"Ah Yeh! Ah Yeh! Ah Yeh... Who is scolding me behind my back?" Just as Wen Hao and his friends were deliberately planning how to maximize their own interests in the struggle for national interests, Hong Tao, one of the protagonists they plotted against, was sitting in the generous palace of the emperor and discussing with Matini's younger brother Alin......

This palace is located on the King of the Sea. The living room is more than 30 square meters, with three bedrooms and study rooms on both sides, and even a dedicated bathroom and kitchen. Learning from the lessons of the Jinhe River, the roof of this emperor cabin was greatly thickened, and even a layer of copper plate was laid. Now even if shells hit it, the emperor's palace would not turn it into a sunroom.

But in this way, the helmsman, navigator, chief mate, and captain on the stern building were in trouble. You can think about it, on the unobstructed sea, you would feel like stepping on the bright copper plate under your feet and the same bright sun on your head.

The person who designed this structure actually won the Imperial Parliament Medal. If Hong Tao had chosen, he would have to throw that guy into the mine for labor reform. Only the land duck would have fantasized about such flashy things and build such a large imperial cabin on the warship.

Unfortunately, he had no say in this issue. The King of the Sea was not under the jurisdiction of the Royal Navy. It was a ship built by special funding from the Imperial Parliament. It is a national symbol of the Jinhe Kingdom and is of the same nature as the monument at the entrance of the library. Its main purpose is not a warship, but a water palace designed according to the warship, which was used to take the royal family to visit various countries.

The purpose of building it is to show the majesty of the empire to foreigners, so there is no silver in places where gold can be wrapped, there is no copper in places where silver can be wrapped, and there must be no empty places where copper can be wrapped. There is no gems in the place where nothing can be wrapped. Anyway, as long as there is sunlight, the ship must be shiny all over, and it is best to see it ten nautical miles away. Especially the bow image under the bowsprit is actually made of a pure gold, weighing 70 kilograms, and the two rat eyes are inlaid with rubies the size of eggs. When Hong Tao saw this thing, he hated him so much that his teeth were itchy. He was scolding me for having red eye disease!

"It should be my brother. If he knew that you went to his hometown but didn't bring him with him, he would definitely be very angry." Alin has been assisting Bo Jiao in Kalamba Port for many years. Although he was not as good as Metini. However, he was first-class and famous in the eyes of the people of Dashi. Who is Metini? No one knows! Lord Alin, who dares not know!

"Don't be beautiful. In a few years, your brother will take his fleet back to your hometown like a king. Even the king will have to kneel down to him." After seeing the brothers Wen Nan, Wen Hao brothers, Metini, and Alin, Hong Tao was very glad that he was the only son. These damn brothers are full of cheating people. Although Cixi and Ciqi were not trying to trick each other, they also tried hard in secret. Fortunately, there were also brothers Carl and William in love, otherwise Hong Tao would have ordered that two brothers were not allowed to have two brothers in the empire, either three, or there would be a sister or something.

"Is it Kabaramda of Governor Bo or Cape Town of Mentini?" Alin was very unwilling to accept that he and Mentini were doing business together, and he did better than Mentini. But since he was captured by Hong Tao, Mentini has been operating from time to time. He first became Hong Tao's Arab translator and consultant, and later became the governor of the overseas territory of the empire. Although it was a little far away, his official position was much higher than that of him, and that was the local emperor.

"Of course Cape Town is large, much larger than Kalamba Port. King Taba's entire Ceylon is not tenth of the size of Cape Town!" Hong Tao did not calculate carefully, but just gave a rough answer casually.

"...Isn't that bigger than the empire's land, aren't you afraid that he will be distracted? I suggest that the governor of the empire should have a term to prevent them from forming their own power overseas." Metini didn't know how to offend his younger brother. Didn't they be born with a single mother? It's really possible that those Arab tribe leaders don't have a lot of wives and a lot of children. Judging from their appearance, they shouldn't be the same mother.

"This is being discussed by the Empire Parliament. I believe a reasonable rule will be issued. You should focus on this voyage, don't give your brother eye drops." Hong Tao was convinced, and he should have assigned Wen Nan to Metini as an assistant, asking Wen Hao to help Alin, and then throw both of them to South Africa, one on the east coast and the other on the west coast. Give the same help and see which of the two brothers is better.

"Where is the capital of the Ayub dynasty you are talking about? Is it Cairo, Damascus, Aleppo, Karak or Hormuz?" Hong Tao didn't want to listen to Alin's explicit plot against Metini anymore. This kind of nonsense is meaningless. He now wants to figure out what the Middle East is like at this time. After listening to Alin's introduction, the homework that was originally done by Jinhe City was basically abolished. At this time, the Middle East was in chaos. Kingdoms, religions and tribal territories were mixed together, and they were not subordinate to each other. Even if you give yourself a map, you may not be able to understand who is on the same side.

Since you are doing business, you have to find the right port. You must know which force you are trading with and who their mortal enemies are. Otherwise, you will easily be misunderstood. But the Ayub dynasty alone has made him think too much. If Saladin could climb out of the grave and see the dynasty that he had been stolen with hard work, he would probably not recognize it for a while.

According to Alin's introduction, the largest forces in the Middle East are the Ayub Dynasty and the Khwarezmian Kingdom. The Ayub Dynasty is a country founded by Saladin. Its rule includes the Red Sea near Cairo, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, and Syria. The Khwarezmian Kingdom is a multi-ethnic country with its main populations, mainly Persians, Turks and Arabs. Its rule is mainly Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan.

However, the Ayub dynasty was already dead in name only. When Saladin was in power, he divided the territory to his three sons and one younger brother. As a result, as soon as he died, the country immediately became in chaos. The three sons and one younger brother did not accept each other, so they just acted on their own. Cairo was considered together, Damascus was also considered together, and there was also a part in the western part of the Arabian Peninsula, which was called Sultan.

In addition, the Turkic Zanji Dynasty, the Black-clothed Abbas dynasty, the Sultan of Oman, and the nomadic tribes of the Nadids and Bedouin peoples. There are dozens of countries with the highest number, and more of them are tribes that nominally belong to a certain country but actually don’t listen to anyone’s words. In addition, there are four Christian Crusaders on the Mediterranean side, as well as Master Ser and Byzantines, this area is almost becoming the United Nations.

In addition to the complex forces of the country and the regional power, there are also fierce religious conflicts in this area. The biggest one is that different factions of the ******* religion, who believe in Shiites and the Sunnis who envelope Sunni attack each other, which is even more striving to deal with pagans. This conflict lasted for thousands of years and did not stop until the 21st century. Iran was the representative of the Shiites, while Saudi Arabia and other countries were Sunnis. Looking at the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran, you can understand how these two factions fought in the 13th century.

From this point of view, Christianity, which belongs to the religious system, has handled it much better. The old, Protestant, and Orthodox Church have also fought against each other, but they have not tried their best to kill each other and can coexist peacefully. However, these two major sects of the ******* Church have not been able to fight for thousands of years, but the result is that they have suffered losses and the more they fight, the weaker they are, and there is no hope of unity.

But this is also a good thing. If they did not fight in the internal struggle, they might have unified Europe long ago and Asia would be in trouble. So, the tragedy of a country and nation is often the joy of other countries and nations. If you want to be strong, you must first unite your own family, and then talk about unanimous external affairs. The theory that one must first settle the internal affairs when fighting foreign countries is in fact correct, but it only requires great political wisdom in how to fight and how to settle the way.
Chapter completed!