Author: Irons Deno
The butterfly effect of trade globalization is far more real than what we see in science fiction movies and marketing numbers, when the large ocean freighter "Changzhi" ran aground in the Suez Canal, it directly affected the global supply chain of goods, and Europeans who recently hoarded hand paper because of the epidemic will actually face the passive situation of "jet warriors" - "flying down three thousand feet, touching the pants pocket without paper".
Coincidentally, a large ship, a cut of the digestive tract showing Wallace symptoms, a group of Europeans who are restless because of the shortage of paper, all of this, if compared with a large ship that was also at the mouth of the Suez Canal more than 300 years ago, the Super Rich, and the honorable crew on board, the pants sticky (many) is not a decent thing, but it is much more decent than being humiliated by pirates, robbing them of their money, and finally being cut to death by a knife to feed the fish.
In the story of Avery's robbery of the "Super Rich", the ship is small and good to turn around, and if the ship is too big, someone will "turn around"
The wrath of the beaters – Henry Avery, the "great pirate" who led the mutiny
"All kinds of humiliation! Loot the money! Finally, he also hacked the man to death to feed the fish! ”
In 1696, when the Mughal monarch of India, Aurangzeb, learned that a group of English pirates had committed such a egregious act against all the crew members of his royal ship, the Super Rich (including many pirates who raped the royal women, and the great humiliation made them choose to commit suicide by throwing themselves into the river), the monarch vented his anger on the British East India Company, and even the British were killed in the street, and the scene was once out of control.
Mughal monarch Aurangzeb
At the end of the 17th century, long voyages across half the world became more and more normal. In order to open up a new "market", some pirates left the Caribbean Sea and set their sights on the Indian Ocean route, which was farther away and the merchant cargo was more valuable.
Edward Randolph, a bureaucrat of the British East India Company who heard the rumors, submitted a report to the English side, describing the negative effects of piracy with harsh brushstrokes and recommending the death penalty for all pirates. But such calls not only did not attract official attention, but because of the lack of effective law enforcement, the pirates who traveled thousands of miles to the Indian Ocean successfully found a way to make money, and the most successful and mysterious pirate was Henry Avery.
Compared with other pirate peers whose dress style is more "subcultural", Avery, who is a first-class mate, seems to be more British and decent in dress
Originally a first mate of the British ship Charles II, he accompanied the fleet to the West Indies in 1694, but when he received the voyage documents issued by the Spanish government in A Coruña, Spain, the other side deliberately tried to embarrass the British ships, resulting in the fleet being delayed for several months, and during this time, the crew who had nothing to do did not receive any salary from the convoy organizers, and finally the crew could not bear it and demanded that Avery stand up and lead the rebellion.
Without the slightest hesitation, Avery led the crowd to make the world full of love with the thunderous ringing of the bell, and on the same night subdued the management of the Charles II and other crew members who did not participate in the mutiny, although some people ran to the shore to report to the port defenders, but in a burst of artillery fire in the Spanish fortress, Avery commanded the ship to retreat, and also fell from the nautical "civil servant" into the "jianghu".
Now that her identity had changed, Avery renamed the Charles II to The Whimsy, without the red tape of official documents, and the Whimsy shelled and looted, bypassing the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa, resting on a small island called Johanna, and getting in touch with fellow pirates from the American colonies, and everyone immediately agreed to join forces to launch an attack on the Mughal ships in the Indian Ocean.
Avery's future iconic red skeleton pirate flag
Big fish and bigger fish – Avery robs the Mughal boats
In 1695, it was clear that human technology could not build super large ships that could block the entire Suez Canal, but as maritime trade increased, merchants could carry more goods in a single round trip, and It was easier for Muslim countries like the Mughal Empire to make pilgrimages to the holy land of Mecca, so the number of ships traveling in the Indian Ocean became more and more enormous.
Those ships that are too large to enter the port normally can only rely on small ships offshore to complete the landing of personnel, cargo loading and unloading in batches, resulting in a prolonged waiting time for large ships to wait at sea, the port's defensive artillery firecrackers are out of reach, and their own protective firepower is insufficient, and Avery's gang of pirates is eyeing this "no robbery, no robbery" of the undefended state.
