Thirteen Bedouin tribes were scattered around the concession.

According to Ma Bond's initial idea, these thirteen tribes can be regarded as the thirteen villages living around the concession, and the concession is the urban center that governs the villages.

And the concession, which has already bought one million acres of wasteland, has no problem relocating tens of thousands of people from 13 tribes.

And, with an abundant supply of food, the Bedouins who migrated here did not have to worry about going hungry, which ensured that they could live in peace.

Although Ma Bond provided ample food and did not say anything.

But the leaders of the thirteen tribes would not think that these foods were taken for nothing.

In this world, there is no such good thing at all.

Although they had already taken refuge in the Song Empire, and had reached an agreement with Ma Bond.

Even so, it is impossible for the empire to take out so much grain for nothing to supply the thirteen tribes.

So, after settling the tribesmen, the leaders of the thirteen tribes gathered together, and after some deliberation they felt that they should talk to Governor Marbond.

Besides, the mouth of the eater is short, and the hand of the taker is short.

Now the land they live in, the food they eat, and the daily necessities they use are all provided by the concession.

It can be said that he owes a lot of friendship between the concession and the empire.

And now these people can't see any role and benefit to the empire for the time being.

It's okay for a short time, but we can't keep it going.

It was obvious that the Empire would not be able to feed them for a long time.

Although Ma Bond didn't mention this matter, if the tribal chiefs who were the parties concerned still couldn't see this clearly, they would really be a brain-dead.

The people below don't think about these issues, anyway, they eat as long as they have food, and use what is useful. I don't have to worry about this at all, and it's a comfortable life.

But as a tribal leader. But I can't help but think about it.

Besides, as a vassal, if you don't show any use, then under such a powerful power as the empire, your future life will definitely not be easy.

If you want to ensure and improve your standard of living, then you must let others see that you are valuable.

The food and daily necessities of the empire, although they were brought back at a very cheap price, were not blown by the wind.

Temporarily provide some to the Bedouins so that they can be assured of a short period of life without any problems. But it can't go on like this. Feed them like pigs.

Even if you raise pigs, when the pigs are fat, you have to kill the people who eat meat, don't you?

The Bedouins, then, must prove their worth to the Empire, to the Malbond.

Only in this way will Ma Bond represent the empire in the future and give them greater and more abundant material security.

Therefore, the leaders of the thirteen tribes left their tribes' places of residence together and went to the place where the concession was. Come and meet Marbond and talk to him in detail.

There are also many young and strong women in the tribe, as well as ingenious women.

These people can all come in handy and show some of their own value.

Besides, after migrating to Cairo. Harmony Bedouins do need to find some new sources of income to protect themselves.

Relying on Ma Bond's materials makes people always feel less steady.

Enter the clean and tidy concession, the leaders of the thirteen tribes. I was immediately attracted by the European-style buildings.

The bluestone paved streets look very clean and tidy.

The wide streets can even provide six wagons pulled by four horses side by side.

Moreover. Coconut trees were planted on the periphery and inside of the concession, and some green vegetation was planted in the green belt of the street.

This has improved the environment of the concession a lot.

For the Bedouins who live in the monotonous desert environment of Cuman, the environment in the concession is very attractive.

Did you come to heaven by yourself?

The leaders of the thirteen tribes, walking on the streets of the concession, invariably came up with such an idea.

Even Cairo City, which is already very prosperous in their eyes, cannot be compared with the concession if it is compared.

If it weren't for the feeling of the concession, then Cairo City is indeed a prosperous and majestic city.

But when you feel the environment of the concession, Cairo immediately feels like a city in the countryside.

Of course, the environment of the concession is secondary, mainly in the environment of North Africa, which is also a desert area, and the materials, energy and money required to build such a beautiful place will be very terrifying.

From this, it can also be seen that the economic strength of the Song Empire in the Americas was very strong.

The streets of the concession are full of people, and the bustling Cheng dù is even better than the city of Cairo. But the pedestrians on these streets are not as crowded as Cairo City.

In addition, there are horse-drawn carriages passing by in the middle of the street from time to time, and the pedestrians on the street do not look panicked at all, which is very different from the people in Cairo who encounter speeding wagons.

Why aren't they scared at all?

