"Yes." Sun Xiyu cleared his throat and said: "This time our expedition fleet has deducted the losses at sea, supply costs, employee sailor expenses, expenses used to bribe the Spanish, and those whose specific value cannot be calculated for the time being.
The net profit from the countless treasures of the Aztec Empire and those slaves was converted into more than six million taels of silver... As soon as this number came out, people exclaimed. Just by walking like this, you can get such a huge amount.
profit?
But Sun Xiyu had no intention of being satisfied at all: "We traveled on this journey for two years, so the annual profit is only more than three million taels... However, this time the sea route is not familiar, even if we rely on
Even though I followed the navigation chart, I still took a lot of mistakes. Now that the sea route has been opened, I am familiar with the road. If I go there again in the future, the trip will only take a few months. If I make more trips every year, and send more trade cargo ships each time, I will gain more.
The rewards will be astonishing. Therefore, those Hongyi, Folangji and Ganlusi people come to our Ming Dynasty to trade no matter how hard it is and how far away they are. It is precisely because of the huge trade profits that this is the reason. Instead of letting them
To make money, we might as well do all these things ourselves... Cai Jiuzhou heard this and asked: "If we want to increase trade profits, we must reduce the number of armed ships. What should we do if we encounter pirates?"
"Actually, it's not a big problem." Ding Yunyi helped answer the question: "Within the sphere of influence we control, no one dares to touch us. But outside our sphere of influence, most of the pirates from the Western Kingdom are alone. Some of them are alone.
Even though they are very powerful and there are famous pirates in the West, they generally don’t dare to take action rashly when they see the fleet is huge and well-armed.”
"What the chief said is absolutely true," Chen Dong said, "We have encountered pirates from Thailand several times at sea. If they were small groups, we would drive them away directly with force. For larger ones, we would use negotiation.
Under normal circumstances, they are not willing to fight us head-on. I think this method can still be used if we go to sea again."
"Actually, we haven't made a bigger profit yet." Sun Xiyu said at this time: "But the main town asked us to purchase a large number of firearms and ironware from the Ganlusi people, which also cost us a lot of money."
"These are all necessary." Ding Yunyi seemed unconcerned: "The boat is full and the boat is full. If there is such a big profit, I think if we go on it a few more times, we won't have to worry about anything."
At this point, he paused: "Some of you may not know yet. Originally, there were no Ganras people in Mexico. Later, the Ganras people took over the place by force and became the masters of it. Mexico then became Ganras."
The colony of Silk Road. Mr. Sun, please tell them about the situation there...Yes." Sun Xiyu responded and said: "Mexico is named after the Aztec Indians. They are mainly distributed in Mexico.
Central and South. The Aztecs, also known as the Mexica, and the Tenoch began to establish the city of Tenochtitlan on the island in Lake Texcoco. The Aztecs settled on the shores of Lake Texcoco
After that, they continued to expand outward. In the next hundred years, they conquered the Atomi and other tribes by force. The Aztecs formed an alliance with the two nearby tribes of Texcoco and Tlacopan, and established the Mesoamerican Empire at that time.
The most powerful tribal alliance, King Montezuma I was called Montezuma the Great. When Montezuma II was on the throne, his territory reached the Gulf of Mexico in the east, the Pacific Ocean in the west, and expanded to Guatemala in the south, reaching the point of Aztec military rule.
The peak, but Mexico also died in the hands of this man... Cai Jiuzhou was very curious after hearing this: "Since such a brave and powerful emperor, why did the country fail so quickly?"
Sun Xiyu smiled: "Cortes, the dry silk colonizer, took advantage of the internal conflicts of the Indians to attack the Aztecs. Moctezuma II wavered in front of the invaders, and finally became the leader of the dry silk colonists.
