After lunch, inspecting again, and meeting with a few people, it was almost five o'clock when Basar left the airport.

Gao Yang and the others came to the presidential palace in the helicopter team when Basar came, and in addition to all Satan and Taylor, the supernumerary staff, there were only three people: Dani, Farouk, and Gillanore.

Of course, Basar won't be with him all the time, and Gao Yang and the others are arranged in the lounge, waiting for the dinner to begin.

Barsar's presidential palace is not splendid, which is different from Gaddafi's nouveau riche-style palace, but the presidential palace is not related to simplicity in any way, whether it is the building itself, or the furniture, or even some inconspicuous small things, in the eyes of those who know, they all reveal a signal that it is not ordinary.

During the waiting time, Gao Yang and the others were okay, and they didn't seem too abnormal, especially Gao Yang and Grolev, the old people in the early days of Satan, seemed even more relaxed, after all, it was not the first time they entered the presidential palace, they also entered Gaddafi's palace at the beginning, although they were uninvited, and they did their best to loot when they left.

Gao Yang and they seem to be at ease, while Farouk and the three of them can't, after all, their identities are different.

After staying for more than two hours, at half past seven, someone invited them to the banquet.

The dinner was set up in the banquet hall, a very large banquet hall, but there were not many people, some of the generals and officials who accompanied Basar to the airport during the day were there, and then they were exalted and others. It's just some work and service people.

As a host. Before the banquet begins, it is customary to make a speech. And when he spoke, it was time for Barsar to deliver the gifts he had prepared for his guests.

After a few words of welcome, Basar clapped his hands and said loudly, "Bring me the gift I prepared." ”

Soon one by one the servants gave Basar a gift of a knife, a Damascus knife.

Gao Yang is also a major general, and his gift must be different from others, and the knife that Basar prepared for him is a long knife in the style of an Arab scimitar. And the other people's knives are short knives, the kind that Arabs are used to sticking in their waists.

Gao Yang has always wanted to get a Damascus knife, and he would have had a chance to get it in Gaddafi's palace, but he chose a shotgun as a trophy at that time, but he didn't expect to get one here, and it was a good time to get a Damascus knife in Damascus.

Damascus knife is called Damascus, in fact, the steel is Uz steel produced in India, Damascus is not only the geographical center of the Middle East, but also the economic and political center of the Middle East in the past. Of course, it was also a distribution center, and Damascus also concentrated the most outstanding Arab craftsmen of the time. After ancient Arab merchants imported raw materials for Uzi steel from India, a large part of the steel was made into finished knives by swordsmiths in Damascus.

The reason why Damascus knives are precious, not only because of the process, but also because the only raw material for making Damascus knives has been gone, and India's Uzzi iron ore was exhausted at the end of the 17th century.

There is also a small number of Damascus knives, which were newly made after the accidental discovery of Uzi steel ingots left over in India, but there are very few new knives made from the remaining Uzi steel.

Gao Yang found that the style of the short knife presented by Basar was basically the same, although there were differences, but the difference was very small, it should be newly unified, and it was handmade, so there were still some slight differences in style.

To Goyan's delight, the scabbard of the long knife that Basar had given him was decorated with no vulgar gemstones.

The scabbard is made of wood on the inside, and the outside is wrapped in shark skin, and it is wrapped in silver at the mouth and tip of the scabbard, and the handle and handguard are also made of silver, which looks plain, but if you look closely, you can find that the silver on the handle and scabbard has traces of oxidation, so this is an old knife.

Gao Yang really liked the gift from Basar, but he didn't play with it for long, and at the dinner, in front of the head of state, he couldn't always carry a knife with him, so he took the knife in his hand and admired it for a while, and then he had to return it to the servant who gave him the knife, and ask someone to keep it for him, and then take it when he left.

For Barcel, the recent game has given him a reason to be happy, and the atmosphere at the dinner was good.

The food is also very good, but this is never the time to actually eat.

The dinner was soon over, and after eating, they were invited to the parlor, and it was time for a formal conversation.

In the homes of Middle Easterners, guns and knives are placed in order to show their bravery, and if it is a particularly wealthy tycoon's house, the reception room is likely to become a small arms exhibition.

