It's just that the Hucha spicy people on this boat can only speak the local dialect and a little Persian, and Zhou Shiren wants to do something with him, but he is also powerless.

It took about half an hour for the ship to slowly leave the port. When the shore was getting wider and wider, and the waves were getting louder and louder, he saw two treasure ships on the periphery of the fleet.

It was the first time he had been so close!

The shock is completely indescribable. He only felt that he was as small as an ant, and there was no room for resistance in front of the treasure ship.

But what impressed him the most was the black cannon on the ship.

He first saw this kind of firearm in Gansu Province. In Suzhou City, there is such a cannon. According to the locals, the city wall of Suzhou was blown down by such firearms. Although I didn't believe it, I always had a creepy feeling when I stared at the black muzzle.

Seeing such a cannon up close today, he looked away with some resistance.

The sails of all the ships were bulging, and the sails of the heavy treasure ships were large and numerous. Agitation, like a cover from the sky. ran faster than ordinary sea ships, which made Zhou Shiren a little unexpected.

After a few days of travel, the ship docked in a port city called Mumbai.

It is said to be a port, but in fact, strictly speaking, it should be an island city. It consists of seven small islands, on which the Great Yuan has built docks and houses. Many merchants live on the island, and it is no less lively than Karachi.

This is because Mumbai is a city that does not collect taxes.

But all goods in transit can freely settle down here. For example, if a Delhi merchant wants to sell his goods to a merchant in Bandah (Baghdad), he can buy and sell freely without any charge.

In addition, Dayuan will not expel the merchants and people who come here. It's just that you need to buy a house on the island and make a living. Even if you can't afford it, you can rent it. I couldn't afford to rent it, so I had to work for the government in Mumbai.

Mumbai hasn't been built for a long time, and a lot of infrastructure needs help. Jobs such as building bridges and paving roads require manpower urgently. Relying on immigrants from the land, the Mumbai government had access to cheap labor.

It is precisely for this reason that many inland people have fled to live on the island. Some of them were slaves who could not survive under their masters, and some were inferior people of a low caste. Da Yuan did not have a caste system and did not care about their origins.

As long as it can be useful to Da Yuan, then Da Yuan will not drive away.

Therefore, there are many people on the island, and the prosperity is about to catch up with Karachi.

Zhou Shiren's ship only docked in the local area for one night, replenished some fresh water to eat, and then continued with the caravan. Strange to say, the further south you go, the less windy it gets. In the end, it was even close to being windless. According to knowledgeable sailors, this is the equatorial windless zone mentioned in the Great Yuan Encyclopedia.

So the fleet went very slowly, and settled in a small country called the Homeland.

It was a small country that was subjugated to the Great Yuan, and in the face of the Great Yuan's caravan, the local people were extremely enthusiastic. But business is coming, and it's hard to be unhappy.

In later generations, it was a small country in the southwestern part of India. In the Kozhikode area of Kerala. The locals have a very dark complexion and curly hair, a bit like Kunlunnu. However, life is good, and he can make some money by providing a place for passing caravans to stay.

Once upon a time, the country was a den of robbers! Passing merchant ships have suffered from their scourge. Now, due to the formation of the Dayuan Navy, they often patrol at their doorstep, so the locals are doing their part in business.

However, there are a large number of Dayuan people in the local area.

According to the sailors on the ship, these Dayuan people are actually businessmen who have lived in the local area for a long time. After Da Yuan became strong, they all entered the nationality of Da Yuan.

Of course, this is also because these merchants believe in Allah.

Due to the short time, Zhou Shiren did not take a look around the local area. I bought some local cinnamon, agarwood and other specialties, and continued to set sail with the fleet.

It took a long time to get to the island of Ceylon. During this period, it also passed through a small country called Pandia, which is said to have been established from the territory of a large country, the Chola Kingdom.

The fleet did not dock at Pandia, for Pandia and the Chola kingdom were at loggerheads, and the merchants feared that they would be harmed. And the island of Ceylon was also the territory of the Chola State not so long ago.

Soon after the restoration of Pandia, it broke away from the rule of the Chola kingdom.

There are now two countries on the island, one in the south and one in the north. It is bordered by Tamil-dominated Tamil to the north and Sinhalese to the south. The beliefs of the two are completely different.

Tamils believe in the three main gods and Brahmanism, which is based on the caste system. The Sinhalese, on the other hand, believe in Buddhism, in which all beings are equal and everything has a cause and effect. Therefore, compared to the Tamils, the Sinhalese are much gentler.

Now the Sinhalese state has submitted to the Great Yuan and accepted the protection of the Great Yuan. The navy also has a base here to help deter the Tamils in the north.

The fleet docked at the city of Kolamba (Colombo) in Sinhala.

It is a Muslim city and is mainly inhabited by Muslims who have settled here for generations. However, their ancestors all moved from the Hejaz region, after the founding of the Great Yuan Dynasty. Because of their similar beliefs, they all became Dayuan people.

Now their denominations have also changed to Puritanism!

Anyway, it's good to rely on the big tree of Dayuan!

Puritanism is also a belief in Allah, although the canons are somewhat different, but more lenient and tolerant. There is nothing difficult for them as Muslims to adapt to.

Zhou Shiren visited this Muslim city in the country of Buddhism.

Standard buildings such as mosques and minarets are the most common sightings in the city. In addition, there is a huge statue of a figure, which is engraved with the appearance of Li Chengji, the great sage of the Great Yuan. Every Dayuan person who comes here will buy a bouquet of flowers at a nearby stall as a sign of reverence.

Although he was not a Muslim, he had seen a prayer in the city. Many believers knelt on the ground, facing west, and Hutubai read the name of Lee Seungji. The scene of tens of thousands of people shouting together made him unforgettable for a long time.

Later, he went to Khamti, the capital of Sinhalese!

This is a country of Buddhas.

Temples and Buddhist paintings can be seen everywhere, and the smell of incense and candles permeates the nooks and crannies of the city. There are also abundant products here, and rice is harvested three times a year. The seeds are made of Dayuan's improved rice seeds, and the grains are large and plump. He ate it once, and it tasted good. And he was very hungry, so he specially asked people to buy more and prepare them on the ship.

However, Kangti is not as prosperous as Malu, and the houses have been built for some years, and they look a little quaint and old. Moreover, the dung of livestock and people in the city was everywhere, and it was really filthy. Accidentally, the shoes were dirty. This made him lose his good mood to go shopping.

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