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Part One: Penghu Chapter 353: The First Colony (Part 1)

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    "Mr. Sun, please tell us about trade profits."

    "Yes." Sun Xiyu cleared his throat and said: "This time for our expedition fleet, after deducting the losses at sea, supply costs, employee sailor expenses, the cost of bribing the Spanish, and the specific value of those items that 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 When this amount came out, people exclaimed that they could get such a huge amount from just one trip.  profit?

    But Sun Xiyu had no intention of being satisfied at all: "We have been 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 with the help of navigation charts, I have made many 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. It is precisely because of the huge trade profits that they are not allowed to do so.  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 live alone. Some of them are alone.  Even though there are very powerful pirates from the West, they generally don¡¯t dare to take action rashly when they see the fleet is huge and well-armed.¡±

    "What the headquarter said is absolutely true." Chen Dong said: "We have encountered pirates from the West several times at sea. If they were small groups, we would directly drive them away with force. If they were larger, we would use negotiation.  Under normal circumstances, they are not willing to fight head-on with us. I think this method can still be used when going 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. With 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 and said, "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 became Ganras."  "Mr. Sun, tell them about the situation there" Sun Xiyu responded and said, "Mexico is named after the Aztec Indians, who 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.  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 Central America at that time.  The most powerful tribal alliance, King Montezuma I was called Montezuma the Great. During the reign of Montezuma II, his territory reached the Pacific Ocean in the west and 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: "Why did such a brave and powerful emperor destroy the country so quickly?  "

    Sun Xiyu smiled: "Cortes, the dry silk colonist, took advantage of the internal conflicts of the Indians to attack the Aztecs. Montezuma II wavered in front of the invaders, and finally became the leader of the dry silk colonists.  Puppet. After Cortez narrowly escaped with his life in the so-called tragic night, he later made a comeback. The Aztecs, led by the new king Cuauht¨¦moc, fought to the death with the besieged Dracula colonists.  The food and water sources were cut off, coupled with the raging smallpox, they failed. They occupied Tenochtitlan, massacred 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, Montezuma 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.  Cortes does not move on, but to no avail.  Cortes led his troops to Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital. Moctezuma II treated him with courtesy, but Cortes betrayed his faith and used the excuse that the Aztec army was near Veracruz.  Killed the Ganrasi people, arrested Montezuma II, and forced Montezuma II to swear allegiance to King Ganrasi.  Under strong threats, Montezuma II finally compromised and surrendered to the Ganras.  "

    Sun Xiyu looked very disdainful: "The Ganrasi people innocently killed more than 600 Indians who were celebrating the Green Maize Festival, which aroused the Indians' anger.?Armed resistance.  Cortes ordered Montezuma II to come forward to persuade the Indians to stop fighting. The Aztecs regarded him as a traitor who had betrayed the nation, and threw stones 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 Cortes 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 Cortes  The army was cut off from its supply of food, ammunition and water. Cortez led his troops to break out and suffered heavy losses. This night was called the "Night of Sorrow" by the colonists in history.  The Aztecs launched another siege on Tenochtitlan. Under the leadership of Cuauhtemoc, the Aztecs resisted tenaciously and persisted in the struggle for three months.  ¡±

    "That's it." Everyone suddenly realized it when they got 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, those 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 there for a moment: "Colonies can help those countries of the West quickly  Accumulating a large amount of wealth, although this is bloody for the colonized people, is the most profitable for the colonial countries.  In fact, to tell you the truth, I have been interested in this for a long time the main town.  In fact, 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 nautical chart." Chen Dong looked at the nautical 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."

    ¡°Get to the shore, get to the shore!¡± Chen Dong immediately agreed with Poleman¡¯s suggestion.

    The fleet began to dock on this unknown island, which seemed to be 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 who stayed on board, the rest of the sailors disembarked.

    The heavy rain has come, and the crew members are cursing the damn weather.  Poleman is an experienced sailor.  His judgment was that it would be absolutely impossible to sail in such weather for less than ten days and a half.

    Okay, 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. Let me take some people to do some 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 dawn, a cry 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 duty last night, Pope and Simang, had fallen into a pool of blood. What was even more horrifying 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 with threats all day long.  ¡±

    It rains more than yesterdayThe boat was much smaller and had become pattering. Bolaiman nodded and called twenty sailors over, all under the command of Chen Dong. Among them were sailors from the Tiger Guard and Hongyi sailors.  , and Kong Hua also firmly requested to go on the expedition with them.

    "It's been raining all night, and I'm worried that the gunpowder will be damp and unusable." Chen Dong was very careful and even considered this issue: "All of them carry swords. Bolaiman, you must be careful here."

    "Don't 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 full of murderous intent.

    This seems to be a completely unexplored island. Now a group of strangers have broken in. 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 fear 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. We have no way to detoxify him Before he finished speaking, another man  The Dutch sailor screamed, and then twitched just as quickly.

    "Hell, retreat, retreat!"

    Not knowing where the enemy is hiding is the scariest 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. A total of four people were injured and two were missing.  What is even more frustrating is that they have not seen the shadow of the enemy at all. Those enemies always seem to 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 are also very strange. Chen Dong has never seen weapons like this 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 unnamed island for the time being and must live here for a period of time. During this period, no one can tell what kind of trouble they will encounter.

    Now, the voyage fleet has fallen into great danger!
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