Keeping one's word is the foundation of man. If you don't meddle in the Indian Ocean trade, you will never wade into this troubled water. So on the third day of Woodin's official tenure, I left Basra with a large fleet and prepared to set sail for Southeast Asia.

As the saying goes, smiling faces are reserved for acquaintances, and seeing that I am so sensible, the welcoming city-state of Basra is naturally indispensable for a farewell.

The farewell ceremony was solemn and warm, and Wooding's expression was always faint, and he kept his distance, and I think he could score at least eighty points.

But the deep emotion in his eyes was only understood by me, and I waved my sleeves, without taking a single cloud with me, and left in such a dashing manner, and then went all the way east, never stopping.

Sailing out of the Persian Gulf and into the waters of the Gulf of Oman, I deeply understood what it means to be powerful.

It was only for the small and medium-sized fleets to avoid my fleet, and even some of the larger fleets took the initiative to come to the shore when they met my fleet, and waved flags or lights in salute.

Hua Mei stood beside me, the sea breeze blew her clothes fluttering, her voice was euphemistic and ethereal, and she seemed to be full of emotion: "Qilan, when you were in the Ming Dynasty before, did you think there would be such a day?" ”

I raised my head slightly, looked at the ships in the distance, and slowly shook my head: "I thought that my life would be spent in a circle that had been set up for a long time, and when I looked up, I saw such a piece of the world, and I never thought that I would walk out of such a road." ”

"Are you proud?" Hua Mei smiled very beautifully, as if I saw her again when I first saw her, like a plum blossom.

"Pride?" I withdrew my gaze and looked into the distance again, and for some reason, my mood seemed to be extraordinarily relaxed: "No, there is nothing to be proud of. If possible, I would prefer to have a piece of soil worthy of my deep roots, so that I can fight for it all my life! ”

As I spoke, I looked at Hua Mei again: "Just like the second uncle ancestor, or Lord Shangshu." ”

Hua Mei's head seemed to move, like nodding, like shaking, in short, moving: "Is that really good?" Sometimes, the deeper you fall, the more pain you suffer, but now I think it's a good life. ”

"Such a life?" I looked at Hua Mei with interest: "What kind of life do you mean?" ”

"Unrestrained, or rather, dare to love and hate. You don't have to hide your love and hatred, just stay if it's suitable, leave if it's not suitable, relaxed, no pressure, isn't it good? Hua Mei's tone was filled with a faint sadness, which did not fully match her words.

I actually understand her situation very well, if it weren't for me, as well as the situation that her father had appeared one after another, she would probably still be the proud daughter of heaven in the Beijing Normal Compound at this time, living a carefree and happy life without worries and food and clothing.

However, no one can grasp the politics thing, the water has flowed for 30 years, and the water has flowed to the west for another 30 years, the successive changes in the family, and the continuous blows in many aspects, which has made her feel tired and deeply tired, which is also human nature.

Especially when she said this and smiled at me, the lowered corners of her mouth and her overlooking eyebrows touched my heart deeply. The original mountain alliance and sea oath are still vivid, but our hearts are no longer simple.

I couldn't help but sigh slightly, and gently hugged her into my arms: "We have to find the kite, and then find a place to live together, no longer floating around the world like this, okay?" ”

Hua Mei raised her head in surprise, her voice was full of joy: "Really? ”

I nodded, and before I could speak, she added, "I don't go to Africa, the people there are dark, silly, lazy, and the sun makes people dizzy all day long, I won't go!" ”

After speaking, he smiled like a little fox.

Seeing her like this, I couldn't help but roll my eyes: "Africa? I won't go if you want to live! After decades of exposure, we have become so dark if we can't keep it, I can't stand it! ”

What I said was ridiculous, Hua Mei couldn't help laughing, how could she have half of everyone's beautiful appearance?

Hua Mei couldn't breathe with a smile, and it took a long time before she gasped and replied: "If you want to be so tanned, I'll dump you and find a white, tender and handsome one again!" Hum! ”

I quickly let her go, pointed to old Tucker, who was directing the sailors not far away, and smiled: "Look, there is the white and handsome one you said!" ”

Hua Mei smiled again, and old Tucker didn't know what we were talking about, so he could only smile politely but awkwardly.

The rest of the journey throughout the Indian Ocean can be described as lighthearted, and even the fleet approached the vicinity of Kalihet without being overly hostile.

In this world, after all, we still worship the strong. Especially in the face of my extremely oppressive fleet, a navy of the transport fleet level of the Mughal did not have the courage and meaning to stretch out its hand to make comparisons.

Of course, I'm not a bully. The other party softened, and I didn't bother, the fleet sailed directly to Ceylon for replenishment, and then went directly to the east, sailing to Southeast Asia!

Sailing along a route of about 5 degrees north latitude through the Andaman Sea, my fleet sent supplies at the port of Banda Aceh and escaped the torrential wind before heading east again, and after passing the port of Medan, I soon saw the dense bazaars of the port of Malacca.

My heart suddenly became a little nervous and excited, let alone regretted it, and he urged the fleet to speed up in my ear, and he was afraid that he couldn't wait to see his father, mother, grandfather, and those relatives who were close to him.

After coming into this world, the dearest, best and most sincere to me are these people who are now in Malacca. Although I am not the real "Sun San" in their mouths and hearts, I am still grateful and grateful for the warmth and heat in this loneliness when I come through time and space!

Moored into the shallows on the west bank of Malacca, the big ships couldn't get in, so we had to rely on a ferry to pick us up. Because someone had already been sent to report it, when we arrived, there were already many familiar figures waiting on the shore!

