573. Bermuda
Doing one thing, or more accurately - doing a career, if you really devote yourself to it, it is like raising a child, watching him grow up little by little, and there is always infinite emotion in my heart.
The northern end of the new continent has gone from being barren when I came a few years ago to full of life, and everywhere is full of upward vitality.
The governance of this land strictly implements my requirements, does not engage in bloody expansion, and absorbs all those who are interested in cooperation, gathers sand into a tower, and builds our own homeland together.
For example, Manhattan Island originally had a community of indigenous people who had lived on Manhattan Island for more than 60 years. When I had designated the island, Mavi took people to the island, and instead of killing and driving them away, as the Spaniards or the English did, they negotiated and settled the problem peacefully.
How much did the natives end up asking for?
According to the popular Hanson Young, "what they asked for was worth about sixty guilders".
That's a dozen pounds in the mix, but that's all they were overjoyed and happily moved out of Manhattan Island.
So Mavi did make a good deal, and if all the land could be sold at this price, I could buy almost the whole world!
Of course, this is just a fantasy. In some places, we have also encountered unkind treatment and died.
And this situation, together with the old Tucker, who transported the Kuhn brothers here, intuitively showed the Indians who did not want to solve the problem peacefully what is the power of science and technology, and what is the direction of development of advanced productive forces.
So by now, the whole of New York, New Jersey, most of Pennsylvania and a small part of Massachusetts, Maine, and the northern and western parts of West Virginia have all been under my rule.
Further south is Virginia, the British sphere of influence, and since I left, the British have been using Virginia as their base and fighting the Spaniards in the south, blocking most of my firepower.
Of course, such a free and cheap thug, don't expect me to thank them, to be a thug, you have to have the consciousness of being a thug, right?
As for the Dutch, further north, I would only consider them transporters and coachmen, and they themselves were unambitious, and had no intention of competing with other nations.
Of course, this in itself is also within the framework of our cooperation – the Netherlands pays for it, and I contribute it. As a Dutch thug, I have this realization.
Soon, I returned my strategic and tactical focus to the origin of this visit to the new continent - to deal with the threat of the British, as for how to deal with it, I can only say that everything is moving forward in an orderly manner according to our plan.
Soon after I arrived in New York, Grishargs came to meet me on Mavi's boat.
After the face-to-face lecture, Gris Haggs took the boat again and quietly left in the night.
Four days later, all the people who had rushed to the new continent but were searching in a daze suddenly received a "secret request" from Grieshargs on that "strange peninsula"!
The request from the southernmost tip of Florida was addressed to the Italians, as a mysterious Italian fleet had arrived in Florida first and had been approached by the sourcing of Grieshaggs.
Regrettably, however, the Italians did not seem to be able to meet the demands of the Aztecs, including Grieshaggs, to help them salvage the shipwreck from the depths of the sea.
What's even more "terrifying" is that in addition to failing to fulfill their oath to help the fishing boat, they also violated the confidentiality clause they had made, and sent an invitation to the outside world to subcontract the business, revealing the secret plan of the Aztecs to the public at once!
"The shipwreck is in the Bermuda area!"
For a while, this piece of news spread like wings and flew all over the continent of America, so that the hearts of people who spoke various languages and stood on different ships were instantly screwed together.
Bermuda area?
Countless captains stared deeply at the triangle between Bermuda, Miami and San Juan, and were stunned for a long time.
From Christopher Columbus sailing here nearly 100 years ago, the Bermuda Triangle remains a nightmare for all voyagers to this day!
"Is the information reliable?" Many people retreated after hearing the name Bermuda Triangle, after all, although money is good, but there is a life to make money, and you have to have a life to spend money, right?
The saddest thing in the world is that people are dying and the money is not spent; In a way, this is far more terrifying than the fact that people are not dead and the money is spent.
So some people who weren't very anxious about this windfall in the first place began to retreat.
But the reality is that some people are qualified to quit, and some people are not!
For example, when the fleets of France, the Netherlands, and Spain all decided to move forward and compete to explore and salvage the sunken ship, the British had no choice but to rush forward!
And at this time, in front of the captain's room of the flagship "Queen's Glory", the head of the British fleet, Sir Drake, a completely unexpected "distinguished guest" was ushered in!
