Obtaining the nautical chart was really an unexpected gain.
This shows that Ding Yunyi's maritime trade has opened a bright door.
As soon as he returned to Golden Eagle City, Ding Yunyi immediately summoned the two candidates in his mind: Sun Xiyu and Chen Dong. He first showed the navigation chart to the two of them. Although they could not understand the text on it, Ding Yunyi explained it briefly.
After that, Sun Xiyu understood immediately: "Do you want to open up the route to Mexico?"
"Yes, I have sent three groups of people to Mexico before, but all the news was unavailable. I'm afraid the odds are against me. But this time I got the navigation chart, and I can make a big difference." Ding Yunyi expressed his inner thoughts: "I
Prepare to organize a fleet to load a large amount of goods to Mexico and serve as a group of envoys on the Taiwan-Mexico route."
Sun Xiyu nodded: "The method is indeed feasible, but have you ever thought about it? Although we have the navigation chart in our hands, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to reach Mexico. The voyage is long and long, and we will encounter shipwrecks, pirates, and even possible
Not a single ship can come back..."
"I know, I know." Ding Yunyi said with a serious face: "During the voyage, any kind of situation will happen, but this sea route must be opened. We cannot always leave the fate of maritime merchants in the hands of others. Just in case.
One day we fall out with the Luzon dry silk people, and they strangle us by the neck, then who can we do business with? Besides, since the Folangji and dry silk people can come to my Ming Dynasty, my Ming Dynasty
Why can’t the fleet reach the countries of the West? Everyone, you can imagine. As long as a ship arrives in the country of the West, how much of a sensation will it cause? Our goods are cheaper than those shipped back by the West, and our goods are more exquisite than theirs.
, the rewards for one shipment of goods will be extremely huge. And from now on, we can do business with not only Mexico, France, France, and the United Kingdom. Zheng Zhilong has a monopoly
Let’s look further into the trade of the countries surrounding the Ming Dynasty!”
"Now that your Excellency has made up his mind, we have nothing more to say." Sun Xiyu no longer hesitated: "Your Excellency called me and General Chen Dong here today, presumably to let the two of us go sailing."
Ding Yunyi nodded: "That's exactly what I mean. I'll give you a month to prepare the goods and ships you need. Also, I'm going to hire Father Marco and organize a group of fifteen people.
A team of twenty interpreters will accompany you on the ship to avoid misunderstandings caused by language barriers in the local area."
Ding Yunyi has made up his mind. Once he makes up his mind, there is no possibility of changing it.
Unexpectedly, when the recruitment of ocean-going sailors began, Captain Poleman, the vice president of the Ming Dynasty Ocean Company and the commander-in-chief of the armed employees, volunteered to command the ship and act as a escort for the merchant fleet to protect them all the way to Mexico.
Ding Yunyi was overjoyed. Poleman was indeed the most suitable candidate. Although Chen Dong was brave and good at fighting, he had no understanding of the situation in the countries in Europe and the West. Once a conflict occurred, it would be difficult to communicate, and Poleman was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.
The right candidate.
This man has been willing to work for Ding Yunyi since he lost to Ding Yunyi, but he soon discovered that the rewards he received from working for Ding Yunyi far exceeded the rewards he received when he served in the East India Company. He made money wherever he went.
Since Ding Yunyi, the boss, can bring him more generous returns, working under him until retirement is also a good choice.
Since this time it was still done in the name of Daming Ocean Company, and because of Bolaiman's special situation, Ding Yunyi appointed Bolaiman as the commander-in-chief of the armed escort fleet, and Chen Dong was wronged and became his deputy.
When asked what Bolaiman's request was, the captain proposed that the escort fleet only needed three armed warships directly belonging to the Daiming Ocean Company. Here, there is a pirate alliance, and no one dares to touch it.
A fleet of ships. Now that they are out of Ding Yunyi's sphere of influence, three well-armed warships are enough to scare off most pirates.
