Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1430, Qatar Peninsula
The Persian Gulf is called the Persian Gulf by the Persians in the north, and the Arabian Gulf by the Arabs in the south. It starts from the Mesopotamia in the west and connects to the Arabian Sea in the southeast to the Strait of Hormuz.

More than a dozen large ships on the bay were heading east to west, and the dragon flags of the Ming Empire were hoisted on these dozens of large ships, so that people could tell at a glance that they were ships from the Ming Empire.

Under the dragon flag at the highest point, there is a big flag embroidered with the word "Li", fluttering in the wind and making a sound of hunting.

The Li surname has been a common surname since ancient times, and there are many famous families and capable people. Not only in Daming, there are many Li surnames, but in North Korea, there are also many Li surnames.

Therefore, when ordinary people see flags with the Li surname hanging, they will carefully distinguish these flags and see clearly where the Li surnamed family is.

If someone who is familiar with the situation in Ming Dynasty takes a closer look at this flag, they will immediately know that it is the flag of the Li family in Chaling.

Seeing this flag, at the very least, you have to show some face.

On the deck of the 'Chaling', Li Zhaofan stood with his hands behind his back, admiring the view of the Persian Gulf in front of him.

Compared with the beautiful scenery I have seen along the way, the scenery here is really ordinary. A hot breath is accompanied by the sea breeze. When I pick up the binoculars and look around, I can see the desolate scenery on the land.

To be honest, Li Zhaofan really regretted it.

At the beginning, he hurriedly decided to come overseas to open up colonies. East Africa has been divided up in sevens and eighties. After thinking about it, he chose the Persian Gulf and planned to open up a colony of the Li family here.

Originally, he had already heard about the situation here in the Persian Gulf. Except for the relatively rich two river basins in the west, most of the other places in the Persian Gulf were very barren deserts, and only a few nomadic tribes lived in oases in the desert. In addition to this, it is extremely barren and has no value at all.

If it was valuable, it wouldn't be Li Zhaofan's turn. Those vassal kings and big colonial firms have already snatched up this place.

The Mesopotamia is indeed very good, but it is controlled by the Ottoman Empire, and the Persian Empire next to it is all eyeing, always wanting to covet this treasure land.

What did his Li family use to fight for this piece of land?

In the end, we can only choose some relatively good places to establish a colony in some other desert areas.

"I knew I should go to West Africa, at least the natural conditions there are better."

Li Zhaofan regretted endlessly, but he no longer regretted eating.

He gathered all the financial and material resources of the Li family, and he used Li Dongyang's relationship to finally create the colonial fleet in front of him.

There are more than a dozen large boats, all of which are Li family members and some folks recruited from the Chaling area of ​​Huguang's hometown. Everyone followed Li Zhaofan to come here with infinite expectations for a better life.

There are more than [-] people, eating and drinking along the way, plus buying weapons and equipment, construction materials, and renting ships, etc. have already spent all the money of the Li family, and even paid for it. Many are owed.

Among the dozen or so big ships, there are five that really belong to the Li family. The rest are rented, and the rent is owed. It is all because of the face of Li Dongyang and Li Ge, so everyone is willing to help the Li family.

Of course, the Li family has also opened many textile factories in the Beijing-Tianjin area and their hometown in Huguang over the years, and earned a lot of money. Otherwise, there is no way to support the team of [-] people who traveled thousands of miles to the Persian Gulf.

Being able to come here means that all the savings of the Li family have been spent, and all the contacts and resources that can be used have been used.

Even if he regretted it, it was too late now. No matter how desolate this place was, Li Zhaofan still needed to take root here.

"I really don't know what's good here, it's too late to regret it now."

Beside Li Zhaofan, Li Zhaofan's younger brother Li Zhaochun shook his head while looking around with a telescope.

Li Zhaofan and Li Zhaochun are brothers, born of Li Dongming, Li Dongyang's fourth brother, but Li Zhaofan was adopted to Li Dongyang.

"It's meaningless to say these things now, it's better to study where to start first."

Li Zhaofan took out a map, studied it carefully, and said to the people around him, "Where's the Persian guide~"

Soon, a Persian came to Li Zhaofan's side.

"Apart from the Mesopotamia, which places in the Persian Gulf are better?"

Li Zhaofan looked at the Persian guide beside him and asked.

"My lord, there is actually nothing valuable in the Persian Gulf, except of course the two river basins, but these two river basins have always been coveted by the Ottoman Empire and our Persian Empire. In terms of your strength, my lord , not enough to win the Mesopotamia."