The spiritual leader of the Aztec remnants, the inheritor of the Four Holy Relics, the High Priest, and the first initiator of the salvage of the shipwreck's relics - Mr. Grishargs!
For the arrival of Grishargs, Drake's heart can only be described as "overjoyed"!
If I had to change a few words, it would be "pie in the sky!" ”
Drake knows that whether this thing is successful or not has nothing to do with the number of fleets here, and the most important thing is precisely the little old man in black in front of him with a hidden and mysterious pendant!
Because he has first-hand location information in his hands! As long as you have this information, your own salvage operation is no longer looking for a needle in a haystack, but a targeted single knife straight in!
In this way, your actions can change from "treasure hunting" to "treasure hunting", a word difference, a thousand miles of error!
Could it be that my prayers have been more sincere recently, and God has really appeared?
Drake asked himself, looking at Grishargs with enthusiasm in his eyes.
After all, in the face of the gold owner, who doesn't have such a bright smile?
As for what Grieshaggs would ask? Does that matter?
Just promise him.
Anyway, when the wreck is found and salvaged......
Hum Hum Hum!
The meeting was cordial and constructive, and Gris Haggs demonstrated his power as the spiritual leader of the Aztec remnants, giving Sir Drake a fair account of the Aztec people's desire for freedom and the recovery of their ancestral property.
Of course, he also said very wisely that as long as Drake can help them salvage the wreck, no matter how much treasure they get, thirty percent of them will be loaded onto Drake's ships as a reward and transported back to the European continent.
Drake also fully showed the demeanor of an English aristocrat at this time, he first thanked Grisharggs for his trust in himself and Britain, and at the same time impassionedly said that he would "fully support the Aztec people to get their wealth back!" ”
As for the pay, Drake said very seriously: "Thirty percent is too much!" More money should be spent on improving the lives of the Aztec people, and we only need to pay 10% of it! ”
Drake's high wind and brightness naturally attracted high praise from Grishargs, who praised Drake as "a messenger of the gods sent by civilized society", and used the practice of four holy relics to make a sacred blessing for Drake.
In this way, the two sides reached a cooperation agreement in a pleasant and harmonious atmosphere. The cautious Gris Haggs also continued to discuss many of the details of the operation with Drake, as well as issues to be aware of.
In the end, the two sides signed two contracts in the traditional way of the British and Aztecs, respectively.
The two contracts were copied on parchment and mahogany, respectively, and Drake and Grieshaggs each held one of them, and the partnership was once completely finalized, and there was no more suspense.
When the contract was finalized, Grishargs was ready to leave, and agreed that in five days, he would arrange for someone to send in the specific location drawings.
Of course, the moment the drawings arrive, it's the moment Drake prepares to set sail for the Bermuda Triangle.
Waving goodbye to Grishargs, Drake watched his back disappear into the twilight before turning back to the ship.
The corners of the mouths of Gris Haggs and Drake, who were more than two hundred meters apart, showed a strange smile almost at the same time......
"Attention everyone! Get ready for deep-sea salvage and submersion operations! ”
"Prepare artillery ammunition according to two bases! Melee guns are also stocked with spare parts! ”
"In the name of the Queen, a summoning order is issued to the other national fleets! Let them be on guard around the perimeter and not be allowed to approach the area where the Royal Warfleet is located without permission! ”
"Send a reconnaissance fleet in advance to locate the Spanish, Italian, French, and Dutch fleets. Feel free to report it to me! ”
"Notify the Virginia stronghold and prepare for a large-scale clean-up and disposal of precious metals!"
......
Message after message was sent from the Queen's Glory to the rest of the fleet through Drake's lieutenants.
The British had mobilized their forces in North America, and in their view, what was about to be their most important maritime mission after the defeat of the Spaniards in the English Channel.
Especially Drake, in the second year after the Battle of the English Channel, after the raid on the Spanish naval port and the failure of the major task of sabotaging and repairing ships by his own people, his reputation suffered a great blow, and even the queen publicly criticized him many times, saying that he was too old to do things well!
Then make this treasure hunt your own turnaround!
Drake thought.
The eyes that looked in the direction of the Bermuda Triangle became as deep and distant as the stars in the night......