Late Ming Dynasty: Conquering the world starting from riding and cutting

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A week passed quickly, and Fons's three-masted merchant ship had been repaired.

Today was the day they set sail. Dozens of barrels of clean water and baskets of dry bread were continuously loaded into the merchant ship by sailors and Spanish soldiers. These supplies could ensure their necessary needs at sea.

Qin Hao also specially sent some more local wild fruits up there and told Amorim to eat one or two when he was free at sea. As for the reason, Qin Hao did not tell him.

It is basically impossible for sailors who stay at sea for a long time to supplement fresh fruits, which leads to a lack of vitamin C in their bodies. After a few months of deficiency, sailors will feel tired, weak, depressed, pale, and have swollen and bleeding gums. Therefore, it is known as "the fear of sailors" and the "fierce god of the sea". This is why later generations got scurvy.

In the Age of Discovery, various diseases restricted the development of maritime power in various countries. Among them, scurvy was a very important part. Once infected, the fatality rate was as high as 7 or 8%, and it could not be treated at sea.

Therefore, Qin Hao asked Amorim to bring more fruits on board, knowing that if he eats more fruits, this kind of scurvy will not be a problem at all.

When everything was ready, Qin Hao stood at the pier and asked: "Feng Si, are you sure this route is okay?"

Feng Si looked at Qin Hao seriously: "Your Excellency General, although I have never walked this route, when I was in the Manila Tavern, I communicated with many captains and sailors. They have all walked through it, so there should be no problem. "

He knew that the young man in front of him had a higher status than the captain, so he did not dare to panic and poured out the news he heard in the tavern.

The route Feng Si mentioned is starting from Keelung. It is different from the previous westward crossing of the Taiwan Strait. Instead, it enters the Pacific from the east of Taiwan Island and then returns to Manila. The advantage of this is that it can most likely avoid the risk of crossing the Taiwan Strait. Encountered the Dutch fleet at the southern end of Taiwan Island.

Of course, it is not without disadvantages, but the risks of this route are very high. First, it passes through the Pacific Ocean, and the storms on the sea are very strong, especially in this season, it is even more moody. But Feng Si has never walked this road, and besides, he is not a serious captain, so there is a high possibility of getting lost on the road.

Because of these two points, Qin Hao was actually very conflicted. He was not very willing to let Amorim leave now, but when he saw the determination on his face.

You can understand his intention this time: he must leave, even if he knows that it is extremely dangerous, even if he may be buried in the sea, he will not hesitate.

"Then I wish you all the best!" Qin Hao pursed his lips and gave Amorim a hug.

"Yes, sir, please allow me to call you that. If I can come back, I am willing to serve you."

"Oh, are you really willing to give up your status as a glorious nobleman of the Spanish Empire to follow me, a small general of the Ming Dynasty?" Qin Hao smiled knowingly and joked.

"From the first time I met you, I felt that you were not an ordinary person. I believe that your future will never stop here."

Qin Hao couldn't help but laugh after hearing this: "I will take what you said as true."

At this time, Fons stood on the bow of the ship and shouted loudly, interrupting the two people's chat: "The ship is sailing, Lord Amorim."

"goodbye!"

Amorim said a solemn farewell, and then walked towards the merchant ship on the wooden planks.

At this moment, the long-awaited system prompt sounded in Qin Hao's mind.

【Ding! Side mission completed! 】

[Side Mission—The Controller of San Salvador]

[On the land of China, no colonists are allowed to exist. When you encounter the colonists from Spain for the first time, it means that you will become enemies. Find a way to ask Amorim or find the city of San Salvador yourself, and find an opportunity to capture it to become the first city of your own. 】

[Mission Reward—Shenji Camp Musketeer x30]

Recalling what happened in the past few days, it was like a picture flipping through my mind quickly, frame by frame, and I couldn't help but feel a little bit in my heart: the days passed so fast, it has been almost a month since I came here, and I don't know where Pingyuan Village is. How is everyone doing?

Although Zhuge Xuan asked the Liaodong Cavalry to deliver letters every few days during this period, and most of the reports were good news, letters were still letters after all, and Qin Hao was still a little worried if he did not go back.

At this time, a voice in Qin Hao's heart told him: It is time to go back.

"Haerken Beru, come here." Qin Hao called behind him.

"My lord, I am here." A French soldier immediately stepped forward.

"I'm going back in a few days. I'll ask you to stay here in San Salvador. In addition, there will be 30 Shenji camp musketeers stationed here to assist you in your defense. Please keep a good watch on me and don't do anything. Chaos, if something can’t be handled, send someone to look for me, do you understand?”

"promise!"

Qin Hao nodded with satisfaction. Halken Beru was the captain of the French Fire Gunmen. In addition to him, there were also Han Xian, the captain of the Shuntian Death Soldiers, and Zhao Chang, the captain of the Nord Guards.

The reason why he stayed here was that the faces of the French soldiers in the team were European, and the Shuntian soldiers and Nord guards all had Eastern faces. After he left, if something unexpected happened, their faces would be of some help. .

I have to say that during the Age of Discovery, Europeans did more!

However, there were 40 people in total, including 10 French musketeers and 30 musketeers from the Shenji Camp, and they also had the most advanced weapons of this era. As long as they did not encounter a large-scale attack by the Dutch, they could solve it themselves.

Besides, Qin Hao did not think that the Dutch would dare to land now. Now they were fighting fiercely with the Spanish at sea. According to the original historical process, they would not occupy San Salvador until 1642 and end the Spanish rule in Taiwan.

After recruiting 30 musketeers from the Shenji Camp and handing them over to Beru, Qin Hao returned to the inner fort. The morning sea breeze was still a bit biting and cold.

As soon as he returned to the city gate, he saw Wang Jiu lying on the ground with his head down, and he knew in his heart that he had not found his brother.

"What's wrong? Didn't find it?" Qin Hao walked up and asked with concern.

Wang Jiu has been performing well these days, which made Qin Hao very satisfied, and his identity is the leader of the mountain. With such an identity, Qin Hao paid special attention to him.

To put it bluntly, he needed such a role model to realize his national integration. Wang Jiu was the first in the experiment, so he would naturally not treat him unfairly. If he has talent, Qin Hao is willing to train him well, and it would be best if he could stand out from the crowd.

"Yes, sir." Wang Jiu choked up a little. He had been staying in the mountains these days, searching all the time, but still had no results.

When he thought of his brother, he felt an indescribable pain in his heart.

"Don't think about your brother. Go back and take good care of your wife and children. They are still waiting for you at home. If you are disabled at this time, what will they do?" Qin Hao persuaded Wang Jiu to regain his confidence as much as possible.

Wang Jiu thought for a long time before he came to his senses. Didn't he expect such a result a long time ago? Did he have to keep looking and not even go home?

When Wang Jiu thought of his son's cute round face, his previous decadence was swept away, and his heart became hot again. He struggled to get up, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his hands, and thanked Qin Hao: "Yes, sir, you are right, I shouldn't be like this, thank you for your advice."

"You're welcome, go and get ready, we will leave tomorrow." Qin Hao ordered as he left.

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