Since Han Xiufen threw Baron Cristiano into the crater, Baron Antonio of Spain and his fleet also disappeared.
Of course Han Xiufen knew where Baron Cristiano had gone.
However, she really didn’t know the whereabouts of Baron Antonio.
The Spanish Eastern Fleet, consisting of one second-class ship, two third-class ships, and four large sailing ships, disappeared without a trace. This is unreasonable in any case.
You know, Han Xiufen killed Baron Cristiano, but the Portuguese fleet still has at least three ships living with the fleet of the British Baron Balmons.
The Spanish fleet completely disappeared, as if it had evaporated from the world.
Two months later, some explorers discovered some broken fragments of ships from the island. Among them was a piece of wood written - Mary Butterfly, which is the name of a second-class battleship. It was poor Baron Antonio's ship.
Even the ship was turned into pieces, and one can imagine the fate of Baron Antonio.
Although there are two missing fleets, the number of warships remaining in this sea area is constantly increasing.
Especially after the tall-masted battleships of the Ottoman Empire appeared outside Malacca, Han Xiufen and Bamons became very good friends.
Sometimes, Han Xiufen would invite Baron Balmons to visit Paradise Island, and Baron Balmons would sometimes invite Han Xiufen to visit King Island where he was based.
Soon, the two fleets reached some secret contracts.
The two agreed that the missing Baron Cristiano and the missing Baron Antonio must be related to the Ottoman Governor Ibrahim.
Therefore, Governor Ibrahim became the common enemy of the two.
In fact, no evidence is needed to do this. As long as Ibrahim is unfriendly to the two of them, then he is an enemy.
The British hope that Han Xiufen can understand some of the things they are doing in India.
The same Han Xiufen also hopes that the British can understand her move to block the Strait of Malacca.
Judging from the current status of the negotiations, everyone is very satisfied.
Therefore, Han Xiufen began to build a fort at the narrowest point of the Malacca Strait, cut down trees at the mouth of the Malacca River, leveled the land, and prepared to build a city here.
After all, Paradise Island is too small for her.
Ibrahim's warships did not dare to enter Malacca, but they often had frictions with the British fleet in the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea.
Han Xiufen ignored these things.
The reason why Ibrahim came to the Indian Ocean is entirely because in the past two years, the British, Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish have all moved eastward from the Arabian Sea, and trade has been frequent. I heard that they have all It’s a big fortune, so they also want to come and take a look.
Arabian Sea,The places in the Red Sea are too far away and cannot be touched by Han Xiufen's current strength. Therefore, her main opponent is the Dutch, and Ibrahim will be left to the British to deal with them.
After all, if Ibrahim controls the Arabian Sea, there will be fewer ships doing business through the Strait of Malacca, which will not be of much benefit to her development of Malacca.
Leonie held a jar of water and walked out of the waterfall like a goddess. The water flow wet her linen robe, revealing her beautiful figure.
Han Xiufen was sitting at a table, holding a book in her hand but had no intention of reading. Her eyes fell on the blue ocean. It was early in the morning, and the seagulls on the beach were noisy.
Leoni brought water and started boiling water for tea.
Since her trip to Lantian County, this woman has changed a lot. She believes that she has seen a city in the sky and a place where only gods can live.
In her eyes, Yushan Academy is a palace of wisdom.
As for Yun Zhao, he is still a devil with a handsome appearance, a kind expression, and an evil heart.
When she left Yushan, the demon king's army was attacking from all sides. The black steel torrent would flood that beautiful land, and everyone on that land would become the slaves of the demon king.
Han Xiufen is the most capable knight under the Demon King, and Leonie is honored to be the number one warrior under this knight.
As for Zhang Mingliang and Liu Chuanli, they have not yet been noticed by Leoni.
However, when they went to sea, they saw another sea knight under the Demon King, a guy named Shi Lang, who had the same temperament as Han Xiufen. Sometimes, Leonie would even fantasize, What would it be like if the two of them fought.
Zhang Mingliang and Liu Chuanli have absolute confidence in Boss Han. In their view, Shi Lang is the commander of the Second Fleet, and their boss is the commander of the First Fleet. This is very clear. Problem.
Furthermore, Leonie also knew that Boss Han was one of the first committee members, while Shi Lang only had this honor just now.
The water boiled, Leonie skillfully made the tea, poured a small cup for Boss Han and pushed it over.
Han Xiufen reached out and grabbed the small tea bowl, smelled the aroma of tea, and drank the tea in one gulp.
"Have the boats that were sent out to explore the island come back?"
Listening to Boss Han asking questions, Leonie quickly put down the tea bowl in her hand and said: "They are May Monsoon Those who went out when they got up are hard to say whether they can come back, but the monsoon is over, and those who are still alive should come back."
