"Oh my God, you have the most advanced technology to build such a magnificent warship. It really made my eyes look away, and thank you again for your generosity in allowing me to come on board and experience it for myself. ”

The Beirut maritime merchant named Abdullah Hesinler finally got his wish and boarded the Sea King and met Zhao Hongyu and them.

At that time, when Zhao Hongyu said that the bearded man was introducing himself to Emma, and kept shouting that he wanted to meet them, little Emma also became interested in this guy.

Because she heard Zhao Hongyu say that this guy in strange costumes is an Arab.

What is Arab?

Emma didn't know very well, she didn't have that concept yet.

This time, the little girl who followed Zhao Hongyu out really opened her eyes.

Only then did she realize that there were not only Indians in the world, but also whites and many other races.

So, when the little girl heard that the bearded man was Arab, she became so interested in him, because she had not seen anyone other than the white race.

In fact, it's not right to say this, you must know that there are Ah San, blacks and even Gurkha people under Zhao Hongyu's command, but those people are all people from the Song Empire in Emma's eyes, not other races.

"We are from the distant American continent, and this time we are going to visit the coasts of Europe." , Zhao Hongyu said to the bearded man, he did not introduce himself, nor did he identify himself.

If it weren't for Emma's request, Zhao Hongyu wouldn't have taken care of this Arab beard.

"Oh, it's a noble man from the distant Americas, and I said your clothes don't look like Europeans." , Abdullah said to Zhao Hongyu very respectfully.

At this time, Emma walked over and looked at Abdullah curiously, and then asked, "Do you live in a desert without plants, and if there is no water there?" You also have an animal called a camel as a means of transportation, and you worship a god called Allah? ”

Emma is completely a little girl with too much curiosity, because she met Zhao Hongyu, so many things that she will never learn in her life were handed over to her little by little by Wang Shan and Song Hu.

Especially the customs and customs of the countries in the world, as well as their environment.

Emma has always been very interested in these things.

Zhao Hongyu rolled his eyes and translated Emma's words.

"This is my wife, she is the queen of the Indians of the Song Empire in the Americas, because she is very young, she is very curious about many things in the world, please forgive me if there is anything abrupt."

After translating Emma's questions. Zhao Hongyu also reported her identity.

After all, Zhao Hongyu was worried that Abdullah would appear unhappy after listening to Emma's question.

Therefore, in order to make him respectful, Zhao Hongyu had to reveal Emma's identity. At the very least, this will make Abdullah more attentive and answer Emma more satisfied.

As a maritime merchant, Abdullah is actually no stranger to the name of the American continent.

For more than a year, Abdullah has been hearing the merchants talk about it in various ports in Europe.

And goods on the American continent. Abdullah also knows what the Tao is.

Exquisite and expensive ceramics, which were the favorite of the nobles and Arab sheikhs, were worth even more than the best Arab slaves.

In particular, the Arab countries and the sheikhs liked the thirteen spices, which are combined with thirteen spices. This commodity has driven countless Arabs crazy.

When rubbed on grilled meats, the flavor can spread far and wide, and it whet the appetite.

Tea is also very marketable in Arabia, because most of the Arabs at this time eat meat products. So the stomach is generally not very good.

Tea can eliminate oiliness and improve absorption and digestion in the stomach and intestines.

Hence the popularity of goods from the Americas in the Arab world. It's even better than Europe.

Even the green military coat is the main garment of the Arabs in winter.

The reason is simple, because the desert is very cold in winter, and military coats can help them withstand the winter and better survive the harsh winter.

It's just a pity that the Arabs don't have seagoing ships to trade in the oceans, and now they can only trade in the near seas, and they can't trade in the oceans at all, which is very disappointing.

In such a situation, they had to endure the exploitation of European merchants.

Abdullah Hesinleer is one such offshore trader in the Mediterranean.

But this did not prevent him from knowing about the Americas, on the contrary, he liked to inquire about the Americas the most.

Today he actually met the queen of the powerful empire of the Americas, which really made Abdullah dare not imagine.

After a brief moment of shock, Abdullah leaned on her chest and bowed to Emma.

"I don't know if your status is noble, Abdullah is really sorry, please don't take the previous faux pas to heart."

