"Seyal, who else is in your family? If you are not in a hurry to go back, help us do the translation for a few months, and the monthly remuneration is also one hundred taels of gold, if you do a good job, the next time the fleet comes here, we can also consider letting you participate in the fleet trade, and even let you be responsible for the sale of the Great Song goods in Seljuk. What do you think? "No one has been here in Seljuk, the language is not understood, the customs are unknown, there is no understanding, everything is inconvenient, if you can keep him by your side, it should be much easier to return to Yi.

"Thank you for your kindness. I left home with my wife, children, and parents, and now that I'm back, I want to go back and see them first. Seyal declined Yang Congyi's invitation.

"I've been away from home for many years, and since I've returned to Seljuk, I can go home at any time, so why bother with two or three months. In the early years, you went out to do business, and you didn't come home for so many years, and now you go back empty-handed, how can you face your wife, children, and parents? Our remuneration is very generous, if you can help us do things well, with the strength of the Great Song fleet, in a few years, you will definitely be able to earn a lot of wealth, and getting ahead is not a problem at all. You can think about it, and come to me when you think about it. After Yang Congyi finished speaking, he patted Sayal on the shoulder with a smile and turned back to the cabin.

Standing at the bow of the ship, Seal's fiery heart gradually cooled down. Yang Congyi is right, it has been more than ten years, and if he goes back in such a down-and-out manner, not only will he suffer the ridicule of others, but he will also not be able to raise his head in front of his relatives.

The boat was moving forward quickly, looking at the rolling waves, Seyal was in a state of distress, thinking about his relatives who had always been his concern, the warm home, was now getting closer and closer to home, but he suddenly began to be afraid, afraid to go home, afraid to meet former acquaintances, and even more afraid to see the expected eyes of his wife and children and the rickety bodies of his parents.

At nightfall, the fleet lowered its sails and anchored, stopping its advance.

The fleet will arrive in Seljuk tomorrow, and in this strange place, what to do with Hui Yi still needs to be carefully considered. Lord Huang is not involved at all, everything has to be decided by Yang Congyi and Tang Xun, if you do it well, you will have merit, if you don't do it well, you will be the one who carries the pot, as long as you carry the pot on your back, they will not want to turn over again in this life.

This place is very different from Tianzhu, Tianzhu is not too far from the Great Song Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty had a lot of contacts, and the Tang Dynasty once gave Tianzhu a great shock, so in front of the Eastern Dynasty such as the Great Song Dynasty, they can only be respectful and dare not have the slightest presumptuousness. But Seljuk is different, the Great Song is too far away from here, and it is difficult to reach influence, once someone has a bad idea of the fleet, it will be very tricky, so it is necessary to get in touch with the royal family first, get their recognition and protection, and avoid using force on their land.

The result of the discussion was to let Lord Huang establish diplomatic relations with the Seljuks as an envoy of the Great Song Dynasty, and after obtaining their approval, the Great Song fleet would land again for the return exchange.

As soon as they discussed taking it, a sergeant announced, "My lord, Seyal asks to see you." ”

"Let him in." Yang Congyi glanced at Tang Xun, with a faint smile in his eyes.

"Your Excellency, you're right, I can't go back empty-handed. I am willing to be a translator for adults, and I will definitely help the fleet to make a return. When Seyal came in, he couldn't wait to say that.

"Okay, the reward I promised remains the same, as long as I help us make a return, and when we leave, I will give you a gift." Yang Congyi got up and patted him on the shoulder, with a smile on his face.

"Rest assured, my lord, I am a businessman, and I am talking about credibility, and I swear to the Lord to ensure your satisfaction." Seyal looked serious and religious.

"Good. The fleet will arrive in your hometown tomorrow, so let's talk about how to make it easy. Yang Congyi said as Lasseale sat down.

The three of them chatted carefully about the return to Yi by candlelight, what is the price of oriental silk, porcelain, and tea in the Seljuks, how much spice or how much gold can a silk horse exchange, what kind of porcelain is the most popular, how many things can be exchanged for one, who drinks tea, how much gold can be exchanged for a catty, what is the most valuable thing in the eyes of the Seljuks, what is their favorite thing, what they want to sell, who to trade with, etc. Around Huiyi, the three of them chatted for more than an hour, and they were still unsatisfied.

After Sayal left, the two made some adjustments to the return plan.

The next day the fleet continued its voyage towards the Seljuks.

Yang Congyi boarded the main ship of Shenzhou in advance and told Lord Huang about the return plan he made with Tang Xun.

Lord Huang listened to their plan, and hesitated slightly, according to the plan, he was going to meet the king of Seljuk and establish diplomatic relations with Seljuk on behalf of the Great Song Dynasty. When Yang Congyi explained and persuaded him, he reluctantly agreed.

Half a day later, the Great Song fleet finally reached the end of the trip, Seljuk.

The fleet lowered its sails and anchored ten miles offshore.

After arranging the defense of the fleet, Lord Huang, Yang Congyi, the garment craftsmen, and the singer and dancer arrived at the harbor on a warship with a large number of gifts.

