The Rise of Iceland

　　　　 The world centers in the 1630s were Quanzhou in Daming and Amsterdam in Europe. The Asian business circle was controlled by the Zheng Zhilong Group, and the European business group was the largest in the Netherlands.

This phenomenon will exist for half a century. Until the demise of the Eastern Zheng Group and the demise of Taiwan and the defeat of the Netherlands by the British navy, the Kingdom of Great Britain will cross five continents and four seas, becoming the dominant empire that never sets in the sun, and the French Empire, the strongest European power. Suddenly it was bright.

　　 After Olaf and Hagrid led the fleet to enter Port 8 under the semaphore of the port flag bearer for the first time, Olaf stood on the side of the ship and was still looking at London in the distance.

Olaf and Hagrid walked for more than ten days without danger at sea before they approached Ireland. As a result, they encountered a three-ship pirate. After the battle, Hagrid personally led the soldiers to kill the four pirates without injury, and then The pirate suddenly calmed down and retreated.

When the fleet found its direction from the sea, it arrived in Dublin a week ago. It was delayed for two days and sold some caramel, royal jelly and fur, as well as 20,000 pounds of dried fish and two pairs of bone china, in exchange for more than 10,000 British pounds. Pounds of silver, and Hager Olaf and others were living in Omor’s villa at the time of the transaction, and many of the goods were sold by Omor.

After that, Olaf and Omor talked about the two businesses of recruiting young Irish white slaves and helping Irish people purchase guns and ammunition. After leaving Rowling to reunite with their families, Hagrid and Olaf left with Omor’s butler. Ireland, to London, the capital of England.

　　 Since Hagrid became the son-in-law of the Omor family, he was completely unable to discuss business with Omor because of his character.

When he was young, he followed his elder brother, and Hadar was responsible for business negotiations. Later, when he arrived in Vinland, he immersed himself in development for two years. When he became an adult, he took him to Europe to sell dried fish and leather goods. The negotiations with the merchants were mostly handed over to Ulav. Responsible, it will be completely handled by Ulav in a few years.

Now that Olaf is coming together, Hagrid is worried that the continued white slave trade and arms purchase with his elder brother will cause losses to Wenlan’s interests. He decisively shows that this business activity is entirely in charge of his nephew Olaf. Olaf took advantage of the trend, and fought for several rounds with Omor’s language, and finally negotiated two big deals. Omor worked hard to marry Hagrid's sister who had died of his fiancé, but did not discuss it. When it was cheap, he jumped his feet again and again. In the end, Hagrid couldn't stand it, and promised to give his brother-in-law a cannon in his personal capacity.

　　 After receiving Hagrid's promise, Amor turned his anger into joy and personally bid farewell to Olaf and Hagrid after holding a family banquet.

　　 After leaving Dublin, Olaf and Hagrid prepared to lead the fleet directly to Amsterdam, the largest port in Europe, because only here can a large amount of goods in the fleet be consumed within one to two weeks.

However, as soon as the fleet left the Irish Sea, five sailors suffered severe illnesses such as wind chill and leprosy. They knew that they were towed in the closed cabin, and soon more than 20 people on the entire ship would become ill, and they were in short supply. I couldn't survive on the medicine ship.

　　 In order to treat the patient as quickly as possible and reduce the risk, Olaf and Hagrid decided to go to London first, and then to Amsterdam after treating the patient.

Olaf originally thought that London, as the capital of the United Kingdom, would be a very prosperous and huge city, but when the ships docked on the Thames and surrounded the West India Wharf of Douglas Island, Olaf clearly saw the golden light of the western river in the setting sun. Shining, all kinds of low and dilapidated wooden houses and scattered fields and woods on both sides of the bank, most of the villages are muddy dirt roads, only a two or three people wide gravel road extending from the dock to the north side of the river. It continued to spread to the northwest and disappeared in the woods and fog.

　　 This London's first impression of Olaf is not as good as Reykjavik, not as good as Dublin and Edinburgh, and it is not even worthy of shoes when compared to an international metropolis like Amsterdam.

Hagrid walked out of the cabin and seemed to see Olaf’s disappointment and contempt. He pointed to the West and said, “This is only the West Indies Port in the east of London. I visited Hadar twice a decade ago. I didn’t expect this port to be better than this. It used to be much bigger."

　　 Olaf came back to his senses when he heard the words, looked at the port, and found that hundreds of large ships and hundreds of small boats were docked at dozens of piers in the huge harbour.

　　 It is now in the afternoon, and the sailors on the big ship are busy. They use slats and cranes to carry the cargo of the ship to the small boat, or carry the cargo in the small boat to the big ship.

There is a wooden bridge in the narrow area of ​​the Thames on the east side of the port. The height under the bridge is limited. Small wooden boats go back and forth. Sailors sway the oars and shuttle back and forth in the bridge hole, carrying the goods on the pier to the west. Visible town.

