The captain of the Yuefei, Cao Li, was promoted to commander of the American Fleet.

This time he went to South America, Cao Li rode on the F001 fly-scissor boat, as a pioneer in opening a stronghold in the Americas, and also brought two Spanish-speaking officials.

On the 16th day of the first lunar month, Cao Li followed the global map drawn by Zhao Yan and walked southeastward first. On the 29th day, he arrived at Ryukyu. At this moment, Ryukyu was still a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. Wen Bangliang conducted a small-scale trade in Ryukyu and exchanged some local specialties with the Ryukyu Kingdom. Then you started driving all the way east.

After driving east for nearly half a month, Wenbangliang successfully discovered the Hawaiian Islands in the latitude and longitude of the map using a sextant.

This is a very beautiful archipelago, with blue waters and turquoise islands. There are coconut trees growing by the sea, and forests and lush vegetation on the land, and the scenery is extremely pleasant.

Cao Li boarded the island marked "Honolulu" on the map and had contact with the indigenous people on the island that day. Cao Li took the initiative to take out the goods and exchange specialties with the indigenous people on the island, which made the indigenous people on the island very happy and warmly welcomed their arrival. After Cao Li replenished fresh fruits and vegetables on the island that day, he set off immediately the next day and drove southeast.

However, Cao Li rented a piece of land on the island, leaving more than 100 Marine soldiers, and opened a shopping mall on the island to acquire local specialties and supplies for a long time.

The journey from China to America is long, and even the flying scissors will take more than a month to sail, so a supply station is needed halfway.

Hawaii is undoubtedly an ideal mid-way supply station, but now it does not have the energy to clean up the indigenous people on the island, and they do not know much about the situation of these indigenous people, so the soldiers left behind will mainly inspect the indigenous forces on each island.

When you have the energy in the future, you will increase your troops to occupy the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaii can vigorously develop sugar production and whaling industries, and can also plant tropical cash crops. It is also a tourist holy place, so Zhao Yan will naturally not let it go.

At present, the indigenous forces on each island are very weak, and the islands are still in a state of division and are not unified. One hundred Marine soldiers plus twenty artillery is enough to deal with it.

The Navy has a positioning tool like sextant and has a global map drawn by Zhao Yan. Although the map has some deviations, the deviation is not large. There is no need to worry about losing direction at sea, and it can accurately find the destination.

After leaving the Hawaiian Islands, Cao Li led two clippers to sail on the sea for sixteen days and finally arrived at the Isthmus of Panama.

Opposite Panama City is the Port of Dios, where the Spanish transported gold and silver.

"The Lord said that the Franchise man first transported the gold and silver from South America to that city, then transported it to the port by a team of mules and horses, and then transported it back to their country by the port fleet, where the gold and silver mined throughout the year are gathered. Unfortunately, we don't have warships, otherwise we wouldn't have robbed him." Cao Li regrettedly observed Panama City with a telescope.

"According to the plan, as long as we set up a stronghold in South America, the fleet will arrive in the Americas before the end of the year. With the important surname of Panama, we should not set up the stronghold there, otherwise it will cause a strong reaction from the Franchise people. At the same time, rubber may not be found here. Finding rubber is our primary goal, and it is not advisable to have a quarrel with the Franchise people." Yang Yichuan, the Education Commissioner, also looked at Panama City in the distance with a telescope, and said while speaking.

"Look at the south!" Cao Li nodded and said.

When Cao Li drove south along the coast, he encountered several gold transport ships along the way. However, the flying scissors were not warships and could not engage in sea battles, so they all squawked by directly and ignored those ships. After the Spanish ships met the two sailboats led by Cao Li, they could only sigh at the speed.

Three days later, Cao Li came to Paita Harbor, which was still in an undeveloped state. They observed from the latitude and longitude, and it was just right for setting up a stronghold.

Cao Li immediately let the ship break down, and more than 600 soldiers boarded Paita Harbor that afternoon and began to contact the Incas on the island.

This place belongs to the Peru administrative region of Spain, where Spain established the Governor of Peru, and the administrative center is located in the city of Lima to the south.