Aren't you worried about being hit by these carriages?

You know, there are many such accidents in Cairo every day, and it's not surprising that someone dies because of it.

For this question, the tribal chiefs who walked down the street and looked privately towards the governor's palace in the central region of the concession were very curious.

In the end, it was Omar who couldn't help but ask the Imperial clerk who led the way around him.

The Chinese who led the way for the Bedouin chiefs of the Omar tribe and accompanied them to visit the concession to experience the environment of the concession were staff members of the 'external affairs department' of the concession.

Because the Cairo Concession was based on Cairo and traded with various Arab tribes and central and eastern Africa, it was inevitable to deal with merchants from Africa and Arab merchants.

As the governor, it is impossible for Ma Bond to do everything himself, it is simply impossible.

At the same time, because of the popularity of imperial goods, and the shortage of food. Therefore, there were a large number of businessmen from all over the country who came to the concession, so Ma Bond set up a special department called the 'Ministry of Foreign Affairs'. Its members are specifically designed to deal with outsiders.

Originally, it was not the responsibility of the Ministry of External Affairs to entertain Omar and the Bedouins. But Marbond still asked his department to come forward and receive Omar and his party.

This time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent five clerks to receive Omar and them.

Omar was asking about one of the five clerks.

The young clerk, with a smile on his face when he heard this, said to Omar with a puzzled look: "There are rules in the concession, as long as people follow them. Then you don't have to worry about being hit by a carriage ......", and then the clerk explained the traffic rules to Omar and them.

Omar and his party, who figured out this problem, suddenly realized.

No wonder, there is such a rule.

If everyone obeys this rule, there really won't be any need to worry or be afraid.

From time to time, there were soldiers in Imperial uniforms and muskets patrolling the streets, and people did not pay much attention to these soldiers.

This is different from Cairo's side.

In Cairo, both Egyptian soldiers. Or the Ottomans stationed in Cairo. When they walk down the street, they will cause quite a commotion.

People tend to avoid them when they see them.

But here in the concession, there is no such thing.

Even. The leader of one tribe also saw that when the patrolling soldiers passed by the door of a shop facing the street, a little girl with some food in her hand ran out, apparently knowing one of the patrolling soldiers.

Right in front of everyone's eyes. The little girl put the food in her hand and placed it in the hand of the patrolling soldier, and kissed him on the cheek with a red face.

People who see it on the side. There was only a good-natured laugh at this, and there was no other action.

However, none of this is important, the most important thing is that this little girl has a dark complexion, obviously from Africa.

The young soldier who was kissed by him, with black hair and black eyes, was typically of Chinese descent from the Song Empire.

Although there was no such thing as racial discrimination in this era, the status of blacks in this period was also not very high.

For example, if the black girl paper just now had been placed in Cairo, it would have been impossible to do this to the Ottomans or the native Egyptians.

Because for them, it's an insult to them.

This would cost the girl her life.

However, here in the Song Imperial Concession, the black girl can actually do this.

This completely shocked the leaders of the thirteen tribes.

"Is there really nothing wrong with that?"

One of the leaders stared ahead with wide eyes, and it was a long moment before he spoke.

The clerk of Chinese descent who accompanied them smiled, not caring about any of this at all.

"In our eyes, all men are created equal, and no one is inferior. It might be unacceptable in Cairo, but it's nothing to us. ”

"Actually, the girl and the young soldier are lovers. We Song people don't look at identity, status, or race, as long as the girl and the young man are really in love, that's fine. ”

According to this young man, the Song people's concept of 'everyone is equal' is really very good.

After hearing this, the Omar chiefs made eye contact with their companions, and everyone felt that the Song people's concept was really good.

It's a pity that this clerk still has some words to say, and after all, Chief Omar can't contact the core of the empire, so it is impossible to know the core concept of the Chinese people in the empire.

Otherwise, they wouldn't think so.

There's nothing wrong with all people being equal, but that's what it's about.

To put it bluntly, it is just a means to fool people, and the empire cannot do it at all, and it will not do it.

For the Song Empire, the interests of Chinese people are fundamental, so it's okay to say 'everyone is equal', how can it be serious...... But it is undeniable that the Omar chiefs believed...... (To be continued......)