1825 My New Daming

Chapter 251 Desert Pirates, Are You Convicted? (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)
Amidst the whistling sirens, the huge and powerful battleship Tang Wang, seen by those who have never seen the big scene, has anchored at the "Black Pier" in Muscat.

The "Master Black" Hei Zhongxian, who even Sultan Sultan wanted to give him three or four points, got up from his chair with the help of a "little black eunuch" beside him, and Sultan Sultan, and another Ming Dynasty’s envoy to Oman, Zhuge Weien, a mixed-race Zhuge (yellow and white mixed blood), surrounded by a group of Omani nobles and old black eunuchs, stood by the gangway that was lowered from the King Tang.

Seeing this scene, Zhuge Weidao, who was walking down from the King of Tang, fully understood why there were black eunuchs in the Ming court. First, they could buy them!The Sultanate of Oman, as well as Ethiopia, have historically made their fortunes by trafficking black slaves to Arabs and Ottomans.

Of course, the Sultanate of Oman has other ways to get rich. For example, they can get gold, ivory, spices, etc. from the African continent from Sambagier Island near the east coast of Africa.

But the black slave trade is still one of the important sources of income for the Sultanate of Oman!The Arabs and Turks are more ruthless towards male black slaves, and they like to eunuch them before using them, which just meets the needs of the Ming court.
The second reason why the Ming court used black eunuchs should be to use some old black eunuchs who had returned home to infiltrate the Sultanate of Oman.These old black eunuchs have lived in the Ming court all their lives, and have received corresponding education and training, and of course their minds have been "washed".Moreover, the eunuch who can stand out from a large group of black eunuchs has a bit of skill.When they returned to Oman with a lot of wealth and the support of Ming Dynasty, it would be easy for them to establish their own family and influence.

Although eunuchs have no sons, it is not difficult for them to spend money to buy a few sons.After each "eunuch family" was established, the secret sons of Daming in the Sultanate of Oman fell one by one.

On Oman's side, they may also know that these old black eunuchs returning home in fine clothes are not right, but for the rewards from the Ming court and the wealth brought back by the black eunuchs, they can only endure it.

After decades of operation, in Muscat, the power of the black eunuchs can already wrestle with Sudan.

With the help of these black eunuchs, it will be much easier for Daming to enter the Persian Gulf!
Therefore, most of the black eunuchs in the Ming court are also the handiwork of the Zhuge family who are best at playing long-term and catching big fish.

I have to say that although these strategists who can pinch and count do not dare to do big things, they are really clever in their small moves, and this patience is really good
Zhuge Weidao had already disembarked, and stood before the old black eunuch with a smile, the Sudan with "a piece of cloth on his head", and Zhuge Weien in Ming Dynasty civil uniform, and then gave a military salute to the three of them.

The envoy named Zhuge Weien mentioned that his seniority was that of Zhuge Weidao's clan brother, line 66, but he was born as a concubine and failed to pass the initial examination of the military division test, so his status in the Zhuge family was far worse than that of Zhuge Weidao. too much.Otherwise, he wouldn't be sent to a small place like Muscat as a minister after a long time.Seeing Zhuge Weidao saluting himself now, he hurriedly cupped his hands to return the salute: "The Eighteenth Military Division has had a bumpy journey, it's been hard work!"

Zhuge Weidao laughed softly: "It's not hard, it's not hard, it's working for the country, what's the hard work?"

The old black eunuch Hei Zhongxian on the side also clasped his fists in salute and said, "Brother Daozi, it's been seven or eight years since we left the capital. I didn't expect to meet again in Muscat. Daozi, we are old acquaintances, you Let me know the truth for my brother. Why did you bring such a large fleet here this time? Is there any use for my brother?"

Hearing what this old black eunuch said, Zhuge Weidao knew that he was very familiar with him back then. But having said that, he seemed to be very good at building relationships back then, and he had a lot of friends of all kinds!
Thinking of this, he smiled and said to Hei Zhongxian: "Brother Zhongxian"

Hei Zhongxian, I don't know who came up with this name?Zhuge paused for a moment, and then continued: "I am dissatisfied with the old brother. The younger brother was ordered to lead the fleet to the Persian Gulf, just to fight against the desert pirates in the pirate beach here. The maritime trade has become a recognized disaster in the Gulf. That's why the imperial court ordered the navy to send troops to suppress the bandits, so as to maintain the peace and tranquility of the Persian Gulf and its surrounding waters!"

As soon as his words came out, Hei Zhongxian and Sultan Sultan were dumbfounded.

Did those Persian Gulf pirates rob the little emperor of Ming Dynasty who came to Baghdad for a tour?How could such a large fleet be recruited?Well, 8 battleships, 5 armored cruisers, 8 protected cruisers, and 8 old-fashioned machine-sail ironclads. This strength, it is said that they are here to help the Tsar destroy the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Some people believe it!
Hei Zhongxian's reaction was relatively quick, and he hurriedly turned around and said to the confused Sultan Sultan in Arabic: "Sultan, what did those seaside chiefs do?"

"I, I don't know!" Sultan Sultan was stunned for a moment, suddenly seemed to think of something, turned his head and shouted to a group of nobles with cloth on their heads behind him: "Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Al Khaimah, Sharjah, Om Quwain... come out to me!"

Then I saw seven half-worn rough robes with a dirty cloth on their heads. The chiefs of the seven small tribes, all black and thin, squeezed out of the crowd and rushed to Sultan Sultan. In front of them, they all knelt on one knee, and then looked up at the angry Sudan.

The Sultan of Oman may not be a great figure in Zhuge Weidao's eyes. His sultanate is not very big from the map, and it occupies some coastal areas in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula and some coastal areas in eastern Africa.But in the eyes of the chiefs of the seven desert pirate tribes on the southern coast of the Persian Gulf north of Ras Al Khaimah, that is the monarch of a great country!
Moreover, this Sultan is also very brave. Except for Great Britain (including India), Ottoman, Ali Pasha, and Persia, none of the other surrounding countries and tribes are his opponents!

Sultan looked at the few people and questioned, "You guys, tell me, what did you do wrong? How did you offend Da Ming Dynasty?"

What was wrong?

A few desert chiefs who looked at it bitterly said, "What mistake can we make? That is to grab something at sea. There is no way, it is too poor, and there is nothing to eat if we don't grab it! And the past two years Baghdad is getting more and more depressed, and there are fewer and fewer Indians going to the holy city for pilgrimage, and there are almost not enough to grab..."

Zhuge Weidao was also a little strange seeing this scene, but he couldn't understand Arabic, and he didn't know what they were talking about.

So he asked Hei Zhongxian: "Brother, what's the matter?"

Hei Zhongxian smiled and replied: "Brother Daozi, the person who cursed is the Sultan of Oman... The seven people kneeling are a pirate chief in Ras Al Khaimah. The Sultan is blaming them for their misbehavior and angered the Great Ming Dynasty!"
Brother Dao, if you catch seven of them, will your mission be completed? "

What?Is my mission complete?This is too easy, right?
Zhuge Weidao saw that the seven descendants were very wealthy, but he seemed to be an old chief with no fortune, so he just smiled bitterly and said, "Seven chiefs, don't be nervous. If you know something wrong, the Great Tomorrow Dynasty will still be I can make an exception and give you a few lives."

(End of this chapter)