After cleaning up the battlefield, Yu Hualong waited in place for the fleet behind, mainly waiting for the Portuguese fleet. The Portuguese fleet had now joined up with the Ming fleet behind, so they dared to turn their heads and look at the end of the poor Ming fleet behind them, which had been cannon fodder for them, but what they saw was only the complete fleet, and the English warships were gone.

The nine merchant ships that came from behind saw the Portuguese, and found that they looked back with amazement, so they told them that the Ming merchant ships in front of them were fine, and they also received a signal from their comrades and rushed to reinforce them, but they were so good that they didn't know why they sent a signal for reinforcements, saying that they would wait to rush over to see what was going on.

Although the Portuguese merchant ships were frightened, they saw that there was nothing wrong with the Ming merchant ships, so they returned again, and they were also surprised what happened. Half an hour was enough for the vast expanse of the Indian Ocean to hide all the evidence of the crime, and only the greedy sharks were still roaming around, laboriously searching for food, and the occasional wood chips floating on the surface of the sea could prove that the shipwreck had just occurred.

The Portuguese saw nothing, not even the wood chips, and the biggest doubt in their minds was where the warships of the English were? Mr. Carlos, the owner of the Portuguese merchant ship who led the team, had been to Macao and could understand some of the official language of the Ming Dynasty, so he took his entourage to Yu Hualong's warship, hoping to get this information.

Carlos bowed deeply to Yu Hualong and asked, "Thank you, dear sir, for helping us hold off those hateful Englishmen, if we are caught up by them, our cargo and merchant ships will become their spoils." Everything is safe now, but where have all those hateful Englandists gone? It's not like you've sunk them all, right? ”

Yu Hualong, with a serious face, replied: "Sir is frightened, it is our virtue to rescue each other on the sea, I think if we are in danger, you will also help us, isn't it sir?" Yu Hualong said nonsense that even he didn't believe, and skipped the whereabouts of the warships of the English, which needed to be talked about by Niu Jinxing.

"Yes, sir, thank you for your selfless help, I wonder what kind of payment Mr. needs?" Carlos asked Yu Hualong.

"You need to talk to our owner about this issue, and we just follow the owner's arrangement." Yu Hualong replied.

So Carlos followed the soldiers sent by Yu Hualong to Niu Jinxing's cabin, Carlos saw a young man dressed as a Ming scribe who was less than thirty years old, only to see him sitting quietly at his desk, on which there were some necessary pen, ink and paper for literati, but it seemed to be fixed very well, and would not fall off all over the cabin because of the turbulence of the ship, and the proper dress made it look rich and noble, but there was no arrogant face, but it made people feel as close as a spring breeze, This is how Bull Venus feels to the average person.

Carlos must have been confused by the appearance of Niu Venus, he walked closer, Niu Venus also stood up, Carlos bowed deeply to Niu Venus, and then said: "In the lower Portuguese Carlos, is the owner of the fleet, thank you for the saving grace of Mr., I am willing to pay for what you need, I don't know how much Mr. needs?" ”

Niu Jinxing smiled and said: "In our Ming Dynasty, there is a saying called 'the road is uneven, draw a knife to help', this is one of our virtues, in this case, we Ming people will help, no one will ask for payment for this matter, even if they are hurt." So Mr. Carlos doesn't have to be upset, it's all normal behavior, it's moral. ”

Niu Jinxing then asked: "Mr. Carlos, I have a question, it was the warships of England that were going to rob you just now, we have seen this in other places before, they generally do not rob merchant ships, I don't know why they rob you?" Of course, if it's inconvenient, you don't have to. ”

Carlos's expression was a little gloomy, but he still told Niu Jinxing, and she said with some sadness: "This is a little embarrassing, more than twenty years ago, our Spain lost the naval battle with England, but our sea power is still not inferior to the English, especially in commercial competition, and we still have a certain advantage." The English had established a number of trading posts along the coast of India in previous years, which had gradually brought them to us, but they had continued to rob our merchant ships in order to discourage our maritime trade. ”

Niu Jinxing asked again, "Aren't you Portuguese?" Why did the English rob you too? ”

Carlos smiled bitterly: "Now the Portuguese and the Spaniards are one country, although they are one country, but they are a union of two countries. Alas, for example, we Carlos family do not recognize a country, but who has what to do? ”

"However, Mr. Niu, I found that you have been following us since Luzon, I wonder what your plans are? If it's convenient, you say, if it's not convenient, forget it. Carlos shifted his words to the other side, asking about Bull Venus's intentions.

Niu Jinxing laughed, full of very proud expressions, and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Carlos, our owner is a prince and a rich man, and he is full of dreams. This time he saw that I was idle, so he built some boats and let us venture out into the sea to see if we could find something strange and valuable. In our Ming Dynasty, I have seen you Portuguese the most, so I quietly followed you with the goods, trying to try my luck, this did not see that your fleet was in danger, so I helped you drive away the English warship, at first I thought it was a pirate. ”

Carlos felt that what Niu Venus said was reasonable, and the credibility was also very great, so he continued: "Now the most running on the sea is the Dutch fleet, in fact, they are also part of the Kingdom of Spain, and they are also the most elite and largest part of the merchant ship, and now they are still fighting with Spain at sea, and losing the war with the English also has something to do with them, because they have the most merchant ships, and they are called sea coachmen by our people there, and they do the most business, because the English have the best relationship with them, They don't usually rob them, but they rob all the merchant ships they come across, which are called Vikings, and even the government issues plunder permits, so you should be careful when you encounter them in the future. ”

Niu Jinxing said: "I really didn't know that there were so many dangers on the sea, more reminders from Mr. Carlos, we will be careful." Now that I've explained the purpose to you, I wonder if you'd like us to follow you on your adventures, adventures, and business. ”

Carlos smiled and said: "The vast sea is boundless, not to mention that there is more than one person, even if there are more people, it will not seem crowded, not to mention that you have extraordinary strength, and you are friends, I think it is more fortunate than the Dutch and the English enemies, I am very happy to venture with you on the sea, earn money, and let our family get greater development." ”

Niu Jinxing laughed and said: "Mr. Carlos, you are so good, I will also treat you as a friend, your enemy is my enemy, no matter if I meet the English or the Dutch in the future, as long as they dare to fight your idea, we will send them to the bottom of the sea together." ”

Listening to Niu Venus's arrogant words, Carlos smiled a little bitterly in his heart, the relationship between his family and the Spanish royal family is not good, but the relationship with some princes in the Portuguese royal family is really very good, and he doesn't know what will happen in the future, maybe it's a good idea to befriend this rich man of the Ming Dynasty, and if he encounters any trouble, he may still get their help.

"Okay, Mr. Niu." Carlos said, "I have returned home with some goods to help my family, my family's wealth has been lost in the Kingdom of Spain's foreign wars, and I must exchange these goods for gold and silver on the way back to support our family's development." By the way, doesn't your fleet also carry a lot of cargo? It can also be exchanged for gold, and then you can trade some of the goods here when you return to China, so that you can earn some money back and forth. ”

Niu Jinxing said: "Okay, just listen to Mr. Carlos's advice, and we will get rich together." However, we are not familiar with the market, and everything depends on your advice. Of course, we will also pay you some money, in our Ming saying, it is called 'brothers, settle accounts', this is the way to get along for a long time, and you don't have to feel guilty. ”