The Inca civilization perished in the 16th century and was conquered by the Spanish. The current Incas are already under the rule of the Spanish.

After Cao Li got ashore, he immediately traded with the local Incas. These people were under the rule of the Spanish and could already understand Spanish, so there was no problem in communication.

Paita is a place that is not valued by the Spanish. It has some drought and has little annual precipitation, which is only suitable for the development of animal husbandry, so its influence on this place is very weak.

After inspecting the Pai Tower, the fleet personnel believed that this place was a very suitable place as a stronghold.

"It is drought here all year round and there is not much rainfall, so it is not affected by the rainy season, and there will be no plagues due to the arrival of the rainy season." Yang Yichuan concluded after conducting a geographical environment investigation.

"Then let's build a fort here!" Cao Li nodded.

The next day, they had in-depth contact with the local Incas, and made a request for renting a land and gave generous rent.

The local Inca tribe was very happy and agreed to their request and rented the port and nearby lots to them.

Cao Li then began to purchase reserves in large quantities, and took out the goods and hired local Incas to build a castle on the rented land.

The soldiers brought the cannons to the shore and began to build fortifications to prevent the Spanish from attacking.

In the last century, Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Toddhira under the auspices of the Pope. The treaty stipulates that America west of the Pacific center line is the sphere of influence of Spain and the sphere of influence of the central line is the sphere of influence of Portugal. They fantasize the world into two and regard the Americas as their ban. At the same time, they warn European countries that any country that crosses the Pacific center line is a declaration of war on the Spanish Empire.

This time, Cao Li came to America and brought 300 artillery pieces and 700 personnel. In addition to the 100 soldiers and twenty artillery pieces left in Hawaii, there were 600 personnel who came to South America, and there were 280 artillery pieces, each with light and heavy artillery pieces, half of which were city defense artillery and half field artillery.

"Our shell belts are very large, enough for a year and a half. As long as the bastion is built, our stronghold will be solid. But if the Franchise people siege our bastion, there are big problems with grain reserves, so our next main task is to reserve more grain."

They are still very confident about the defense ability of the battalion. After all, their artillery can form a dense network of lethal firepower and can effectively counterattack enemy artillery. If the Spaniards want to conquer it head-on, it is almost impossible.

The only thing that may lead to failure is the problem of food reserves. If the Spaniards besiege the city with more than ten times the force, they can only wait for subsequent support from the fleet.

Therefore, while Cao Li built a fortress and temporary fortifications, he began to buy food and livestock from various Inca tribes around him.

At the same time, five teams, each with twenty people, led by the Inca guide, crossed the Andes to the east and entered the tropical rainforest area, looking for the "trees that shed tears" in the Inca population.

However, before Cao Li left, Zhao Yan explained clearly that America was too far away from Denglai, and with the current strength of the navy, it was impossible to send much power to America.

Moreover, the core interests of the Denglai Army are not currently in the Americas. They come to America just to find rubber and establish a stable rubber trade point.

The rubber trade also needs to rely on the power of the Spaniards, so it is not advisable to have conflicts with the Spaniards. If you can use the power of the Spaniards to find the rubber tree, it would be easy.

Therefore, Cao Li also sent a small team to Lima to contact the Governor of Peru.

...Peru Governor Carlos.

Piles.

Gonzalez recently heard a report saying that a group of Oriental people came from the semi-desert area to the north, as if they were from the Empire of Light, which was a region full of unlimited interests. Unfortunately, the emperor of the Empire of Light did not allow his subjects to trade with the Empire.

These people logged in at Paita and built a bastion there, which immediately aroused the vigilance of the governor of Peru. But a few days later, the group of people from the Empire of Light sent an envoy to ask for a meeting with him.

The Governor of Peru immediately met with the envoy, who was another Spanish news brought out by Wen Bangliang and was recruited from Manila.

"Hello, Governor, I am the official who sent by General Denglai of the Ming Empire. I am very happy to see you." The official who reported his identity first when he met.

"I heard that you are building a fortress in Paita. I don't know what your country is doing in America?" asked the Peru Governor vigilantly.

