I, the grandson of the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, earned 100 million taels at the beginning

As for the unlucky encounters with pirates and robbers on the road, that's because you didn't protect yourself well.

If you have no money, what kind of ammunition do you buy?

Of course, Daming is not non-negotiable. As a benevolent Ming Dynasty, it is very considerate of the difficulties of those needy households.

If these countries that buy arms really don't have the cash to buy arms, Daming can reluctantly accept other items in exchange, but the price may have to be renegotiated.

After all, items are subject to wear and tear. If I, Daming, buy them and ship them back, there will definitely be some losses.

Our Daming transported the weapons from thousands of miles away, and sold them to you at such a cheap price. We are already losing money and making money.

I, Daming, are so righteous, if we are asked to pay the wear and tear again, don’t you all feel embarrassed?

In terms of items, Da Ming also has requirements. Da Ming does not collect junk, he wants everything.

Gold, silver and various precious stones are the first batch. Without these things, various spices can barely be accepted.

If none of these are available, real estate and minerals can also be exchanged, or even people.

For example, major important ports, various rich minerals, and homeless people who commit crimes or are doing nothing in various countries.

As long as it is something that Da Ming chooses, it can be exchanged for weapons, but at this price, it may be calculated as a depreciation fee.

As the saying goes, a man can't get rich without windfall, and a horse can't get fat without night grass.

Zhu Zhangui wanted to collect enough money to lay the telegraph network in a short period of time, and he couldn't do it without using some special means.

For this westward trip, Zhu Zhangui and Zheng He's plan is to eat the bright side and eat the dark side. If they don't drain the last drop of oil from these guys, it is Zhu Zhangui and Zheng He's incompetence.

In addition to robbing money, the two actually have another important task, which is to control the two important western gateways of Yemen and Oman, so as to make advance preparations for the future conquest of the West.

In the plan, Zheng He will establish a Ming colony in the Gulf of Aden as an official of the Ming Dynasty, which will serve as a port for arms trading and commodity trading in the West in the future.

Zhu Zhangui will control the Oman region as a pirate, and then fight against the Ming officials in Yemen as a pirate, pretending that the two sides are incompatible.

The reason why Zhu Zhangui controls Oman without an official identity is mainly to prevent people from the West from secretly resisting after discovering Ming's intentions, and even unite to fight against Ming.

Daming's current strength in this area is still very weak, and it is necessary to wait for a while before the strength develops.

At this time, Oman was under the rule of the Nabuhani dynasty.

The Nabuhani dynasty is said to be a dynasty, which itself was influenced by Mongolian culture, coupled with the poor environment and scarce cultivated land, the living conditions of the people here are still mainly nomadic.The dynasty is also full of various contradictions, and power struggles are very frequent.

For the sake of their own interests, those big figures are fighting to the death, and no one cares about the life and death of ordinary people.

The people live in hardship, the national defense force is weak, and internal struggles are frequent. At this time, Oman is the best time to control.

Oman is located in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula, on the main route from the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean, and is connected to Yemen, the gateway to the Red Sea.

Daming controlled this place, and together with the Aden port that Zheng He took over, in this way, the gateway to the west of the ocean was tightly held by Daming.

In the future, if people in the West want to advance eastward, in addition to traveling thousands of miles by land, they will have to detour from the Cape of Good Hope by sea.

In addition, Daming's control of Oman not only allowed him to control the outlet of the Persian Gulf, but also launched an attack on the Timurid Empire, which was in a stalemate with Daming in the Asan area.

The protruding position in the area where Oman is located, Amu Zabi, is like a dagger, firmly resisting the lower abdomen of the Timurid Empire.

As long as Da Ming controls this place and stands firm, he can send troops from Oman at any time to divide the Timurid Empire into two, cut off the connection between the east and the west, and make it careless of the head and the tail. destroy it in one fell swoop.

As long as the Timurid Empire is settled and the two sheep are slaughtered, Ming can contain the most powerful Ottoman Empire in the West by land.

The arms sales and the land annexation plan cooperate with each other. After the Mamluks and Ottomans fight each other in the future, Ming can jointly attack by sea and land, and take these two countries in one fell swoop, reaping the benefits of the fisherman.

As long as these two areas are taken down, the entire West will be like a little girl trapped in a corner, without the ability to escape and resist at all.

"Your Highness, Oman's area is so big, I'm afraid we can't control thousands of people! It's really impossible, we are not far from Ah San, you can consider sending some soldiers over from there, so that our manpower will be sufficient. It’s easier to control the area.”

After the telegraph operator left, Qi Yuan, who was holding the map beside him, looked at the area of ​​Oman and raised his concerns.

"few people!"

