Vol 7 Chapter 19: Columbus brothers

James has lived in Malaga for a while, but he hasn't been idle for a while.
Malaga is an important place connecting Castilla to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Through the dangerous strait, later known as Gibraltar, Malaga can enter two different worlds.
To the east is an old-world view that is regarded as the rule. Even if there are wars all over the place now, the Ottomans will cross the Mediterranean Sea and burn the war to the entire southern coast of the European continent at any time. For many people, it is still reliable because people are already familiar with it. Over there.
To the west, it is an unknown world, even though there have been many pioneers exploring the depths of the vast ocean, but the vast ocean is too mysterious and terrifying, and the fear of strangeness has made many People are also discouraged.
But there are still people who are willing to challenge the unknown world. The strong curiosity makes those people even know that they may face many dangers or even human beings can't contend with. However, some people are still keen to reveal those unknown secrets.
These are actually bullshit.
James found a small house in Malaga to live, and then paid for the local sailor ’s guild, which is a kind of organization similar to the Portuguese nautical office, although Castilla is in the nautical business. The start seems to be a little later than Portugal, but their development is quite rapid, and this is one of the proofs that the imitation of the sailor industry guild established in Portugal.
These guilds tend to be men of a whole family who will join in at once, and then inexperienced young people will be assigned to some ships to learn craftsmanship, and the old crew will be unified by the guild to find errands for them.
James spent money to register his name at the Malaga Sailors ’Guild, paid a security deposit, and then posted a notice to recruit sailors on the guild ’s notice board.
James picked it very carefully. He was almost one by one. He was not in a hurry, because at least he knew he would spend a lot of time in Malaga.
So when the Columbus brothers arrived in Malaga, James' sailors recruited almost half.
James was secretly happy about Columbus's arrival, but his face was absolutely unabashed. He felt that he had the upper hand now. He had neither returned home nor went to Valladolid from Columbus. James I knew that his previous words worked.
"Speak, what are you going to do?" Columbus stood opposite James and looked at the younger brother. Among the brothers, he and James were far from Giovanni, because James always wanted to fight him. The height, or just like stealing his sailing diary, always wanted to take advantage of him, so after solving a debt problem for his family, Columbus only took his little brother Giovanni to leave Genoa The home of James, and it was when he went home that time that James stole his voyage diary.
"I have to ask you this and tell me what are you going to do?" James was indifferent to his brother's indifference. He sat down and found himself in a comfortable position, leaned back in his chair and looked at Columbus on the opposite side. Have n’t you already thought about it, so tell me what you want to do? "
The dissatisfaction in Columbus's heart was gradually inflating, but he still tried his best to endure it. He remembered the disdain shown by Ferdinand for the plan proposed by him when he first met the twin kings, and then he heard After revealing the conditions he proposed, he unabashedly showed a strong aversion to him. Although he felt insulted at the time, he was patient, and it was because of this that Queen Isabella Refocus on the good results of his plan.
Although James couldn't compare with Ferdinand, Columbus still told himself to be calm. He knew that what James had to do with him this time was not a single-handed person, and Columbus was already there before coming to his residence. After a round in Malaga, he quickly learned that James was recruiting a large number of sailors.
"Do you want to go to the new colony?" Columbus quickly noticed James's intentions. This was not so much a judgment based on his beckoning sailor's move, it was a loyal desire for James by his brothers for many years. The instinctive guess of the habit of stealing everything.
"You guessed it," James took the diary out of his pocket and slowly pushed it in front of Columbus. "I rely on your diary. With it, I can follow the same route as you did before."
"Do you think that a nautical diary can repeat the miracle I created?" Columbus sneered and looked at James. "You may know which way to go, but do you know where you will encounter the weather?" Do you know if you should stop immediately or venture to land when you see the shadow of the first land? And do you know how to deal with the sailors who suddenly go crazy because they ca n’t see hope for a long time on the sea? Do you think only With a voyage diary, James, I can tell you clearly that you ca n’t compare with me, and never compare with you.

Columbus sat down and said, leaning back with his arms folded, leaning his chin slightly to look at James.
Giovanni Columbus, who was standing aside, wanted to say something, but for a long time, he could only helplessly raise his fist and wave his arm open, and then shook his head and sat beside him looking at the two brothers.
James was not angry because of Columbus's blow. He looked at Columbus with interesting eyes, and then took a chart he had prepared from the side and spread it on the table.
Looking at the chart, the look that Columbus didn't care about had changed for the first time. He leaned forward and looked carefully. Then he looked up at James again, and then lowered his head to look at the chart. One by one routes and the arrival and departure times filled in on the sides of the islands along the way.
"This is, the new colony?" Columbus asked in surprise. His words attracted the attention of Giovanni Columbus. He walked over to watch the chart with his brother, and then he asked in disbelief "James, You ’ve been there, have you actually been to these places yet?

