies, and they also ate some rare species, such as jaguars, cougars, jaguars, cougars, otters, anteaters, tapirs, armadillos, capybaras and crocodiles, all happily eaten, so that the navigator Joseph kept paddling the crossroads, "The Chinese are such a terrible race!" ”

The Chinese ate everything, and if it weren't for their superior gunboat ability and literacy, Joseph would almost want to classify the Chinese as a student.

"Come, eat dragon and tiger fights, make up for your body, and after eating, you can kill the tiger!" Hong Xiguan deliberately teased him.

They ate in the officers' cafeteria, and as a navigator, Joseph was qualified to be with the officers, and he sniffed the fragrant jar of meat, and his mind was uncertain!

The Chinese chef actually mixed the jaguar with the snake meat that I don't know what it was, this is the famous Cantonese dish "Dragon Tiger Fight", plus a variety of spices and the chef's craftsmanship, the meat is delicately made, the meat is tender and fragrant, and it is extremely delicious.

Joseph crossed his chest and prayed for God's forgiveness before munching on meat and soup!

Later, when he returned to Europe, he thought that what the Chinese invited him to eat was worth five catties of gold!

The Chinese are willing to spend money to buy all kinds of messy meat along the way, the key is that they have excellent cooking skills, and the chef can be said to know how to make it delicious when he sees the meat, so that the three navigators gained more than ten pounds when they ran the boat on the first line of the South American continent!

The formation arrived in Rio de Janeiro, the largest city on the east coast of South America, with the treaty with the Kingdom of Portugal, the Chinese were warmly welcomed, here is different from the European continent, the guests, if they are considered guests by the red hair, will be warmly entertained, everyone exchanges and talks.

Even if the red hairs are at war with each other, they are very gentlemanly, and once they surrender, they are treated well.

There is no way, South America is surprisingly large, and there are pitiful few people.

The local Portuguese nobles and governors feasted on the Chinese, but later saw the Chinese buying all kinds of animals in a mess, and did not hide that they said that they would take them to eat, so that the Portuguese were messy in the wind.

If it weren't for the treaties on the kingdom's side and the equipment of the Chinese, I would almost want to put them in the ranks of the living.

Seeing this, Officer Hong simply set up a banquet on the warship and invited back to the local leaders.

When the Chinese feast was served on the table, the superb cooking skills of the Portuguese conquered them instantly, and they actually had the urge to join the Chinese people, and there was no doubt that the Chinese were civilized people!

"Does the cook sell it? I'm out 20 pounds of gold! A nobleman said.

"You are not sincere, I will give 30 pounds of gold!" Another nobleman immediately followed.

The bidding reached 50 pounds of gold, worth about 900 taels of gold, which is really crazy for cooks, which shows how rich the nobles of Rio City are!

Hong Xuguan said with emotion, "I was a little moved, tied up the cook, sold it to those red-haired fans, and then, disguised that he was missing." ”

Yan Zhangqi coaxed, "We divided the gold, I don't ask for much, a hundred taels of gold is enough!" ”

Scare the ship's chef enough!

Leaving the city of Rio and heading south along the coast of South America, the closer you get, the more obvious the signs.

The Chinese on board saw the expanding clouds from the southwest, the viscous heat blowing from the sky, the churning waves on the sea, and the terrifying circle of light of the sun, all of which foreshadowed the horror of the distant sea route.

Joseph, the navigator on the 72nd ship in Kaohsiung, kept rowing the cross, praying for God's blessing, and when the Chinese gathered together to ask for Mazu Niangniang's blessing, Joseph also crowded close to the Chinese crowd and prayed to Mazu Niangniang together!

Cape Horn, Cape Horn is coming!

The steep southern cape of Horn Island, the southernmost tip of South America, is a necessary route for navigating between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

That night, I saw the water and the sky up and down, and the clouds were like a brocade, which was beautiful.

However, as we passed Cape Horn, the wind blew more and more violently, from an early morning wind to a midday storm, and the storm enveloped in rain was so fierce that the soldiers who stayed on the command platform felt breathless.

The waves are getting higher and higher, not the long-form waves of the Atlantic, but the towering waves of the two oceans!

The wave was so treacherous that the crest of the wave tore apart the swell in front of it and poured on the two pitifully small cruisers, and the mountain-like waves were big enough to bury the ship deep in the water, suffer under the water, and then lift the boat out of the water, the feeling of escaping in the water was terrible!

Fortunately, the long-tested Southeastern Army had made full preparations, and before crossing the Cape of Heen, the places that should be fixed were all fixed, and the seams of the ships were carefully checked, and the hatches were sealed with slats, and even putty was twisted to prevent water seepage!

"It's like a comfortable fluffy duck!" Hong Xuguan was satisfied.

They sailed heroically against the west wind, and the big waves rose, and the cruiser climbed up the ridge of the waves, pressed the crest of the rough under the bottom of the ship, and then slid easily with the tide to the bottom of the trough, which made the navigator Joseph exclaim, "This is a great warship, and I envy you as her captain!" ”

Two cruisers passed Cape Horn almost unscathed!

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