"Yo, why does the government want to emigrate to Dehua (present-day Tangier, Morocco)? …… Wasn't this land just leased to Moroccans? ”

As soon as Hu Yuanzhong, the chief engineer of the Qiyue, and his crew arrived at the wharf and were about to sail out of port, they saw a sailing ship with a displacement of 1,500 tons being "unloaded." A group of immigrants lined up in a long line, carrying small burdens on their backs, slowly marched towards the warehouse area under the guidance of several local managers, and could not help but be greatly surprised.

"Lao Hu, you don't understand, do you?" Tao Hongqiang, the second deputy of the Qiyue No., said with a smile: "Although the land around Dehua Port for dozens of kilometers has only been leased for 99 years, do you think that after it expires, our Qi Kingdom will have to return it!" Hey, with such an important location, it is natural to occupy it permanently in order to consolidate and establish the dominant position of our Qi country in the Mediterranean region. Since we want to occupy it permanently, we must not immigrate here more, so as to establish our own basic territory of Qi country. Let me tell you, that is, Istanbul is the capital of the Ottoman Empire, and its location is extremely sensitive, otherwise, with its strategic value along with the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, maybe our Qi country will also have a foot there. ”

"There are a lot of Moroccans in Port Dehua and the surrounding area, so it won't be ......"

"That's right, these people will definitely be slowly cleaned out in the future, and then they will be replaced by local immigrants and oriental immigrants from our Qi country." Tao Hongqiang touched his chin and said assumedly: "Although the Moroccans are more obedient, their race and civilization are completely different from our Qi people after all. Not to mention, if their religious beliefs stay here, they will inevitably be a potential hidden danger in the future. Tell me, the True God Cult they believe in is so fanatical, if they target us in the future, it will be really difficult to deal with it. ”

"There's something hard to deal with." Hu Yuanzhong was very disapproving, "With the full moon scimitar in their hands, or the camel cavalry, they still dare to challenge our Qi country?" ”

"Don't underestimate these people who have been brainwashed by the True God Cult." Tao Hongqiang said: "If they fight with you, it will be a real headache." Haven't you heard? The Kingdom of Aceh on the island of Golden State (present-day Sumatra) rebelled again, assassinating the king of Aceh with a mob and launching repeated attacks against merchants and settlers from our country. The army has mobilized more than 6,000 troops to quell the rebellion, but it has not completely stabilized the situation so far, and they have all fucking hid in the mountains and forests to wage guerrilla warfare with the officers and men of the army. It is said that those rioters are the most diehard True God believers in Aceh, and they are not afraid of life and death at all, which really makes the officers and soldiers of the army suffer a lot. ”

"How could I not have heard about the Golden State?" Hu Yuanzhong's expression darkened, "Four months ago, I had a distant cousin who was attacked in Aceh and died of serious injuries, leaving behind three poor orphans and widows, which is also embarrassing. As far as I'm concerned, the methods of my Daqi army are not fierce enough, and we should kill all those rioting cultists to prevent future troubles. You say, it's been decades, and it's been a rebellion, a rebellion, and a fall, and it's endless. ”

"yes, they should all be killed. It's really fucking evil, and if you say that you believe in the true god of Raushzi, is it more important than having enough food and clothing? Tao Hongqiang patted Hu Yuanzhong on the shoulder to show comfort, "Isn't it good to be obedient to the people one by one?" And they are not short of a bite to eat. Although it is a little hard to open up the wasteland and cut down the wood, the mining is a little harder, but at the very least, our Qi country will not let them all starve to death. You have to fight with us, you have to believe in that religion. ”

A Moroccan dock worker untied the cable of the Qiyue, then swung his arm vigorously onto the ship, and then smiled flatteringly as the sailors on board busily prepared for the ship to set sail. Leng Buding met Tao Hongqiang's fierce gaze on the side of the ship, and he couldn't help but shrink in his heart.

Why, was his action slow just now, or was his attitude not humble enough, which made the Lord of Qi Guo angry? ——

The temple of the True God embedded in the center of Dehua City is once again approaching the time of sacred daily prayer. Before the sun sets, the majestic building has taken on a deep black hue, while the huge shrine in the center exudes an air of mystery that has never been seen before.

