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Little Annie, who bears the title of Li Family Admiral, has just led the Li Family's fleet to the port of Basra in the Persian Gulf and anchored the ship. She hasn't had time to do anything, such as find delicious and interesting things, or go shopping. At that time, another group of people came directly to the door and blocked them in the pier.

"..."

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"What do you want to do, and do you want to fight too?!"

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Look at the weird uncle who is leading the way, then look at the three beautiful older sisters who are staring at him behind the other party, and then there is a burly and strong thug and a group of men holding machetes and muskets on their backs. Asshole, Anne subconsciously thought that the other party must be the fat man again, just like that Tubang prince and businessman Chamenlin Afmad Nagpur, who came here to find trouble and give her money .

Anyway, Annie figured it out a long time ago. Some people just don't like the size of her fleet, they just like to make trouble for her, and they are very xenophobic. They are not allowed to do business locally, and facing such a group of bad guys , such as the ones in front of you, there is definitely nothing wrong with directly defeating them.

"fight?"

"No!"

"I didn't mean to fight with you..."

"Actually, as I recall, aren't we already allies?"

Hearing the unfriendly questioning from the little girl at first, the leader of the visitor, that is, the strange uncle who looked sloppy and bare-chested even when he was wearing clothes, scratched his head and looked at Leng Buding with a puzzled face. Little Annie, who spoke to him, asked back.

Then, he began to carefully look at the group of people who had just disembarked from the super battleship that was a few times larger than their giant Arabian ship that was docked at the pier.

The other party was flying the flags of Daming and the Li family, and he was very familiar with that flag, which is why he decided to come to check it out in person after receiving the news!

Moreover, he also saw that the other party had a total of five warships of that kind, and only one of them had landed on this deep-water pier in Basra and got off such a group of people, but for some reason, he also saw that the other party did not seem to be there. Seeing that the other party is unloading, it seems that it is not an ordinary armed merchant ship?

"??"

(???.???)????

"What allies,

People don't know you, who is your ally? "

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Seeing that the other party didn't seem to be looking for trouble, and kept saying that he was an 'ally', Annie couldn't help but feel a little baffled.

"this……"

"All right!"

"It may be that the transmission of information is a bit lagging. It's no wonder. After all, the sea is too big. So, let me introduce myself first?"

"I am Abraham Ivan Woodin, owner of the Woodin Chamber of Commerce, and these three are my wives, Amina Anaf, Deniya Ittihad, and Fahma Hane, who It's my bodyguard, Hashish Al-Naidi."

"As early as a month ago, Ms. Li Huamei, the owner of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce, came here, and then we reached an agreement..."

As he spoke, Abraham Ivan Wooding slowly outlined the 'alliance' agreement they had reached with Li Huamei's fleet.

Anyway, probably because of belief, religion, and ethnicity, the Persian Gulf has always been occupied and ruled by Arab chambers of commerce, and they are extremely xenophobic. Li Huamei and her fleet came here more than a month ago. Then, like now, Abraham Ivan Woodin approached the door directly. After some negotiations, they probably reached an alliance intention. The general situation is:

First, the Li family fleet does not intervene in the waters of the Persian Gulf, including commercial operations.

Second, the Li Family Chamber of Commerce and the Woodin Chamber of Commerce established a common front to jointly resist the European invasion of the Persian Gulf and East and Southeast Asia.

Third, if the Li Family Chamber of Commerce clashes with the Europeans in the Persian Gulf, the ships and forces of the Woodin Chamber of Commerce will provide assistance as appropriate, and vice versa.

"That's basically it."

"I saw that you are also flying the flags of Daming and the Li family. Could it be that...you haven't received a letter from the head of your Li family?"

Wooding felt a little strange, because for such an important matter, it stands to reason that even if Li Huamei wanted to travel around the world and couldn't return, she should find a way to write a letter and send someone to notify her own chamber of commerce and fleet as soon as possible. And now, the one in front of him should also be the Li family's fleet, and it is very likely that the crew of the main battle fleet didn't know the news?

"correct!"

"Which of you is the admiral of this fleet?"

As he said that, Abraham Ivan Woodin began to take a look at the little blond girl who was talking to him just now, and then quickly rejected it, because the other party looked like a 'European', presumably it must be It won't be the admiral of the Li family's fleet.

Therefore, the most likely ones are the slightly bigger oriental girl and another middle-aged man who looks very powerful.

In view of the fact that the formidable woman Li Huamei was the admiral and head of the Li Family Fleet before, he felt that the Li Family Chamber of Commerce should be respected by women, so he subconsciously felt that the admiral of the Chamber of Commerce was probably that little oriental girl.

"They are!"

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"That's right!"

"This is the chief admiral Anne Hastur of our Li family fleet, and I am the second admiral Song Yifeng. As for this one, he is the chief mate and acting captain of our flagship battleship 'Xiangfeihu'. Also in charge of commanding and coordinating the efforts of the rest of the fleet."

