The Iron Craft successfully bypassed the Cape of Good Hope.

With strong steam power, there is no need to sail along the coastline, which will reduce a lot of trouble.

Near the Cape of Good Hope, due to the warm current of the Indian Ocean and the cold current of Antarctica again, it caused great wind and waves. If an ordinary sailboat passed, it would definitely be stormy waves.

But there is no need to worry about sailing far away from the coastline.

It has been a month since the fleet left Morocco. During this month, the fleet has provided fresh water and replenished vegetables in several colonies to Portugal. Since there is no coal in each colony, they have to continue to go to the next destination, Sanos.

Zulu Port marked by the nautical map.

The deputy commander of the fleet, Deng Quan, is still a little confused.

The location of Zulu Port has been marked with latitude and longitude, but Qitade has cut it away, first changed it to the word "Durban" and finally changed it to the confirmed "Wangbu".

Wangbu, that was the former Khan of Lash. Jiaen married him as Khan concubine at the age of fourteen.

But what is "Durban"?

In any case, whether it is Wonbu, Durban, or Zulu, you can get there in less than a day after you bypass the Cape of Good Hope.

So the fleet began to sail slowly towards the coastline, and finally kept sailing about twenty miles away.

It was almost dusk, and a huge sunset was shaking on the African continent, the sea was quiet, and a large number of seabirds were flying there.

At this moment, the lookout hand on the ship shouted: "Captain!"

Looking along his hand, I saw that the Sain Clippers cruised on the outermost side had almost become a black spot. I picked up the ten times telescope hanging on my chest and saw that it was Sain-1, above.

The lookout hand is sending a signal.

After reading the translation on the flagship, Deng Quan understood.

"There are two people who fell into the water outside the sea. Can you save them?"

Deng Quan cursed secretly: "Is this kind of thing also a signal to ask? Are you tired? How big a deal can you do to save two people? You will definitely save them."

However, he still let the lookout hand send a signal of "rescue immediately".

Not long after, the Clippers Sain-1 came over and sent two people to the water.

At this time, the senior officials on the ship, Timur, Nian Wangyi, Su Wenying and others all surrounded him.

These two people obviously had been soaked in the sea for a long time. Although they had been replaced by the sailors on Sain-1, their faces were still pale and were trembling.

One of them is obviously European, with a fat face and a head of brown curly hair. He is about thirty or forty years old, but the other is a man with braids!

Also about thirty or forty years old, thin and dry, with a goatee.

"How could I see Qing people with braids here?"

Although Deng Quan and his friends had seen the envoys of the Qing Dynasty and their appearances, they also knew that they would not conduct ocean voyages.

After seeing this person, others were fine. Although they didn't think that the braids looked good, it was nothing. However, the Nian-Yuyi who had been a coat slave was a little excited when she met.

He said to Timur: "Your Highness, in the South Ocean area, ahem, it's the East Indies marked on this navigation chart. There are many Qing people, no, Chinese children, some of them fled in the late Ming Dynasty.

Go there"

"Some are from Guangdong and Fujian people. They are used to roaming outside. In the East Indies, such as Portugal and the Netherlands, there are also colonies in these Chinese people who do things for them."

Timur nodded and said, "Looking at their situation, I can't speak for a while, so I'll send it to the cabin to feed some hot soup, rest for a while, and let's talk about it when they recover."

He looked at Deng Quan again, "General Deng, how long will it take to arrive at Wangbu Port?"

Deng Quan replied: "It's not possible today. It's going to be dark, but according to the navigation chart, there are no good harbors nearby for us to moor."

"What about your suggestions?"

"It's better to lower the speed of the boat and drive north slowly, so that you can arrive at Wangbu Port early tomorrow morning"

"Okay, just do it"

....

At night, Lin Zedong woke up.

He is forty years old and was a descendant of Kabitan from Batavia. He is from a wealthy family and survived the massacre that spread throughout Java more than 20 years ago.

But the Dutch were very cunning. After that incident, they no longer trusted the local Chinese. They only trusted the newly arrived Chinese. Like the Spanish in the Philippines, they obviously used the Chinese to balance the large number of natives.

Yes, if the Chinese become bigger, they will not hesitate to use the natives to massacre a group of them.

After decades, another group of Chinese people grew up and some of them were too big to lose. Then just kill another group.

At this time, both the Spanish, Portuguese, and the Dutch agreed that "Chinese are honest and diligent, cowardly, and are the easiest to control".

So, when Hoya was recruiting reclamators to Cape Town there, Lin Zedong signed up without hesitation and followed him with his family.

He was also his cousin Lin Zeliang. They both have similar appearances and figures, but their personalities are very different.

Lin Zedong is a typical Chinese who traveled to Southeast Asia. He is both diligent and smart, and is also very dedicated. He has been careful after coming to Cape Town.

