However, in the embassy, what the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty did, Adira didn't say much, so he could only pretend that he didn't see it.

Through Adira's mouth, Yang Congyi offered a generous treatment, hired them with a high salary to go to the sea with the Great Song Dynasty, and went to the Great Song Dynasty, only three or two years away, they earned enough money for a lifetime, and before they left, they would also give them a large amount of settling-in money. If you want to come back, you can bring them back the next time the Great Song fleet comes to Fatila again.

The generous treatment, combined with Cairo's strong business atmosphere, allowed half of them to go to sea on the spot, while others said they wanted to go back to discuss with their families, and a few were reluctant to stay away from home.

Among them, the silk and cotton weavers were all women, and they were basically reluctant to leave, but Yang Congyi did not force them, but paid a good honorarium to let them stay in the embassy for the time being to show off their exquisite textile skills.

After signing the contract, the glass firing and steel smelting craftsmen who agreed to go to sea left the embassy with the settling-in allowance, and they had to return to the embassy at the appointed time, and they also went home if they needed to think about it.

In the mission, there are only more than 30 dancers and singers who can learn the silk cotton textile technology, Yang Congyi offered them a high reward, who can learn the technology of Fati La silk cotton craftsmen to weave cotton, and the reward is two hundred taels of gold!

Dancers and singers, who were not good at rough work, were immediately impressed by the high bounty and watched from the skilled weavers, and then began to practice on the brand-new textile equipment purchased by the mission.

They learn and practice, practice and learn, even if they have no textile experience before, no one wants to miss the opportunity to earn two hundred taels of gold, except for eating and sleeping, all the time is spent on learning and practicing.

The fingers are worn out, bleeding, and no one wants to stop, wrap the silk scarf and continue!

Two hundred taels of gold, as long as it is not too wasteful, it is enough for them to maintain the second half of their lives, and they don't go to sea just to make money, and there is no shame in dancing girls and singers learning to weave.

Yang Congyi has been in the Great Song Dynasty for more than ten years, and he still occasionally sees cotton, but it is all ornamental plants, and no one uses it to keep out the cold, probably because the winter in the south of the Yangtze River is not too cold, and after going to Liaodong once, he has a new experience of cold.

When he came to Fathira this time, he saw the cloth woven from cotton, and the cotton cloth, although not very beautiful, was very soft and warm, better than animal fur, and warmer than brocade, which attracted him deeply.

So I want to learn this kind of silk cotton textile technology, and then bring some cotton and seeds back, if there is a chance, I will plant a large area, make cotton clothes, will come to the north of the Yangtze River to fight with the Jin people, will definitely use.

A month later, a dancer with textile experience successfully knitted a cotton cloth from cotton alone, and after comparing it with the local cotton cloth, Yang Congyi immediately rewarded the dancer with two hundred taels of gold, and announced at the same time that the top ten people who could weave cotton cloth would be rewarded with one hundred taels of gold each, and those who learned later would be rewarded with fifty taels of gold each!

The golden reward continues, and the learning and practice of silk cotton textile continues!

In the blink of an eye, months passed, warm spring replaced cold winter, and the Great Song Mission exchanged the last two shipments for the most valuable things, and the mission's mission and journey in Cairo were coming to an end.

The last time the mission entered the palace for a banquet, a song and dance with oriental charm ended, indicating the official end of the envoy Fatila.

Yang Congyi said goodbye to the old king and a group of noble ministers, and the two sides were reluctant, blessed each other, and waved their hands outside the city!

Hundreds of members of the Great Song Mission, escorted by Fatila's army, rushed all the way to the shore of the Red Sea, where the fleet stayed, with the envoy ordered by King Fatilla.

After a three-day rest, the Great Song Dynasty Mission and the Fathira Mission bid farewell to the send-off procession, boarded the ship offshore, and the fleet sailed all the way south to the Red Sea.

Due to the unfavorable wind direction in the Red Sea at this time, the fleet walked at sea for more than a month before finally leaving the Red Sea and stopping along the coast of the Gulf of Aden to rest and replenish fresh water.

Five days later, the fleet set out again, sailing eastward with a southwesterly wind, across the northern Indian Ocean, to the southern tip of Tianzhu, the Chola Kingdom.

As it was sailing with the wind and sails wide open, the speed was very fast, and after sailing into the depths of the ocean, the fleet turned to the southeast, and sailed at full speed day and night, and after twenty-three days, islands and reefs appeared in front of the fleet.

According to the charts given by Yang Congyi and previous sailing experience, it can be seen that the fleet has reached the southwest sea area of Tianzhu, which is very close to the Chola Kingdom.

After passing through the islands and reefs and sailing southeast for two days, the fleet arrived at the Chola country on the mainland of Tianzhu, but did not stop there, and after three days of further sailing, the fleet docked on the southern coast of Ceylon to recuperate and replenish fresh water.

Just two days after the fleet docked, a huge storm struck, although the ships did not capsize, but the waves several feet high pushed more than a dozen ships to the shore, and a few hours later, the wind and rain stopped, dozens of people fell into the water and died, and eight ships ran aground on the shore.

