"Two idiots!"

Inside the carriage, Ye Feiyu leaned on the brocade quilt and let out a sneer.

"Both of them are my eldest brothers, how can you say that about them?" Kang Xiaoyu frowned.

Ye Feiyu said: "Nan Jiyun and Lei Wanchun are quite famous, but they are so easily used by you, aren't they stupid?" Am I wrong about them? ”

Kang Xiaoyu was silent for a while, looked directly at Ye Feiyu and said: "If this is the case, we will separate, I will go to the west to find the pony by myself, I don't care where you like to go, whether you are dead or alive." ”

Ye Scarlet snorted, closed his eyes and stopped talking.

……

Behind the huge Isham Island, now renamed Penglai Island by Ma Lu, across a shallow strait, the construction of the city is accelerating.

Tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers and many more captured locals turned the seaside near the Jigong Monument into a huge construction site.

This big city was designed by Ma Lan himself, and it can be said that he exhausted his efforts. This city is not only intended to become the ruling center of the Tang Dynasty in this region, but also the most important seaport.

The main body of the city is built on a high ground by the sea, overlooking the strait below, and the port area is not far below. Equip the walls with cannons and control the harbor below.

The water depth in the harbor area is more than ten meters, enough to accommodate all the large ships that could have been built in this era. Two small forts are under construction in the harbor and will be an important defensive force in the future.

The nearby Dekhgans were extremely tame, and they continued to deliver supplies to the Tang army camp. Of course, the Tang army also gave an extremely reasonable price in return, so although they did not send troops out to plunder, it was not a problem for the army to survive here.

Seeing that the walls of Wannian City were getting taller day by day, Ma Lu was also extremely happy. Once this huge city is built, it will be like a solid nail in the ground. With the existence of this fortress, no matter how the situation develops in the future, Datang will also have an extremely firm foothold here.

Once the port is built, the next step is to consider the fleet. It is not realistic to build your own ships for the time being, and the best way is to requisition the ships of the Great Cannibals.

In this era, the Great Cannibals controlled the maritime trade, and the large ships made by the Great Cannibals that could sail to Guangzhou were enough to be loaded with the cannons designed by Master Li Xiu, and when the two were combined, they were powerful sea overlords.

It is now the fourteenth year of Tianbao, that is, 755 AD. On top of the original history, in 758 A.D., the big food merchants and Persians who lived in Guangzhou took advantage of the Anshi Rebellion to besiege the city of Guangzhou, and actually looted the city of Guangzhou and then ran away by boat. The big food merchants of this era already had some pirate attributes, and it was normal for such a thing to happen, but they were able to capture the city of Guangzhou, and you can imagine how many big cannibals lived in Guangzhou.

Now the Great Eater is the overlord of the sea, but since Wannian City is built here, the interests of the sea Datang will naturally have to share a share of the pie.

The Strait of Hormuz is so wide that many huge sailing ships pass through it every day, heading to the province of Fars or Basra in the lower reaches of the two river basins, and some sailing directly to the Arabian Peninsula. The Anxi army occupied the land, but not the sea, and could only watch these passing fleets.

Halfway through the construction of Wannian City, at the beginning of September of the fourteenth year of Tianbao, Ma Lan ushered in an unexpected joy.

……

The Anssi army occupied Bandar Abbas, established its own city there, and did not expand further westward, but the governor of Fars province to the west, Holzman, could not sit still.

At the moment, the Tang army is in front of them, and several caliphs are fighting each other for dominance, and the war is raging on the western side of the Zagros Mountains, while the = on the eastern side of the Zagros Mountains is basically ignored.

Khozman was the governor appointed by Abbas, the first caliph of the Black Eaters, and al-Mansur's ascension to the throne did not change his position, and later Abdullah and the Tang army united in the western expedition to Kufa and captured the position of caliph, without passing through Fars on the way, and he did not have time to express allegiance to Abdullah. Later, Abdullah ascended to the throne, and soon after Ibrahim proclaimed himself caliph, declared his opposition to Abdullah, and raised troops from the ancient city of Rai to attack the city to the west, and the army was directed at Syria, and the civil war broke out, and Abdullah returned to Damascus to quell the rebellion, and did not pay attention to him.

Fars now acts as an independent kingdom under his rule, but his position is not secure. As soon as the civil war broke down, the people of Fars naturally fell into division, and many people did not listen to him, and the situation became chaotic.

There were al-Mawari who supported the two caliphs, and there were Zoroastrians who wanted to restore the glory of the Sassanid Empire, and with the arrival of the Tang army, many of the Dekhgans were inclined to surrender to the Tang to avoid future attacks.

Mr. Hozman is barely holding things up, though his executive order is getting smaller and smaller. Not long ago, several of the Fars Dehgans joined forces to launch a rebellion against him, which caused his strength to suffer greatly.

