Wu Xin had intended to have dinner alone with the female knight Devreich, to talk about the inheritance she had obtained, and more importantly, to remind her to use the demonic armor carefully.

But shortly before the sun set, the Spanish detachment that had gone to drive out the Barbary pirates had returned to the port of Tripoli.

When the Marquis of Bazin learned that Wu Xin had returned safely to Tripoli, he went directly to the castle with great enthusiasm to express his blessings.

The Marquis of Bazin and the fleet at his disposal were a very crucial force.

Add to this the fact that later there will be emigration from Austria, and the larger the population, the more his fleet will rely on.

Wu Xin canceled the original arrangement, and together with the Knight of Cassano, he invited the Marquis of Bazin to dinner with him, and the female Knight de Vrerich served as the wine pourer.

Cassano was a rather silent escort, and the Marquis of Bazin didn't seem to care at all, and as soon as he came up, he drank a full glass: "Your Excellency Sibo, the last time I left the port, they all said that you were eaten by ogres, and at that time I said, impossible, impossible, even the Supreme of Rome and Madame Meredi were knocked out of their front teeth by you, and the brain drinker hurt Cesare Cibault. ”

"Actually, this time it's really a fluke, the brain-drinker Amin seems to be in a hurry to go to Tunisia, only leaving his son behind, if I deal with the brain-drinker, I'm afraid I will be more than lucky." Wu Xin also drank a glass, which was a good wine brought from Naples by the Marquis of Bazin, and Tripoli could not afford such a luxury.

"Well, be careful next time, Sibo, the Emperor has also mentioned your name in the instructions he gave me, instructing me to keep you safe in all circumstances. Although the camel team is good, life is the most precious. "The Marquis of Bazin is not telling the truth, but it is not complete nonsense either.

The wording of the emperor's instruction was to protect Wu Xin "where possible", and he played "under any circumstances".

"Tripoli is in ruins, I can't be too conservative." Looking for the "tinder", of course, we must try to keep it as secret as possible, and Wu Xin's public reason for going deep into the Burning Sea is to expand trade routes. "This time I've gone to the heart of the Burning Sea, and I want to make a profit that can protect Tripoli. It was necessary to cross the Burning Sea and open up trade routes to the Niger River and the Central Sea. ”

"What a central sea, poor people who have never seen the sea always regard the great lake as the sea." This time, the arrogance of the Spaniards was right, although it was called the center sea. But Lake Chad is just a lake.

These two trade routes have always had huge profits, but they have also always engulfed the caravans that want to make a profit, and only a national force can organize a caravan strong enough after the fall of the Mamluk Sultanate and the chaos of the Tunisian Sultanate. These two trade routes were cut off.

In all of North Africa, only the westernmost Sultanate of Morocco had a trade route across the Sahara Desert.

However, that road is the most difficult to walk, and it has to directly face the competition of the Portuguese at sea, so the scale is not large.

With the existence of maritime trade routes, the desire for European goods in the western and eastern and central regions of the Black Continent was not at all a level.

Then the knight de Vrerich came over and poured them wine, and the Marquis of Bazin saw the black ribbon and the long scar on the bartender's face.

In an instant, he also showed the same expression as Cassano, with a sudden expression.

The mood of the knightess de Vrerich was suddenly bad, and the position of the bartender showed that she was the henchman of the lord. She was happy with it.

She also kept telling herself that the scars on her face and even more terrifying blindfolds made it impossible for her to be favored by a handsome warlock, even in the black and white world in her eyes, Wu Xin was so charming.

However, Marquis Bazin's expression still hurt her, and her hand did not tremble in the face of the mace, but it trembled slightly at this time.

Fortunately, the Marquis of Bazin reacted in time, and the good wine from Austria was not spilled.

The Marquis of Bazin immediately realized that his reaction had misled the lady, but it was by no means a misunderstanding that could be explained, so he could only smile bitterly in his heart.

The Marquis of Bazin reacted quickly and made small movements. So Wu Xin, who had her back to the Knight de Verich, didn't realize anything, and he continued to the Marquis of Bazin: "In the last month, the catch in the port of Tripoli has increased considerably, and this is all thanks to you and your fleet. ”

"I'm just carrying out His Majesty's orders. Seeing the port of Tripoli come to life, I was satisfied. "Marquis Bazin no longer cares about this little episode, he doesn't care what kind of woman Wu Xin likes, he doesn't care at all." By the way, I had just entered the port and saw Father Erlan laying the foundation at the docks? I saw a lot of land. What building needs such a large foundation, is this to build a new warehouse? ”

He was a little worried about Wu Xin's youthful temperament, taking too big a step and consuming too many resources.

