I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

Even if Wu Changqing was slack for a few days, the operation of the Dahua Empire was not affected.

A mature authority has its stable operation mode, and everyone is performing their own duties.

The emperor's absence from work for a few days is really not a big deal.

For many things, after Wu Changqing made a decision, the rest is up to his clerks.

For example, Dahua's ocean-going fleet, after going out to sea, completely relied on fleet commander Bao Shun'an to command everyone and carry out their tasks as planned.

After experiencing many dangers at sea and drifting for more than seven months, they crossed the Strait of Gibraltar at the end of February of the third year of Yongxing and went straight to the city of Gibraltar on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.

Gibraltar is the traffic choke point guarding the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, and its strategic position is extremely important.

At the same time, it is also a distribution center for goods in the Mediterranean, similar to the role of Shanghai, and its business is extremely prosperous.

This place, because of its excellent location, is wanted by almost all countries.

At present, Gibraltar belongs to Spain temporarily, but later because of the war of Spanish succession, the British will take the opportunity to occupy it.

Then, the United Kingdom and Spain will be fighting for more than 300 years because of this place, and until the moment Wu Changqing crosses, the ownership of this place is still unclear.

The actual control is in the hands of the United Kingdom.

To put it bluntly, both the West and the United Kingdom refused to give up, but Spain did not dare to fight, so it could only shout and declare its sovereignty over this area from time to time.

A fleet of hundreds of large ships of more than 500 tons is called an eye-catching one. When it crossed the Strait of Gibraltar, it was discovered by Spain, Portugal and Morocco.

Then, the Spanish fleet sailed out of Gibraltar and intercepted Bao Shunan and others.

No country would dare to allow a fleet of this kind to approach its own city.

After all, there will definitely be cannons on the current ocean-going ships.

These hundreds of large ships fired together, and in less than half an hour, Gibraltar could be smashed to smithereens.

The Spaniards did not dare to allow Bao Shunan to approach, and they led the entire fleet and rushed in front of the Dahua fleet, asking them to stop.

"Look, what's that big pillar that looks like a chimney?"

The Spanish navy soldiers pointed at the Dahua fleet. At this time, the Dahua steamship did not use the start-up steam engine, but used the sail to propel it.

Just to save coal.

The coal they brought with them when they went to sea was limited, and there were very few places to replenish coal along the way, so they had to use it sparingly.

Most of the time, those steam engines are decorations.

Of course, at some critical times, these steam engines also played a huge role, such as driving away pirates.

Even though their fleet is extremely large, there are also daring pirates trying to use the speed and flexibility of the ship to beat the autumn wind.

Ordinary merchant ships were at a disadvantage when they encountered these pirate ships, but the steam engine in the Dahua fleet, coupled with the speed of the sails, hoisted those pirates who didn't have long eyes.

More than a dozen pirate ships were sunk by the Chinese army, and the pirates on the other ships were also killed and injured countless times.

The frightened pirates fled for hundreds of nautical miles without looking back.

Since then, those survivors have made a rule that they must not approach the fleet when they see the blue dragon flag on a yellow background.

"I don't know, could it be a cannon?"

Another soldier guessed.

"Have you ever seen a cannon whose muzzle is vertically facing the sky? This cannon fires a cannon, and in the end the cannonball hits itself."

"Maybe the muzzle can be lowered when the fight starts."

"Have you ever seen a cannon of such a large caliber?"

"I think it's the chimney. It's used for cooking."

......

The Spanish navy soldiers talked a lot, just like a douchebag seeing a novelty toy, all kinds of puzzles, and their guesses are all outrageous.

The two sides were signaling to stop, and the Spaniards did not dare to attack rashly.

After all, they haven't figured out who the other party is, and it's really not suitable for hands.

Today's Spain is no longer the maritime hegemon of the past.

The Spanish fleet commander, Fortis, sent a small boat to the Dahua Fleet to negotiate.

Under some guidance, they came to the main ship Jiujiang.

On the main ship, there is naturally a translator who is proficient in Spanish.

Without an interpreter, they would not dare to go to sea rashly.

In addition to Spanish translations, they have translations in almost every Western European language in their fleet.

Of course, mainly in French, English, Spanish, followed by a few people who understand Portuguese and German.

In fact, these languages ​​have more or less in common.

If you make a comparison, it is similar to Cantonese and Mandarin.

It's definitely not a problem to want to communicate smoothly with each other, but with a little gesture of body language, Spanish and French communication is actually not a big problem.

"We are the caravan of the Dahua Empire in East Asia, and we came to your country to do business. What is the reason for you to stop us like this?"

Dahua's translator was on the side, translating Bao Shunan's words in real time.

It is very difficult to express the meaning completely and accurately.

such as tone, context, and words

The emotions in the language are basically impossible to translate.

However, the basic meaning was understood by the Spaniards.

It turned out to be for business, which is also what they expected. They have not offended any country recently, and there can be no unprovoked war.

It's just that the size of the merchant fleet is too large, which makes them feel more shocked.

For those who come to do business, the Spaniards are naturally welcome.

However, they demanded that when Dahua's merchant ships enter the port, the cannon's muzzle should be retracted into the cabin and not exposed, lest they suddenly attack and cause panic to the people on the shore.

After all, no matter who it is, it is impossible to calm down when he is aimed at by the rows of black muzzles.

Bao Shun'an can accept this request.

However, Bao Shun'an couldn't agree to the next request anyway.

The Spaniards demanded that only merchant ships be allowed to dock.

However, the nine warships of Dahua could only stay in the Mediterranean Sea, and then rely on small boats for supplies.

And also said that the muzzle was retracted into the cabin, and they were monitored in real time by the Spanish Navy.

This actually makes sense.

It is impossible for any country to casually allow other people's warships to enter its own port.

What's more, it is to stop nine main battleships at one time.

If these warships suddenly attacked, the people on the shore would definitely be too late to react. After being bombarded, the reputation of Gibraltar was ruined.