My father Yong Le Emperor, you let me keep a low profile

Chapter 108 The Madness of Ming Dynasty!
"Ming dynasty?"

"Where is that place, is it very powerful?"

King Nabuhani (Oman) looked at the ministers who came to report in a daze, his eyes were full of confusion.

From his birth to the present, he has never heard of the country of Ming Dynasty, and even this strange name is the first time he has heard of it.

"Should be very strong."

The minister who came to report replied with some uncertainty.

Then he stretched out his hand and gestured, "I don't know how big their country is, but their ships are very big, and there are a lot of them."

"Especially the big boat in the middle. By Allah, I never thought that there would be such a big boat in the world. If it wasn't for its ability to float on the sea, I would have thought it was a palace."

King Nabuhani scratched the thick beard on his chin, and asked again: "Then did they say what they came here for? Are they here to attack us?"

Seeing that His Majesty was thinking too much, the minister quickly shook his head.

"No, their prince told me that they came here to establish diplomatic relations and want to make friends with our country so as to prepare for future business and trade."

"Commercial trade."

The king's eyes lit up, and he asked quickly, "Then what do they sell? Is there any pepper?"

With the banning of the Timur Empire, the Nabuhani dynasty, the country opposite Timur across the sea, has not established maritime trade relations with the country across the sea for a long time.

It's not that they haven't thought about forming their own fleet and heading to the legendary East to find pepper.

But the strength of the Timur Empire made them timid and stopped.

That Timur, who deserved to kill a thousand knives and gave birth to a child without eyes, not only did not allow the pepper shipped on the Silk Road to be transported to them, but even attacked their fleet along the coast, making them want to open up business. Things were cut off time and time again.

The king who once tasted pepper as a child will never forget the delicious taste.

The hegemony of the Timur Empire made the king suspect that he might not be able to taste that delicious taste again until his death.

Thinking about it makes me sad, because they spread pepper all over the world, but now because of a group of bandits, not only do they have no chance to make money, but it is even difficult for them to eat it themselves.

However, there is no unparalleled road, and there is actually a fleet from the east that came here.

Leaving aside what they mean by Ming Dynasty, the most important thing is to find out whether there is pepper or not.

After all, they came along the east coast, and according to the legend of the ancestors, the pepper was obtained from there.

This fleet from the East must have delicious pepper in their hands.

But at the same time, he was also curious about what kind of country could ignore Timur's threats.

Although the old man Timur is dead, but his son Shaharu is not a simple person, so how could he send this fleet over.

Wait... Dongfang... Daming...

The king's mind suddenly twitched, and he remembered a legend.

It is said that a few years ago, the old guy Timur was still alive, and when the Timur Empire was at its peak, it seemed that it wanted to conquer some eastern country.

"Hami, Hami..."

After thinking about it for a long time, the king hurriedly called out to his guards.

"Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

The guard named Hami walked in respectfully.

"Go to the old man Aladdin and ask him what country was that old Timur going to conquer when he died?"

Aladdin is the prophet of the Nabuhani Dynasty, and it is said that he knows everything in the world.

However, the king didn't believe it, because he had asked the prophet many questions, and the old man gave vague answers, and he even said that he didn't know.

In the end, the old man was forced to have no choice, and directly admitted to him that the so-called knowing everything in the world is actually just a lot of knowledge.

In the end, the old man made a conclusion. If you know a lot, you know how to deceive people, and it is obviously a lie, and the other party still believes it, then you can become a great prophet.

The king was very satisfied with the old man's answer, and then he took the old man as an encyclopedia, asking people to ask the old man for anything he didn't understand.

Sometimes it is exaggerated, asking more than a dozen times a day.

Once he asked so hard that the old man wanted to jump out of the window in a hurry.

In the end, the two parties made an agreement that only one question could be asked every three days, otherwise the old man would jump off the stairs if there was one more question.

The guards go fast and come back fast.

"Return to Your Majesty, the Prophet Aladdin said that what Timur wants to conquer is the mysterious ancient eastern country, which is said to be a place full of gold."

"gold!"

The king's eyes instantly turned into glittering gold coins.

"Yes, Your Majesty, but the prophet also said that although there is gold everywhere, it is cursed by the heavens. Anyone who dares to peek at everything there will be punished by the gods. The greedy Timur, the perpetrator, is Because of breaking the curse, he died on the way to conquer the East."

The king rolled his eyes when he heard that, he understood that the old man probably didn't know what Daming was, so he just found a reason to fool himself.

As the easternmost country on the Arabian Peninsula, there is an endless sea to the east and a huge strait to the north. Powerful countries often pop up on the opposite side of the strait.

In the modern era, they were very important maritime trading hubs.

However, during this period of time, there was the tyrannical Timur Empire in the north, and the Nabuhani Dynasty where Oman was located, was a bit blocked.

It was only a few decades since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. When a country is established, for modern times, the whole world knows about the news.

But in this era, there is no one hundred years, or the spread of maritime commerce, and many countries do not know what kind of country there is in the distance.

There is a powerful country in the east, they naturally know it, but in their impression, that powerful country seems to be Mongolian Yuan.

