Chapter 260 Ming Dynasty and Jin Dynasty came together to help Persia (please subscribe, please vote)

It was early November in the ninth year of Taiping in the Ming Dynasty.

Four Arabian dhows loaded with Persian wheat and Persian coal respectively sailed into Muscat Port, which was full of steam warships. However, the masts of these four Arab-style sailing ships loaded with Persian wheat and coal were hung prominently.

It bears the Dajin Dragon Flag and the envoy flag of "The Imperial Envoy of Dajin with Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Power".

Surrounded by a group of yellow mandarin jackets, those who disembarked from one of the Arabian dhows transporting wheat turned out to be the foreman of the Kingdom of Jin, the Minister of Secrets, Heshen and Lao Zhongtang, the Grand Bachelor of Taiji Pavilion.

He Shen was born in 1750 AD, and he is already 80 years old this year. However, his body is still strong and he can still travel around the world for the Kingdom of Jin. This time he flew to Tehran on an airship of Dajin HNA, and then took a horse-drawn carriage.

He went to Ahvaz, which is adjacent to the Persian Gulf in the south of Persia, and bought two cargoes of coal and two cargoes of wheat there. Then he sailed to Muscat and helped Zhuge Weidao.

Yes, they are here to help. The colonists are all enthusiastic people. If they don't just stay at home, they like to travel thousands of miles to help others.

After being invited by Zhuge Weidao to his residence in the east courtyard of the Black Prince's Mansion, the old man and the old man sipped the Arabic coffee brewed by Ah Li himself and made their intention clear: "Brother Daozi, I am here to give you and the Ming Dynasty this time."

I'm here to help! No, I heard that you are short of coal and food here in Muscat, so I sent you 1,000 tons of Persian wheat and Persian coal. You guys can use it first. If it's ok, go back.

I will arrange for someone to deliver it to you!"

After Zhuge Weidao heard this, he burst into laughter. He looked up at He Zhongtang, who had cultivated immortality and achieved a childlike appearance, and asked with a smile: "He Zhongtang, has the king of Persia agreed to your help?"

He Shen shook his head and said with a smile: "To be honest, that Fateh Alisha is a little bit ignorant. He feels that our country, the Great Jin Kingdom, wants to exploit his poor country and is not willing to let me, the Great Jin Heavenly Soldiers, enter the scene with dignity."

"Haha," Zhuge Weidao smiled, "Then this is a foolish king!"

He Shen nodded in agreement: "Yes, he is a foolish king! His uncle who was a father-in-law left him such a good fortune and brought him to this point. My emperor really can't stand it, so he just wants to see his brother

I helped him out of friendship, but I didn’t expect that he didn’t know what to do. This is really embarrassing!”

"It's really difficult, what should we do?" Zhuge Weidao asked with a smile.

He Shen frowned, "That's right, this foolish king doesn't know how to be decent himself, so someone has to help him show his dignity!"

Zhuge Weidao asked again: "Who is this person?"

He Shen stretched out his finger and pointed at Zhuge Weidao, then pointed at himself, and said with a smile: "Of course you, the Ming Dynasty, and our Da Ming Dynasty have joined the Ming Dynasty and Da Jin to serve him. If he doesn't know how to be decent, then he will

Can’t have it anymore.”

"That makes sense," Zhuge Weidao nodded, "Then I wonder how our two families can help Persia together?"

He Shen said: "There must be division of labor and cooperation in this matter. Some people pretend to be evil people, and some people pretend to be good people." He glanced at Zhuge Weidao, "Brother Daozi, do you think I can pretend to be a evil person in this way?"

"It's a little bit worse," Zhuge Weidao said with a smile, "You are kind and kind, and you don't look like a villain. Otherwise, I should act as a villain!"

He Shen twirled his beard and said with a smile: "Then let me pretend to be a good person! Brother Daozi, do you know how to pretend to be a bad person?"

"I know, I know," Zhuge Weidao nodded, "I will send two Arab sailboats to Qeshm Island to buy salted fish. Maybe someone will get lost on the island, and then I will send a few marine battalions and a few

We sent an armored cruiser to look for it! After searching for it, we drove away all the Persian garrison on Qeshm Island! Do you think this is okay?"

