The massive fleet sailed along the monsoons towards Southeast Asia. This time, it was on an even larger scale. Almost all the countries and races along the way felt their souls tremble.
Many Japanese citizens even prostrated themselves on the ground, thinking that the gods had descended.
In this era.
The western countries had never experienced the era of the Great Voyage.
They had never even experienced Zheng He's magnificent voyage to the West.
Zhu Bai's fleet was like a god descending to the mortal world.
The pressure from the entire sea was beyond imagination.
Many countries even came over to bow down.
Towards this, Zhu Bai also practically did not reject anyone.
Although it was currently impossible to manage and govern these places and countries.
However, it wasn't a bad idea to be the first to prepare and provide legal basis.
China had always been a country of etiquette.
The civilized country.
Although:
poor people put aside disputes.
Since ancient times.
the strong are all under heaven.
However, he still needed some foundation, and these people in front of him had undoubtedly given him this foundation.
Therefore, along the way, Zhu Bai would bestow the local chiefs with two silver seals, a crown, a robe, a monument, and establish a country. He even supported four or five countries.
A portion of the resources on the ship were also exchanged.
Of course, he had also kept most of them.
If his target was not the European continent, he would most likely switch to spices.
However, since the target was the European continent, where the new civilization was located.
Naturally, they needed to keep enough resources to trade in Europe.
Especially when he knew how much demand the European continent had for Chinese goods, this was undoubtedly the case.
They continued to move forward.
The storm swept across the entire vast sea.
Zhu Bai had a map.
It saved him a lot of risk.
But even so, the sea was extremely dangerous.
The massive storm on the sea slammed into the ships. Even if the ships were created by the system, they were still so weak compared to the might of the world. For the first time, the ships were damaged.
It was the third day after they left the Indian Ocean. A ship accompanied by hundreds of soldiers was silent in the ocean.
Seven days later.
On the thirteenth day.
On the 30th day.
One after another, the ships fell silent.
The initial excitement on the ship gradually turned into fear, uneasiness, and confusion.
Finally, after an unknown period of time.
He didn't know how far he had drifted on the sea.
Perhaps it was luck, or perhaps it was a matter of necessity, but after another month of sailing, a vast continent gradually appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
"Continent!"
"Continent!"
"We've discovered the continent!"
Excitement and madness filled the deck.
Even Blue Jade was no exception.
Everyone quickly docked.
As soon as they reached the shore, everyone's eyes were completely opened.
Not only was this place unimaginably vast, it was filled with plains and trees.
What was even more interesting was that the people here had pitch-black skin, as if they had been hungry in the jungle. However, they were extremely weak. Often, they could chase dozens of them alone.
Moreover, there seemed to be countless jewels here.
As soon as they got off the boat, they saw a gemstone the size of an egg on the neck of a pitch-black man.
And they had actually only used a dagger to exchange for it.
"Your…Your Highness, is this the land of Great Qin?”
Lan Xia 'er looked at the cabin full of jewels and could not help but speak.
"No, these people should be the homeland of the Kunlun slaves. We should still have to go around here to reach Great Qin.”
Lan Yu shook her head.
When Zhu Bai spoke, he was the first to deny it.
Now, after Zhu Bai's explanation, coupled with his sensitivity to maps, he could immediately sense that this place was most likely the vast land west of India that Zhu Bai had mentioned.
This was naturally not Great Qin's territory.
After all, according to Zhu Bai, the so-called Great Qin should be further to the northwest.
He needed to bypass this continent.
"No!"
Lan Xia 'er was a little disappointed.
The others were about the same.
After all, the previous risks still left them with lingering fears.
As for everyone, after a moment of rest, Zhu Bai observed the entire continent for a few days.
Then, he had an idea.
"Lord Taishan, our ship is quite empty, so I'll have to trouble you to exchange for some Kunlun Slaves. When the time comes, we can go to Great Qin and sell them for a good price!”
