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Text Chapter 365: Seeking Suez

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    In the southwest of the Arabian Peninsula, in the Kingdom of Himuyar, the capital city of Cefal was bustling with people.  When a huge fleet from the east entered the Red Sea at the end of May, it caused great shock to the local Arab tribes.  Although the Arabs had heard legends about the Jin people from the Persians and Romans, this was the first time they had truly seen the power and wealth of the Jin Dynasty.  Unlike the powerful Islamic Arabia of later generations, the Arabian Peninsula at this time was still in a long-term state of division. In the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula alone, there were more than a dozen tribal kingdoms, such as the Kingdom of Himyar, the Kingdom of Sabay, and the Kingdom of Hadramaut.  , the three major kingdoms all wanted to unify the Arabian Peninsula, so wars often broke out between the three. ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Before the rise of Islam, the kingdoms and tribes on the Arabian Peninsula were extremely weak. Not only were they deceived by the Romans and Persians for a long time, but even the Ethiopian kingdom in Africa could often come to the peninsula to fight the autumn breeze.  "Haha, welcome guests from the east!" King Shemaier stood in front of the palace to personally greet Wen Qiao and his party, saying that the palace was actually not as grand as the manors of some aristocratic families in the Jin Dynasty.  "Thank you, His Majesty the King, for your warm hospitality!" Wen Qiao did not show any arrogance or rudeness due to his insistence on going to the state. Instead, he showed his demeanor as a son of a noble family, making everyone who came into contact with him feel like a spring breeze.  "He is indeed a high-ranking figure. His style is stunning!" King Shemaier said with emotion as he looked at Wen Qiao and others wearing gorgeous Hanfu, "Ambassador Wen. Can everyone in your country in Jin Dynasty afford expensive silk?"  "Of course, our Jin country is rich and prosperous, silk is just a relatively expensive item, and people with a little wealth can basically afford it," Wen Qiao replied proudly.  "Your emperor is really a great emperor. I really don't know when our Arab hero will appear!" After sighing, Shemael turned to Wen Qiao next to him and asked, "Messengers from the east, I don't know when you will come before us this time!"  Is there anything important you have to do when you come to our country?¡± ¡°Dear Your Majesty the King, my envoy is sent to the West at the request of our emperor. The purpose of this mission is to establish stable trade relations with various countries, the most important of which is to open up markets beyond Persia and Rome.  market. The king should know that Persia lies on the main road of East-West trade, and their presence has greatly hindered our trade exchanges with Western countries. Especially after the Persians mastered silk technology, they became even more reluctant to engage with our merchants.  Selling silk. " "Therefore, in this case, our emperor hopes to open up a new Silk Road from the sea, just like we opened the land Silk Road hundreds of years ago, and establish a prosperous maritime trade for thousands of years.  "Oh? What the ambassador said is true?" Shemaier was overjoyed when he heard this. Of course he knew how many benefits were involved.  Then they will soon become rich.  As long as you have money.  He can buy weapons from Dajin, and with weapons he can defeat other enemies, thus unifying the Arabian Peninsula and becoming a hero of the Arabs.  "Your Excellency, Ambassador, I think there is no country in the Arabian Peninsula that is more suitable than the Kingdom of Himuyar. And you, my Ambassador, are of course Himuyar's most distinguished guests right now." The forty-year-old King Shemuyar  Maier said flatteringly.  Although Wen Qiao had already decided to cooperate with the other party.  But he didn't show anything on the surface. He only showed a trace of embarrassment and said, "But as far as I know, the Kingdom of Himuyel is extremely weak. Not to mention competing with Persia and Rome, I'm afraid it belongs to the same Arab country."  Even the human Kingdom of Cyberea may not be able to defeat it. How can you convince us to hand over the goods to you without being snatched away by other forces? " "Oh, Mr. Ambassador, you can rest assured about this.  We launched expeditions against Persia and Rome, but we are not easy to mess with. The Romans and Persians have invaded the Arabian Peninsula many times, but we have been defeated several times recently. Moreover, we are located in the southwest of the Arabian Peninsula, and this is not Rome.  "Yes, as long as we can get the support of the Jin Dynasty, we will definitely have the strength to sweep across the Arabian Peninsula. Then we will not be afraid of Persia and Rome. For nearly a thousand years, we, the Arabs, have been.  The main reason for failure in reunification is that the strength of various tribes and kingdoms is balanced and scattered. "But now the time has come to unify the Arabian Peninsula. The ambassador may not know that the most powerful force in the entire Arabian Peninsula is our cooperation.  If we join forces, who will be our opponent then?" King Shemael was full of pride, and it seemed that he was already under the control of the Jin Dynasty.Unified the Arabian Peninsula with the support of  Wen Qiao smiled and nodded. He admitted that Shemael was not exaggerating. At this time, the Kingdom of Saibai was at the end of its dynasty, while the Kingdom of Himuyel was on the rise.  The southwest of the Arabian Peninsula (today's Yemen) is really a place with abundant water and grass. The area has abundant rain, fertile land, forest coverage, and rich products.  It is rich in spices and serves as the east and west sea passage.  It was this land that created the hundreds of years of foundation of the Kingdom of Himuyel.  