Guantanamo, a famous holy place of love and death in later generations, is located on the Cuban side of the Windward Strait and is an excellent gourd-shaped harbor.

In 1494, Columbus stopped at Guantanamo Bay for rest during his second voyage to America. It was named "Great Harbor" because of its excellent harbor conditions.

Guantanamo is not only an excellent safe haven, but also an excellent barrier - the mouth of the bay is a winding and narrow waterway, and is blocked by mountains, making its location very hidden.

That night, after sending out the rescue ship, the experienced Lieutenant Colonel Aguero personally served as the pilot and led the fleet into Guantanamo Bay under the moonlight. This was equivalent to entering a safe house. Everyone's hanging hearts were put back into their stomachs.

Besides the fact that the harbor itself was very secluded, and sailboats could only buy one-way tickets in the Windward Strait, if they missed the entrance to the harbor and wanted to enter again, they could only bypass Haiti Island and enter the Windward Strait from the north, by which time the Atlantic Fleet had already heard the news and rushed there.

So no matter from which point of view, they are safe, and the colonel can finally relax his tired mind, have a drink and have a good sleep.

The lieutenant colonel also felt that there was no problem, so he ordered everyone to disembark, set up a slipway, and tow the damaged paddle boat onto the beach to repair the leak.

The four large sailing ships were still intact. The captain was worried that the tall masts would be exposed, so he deliberately anchored them deep in the bay...

As time went by, the crew members finally relaxed their tense nerves, began to swim in the sea, fish on the side of the boat, and some even went hunting in the nearby mountains with their rifles to improve their poor food. It was like they were on vacation.

After a good sleep and a well-rested Colonel Tiago ordered his adjutant to set up a long table with parasols, prepare sumptuous food, and invite a group of bureaucrats on board and several captains of large sailing ships to have lunch together on the fine white sand beach of Guantanamo.

The naturally optimistic Spaniards quickly got into the mood. After a few drinks, they began to clap and sing, and their laughter spread all over the beach.

The colonel was not just having fun, he also used the banquet to negotiate with the king's spies and several treasure ship captains on how to portray this absolute defeat as a heroic Colonel Tiago who remained fearless in the face of danger and used his wisdom to save the king's treasure ship.

Of course, none of this is free, but as long as you can keep your reputation and official position, the money will be earned back soon.

Colonel Tiago comforted himself and was about to raise his glass to thank the righteous gentlemen.

However, the tax officer, inspector and notary sitting on his left were all stunned and stood there as if they had seen a ghost.

"What's wrong? Are those Eastern pirates chasing us?" Tiago said humorously and turned to look in the direction they were looking.

Then, at the mouth of the bay where white light was flashing, a black pirate flag with a skull and crossbones fluttered in the wind.

This crow's mouth is shining...

The crew also discovered the pirate flag, and the harbor was immediately thrown into chaos.

After yesterday’s naval battle, everyone had a vivid memory of the skull wearing a straw hat, and they immediately recognized that it was the Ming pirates chasing them!

"No way?! How is it possible? I don't believe it!" Colonel Tiago rubbed his eyes repeatedly, unable to accept the fact in front of him. He didn't even notice that the red wine spilled on his fake cock.

"Ghost ships!" the tax collector suddenly screamed, "They are ghost ships!"

"..." Everyone was horrified and speechless for a moment.

They have all heard of this legend that is widely circulated in the Caribbean. It is said that the ghost ship is in league with the devil and can ignore wind direction and ocean currents and maintain the speed of flying.

Encountering a ghost ship is seen as a sign of destruction by sailors, because no one who has seen it at sea has ever escaped!

Fortunately, they are on land now...

Although it is unclear why the ghost ship is a sailing ship from the East, this can explain why they hid so well and were discovered in the first place.

And judging from the time, these pirate ships must have come against the current and wind, which is completely consistent with the legend of the ghost ship!

The colonel and others remembered that these Eastern pirate ships also suddenly appeared from the thick fog yesterday.

Normally, a thick fog in the vast ocean would be enough to make the pursuers return empty-handed. The ability to escape from the fog was no longer possessed by humans.

The captain of the Santa Barbara also stammered, "That night in Onda Bay, they suddenly appeared beside our ship..."

"That's right, that's it. A ghost ship formed by the resentment of the Indians..." The inspector's teeth were chattering and his feet were dripping.

Everyone sat there like lambs to be slaughtered, without even the thought of organizing a resistance.

Although the crew members did not expect the ghost ship, there was nothing to resist as the Gallese warships were being repaired on the shore.

There were crew members on the treasure galleon, but resistance was obviously unwise. In order to avoid losses, Spain had a special regulation that once the captain of a treasure ship determined that he had lost his guard, he should surrender honorably to preserve the treasure ship and the cargo on board, and wait for the main fleet to come to the rescue, or for the royal family to negotiate.

The Spaniards were confident enough to make the pirates give up the prey that did not belong to them.

So they surrendered obediently, as if they came to Guantanamo just to be captured.

This is really not a good place...

