Chapter 829 Twenty-Year Trial

"Ah--" The vicious sailor let out a scream. He was panicked by the knife and couldn't wait to pick up and swallow all the words just now...

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"Green Wing has found out." Aken said excitedly to Zhang Fan, "Xuanyuanxing is really blessed. We are now at the end of September 1567 AD, and we have 20 years to find out the whereabouts of Yinglong! Hahaha! Xuanyuan Star leaps the level and becomes a second-level guardian, and the preferential treatment of the scene is different!"

Zhang Fan also breathed a sigh of relief, "Twenty years! It's really generous enough that we have time to sail around the earth. So where do we start?"

Aken thought for a moment, "I'm only familiar with the history of war, because I used to memorize the history of war in the whole world with my memory." I know the Anglo-West Sea War, but there seems to be no important war in the current period. So I don't know what historical events are going to happen. Let's ask the book demon first to see what historical events have happened. Maybe the scene has any intention of putting us still in Plymouth in this era.

"Well, the book demon has left the pub. He wants to go around the neighborhood to see if there are any books of this era for sale in the stores in Plymouth." Zhang Fan contacted the book demon, "But if it is Europe in this era, I still know the historical events that want to do with the 'British and Western Sea War'..." Zhang Fan was soaked in the library all day and did not sleep there.

"Oh? Then tell me..." Aken is interested.

"Drake, you should be familiar with it, right?" Zhang Fan asked.

Aken nodded, "Of course, this guy is the famous British pirate leader, the captain of the looting, and has an unrivallable hatred with the Spanish fleet!" He contributed more than half of Britain's victory in the Anglo-West Sea War! This guy is an excellent pirate and a very talented naval commander! It was he who pioneered a new naval battle idea with fast and flexible long-range shelling to replace the battle. This naval battle idea has been affecting modern times! But in this era, this guy should still be an unknown person, and maybe he is still looting in that Caribbean port... What do you mean? ......”

Zhang Fan patted Aken on the shoulder, "Drake is indeed unknown now, but he has a famous cousin, John. Hawkins is a well-known smuggler..."

"John. Hawkins? Akan asked suspiciously, "I know that this smuggler is also one of the British commanders of the 'British and Western Sea War'. At that time, he was a British naval supply officer and made great contributions to the British fleet's victory over Spain's 'Invincible Fleet'! It was he who helped Britain save a large amount of naval expenses and build a number of new fast warships, thus laying the foundation for Britain's victory over Spain's 'invincible fleet'..."

Zhang Fan nodded with satisfaction, "Next month, that is, October 2, 1567, John. Hawkins is about to take his dear cousin Drake on a voyage to the Caribbean..."

"Caribbean?!" A ray of light lit up in Aken's heart.

Zhang Fan continued: "Yes, on this voyage, they will first go to Cape Verde in Africa to catch black slaves, and then to Margarita Island in South America to sell goods all the islands along the way to the Caribbean. Then they will encounter a storm and enter the Gulf of Mexico..."

Aken clapped his hands and said, "Ah! I know the following things. When these two guys' broken ships entered the Spanish colony of Veracruz for repair, they met more than a dozen Spanish anti-smuggling armed fleets! The smuggled merchant ship encountered an anti-smuggling warship, and the result can be imagined. This is a small battle between a British privateer and the Spanish fleet. More than 300 British people were slaughtered! Only Hawkins and Drake ran away. Drake hates Spain because of this! Maybe those looting merchant ships had his old friends, or friends, who were killed by the Spaniards. I also skipped this small battle..."

Akan only cares about the history of war, and doesn't look at anything else.

After listening to him patiently, Zhang Fan said, "I don't care about their victory or defeat in this battle. What I am interested in is that their voyage has gone through so many places such as Cape Verde in Africa, South America, the Caribbean, Mexico... Could it be that the book demon once speculated that Ying Long flew from southern China to the Pacific Ocean, passed through the American continent, and finally came to Europe? The Gulf of Mexico and South America are the birthplace of the legendary Aztec and Mayan civilizations. It is also the feather snake god, the tail snake, etc. It may be the area where the dragon mythical beasts have appeared, and it is exactly the route we should visit!"

Aken listened and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Hurry up and meet John. Hawkins, keep up with his fleet and sail together! Oh-Caribbean beauty, Acan is here!"

Unlike Aken's impatience, Zhang Fan is more calm. He trusts the book demon. "Let's wait for the book demon to meet and discuss it in detail. John. Hawkins can't run away anyway.

