Chapter 982 Beautiful China
The first generation of colonists in the Americas have bred a new generation of local residents. Although they are still young and the oldest is only five or six years old, this also gives Zhang Fan's team hope for the future of the colony. However, this is not enough. If China wants to occupy the whole new continent, the book demon estimated that the population should reach at least 5 million! During this period, it is necessary to continuously transport materials from the mainland and strengthen trade ties with the colonies in the New World to consolidate the development of the colonies.
"Maybe before the end of this scene, we can see the rise of Chinese power in the New World!" Zhang Fan patted the shoulders of his two companions and said with emotion.
"I think that's for sure!" Aken seems to be a little tired. In recent years, he has paid a lot for the Chinese colonial affairs. Suddenly, he smiled and said to Zhang Fan, "Yes, I have good news and bad news here. Which one do you want to hear?"
"Let's tell the bad news first." Zhang Fan knows Aken very well. Even if it is bad news, his current appearance will not be too bad.
"The bad news is that your girlfriend ran away with someone..." Aken smiled cunningly.
The book demon wondered, "Which one are you talking about?"
Zhang Fan was embarrassing when he heard the words, "Which one, how can I have so many girlfriends... Er, which one do you think ran away..."
"Don't worry, it's not Dark Sakura, it's Katrina." Aken laughed.
Zhang Fan was obviously relieved when he heard the words, but he was still a little frustrated. "Who said she was my girlfriend? We are just ordinary friends... Er, just have a good relationship with the scene characters, not as you said... Er, who did she get along with?"
"Hey." Aken smiled disapprovingly, "Who are you getting along with? That's good news..."
"What good news?" Zhang Fan is curious.
Aken handed a waxed letter to Zhang Fan, which was a special waterproof paper for pirate intelligence transmission. Zhang Fan opened it and found that it was the wedding invitation of Catalina and Captain Hook, but the date above seemed to have been...
"Here's more..." Aken took out a few more pieces of letter paper, which looked very formal.
Zhang Fan took a look and said in shock, "They all have children?!!!"
"It seems that we haven't seen them for several years..." Aken sighed. In recent years, everyone has been busy with the Chinese colonies, and the base rarely goes back. Even if they go back, they rarely see Caterina and Captain Hook, who always seem to rob at sea. After wandering around several hiding places, there was too little time for everyone to meet. However, Captain Baca and Wang Cuiqiong can always be seen. But it's also in a hurry, and I'm going to be busy again.
Zhang Fan took several letteries and read them repeatedly. Most of the contents were written by Katrina to herself, and there were many light and sour words that had been carefully disguised. I don't know when Aken and the book demon slipped away, leaving Zhang Fan alone, immersed in an inexplicable melancholy.
Until the sun set and night fell, Zhang Fan looked at the starlight on the sea, reflecting the lights of more than 100 sea ships. His mind was full of scenes after he met Katrina, as if it were yesterday.
"Catrina..." Zhang Fan muttered to himself, "Aken, help me prepare a gift..."
Aken replied for a long time, "Green Wing and Dark Sakura have already given gifts in your name. Do you think it's necessary?"
"Oh, have they sent it? Then forget it..." Zhang Fan was silent.
Zhang Fan breathed a long sigh of relief, tore up a few letters, threw them into the wind, and said to Aken, "Go and ask Wang Cuijiao, if she is willing to colonize the New World with Captain Baca, we will help her fight for a life to the court, and let her glorify her ancestors, so that they can explain to their ancestors."
Aken was silent for a moment and replied, "The book demon and I asked her three years ago..."
"What did she say?" Zhang Fan asked.
"She said that Wang Cuiqiong is dead, and there is only Mrs. Baca in the Caribbean..." Akan's tone was also a little melancholy, "But she said that as long as Jinghai needs it, she and her husband will follow her to the death wherever they go!" In addition, Katrina and Captain Hooker mean the same thing. Why do I feel as if I owe them a favor..."
Zhang Fan smiled and said, "It seems that you are mature. Forget it, let's not talk about that. What should we do next? We also occupied the new continent of North and South America. The so-called European powers are nothing more than this in this era. What else can we do?"
The voice of the book demon sounded in Zhang Fan's heart, "With all due respect, we don't have a clue about our main task..."
Zhang Fan patted his head, "We have been searching for the last 'Certificate of the Four Seas' for a long time, as if we have no clue. We have learned about the pirates in the Caribbean, China and even around the world through various channels. But there is no relevant information. It's really strange. Did we ignore something?
