Let the right people do the right things, that's my principle. I don't hesitate to retreat, and I don't hesitate to retreat, which is also the cornerstone of my 100% success rate in cleaning tasks in my previous life.

Of course, being betrayed and betrayed is another matter. I forgot how it was like, I mean, almost forgot......

By the time I arrived in Sofala, Wah Mei and Woodin, Old Tucker and the others had completely pacified Nuno Santos's power, and the pathetic bug had voluntarily abandoned Sofala even before Woodin and Old Tucker launched their first assault. After encountering Huamei's interception at sea, it was wiped out like falling flowers and flowing water, and completely disappeared in the long river of history.

At the same time as Hua Mei and Wooding, we also met Sebastián Gomez, the Portuguese governor of Sofala, a young man in his fifties. His long, wavy curly hair tells us that he was also a romantic figure when he was younger. But today, he is just a middle-aged and elderly local administrator who is excited to drive out the Spaniards, and at the same time worried about the retaliation of the Spaniards.

"Mr. Sun! Nice to meet you! Sebastian, who is well-educated and speaks many European languages, greeted me in an exaggerated manner in English that sounded like a Liverpool accent. As he hugged me, he whispered to me, "From your wife, I have received your feat of driving out the Spaniards!" Allow me to pay tribute to you! ”

My wife? Suddenly, Hua Mei's voice came from the side: "I told Mr. Sebastian." Qilan. ”

I sighed, I didn't plan to debunk this misunderstanding in person, so Governor Sebastián Gomez whispered with a speechless smile on the lewd old man: "Mr. Sun, you are so admirable!" ”

I turned my head to look at him strangely, but Sebastian said lewdly, "Your wife is so beautiful, fierce and brave, how did you subdue this female leopard?" ”

I looked at Sebastian speechlessly, shrugged my shoulders and said, "This is probably a kind of debt!" Gotta pay it back, don't you? ”

Sebastian looked at me and laughed, and slapped me on the shoulder twice. I was noncommittal, but Hua Mei was smiling brightly.

After greeting each other, we walked into Sebastian's mansion. It's a far cry from the garden-style and manor-style dwellings of Hernandez, but it's still a magnificent building. As the guests sat down, I asked, "What about Wooding?" Why didn't you see that guy? ”

A soft and unbridled laugh suddenly came from the back hall: "What? My friend, I haven't seen you for a few days, are you missing me? ”

Who is the guy who can let out such a cheap laugh and speak Middle Eastern English, if not Wooding?

I saw him take his signature two glamorous female attendants, accompanied by a rather dignified-looking middle-aged blonde man walking out of the back hall.

Wu Ding walked more than a meter in front of me and stopped, looked at me deeply, and then saluted me and said, "My friend, I didn't expect you to do so beautifully!" I got the news that the fifth-ranked team had been disbanded! Look, Master, how did you do it. Especially...... That scary supernatural event! ”

At this point, he lowered his voice and winked at me with a wicked grin.

I knew he was trying to ask me about the ghost ship. So, I pretended to be mysterious and winked at him, rubbed the two fingers of my right hand and said, "Trade secrets!" ”

Woodin looked at my gesture and asked suspiciously, "What does this mean?" ”

Me: "Paid ......"

Wooding was stunned for a moment, and laughed randomly. Then he took the largest ring from his left hand, which was full of gold and light, and handed it to me, "I have paid the fee!" Say it! ”

I took the ring and looked at it very obscenely for a long time, and then laughed twice for a long time, but still said: "Wait a while, let's talk about business first!" ”

Although Wooding is itching, he is a person who understands the general situation and cares about the overall situation. Knowing that there were many outsiders around, he no longer dothered about it, but introduced me to the middle-aged man with blond hair.

"This is Sir Mark Robert, President of the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce from the United Kingdom, Lord of the British Empire." Wooding introduced me to me.

I stretched out my right hand to him with some confusion - I don't know if this kind of etiquette is popular in the West now. Robert looked at me in surprise, because in his cognition, Orientals don't need to shake hands, but his good cultivation was soon reflected, stretched out his hand to shake with me, and said with a smile: "Presumably you are Mr. Sun, the viscount of the Ming Empire that Wooding has been talking about, defeating the invincible Spaniards!" Lord Mark Robert sends you a sincere tribute! ”

In the eyes of these British, who emphasize status and pay attention to pretending to be X, the knighthood is always the most important, which is the same as their rigid tactics, they would rather die than be handsome; The head can be broken, and the hairstyle should not be messed up. It's really pretending to be X to death!

But I'm not averse to him, and I can control the pace well. So I said in a succinct tone: "As a nobleman, it is our duty to solve injustices at sea. It's a big deal! ”

Hua Mei listened to my remarks of "pretending to be thirteen", and laughed out loud, Robert glanced at her, and said with even more admiration: "Mr. Sun is not proud of his achievements, he is really a gentleman." No wonder you can have an elegant lady like Miss Li with you! I admire it very much. ”

I couldn't help but smack my lips, Hua Mei had already leaned in, gently grabbed my arm, and smiled very elegantly: "Mr. Robert has won the award." Qilan has always been committed to creating a fair and equal environment, and we have been striving for this. Of course, this also requires the help and support of people with lofty ideals, including you. ”

This sentence was very appropriate, and Robert was about to reply, but Sebastian, who was the head of the house, opened his mouth and laughed: "Ladies and gentlemen, you are not going to stand and talk until dark, are you?" Why don't we sit down and have a drink and talk? ”

There was no objection, so with Robert's humility, I sat down with Hua Mei and Wooding and his two beautiful girls, followed by Sebastian and Robert.