Modern firearms are used as ornaments, not showing any grade, and people who are particular about their homes generally hang old-fashioned smoothbore guns with Middle Eastern style on the wall, and the smoothbore guns are luxuriously decorated and beautiful, and have no use value, but they must be able to fire.

As for those oil tycoons, or people like Gaddafi, what guns can be hung up as handicrafts will be hung, so European antique shotguns come in handy at this time, and this is why many expensive antique guns made by famous European gunsmiths will appear in the Middle East.

If you are invited to a dinner party, then it is natural to visit the host's home, although it is impossible to see all the houses of the presidential palace, but the rooms prepared for the guests, that is, you will definitely be led to see, and by the way, admire the host's collection.

Since it is customary to swing a gun, Basar's home is certainly no exception.

After helping Morgan find a gun for a long time, Gao Yang is sensitive to antique shotguns, and other places are fine, but there are two standing double old shotguns hanging on the wall in the living room, so as soon as he enters the reception room, Gao Yang's eyes are attracted by the antique guns hanging on the wall.

It's impossible to hold the gun in your hand, but it's definitely okay to take a closer look.

According to Morgan's knowledge of appreciation, Gao Yang looked at several key locations first, looking for any names or marks left by gunsmiths.

Gao Yang didn't have any particularly in-depth research on antique shotguns, and after watching them for a long time, he couldn't recognize whose work the gun was, and the name of the gunsmith was engraved on the metal plate above the trigger of one of the guns, but no matter what Gao Yang thought, he couldn't remember the slightest information about the gunsmith.

After studying for a long time, Gao Yang came to the conclusion that these two guns were not particularly precious antique guns, and they were not very old, no earlier than 1900, and they were certainly not particularly famous gunsmiths.

When Gao Yang was concentrating on research, someone suddenly beside him suddenly said: "It seems that General Ram is very interested in hunting rifles?"

Gao Yang turned his head to look, but it was Basar who was talking, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "I can't talk about research, I'm just very interested, I understand a little, I just understand a little." ”

Basar smiled: "I have heard more than once that General Ram, your marksmanship is extremely good, and the shotgun is also very good, and people with good marksmanship will naturally be interested in guns." ”

After finishing speaking, Basar stared at the two shotguns on the wall, and said in a deep voice: "These two shotguns are not precious treasures, but they have a very special meaning for me, these two guns belong to my father, he often uses these two guns for hunting, and I have used one of them many times, so I hang these two guns here." ”

Gao Yang didn't know how to speak, so he pretended to be very interested and looked at the two shotguns intently, but at this time, Basar changed his tone and smiled: "It seems that I was negligent, I should have given you a gun instead of a knife, because you seem to like guns more often." ”

Gao Yang hurriedly said: "No, no, you misunderstood, I am very interested in guns, but I have the same love for knives, and I like the gift that Mr. President gave me very, very much." ”

Basar smiled and nodded, then turned and walked away, whispered a few words to one of his attendants, and then walked back to Gao Yang's side, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Ram, you have done a lot of great things during your time in Damascus, and you may not realize how crucial you have played, I must admit that your arrival has helped us a lot." ”

Gao Yang said in a low voice: "Mr. President, you have won the award, a person's ability is limited, I am very happy to have done something, but I dare not think that my role is irreplaceable." ”

Basar smiled: "Mr. Ram, no, I should call you a general, Syria needs talents like you, are you interested in considering the possibility of staying in Syria for long-term development?"

Afraid of something, Gao Yang was afraid that Basar would solicit him again, but since Basar proposed it, there was no way, and he had to refuse.

"I'm sorry, Mr. President, I have very important things to do, so I can't stay for a long time, and I think that as time goes by, there will be more and more excellent people under your command, whether I stay or not, in fact, it doesn't mean much, and I actually have a good chance of returning here again, I hope to get your support at that time." ”

Basar shrugged his shoulders and said, "Well, I have no intention of forcing you, I respect your choice, I just want to tell you a word, Syria welcomes your arrival at any time." ”

At that moment, Basar had just ordered his attendant to return, and he was still holding an antique shotgun.

After taking the shotgun from the squire, Basar let go of the high body and smiled: "I don't know much about antique guns, I only know that this gun is a work of the nineteenth century, from Europe, and now it belongs to you, I hope this gift can make you like it." (To be continued......) R1292