At this time, without waiting for the dumbfounded uncle Wu Ding to say something, Song Yifeng snorted and said directly when he saw that the other party's eyes that made him feel uncomfortable were always aiming at his body.

"ah!"

"Is she the admiral of your fleet?"

"It's unbelievable..."

Abraham Ivan Woodin was indeed a little stunned. When he saw that the owner of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce was a woman, he had already noticed the maverick of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce, because in Arabia, here in the Persian Gulf, women There is no status at all, it is just a tool for men.

And now, the owner of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce is not only a woman, but even such a fleet of five powerful large warships is actually a woman as an admiral, and there are two little girls in their teens and teens?

And that Song Yifeng who just talked and introduced is probably a year or two younger than Wu Ding's youngest wife, Faruma Hane, right?

"Ahem!"

"In short!"

"I am very glad that you can come to the Persian Gulf and Basra as guests. As an ally and the owner of this place, I wonder if I can invite you to my private house as guests?"

First he sighed, and then seeing the displeasure gradually appearing on the faces of the people from the Li Family Chamber of Commerce in front of him, Abraham Ivan Wooding quickly realized, and then he hurriedly extended an invitation to the guests with a smile .

"Huh?"

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Originally, Annie wanted the other party to get out of the way quickly, because she didn't care if the other party was an ally or not, or whether she had signed any agreement with that scoundrel Li Huamei, she just wanted to go to the city and find delicious food. I don't want to waste time basking in the sun and chatting nonsense with this kind of strange uncle here at the pier!

"If I visit your house as a guest, is there anything delicious?"

ヾ(^▽^*)))

However, after hearing the other party's invitation, she quickly changed her face, and then asked with a cute smile.

If the other party has delicious food and drinks that can satisfy her, Grand Admiral Anne, maybe she will reluctantly agree to the agreement that that villain Li Huamei signed with the other party?

"Of course there is!"

"Your Excellency the Admiral, I'm afraid you don't know?"

"My Woodin's three wives have their own strengths. Deniya is good at martial arts, and she is very good at swordsmanship; Faruma is good at singing and dancing, and Amina is quite good at cooking. You will see later Arrived."

"Later, I can let Fayouma and Deniya perform for you, and then let Amina cook for you, and you will be satisfied."

Seeing that the admiral's little girl seemed a little ready to move, Abraham Ivan Wooding suggested with a hearty smile.

Anyway, the two admirals in front of him are little girls, so it doesn't hurt him to ask his wife to entertain them. Anyway, he certainly won't mind, and it seems that the pier is not a place to discuss things.

Of course, the reason why he didn't mind was because of the five terrifying giant ships with countless gun ports and tall hulls in the pier of Basra port at this time! If the other party comes in a few small sampans, do you think his majestic Abraham Ivan Woodin will flatter and receive the other party?

"It's delicious again?"

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"That's good, good! Let's go now, lead the way!!"

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Hearing what the other party said was so spicy, and now she didn't seem to know where to find delicious and fun food, so, without even thinking about it, Annie cheered and accepted the other party, and urged to go quickly, she couldn't wait up.

"certainly!"

"this way please!"

Seeing the success of the invitation and seeing the innocent and unscheming look of the other party, Abraham Ivan Woodin subtly showed a smug smile in his eyes.

"Hello!"

"Annie, wait for me!"

There is no way, since Annie has made up her mind, and after the Nagpur incident, Song Yifeng, who feels that they don't seem to need to be afraid of anyone, hastened to catch up.

"..."

"You guys, come together!"

However, don't worry about the two admirals, the conscientious first officer will definitely not trust strangers easily, so with a wave of his hand, dozens of fully armed sailors disembarked from the boat, and followed Behind the two admirals and the followers of the Woodin Chamber of Commerce.

...

half a day later...

"ha!"

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"It's so full and satisfying..."

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Anne had to admit that the house of that guy named Woodin was really big and clean. He arranged them to dine in this restaurant with a sink, and asked Amina or Farana to cook. It is very full and satisfying.

Anyway, after eating and drinking enough, feeling drowsy from the coolness of the flowing pool water, she began to wonder if she should find a chance to snatch that guy's wife away and bring her to the boat Give her Admiral Anne as her personal chef?

but……

It seems a little bad to eat other people's food and food just now, and now turn your back on them and grab their wives?

Thinking about it, a certain bad little girl couldn't help but fell into a tangle. She wanted to eat delicious food every day, but she couldn't bear to catch other people's wives, so she needed to think again... ...preparing and brewing well?

(…)

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"correct!"

"Admiral Anne, actually, I have been paying attention to your Li family fleet, and I have also received some news from the Indian Ocean and the Java Islands in Southeast Asia. To be honest, I never thought that you are so powerful... .”

"That beautiful Miss Li Huamei is serving as an outpost for you, and you are the main force, right?"