The table is square, and the sitting position is also interesting. Sebastian sat on the main seat, sitting north facing south. I didn't think about being humble, but sat on the top of my left, facing west. Wooding thought for a moment and sat down next to me, but in the lower position, facing Sebastian. Robert, on the other hand, sat in the last remaining position on Sebastian's right and bottom, facing me, and smiled politely.

I sighed in my heart, this kid Wooding is not simple! At the end of the day, his position is actually the most subtle. If he sits across from me, it means that he has to fight for the same right to speak as me, and if he sits down the head, it means that he is the only one. Is such a statement good or bad?

The lady-in-waiting at Sebastian's house poured a glass of wine for one of us, and he raised it and rapped in an aria: "Ladies and gentlemen! First of all, let's toast to the great victory! ”

This toast fully reflects the identity of Sebastian Liquor Field. We raised our glasses together and whispered, "To victory!" ”

The glasses were lightly touched and they were all drunk.

The maid poured the wine without mentioning it, and Sebastian continued to smile: "Special thanks to Mr. Sun, of course, Miss Li and Mr. Wooding. It was because of your heroic battles that the victory was the victory to drive out the Spaniards! ”

As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said, "It is true that my motherland, Portugal, has temporarily fallen under the control of the Spaniards, but we do not give in. And I, on behalf of the hidden forces in Portugal, on behalf of Mr. Hernandez, and on behalf of the 1.5 million peace-loving Portuguese people at the western tip of the Illyrian Peninsula, participate in today's talks! ”

Tsk, this tune is really high. I secretly said in my heart that the last thing he likes is people who pay lip service but don't actually get it. Let's see, what the hell he's going to do. So I remained silent.

Robert opened his mouth and laughed, "Yes! I have heard Mr. Sun's name for a long time, and when I see it today, I am so young! What a hero out of a teenager! ”

It's another unnutritious compliment, and I coping with it with uh-huh, not wanting to take over the conversation.

Wooding, whose heart is in the dark, heard the words and knew that whoever spoke first in today's situation would suffer. After thinking about it, he spoke: "The preliminary battle is over, and the Spanish forces have been temporarily driven out of East Africa. So what's next? How do you plan to respond to the anger of the Spaniards? ”

As soon as this sentence came out, the room suddenly fell silent, yes, what next? There is a way that it is easy to fight the country, but it is difficult to defend the country, so how to keep the results of the battle next? And Wooding was the first to speak while the other two were gathering fire for me, which actually meant to give me a vote.

Sebastian smiled at the old guy and said, "What Mr. Woodin said is that this was a problem before, but not anymore!" As he spoke, he pointed at me exaggeratedly with both hands: "The magical viscount from the East, Mr. Sun Qilan Sun, has broken the myth of the invincibility of the Spaniards at sea!" And then, he will continue to write this amazing feat! ”

Robert immediately applauded. This is really a good calculation, they want me to take the blame, and they take advantage of the fisherman. Haha, it's really a stunned young man when I'm twenty years old.

So I smiled, and said with a restrained expression, "What Mr. Governor said is also reasonable. In that case, I will take over the trade of East Africa in its entirety, and rest assured, I will make East Africa a monolith, and ensure that no one else will be able to enter it! ”

Hearing this, both Sebastian and Robert's expressions stiffened a little. They wanted me to take over the great work of dealing with the Spaniards, not the actual trade and profit.

Robit coughed, cleared his throat and said, "The coastline of East Africa stretches for more than 1,000 nautical miles, and it is very difficult to manage, so we can also help Mr. Sun share his worries!" ”

I shook my head and said, "No! Don't worry! I can deal with the Spaniards! Taking care of these trade routes is naturally not a problem! And ......"

I turned my head and glanced at Wooding. This kid immediately understood, and said: "Our Wooding Chamber of Commerce will assist the Blade Sea Chamber of Commerce in managing East Africa, so we won't cause you any more trouble!" ”

sang and harmonized, blocking the other two enough. Want to take advantage of me? Hehe.

Seeing that the atmosphere was cold and the direction of the conversation was moving away from his original plan, Sebastian proposed another drink. This time, no one responded, they all raised their glasses hastily, clinked glasses hastily, and took a shallow sip.

Sebastian put down his glass and said with a polite but embarrassed smile: "Mr. Sun, what we mean is that everyone should share the trade of East Africa. ”

When I heard this, I nodded and slapped the table and said, "It makes sense, everyone earns money, I agree." Then we will sign an offensive and defensive alliance, everyone will do business, and the enemy is coming, so naturally everyone will have to carry it. Although the credit for the early stage is mine, I will not eat alone, and I will share some of the aspects that the two represent. Of course, you don't want to have people who eat white food, right? ”

Those who eat white food naturally refer to Sebastian and Robert, who just wanted to get rid of their responsibilities and only take benefits. So the two old guys laughed even more reluctantly, but they had to say: "Resolutely oppose eating white food!" "Everyone earns money, and everyone carries something!" "Work together to prevent and work together to resist the Spaniards' re-encroachment in East Africa" and other bold words.

Empty words will not work, so we quickly signed the offensive and defensive alliance in black and white. In the end, Wooding and I accounted for 40 percent of East Africa's trade, and Sebastian and Robert's Portuguese and British Chambers of Commerce each had 30 percent.

Of course, the duty of defence is equal. And I also ceded a larger share of East African trade in exchange for a 10% share of Portugal and Spain's trade in West African ports.

In this way, just from the trade route, the final threshold for the sea to go to Europe has been opened! And the Portuguese and the British got what they wanted.

More importantly, Britain, Portugal, and me, which were not allies, were not allies because of this opportunity, and this was a powerful response to the strong pressure on Spain, so it can be said that there are no losers in this meeting!

So, when our five wine glasses collided lightly again, the smiles on everyone's faces were much more real and eager!