Chapter 495: Hantang Group's Ocean Fleet (22)
Located on the west coast of India, Goa is bordered by Maharashtra to the north, Karnataka to the east and south, and the Arabian Sea to the west.
In that world, it is the smallest state in the Federal Republic of India, the third least populous state in India, but the most literate and wealthiest state.
Its capital is in Panaji, the former Old City, and the largest town is the City of 61 Gamma.
It is located in the tropics and close to the Arabian Sea, and the climate is warm and humid for most of the year.
May is the hottest of them all, with daytime temperatures exceeding 35°C and high humidity. Monsoon rains arrive in June and bring much-needed coolness in the scorching heat. Most of the annual rainfall in Goa comes from the monsoon, which lasts until the end of September.
Goa has a short cool season between mid-December and February, when the night temperature is only about 20°C and during the day it is around 29°C with moderate humidity.
Further inland areas experience cooler nights due to the elevation increases.
That's why trade is more concentrated during this period, and the Haian Brigade also prefers such temperatures.
In this time and space, Goa has the most legendary history, which began with the arrival of the first European Vasco 61 Gamma 61 Gamma in 1498.
Needing to find a foothold on a trade route in India, Da61 Gamma first landed in Kozhikode, in present-day Kerala, India, and then moved on to what is now the "Old Goa" region.
At this time, the traditional overland spice trade route from India to Europe was interrupted by the Ottoman Empire, and Portugal's goal was to establish a colony in India to monopolize the maritime spice trade from India to Europe.
In 1510, the commander of the Portuguese fleet, Albuquerque, defeated the Punjab Tu, who had sovereignty over the local chieftain Timayad, and captured the old city of Goa.
Unlike the other Portuguese enclaves on the Indian coast, the Portuguese not only stationed troops in the Goa region, but also built Goa as a colony and naval base, and they were also very deliberate, as can be seen in the number of Catholic churches they built in Goa.
In the plan of the Hantang Group, they are to share the foothold here with the Ming businessmen, so as to facilitate contact with Europe.
Previously, the goodwill of the Hantang Group to Portuguese and Macao businessmen and the Jesuits should be well reciprocated.
Kindness without reciprocation is not conducive to the recovery of humanity.
What is human nature? The gang of people in the Hantang Group never explained, or they didn't know it themselves, but they definitely knew what was not human nature.
Long before the Hantang Group's ocean-going fleet departed from Taiwan, the Portuguese Macau Council and the Society of Jesus informed the Portuguese-Indian Governor Alfonso of the Hantang Group's request to establish a large trading station in Goa.
Of course, this time, the ocean-going operation is still mainly based on commerce.
Hantang Group has analyzed that the urban area of Goa is only more than three square kilometers, and even the urban facilities are not good, if you want to be comfortable, you can only build it yourself, so this scale will definitely be larger, don't worry now.
Whether or not Alfonso, the Portuguese and Indian governor appointed by the Portuguese East India Company, would agree, the Han Tang Group was not 100 percent sure, but their council in Macau had already built a trading post in the Geranza area, so eighty percent of them were sure that they would agree, which is a very high probability ratio.
Besides, Macau is too close to Taiwan.
In addition, the Jesuits would help them with their requests, which was one of the conditions under which they were allowed to preach in Taiwan at that time.
The Portuguese Catholic Church, the largest inquisition in Asia, is located in Goa.
It can be said that this is the stronghold of Catholicism in Asia, and at the current time and space, there were more than 60 Catholic churches of all sizes at its peak.
According to the records of the orders of the Goa Inquisition for more than 300 years, many natives living in Goa were forcibly converted to Catholicism by missionaries. Thousands of residents have fled questioning and harassment by moving to neighbouring Karnataka in Mangalore and Kargoa Bangerwa.
In normal history, after the 16th century, when other European powers arrived in India, most of the Portuguese possessions were snatched away by the British and Dutch, and finally only a handful of Portuguese possessions remained along the west coast of India, with Goa being the largest of them, and soon becoming the most important overseas possessions, and being granted the same privileges as Lisbon.
The Portuguese East India Company encouraged their employees to intermarry with local women and settle in Goa as farmers, traders or artisans. These married men soon became a privileged caste, and as a result, Goa had a considerable Eurasian population.
Subsequently, a council was formed here to maintain ties with the King of Portugal.
But now, the Portuguese, without the squeeze of the Dutch East India Company, have regained their spirits, and they have retained most of their colonies, and there is a tendency to unite as a whole.
This may be a great Portuguese dream, and it is not about the Han Tang Group.
The Han Tang Group believes that it can get the support of the Portuguese-Indian Catholic Church, and it is strong, and that is enough.
When the Haian Brigade regrouped and set off from Port Blair on Andaman Island, they left behind a large solid stockade, a simple wooden pier, and a black and red double dragon flag of the Han Tang Group fluttering in the air.
Slowly, they entered the northern Indian Ocean, and suddenly felt that the speed of the ocean current accelerated, which was just right to send them to the Indian mainland, coupled with the strong northeast monsoon, it was really good.
Haian No. 1 and No. 2 are separated, one in the front and the other in the back, so that it is better to not be passive no matter what happens, and many things will continue to increase experience.
