Chapter 1205: Finally back

After solving the problem of sulphur pits, Marin took the fleet and made a turn to the Penghu Islands, intending to build a water village there. As a result, the fleet rushed there and found a group of pirates entrenched there.

It turned out that because the Ming Dynasty did not care about the Penghu Islands, it became an unowned land. Some fishermen also fled to the Penghu Islands to settle down because they couldn't pay the taxes. In addition, because the government no matter where it is, some pirates have also chosen the Penghu Islands as the old nest. After all, there is no official army here to kill them.

When Marin's battleship approached the main island of the Penghu Islands, a simple pirate water village was discovered. Not to mention, Marin directly took Kahn and others to attack the water village, broke the small water village with only 36 pirates in one fell swoop, and seized two small pirate ships.

Then, the Magong Port, the center of the posterity island southwest of Penghu Island, became the location of the new Penghu Water Village on the Penghu Islands.

Marin simply named the local Magongzhai, after all, he is surnamed Ma. In fact, Magong was originally called Ma Gong, which means Ma Zu's palace. However, if you call Ma Gong, it doesn't sound imposing. In addition to his last life and the surname of Han in this life are all surnamed horses, so Marin simply named this place as the later generation's magong.

On Penghu Island, in addition to the 36 pirates' water villages, there is also a small fishing village of more than 300 people. These fishermen were unable to pay taxes in the local area, or borrowed usury loans, and then fled to the Penghu Islands. Then, gathered on the island into a fishing village. After the pirates came here, they were forced to hand over part of the catch to the pirates as "taxation". But because pirates often go to land to loot and bring food and various daily necessities, these fishermen are willing to be ruled by pirates. After all, the Penghu Islands are not suitable for growing food. They usually only eat fish, fish, fish ...

Marin took people to kill the pirates, and the fishermen were not happy. After all, the pirates also provided them with food and various supplies that were not produced on the Penghu Islands. However, after Marin announced that he would send people to station here and provide them with various living materials, these fishermen were all willing to allegiance to Marin ...

As for the 36 unlucky pirates who were captured alive, Marin sent all of them to Fuzhou, letting the Ming court dispose of it, and it was considered that Marin had submitted a nomination.

While sending the pirates, Marin also proposed to the Ming Ting-whether the two sides will jointly build the Penghu Water Village ...

Marin chose to take Ming Ming together because he didn't have the confidence to guard the Penghu Islands. After all, Kong Tai has too few manpower to control the huge island. If you put too much energy on guarding the Penghu Islands, it is too bad.

The Ming Dynasty is different, but they have a solid foundation and can send troops to support Penghu at any time. Historically, after the Dutch 900 colonists occupied the Penghu Water Village, the Ming Dynasty Hu Jian governor Nan Juyi directly dispatched tens of thousands of troops to the island and besieged the city, scaring the Dutch to pee.

No matter how poor the fighting ability of Daming Marine Division is, the numerical advantage is absolute. Moreover, the combat effectiveness of the Ming Navy sailors is not bad. The Ming army on the southeast coast is worse than the army, and the combat effectiveness of the sailors is okay. With the help of the sailors of the Ming Dynasty, Marin was more confident in guarding the Penghu Islands.

Moreover, Marin occupied the Penghu Islands, the intention is to avoid the Portuguese seizing. The Penghu Islands themselves are of little value. Therefore, pulling on the Ming Dynasty to guard together can also reduce your burden.

Therefore, Marin directly asked the Ming court to send sailors to Penghu. The reason is that if the court doesn't care, it's easy to become a pirate's nest ... and this one can impress the Ming court most ...

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After returning to Keelung, Marin began preparing to return. At this time, Columbus Jr. suddenly led eight 250-class armed merchant ships from Guangzhou to Keelung and joined Marin.

In fact, Columbus Jr., who took the African route, should have arrived in Daming last winter. But the problem is that when Columbus Jr. called at a small port in India, he was seriously ill and delayed for a long time. In desperation, the fleet had to stay there for a long time.

So, it wasn't until Marin was returning, that the fleet of Little Columbus came to join Marin ...

"Is the body okay?" Marin asked with concern.

Columbus Jr. is one year younger than Marin, but thinner than Marin. After all, Marin is a knight. Although it is not strong among knights, it is also much stronger than ordinary people. Although Old Columbus was scumbag, he did a lot for Marin. Therefore, for the younger Columbus, Marin still has to be concerned.

"Dagong Xie cares, my body is all right. When I stopped in Guangzhou, I asked Dr. Hua Xia with the help of Master Skandar and prescribed me a tonic. Now it is fine." Diego Columbus said .

"Can you return home now?"

"no problem!"

"That's good."

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Marin came to Daming this time on the Pacific route. But to Europeans, it was said to take the route that bypassed Africa, along with Columbus.