As for Daming, sorry, I have never heard of it.

Tamerlane is also quite interesting, in order to prevent people from robbing Dongfang's cake with him, he froze to hide the news of Daming.

If it wasn't for Zheng He's voyages to the West in the later period to spread the reputation of Daming, I'm afraid that the age of great exploration would not be here. These countries in Central Asia and the west may not even know what Ming is.

"Well, it seems that you can't count on this old man."

Without finding an answer from the prophet, the king drove away the guards with a wave of his hand, and said to the waiting ministers: "Hurry back to the dock first, entertain them well, and don't let them go to the opposite port. Follow people to arrive."

The domineering Timurid Empire did not allow any fleet to stay at the port of the enclave of the Nabuhani Dynasty. All fleets passing by and stopping must be at the opposite Khulimo.

Anyone who dares to disobey orders will be sunk immediately once discovered.

For these reasons, all the ships entering and exiting the Persian Gulf are parked on the opposite side, and they dare not come here at all.

Although the Timurid Empire has fallen, over time, sea merchants have also developed a habit, and almost all of them pass by the opposite side.

As a result, the wharf of the Nabuhani enclave, which was originally a natural port, has become a place where no one visits except for the ships of the country.

Thinking of all this, the king felt melancholy.

The strength of the country is not as good as that of people. No matter how good the environment is, if the other party doesn't want it, it will turn you into the most trashy place.

This enclave of Oman is an important target for Zhu Gaoyu to march.

Zhu Gaoyu knew that there was a port on the opposite side. The reason why he didn't choose to go there was because he knew he couldn't get to the opposite port.

When he set off from Daming again, he had already heard that Shah Ruh had sent envoys to meet the old man.

Although the two parties had previously become enemies because of Timur's affairs, after Timur's death, Shaharu, who had closed the mess, gave up the idea of ​​conquering Daming and chose to establish a friendly relationship with Daming.

At this time, the Timurid Empire has been declining, but after all, there is not much time.

As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. At this time, the Timurid Empire had just lost weight, and it was not in Zhu Gaoyu's interest to have a conflict with them.

So Zhu Gaoyu locked his eyes on the relatively weak Oman region.

Since the collapse of the Arab Empire, its former glory is no longer there. These small countries built on the corpse of the Arab Empire have no threat to Zhu Gaoyu in their own strength.

In addition, the Oman enclave is very important. Not only can it radiate the entire Central Asian region in terms of commerce and trade, but if there is a conflict with Shahru in the future, this place will also become a deadly dagger against the opponent's chest.

What's more, the enclave is directly connected to the Arabian Peninsula.

This is the production area of ​​black oil. He is not sure whether Zhu Gaoyu can use it, but he has to keep it for future generations.

In order to allow future generations to get the oil price of one yuan per liter.

No matter what, Zhu Gaoyu will take this enclave, even if it starts a war.

The arrival of Daming's fleet deeply shocked the people here.

They never thought that there would be such a huge ship in this world.

At first they were still nervous, thinking that it was a ship sent by the Timurid Empire on the opposite side, and they were going to attack them.

They were completely relieved when the envoys sent by Zhu Gaoyu told them that they were here for friendly exchanges and commercial trade.

It's not that they have big hearts, but they know that no matter what the other party is doing, with a huge fleet, it will be difficult for them to defend their port.

The other party said that they came here for friendly exchanges and business trade. Whether it is true or not, they can only choose to believe it.

Fortunately, Daming really came here for friendly exchanges and business transactions. After the fleet docked, they did not do anything unreasonable. Instead, they notified the local officials and asked them to report the news to their king.

"Your Highness, I didn't expect the pepper here to be so valuable. I knew we would have brought more."

While waiting for King Nabuhani, Zhu Gaoyu displayed his products on the pier.

Ming porcelain, silk, tea, and pepper from Ceylon.

A piece of exquisite merchandise was displayed, and these future local tyrants were stunned.

When a box of black pepper was brought out, the guys almost went crazy.

If it wasn't for the soldiers of Ming Dynasty guarding it, these guys would probably go up and grab it.

By God, that was pepper.

When shipped to Europe, a small box of pepper can be exchanged for several large boxes of gold coins. This is an item that even a fool can make a lot of money.

Sitting on the flagship, looking at Zhu Gaoyu who was exclaiming in the distance because of the appearance of various commodities, he glanced at Wang Jin suspiciously.

"Who said we didn't bring more?"

"Have it?"

"Okay, don't ask, you just need to know that we have it."

"Go tell the manager of the exhibition and let him inform these camels that we will hold an auction in ten days."

"If you want to participate in the auction, you must pay the bill with gold, otherwise there is no negotiation."

I didn't bring much pepper on board, but don't forget that Zhu Gaoyu is a jerk.

His space is very special, he doesn't pick seeds at all, everything will grow when planted, and the output is in the most perfect state.

When starting from the Ceylon area, Zhu Gaoyu was idle and bored, reminiscing about the past memories, and remembered the amazing value of pepper in the European area, so he directly planted a large area in his own space.

