Lord Moyu was forced to open

"Where are you, the Great Eaters?"

Zhao Jun asked after pondering for a moment.

Abratiel immediately asked his attendant to take out a scroll, and then said to Zhao Jun:

"Your Majesty, Emperor Seris, this is the map we drew all the way from the Arab Empire. Please take a look."

Zhao Jun nodded and said to unfold the picture. The next moment, Wang Huai'en hurried over to take the scroll and slowly unfolded it with other eunuchs.

When the scroll is unfolded, it is two meters wide and three meters long.

When the scroll was opened, a detailed map appeared.

From the map, people can clearly see the location of the Arab Empire.

They were located north of the Western Regions, east of Sindhu.

According to their route, if there were not mountains in the middle of Sindhu surrounding the entire Sindhu, they would be closest to the Song Dynasty from Sindhu.

However, if you enter from land now, you can only go around in a big circle, pass through the territory of the Turks and then through the Western Regions, and from the Western Regions through the grassland to Yunzhou County, and then enter the territory of the Song Dynasty.

This road is indeed too long and difficult. Even the fact that Abratiel and his men were able to travel such a long distance and reach the territory of the Song Dynasty is a miracle.

Zhao Jun stood up from the dragon throne and slowly walked down the imperial steps.

He came to the map and looked at it carefully, and soon answered: "Although this map is not very detailed and some places are not depicted very accurately, it is indeed an extremely detailed map.

This is your country of Daqin, right?"

Zhao Jun pointed his finger at a country on the far right of the map and asked.

If we look at the scale of this map, the Arab Empire is not small at all.

Overall, it should be as big as seven Japanese islands.

It occupies almost the entire territory where it is located.

Abratil nodded and admitted: "That is indeed our hometown, the Kingdom of the Arabs!"

Zhao Jun nodded, his eyes followed the map to the coastline drawn on the map, looking at the path from the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty. First, he left the coastline of the Tang Dynasty, passed through Sindhu, and finally crossed the Bohai Bay to reach Subei County.

And if you come to Bian Jing from northern Jiangsu, it will undoubtedly be very close!
Zhao Jun didn't expect that there was such a big country on the other side of the Sindhu Mountains.

While thinking, Zhao Jun suddenly pointed at the location of Dashi and asked:
"Does your country have any land further east?"

Abratiel thought for a moment and then replied:

"Also, there is a country called Bai to the east of our country. Their territory is not smaller than ours, but they are a greedy country that often invades our country. They have been at war with our country for hundreds of years. Both sides have won and lost."

Zhao Jun nodded in understanding and continued to ask, "Does Baiguo have anyone else heading east?"

Hearing this question, Abratiel frowned, thought for a long time, then shook his head and said:

"I don't know. We have never reached the other side of Bai Country. I don't know if there are any people there."

However, just as Aburatiel finished speaking, a servant following behind him whispered something in the Arab language. Aburatiel frowned and listened, then he suddenly realized something.

Zhao Jun had a natural talent for language translation and heard clearly what the servant said.

According to the servant, they had captured some red-haired slaves during the war with the Bai Kingdom last March. Those red-haired slaves looked very different from the Bai people.

He also said some weird things that were incomprehensible to people. Is it possible that there is a country outside of Bai?
Abratiel looked up at Zhao Jun, who was listening to their conversation with a smile on his face, and immediately decided to tell him the truth:
“Your Majesty, Emperor Seris, according to what my servant said, I recalled some details. Last year, we captured a group of prisoners from the Bai Kingdom in another war with the Bai Kingdom.

These captives were completely different from traditional Bai people.

Not only do they not look like foreigners, they also have red hair all over their bodies and eyes of various colors.

And they are short!" When he said this, Abratiel raised his hand and gestured at his chest and said, "Most of them are only this tall. Maybe it's because their country doesn't have enough food."

When Zhao Jun heard the red-haired man in their conversation, he began to have doubts.

Now that I've heard more details, my suspicions have become even more certain.

Zhao Jun immediately asked: "So, do these prisoners speak any special strange language?
for example……"

Zhao Jun said something like the red-haired man.

Abratiel immediately looked at Zhao Jun with wide eyes in surprise.

Then he said, "Your Majesty, Emperor Seris, those red-haired people do speak a language as you said, and that language is exactly the same as the one you just imitated!"

Zhao Jun nodded and a smile appeared on his face.

Sure enough, it was just as I thought.

If you go east from that country, I'm afraid that's where Europe is.

This world is really a huge circle. After going around and around, you will eventually end up with someone familiar to you.

After confirming his guess, Zhao Jun did not continue to whet people's appetite and said directly:
"Aburatiel, we agree that you can come to the Song Dynasty to trade. We can also open up shipping lanes and allow you to come here by ship.

But I want to remind you that as a general public, we need to pay taxes when doing business. You have to pay the required taxes based on how much business you make.

Only if you pay enough tax can you take back the profits and goods you earn, understand me?"

"What about those who didn't pay enough taxes?" Abratiel asked doubtfully.

Zhao Jun immediately said: "Then we will put them in jail until he pays enough taxes!

Abulatil nodded in understanding, then he touched his chest and bent over and said, "Your Majesty, Emperor Seris, we will resolutely implement your will.

We come to the Song Dynasty to trade, and we will fully abide by your regulations and pay taxes according to your tax regulations."

"Very good!"

Zhao Jun nodded, and then said to Abratiel: "Will you be awarded some flags in a few days?

As long as your team comes to the Song Dynasty waters again and hoists this flag, the East China Sea Fleet will let you go as long as you don’t commit any crimes.”

After receiving the promise, Abratiel immediately became excited.

He hurriedly thanked them, "Thank you for your generosity. Your friendship to the Arabs will be remembered forever by the Arabs!"

Zhao Jun smiled and let him leave as he had already gotten what he wanted, and then he officially started today's court meeting with the court officials.

After leaving the palace, Aburatir and others immediately ran to the East and West Markets and began purchasing goods in large quantities.

"Your Highness, if we buy so much goods, our camels may not be able to pull them back, right?"

Abulatier smiled and shook his head: "Once we get the chess piece given by Emperor Seris, we will go directly back to the Arab world by sea!"

The attendant was puzzled: "But we don't have a boat."

Abratiel smiled slightly:
"But we have the fascinating Arab gold coins! When I came here, I heard that the shipbuilding industry in the coastal areas of Seris is extremely developed.

We just need to go there with the goods and buy dozens of ships!"

"Ah! Your Highness Prince Abratil, who is extremely wise, your wisdom is like the stars in the sky, which is beyond our reach!"

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(End of this chapter)