Zhao Hongyu walked over, took Abdullah's hand, and let him sit on the sofa.

Abdullah was really flattered, he hurriedly wanted to stand up, but was pressed hard by Zhao Hongyu on his shoulders.

"In our Song Empire, there is no such troublesome etiquette, since you are now a guest on our ship, then you can come according to our rules, and the guest is as the host, right?"

Abdullah's heart was in turmoil at the moment, and he wondered who was the queen of the American Indians, who was the man who claimed to be his husband.

It seems that some businessmen have mentioned that the queen of the Indians is married to the crown prince of the Song Empire.

Hiss!

Abdullah gasped, as if he had thought of something.

"My wife, can you answer some of the questions just now? The little girl is at the age when she is thirsty for a lot of knowledge, so please bother. ”

When Abdulahus was thinking wildly, Zhao Hongyu said to him again.

Oh! Oh!

Abdullah finally turned around, but his expression was more respectful.

The people around him are all big people, he is just a small maritime merchant in Beirut, is it because Allah has appeared to bring him good luck?

Maybe it's time for me to get started, but I have to perform well, and I don't want to miss such an opportunity.

Then, he answered Emma's questions one by one.

"Abdullah, I'm weird. I saw a lot of European merchant ships in the Americas, but I didn't have any from Arabia, which was really puzzling. Don't you have merchant ships that can go to sea? ”

After Abdullah answered some questions for Emma, and after the little girl was satisfied, Zhao Hongyu also asked the questions he was puzzled about.

Anyway, it was still far from Marseille in France, and Abdullah was going to Alexandria, so they could continue sailing for a while.

Therefore, Zhao Hongyu felt that being idle was also idle, so it was better to talk to this Arab to relieve his boredom.

Hearing this, Abdullah smiled bitterly, and then replied to Zhao Hongyu: "To tell the truth, our shipbuilding skills are not as good as the Europeans, they can build ocean-going ships but we can't, our seagoing ships can only carry out offshore voyages, which greatly restricts our trade." And we want to buy the ships of the Europeans, but they don't sell them to us, so you can't see us Arabs on the American side. ”

After listening to Abdullah's story, Zhao Hongyu understood.

It turns out that in the 17th century, the Europeans had a monopoly on maritime trade and did not intend to let anyone else interfere.

I said why I couldn't see the Arabs, and that's why.

But even so, the Arabs who relied on the Mediterranean trade were just as well-off.

Of course, this was for the merchant and aristocratic classes, as well as for the chiefs.

The life of the Arabs at the bottom is still in dire straits.

It's just that compared with the low-level people in Europe, the low-level people in Arabia have a much better life.

At least, they don't have church oppression here.

Although the wisdom of Allah is divided into several denominations, it is generally better than the churches in Europe.

In terms of civilization alone, the Arab civilization at this time was still stronger than that of Europe, and this was only for the system of life in society.

It's not that technologically, it's better than the Europeans.

"Your Highness, where are you going?"

After chatting with Zhao Hongyu for a while, Abdullah asked tentatively.

He can also see through his contact with Zhao Hongyu that this noble young man from the Americas is actually mild-tempered and very willing to communicate with others, which is different from those proud and greedy Europeans.

Therefore, Abdullah's courage gradually grew.

"I'm going to go to Marseille, where I have a manor house to receive, which was given to me by the French royal family. After all, they value the interests of the Americas, don't they? ”

Zhao Hongyu replied half-truthfully.

"French, proud French." , hearing that Abdullah spoke of his feelings for the French.

Zhao Hongyu nodded: "Well, the French are a little proud, but I don't think they are difficult to deal with." So Mr. Abdullah, where are you going? ”

"Alexander, I have just sold the sheep I bought in the port of Ceuta and bought some cotton cloth to sell in Alexandria." , Abdullah didn't hide anything, after all, it was impossible for him to get Zhao Hongyu's eyes with this bit of goods.

That's just a few bucks.

"That is, to make a hard-earned money, after going out of the army and supplies, I will only earn six or seven hundred pesos of silver."

This profit is much higher than that of ordinary people, but compared to ordinary European maritime merchants, it is really very little.

It can't be helped, who told Abdullah to do offshore trade. (To be continued.) )