The phone call between the Duke of Wellington and Zhuge for a long time has a doorway, and this phone call is equivalent to the hotline of the leaders of the British and Ming dynasties.

Although Zhuge Weijiu is no longer the right prime minister of the Ming Empire, he is still the leader of the Zhuge family, and the Zhuge family is still a super family in the Ming political arena, and it is a "deep government" that can really determine the national policy of the Ming Dynasty.

Through this hotline, both sides have figured out each other's bottom line.

The bottom line of Great Britain is that the Ming cannot attack the Malay Peninsula, and the Strait of Malacca must be under the joint control of the British and the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming dared to attack the Malay Peninsula and dare to move the Maxi Fortress, then the British Empire would have to fight a full-scale war with the Ming Dynasty.

The bottom line of the Ming Dynasty is that the British cannot block the Strait of Malacca, and if the British dare to blockade, the Ming Dynasty will launch an attack on the Malay Peninsula! In fact, this is the consistent bottom line after the Ming and Great Britain signed the "Malacca Joint Development Treaty" - the reason why the Ming Dynasty did not recover Malacca was that the Ming Dynasty was inferior to the British in the technology of sailing ships at that time; Second, the British fully guaranteed that the Ming Empire could obtain benefits through trade with Europe, India, and Central Asia.

Of course, the British were also the beneficiaries of the trade between the Ming and the West at that time, and for many years afterward, and they were very profitable - they not only became second-hand dealers, but also copied a lot of advanced technology from the Ming Dynasty.

The British Empire's industry was able to lead Europe, partly because European capital and talent continued to flow into Britain because of the turmoil on the European continent; Another part of the reason is the second-hand technology passed on by the Ming Dynasty. Without the influx of technology from the Ming Dynasty, they would not have been able to play with advanced equipment such as the "Dreadnought" (Hero Ship) at the end of the 20s of the 19th century...... From this point of view, Britain is actually a beneficiary of the rise of the Ming Dynasty.

And there are many countries that have also benefited from the rise of the Ming Dynasty, such as Maozi, who is now squatting on the battlefield of Adrianople and fighting trench warfare - he has enjoyed the treatment of trench warfare in World War I ninety years in advance, so I can't thank Daming well?

The United States, which may never see the west coast of the United States, is also the beneficiary of the rise of the Ming Dynasty until now, because the current sea ships are fast and stable, the fares are cheap, and it is much easier to run from Europe to the United States than before, so the population of the United States is growing rapidly, and hundreds of thousands of Europeans run to become Americans every year.

In addition, the black uncles and aunts of the vast number of black Africa have also benefited from the rise of the Ming Dynasty! And their benefits are reflected in two aspects, one is on the West African side - from West Africa to the United States used to take a sailboat, which is inefficient and dangerous. Now by steam, you can load a lot in one boat! It's fast and safe, it's already a bit dark and expensive.

And the second place that can reflect the rise of the Black Uncle benefited from the Ming Dynasty is Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman!

The black m here, that's really expensive!

On October 5, the ninth year of Taiping, when the Persian Gulf Fleet of the Ming Navy sailed into the Gulf of Oman and appeared outside the "Father-in-law's Wharf" in Muscat, among the dignitaries who greeted the Celestial Fleet on the wharf, the most noble person was not the Sultan Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman, but an elderly black man with his hair completely white.

Although this old black man is old, he is in excellent spirits, and his eyes are blazing when he looks at the Ming fleet on the sea. He wore a flying fish suit with a red background, and sat on a circle chair with yellow pears in his hand.

Behind him was a young black man in a Ming eunuch uniform with a red umbrella covering him to block the scorching Muscat sun.

Around the old black man, there were another ten or twenty elderly black men who were also wearing flying fish suits and also holding dust, all of whom looked at the Ming fleet on the sea with a smile.

A little farther away, there is also a group of white-skinned "Ming Dynasty warriors" - at first glance it looks a bit like Jinyiwei, but on closer inspection, it is a little different. Everyone was dressed in a warrior robe in the style of the Ming Dynasty, with a helmet on their heads, and embroidered spring knives and shell guns carried at their waists, standing there with their chests protruding.

