The phone call between Duke Wellington and Zhuge Weijiu was well-organized. This phone call was equivalent to the hotline number between the leaders of Great Britain and Ming Dynasty.
Although Zhuge Weijiu is no longer the right prime minister of the Ming Empire, he is still the leader of the Zhuge family, and the Zhuge family is still a powerful family in the political arena of the Ming Dynasty. It is the "deep government" that can truly determine the national policies of the Ming Dynasty.
Through this hotline call, both parties have figured out the other side's current bottom line.
The bottom line of Great Britain is that Ming Dynasty cannot attack the Malay Peninsula, and the Strait of Malacca must be under the joint control of Great Britain and Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty dared to attack the Malay Peninsula and disturb the Masik Fortress, then the British Empire would have to fight a full-scale war with the Ming Dynasty.
The bottom line of Ming Dynasty is that Britain cannot block the Strait of Malacca. If Britain dares to block it, Ming Dynasty will launch an attack on the Malay Peninsula! In fact, this was the consistent bottom line after the Ming Dynasty and Great Britain signed the "Malacca Joint Development Treaty" - the reason why the Ming Dynasty did not regain Malacca was that, first, the Ming Dynasty was inferior to the British in sailing ship technology at that time; second, the British fully guaranteed that the Ming Empire could Gain profits through trade with Europe, India, and Central Asia.
Of course, Great Britain was also a beneficiary of the trade activities between the Ming Dynasty and the West at that time and for many years after that, and they made a lot of profits - they not only acted as second-rate dealers, but also copied many advanced technologies from the Ming Dynasty.
The British Empire's industry can lead Europe. Part of the reason is that European capital and talents continue to flow into Britain due to the turmoil on the European continent; part of the reason is the second-hand technology passed down from the Ming Dynasty. Without the influx of technology from the Ming Dynasty, they would not have been able to play with advanced equipment such as "dreadnoughts" (hero ships) in the late 1820s... From this perspective, Britain was actually also the rise of the Ming Dynasty. of beneficiaries.
There are many other countries that have also benefited from the rise of the Ming Dynasty. For example, Mao Zi, who is currently squatting in trench warfare on the battlefield of Adrianople, has enjoyed the trench warfare treatment of World War I ninety years in advance. How can we thank Ming Dynasty for this?
The United States, which may never be able to see the west coast of the United States, has also been a beneficiary of the rise of the Ming Dynasty until now, because the current large-scale ships are fast and stable, and the fares are cheap. It is much easier to travel from Europe to the United States than before, so the United States The population grew rapidly, with hundreds of thousands of Europeans becoming Americans a year.
In addition, the black uncles and aunts of black Africa have also benefited from the rise of the Ming Dynasty! And their benefits are reflected in two aspects. One is in West Africa - traveling from West Africa to the United States by sailing ship was inefficient and dangerous. Nowadays, if you take a ship, you can carry a lot in one ship! It’s fast and safe, but it’s already a bit expensive.
And the second place that can reflect the black uncles' benefit from the rise of the Ming Dynasty is Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman!
The black m here is really expensive!
On October 5, the ninth year of Taiping, when the Persian Gulf Fleet of the Ming Dynasty sailed into the Gulf of Oman and appeared outside the "Father-in-law Pier" in Muscat, among the dignitaries who greeted the Chinese fleet on the pier, The most noble-looking person was not Sultan Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman, but an elderly black man whose hair had completely turned white.
Although this old black man was old, he was in excellent spirits, and his eyes were bright when he looked at the Ming Dynasty fleet on the sea. He wore a red Feiyu suit and sat elegantly on a huanghuali armchair, holding a whisk in his hand.
Behind him, there was a young black man wearing a Ming Dynasty eunuch uniform holding a red umbrella for him to block the hot Muscat sun.
Around the old black man, there were another dozen or twenty other elderly black men wearing Feiyu suits and holding whisks in their hands. They all smiled and looked at the Ming Dynasty fleet on the sea.
