"Commander, we found a British frigate behind us." A young officer ran to Nie Dahua and reported.
"Let's go and have a look." Nie Dahua put on his single-brim military hat, hung the telescope on the table on his body, then walked out of the captain's room and followed the young officer to the deck.
He looked through the telescope and felt that he could not see clearly, and then climbed to the observation tower nimbly.
Although he is already in his forties, Nie Dahua's skills are still impressive.
Back then, when Liu Dahai had not yet arrived at the Dong family and was still wandering at sea, Nie Dahua was the sailor next to Liu Dahai.
Later, he followed Liu Dahai into the Dong family and finally lived a stable life.
Mr. Dong saw that he was still young, so he asked him to learn culture from behind the shopkeeper. Otherwise, Nie Dahua would still be a fool who couldn't read Chinese characters.
After Dong Shuheng raised his army, Nie Dahua has been serving in the navy.
He already had a certain foundation in navigation. After entering the navy, he learned navigation and gunnery skills from foreigners. He gradually became one of the few old men in the navy who could stand alone.
It can be said that the Dong family was extremely kind to him.
Dong Shuheng didn't need to tell him, he had always regarded himself as Dong's retainer.
Nie Dahua was naturally willing to go to Donghua to assist the eldest young master this time.
He didn't understand why Dong Shuheng didn't proclaim himself emperor. The second young master's thoughts were always different from ordinary people, but Nie Dahua knew that he was always right.
Now it's good, the eldest young master has become the king of Donghua, and he is finally worthy of Mr. Dong. For Nie Dahua, working for the eldest young master is the same as working for the second young master.
As expected, there was a British frigate or a clipper ship in the distance. No wonder it was able to catch up with me.
At this time, they had left Cape Verde for ten days and would soon reach the east coast of Busi.
As a country of Portuguese origin, the Busi Empire has not yet joined the anti-Donghua alliance.
Because Busi has conflicts with those Hispanic countries, especially the war with the Tingen Federation, which has been going on for many years.
Nie Dahua hoped to get a supply there and then go to Donghua in full condition.
The first thing they encountered heading south from Busi was the Republic of Buenos that had separated from the Federation of Tingen.
This is a country on the southeast coast of South Amelia and has a fairly powerful navy.
There are five steam sail cruisers of more than 3,000 tons in its navy. This is nothing in Europe, but it is considered a relatively powerful force in South Amelia.
The worst-case scenario is that these countries will gather their navies to form a coalition, and then the Donghua Fleet will be unable to defeat all four.
Therefore, after leaving Cape Verde, Nie Dahua has been moving forward at the fastest cruising speed.
But because we have to wait for two supply ships, the speed is much slower.
Otherwise, how could the sailing battleship behind them possibly catch up with them?
"Don't worry about it, let's move on to the St. Paul Islands for the last supply. Then we will part ways with the supply ship, and then we will move forward at full speed. Let's see how they chase us."
Nie Dahua still underestimated the British. This frigate was just one of the warships following them. In fact, the British ships in Cape Verde were far more than these.
A faster British communications ship has arrived in Rio de Janeiro.
Moreover, at this time, the news that the Donghua Fleet was about to arrive at Busi had already reached South Amelia.
The entire anti-Donghua alliance was mobilized. Zhang Li's fleet headed south to prepare to round Cape Horn to join the fleet of the Republic of Buenos and jointly ambush the Donghua fleet.
A net targeting the Donghua Fleet has been opened to the Donghua Fleet with the help of the Great Ying Empire.
Nie Dahua didn't know these things. He just thought that the British were just spying on them.
After setting off from Europe, this situation happened frequently, and he had become accustomed to it.
He was not worried that the British would attack them.
As long as the British don't dispatch ironclads, they won't be afraid no matter how many sailing battleships they have now.
If it really doesn't work, he can still run away.
They are fully steam powered and are not so dependent on wind direction.
There are many ways to get rid of those sailing battleships.
But he didn't know that the Great Empire was willing to pay even more to prevent Donghua from gaining a foothold in South Amelia.
Milu, Donghua Kingdom has gone through successive wars, and the country urgently needs a chance to recuperate.
At this time, Milu was under construction in full swing.
The first batch of aid supplies and talents shipped by the Renaissance Army have arrived in Hong Kong.
Today is the day when this large fleet arrives in port.
Queen Zhumu and her husband Dong Shutong came to the port of Lima to greet these relatives from far away.
Zhumu, who is pregnant with her second child, looks more mature. She has an angular face unique to Indian women. Her hair is not braided like ordinary Indian women, but is tied up in a Han style.
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She was dressed in Indian attire and had a gold crown on her head.
