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    Chapter 168 Sharm City

    Chapter 168 Shamu City

    There is a large city¡ªSham City¡ªmore than 160 miles away from the western coast of the Langton Empire.

    The terrain in the south of Sharm City gradually rises, reaching the highest point of the Miauduner Highlands. There is a swamp to the east and the Sharm Plain to the north.  The stately Umayyad Temple, a large domed building, is located in the center of the city.

    Standing on the hill on the outskirts of the city, overlooking the city of Sharm, the beautiful scenery is unobstructed.  The flat wilderness is covered with greenery, and the jade-belt-like river waves are twinkling and meandering in between.  There are rows of tall and beautiful poplar trees on the shore, and there are gardens and orchards scattered around.  The oasis scenery with lush vegetation, chirping birds and fragrant flowers forms a strong contrast with the boundless desert in the distance.  Among the greenery, there are chic and elegant white houses and the white dome spire of the temple.  Whenever the sun sets in the west, the afterglow of the setting sun paints the trees, houses, temples and the vast Prince's Palace in orange-red.

    In the northern neighborhood of the city, there is a large building surrounded by tall walls. This is the prince's palace of Emil Safer, the younger brother of Emperor Abbas III.  Prince Emir and Abbas III are brothers from the same father and mother. He was granted the title in this big city because the prince has a temperament that does not compete with others.  In addition to Prince Emir being able to control the two thousand guards in the palace, the garrison in Sham City is not under his control. He is just an idle prince.

    Before Abbas III succeeded to the throne and became the emperor of the Langton Empire, Emir was very favored by their father, Tepasha VI. However, Emil was romantic by nature and did not like power. He would rather breed more in the East, West and Southern Continent.  The beauty is unwilling to fight for the throne.  Abbas III knew that his brother Emir had no intention of taking the throne, but he had not taken him lightly for more than 20 years after taking the throne. In addition to giving him the right to collect commercial taxes in Sharm City, he did not assign him an additional guard soldier.  .  On the contrary, several city guard generals were the emperor's confidants.

    It is the second largest city in the Langton Empire after the capital city of Saladin. It has a dense population and a prosperous economy. It is one of the most important cities on the western coast of the Langton Empire. It is an important cargo distribution center on the east-west continent trade line.  It is a free trade city.  In this city, there is an endless stream of merchants from the East and the West. Recently, due to some tension between Langton and the Hongwu Empire in the East, the number of caravans from the East has significantly decreased.  It only maintains about 30% of its previous quantity.

    The market in Sharm City is famous for its comprehensive range of goods, including clothing, cloth, leather, silver and copper utensils, various male and female slaves, traditional handicrafts, as well as oriental tea bricks, silk, porcelain, and swords.  The city of Sharm has the largest slave market in the Eastern and Western continents. There are not only blond, blue-eyed and white-skinned beauties from the Western Continent, but also wild and charming figures with hot bodies and tails, which are extremely alluring.

    The favorite food of the people of Sharm is roasted lamb. On the streets of Sharm City, there are small shops selling roasted lamb everywhere. There are ovens and grills in front of the doors, and there is an iron tray equipped with iron skewers on the stove.  , insert the mutton on the skewers, and rotate the tray on the fire surface. The mutton roasted in this way is deeply loved by Langton people and merchants.  When they eat roast mutton, they usually use their hands to eat it, unless they use a knife to cut it on very formal occasions.  The Langton people especially like to eat some dried fruits transported long distances from Hongwu after eating the oily roast mutton, and then boil a small piece of tea brick foam to drink. They think this is an extremely enjoyable thing.

    It was around noon, and a caravan of about 200 people from the east was slowly moving along the edge of Miauduner Highlands towards the east gate of Sharm City, with the boring tinkling of camel bells.

    The leader was an Oriental businessman wearing a bamboo hat with a thick black gauze around the lower edge. This businessman was very young, probably only in his twenties.  Although he is not old, the scar on his face that takes up almost half of his face shows to outsiders that this person is definitely a person with rich business experience. The scars on his face are proof. Most people will not  I suspect that this scar was definitely left when Brave fought against the horse bandits.

    Behind the scar merchant, there are two oriental men dressed as businessmen on the two camels. One of the two men is tall and tall, and the other is as thin as a monkey.  On one side of these two Oriental businessmen, there is a man who looks like a native of Langton. His figure is slightly thinner, but he is not small. He is wearing a veil, and his face cannot be seen, but he reveals a pair of brown  Eye.  The only Langton man walking in the Dongfang Hongwu people's caravan was very conspicuous. When people on the way saw this Langton man, they knew that this man was the guide of the caravan. He might have been hired for a short time, or some  Probably long-term.

    The guide¡¯s name is Ahabi Saab Turki Ali Zarang, a native of Sham City in the Langton Empire.  The agent couldn't remember how many years it had been since he returned to his hometown of Sharm. He had no relatives in this city hundreds of years ago.  However,Guide Ahabi was very excited to return to the place where he grew up as a boy for the first time. His mood could be seen by looking at him from left to right and looking at him all the way.

