Wang Shoutian and Ayebi are also old acquaintances, in recent years, Ayebi has been in charge of the internal affairs and commerce of the Great Food Empire, although compared with the generals of the front-line siege of the city, the actual prime minister of the Great Food Empire looks much more low-key than before, but because he almost controls the government affairs of the entire empire and foreign trade, his status is more prominent than when he commanded the army in the past, and because a large number of Datang firearms are sent to the imperial army through him and his family every year, Therefore, the imperial army has a lot of support for this provider of advanced weapons, so it took this opportunity to start infiltrating all aspects of the Great Food Empire. It can be said that for now, Ayebi and the Great Food Empire are completely tied together. It is precisely because of this that Ayebi will take the capable people within the family to deal with all the hidden dangers caused by the Great Food Empire's wanton expansion of territory in the past two years, and forcibly pinch this huge empire that has almost expanded nearly twice the territory of the Black Clothes Great Food in the past. And over the years, the more he concentrated on dealing with internal affairs and commerce, the more he envied the big empire in the east, and the empire has not necessarily slowed down the speed of external expansion to this day, but the other party seems to have a magical power, and it is easy to divide and suppress the internal rebel forces one by one and then introduce them into normal, as the economic development of the Tang Empire has reached a higher level every year, these internal dissident forces have also been melted and decomposed in the continuous torrent. This kind of method is miraculous, and it is even more weighty than his own caution and religious indoctrination. Therefore, Ah Yebi looked at the high-level Datang executive in front of him who had dealt with him for the longest time, his eyes were a little complicated, and the other party's quick mind and careful thinking were even more eloquent, and it stands to reason that he should be wary of many of him, but the plan proposed by the other party at this time made him unmoved. So after thinking about it, he suddenly leaned over and asked, "Your Excellency, I have a personal question I would like to ask." ”

"Personal questions?" Originally, Wang Shoutian was a bamboo in his chest, after all, when he came to Baghdad these days, his group of carefully selected officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had not been idle for a moment, they had dealt with many officials and generals of the Great Food Empire before, and in order to be able to complete this plan, not only did he personally go to meet the caliph of the Great Food Empire and state this Grand Canal plan to him, Moreover, the secret guard used his hidden power to secretly promote the benefits of the Grand Canal, as well as the difficulties of connecting with Baghdad, Egypt, and even more distant Iberia. After all this was paved up, he personally put his heart to heart with the old friend in front of him, but he didn't expect that it was this strange question in exchange, but at this moment, although Wang Shoutian couldn't guess the other party's true intentions, he still nodded and said: "Ah Yebi Your Excellency, please speak, Wang knows everything and says everything." ”

"Half a month ago, the holy city of Jerusalem in our empire was attacked and harassed by the Crusaders, and the people in the city were slaughtered and looted, and the losses were heavy. Although Baghdad did not send troops to support in time, the Pope called on many believers to go to Jerusalem, but more than 100 miles outside the city, they were raided by armed men of unknown origin, and suffered heavy losses, and finally could not support other religious brothers in the holy city in time. Ayebi suddenly spoke: "Our Heavenly Fang Sect members have seen firearms from the Tang Dynasty on the battlefield, I don't know what Your Excellency the Minister has to say about this?" Is it someone who is pretending to be the army of God to rob the people of my holy city? ”