The original plan to stay here for five days was disrupted, and it took nearly ten days to dig a huge trench nearly a foot deep next to each stranded sea ship, and introduce seawater to the bottom of the ship, before towing the stranded sea ship back to sea.

After this twist and turn, the fleet set out without further delay, sailing with its sails fully furled, sailing eastward at full speed day and night, with the southwest wind.

More than ten days later, the pilot ship saw the island and the land, and arrived in the South Seas.

The position was determined, the fleet adjusted its navigation, and soon entered the waters of the Strait of Malacca.

A few days later, the fleet arrived at the harbor under the jurisdiction of the "Nanyang Governor's Office" and rested for five days to replenish fresh water and logistical resources.

Under the leadership of the governor Song Hao, the "Nanyang Governor's Office" gradually got on the right track, and merchant ships of all sizes began to stay here to trade, and even leased warehouses to do business here.

Before the fleet left, Yang Congyi met with Song Hao and told him some of his ideas in Nanyang one by one, such as training the army, arming himself, buying barren mountain land, cultivating camps, hiring local people to grow tea and grain, grasping the army with one hand and money with the other, to establish a stable stronghold here, to extend the power of the Great Song Dynasty from Zhancheng to here, and if there is an opportunity, he can get in touch with the "Nanhai Governor's Office" set up in Zhancheng, take care of each other, and jointly safeguard the interests of the Great Song Dynasty and the Han people in the South China Sea and Nanyang.

When the fleet was resting, the deputy envoy Lu You went to Zhanbei on behalf of the Great Song Mission, met with the king and a group of ministers, and returned to the fleet with the envoys and tributes of the Srivijaya State after staying for two days.

After making all preparations, the fleet set off from the port of the "Nanyang Governor's Office" and returned to the north, crossed the stone pond with a tailwind, and arrived at Zhancheng after ten days, and berthed in the port of the "Nanhai Governor's Office" to rest again.

As usual, Yang Congyi and Lu You went to the palace of Champa to meet the king, the national teacher and a group of important ministers, went to many banquets, and gave them some gifts brought back from Cairo.

In return, the Chantsal ministers returned generous gifts, including gold, silver, and jade, as well as young and beautiful women.

After three days in the capital of Champong, the two returned to the fleet with the mission, and after waiting for fresh water and supplies to be replenished, the fleet set off.

Before leaving, Yang Congyi met with Zhang Biao, the head of the "Nanhai Governor's Office", and also emphasized and explained some things, so that he could manage the relationship between Zhancheng, Li Yue, and Zhenla in the South China Sea.

There was about to be a war in the north, and he had to make some preparations, so he left Zhang Biao a large amount of money and materials for him to withdraw.

The fleet traveled all the way north, stopping only three days in Wanning, Qiongzhou, to replenish fresh water, and then returning north to Quanzhou at full speed, without stopping in Guangzhou.

The fleet that returned to Quanzhou had just entered the port, and before the Huiyi camp area was set up, the merchants from all over Quanzhou who had been waiting for it had already heard the wind and rushed into the port with a large number of entourage, vying to be the first to trade with the fleet.

The Jingwu army soon landed on the shore, took over the port maintained by the city's shipping department, and established the Huiyi camp area as soon as possible.

After three days of preparation, the other party in the Huiyi camp area was opened, allowing large and small businessmen to enter the selection place and watch the selection.

Samples of all the goods brought back from the West are displayed here, not only a variety of spices, but also essences, perfumes, corals, pearls, various medicinal herbs, and specialties from the Nile and Mediterranean coasts.

What is easy to sell and what makes money, businessmen know very well, and they have already opened up the sales channels for their favorite goods, so they don't have to think about what to buy, and they don't have to look at it.

It is not the first time that they have traded with the Huiyi fleet, and they are very aware of the process of the fleet's transaction, so they directly rushed into the Huiyi negotiation office and competed to be the first to trade with the fleet.

"Two million taels of silver, all spices! Just the first two! ”

"Three million taels of silver, all medicinal herbs! Anything goes! ”

"Five million taels of silver, coral jewels!"

The merchants waved a million taels of silver, and they were very fanatical, and no one wanted to miss the opportunity to purchase goods, because they all knew that the goods brought by the fleet this time were extremely limited, and they were a full half less than the last time.

The specific transaction in the Huiyi camp was co-presided over by Shen Jin and Lu You, who came from Liuqiu to hear the news, signed a contract, issued a bill of delivery, and the two cooperated tacitly, and traded out 23 ships of cargo in five days.

Although the ship that went to sea this time was larger than before, the goods that could be brought back were indeed less than last time, and the fleet did not even go to Guangzhou, and returned directly to Quanzhou, just to take care of the merchants waiting in Quanzhou and Mingzhou. Most of these businessmen are from wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River, with deep roots, and they have land, money, and power, if they can't consider the interests of most of them, the business of the fleet will not be able to support even if the emperor supports them.

The cargo of the fleet is limited, Quanzhou should be considered, and Mingzhou should also be considered, so after the transaction contract of the twenty-three cargoes was signed, the Huiyi fleet announced that the transaction would be stopped, and the remaining goods would be transported to Mingzhou and Lin'an.