    The sun was very hot, and a heavy cargo box carrying a person was carried on the back of the camel. These cargo boxes were made of wooden boards and were paved with two layers of thick oilcloth. The people including Langton were wrapped in the oilcloth.  Tea bricks are loved by people in the western mainland.  There were more than a hundred camels with heavy cargo boxes on their humps. More than two hundred guards were divided into two teams, riding camels to guard both sides of the caravan. Behind the camel team, there was also a large team without camels tied up.  The camel used for cargo was used as a spare.

    "Compared with the listlessness and slow pace of the camels in these camel teams, the guards riding on the saddles between the humps were full of energy, and their faces did not seem to be tired from the long journey.

    The defenders on the castle tower at the east gate of Sharm City saw the camel caravan meandering from the east. They were setting up tents with their hands. I don't know who was the first to shout: "Look, it's Hongwu's."  The caravans and camels are all filled with cargo boxes and tea bricks."

    Among the traveling caravans, only special goods such as tea bricks have higher packaging requirements and are wrapped in wooden boxes and oiled cloth.  This unique packaging is very easy to recognize.

    "Now it's good. This team of camels has a lot of tea bricks. It seems that it can slow down the price of tea that the profiteers are driving up. I can hardly afford tea now." A young officer guarding the city gate was a little excited.  He yelled, then kicked a soldier on the butt and cursed: "Get out of here and inspect their goods."

    The young officer said that he wanted to inspect the goods, and his sergeants all cheered excitedly. Every time he inspects the goods, especially when meeting shrewd businessmen from the East, they must pay generous tribute to some goods.  It seems that the relationship between Langton and Hongwu is a little tense. The tea in Shamu City is almost out of stock. The price of tea bricks has increased four to five times, and they are all gathered up by profiteers.  How could they, the city guards guarding the city gate, afford such high-priced tea? But without tea, no matter how fat and moist the roasted lamb was, they would still feel sour in their mouths.

    The caravan approached the tall city gate of Sharm City. About fifty or sixty soldiers from two groups swarmed out. The guards in the caravan immediately pressed their hands sensitively on the handles of their swords.  The soldiers who rushed out did not rush towards the caravan, but spread out to both sides. They looked more like standing guard. However, right in front of the caravan entering the city gate, a Langton man who looked like a junior officer followed behind him.  Four or five sergeants blocked the front.

    Behind the young businessman who led the caravan, the skinny monkey-like Eastern businessman whispered: "Master, these guys are here to take advantage of us again. Let's go west, but they are even more attractive than the beautiful young lady."

    "Aha Bi and Cheng Zhidong go over and leave some tea bricks for them, not too many and not too few." The leading merchant in the caravan spoke.

    Guide Ahabi covered his chest with one hand and bowed his head in salute. Cheng Zhidong also suppressed the disdainful expression on his face and bowed his hands to the leading businessman. The two jumped off their camels and greeted the city gate defenders.

    Ahabi has already mastered the skills of a guide. He quickly bargained with the small officer guarding the city gate and reached an agreement. He left ten kilograms of tea bricks and paid a priceless city gate tax.  Walking towards the Ulama Market in Sharm City.

    As soon as the caravan entered the city, it was surrounded by dozens of local businessmen. Of course, Li Yan did not want to deal with these businessmen, so he handed over the negotiation with the businessmen to Ahabi and Cheng Zhidong.

    It only took Ahabi an hour to sell out all the tea bricks on the backs of more than a hundred camels.  Among the dozens of merchants who came to Sham City to discuss business, more than ten of them were able to eat these goods in one bite. Although the selling price of these tea bricks was almost twice as high as before, these are extraordinary times, and these tea bricks are  The color of the tea is actually still green, and it is very well kept.  After opening the box, you can smell a strong chestnut aroma. Even if you buy such a good tea at double the price before, you will not lose money.

    Ahabi received Li Yan¡¯s prior instructions and had no intention of making more profits by auctioning tea bricks.  The main purpose of their trip was not to do business.  These teas were divided into four batches and sold to the four largest shops in Sharm City. After receiving this batch of tea, these shops invariably closed their warehouse doors. The price of tea did not drop because of this. On the contrary, this batch of tea was due to  The quality is very good, and the price is nearly 50% higher than the previous old tea.

    The caravan and the convoy were already relaxed. The caravan stayed at the largest inn in Sharm City. The guards only took turns leaving thirty people to look after the camels. The rest all had two days off. Li Yan allowed them to enjoy the city as much as they wanted.  Find joy there.

    Langton is a relatively conservative ethnic group. Drinking is not allowed in public places, and the Langton tribe does not allow prostitution.

    But it¡¯s not that there are no brothels in Langton City.Brothels, it¡¯s just that the women in these brothels are mostly female slaves from the Western Continent or the East or even the Southern Continent due to war or abduction. There are also very rare and secret places where there are male slaves.

    For the guards, in this religiously-rich city, the only place they want to have fun is to go to a place like this.  In a place like this, one can find excitement that cannot be felt in the East in those blond and blue-eyed beauties from the West or the animalistic beauties from the Southern Continent.

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