With these maritime merchants on the Jinhe accompanied Hong Tao all day chatting lightly, the days passed quickly, and before the slightest time the fleet passed through the Singapore Strait and entered the Strait of Malacca, calculating the time, it took less than eleven days to complete the 3,000-kilometer voyage, with a fast ship and a suitable wind direction, the voyage was not so long.

At this time, the port of Malacca is different from last year, right next to the port, a stone fortress more than ten meters high rises from the ground, and a large wooden pillar is made on it like a ship's mast, and there is not only a lookout on the pillar, but also a mouse flag fluttering high. If the weather is good, you can see the ships coming and going in most of the strait from here, so before Hong Tao's fleet docked, the king of the port of Malacca had already personally led a team to meet him at the dock.

Now his small port is already the most lively trading port in the entire strait, in addition to the arrival of a large fleet once a year, from time to time there are also Great Song Dynasty merchants driving ships along the original coastline to touch here for some scattered small trade. What's more, the supply ships of Jinhewan will pass through here every two or three months, and they will also bring some Jinhewan specialties such as whale oil, candles, soap, sugar, and ironware along the way. These items, especially ironware, were the most popular among nearby maritime merchants, who shipped as much as they wanted, so the small port of Malacca also became the focus of purchases for merchants from several nearby countries. As soon as there were many merchants and goods flowed, this small port prospered.

If the large fleet of Jinhe Bay passes here, the news will soon spread, and in less than two days, a large number of small sailing ships will gather here. If the fleet hasn't gone yet. That would be great. You can go and exchange some things with those Southern Song Dynasty merchants. It's okay if the fleet is gone. There will always be some goods left, which is also Hong Tao's rule, and his purpose is to make this place more and more prosperous. When the nearby merchants develop a habit and become dependent on this place, then those small countries where they are located can be controlled without using force, just using goods, and surrendering without a fight.

Routinely. Hong Tao still did not go ashore, he lived on the Jinhewan, not only did he not go ashore, but the personnel of the escort fleet could not go ashore and maintain combat readiness at any time. Especially at night, the anchorage of the entire fleet will be far away from the port, and the exact location of the anchorage is not known to even the sailors except the captains. However, this state of affairs was only enforced in the convoy, and the two salmon-class merchant ships were not regulated, and the merchants and sailors on them went ashore as they pleased. Do whatever you want, as long as you don't miss your scheduled departure time.

The boat has already been sold. Hong Tao didn't care whether they sank or were snatched away by others, and whoever got this kind of ship could only imitate some fur. Although its appearance is similar to the Jiao Shark class, the internal structure and shipbuilding concept are completely different, the only thing worth learning from others is that half a set of multi-sail gear, but unfortunately there are no sailors on the ship of Jinhe Bay, how to play these sails is very problematic. Even if someone understands it, Hong Tao is not afraid, he wishes that the maritime merchants of the Southern Song Dynasty would learn to build and drive this kind of ship, so that they don't have to worry about this route, they will leave it all to them to toss by themselves, and they will have a farther and more profitable route to operate, and the benefits are much greater than here. As long as these interests exist, maritime merchants with ambitions and ideas will still rally around them.

Three days later, the fleet set sail again, and in the fort of Malacca, there were more than a dozen more family members left behind by the Southern Song merchants, who would be under the command of the sailors of Jinhewan here, and cooperate with the king of Malacca to protect the port, along with some grenades and weapons. The grenades were used for the defense of the fort, and the weapons were privately made in Jinhewan, all of which were made of stainless steel made by hydraulic hammers, mainly large reverse crossbows and arrows, which were used by the king of Malacca to train soldiers. Now the king of Malacca and the Straits Company are grasshoppers tied to a rope, one with glory and one loss. This was clear to both sides, so the king had already begun to use the financial and material resources provided to him by Hong Tao to expand into the surrounding areas, and after annexing several nearby tribes, the defense of the port of Malacca would increase exponentially.

The Port of Penang is similar to Malacca, with a small shipyard built by a gentleman, and although the commercial atmosphere is not as strong as that of Malacca, it can provide simple repairs and maintenance for passing merchant ships, and it is a good docking point. The defense of this place was only supplied with supplies and no people, and all of them were thrown to the cousin of the king of Malacca, and the two of them were not far apart, and as long as they could withstand the enemy's attack for a day or two, they could support each other. If this can't be held, it will be meaningless for Hong Tao to ask them, if they are snatched away by the enemy, they will be snatched away, except for the Mongols, Jinhewan has no necessary enemies and friends, whoever can bring benefits to Jinhewan is a friend, otherwise it is an enemy. When the time comes, with the cooperation of interests and artillery, it is estimated that the enemy will immediately become friends. Hong Tao didn't want to occupy the territory here, he just needed a stable supply point, so there was no fierce conflict with the locals.

