In the Atlantic, after several months of sailing, Aben and the ships under his command made a trip to Grenada via the Canary Islands and then back. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Of course, not the East Coast of North America, which followed the old route, but followed the route of the Spaniards, and went directly to Spain to carry out the plan to scare the Spaniards.

The ship docked at the port of Cádiz, a port in southern Spain, because the Americas had not been greatly developed, so the port of Cádiz had not yet prospered. Of course, it was used as a home port for trade to India, and it began to grow greatly.

However, the trade in India is only once every two years. Therefore, the prosperity of the port of Cádiz is far from catching up with the port of Barcelona on the Mediterranean coast. Because the exchanges between Barcelona and Sicily, Sardinia and Mallorca are very frequent, and it is also an important foreign trade port of Spain. The volume of ships in and out of the two ports is still incomparable.

In any case, the port of Cádiz, as a new commercial port, the most important port in Spain in the Atlantic, has begun to prosper.

Aben's ship, flying the flag of the Spanish Barbarian Count, belonged to "his own people", and naturally docked at the port of Cádiz at will.

After going ashore, Ben wore a captain's suit and looked gloomy to find a tavern with a lot of people to drink. After Ben left, a sailor who changed into a sailor's costume and changed into an ordinary Spanish costume and also knew Spanish, as a "nursery", also followed Ben's footsteps into the tavern, but did not sit with Ben.

With his shiny bald head and aging face, and a captain's uniform, he looks like a man with a lot of stories. After drinking for a while, sure enough, someone came up to talk. Of course, it's not a man who picks up a woman, or a, but because of curiosity.

You must know that in this era, the great navigation industry was just emerging, and Spain was one of the leaders of the great navigation, so the people of the country were naturally very interested in the great navigation. And the port of Cádiz is a seaside port, and a captain who appears in the seaside port tavern is obviously likely to be a captain who has "seen the world" who has traveled across the ocean. Therefore, many people talk to these captains, in fact, they want to hear the legends outside and want to know what the outside world is like.

This is not gossip, but an important source of information. In the port of Cádiz, many brokers like to ask for news from captains and sailors who have been overseas in the tavern. If you can find valuable information, you can exchange it for money with those who need it.

And the Spaniard named Torres, who is eyeing the bald Aben in front of him, is a broker who likes to soak in the tavern to find out the news.

"Hey, brother, isn't it lonely to drink alone? Don't mind if I sit down, do you? With that, without waiting for Ben to reply, Torres sat down familiarly.

Although Ben was drinking, he was a little excited in his heart - here, the show is about to appear......

After all, it was the first time acting, and Ben was still a little nervous. However, Torres was a two-skinned face, and he didn't care about Ben's face that had become a little distorted by nervousness, and began to introduce himself to himself.

After a while, Ben finally calmed down his nervousness, and his face returned to normal......

"By the way, brother, look at you, where did you come back?"

"Savage Continent, Grenada ......," Ben replied in a muffled voice.

"Wow, Savage Continent, that's a new world, it must be interesting, right? Can you tell me a little bit about what's new over there? ”

After thinking about it, Ben told Torres the story of the war between the Arawak and the Caribs on the island of Grenada, and told Torres about the characteristics of the Caribs who like to eat people.

"Oh my God, Caribbeans eat people? What a terrible and murderous barbarian! Torres was shocked. Although there are many wars and killings on the European continent, cannibalism is still extremely rare.

"Yes, so, our Earl's colonization activities in Grenada are very difficult!"

"Why, then, hasn't our Spanish colony of Hispaniola heard much about cannibalism?" Torres is a well-informed broker, so naturally he is not easy to fool. Hispaniola, as the only American colony in Spain, is located in the territory of the more amiable Arawaks, so there are really no cannibalisms.

"Well, that's because the territory occupied by Spain is right in the territory of the kind Arawaks. If you encounter Caribbean territory, it is difficult to say. ”

After speaking, the bald head Ben dipped his fingers in the wine and simply drew the situation in the Caribbean on the table:

"To the north is the Greater Antilles, where the more peaceful Aravaks live. The royal island of Hispaniola is located in this area. ”

"And Grenada, which our Lord Earl occupies, is in the Lesser Antilles in the south. It is a place where cannibal Caribbeans and peaceful Arawak terrain intersect. ”

"Grenada was originally the territory of the Arawaks, but it was often attacked by the Caribs. This year alone, there have been 20 such attacks (Ben deliberately exaggerated, in fact, only once, and was beaten back). ”

"Every time there is an attack, the governor of Grenada, George Sr., must ring the alarm bell, and all those who work outside the castle must withdraw to the city as soon as possible, relying on the cover of the city walls to resist the attack of the cannibal Caribs."

