Chapter 808: Navigation, Wealth and Colonization
For example, all kinds of monsters and ghosts that run rampant in the New World, plagues and plagues, monsters all over the mountains, water ghosts wandering in rivers and swamps, Fent monsters shaped like elk with eyes on their foreheads, and griffins with wings. The giant dragon with a body size of tens of meters away, breathing fire from the mouth, the charming and beautiful mermaid who can sing a seductive song, causing the ship to capsize, and the sea monster in the deep sea. An evil mage hiding on an unknown island, a necromancer who plays with souls, and a kingdom of warlocks that are hated by the New World. Also, the huge sea monsters, giant snakes, poisonous insects that reproduced in mythology, and talking beasts that claim to be from Narnia, giants...etc, these things, these grotesques and legends, intensified The new continent, the mystery of the new world.
But beyond these grotesques and anecdotes, there are all kinds of wealth legends. Such as the mountains of gold, the open-air gold, silver and gemstone mines, the beautiful and enchanting alien beauties, and the unicorns that are sought after and loved. In the ugly side, there is always a good side. These grotesques and rumors did not make the exploration of new worlds, new routes and new continents resisted by the people. On the contrary, these rumors and legends intensified the development of the great voyage.
The European countries in the old continent, because of the discovery of the new continent, the new world and new routes, accompanied by endless wealth, have promoted the highly developed shipbuilding industry. Every year, more than a hundred new ships are launched, and then handed over to the navy and merchants. They set sail, loaded with gold, silver and commodities from the old continent, and headed to the new continent to start trade. At the same time, some merchants occupied islands with water sources along the way, and built piers and houses as temporary resting places.
Over time, such things became commonplace. Not only private individuals, but also state-sponsored colonial activities. They invaded the territory of the primitive savages, and used cheap and worthless things to enclose a large amount of land. The wharf was built, houses with walls were built, and the immigrant population lived and cultivated, and a vigorous colonial movement was launched.
Plant new species from the New World and bring them back to the Old World, and some of them made a sensation in the Old World in a short period of time. Some were completely buried by the people of the Old Continent. However, some new things, such as tobacco, coffee, cocoa, etc., are gradually sought after. Europe is very short of resources, and all kinds of resources are scarce.
The hard sea voyage did not hinder the desire of the people of all countries to make a fortune, on the contrary, as time went by, this feeling became crazier! The entire old European world changed completely overnight. Everyone is enthusiastic about overseas business, everyone is enthusiastic about the colonial movement, and everyone is enthusiastic about New World business transactions. As the sea ships sailed around, they not only brought back a lot of amazing wealth, but also promoted the prosperity of the already prosperous Mediterranean pirate industry.
Different from the previous history, the new world is wider and more diverse in terms of resources and environmental space. The pirates also began to gradually transfer, although the robbery in the Mediterranean was intense. However, there are many countries on the Mediterranean Sea, and the risk of robbery is high. On the contrary, in the vast sea outside, although the cost of robbery has increased, the scope of activities has also become infinitely broad. Some pirates gathered together to seize the island and build a pirate city. Carrying out black market transactions, opening military factories, taverns, hotels, casinos and brothels. All kinds of scum and scum from the old continent and the new continent gathered together,
For a while, it seemed to be full of talents, prosperous and lively.
The rise of new great voyages and colonization activities, for a long period of time, made the extremely prosperous Mediterranean trade of the Tang people a lot of depression for a while. But it is not absolute. Although Europe is eager for various resources of the New World, it is also eager for the resources of the Old World. The Tang people sat domineeringly on the Mediterranean Sea, controlled the navigation rights of Egypt and the Suez Canal, and controlled the maritime trade from the East and the West. Whether it's carpets from Persia, female slaves, Indian gems, gold, Chinese silk, porcelain and tea, or spices from the East Indies and the slave trade in Black Africa! It is bound to enter from Suez, and from other places, the risk is high and the cost of transportation is high. After arriving in Europe, the price is a daunting sky-high price!
However, these commodities are because of the policy relationship of the Tang people! There is a fixed quota for the navigation of merchant ships and the transaction and transportation of goods allowed every year. Even though there are all kinds of smuggling, they still have to face the tyrannical naval investigation of the Tang people. Even if they evade detection by the Tang people, the annual smuggling trade cannot satisfy the market. On the contrary, because of the scarcity of the goods, the price of the goods is doubled on top of the basics! Moreover, warships of the Tang people sailed unscrupulously in the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean, and even in the South China Sea, there were warships of the Tang people. They control various traffic arteries, and rely on the convenient Suez Canal to transport materials and soldiers very quickly.
Often at critical moments, in the above-mentioned various areas, declare their own overlord and landlord. And for a series of islands in the sea, a series of supply and rest places have been established. The scale of troops stationed overseas is also unprecedented in human history. However, due to the great voyages and geographical discoveries, the overseas trade and colonization movement, the goods from the New World once began to impact the market of the Tang people, and impacted the trade dominance of the Tang people.
Also because of the commodities and gold and silver from the New World, the national power of European countries rose rapidly. The scale of the warships they launch every year, if all added together, is a scale that would daunt the people of Tang! Therefore, the people of Tang also searched for all kinds of high-quality shipbuilding wood in various virgin forests and countries in Asia, transported it back to China, processed it into shapes, and launched various warships and merchant ships every year. Not only to maintain its status as the number one naval power, but also to maintain its absolute dominance as the Mediterranean trade hegemon. At the same time, the Tang people also began to have various tit-for-tat discussions on whether to participate in the new world colonization and trade policy!
Today, the territory of the Tang Dynasty has increased dramatically due to the great changes at the beginning! At the same time, because of the emergence of new lands, some excess population has a channel to vent out. Now, the population of the Tang people has returned to the previous level after hundreds of years of emigration and development of new land. Although, the newly opened towns and lands were filled and developed by the population, and gradually prospered. However, in the vast land, there are still large tracts of land that have not been developed. Still in a state of desertion!
In the same way, the territory of the Tang people has increased, as has the Mediterranean Sea, and the area of Europe has also increased to varying degrees. At that time, the nations were busy moving their populations, settling and occupying newly emerged lands. After hundreds of years, those newly emerged lands have been filled with the population of various countries.
At the same time, due to the development and reproduction of hundreds of years, the population size of Europe has been very different from the history. At the same time, because more land means more resources, the war in Europe has once again become extremely chaotic. However, due to the reason and arrival of the great voyage, more and more idle people have a new environment for exporting. Therefore, for a while, countries with access to the sea temporarily focused their attention overseas. However, countries within Europe still look to each other within.
The flames of war are on the verge of breaking out!