Chapter 829: West Coast Expansion Plan (4)

Li Heng and Dai Zhiyuan did not have any dissatisfaction with the defense, there was no radar in this era, and it was difficult to find a ship on the sea. Even during World War II, in order to strike at the adversary's seas, the method adopted was to blockade ports and wait for the wolf tactics of submarine wolves on established routes. During World War I, after the German Far East Fleet rushed out of Qingdao, the entire Allied navies in the Far East were blown up. It can be seen that the sea is so big, it is too difficult to find a boat.

"Tell the fleet, don't alarm them, quietly lean up, and must be completely annihilated, lest the news be dispersed and removed." When he saw clearly that the scale of the two ships that came was just an armed merchant ship with a displacement of 1,000 tons, Li Heng became more and more calm, just these two stinky fish and rotten shrimp, it was difficult to run when they appeared in sight, and under normal circumstances, they didn't have to worry about bringing the situation of the colony back.

After seeing the wolf smoke, Gomez was very nervous, the relationship between the Spaniards and the Portuguese was not good, and it was common for the pirate profession to make cameos at sea. The monoculars looked at it for a long time, but did not see the threatening ship coming out, but saw the outline of the battery. There is no doubt that there are no Spanish colonies here, and this information is in possession. Combined with the rumors, the rest is simple, Gomez excitedly pointed to the rolling beacon and said: "Dock, drop the sails, and release the boat." ”

Sure that this is the territory of the thighs, Gomez hurriedly changed into a long-kept clean Ming military uniform, washed his face with stinky fresh water, and after shaving his beard, he felt that he was not so unbearable, so he felt good about himself.

Before leaving, he said to the first mate very carefully: "You be careful, be ready to raise the sails at any time." If I wave the red flag, it means that everything is safe, and this trip has come to an end. "This guy is still very cautious, anything will happen in these years. Especially in such a place and sea where you don't know anything, it's normal for someone to suddenly come and ask you if you want to eat noodles.

Seeing the small boat that appeared on the sea, and then glanced at the foreign devils on the boat with the gunner, and found that this guy was actually wearing the uniform of the Ming Marine Corps, Li Heng's mind was a little confused. What is the number of this red-haired ghost?

"Report, the distance is two thousand. Ready. "Four 105 cannons and 12 75 cannons on the battery are ready and are asking for instructions. At this distance, I don't dare to say that one round of hits, three rounds of rapid fire, and there is a high probability of one shot. It's really not a technical problem, the artillery of this era is just this accurate, it's okay to hit fixed targets, and the hit rate of hitting moving targets is too miserable. In fact, in World War I, the hit rate of naval battles was five percent. And it's going to be big guys starting at 10,000 tons. Hit rate with artillery counterload.

"Wait for the order, Lao Dai, you stay, I'll take a few people down to have a look."

As he got closer to the beach, Gomez became more and more nervous, and he could clearly see the fort and the buildings on the high ground. If this is a shot, it will fall on the head. The future is ruined. The more this time, the more I think back to the good days in Porto Sanjuri. The aristocratic women knelt before themselves, trying their best to curry favor. It's so nostalgic!

Gomez, who had a gambler mentality, continued his adventure, and at the moment when the four sailors rushed ashore with all their might, cavalry appeared on the mountain road, and when he saw the other party's outfit clearly, Gomez knelt down excitedly and raised his hands: "Thank God!" Then he ran forward with his cards. I didn't care at all about the stunned expressions of the four sailors who were still standing in the sea.

"Master, master, I am your faithful servant Gomez!" It was probably Li Heng who left a deep impression on Gomez, so he could still recognize it. On the contrary, Li Heng forgot about this guy, after all, he was a dog leg adopted by Zhang Guangde.

Turn over and dismount. Looking at this shouting foreign devil, he didn't recognize him after going around him, but fortunately, he was in contact with Portuguese very early in the navy, and after Li Heng heard what he meant, he remembered this guy. Immediately, he kicked him and said, "You damn guy, why did you run here?" Fortunately, you met me, and if it were someone else, your ship would have been sunk long ago. ”

At this time, four warships appeared in the bay, with full sails and extremely fast speeds. The ship on the sea was immediately frightened, and when it was about to raise its sails and run away, Gomez took a piece of red cloth from his bosom and shook it with the knife at his waist. Li Heng asked the soldiers to send red signal flares, and the battleship slowed down and approached, circling around the two boats.

"Okay, don't shake, let your people go back and report the news, follow our warship, there is a dock in the bay." Li Heng gave Gomez, who was convulsing, another kick, and turned around and got on the horse with a smile. Gomez hurriedly ran back to inform the people on the boat to go back and report the news, turned around himself, and led the horse to Li Heng to fall, and the dog's leg couldn't be in the dog's leg.

