When the Portuguese revealed Zhao Hongyu's 'identity', Li Xiang and his 'little friends' were completely shocked.

Is it just the same name of the country?

It shouldn't be the remnants of the Song Empire hundreds of years ago, right?

However, it seems that the Portuguese on the other side said that those people were composed of the American continent that they went to hundreds of years ago, so it means that they were also Orientals before.

My God, the remnants of the Song Empire.

Li Xiang couldn't help but be secretly speechless.

Although he is a pirate, he is not so unlearned.

He also knows a little about some things hundreds of years ago.

Especially the history of the Song Dynasty being invaded by the Mongols.

After all, the Ming Dynasty overthrew the Mongols and achieved power.

Therefore, as a child of the Ming Dynasty in the past, if he was not clear about this history, then he could still be regarded as a Chinese.

So, Li Xiang thought of something.

In history, didn't the Song Dynasty fall after Yashan?

Why is there such a group of people who claim to be the relics of the Great Song Dynasty running out now?

And what are these guys going to do when they come back to the East from that place of what is called America? Could it be that they have to come back again and establish the so-called Great Song Dynasty?

At the same time, I really haven't dealt with these people, so I can say that I haven't had any contact.

Therefore, Li Xiang really couldn't figure out why the other party wanted to give him a big gift in such a situation. As the saying goes, if you don't have anything to do, you are not a traitor, and the other party must not only give you sixteen European warships.

I just don't know what the other party will ask after I accept it.

However, with the situation he Li Xiang is in now, he really can't refuse this kindness like this.

The reason is simple, he really needs warships now.

In particular, the warships of the Europeans made him even more excited.

"Yes, Mr. Neptune", the Portuguese who was sitting opposite Li Xiang nodded. "I think I really heard those people say it. What are they the remnants of the Song Dynasty? But I don't know much about these things, so there are some questions that you have to wait for yourself to find out. ”

The Portuguese shrugged his shoulders and was in a good mood now.

Because he has completed the matter given to him by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Song Empire, he can then go to meet the crown prince, and then join in to try to win favor.

The Portuguese was not at all surprised that the Song Empire was able to control Kyushu.

Because he had faith in the Song Empire.

This faith is not unfounded.

You must know that since the sudden appearance of the Song Empire in the Americas, it has brought shocking news to Europeans one after another.

One of the most helpless for Europeans was that the Song Empire seized the British colonies in the Americas with strong force.

Even. And then there is the next operation in the Caribbean.

It can be said that in these military operations, the Song Empire basically achieved extremely brilliant results at the cost of very small casualties.

From these aspects, it can also be seen that the Song Empire, whether it is a navy or an army, is very powerful.

In particular, the volunteer army of the Song Empire was still fighting on the European continent, and they defeated the army of more than 50,000 people of the Holy Roman Empire with a mere 8,000 troops.

At the same time, the tactics of the army of the Song Empire in the Americas now. and the flintlock pistols they used, which began to be the focus of European research.

Although the tactics of the Song Imperial Army could be learned, the Europeans could not make flintlock pistols with existing technology in a short period of time.

Therefore. The Song Empire's lead in weapons can be maintained for at least forty or fifty years.

The weapons of the Song Empire in the Americas were sharp, and the warships were also very powerful.

Although the Europeans in the east were choked by the Ming Dynasty, they also suffered from the lack of people.

After all, this is not the main battlefield for Europeans. So it's been a long time for them to be cleaned up by the Ming people.

But I have to admit that some of the Europeans' naval skills in this era have indeed begun to be ahead of the Orientals.

Although this advantage is not very large. But the signs of this are already emerging.

Especially in terms of shipborne artillery, the Europeans spared no effort to develop.

The ships of the Europeans were almost loaded with twelve to twenty-four guns.

And the power of these cannons is very huge, and it is sharper than the artillery of the eastern countries.

On the other hand, the number of artillery on the warships of the Eastern countries, including the Ming Dynasty, was still very rare. Therefore, in the battle at sea, the combat effectiveness of the warships in the East was far inferior to that of the Europeans.