"Okay, okay, okay." He Shen nodded repeatedly, "After our golden soldiers enter Persia, we will persuade the King of Persia to sell Qeshm Island to the Ming garrison! With this island, Hall

The Strait of Muz will be easy to block. If the British fleet comes, Daozi, you can lead the fleet to hide in the Persian Gulf, and then block the Strait of Hormuz with mines, and you will be able to sit back and relax."

Hearing what Heshen said, Zhuge Weidao nodded heavily and said: "Okay, this matter is settled. We will send people to Qeshm Island to buy salted fish immediately!"

The entrance to the Strait of Hormuz is very narrow, between Ras Al Khaimah and Qeshm Island, and the narrowest point is only more than 50 kilometers. If forts are built at both ends and cannons with a range of more than 20 kilometers are deployed, it will be almost

It will be blocked.

Of course, the current artillery technology is a little less interesting, but as long as mines are placed in the middle of the more than 50 kilometers of water, 25 kilometers are blocked, and the remaining 20 kilometers are divided by 2, which is more than ten kilometers of water. For

For shore-based large-caliber cannons, this is not a problem at all.

So after entering Muscat, Zhuge Weidao, in addition to worrying about the demolition and construction of the pirate beach in Ras Al Khaimah, was discussing with his staff how to get Qeshm Island. This island is actually Oman

and Persia's disputed islands. Supporting the Sultanate of Oman to seize it seems to be more legally defensible.

But what happens after you grab it?

If the sovereignty of the island belongs to Oman, how will the Ming Dynasty get it? Concession land? Or territory sale? The former has great consequences. Once the lease period is up, they may have to take it back! The latter also has troubles. The disputed island must be sold to a third party.

Both parties to the dispute must agree. Otherwise, what if the non-agreeing party takes it back in the future?

The importance of Qeshm Island is comparable to Temasek Island, Batam Island, Suez Canal, and Gibraltar. It will be the most important shipping node in the world in the future. It must be controlled as much as possible by the Ming Empire itself, controlled by vassal states or

Control in the form of concessions is not safe.

Egypt, Alexandria.

The day after Heshen visited Muscat, Zhuge Weidao's brother, the Ming Dynasty's consul general in Alexandria, once again sent surprising news to Ali Pasha - the Jin Kingdom was about to send troops to Persia!

"What? The Kingdom of Jin is going to enter Persia?" Ali Pasha, who was wearing a cool Arab robe and holding a goose feather fan of Zhuge Military style in his hand, was stunned when he heard this, "What does Daoguang want to do?"

"Daoguang wants to go to the sea... This has been the dream of the Jin Kingdom for more than a hundred years!" Zhuge Wei said, "Pasha, please don't hesitate to wait any longer. If you wait any longer, Baghdad and the Holy Land will not be occupied by Oman.

It means falling into the hands of Persia. What will you do then? Are you willing to be the governor of Egypt for the rest of your life?"

"But..." Ali Pasha frowned, as if he was still hesitating, "The British Consul General has made it clear that the territory and sovereignty of the Ottoman Empire, except for Greece, are intact!"

"Pasha," Zhuge Weidao said, "the British have no power to interfere... As long as you successfully capture Damascus, Baghdad and the Holy Land, and then support the Hashemite family of the Holy Land as caliph, you will have the great mission of rebuilding the Arab Empire.

status.

What will the British do to you then? Send troops to Baghdad? Even their fleet cannot enter the Persian Gulf.

It is impossible to send troops to Damascus. The Rakshasa fleet is still in the Eastern Mediterranean. The British will not want to conflict with the Rakshasa people there.

As for Egypt, it is impossible to be attacked by the British, because when the Suez Canal was built, the Ming Dynasty, France, Britain, Rakshasa, Austria, and Prussia jointly guaranteed that Egypt will always belong to you and your descendants."

Ali Pasha glanced at Zhuge Weixue and finally revealed his trump card: "Consul General, the Arab Empire must have a navy to protect itself. We cannot rely on the guarantee of great powers for our safety. We must become great powers! Your Ming Dynasty is willing to help.

Shall we build a navy? But we can't afford battleships right now, can you give us a cheap but effective offshore defense ship? I need them to defend the Red Sea."
Chapter completed!