A little further away, there is a group of white-skinned "Ming Dynasty warriors" - they look a bit like Jin Yiwei at first glance, but if you look closely, they are a little different. Everyone was wearing Ming Dynasty-style warrior robes, helmets on their heads, imitation embroidered spring knives and shell guns slung around their waists, and stood there with their chests and bellies raised.
Just look at this scene and you will know how valuable the lives of these old black people are!
Outside the half-circle formed by these "Ming Dynasty warriors" who protect the old black people, there are Omani nobles wearing Arab robes and a piece of cloth on their heads. The current Sultan Sultan of Oman is also among them. He is a middle-aged Arab in his forties, tall and thin, with dark skin, a very neatly trimmed beard, a hooked nose, sunken eye sockets, and a somewhat fierce gaze. There was also a chair behind him, but he did not sit on it. Instead, he stood up and looked worriedly at the huge fleet composed of dozens of large and small battleships and transport ships on the sea.
After watching for a while, he finally lost his composure and walked quickly towards the old black man who was sitting steadily. The guards guarding the old black people all knew Sudan, so they did not stop him and allowed him to walk to the seated "Black Master" without any obstruction.
The "Black Master" did not stand up to greet him. He just glanced at Sultan and spoke in authentic Beijing dialect: "Sultan, don't worry... The Ming Dynasty's fleet has entered the Persian Gulf. There are only advantages and no disadvantages to your family.”
"Eunuch," Sultan spoke in Chinese, "It's not that I don't worry about China, but I'm worried about the British Empire... The Indian Ocean is the sphere of influence of the British Empire after all. The Chinese fleet is here, and of course we in Oman are not afraid. But the Chinese fleet cannot always be there..."
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"Haha," the "Black Master" said with a smile, "The Queen Mother has already sent a telegram to our family. She told our family that the Chinese fleet will not leave after it arrives, and will establish a military base in the Persian Gulf in the future!"
"Not leaving? Military base?"
Sultan Sultan was even more worried now. Of course he is not worried about Ming Dynasty coming to colonize Oman... Ming Dynasty will not do this! Moreover, his family had wanted to be a vassal of the Ming Dynasty since 80 years ago. They paid tribute to the black eunuchs to the Ming Dynasty every year, but the rewards were lenient. Moreover, many old black eunuchs would bring their savings to Muscat for retirement. Bringing prosperity and prosperity to Muscat. But there is no way to deal with the Ming Dynasty!
What Sultan is really worried about is that his country will become a battlefield between Great Britain and Ming Dynasty!
"Master Hei" glanced at Sudan from the corner of his eye and said with a smile: "Sudan, don't be afraid, because fear is useless... You have to stand in line! If you stand in line correctly, you have everything! You have to stand in line. Wrong team, hehehe..."
Sultan Sultan trembled when he heard the old eunuch's creepy laughter.
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"That...is Muscat?"
In the bridge of the battleship Tang Wang, Zhuge Weidao was looking at the ports and cities in the distance and asking questions to himself.
He asked this question because the city in front of him had too many Chinese-style mansions with white walls and black tiles. Moreover, he could also see buildings such as Taoist temples and temples standing together with the Tianfang Temple of the Tianfang Sect.
"Yes, that's Muscat, the capital of Oman... It looks a bit like our city in the Ming Dynasty, right? It's also a bit quaint." The one who answered him was Fleet Vice Admiral Li Chenghui, "By the way, now Eunuch Hei Zhongxian, the former chief eunuch and eunuch Hei Zhongxian, is the adoptive father of the eunuch Hei Xuanfeng. Hei Eunuch is a confidant of the Queen Mother, and you seem to be quite familiar with him, Daozi."
Zhuge Weidao nodded: "Yes, we are quite familiar with each other... The Queen Mother also rewarded Black Eunuch with some good things, and Black Whirlwind also had something to honor his adoptive father, so he asked me to stop by."
Li Chenghui smiled and said: "This is easy to handle. I heard that this Black Zhongxian is quite powerful in Oman. Even the Sultan dare not offend him... With him helping us, in Persia There shouldn't be much difficulty in guarding the Yamen in Wankai."
Are you powerful in Oman? Zhuge Weidao looked at the cityscape of Muscat again, nodded, and seemed to understand something.
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