The strategic position of the Strait of gibraltarian, the gateway to the Mediterranean, was not obvious in the past. However, since the discovery of the new world and the opening of new routes, its special status and importance have become more and more prominent. It has become a key position and a crucial gateway.


    In order to protect its trade hegemony in the Mediterranean, to protect its trade in the Suez Canal, and to prevent the excessive impact of all kinds of goods from the new world, there has long been a stable Mediterranean trade circle. A few years ago, the Tang people sent a sub fleet carrying hundreds of warships to threaten Castile kingdom. The kingdom of Castile was forced to cede the kingdom of gibraltarian!


    In the face of the despairing Chinese Navy and army strength, the kingdom of Castile came to the door of the Chinese people to "ask for a crime." they obstructed the normal trade rules, so they forcibly seized gibraltarian. For this reason, Castile was indignant, but he was also afraid of the absolute hegemony of the Tang people and the religious pressure. In desperation, according to the will of the Tang Dynasty, a treaty was signed to cede the territory of gibraltarian. So far, gibraltarian became the territory of the Tang people, and became the smallest province of the Tang people.


    After the acquisition of gibraltarian, the people of the Tang dynasty built a lot of buildings and infrastructure projects here. In addition, a military fortress with complete facilities and powerful firepower was built. The small town of gibraltarian was completely fortified, and a port city was built in gibraltarian. An army of 5000 people was stationed throughout the year to look after the fort. In addition, an anti smuggling fleet was stationed on the berths of military ports to inspect any ships entering the Mediterranean Sea and check their cargo.


    Because of the Mediterranean trade, the Tang people enforced the "anti-dumping act" unilaterally. The reason was that they could not use the cheap goods from the new world to excessively impact the normal trade exchanges. In fact, the most fundamental purpose is to protect its trade hegemony and the pricing power of goods in the Mediterranean!


    Every year, ships that can pass through the Strait of gibraltarian are allowed to carry a quota of goods. If it exceeds the quota, it will face additional taxes. Therefore, the explanation of Tang people is to protect normal trade exchanges. Against any illegal anti-dumping trade! Because in the beginning, the Tang people did not participate in the great navigation and the colonial activities of the new world as early as the rest of Europe. Their main trade and exchange is still East West trade!


    That is to say, through the convenient conditions of Suez Canal, continuous trade was carried out from India, China, Persia, Spice Islands and even Japan. The goods from the East were transported back to the west, and because of the strong military strength and the same strong economic strength, the Tang people gradually mastered the pricing power of goods! Then, after a series of operation and development, the Tang people completely established the Mediterranean economic and trade circle and occupied the absolute dominant position.


    Although the countries were dissatisfied, they once thought of uniting, but under the powerful military deterrence of the Tang people and a series of diplomatic rallies, knocks and disintegrations, they broke up the most likely alliance. Later, the Tang people took the opportunity to send troops several times, such as the complete destruction of the Egyptian Dynasty and turning it into their own province. It was the time when the Tang people showed their power to the outside world. At that time, the power of the Tang people gave the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa a profound understanding. Not only the navy is strong, but also the army is not weak. In addition, the country has a large population and enormous potential for war. With the drastic changes in the world, the land area that should have been their short board has increased dramatically. Therefore, the only short board does not exist.


    And this also created the special status of the Tang people. Even so, he has not launched a war with foreign countries for a long time! However, no one dares to belittle them. Those countries are not strong enough to start a new round of war with the Tang people! The people of Tang Dynasty also had a relatively long-term vision of the monarchs and ministers, and the future situation became complicated again.


    When the elegant white boat sailed into the Strait of gibraltarian, it was stopped by the anti smuggling fleet belonging to the Tang Dynasty. The anti smuggling fleet that stopped the white ship was also surprised to see the beautiful and elegant white ship in front of them. They had never seen such a ship in China, Europe, North Africa and Asia. They have never seen the flag on the ship. However, all the officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, who obviously belong to the flag of their own country, are not unfamiliar with that strange flag.


    They are very surprised, how their country''s flag is magnificently hoisted on a strange ship? As a result, dozens of anti smuggling fleets immediately launched a siege battle formation. And the other ships who want to enter the Strait, seeing this scene, dodge one after another, hiding in the distance, quietly watching here.


    Although they are also very dissatisfied with the overbearing rules of the Tang Dynasty, they dare not say it easily. In today''s vast Mediterranean area, the Tang people are worthy of the boss and overlord. No one in all the lands bordering the Mediterranean can speak ill of this country, which has occupied the Mediterranean for nearly 600 years. Even today''s weak cannibals dare not mention the history of the past few hundred years.


    "Tell your captain to come out. We have something to ask him!"


    The people of the Tang Dynasty looked at the strange things on the deck of the white ship. Besides, they never saw any living things on the deck. But he still cried out. He believed that the captain of the beautiful white boat would come out when he heard it.


    Sure enough, as soon as his voice fell, he saw a figure with a tall figure coming out of the cabin.


    "This is..."


    Everyone looked at the figure with amazing eyes, with long silver hair, blue eyes, soft and three-dimensional facial features, and amazing height and sharp ears. In recent years, a word, which has been widely spread, suddenly came to their mind.


    "Spirit


    The people of the Tang Dynasty began to whisper. Even though they didn''t see the elves, they saw some of them in the poems and pictures that spread all over Europe over the years. In addition to the description of those sailors who are said to have arrived at the land of the elves in those years, white boat, silver hair, superior height, sharp ears, beautiful looks that make women envious. In addition, at this moment, these characteristics of the other party are proving his identity without exception. It is in Europe, the spreading spirit!


    "Are you an elf?"


    Estelle nodded slowly and said, "that''s right!" In his mouth, he speaks the Tang language with correct words and round accent.


    The Chinese who got the answer suddenly contracted his pupils and was surprised, "you can speak our language!" He was surprised, but then he remembered his duty and asked, "elf, why are you here? And... "He looked at the high Tang flag flying on the mast of the white ship," why, our national flag will be flying on your ship? "


    Eiswell said slowly, "this was given to me by a Chinese captain who had been killed long ago, and by his entourage, as well as his navigation diary and the sea area and water pattern information drawn along the way. I accepted his request before he died and came here. Give these things to your monarch and send you the news of their death


    "What!!"