"Fortunately, the Caribbeans are not good at sieges. Otherwise, if they break it, hundreds of colonists on the island will be roasted and eaten......"

"Uh...... So terrifying? Torres, a "spectacle man" who has seen the world, is also frightened by these exaggerated "facts".

"There's something even more terrifying...... "Ben looked around for a moment, then leaned into Torres' ear and asked in a mysterious tone:

"Brother, I've heard of Amway...... Abu ...... Syphilis? ”

"I've heard of it." Torres nodded honestly, this thing, after the "Pope's Decree", has become famous all over Europe. As a well-informed "scene man", Torres naturally heard of it, and knew that it was brought back from the Wild Continent by Columbus's sailors.

"I told Nian that syphilis, a terrible virus, is a common disease that many people suffer from on the Savage Continent......

"Huh? How can it be? Isn't syphilis a sore that drains pus all over the body and festers and dies? Torres had heard about the terrible conditions of syphilis patients.

"You're right, but that's what happens to Europeans after they get syphilis. In fact, the bodies of the savage natives seem to be able to tolerate this disease. If we have a terminal disease, our whole body will ulcerate and die, and on their side, it is just full of red spots and acne, and it is not fatal. "This is what Marin handed to Arben, and it is a half-truth. It is true that Indians are very resistant to syphilis, but not only with red spots and acne, but also with sores and pus, but not as terrible and deadly as white people.

"Is that so?" Torres was shocked, but as a qualified broker, he immediately jotted down this important information.

"So, the colonists must not touch the barbarian indigenous women, not at all. Those indigenous women, looking healthy, may have contracted syphilis. As long as you sleep with them, there is a high probability of contracting syphilis. Grenada......"

"What's wrong with Grenada?" Torres asked curiously.

Ben quietly looked around and said in a low voice:

"There was an outbreak of syphilis among the colonists of Grenada, and 20 people died...... And the coffins of the 20 deceased, on my ship, are going to be transported back to East Friesland......" Ben spewed wine in his mouth, as if he was drunk. However, what is said in this state is the most believable.

"What? You have 20 syphilis dead bodies on board? How dare you put it on board? Torres jumped in fright. In the eyes of Europeans, syphilis, which makes people festering all over the body and die, is a very tragic and terrible disease.

"What are you afraid of? I filled the coffin with lime. Ben said nonchalantly.

"That's dangerous, too!" Torres didn't dare to approach Ben anymore, for fear that Ah himself was also suffering from syphilis......

At this time, the sailor who had been waiting on the side for a long time finally appeared. He touched Torres on the shoulder, giving him a look. Torres understood, and immediately followed to the side:

"Brother, what's the matter?"

"Brother, you see, this matter is so serious. If the guy's boat had stayed on the docks, it might have spread syphilis to the people on the shore. Or shall we go to the official and let the officials get rid of the ship? In this way, we are safe. ”

"It makes sense, it makes sense, I'll go to report to the official, maybe there's a bounty......" After speaking, Torres went directly to settle the bill, and then hurriedly went to the city lord's mansion to report......

When Marcus, the lord of Cádiz, heard about this, he was taken aback, and immediately took action, mobilized his army, rushed to the tavern, drove Ben to the docks, and did not dare to approach Arben. Then, Ben had no choice but to board the ship "helplessly" and return home......

Marcus did not dare to hide this matter, and immediately reported it to the two kings of Spain. Even the exaggerated news that Arben told Torres that "most of the indigenous people of the Savage Continent suffer from syphilis, but it does not cause death", was also reported.

Originally, the Spanish duo might have been suspicious of such news. But coincidentally, shortly after Aben's ship left, the mourning ship on Hispaniola also arrived.

When the Spanish kings were still skeptical about the news of the "syphilis outbreak" in Grenada, the bad news of the same syphilis outbreak came from the island of Hispaniola. Moreover, the 500 colonists of Saint-Domingo, 230 people died directly, which is much more terrifying than on the island of Grenada.

Moreover, the fact that the colonists of Santo Domingo had a relationship with the **** girl and still contracted syphilis made the Spanish double king immediately believe the fake news that "most people in the wild continent suffer from syphilis".

Thus, the frightened Spaniards decided that the wild continent was a place where syphilis was rampant. I don't know who started it, but the Spaniards began to call the Savage Continent "Syphilis Continent......

Even, Isabella I, began to wonder if colonizing Hispaniola was the right decision......