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Plymouth Harbor is located in Plymouth Bay in the English Channel. This bay is a natural and high-quality port. Maybe the weather at sea today is not good, and hundreds of ships have anchored in the port. The tavern in the port is also full of sailors. Therefore, the prices of whisky and rum have also risen a little. Even if mixed with a lot of water, various wines are still in short supply.

Many pubs have part-time sideline jobs for recruiting sailors. Here, Acon and Green Wing really inquired about John. Hawkins' fleet is recruiting a large number of sailors. Perhaps the treatment and reputation of the Hawkins family are very good, and the sailors are flocking to it. Both the book demon and Arkans think that this is also an entry into John. The opportunity of the Hawkins fleet, if Zhang Fan's team does not have a ship.

This time, Hawkins and Drake's fleet is rumored to have six large ships. Moreover, there are rumors that Queen Elizabeth I also has ships to join the voyage. Zhang Fan Aken and the book demon naturally knew that this was not a rumor, but a fact.

The Tudor dynasty led by Elizabeth I was a very important period in British history. During this period, the Queen of England also suffered a great financial crisis. That's a big hole of three million pounds.

So although she morally condemned John. Hawkins' trafficking in slaves. But because of John. Hawkins showed her the profits of this cause, and she changed her view and secretly paid, sailed and out to support the smuggling fleet merchant's human trafficking cause. It even provided royal recognition for this shameful trade. Thanks to the support of the queen, the slave trade was legalized, and this move made Elizabeth I highly criticized in later generations.

The Hawkins family is well-known in Plymouth Harbor, which is equivalent to the same status as Hong Kong Ship King Xi or La Ship King. Even the Queen of England invested in him. So I found John. Hawkins is not difficult. It is difficult to see this legendary slave trader. You know, Hawkins' third adventure was on October 2, 1567, and it is now the end of September. He is already busy.

A barrel of rum and salt and a box of cotton cloth were shipped to six large sailboats overnight. This is a necessity to go to Africa in exchange for black slaves. The fleet carrying these goods will follow the Canary cold current and the warm current of Guinea to Africa in exchange for black slaves. Then it was full of black slaves and transported along the northern equatorial ocean current to the Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and sold them to local farms and mines as labor. The money obtained is to buy gold, silver and wood, ore, sucrose, etc. locally, and then the fleet follows the Gulf Stream and the North Atlantic Warmth current to transport these goods back to Europe for sale.

This is by this John. The 'Black Triangle Trade' founded by Hawkins. Along the way, the fleet was popular along the ocean. The triangular circulation composed of the Canary cold current, the Guinea warm current, the northern equatorial warm current, the Mexican warm current and the North Atlantic warm current provides extremely favorable shipping conditions for the 'black triangle trade', so that slave traders have been smooth on their journey, medium and return journeys. The suitable climatic conditions and relatively rich gold and silver mineral resources in the Americas have led to the rapid development of plantations and mining industries and generated huge profits. They are the main driving force for the entire black triangle trade and objectively provide favorable geographical conditions for the 'black triangle trade'.

At this busy time, John. Hawkins has no energy to meet any uninvited guests. Even if this guest is a lifelong baron. Of course, it is impolite to refuse a formal knighthood. And John. Hawkins himself is still a civilian, although he is already the son-in-law of the British naval treasurer, and he is still making money for the Queen of England. In this case, the slave trader asked his cousin Francis. Drake received the presumptuous nobleman.

Drake was only a follower of his cousin at this time. On this voyage, he only had a 50-ton boat 'Judy'. This is his first voyage. Under the guidance of his cousin, he devoted all his savings and bought a large number of cheap glass products and gun industrial products. Those barbaric and ignorant African chiefs like these worthless industrial products the most. His goods were loaded two days ago. Therefore, I'm relatively free now, and I'm just helping my rich cousin ship.

When he was arranged by his cousin to receive a baron, he had already thought of a lot of excuses. These nobles must have been greedy for the income of his cousin's every voyage and wanted to invest in temporary partners. Drake has helped his cousin get rid of several batches of such a cheap thing. If it's really big, take out Her Majesty's handwritten royal book to block it.

"...Dear Baron, our fleet is about to set sail. I'm afraid it's too late to invest again. I guarantee that there will be your cargo arrangements for the next voyage. Of course..." Drake said the words he had prepared before he could see what the person in front of him looked like.