The vigorous Suez Canal operation began. Lü Duan, on the other hand, spent some time observing the excitement surrounding the unsuccessful canal, after the Tang forced the Fatimids to cede land and a series of crushing treaties that made Lü Duan look excessive. On the contrary, Lu Duan was not very interested in the canal called 'Suez', and after learning that it would take at least a generation to repair the canal, Lu Duan was relieved. Because, in the meantime, he was worried about the successful completion of the canal. So, will those wolf-like barbarians rush to the Great Song Dynasty? And the prosperity of the piracy industry in the Mediterranean is another reason for Lu Duan's concern. But nowadays, all that is gone. Because, Da Song has twenty years to be able to make all preparations. Unlike previous dynasties, the Great Song was extremely prosperous in that its overseas trade was extremely developed, although their merchant ships rarely traveled that far to trade. But I can't resist the world's desire for silk, porcelain, and tea!

Many exotic merchants came to the Great Song Dynasty by boat to trade, and they brought many exotic specialties, seeds and materials to the Great Song Dynasty for trade. He purchased silk, porcelain, and tea in the Great Song Dynasty, and at the same time peddled the goods he had brought with him. Back and forth, one upside down, and made an incomparably eye-catching profiteering.

Compared with the difficulty of the Silk Road on the road, although there are also risks in taking the sea trade, it is undoubtedly much smaller than the road. And the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty is mostly due to the highly developed trade industry. Nowadays, the silk, porcelain and tea brought by Lu Duan Europa and his entourage have aroused a high degree of enthusiasm throughout Europe.

They were so eager for the fine silk and porcelain, and the silk-producing country was the same race as the dragons that inhabited the Mediterranean. And Lu Duan also came to Europa on the ships of the Tang people, which means that the Tang people know how to get to that mysterious country of silk. Thus, after the Tang people silently occupied part of the territory of the Fatimid dynasty and announced the opening of the Suez Canal. As a result, the extremely enthusiastic Europa was completely ignited.

The countries that wanted to participate in it were knocked out by the Tang people who seized the opportunity and obtained a huge amount of money. And this money, which changed hands, was left in the Tang Dynasty. They used this infinite amount of money to procure domestic supplies for the canal workers. Moreover, it will continue to be maintained for 20 years. It is conceivable that in 20 years, the national strength of the Tang people will be so strong.

For this reason, after Lu Duan knew about it, he praised it with emotion, "This is a thorough Yang scheme!" "I was shocked to pay for the Tang people to kidnap the world and pay for themselves, and to reap the profits and strengthen their own strategies. At the same time, he was a little discouraged, because no one in the Great Song Dynasty saw that trade could still be played, and with the help of the power of various countries, it was much stronger than any sword soldiers and simple agricultural means.

With money to continuously stimulate the country, these money came back and forth, in and out, and all flowed into the pockets of the Tang people. And the Tang court paid more taxes, and with the continuous construction of domestic infrastructure, this already prosperous country prospered again. For this reason, Lu Duan couldn't imagine what the Tang Kingdom would be like twenty years later.

After recording all this in his book of Travels to the Tang Dynasty, Lü Duan returned to the ark and returned to China with tens of thousands of war horses. The Tang followed, building on various islands in the Red Sea and Socotra in the eastern Horn of Africa. A number of ports and military fortifications were built ahead of schedule, especially on the island of Socotra, which would be the only closest supply port for their future trade with China. No matter what they want to transport in the future, the moment a merchant ship enters the Indian Ocean, it will definitely choose to stay in Socotra Island to rest before entering the Indian Ocean. There are some small islands in the Indian Ocean, but there are not enough supplies and services to repair ships.

Therefore, Socotra is bound to prosper in the future.

During this period, if you go to China to trade, you can also ask for domestic wizards. Fortunately, the Tang people occupied a lot of land in the territory of the Fatimid Dynasty. The Tang sorcerers could have erected an enchantment here, from which their country's merchant ships could travel directly to the Red Sea and then trade with China.

The aborigines of Socotra Island were also expelled by the Tang people, followed by the sharp-armed Tang soldiers, architects and Tang people. They began to build a port city, and the migrating population came here, and it was clear that the Tang people intended to occupy the island permanently and not leave. Not only did they build port cities, but they also built military fortifications in dangerous places, and tried to grow grain, vegetables, and fruits on barren land to provide maintenance and supply points for future merchant ships. At the same time, the doctors of the Tang people also found many medicinal materials that had never been seen before on the island of Socotra, and this small island was completely a treasure. Frankincense, gentian, dracaena, myrrh, aloe vera, civet, ambergris and other precious medicines, as well as many exotic plants, if not counting its harsh climate, this is a complete treasure. It is no wonder that it was praised by the ancient Egyptians and ancient Indians throughout history, and they kept coming to this island to obtain the above things.

And after a voyage that lasted for nearly a year, Lü Duan finally arrived in the Great Song Dynasty. When the huge ark slowly docked at the port of 'Suzhou', there were officials who had been waiting for a long time at the port. Because when Lu Duan was traveling through the South China Sea, he specially sent people to go ashore from 'Quanzhou' to inform the Song court of the news. That's why it appeared in front of him, this scene in front of him.

When the tall horses of almost the same color stepped out of the cabin one after another, the Song court officials standing by the harbor were already stunned in surprise. All of these tall horses are qualified war horses, and most importantly, these war horses have not been castrated. It also shows that these sycophants can be bred in the Central Plains. Without cavalry, it would be impossible to catch up with the Khitan Hulu who came up and went like the wind, and it would not be able to carry out a large-scale attack on the nomads, and it would not be able to subdue the sixteen states of Youyun and the north. Without these strategic locations, the Song Dynasty has always been a passive situation in terms of strategy, and can only rely on the city to defend steadily, and does not dare to go out of the city easily. Otherwise, the nomads, relying on their rampant cavalry and archery skills, will be exhausted by the infantry who play every minute.

Now it's different, with these 60,000 tall horses, it means that the Song court has a large-scale breeding of stallions, and it can also form a cavalry force of 30,000 people. Then at that time, in the face of Hulu who came and went like the wind, they would also have the confidence to run and pursue for a long time, and they would also have the courage to face the cavalry.

Vaguely, not only the officials of the Song court, but also the people of the Song Dynasty were also looking forward to the day when the northern barrier was resubdued. And as an envoy, he was the first contributor to bring so many good horses to the dynasty, and what was waiting for Lu Duan was naturally to be promoted to the rank of official. In the same way, his exploits will also shine in the annals of history!