Chapter 808: Navigation, Wealth, and Colonization

For example, all kinds of demons and monsters, plagues and plagues that roamed everywhere in the New World, those monsters that spread all over the mountains, water spirits that wandered among rivers and swamps, and those who were like elks with a purpose on their foreheads, and griffins with wings. A dragon that is dozens of meters away and spews fire, a mermaid who can sing seductive songs that cause ships to capsize, and a kraken in the deep sea. Evil mages hiding on an unknown island, necromancers playing with souls, and a nation of warlocks hated and hated by the New World. Also, the mythical reappearance of the giant sea monster, the giant serpent, the poisonous worm, and the tongue-in-the-tongue beast, the giant, who claims to be from Narnia...... And so on and so forth, these things, these grotesques and legends, intensify the mystery of the New World, the New World.

But beyond all these grotesques and anecdotes, there are all sorts of legends of wealth. Such as mountains of gold, open-air gold, silver and gem mines, beautiful and bewitching alien beauties, and the coveted unicorns. On the ugly side, there will always be a good side. These grotesques and rumors did not make the exploration of the new world, the new route and the new continent resisted by the people. On the contrary, these rumors and legends intensified the development of the Great Voyage.

The European countries of the Old World, because of the discovery of the New World, the New World and the New Shipping Routes, accompanied by endless wealth, contributed to the high development of the shipbuilding industry. Every year, hundreds of new ships were launched, delivered to the navy, delivered to merchants, and set sail for the New World loaded with gold, silver, and goods. At the same time, some merchants occupied islands with water sources along the way, building docks and houses as temporary resting places.

Over time, such things became commonplace. This was true not only for private individuals, but also for state-sponsored colonization. They encroached on the territory of the primitive savages, and enclosed a large amount of land with cheap and worthless things. Wharves were built, walled houses were built, migrants lived and settled, and a vigorous colonial movement began.

Plant new species from the New World and bring them back to the Old World, some of which in a short period of time, make a sensation in the Old World. Others were completely buried by the people of the Old World. However, some new things such as tobacco, coffee, cocoa, etc., are gradually sought after. Europe is very short of resources, and all kinds of resources are scarce.

The hard sea voyage did not thwart the desire of the peoples of the nations to get rich, on the contrary, it became more insane with the passage of time! The whole old European world, overnight, completely changed. Everyone was passionate about overseas business, everyone was passionate about the colonial movement, and everyone was passionate about New World business dealings. As the ships sailed from place to place, they not only brought back a staggering amount of wealth, but also contributed to the resurgence of the already thriving piracy industry in the Mediterranean.

Different from the previous history, the new world, both in terms of resources and environmental space, is much broader and more diverse. The pirates also began to gradually shift, although the robbery in the Mediterranean was fierce. However, there are many countries in the Mediterranean, and the risk of robbery is great. On the contrary, in the vast seas of the outside world, although the cost of robbery has increased, the scope of activity has also become infinitely wide. Some pirates gathered together to seize the islands and build their own pirates' cities. There was a black market deal, and there were military factories, taverns, inns, casinos, and brothels. All kinds of scum and scum from the Old World and the New World gathered together, and for a time it seemed that there were many talents and prosperity.

The rise of new voyages and colonizations for a long time caused the Tang people's incomparably prosperous Mediterranean trade to be much depressed. But it is not absolute, although Europe is hungry for all kinds of resources of the New World, it is also hungry for the resources of the Old World. The Tang people sat on the Mediterranean Sea in a tyrannical manner, controlling the navigation rights of Egypt and the Suez Canal, and controlling the maritime trade from the East and the West. Whether it's carpets from Persia, slave girls, precious stones from India, gold, silk, porcelain and tea from China, spices from the East Indies and the slave trade in black Africa! It is necessary to enter from Suez, and from other places, the cost of transportation is also high, risky. Once you arrive in Europe, the price is prohibitive!

However, these commodities are related to the policy of the Don people! There is a fixed quota for the passage of merchant ships and the trade and transportation of goods allowed each year. Even if there are all kinds of smuggling, they will also face the brutal naval investigation of the Tang people. Even if it evades the investigation of the Tang people, the annual smuggling trade cannot meet the market. On the contrary, because of the scarcity of goods, the price of goods is doubled on the basis! Moreover, the warships of the Tang people sailed unscrupulously in the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, and even in the South China Sea. They controlled all the main transportation routes, and with the convenient Suez Canal, they were able to transport supplies and soldiers extremely quickly.

At every critical moment, in each of the above-mentioned areas, he declares his hegemony and landlord. And for a series of islands in the sea, a series of supply rest places have been established. The scale of overseas garrisons is also unprecedented in human history. However, due to the great voyages and geographical discoveries, overseas trade and colonization movements, goods from the New World began to impact the market of the Tang people, and the trade hegemony of the Tang people.

Because of the commodities and gold and silver from the New World, the national power of the European countries rose rapidly. The scale of the warships they launch every year, if all added up, is a scale that is daunting even for the Tang people! Therefore, the Tang people also scavenged all kinds of high-quality shipbuilding timber in various primeval forests and countries in Asia, transported them back to China, processed them, and launched all kinds of warships and merchant ships every year. It is not only to maintain its position as the first naval power, but also to maintain its absolute dominance as the hegemon of Mediterranean trade. At the same time, within the Tang people, they also began to discuss whether to participate in the colonization and trade policies of the New World, so as to start all kinds of-for-tat discussions!

Nowadays, the land of the Tang people, because of the great changes at the beginning, has increased dramatically! At the same time, because of the emergence of new land, some surplus population has a channel to move out and vent. Now, after hundreds of years of emigration and the development of new land, the Tang population has returned to its former state. Although, the newly opened towns and lands were filled and developed by the population, and gradually prospered. However, in the vast expanse of land, there are still large tracts of land that have not been developed. Still in a state of ruin!

In the same way, the territory of the Tang people has increased, as has the Mediterranean, and the area of Europe has also increased to varying degrees. At that time, the nations were busy moving people and settling to occupy the new lands. Over the course of a few hundred years, the new lands have been filled with populations from all over the world.

At the same time, due to hundreds of years of development and multiplication, the population size of Europe has long been very different from history. At the same time, because of the increase in land, it means that the resources have also increased, and the war in Europe has once again become extremely chaotic. However, because of the reason and arrival of the Great Voyage, more and more idle people have a new environment for export. Therefore, for a time, countries with access to the sea temporarily focused their attention overseas. The countries of Europe, on the other hand, are still looking at each other internally.

The war is on the verge of breaking out!