Chapter 1211
Chapter 1214 Mediterranean
Zhang Yu is fighting fiercely here.
At sea, dozens of large ocean-going ships passed through the Red Sea to the Mediterranean.
After arriving in the Mediterranean, the fleet contacted Rome.
This is a team of more than 30 merchant ships and more than a dozen warships.
They approached the sea area where later Greece was located directly on the Mediterranean.
They found the city of Rome and lined up the fleet on the sea, and at the same time sent someone to contact them.
“Send a ship over, contact them, provide us with supplies, and we will trade with them here.”
Trade, yes, this time the team sent by Zhang Yu wants to trade with them.
The other side also has a port, but it is very small, and the ship is many times smaller.
Zhang Yu and the others have been driving by sea for so long, and they have also trained several translators.
A few of them were people who got up early to enter Rome, and they learned the language here.
The appearance of this fleet directly shocked them. They did not expect that they could see such a large fleet.
It took more than two hours to communicate clearly with them after they landed.
The translator came back in the boat.
“My lord, the other party agreed to provide us with water and food, and at the same time agreed to trade with them, and invited us to go ashore.” The translator said after returning.
“It is impossible to go ashore, and the merchant ships will have to pass one by one, and several warships will be around. Once they dare to attack us, we will leave.”
The captain of this fleet is called Xu Jinghai. He has a college degree. He originally studied geography. He has gone to sea for several inspections.
Zhang Yu used his familiarity with the sea and geography to send him on this trip.
Coming out this time is of great significance.
Trade is only superficial, of course making money is also very important.
More importantly, we must continue to understand the sea, understand the localities, and immigrate in the future.
Zhang Yu will continue to send people to occupy various places, and when overseas are occupied, Zhang Yu in Europe has no plans to let it go.
Of course, this may take hundreds of years, but no matter how long, as long as Zhang Yu is alive, he will continue to implement it.
Xu Jinghai is very careful, knowing that the other party does not have any large ships, which poses no threat to them, so they let one ship close to the sea.
At the beginning, the Romans were very warm, received them and traded with them.
Xu Jinghai brought a boat of fresh water and food back.
In fact, they still have a lot of food, but it is better to replenish some, especially fresh water, which can be supplied here, so there is no need for them to find another shore.
However, after two days, these Romans became dishonest and tried to control their ships.
“Let the warship attack, don’t be polite, kill a few people to sacrifice the flag.”
The warship went out and fired some crossbow arrows towards the coast. The huge destruction of the crossbow arrows made them scared. They had never seen such a powerful weapon.
So the two sides confronted each other, of course, the merchant ship also withdrew back.
Before trading, Rome obtained some exquisite silk, pottery, spices and other items.
They didn’t expect that these people would be so decisive and would go directly to the sea and attack them.
Wanted to snatch, but failed.
“They are essentially a group of robbers, and they can never be believed.” Xu Jinghai thought of what Zhang Yu said.
Xu Jinghai took the fleet to the sea, and now the Romans panicked.
They could have bought a lot of good things. They knew that they all came from the East.
There was a stalemate for two days, and Xu Jinghai showed no sign of landing again.
But the Romans couldn’t help it anymore, so they sent someone to contact him.
They sent a small boat over.
“Dear guest, please forgive the previous unreasonableness. We are willing to continue trading with you.” The visitor said to the interpreter.
Xu Jinghai sneered, but no episodes occurred.
“Tell them that we can continue to trade, but we still go up one by one. If they dare to make a bad idea, we will go to another port to find someone to trade.” Xu Jinghai said.
The other party agreed, trying hard to smile.
Xu Jinghai dispatched a ship again.
They only want gold and silver, especially gold.
The goods that Xu Jinghai brought were all good things, so they didn’t worry about buyers at all.
A large number of merchants came from nearby city-states to trade with Xu Jinghai and the others.
Xu Jinghai and the others wandered at sea for more than 20 days before they sold out the goods.
No way, it’s too big, and these Romans don’t have money. Some people have to transport money from far away.
Of course, it doesn’t matter, as long as you have money, it doesn’t matter if you wait for a while.
Xu Jinghai scattered the gold and silver among some merchant ships, but he did not show up when he left.
“Send a team of people here to cooperate with the translation, give them lessons, and bring a batch of books down.”
Xu Jinghai wants these people to understand the situation here by teaching Chinese and learning the Roman language.
He wants to learn more, preach advanced knowledge, and spy on them for more intelligence.
Xu Jinghai promised to come soon, so there is no danger for the more than one hundred people left. They can even travel around and investigate.
Put the nail in ambush ahead of time. Although the two sides are now at war, it doesn’t matter. When they find that they can’t fight, they will naturally agree to trade.
As long as they are willing to trade, Zhang Yu naturally has a way to get their wealth back a little bit.
When he is strong enough, and when a large amount of intelligence is collected, Zhang Yu will defeat them sooner or later, or even eliminate them.
Zhang Yu’s ambition is very huge, even to control the world.
Today, he has controlled half of the earth, and there will be no problem in controlling the world in the future.
Xu Jinghai went back, and this time he had a huge harvest, obtaining a lot of gold and silver.
After these real gold and silver are shipped back to China, they will naturally become Zhang Yu’s strength.
This time the trade is huge.
Xu Jinghai went back, but now plans to set up some strongholds on the coast of the Red Sea.
Near here, in northern Africa, there are actually many, many Romans The reason for this is the ghost of Zhang Yu.
They developed South Africa and dug up a lot of gold, silver, and even diamonds here. This shocked Rome and sent people to grab it.
But in the face of the desert, they have never been able to reach South Africa, or after arriving, they have no power to attack.
Today, there are hundreds of thousands of Han Chinese in South Africa, who are mining there to bring back a lot of wealth.
Zhang Yu also relied on these wealth to develop rapidly.
The maritime trade went very smoothly.
Most people’s maritime trade is with Tianzhu Kingdom, after all, it is very close, and the nobles of Tianzhu Kingdom are also very rich.
Trade is a powerful driving force that will drive the rapid development of the world.
(End of this chapter)
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