Chapter 292: Harvest and Complex International Forms
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Although Wang Xuan suffered a lot from this great victory in the naval battle, he gained even more!
In two consecutive naval battles, Wang Xuan lost a total of 6 fourth-level battleships and 1 third-level battleship.
A total of 2 third-level battleships and 10 fourth-level battleships were sunk by the opponent.
A total of 1 second-tier battleship, 3 third-tier battleships, and 15 fourth-tier battleships were captured.
Five days later!
But when the fleet dragged the broken hull slowly into Nacha Port, the entire port remembered the extremely warm cheers!
After this huge victory, Wang Xuan has established his absolute dominance in the Caribbean!
In other words, in the entire New World of America, no matter whether it is Britain or Spain, France, the Netherlands and other European powers, no country has a navy stronger than Wang Xuan!
Although this is only in the New World of America, Wang Xuan can still be proud to say that he already has a certain say in the entire world!
Of course, a large part of the reason is that the main fleets of the European powers are deployed on the European continent to defend each other against maritime powers, resulting in the weakening of combat power in other colonial areas.
After returning to the port, the entire fleet began to repair!
Wang Xuan did not feed the more than 4,000 Spanish navy prisoners who came back in vain. On the one hand, they were used for work, and on the other hand, they were used to contain Spain's power. At least before releasing these prisoners, Spain would not launch a large-scale attack.
This can give Wang Xuan enough time to repair the fleet!
As the victor, Wang Xuan would not take the initiative to contact the Spaniards, and would just wait for the other party to come to negotiate with him.
The Spanish colonies thought they would receive a second consecutive blow, but the fact was that Wang Xuan was not paying attention to them.
During this period, while Wang Xuan was doing maintenance work for the fleet, he began to send a message to the entire Caribbean region. From now on, all merchant ships passing by must pay 20% of the total material protection fee!
This money will be used to build the "just" naval fleet and maintain the security of the entire Caribbean Sea.
In fact, everyone understands that this is a protection fee. If you pay it, you can travel unimpeded in the Caribbean. If you don't pay it, you will be robbed without any negotiation!
As a ship was repaired, Wang Xuan began to build small strongholds on the island chain outside the Caribbean Sea to detect and repair ships.
At the same time, it can also monitor all merchant ships entering and leaving the Caribbean Sea.
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A month has passed, and the Kingdom of Spain has learned about the destruction of the Caribbean Squadron. It is shocked and has a headache at the same time!
"Tell me what you think, distinguished gentlemen, how should we deal with that damn Wang Xuan!"
"What's there to think about? Get rid of him. The interests of the New World must not be violated!"
"The question is how much force we need to dispatch. Do you understand? With the strength of the Caribbean Squadron, we have been defeated. Can you tell me how much force is needed to ensure victory? Don't tell me that we need to mobilize all of them. The British, the Dutch,
The French won’t watch, you understand!?”
"I suspect this is not a pirate at all, but a British man disguised as a pirate!"
"What evidence do you have? Random speculation is meaningless and will only make the situation more complicated!"
"The Dreadnought is one of the five first-class battleships of the British Navy, although they claimed to have been robbed by pirates in an accidental operation!"
A group of gentlemen and nobles got into a quarrel, just like the Bay Council, and almost started fighting.
"Dong dong dong!" The guy presiding over the meeting banged the small hammer in his hand, "It's meaningless for you to argue about this now. Let's get to know each other's situation well first!"
"Send people to negotiate, rescue all our soldiers, and explore the other party's specific situation. In addition, send people to the UK to investigate!"
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In the past two months, Nachao Hong Kong has become even more prosperous!
The vast majority of businessmen would rather just show up and pay the money than take the risk and try to break out.
More than a dozen robbed ships have proven how strict Wang Xuan is in monitoring the entire Caribbean!
Although the sea seems vast, the routes are fixed, which were detected by predecessors through life and death. As long as Wang Xuan sets up defenses near the fixed routes, few people can sneak through it quietly.
Besides, merchants are so smart and they usually hide extremely valuable things. Wang Xuan's people can only check bulk goods, and there is no way they can see those valuable gadgets.
This is also the reason why Wang Xuan asked for a heavy tax of 20%. In fact, how could he not know the trick!
In the past month, Wang Xuan's fleet has not harassed Spain's colonial ports again, but only informed everyone of the monthly fees. In fact, this amount of money is not much, and it is no greater than the previous cost of maintaining the security of the sea area!
Before the kingdom takes any further action, these governors will not stand up to Wang Xuan and will obediently pay the fees for half a year!
On the other hand, the Governor of Port Nacho also boarded a ship back to England a month ago. When he returned this time, he brought a letter from Wang Xuan. The content was also very simple, hoping to unite with the British Royal Navy to deal with the Spaniards.
At least the Governor doesn't think there is any problem with this matter. Don't look at the fact that Wang Xuan robbed two ships of the Royal Navy before, including a first-class battleship. However, when facing sufficient benefits, no one will care about this little loss!
Sure enough, after returning to London and the Governor explaining what had happened in the past six months, the British made a decision without much discussion.
The war between Wang Xuan and the Spanish will only have two results. The best result is that both sides will suffer, and the British will get more benefits in the New World. The worst result is that Spain will win a great victory, domestic morale will be high, and it will start to control the Spanish again.
Set your sights on Britain.
Given the choice, the British would definitely help Wang Xuan.
Now that the decision had been made, the British immediately began to mobilize their fleets and began to wander off the Spanish coast, provoking across the border from time to time.
While the British's actions stimulated the Spanish, the Dutch were also on guard. This was the case throughout Europe, with several maritime powers affecting the whole country.
Faced with this situation, the Spaniards could only secretly become cruel and slowly wait for the outcome of the negotiations with Wang Xuan.
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When the Spanish envoys arrived, they were shocked by the large port city.
Three long plank roads stretch for hundreds of meters. Dozens of cargo ships are parked near the port. From the military port on the other side, dozens of battleships are lined up neatly.
After boarding the port, the clean and tidy roads were completely different from the messy feeling of ordinary ports. The residents in the city were all smiling and neatly dressed. There was no chaos and chaos like he imagined a pirate port should have.