"Your Highness, Zheng Tou is calling!"

The Gulf of Aden region, off the coast of Oman.

Ten warships flying pirate flags broke the waves, and Zhu Zhangui, wearing a ship-shaped pirate hat and a Western-style gentleman's uniform, was observing the surrounding situation against the nautical chart.

"Read!"

Zhu Zhangui raised his hand and motioned to the signal soldier to read it directly.

"Our department has successfully subdued the Aden wharf, has gained a firm foothold here, the invitation to the military expo has also been issued, and sent people to spread the news that our Ming Dynasty is strong and rich, I believe that this expo will be very successful."

"I see, tell him, just follow the plan."

Zhu Zhangui and Zheng He's plan was very simple, Zheng He acted on the surface, selling arms to various countries on the one hand, and mobilizing all parties to cause chaos, thus causing a greater military conflict.

Naturally, we need weapons to fight a war, and if we want to make money by selling arms, there is no chance if we don't fight.

Isn't a certain beautiful country in the market outlook just stirring up trouble while selling arms to make money?

And Zhu Zhangui's task is also very simple, that is, to rob the Quartet as a pirate and collect more funds for Daming.

In addition, his other task is to rob the money from the sale of arms.

Daming sells arms, is the need to buy in cash, do not accept any IOU, buyers must go to the Gulf of Aden for trading, Daming does not deliver goods, and is not returned after going out.

As a party to the sale, in order to ensure the safety of the funds, it is very reasonable for me to send someone to your country to the transaction point with the money.

As for the unfortunate encounters with pirates and robbers on the road, that's a problem of your own lack of protection.

If you don't have money, what arms do you buy if you don't have money?

Of course, the Ming Dynasty is not negotiable, as a benevolent Ming Dynasty, it is very sympathetic to the difficulties of those difficult households.

If these countries that buy arms, if they really don't have the cash to buy arms, Daming can reluctantly accept other items in the form of barter, but this price may have to be renegotiated.

After all, the items are worn, and if I buy them and then transport them back, there will definitely be a certain loss.

We have shipped weapons thousands of miles away and sold them to you at such a cheap price, which is already a loss of money.

I'm so righteous, if we are asked to bear this wear and tear fee again, do you all feel embarrassed?

In terms of items, Daming also has requirements, Daming is not a rag, everything is wanted.

Gold and silver various gem ores are the first batch, and without these things, all kinds of spices can be barely accepted.

If you don't have any of these, you can also exchange real estate and minerals, or even people.

For example, the major ports, the rich minerals, and the vagabonds who commit crimes in various countries or do nothing.

As long as it is something that Da Ming picks, it can be exchanged for weapons, but this price may be counted as depreciation.

As the saying goes, people are not rich without windfalls, and horses are not fertile without night grass.

Zhu Zhangui wanted to scrape together enough money to lay a telegraph network in a short period of time, and he couldn't do it at all without using some special means.

On this trip to the west, Zhu Zhangui and Zheng He's plan is to eat the bright side and eat the dark side, and if they don't squeeze the last drop of oil out of these guys, it is the incompetence of Zhu Zhangui and Zheng He.

In addition to grabbing money, the two actually have another important task, that is, to control Yemen and Oman, two important gateways to the West, so as to prepare in advance for the future conquest of the West.

In the plan, Zheng He, in the official capacity of the Ming Dynasty, would establish a Ming colony in the Gulf of Aden, as a port for the future trade of arms trade commodities to the West.

Zhu Zhangui will control the Oman region as a pirate, and then fight against the Ming officials in Yemen as a pirate, pretending that the two sides are incompatible.

The reason why Zhu Zhangui does not use an official identity to control Oman is mainly to prevent Westerners from secretly resisting and even uniting together to fight against Daming after discovering Daming's intentions.

Daming's strength in this area is still very weak, and before the strength develops, it is still necessary to stay for a while.

At this time, Oman was under the rule of the Nabhani dynasty.

The Nabhani Dynasty is said to be a dynasty, and its own influence of Mongolian culture, coupled with the harsh environment and the scarcity of arable land, the living conditions of the people here are still mainly nomadic. The dynasty was also full of contradictions, and power struggles were frequent.

For their own interests, those big people fight to the death, and no one has the heart to care about the life and death of those ordinary people.

With the people living in hardship, weak national defense, and frequent internal struggles, Oman is the best time to control.

Oman is located in the southeastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, on the main route from the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean, and is connected to Yemen, the gateway to the Red Sea.

Daming controlled this place, coupled with the port of Aden that was taken over by Zheng He, so that the maritime gateway to the West was held by Daming to death.

In the future, if the people of the West want to advance eastward, in addition to crossing thousands of miles by land, the sea side will have to detour from the Cape of Good Hope.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty's control of Oman not only allowed him to control the Persian Gulf's access to the sea, but also launched an attack on the Timurid Empire, which was in a stalemate with the Ming Dynasty in the three regions of Oman.