Dong Shutong is dressed in Han Chinese attire. It is not a mandarin jacket from the Qing Dynasty, but a round-neck robe made in the Ming Dynasty. It is bright yellow, symbolizing noble status, and has dragon patterns embroidered on it.
Behind him stood a young girl, wearing a popular Hanfu pleated skirt and a light green robe on her upper body, with flower vines entwining on her cuffs, and the skirt was in full bloom.
It was my sister Dong Shumei who arrived at Donghua one step ahead of schedule.
Dong Shumei, who has been traveling abroad for more than a year and working on the global layout of Yunmei Group, has become more mature even though she is still unmarried.
At least he's not as unruly and willful as before.
As a member of Dong Shutong's family, Shumei had the status of a princess when she arrived in Donghua.
This made the little girl very excited and finally fulfilled her dream of being a princess.
Of course, Dong Shumei didn't come to Donghua to see her brother and sister-in-law or to have fun.
She came here this time and brought a large amount of funds, as well as a large amount of materials and manpower.
Most of these people are women, recruited domestically by the Yunmei Group. These are treasures for Donghua, who has more men than women.
Her official purpose is to represent Yunmei Group in Donghua to manage investments.
During the time he arrived in Donghua, Shumei had invested in five factories. Three of them were involved in the alpaca industry. This is now the most profitable business in the world.
The alpaca products processing industry is also very consistent with the positioning needs of Yunmei luxury brands.
In addition, Yunmei also opened a bank in Milu by virtue of its financial advantages.
As for the talents needed to open a bank, Dong Shuheng would naturally coordinate for her from China.
After Donghua overthrew the white rule and oppression, many industries have been missing. Replenishing these industries is an important issue that Donghua urgently needs to solve.
If white people continue to fill these vacancies, then Donghua's revolution will not be complete.
"Brother, look, the fleet is coming!" Shumei couldn't help but said.
Dong Shutong rolled his eyes at his sister and signaled her to be more reserved.
The eldest brother is the father. When they were at home, Dong Shutong was relatively strict with his two younger sisters.
Therefore, the two younger sisters prefer to be with Dong Shuheng, but are afraid of this elder brother.
Zhumu who was standing aside saw Shumei being harshly attacked by her brother. He was afraid that she would be wronged, so he turned around and smiled at the girl.
"Don't worry about your elder brother, he is always so serious. I will show you the Indian girls dancing later," Zhumu said.
"The clothes they wear are made by the tailors you brought. They are so beautiful. The style is similar to the Indian tradition, but more beautiful."
"Well, hee hee, thank you sister-in-law for the compliment." Shumei looked like a little girl, she didn't look like the boss of a multinational company at all.
Shuyun has married Cai Shusen and has children, and is now mainly responsible for managing Yunmei's domestic properties.
Cai Shusen held a high position as the garrison commander of the new capital, and he was regarded as a confidant general around Dong Shuheng.
After marrying Shuyun, Cai Shusen became even more low-key.
But he was still as rigorous as before in leading his troops.
Among the generals who left Dong Shuheng's bodyguard, Dong Shuheng has always liked Cai Shusen the most.
This subordinate can always give him a sense of trust.
Shuyun was at home, and Shumei was in charge of foreign affairs. It just so happened that Shumei couldn't stay still.
Originally, she was quarreling with Dong Shuheng to let her go abroad.
Dong Shuheng originally thought that this second sister was just going out to play.
In the end, I didn't expect that Shumei's innocent and innocent character would be very popular in foreign aristocratic circles.
After walking around, Shumei didn't spend much money but built a bunch of business stations and factories outside.
Although these factories are cooperating with others, the dominant power is in the hands of the Yunmei Group. Those aristocratic ladies just want to make some pocket money and will not care about the factory's affairs.
Moreover, with the identities of these people, it is equivalent to having a talisman. Basically no one dares to touch Yunmei's local factory.
Don't underestimate these factories. Each country basically has its own characteristic industries. These factories can make Yunmei Group the leader of the global luxury goods industry.
Because they can integrate luxury brand resources from around the world and bring different cultural elements together to create products of mixed culture.
After hanging out with Liu Qingbei, Shumei became much more mature.
She no longer acted according to her own temper, but began to consider her family.
She knows that the world is big, with many opportunities and dangers.
She also understood how difficult it was for her second brother to govern such a large country well.
She also learned that the Renaissance Army had many enemies, and they always wanted to cause trouble for the Renaissance Army. So her brother sent Liu Qingbei out to make friends.
During her time abroad, she learned how to cater to those aristocratic women, just because she wanted to help a bunch of middle brothers.
Later, when she and Liu Qingbei passed by Milu, she also learned that her eldest brother was also working hard. The whole family worked so hard, and she also wanted to contribute to the family.
She was the first to think of coming to Donghua this time.
