"Abdul. Who is Hassan? Said listened to all of Hong Tao's words, and he didn't doubt Hong Tao's determination, so the two old men discussed back and forth in the tent until midnight, and finally gave a satisfactory answer to Hong Tao, and the name of the commander behind the scenes was available.

"The Sultan's younger brother ......" Said said the identity of this person with great difficulty, and then looked at Hong Tao with a blank eye, for fear that the emperor would say the word war.

"We'll be back to Muska Harbor tomorrow morning and we'll leave for Hormuz." Hong Tao's answer relieved Saeed, the emperor was obviously still sensible, and it was not wise to go to war with a sultan king.

Seven days later, Hong Tao's caravan drove into the port of Maska, did not stop for a moment, went directly to the port, and then boarded the small boat waiting here and rowed to the big ship moored in the port area. The three merchant ships that were unloading also hurriedly ended their business and left the port of Muska with Hong Tao's fleet.

"Your Majesty, why are these merchant ships gone? Where is that ship going? "Since returning to the battleship, Saeed has been a little uneasy. Hong Tao's reaction in the past few days has been too calm, and he didn't even send anyone to the king of the Sultan to comment, so he got on the boat and left, which is not logical. When he saw that the three merchant ships that were supposed to sell all the goods here and fill the cabins also followed the convoy out of the harbor, and one of the warships left the convoy and raised its full sails and sailed directly east, he couldn't help but come looking for Hong Tao again.

"I won't do business with the people who secretly murdered me, it's not safe to leave the Great Song merchant ships here, they even dare to calculate with me, the emperor of the empire. Who dares to guarantee the safety of these people? If it were someone else, I could still count on Arin's family and the Sultan to lend a hand. But now he is the younger brother of the Sultan. Alin's family couldn't do anything about it, so could it be that his brother didn't know anything about it? Do you believe it?"

"As for the ship, it's going to the port of Kalamba to transfer troops. I think the Sultan of Oman is a bit tired of sitting in this position, and it's time for someone else to be king. For example, it would be nice for the head of the Arin family, or the Sheikh of the Fatim clan, to be in charge of the Taba king. Lao Sai, don't say anything at this time, we are friends, this is just a personal relationship, and it is impossible to influence the country's decision-making because of this. You should understand this. ”

Hong Tao did not hide his plan at all, except for time, he told Saeed everything. In fact, it doesn't matter if this old man knows whether he knows or not, others are on the boat, and there is no chance to ventilate and report the news. In fact, Hong Tao preferred him to go to the ventilator, so that the Sultan of Oman would concentrate all the troops of the whole country in the port of Maska, and it would be easier to fight, and he would not have to go to the desert to find these difficult guys.

"Why do we have to go to war, this matter can be resolved through negotiations, and the Sultan can't compensate His Majesty for his losses?" Said only then did Saeed recognize Hong Tao's true face. This guy is a smiling tiger!

"He can't afford it, I want a friendly and peaceful city. Let him grit his teeth and pay me money, will he be fair to these merchants in the future? Impossible, right? So why should I bother to talk to him? There is an old idiom in the Great Song Dynasty, called killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys, you may not understand it, but it probably means...... "Hong Tao doesn't intend to persuade Said, the more people who know more, the more difficult it is to convince, and he doesn't need to convince others, love to agree or not, I'm like that."

I see what that word means! Now I fully understand why His Majesty has brought so many warships to escort merchant ships, and His Majesty has been looking for monkeys in the first place, am I right? Said didn't give Hong Tao a chance to show his vocabulary, and directly interrupted Hong Tao's words.

"So to speak...... Originally, I wanted to go to the end of the Red Sea to trouble another tribe, but I found that it was too far away to do much good for normal commerce, so I dismissed the idea. I didn't expect someone to take the initiative to send me an excuse. Actually, I'm a very kind person, as long as others don't mess with me first, I usually won't mess with others. But don't think that honest people can be bullied casually, let's be fair, trying to murder the emperor of an empire is enough to cause a war? Hong Tao completely stuffed this face into his pocket, and even told Said the truth about his mental journey.

"Can I leave His Majesty's fleet in the port of Hormuz......" Said was completely disappointed at Hong Tao, this man was completely different from the people he knew before, he felt that he had been deceived, and a raging anger rose in his heart.

"Can't! You have promised me to go to Royal Roads University, so you cannot break your promise. If you violate, I don't mind throwing you into the ocean. Remember, I am an emperor, don't mix personal feelings with national affairs, and don't give up our friendship so easily. Where do you find a generous emperor like me who can build you a university dedicated to the study of learning? Even if you break off diplomatic relations with me, you won't be able to save this sultanate, and if I get angry, maybe more people will die, and these people will be killed indirectly by you. Okay, let's go to the cabin and think about it, drink this bottle of wine, sleep, and wake up to see that the world is still the same as yesterday, and everyone is almost the same without it. Hong Tao really didn't scare Said, as long as this kind of scholar was favored by him, there were only two ways to choose, one was to serve himself, and the other was to die. The impact does not affect the progress of mankind, who cares about it, anyway, it cannot be left to other countries.

Since this conversation, Hong Tao, the Arab adviser, has been completely abolished, except for being a translator, the old man no longer takes the initiative to tell Hong Tao any knowledge of the Arab world, and he will not answer carefully when you ask him, and he will omit as much as he can. Hong Tao doesn't care, people, there must be a process of ideological change, and it will be uncomfortable for many days if you fall out of love, not to mention the shattering of faith. It's better that way, so that no one has to babble in their ears all day.

The port of Hormuz is located on the northern side of the Persian Gulf, in what was later known as Iran. This is the entrance to the Persian Gulf, the strait is very narrow, later called the Strait of Hormuz, once the Iranians lay mines and shore-based ship-to-ship missiles here, then the entire Persian Gulf will be abandoned, and no one will come out, so the United States sent a fleet to guard here all day long, and did not dare to be careless.

Now there is only one ancient port from which many goods from the interior of Central Asia flow to the outside world, and this port is now part of a very large country called Khorezm.

(To be continued.) )