Chapter 133 Sun Chuanting Arrives in Alexandria The Yaogang fleet leaves port and returns

The arrival of the Yaogang fleet in the West was simply too great a shock to the entire West. In particular, the small Francois (Portugal) fleet was defeated by the Yaogang fleet so easily, which made the Western countries feel fear. However, they also knew that if such a fleet of ships as the Ming Dynasty came to the Atlantic alone, if they still couldn't deal with it, the consequences would not only be swallowed by the humiliation they suffered in the East, but also that the routes for purchasing spices in the Far East would not be restored, and the consequences would probably be very serious. If the fleet of the Ming Dynasty stopped here, the threat would be even greater. Therefore, Britain and Spain took the lead first, and joined forces with other countries to deal with the Ming Dynasty fleet.

What made them very angry was that little Franco (Portugal) had reconciled with the Ming Dynasty. They bought a large number of goods from the Ming Dynasty and sold them all over the world. The spices necessary for Western countries have been raised by them several times higher prices and have made huge profits. But there was no way, because there was no other source of spices, and they could sell it for as much silver as they wanted.

What made the Francos (Spain) even more angry was that the little Francos (Portuguese) also bought a lot of muskets from the Ming Dynasty. This is a great threat to Francois (Spain).

Francois (Spain) and Francois Jr. (Portugal) are both you and me, and I have you, and both sides have done a good job in intelligence work. The little Francois (Portuguese) also got the Francose fleet to ambush the Yaogang fleet at the east entrance of the Strait of Gibraltar, but due to the weather, the Yaogang fleet was not blocked, and was preparing to make peace with the French, preparing to besiege them in the Mediterranean when the Ming Dynasty fleet returned from the Black Sea.

King Frangi Jr. (Portugal) also had mixed feelings, he hoped that the whole West would unite to defeat this terrible eastern opponent, but he did not want to lose the more and more lucrative benefits that he had obtained before the Western countries reached a reconciliation with the Ming Dynasty.

However, King Frangi the Younger (Portugal) knew from his experience with the Ming Dynasty that it was impossible for the Spaniards and French to completely defeat the Ming fleet. In order to curry favor with the Ming Dynasty, he informed the Ming Dynasty officers who had helped his army with its training. He thought that even if the officers of the Ming Dynasty knew the news, they would not have the means to inform the fleet far away in the Black Sea.

In this way, the goal of currying favor with the Ming Dynasty can be achieved, and the Spanish and French warships will not be delayed to give the Ming Dynasty some strength.

People always make judgments that they think are correct within the scope of their knowledge. How did King João IV know that the kiln people already had a radio station?

The Yaogang officer found an opportunity to come to the shop in Yaogang in the name of buying something and sent this information out.

The intelligence officers in the shop immediately sent this information back to Yaogang by radio, and Li Zhi received this information and immediately reported it to the command center. The command center sent this information to Mu Yi and them.

Mu Yi and Zheng Zhilong both laughed after reading this telegram.

Mu Yi said: "Lao Zheng! Looks like we dodged a battle at the east entrance of the Strait of Gibraltar! ”

"Huh! But no, the stupid Francos (Spaniards) thought that the weather was bad and we didn't dare to cross the channel! Zheng Zhilong said, "But when we go back, we will fight with the French." ”

"Good! Wait for Li Feng and their reinforcements to arrive. We left Alexandria right away, and we were not used to it for such a long time! Mu Yi said.

"Yes! Our cargo ships were almost full of cotton, and we didn't know how much cotton Alexander could harvest here. Zheng Zhilong said.

"The whole of Egypt and Pear Poly has cotton distributed here, and it is estimated that if we buy a lot of cotton, there will be a lot of cotton concentrated here. As soon as we leave, the price of cotton here will drop dramatically! Mu Yi said, "Our Mr. Lu people are really capable people." They will soon be able to negotiate prices with the locals in Arabic! We don't have to worry about business at all. ”

"No, don't look at them very young, there are many people who have performed well in shops all over the world, and many of them are high-achieving students who graduated from Yaogang Business and Trade College! But they are all talents! Zheng Zhilong said.

"The cotton we brought back this time can let go of the textile mill in our kiln!" Mu Yi said with a smile on his face.

"Huh! Not necessarily! Zheng Zhilong said, "The big textile factory in Hankou will divide a lot of cotton, and the textile factory in Yingtianfu (Nanjing) will also be built while starting construction." All need cotton. But this trade is really good, a little cotton here, transported back to weave into cloth, and then transported back can be exchanged for more than ten times the cotton. ”

"No, our cotton is in high demand here. Besides, our textiles are so good. Their natives really can't compare to the homespun cloth. There are also the colors and colors of our printing and dyeing, which they can't even imagine. Mu Yi said, "If we open up the world's ports, we can feed the people of our country with textiles!" Also, do you see, one of our aluminum pots is about to become a silver pot! ”

"Is this the value of the existence of our navy?" Zheng Zhilong said proudly.

After arranging the affairs of Cairo, Sun Chuanting, Li Kui, Li Feng, as well as the Ottoman Empire and Pasha, all came to Alexandria to see off Mu Yi and them.

