Zhang Yu's side is hot.

And at sea, dozens of large ocean-going ships passed through the Red Sea and reached the Mediterranean.

Once in the Mediterranean, the fleet made contact with Rome.

It was a team of more than 30 merchant ships and more than a dozen warships.

They approached the sea directly in the Mediterranean, where what would become Greece.

They discovered the Roman city and lined up the fleet on the sea, sending someone to contact them.

"Send a ship over, contact them, and supply us, and we'll trade with them here."

Trade, yes, this time the team sent by Zhang Yu wants to trade with them.

The other side also has a port, but it is very small, and the ships are many times smaller.

Zhang Yu They have been on the sea route for so long, and they have also trained a few translators.

Several were early risers who entered Rome and learned the language.

The appearance of this fleet directly shocked them, they did not expect that they would be able to see such a huge fleet.

After the people went ashore, it took more than two hours before they could communicate with them clearly.

The interpreter came back in a boat.

"My lord, they agreed to provide us with water and food, and they also agreed to trade with them, and invited us to go ashore." The translator said when he returned.

"It's impossible to go ashore, and the merchant ships have to go one by one, and a few warships have to be around, and if they dare to attack us, we'll leave."

The captain of this fleet is called Xu Jinghai, who has a college degree, originally studied geography, and has the experience of going to sea for several expeditions.

Zhang Yu took advantage of his familiarity with the sea and geography to send him on this trip.

This time it came out, it is of great significance.

Trading is only superficial, and of course making money is also important.

It is more important to continue to understand the sea, to understand the places, and to immigrate in the future.

Zhang Yu will continue to send people to occupy various places, and when overseas is occupied, Zhang Yu has no intention of letting go of this Europe.

Of course, it may take hundreds of years, but no matter how long it takes, as long as Zhang Yu is alive, he will continue to implement it.

Xu Jinghai was very careful, knowing that the other party did not have large ships and posed no threat to them, so they let the ships dock to the sea.

In the beginning, the Romans were very welcoming, received them, and traded with them.

Xu Jinghai asked people to bring back a boatload of fresh water and food.

In fact, they still have a lot of food, but it is better to replenish some, especially fresh water, which can be replenished here, so they don't need to go to the shore to find it.

However, two days later, these Romans were dishonest and tried to control their ships.

"Let the warship attack, you're welcome, kill a few people to sacrifice the flag."

The warship went out and fired some crossbow arrows along the coast, and the huge damage of the crossbow arrows frightened them, they had never seen such a powerful weapon.

As a result, the two sides confronted each other, and of course, the merchant ships withdrew.

Having traded some before, Rome acquired some fine silks, pottery, spices, and other items.

They didn't expect that these people would be so decisive, go directly to the sea again, and attack them.

I wanted to snatch it, but I failed.

"They are essentially a bunch of robbers and can never be trusted." Xu Jinghai thought of what Zhang Yu said.

Xu Jinghai took the fleet to the sea, and then the Romans panicked.

Originally, they could still buy a lot of good things, which they knew were all from the East.

After a stalemate for two days, Xu Jinghai showed no signs of docking again.

But the Romans couldn't help it, so they sent someone to contact them.

They sent a small boat over.

"Distinguished guests, please forgive us for our previous unreasonableness, we are willing to continue trading with you." The person who came said to the translator.

Xu Jinghai scoffed, but did not have a seizure.

"Tell them that we can continue to trade, but we will go up one by one, and if they dare to make bad intentions, we will go to another port to find someone to trade." Xu Jinghai said.

The other party said yes and tried to smile.

Xu Jinghai sent a ship over again.

They only want gold and silver, especially gold.

And Xu Jinghai, the goods they brought were all good things, and they didn't worry about buyers at all.

A large number of merchants came from the nearby city-states to trade with Xu Jinghai and them.

Xu Jinghai and they wandered at sea for more than 20 days before they sold out the goods.

No way, it's too big, and not all of these Romans have money, and some have to transport money from far away.

Of course, it doesn't matter, as long as you have money, it doesn't matter if you wait a little longer.

Xu Jinghai scattered the gold and silver among some merchant ships, and he did not show up when he left.

"Send a team of people here, cooperate with the translators, give them lessons, and bring a batch of books down."

Xu Jinghai wanted these people to understand the situation here by teaching Chinese and learning the Roman language.

He wants to learn more, preach advanced knowledge, and spy on them for more information.

Xu Jinghai promised to come soon, so there was no danger to the more than 100 people left behind, and they could even travel and investigate in various places.

Ambush the nail in advance, although the two sides are fighting now, but it doesn't matter, when they find that they can't fight, they will naturally agree to trade.

As long as they are willing to trade, Zhang Yu naturally has a way to get their wealth little by little.

When he is strong enough, when a large amount of intelligence is collected, Zhang Yu will defeat them sooner or later, or even eliminate them.

Zhang Yu's ambitions are very huge, even to control the world.

Today, he controls half of the planet, and there will be no problem controlling the whole world in the future.

Xu Jinghai went back, and this time the harvest was huge, and he obtained a large amount of gold and silver.

After these real money are shipped back to China, they will naturally become Zhang Yu's strength.

This time the trade is huge.

Xu Jinghai went back, but now plans to set up some strongholds along the Red Sea coast as well.

Around here, in northern Africa, there were many, many Romans.

The reason for this is the ghost that Zhang Yu did at the beginning.

They developed South Africa and dug up a lot of gold, silver, and even diamonds, which shocked Rome and sent people to rob it.

But in the face of the desert, they never made it to South Africa, or after they arrived, they did not have the strength to attack.

Today, there are hundreds of thousands of Han Chinese in South Africa, who are mining there and bringing back a lot of wealth.

Zhang Yu also relied on these wealth to develop rapidly.

This sea trade went very smoothly.

Most people trade at sea with the Tianzhu Kingdom, after all, it is very close, and the nobles of the Tianzhu Kingdom are also very rich.

Trade is a powerful driving force that will drive the rapid development of the world.

(End of chapter)