When everyone heard this, they thought this method was good, so now it was the only way to choose what kind of medicine. Everyone discussed for a long time and decided to use Croton. Because Croton is everywhere, it is easy to find. They don’t want to buy medicine through the local Chinese medicine shop. In that case, if someone asks, they will be caught.

Moreover, Huang Tingzhu, who loves drinking, has given everyone an idea. That is, don’t forget the two taverns in the city, and they also need to add medicine to the wine. It just so happens that the taste of wine can cover up the smell of croton.

Moreover, the first thing the sailors do when they get off the boat is to go to the tavern to drink. If they can put some medicine in the tavern barrel, they can also have a good effect. Moreover, it is easy for the tavern to get in.

Several people discussed it and took a break early that night. The next morning, several people stood up and headed into the forest. Now there are relatively dense jungles around Batavia, maintaining a relatively primitive appearance. So it is normal to think that it is a very normal thing to collect medicines and food in the forest, and no one notices them.

After a day of busy work, everyone collected two large baskets of crotons. Several people slowly baked the crotons over fire overnight and then ground them into powder.

After two consecutive days, I processed all the crotons into powder. After doing these things, several people slept beautifully at home and waited for the arrival of the Spanish fleet.

Two days later, more than ten warships sailed into the port of Batavia. The scene was seen by seven people. But to their surprise, the fleet had three more warships! These three warships were hung with English flags.

The seven people were in Southeast Asia for a long time and could understand the flags of various countries and knew that there were three additional third-country warships in the army. Li Qiming stared at the three British warships and said, "This is bad! The enemy has three more warships!"

One person next to him said, "There are not many three warships! Our navy will definitely be able to fight them, so don't worry!"

Li Qiming whispered: "Idiot! I'm not talking about the number of three warships, which means that these barbarians have another ally!"

The person next to him said, "What should I do? It's too late to deliver a letter now?"

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Qi Ming hesitated for a moment and said, "Forget it, no matter how much you have. Take advantage of the chaos and start quickly!"

As the warships entered the port, the entire Batavia became boiling! Especially the warships coming were Spanish warships, which surprised the Netherlands even more!

You should know that the Netherlands and the Spanish have deep hatred! The rise of the Netherlands has greatly squeezed Spain's interests in its share of maritime trade. Therefore, there have been many conflicts between the two sides!

Today, these Spanish warships sailed into the port in a big way, which shows that there is a tacit understanding between the upper levels of the two sides. But this does not prevent people in the city from watching the fun! It is human nature to love watching the fun, and there are so many warships from other countries coming at the same time, which is a sensational event!

As a result, almost all the people in the city flocked to the dock to see the new things. There were also many natives mixed in the crowd, hoping to find a job. Huang Tingzhu was crowded among the crowd. He deliberately shook left and right with the flow of people, and approached the well on the dock without notice.

Under the cover of the other two people, he saw that no one was paying attention to him, so he put down the basket on his back and shook it into the well! A large amount of medicine powder in the basket fell directly into the well. Huang Tingzhu pinched the paper into a ball and held it in his palm and left.

Li Qiming and the other three were divided into two groups and went to a tavern. When they arrived at the tavern, they found that except for a few drunkards who were not awake, there were only the bosses standing at the door watching the fun.

Li Qiming and the other two jumped in through the back window with a familiarity and touched the wine cellar. He had been to this tavern several times and was very familiar with it.

A large lock was hung on the main door of the wine cellar, which looked very heavy. But this was not difficult for Li Qiming and the others. Under Li Qiming, the lock was easily opened. The two of them gently opened the door and sneaked in, closed the door, and began to look for the barrel in the wine cellar in the dark.

The most common wine that sailors drink is rum. He also has a name called "Nelson's Blood"!

The British Navy's maritime dominance is inseparable from drinking. Fresh water is usually present on sailing ships, and there are usually near the masts.

A freshwater trough is called "Sea Sweet Spring", but after a period of navigation, the "Sea Sweet Spring" will also smell or be covered with green algae.

So for health, sailors often drank beer at the beginning. In the Drake era, sailors supplied 1 gallon of beer a day, about 4 and a half liters, which was equivalent to 7 or 8 bottles today. However, the beer in the early years was actually a kind of ale, which was lighter than today. Poorly preserved beer will also deteriorate.

When Columbus discovered the New World in the 16th century, the Spaniards introduced a plant native to India into the West Indies. This is Ganshu. Ganshu has stems, cut them into pieces one by one and buried them in the soil, and soon a large piece of them grow. The most valuable thing can be squeezed and transported to Europe. It is a profitable business, and the profit is greater than that of mining gold mines!

After the sugar cane is squeezed, a kind of black molasses is left. It was useless at first, but it was thrown away. Later, someone found that molasses can be used to make wine. After distillation, a good wine with a strong amber taste will be produced. This is rum. Rum is cheap and sufficient, and it has been unanimously loved by the Royal Navy!

Rum has a high alcohol content, usually up to more than 57%. Later, British sailors invented a method to identify alcohol content, mixing rum with gunpowder and baking it with a magnifying glass. If it can catch fire, it must be above 50 degrees.

As for why rum is still called "Nelson's Blood"? It is said that during the Battle of Trafalgar, Rear Admiral Nelson was shot dead by a French sniper. The British soaked the body of the God of War in a large barrel of rum and wanted to transport it back to the UK for burial.

As a result, such a large bucket of fine wine was placed on the deck, which attracted the attention of the greedy sailors. They actually made a small hole and drank it little by little. When the "Victory" arrived at Gibral Locke, the rum in the barrel actually came to the bottom!

Of course, there are objections to this statement. Some people say that Nelson was soaked in whiskey and transported back to the UK. However, since then, the rum has become known as "Nelson's Blood". However, the taste of these sailors is strong enough to drink wine soaked in corpses!

The climate in Java is hot and humid, which is suitable for growing sugar cane. Therefore, the local tavern has also brewed a lot of rum for sailors.
Chapter completed!