"Oh, just a lighthouse." Wu Xin explained lightly. "The foundation was dug larger to save room for future expansion, and for the time being, it was a small project that cost about 10,000 thalers."

Wu Xin's answer made Marquis Bazin breathe a sigh of relief, although the foundation of the earth still seemed a little ambitious, but since the investment was not big for the time being, Marquis Bazin didn't say anything.

The Marquis of Bazin had nothing else to do with it, except to carry out the order of the Supreme in Madrid: "This time I have brought from Naples a great deal of trade beads and linen, and you have brought back a lot of camels this time, so that you may eat all of them." ”

He's certainly not selfless.

"Of course, these European goods are not a problem." Although the specific price must be cut by Father Erlan, Wu Xin must in principle let the Marquis of Bazin have a business.

Although the price of the goods he provided was not the lowest, and the quality was not the best, Tripoli's commerce and trade were still in a state of scarcity in general, and it was always good to have one more source of goods.

The goods that the Spanish fleet can provide are actually not much, after all, they have to fight against the Barbary pirates, and most of the noble officers still have a strong sense of honor, but like the sailors, they try to compress their living space and bring a little goods.

No one dares to move the tonnage of weapons, ammunition, food and fresh water, and the degree of corruption is very low.

The principle of the Marquis of Bazin and all the Spanish nobles is still very clear, making money is to maintain the combat effectiveness of the troops, and the cart cannot be put before the horse, and the weapons given to Wu Xin are actually inferior steel swords by Spanish standards, but they don't matter in the barren desert.

After all, whoever dares to do anything wrong will not need to be punished by the emperor at all, and soon the Barbary pirates will send the enemy with full warehouses and ammunition to the slave market in Istanbul. Goods and money can only be people's property.

"It's a good thing to open up new trade routes, but your Excellency, you must not be in a hurry." Marquis Bazin genuinely wanted Tripoli to prosper day by day, so he decided to take the risk of giving Wu Xin some information. "For now. The security of Tripoli itself must be ensured first, the situation in the Sultanate of Tunisia is very precarious, and Hayreddin may turn his attention to the southern shores of the Mediterranean, and Tripoli is likely to be affected by the fish in the pond. ”

"That's what I'm worried about, too." Wu Xin was glad to hear Marquis Bazin say this. "I don't know much about the situation in Tunisia. I only heard that the lord Shaoguo is suspicious, has it reached the point of being poor? ”

The Marquis of Bazin was also pleased with Wu Xin's acumen: "There is chaos in the Tunisian court, the sultan is too young, and the regent's uncle Murray-Hassan and the sultan's mother are fighting fiercely. I believe that Haireddin is planning to participate in this struggle, and my sense at sea is the most accurate, and in recent times the frequency and intensity of Barbary pirate activity has decreased, which indicates that many ships have returned to Istanbul and Alexandria for replenishment and maintenance. ”

"So how did Spain plan in this struggle?" Wu Xin also plans to go to Tunisia to make a profit, but he must rely on the behemoth of Spain. In the shadow of the emperor, he can confidently expand his power.

"Compared to the Ottomans of the same faith, we are complete enemies, so we have to choose later. Whether Hayreddin is behind Murray Hassan or the Queen Mother, we are behind the other side. "After the reconquest movement, Spain frantically persecuted the conquered Xinglun cultists, and had a very bad reputation among the Xinglun countries on the southern shore of the Mediterranean." Anyway, the Barbary pirates had limited strength on the shore, and the emperor would send troops stationed in Oran, and three thousand Spanish infantry would be enough to control the situation. ”

Most of the Nebulators who were able to escape were transported out of Spain by Hayreddin's dead brother. Most of them were displaced to the northern coast of the Black Continent, so here the Barbary pirates had a much better mass base than the Spaniards.