We were greeted by Grandfather Ye, uncle-in-law, Yanzhu, mother and younger brother who did not regret it, as well as the younger brother and daughter-in-law who led the little nephew, and Ishikawa Goemon who had been absent for a long time.

Grandfather Ye's body is still tough, and he is panting with laughter when he sees us coming back, looking at his teeth and figure, and his overall condition is good.

My uncle-in-law has more gray hair, but he can see that he is in a good state of mind and dresses like a successful person.

Yanzhu is a big girl, but she is shy when she sees us, and she drills behind the adults.

Ishikawa Goemon is still that hot, and when he saw me, the first thing he said was to make an appointment, and I could only agree with a wry smile.

The younger brother, sister-in-law, and little nephew who don't regret it are nothing outstanding, but when they see their brother who has been away from home for many years come back, they are still excited.

The little nephew is nine years old this year, and he has just finished changing his teeth, and he looks like a monkey jumping violently, but he is quite clever.

Seeing everyone is so happy, I am also very excited. But while I was rejoicing, a question arose in my heart - what about Uncle Ye? Why didn't he come?

It stands to reason that this time I and I have no regrets coming back, and he should be the happiest, but everyone has entered Hong Kong, but he is not seen.

When the elders saw the younger ones coming home, they were always excited and wept, and the scene was quite chaotic for a while. Everyone talked for a long time, but my uncle-in-law wiped his tears and whispered without regret that Uncle Ye had an accident!

I was suddenly shocked in my heart, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

My uncle-in-law made a long story short and introduced what happened, and my heart was furious when I heard it!

It turns out that the root of the matter is still with me!

In the past few years, the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce, to which the Spaniards belong, has been working with our Blade Sea Chamber of Commerce to keep the well water from the river, and everyone has divided the whole South Seas into east and west, and business has been very smooth.

Coupled with the good business in Dongying and the relationship I left in the Ming Dynasty, Uncle Ye and his uncle-in-law together made the trade of Nanyang prosperous, and the income increased year by year.

But half a year ago, the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce suddenly turned against the sea of blades, and several surprises caught the sea of blades off guard!

Fortunately, Uncle Ye and his uncle-in-law listened to my arrangement, always put the armament in the first place, and after the initial setback, they immediately launched a fierce counterattack, immediately reversed the situation, and severely frustrated the prestige of the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce!

Later, news came from outside one after another, and they learned the general reason - I accompanied the British army in the Western Ocean, and inflicted heavy losses on the Spanish navy in the decisive battle, and defeated them back to their original shape.

The Spaniards were determined to take revenge, but I was so angry with England and the Netherlands on the Western frontier that I was at odds with Portugal that they could not beat my mind, so they applied their careful thoughts to this vein of the South Seas, my foundation!

Although I put on a vest of the "American" Chamber of Commerce in the West, trying to clear up the relationship with the Blade Sea Chamber of Commerce led by Unrepentant, a discerning person immediately saw the inextricable connection between us.

Coupled with the "plan to conquer China" that he had said at the beginning, Philip II was worried that I would become a stumbling block to their plan, so he wanted to start eradicating this vein of Nanyang in advance before I turned my attention back to the base area!

So in the past six months, battle has become the main theme of the Nanyang Branch of the Blade Sea Chamber of Commerce! Grandfather Ye is old, and his uncle's specialty is in business, so Uncle Ye's uncle Ye Cheng naturally became the main commander of the battle.

At the beginning, the two sides still maintained a certain carving system, and they all won the battle and accepted it when they saw it, so as not to hurt their muscles and bones. But after half a year of fighting, in the end, they all got angry, and the rules of the game gradually became Tubian, and only when one side was completely wiped out could the battle be over!

When Uncle Ye went to Kota Bharu not long ago to buy coconut oil and silverware, he was sniped by a fleet led by Simmons Kuhn on the way! Uncle Ye led the team to resist, and an extremely fierce battle broke out between the two anti-dumpers!

In the end, the seven ships that Uncle Ye brought out returned with one flagship, and Simon Skun's fleet also lost nine ships, leaving only one flagship to return to Brunei on the brink.

It seems that we have taken advantage, but counting the value of the goods on the ship, in fact, the record of both sides is half a catty.

However, after Uncle Ye was hit in the right chest by a stray bullet in this battle and was sent to Malacca at full speed, his uncle-in-law immediately invited the best medical skills to treat him!

The bullet was taken out, but Uncle Ye's right lung lobe was severely damaged, and he still can't get out of bed, and it is very difficult to breathe every time.

I listened to it with mixed joy. The sad thing is that the younger generation is not filial, so that the elders are seriously injured for themselves. I'm glad that now that I've mastered the soul rejuvenation technique, as long as Uncle Ye still has a breath, I have a way to cure him!

Looking back at the side, the side of the non-regret side was also silent, and the face was full of anger if he didn't regret it! I know that the family members can't stand the unrepentant interrogation, and have already told him the truth.

I saw that I didn't regret coming to my side quickly, holding my wrist tightly and saying, "Qilan, you also know, right?" Go and heal my father! The three of us went together to destroy the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce's gang of mintrics! ”

All eyes were on me, especially old Tucker, who was burning with rage!

Back then, for the sake of the overall situation, we gave up the hostility with the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce, and the blood feud between Old Tucker and Mavi has never been avenged, but I have never forgotten it!

This time I came back and happened to encounter this situation again, so it's good! Kuhn Chamber of Commerce, let's settle the old and new hatreds together!