Wang Shoutian originally didn't understand what this guy's intention was to suddenly mention this matter, but as soon as the last sentence came out, he immediately knew what the other party meant, so he nodded and smiled: "What Your Excellency said is very true, this matter is naturally not the result of my Tang Army." In fact, I Datang is also actively investigating this matter, and I think that if this matter is estimated to be good, it must be done by the people of the northern Dangs. If it weren't for the support of our Tang army, I am afraid that the country would have been destroyed by this time, so only they will continue to rebuild the country with gold and silver wealth and buy weapons to defend against the great enemy from the northwest. In addition, the Slavs were originally allies of Great Qin, so the Crusaders were also their enemies, so there was naturally no burden to rob the enemy. Wang Shoutian casually said something that he didn't believe, but he was not afraid that Ah Yebi would not believe it, the other party just wanted to get a clear answer from his side, in order to give an explanation to his army when necessary. So as soon as Wang Shoutian finished speaking, Ayebi nodded and said: "Naturally, I am not the Heavenly Soldier of the Heavenly Kingdom in this matter, Ayebi is just giving an explanation to those sect members, please don't mind, Your Excellency the minister." To tell you the truth, His Highness the Caliph has already given me an oracle, and we are very interested in the Grand Canal that Your Excellency is talking about, but what Your Excellency may not know is that the Phoenicia and the Red Sea region that Your Excellency is talking about is a desert, and there is no water source anywhere except near the nearby Nile Valley. You also know that there is no way for people to survive without water in the desert, and even if my lord comes into the world, there will be no way to do it. Ayebi's words made Wang Shoutian nod secretly, it seemed that the other party really saw the benefits brought by himself after the repair of this Grand Canal, so he said directly: "Your Excellency Ayebi, please rest assured, although the desert area lacks water, it can at least be diverted from the Nile River just mentioned, these Datang can provide support, there will be no problems." As for the construction of the canal, if there are any difficulties in your country, I Datang can provide the necessary technicians and equipment. After all, Your Excellency also knows that the thousands of miles long Grand Canal in the eastern part of my Datang can still be built, not to mention the distance of hundreds of miles. ”

"I don't have the slightest suspicion of these, it's just that Your Excellency the minister, it's just that my Great Eclipse and the northern enemy are about to start a war, once a large-scale manpower is used to dig the canal, then it will inevitably be taken advantage of by the other party, once the opponent's invincible fleet enters the Red Sea through the canal, I am afraid that the place behind my Great Eclipse will be attacked by the other party, wouldn't that lead the wolf into the house, and the disaster will be endless?" Ayebi actually said these two half-baked Tang words, and it is obvious that Ayebi also has difficulties, or that the big cannibal has such worries. If the Grand Canal is not built, then at least outside the Mediterranean, relying on the strength of the army can isolate the attack from the absolute side, but once the Grand Canal is repaired, relying on the strength of the Great Qin Navy, I am afraid that the canal will inevitably be lost under the long-term defense, then not only will the territory of the empire be divided into two, but also the rear hinterland will be in the range of the opponent's fleet and the range of artillery, in that case, I am afraid that the entire Great Food Empire will fall into the flames of war. Then the internal contradictions suppressed by the Great Food Empire relying on its strong military strength and invincible military power will be overturned again, if that is the case, the Great Food Empire is afraid that it will really be doomed.

It is not that Ayebi does not see the benefits that the Grand Canal will bring to the Great Food Empire once it is completed, but in the face of real threats, he has to consider such consequences. Although this canal only connects the two oceans, it is actually related to the change of the entire strategy of the Great Food Empire, and even in Ayebi's opinion, it is necessary to defeat the northern power by itself, or that the Tang army can intervene, otherwise this canal is being built to finance the enemy. If it weren't for his own temptation just now, I'm afraid he would have doubted whether Datang had changed his strategy and no longer supported Da Shi.

However, Ayebi's worries Wang Shoutian knew it, so after hearing this, he nodded and said: "The reality is true, unless the navy of the Great Food can compete with the Great Qin, otherwise such a canal is only afraid that after it is built, it will eventually be convenient for the main force of the opponent's navy to go south to attack your country's flank." Wang Shoutian sighed with a hint, but the other party's Ah Yebi obviously knew that the person in front of him would never say useless nonsense, and the other party's words seemed to reveal something else, so he asked with tentative words: "What do you mean by this, Your Excellency Minister?" Has the Kingdom and His Majesty the Emperor changed their strategy to support our country? ”

"His Majesty the Emperor didn't say much else before I came, but the Persian Governor's Palace, which is next to it, has already received an order from the Prime Minister to expand the original shipyard and start construction of new ships before the end of the year. I have already agreed with the shipyard owner that if you need it, I can give you priority. Wang Shoutian said this as if he had not intended it, and on the other hand, he seemed to be a big bad wolf holding a carrot to coax people, although it looked funny, but Ah Yebi was surprised and inexplicable: "What does Your Excellency the Minister mean that Datang is willing to sell warships?" No, ships to our country? What kind of ship is that? ”