Hundreds of worshippers held prayer beads and knelt almost synchronously and spontaneously, exuding tenacity and reverence. The golden sunset casts on the pilasters, and in the collision of darkness and light, it seems that a powerful energy flows, and it is the gods who protect every pious person.

And as the music slowly sounded, the chief priest slowly walked to the shrine, holding on to the pillar with the prophet in his hand, and his steps were reverently closed. The image of the proud and wise prophet looms in front of the shrine, and with the high-pitched music, it blooms with brilliant glory.

The whole temple was illuminated by this light, and even the most devout believers could not hide the shock in their hearts, and from time to time some people wept or fell to the ground in worship.

In the midst of this solemn and pious prayer, the sky seemed to present a strange moment. The stars shone brightly with the divine wish that connected the heavens and the earth, as if all the magic power had been gathered by them, waiting for the gods in the shrine to descend.

Such a routine ritual is performed every day, and it is the most glorious and profoundly solemn ceremony in the entire city. The omniscient gods looked at the kneeling cultists, and also on the world, waiting for a new destiny to be conceived.

As the melodious bells stopped, Yassin Bunu raised his head and looked reverently at the dome of the True Temple, chanting softly in his mouth.

"May God bless me, bless my brothers, and bless all my family!"

Immediately, Yassin Bounou stood up with the crowd of parishioners, patted the dust of his robes, and turned to walk towards the market on the right side of the square.

Since Tangier City was leased to the Qi people, the entire market has become much more prosperous than before, and all kinds of novelties have emerged in an endless stream, and there are more people than before.

More and more foreigners are visiting the city, Spaniards, Portuguese, French, English, Dutch ......, but more Qi people.

They sailed into the port of Tangier with shiploads of goods, where they stayed for a short time to receive the appropriate supplies of fresh water before sailing out of the strait and heading straight for the European continent, while others unloaded their goods at the port and transported them inland by wagons and caravans.

Some came, and some departed.

Moroccan officials left, as did the Moroccan troops stationed there, and the Grand Elders of the True God Church, who presided over prayer and worship, left.

Naturally, their replacements were from Qi, and their governors came, as did their officials and scribes, and their troops also settled in the city to take on the duty of defending the place.

In fact, as an ordinary small people, Yasin Bunu felt that it didn't matter who was ruled by them, anyway, the upper nobles had to ruthlessly oppress and exploit them, the taxes were endless, and the hard labor was endless.

As a foreign colonial ruler, Qi Guoren wants to be more unscrupulous when he wants to squeeze Tangier and their people.

But unexpectedly, the people of Qi didn't seem to look down on a few copper plates in the pockets of the people, and many messy taxes were abolished one after another, and the poll tax was completely abolished, which immediately reduced the burden of thousands of residents in Tangier City by more than half, and made everyone feel a little good about Qi Guo.

What is even more surprising to the people is that when the people of Qi frequently requisition the people to build urban infrastructure, they will actually provide two meals, and they are the kind of thick scones.

In the years since the Qi people took over Tangier, the city has been constantly renovated and expanded, with smooth sewer networks, smooth streets, magnificent governor's palaces, elegant oriental residences, and high-rise buildings.

In just a few years, the city of Tangier seems to have completely changed and become a very foreign to all Moroccans.

If it weren't for the dilapidated temple of the gods in the center of the city and many old Moroccan buildings, many people would think that they have arrived in an oriental city.

Oh, speaking of the True God Temple, may the True God forgive the people of Qi.

Decades ago, when the English took over the city from the Portuguese, they vandalized the Temple of the True God in the name of the pagans, blaspheming the great God and angering the populace. With the secret help of the Qi people, the great Sudan Ismaili expelled the English and regained Tangier, so that the temple of the true god could be restored and carefully maintained, so that countless parishioners could be comforted by the true god.

However, after the Qi people settled in the city, when they spent great efforts to improve and build a large number of buildings, they only omitted the daily maintenance of the true temple, which made the temple increasingly dilapidated under the erosion of time, and many halls and external walls even showed signs of damage and collapse.

It is said that the elders of the True God Temple have applied for funds from the Qi people several times to renovate the True God Temple, but they have been rejected by the other party on the grounds of insufficient financial funds.

Qi people have no money?

That's a big joke!

In this world, if you want to talk about which country is the richest, Qi is called second, and no country dares to call it first.

