On the back of the Aegean Sea, a large ship is preparing to enter the Mediterranean through the Turkish Strait from south to north.
The Aegean Sea region is one of the most chaotic areas in the entire Mediterranean. A large number of pirates gather here to loot passing business travelers.
Because you can go to the Black Sea and reach the Nanyun Province of the Ming Empire to obtain precious goods from the far east, this route is now also an emerging golden route, which is even more popular than the original route to the Golden Continent.
From the far east, the homeland of the Ming Empire, goods can be transported unimpeded and very safely to Nanyun Province. Compared with taking the sea route to Golden Continent, or taking the Nanyang route, taking the land route is undoubtedly the easiest way now. Safe route.
The sea was too windy and the safety of ships was a big problem. This also caused many merchants in the Ming Dynasty to switch to land routes, which also contributed to the prosperity of this route.
The prosperous and busy golden route will naturally attract many pirates, including Ottoman pirates, Vikings, Arab pirates, shameless English pirates, as well as Spanish and Portuguese people who do business and work as pirates. In short, all kinds of pirates They all gather here.
The Aegean Sea is located at the exit of the Turkish Strait and is the ultimate gateway to the Black Sea. There are many islands here, and it is extremely convenient for these pirates to escape. In addition, the existence of the free trade port of Xihai Island also makes it convenient for them to sell stolen goods, which intensifies the rampant pirates in the Aegean Sea.
At this moment, around the big ship, there were six pirate ships with skull and crossbones flags flying towards the big ship quickly. The pirates on the pirate ships bared their teeth and claws, constantly waving their hooks and swords, all the time. Prepare to loot this big ship.
"Pirates~Pirates~"
On the deck, Alexei and Andrei looked anxiously at the pirates rushing over, and then looked at the Ming dragon flag hanging high on the ship's mast. He was a little confused. Didn't it mean that no one in the Ming Dynasty dared to mess with this flag? After seeing the Ming Dynasty Dragon Flag, why did these pirates dare to rush over?
Looking at the Ming people on the boat, all of them were calm and calm, as if they were not afraid. They even didn¡¯t bother to raise the sails on the boat and had no intention of struggling or escaping.
"Mr. Xie, Mr. An, there is no need to panic~"
"The Black Dragon we are traveling on is an authentic Ming Dynasty ship. There are more than a hundred Ming people on board. They don't dare to do anything to us. They even came over to check it out and will leave soon."
Beside the two of them, Zhang Wei, the chief escort of the Black Sea Escort Bureau, was very confident. He looked at the approaching pirate ship and showed no signs of panic.
??Looking at the Ming people on the ship, they all did what they were supposed to do and had no intention of paying attention to the pirates around them.
"But, but, hasn't the Great Ming Dragon Flag already been hoisted on our ship?"
"Why do they still dare to come around?"
Alexey was a little confused and asked after thinking for a while.
"That's because many passing ships will fly the dragon flag of our Ming Empire. They deceived these pirates at first. Over time, these pirates knew about this."
"So, as long as the passing ships fly the dragon flag of the Ming Empire, they will get closer and check it carefully. If it is not the ship of the Ming people, they will loot it. If it is really the ship of the Ming people, they will not What do you dare to do to us?"
Zhang Wei smiled and explained.
Looking around again, several pirate ships have already come closer. I saw that the hooks on the pirate ships hooked the side of the Black Dragon very neatly, and then several pirate leaders also climbed over along the hook locks.
"Red Beard, why is it you again?"
Seeing the pirate crawling over along the hook rope, Zhang Wei immediately recognized him and immediately stepped forward to say hello with a smile.
"Modan~"
"What bad luck, it's you again."
Seeing Zhang Wei, looking at the clothes of the Black Sea Escort Agency on him, and then looking at the unfazed Ming people on the boat, Red Beard suddenly became so angry that his beard straightened.
"Haha, my friend, this is fate."
Zhang Wei immediately laughed and gave the other party a hug.
Si minus Si. This is what escort agents are like. Since ancient times, they have relied on black and white friends to enjoy their meals. Although the Ming Dynasty has enough majesty in this area, these black and white people should be friends with each other.
The red beard in front of me is from this area of ??the Aegean Sea.The famous big pirate is an official pirate who has issued a privateering license by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He specializes in plundering passing merchant ships in this area.
Zhang Wei met this red bearded man several times when he walked here. After going back and forth, he became familiar with him and became a friend.
¡°Fate is a piece of shit~¡±
"It's really unlucky to meet you. Another trip was in vain."
Red Beard cursed a lot, but he still smiled and chatted with Zhang Wei.
Just as I expected, the ship in front of me was an authentic Ming Dynasty ship. No one deliberately flew the Ming Dynasty dragon flag to pretend to be a Ming Dynasty ship.
¡°As long as he encounters the ships of the Ming Dynasty, he cannot take action. No one can bear the anger of the Ming Dynasty, and no one wants to be rewarded with a high reward.
"Come on, don't leave in a hurry. I happen to have a few jugs of good wine here. Drink it before leaving."
Zhang Wei, however, smiled and pulled his red beard and sat down on the deck. Soon someone brought him good wine and food, and they started chatting while drinking.
"This wine is still as strong as the wine from you Ming people~"
Redbeard is addicted to alcohol. After taking a sip of Ming Dynasty shochu, he immediately became addicted.
"How is business lately?"
Zhang Wei looked at Red Beard¡¯s appearance and immediately smiled. There were crew members on the Black Dragon here who also sent jars of wine by ropes to the pirate ship next to them.
"This is to give the pirates some face, so that they can't let them go back empty-handed, and it's also a way to make friends. As for tolls, there is no such rule. Anyway, Ming people's ships don't have to pay.
Mi He Mi. If you bring wine, just give them a few jars of wine, and sometimes give them some tea or something, just like that, they will not return empty-handed when they go down the slope, and the Ming people's ship will also pass smoothly.
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"Forget it, it hasn't been open for more than half a month."
"Now these merchant ships are all thieves and thieves, and all of them are flying the dragon flag of your Ming Dynasty. We have no choice but to inspect them one by one, or else we will let you pass directly."
The red-bearded man drank heavily and ate roast chicken. The wine and food of the Ming people were really good. When it came to business, he sighed helplessly.
"Now these ships are all passing together. They have cannons and guns on board. They are not easy to mess with. We haven't gotten any fat sheep for a long time."
"You are doing this business without capital, and your life is so comfortable."
"Look at me, I'm going to the Principality of Moscow this time. It's windy, sunny, and tiring. It takes three months to go back and forth, and I only get a few dozen taels of silver. You are still comfortable."
Zhang Wei said with a smile while Redbeard was pouring the wine. Alexey and Andrei on the side were dumbfounded. Is this still the pirate in their imagination?
¡°I originally thought that a war was inevitable, but now it has turned into a complaint meeting?
"Fart~"
"Don't think I don't know. You have a large manor and a large ranch here in the South Caucasus. Your life is very comfortable, and yet you still complain to me. That means you don't want to live a stable life( Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com