Historically, the Kingdom of Himuyar was divided into two stages. This time was the late period of Himuyar (AD 300~525). Since the Yaxum Dynasty of Ethiopia was also in a period of prosperity, in the following decades  , the two fought several wars over control of the southwest Arabian Peninsula and the Red Sea waterway.  Although the Arabs later took advantage of the civil strife in the Yaxum dynasty to drive away the Ethiopians, the Arabs also suffered heavy losses. The direct consequences were the disrepair of water conservancy, the collapse of the Marib Dam, the destruction of the rural economy, and the Romans controlled the Red Sea trade route.  The social system within the Muyar dynasty faced collapse, and as a result a great migration of southern Arabs to the north took place.  Feeling King Shemael¡¯s strong desire to form an alliance, Wen Qiao stopped joking.  He solemnly said: "Your Majesty the King, this envoy can form an alliance with the Kingdom of Shimuyir on behalf of the Jin Dynasty. But you must guarantee the economic interests of our Jin Dynasty in the Arabian Peninsula. We will not make territorial claims to you, but I hope that you can  Allow our country's enlightened people to come and preach." Everyone saw that Wen Qiao finally agreed to form an alliance with them, and everyone breathed a long sigh of relief.  But I heard King Shemael nodding in agreement: "Okay, there is no problem. As long as your country's preachers do not interfere in our internal affairs, I will allow you to preach. I believe that through these days of visit, Your Excellency, Ambassador, you will have a better understanding of Himuyel."  The kingdom has a more profound impression. It is no exaggeration to say that Yemen is the pearl of the Red Sea and will surely become the center of maritime trade between the East and the West. " "Your Majesty, the Arabs have indeed left a wonderful legacy to this envoy.  Impression. In fact, when we were far in the east, we learned about heroic deeds related to you from the Hobos, Lithians, and Romans. But the Arabian Peninsula, the Red Sea, and North Africa are too far for us Jin people.  "It's far away." "The mission took a lot of risks this time, crossing the Indian Ocean, and it took nearly a month to get here," Wen Qiao said with emotion while secretly observing Ximu around him.  The expressions of the nobles of the Yeer Kingdom.  Just as he guessed.  When he mentioned the Persians, the Romans.  A trace of embarrassment flashed across everyone's faces, including King Shemael.  It¡¯s no wonder that today¡¯s Arabs are still unable to compete with the two great empires of Persia and Rome.  "Your Majesty the King, in addition to our alliance, this envoy also has a very important matter that requires your Arab help, which is related to the interests of both of us in the future. If this matter is not handled well, the relationship between us will be  I'm afraid trade won't be able to achieve the desired results. "Oh? What's so important?" Shemeier became nervous after hearing this.  After all, this trade line is related to the future of the Kingdom of Himuyel.  "The king must have heard that hundreds of years ago, the great Chinese diplomat Zhang Qian opened the overland Silk Road that connected the two worlds. It was a pity that it passed through barbarians such as the Xianbei, Huns, and Persians.  After the ravages of the 19th century, this thousand-year-old trade route has long been changed beyond recognition. " "Besides, the Silk Road needs to cross the Gobi Desert and cross the high mountains and snowfields. In comparison, the sea route is safer and faster.  Western. I just hope to open a maritime Silk Road that connects the east and west like our ancestors did." Wen Qiao said proudly.  "Your Excellency, Special Envoy, we Arabs also very much hope to open a trade route to the East and the West. As for the problem that the land route takes too long and is too dangerous, I have a route here for the ambassador's reference. This trade route can  Directly connecting the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean. There is no need to cross the hinterland of Eurasia, and there is no need to go around the dangerous African continent." After King Shemael said this, he motioned to the attendants on the side to open the curtain behind him.  In an instant, a huge map of the peninsula was clearly displayed in front of everyone.  Such a map is very familiar to Wen Qiao.  He had accompanied the emperor more than once and stood with the cabinet ministers on similar maps to point out the world.  Seeing that the confident Shemel came to the map happily, pointed to the junction of the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea and said: "Your Excellency Ambassador, the route I am talking about is to first enter the Red Sea from the Indian Ocean by sea, and then change from the Red Sea to take the land route across the Isthmus of Suez.  , and finally arrived at the Mediterranean. " "If we follow this route to travel between China and Europe, we can shorten the journey by at least half, which means we can avoid most dangerous storms on the sea.The Rab Peninsula must have seen the power of storms.  " "Oh, Your Majesty the King, you have also thought of the Isthmus of Suez.  That's great!  Now that we have all thought of it together, this matter will be easier to handle.  The route at one end of the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea will be in charge of me, Dajin, and the route on the other end of the Mediterranean Sea will be in charge of your Kingdom of Himuyel.  " "Yes, that's right. I believe that with the close cooperation between us, Da Jin's silk, porcelain, spices, and handicrafts will surely conquer the entire Western world.  "King Shemael said excitedly. At this moment, he seemed to have seen wealth pouring into the Kingdom of Himuyel. "Yes.  If Da Jin thinks this is still troublesome.  We can also dig a canal across the Isthmus of Suez to directly connect the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea.  "The Arab nobleman in his thirties suddenly interjected.
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