Chapter 1214 The Mediterranean Sea

Zhang Yu is fighting fiercely here.

At sea, dozens of ocean-going ships passed through the Red Sea and arrived in the Mediterranean.

After arriving in the Mediterranean, the fleet connected with Rome.

This is a team of more than thirty merchant ships and a dozen warships.

They approached directly on the Mediterranean Sea the waters where later Greece was located.

They found the city of Rome, and spread the fleet on the sea, and sent people to contact them.

"Send a ship over there, contact them, provide us with supplies, and we'll trade with them here."

Trade, yes, this time the team sent by Zhang Yu wants to trade with them.

The other party also has a port, but it is very small, and the ships are many times smaller.

Zhang Yu and the others have been traveling by sea for so long, and they have also trained several translators.

Several were early risers into Rome, where they learned the language.

The appearance of this fleet directly shocked them. They did not expect that they could see such a huge fleet.

It took more than two hours after the person went ashore to communicate clearly with them.

The interpreter came back in a boat.

"My lord, the other party agreed to provide us with water and food, and at the same time agreed to trade with them, and invited us to go ashore." The translator said after returning.

"It's impossible to go ashore, and merchant ships have to pass one by one, and several warships are around. Once they dare to attack us, we will leave."

The captain of this fleet is called Xu Jinghai. He has a college degree and originally studied geography. He has made several expeditions to sea.

Zhang Yu took advantage of his familiarity with the sea and geography to send him on this trip.

Coming out this time is of great significance.

Trading is only superficial, of course making money is also important.

What's more important is to continue to understand the sea and various places, and immigrate here in the future.

Zhang Yu will continue to send people to occupy various places,

When overseas is occupied, this European Zhang Yu has no intention of letting it go.

Of course, it may take hundreds of years, but no matter how long, as long as Zhang Yu is alive, he will continue to implement it.

Xu Jinghai was very careful, knowing that the other party did not have any large ships, which would not pose any threat to them, so they let the ships approach the sea one by one.

At the beginning, the Romans were very hospitable, received them, and traded with them.

Xu Jinghai asked someone to bring back a boat full of fresh water and food.

In fact, they still have a lot of food, but it is better to add some, especially the fresh water, which can be replenished here, so they don't need to go to the shore to find it.

However, after two days, the Romans became dishonest and tried to take control of their ships.

"Let the warship attack, you're welcome, kill a few people to sacrifice the flag."

The warship went out and fired some crossbow bolts towards the coast. The huge damage caused by the crossbow bolts made them afraid. They had never seen such a powerful weapon.

As a result, the two sides confronted each other, and of course, the merchant ships withdrew.

There were some trades before, and Rome obtained some exquisite silks, pottery, spices and other items.

They didn't expect that these people would be so decisive, go directly to the sea again, and attack them.

Tried to snatch it, but failed.

"They are essentially a group of robbers, and they will never be trusted." Xu Jinghai thought of what Zhang Yu said.

Xu Jinghai led the fleet to the sea, and now the Romans panicked.

Originally relying on them, they could still buy a lot of good things. They knew that these things all came from the East.

After two days of stalemate, Xu Jinghai showed no signs of landing again.

But the Romans couldn't help it, so they sent someone to contact them.

They sent a boat over.

"Dear guest, please forgive the previous unreasonableness, we are willing to continue to trade with you." The visitor said to the translator.

Xu Jinghai sneered, but did not attack.

"Tell them that we can continue to trade, but we still go up one by one. If they dare to make bad ideas again, we will go to other ports to find people to trade." Xu Jinghai said.

The other party agreed and tried to smile.

Xu Jinghai sent a boat over again.

All they want is gold and silver, especially gold.

But the goods that Xu Jinghai and the others brought were all good things, so they didn't have to worry about buyers at all.

A large number of businessmen came from nearby city-states to trade with Xu Jinghai and the others.

Xu Jinghai and the others drifted at sea for more than 20 days before they sold out the goods.

There is no way, it is too huge, and these Romans are not all rich, and some of them have to transport money from far away.

Of course, it doesn't matter, as long as you have money, it doesn't matter if you wait a little longer.

Xu Jinghai scattered the gold and silver among some merchant ships, and he didn't show up when he left.

"Send a team of people here to cooperate with the translator, give them lessons, and bring a batch of books down."

Xu Jinghai wants these people to understand the situation here by teaching Chinese and learning Roman language.

He wants to learn more, preach advanced knowledge, and at the same time spy on them for more information.

Xu Jinghai promised to come soon, so there is no danger for the more than one hundred people left behind, and they can even travel and inspect various places.

Ambush the nails in advance. Although the two sides are fighting now, it doesn't matter. When they find that they can't fight, they will naturally agree to trade.

As long as he is willing to trade, Zhang Yu naturally has a way to bring their wealth over.

When he is strong enough, when a large amount of information is collected, Zhang Yu will defeat them sooner or later, or even eliminate them.

Zhang Yu's ambition is very huge, even to control the whole world.

Today, he has already controlled half of the earth, and there will be no problem in controlling the whole world in the future.

Xu Jinghai went back, and this time he had a huge harvest, getting a lot of gold and silver.

After these real gold and silver are transported back to China, they will naturally become Zhang Yu's strength.

This time the trade was huge.

Xu Jinghai has gone back, but now plans to set up some strongholds along the Red Sea.

Nearby, in northern Africa, there are already many, many Romans.

The reason for this is what Zhang Yu did at the beginning.

They developed South Africa and unearthed a large amount of gold, silver, and even diamonds here, which shocked Rome and sent people to rob them.

But in the face of the desert, they still failed to reach South Africa, or after arriving, they did not have much power to attack.

Today, there are hundreds of thousands of Han Chinese in South Africa. They mine there and bring a lot of wealth back.

Zhang Yu also relied on these wealth to develop rapidly.

This maritime trade went very smoothly.

Most people's sea trade is with Tianzhu, after all, it is very close, and the nobles of Tianzhu are also very rich.

Trade is a powerful driving force that will drive the rapid development of the world.

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