The protruding position in Oman's area, Amu Zabi, was like a dagger, holding the lower abdomen of the Timurid Empire.

As long as the Ming Dynasty controls this place and gains a firm foothold, it can send troops from Oman at any time, divide the Timurid Empire into two, cut off the connection between the east and the west, and let it take care of its head and tail, and take advantage of its chaos, the Ming Dynasty will attack hard and completely destroy it in one fell swoop.

As long as the Timurid Empire is dealt with and the two sheep are slaughtered, the Ming Dynasty can contain the Ottoman Empire, which is currently the most powerful in the West, by land.

The sale of arms and the land annexation plan cooperated with each other, and after the Tazh Mamluks and the Ottomans were defeated, the Ming could attack together by land and sea, take the two countries in one fell swoop, and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

As long as these two areas are taken down, the entire West, like a little girl in a corner, has no ability to escape and resist.

"Your Highness, the Oman area is so big, I'm afraid we thousands of people can't control it! It's really not good, we are not far from Ah San, you can consider transferring some troops from there, so that we have enough manpower and this area is easier to control. ”

After the telegraph operator left, Qi Yuan, who was holding the map next to him, looked at the area of Oman and raised his concerns.

"There are few people!"

Hearing this, Zhu Zhangui was stunned for a moment, looked at Qi Yuan and wondered: "Do you have any misunderstanding about pirates, five or six thousand people, 10 large warships, and 10 small warships, this scale of pirate forces is already terrifying, you actually said that there are few people." ”

"Old Qi, if you let those countries that have been attacked by hundreds of pirates all year round hear it, they will definitely spit on you."

Qi Yuan scratched his head, not understanding what he was asking.

Although Qi Yuan was born in the Japanese army, he was a general of the imperial court, and after they were formed, the Japanese were wiped out by Li Hu's navy, and he had no contact with pirates at all.

Therefore, when Qi Yuan deals with some things, his thinking will be based on his previous knowledge and experience.

In Qi Yuan's mind, if Zhu Zhangui wants to control the Oman region, he must send a large number of troops to garrison it.

Otherwise, this side will be taken down, and the other side will be taken back by the enemy, so how can this area of Oman be controlled, and it is impossible to fight with the enemy every day.

Although he is a general, he also knows that if a place fights for a long time, the economy and people's livelihood will not be restored at all.

"You're still limited by your thinking."

Looking at the other party's hutu look, Zhu Zhangui smiled and nodded Qi Yuan.

"Please advise Your Highness!"

Sensing that his thinking might have reached an impasse, Qi Yuan hurriedly surrendered his hand to ask for advice

During this time when he was sailing at sea, he had listened to the old sailors.

The prince in front of him, don't look at him is only in his early 20s, he himself is the leader of an old pirate who has been working for more than ten years.

When it comes to robbery and being a pirate, no one dares to claim to be the first in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Even those pirates who were rampant in Daming were shot to death by this lord casually, and the old nest of the widows was even occupied by this lord.

In order to punish those pirates for hurting the people of the Ming Dynasty, this master actually sent all the men to the north to plant potatoes, as for the women...

Thinking of the dozen or so Japanese maids rewarded by the prince after beating the Japanese Invaders, Qi Yuan showed a smile on his face that all men understand.

"What is theft, thieves use their own force to rob other people's treasures, and they are engaged in a business without capital."

The subordinates respectfully asked, Zhu Zhangui was also willing to give him some life experience, took the tea handed over by the monkey next to him, Zhu Zhangui looked at the sea in the distance, and talked about his understanding of pirates while sipping tea.

"Farmers mainly rely on the land, planting in spring and harvesting in autumn, busy day and night, so that they can have a full harvest."

"For pirates, people are these grains, and when they harvest one batch, they naturally have to wait for the next batch to grow before they can continue to harvest."

"But this kind of food, he himself has legs and brains, as a pirate, if you have been entrenched here for a long time, they will not dare to come if you lend those people 10 guts."

"So, as a qualified pirate, after harvesting in one place, it is natural to go to other places to continue harvesting, and give the harvested place a little respite."

"And more importantly, if you don't want to do a one-shot deal, don't do any big killing."

"After all, if you kill too hard, no one will dare to come to the looted area."

"So for the sake of long-term profits, thieves can't do their best to catch fish."

Qi Yuan, who heard this kind of remarks for the first time, was stunned.

In Qi Yuan's impression, aren't pirates and bandits just going down the mountain to rob, kill, and rob women, these things.

But now after Zhu Zhangui said this, he understands that being a bandit is not so simple, and there are many ways to do it.

It's really better to listen to your words than to read a book for ten years.

In the future, if you don't go to the army, you can go to sea to be a pirate according to this method, and you can live the rest of your life comfortably.

"I see, the Admiral understands."