Hearing this, Zhu Zhangui was stunned for a moment, looked at Qi Yuan and asked in doubt: "Do you have any misunderstandings about pirates? Five to six thousand people, 6000 large ships, and counting 10 small warships, the scale of pirate forces is already overwhelming. It’s scary, but you actually said that there are few people.”

"Old Qi, if your words are heard by those countries that have been attacked by hundreds of pirates all year round, they will definitely spit on you."

Qi Yuan scratched his head, but didn't understand what was wrong with his question.

Although Qi Yuan was born in the Japanese army, he was a general of the imperial court. In addition, after they were formed, the Japanese pirates were wiped out by Li Hu's navy, and he had no contact with pirates at all.

Therefore, when Qi Yuan deals with some things, his thinking will be based on previous knowledge and experience.

In Qi Yuan's mind, if Zhu Zhangui wants to control the Oman area, he must send a large number of troops to garrison.

Otherwise, if this side is taken down, and the other side is taken back by the enemy, how can this area of ​​Oman be controlled? It is impossible to fight the enemy every day.

Although he is a general, he also knows that if a place goes to war for a long time, the economy and people's livelihood will never be restored.

"You are still limited by your thinking."

Seeing the smeared face of the other party, Zhu Zhangui smiled and nodded Qi Yuan.

"Please advise, Your Highness!"

Realizing that his thinking might be deadlocked, Qi Yuan hurriedly asked for advice

When sailing at sea during this period of time, he listened to those old sailors.

The prince in front of me, although he is only in his early 20s, he has been the leader of the old pirates for more than ten years.

When it comes to robbing and being a pirate, the prince of my family is the second in the entire Ming Dynasty, and no one dares to claim the number one.

Even those pirates who were rampant in Daming were all shot to death by this master, and the pirates' lair was even occupied by this master.

In order to punish those pirates for hurting the common people of Ming Dynasty, this master unexpectedly cleansed all the men and sent them to the north to grow potatoes. As for the women...

Thinking of the dozen or so maids from the Japanese country that the crown prince rewarded after defeating the Japanese pirates, Qi Yuan showed a smile that men could understand.

"What is robbery? Robbery uses its own force to rob other people's treasures. It is a business without money."

His subordinates respectfully asked for advice, and Zhu Zhangui was also willing to share some of his life experience. After taking the tea handed over by the monkey next to him, Zhu Zhangui looked at the sea in the distance, sipping tea while talking about his understanding of pirates.

"Farmers mainly rely on the land. They plant in the spring and harvest in the autumn. They are busy day and night in order to have a harvest that fills their stomachs."

"For pirates, people are these grains. After harvesting a batch, it is natural to wait for the next batch to grow before continuing to harvest."

"But this kind of food, he has legs and brains. As a pirate, if you stay here for a long time, you will not dare to come if you lend 10 guts to those people."

"So, as a qualified pirate, after one round of harvesting in one place, it is natural to go to another place to continue harvesting, so as to give the harvested place a little chance to recover."

"And more importantly, if you don't want to do the one-shot deal, don't do the killing."

"After all, if you kill too hard, no one will dare to come to the looted area."

"So for long-term profit, being a thief can't be exhausted."

Qi Yuan, who heard such remarks for the first time, was stunned.

In Qi Yuan's impression, pirates and bandits just go down the mountain to rob, kill, kill and rob women, these things.

But now after what Zhu Zhangui said, he realized that being a bandit is not that simple, and there are many ways to do it.

Listening to what you say is better than reading ten years of books.

In the future, if I don't serve as a soldier, I can go to sea as a pirate according to this method, and I can spend the rest of my life comfortably.

"So that's the case, the general will understand."

Reaching out to pat Ai Jiang's shoulder, Zhu Zhangui continued: "As for the control issue you are worried about, you can rest assured."

"As long as we come a few more times in the future, the surrounding forces will paint this area of ​​Oman with the logo of the hardest-hit area by pirates. In this way, this place belongs to us in name."

"At that time, we will be Ming, and we can send troops to help eliminate pirates for the sake of world peace and to save the Omani people from the pain of war."

"At that time, as long as the war of suppression does not stop, this place will always be under our control."

"And other countries don't dare to intervene. Whoever dares to send troops to wipe out the pirates will distrust Daming."

"Although our Daming is a country of benevolence and righteousness, we still need face and temper. If they dare to intervene, they will not give us Daming face, and they will look down on our Daming."

"As the saying goes, you don't slap people in the face when you beat them. If they intervene in the suppression of pirates, they are slapping our Daming in the face."

"We've all been slapped in the face. For the sake of our own dignity and face, even if I don't clear up the pirates, I have to kill this guy who provoked Daming first."

"And other countries don't dare to have any opinions. After all, this guy who was wiped out by us dares to intervene in our Ming Dynasty to suppress pirates today, and dares to invade our Ming Dynasty tomorrow. We killed this guy to prevent it from happening. For the sake of world peace, this is great benevolence and righteousness!"