Looking at the unexpected look of the two people opposite, James finally showed a little pride. He put the nautical diary on the chart and patted it gently with his hand: "Maybe you think I can't go at all or want to do it in the end It ’s up to you to do something, but actually I ’ve done the same feat as you, of course I admit that all of this is to burn your sailing diary, but even then I ’ve gained more in the new colony than you think Much more. "
Columbus looked at James in disbelief. He did think so. He knew that James was keen to take away what he liked, but if he could, he was still willing to help this younger brother. As long as he made a request, Columbus did not Mind if you give him a little brother like Giovanni, even he can generously give him an honor and wealth.
But now, Columbus found that James really did what he thought he could not do. Although he still used his nautical diary, but as Columbus himself said, to go on an expedition across the Atlantic, what he experienced Difficulties can never be achieved with just a sailing diary.
Columbus did not doubt that James was coaxing him. From the routes marked on the charts and the time stamps to the islands that had only a few records or even no records in the diary, it explained everything. In places, it is impossible to draw such a detailed chart.
"So, what else do you need me to do?" Columbus asked a little strangely. He actually wanted to know who funded James. After all, the cost of traveling to this degree was not a decimal. He was not interested in his suggestion because of the huge cost and uncertainty. This made him doubt that the Portuguese were behind James. Is it Manuel? If it ’s him, you need to be careful. greedy."
"Come on, Christopher, the King and his wife are not so credible with you." James said in disapproval. "And my employer is not Manuel. Of course, if you can promise to cooperate with me, I will take everything. I tell you all. "
"Wait, did you mean to cooperate with you?" Columbus looked at James amusedly. "Don't forget that I found the new colony and it was also the first gold, pepper, gem and Various seeds that no one has ever seen, although I do n’t know what you and your employer are going to do, but even if you want to cooperate, you should listen to me. "
James looked at the habitual Columbus, who was also domineering. He was a little annoyed. From an early age, he hated Christopher. Although he was an elder brother, James never thought he was Everything must be decided by him.
"You probably haven't understood it yet," James pushed the nautical diary aside, his hand tapping the chart. "Listen, I've been to these places, and told me you've taken the most of these trips How many boats are there, 2 or 3? "James said, waiting for Columbus to open his mouth." I have 4 boats, all are real Caravel ships. I can put them together. " , Then they are a terrible fleet, and they can also be divided into two fleets to explore the north and south directions along the colony ’s coastline. Can you do these, then do you think you can talk to me? "
Columbus looked at James silently. He seemed to be looking at James without knowing this younger brother. After a while he suddenly hesitated and asked, "Who are you?"
It seemed to be a bit silly to ask this question, and Columbus pointed at the chart and said, "I have been to the new colony twice since 1992, and there have been other people who have been there during this time. I know or have those people. What I heard and heard, but I can be sure that no fleet of explorers is as strong as you said, unless it is ... "
Speaking of where Columbus stopped, he turned his head to look at Giovanni, who was also eccentric, and when he saw what Giovanni looked like, Columbus was more sure of his bold and wild guess: "God James, you It won't really be ... "
"Hush ~"
James raised a finger and looked at the ghostly eyes of the two brothers. James felt uncomfortable for the first time.
"Trust me, you wo n’t want to know more, it ’s not good for you, but my employer is indeed a decent person, he can give you a satisfactory condition."
"The conditions that satisfied me?" Columbus had gradually calmed down at this time. Although it was surprising that his brother had actually been a pirate on the Atlantic in the last 2 years, this surprise was only a short while after all. He did almost the same thing on the land he named the West Indies. The only difference was that he was a licensed pirate.
"Tell me who your employer is, although I do n’t know yet, I can already be sure that this person must be a bold man. At least as far as I know, you have looted the Queen ’s ship more than once. I want Isabella La knows, no matter who your employer is, you have to suffer. "
James waved his hand unintentionally. Although he did n’t know what earth-shattering things Alexander wanted to do in Iberia, he knew that the Duke was also not annoying. If Queen Isabella Is a strong Iberian, then the Duke of Rome Tesia is a giant in Rome.
"Relax Christopher, or maybe I say this to make you feel at ease, even if our secret is finally found, we have a way out, and you think Manuel will surrender to Isabella so easily In front of the woman? "
"Why is there something about Portugal in here?" Giovanni, who had never spoken on the side, finally couldn't help but ask.
"Not only there, but many," James glanced at the two brothers with pride. "Why do you think I should recruit sailors? After all, I already have a group of people who are familiar with the new colony."
Columbus frowned slightly, looked at the chart on the table and thought about it, and suddenly he thought of what looked like James: "Do you want to openly go to the new colony as yourself?"
James nodded approvingly to his brother. He looked at the two brothers in front of him and said, "I'm going to the new colony. This was decided by Manuel, and I can tell you here, maybe I will go back this time. There will be unexpected discoveries. "
James's words aroused the interest of Columbus. He also had a strong interest in the West Indies that he discovered that could not be eliminated. This was pure curiosity besides wealth. After so many trips, Columbus There was a vague sense of some key issue that he seemed to have overlooked or made a mistake, but it was still unclear what it was.
