While the two were talking, Hader came over.
"Hader pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and pays homage to the Marquis of Zhenhai." Following Han Du for so long, Hader finally learned the formal etiquette and titles of the Ming Dynasty. Weird names like Hader's before always made Zhu Biao feel awkward, but he just didn't care about Hader because of his identity.
"No courtesy, get up." Zhu Biao glanced at Hader with satisfaction and nodded.
Han Du was much more direct. When he saw Harder standing up, he asked, "Have all your goods been loaded on the ship?"
"In reply to the Marquis, everything has been installed. I would also like to thank the Marquis for sending sailors to help Hard, and also gave Hard more goods." Had put his right hand on his chest, bowed slightly, and first looked towards Zhu Biao He bowed before thanking Han Du.
Of course, the pirate robbery will not only rob Hader, but when he finds the place where the pirates hide the goods. Harder discovered that in addition to his goods, there were other stolen goods.
These goods were all brought back from the old port by Western merchants. Handu rewarded some of them to Hard, and took the other part with him to disguise himself as a merchant and go to Horumos.
Han Du waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, as long as you remember our agreement."
"Had doesn't dare to forget. He will definitely take the Marquis to Hulumos." Had smiled with a smile on his face.
Han Du and Hard had already made an agreement, asking him to take him to Horumos. The main reason why Handu did this was to use Hade, a local, to gain a foothold in Horumos.
Since Han Du came to the West this time to open up waterways and help the Ming Dynasty merchants come to trade with Hulumos. Then Han Du can't help but lead the navy to attack Hurumos, right?
There are rules for doing business. If they are just fighting and killing, no one dares to do business with the people of Ming Dynasty.
Suddenly, Harder's face seemed to have thought of something.
Han Du saw the change in his expression and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Harder smiled awkwardly, and after pondering for a moment, he still said it with a serious face: "Your Highness, Lord Marquis, are all the fleets of the Ming Empire going to Horumos?"
Han Du and Zhu Biao looked at each other, looked back at Harder, and said with a smile: "Of course, what's the problem with this?"
Hard's face became uncertain and he looked extremely embarrassed. He hesitated and said: "Here, the fleet of the Ming Empire is invincible. Hard is worried that if he goes to Hurumos, it will cause misunderstandings."
Han Du glanced at Hader intently and sneered in his heart. This guy kept saying that he was not from any kingdom. But in fact, in his heart, he was still more inclined to Horumos.
The reason why he didn't hesitate to turn to him in the first place was probably because he was carrying a lot of debts that he couldn't repay. Now that he has money to pay off his debts, is he shaking again?
"I also went to Khrumos to do business, what misunderstanding could it cause?" Han Du looked at Hard with a smile.
Harder heard a hint of coldness in Han Du's tone, and immediately did not dare to say anything more. He just smiled and nodded in agreement.
In this way, the fleet set off that day, following the direction of Hader's place, and headed for Horumos.
After a few days, the fleet sighted land again.
Only then did Han Du give the order, "Remove all the sails and leave only one side sail on each mast. In addition, ask people to put away the steel shields and waist knives. We are Ming merchants who came from the distant east to do business." , not the empire’s naval fleet.”
"Follow the order!" Bai Yunhu hurriedly smiled and clasped his fists at Han Du. After speaking, he turned to look at Hade who was standing aside.
The sails were lowered one after another, and the originally unique sail warship turned into an ordinary sailing ship. It's not even as good as a paddle boat, it doesn't even have oars on either side of the hull.
Harder looked at the changes in front of him and was speechless. Who could have imagined that such an ordinary-looking sailing caravan could turn out to be an invincible fleet?
After throwing away the steel shield and waist knife, those sailors looked exactly like sailors. But who knew that the firearms in the leather boxes on their waists were a hundred times more terrifying than steel shields and swords?
While Hard was looking frightened, he didn't notice that Han Du's eyes were always on him.
Hader suddenly turned around and met Han Du's eyes.
Han Duxiao turned to look at him and said, "Had."
"Master Marquis." Faced with Han Du's question, Hader quickly bowed.
Han Du looked at him, sighed and said: "You have never been to the Ming Dynasty, and you don't know the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. What is the use of you here in Hurumos? Will its king provide convenience for you to do business, or will he grant you a title A title?"
Han Du's words made Harde silent for a while. Although his business was quite big, he could go to the old port to trade. But he was just an ordinary businessman in Horumos, and he couldn't even get close to the king's palace. It is simply impossible for the king to grant him a title.
Han Du saw the change in Hader's expression, smiled and continued: "If you really join the Ming Dynasty, I promise to find you a title, at least the county prince, how about it?"
"County son!" Harder's eyes widened and he blurted out in shock.