The Marquis of Bazin added: "It seems that Amin, whom you have killed several of his sons, also wants to get involved in the affairs of the Sultanate of Tunisia, after he established a stronghold in Zuwara. He continued to march west with part of his troops, and had entered the Sultanate of Tunisia, where both sides of the struggle wanted to win him over. ”

Wu Xin reminded the Marquis of Bazin not to underestimate his opponent in a roundabout way: "Hayreddin's strength is not necessarily as weak as it seems, is it a coincidence that the timing of this brain-drinker Amin is so appropriate?" ”

"You mean.........." Marquis Bazin's eyes narrowed slightly.

When it comes to big things, Wu Xin never believes in coincidences: "The Brain Drinker and his half-ogre troops. He must have taken refuge in Istanbul, perhaps he was always a Suleiman man. With his hundreds of people as the core, and then unite a local powerful faction, it is not difficult to control tens of thousands of troops in the Sultanate of Tunisia, and the city of Tunis is likely to fall into the hands of the Barbary pirates at once, and at that time, the city of Tunis will become a bridgehead for Hayreddin and the Barbary pirates to enter the western Mediterranean. ”

The Marquis of Bazin thought very seriously.

Although the Barbary pirates had many bases in both the Sultanate of Algeria and the Sultanate of Morocco, these strongholds were closer to the Spanish mainland than Tunisia and Bizerte and posed a great threat to the eastern coastline of the Kingdom of Spain and the Mediterranean Islands.

However, because of its proximity to the mainland, the Spanish navy was able to clear any relatively large strongholds, and the pirates could only maintain a small hidden supply point, with no war potential, and the local sultans and nomadic tribes had extremely limited support for them because of the fear of Spanish retaliation, and the Ottoman Empire was beyond the reach of the whip after all, and could not directly support them.

The city of Tunis, with its own population of tens of thousands and within the Ottoman supply range, would change dramatically once it was under the control of Haireddin.

Not only will there be no peace in Naples and Sicily, but Spain's absolute defense circle will also face a real threat rather than limited harassment.

Barcelona, Malaga, Cartagena will all be in extreme danger.

But the Marquis of Bazin still felt that something was wrong: "If Hayreddin really occupies the city of Tunis, of course, it can cause great trouble, but it will also make him jump to the first place on the emperor's strike list, isn't he afraid of a crusading fleet of twenty Galen and a hundred sails and oars and ships?" This is an invincible force. ”

"How much does it cost to gather these one hundred and twenty ships? The Emperor's Chancellor of the Exchequer had to have a nervous breakdown, and all the governors of the New World were to scream. "Wu Xin knows that the Invincible Armada is the sword that makes the emperor invincible in the world, but the price of wielding it is also very large." By using the Barbary pirates to get the emperor to use this force, Suleiman the Magnificent had a head start, and when he attacked Vienna, Spain would not be able to pay for the next military bill. ”

The Marquis of Bazin glanced at Wu Xin seriously, the other party was very surprised that he knew so much about the situation in Spain, many nobles in Spain were ignorant, they only knew that they boasted of their own martial arts, and they didn't know that sea power was the real trump card of Spain.

"The emperor always borrowed money, and since Istanbul was too far away from the city of Nice, he would definitely take one of the ports of Benghazi and Tripoli as a relay point." However, the Marquis of Bazin did not believe that a fleet would not find money, and he quite frankly pointed out that the port of Tripoli, controlled by Wu Xin, was an early warning device.

Wu Xin also knew this: "I must personally be at odds with the Ottoman pagans, although these two ports are currently under our control, the French are unreliable. ”

Marquis Bazin nodded in agreement, but in his heart he thought that Wu Xin was just giving the French eye medicine, and he didn't believe that the French would really cooperate with the Barbary pirates.

Although the French Riviera region was less plundered than Naples and Sicily, there was no shortage of Maasai beauties in the Grand Slave Bazaar of Istanbul.

He didn't think in his heart that the King would dare to defy the world's condemnation, but he shook his head in his heart, the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman the Magnificent was too strong, the Egyptian revolt had subsided, and the fertile land on both sides of the Nile had become a source of Ottoman power.

I heard that before the capture of Buda, a famous European city, the Asian city of Baghdad, Ismaili I, the founder of the Safavid Persian Empire, was also beaten and fled in a panic, and finally died in hatred.

He knew better than anyone what the rescue of Sazastan on the island of Malta had caused at the court of Madrid, and the cardinal-clad but non-resident Archbishop of Seville was so shocked by the news that he lost his first rank of priest.

Even the Holy See had a tacit understanding with the Ottoman Empire, so who can say for sure what happened to the French king? (To be continued.) )()