572. The Spirit of the Shipwreck

I don't know when it began, a legend began to circulate in various European countries - in the middle of the new continent, near the once glorious Aztec city, people found the remains of a huge shipwreck.

This relic is supposed to be the belongings brought by the remnants of the Aztec Empire, an ancient Inca civilization that was wiped out by the Spaniards, but it was caught in a storm above the vast sea and left on the cold bottom of the Caribbean Sea until today.

In response to this statement, Grihageus, the existing spiritual leader of the Incas who had gathered four sacred relics in the early years, namely "the shield of the god of war Vizilopochtli, the short sword of the sun god Tonatiu, the rain god Traloc, and the crown of the feathered god Quetzalcoatl" also launched an initiative to all living Aztecs in the new continent - "find the treasure that belongs to us and get back the hard-earned money of the Incas"!

How big is this money?

According to the memoirs of the Spaniards who sacked the Aztecs, the gold looted from the Inca Empire was enough for three years of military construction and royal expenses for the country. At the same time, it has been speculated that the treasure they seized at that time was only one-third of the actual inventory of the Inca Empire, and that a large amount of wealth had been transferred and transported elsewhere by these seemingly honest natives.

For many years after that, the Incas who had escaped from the Aztecs wandered around the continent and were hunted down and hunted down by the Spaniards.

What is the purpose of this? It's not that the Spaniards have any deep hatred for these Incas, but in the final analysis, it's to scavenge the treasures that were taken from them and squeeze out the last trace of their blood.

However, after decades of pressing, only a few little possessions were found, which was several orders of magnitude different from the imagined amount, almost negligible.

This made the Spaniards – and the rest of the countries that are eyeing this wealth – wonder where these guys are hiding.

With their seafaring skills, it was impossible to transfer such a vast wealth to a farther and safer place, so it must have been hidden somewhere around the Caribbean Sea.

This also indirectly contributed to the centuries-long sailing fever and treasure hunting in the Caribbean, and the original identity of the so-called Caribbean pirates was actually just a freelancer looking for lost wealth in the Caribbean.

It's just that after the continuous interpretation of later generations, these poor groups who were originally dirty, greedy, and have no lower limit have been put on a romantic coat, which has intoxicated countless young people who are fascinated by pirate life.

But in this day and age, piracy is a lowly profession, and although they do the same thing as the Spanish Navy, they lack legal authority and are the target of collective condemnation and attack by all.

A few years ago, Grihageus, the spiritual leader of the remnants of the Aztec kingdom, gathered the so-called four sacred relics of the Aztecs, which caused quite a stir among the seafaring nations, including Spain.

Many people are paying attention to see what kind of effect these four holy relics can bring. However, after observing for a long time, these four sacred relics were more symbolic than practical, and except for some Aztec remnants to live closer, nothing else really had any effect.

But just recently, this Grieshaggs launched an unprecedented initiative for all the remnants of the Aztecs - salvage the sunken ship and regain their wealth!

As the matter quickly fermented with the ships that sailed between the new continent and the European continent, it was soon noticed by the seafaring nations, including England, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Sweden and even the Ottomans, and quickly attracted strong attention.

The attitude of these countries is also quite interesting, at first they all took a wait-and-see attitude, but after the strong intervention of Spain and the Netherlands, everyone could not sit still.

Although some discerning people questioned why the Netherlands, which had always scoffed at these "crooked ways", also came to this troubled water, it is very puzzling.

But all the doubts disappeared under the answer of "who would be afraid of more money", and other countries that had originally held a wait-and-see attitude began to sit still and joined the ranks of the new big * land salvage shipwreck.

Now Europe has entered a new round of arms race, especially after France and the Netherlands joined the naval arms race, every maritime country that is unwilling to be left behind is desperately expanding its naval strength.

And the most lacking thing in building a navy is nothing else, money!

In any decade, the construction of high-tech products, especially weapons and equipment, was basically built on real money and silver - except for Russia in the twentieth century.

With such a huge place, it is almost impossible to guarantee it through domestic economic growth, so there is a centuries-old bloody history of European maritime powers staking and looting resources in the world during the Age of Discovery.

Under such a main tone, the rumors of shipwrecks this time are like a piece of meat in front of a hungry wolf, even if they know that there are risks, these countries have to roll up their sleeves and rush to Xinda* Mainland to grab a piece of the pie as soon as possible.

