It didn’t even take twenty-four hours. It only took two hours for the Cuban Governor-General to reach a consensus - agreeing to release the freedom of Chinese workers and abolish unequal employment contracts. At the same time, a joint special court was established.
The reason why they agreed so quickly was not just because they were afraid of Ming's fleet, but more importantly, because they had no choice.
The shelling of Havana will increase the arrogance of the rebels. If the rebels get support from the Ming Dynasty, they will lose the entire Cuba. In other words, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the Chinese workers is the solution with the least loss.
"This is gunboat diplomacy!"
Standing on the bridge, Zhu Xianhai said to Zhao Yaozu.
"The biggest role of the navy in peacetime is to protect the interests of expatriates. We must learn from the Europeans on this point. When the interests of our expatriates are harmed, we must speak decisively with cannons!"
Although there was no artillery fire this time, if there was no direct threat from the two powerful "Friendship-class" battleships that would bombard Havana at any time, would the Spaniards be timid so quickly?
"Your Majesty, I understand that when I go on a voyage, I will always provide support for the overseas Chinese!"
When Zhao Yaozu nodded yes, he looked at the coast in the distance and asked.
"Your Majesty, how long are we going to stay here? Further ahead, it is the territorial waters of the United States!"
After leaving Havana, the fleet did not return directly to the country, but went north to the southern coast of Florida.
"Then it depends on how long it takes them to find it!"
Zhu Xianhai picked up a cup of tea from the tray brought by the orderly. He stared at the sea in front of him and said.
“In August 1622, the Lady Atoka was part of a fleet of 29 ships that returned to Spain from South America loaded with treasures. The Lady Atoka contained the most valuable and largest treasures and sailed in the fleet.
When they arrived in the waters between Florida and Cuba, the hurricane swept through the last five ships in the fleet. To avoid the hurricane, they sailed to Florida. The Lady Atoka was severely damaged in the hurricane due to its heavy load.
It was almost sinking to the bottom of the sea. Sailors on other ships immediately jumped into the water, hoping to rescue some treasures, but just when they found the wreckage and prepared to salvage the gold bars, another more powerful hurricane hit, and everyone underwater was
Killed in hurricane..."
While telling this story, Zhu Xianhai took a sip of tea and pointed to the sea ahead.
"Well, there, the sea area they are searching now is the location where the "Lady Atoka" sank."
While talking, Zhu Xianhai looked at the small airship flying slowly in the sky. They were looking for the location of the sunken ship.
Soon, a signal came from the airship in the sky - a sunken ship was discovered!
"Your Majesty, how do you know the location of this ship?"
Zhao Yaozu looked at His Majesty in astonishment.
"I have a treasure map!"
Zhu Xianhai smiled.
What kind of treasure map is there? I just watched a documentary about several generations of the Fisher family searching for this sunken ship for thirty years. Thanks to that documentary, Zhu Xianhai recorded its location.
Of course I also remembered what Fisher said.
"In order to find it, we used metal detectors to detect anything that was not a stone on the seabed... However, after we found it, we discovered that if there is an airplane, we can even see it from the air."
For more than three hundred years, it sank quietly at the bottom of the sea at a depth of 17 meters. Its traces can be clearly seen from the air - the "Lady Atoka" that sank in a storm sank almost intact.
Into the sea.
"Okay, get ready to salvage!"
This is truly a treasure hunt with no suspense!
Zhu Xianhai sighed a little boredly.
When he first arrived in Nanhua, facing financial constraints, Zhu Xianhai also planned to come here to search for the sunken ship. After all, there were more than 8 tons of gold on this ship! In addition, there were more than ten tons of silver and a large amount of
It's a gem, and as long as it is found, it will definitely solve the financial problems at that time.
However, before Zhu Xianhai could start implementing it, the American Civil War started over there, and it lasted nearly ten years!
"Well, let the divers go down to search for the treasure we need. We must speed up. We can't stay here for too long."
After all, the ship is in the territorial waters of the United States, well, the territorial waters of the Confederate States of America.
"Understood, Your Majesty."
A few hours later, the divers' report was almost exactly the same as the description in the documentary - the entire ship was very intact, but it was dumped on the seabed. Even after being immersed on the seabed for more than 200 years, the hull still did not suffer much damage. There were many large objects in the cabin.
Boxes, gold, jewelry, silver and other property were found around the scattered boxes.
Soon, the first batch of salvaged treasures was sent to the "Friendship". Both sailors and officers looked at the treasures excitedly. Although they knew that these treasures belonged to the country, everyone
His face is still filled with a smile.
"Looking at it this way, we will have to stay here for at least one day, Your Majesty."
"one day……"
Zhu Xianhai picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. Looking at the enthusiastic sailors on the deck, he said with a smile:
"Tell all the soldiers that while these treasures will be on display in the museum, each of them will receive a silver commemorative medal as a memento of this action."
It sounds like a lot, but in fact it is only a few thousand silver dollars. Compared with the harvest of this voyage, this expenditure is simply a drop in the bucket...
"In addition, we need to speed up a bit. After all, we don't have much time to waste here. We will try to set sail and leave before the sun goes down tomorrow."
Holding a cup of tea, Zhu Xianhai leaned on the railing of the bridge and looked at a group of seagulls flying not far away. He didn't know why Zhu Xianhai felt a little sad in his heart.
"This may be the last windfall, and there may never be one again..."
It’s not just the windfall that is gone. In fact, what are these windfalls? It’s just a few tons of gold.
Compared with gold, what he regrets more is his foresight about the future. But now history has undergone earth-shaking changes due to his intervention. Under this situation, it is no longer possible for him to grasp it in real time as he did in the past.
It’s the future.
Even the simulator can't give him such help. After all, there is only one chance left for long-term simulation. Short-term simulation, only a few months, does not allow him to peek into the future as he did in the past. Therefore, based on the future
Depending on the situation, you can adjust your decisions with ease.
Now all this is gone.
What will the future look like when waiting for him? Zhu Xianhai couldn't help but feel a little confused in his heart. He didn't have any answers in his heart, but one thing that was certain was that the world in the future would definitely be more dangerous.
It's not just because of his participation that the European powder keg has become bigger, but more importantly, he will also step into that powder keg in the future.
What would that world look like?
Zhu Xianhai thought for a while, then sighed and said to himself.