~~

In theory, Thiago and Aguero's choices last night were correct.

They did get rid of the four Ming Dynasty warships behind them.

At daybreak, the lookouts on the Wenzhou, Taizhou and Quanzhou could not find any prey even with their telescopes.

However, they still have the Beidou team.

As soon as the hot air balloon took off, the map of the surrounding area within dozens of miles opened up, and Guantanamo Bay and the masts in the bay were discovered at once.

Unexpectedly, these red-haired devils were so cunning. The captains immediately ordered to turn around and catch the turtle in the urn.

Turning back means going against the wind and current, which would be impossible if it were a Western sailing ship. However, the Chinese sail can withstand wind from all directions, and it can go against the wind by taking a zigzag route. It's just slower.

When they arrived at the entrance of Guantanamo Bay, the Liu Daxia also arrived with its staggering steps.

Without further ado, and without even bothering to report to Lin Feng, the captains led four warships and rushed into the bay mouth taking advantage of the wind.

Lin Feng immediately understood what was going on, and ordered people to row the boat quickly, to pull Liu Daxia around, and drive the huge ship into the bay to block the door to prevent any prey from escaping.

But after their lives were saved, the Spaniards chose to surrender.

They lined up neatly on the beach, with the captain handing over the log book and the tax officer handing over the account book. There was also bagpipe accompaniment, making it quite a grand occasion.

Lin Feng was so embarrassed that he didn't want to feed them, so he ordered people to arrest the Spaniards on the beach and quickly count the spoils.

When Ma Yishan was in Havana, he heard that the Spanish treasure ships were equipped with tax officers, who were directly appointed by the tax department in Madrid. They were responsible for registering all the wealth on board, whether public or private, to ensure that the king's tax revenue would not be leaked.

Therefore, just by checking the account books, you should be able to quickly calculate the harvest.

When he excitedly reported his statistical results, Zhang Xiaojing sneered at it. She told Lin Feng and Lao Ma that there are three things in this world that cannot be believed.

Men's promises, women's tears, and official statistics.

Lin Feng knew that she couldn't even compare to Zhang Xiaojing in this regard, so she asked Lao Ma and the people from the Fleet Finance Department and the Police Department to quickly check the inventory!

Seeing that the bay was calm, she quickly asked the people from the repair and carpentry departments to fix the two broken rods of Liu Daxia.

After the inspection, the repair director reported back that one of the rudders was OK, and it could be barely usable after the rudder stock was connected, a circle was sawed, and then the cooper strengthened it with an iron hoop. But the other one was directly smashed and there was really no way to repair it.

"Let's fix one first." Lin Feng didn't force him. Although there was a spare rudder on the ship, it had to be installed from bottom to top, so it had to be done in the dock.

Fortunately, one rudder can be used, but it is a little difficult to operate. But it doesn't matter, Commander Lin's helmsmen are all experienced drivers.

The rudder of the treasure ship was 11 meters long, and it would take two days to repair it even at the fastest speed.

Lin Feng's fleet was stationed in Guantanamo, which had been renamed "Ma Yishan Bay".

This place is 1,600 miles away from Havana. If the fleet from Santo Domingo comes here, the voyage is also 2,000 miles. At this moment, neither Havana nor Santo Domingo has received the news, so within ten days or half a month, this place should be safe.

~~

For two whole days, Ma Yishan, who was full of energy because he was chosen to name this place, reported to the two female leaders with a pair of red eyes:

"Madam, you really guessed it. They concealed 60% of the property! In other words, the king can only collect taxes from less than half of the goods. It's really crazy. Daxi is doomed!"

"Just be content. The original emperor of the Ming Dynasty couldn't get a penny." Zhang Xiaojing smiled faintly, her heart full of pride.

It was only after her husband came out of nowhere that the Ming Dynasty finally had tariff revenue. Although her father always complained that the tax rate was too low, it is estimated that Taicang would have filled the bottomless hole in the past and achieved a historical surplus last year. I guess her father must have been so happy that he howled like a wolf in the middle of the night... oh no, howled loudly.

"So how much is it?" Lin Feng didn't have so much to worry about. She just wanted to know her gains.

"Commander, you should take a look at it yourself." Ma Yishan handed a general ledger to Lin Feng with trembling hands.

It was written on it:

'6 million silver pesos; 500,000 gold pesos;

Diamonds, 1,000 pounds; rubies, 2,000 pounds; emeralds, 3,000 pounds;

50,000 bolts of silk; 100 tons of spices, 300 tons of sugar;

200 tons of tobacco, 50 tons of alpaca wool, 200,000 pieces of porcelain...

And various gold products, the weight of which cannot be accurately weighed at the moment, but roughly estimated to be around one ton.'

"Fuck, how much is this?!" Lin Feng was dizzy and couldn't help but swear.

"It's worth about 12 million taels of silver." Zhang Xiaojing casually reported a number.

"Is Boyi so awesome?" Lin Feng's jaw dropped to the ground in shock.

ps. No more tonight, good night.