At the same time, Bolaiman asked Ding Yunyi to prepare a separate batch of gold, silk, and tea for the fleet. Once he encounters a powerful pirate force, Polaiman will give these gifts through negotiation in exchange for successful passage. Not every day.
All pirates will trade their lives for their lives, and they must rob your ship. Negotiations and gifts can successfully resolve a crisis.
"Damn it, isn't this just paying protection money? I'm here to collect protection money, but when I get out, I have to give it to others? Retribution, retribution." Ding Yunyi mocked himself and cursed: "Here, give them all, I accept the protection money."
Already."
Poleman laughed and then made other requests.
In addition to sufficient medicines, alcohol and various entertainment supplies are also essential.
No one knows what will happen on the long sea route, especially when a supply point cannot be found for a long time. The same and boring sea life can easily cause sailors to rebel. Wine and entertainment can offset this to the greatest extent.
possibility.
So nine out of ten sailors are drunkards.
No matter what request Poleman makes, Ding Yunyi will agree to it. In this regard, he must remain humble and low-key, and Poleman is the most experienced candidate in this regard.
"We will go for a long time." Poleman finally said: "We don't know when we can come back, and we don't know if we can come back, but if you hear the news about our rebellion and all the deaths, you must not believe it. You must not believe it.
Be sure that even if we really rebel or the whole army is destroyed, I will definitely be able to send back a messenger. You must know that when sailing on the sea, we will encounter passing merchant ships. When someone asks about our
Whereabouts, the merchant ship might say, 'Ah, that fleet, I saw it ten days ago, but there is no news since then, maybe they have encountered a storm at sea'. Those are the two 'maybe'
Words can trigger countless reveries."
"I understand." Ding Yunyi muttered: "I will wait for you for a year. During this year, I will not send a second fleet. If you have no news after one year, I will
You are all dead."
Poleman got what he wanted. He also got Ding Yunyi's full trust, and he was completely satisfied.
But after he left to prepare, Qin Yun was a little worried: "Third brother, do you really believe in this Bolaiman? You must know that this time we have the cargo of an entire fleet, which is of huge value. In order to prepare this batch of cargo
, I spent all the money I had saved up through all the hard work. I also asked Cai Qizhen to borrow a large amount of money. Poleman also had to prepare so many gifts alone, just in case... I mean just in case.
Ah, what if he never comes back? Then we will suffer a big loss."
"It's possible." Ding Yunyi said frankly: "Although Bolaiman has been loyal since he followed me. But in the face of huge wealth, no one is sure whether he will not be tempted. But he is our best candidate, and we also
This sea route must be opened. Compared with the losses, once we succeed, the rewards will be huge, so I can only choose to bet on his loyalty. If what you said really happens, then we can only accept it.
Learn this lesson and start all over again..."
As he spoke, he looked at Chen Dong: "Chen Dong, do you know why I appointed you as his deputy?"
"Assist Bolaiman and let the fleet reach Mexico smoothly." Chen Dong answered without hesitation.
"Yes, this is one reason, but it is not the only one." Ding Yunyi was silent for a moment: "You have another important task. During the voyage, you must listen to Bolaiman in everything. You must not accept anything that Bolaiman proposes.
No objection is allowed, no matter what the request, let him regard you as his most trustworthy friend. However, as long as there is any possibility of rebellion on his part..."
He paused deliberately when he said this. Chen Dong completely understood what he meant: "Then I will get rid of him without hesitation!"
"Get rid of him!" Ding Yunyi said with a cold face: "Even if the entire fleet is destroyed because of this, we must not let him fall into the hands of the enemy!"
Chen Dong nodded silently.
As long as there is any possibility of Bolaiman's rebellion, getting rid of him will not hesitate even if the entire fleet is destroyed, but this also means that Chen Dong, Sun Xiyu and the others will not be able to come back.
But Chen Dong didn't care. He was different from mercenaries like Bolaiman. They were officers of the Ming Dynasty and obeyed Ding Yunyi's orders.
Ding Yunyi's wealth must not fall into the hands of those Thai people...
