Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 830, Arrogant Portuguese
A few days later, King Ning's fleet, which had rested on the island of Ceylon, continued on its westward voyage. When it left, it took away [-] dans of grain and [-] taels of silver from the Governor's Mansion of Ceylon.

Well, King Ning used his mouth to deceive Hu Xian. Of course, he also wanted Hu Xian to leave some mortgage documents here, which stated that some gold, silver, and copper mines in Ning State would be transferred to the future. Such mortgages to the Western United Commercial Bank, and at the same time promised that if the Western United Commercial Bank enters the African continent in the future, King Ning must provide assistance and the like.

Anyway, it was something that had no shadow, and King Ning also took it out to fool him. He really got food and money from the Western United Commercial Bank, which greatly eased his embarrassment.

In the port of Ceylon, King Ning’s fleet set sail one after another. More than [-] large ships sailed westward like a rainbow. He couldn't help laughing and sighed: "King Ning is a person who does great things, and he will definitely do something in Africa in the future."

"Old Hu, do you really think so?"

Next to Hu Xian, Zhu Benduan thought for a while and asked.

"For the sake of his own great cause, this King Ning doesn't want any shame. Such a person is a great success."

"The king of Shu came to see me, and I left in a huff after I gave him a thousand loads of food. This king Ning is different. He knows his situation very well, and he can get as much as he can."

"You also know how to use what you have as a mortgage to fool Ning Guo, who I invested in. Don't you think that King Ning is a bit like a person?"

Hu Xian nodded, thought for a while and said.

"You mean Liu Jin?"

Zhu Benduan thought for a while, his eyes widened slightly, and he immediately thought of a person, and almost blurted out.

"Yes, it's Liu Jin~"

"Liu Jin didn't have anything at the beginning. With just one mouth, he gradually achieved everything that had no shadow at all."

"The British Duke, Cheng Guogong, and Dingguo Duke who followed Liu Jin back then are all rich in the world now. Even our big families from the south of the Yangtze River are far inferior to them."

"Or do you think that just relying on King Ning's mouth, I will really give him so many things?"

"Compared to King Shu and King Chu, this King Ning will achieve even greater achievements in the future. In a place like Africa, he might be able to build another Ming Dynasty. If you invest in him now, there will definitely be a lot of people in the future." return."

Hu Xian said with certainty that he is an old fox, and he is very accurate in judging people.

Although King Ning is young, he is very ambitious, and he is also a daring person. He has long heard that King Ning even sold the Ning Palace in Nanchang in order to go to sea. There wasn't even one left, and they were all sold out.

In contrast, the other princes of Ming Dynasty were not so courageous.

King Zheng occupied a small island in Nanyang, and became the emperor of the land on the small island. He had no pursuit, but just wanted to leave Daming and come out freely.

The king of Shu is planning to occupy a colony in the north of West Tianzhu, and it seems that he is not very pursuing, he just wants to occupy a small place.

There is also a King Chu who is similar to King Ning, more ambitious, but not as bold as King Ning, and feels a bit petty.

It seems that this King Ning is ambitious and courageous, and the key is that he can still fool around. Maybe he will be able to achieve great things in the future.

"Africa is very big. In the future, our Western Union Firm will definitely enter Africa. Now, if you give King Ning some help, you can get it back from King Ning in the future. This business will not lose money."

Hu Xian smiled and looked at the sailing boat leaving.

……

King Ning's huge fleet was constantly heading westward on the sea.

On the huge 'Ning Wang', Ning Wang, Liu Yangzheng, Li Shishi and others are studying the next route.

"Dong Lin, you are an expert in navigation, tell me how we should go next?"

King Ning looked at a young man beside him, who was also in his early twenties, and he was a navigation expert who had been hired at a great cost.

Dong Lin graduated from the first phase of Tianjin Maritime Academy. He has extremely rich sailing experience. He has been the captain of several large ships, visited North Korea, Japan, and followed Du Mingen to Africa. He is a very rare talent.

Such a person is very hard to find.

Because they have money, they have money. After running at sea for several years, Dong Lin already has his own fleet. If he goes to sea casually, the money he earns is enough to spend his whole life.

The status is also quite high. A navigator like him with rich sailing experience is very popular everywhere. Some people invite them, and all major commercial companies need such talents.

In order to please Dong Lin, King Ning really spent a lot of effort.

Of course, Dong Lin played a very important role. The fleet went very smoothly without any problems. Dong Lin, who has extremely rich sailing experience, did not disappoint King Ning.