After the puppet Cortes managed to escape with his life in the so-called tragic night, he later made a comeback. The Aztecs, led by the new king Cuauhtémoc, launched a desperate struggle with the besieged dry silk colonists. In the end, due to
Food and water sources were cut off, coupled with the raging smallpox, they failed. The Ganluxi people occupied Tenochtitlan, massacred in the city, completely destroyed the city, and then built Mexico City on its ruins... Chen Dong helped him continue.
: "After Cortes led his troops to invade the Aztecs, Moctezuma II was superstitious about the 'White God' Quetzalcoatl and was very afraid of the Ganras people. He sent people to send a large amount of gold and silver treasures to persuade them to
Cortes did not want to continue to advance, but it was ineffective. Cortes led his troops to Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital. Moctezuma II treated him politely, but Cortes betrayed his faith and used the excuse
The Aztec army killed the Ganras people near Veracruz, arrested Montezuma II, and forced Montezuma II to swear allegiance to King Ganras. Under strong threats, Montezuma II
Shi finally compromised and surrendered to the Ganrasi people."
Sun Xiyu looked very disdainful: "The Gansu people innocently killed more than 600 Indians who were celebrating the Maize Festival, which aroused the Indians' armed resistance. Cortes ordered Montezuma II to come forward to persuade the Indians.
When he stopped fighting, the Aztecs regarded him as a traitor who had betrayed their nation, threw rocks at him and injured his head. He died of his injuries soon after."
"What is a 'Sad Night'?" Ding Yunyi also became a little curious this time.
Sun Xiyu said carefully: "After Cortez took the opportunity to imprison Montezuma, he forced him to swear allegiance to King Ganras and held him hostage to issue orders to the Indians. The Aztecs launched an armed uprising and surrounded Cortez.
The army cut off its supply of food, ammunition and drinking water. Cortez led his troops to break out, was ambushed, and suffered heavy losses. This night was historically known as the "Night of Sorrow" by the colonists. Subsequently, Cortez
The Aztecs again launched a siege on Tenochtitlan. Under the leadership of Cuauhtemoc, the Aztecs resisted tenaciously and persisted in the struggle for three months. After the city fell, the residents were brutally massacred and the city was reduced to rubble.
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"That's it." Everyone suddenly realized it when they arrived here.
"The colony is good, the colony is very good." Ding Yunyi suddenly said: "Although every colonized person in this colony has a history of blood and tears, the colonists can obtain the greatest benefits in the shortest time.
....Mexico has a large amount of crops and a large amount of silver, which will provide a steady stream of benefits to the Ganxi people... He pondered for a moment: "Colonies can help those European countries to quickly
Accumulating a large amount of wealth, although it is bloody for the colonized people, is the most profitable for the colonial countries. In fact, to tell you the truth, I have been very interested in this for a long time... Zongzhen
.Actually, you already have a colony... Chen Dong's words made Ding Yunyi stunned; "What did you say? I already have a colony?"
"Yes, there is a colony..." Chen Dong said calmly: "That happened on our way to Mexico... Where is that place?" Sun Xiyu pointed to the front.
asked.
"I don't know. It's not marked on the navigation chart." Chen Dong looked at the navigation chart carefully, then shook his head helplessly for a long time.
"Come ashore, we don't have much supplies." Captain Poleman came over in the rain and shouted: "And the weather is very bad now. We need to get ashore to escape this damn rain."
"Ashore, ashore!" Chen Dong immediately agreed to Poleman's suggestion.
The fleet began to dock on this unknown island, which seemed uninhabited. Chen Dong called Kong Hua over and asked him to take two people ashore to check it out.
The island was quiet, and there seemed to be no one there. Kong Hua checked it carefully, and after making sure it was safe, he sent a signal to the fleet.
Except for the necessary crew members left on board, the rest of the sailors disembarked.
The heavy rain had already come, and the crew murmured and cursed the damn weather. Poleman was an experienced old sailor. His judgment was that such weather would definitely make it impossible to sail within ten days and a half.
Well, we have to stay on this unnamed island for a while... Although a little helpless, the crew began to build temporary accommodation.
When night came, Poleman became a little uneasy: "Chen, why do I always feel like there are many pairs of eyes around us staring at us?"