Zhu Bai spoke to Lan Yu.
"Exchange for some Kun Lun slaves?”
Lan Yu glanced at Zhu Bai and nodded.
He didn't care too much about this.
Soon, he brought his men and supplies to exchange.
In the current African continent, it was simply too easy to obtain some slaves.
As the first country to open up a new route,Portugal's fleet first came to Africa. It started in the 14th century, but in fact, the profits of the slave trade during this period were far less than gold and ivory. They liked to trade with black people in Africa, including slaves.
From the 15th century onwards, the black people finally arrived in India from Africa. This was the end of the triangular trade, the real beginning of the slave trade. As Europe expanded its rule in America, the number of slaves needed increased. By 1540, there were already as many as 10,000 black slaves coming from Africa to America every year.
Now, Zhu Bai naturally did not mind pulling a batch of black slaves to Europe to sell.
After all, his clothes were quite empty now.
Just as Lan Yu went to trade.
He began to build at the Cape of Good Hope.
Although he did not plan to build a center and develop here now.
However, he still needed the necessary perspective.
Therefore, he decided to build a small base here.
It was made up of a dock and a dozen fortresses.
Not only could it provide vision, but it could also carry out the construction of large ships, replenishing the large ships he needed at any time.
He had already built more than ten such bases along the way.
Now that his eyes were slightly closed, a map of the entire western world appeared in his line of sight.
Although it was only on the surface of the sea.
But even so, it was already extremely terrifying.
It was even enough for him to do many unbelievable things.
For example, he could detect enemies at any time. For example, if he wanted to expand, he could quickly rely on this base to spread to the surrounding area.
It wouldn't take long for the bases to spread throughout the entire area.
One had to know that the docks and fortresses in the real world needed people to guard them.
Almost all of these people were farmers.
This meant that he had already arranged for farmers to be stationed in every fortress.
There was no need to mention the significance of peasants in the entire Empire.
With farmers and unlimited resources, it was only a matter of time before it spread.
Or rather, it was a question of whether he wanted to occupy it or not.
And this was the cornerstone that Zhu Bai had laid down at the very beginning.
He was preparing for the follow-up.
As his thoughts spun, his gaze immediately fixed on this place.
Very quickly, they began to move.
Peasants quickly got off the ship and the construction began.
In less than seven days.
A temporary base had already been built.
The construction of the dock was completed.
It was surrounded by fortresses.
More than 20 farmers were stationed there.
These 20 Farmers would usually stay in the dock. During wartime, they would enter the fortress to defend.
And when it was time to build, he could also quickly return to the dock.
It could be said to be a truly integrated building.
When it was completed.
At this moment, Blue Jade also brought a large group of people back.
They didn't capture them, just traded. Lan Yu brought back more than three thousand Kunlun slaves this time.
As a result, the ships could no longer hold them, so they could only build a few more ships at the last minute.
And back and forth.
The delay was almost three days.
Three days later.
Everyone set sail again.
A day later, Zhu Bai's fleet arrived at the Cape of Good Hope.
If they wanted to enter Europe, they would enter the Diaz route.
Five years ago, Bartolomeu Diaz was sent by King John II of Portugal to explore the southernmost tip of Africa. He became the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope.
In this era, the so-called Dias Sea Route naturally did not exist. Even if it did, it would be called the Great Ming Sea Route.
The ship moved forward.
Compared to the previous waves, the waves on the African side were undoubtedly much smaller.
Everything that followed was going to be much smoother.
It was almost a month of sailing.
The continent finally appeared in front of them again.
Moreover, it was a continent that was clearly different from before.
This time, they first arrived at the border between Europe and Africa.
After arriving here, everyone finally confirmed their target.
Since ancient times, the intersection between Europe and Africa had always been very large, and the sea route was almost completely stable.
Facing Zhu Bai's massive fleet, anyone with a normal brain would know what they should do.
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