Accompanied by Xuanwei Army, Sayal entered the port to inform local officials that the envoy of the Great Song Kingdom, an eastern power, had come and was waiting at the port.

There are countless countries in the East, and how can the local petty officials know where the Great Song Kingdom is, but the envoy travels on behalf of the king of a country, and he does not dare to slack off, so he hurriedly sends someone to report to his superiors. The boss didn't know where the Great Song Kingdom came from, so he could only report it again.

A day later, the supreme governor of Basra sent a team of 500 people to the port, and after asking about the status of the mission, he held a simple welcome ceremony and welcomed more than 300 members of the Great Song envoy group into the port and escorted them all the way to the capital of Basra.

In Basra, the Great Song Dynasty delegation was warmly welcomed, and the avenue leading to the governor's mansion was crowded with onlookers with black cloth and black scarves, looking curiously at the strange procession of people walking in the middle of the road, especially the dozens of young women in bright and gorgeous clothes, her skin was fair, and her face was unobstructed, which attracted everyone's attention.

This team of beautifully dressed women is the singer and dancer brought from Lin'an, and their appearance will attract people's attention no matter where they are, whether it is a man or a woman.

Women in the Arab region, whether they are dressed in black or white, almost all of them cover their heads and faces as long as they go out. Men here rarely have the opportunity to see the faces of other women except for their own families, and now this exotic woman, with a beautiful figure and a delicate face, can feast their eyes in broad daylight, how can they not take a few more glances and not follow the reason.

The Great Song Dynasty mission walked on the front foot, and the onlookers chased after it, and in an instant, the wide street was congested with water, and the tide generally poured towards the Great Song Dynasty.

Fortunately, after entering the city, the troops sent by the governor of the capital were protecting the rear and left and right sides of the Great Song mission, and the masses of Basra did not dare to rush their own army no matter how crazy they were.

They were always a foot away from the group, not daring to come closer, but they would not be far away, they followed so closely that they could look at it more, and even if they couldn't see it, they could smell the fragrance left behind after they passed by, and it also intoxicated the crazy man.

Lord Huang's gorgeous carriage drove ahead, and Yang Congyi, dressed in bright armor, rode a tall horse to accompany him, keeping pace with the carriage. Behind them were a hundred neatly dressed and armed Xuanwei soldiers, behind them were thirty-two beautiful oriental women, and then behind them were one hundred Xuanwei soldiers, followed by garment craftsmen, Taoists and ten carts of gifts, and at the end of the line were one hundred Xuanwei troops.

Yang Congyi rode in front, although his body did not move, but his eyes were observing the Seljuk people on both sides of the street left and right, and he saw that they were all wearing long robes, and their whole bodies were covered, including their hands. If they all have weapons in their hands, the mission will be like sheep into the wolves, and in the event of a conflict, these hundreds of them will not be opponents. He understood that no problem could be solved by force in this place, that the establishment of diplomacy and the settlement of the problem of the return of the fleet could only be solved by one mouth, and that if they wanted to use force, they would definitely lose.

When the mission had not been on its journey for a short time, it saw a group of people standing in the middle of the street, and the onlookers were two feet away from each other, and they did not dare to approach it. Seeing that the man at the head was independent, imposing, and noble, he knew that he should be a high-ranking local official, perhaps the supreme governor of the capital of Basra.

Yang Congyi raised his hand and ordered the team to stop on the spot, he took Sayal to rush forward, stopped two feet away from the waiting crowd, and said loudly: "We are the Great Song Dynasty Mission, from the ancient East thousands of miles away, come to meet the king of your country. I don't know who you are? ”

Chayal then translated his words to the other party one by one.

After a while, the other party replied: "Your delegation is very welcome to come to our country to celebrate our king. I am the Supreme Military Governor of Basra, Vipra, and I have come to greet the mission, and I ask you to follow me into the palace. ”

Yang Congyi turned his head and waved, and the team of the mission moved forward, while he turned over and dismounted, and waited for the carriage to come.

As soon as the carriage arrived, Yang Congyi personally opened the curtain for Lord Huang: "My lord, Lord Vipra, the Supreme Minister of Military Affairs in Basra, welcomes the envoy of the Great Song Dynasty into the palace!" ”

Lord Huang was helped out of the carriage, and immediately took a few steps forward, and said with a smile: "Lord Lao went out of the house to greet him, thank you." ”

After Seyal translated, the other party replied: "Your envoy came from the east thousands of miles away, and he should have come to the harbor to greet him, but something happened suddenly, and I am too busy with affairs to make the trip, so please go into the house to rest first, and then apologize to your envoy in person for dinner." ”

Lord Huang smiled: "Your Excellency is too polite. ”

Vipra's team immediately divided left and right, and Lord Huang stepped forward to walk with Vipra, and the mission followed behind.

After a short time, the mission was brought into a large compound where they could rest for a while.

Vipra told Lord Huang that the news of the visit of the Great Song Kingdom had been sent to Baghdad urgently, and that he would be able to get a reply from Wang Cheng within three days, and he had come from afar, asking them to rest here for a few days with peace of mind.

As the highest military and political governor of a place, why Vipra was so enthusiastic about the Great Song Mission made Yang Congyi very uneasy.