Reaching out and patting Aijiang's shoulder, Zhu Zhangui continued: "As for the control you are worried about, you can rest assured. ”

"As long as we come a few more times in the future, the surrounding forces will paint this area of Oman with the symbol of the pirate-stricken area, so that this place will nominally belong to us."

"When the time comes, we can send troops to help eliminate pirates for the sake of world peace and to free the Omani people from the pain of war."

"At that time, as long as the war of eradication does not stop, this place will always be under our control."

"And other countries don't dare to intervene, whoever dares to propose to send troops to clean up pirates together is a distrust of the Ming Dynasty."

"Although our Daming is a country of benevolence and righteousness, but it also has a temper to have a face, and if they dare to interfere, they will not give us face to Daming, and they will look down on our Daming."

"As the saying goes, if you don't hit people in the face, they come to meddle in the crackdown on pirates, and they are slapping our Ming in the face."

"We have all been slapped in the face, for the sake of our own dignity and face, Lao Tzu just doesn't want to suppress pirates, and he must first destroy this guy who provoked the Ming Dynasty."

"And other countries don't dare to have any opinions, after all, this guy who was destroyed by us, dares to interfere with our Ming Dynasty to suppress pirates today, and will dare to invade our Ming Dynasty tomorrow, we killed this guy, it is to prevent it from happening, for the sake of world peace, this is great benevolence and righteousness!"

Zhu Zhangui's theory of power made Qi Yuan and several guards around him stunned.

They never thought that such shameless words could be said to be so high-sounding and righteous.

The monkey, a sycophant maniac, gave a thumbs up after Zhu Zhangui finished speaking.

"His Royal Highness's words are really a warning word, and the five bodies admired by his subordinates are thrown to the ground!"

Oman's population is composed of Turkic Arabs and part of the population of the three Mongolians, and it was once a maritime power, and under the intersection of various cultures and spirits, many strange festivals were born, almost every month.

In addition, it is now in a semi-nomadic state, and it is not convenient to exchange various goods, so the Omanis hold a large bazaar at a fixed place every month during the festival.

In addition to shopping for various items, you can also celebrate the reunion with family and friends.

At the beginning of January of the third year of Hongxi, the sowing festival in January came again.

Early in the morning, Zofarhasik.

"Praise be to Allah and hope to find a good buyer today."

Holding back the fat camel and looking at the lively market, Amo prayed worriedly.

He is an Omani of Mongolian descent, and a few years ago, because the little land left in his family was plundered by those nobles, Amo had to leave his hometown, take the money he exchanged for his sister, and live a nomadic life with a few animals.

Although the Oman region is close to the sea, the natural environment is not very good, many of them are Gobi Desert areas, and there are too many people grazing herders.

Also, because of his lack of experience, the livestock he bought was not good, and almost all the animals bought with the money he bought with his sister died, and now only the only camel behind him remains.

Seeing that the herding was about to go bankrupt, after a few days of careful consideration, Amo finally decided to sell the only camel, exchange some money for a weapon, and go north to the Golden Horde, where he took refuge in his distant cousin, who did not know if he still existed.

In order to be able to sell his camels early and get money to set off early, Amo set off before dawn and felt the market at the moment when the sun rose.

He came early, but his camels were so weak and weak that no one looked down on them.

There were one or two who wanted to pick up the cheap ones, but Amo felt that the price was low and was reluctant to sell.

Seeing that the camels were not sold at noon, Amo touched his rumbling stomach and became worried.

"Your Highness, the fleet has arrived at the designated position, General Qi Yuan asked when to attack."

"Reply to Qi Yuan,........."

Just when Amo was thinking about whether to sell the camel cheaply, his sensitive ears suddenly moved.

"This is the official language of the Ming Dynasty!"

Although Amo grew up in Oman, he should be a Mongolian if he really wants to talk about it, because his great-grandfather is a Mongolian.

His grandfather was born in the Central Plains of the East, which was the reign of the Yuan people at that time.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang rebelled, and his grandfather did not want to be involved in the war again, so he took his family all the way west, went to the Golden Horde to seek refuge with relatives, and then crossed the sea to Oman, and chose to settle here.

Coincidentally, Amo's grandmother was a Han woman brought out by the Mongolian grandfather from the Central Plains.

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In order to prevent her descendants from forgetting where her roots are, and also wanting to have a chance to return to her roots after death, the old lady asked her children to be able to speak the Chinese dialect after her husband's death, so that she could send her back to her hometown in the future.

It was precisely for this reason that Amo was able to understand the source of what he had just said at once.

"It's your own people!"

Thinking of his father's last wish to tell his grandmother to return to his homeland before he died, Mo jumped up excitedly and ran towards the group of people who had just spoken and were about to go away.

As soon as he ran away, he waved and shouted, "Don't go, fellow, wait for me, do you want to attack here, I grew up here, I am very familiar with the terrain here, I can show you the way!" ”