Look at this pomp and circumstance to see how expensive the lives of this group of old black people are!

And outside the half-circle formed by these "Ming Dynasty warriors" who protected the old blacks, there were Omani nobles wearing Arab robes and wearing a piece of cloth on their heads, and Sultan, the current Sultan of Oman, was among them. He was a middle-aged Arab in his forties, tall and thin, with dark skin, a very neatly trimmed beard, a hooked nose, sunken eyes, and a somewhat fierce gaze. There was also a chair behind him, but instead of sitting on it, he stood up and looked at the vast fleet of dozens of warships and transports on the surface of the sea with a worried face.

After watching it for a while, he finally lost his breath and walked quickly towards the old black man who was sitting steadily. The guards who were guarding the old black people all knew the Sultan, so they didn't stop him, and let him swagger over to the sitting "black man".

The "black master" didn't stand up to greet him, but just glanced at Sultan and spoke in authentic Beijing dialect: "Sultan, don't worry...... The fleet of the Great Tomorrow Dynasty stationed in the Persian Gulf is only good for your family, and there is no harm. ”

"Father-in-law," Sultan said in Chinese, "it's not that I'm worried about the Celestial Empire, it's that I'm worried about the British Empire...... The Indian Ocean was, after all, the sphere of influence of the British Empire. The Celestial Empire fleet is here, of course we in Oman are not afraid, but the Celestial Empire fleet can't be all the time......"

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"Hehe," the "black master" said with a smile, "The Queen Mother has already sent a telegram to our family, and she told our family that the Celestial Empire fleet will not leave after it comes, and will build a military base in the Persian Gulf in the future!" ”

"Not leaving? Military bases? ”

The Sultan of Sultan was even more worried. Of course, he was not worried about the coming of the Great Tomorrow Dynasty to colonize Oman...... Da Ming doesn't do this! And his family has wanted to be a vassal of the Ming Dynasty since 80 years ago, and paid tribute to the black eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty every year, and the rewards were soft, and there were many old black eunuchs who would come to Muscat with their savings for the elderly, bringing prosperity and prosperity to Muscat. But when the Ming Domain is a matter of the door, there is no door!

What the Sultan is really worried about is that his country will become a battlefield for the British and the Ming to fight!

"Black Master" glanced at the Sultan out of the corner of his eye, and said with a smile: "Sultan, don't be afraid, because it's useless to be afraid...... You're going to take sides! Stand in the right line, you have everything! To be on the wrong side, hehehehe......"

Hearing the old eunuch's somewhat mad laughter, the Sultan Sultan shuddered.

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"That'...... Is Muscat? ”

In the bridge of the battleship Tang Wang, Zhuge Weidao was looking at the ports and cities in the distance and asked questions to himself.

The reason why he asked this question was because there were too many Chinese-style mansions with white walls and black tiles in the city in front of him, and he could also see Taoist temples, temples and other buildings standing side by side with the Tianfang Temple of the Tianfang Sect.

"Yes, that's Muscat, the capital of Oman...... It looks a bit like our Daming city, right? It's also a bit antique. The one who answered him was Li Chenghui, the deputy admiral of the fleet, "By the way, the current stepfather of the eunuch Bingbi Black Whirlwind, the former eunuch Hei Zhongxian and the black father-in-law of the former celebrant seal are now living in seclusion here!" Father-in-law Hei is the confidant of the Queen Mother, and Daozi, you seem to be quite familiar with him. ”

Zhuge nodded for Dao: "Yes, it's quite familiar...... The Queen Mother also rewarded the black father-in-law with some good things, and the black whirlwind also had something to honor his father-in-law, so I stopped by for a while. ”

Li Chenghui said with a smile: "That's easy to do, I heard that this Hei Zhongxian is also quite powerful on the Omani side, and even the Sultan doesn't dare to offend him...... With his help, it shouldn't be too difficult to open a town and guard the yamen in the Persian Gulf. ”

Powerful in Oman? Zhuge Weidao looked at the cityscape of Muscat again, nodded, and seemed to understand something.

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