Rise of Empires: Spain.

Chapter 85 Expedition Team (Subscribe!)

"Butler Loren, how is the situation with the foreign explorer I asked you to find? Are there any suitable candidates?" Carlo asked Butler Loren who walked in.

"I was just about to report to you, Your Majesty." Butler Loren replied, "I found a very suitable candidate in Spain. Here is his relevant information."

Butler Loren handed over a document and introduced: "Anthony Ronaldo Prince Cruz, 38 years old this year. He owns an African expedition team in Guinea and often deals with indigenous tribes in Africa. He has considerable experience in this regard."

Carlo nodded, took the information, flipped through a few pages, and found that it indeed met his requirements.

In addition to actual exploration in the Congo region, this African expedition team also needs to build good relations with the local indigenous tribes and establish so-called trade treaties with them.

Of course, in addition to the trade treaty, it is also necessary to use means to make them recognize that the land is Carlo's private property and create opportunities for Carlo to obtain the land.

Butler Laurent recommended Anthony Ronaldo Prince Cruz because of his long stay in Guinea and his frequent contact with indigenous African tribes, which was exactly what Carlo valued.

As the deputy captain and actual person in charge of the expedition, his other abilities may be a little weak, but his experience of living in Africa and interacting with indigenous tribes is very important.

Currently, European countries' exploration of Africa is limited to the outermost coasts, and they have not colonized deep into the African continent.

There are various reasons for this, one of the most important being the complexity and danger of Africa's terrain.

Carlo's target is the largest of the many virgin forests in Africa, which is extremely complex and dangerous.

The primeval forests in the Congo Basin are not only the largest primeval forests in Africa, but also the oldest primeval forests, and are known as the lungs of Africa.

It would be extremely difficult and definitely dangerous to cross the entire Congo Basin and leave behind Spanish traces.

If there is no experience, perhaps the expedition team would have just set out in the first year, and in the second year we would receive news that the entire expedition had been wiped out.

"Have you investigated? I hope that the expedition team we form will have rich experience, rather than amateurs put together at a hasty pace." Carlo looked at Butler Loren and asked.

"I have already investigated, Your Majesty." Butler Loren nodded and replied very respectfully: "I have sent people to investigate Anthony Ronaldo Prince Cruz's expedition team and confirmed that they did conduct expeditions in Guinea and went deep into the African continent.

However, because they did not receive support from the Guinea colonial government, they gave up their in-depth exploration of Guinea and returned to mainland Spain after a conflict with nearby indigenous tribes.

During their expedition, they did have in-depth contact with the local African indigenous tribes, and these can be guaranteed. "

Hearing that Anthony Ronaldo Prince Cruz's experience was indeed true and effective, Carlo nodded with satisfaction and said, "Let him come to see me sometime. I hope this African explorer will not let me down."

Based on his identity and nationality, Anthony Ronaldo Prince Cruz is definitely the most suitable candidate.

He himself was an orthodox Spaniard, and the places he and his expedition team passed through were more able to declare Spain's sovereignty.

Moreover, domestic explorers do not have to worry about whether their exploration activities will be leaked. By the time other countries discover Spain's exploration of the Congo region, Spain's colonial exploration has already achieved certain results.

Carlo is not afraid even if other powers follow suit, because the participation of one power will attract the attention of all powers. By then, the major powers will restrain each other, and Congo will eventually fall into the hands of non-power countries.

Moreover, there are still large tracts of land in Africa that have not been divided up by the great powers, and Carlo does not think that other great powers will compete with him for the more dangerous Congo colony, rather than occupying and dividing up the land on the African coast.

After all, it is still unknown what mineral resources Congo has at this time. If you spend a lot of money to grab a piece of barren land with nothing on it, it would be a wasteland.

Butler Loren nodded and went to prepare what Carlo had asked.

After Butler Loren left, Carlo began to think about what the African expedition team needed to prepare.

It would be great if Anthony Ronaldo Prince Cruz met the requirements, but the expedition currently lacks a military leader. Carlo is currently considering Garibaldi's eldest son Menotti.

Now that the expedition team has made some progress, we naturally need to speed up the construction of our armed forces.

Carlo decided to call Menotti and ask him if he would be willing to lead an expedition to Africa.

Menotti was arranged to stay in the city of Madrid not far from the Royal Palace, and it took less than half an hour to get to the palace.

Shortly after he ordered the guards to call Menotti, Carlo saw him in his reception room.

"Menotti, how does it feel to come to Spain? Is it comparable to what it was like in Italy?" Carlo asked with a smile.

"Everything is fine, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Menotti replied very respectfully.

He had followed his father Garibaldi around Europe and America since he was a child, so naturally he would not care about the small problem of moving from Italy to Spain.

What's more, he used to live on Caprera Island, and his living environment now is much better than that in Caprera.

“That’s good.” Carlo nodded with a smile and stated his purpose: “Regarding your appointment, I have two considerations.

The first option is to serve as the deputy commander of the Guards and look for opportunities to rise after the Guards expand. During this period, you can also go to the Spanish Military Academy to study and supplement your military knowledge.

The second idea is that I have a dangerous job that I think you can do. Of course, if you complete this job, you will be a hero to the whole of Spain, and I will definitely not be stingy with the reward.

The choice of which job to take is yours, and I hope you will consider it carefully."