"Except for the Mesopotamia, there are only a few oasis areas that are not bad, and the best of them should be the Qatar Peninsula."

"There is a lot of arable land in the Qatar Peninsula, and the pearl farming and fishery here are not bad. It is one of the few places worthy of your Ming people's colonization."

Paar looked at Li Zhaofan and Li Zhaochun in front of him, and replied in fluent Ming dialect.

Parr is a Persian sailor who travels with Persian merchants and speaks multiple languages. He was hired by Li Zhaofan as a guide on the island of Ceylon and came to the Persian Gulf.

A large number of vassal states and colonies of the Ming Empire bloomed all over the Indian Ocean region, so Paar also knew that the Ming people liked to seize colonies overseas.

Once you occupy a colony, you can draw the land as the king, and become the emperor of the land in this overseas.

"Qatar Peninsula?"

Li Zhaofan looked at the place pointed by Paar.

"Pearls and fisheries?"

"Pearls are a good way to make a fortune. As for fishing, you can't even eat enough."

When Li Zhaochun heard it, he couldn't help shaking his head immediately.

The value of a colony mainly depends on the output of the colony.

For example, the island of Ceylon is rich in gemstones, so the Western Union Company has monopolized the overseas gemstone business; Myanmar is rich in jade, and the Zhang brothers who occupy Myanmar have monopolized the jade business in Myanmar; a large gold mine and a large amount of diamonds have been discovered in South Africa. The South African Union Bank also made a lot of money because of this.

Minerals such as gems, jade, gold, silver, copper, etc. are resources that can bring huge returns to colonization activities in a short period of time.

In addition, there is a large amount of fertile land and a large population. Tianzhu is the best example. The land is fertile, the arable land is large, and the population is large. Not to mention, just grow grain, cotton, sugar cane, spices, etc. every year. The benefits are also considerable.

But here, there is nothing, only pearls and fisheries, and I suddenly feel regretful.

"It's good to have arable land, at least you won't be hungry in the future."

Li Zhaofan said helplessly, giving himself some comfort.

I didn’t do enough homework beforehand, and I know too little about the situation here, otherwise it’s really better to go to West Africa. At least West Africa has a lot of fertile land and sufficient water resources. As long as you work hard, you will be able to A nice little kingdom has been built.

There is no medicine for regret in the world, so I can only follow the guidance of the guide Pal and head to the Qatar Peninsula.

Two days later, the fleet arrived here in the Qatar Peninsula smoothly.

After finding a place, the ship moored, and Li Zhaofan led [-] colonial troops to land on the Qatar Peninsula first.

Find a slightly higher hill and look up with a telescope.

It is a desolate desert, hot and dry, only a few places can see a little bit of greenery, some farmlands around the oasis, and some small boats can be seen shuttling between the islands and reefs in the bay area , in pearl fishing or fishing.

The pearl farming and pearling industry in the Persian Gulf has a very ancient history. People here have been cultivating and collecting pearls a long time ago.

The unique climate in the Persian Gulf region, the weather here is hot, and freshwater rivers are scarce, so the evaporation of seawater in the Persian Gulf is large. High, so the surface seawater flows from the higher Arabian Sea into the Persian Gulf.

The bottom seawater flows from the Persian Gulf into the Arabian Sea, forming an ocean current that can drive nutrient circulation. In addition, the seawater here is not deep and there are many islands, so it is very suitable for the growth of corals and pearls. fishery resources.

There is an extremely ancient natural pearl collection industry and pearl breeding industry. The pearls produced are of very high quality and are very popular all over the world.

But obviously, the Li family is not satisfied with this place right now.

Although pearls are quite valuable, the output is not large, and there are many places where pearls are produced. Bonizhou on the South Sea side also produces pearls, and the output is not small.

It may be difficult to satisfy the Li family's appetite just by relying on pearls, and it may be difficult to recover the huge amount of money invested.

But it's all here, since it's here, it's safe, it's still a piece of land, as long as it is occupied, it will be the colony of the Li family in the future, and it can be passed down from generation to generation.

"From today, this place will be renamed Chaling, and it belongs to the colony of our Chaling Li family!"

Li Zhaofan took a deep breath. Since he didn't regret taking the medicine, he could settle down here with peace of mind. He announced loudly to the colonial army behind him.

Immediately, the [-] colonial army began to move quickly, attacking many tribes on the Qatar Peninsula.

The many tribes on the Qatar Peninsula were torn apart because of the pearling industry, and they were no match for the Li family's colonial army who was armed to the teeth. They took down the entire Qatar Peninsula almost without any effort.

(End of this chapter)