However, many times, the Europeans did not have an advantage in the East, because here in the East, whether they fought against pirates or the sailors of the Ming Dynasty, basically the other side was outnumbered and large in size, and the number of ships was large.

Therefore, no matter how good the Europeans' warships were, no matter how elite the sailors, no matter how powerful the artillery, they could not get it.

But the warships of the Song Empire were different.

After the Song Empire seized the Mediterranean, the Europeans found that the Song Empire's warships were loaded with more guns, the warships were faster, and the warships were more capable of firing guns.

These advantages alone are not enough.

The naval warships of the Song Empire were also much higher in height than the European warships of this era. Therefore, this led to the fact that the Europeans could not carry out the gangside battle, and could only be beaten passively.

In the battle to seize the Mediterranean, the Song Empire did not even destroy a single battleship, while the Spaniards and the Dutch lost a lot of warships.

From this point, it can be fully reflected that the sophistication of the warships of the Song Empire is absolutely first-class.

With such a fleet in hand, it would be easy for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to seize the coast of Kyushu.

Moreover, the Portuguese sitting opposite Li Xiang knew the tactics of the Japanese very well, and he could imagine the scene of their corpses in a sea of blood in front of the sharp musket array of the Song Imperial Army.

Therefore, the Portuguese decided to follow Zhao Hongyu and work hard for him.

At the same time, it is also for his own fate, gambling on a game.

Europeans of this era. In fact, there is still a lot of courage and gambling.

But if they can see that it is profitable, then they will pay their blood to do so.

Even if it is bankrupt, I don't feel sorry.

So, often they are able to get a high return.

Now the Portuguese sees great benefits in Zhao Hongyu's matter against Kyushu, so he wants to participate in the process to seek greater benefits for himself.

Li Xiang didn't know what the Portuguese man sitting across from him was thinking.

He's a little messed up right now.

Yes, if anyone encounters such a thing, it is estimated that they will be the same as Li Xiang.

"Mr. Sea Dragon King, what the crown prince of the Song Empire gave me, I have now completed. I just don't know when you will be able to send someone to take over the warship? I'm going to get to the crown prince as soon as possible, and I'm going to help him with his errands. ”

The Portuguese have always called Li Xiang by his nickname. At the same time for him when to receive the warship.

Li Xiang came back to his senses, and although he was still in a state of surprise, he still replied, "If you can, you can do it at any time, and most of my men are resting in the town." ”

Li Xiang didn't talk nonsense, because during this period of time, he was cleaned up by Zheng Zhilong many times in the conflict with Zheng Zhilong.

Therefore, it led to a lot of casualties among his brothers.

Therefore, I had to settle some of my brothers in Rakucho, which is here in Nagasaki. At the same time, a large number of people were sent here to take care of them.

Therefore, as soon as he said hello, he could immediately assemble a manpower to receive sixteen warships.

Don't look at the battleships are European-style, but for the pirates of the East. There is nothing difficult about it.

Everyone is a veteran of the sea, and you can figure it out with a little tinkering with merchant ships.

"Alright then, now please sir, you can send someone and me to the dock to receive the warship."

The Portuguese was very happy when he heard this, and he didn't want to delay it any longer.

Because I went to the side of His Highness earlier. The benefits will be even more.

He didn't want to waste precious time with this pirate from the East.

If it was before, he wouldn't mind communicating with this famous pirate in the East, but now...... Hey.

The Portuguese firmly believed. When the fleet of the Song Empire appeared in the East, then these pirates had to stand aside.

None of the Orientals understood the horrors of the Song Empire's fleet, but as Portuguese, they knew it very well.

In particular, before the Song Imperial fleet attacked Edo, it fought with the elite sailors of the Japanese people.

It was that battle that the Song Imperial fleet actually wiped out more than 100 warships of the Japanese without losing a single battleship of its own.

Such a record, no one can do it in the East.

Moreover, in that naval battle at that time, the Japanese people did not dispatch ordinary warships.

