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Chapter 271 South African princes (4)

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On February 15, 1651, the waters near Cape Verde. The main battleship of the First Navy of the East Coast Republic, the "National Will", the "East Coastism" and the "Control East" were hovering in an unknown corner, while the "Grocery Merchant 2" supply ship, which was responsible for the entire fleet's water supply, quietly sailed into the Port of Playa on Santiago Island.

Navy Captain Jiang Yaohui was standing helplessly on the dock smoking a cigarette.

The bare pier, towering volcanoes, the scorching sun and the seemingly dusty air constitute most of the scenes on this monotonous island. It does not rain much this year. The coastal plains formed by volcanic lava are full of sand and dust. Only in the distance near the peaks are green trees. At the foot of the mountain, there are hay that looks slightly yellow due to lack of water. Some cattle and sheep are weakly chewing and eating these dry and waterless foods. Life is like the colonists on this island, which seems extremely difficult.

There are some seasonal rivers on the island. Generally, the river water will instantly fill the entire dry riverbed during the short rainy season. At this time, the bottom of these riverbeds is a little wet, but it is difficult for you to find the river. It seems that it was a rainstorm a while ago, but not long after, the river water was absorbed by the thirsty land and the hot air, and there was no trace of it.

There are some small lizards and insects at the bottom of the river. They take advantage of the opportunity that there is still a little moisture at the bottom of the riverbed - which will cause some grass to begin to grow briefly - and seize the time to come out for food. But tragically, they are often quickly preyed by some hungry birds, and the environment here is indeed too harsh for them.

"Sir, the Portuguese have already collected all the burlap, wine and farm tools we sent, but I don't think they used it themselves. These guys will probably resell them to the African continent colonies. Especially on the continent opposite Mozambique, the Zambezi housewives have always been very eager for these supplies." Ding Zhen, an adjutant of Jiang Yaohui and one of the navy veterans, wiped the sweat beads on his forehead and reported.

"You care where they sell it? It would be nice to collect it! These bad Portuguese merchants are really brave. They dare to collect anything of unknown origin!" Jiang Yaohui slapped Ding Zhen's military cap and cursed with a smile: "But who made the price we give is low? As the saying goes, wealth is moving, not to mention that we are worth tens of thousands of pesos, so the gods are also moved! Okay, have you purchased all the things you should buy? The brothers at sea are still waiting."

"It has been purchased!" Ding Zhen nodded immediately and said, "I bought all pickled fish, jerky meat, vegetables, live beef, live sheep, and salt. Oh, by the way, I have purchased a lot of buckets of fresh water, which is enough for us to use it for a while."

Jiang Yaohui has already understood how arid this island is. Most of the fresh water that Ding Zhen can purchase is collected by the Portuguese colonists on the island from the few trickles flowing between the mountains deep in the island, and the price is quite high! But from another perspective, the island is so drought, rainfall is so rare, and sunshine is so strong, isn’t it a great convenience for artificial beaches to dry salt? In fact, the Portuguese opened salt and salt fields on many islands near the Cape Verde Islands, and the salt produced is sold to Africa and South America. Of course, after the East Coast people controlled the Yancheng Port area, Cape Verde salt, which was historically dumped into the entire Peru Governor's Governor's area, was gradually turned away.

This time, the water supply ship of the East Coast people sailed into the Cape Verde Islands, mainly to buy supplies for the combat fleet cruising on the sea. The Spaniards in the Canary Islands and the Portuguese in Cape Verde were the ones who could deal with nearby areas. The Spaniards were obviously not a good choice, so they could only go to the Portuguese to buy supplies, including food, fresh water, canvas rigging, boat boards and other things.

In addition, by the way, some of the less eye-catching and easier materials that were plundered on this trip were all their missions. The Portuguese on the island were indeed very eager for metal farm tools, wine, linen and other materials, because they could also resell them to other colonies in addition to their own use - this is a natural advantage that foreign merchants do not have.

Of course, the people on the East Coast were not stupid enough to sell the materials they had plundered in the nearby waters on the island. In fact, they had just arrived nearby. The "August 10" warship, which was the first to go to the waters near Florida to rob, has even returned to the local area for rest, and the "Control East" battleship has also arrived to take over. They have been trying to change places in many waters in the Caribbean Sea for more than half a year, and the results of the battle were quite good. They captured eight large and small ships, sunk more than ten ships, seized materials (most of them have been auctioned at a low price), with a total of more than one million yuan in cash, and captured more than 300 sailors from various countries. They have been transported to the local Changshan Iron Mine for control and use.

Most of the captives and sunk ships were French merchant ships, but some unlucky Denmark, British, and Dutch ships were made. At present, new pirate legends have even been circulated in the Caribbean and some of the near-shore areas, saying that a newly rising pirate was robbing ships of various countries passing by, which was very cruel. Of course, people with a little rationality would not think so. They would only think that the navy of which country was pretending to be pirates came here to carry out privateing activities. This undoubtedly violated the unanimous rules that all countries adhered to, and therefore was the target of severe crackdown. Otherwise, trade and colonization in the Caribbean and even the New World would be greatly affected.

For this reason, the Spanish windward fleet even sent several warships to patrol several waters where frequent "accidents" occurred. Fortunately, they did not meet the people on the east coast, otherwise they would have to be beaten to the bottom of the sea. However, the people on the east coast also understood that their ships could not stay here for a long time, otherwise they would be exposed sooner or later - in fact, they were not far from exposure, and the people on the east coast could not erase all their heads and ends in the Caribbean for more than half a year. If someone is interested in investigating them carefully, they will sooner or later find some clues. Therefore, the entire army decisively moved to the waters near the Cape Verde Islands and continued to carry out the "private".