However, this guy was still quite uneasy in his heart, because he went against Zhang Guangde's intentions and did not go to North America, but transferred to North America for development. While pouting to please Li Heng, he said that he was looking for a good reason. "Master, I escaped from Angra Sansírdi Herosísmo and encountered storms in the North Atlantic, and I almost didn't survive. After drifting at sea for more than a month, I found out that it was Brazil after discovering land. Because the losses were too great, I had to dock at the seaport in Brazil to catch up with the Dutch attack, and my ship and men were recharged. It wasn't until half a year ago that we found a chance to run out of ....... ”

Even if he knew that this guy was talking nonsense, Li Heng wouldn't care, but said angrily impatiently: "Where did you get so much nonsense, tell me about the situation along the way, the situation of the Spaniards in Santiago." ”

According to Gomez's report, Li Heng figured out the situation of the Spaniards, especially the nearest San Diego, where the Spaniards colonized a small number of people, only a few hundred people, and mainly lived by trading with the Indians. Although the sun is setting in Spain, and the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, the national strength is still not to be underestimated. If it weren't for the fact that the Pacific Ocean was too wide, Li Heng wouldn't mind doing some burning, killing and looting. Unfortunately, the main task at the moment is to prepare for future migration. As the governor, the gold mine was nothing more than an unexpected gain for Li Heng. The things that are really meaningful to Li Heng are the increase in population and the reclamation of farmland. Only by achieving food self-sufficiency could the colonies develop and grow. Since the Spaniards are no threat now, let's continue to be good-neighborliness.

Gomez and his men experienced a unique "friendly" exchange. After learning that there were still a few sick people on the ship, the crew was temporarily forbidden to get off the ship, and the doctor in a white coat boarded the ship to check and found that it was not an epidemic such as the plague. There is a special disinfection area near the pier, and after more than 300 people got off the boat, they shaved their heads, shaved their beards, stripped them and rushed into the bathroom to get drenched in the rain. These people all escaped from Herosport, and they knew the cruelty of these Ming Empire people, but no one made trouble.

After three days of obedient quarantine, after several patients improved, they were allowed to leave the isolation area. As for Gomez, his luck is still so good. Living in the quarantine area, there are single rooms, not to mention, Dai Zhiyuan, this guy also arranged for him to be served by a forty-year-old indigenous woman. Three days later, the cargo came out full of energy, and finally had the opportunity to walk into the huge camp behind the wall, and then found himself in another world.

It is also a colonial point, and the buildings of the colonial point of the Ming Empire appear to be very neat, the roads in the camp are straight, and the environment is clean. On the other hand, the colonies of the Europeans did not have the concept of hygiene at all. The rich areas are a little better, and the rest of the area is full of sewage and garbage, and there are traces of human and animal feces everywhere. Not to mention the colonies, even the big European cities of this era are all this virtue. Gomez knew this very well, so when he walked behind the correspondent in the camp, his eyes were not enough, and he did not dare to mess around. Especially when I saw the camp of those Indians, my eyes widened. It's a luxury to give these natives such a nice house to live in.

Arriving at the governor's quarters halfway up the mountain, Gomez let out an exclamation when he had a chance to look down on the entire colony. The entire camp of the colony is divided by roads, and the buildings are lined up one by one. There are two main roads in the middle of the camp, which cross near the square in the middle, connecting the pier in the bay to the beach in the west in the east-west direction, and the north-south road to the end. The camp is not simply a wall of defense, but a three-tiered earthen wall. It can be seen that it is not one expansion, but has undergone three expansions, and now it can accommodate 10,000 or 20,000 people.

Li Heng and Dai Zhiyuan are also discussing a problem, that is, how to deal with this Gomez. Judging from the current situation, the trade of the Ming Dynasty to Europe is mainly concentrated in Nanyang, and Xinghai City and Manila are a relationship of competition and coexistence. Li Heng knew that although the claws of the Ming Dynasty had enveloped India and extended to Africa, there was no intention of competing with European countries for shipping routes on the issue of trade. Xinghai City was more of a platform where Ming merchants and European merchants traded, which dealt a serious blow to Manila's trade. If it weren't for the Ming Dynasty being strong enough, the Spaniards would have come over long ago.

As the colonial governor of Jinshan in North America, Li Heng considered a relatively simple problem, that is, how to develop the colony. As for trade, the main purpose of the route from Kanayama to Nagasaki to Huating was to transport immigrants, cloth and iron products, and the return voyage was laden with furs and precious metals. Normal trade was not reflected on this route, and the colonies did not have much demand for European goods. After this year's spring wheat harvest, there is no longer a big problem with grain.

After the negotiation, there was only one result, and Gomez's only role was - human trafficking! (To be continued......)