Under the action of the sudden southwest wind, our average speed once exceeded 20 knots, and it took less than two days for us to bypass the green corner and officially enter the territory of Africa.

I have always had an indescribable emotion for Africa – it was here that the kite was wounded to save me; It was here that I was forced to be caught up in the torrent of Anglo-Spanish Armageddon.

In my heart, although this war has given me a lot, I have also lost a lot. If I had to choose again...... I don't know what decision I'm going to make.

Especially in the current situation, the whereabouts of the kite have been revealed, and I and my forces have grown into characters that no one can knead! Sometimes I have different feelings in my heart, and maybe these are the prices that must be paid for growth.

It's very rare that the west coast of Africa, which has always been known for its frequent storms, is in a good weather, and the cycle of my drive from Green Point to Cape of Good Hope is full of sunny days! Many sailors even began to mumble "Why don't it rain a little bit and moisten my parched lips", which made me have to shake my head and smile bitterly.

Circumnavigating the Cape of Good Hope, we began to encounter our own merchant ships and convoys, and Rodriguez and Cristina were doing a good job in Africa. In the bars of Cape Town, I heard quite a few people talking about our American Chamber of Commerce.

Among them, there are mainly positive comments, and of course there are also sour remarks caused by envy, jealousy, and hatred, which I will not take to heart.

From the conversations of these sailors and navigators, I was amazed to get the news that silver and art from the West were in vogue throughout East Africa, with Sofala as the center.

Here, at this stage, a good-looking work of art can be sold for three times its original price, and a simple handicraft made from silver processing can also be sold at a premium of more than two times!

This wave of popularity is violent, so that many businesses are extremely unprepared! Although due to many years of maritime experience, each household has more or less hoarded some various goods, but it is definitely not enough to cope with such a sudden whirlwind!

In this process, the American Chamber of Commerce, which seems to have been prepared, has made a lot of money, and they seem to have prepared countless silverware, silver products, and handicrafts, and their shipments alone have exceeded the shipments of other chambers of commerce by more than twice the volume! Obviously, the Eight Achievements of this epidemic came from the American Chamber of Commerce.

This also made many chambers of commerce only shake their heads and sigh, after all, in their eyes, only these guys who dared to confront the Spaniards and completely pulled them down could have so much influence. No matter which chamber of commerce it is, it is always less meaningful.

Listening to their discussions, I smiled at each other with the Nine Ghosts Masataka, Adicon, Lakshin who returned to my side, and Hua Mei, who came up to cheat and drink, in the previous stage of preparation for the decisive battle in Spain, a large amount of gold and silver poured into the European market, causing a de facto currency devaluation.

Rodriguez must have teamed up with Mavi and others to purchase a large amount of precious metals from the market, and started the refining and casting of precious metals in advance, and planned to create such a pandemic!

According to the capital reserves of Rodriguez's fleet, if he is more aggressive to take out half of it to hoard gold and silver, and then in this kind of sales situation, the size of my total assets will be doubled!

This will be very beneficial for my next plan, if returning to the Ming Dynasty really requires a large-scale naval battle, then sufficient cash flow is the source of my sailors, warships, and ammunition!

Although there has been a lot of accumulation before, the cost of this Armageddon is also not small, and taking advantage of such an opportunity to replenish cash flow, Rodriguez can not be said to be thinking about the long-term.

The reason why other chambers of commerce are in a dilemma is simply because they are afraid of being hit by a time lag - of course, they can also rush to Europe, take care of these unskilled crafts in large quantities, and then ship them back in the hope of selling them for a good price.

However, this wave of popularity does not know when it will subside, if they take a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources to buy back the expected goods, but the epidemic tide has passed, they can only become harvested leeks, and send their urgent needs for many years into other people's pockets.

Of course, it's not that no one has ever had crooked thoughts and small thoughts - a Spanish Chamber of Commerce made an excuse to suddenly attack the merchant fleet of the American Chamber of Commerce at sea, but before the fangs could be revealed, they were beaten by the red-haired female pirate Christina who suddenly arrived!

It is said that the chamber of commerce, which does not know the height of the sky, even paid back the principal on the spot - after that naval battle, no one has seen anyone from this chamber of commerce again, and it has been nowhere to be found since......

As a result, the African chambers of commerce were depressed and could only join forces to play dry staring. Fortunately, Rodriguez, the African director of the American Chamber of Commerce, understood the righteousness and handed over some less core transportation and transshipment business to other chambers of commerce, which can be regarded as a share of the pie to these poor guys!

"Sir, what is your main purpose for going back this time?" Seeing that there was no one else around, only a few of my cronies, Rakshin suddenly asked.

I squinted my eyes at this long-lost son of the dead country, smiled and asked, "What do you think is my main purpose?" ”

Laxin also smiled, and after a little thought, he replied leisurely: "Visiting Qi Dashuai is certainly one of the purposes, but this is by no means your main intention!" Otherwise......"