In September 1695, a merchant ship called the Fas Mahmadi appeared off the waters of Sutala off the Mughal Empire. The large ship weighed 300 tons and belonged to the wealthy merchant Abdel Gaffar. The ships were filled with the tight commodities of the annual monsoon trade market and hundreds of devotees returning from the pilgrimage from Mecca, but only six guns were responsible for the sound, enlivening the atmosphere during the voyage. Avery camouflaged the Whimsical with the original British flag, easily completed contact with the Fas Mahamadi and boarded the ship smoothly, slaughtering and torturing some of the people on board, and snatching more than 60,000 pounds worth of gold and silver treasure.
"Super Rich" restored with 3D model
After taking such a refreshing order, Avery learned from the crew that a large ship called the Super Rich was unloading at sea 100 miles away, carrying thousands of pilgrims (that is, thousands of belongings), 80 guns, 400 rifles, and hundreds of soldiers using these weapons. The owner of the ship was none other than aurangzeb, the then monarch of the Mughal Empire, a large royal merchant ship without compromise.
At this time, the pirates fell into a state of full "top", according to the principle of the chain of contempt, although India at this time had not yet completely become a British colony, Avery and those Pirates of the Caribbean who were originally from Britain still naturally thought that they could fight better than each other. The pirate ship and the Super Rich launched a fierce shelling for about two hours, and both sides suffered heavy losses for a while, until a shell accurately hit the main mast of the Super Rich, and the sputtering damage caused a cannon on the ship to explode, killing many soldiers. Perhaps not wanting to fight for the rich men on board, the soldiers chose to surrender, and the pirates were able to wolf into the flock.
They tortured passengers, forced each other to hand over all their belongings, and raped female passengers without counting the spoils, and many victims chose to commit suicide with a dagger or jump into the sea because they could not stand the humiliation of their families watching themselves defiled. Avery had a crush on a young woman who was the granddaughter of Aurangzeb. After dividing up hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of possessions in situ, Avery parted ways with the other captains, and Aurangzeb's granddaughter was taken captive by Avery to Panama and became his wife ever since. It's like the slogan in "Letter of Submission":
"Grab money, grab grain, rob women."
A commercial disaster caused by a large ship
Egypt and related ocean-going companies suffered heavy losses during the blockade of the Suez Canal, with an estimated $9.6 billion per day of stranded trade, equivalent to $400 million per hour/ 3.3 million tons of cargo, or $6.7 million per minute. Canal authorities estimate that canal operating revenue is reduced by about $14 million to $15 million a day due to waterway congestion.
In contrast, Averygan's vote was more of a spiritual shock, both a commercial robbery and a terrorist attack that rose to the level of blasphemy at the heart of Islam. As a direct "participant" and "witness" of the whole event, the "Super Rich" belongs to the large Arab sailing ship on the skill tree of the shipbuilding cause of human civilization. Since Indian Ocean navigation relies heavily on the monsoon, its main baffle is deliberately designed to be much larger than the rear mast, with a pointed bow and some windows at the stern, and decoration.
After the Great Navigation Age began the exchange between the East and the West, the three-masted sailing ship designs from the West, especially the British East India Company, merged with the style of traditional Arabian sailing ships. When the British 1300-ton sailing ships could not adapt to the cross-border trade of long-distance voyages and were gradually replaced by 500-ton ships, the Mughal Empire built larger and larger ships for trade and pilgrimage needs, and after the game "Sea of Dawn", players will use the unique appearance of The Arabian Dhow.
As in reality, the ship's trading attributes are far above the combat attributes, and players can use these dhows to accumulate wealth between ports and build their own maritime trading empires.
The Arabian sailing ship in The Sea of Dawn
epilogue
After more than a week of stranding, the Suez Canal finally got rid of the flying disaster brought about by the "Long Gift", and Avery was also portrayed as a legendary pirate by the world after ending the robbery of the "Super Rich". Now, Sea of Dawn players are once again throwing themselves into this rough sea, whether you want to collect precious treasures or shell the streets of the port, the only advice is not to build too big boats, so as not to kill the enemy and damage yourself.