It's a bit strange to say, the protagonists of the desert trade are salt, gold, camels, and Tuaregs. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Merchants formed huge camel teams - legend has it that 1,000 dromedaries were the minimum. The salt from North Africa was then transported to the desert.

Of course, there are other trade goods, such as textiles and various metal products, but table salt has been the only protagonist that has been unshakable for centuries.

In the desert, a branch of the Berbers, the Tuaregs, served as guides and supplies. Not only do they have to lead the way, but they also have to prepare drinking water in advance for the oasis ahead, which is undoubtedly important.

However, the Tuaregs are extremely expensive and have a history of 'plundering' their employers, but no one can bypass them into the desert - they are the only kings of the desert, and those who do not accept them can talk to their fast horses and scimitars.

In Yanbaktu, a city on the continent, the kings and chieftains of Africa would exchange gold for salt, and for a long time, it was almost 1:1 weight! Of course, other ivory, slaves, etc., could also be traded.

Agadir had not been a beneficiary of the deviation from trade routes and oases, so there was a lack of knowledge of this information.

And salt is not a pillar industry: in order to supplement the expensive salt, the dog head in Agadir uses the technology of boiling sea salt in clay pots, anyway, 40,000 or 50,000 people plus more than 10,000 dog heads can't eat much.

Now it's time to get involved in African affairs. Xu Ping'an felt that he might as well join the eye-popping Yanbaktu trade, but then he would start to overshoot production - what was more important than salt in the Sahara trade?

The Atlas Mountains stretched to the sea on both the north and south sides of Agadir, so the kobolds found an inconspicuous seaside valley in the countless cols by the sea, and the land was quite gentle. A random pile of rocks and weeds at the exit of the valley will never be found.

The dog head leveled the land inside, made salt pans out of earth, cement and clay, and brought various water lifting devices and rammed earth tools, and began to build again.

Xu Ping'an looked at this hundreds of acres of wasteland, still a little dissatisfied: "It's a pity, the rain in the Agadir area is a bit sufficient, the yield of this salt pan must be average, there will be a chance in the future, it is better to go to the desert in the south to get a piece of land, the yield is high and the cost is low, it is not good to supply the whole of Europe and Africa!"

On the other hand, Liu Jingtian finally got out of the customs after synthesizing some opinions from the shipyard.

Several traversers gathered again, and everyone gathered in the dungeon of the Governor's Palace, surrounded by a group of kobold leaders, to see what kind of plane this famous toss was going to do.

Liu Jingtian held a few pieces of paper and said solemnly:

"After careful consideration, the old man has formulated a comprehensive offensive tactic! Of course, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, the shipyard needs to cooperate fully. Overall, 9,000 kobolds and 3,000 to 5,000 human warriors will be mobilized at the same time this time, and this battle will be won!"

Everyone looked at each other: It's a reckless wave, isn't it? Can't we have something new?

Xu Ping'an: "Could the number of people be too much? Half a year ago, when we occupied Agadir, it was only 10,000 dog heads, and there were not a few cannons at all." ”

Although the population of Agadir is larger than that of the Essaouira, almost all of them are civilians, and the terrain is on our side. I still remember that I personally hoisted the cannon on the ridge of the mountain and opened fire! It can be said that Agadir, surrounded by mountains on both sides and facing the sea on one side, not only did not have the right place to resist the kobolds, but the inhabitants could not even escape if they wanted to.

"This Essaouira pirate port is the other way around, both castles are stuck in easy and difficult positions, and the pirates can't beat them and escape from the sea, so we'll be in vain. ”

Well, you're brainstorming!

Everyone was silent, and the next thing was to look at the battle planning charts he had drawn on paper.

As a successful single dog archmage, Liu Jingtian has a wealth of combat experience: such as "Age of Empires", "Red Alert", "Mustache Cultivation Plan" or something. Therefore, the tactics he formulated were simple and robust, and everyone quickly understood it.

It seems a bit too cautious, though...... Forget it, this thing and his dog head have always been 'safety first', so it's not good to say much.

Xu Ping'an: "Three to five thousand reliable human soldiers, we now have two thousand reliable and one thousand unreliable, it seems that we can fight for it, when are you going to act?"

"I have to wait for the matching ship to be built, I can't say it......"

At this time, Brother Long stood up with a fanatical face: "Don't worry, captain, I'm sure I can get it! No, it's overfulfilled the task!"

Everyone is confused: What kind of trouble is this?

Guan Renxiu was embarrassed, so he quickly stopped him: "Brother, don't make trouble......"

Brother Long: "Hmph, the wisdom of mortals! After my precise analysis and careful arrangement, a foolproof plan has been formulated, and you just need to implement it! By the way, is there an apple?"

Liu Jingtian: "There is a fist the size of a sand bowl, or?"

Xu Ping'an suddenly realized: "I remembered! You can't be a knight order, right?"

Brother Long: "As long as you learn my operation, the Knights will be a by-product!

A thick and heavy stack of paper, the top one has three big characters written on the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing-

"Worship the Dragon"

Tesfil was taken aback and almost didn't stumble: "Where did you get this? It can't be Samast, right?"

Brother Long: "Who is Samaste? I don't know, I only know Shaqima." ”

When a few people were arguing, Liu Jingtian had already opened half of the book-this book had an incredible magic, which shocked him deeply in an instant!

"Your sister! I said why is it so thick! It turned out to be parchment, and there were not even a few pages on this stack! Also, you wrote so many typos on the parchment! The paper was full of black circles, my best lambskin!"

Xu Ping'an next to him also leaned over: "This font is ugly to the depths of the soul......

What followed was a brutal and violent crackdown......

After the fight, Liu Jingtian said: "We don't want to see your cult anymore, we have lost a lot of SAN value, you can dictate it!"

Everyone: 'The cult that Brother Long has drummed up' is so evil...... It's scary just to think about it......

Brother Long: "Cut! Just say it." I have been studying monotheism these days, and I suddenly discovered that, from the viewpoint of Marxist materialism, monotheism belongs to a higher religion!

Everyone: Oh no! My SAN is starting to drop again......

Brother Long: "Why is it advanced? Let's take the polytheistic religion of our Celestial Empire as an example, if you want to go swimming, you have to worship Mazu; if the weather is dry and it doesn't rain, you have to worship the Dragon King; if you want to have a child, you have to go to the Bodhisattva; if you want to follow Brother Pheasant to smash the field, you have to worship Guan Erye; even if you want to rebel, you have to worship the leftover women of the White Lotus Sect, everyone says, how troublesome!"

"The most troublesome thing is, what should you do if the gods don't manifest themselves? Your faith is shaken, but others are very pious, how can you mix in the rivers and lakes in the future?

"But! Monotheism is fine, no matter what happens, just worship one god! It doesn't matter if you don't manifest your spirit, it's just that, there is no second god to worship!

"Therefore, from the perspective of Marx's theory, monotheism greatly saves time and money, and greatly improves the production efficiency of society!"

Everyone: Applause! Warm applause! Sounds so reasonable!

So our SAN should have been deducted, right?

Sure enough, it's a cult!