Menes soon received a letter from White City, and Hemmer did not appoint Menes as the lord of the Ram State, but he did not object, and acquiesced in the matter, which was also expected by Menes.

It's just about the tax, my father insisted that it must be transported to White City as soon as possible, the Holy Cat State and the Ram State are both poor states, and they were originally counting on these funds to support the army, but now they are all handed over, what will happen to their own army?

The words written by the father in the letter were sincere, it seems that Hemmer is determined to ask for this batch of supplies, if he does not give it, it is estimated that the old man's life will be gone, and Hemmer invited Andyer to stay in the White City as an official, which is obviously an act of hostage-taking.

Previously, Menes thought that as long as he expressed his sincerity, the prime minister should not pay taxes, and a powerful Menes could help resist the holy city and firmly hold the holy city back, so that the prime minister could free up his hands and feet to deal with the lily queen.

The nobles of Kemmer all spread a saying that "the holy city is greedy for money, and the white city wants power." "It doesn't seem to be reliable, this Hemo is both power and wealth, and he can't form an alliance with a guy who is too ambitious, and sooner or later he will have to turn his face, this is the experience that Menes summed up.

At this point, it seems that the kingdom's taxes can only be given to Haimer, and as for his own money and food, he has to find another way, and the research and development of glass smelting has already shown results, and the financial problem will soon be solved.

Normally, the wealth of the kingdom is transported by land first, after crossing the first waterfall to arrive at Elephant Island, it is loaded on a boat, and it will soon reach the White City along the Nunn River, but Elephant Island is under the control of the Holy City, Menes cannot take this road, and will definitely be intercepted by the Holy City, and Jet has promised the Holy City that he will not pay taxes to the White City, and has now broken his promise, so he can only go by sea and need to go quietly.

It is said that the frog-headed Nunn rose the first land in the primordial ocean, and the primordial ocean can lead to the mysterious eastern world, where gems are everywhere, birds are singing and flowers are fragrant, food grows on trees and is picked at will, and huge ants guard the treasure trove of gold.

The merchants of Kemert have traveled far and wide to find the mysterious world of the East and bring back the precious stones, but so far they have only brought back some spices, and have not seen the golden city guarded by huge ants.

Menes doesn't know the geography here, and can only guess that the so-called mysterious eastern country is India, but the situation here is different from the known world, I don't know if it's accurate, if you can build a seafaring fleet in the future, you will send it to the east to find the mysterious kingdom, maybe you can find your own ancient people!

The port of the Ram State in the original ocean is very small, dilapidated like a small fishing village, the total population is less than a thousand people, most of them are fishing for a living, because this area is not suitable for growing food, generally speaking, there will be several merchant ships in the Ram State every year to go to Ponte to buy agarwood, myrrh, and ebony from here in and out of the port, and the rest of the time is dead.

The name of the port is also called Ebony Harbor after the goods, and Menes brought in the tax materials to the White City, and even brought in a few ships with a skid, because there are no ships in the local port now, what kind of port city is this?

Ebony Harbor has not been so lively for a long time, the people of the entire fishing village have come out to welcome the arrival of Menes, and the local village officials don't know that the Ram State has changed its lord, and they rushed over shouting Anktifi's name from afar, and looked up, the person is not right?

The village official's name is "Camvis", and he was stupidly stunned in place, not knowing what to do!

Bata walked over and saluted, "Camvis, haven't you seen Lord Menes yet?, Lord of the Ram State, son of Andyeb of the Holy Cat State, King of Mummies, Godhead of the Mourners!"

This standard introduction of the Kemert Kingdom is very lethal, as long as you have enough titles, Camvis has not yet regained his senses, and bows down, and the villagers also kneel after him!

"Rise up, everyone, Ankotifi is unkind, self-inflicted, and now he has been punished by the gods, Your Majesty has made me the lord of the Ram State, as long as you are loyal to me and everything is the same, this will be the most important port of our Ram State in the future. Menes opened her mouth and drew a flatbread.

The small fishing village didn't even have a decent place to live, and Menes knew the situation well before she came, but she didn't expect it to be so broken? The whole team quickly set up camp in the surrounding area, and Menes sat in the tent and talked to Bata.

"Batta, have you found any mineral deposits along the way, such as iron ore?"

"I haven't noticed it, and besides, my exploration ability is still very weak. Bata said helplessly.

Menes was anxious to find the mineral deposits, but it seemed that the place was really very barren, that is, there was no way to farm, and there was no way to graze sheep, and it was extremely arid, and if there were no mineral deposits, it would be too difficult to build a large port city here.

Menes looked at Camvis and said, "You don't have to be nervous, I will still hand it over to you to manage here, there will be rewards for doing well, there are not too many things to do today, you go down and arrange it, prepare for the banquet in the evening, all the villagers will come to participate, and ask Bata directly for the materials you need!"