"The new colony is very big, bigger than I thought," Speaking of this Columbus, the mood is a little low. With the development of the new colony, many people have joined the adventure of exploring new routes. Various news here proves that this West Indies is really not small, and even some navigators have set foot in this land in the name of obtaining the permission of the Queen.
Because of this, Columbus clearly felt that his authority was threatened. He hoped to use hard-line methods to tone his rights to the new colony, but he was escorted back to Castile directly after his arrest.
Although his life in prison was not long, it was a heavy blow to Columbus. He had realized the change in the attitude of the twin kings towards him, and as James said, after this disaster He was not sure whether the couple could still obey the original agreement.
Thinking of this Columbus is a little annoying. Although I believe that even if I might face the double king ’s rumor, the wealth that I can get from previous expeditions is enough to spend the rest of my prosperous life, but when I think of Columbus, I risk my life. However, it is possible that everything he obtained is owned by others. Columbus has an unspeakable anxiety and anger. This anger was actually long ago. At that time, he was unable to get the support he needed because of his hard work. And anger and irritability, once anxious because he could not see a shadow of land for dozens of days at sea, now he is also resentful of his encounters, but this time it seems that things are not so desperate.
"So you came to me for Manuel's expedition?" Columbus stared at James for a moment, his eyes narrowed slowly. "Tell me James, do you have anything else?" Nothing said to me, just know that you do n’t have to find it at all, you just have to find a group of sailors to take two boats and go westward along that route, maybe even you wo n’t go with your eyes closed Wrong way, but you still come to me and tell me what you want to do? "
James looked at Columbus who was staring at him. He knew that it was impossible to deceive this smart and cunning brother, and just as Columbus would pull him when he needed it, he would n’t mind letting Christopher. Enjoy this honor with him.
After all, as Alexander said, the name of the place can be called Colombia, then this name includes each of them Columbus.
"My employer," James said slowly. "He wanted me to lead a fleet of four ships instead of two, but after arriving in the West Indies, the fleet will continue to the north and south. Adventure. "
"It's the same as my first time." Columbus said casually.
"No," James looked at Columbus seriously and said, "He wants my boat to be supplied on the spot after arriving in San Salvador, to keep things for at least a month, and then explore the coast to the south."
"Wait a minute, have you made a mistake, can you insist on one month's supply, do you think the West Indies will be so big," Columbus asked inexplicably "and the ship can be docked along the way and there is no need to bring so much Replenishment, know that the captain ’s too much supply will make you miss a lot of good things. "
James shook his head silently, his finger pointing up the new colony already depicted on the chart, the blank space of the still unknown sea, and he said under Columbus's puzzled look : "Christopher, did you ever think that maybe you didn't just discover an island?"
"Of course, what I found is the offshore waters of India. If I continue to head, I believe that I will soon be able to reach the Asian continent." Columbus said with a smug triumph.
"No, I thought that way before, or everyone thinks so, but do n’t you think it ’s weird, the things recorded in your sailing diary are completely different from the legends we heard about India before, even Da Gama has already been to India, and what he described is completely different from what you see, do n’t you think this is strange? "
Columbus was a little puzzled. He wanted to refute it but did n’t know where to start, because, as Jim said, everything he saw, even many animals and plants, were indeed never described by people who had been to India before. This made him even more puzzled by the vague question that was always bothering him but he couldn't say it. He looked at James and thought for a while before asking: "So what do you think is going on?"
"Christopher," James cautiously lowered his voice and asked, "Have you thought about it, maybe you are not in India?"
"Not India, where would it be, to know that there can only be India, otherwise ... will it be?" Columbus asked impatiently, then his voice gradually lowered, and his eyes were fixed on him. The marked archipelago in the middle of the ocean began to be enchanted.
"This is why I am looking for you," James said. "This fleet needs two commanders, because once they are separated in Salvador, they have to face the unknown expedition alone. This is not the same as your first expedition. The same, because this time we have decided to explore further south and north. Maybe at least a few thousand miles will be walked, which requires two commanders to command their ships. "
James said he stopped and took a breath. He knew that the next words might have too much impact on Columbus, so he tried to make himself calm and say: "We will continue to observe this place along the way ~ www. EbookFREE.me ~ Then we will return to San Salvador before the replenishment is over, where we can exchange our findings, and then we determine one more thing. "
"what's up?"
Columbus's voice was low, but his eyelids were beating slightly, and his throat was still thirsty because of tension.
"Is sure we have found a place that no one has been to before, there is not India, I mean from the moment God created this world, maybe that place has been waiting in the middle of the ocean until you brought it a few years ago The fleet arrived there and discovered the existence of the land, "James said, swallowing and spitting to make his throat feel better." Your diary also wrote that the local indigenous said that there is a whole further west. The land of the film, and the land is very large, so our task this time is to prove whether they are saying it is true, if it is true, and there is not India, Christopher, it means ... "
"What does it mean?" Columbus's voice was already trembling.
"It means that we have discovered a new continent, a new world that we first arrived at," James answered in a difficult tone.