Han Xiufen stood up, stretched and said, "If anyone comes back. , tell me as soon as possible."
After that, he went back to the room.
Every year, the Lantian First Fleet loses the most manpower in exploring the ocean.
Every year, after the monsoon comes,, Han Xiufen will send at least fifteen expedition ships into the vast sea, fighting against the violent sea at this time to find those islands that contain countless treasures.
The reason why we choose to go to sea during the monsoon is entirely because only during the monsoon can the sailboat have enough power to enter the unknown area.
Only with the strong monsoon, they can travel more sea routes in the shortest time, make novel discoveries, and save enough water and food to return.
For this reason, Han Xiufen offered a very high reward, so there was never a shortage of people working hard.
Most of the people who go to explore the sea are Han Chinese who have lived in Southeast Asia for a long time, as well as some black sailors. There are even many European explorers and Arab pirates who are also willing to accept such a mission.
The local natives of Nanyang rarely participated. They would rather do the hardest work under the threat of whips than take a risk to pursue wealth on the sea.
The habit of Guanzhong officials to cherish the lives of the people does not exist here.
Therefore, every time the explorers who go out to search for the islands during the monsoon season return only one out of ten.
Those who die must be dead, and those who come back alive basically make some great discoveries. No matter how big or small, they can receive rewards in line with their expectations on Paradise Island.
There is a large map in Han Xiufen's room. Many places on this map are still blank. Every time the blank space is reduced, it means that these places have entered the sight of humans.
Baron Balmons called Han Xiufen’s generous act the light of humanity and believed that it was the contribution of civilized people to the world and should be recorded in history. He also dedicated it to their Stuart dynasty He wrote a passionate letter introducing Ming Dynasty, a newly discovered country in the Far East.
Han Xiufen had no way of knowing what he said in the letter, but no matter what he said, it was a good thing.
In return, Han Xiufen also reported to Yun Zhao her political interactions with Baron Balmons, and told Yun Zhao that the British, Portuguese, and Spanish were planning to occupy India. I hope that the Lantian Imperial Court can also intervene. At least judging from the current situation, India is very large and can fully accommodate the Ming Dynasty, Britain, Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands.
If not, everyone will determine this after experiencing a brutal naval battle.
She is very confident about it.
Suppressing the Dutch's ability to move around the South China Sea and the China Sea is Han Xiufen's goal. This year and the next two years are a critical time.
Han Xiufen knew from Baron Balmons that the economic development of the Netherlands, that is, the Netherlands, had reached a high level.
The northern region, led by the provinces of Netherlands and Zeeland, has very developed industry and commerce. Large-scale concentrated manual workshops have appeared in some large cities such as Amsterdam, Middelburg, and Vlissingen. , wool and linen textile, fishing and shipbuilding industries are all well-known.
Amsterdam is also an important commercial port in Europe, with a large merchant fleet and extremely frequent trade with foreign countries.
Since thirty-three years ago, the Dutch have regained a certain degree of autonomy from Philip III of Spain. However, this autonomy is extremely unstable, which is the biggest worry in the hearts of the Dutch.
Since Philip III destroyed the powerful Spanish family, these ambitious businessmen in the Netherlands began to seek the path to complete independence for the Netherlands from Philip IV.
Therefore, the Far East is not the focus of the Dutch. The vast majority of directors of the Dutch East India Company believe that how to completely separate the Netherlands from Spanish control is the top priority at the moment.
The reason why Baron Balmons told these things through small talk was to tell Han Xiufen without any bottom line that the Dutch could plot something at this time.
Han Xiufen was convinced and took Baron Balmons as her confidant.
They even established a mechanism for information exchange and reached a limited contract for military mutual assistance.
In short, Malacca is now a good time for the Blue Sky Fleet to show its ambitions.
The maid Sewell passed by the window holding a basket full of dirty clothes. Judging from the position of her ring, this ghost woman was pregnant again.
If Han Xiufen guessed correctly, the child in this woman's belly must be Liu Chuanli's, either Zhang Mingliang's.
Since Sewell had his last child and received a generous reward, he did not think highly of other men.
Han Xiufen sighed and said to Leonie, who was standing by as a secretary: "Call those two guys over."
Leoney looked at Han Xiufen. Then he looked at Sevier who was walking away and pleaded: "This is a private matter between them. Zhang and Liu look very happy, and Sevier is also very happy. This is a very good love. Do you have to break them up?" ?"
Han Xiufen glared at Leonie and said: "We need to discuss how to drive your father away from Java Island. The demand for sugar in the Ming Dynasty is very high now, and we need to use Java Island to grow it. Sugarcane."