Therefore, Columbus Jr. is a guise on the bright side, and Marin needs them to cover.

Suddenly, Marin seemed to remember something and said:

"By the right, Diego, this time I'm returning, I have an important task for you!"

"Please ask Grand Duke!" Diego Columbus stood up immediately.

"This is the case. Our Grenada and Cuba ’s tropical colonies cannot bear ordinary cattle. And I heard that Indian zebu cattle are the most suitable for tropical areas. So, I hope that your fleet will not Bring other goods, in addition to the supplies and fresh water required by the crew, the rest are used to load the Indian tumor cattle. As for the money, I will get you some from the fleet ... "

Since knowing that the Indian zebu is good, Marin will naturally not miss the opportunity. Little Columbus led eight 250-class armed merchant ships, and hundreds of Indian Zebu could still be loaded.

At this time, Little Columbus asked:

"Duke, do you mean the rumen, does the cow have a raised sarcoma at the forefront, similar to the hump?"

"Yeah, you have been to India and you should have seen it."

Diego Columbus nodded and said:

"Yes, Grand Duke, I have not only seen this kind of cow in India, but I have also seen many such cows on a big island in southeastern Africa ..."

"Africa ... Southeast ... Big Island ... Are you talking about Madagascar?" Marin wondered.

Diego Columbus shook his head and said:

"I don't know what the name of that island is, but that island is very large. Our fleet has docked there and found that there are also many cows on the island, much like the cows in India. And, there are a lot of them ..."

"A lot? How much?" Marin's eyes lit up. At the same time, a piece of information deep in his mind jumped out-it seemed that later generations of Madagascar were known as the kingdom of cattle.

How much cattle are there? It is said that every two people on the island have a cow. The total population of Madagascar in the later generations looks like 24 million, so the number of cattle in Madagascar should be more than 12 million heads ...

However, the previous life Marin did not know that Madagascar's cattle are actually zebu ...

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In fact, Madagascar is different from the African continent. Because Madagascar is in the Indian Ocean, it has dealings with India. Moreover, the Malagasy people are also a mixed-blood descendant of local blacks and Southeast Asian Malays, Indians and Arabs who migrated from the sea. Therefore, the later Malagasy people looked more like dark-skinned Malays and black Indians than pure black Africans.

As for the cattle on the island, it may be brought by Indian immigrants or Arab immigrants. The Arab immigrants mainly moved in around the 9th century, and it is estimated that cattle were brought in from that era. Now that hundreds of years have passed, it is estimated that there should be a lot of cattle in Madagascar. Even if we do n’t want the horror scale of more than 12 million heads in later generations, there are certainly many.

Moreover, Marin estimated that these cattle should be mainly distributed in the northern part of the island. Because Arab immigrants arrived on the island from the northern coast.

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With this in mind, Marin told Diego Colum to preach:

"In this case, on your return trip, in addition to going to India to purchase a large number of zebu cattle, when you pass Madagascar, send someone to stay on the island and find out how to get the cattle on the island. When I send a boat to Madagascar next time, Procurement of local cattle in large quantities. "

Little Columbus led his life back, and Marin, after purchasing a large number of finished shipbuilding materials such as tung oil and raw paint, also went north along the Kuroshio and began to return ...

At this time, it was already the beginning of June in the Gregorian calendar. It happened that the monsoon near Taiwan Island changed from a northerly wind to a southwesterly wind. With the promotion of the Kuroshio, it was just right for going north.

Historically, the famous Manila galleon ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ also seems to sail northwards by the southwest monsoon in June every year, arriving in the waters near Japan and heading east.

In fact, Marin doesn't have to wait until June to go north. After all, he has a slanted sail on the upper edge, which can be used to wind from all sides. But he handled all kinds of things on Dongfan Island, and also won the Penghu Islands, wasting too much time. Therefore, it was delayed until early June.

Moreover, he did not dare to drag on. Because, starting from June, the typhoon season has entered the area around Taiwan Island. Fortunately in June, the more winds appear in the background. Therefore, Marin's return flight is basically like running away.

But as long as it reaches the waters near Japan, there will be fewer typhoons. Because typhoons mainly pass through the island and reach the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang at most, there are few typhoons that ravaged Japan. But the island of Taiwan may be hit by a typhoon, or it will not be called a typhoon.

Marin tremblingly led the fleet along the north of the Ryukyu Islands. The reason why he followed the Ryukyu Islands was that the fleet was afraid of the early typhoon. If it does happen, the fleet must be unlucky. If you go along the Ryukyu Islands, there is still a chance to escape to the island ...

Fortunately, Marin still has a weak protagonist aura. Therefore, he did not encounter an early typhoon along the way and safely reached the Japanese waters. After arriving here, most of the scope of typhoon has basically gone out. Further east, it's safe ...