Daming Military Empire

Chapter 306 Gold Coast
Emperor Ming came to Goa in person. It was Emperor Ming who came to Goa in person. Once the news spread, the whole Goa was boiling. Goa is different from Manila. There is an expeditionary army of the Ming Empire here. Many Ming merchants chose to go to Goa. A development, therefore, the streets and alleys of Goa are full of shops of Ming merchants, and the common people of Goa are gradually getting familiar with the situation of Daming. His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire is the owner of the entire Ming Empire, and is also the account of countless Ming merchants. God, such a big figure descended to Goa, can it not cause a sensation!
Zhu Cijiong naturally didn't know that his arrival caused a sensation. After setting the scene at the port, he didn't lead Kong Dede around like he did in Manila, because Kong Dede was different from Coquian. It doesn't have much relationship with Daming, but this Kong Dede is Daming's true ally.

He once fought side by side with the First Corps of the Ming Expeditionary Army with Shivela and opened up the Mysore colony;

He once provided Daming with countless iron ores, so that the development of Daming's military industry did not stagnate due to lack of materials;
He unconditionally opened the Goa port, allowing Ming merchants to do business in Goa, and even colonies such as Mysore;
He also unconditionally provided the Daming Expeditionary Corps with food and grass, which saved Daming a lot of food and transportation costs. Of course, the First Corps of the Ming Expeditionary Army can also be said to be unconditionally stationed in Mysore for him, and the two sides are mutually beneficial. Call true allies.

Zhu Cijiong was naturally very polite to such an ally. He even took the time to have a long secret talk with Kong Dede in the study of the Governor's Mansion. There were only three people who participated in the secret talk. Apart from him and Kong Dede, there was only Shivela, but Shivela was a Professional translator.

Although Conde did not have Shivela's talent for business, he had unique insights into the world's colonial situation. He even reminded Zhu Cijiong to beware of the two traditional powers, Britain and France. Although it seems that the Netherlands is the one with the most ferocious powers to seize it, the local population problem will definitely hold back the Netherlands.

Zhu Cijiong looked at Kong Dede with admiration. He knew the development trend of the big powers behind, so he could conclude that the strongest opponent must be the United Kingdom. Unexpectedly, in this era, someone could predict it. Zhu Cijiong couldn't help chatting with Kong Dede more speculatively, and even delayed many subsequent trips .

However, he arranged those trips mainly because he wanted to open a royal branch and a college in Goa. Unexpectedly, once these questions were raised, Kong Dede agreed more readily than Coquian. This guy originally intended to attach himself to Daming, so naturally he would not refuse A request from His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire.

This saved Zhu Cijiong a lot of time. Then he encouraged the soldiers of the First Corps of the Expeditionary Army according to the original itinerary. After taking Kong Dede and Chongzheng Tongbao in two cars, we continued our journey.

The next step is to go around the Cape of Good Hope and then go straight to the European continent along the Gold Coast. Zhu Cijiong did not arrange any places to visit during this journey. Daming is too far away, and it is a typical effort to compete with the great powers here. If you have this skill, you might as well go to snatch North America!

This journey is about 2 miles, and it will take about 20 days. Zhu Cijiong, who feels a little boring, really learned Spanish from Princess Anna, and the Emperor Ming learned foreign languages. This seems a bit like a joke, but now the European continent However, the royal family regards mastering multiple languages ​​as a compulsory course, because this is an essential quality for those in power. You must know that the royal families of all European countries are related by blood. Maybe someday a certain prince or a certain duke or even a certain princess You have obtained the right to inherit the throne of a certain country, and you are asked to be the emperor or king, but you can't speak the language of that country, isn't it funny!

Zhu Cijiong did not learn foreign languages ​​to inherit the throne of any country, but purely for the needs of development, because the Ming Empire has entered the ranks of the great powers, and the communication with the great powers must be more and more frequent. Fortunately, he learned English fairly well in his previous life, and he was barely proficient in a foreign language. There was nothing difficult to understand in terms of grammar, but the vocabulary needed to be accumulated.

Just because he is not interested in the middle continent does not mean that everyone is not interested in the middle continent. Shivela is particularly interested in the middle continent. At first, he just chatted with Zheng Zhilong and other entourage, After the Cape of Good Hope, he couldn't help being excited, and came to chat with Zhu Cijiong!
Zhu Cijiong actually refused at first, but he agreed after he accidentally chattered with Princess Anna, but he made a request: I can listen to your nagging, but you must pay attention to every word Twice, one in Chinese and one in Spanish!

It is actually very dangerous to learn Spanish from Princess Anna all the time. Everyone knows the reason. Zhu Cijiong felt a little overwhelmed after learning for a few days. Now that there is a free learning machine delivered to his door, he naturally wants this learning machine to help him Learn Spanish well.

Shivela is not very opposed to this way of speaking, as long as the emperor is willing to listen to his nagging, he is mainly talking about the Gold Coast. The Gold Coast can be said to carry the dream of most Portuguese for the colony. It is a gold mine, and gold sand can be seen everywhere. Portugal has seized countless wealth here, and they have built colonial fortresses such as Elmina, Axim, and Accra here one after another. However, this dream is now facing shattering at any time Because in the tenth year of Chongzheng, that is, last year, the first colonial fort they built on the Gold Coast was taken away by the Dutch!

The Dutch are still continuing to build other forts, and they are trying to drive Portugal out of the Gold Coast in one fell swoop. Shivela expressed his indignation at this. The Dutch are indeed too arrogant.

Hearing this, Zhu Cijiong finally understood that this guy wanted to beg him to take Elmina back, and then drive the Dutch out of the Gold Coast.

It is very easy for Zhu Cijiong to do this. With an army of 30 and more than 400 warships, it may not be possible for all the troops of the entire Netherlands to gather together, let alone a small colonial stronghold. It is impossible for him to seize it. It took a lot of effort, but he still regretfully refused, because the Gold Coast has almost nothing to do with Daming, so it is really not worthwhile to tear up the contract and go to war with the Netherlands.

Of course, there is another more important reason, that is, this time he came here specifically to persuade people to fight, not to participate in the fight. He fought with people so close to the European land, so it would be strange not to be involved in the European war !
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