Currently, I am faced with two options. Either take advantage of the victory and leave quickly, go directly south, bypass Madagascar, go straight to the Cape of Good Hope, and pass through West Africa; Either you can just take a foothold here and move forward steadily, little by little.

There are pros and cons to both approaches. The first one is too urgent, and there is no turning back. The second is too slow, and I'm afraid that trying to defeat Nuno Santos's Chamber of Commerce will not happen overnight. And once I've been here for too long, I don't know if there will be any problems with the voices that have been urging me to go west over and over again.

However, as the commander of this team, I have to be accountable to everyone. Too aggressive a scheme is not advisable. But if we only rely on the strength we have at hand, it will be too difficult to win, too difficult!

At present, the strongest fleet under its command is the Chen Kui fleet, which has gone to the Western Ocean, followed by the fleet of Grandfather Ye, which is still in the South Sea, and the fleet that runs East Asia in third place, and the first fleet led by me is the weakest.

This is related to the previous plan, I have no intention of opening up any business on the road, I just want to reach the West as quickly as possible. Judging from the current situation, it seems that some preparations are undermade.

It is impractical to temporarily pull up a contingent or transfer fleets from other seas. The only way to do this is to choose allies based on local materials!

Mavi left with a boat in the afternoon, but the direction was all the way to the north - there is only one force in this vicinity that has enough strength and can speak - the local tyrant Wooding Chamber of Commerce!

Although I don't know Wooding too deeply, from my interactions with him, I think that this person's vision is very wide and high, and he should not be the master who cares for small profits.

The tongue that grabbed it couldn't spit out anything, so it was naturally dealt with on the spot. Most of the existing goods have been concentrated in the port, and only some fine products are still installed on the flagship, which I will bring to the West, and there should be a more valuable use than selling for money.

As the gateway to the sea in Northeast Africa, Mogadishu was originally a trade hub. So our inventory quickly found its way to the next home and was converted into cash. He bought a small amount of local frankincense and ivory, which were scattered on different ships.

While waiting for the Wooding Chamber of Commerce to reply, I asked Mo to listen to some information as much as possible, so that he could spend more money to find a reliable guide and buy reliable information.

I also specially invited the father and son of Fu Crocodile who reported to me to thank them for their kindness. The father and son, who were dependent on each other, had nothing more to ask for—because they had offended some local forces by giving us the news, and the father's desire to leave this place for the sake of his son.

It's not a big deal, and I generously agreed.

On the day of these trivial matters, news came back from the port that a large fleet of ships had sailed into Mogadishu! I only heard one message – the fleet was coming from the north – and my heart settled down instantly.

From the north, it could only be Woodin's team.

When I saw this local tyrant again, he was still dressed like he was afraid of not revealing his wealth, and the women on both sides were still charming and enchanting. After seeing me, Woodin made a hugging gesture from afar!

As he walked, he exclaimed, "Ah! My friend! I didn't expect us to meet again so soon! It's a touching scene! ”

As soon as the words fell, we happened to come together and hugged tightly!

After letting go of him, I said lightly, "Come into the house and talk."

We entered the hotel hand in hand, and the guests and hosts sat down, and we were not polite, and I said straight to the point: "There is a day of farewell, I never thought that today would be the time to meet again."

Wu Ding said with a smile: "From the first time I met Mr. Sun, I knew that there must be room for cooperation between the two of us, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly!"

As he spoke, he drank a glass of wine he brought and continued to smile: "Now that we have arrived here, let's get down to business - Mr. Sun has encountered resistance and needs to deal with it together?"

I smiled and said, "Exactly." I wonder if Mr. Wooding knows anything about the pattern of East Africa? ”

Wu Ding smiled: "Since you and I are ready to cooperate, why are you so polite?" You just call me Wu Ding, and I call you Qi Lan, how about it? ”

I nodded, "That's great." Let's talk about it. ”

Wooding put down his glass and dipped his hand in the wine on the table. After a few moments, I saw that it was a rough map of Africa. It seems that Wooding has been thinking about going south for a long time in his mind, otherwise he would not be so familiar with the terrain of Africa.

With a subtle smile on the corner of my mouth, Wooding naturally understood it, and said frankly: "I occupy the western half of the Indian Ocean, and it is too difficult to advance eastward, after all, the Mughal Empire is too powerful, and it is too difficult to swallow his power!" It's so hard! ”

I agreed: "It's true that it is too difficult to do this without the support of the state. And what about Africa? Why didn't you do it before? With your strength and heart, why did you endure it for so long? ”

Woodin was also blunt, he said very shamefully: "Because I have no excuse!" As he spoke, his eyes lit up with excitement and stared straight at me.

My heart suddenly moved, and I said with a smile: "The excuse is now there...... Could it be that you had anticipated that I would encounter this situation and deliberately asked me to be a pioneer? Yes and no? ”

Wooding laughed and said, "If I deny it, am I too unrighteous?" Not bad! I expected today! If you come to East Africa like this, you will definitely be blocked by the Santos Chamber of Commerce! And after you solve the initial problems, you will definitely seek to cooperate with me! ”

Then he smiled and said, "So I've been staying on Socotra Island, just waiting for your news!"