Regardless of whether Dong Shutong becomes the king or Zhumu becomes the king, Donghua will be the base camp of the Dong family in the future.
So as a member of the family, Shumei naturally has to contribute to this.
"Zhumu, you can't pamper this girl. Look at how old she is. She is considered an old girl in our hometown. She only knows how to run around and find a husband as soon as possible." Dong Shutong said angrily.
Fortunately, the three of them stood together and talked, while the others stayed far away. Otherwise, they would have been shocked to hear their ruler talking about their parents and their family.
The fleet slowly approached and finally entered the port, but the fleet was too big, so they had to take turns docking.
Dong Feng was the first to dock on a passenger and cargo cruise ship. He was accompanied by a large group of people, mostly professional and technical personnel in various fields, as well as representatives of some businessmen.
These business representatives are here to discuss cooperation.
The more than 3,000-ton passenger and cargo cruise ship he was traveling on was specially developed by the Renaissance Army to run the Amelia route.
There are special passenger cabins on it, and there are prototype glass windows on the side of the ship to make the cabin less dark. Some of the latest cruise ships have used iron shell structures.
This makes ocean voyages safer and more comfortable.
Although some sails are retained on this kind of ship, it is mainly driven by steam engines, which greatly increases the speed of sailing.
"Hello, Your Majesty the Queen, and hello, Lord Consul." Dong Feng is from the Dong family, so he naturally knows Dong Shutong. He shook off the entourage behind him and walked forward quickly to salute.
"A Feng, it's you. Oh, you have grown up. When I left home, you were still a boy and a half!" Dong Shutong was a little excited when he saw that he was an old acquaintance of the family.
Dong Feng was embarrassed for a while. Why did he say that he was now a diplomat?
"In power, I am the minister of Donghua in China. You have to give me a posthumous confirmation!"
"Okay, no problem. I'll give you an appointment document later."
Next, Dong Shutong and Zhumu met with some experts and representatives of business groups who came with them.
A high platform was erected on the pier, and the musicians on the platform played cheerful music. Indian girls wearing floral skirts and long braids danced their unique dance.
The entire Lima Pier is a cheerful area.
The waters of Donghua are relatively safe now, because Liu Dahai's Nanyang Navy is still here.
But Liu Dahai always has to go back. They can't stay here forever. Those islands in the Pacific still have to be inspected regularly.
Some remote islands require regular inspections.
In order to effectively occupy those islands that were handed over by the Spanish after their surrender.
Liu Dahai left some people to garrison on the inhabitable islands. He also set up boundary markers on the uninhabitable coral reefs. This was the rule Dong Shuheng set for the fleet.
This is true not only for fleets, but also for ocean-going fleets. When encountering an unowned island, first erect a monument.
Liu Dahai also sent a letter to Dong Shuheng asking him to move some people to live on these islands.
The products around many Pacific islands are very rich. They can be self-sufficient, and some can even produce good benefits.
Liu Dahai also feels that only those who live on the island truly belong to him.
Moreover, after there are people living there, fresh food and other supplies can be replenished on these islands when ships come and go.
This is of great help for ocean navigation.
Dong Shutong already knew that the two warships "Zhenyuan" and "Fuyuan" were sailing towards Donghua.
According to what his younger brother told him, as long as there are these two military prisons, only Donghua will be able to bully others in the territory of South Amelia.
In order to grasp the movements of these two warships as early as possible, Dong Shutong even sent intelligence personnel to the east. These intelligence personnel would wait for news about the Donghua Fleet in Buenos City.
Of course, Dong Shutong couldn't ask for these two warships in vain. He knew that his brother had a clear distinction between public and private matters.
So Dong Shutong offered a high price of two million taels of silver to these two warships. This also included the training fees for the naval officers.
It's just that Dong Shutong was a little unsure whether those two battleships were really that amazing?
He knew that Chile in the south and Buenos Republic in the east both had strong navies, with at least ten warships.
The combined tonnage is larger than these two warships.
Dong Shutong also asked his subordinates to keep the news that these two warships were coming to Donghua strictly confidential to prevent enemy countries from intercepting the two warships after knowing about it.
Since the First South Amelia War, Donghua defeated the Republic of Bolivia, and several surrounding countries have realized that they must unite to defeat Donghua.
So they gathered together and held a conference. Except for Bolivia, which had been ravaged, and Busi, who was not of the same blood as these Hispanics, all other countries joined this camp.
But they did not launch an attack on Donghua immediately because no one was willing to take action first.
Unless everyone gathers their troops together and forms a coalition to attack Donghua at the same time.
Also, they are dragging it out now just to gain more support from the outside world.
Now the public opinion in Europe has boiled. They are all white people, and these people are more susceptible to the words of a small anti-Donghua alliance.
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