A large sailboat with a dragon flag sailed into the harbor, attracting countless people to watch at the pier.

This large sailboat is roughly forty meters long and has three thick masts. On the deck of the large sailboat, most of them are black-eyed and black-haired orientals, and a few Westerners leading the way. They are curiously looking at the complex on the dock - they have seen architectural styles that are very different from those in the East, which refresh them!

"Arrival, this is the West! After so many days of sailing, we finally arrived at the West!" an oriental sailor shouted excitedly.

"Long live! Long live!" The other Eastern sailors also cheered.

In the past, Westerners came to Southeast Asia to find Chinese businessmen to do business. This was the first time they took the initiative to explore the Maritime Silk Road to the West, and they succeeded!

Their fleet was loaded with a full ship of ceramics and silk. They set off from Guangzhou Prefecture, arrived in India via Malacca, and then bypassed the Cape of Good Hope to reach the West! This route was almost similar to Zheng He's voyage to the West. The only difference was that they went further!

The dragon flag of China is roaring over the West for the first time!

"God blessed, fortunately we did not encounter Barbary pirates when we passed through North Africa and the Straits, otherwise this trip would be more unlucky." The Western sailor leading the way cut a cross on his chest.

"Barbary Pirates? Are you talking about pirates in the nearby sea? Are they very powerful?" asked the Chinese businessman who led the team.

"They are a pirate kingdom in North Africa, with the support of the Ottoman Empire, and they will rob merchant ships from various countries they encountered. When they are short of money, they even take the initiative to plunder the coastal villages and towns. Those captured by the Barbary pirates will become their slaves, and they will also buy and sell slaves. Our Royal Navy has launched several strikes on them, with little success. Moreover, since the former king reduced the naval budget, the strength of our Royal Navy has been greatly weakened and has almost no counterattack against the Barbary pirates. Decades ago, our Royal Navy once defeated the Spanish invincible fleet, but unfortunately now it is not as powerful as decades ago. The Barbary pirates have hit the coast." said the Western sailor leading the way.

"Barbary Pirates... It seems that if you want to completely open up the trade routes between the East and the West, you must eradicate the Barbary Pirates and the Austrian Empire behind them." said the Chinese businessman.

He is definitely not able to do it, but he believes that if the military leader wants to make the trade routes between the east and the west, he should send several large fleets to sweep away these hateful Barbary pirates. In the past, the pirate leader Zheng Zhilong was settled by the military leader, so these Barbary pirates should not be difficult to deal with.

"The Ottoman Empire is not easy to deal with. They have strong national strength and have largely controlled the traditional trade routes from the West to the East. Therefore, our Western countries have only worked hard to open up new routes in the past two hundred years. We have found two new routes to the East, one is the Cape of Good Hope route and the other is the Tierra Tierra Circe, which has broken their monopoly. But the Ottoman Empire is still very powerful now. They can mobilize 200,000 soldiers and auxiliary soldiers at one time, hundreds of artillery guns, and often attack Europe, which has caused headaches for many European countries. The Barbary pirates are their support to deal with our semi-independent kingdom." said the Western sailor.

"There are quite a lot of Western countries. How many people do you talk about the Ottoman Empire have?" Chinese businessmen were a little confused.

He was not a member of the Jiuzhou Army, but a wealthy businessman in Fujian. Since the Jiuzhou Army opened up the sea ban, these merchants traded more and more frequently with the West, Japan and other places. He heard that one can get several times or even dozens of times the profits of one cargo. In addition, every man has the desire to take risks, so he had the idea of ​​coming to the West. Without making any preparations, he hired a few Western sailors who knew Chinese to lead the way and sent his best merchant ship out to carry out this activity with an adventure of greater than a trade nature.

Even many Chinese businessmen didn't know that he had come to the West alone.

At that time, merchants had little understanding of the West. Sometimes they simply called all Western countries Flangji or Red Hair. Anyway, they were all barbarians. After he arrived this time, he found that there were many countries here, some called Ottoman, some called Britain, some called France, some called Spain, and some called Spain. They seemed to have a strong influence, and the situation was intertwined, and they couldn't help but feel a big deal.

Moreover, he didn't know that there were Barbary pirates, nor did he know that in addition to Barbary pirates, there was also European pirates. It was already a lucky that his merchant ship without armed artillery could arrive here safely. Even the Western sailors along the way secretly broke into a cold sweat.

"There were about 20 million people in the Ottoman Empire." said the Western sailor.

"Twenty million people, so many?" The wealthy businessman in Fujian did not expect that there were countries with a population of more than ten million, such as Annan, and only had a population of more than 2 million. In his impression, Western countries should be similar to those of the Southeast Asian countries.

The Western sailor's explanation somewhat subverted his perception that the other country is almost ten times that of Annan.

"How many people are there in your kingdom?" asked a wealthy businessman from Fujian.

"More than seven million." The Western sailor replied.

"Although you are not as good as the Ottoman Empire, you are much stronger than Annan." The wealthy businessmen in Fujian weighed their strength by weighing their population. China has the largest population, which is definitely the most powerful. The other party has a population of more than 7 million, which should be better than Annan. You should still praise the other party so as not to feel embarrassed.

When the Western sailors saw the wealthy businessman in Fujian comparing his country with a weak Annan Kingdom, they couldn't help but feel a little depressed. At least the royal fleet that had defeated the Invincible Fleet was not comparable to that of Annan Kingdom's navy.

"Prepare to dock, this will be the first time that I, Li Jinde, set foot on the Western land! I wonder if future generations will know my name..." The wealthy businessman from Fujian saw the red brick house on the pier, which was completely different from the architectural style of China, as if he suddenly broke into a different world.

Moreover, many of the people here are blonde and blue-eyed Westerners. They are looking at the arrival of Chinese merchant ships, as well as the black-haired and yellow-skinned orientals on the deck, whispering to each other.

Here, the few of them, a group of oriental people who suddenly visited.

Perhaps when Westerners first arrived in the East, they were basically in the same mood as themselves. Li Jinde thought to himself.

Two different civilizations meet again, and this time it is the East that finds the West.

"What is this city called?" Li Jinde looked at the Western sailors.

"This is the Kingdom of Britain, the City of London."
Chapter completed!