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Chapter 1567: written as rio, pronounced as teak

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    The scientific expedition team received a full harvest. They brought back 258 species of plants, 58 species of amphibians, 22 species of reptiles and 18 species of birds, directly turning Liu Daxia into a botanical garden and zoo.

    Lin Feng stroked the macaw given to her by Zhang Xiaojing, dumbfounded: "This meat is too little"

    "It's so beautiful, are you willing to eat it? Let's relieve your boredom with her." Zhang Xiaojing rolled her eyes at her, and suddenly saw the cute and cute 'water pig' in the cage, and said with a smile: "Ah, capybara? You  Don¡¯t you also like having pets?¡±

    "Hey, hey, I'm raising a pig for food on the road." Lin Feng held up her bird depressedly, wanting to leave the noisy zoo and be alone.

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    The fleet has been at the mouth of the Amazon River for a month and will definitely not encounter the Spaniards again.  We must set off quickly to find Portuguese settlements on the seaside and complete supplies as soon as possible.

    But the Portuguese were too arrogant in their colonial activities.  The Spaniards have already digested Central America and begun to expand to North and South America. They actually haven't even opened up much of Brazil.

    Lin Feng¡¯s fleet took advantage of the powerful coastal currents created by the Amazon River to go all the way south. They all sailed out of the equatorial windless zone, and surprisingly they didn¡¯t see a single Portuguese settlement.

    Fortunately, we met several indigenous tribes living along the coast and exchanged a lot of cassava, corn and beans with them, which could barely provide the carbohydrates needed by the fleet members.  Protein is maintained by trawling and dried capybara meat.

    As a result, the daily energy gap still has to be made up by drinking sugar water Many people now have toothaches when they taste sweetness, and the doctor on the ship has pulled out hundreds of teeth.

    After sailing like this in embarrassment for more than a month, we arrived in Salvador on October 20, the third year of Wanli.

    This Saldoba is not a Spanish colony in Central America, but the center of the Portuguese Brazilian colony, famous for its slave trade and sugar cane plantations.

    This peninsula city is located on the triangular trade route of Africa, Brazil, and Europe. In addition, Portugal does not have as strong a jurisdiction as Spain, so not only the Portuguese, but also many European immigrants have settled here, making Salvador look quite prosperous.  At least the port industry is very developed, so it will definitely not be a problem to complete the supply and then repair the ship

    Who would have thought that when Liu Yishou explained his intention to the Portuguese pilot, the Portuguese pilot actually refused to receive them

    Lin Feng was always a bad-tempered person, and now her aunt happened to be here. She immediately lost her temper and ordered to change the language to negotiate with the Portuguese.

    The rumbling sound of artillery soon sounded, and the Portuguese forts fought back bravely at first. However, when the rockets from Oda City opened their mouths, the situation quickly changed.

    Because Saldoba is a city built on a peninsula deep into the ocean, the forts cannot very well prevent enemy ships from approaching. Lin Feng took advantage of this and let the frigates approach the seaside at the risk of being hit.  Dozens of 'Oda City Remarried' were released.

    The rocket with a long tail of smoke roared into the city and successfully caused several fires.

    Although this move is not very harmful, it is very shocking.  A council composed of big businessmen and planters in the city immediately pressured the governor to cease the fire.

    The Spaniards have a grudge against them, but we have no grudge, so there is no need to die for those Madrid bullies.

    So the fort quickly ceased fire and raised a white flag.

    Lin Feng naturally accepted the situation and ordered the frigate to withdraw outside the range of the fort.

    "Giant ships and cannons are indeed the most universal language in the world.

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    Soon, the city¡¯s council representatives came out on a ketch and asked to see the commander of the Eastern Fleet, ¡®Captain of the Ming Navy¡¯, His Excellency Lin Feng.

    As soon as they met, Lin Feng asked them aggressively, why didn't you abide by your Majesty the King's order to provide necessary help and protection for the Nanhai Group's global voyage?

    The representative secretly rolled his eyes after listening to the interpreter, thinking to himself, do you still remember that you are sailing around the world?  I thought you had so much fun being a pirate that you had forgotten about it.

    But he didn't dare to provoke the tigress in person, and quickly and respectfully explained that it was because a powerful Spanish fleet arrived in Salvador a month ago, threatening them whoever dared to provide supplies to the Ming people would have to fight with the Spanish  The king is an enemy.

    "Aren't your two countries enemies? I heard that the Spaniards dream of annexing Portugal." Zhang Xiaojing said in fluent Portuguese.

    The meaning of being a top student is that you are the father of everything you learn.  Along the way she has learned Portuguese, Spanish, Indian and Arabic

    "" The Brazilian representative didn't expect that she knew all this, and smiled awkwardly and said: "Brazil also has its own difficulties, and the locals can't help much."

    &nbspStill making money, how could they pay so much money?

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    On the twenty-seventh day of the winter lunar month, Lin Feng¡¯s fleet arrived in Rio, 1,400 kilometers south of Salvador.

    It is actually a bit strange to say that there is a winter moon, because it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere.

    ??????????????????? Well, when is it not midsummer in Rio?

    In fact, Rio¡¯s full name is riodejaneiro, Rio de Janeiro, which means ¡®January River¡¯. It was named after the Portuguese who sailed here in January 1505.

    But Brazil is indeed named after its wood. Brasil means redwood, which is a wood that is much more expensive than teak.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? With the members of the council from El Salvador, the communication this time was much smoother.  However, the main timber merchants in Rio are not as wealthy as the merchants in Salvador, and they really cannot afford that much money.

    After Zhang Xiaojing saw the Brazilian mahogany, she discovered that it was actually the expensive hematoxylin in the Ming Dynasty, so she reluctantly agreed to use the best mahogany to make up for the missing parts.

    So the fleet rested in Rio for another month.  Let the frustrated sailor enjoy the passion of the Brazilian girl.

    After spending New Year¡¯s Day in Rio in the fourth year of Wanli, the fleet set off again.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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