The ancient city of Alexandria was the same size and wealth as Rome, and now it is somewhat declining, but it is still majestic. In particular, Mu Yi chose this place as a military port on the east coast of the Mediterranean. A lot of reinforced concrete was unloaded here, and there was a lot of construction machinery. Construction is already underway by sappers. They also hired a large number of migrant workers to participate in the construction. This has brought great benefits to the local people. The wages paid by the kiln workers are very high, and they are paid every day. Working on the construction site, they are also given very good work clothes, and the food is usually only eaten during the holidays. Every meal is meat and vegetarian, and there is no limit to the amount of filling. Every migrant worker who participated in the work at the construction site wore labor clothes to go home after work. Because wearing such clothes means that you have a very enviable job, which is a very honorable thing.

Sun Chuanting and his entourage took a carriage and came to the Alexandria dock all the way, making their backs and legs hurt. I used to ride in a car, but I am not used to riding this kind of horse-drawn carriage without shock absorption.

Hearing that Sun Chuanting and they had arrived, Mu Yi and Zheng Zhilong hurriedly got off the boat to greet them.

But the Pasha over there was a little dazed when he looked at the ship as big as a mountain. He had seen a galleon of one or two thousand tons before, and then he thought it was simply too big. But the big ship of more than 20,000 tons in front of me is simply too terrifying, and I never dreamed that the steel-hulled ship would be so big. What shocked him even more was the facilities on the ship, although the temperature outside was very high, the temperature inside the cabin was very cool, and there were all kinds of electrical appliances such as electric lights, which Pasha had heard of but had never seen.

Sun Chuanting, Li Kui, Li Feng, Mu Yi and Zheng Zhilong met separately to exchange the situation, and held a banquet on the Taishan, which was regarded as seeing off the Yaogang fleet.

Li Kui's words were very realistic, "Commander Mu, your departure has made my old Li's heart a little empty. When you are here, Lao Tzu feels that you have the bottom in your heart. You are here, whatever happens, as long as we are close to the sea, we are not afraid of anything. With you big guys at sea to provide support, there's no place we dare not go. ”

Zheng Zhilong smiled and said, "Don't worry, we will leave some warships in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. In the future, the Mediterranean and Black Seas will be replenished with more warships. From now on, it's up to us to decide on the sea! There is no national navy in the world today that can confront us. ”

In fact, it was not only the Pasha of Egypt who was shocked when he saw the Taishan, but even Li Feng saw these giant warships of the navy for the first time. Seeing that his navy had such a huge warship, the confidence was simply beyond mention.

Since there was no plan to find a seaport in the Mediterranean Sea to build a military port in advance, a set of two-megawatt standard generator sets for the Black Sea side was temporarily transported here first. However, the construction will take some time, and the construction on the dock at night will use the electricity of diesel generators, as well as the electricity of warships.

Even so, Alexandria was the first place on the Egyptian side to have the capacity to generate electricity. The good thing about this place is that it produces coal itself. Sun Chuanting also decided to focus on Cairo and Alexandria.

It took a long time for the huge Yaogang fleet to leave Alexandria, and Sun Chuanting and his team watched the entire fleet go away from the dock. Sun Chuanting, Li Kui, and Li Feng were a little reluctant in their hearts.

Both the Ottoman envoys and the Egyptian Pasha could understand such feelings, and no matter who they were, with such a warship as their backing and support, everyone would be full of confidence.

Although Sun Chuanting, Li Kui and Li Feng attached great importance to the place of Alexandria, they also decided to build the first airfield in Egypt outside Cairo.

But they were much more comfortable when they left Alexandria and returned to Cairo. Because Mu Yi and their fleet sent Li Wei and Li Jing to them by car.

The shocked Egyptian Pasha sat in the car and said to Sun Chuanting: "Lord Sun, I am determined to stay and follow you!" However, my family has to go back to Istanbul first. Only in this way can I do things in Cairo with peace of mind! After that, when it is stable, I will bring my family back. ”

Of course, Sun Chuanting was full of promises. It would be too difficult to govern such a place if it were to be done entirely by those who did not understand the language and did not understand the habit. The telegram at home reminded him that he wanted to raze and raze, and Sun Chuanting was very inspired. So he began to look for locals who could work for him, although this Egyptian Pasha was not a local, but he stayed, and many local Egyptian officials could easily stay and work.

Before Mu Yi and his fleet left Alexandria, the captains of all the fleets had a meeting together.

At the meeting, Mu Yi informed them that they would encounter the news of the Francois (Spain) and the French intercepting them in the front, as well as the British fleet, which would also wait for them at the west exit of the Strait of Gibraltar.

What made Mu Yi very relieved was that the captains discussed it for a while, and there was no big reaction at all. Mu until these captains were very confident in the combat effectiveness of their fleet, so Mu Yi had to remind them not to be careless, and try to defeat their opponents at the lowest cost.

In fact, Mu Yi announced the departure time a few days before they left Alexandria, which was to allow time for those Francois and French spies to send information back. Mu Yi and Sun Chuanting both wanted to concentrate the opponent's fleet, fight a tough battle, and completely destroy the opponent's living force. Because the fleet of Yaogang will come over this year, it will reduce some of the burden on the fleet that will come again at that time.

Mu Yi's scouts who were observing Alexandria found that several ships had left the port in a hurry and set sail before they were full.

Zheng Zhilong, who got the news, smiled and said to Mu Yi: "Deputy commander! Looks like our opponents can wait for us! ”