Zhu Zhangui's theory of power made Qi Yuan and the guards around him dumbfounded.

They never thought that such shameless words could be said in such a dignified and righteous way.

Houzi, a sycophant, gave him a thumbs up after Zhu Zhangui finished speaking.

"Your Highness' words are really warning words, and my subordinates admire them!"

The population of Oman is composed of Turkic Arabs and part of the population of Asan Mongolia. In addition, it was once considered a large ocean country. Under the intersection of various cultural spirits, many strange festivals have been born, and there is a festival almost every month.

In addition, it is now in a semi-nomadic state, and the exchange of various commodities is not convenient, so Omanis will hold a big market at a fixed location every month during festivals.

In addition to shopping for various items, you can also celebrate the reunion with relatives and friends.

At the beginning of January in the third year of Hongxi, the Planting Festival in January came again.

In the morning, Zufar Hasik.

"Praise be to Allah, hope to find a good buyer today."

Holding back the fat camel and looking at the bustling market, Amo prayed worriedly.

He is an Omani with Mongolian ancestry. A few years ago, because of the little land left in his family, he was looted by those nobles. Amo had to leave his hometown, taking the money exchanged for his sister, and bringing a few animals. Lived a nomadic life.

Although the Oman area is close to the sea, the natural environment is not very good. Many of them are in the Gobi desert area. In addition, there are too many people grazing. Amo is alone and weak, and he cannot grab good pastures.

Also, because of my lack of experience, the animals I bought were not good. Almost all the animals I bought with my sister’s money died, and now there is only the only camel left behind.

Seeing that the grazing is about to go bankrupt, after a few days of careful consideration, Amo finally decided to sell the only camel, exchange some money to buy a weapon, and go north to the Golden Account Han Kingdom to take refuge in the distant house that does not know if it still exists. cousin.

In order to sell the camels early in exchange for money and set off early, Amo set off before dawn and felt the market at the moment the sun rose.

He came early, but because of malnutrition and emaciation, no one cared about his camel.

One or two wanted to pick up cheap ones, but Amo felt that the price was too low and he was unwilling to sell them.

Seeing that the camels hadn't been sold until noon, Amo rubbed his growling stomach and felt worried.

"Your Highness, the fleet has arrived at the designated location. General Qi Yuan asked when the attack will be launched."

"Reply to Qi Yuan,..."

Just when Amo was thinking about whether to sell the camel cheaply, his sensitive ears suddenly moved.

"This is the official language of Ming Dynasty!"

Although Amo grew up in Oman, he should be a Mongolian in detail, because his great-grandfather was a Mongolian.

His grandfather was born in the Eastern Central Plains, when the Central Plains was ruled by the Yuan people.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang rebelled, and his great-grandfather didn't want to be involved in the war again, so he took his family all the way westward, went to Jinzhang Han Kingdom to seek refuge with relatives, and then crossed the sea to Oman, where he chose to settle down.

Coincidentally, Amo's great-grandmother was a woman from the Han family brought out from the Central Plains by the Mongolian great-grandfather.

In order not to let her descendants forget where her roots are, the old lady wanted to have a chance to return to her roots after her death, so after her husband died, she asked her children to speak the Central Plains dialect, so that she could be sent back home in the future. Township.

It is also for this reason that Amo can understand the source of what he said just now.

"It's my own!"

Thinking of his father telling him his grandma's last wish to return to his hometown before his death, Amo jumped up excitedly, and ran towards the group of people who were about to leave after speaking just now.

As soon as he ran away, he waved and shouted, "Don't go, fellow townspeople, wait for me. Are you planning to attack this place? I grew up here. I am very familiar with the terrain here. I can guide you!"

Chapter 331: Stupid people, rich money, hurry up!

Suddenly there was a shout from behind, making Zhu Zhangui and his party, who were observing the surrounding situation and talking in a low voice, suddenly sink down.

The monkey and other guards reached out and grabbed the pistol in his arms, or the handle of the knife at his waist.

Zhu Zhangui squinted his eyes at the boy running over, his eyes full of thoughts.

He can be sure in his heart that there are absolutely no Han Chinese in Oman.

In the real history, Zheng He did come here, but it was the 4th and 5th voyages to the West, and he went back to Ah San the first few times.

Zheng He had never been here before, and he did not leave anyone behind when he retreated to Yemen a few years ago. Even if he stayed, it would not be this kind of sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy.

Although the Ming Navy recruits young men, they are generally apprentices, and they are not allowed to go to sea with the fleet without the approval of their masters.

The land route is also unlikely. There are more than a dozen countries from Daming to here. If the Han people want to come here, it is more difficult to put it bluntly than climbing to the sky.