Phuket is the most worry-free for Hongtao, the small village here has been replaced with stone walls, and there is a stone fortress to protect it. The shipyard was also being expanded, and the timber had accumulated enough to build small ships here as soon as the technicians from Golden River Bay arrived. These people are all brought by those Southern Song Dynasty maritime merchants in the Strait Company, they should all be the elite of their family, they are more anxious than Hong Tao, and they can't wait to quickly seal up the seafood and collect taxes, so that they can sit at home and wait for the money to fall into their pockets. When Hong Tao's supply ships were insufficient, they took the risk of slowly passing along the coastline in their own ships, which carried little cargo, basically building materials and daily necessities, as well as a steady stream of personnel.

The biggest change was the port of Kabaran, when the fleet had just experienced a tropical storm and rushed across the Indian Ocean with water vapor and scars, and rounded the southern tip of Ceylon, what was seen was no longer the original humble wooden port, and there was a regular pier built of large stones next to it. Although the construction is not yet complete, the cove is still full of Arab sailing boats, some of which can only be parked outside. The wharf was also full of people, and the size of the original Guanyuan small commodity wholesale market was doubled, and a white tent was set up in the open space next to it.

"Uncle, that's the tent of the Great Food Prince, he's been here for half a year, just to wait for your fleet. He is going to get married next year, and he wants to exchange some of the silks, porcelain, and candles of the Great Song Dynasty to bring back to decorate his palace. These big cannibals are so rich, the knives I use when I eat barbecue are all golden-handled, and they are full of precious stones, and I don't dare to use any strength for fear of picking out the gems. You tell them that when you sell him goods, the price must be high, as long as it is something he likes, he will not bargain. He will also exchange a piece of land for my ship, saying that I should go to him as a leader, and then sell the ship to him, and he will use our warship as a bride price for his bride! "Bo Jiao has now grown a beard, and his perennial sea life has made him look much older than his peers, and it is not surprising to say that he is in his thirties, but in fact he has just come of age.

"Well, they are really poor on their side, the rich are really rich, your uncle and I don't want to be the emperor, I just don't want you all to be like him, take the money of other people in Jinhewan and go outside to fill the big head. How's it going, are you tired of staying here? Are you going to go back with your uncle this time? Hong Tao patted Bo Jiao's shoulder, this little shark has finally grown up and can share his worries alone thousands of miles away. Judging by the few retinues he brought with him, not only the sailors on his ship, but also a few locals, it seems that he is mixing well here, and they have all begun to develop their own forces.

“…… Hey, hey, my wife is pregnant again, or I'll go back next time......" Bo Jiao thought the same as Hong Tao, he did grow up, no longer in love with his family, but more important to his own development space, although he said that he would go back next time, but next time, he might find some reason to shirk it.

"It's useful to raise a son like you, you know that you're comfortable outside all year round, and you don't want to go home to see how your grandpa is, bastard!" is scolding, but in fact, Hong Tao does not object to these children going out to wander around. In this life, staying with your parents every day is not necessarily filial piety, if you can break out of the world, even if you are thousands of miles away, your parents are happy. Because they will be very proud, they will boast that they have raised a promising child.

"Then why don't I go back with my uncle this time and take my wife and children with me?" Bo Jiao let Hong Tao say that he was a little embarrassed, he also felt that it was time to go home and have a look, but he was a little reluctant.

"I don't have the time to take you home, you are an adult now, you don't need to follow your uncle's ass all day, as long as you complete the company's tasks, you can figure out the rest of the things yourself, go back by yourself if you want to go back, and continue to do it before you finish it." Uncle is going to go west this time, you see your Uncle Ka's eyes, they are all green, I have to find him a way home! Hong Tao doesn't want to interfere too much in Bo Jiao's private affairs, what he needs is a Jiao shark who can roam the world, not a turtle who always follows the fox and fake tiger around him. And this time he really can't go back with Bo Jiao, he still has to find the Cape of Good Hope, and he can't tell when he can return.

"Hey, hey, Uncle Ka's eyes are green...... Uncle, I also want to go with you to the west, you promised me to take me with me, I have been here for a year and have not sailed far, and the sailors on board should be trained and trained, or they should all forget what the sea is like. Bo Jiao hesitated when he talked about going home, but when he talked about going on an adventure, he was quite interested, and he also found out what he thought was a good reason. (To be continued.) )

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