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Text Chapter 637 The distressed Li Ke

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    Egypt is the oldest ancient civilization in the world. A unified country appeared more than 3,000 years ago. However, it is a pity that after more than 2,000 years of existence, Egypt, an ancient country, was first destroyed.  It was destroyed by Persia, and then conquered by Greece and Rome respectively. With the rise of Christianity, Egypt became the most important Christian country at that time.

    It was also the successive rule of Persia, Greece and Rome that together lasted about a thousand years. During these thousand years, immigrants from the three countries migrated to Egypt from time to time. This also caused changes in the racial structure of Egypt. The original ancient  The Egyptians were originally a yellow race, but after thousands of years, the Egyptians and the migrating whites married each other, causing the domestic race to gradually change into the Europa Mediterranean type. Their appearance is not much different from the Romans.

    In 640 AD, Egypt, which originally belonged to Rome, was once again occupied by cannibals. Islam in this era still adopted a relatively mild approach in preaching, and did not force the people under its rule to change their beliefs. However, these non-Islamic  However, the people need to pay an extra tax. If they do not pay, they must convert to Islam, otherwise it will be regarded as rebellion.

    Although the above method seems mild, it is actually very overbearing, especially the additional tax, which makes many ordinary people overwhelmed and finally have to change their original beliefs.  After all, although faith is important, it cannot be used as food. People are very realistic, and it is impossible for everyone to die because of an illusory faith.

    However, ordinary people can change their beliefs, but some people who have benefited from religion are not willing to lose their original status and wealth, so they try their best to fight against the cannibalistic religious invasion, and many people even launch uprisings.  This situation is most serious in Egypt.

    After nearly a thousand years of rule by Greece and Rome, Christianity has already penetrated into all aspects of Egypt. In addition, although the Eastern Roman Empire could not defeat Dashi on the battlefield.  But at least it still has the power to protect itself, unlike Persia, which was almost destroyed.  Therefore, the Eastern Roman Empire began to gather forces outside the battlefield to attack the rule of Dashi from all aspects.

    It was also under this situation that some religious nobles in Egypt united and provoked large-scale uprisings in Egypt several times in the name of religion. Unfortunately, even the regular army of the Eastern Roman Empire was no match for the Dashi army, let alone  These temporary organizations only have fanatical believers.

    But for these defeated rebels, Dashi did not kill them arbitrarily.  Because they discovered very early that there was a great need for slaves in the Tang Dynasty and Taiwan, and they even went to Africa to capture black slaves.  This allowed the Dashi businessmen, who were always known for their shrewdness, to see a way to make money. In addition, Islam originally treated businessmen very favorably, making many businessmen have considerable influence on the Dashi government. Therefore, the prisoners of war captured by the army during the battle  , will be sold to these merchants.  These merchants then changed hands and sold them to Datang's slave-catching team at a higher price.

    It is precisely this approach of the big food merchants that not only saves many slave-catching teams a lot of effort, but also among the prisoners of war they provide, white slaves from Egypt and other places naturally account for the most.

    "Pa~pa~" At a port on the coast of the Red Sea, a group of naked Egyptian slaves were being driven to the dock, beside them.  There were a few overseers with whips in their hands and fierce faces. These overseers whipped the slaves who walked slower from time to time, but the slaves did not dare to make any noise.  Otherwise, more brutal torture will ensue.

    Next to these slaves and supervisors, a big food merchant and a Han businessman were having a heated conversation. It seemed that they were discussing prices. The big food merchant would pull a slave from time to time and hit each other with his fist.  chest.  To prove how strong his slave was, but unfortunately the Han merchant was also very smart.  Shake your head from time to time to deny the other party's pricing.

    The two had been arguing for a long time, and finally they finally reached an agreement on the price. Then the Han merchants took off the silver coins and copper coins from their ships. These were all minted by the Prince of Qi's Mansion, but even in the Red Sea area thousands of miles away, it was still a shopping mall.  The hard currency on the Internet, no matter which country the merchants are from, is very welcome to use this kind of currency to trade.

    Looking at the transactions on the dock and the slaves staggering to the ship driven by the supervisor, Li Ke, standing at the bow of the ship, looked calm.  They had seen this situation many times since they entered the Red Sea. In one transaction, the slaves actually rioted and killed several overseers. However, the food army stationed on the dock soon rushed away.  Come over and slaughter all the rioting slave messengers. The whole process is extremely bloody and cruel.

    "Listen to what Rokuro said, this Egypt used to be a powerful ancient country with a long history even above the Central Plains. Unfortunately, thousands of years later, not only the country is no longer there, but even the people have to be ruled and oppressed by foreigners. Is there really no longevity in the world?  Is it a country that has been prosperous and declining for a long time?" Li Ke finally sighed.

    "Your Highness"Think about it, now the Tang Dynasty is the root of our Han people, and its power has become extremely strong, and the King of Qi, King Jiang, and King of Yue are the stems and leaves of our Han people, and their industry has begun to sweep the world. Now with His Highness, I think the whole world will be in the future.  The world will be ruled by the Han people. Who can shake it?  "Hearing Li Ke's sigh, Cen Changqian next to him retorted, with a look of smugness on his face.