"We general sent us to America to trade with you Franchise people, and it is a very huge trade that can bring a lot of treasures to both sides." The official said with a smile.

"Oh!" The Peruvian Governor's eyes lit up. The Empire had been unable to open trade with the Empire of Light in the Far East. The Empire had tried to invade the Empire of Light, but after the invasion, it was discovered that it was a completely huge creature and could not be swallowed by the Empire. Then the Peruvian Governor asked in confusion: "We also have territory in the Far East, why do you come to America?"

"Because America has what we need," replied the official.

"Is silver?" The Governor of Peru was alert again. The Empire of Light had sent people to visit the Philippines, and they seemed very interested in silver.

In order to defend the Philippines, the Far East Branch has already massacred the local Chinese. However, the Empire of Light is very indifferent to this.

"No, we want a white liquid produced in the Americas. That white liquid flows out from a tree. That is what we need. The locals in the Americas call that tree 's tears'." The official said with a shaking head.

"What does your country want that liquid to do?" asked the Philippine Governor.

"We need that liquid to make porcelain. As long as you provide us with ten thousand pounds of that liquid for free every year, our general will allow you to trade with us in the Far East." said the official.

"We can buy goods from your empire in the Far East." When the Governor of Peru frowned and said, he heard that he wanted to provide the liquid for free.

"Yes, you can buy goods, but you can buy not much, and your goods have to be earned by Zheng Yiguan. Our general can provide more and cheaper goods." said the official tempted.

"I wonder what position you general holds in the Empire of Light?" The Governor of Peru was very moved. Even the Governor of the Philippines could not do anything. If he could do it, it would definitely be a great achievement.

"Our general is the general of the empire, and Denglai is in the north of our empire. Our general controls the coastline of this province." The official took out the land and pointed at the location of Denglai, Shandong and said.

"If you are willing to agree to our general's conditions, we can export our empire goods to you alone, and can assist you in suppressing the Dutch in the Far East. At the same time, we can also export glass mirrors to you. I heard that in the West, there is only one country that can make glass mirrors. We have seen their glass mirrors, which are not only not as big as ours, but also very unclear. Our general specially sent you a gift as a meeting." The official said, opening the box he brought and taking out a glass mirror as big as a basin from it.

"Oh my God! So big." The Peruvian Governor excitedly took the glass mirror. This mirror was very delicate and beautiful, which made him hold it in his hand.

Mirrors have always been a forbidden body for Italians. Last year, the French stole the manufacturing process of glass mirrors and began to produce glass mirrors. But so far, only those two countries can produce glass mirrors.

At the same time, their glass mirrors are at most the size of a palm, and no matter how big it is, they are impossible, and they don't look as bright as the side in front of them.

"If this kind of mirror is transported back to Europe, it will definitely make those nobles crazy." The Peruvian governor exclaimed.

"Your conditions are indeed very attractive. If there is a lot of liquid, I think our cooperation will be very pleasant. But this is just a simple trade. I don't think you need to establish a stronghold in the Americas." The Governor of Peru was still a little relieved about the establishment of a stronghold.

"We will send a large number of ships to trade in the Americas. We need not only the liquid of those trees, but also the cotton of America. So we must have the strength to protect our merchant ships in the Americas. We have never liked to hand over safety to others. There are many pirates in America."

"That's the Caribbean Sea, it's absolutely safe on the West Coast!" The Peruvian Governor shook his head repeatedly.

"As long as there are a large number of merchant ships on the west coast, those pirates will inevitably come. I heard that your port on the west coast has been robbed by the British. If we had no strongholds to protect merchant ships, our merchant ships would be very dangerous."

"Okay! I will report this aspect." The Governor of Peru no longer bothers about this issue. At this moment, his heart was occupied by the idea of ​​communicating with the Empire of Light.

The Empire of Light is an extremely wealthy empire. The goods in that empire are very cheap. As long as it is shipped to Europe, it will make crazy profits.

As long as the empire can open trade with the Empire of Light, the empire's finances will inevitably grow sharply.
Chapter completed!