After hearing Carlo's words, Menotti blurted out without much hesitation: "Your Majesty, I choose the second job. Compared to staying in the Guards, I prefer challenging jobs." It is indeed more comfortable to stay in the Guards, and there is even time to go to the Military Academy for further studies.

But the disadvantage is that the position will not change much in a short period of time, and there is a high probability that you will not participate in the war.

What's more, the expansion of the Guards has already been carried out once, and it will take a few years before they can expand again.

This also means that if Menotti chooses to serve as the deputy commander of the Royal Guard, he can only stay around the palace and do nothing, which is not in line with his personality.

In the many wars he fought with his father Garibaldi, Menotti showed an extremely warlike side, and naturally he was unwilling to stay in the Guards, a unit far away from the army.

"Haha, you'd better think about it carefully. Although the second job has the opportunity to establish huge merits, it is also extremely dangerous. I won't blame you if you choose the first job, but if you choose the second job, I hope you will be prepared to die in the mission." Carlo smiled and was very happy with Menotti's choice.

But no matter how happy he was, Carlo didn't want Menotti to die on the way to explore Africa because he had no preparation.

Exploring the Congo Basin is bound to be dangerous. If you are not prepared to die along the way, it is best not to embark on this journey.

"It's okay, Your Majesty." Menotti shook his head with a fearless smile on his face. "Which war doesn't involve casualties? Danger is the driving force for my actions. I am confident that I can complete your mission, Your Majesty, no matter how dangerous it is."

Carlo laughed, and laughed from the heart. Menotti and Giotti are two completely different styles.

Giotti is more conservative and cautious in his actions, while Menotti, the older brother, is the opposite, showing a fearless, bold and radical attitude.

Both styles have their own advantages, but if he had to choose which one is more suitable for African expedition, Carlo would certainly choose Menotti's style.

Anyway, as the captain of the expedition, Menotti was only responsible for military affairs. The overall goals and other actions of the expedition were the responsibility of the deputy captain, who had actual African exploration experience.

Menotti's mission is more like that of a thug captain, so being more radical is the best. After all, this African expedition will face African tribes and unknown geographical environments that have never been encountered before, and sometimes overly conservative choices often lead to problems.

"Great." Carlo nodded with satisfaction and told the details of the second task.

"Do you know the Congo Basin?" Carlo asked with a smile.

"The primeval forest in central Africa? Your Majesty, your mission is not to explore this area, right?" Menotti asked in surprise.

"Of course." Carlo nodded and told his plan: "You know how important colonies are to a country.

In the Spanish colonial plan, occupying the Congo River Basin is one of the main goals. Your task is to be the leader of the expedition, explore the Congo River Basin, and establish trade relations with local indigenous tribes.

Once the Spanish flag is hoisted over most of this land, we will naturally have sovereignty over this land.

I hope this operation can only succeed and not fail, because it is related to whether Spain can obtain this land and whether it can have such a large colony. "

"But, Your Majesty, I have no experience in African exploration. I suggest that you find a suitable person to be the leader of the expedition, not me." Menotti hesitated, but still said:

I can lead an armed team to follow the expedition, but if I lead the entire expedition, the probability of annihilation will be greater. "

"Hahaha, don't worry, Menotti, I've already made some preparations. Although you are the leader of the expedition team, there is someone else in charge of the expedition team. You only need to be responsible for the armed forces under your command.

If the African native tribes we meet can cooperate, that would be the best thing. If those damn African natives are unwilling to cooperate with us, your task is to send them to see God and let those African natives understand who is the master of this land. "Carlo said with a smile.

Menotti nodded in relief and said to Carlo firmly, "It's okay, Your Majesty. I will do my best to complete the mission of the expedition and turn the entire Congo River Basin into Spanish territory.

Your Majesty, when can the expedition set off? I can't wait to go to the interior of Africa."

Looking at Menotti who seemed a little impatient after asking all the questions, Carlo said with a smile: "We have to wait for a while, at least we have to determine the specific person in charge of the expedition team.

Of course, you can also meet with the expedition leader in advance, and you will work together for the next few years.

I allow you to select men from the Guards and the Spanish Army to form a small armed force. The strength of the armed force is related to the success of this expedition. You still have to spend some effort on selecting the team members. "

Compared to the ready-made African expedition team owned by Anthony Ronaldo Prince Cruz, the armed team that Menotti is to lead is currently the most problematic.

Because at this time, except for Captain Menotti, the members of the armed team have not been determined, so how can they go to explore Africa?
Anthony Ronaldo Prince Cruz did have a small armed force, but most of them were not well trained, so Carlo was not too reassured.

Carlo only had 100% trust in the armed squad composed of soldiers selected from the Guards and the Spanish Army.

Although the Spanish army's combat effectiveness was not that strong, it was not bad in the overall European environment. Facing the indigenous tribes in the interior of Africa, the armed squad drawn from the regular army could easily deal with them.

"As you command, Your Majesty." Menotti nodded.

The members of the armed team were also very important, and Menotti naturally understood this. If the fighting power of the entire armed team was not strong, it would be impossible to suppress those indigenous tribes.

Moreover, the journey to Africa for exploration is full of difficulties, and it is difficult to ensure that some of the team members will not have mental problems.

Therefore, when selecting team members, priority should be given to those soldiers who are braver and more loyal to the country.

Only in this way will they not choose to defect during the exploration of Africa, and a well-trained and loyal armed force can effectively face any accidents and dangers that may occur during the exploration of Africa.

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