"My lord, because our fleet is huge and carries a lot of people, so I suggest that we go along the coastline, which is safer. We can land on the coastline along the way to rest at any time, and get supplementary records of food and fresh water."

"In addition, we can also do business along the way while moving forward. My Daming's mirrors, silk, porcelain, spices, sugar, cloth, etc. are very popular in Western regions. This is why I want the prince to bring more when he is in Nanyang. s reason."

"Because we only need to transport these items to West Tianzhu, Persia and the Middle East, its value must be multiplied several times at least. Once these items are sold, we can make a lot of profits, and the prince will have more sufficient funds .”

Dong Lin looked at the map and said.

"Hmm~"

"Then do as you said, and go to West Tianzhu first."

King Ning nodded, and said that it was in his heart. He is short of money now, and he still owes a big debt to Daming. It is easy to do things with money, but it is difficult to move without money.

Liu Yangzheng and Li Shishi next to them also nodded straightly. Both of them are noble scholars. In the past, they didn't even bother to raise money.

But now, they understand the truth that money is the most important thing. Otherwise, even a prince like King Ning would have to humbly ask for help and borrow money.

King Ning's fleet turned around after bypassing the southernmost tip of the South Asian subcontinent and sailed northwest, towards Guri (Calicut) on the West Tianzhu side.

"My lord, this Guli is now occupied by Portugal from Europe. The Portuguese are more domineering and don't allow our Ming ships to go to Persia and the Middle East for trade."

"For this reason, the Western United Commercial Bank has also negotiated with the Portuguese, but it seems that the effect is not good. The Portuguese still insist on blocking this sea area and levy high taxes on our Daming ships."

"I heard that the Western United Commercial Bank wants to gather troops to defeat these Portuguese in one fell swoop, and by the way, also snatch Guli into their own hands."

As the fleet got closer and closer to Guli, Dong Lin also began to introduce the situation in West Tianzhu, the Middle East, and Persia in detail.

Portugal is rampant in this sea area, and it is very domineering, and now it has conflicts with the Ming people.

"Portugal?"

"Are they strong?"

Upon hearing this, King Ning thought for a while and asked.

"It's not strong, there are only more than [-] warships, but their ships are quite advanced, and their artillery is also quite powerful, so they are not easy to mess with."

"Western United Commercial Bank is also afraid that attacking Portugal will cause heavy losses, so it has never attacked them. This has also fueled the arrogance of the Portuguese."

Li Shishi, who was next to him, took the conversation. He had been in Ceylon Island for a few months, and he was also very familiar with the situation here.

"More than a month ago, the Portuguese even went to the island of Ceylon to discuss with the governor of Ceylon, Hu Xian, about spending their sphere of influence. They said that the West Tianzhu belonged to the Portuguese, and the East India belonged to the Western Union Company. Recognize each other, non-aggression, friendly trade."

"However, Hu Xian did not agree to this matter. The Western United Trading Company has already regarded Tianzhu as its own flesh, so how could it share it with them?"

"A small European country dares to be arrogant in front of us Ming people, that is, the Western United Commercial Bank is afraid of losses, otherwise they would have killed them all."

When Li Shishi said this, he was very domineering and full of contempt for the Portuguese.

"The Portuguese are still very strong. I have been in contact with the Portuguese. Their ships are quite good, no worse than our ships. They also have a lot of artillery on board. Their navigation technology is also quite advanced."

"In general, the Portuguese are not easy to mess with, but that's what they are. They have too few ships in West Tianzhu, so it is really easy to deal with them."

Dong Lin also nodded and said.

"Twenty or so ships dare to say that they will occupy half of Tianzhu. This appetite is really not ordinary."

After hearing this, King Ning pondered for a while and said the same thing.

"Well, the Portuguese are indeed very ambitious. They are about the same as robbers. They rob if they can, and run away if they can't be beaten. The Middle Easterners and Persians are beaten by more than [-] ships. The Persian Gulf was beaten. They blocked it."

Dong Lin also nodded.

"Report~"

At this time, someone hurried in and said.

"what's up?"

Liu Yangzheng asked quickly.

"My lord, we found a ship of our Ming Dynasty on the sea, which seems to be the ship of the prince of Shu. They sent us a distress signal. They seem to have been hunted down and attacked by Portuguese ships."

The visitor said hurriedly.

"Shu king's distress ship?"

"The Portuguese are chasing and attacking them?"

When everyone heard this, they were slightly shocked, and then quickly came to the deck.

(End of this chapter)