"I don't know what kind of ships, but I do know that they are much more advanced than the sailing ships you use now, and by the way, they are also more advanced than the warships used by the Great Qin Navy." Wang Shoutian said with a smile: "And we have also used a series of new technologies, although it is not an ironclad battleship, but I can tell you the truth, but it is not far off." Wang Shoutian's words were naturally said casually, Li Xuanqing had already said before he came, the Persian Governor's Mansion built wooden sailing ships that had been eliminated in the Tang Dynasty, although they had improved a lot, but in front of the ironclad battleship, the wooden ship was basically equivalent to a child's toy, but Xuan Yingwei had already sent back to Datang in detail the current battleship information and naval technical and tactical level of Daqin and Dashi, according to the estimate of the Admiralty, If the Great Food Navy can drive the wooden warships built by the Great Tang Dynasty, it is still possible to compete with Daqin, at least on paper, the gap between the two sides will be flattened by advanced warships.

"More advanced than the Great Qin warship? And it's not far from an ironclad battleship? Ayebi almost bit his tongue, and after being stunned for a long time, he suddenly pulled Wang Shoutian and said, "I wonder if Your Excellency the Minister is serious about what he said?" Is the kingdom really willing to sell warships to our country? ”

"That's nature." Wang Shoutian stood up and said with a smile: "I came to visit your country with sincerity, and I naturally thought of the impact that the Grand Canal will bring to your country once it is completed, although after the opening of the Grand Canal, your country's Western territory may be raided by the Great Qin Navy, but what if Datang is willing to provide more powerful warships to your country?" I wonder if your navy is equipped with my Datang warships, can it beat the Daqin navy? Wang Shoutian's rhetorical question Ah Yebi did not answer, and he did not need to answer. As long as there are advanced warships, Da Shi is not afraid of the Great Qin Navy at all. In fact, in the strategy planned by the Great Cannibals, Daqin's navy was indeed their henchman. And now that Datang is willing to provide warships, then once the Grand Canal is built, the naval fleet composed of new warships built by Datang will be able to enter the Mediterranean Sea directly from the Western Ocean through the Red Sea to participate in the war, so if there is such a strange army, Dashi will not have to worry about the other party's navy at all. It's just that in this case, the entire cannibal foreign strategy needs to be re-planned.

"Your Excellency, my family has recently collected a few treasures left over from the kingdoms of Babylon and Persia, and I would like to invite Your Excellency the Minister to visit and have a look in the past few days, how about it?" Ayebi's words made Wang Shoutian laugh, nodded and smiled: "Your Excellency is really my friend and confidant of Wang, and you have seen through such a hobby, in this case, I think I should visit Your Excellency." Wang Shoutian knew that the other party had understood what he meant, so he just found an excuse to stay in Baghdad for a few more days, and it was also convenient for the senior management of Dashi to discuss this urgently. Therefore, after the other party left, Wang Shoutian also summoned people to carry out the final deduction, and at the same time secretly contacted the secret guard, asking him to send someone to the area Li Xuanqing said in advance, and at the same time summoned the country to ask Xuanyingwei to bring over the map rubbing given to them by Li Xuanqing, so as to facilitate the preliminary investigation and exploration.

Immediately after saying goodbye to Wang Shoutian, Ayebi had an urgent discussion with his staff, and then went to meet the caliph, the ruler of the Great Food Empire. This generation of caliphs is actually very wise, after being stimulated by the outside world, they not only resisted the pressure to reform the national government and recover the old territory of the Great Food Empire, but also had great ambitions to take action against the Great Qin Empire. In the past few years, the Great Food Army has won great victories one after another, and the internal affairs have also stabilized the situation by relying on the auspices of Ayebi, so this caliph is doing to unify the Tessy to complete the long-cherished wish of the previous Persian Empire. Therefore, he not only trusted Ayebi but also had a clear understanding of the situation, and when Ayebi said that the Tang Dynasty was willing to provide new warships to assist him in building a new powerful navy, he finally changed his previous noncommittal attitude, and discussed with Ayebi all night, and in the following days, he successively summoned several high-ranking military and political officials in Baghdad to seek advice. In this way, Baghdad once again ushered in a new strategic choice after being stirred up by Wang Shoutian, and Wang Shoutian, who was in the center of the vortex, once again changed the movement of this desert empire. (https:)

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