However, the two of them still maintain the operating range of 5 to 8 kilometers of duplex walkie-talkies, and information communication cannot be without.
The North Indian Ocean is now wide and blue.
The North Indian Ocean is stunning......
The waves are a little higher, but they are very regular and charming; The sea breeze is a little stronger, but it is serving the ocean-going fleet.
All of them are under the control of the Haian Brigade!
On the deck of Hai'an No. 1, Captain Sun Yu and the smiling old sea wolf watched the various changes of the white clouds in the sky together.
Captain Sun Yu said to the smiling old sea wolf, "Man is the sum of all kinds of natural forces. ”
The smiling old sea wolf had now learned to purse his lips and smile.
Captain Sun Yu said: "Tell me, this world, there are still things that our Hantang Group can't deal with?" It's just that we don't want to rush it. ”
The smiling old sea wolf had now learned to purse his lips and smile.
Captain Sun Yu said: "The Indian Ocean is now the beautiful Lida in "The Wanderer", maybe we are about to uncover her beautiful sari. You Mingren don't know who Leda is, do you? ”
The smiling old sea wolf had now learned to purse his lips and smile.
Captain Sun Yu sang proudly:
"Abalagu,
Abalagu,
Fate calls me to run to the distance, to the distance,
Wandering everywhere.
Lonely and miserable, without support,
I see the world as a desert, it's empty and uninhabited......
I don't have any contact with anyone, I don't have any contact.
Living in the world without relatives and no one has anything to do with,
Like the stars in the dark,
Wandering around......
Although the fate is so miserable,
But I'm not sad at all,
I don't know anything about sadness,
I endure the pain in my heart and come to sing happily, and who can stop me from singing.
I'm going to run into the distance......"
At this time, the duplex walkie-talkie in Captain Sun Yu's hand suddenly rang loudly, and when he was about to listen carefully, the smiling old sea wolf suddenly changed color and shouted: "It's not good, the wind is coming!" ”
The duplex walkie-talkie really heard Captain Wang Cheng's howl: "900 millibars!" 900 mbar! Hurry up and drop the sails!! ”
Captain Sun Yu immediately gave an order, this is a life, level 14 or above!
Hai'an 1 fired four flares at that time, which was the biggest warning, and it was reassuring to see that the Ming merchant ships lowered their sails one after another, and it was reassuring that they still had a little time.
At this time, the sea surface of the northern Indian Ocean seems to be calmer, and the sea breeze is lighter, but the whole sea surface has an eerie dark color.
The smiling old sea wolf adjusted the bow of the ship from the southwest to the northeast, where the wind and waves must come from, Captain Sun Yu did not think about it, and immediately did so, and sued Hai'an No. 2.
They found that many Ming merchant ships were also doing the same, and these guys were really old sailors.
The wind is coming from the northeast, and the waves are coming from the northeast!
Vaguely, Captain Sun Yu realized that in the past, there was always the sun shining on his back at this time, and it was warm, but today he was so cold behind him!
Huge dark clouds are gathering in the northeast, and the sky is as dark as night!
Heavy rain is coming soon!
The wind is struck, and in an instant!
The weatherman clung to the railing of the workbench, turned his back to the direction of the wind, and shouted: "Forty meters in wind!" ”
The mainmast had all dropped its sails, and at this time it was still swinging in the wind, and there was a buzzing sound from the top of the mast, and the swing reached one and a half meters!
The rainstorm is coming!
Lightning is like a silver chain, like a silver serpent, and like a great wound of evil in a gloomy sky!
The thunder was rolling in, and it would suddenly explode on the head of Hai'an 1, like a devil's curse!
At this moment, the wind was howling, and it seemed that there was a torrential rain the size of soybeans that hit the sea security team members on the deck and couldn't open their eyes!
At this moment, the gale suddenly turned 90 degrees again, damn it, this is a tropical cyclone!
The violently shaking hull frightened Captain Sun Yu, and his face turned pale, what should he do? He couldn't even speak!
The wind is changing, and the waves are still behind!
The seven-meter-high wave had just surged, and it was about to exert all its strength, like a giant hand about to clench its fists and smash it into a floating object!
The smiling old sea wolf had already taken over the rudder, and he and his former helmsman were swinging it vigorously, trying to hold on to the stern rudder so that the bow could always catch the wind!
At this time, in the stern of Haian 1, you can see that the huge rudder is fighting against the ocean current, changing the angle little by little!
"Come and help me wait!"
Captain Sun Yu suddenly came to his senses, he rushed forward, and the three of them worked together to press down the rudder, and finally, the bow of the ship rushed up to the huge waves!
It was precisely because the bow of the ship was inserted into the huge wave that the huge wave could not use the strength to smash the Haian 1 or overturn it, but could only let it run over its own body, and the whole hull would reach a tilt angle of 70 degrees!
Fortunately, everyone was prepared in advance, and everyone was killed, and only a few barrels fell into the sea!
Immediately after that, there was the second wave, the third wave, and the fourth wave, Captain Sun Yu's eyes were red, but there was nothing he could do at this time!
"Well, God, we have something to be in awe of, and we may have something we can't do!"
Captain Sun Yu didn't know why he suddenly shouted loudly!
His cry was very small in this storm......
The tropical cyclone storm came and went quickly, and after about 15 minutes, it moved out of the area.