　　 "Five bridges further west are where the City of London and Whitehall Palace are located." Hagrid said, pointing to the Thames in the west.

　　 Olaf's heart moved, knowing that his current port is only the outer city of London, far away from the city center, so if you want to get a glimpse of London in the 17th century, you have to walk some distance up the Thames.

Hagrid saw Olaf’s slight curiosity and hyperactivity, which looked like a teenager should have. He laughed, stroked his silver beard, and said, "Wait for me to get the tax. With the registration card, let's go to town and play."

Olaf nodded, and then Hagrid first ordered someone to ask a doctor to see the sick sailor, and then took the two Icelandic Vikings off the ship to the management committee to pay the fee, get the tax card, and put it on the exchange. After the few items that have been on the ship, it is reasonable that a merchant will come to see the goods tomorrow morning.

The weather in London is warmer than that in Wenlan. Hagrid ordered the good sailors and guards to take good care of the ships and cargo, and then exchanged leather jackets with Olaf, put on clean linings and trousers, and five strong jackets and linen robes. The Viking **** disembarked.

　　 After the seven people disembarked, they did not walk to the west exit, and stopped a smallest wooden sampan. After Hagrid negotiated the price, everyone reluctantly sat in.

　　 The owner of the ship propped up the oars in his hand and pulled a few times, and the sampan slowly sailed away from West Indies Port, upstream from the Thames River and heading upstream.

　　 After passing through four bridge holes in succession, Olaf saw the neat and beautiful two-story buildings appearing on both sides of the Thames. The people walking along the banks and on the bridge are no longer just poor people and Lifu.

Wearing neatly dressed British people or carrying bags or carrying baskets on the road, beggars and warblers scurried around, merchants pushing carts and shops with signboards appeared constantly, and gorgeous carriages on the roads on both sides of the river also began to appear. , From the wooden lattice window, it can be seen that sitting inside is a woman with a gorgeous dress and a gentleman with a walking stick.

　　 In front of the fifth bridge corridor, the sampan stopped, Hagrid took out two dozen copper plates from his arms and handed them to the boatman. Then everyone leaped onto the embankment and walked along the mossy stairs to the shore.

　　Olaf only saw London in the 1730s for the first time when the soles of his feet stepped onto the firm and smooth stone road, the capital of the United Kingdom and the top ten metropolis in Europe.

　　 The urban areas are all spacious streets paved with slabs. The streets are lined with green grass, flowers and trees, and even horse dung is being cleaned up. It can be seen that the prototype of the city in the core area of ​​London has already been established.

　　 "Is that tall palace the palace of the King of England?" An Icelandic Viking pointed to the two-story stone and wooden buildings in the far southwest, and said in surprise.

Olaf and Hagrid also saw the distant palace complex for the first time. The palace has a height of a four-story house. The whole is made of rock. The surface is painted with colorful paint, and there are various reliefs and patterns. The architecture that blends Baroque and Nordic styles is not as sacred and tall as the cathedral, but it is much more magnificent than the cathedral.

　　 "That was the palace built during the time of James I. It is said that His Majesty Charles I has expanded it many times after taking over. It looks so magnificent!" Hagrid gently shook his head and exclaimed.

Olaf remembered that he and his uncle and brother had heard about this palace in Amsterdam the year before, so he smiled: “I heard in Amsterdam that the Whitehall Palace is one of the best palaces in European countries. It’s amazing! Our Hadarborg in Groot and the Governor's Mansion in Reykjavik are not as good as this palace, and even one of them is not as good as this palace!"

　　 "Haha, you have to know that the palace is built with the power of the whole country. Our Wenlan's income in the past few years has been invested in the construction of the palace, and I am afraid that we will not be able to build one-tenth of the Whitehall Palace..."

　　 Hagrid is very aware of the country's will and the huge financial resources of the country, so UU read www.uukanshu.com and said with a chuckle.

　　 Olaf was noncommittal, but he snorted coldly in his heart: It seems that the famous Buckingham Palace in later generations has not been built, or is not well-known, but this palace is really bigger than the later Buckingham Palace! It's a pity that there are royal guards around the palace, so I can see clearly if I can get closer...

　　 But what good is your palace?

Olaf thought that nineteen years later, Whitehall Palace is also called Westminster Palace and Whitehall Palace. King Charles I of the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, and Ireland who lives in this magnificent palace will be at the gate of the palace. I lost my head outside.

　　 Knowing that Olaf, who had destroyed the English robber kingship, could not help but raise the spirit of Ah Q in his heart, despising the dazzling Charles I.

　　What kind of cow are you? Your Majesty the King whose head was chopped off...

Thinking of Charles I’s head, Olaf thought of Cromwell who chopped his head. Olaf thought that he was still very young now, and if he had a chance, he had to make a name for himself. He just lost his job because of Charles I’s dissolution of parliament. The Lord Protector who has returned to the manor’s identity, get acquainted, after all...

　　 Burning a cold stove is what the traverser should do!

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