This truth couldn't be simpler - if it's true, someone else went and I didn't, then I'm stupid; If others go, I will go, so I will fight for strength; Others didn't go, I went, and God had mercy on me.

But if it's fake, and someone else goes, and I go, then it's not that I'm stupid; Others went, but I didn't, then I sat at home and couldn't sit still, who knows if they quietly ate and wiped clean; And if others didn't go, I went, it was absolutely impossible, they obviously went first!

In this way, the mighty fleet set out from various outlets of Europe and rushed to the new continent one after another along different routes, and everyone's goal was invariably pointed to one person - the spiritual leader of the Aztecs, Grieshaggs!

As long as we catch him, and only by catching him, can we have first-hand news of the shipwreck, seize the opportunity, rush to the relatively correct location as soon as possible, and carry out a rapid and effective salvage project!

The rush of people to the new continent lasted for nearly four or five months, and by the time the fleets of most of the countries had arrived near Central America, it was almost mid-autumn, and it was the end of the year.

Instead of going anywhere else, Yohee's fleet and I went straight to New York Harbor in North America with Hanson Young's fleet!

Here, there are my closest comrades-in-arms, and here are hundreds of thousands of people who, according to my ideas, have migrated from the European continent, from the South Sea, and from the Indian Ocean one after another over the years!

And these hundreds of thousands of people have increased their population by 11 percent over the years, and if you add in these recently moved tenant farmers, we have a population of nearly a million people in North America!

When I saw Mawei and the Nine Ghosts, I couldn't help but smile.

I haven't seen him for a few years, and Ma Wei has become an authentic peasant man, where is there still the style of a ranger back then, and he is completely a big farmer and the leader of a big chamber of commerce.

At the same time, it can be seen that he has worked very hard over the years, and he has put in a lot of hard work and effort in this originally overgrown land, the land has changed from barren to fertile, and the top of his head has changed from lush to sparse and mottled.

"You've done a great job! Mavi! I stepped forward, took Mavi's hand, and said in a deep voice.

"Sir! Fortunately, the development here is very good, and it is completely in accordance with what you said, steady and comprehensive development steps are moving forward! Mavi was equally excited.

I let go of Mavi's hand and glanced at the Nine Ghosts Masataka, who was also looking at me. We looked at each other and smiled, needless to say, and he naturally stood behind me, which was officially home.

This time, he traveled thousands of miles to help Mavi, and pulled the originally anxious Mavi out of the abyss at the most critical time, which is self-evident.

But I treated him with all sincerity, and it was far away to say thank you, I could only say that he did what he should do, I did what I should do, and that's it.

"The Dutch and we work very well together and we have a very clear division of labor." Mavi led me forward, introducing me.

"It's been named New York, as you think, the island is called Manhattan, and the Dutchman's New Amsterdam has moved fifty miles north so that we can complement each other." Mavi said, smiling happily, "You really chose a good ally, sir. ”

I looked at the people working the vast land, and under the gentle sea breeze, I suddenly had a feeling in my heart - is this new land the place I have been looking for, worthy of my efforts and struggles, and will become my new home?

Looking at Chamcham running from a distance, she has grown a lot taller, and she has changed from the animal skin dress on her body to relatively normal clothes, and the Tamu Tamu who followed behind is still wearing a mask, but it doesn't look so bizarre and weird, so it's good!

Behind them, Sonia and her blackbearded husband, it seems that they are living well, and the children have grown up, three! What a happy family!

Looking at everything in front of me, my heart is filled with excitement!

With both hands and wisdom, everything is changing here!

Follow my thoughts!

People here have different skin colors, different languages, different habits, but they all share the same idea - make life better! Make the future better!

All are fighting, yes, one way or another. The conditions here are difficult, and if you don't struggle, you will die.

But at the same time, there are not so many thresholds and constraints here, as long as you have ideas, as long as you are willing to work hard, you can get the life you want!

Here, whether you are a farmer, a boatman, a carpenter, a merchant, a doctor or a cook, as long as you are willing to work hard, you have your own land and your own future!

What's so bad about being a little simpler? Starting from scratch is the most valuable and meaningful, isn't it?

More than ten years ago, I couldn't save Daming with all my might, so I will build my own land!

Kingdom of its own!