Camwis nodded and replied, Ankotifi's family has not been here for many years, every time they arrange for their subordinates to collect taxes and arrange sailing, every time they come, they are all kinds of food to blackmail, this time the lord himself came to this small fishing village and invited everyone to eat, it is really strange?

Of course, Camvis didn't understand Menes' thoughts, the Holy Cat State and the Ram State were both imperial frontier areas, and they were separated by waterfalls, and it was extremely inconvenient to develop commercial trade, all by land, the cost was too high, and the bulk commodity trade was impossible to get up, so it was necessary to go by sea, and to have such a port was the most important trade port for the future territory, and the future of the territory was at sea, Menes firmly believed in this.

Both the Ram State and the Holy Cat State are territories with scarce farmland, and it is definitely not possible to develop the economy by relying on agriculture, and it will not attract people, so if you want to develop industry and commerce, then this port is very important.

The Nunn River in the Kingdom of Kemmer is a good transportation artery, and the sea transportation is more risky, so this time Menes transported some high-value items by land, and grain, livestock, and ore were transported by sea.

In the evening, bonfires are lit on the beach by the sea, Menes' convoys and villagers sing and dance together, roast lamb exudes an enticing aroma, bread is spread on mats for their own use, huge clay pots filled with ale and villagers line up to pour wine.

Menes and Camwis sat together and asked about the local situation, planning the construction of the port in the future, if you want to build a port here, you must first solve the local food supply, the cost of donkey transportation from the river valley is too high for a long time, even if you can't solve all the food supply, you need to solve most of it, once you build a large town, the population is bound to be larger, then the material needs will be more.

Menes has a lot of local seafood on the table, and the village basically depends on this catch for daily life, and the spring water in the valley is only enough for the villagers to drink, not irrigated, and it is difficult to graze sheep in the desert.

Menes' guards suddenly walked into the tent and said, "My lord, there are desert nomads asking to see you!"

How did the desert nomads, who are said to be living outside the kingdom of Kemert, end up here?

"Please!" Menes said.

A few moments later, three desert nomads dressed in dirty robes and beards walked into the tent.

"Dear Lord Menes, may the gods bless you!" the desert nomad bowed down as he entered.

"Get up, where are you from?" Menes asked.

"We come from a desert tribe on the other side of the primordial ocean, I am Rasim, the chief of the Kata tribe, and my people are starving, ask for your favor!" said the self-proclaimed Rasim chief.

Asking for a gift? Is this here to beg? How does it look like a debt collector?

It's a guest from afar, this is the rule of the empire, since the time is in a hurry, I don't know how many people have to be given for a meal?

Menes smiled and said, "Guests from afar, this is the territory of the Kemert Kingdom, I am Menes, the lord of the Holy Cat State and the Ram State, I give you a gift, I don't know where your people are?"

Rasim immediately saluted and said, "Dear Lord Menes, my people are at the entrance of the village, and we have twelve tents under the care of your guards. ”

Menes frowned, how many people are there in the twelve tents?Camvis saw Menes' confusion and hurriedly whispered, "My lord, there are about seventy or eighty people, this is a small tribe. ”

Is such a person still a tribe?

Menes smiled, "Welcome to your people, my soldiers will give you food." ”

Rasim bowed again and said, "Thank you, my lord, for your generosity, we of the Kata tribe are grateful and hope that you will accept our gift. ”

When Rasim had finished speaking, the people next to him came out of the tent and brought in a camel to give to Menes.

Camels? There are camels here? Why didn't the kingdom of Kemert see camels? Menes always wondered why there were no camels in this kingdom? Menes thought that there was no such animal as camels in the whole world!

The camels that entered the tent let out a restless cry and a mouthful of spit came out, and everyone else in the tent immediately covered their noses and covered their faces for fear that the camels would spit on their faces.

"I like this gift, I take it, do you have any more camels?" Menes asked.

"We are the sons of camels, and camels are our treasures, and we have a lot of camels. Rasim said proudly.

"Okay, then I want it, I can exchange it with you, I want as many as I want. Immediately after saying this, Menes ordered the guards to go and give food to the tribe of Kata and treat the son of the camel.

Camvis lowered his head and whispered, "My lord, this camel is short-tempered, difficult to raise, and smells very smelly, only the son of a camel can tolerate it, we are afraid that we will not be able to raise it, it is useless to ask for so much?"

This is the reason why the Kemmer Kingdom did not raise camels, and it stinks if they can't be raised, so they have to use donkeys to transport them, and the donkeys have a bad temper.

Most of the Kemerts live in river valleys, where water and grass are abundant, and they live on agriculture, and a normal donkey is enough, but if you want to go into the desert camels, the effect can be seen.

These guys don't know the benefits of camels, so they say this, the arid desert steppe around this small fishing village is very suitable for raising camels, this is a fortune, and if you want to enter the Death Desert in the future, camels are also the best livestock, so many years Kemert people have not used it, what a waste!