After staying in the navy of the Ming Dynasty for so long, he also knew the titles of the nobles of the Ming Dynasty. The highest level is of course the royal title, but this title is impossible to obtain unless you are a prince. Even if the minister gets it, it will only be granted after his death.
Second is the Duke, which is actually the highest level of title that a living minister can obtain. Since the Ming Dynasty, there are only three Dukes still alive, and each of them is the commander-in-chief of thousands of troops.
Then there is the Marquis, just like Han Du. If you go out with such a title, you will be able to command an army. Just like when Han Du went to sea this time, even with the prince, the command of the navy was still in Han Du's hands.
Finally, there is the earl. Whether it is Han Du or Tang Ding, they were all earls. Although this title is at the bottom of the noble hierarchy, it is also extremely rare. Generally, only important ministers of the Ming Dynasty who have made great contributions can obtain it.
The Ming Dynasty also had two levels of titles, namely viscount and baron, but according to the Ming Dynasty, they were called county sons and county men. Although these two types of people have a very low sense of existence among Xungui, no one can deny that they are not Xungui. Even the dukes and marquises have to admit that the county sons and county men are also part of the nobility.
Han Du smiled calmly, waved his hand and said, "What does it mean to be a county magistrate? If you have made great contributions, you will be granted the title of earl."
Seeing that Harder was already moved, Han Du stopped forcing him and said calmly: "Imagine it for yourself."
Then he turned around and ignored him. Anyway, this was not the first time Han Du had told Hard about such a thing. I believe he would make a choice.
Zhu Biao listened to the conversation between the two from beginning to end and glanced at Han Du. The two of them walked to the bow of the ship and stood there, facing the sea breeze. Zhu Biao asked with a smile: "Are you really planning to go to Horumos to do business?"
"Of course." Han Du replied without hesitation. When he came to his senses, he asked Zhu Biao strangely, "Why did Your Highness say this? I went to Khrumos not to do business, so what else could I do? "
Zhu Biao immediately smiled and said, "No reason, I just feel like this is not your style."
"What's your style?" Han Du asked speechlessly. Looking at Zhu Biao's expression, when did you have a bad impression in his mind?
Zhu Biao looked at the land in the distance and said: "When you were in Ceylon, when you guessed that the King of Ceylon wanted to harm us, you decisively used the trick and directly defeated the Kingdom of Ceylon. But now you are You always look like you want to do good business with Hurumos, which always makes me feel strange. Why are you so nice to Hulumos?"
Han Du looked at Zhu Biao speechlessly and said in a solemn voice: "In the eyes of His Highness, am I just a madman who fights?"
"That's not true." Zhu Biao shook his head.
Han Du let out a long sigh and explained: "The main reason for conquering the Ceylon Mountain Kingdom is of course that he attacked us recklessly. Of course, another reason is that the Ceylon Mountain Kingdom is very weak and there are rich products there. Even if there is no They don't have to worry about having nothing to eat or starving. They have been accustomed to being comfortable for generations and have no spirit or courage to resist. As long as we capture it, we can easily rule it."
When Zhu Biao heard Han Du's words, his expression suddenly changed and he asked in a deep voice: "What about this Hulumos? Is it possible?"
Han Du guessed that Zhu Biao had noticed what he was saying, and nodded: "Now, according to Hader, this Khrumos is the distribution center and transit center for goods from the east and the west. Do business here." There are not only Khrumos and Persians, but also Ottomans, Byzantines and Timurids. If a war breaks out in such a place, then I am afraid that all the merchants will disappear, and it may not be possible for eight or ten years. It can be restored. Without trade, what’s the use of just occupying it?”
"Besides, the fact that Horumos can stand firm among so many kingdoms and empires must have its own merits. Before we figure it out, we'd better not act rashly."
Zhu Biao nodded frequently when he heard this. It was indeed difficult to launch an attack rashly in such a place.
Han Du continued: "Also, does your Highness know what this place was called before?"
"What's it called?" Zhu Biao asked curiously.
Han Du smiled and replied: "I asked Hader and combined it with the records in history books. When the Central Plains was still the Tang Dynasty, this place should be called Western Qin. With the power of the Tang Dynasty, this place could be named after Qin. It can be seen that at that time The strength of the kingdom here cannot be underestimated.”
Qin is a symbol of strength in the Central Plains. The king of Qin swept Liuhe, how heroic is it to look at him like a tiger?
"The people here are completely different from those in the Ceylon Mountain Kingdom. They have been constantly divided and fighting with each other for many years. This has not stopped for hundreds of years, so this has resulted in the people here being extremely tough. They can't agree with each other. It is common for swords to be pointed at each other, which is completely different from the Ceylon Mountain Kingdom."
Zhu Biao understood. It turned out that Hulumos was so troublesome. No wonder even Han Du was preparing to disguise himself as a businessman and sneak in. It's not that the strength of the navy cannot attack this Horumos, but attacking it is completely outweighing the gains.
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