After he was full of wine and food, he had already inquired and confirmed a lot of information at the dinner table, and added the information he had received before, so Abraham Ivan Wooding asked directly at this time.

Regarding what happened in Southeast Asia, such as the death of the Malay Governor Doyle Lopez de Preyla and the surrender of the Dutch Governor of Java, Antonio van Kuen, he actually knew about it a long time ago, but , he always thought it was just a rumor, but after seeing those warships today, he suddenly believed it a little bit.

I feel that even if the facts are not like that, even if there are some exaggerated elements, the result should be almost the same.

"Not!"

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"He is only leading the development fleet, and the main force is actually still in the waters of Ming Dynasty!"

(^_?)☆

Daming still has fifteen super battleships and a fortress with a complete manufacturing base, but Anne left all those things to that bearded man.

"Da Ming?"

Woodin pondered, and nodded.

He felt that the reason for defeating the Portuguese and forcing the Dutch to surrender must be the main fleet of the Ming Dynasty. If the current fleet in the port of Basra is only a development fleet, then it would make sense.

"..."

"Admiral Anne, I have a proposal, I don't know if I should say it?"

After pondering for a while, looking at the little girl half lying there, seeming to be satisfied with eating, Abraham Ivan Wooding thought about it for a while, and finally straightened his face, made up his mind and asked solemnly .

"proposal?"

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"What do you want? Do you want to fight?"

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"No!"

"It's not a fight!"

"On the contrary, we want to cooperate deeply with your Li Family Chamber of Commerce, what do you think?"

Subconsciously, Woodin wiped the sweat that didn't exist on his forehead.

He didn't understand why the other party suddenly said that and wanted to start a war with their Woodin Chamber of Commerce. Could it be that that was the real purpose of the other party's coming to the Persian Gulf and Basra?

"cooperate?"

"How to cooperate?"

Without waiting for Annie to agree, Song Yifeng who was on the side hastily interrupted and asked.

"Well……"

"Is such that......"

Woodin roughly mentioned a plan, which is to add some commercial and military agreements to the original agreement signed with Li Huamei, that is, to attack Europe, especially those enemies along the coast of Africa, and then their Woodin Chamber of Commerce will open part of the Persian Gulf as appropriate The trade share of the port is given to the Li family and so on.

"no!"

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"Sounds like too much trouble!"

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At this time, little Annie spoke again.

"ah?"

Wu Ding never expected that his originally sincere cooperation would be rejected by the other party so quickly.

"How about this!"

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"Simply, your Woodin Chamber of Commerce is the same as that Nagopur Chamber of Commerce, just join our Li Family Chamber of Commerce directly!"

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"Join?"

"what does that mean?"

"But aren't we already allies now?"

Abraham Ivan Woodin was a little confused, and didn't know what the other party meant by 'joining'.

"Hmm..."

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"It's probably like this..."

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After thinking for a while, Anne roughly spoke about the agreement signed between the hot prince and businessman Chamenlin Afmad Nagpur and their Li Family Chamber of Commerce.

"!!"

"That's impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"Your Li Family Chamber of Commerce is trying to annex our Woodin Chamber of Commerce?!"

However, after listening to Little Annie's statement, knowing that the so-called "joining" turned out to allow the entire Woodin Chamber of Commerce to join the Li Family Chamber of Commerce, Abraham Yiwen Woodin immediately stood up with rounded eyes, and said Delay refused.

Although the conditions offered by the other party are very generous, but when you think about it, the other party actually asked the Wooding Chamber of Commerce to fly the banner of the Li Family, and needs to hand over 50% of the trade revenue to the Li Family Chamber of Commerce every quarter and unconditionally open all ports and ports. At the business station, he couldn't help but gasp.

Although, in that case, their Woodin Chamber of Commerce will also organize a fleet to go to the Indian Ocean, the South China Sea, and even the Ming Empire to do business, but the harsh conditions are too bullying in Woodin's view... Even if the Li Family Chamber of Commerce has opened up the trade and shipping routes between the South Seas and the Indian Ocean, but the other party wants to make him surrender to the Woodin Chamber of Commerce, that is absolutely impossible!

"Your Excellency Woodin!"

"If you don't agree, then we can only maintain the status quo."

"We respect the decision of Patriarch Li Huamei, so we are still allies. We will not trade in the Persian Gulf. At the same time, your Arab merchant ships may not be able to trade with us?"

"Of course, the supply must be no problem!"

Fearing that Annie and Song Yifeng, the two little girl admirals, would be taken advantage of by the other party, at this moment, the chief mate who had been sitting at his table silently eating food suddenly spoke up, and then directly stopped him with an unquestionable tone. Negotiations with Abraham Ivan Woodin were likely to continue.

"..."

"Can!"

"Then continue to maintain the status quo!"

It was obviously impossible for Abraham Ivan Wooding to submit to the Li Family Chamber of Commerce so easily. Therefore, after standing on the main seat for a while, his expression changed, and he finally gritted his teeth and agreed with the first officer's point of view.

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