The book demon did not answer Zhang Fan's question, but said lightly: "This 'certificate of the four seas' really lives up to its reputation. After we got two pieces, we actually created such a brilliant hegemony with the help of the power of China. And don't you think it's interesting to meet each other between China and the European powers?
Zhang Fan Aken listened to the book demon's words, but fell silent. After a moment, Zhang Fan asked, "What do you know? Or, do you mean that the person who holds the last 'four seas certificate' will definitely expose himself? He will also be on the stage of the world and show his ambitions like us?
The book demon didn't say anything. He still drank black tea and said calmly, "A lot of things can happen in the 20-year scene. Those who should go to the stage will not be overwhelmed by our glory or forgotten by history..."
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Now that the colonies in the New World are operating healthily, it is naturally impossible for Zhang Fan's team to take care of them in so many places. Moreover, the Ming court's plan this time is still very thorough. Unlike the European colonies, the Ming government has appointed many colonial officials, and the administrative means are relatively sound and fast. The population of each colony is also relatively large compared with that of European colonies, so the local defense force is relatively strong, which is the advantage of Daming's population base.
Now the Caribbean base has no need to worry about the operation and management of Captain Baca and Wang Cuiqiao. All kinds of propeller sailboats and major weapons have also been finalized. As long as they keep secrets and widen the technical gap with European countries, they will not be afraid of their counterattack. Therefore, there is basically no need for the team to focus on it.
And China's 200 colonies in the New World, Jinghai is the actual leader. The trade between Europe and China and these colonies is completely controlled by Zhang Fan's team and the 'Caribbean Union'. This made Zhang Fan's team make a lot of money. Of course, Zhang Fan's team will not forget Daming to support the development of his team. A large number of tributes and bribes are continuously shipped to mainland China. Hu Zongxian, a powerful minister of the Ming Dynasty, got great benefits and supported this Jing Haihou more.
The Jiajing Emperor and the court also received a lot of tributes, so they had a light on their faces, and this Jinghaihou was even more commended. After Aken sent another copy of Yaoji's life medicine, Emperor Jiajing's body returned to his prime, so Longyan was happy and added Zhang Fan as the king of America, and the New World was his fiefdom, known as the United States, taking its meaning of 'beautiful China'. This is also another historical return of the scene. The reputation and scene strength of Zhang Fan's team have been improved again!
After settling down the colony of the New World, Zhang Fan's team began to sail around the world in order to find the last piece of 'the evidence of the four seas', that is, the last piece of the 'Yinglong' reverse scale.
This time, the team flew two legendary ships across the Atlantic Ocean, entered the Mediterranean Sea, landed on the Sinai Peninsula, reached the Red Sea by land, and then bypassed the Arabian Peninsula through the Gulf of Aden and crossed the Arabian Sea. In this area, it is the territory of Arabs, and many Arabian dhows can be seen. There are also Arab pirates here, which are more organized and more professional than modern Somali pirates. Compared with the five largest pirate groups in the Caribbean, it is no less!
Moreover, Zhang Fan's team also met a quite powerful legendary pirate ship, an Arabian sailboat guarded by a powerful flame demon god. Its flame impact ship combat skills were so powerful that it almost hit the 'boat of the dead (life)'! Zhang Fan's team had a fight with it! If the opponent hadn't been very chivalrous and chose to fight one-on-one, so that more than a dozen pirate fleets would not intervene and would have been defeated by the powerful 'boat of the Dead (life)', the consequence would have been that Zhang Fan's team would have fled in confusion.
However, the current 'boat of the dead (life)' has soared after getting the blood sail of Hydra Hydra! Originally, it could summon 500 death elves, but now it has been sharply reduced to 100, but its strength has increased by more than ten times! Every death elf can incarnate into a dead tree man and take root in the 'boat of the undead'. Not only is its defense more powerful, but the dead wood arrows shot by it can not only wooden the opponent, but also be highly poisonous! It can also constantly absorb the vitality and durability of your opponent! It can also cause damage to the enemy's hull.
After a pair of dead wood arrows hit the other ship and personnel, the arrows grow roots, take root in the hull and the human body, and constantly absorb flesh and blood life and the durability of the hull. Then the dead wood arrows begin to rejuvenate, grow young branches and leaves, and even enlighten the results by absorbing the essence of such life. The opponent's personnel and ships withered, dead wood, and finally died and collapsed!
In the fruits grown by the arrows of dead wood arrows, more little die elves will crawl out, continue to destroy, and even turn into small dead tree people, take root in the other party's hull, shoot more dead wood arrows, destroy the opponent's ships in a cycle, and kill the opponent's personnel. This vicious way of attacking with war is very terrible!