Starting from the Cape Verde Islands, heading north to the Canary Islands, south to the Gulf of Guinea, west to the northeast of Brazil, is quite convenient, so it is really a key place. There are still quite a lot of merchant ships near the Canary Islands to the north, and many ships heading to the Caribbean Sea have to pass by (including the Spanish "Gaya Anes" fleet, that is, the treasure fleet that departs from the port of Cadiz); in the Gulf of Guinea, south, there are many merchant stations or colonies of many countries, and it is a must-pass place for ships returning from Asia to Europe, and the ship density is also quite large. As for going west to Brazil, well, most of them are Dutch or Portuguese ships, and the people on the east coast are not going to touch them for the time being, so they mainly focus on the French!

"A gentleman takes revenge from morning to night!" This is the words of Major Li Yi, who has returned to China. The soldiers of the East Coast have always "encouraged" themselves, that is, they specialize in French ships, making the French cry and afraid! Anyway, their country is now fighting civil and foreign wars at the same time, and it is very chaotic, and they can't spend time dealing with other things. And when they can withdraw from the chaos in the country and bet elsewhere, the trade between them and the New World has probably shrunk by at least one-third to half.

In fact, the matter has gradually deviated from its original purpose at this stage. A year ago, when the Executive Committee approved the navy to attack French transport ships north, its original intention was only to attack France's own cotton textile industry, so that it could not obtain key raw materials, and also to exasperate the French's blatant increase in tariffs, resulting in losses on the east coast. But now, the continued privateer has been going on for nearly a year, the navy, which has already developed a spirit, has gradually fallen in love with the privateer itself, not just for the sake of exaggeration.

Therefore, in the principle of shooting one shot and changing another place, the eastern coast navy rushed to the waters near the Cape Verde Islands, and then headed north to attack French merchant ships near the Canary Islands - most of these were French ships that went to the New World for smuggling trade. In addition, they sometimes headed south to the Gulf of Guinea and attacked French ships returning from the Indian Ocean - whether they were going to the East for adventure, trade ships or ships heading to New China Island, they would be sunk or captured as long as they hit.

To this day, they have sunk a small French transport ship near the Canary Islands, and also hit a French ship returning from Madagascar near the Gulf of Guinea, and sank it on the spot. They are very lucky - because finding a ship in the vast sea is not easy. As for other results, it has not yet. Maybe the peak of the year has not arrived yet, but the people on the east coast have patience and have to waste time with you Frenchman. What should you do? Can you bite me!

"After purchasing the supplies, please withdraw them. The Portuguese on the island are smart people. Don't they know that the supplies we sell are stolen goods? But they won't ask, and we won't say that everyone is tacit and makes a fortune in silence." Jiang Yaohui straightened his cylindrical navy cap and said, "Let's go, I'll have to stay here. This sea area is not a place to stay for a long time. After a few tickets, I guess we have to change the place quickly, otherwise we will be discovered. And the brothers have been out for so long. I heard that the superiors intend to let some ships go south to South Africa to rest and recuperate, do it well, and leave a good impression on the superiors. In that case, it may be our turn to rest and recuperate!"

In fact, the matter has gradually deviated from its original purpose at this stage. A year ago, when the Executive Committee approved the navy to attack French transport ships north, its original intention was only to attack France's own cotton textile industry, so that it could not obtain key raw materials, and also to exasperate the French's blatant increase in tariffs, resulting in losses on the east coast. But now, the continued privateer has been going on for nearly a year, the navy, which has already developed a spirit, has gradually fallen in love with the privateer itself, not just for the sake of exaggeration.

Therefore, in the principle of shooting one shot and changing another place, the eastern coast navy rushed to the waters near the Cape Verde Islands, and then headed north to attack French merchant ships near the Canary Islands - most of these were French ships that went to the New World for smuggling trade. In addition, they sometimes headed south to the Gulf of Guinea and attacked French ships returning from the Indian Ocean - whether they were going to the East for adventure, trade ships or ships heading to New China Island, they would be sunk or captured as long as they hit.

To this day, they have sunk a small French transport ship near the Canary Islands, and also hit a French ship returning from Madagascar near the Gulf of Guinea, and sank it on the spot. They are very lucky - because finding a ship in the vast sea is not easy. As for other results, it has not yet. Maybe the peak of the year has not arrived yet, but the people on the east coast have patience and have to waste time with you Frenchman. What should you do? Can you bite me!

"After purchasing the supplies, please withdraw them. The Portuguese on the island are smart people. Don't they know that the supplies we sell are stolen goods? But they won't ask, and we won't say that we can only make a fortune in a muffled manner." Jiang Yaohui straightened his cylindrical navy cap and said, "Let's go, I'll have to stay here. This sea area is not a place for a long time. After a few tickets, I guess you have to change the place quickly, otherwise you will be discovered. And the brothers have been out for so long. I heard that the superiors intend to let some ships go south to South Africa for rest and rest, do it well, and leave a good impression on the superiors. In that case, it may be our turn to rest and rest!" I heard that the superiors intend to let some ships go south to South Africa for rest and rest, do it well, and leave a good impression on the superiors, and then it may be our turn to rest and rest!"
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