Hearing this, I didn't feel surprised at all, but said lightly: "You're not afraid that I will be wiped out by the Santos Chamber of Commerce?" Isn't your excuse gone again? ”

Woodin sneered and said, "If you are really eliminated by Santos, it means that I have seen the wrong person, and I have to wait for the next opportunity!"

Although I know that this guy's little calculation is even calculated by me, but he is so straightforward, I have nothing to say!

After thinking about it, I shook my head slightly and said, "Okay! You win! Now, as you planned, I have made it to Mogadishu and have extended an invitation to you, and you have a logical reason to enter East Africa. So what's next? What are you going to do? ”

Wooding stared at me without blinking, "That depends on your movements, my friend!" As he spoke, he made a gesture of encirclement with both hands on the map of Africa drawn on the table, and said in a deep voice:

"If you want, we can attack in two ways, all the way from Mogadishu, Mozambique, Mombasa! Push straight down to Sofala! ”

Woodin's eyes lit up, as if he had seen the dawn of victory! Sofala is currently the largest port city in East Africa, and further south, until the southernmost Cape of Good Hope, there are no populated areas!

Really want to fight? And to fight so thoroughly? I was a little unhappy. My goal is not to occupy this place and run this place, but to get through quickly!

Seeing that I was a little hesitant, Woodin wanted to add another fire, so he continued:

"It's stormy season in East Africa lately, and it's extremely dangerous if you want to get around Africa and go straight to the West Ocean away from the coastline!"

"The Santos Chamber of Commerce has done all the strange things in East Africa over the years, and the officials and the people hate them so much! As long as we do something, there will definitely be a lot of power to join us! ”

I pondered for a long time before asking, "Tell me, what do you really want when you're so keen to fight Santos?"

"I want half of the management rights!" Wu Ding blurted out, after thinking about it, he restrained his emotions for a moment and continued: "Forty percent! I'm going to have four accomplishments. ”

Seeing that I had been staring at him silently, Woodin sighed and said, "I need an exit!" The tone and expression suddenly fell.

I took a sip of wine and said lightly, "Let's talk about it specifically!"

Woodin sighed, looked around for a while, and said, "You come from the east and don't know the Indian Ocean. Over the years, as the Mughal Empire has become stronger and stronger, the momentum of the Kaplan Chamber of Commerce has also risen! ”

Saying that, he took a sip of wine helplessly, and continued: "In the past few years, the trade share of our Wooding Chamber of Commerce has been steadily declining, although I have worked very hard, but I can't stop the Kaplan Chamber of Commerce from growing day by day!"

"Until you show up!" Wooding suddenly came to his senses, he stared at me and said, "I heard about the Kaplan Chamber of Commerce transporting elephant soldiers to Burma, but I can't stop it!" My every move is being watched! The power of the country is really too strong! ”

I smiled and said, "You really don't blame me for borrowing your name?"

Wooding laughed twice, and Fang continued: "The Kaplan Chamber of Commerce and I were originally your life and death. Even if you don't borrow it, I'm not done with him, and he can't let me go! It's that simple! ”

After speaking, he pulled the stool forward, leaned forward and looked at me, "I can see that Qilan, you are not here!" Wouldn't it be better for us to join forces to conquer East Africa, so that we can attack and retreat, than to be frightened every step you take? ”

After thinking about it, it seemed like the safest way to go. Instead of praying that you won't be found out, you can create a safe environment yourself.

Thinking of this, I sighed and asked one last question: "Wooding, you tell me!" You really don't want to take East Africa to yourself after all this effort? Why do you want to share it with me? ”

The air froze in an instant, and the whole room was silent. Wu Ding suddenly laughed and said, "Being able to ask this question means that Qilan you are really starting to trust me!"

He grabbed the stool, dragged me to sit down, patted me on the shoulder, and said, "Do you think your future is limited to one East Africa?" Do you think that my Wooding's vision is limited to a mere East Africa? I hope that East Africa will be the beginning of our cooperation, and the future will be long! It's a long time to come! ”

Listening to his words and looking at his sincere eyes, I was silent for a while. I have to say that under the appearance of a gentleman, Wooding is really one of the most powerful characters I have encountered in recent years!

Believe him? I asked myself. In fact, I already believed in him when I invited him!

So I nodded silently and said softly, "Then let's start discussing specific countermeasures!"

Without saying a word, Woodin strode over and hugged me again! I can't help this kind of etiquette, so I can only barely get used to it!

With the same big goal, there will be no basic obstacles to cooperation, and other things will begin to unfold gradually under the framework of cooperation.

Hope all the best! Get done here as soon as possible, go west and reach the West as soon as possible, I don't know what awaits me there!