The Strait of Gibraltar, the gateway to the Mediterranean, was strategically unclear in the past. However, since the discovery of new worlds and the opening of new shipping routes, its special status and importance have become more and more prominent. It has become a key location and a vital gateway channel.

In order to protect its hegemony in Mediterranean trade, in order to protect its Suez Canal trade, and in order not to let all kinds of goods from the New World excessively impact the Mediterranean trade circle, which has already had a stable order. The Tang people, a few years ago, sent a detachment of ships with hundreds of warships to threaten the kingdom of Castile. Forcibly seized and forced the Kingdom of Castille to officially cede Gibraltar!

Faced with the desperate naval strength and the equally strong army of the Tang people, the Kingdom of Castille faced the Tang people's door-to-door 'reprimand' and they interfered with the normal rules of trade, so they forcibly seized Gibraltar. For this reason, even though Castille was indignant, he was also afraid of the absolute hegemony of the Tang people and the pressure of religion. In desperation, according to the will of the Tang people, a treaty was signed to formally cede Gibraltar. At this point, Gibraltar became the land of the Tang people, and became the smallest province of the Tang people.

After the acquisition of Gibraltar, the Tang people built a lot of construction and infrastructure projects here. In addition, a military fortress with complete facilities and powerful firepower was built. The small city of Gibraltar was completely fortified, and a port city was built in Gibraltar, and an army of 5,000 men was stationed all year round to look after the fortress. And at the berths of military ports, an anti-smuggling fleet is stationed to patrol any ships entering the Mediterranean Sea and check their cargo.

Because of the relationship between the Mediterranean trade, the Tang people forcibly and unilaterally implemented the 'anti-dumping bill', on the grounds that the cheap goods of the New World should not be used to excessively impact normal trade exchanges. In fact, the most fundamental purpose is to protect its trade hegemony and commodity pricing power in the Mediterranean!

Each year, ships that are allowed to pass through the Strait of Gibraltar have a quota of goods on board. If the quota is exceeded, there will be additional taxes, for which the Tang people's explanation is to protect normal trade exchanges. Oppose any illegal anti-dumping trade! Because in the beginning, the Tang people did not participate in the colonization of the Great Voyage and the New World prematurely, as the rest of Europe did. Their main trade and exchange is still East-West trade!

That is, through the Suez Canal, the Suez Canal is convenient for continuous trade from India, China, Persia, the Spice Islands and even Japan. Transporting goods produced from the East back to the West, and because of their strong military strength and equally strong economic strength, the Tang people gradually grasped the pricing power of goods! Subsequently, after a series of operations and developments, the Tang people completely established the Mediterranean economic and trade circle, and also occupied an absolute dominant position in it.

Although the countries were dissatisfied, they once thought of uniting, but under the strong military deterrence of the Tang people and a series of diplomatic pulls, knocks and disintegrations, the alliance that was very likely to appear was shattered. Subsequently, the Tang people took the opportunity to send troops several times, such as completely destroying the Egyptian dynasty and turning it into their own province. It was the moment when the Tang people showed their force to the outside world, and the strength of the Tang people at that time completely gave a deep understanding of the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa. Not only is the navy strong, but the army is also not weak, and in addition to the large population of this country, the war potential is extremely huge. The land area that should have been their shortcoming has also increased dramatically with the drastic changes in the world, so the only shortcoming does not exist.

And this has also created the special status of the Tang people. Even so, he hasn't waged war against foreign countries for a long time! However, no one dares to underestimate them. Those countries are not strong at the moment, and they do not dare to start a new round of war with the Tang people! And the Tang people also have a relatively long-term vision, and the future situation has become confusing again.

When the elegant white ship sailed into the Strait of Gibraltar, it was stopped by the anti-smuggling fleet belonging to the Tang people in the strait. The anti-smuggling fleet that stopped the white ship looked at the beautiful and elegant white ship in front of them in amazement, whether it was their Tang people, Europe, North Africa, or Asia, they had never seen a similar ship type. And the flags hoisted on the ship, they have not seen them either. However, all the Tang officers and soldiers of the 'Tang Flag' on the side of the unfamiliar flag and the 'Tang Flag' that obviously belonged to their own national flag were no strangers at all.

They were all amazed at how the flag of their country could be hoisted on a strange ship. Therefore, dozens of anti-smuggling fleets immediately launched an encircled battle formation. The other ships that wanted to enter the strait immediately after seeing this scene avoided and hid in the distance and watched quietly here.

Although they were also very dissatisfied with the domineering rules of the Tang people, they did not dare to say it easily. In the vast area near the Mediterranean Sea today, the Tang people are the well-deserved bosses and overlords. Of all the lands bordering the Mediterranean, no one can say anything bad about this country that has been entrenched in the Mediterranean for almost 600 years. Even the great cannibals, who have long since weakened, do not dare to mention the history of the past few hundred years.

"Call your captain out, we have something to ask him!"

The Tang people looked at the strange thing on the deck of the white ship, and they had never seen anything alive on the deck except that. But he still shouted loudly, believing that the captain of the beautiful white ship would come out when he heard it.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw a tall figure come out of the cabin.

"It's ......"

Everyone looked at this figure with amazement, long silver hair, lake-blue eyes, soft and three-dimensional facial features, coupled with its surprising height and pointed ears. A word that has been passed around in recent years has instantly emerged from their minds.

"Elves!"

The Tang people immediately began to whisper, even if they had not seen the elves, but they had seen some of them from the poems and pictures that had been spread all over Europe over the years. Coupled with the descriptions of the sailors who were said to have arrived in the Elven Land, white ships, silver hair, superior height, pointed ears, and beautiful faces that made women jealous. Coupled with the fact that at this moment, these characteristics on the other party are all proving his identity without exception. It is in Europe, the boiling elves that spread!

"You're an elf?"

Eswell nodded slowly and replied, "That's right! In his mouth, he spoke the Tang language.

The Tang man who received the answer suddenly contracted his pupils and looked surprised, "You can actually speak our language!" He was surprised, but then remembered his duty, and asked, "Elf, why are you here?" And—" he looked at the Tang flag flying high on the mast of the white ship, "why, the flag of our country is hoisting on your ship?" ”

Acewell said slowly, "This was given to me by a Tang captain who had long been killed, and the entourage gave it to me, as well as his navigation diary and the sea and water pattern materials drawn along the way, and I accepted his request before he died and came here. Give these things to your monarch and tell you the news of their death! ”

"What !!"