Tiger Ye was as embarrassed as he was when he saw Li Xiu!

The hair was scorched and there was no hair on the top of the head, much like a Mongolian.

"This is where you want to take root?" Li Xiu pointed to the land in front of him.

On the shore is yellow sand, and a little further on is loess. Some places have been desertified, others have not, and as for semi-desertified places everywhere. The reason why Suez Castle is only a small fishing village is because it can only be a small fishing village. Farming here can't support yourself at all, let alone a wife and children.

"Big brother said about the Suez Canal, and I sent someone to calculate it. From here to Port Said, it is almost 400 miles in total. That's the shortest distance. If you start digging from Lebanon, you will have to increase the distance by hundreds of miles. As long as this canal is dug through, ships from the two oceans can take no detour. Goods don't have to be disembarked here, they are transported there and then boarded. Let's just sit and collect the money, it's a good business. ”

"You're still going to be in business? It's almost a loss for my life! Li Xiu's face was black, and in order to come to Li Hu, he almost died in the rough Indian Ocean.

Li Xiu saw the situation this morning, if he hadn't arrived in time. Having smashed the charging cavalry with rocket artillery, Li Hu's head may have been taken off and kicked as a ball.

"Second brother! Really, you're in the navy. You know the value here, as long as we hold this canal, we can dominate the two oceans in the future. In addition, the establishment of a naval base in the port of Suez can completely strangle Wu Sangui's trade route. If there is no business, there will be no money, what will he do to fight with us. ”

Li Xiu looked at Li Hu again, and I have to say that Li Hu's suggestion is very attractive.

As a navy, Li Xiu still knows a lot. In the current trade, the industrial products of the Ming Dynasty were unloaded from the Ming Dynasty through the South China Sea to Xinjiapo Port. Then, the maritime merchants of various countries will be transported from Xinjiapo Port to the Middle East for landing. It was transshipped by land, disembarked from the Mediterranean, and then trafficked along the Mediterranean to all parts of Europa.

Daming maritime merchants do not go out of the new home slope, for the purpose of protecting Daming maritime merchants. After many years of cleansing by the Ming Navy, there are basically no pirates in the South China Sea. And from the new home slope outward, various varieties of pirates emerge in an endless stream.

There were Persian pirates, Arab pirates, and even pirates from as far away as Europe who came to get a vote. Not to mention, the official thieves of the navy under Wu Sangui. It can be said that after leaving the new home slope, the vast Indian Ocean is full of dangers.

The maritime merchants of various countries had to turn to Wu Sangui for help, begging him to send a fleet to escort the convoy. However, every time, Wu Sangui would charge a lot of escort fees. This is also one of the sources of Wu Sangui's military spending!

However, during this period, Wu Sangui's fleet suffered heavy losses. There are only a handful of warships that can go to sea, and trade in the Indian Ocean is currently in danger.

Some ships began to venture out into the oceans, bypassing Black Africa and heading to Europe along the Atlantic side of the west coast of Africa. Although there were few pirates, the sea conditions were complicated and required large ships and experienced navigators to navigate.

The canal Li Hu said can connect the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean. In fact, he also heard this route from his eldest brother Li Xiao, but Li Xiu didn't take it to heart at that time. Listening to Li Hu now, Li Xiu couldn't help but squint his eyes and re-examine the land in front of him.

"Huzi! The benefits you said are great, and the plan is good. However, there is only one thing you may not have noticed is how much manpower, material and financial resources are required for the 400-mile canal. And it's far away from me, even if you stand on your heels. We will transport supplies to you, and we also need to pass through Wu Sangui's territory. Huzi, this is not a simple matter.

The eldest brother is right, you can't chew more if you are greedy. Now the population of our Ming Dynasty is not enough to occupy so many places. Maybe in 10 or 20 years, when the children of today are grown up, we will be able to get the idea of this place. Otherwise, even if the canal is opened, it will be very difficult for us to occupy it, and it is too far away from Daming.

Be obedient and go back with the second brother. You've run out of ammunition here, and there's no point in staying any longer. The greed in his heart only arose for a moment, and Li Xiu pressed it hard.

The problem of the Ming Dynasty now is that there is no one, and I heard from the eldest brother that this time the Uighurs rebelled in Guanzhong, and the population of Guanzhong withered again. Even the Ming Dynasty itself is not satisfied, let alone come to the distant Middle East.

Li Hu unwillingly glanced at the land where he had fought, and there were charred craters everywhere. Corpses with severed limbs and severed arms everywhere! This place is like a meat grinder, crushing tens of thousands of Arabs. also smashed more than 200 of Li Hu's brothers!

Judging from the results, Li Hu should be proud. But now Li Hu feels very ashamed! Fighting with Arabs with flintlock pistols and dying, so many people died. Sun Zhijie, Cao Bianjiao, those people know it, and they will die laughing to death.

Hao Dayong licked his lips, but still couldn't help but speak. He knew that this was not the time for him to interject.

"Okay!" With a long sigh of relief, Li Hu's heart was full of unwillingness.

Li Xiu also breathed a sigh of relief, it was really not easy to let this stubborn donkey loosen his mouth. It can be seen that Li Hu is really exhausted here.

"I'll be back." Unexpectedly, Li Hu added another sentence viciously. Li Xiu couldn't help but shake his head!

"You can't let these bastards go like this, and kill more than 200 of our brothers. I can't just leave and ask the chiefs to get some blood. Li Hu's following sentence made Li Xiu stunned. Looking at the corpses everywhere, it seems that the Arabs are the ones who suffer, how can they become Li Hu who suffers.

"Hao Dayong! Send someone to tell the Arabs to send 2,000 young laborers between the ages of twenty and twenty-five. Half for men and half for women! If they dare to kill the messenger, or if they don't send it before sunset tomorrow. I'll go to their tribe and catch them myself! Li Hu looked at the ships that followed Li Xiu, and estimated that taking away 2,000 people was already the limit.

Li Xiu put his mind at ease, and it was a good deal to blackmail these people before leaving. If you count it, you can't pull it down. This matter belongs to the three poles with and without dates.

"Uh......! Tiger Master! "Hao Dayong is a little embarrassed. The last messenger was directly cut into slices by the irascible Sultan. Now, no one dared to go to the Arab camp to deliver letters.

"Whoever wants to go, I have a reward. In addition, after returning to Daming, he was given a house and land. "These Arab mercenaries are meant to be taken away, and to leave them here is tantamount to pushing them to hell.