He paused and pointed to a dozen other warships outside: "We don't need so many warships, do we?" Mr? ”

I looked at Lakshin with interest, took a sip of black tea, and smiled casually: "Then from your point of view, why do I bring so many warships?" ”

"Demonstration!" Lakshin said categorically: "You have only one purpose in doing all this - to demonstrate to the Ming Dynasty!" ”

I couldn't help laughing: "So you go ahead and guess, why am I demonstrating?" ”

Rakshen smiled a little desolately: "Being rich and not returning home is like walking in brocade at night." Now that Mr. is mighty Nanami, it is a good time to return home! It's a pity that I will never have the opportunity to set foot on that dream grassland again in my life! ”

As a prince, although he was only a small prince who was destroyed by the Black Carboniferous Ministry, Lakshin still had a deep sense of family and country. It must have been my behavior that touched him and reminded him of the national hatred and family feud that had always been hidden in his heart!

Glancing at him, I said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "If you really think about this matter, I can support you financially, you go to recruit troops and fight for your family and country!" How is it? ”

Rakshen's eyes lit up, obviously he was really tempted! But after only three seconds, Laxin shook his head and sighed, "Forget it! Never mind! However, if you have to fight and kill every day, it is unwise to count. I understand my husband's heart. ”

I smiled slightly, did not answer, but gently turned the cup in my hand with my hand, turned my head to look at Adicon, and asked, "Adicon, you are the admiral who led the navy, what do you think?" ”

Adicon smiled very casually: "Captain, you Easterners often think differently from us Westerners, in our values, if you want to fight, then you will definitely get much greater benefits than the war effort." So it's hard for me to read your mind. ”

I looked at the Nine Ghosts again and asked the same question. The Nine Ghosts have been with me for the longest time and know me best, so he said with a smile: "No matter what Mr. 's decision is for, I just put it in place!" For me, I don't think about why, I just think about how! ”

As soon as his words came out, I and a few people around me couldn't hold back their laughter anymore and laughed together. I couldn't stop laughing, so I could only point at the nine ghosts with my fingers, and said a few words with a cough.

This guy didn't change his face and let us laugh at him. Laughing and laughing, I stopped laughing, patted him on the shoulder heavily, and said sincerely: "Hard work!" Filial piety! ”

Nine Ghost Masataka nodded vigorously, his appearance reminded me of the immature little ninja when I first met: "After so many years, you haven't changed at all!" Forget the paint I put on the doorknob! ”

This sentence was understood only by me and him. That was the allusion when the Nine Ghosts came to the secret rescue after the capture of Baidi Tanbo Harmony. Hearing me talk about this, the nine ghosts Masataka also smiled, but with tears flashing in his eyes.

I patted him on the shoulder again, no longer looking at him, but at Hua Mei: "What do you think?" Huamei. ”

Hua Mei stared at me steadily, and suddenly stood up for a long time: "Since the founding of Emperor Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty has been dominated by the east, with vast land and abundant resources, and strong national strength. However, decades after the Three Treasure eunuchs went to the West several times, they had to implement the policy of forbidding the sea. ”

Everyone listened quietly to what the tiger girl said, and no one made a sound: "After the ban on the sea, the Ming Dynasty has become more and more out of the world, especially with the rise of the Western Ocean today, the sea power has been greatly enhanced!" Although the Ming Dynasty is still a tiger and has no way to eat, there is no guarantee that this day will not come in the future! ”

"Good!" Listening to Hua Mei's sonorous words, I couldn't help but applaud and hurriedly said, "Go on!" Keep talking! ”

Hua Mei glanced at me and smiled slightly: "Such a behemoth, but drowsy in the extreme of the world, it is not a pity!" Presumably, Qilan wants to make a needle - a needle that wakes up the Ming Dynasty! Yes and no? ”

I looked at my fiancée, who had obviously lost a lot of weight, and held her hands tightly! If there is still someone in this world who understands my mind, then it can only be said that Hua Mei - of course, I mean that among the current people, if the second uncle is still there, or Qi Dudu is by his side, they must also understand!

"Qilan!!" Seeing that I was emotional, but didn't speak, Hua Mei continued to say softly: "I don't want to pour cold water on you, I'm afraid that the little emperor may not be able to understand your affection, I'm afraid ......"

I squeezed her hands and shook them heavily: "I don't ask him to understand me, I just want him to hurt!" As long as it hurts, maybe something different will happen, right? ”

Hua Mei looked at my eager eyes, wanted to speak, and finally could only say lightly: "I only hope that you will hold a normal heart, win and be happy, and be happy if you lose!" ”

As she spoke, she grabbed my hands and said softly, "I'm with you!" ”

I nodded vigorously, but my mind drifted thousands of miles away.

What Hua Mei said, isn't it what I think? These mediocre emperors of the Ming Dynasty don't know how to make good decisions, but they only know the internal intrigue!

Since the decline of China originated in the late Ming Dynasty and came under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, how can I not work hard and do everything I can to change this period of history?

No matter how mediocre the emperor is, he is still the emperor after all, and in the face of unshakable facts, maybe he will make changes!

At least, I can't watch the history of the fall repeat itself again!

At the very least, I'm going to do everything I can to change this staggering --

Daming Haidi!