    After hearing this, Li Ke thought about it seriously, and finally said with a casual smile: "Chang Qian, you can see the general trend clearly. The whole world is only so big. I, the Tang Dynasty, occupies the center, and Liulang is now annexing Nanyang and Australia. The two major  America is also under his attack, and the seventh and eighth brothers have also risen in Tianzhu, threatening West Asia and Africa. There are not many places left in the world. As long as I work harder, nothing else can threaten me in the future.  The foundation of the Han people?¡±

    However, after hearing this, Cen Changqian showed a wry smile and said: "Your Highness, King Qi, King Jiang, and King Yue have expanded too fast. Now, the only choices left for Your Highness are America and Africa, and His Highness King Qi was the first to discover America.  , you can¡¯t bear to take away the love of His Highness King Qi, and Africa is too close to King Chiang and King Yue, and it will inevitably cause trouble with Tianzhu in the future, which makes it really difficult for His Highness to choose."

    Cui Changqian's words also made Li Ke smile bitterly.  He definitely won't want Australia, because Li Min has invested too much effort in Australia, and he doesn't want to take advantage of Li Min.  In addition, although America is a big place, Li Ke had heard Li Min often talk about it a few years ago and knew that it was the place Li Min wanted most. Therefore, if he chose America, he would definitely feel like stealing his younger brother.  The feeling of something beloved.

    It is precisely because of this that Li Ke placed his final strength in Africa. However, after arriving in Tianzhu, he suddenly discovered that Africa was too close to Tianzhu. If he established a foothold in Africa, although he could get Li Zhenhe in the early stage  Li Yun's help, but Tianzhu's area is not large. When Li Zhen and Li Yun annex Tianzhu, they are likely to turn their attention to Africa. At that time, their brothers are likely to have friction because of this. This is what Li Ke can't do anyway.  Don't want to see it.

    "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. Rokuro said that America is extremely vast. With his current strength, he will not be able to completely occupy it in less than a few hundred years. If this is really the case, I might as well occupy a small area in America and develop slowly.  Yes." Li Ke finally sighed again.

    Seeing Li Ke¡¯s troubled look, Cen Changqian shook his head helplessly, and then changed the subject: ¡°I wonder how Brother Wang and his fleet are doing. Will those big cannibals let those warships go?¡±

    Li Ke and the others went to the Mediterranean this time, but they divided the fleet into two parts. Among them, Lu Wan's fleet plus some ordinary ships in Li Ke's hands were in front. Each ship was filled with various goods, and they looked similar.  There is no difference between ordinary Han merchant ships, but Li Ke disguised himself as an ordinary businessman and mixed in the fleet.

    In addition, Li Ke also borrowed four warships from Li Min without authorization, as well as some supply ships, etc. It is obviously not easy for these warships to pass through the Red Sea and Suez Canal.  However, Cen Changqian came up with a way, which was to have someone pretend to be Li Min's envoy to visit Eastern Rome, and then it would be logical for him to be escorted by four warships.  As for the person who pretended to be the envoy, Wang Fangyi finally acted as it. Now the envoy fleet is a hundred miles away behind Li Ke and the others.

    "Don't worry about this. Dashi is now suppressed by Datang and Liulang, and they don't dare to embarrass the envoy sent by Liulang. Besides, Fang Yi is also a calm person, so there will definitely be no problem if he pretends to be the envoy." Li Keque  It is the path of no worries.

    Cen Changqian naturally knew that Dashi did not dare to embarrass the envoy of Prince Qi's palace. He just wanted to divert Li Ke's attention. Now that he had achieved his goal, he chatted for a few words to stop Li Ke from thinking about those troublesome things.

    "Your Highness, this is the last section of the Red Sea. Today we will rest in a harbor for one night and we will enter the Suez Canal tomorrow." While Li Ke and Cen Changqian were chatting, Lu Wan from the captain's room came out and smiled.  road.

    "Oh, great. I have long heard that the Suez Canal is of great importance and was opened thousands of years ago. The amount of construction is comparable to the Grand Canal in the Central Plains. I must take a good look at it this time!" Li Ke listened!  Hou also said very happily.

    "Actually, the length of the Suez Canal is only a fraction of the Grand Canal. However, because this canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, it needs to allow large ships to pass through. Therefore, this canal is much wider and deeper than the Grand Canal in the Central Plains.  Calculating it this way, the project volume is still not as good as the Grand Canal in the Central Plains!" Lu Wan said with a smile.

    In fact, Lu Wan originally wanted to say that the Grand Canal in the Central Plains led to the demise of the former Sui Dynasty, but the Egyptians' construction of this canal was much more peaceful. However, thinking that Li Ke was the grandson of Emperor Yang, he did not say it out loud, and instead made the Grand Canal more peaceful.  Canal boasted.

    At night, Li Ke and his fleet finally arrived at the Sinai PeninsulaHowever, when their obviously Han fleet had just parked their ships at the port, and then Li Ke and Lu Wan went ashore to find a place to rest, they were suddenly surrounded by a group of giant cannibals.
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