My British Empire

"Help!"

"By God—"

"Demon, you are all demons from hell!"

Timbatuk, the largest city and cultural and economic center of the Songhai Empire, is suffering the greatest catastrophe since the city was founded.

The large-scale, exquisitely decorated and wealthy Qingzhen Temple was also destroyed and looted, and a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry accumulated over the past hundred years was looted. The white marble was now covered with blood, which looked strange and terrifying.

Riding on the snatched steed, Knight Elvis stared at the original magnificent temple with blazing eyes, but now it turned into ruins. His eyes were full of inexplicable brilliance.

"Look! Wilson, we shall conquer these heathens and spread the name of our Lord!"

In the eyes of Elvis Knight, it is a great thing to be able to fight against heretics and spread the faith of God by the way.

The horse lowered its head and ate the grass, desecrating the temple that had never been touched. It seemed that the grass that had never been eaten for hundreds of years was extraordinarily sweet.

Decades ago, Muhammad Toure, the founder of the Askia dynasty, made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land of Mecca and acquired a large number of technological and administrative talents, thus establishing the only belief of Islam in the Songhai Empire.

A large number of rewards and policies made the Qingshang Church rich and rich, and thus got the spy of Elvis Knight.

The quick assault allowed a large number of caravans to evacuate Timbatuk in the future, and the English came to catch the turtle.

The scorching sun was hanging in the sky, but the English didn't care. They wore wet military uniforms and walked around the streets to sweep.

Other precious works of art cannot stop them, only gold and precious stones can become their pocket collections.

After cleaning for about three hours, Elvis Cavaliers led the people and chose to evacuate when he felt that the nearby army was coming.

"Damn it, we're still late!" The black general with a bare head looked at the impoverished Timbatuk with ruined walls and ruins all over the ground, his mind was full of annoyance.

This is the richest city in the empire, and with such a heavy loss, he will be out of luck.

The Englishmen, who fled quickly, counted the looting harvest with joy, and the shadow of failure of the previous few days suddenly dissipated.

"Master General, the harvest has been counted!" The guard reported loudly.

"2,300 pounds of gold, 13,000 pieces of gemstones of various colors, and the rest cannot be calculated!"

A total of more than 300 people took so many things, each of them must have weighed dozens of pounds!

"Find out what belongs to me and the royal family, and leave the rest to them!"

After thinking about it for a moment, Your Excellency the General spoke casually.

Thirty percent of the captured spoils belonged to himself, the other 20 percent belonged to the generals, and the rest belonged to the royal family, that is, the Military Appropriations Committee.

Soon, several large cities on the banks of the Niger River were attacked frequently, directly choking the lifeline of the Songhai Empire, which was founded on the basis of business.

The finances were affected, so how could the emperor have the money to recruit troops to fight back.

As a result, the Songhai Empire had no choice but to negotiate with this group of greedy Englishmen.

The English, who also felt the huge military strength of the Songhai Empire, also felt a little bit of sympathy, and also chose peace talks.

There are three specific conditions:

First, allow United Kingdom merchants to freely trade in the empire and ensure their safety (the premise is to pay taxes on time and abide by the law)

Second, cede the vassal Hausa area to the United Kingdom as the place to establish its commercial station, and the number of soldiers stationed shall not exceed 1,000.

Thirdly, the naval forces of the United Kingdom are not allowed to attack any Songhai Empire city, and the war between the two countries ceases.

Elvis Knight, who had gained a lot from the looting, signed the armistice agreement in his own name instead of the United Kingdom.

In this battle, not only the boat was full of wealth, but also trade rights and land were harvested, which can be described as a big profit.

However, the Songhai Empire resumed the gold trade, and its finances returned to normal. Moreover, the participation of English merchants made the trading of slaves, gold, iron ore, textiles, and salt flourish again.

Especially the slave and gold trades were favored by England.

...

At the same time, Robin Hunt of the Eastern Route finally led the fleet back to London, causing a sensation in the entire Port of London.

This significance is not trivial.

This means that the eastern routes dominated by the Portuguese and the Spaniards have been revealed to the English people so far, and England can finally set foot here with a lot of profits.

The merchants were boiling, and the nobles were also boiling.

Most of the chambers of commerce in London are basically controlled by nobles. The substantial increase in profits can make their lives more luxurious, which is of course something to be happy about.

As for the porcelain that Robin Hunt brought back with so much painstaking efforts, except for a few exquisite ones, they were booked out almost as soon as they left the ship.

The most important raw silk was transported to the palace, and only His Majesty the King could enjoy the beautiful items from the East.

Edward accepted the contribution of the royal colonial fleet, so naturally he would not enjoy it exclusively.

Half of the raw silk will be rewarded to the cabinet ministers and the rulers of the four major regions, and then rewarded to some relatively close nobles to show the grace of the royal family.

It is also necessary to win over the hearts of subordinates.

Thirty tans of raw silk is enough for the royal family to use for themselves.

The return of the oriental caravan brought an oriental craze to London. More and more English people began to discuss the distant ancient oriental country, and their enthusiasm for it became more and more hot.

And the nobles who had just come into contact with oriental porcelain and saw the huge profits also prepared ships and sailors one after another, and began to prepare to go to the east again on a large scale in search of that attractive wealth.

"Tao can be said, very Tao; name can be named, very famous..."

His Majesty the King flipped through the fixed-line version of the Tao Te Ching in his hand. The beautiful fonts and indescribable words made him ponder unconsciously.

This book, which he has been familiar with since childhood, finally appeared in front of him, and he could smell a scent of ink in front of his nose, which made him, who was lonely in his heart, feel a sense of satisfaction at this moment.

Tea and porcelain, where there are Chinese characters and books are more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

China! China, you who were hundreds of years ago will meet me who will be hundreds of years later, and history will witness this moment.

At this time, in a narrow rental house at the port, a group of young people in their twenties were discussing in full swing, sweating profusely.

"I got news that many nobles have already targeted the Eastern trade, and are ready to make a fortune. There are at least hundreds of participating fleets!"

A young man with black hair and hooked nose lowered his head and said in a deep voice.

"Yes, now it seems that this business road full of gold and cream has no place for us!" Someone immediately sighed.

"Besides, everyone, the road to the east is full of dangers, and nearly one-third of the ships on the road are lost every year. With our capital, we can't afford it!"

There was another young man beside him, with a bitter smile on his fair face, he shook his head helplessly, and said softly.

"And, even if we go in, the nobles won't give us a chance."

"For now, in order to revitalize the family, we can only go to the New World! There is still a desert, if the policy remains unchanged, our family will be revitalized soon!"