Chapter 747: A New Great Voyage
The Chinese dispatched hundreds of warships to question and blockade Seville and threaten Castile. After time, the matter fermented from the Mediterranean, North Africa, and then quickly spread to Western Europe, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, and North Africa. The humiliation of Castile greatly damaged its prestige, but at the same time, it raised Tang Ren's prestige again. Although there was no war, the series of things that forced Castile to abide by the rules of the Tang people and pay compensation for crimes also made countries see the strength of the Tang people.
Nothing can compare to the behavior of hundreds of warships besieging the gate of Castile's house, which was shocking. The good news is that the Tang people have established their unshakable status as the overlord of the Mediterranean trade and the rule maker through this behavior. The bad news is that the European countries have set off a crazy wave of armaments and a wave of going out to explore through this incident!
The Tang people are strong, but the countries obviously don't think that the Tang people can use the power of one country to threaten the whole world! Even if its military force is very powerful, it can easily mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops and more than a thousand warships. If it can, including merchant ships, then the number of ships of the Tang Dynasty will overwhelm the entire West.
But countries are also afraid that what happened to Castile will eventually happen to themselves; therefore, while building ships, rectification actions against the navy are also being carried out simultaneously. Recruit excellent naval personnel, train naval soldiers, and design advanced ocean-going warships at the same time. Not only is it strengthening its own armaments, but it is also starting to prepare for new foreign explorations.
People treat the legendary elves with interest and curiosity far beyond China!
After all, China is only a human country, and elves are existences that have been passed down in myths and stories! In the past, the countries did not know their existence, but now they know the existence of elves. There is also a vivid example, that is, there are European ships and sailors who have reached the land of the elves. And brought a boat full of elf goods, which also ignited the whole of Europe. Therefore, under the influence of this craze, the pursuit of elves to find the existence of elves ignited the enthusiasm of the West.
On the one hand, the reason is because of the elves, but the bigger reason is that all countries want to break the trade monopoly of the Tang people. Because most of the products from the ancient oriental world are monopolized by the Tang people! The cost of oriental goods transported by land is too high, and the value is comparable to or even more expensive than gold. Although the cost of shipping by sea is low, the Tang people give priority to supplying goods from the East to their own country. They lived in several households, enjoying the spices from the Spice Islands, enjoying the tea and porcelain from the East, wearing gem ornaments imported from India, and wearing silk clothes. Even the Tang people extravagantly made sails out of silk.
These vivid examples are clearly shown in the Western world, how can it not be exciting?
However, in the Mediterranean, although the local area of the Tang people has greatly increased after drastic changes, there has also been a lot of growth in Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor. Although they are in the Mediterranean Sea, they are in the place of the Four Wars and surrounded by all countries! However, the nations still do not have enough faith,
Dare to fight the Tang people in the Mediterranean!
Because the Tang people not only have a huge naval fleet, they also have a giant dragon that moves in the Mediterranean Sea! Even if the coalition forces of various countries defeat the Tang Dynasty's navy, they must have the ability to defeat this giant dragon. Therefore, in the face of the domineering behavior of the Tang people and the behavior of eating alone, the countries of the world hate it, but they dare not start a war lightly! Unless they find the certainty of winning with one blow, even if they form a coalition army, they will not dare to start a decisive battle with the Tang people in the Mediterranean!
Therefore, countries began to seek to break the situation from other places, and the appearance of elves is undoubtedly a good way to solve the dilemma. Because the cloth from the elves is no worse than silk, and those luxury goods are even better than the things produced by humans in some aspects. Whether it is luxury goods such as jewelry or other luxury goods, they all show the developed skills and production techniques of the elves themselves. Therefore, if they can reach a stable trade route with the elves, then the goods of the elves can flow into the west continuously, and then break the trade monopoly of the Tang people.
In addition, there is another point, because the gold and silver produced in Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor have continuously flowed into the hands of the Tang people and the Eastern world through trade between the East and the West. However, there are very few commodities from Europe that can enter the world of the ancient eastern country. The continuous outflow of gold, silver and precious metals has also dealt a blow to Europe's already weak economy. Although the people of Tang were injured in this regard, they could always get compensation from other places because of their monopoly, and then they tried to find ways to earn gold and silver back from the Eastern world. After going back and forth, the Tang people not only made huge profits, but also made up for their losses, while the whole of the West was injured.
Therefore, if this dissatisfaction was not due to the existence of the three-headed dragon, a war against the Tang people would have started long ago. Although due to the relationship of the Suez Canal, European countries joined in one after another, but the 20 years of excavating the canal have enriched the Tang people and made them successful. After that, although there were dividends from the canal income every year, in the end, after many changes of hands over the years, it entered the Tang Dynasty's pocket again.
And because of the huge navy of the Tang Dynasty and the Castile incident, European countries began to feel a sense of crisis. Countries with conditions began to reform their navy and build frenzied ships. At the same time, they issued regulations on foreign exploration for the people. Giving titles and making them nobles is a must, in addition to rich monetary incentives.
Under the temptation of wealth and power, the already poor civilians began to enlist as navigators, preparing to launch a foreign exploration activity. For the sovereign promised them that once they could find the kingdom of the elves, they would be able to trade with them. Then, waiting for their results is a great honor!
Power and wealth, go down in history!
This is enough to make anyone crazy. Although sailing is dangerous, these dangers are no longer terrible under the triple temptation of power, wealth and fame.
They drove the newly built ocean-going galleons, recruited full sailors, and formally set sail one by one, heading for the vast ocean. Everyone has dreams, longing for power and wealth, and working hard for their own future. Even if it may be gone forever, no one can stop their drive to pursue their dreams and money at this moment.
The actions of various countries also let the people of Tang know that, after all, this kind of activity that is not participated by one country but by all countries cannot be hidden from the spies of the people of Tang. In fact, countries have never thought of hiding it. Although the Tang people are powerful, as they guessed, it is impossible for one country to fight against the whole world!
A single country, in the entire West, no country is an opponent of the Tang people. As for the alliance of many countries, the Tang people must deal with it carefully. After all, he did not have a population of more than 400 million, nor did he become industrialized. In fact, this different world has already cut off industrialization and the emergence of modern civilization. However, muskets and artillery can appear, because gunpowder has already appeared. Now, further research and development on gunpowder has already begun.
Similar to the previous history, it is also the pursuit of wealth, the same pursuit of commodities from the East, and the same desire to break the monopoly. But now, a fork has appeared here, and the original purpose has begun to change. The nations are no longer thinking about China but looking for the kingdom of elves. After all, compared with the strong, the latter undoubtedly has a stronger influence, and is more capable of stimulating human curiosity!