Chapter 993: Picky Lu Wan

"The child is kneeling, and the parents and mothers are blessed with Jin'an.

Celebrating the double birthday of his parents, his son once passed by Mulu [now Male in Turkmenistan, and as a husband, Hari Maimon ascended the throne here], got a few agarwood, made three longevity screens, and invited someone to paint Chun Chongyin, and the audience all sighed!

The child's body is as usual, and he has experienced a lot of things along the way, and he has no time to give it every day, but he has also gained a lot.

If you are empowered, you will suddenly open your ......"

Lu Qian smiled and looked at the family letter sent by Lu Wan, although this kid has the blood of the Fang family, he is indeed no worse than Lao Jiu when he writes about it.

What Lu Qianwan, who was just smiling, didn't expect was that the fifth child who had just been praised by himself would change his taste below.

"Don't want a fertile crescent?"

"The climate is arid, rainfall is scarce, and water resources are scarce......"

"Can Lao Tzu not know what kind of bird virtue the fertile land of the crescent moon is?" In the era he traveled, take the Kurdish region of Iraq as an example, which was the most important agricultural region in Iraq, with a mild climate and fertile soil, and was once known as the breadbasket of Iraq. It supplies about half of Iraq's wheat, barley and various vegetables.

But when Lu Qian crossed, that area could not be said to be supplied to the whole country. About two-thirds of the region's onions, tomatoes and more than one-third of its potatoes are imported. A large number of fruits, such as oranges, bananas, and apples, among others, also come from abroad.

The fertile crescent has long since lived up to its name.

In later generations, whether it was Iraq in the east or Syria in the west, the development of agriculture was not very good. And now, although the agricultural development of the fertile land of the crescent is much stronger than that of later generations, Lu Wan still looks down on its eastern half.

He was more interested in the later Turkish region than in Iraq. Attacking the Balkan Peninsula from Asia Minor made Lu Wan high-spirited!

As for the fact that his feudal kingdom was cut off from the eastern land route, then there was obviously still the Caspian Sea. In addition, the northern foothills of the Alborz Mountains, the southern tip of the Caspian Sea, have a rare plain and humid climate in later Persia, which is very suitable for the development of agriculture.

Besides, although the Caucasus Mountains are high and dangerous, cutting off the Eastern European Plain from the heavenly world, it is not impossible to pass through.

Crossing the Caucasus Mountains, the northern leg of the Silk Road, merchants from the north traditionally chose to reach Azerbaijan via the ancient city of Derbent on the Dagestan coast, Tbilisi through the numerous mountain passes of the Ossetian region, or Abkhazia along the narrow Black Sea coastline.

Horizontally, placing the center of the future 'career' on Lu Anhui in Asia Minor and the Balkan Peninsula is not worried that its feudal country is really isolated from its mother country, and it really looks down on Iraq.

He did not have a big quest for the Mesopotamian plains, and his eyes were more of the coastal areas at the eastern end of the Mediterranean. Those places are cut off by mountain ranges from large areas to the east – Iraq, Syria, etc. From north to south, first the Oman Mountains, then the Alawi Mountains, then the Lebanon Mountains, and finally the Jordan River.

As for the large area east of this dividing line, he was too lazy to pay attention to it. I only think that it will be a drag on the closure of the country!

Lu Qian was angry and funny in his heart, angry that this kid's vision was really high, and Iraq at this time was no longer worth it; The smile is also that this kid's vision is really good, and the essence of the Tianfang region was swallowed by him in one bite.

Later generations of Israel and Palestine will weep bitterly when they hear this. It's a pity that they are fighting to the death, it is better for Lu Wu to shout.

However, the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean have been occupied by a succession of pocket-sized Crusader kingdoms, and the Greens and Monotheists have been fighting over these territories for 200 years. Until the Mongols rushed in, directly lifted the table, smashed everything, and forcibly stopped both sides.

"Your Majesty......" Fang Jinzhi came quickly, if it wasn't for her demeanor, she would have been eager to trot.

Lu Qian told her what happened, and Fang Jinzhi also had an accident on his face, but he didn't take this accident seriously at all. "The world is vast, and Gorou will give it up if he gives it up. I don't want to go to the east, but I can't get my hands on the west. ”

"It's light, do you take it with your mouth?"

"The little girl's mouth is not very powerful, of course Gorou can rely on the king!"

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In the city of Baghdad, the traces of war have not yet faded, but the smoke of gunpowder has dissipated and the prosperity has returned to it.

The army of Lu Qi destroyed the main force of the Seljuk naval army and swept the Persian Gulf, which was equivalent to opening up the connection between the port of Homos, the coast of Enze, and the port of Sohar and Baghdad.

Horses and horses of the city's materials were transported here by ships.

From grain to fine wine, from ordinary linen cotton clothes to gorgeous silk jewelry, and there are boatloads of spices, and boatloads of sulfur.

Mining of the latter has not yet fully resumed, but Muktafi would rather empty all his stockpiles of sulphur than show his goodwill to China.

Song Qing looked at the caliph in front of him, and a very complicated feeling was stirring in his heart.

Muktafi in front of him is definitely a character, and after learning about the entire battle of Baghdad, even he wants to say "admiration" to Muktafi!

In that case, he abandoned his palace and retreated to the eastern city, which was more conducive to defense, with his supporters. And with only a very weak army, he really held the city under the onslaught of the superior forces of the Seljuks.

Song Qing thought that he was inferior.

But such a character also has to lick his face to flatter him, all this is not because of his Song Qing's own intelligence, but because of the powerful Lu Qi behind him.

It was precisely because of Lu Qi's support that he was able to talk to Muktafi head-on and was treated as a guest of honor. He was able to look down on Muktafi with a 'god' gaze. Because he knows that the other party's efforts are destined to be in vain.

No amount of beautiful sandcastles on the beach can stop the waves from washing away.

Song Qing, who had already received Emperor Lu's order, looked at Muktafi in front of him, wasn't he just looking at the sand castle. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't compare to Emperor Lu's thoughts......

This feeling and perception made him consciously 'look up' at himself. Look at Muktafi with the eyes of a 'turtle in an urn'.

"We can promise to borrow 1,000,000 gold coins from Your Majesty for the purchase of ordnance and all kinds of necessary materials...... but only from China.

Accumulate small rivers to form rivers and seas. Everything has to be done step by step!

In Song Qing's mind, he knew very well that Emperor Lu wanted a new moon and fertile soil, but everything had to penetrate slowly, so as not to hurt the friendly "feelings" between each other, right?

First use the means of borrowing to open the channel for the large-scale influx of Lu Qi's goods, and then some things can be continued.

Although this method is different from the method used by Lu Qi in Goryeo and Japan, it is not without similarities. Song Qing is very familiar with him!