In reality, it takes 2 to 3 years for pepper to be harvested, but in space, it only starts to produce in one and a half months, and then a batch is harvested every 10 days.

Zhu Gaoyu's floating warehouse in the air has harvested a lot.

And with this period of exploration, Zhu Gaoyu also explored some functions in the virtual space.

For example, shelling and drying, as long as he imagines the desired result in his mind, the space will automatically consume the "quantity" and help him complete the rest of the process.

This Zhu Gaoyu couldn't help sighing that this broken space of his was becoming more and more like a certain bird's farm.

He even wondered if he would open up farms and raise cattle, horses, chickens and ducks when he reached a certain level in the future.

It's a pity that he has been experimenting for a long time, and has used various methods. Apart from increasing the changes in the field, the space remains the same.

Zhu Gaoyu finally came to a conclusion. The reason why there was no change could only mean that the "quantity" he had now was not enough.

He decided to set a small goal first, save him 100 million first, and see if it would cause changes in space.

As for the 1 and 10, he has tried it, but it doesn't work.

So he set his expectation at 100 million. If there is no change in 100 million, it means that this garbage space can only be cultivated.

Sometimes Zhu Gaoyu was a little depressed.

The protagonists of those novels in the previous life traveled through time, and Goldfinger either became a fairy or a god, why did he collapse like this.

He also doesn't want any golden fingers to become a fairy or a god, and he is also very satisfied if he is given a supermarket.

Although I was very depressed, there is a good saying, no matter how small a mosquito's legs are, it is still meat, and it is better than nothing.

At the very least, space feedback, so that you can strengthen your body and have the combat power and reaction ability comparable to the overlord Xiang Yu, it is very good.

And with the strength of his body, Zhu Gaoyu also felt that his vitality was also very sufficient.

When the space feedback ability was not very strong, Zhang Yue, who had the force, couldn't bear it alone.

Now with the large-scale feedback of the space, it is definitely not a problem to settle five or six.

He also had the feeling that his body would allow him to live a long, frighteningly long time.

"What really sells pepper, and it's still black!"

The king, who was rushing to the port, uttered a cry of surprise when he heard the report from his subordinates.

Pepper also has high and low quality.

Although white pepper is also pepper, it is not as popular as black pepper in Europe and Central Asia.

Often the price of black pepper is several times that of white pepper.

Therefore, in order to maximize profits, the former Arab merchants transported black pepper.

Even in order to sell the price higher, they even fooled the white-skinned pigs, who broke the pepper one by one from the mouth of the giant dragon.

In the Middle Ages, a grain of black pepper could be sold for a gold coin, which shows how violent it was.

"Yes, Your Majesty, both white and black."

With that said, he took off the two boxes on the horse's back.

"This is a gift from the Fourth Prince of Ming Dynasty to you."

The king's eyes lit up, and he quickly picked it up.

One box was something like a leaf, with a faint fragrance, and the other box was exactly the black pepper he had been dreaming about.

"As expected of a prince from a kingdom full of gold, this move is generous."

The king picked up the leaves and pepper, sniffed them lightly on the tip of his nose, and couldn't help expressing emotion.

This kind of leaf-like thing, if he remembered correctly, should be the legendary tea.

According to what he heard, the guys on the north side of the strait sell this kind of thing called tea from the east, which is comparable to the same amount of gold.

Moreover, he also heard from the prophet that this kind of tea has a very miraculous effect, not only can prolong life, but also improve the function of that aspect.

Thinking of his hidden dangers, the king waved his hand, secretly picked up a little tea, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed carefully.

The taste is a bit weird, but still delicious.

The king commented on this.

If the ancestors of Arabia saw that their descendants wanted to use tea in such a way, they would surely die of shame covering their faces.

They were the first people in Central Asia to come into contact with this thing, but because of the incompetence of their descendants, the road blocked by the enemy even forgot how to use the item they knew.

After eating, the king waited for a while, feeling that the effect should have come into play, and called in the maid who was waiting outside the door.

A few minutes later, the maid's face was reddish, she straightened her clothes and walked out of the carriage.

And in the carriage, the King of Aftertaste is giggling.

"That old man Prophet really didn't lie to me this time. The effect of this tea is really strong. After taking just a little bit, he lasted a few more breaths."

Prophet: Hehe, as long as you are happy.

A fleet of ships from the east brought the fabled tea, and news of the arrival of the precious pepper, spread quickly across the enclave's shores.

When they heard that Daming was about to hold an auction to auction off the goods it carried, it caused a huge commotion.

Businessmen on both sides of the enclave strait collected their own funds and caught up with the Oman enclave as quickly as possible.

Originally, this small port that was almost closed due to the arrival of Daming suddenly became lively.

The day before the auction, tens of thousands of merchants, big and small, gathered in the small port.

ps: I almost didn't finish writing before 12 o'clock, and it's the same when I think about finishing writing and posting. After posting this chapter, it can be regarded as making up for the shortfall of those two days' leaflets.

As for the day of leave, I will update 30D for one more day. After all, I promised you at the beginning that the [-]D will be released for one month, which is [-] days, so there will be no shortage.

(End of this chapter)