But Lin Zeliang is a bold and reckless person.

Lin Zeliang's family ran to Borneo during that massacre, and later became pirates in the Makassar Strait, otherwise they would not have been so bold.

When Lin Zedong heard that Lin Zeliang was going to move his family to Cape Town, Lin Zeliang was also moved. He found Lin Zedong and asked him to take him and more than a dozen brothers with him.

At this time, the pirates of Kassar were far inferior to those of the last century. Both European and Chinese ships were built larger and larger, and their defense capabilities were getting stronger and stronger. Even the single merchant ships were equipped with cannons and guns.

, It's not easy to get it off.

Lin Zeliang and the others had to try their luck as pirates while farming in Borneo.

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The Dutch just transported some Chinese "farmers" to Cape Town, and there was no need to tell the truth or fake, let alone Lin Zedong as the guarantee, so he agreed.

Shortly after arriving in Cape Town, Lin Zedong became a Kappathon and asked Lin Zeliang to serve as the sheriff of the Chinese community. This time, Lin Zeliang was urging to capture slaves in Wilhelmshaven (Port Elizabeth) this time. Otherwise, according to Lin Zedong's personality,

He won't do this even if he dies.

However, as soon as their boat entered Wilhelmshaven, they encountered a large number of Zulu people rowing canoes. Some of them had a cobweb. Lin Zedong and others were defeated and left without even getting on the shore.

Not long after they left, they met two Frenchmen who had just experienced a shipwreck off the coast of Madagascar. They were traveling to Madagascar to trade muskets, with a large amount of gold and silver coins on their bodies.

Lin Zeliang was naturally overjoyed and pretended to let the two men get on the boat, snatch the package from them and threw them back into the sea.

Lin Zedong was naturally very dissatisfied and ordered them to be rescued again.

At this time, Lin Zeliang finally revealed his true face, and in anger he kicked Lin Zedong out of the sea!

In fact, in Lin Zeliang's heart, he was very dissatisfied with Lin Zedong's cautious approach in Cape Town, thinking that he was too conservative and did not know how to please the supreme commander Hoya, which led to the Chinese's status being only higher than that of the Koisans.
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This scene was obviously discovered by Huo Ya, which was exactly what he wanted. He didn't want to see a peaceful and united Chinese community, so he appointed Lin Zeliang as Deputy Jia Bidan to balance Lin Zedong's strength.

Also, Lin Zedong came with his family, while Lin Zeliang and others were alone. The biggest problem after arriving here was marriage. They were unwilling to marry black people. They were in the same age as tigers and wolves, so they set their sights on the Chinese in the same community.

Woman.

Lin Zedong has a wife and a concubine. The concubine is Lin Zedong's new girl. She is quite pretty and has been coveted by Lin Zeliang for a long time.

Therefore, when Lin Zedong scolded him sternly on the boat, the figure of the concubine suddenly flashed in his mind. The ruthlessness he had learned in his pirate career occurred. He kicked Lin Zedong off the boat with one kick and even next to Lin Zedong.

A close-knit servant killed him with a knife.

However, not all people are like Lin Zeliang. Although they are all pirates, one of them secretly threw down a wooden board when Lin Zedong was kicked into the sea.

It was this wooden board that saved Lin Zedong and the Frenchman named Edmund's life. Otherwise, in this turbulent and cold sea, they would die in a short time.

Another Frenchman was not so lucky. He was pushed into the depths of the sea by the waves, and it was obvious that he was beyond help.

Lin Zedong knew Dutch and Cantonese, while the people on the Truqin fleet only knew Chinese that was similar to the Beijing Mandarin in Qing Dynasty at this time, and they couldn't speak at all. In the end, the Portuguese who was on the ship used Dutch and French to ask the crowd.

Only then can I understand.

After learning about this situation, Timur and others also sighed secretly.

"I didn't expect that this would happen in a Chinese community in Cape Town far away from the Qing Dynasty"

So Timur asked Henry to continue asking: "What are you going to do next?"

Then the French were able to arrange it. After the fleet arrived at the Port of Wonbo, they would send a clutch to Madagascar, where a French fleet was waiting for them, and he would just go back.

But for Lin Zedong, he needs to ask about his wishes.

At this time, Lin Zedong obviously understood this "Truqin people" that he had never heard of before, and would not send a boat to take him back. Moreover, according to Lin Zeliang's style, even if he went back, he would not be able to explain clearly.

After all, according to his temperament, he definitely doesn't want to go back.

But when he thought that his wife and children were still young, he decided to follow the Truchens to the Zulu's nest first, and then wait for an opportunity to return to Cape Town on the Dutch ship. Chief Hoya has always been very nice to him, and I believe he will eventually

Believe in your own.

After hearing Lin Zedong's words, Timur also agreed.
Chapter completed!