Chapter 492: The Temptation of Oriental Trade

Unlike other African countries, Ethiopia is a country with a long history and considerable reputation.

For example, the Italians, who invaded Ethiopia during World War I and were known as the friends of the Entente and the pigs of the Alliance, encountered Waterloo in Ethiopia, captured tens of thousands of people, and sent a large number of arms and weapons for free.

Ethiopia has made a name for itself throughout the world, and in the words of the books, it has greatly boosted the morale of the people of the colonies in Africa and South America.

As a result, in later generations, the entire Ethiopian people did not have the worship of whites by blacks at all, and they still despised other black countries that worshipped whites.

Of course, in addition to this, what impressed His Majesty the King the most was the beauty of Ethiopia.

Ethiopians are strictly Semitic (including Jews, Arabs, Moors, ancient Egyptian Copts), European colonists (British, Italians), local East African blacks, ancient Indian (Aryans) mixed race, its beauty is completely in line with most Chinese aesthetics, especially the 4 Semitic language peoples who account for 75% of the Ethiopian population, facial features look black and white, and the figure is generally good.

In the Miss World contest, many black beauties are from Ethiopia.

In particular, the Ethiopian aristocracy is basically a mixture of Arabs and blacks, with slightly black skin and a face profile similar to that of whites.

Therefore, as soon as His Majesty Edward heard the word Abyssinia, and then neutralized their skin and figure, he guessed that it was not far from ten.

"Alright, take them away! I'm not in the mood anymore, it's time to go back! ”

Edward ignored the surprise of the black nobleman next to him, and turned to the Bloodblade leader Guy. Ham commanded.

"Yes, sir!" Hearing this, Guy. Ham immediately showed a look of surprise, hurriedly agreed, and then began to give orders to act.

"My lord, if you don't need money, I can convince my father to grant you a fief and a title of nobility!"

The hot brunette watched the menacing young nobleman in front of her talking to her subordinates, but she was still unwilling to give up.

As a noble lady, she did not want to be a slave at the mercy of others, and began to persuade again.

"Oh!" His Majesty glanced at her, then cast his gaze on the marvellous peaks of the mountains, smiled, and showed his beautiful blue eyes, and said:

"Miss, I can keep you safe, but now, you have to tell me what you want to know, and as for freedom, sooner or later I will give it to you!"

Biting her lower lip, Manla turned her head, her beautiful black eyes looked at the inexplicably frightening young man in front of her, and the pressure of reality made her stubborn nod and choose to give in.

His Majesty looked at the sexy and beautiful black girl in front of him, and showed a hint of a smile, with a different taste in it.

Unlike the boat ride he came, His Majesty the King, who wanted to see England, chose a horse-drawn carriage when the national highway was completed.

In the carriage, the young King lay comfortably on a spacious Persian blanket, while a beautiful maid fed grapes and skinned them, while the other gently pounded the King's legs.

And sitting in front of him, a girl with a light black complexion sat on her knees, her skin was delicate and smooth, and the two huge ones were under the huge gravitational pull, still struggling tenaciously, and they were high-spirited.

Unfortunately, despite their ambitions, their sheer size still makes them hang down, revealing bottomless ravines and canyons.

As the carriage continued to move forward, the two little coconuts also kept shaking, and the temptation was indescribable.

His Majesty ate the fruit and enjoyed the service of the maids, and from time to time glanced at the beautiful scenery ahead, but listened attentively.

"Abyssinia, due to the intervention of the Portuguese and Spaniards, the conflict between Catholicism and the original Anglican Coptic sect (Orthodox Christianity) led to great chaos in the country, the great nobles fought non-stop, and the *** Christians next to it were eyeing ......"

Listening to the aristocratic black lady in front of him interpret the situation in Ethiopia, His Majesty Edward couldn't help but nod.

The civil strife in Ethiopia has greatly increased His Majesty's interest in it.

At this moment, although Ethiopia has a systematic feudal system, the aristocracy is due to religious civil strife, which makes Edward see an opportunity.

"Manla, you say, your father is a nobleman, and he is also an earl?" Edward asked softly.

"Yes, my lord, I can ask my father to grant you a fief......," Manla said as soon as she heard her father and thought that the young man in front of her was willing to let him go.

"Freedom, I'll give it to you, as long as you cooperate!" His Majesty the King took the trouble to explain.

"What exactly is the time?" Manla asked, leaning forward, the chunk of his chest close to the tip of the king's nose.

"One year, three years!" His Majesty said with some reluctance.

"Alright, you ask! I'll explain it seriously! Although Manla was a little unconvinced, he knew that the current outcome was the best, so he could only choose to give up.

"Is the Eritrean region still in the hands of Abyssinia?"

"Yes, Eritrea has always been in the hands of His Majesty the Emperor. Although the Ottoman Empire continues to erode, His Majesty the Emperor still controls it! ”

Hearing this, His Majesty Edward's face suddenly became happy, and his whole body was about to jump.

Eritrea is located in northeastern Africa, separated by Saudi Arabia and Yemen on the east by the Red Sea, and is the gateway to the Indian Ocean.

It is an important springboard for an attack on India, and if it is available, it will occupy some initiative in the eastern trade, especially for a country like the United Kingdom, which started the eastern trade late.

In order to protect this trading stronghold, but also to protect this Christian enclave, Portugal sent more than 400 people to help Ethiopia resist the invasion of the Ottoman Empire.

This shows the importance of the Eritrean region.

As long as it has not been occupied by the Ottoman Empire, then Britain still has a chance.

"Fortunately, Portugal defeated the Ottoman Red Sea Navy in 1554 and gained supremacy over the Red Sea! Otherwise, I really don't dare to expect Eritrea! ”

His Majesty Edward patted his chest and sighed.

At this time, the Ottoman Empire was in its heyday, and under the rule of Suleiman I, only Spain dared to do it!

Then, next, Britain and Portugal to expel the Ottoman Empire's power in Eritrea have become the best possibility!

Then slowly take out Portugal, occupy Eritrea in full, and reap the great benefits of trade in the East.

This will accelerate the development of the United Kingdom as a whole.