Those more than 100 warships are ironclad ships that the Japanese have always regarded as treasures.

Although the Portuguese are also very disdainful of this so-called ironclad ship, there is one thing that needs to be recognized.

This type of ironclad ship has good defense and can carry a lot of soldiers at the same time.

And under the decisive charge of the Japanese people, it is still easy for the ironclad ship to get close to the enemy ship and then start hand-to-hand combat.

For example, if the Japanese are close to the ironclad ship, once they get close to them and engage in hand-to-hand combat, then the Japanese will take the ship with the advantage of military strength.

The Europeans also suffered losses at the hands of the Japanese people.

Li Xiang stood up immediately, then beckoned his subordinates, and walked out of the izakaya.

When Li Xiang and his men came out into the street, the people who came and went retreated in fear, and kept their bodies bowing at forty-five degrees.

From this aspect, it can be seen that Li Xiang still has a relatively high status here.

Otherwise, those wouldn't have been so respectful.

In this era, the Ming people, whether they were merchants or pirates, were all masters of the kingdom in the eyes of the Japanese people. The basic Japanese people's attitude towards the Ming people is the same as that of the African dicks in another time and space who look at the rich second generation of the United States.

You must know that Huaxia was actually rich and handsome, but it was only after being made indecent by those wild boar skins, and it was reduced to a dick after the last.

In addition, some ideas in the development have been distorted, which has led to the fact that the moon in foreign countries is rounder than in the local country, and countless elites have fled abroad.

Therefore, it is an undeniable fact that although the Ming Dynasty in this era has internal and external troubles, it is the most desirable country in the hearts of the people of the world.

If it weren't for the religious beliefs of the Ming Dynasty, and the language that Europeans were not used to, and it was not very convenient to immigrate, it is estimated that Europeans would have immigrated to the East in large numbers.

Even so, in the interior of the Ming Dynasty at this time, many missionaries began to appear and settle down.

And the reason why Europeans did not immigrate to the East on a large scale is because the Ming Dynasty did not give them household registration.

That is, not to allow Europeans to live in the East.

You must know that those missionaries who lived in the Ming Dynasty were all black.

According to another plane, it's 'black' down.

Since ancient times, the Chinese people have always been very noble.

It was only from the wild boar skins that it fell.

At this time, the Ming people would not know that just ten years later, those guys who appeared in the white water of Black Mountain were actually able to control the land of Kyushu.

At this time, if someone said that, they would definitely be considered crazy.

Even, even the wild boar skins who have called themselves Houjin don't dare to think like this.

At this time, the wild boar skins, the greatest wish is to be recognized by the Ming Dynasty, and then hold their own territory.

Don't look at the fact that they are always attacking the Ming Dynasty, in fact, this is also a manifestation of their weakness.

In order to let the daimyo say that he is 'powerful', they can only keep attacking, and only in this way can they not expose their reality and at the same time grab something.

It's just that at this time, the inside of the Ming Dynasty has been very seriously rotten.

There is no one who is willing to take harmony boar skin seriously.

In addition, the armament of the Ming Dynasty was also rotten to the roots, which led to low combat effectiveness, and the soldiers were unwilling to work hard, so they made the wild boar skins bigger and bigger.

At the same time, it also allowed the wild boar skin to see the weaknesses of the Ming Dynasty and make good use of it.

Li Xiang led his men and the Portuguese to the dock in Nagasaki, and as soon as he entered the pier, the European-style warship moored at the berth came into everyone's eyes.

Good ship!

I don't know who shouted loudly, but he shouted everyone's hearts.

Li Xiang secretly praised in her heart.

He then ordered his men to immediately gather men and take over all sixteen ships.

"Can you tell me about the Americas? From what you said just now, it seems that you have a lot of respect for the Americas, so the boundaries of the Americas are also in Europe? ”

Li Xiang suddenly became very interested in the Song Empire in the Americas.

He took advantage of the time when he gathered his men to receive the warship, and chatted with the Portuguese. (To be continued......)