This voyage was carried out under an open but covert situation. A large number of concentrated goods were said to be sent to Luzon. Only a few people knew that once they left Taiwan, the route would change quickly, even if those goods were shipped to Luzon.
The sailors who went with the ship would not know until that time.
Ding Yunyi must not let Zheng Zhilong, Fo Langji and Gan Lasi know this route in advance.
The three protagonists of this distant route: Bo Laiman, Sun Xiyu, and Chen Dong know what is about to happen, and a new history will be completed by them.
Father Sarozzi seemed to have discovered something.
"Ding, the place you are going to is not Luzon." Father Sarozzi said quietly.
"Oh, where is that?" Ding Yunyi asked calmly.
"It must be a distant route." Father Sarozzi frowned: "You have prepared so much wine. If you are just going to Luzon, there is no need at all. This is to allow sailors to anesthetize themselves on a distant route.
, the best medicine to calm the anxiety in your heart... Also, are Marco and so many interpreters just going to Luzon?"
"Father, if you leak it before the fleet sails, I will kill you, I promise." Ding Yunyi said calmly.
Father Sarozzi shuddered.
He is convinced that the person next to him will do what he says. This is his territory, his Taiwan. If he wants to do anything, no one can stop him.
"Deputy Town, I have something to say, please take a moment to speak." Xie Tian appeared next to Ding Yunyi at some unknown time.
When they came to the edge, Xie Tian also brought a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old: "Deputy Town, his name is Kong Hua, he is from my Golden Sword Guard. This time I go to sea, I want him to go with the ship.
"
"Do you know where I'm going?" Ding Yunyi asked.
"Of course I know." Xie Tian pointed to the ships on the dock: "Such a scale, a large amount of supplies are being dispatched. Your Excellency has been looking serious recently and has not smiled. Daming Ocean Company has made frequent mobilizations. It is definitely not going to the nearby area. I thought the deputy town was going there.
The destination must be one of the Western countries."
Ding Yunyi smiled bitterly. He thought he had done it very covertly, but Sarozzi saw it, and Xie Tian also saw it. Nothing is really airtight in this world. No matter how hidden it is, someone will definitely be able to see the flaw.
.
He calmed down and said, "Why did you ask Kong Hua to go with you on the ship?"
"Secretly monitoring the deputy town." Xie Tian said calmly: "Although Kong Hua is young, he is precise and ruthless in his work. He is also among the sailors, so he is unlikely to attract anyone's attention. Once anything happens, he can do it immediately.
I have no choice. I just want to ask the deputy mayor to place him on the main ship."
Ding Yunyi exhaled softly: "Kong Hua, do you know that you may not be able to come back if you go this time?"
"I know, Deputy Town." Kong Hua was not afraid at all: "But Commander Xie has already given me one hundred taels of silver for my family. If I can't come back within a year, the commander will also send another one hundred taels to my family."
Silver. Two hundred taels of silver. Even if I work for decades, I won't be able to earn it back."
"What if you also rebel?" Ding Yunyi suddenly asked.
"Then the commander will kill my whole family."
Kong Hua's answer was calm and calm, but this made Ding Yunyi involuntarily glance at Xie Tian.
After being silent for a while, Ding Yunyi said slowly: "When you go this time, you don't need to monitor Captain Poleman. You just need to monitor one person for me..."
He spoke out this person's name word by word: "Chen Dong...if he has any rebellion, or colludes with Poleman to try to do anything detrimental to the fleet, get rid of him
he!"
"yes."
Ding Yunyi himself also found that he had changed. He no longer believed in others easily. No one knew what would happen during the long journey. This was completely different from being on land. On land, everyone fought together and faced challenges together.
Enemies, we live together day and night, treat each other with sincerity, and live and die together, but what about on the sea?
They will be homesick and worried, and their mentality will change every day. No matter how loyal a person is, when loneliness and fear persist every day and night, they will also be shaken and have doubts about their beliefs. Beliefs
Once shaken and far away from Ding Yunyi's control, what will happen? No one knows.
What Ding Yunyi can do is to do everything he can to avoid this situation from happening.