The purpose of these Dehgans' rebellions was to take control of Fars and give it to the Tang people as a gift, so as to maintain their family's current position of power. For the Persian Dehgans, who were accustomed to riding the wall, this was a real thing to be expected.

After quelling the rebellion, Holzman finally made up his mind. The caliphs had no time to look east on the western side of the Zagros Mountains, and the land had been abandoned by them. Since the revival of the Sassanid Empire was no longer possible, it was better to turn to the Tang and retain his position of power than to deal with the rebellion of these ambitious Dehgans.

Therefore, as the governor of Fars, Holzman came to Bandar Abbas with his army and fleet to express his submission to the Tang army.

……

Fars is also one of the four great paradises on earth in the hearts of Muslims, the birthplace of the Sassanid Empire, and a gathering place for Zoroastrians. Such a large piece of fertile land has become the territory of Datang in this way, and Ma Lan is naturally extremely happy.

But what made Ma Lan happiest was the fleet brought by Holzman. Looking at the huge dhows quietly moored in the harbor, Ma Lan's eyes lit up.

Fars of the Great Eclipse era differed from the concept of later generations, covering an extremely large area, and a large area of land was by the sea. The Holzman family, as the richest Dekhgan in Fars, had an extremely large fleet as early as the Sassanid Dynasty, and the family was an extremely wealthy maritime merchant. Ma Lan talked to Holzman and found that this guy could actually speak fluent Central Plains Mandarin, and when asked, this guy had been to Guangzhou several times when he was young, and lived in Guangzhou for several years before returning to the family to inherit the property.

When he met such a person, Ma Lan was also extremely happy. Holzman wanted to continue to be the governor of Fars, and Ma Lu could help him, but the object of his allegiance changed from the caliph of the Great Food to the Heavenly Khan of the Tang Dynasty. The tens of thousands of Persian troops brought by Horzman were not looked down upon, and they had no intention of using them, so they were all left to Holzman. As for the fleet sent by Holzman, Ma Lan smiled unceremoniously.

For Ma Lan, who is bent on building a fleet, Holzman is completely in the snow.

"Holzman, you said you have your own shipbuilding workshop, how many ships can you build in a year?" Ma Lan asked, standing on top of a large boat, looking at the dazzling white sails on the mast.

"Ma Xiang, it's not a problem to make dozens of them a year. However, my own fleet does not need so much, and how many boats I build each year depends on whether anyone buys my boats. Holzman bent down and stood beside Ma Lan, and his Central Plains official language was extremely fluent.

"Are there any such ships in the workshop now?" Ma Lan asked.

"There are five new ones, waiting for buyers. If Ma Xiang needs it, I will send it to Ma Xiang immediately. ”

Holzman repeatedly.

"Very good, then send it." Ma Ling smiled lightly and nodded, "These boats, including the current ones, don't want you to give them away for nothing, and they all bought them at a price one percent higher than the market price." You will arrange the sailors on the ship, and you will not treat them badly. In addition, the workshop began to produce new ships, and I will ask for as many ships as I build, and I will definitely not let you suffer in terms of price. ”

Holman smiled: "Ma Xiang needs a boat, I sent it to Ma Xiang, how can I make Ma Xiang pay?" Ma Xiang named me the governor of Fars, and I am also a great official of the Tang Dynasty, and I should contribute to the country. These ships and the five at home were given to Ma Xiang, which was a little bit of his subordinate's heart, and he would never ask Ma Xiang for a silver coin. The sailors at home are loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and that is also their duty. ”

"You are faithful." Ma Lan smiled.

The Dehgans have some advantages, although they are powerful, they can judge the situation. A Fars governor for these ships, Holzman definitely does not lose.

"So be it! You have your heart, but you still have to pay for the newly built ship. You are devoted to the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty will never let the loyal courtiers suffer. In addition, from today onwards, your fleet can be branded with the banner of Datang, and in the future, when your fleet arrives in Guangzhou, the tax burden can be reduced. I will play a chapter to tell the Son of Heaven about this, and the Son of Heaven will definitely agree. ”

Holzman smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Ma Xiang." ”

Obviously, these benefits did not impress him, after all, he still valued the position of Governor of Fars the most. Now with the support of Datang, he, the governor, can be said to be as stable as Mount Tai.

Ma Lan approached the mast, stretched out his hand and knocked on it, extremely satisfied.

Such a large sea ship is probably the largest Arab sailing ship of this era, and with these dozen plus the five that will be sent, he will have a fleet of more than twenty large sea ships.

"Now it's time for Master Li Xiu to come over. Rather than forge the cannon in Qiuzi and then move it here, it is better to cast the cannon here and install it on the ship. ”

"The Ma family workshop in Qiuzi City also has to move part of it to the west of Green Mountain. Re-open a Majia workshop to the west of the Green Mountain, so that all kinds of materials do not have to be carried to and from the Green Mountain. In this way, it will be much more convenient to continue to develop in the future. (To be continued.) )