Chapter 31 Hatred
The English pirates appeared on the west coast of America and swept away the Spanish stronghold in a rampage.
Chen Mu already knows who this is.
Drake, who enriched the world's nautical map and separated the American continent from Antarctica on the map, was the man who led his subordinates to privateer fleets to defeat the Invincible Armada many years later and turned the world around.
His attack helped Chen Mu a lot.
Because Drake had temporarily resupplied supplies on the Dividing Peninsula and sold some of the goods to Shao Tingda and Fu Yuan's troops at low prices in exchange for shared iron shells, the news of the existence of Drake Strait was learned by the Ming army.
The Englishmen of this era had a high favorable impression of the mysterious China that existed in Marco Polo's travels, and even made him very obediently lead the fleet back after hearing the news that the sphere of influence of the army had extended here.
The reason why he needed iron shells was actually the same as the troubles of the Spanish. A considerable number of Spanish shells were hand-carved stone shells, which could also be used, but they were far less useful than iron shells.
In the Iberian Peninsula and the West Indies, the proportion of stone shells is very low, but in the colonies on the west coast of Asia, the proportion of stone shells is terrible.
Drake's fleet did not need fresh water or food, but iron shells had to be supplied. After landing on the Dividing Peninsula, he also tried to establish a trade agreement with the Ming army, and hoped to inform the queen of the news after returning, and the queen would write a letter to the Emperor of Ming to express his desire for trade.
When he turned back and attacked the Spanish colonies on the west coast of South Asia like a plow, the Governor of New Spain also learned that there was a wide and boundless Drake Strait in the south, which was not good news for the Spanish.
Two days after Chen Mu received the news, Fu Yuan sent another small boat to dock with Majiagang. The Governor's messenger on the ship conveyed the Governor's latest intelligence and suggestions to the monk Acosta, and the border treaty changed accordingly.
"The Spaniards decided to transfer the 4,000-mile coastline of South Asia and the vast desert on the west coast, as well as half of Panama to the Ming Dynasty, on the condition that the Ming fleet would cooperate with the Westerners on the entire west coast."
Chen Mu slowly poured the wine into the wine glass with a porcelain pot, and used his eyes to signal Zhu Xiaoen to take the wine glass by himself. He sat by the fireplace and smiled and touched the wine glass with Zhu Xiaoen. He smiled and said, "They are still very clear. The broad strait is known to the English. The narrow Strait of Magellan will no longer be the only way to the West Coast. The West Coast will no longer be a habitable item. Their weak power here will not be able to protect huge wealth."
Zhu Xiaoen grinned and drank a glass, took the wine pot and drank another drink comfortably. Then he poured the wine and said to Chen Mu: "It is the best result for His Majesty Philip to get the Ming army's assisted defense. They can save a fleet in Europe and the West Indies."
"I heard from the negotiating team that because Spain went bankrupt the previous year, Philippe and Ottoman negotiated peace last year, leaving only the war between the Netherlands and the Huguenots in France. Spain hasn't breathed for too long, and now even England dares to challenge it."
Zhu Xiaoen shook his head and smiled slightly, not knowing whether it was laughing at England's overestimation or Spain's lack of support. Finally, he asked Chen Mu very sincerely: "Phillip will be unable to bear England. Just wait for him to rest and they will start a war. Maybe it is an opportunity for the Kingdom of Ayran to be independent?"
Chen Mu did not answer immediately. He closed his eyes and recalled the war process of the destruction of the Invincible Armada in his memory - unfortunately, except for knowing that the Spanish lost the war, it was almost blank.
What was Ireland doing at that time?
Chen Mu didn't know, but there was a Zhu Xiaoen in this world. If you stab England at the right time, maybe the situation would be different?
He raised a smile on his face and said, "That must be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I really look forward to the founding battle of the Kingdom of Ailan!"
"Have you heard of Drake?"
Zhu Xiaoen hugged the wine pot and leaned into the fireplace, nodded slowly and said, "I heard a little, it should be the little captain John Hawkins who did odd jobs. Hawkins is a big family in England that devoted himself to maritime affairs, just like the Lin family of the Ming Dynasty."
Chen Mu choked his throat halfway through the drink. The spicy smell made him cough a few times, just like Lin's?
Lin Feng, Lin Daogan, Lin Manjue?
These three are not from a family!
"He was famous because of a big thing. Before I went to sea, I heard that he had attacked the Isthmus of Panama with sailors. It should have been a sea attack. However, because the Spanish treasure fleet returned late, they waited for several months and finally intercepted the escort carrying gold and silver on the mountain road, robbed 500,000 kilograms of goods, of which the gold and silver were worth 20,000 pounds."
"That was a huge sum of money. The Beiyang Banner Army's armor, including cotton coats and bird guns, was worth about 4,000 sets, and the national tax revenue was only 150,000 pounds."
"The English have since then regarded him as a hero, but it has nothing to do with our Ireland. If I have a chance, I will kill him."
Chen Mu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you have a grudge against him?"
Zhu Xiaoen nodded and said, "In the third year of Wanli, I had just arrived in Beiyang. Drake and Hawkins attacked Laslin Castle in Ireland under the orders of Henry Sidney and Essex of England. The people in the city had surrendered, but they still killed more than 200 guards and more than 400 civilians."
"To shock Ireland, those who have unarmed old men and children, are brave bastards."
"But they are really amazing. If I stayed in Ireland and hadn't set out on the road to search for the Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid I would have died long before that battle."
"The English killed us, but our tribes still killed each other for O'Neal's title. The general did not know about the chaos in Ireland."
Zhu Xiaoen, like a Ming Dynasty scholar, bounced the dust that did not exist on the python robe that was covered with cotton jackets and python robe, and said, "I thought about it many times when I was in Beiyang. Even if I didn't want the title of emperor, I would take my tribe members to buy 500 acres of land to reproduce and live."
Chen Mu actually didn't understand what Zhu Xiaoen said very much. He didn't understand the situation and vendetta between Ireland and England, but he appreciated this kind of desire to fight for his compatriots.
He patted Zhu Xiaoen on the shoulder and said, "The Kingdom of Ayran will achieve independence, and England will also disappear, and it won't last long."
"You are here with me for the time being. The Eastern Army will soon set up five governors in Asia. Before the summer arrives, the Ming army will settle in Panama. At the latest next summer, I will send a fleet to dock from the West Indies to Ireland."
Zhu Xiaoen turned his head in surprise and asked, "Xia Tian will settle in Panama. I'm afraid the contract has not been sent back from Spain at that time..."
Chapter completed!