If you look at the tall and majestic buildings in Tangier, the neat and chic houses, the increasingly well-equipped port and wharf, and the rich and extravagant merchants gathered in the beautiful hotels, how can they have no money?

To put it bluntly, the people of Qi didn't want the True God Cult to have too much influence in the city.

Yes, the Qi people want a secular Tangier city, and they want a colony that is completely submissive to the rule of the Qi people.

It is said that in Egypt, the Qi people also seem to have weakened the influence of the True God Cult to varying degrees in order to promote local secularization.

But the problem is, the True God Cult has been prevalent in the countries and regions on the southern shores of the Mediterranean for more than a thousand years, and has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Furthermore, if there is no true God in the hearts of the people, then what should they believe?

Could it be that like you Qi people, you can believe in all kinds of heavenly gods?

"Oh, what a god!" Thinking of this, Yassin Bunu could not help but secretly pray to the true God.

A luxurious carriage passed by him quickly, and from the transparent window, it could be seen that the businessman of Qi State was holding a bewitching Moroccan woman, ignoring the restraints of etiquette and religion, and laughing wantonly, which made people feel a little disgusted when they saw it.

"Is Hakim better?" Yasin Bounou bought half a bag of coarse flour at the market, returned to his cramped and dilapidated home, and was the first to visit his sick younger brother.

"It's not good, I've been feverish, and I can't eat any food." The mother hugged her sleeping young son with a sad look on her face.

"God will bless him." Yasin Bounu reached out and touched his younger brother's hot forehead and sighed, "I have prayed the most devout prayer to the true God, and it will bless Hakim and restore him to health at last. ”

"Can the true God hear our prayers?" The mother's tears continued to drip down, and her face was pressed against her young son's forehead, whimpering lowly.

"Ya Xin......" Father's mouth opened and seemed to be a little hesitant, "I heard that there is a miracle medicine in the medical hall of the Qi people, and after taking it, patients with fever will fully recover in a short time. The old man of Bazaar on East Street also contracted Hakim fever a few months ago, but he bought medicine from the people of Qi and was miraculously cured. ”

"......" Yasin Bunu suddenly showed a look of embarrassment on his face when he heard this.

Do families like ours have the money to go to the doctor?

"Yasin, Brother Yasin! ......" There was a sudden shout outside the door.

"What's the matter, Brother Izzy?" Yassin Bounou came outside to see his neighbor and best friend, Izzy Aboud.

"How's Hakim?"

"The situation is not good...... Yasin Bunu's expression darkened, "unless, if you can send him to the medical hall of the Qi people, there is still a chance of life." ”

"Oh, don't be sad, my brother Yasin, everything will be fine." Izzy Aboud patted his brother on the shoulder and comforted him.

"May the true God bless him. …… You came to me, is there something wrong? ”

"Brother Yasin......" Izzy Abboud had an excited look on his face, "There are merchants of Qi who are recruiting overseas pioneers, and as long as they sign up, they will have five silver coins as a settlement fee." When I arrived overseas, I would give out three silver coins every month, including food and lodging, and two sets of clothes a year. Brother Yasin, let's sign up together. …… With the money, it was just right to treat Hakim. ”

"Going overseas?" Yasin Bunu couldn't help but be moved when he heard this, "As long as you sign up, will you give five silver coins?" ”

"Yes. The people of Qi will not lie to us, and several batches of people who have gone overseas to colonize before seem to have issued a full amount of settling-in allowances. ”

"But......" Yassin Bunu hesitated, "but it seems that none of the people who had gone overseas to colonize had returned, and had they all died outside?" ”

"Nope." Izzy Abd shook his head and said, "The people of Qi said that those colonists had settled overseas, and because of the long distance, they did not come back. They also said that as long as they colonized overseas for five years and were willing to stay, they would be allocated a large piece of land free of charge, as well as pack horses and cattle. ”

"......" Yassin Bounou is still hesitating.

Will the people of Qi really be so generous?

From time to time, his mother's suppressed and sad whimper, as well as his father's melancholy sigh, were heard in the room behind him, all of which stimulated his tormented heart.

"Alright, Brother Izzy, let's go see. If the conditions given by the people of Qi are really like what you said, I will go with you to sign up and go to the overseas territory of Qi to colonize. Yassin Bounou took a deep breath and made up his mind.

(End of chapter)