"I also have this strange feeling." Chen Dong expressed the same worries as him: "Look, we are just at the beach. We don't know what is going on on the island at all. Have you seen the woods and rocks there?
?God knows what dangers are hidden there. I think I will take some people to do reconnaissance after dawn tomorrow."
"I agree." Captain Poleman nodded: "After all, we have to live here for a long time, and we have to know everything about the situation here."
Poleman and Chen Dong's premonition soon became a reality.
At daybreak, a exclamation woke everyone up: "Oh my God, come on, Pop and Simon are dead."
Upon hearing this, Bolaiman, Chen Dong, and Sun Xiyu rushed over quickly. They saw that the two guards who were on guard last night, Popu and Ximeng, had fallen into a pool of blood. What was even more terrifying was that,
Their throats were slit.
"Oh God." Bolaiman murmured, squatted down and inspected it carefully, then stood up again: "It was cut with a sharp weapon. Our judgment was correct. There are enemies on this island."
Sun Xiyu was a little strange: "Since you killed the guards, why didn't you attack our camp directly?"
"Maybe they don't have enough manpower." Chen Dong pondered for a moment: "Polayman, we can't delay any longer. Give me twenty people. I will go to the opposite side to conduct reconnaissance now, otherwise we will have to live under threat all day long.
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The rain was much lighter than last night and had become a steady patter. Bolaiman nodded and called twenty sailors over, all under the command of Chen Dong. Among them were sailors from the Tiger Guard and some from the Red Army.
They were foreign sailors, and Kong Hua also insisted on going on an expedition with them.
"It's been raining all night, and I'm worried that the gunpowder won't be usable due to moisture." Chen Dong was very careful and even considered this issue: "All carry swords. Bolaiman, you must be very careful here."
"Go without worry, don't worry about this."
This is an unknown adventure. They don't know how many enemies are hidden in the dark. Especially when firearms are temporarily unavailable, it can only be said that every step is filled with murderous intent.
This seems to be a completely undeveloped island, but now a group of strangers have invaded. Even the birds in the woods screamed and flapped their wings and fled.
The woods bathed in light rain exude fresh air, which makes people temporarily forget their fears and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Chen Dong did not dare to be careless at all, but at this moment, a slight sound broke through the air.
A Tiger Guard brother next to him fell down at the sound, and he was hit by a dart in the neck.
"Hide, hide!" Chen Dong shouted loudly, dragging the injured brother and hiding behind a tree.
The brother was twitching constantly and foaming at the mouth. Kong Hua checked it and then shook his head: "No, the dart is poisonous and we have no way to detoxify him... Before he finished speaking, another man
The Dutch sailor screamed, and then started twitching just as quickly.
"Hell, retreat, retreat!"
Not knowing where the enemy is hiding is the most terrifying thing. Chen Dong knew very clearly that he could not stay here for long, so he shouted loudly.
"What should they do?" Kong Hua pointed at the two injured sailors and shouted.
"Take them with you, take them all with you." Chen Dong said anxiously: "Retreat them all to the camp!"
They fled back to the camp in a state of embarrassment, with a total of four people injured and two missing. What was even more frustrating was that they did not see the shadow of the enemy at all, and those enemies seemed to always be hiding in the dark.
The four injured were in very bad condition. Although the ship's doctor provided emergency treatment for them, they could not tell what kind of poison was used in the dart.
Those darts were also very strange. Chen Dong had never seen such weapons before.
"Have you seen clearly how many people there are on the other side?" Poleman asked the question he was most concerned about.
Chen Dong shook his head helplessly: "I didn't see it clearly. We didn't even see any of the enemies. Hell, they are so familiar with the terrain here. They appear and disappear, as if they are everywhere."
What's even more terrible is that they cannot leave this unknown island for the time being and have to live here for a period of time. During this period of time, no one can tell what kind of trouble they will encounter.
Now, the voyage fleet has fallen into great danger!