Chapter 54 Ships From Spain

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San Salvador, Fort Inner Conference Room.

Three days have passed since the Dutch-controlled Fuso warrior tribe was annihilated. Now Qin Hao and Amorim have nothing to do.

Sitting on the sofa in the conference room and leisurely drinking cocoa coffee produced in the New World, Qin Hao made a "tsk tsk" sound from time to time, secretly praising in his heart: Sure enough, coffee tastes good!

After a while, when Qin Hao finished drinking, he put the bottomed tea cup on the table, walked leisurely to the window, looked at the sea in the distance, and suddenly asked: "When are you leaving?"

"I don't know this either."

Amorim shook his head and said with some frustration, "There are only a few small boats in San Salvador now, and they can't go out to the sea. And now the sea roads are probably filled with Dutch warships, and even if there are ships, they can't go out at all. "

Qin Hao nodded heartily in agreement. In the past few days, he had indeed seen many Dutch boats parked on the sea in the distance, monitoring the place. If Amorim dared to risk going out, he would not be able to row out. Within 10 nautical miles, it would be shot into the sky.

At this time, the tall hull of a ship was looming in the mist in the distance. It seemed to be a cargo ship...

Gradually, gradually, the black spot kept getting closer, and Qin Hao seemed to feel something strange. According to past experience, the Dutch would not get so close.

Unless they are really ready for war!

It happened that Amorim also walked to the window at this moment. When he saw the sailboat in the distance, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "This is our Spanish ship."

"What, how is that possible?"

Qin Hao was also shocked and wondered, "How could the Dutch let people in?"

"You see, he did not fly the Dutch flag. You must know that the Dutch occupy a dominant position in this sea area. No one dares not to fly it, except their opponents." Amorim carefully explained to Qin Hao .

In addition, there is another reason. This ship is a typical three-masted Spanish galleon. The Dutch would not build such a ship. Their merchant ships were small and broken in the eyes of the Spanish.

Seeing the uncontrollable joy on Amorim's face, Qin Hao adjusted his clothes, patted his back and said with a smile: "In this case, why don't you go and take a look, maybe you can go back this time ”

Due to the arrival of sailing ships, the waves outside the port continue to beat against the shoreline, forcing the birds that are feeding and resting on the shoreline to fly back to the sky.

"This is the empire's sailing ship!" Amorim looked at the sailing ship slowly entering the harbor, sincerely.

At this time, the sailors on the ship also started to get busy. Some worked together to lower the anchor at the stern and began to slow down. Some kept pulling the sail rope to lower the three sails, and then neatly folded them away until everything was done. , the sailors lowered planks from the ship and began to land.

"This is San Salvador, the territory of Spain. You don't have to worry about it anymore."

"Oh, kids, we are lucky to have survived." A middle-aged man who got off the boat first shouted excitedly, "Look how soft the sand here is."

As he spoke, he put his face close to the fine sand and breathed in the fragrance of the sand crazily, as if he was possessed. The sailors who followed also followed suit.

After Qin Hao rushed to the beach, he was a little shocked when he saw the scene in front of him. Fortunately, Amorim even explained that they had been at sea for a long time before they made such a move. This is a common problem among sailors. .

"Where did you come from?" Amorim couldn't wait to step forward and asked loudly.

The man was obviously startled. He stood up and rubbed his eyeballs fiercely. Only then did he see a man wearing a Spanish military uniform in front of him. He breathed a sigh of relief and said immediately: "Sir, we are from Manila. of."

"what's your name?"

"Vonce Lopez, sir, just call me Vonce."

"So Fons, let me ask you, isn't the sea route blocked by the Dutch now? You rushed in like this." Amorim asked curiously. The captain who came before had already said when he came that the Dutch were very Rampant, the sea is full of warships.

"Oh, there's nothing we can do. Prices in Manila are too high. In addition to accommodation, a month's salary is spent on rum. If we don't go to sea, we don't know how we can survive."

Fons spread his hands helplessly, and then continued, "Our captain couldn't stand the days of not being able to earn gold coins, so he shipped a batch of goods in Manila and changed them under the flag of the Dutch to fish in troubled waters and go to the Ming Dynasty to do business. Unfortunately, he was discovered by a Dutch patrol ship just two days after he came out.”

"We threw the goods into the sea, then lowered the flag and surrendered, but the Dutch still fired at us. The captain was scared and took us to escape. Those Dutch warships chased us for three days and three nights. If it hadn't been for a storm, we might have died. died."

"You're not the captain?"

"I'm not, I'm just a little boatswain."

"Where's your captain?"

"The captain and first mate were both killed when a Dutch shell hit the captain's cabin during the breakout."

Hearing what he said, Amorim couldn't help but chuckled and said, "Congratulations, now this merchant ship is yours."

"Hey, you can't say that. It will cost a lot of money. I don't have much money."

Fons is now both happy and worried. He is happy because the captain and the first mate are dead. According to the law promulgated by the Governor of Manila, he can naturally inherit the ship and continue to serve Spain. He would never dream of getting a three-masted sailing ship, but now it is really in front of him, which makes him feel like a dream.

The worry is that he has to give some pension to the families of the captain and the first mate to inherit legally, and he has to go to the City Hall of Manila to re-register and report. All these require money, but the people who work as boatswains, the money they earn is either sent to the bar or knocked on the belly of various red warblers, and they don’t save any money at all.

"Maybe I can help you solve the money problem, as long as you can send me back to Manila." Amorim looked at Fons with a smile, wondering if he still has the courage to go back.

"No problem." Fons said firmly.

This is an opportunity to change his life. If he gives up, he will only be a boatswain in this life. He can foresee the future.

He works on various ships. When he gets old, no ship will accept him. After all, these vampires need experienced and young sailors, not lazy people who are old and almost forget all kinds of skills.

In the end, he will be like most down-and-out sailors. He will be robbed of his last bit of property by thieves and die alone in the dim streets. If Feng Si could accept such a life before, but now he has such an opportunity, he will never choose such a life again.

"I need some time to convince my sailors. In addition, the merchant ship needs to be repaired before it can continue to sail."

"No problem, just tell me what you need, and I will meet all your reasonable requirements."

After that, Amorim asked Feng Si to prepare. Now time waits for no one. If he can go back earlier, he can gain more benefits.

"It seems that you can go back soon." Qin Hao looked at Amorim happily. He didn't expect that the problem that had been bothering them before was solved by such a sudden merchant ship.

"Yes."

Amorim responded, and then said solemnly, "After I go back this time, I will tell the Governor about the Dutch conspiracy. If I am lucky, I hope we can still fight side by side."

"I think so. The Dutch are not an easy enemy to fight."

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