Master Hu looked as embarrassed as he could when he saw Li Xiu!

A large piece of hair was singed, and there was even no hair on the top of his head, much like a Mongolian.

"This is where you want to take root?" Li Xiu pointed to the land in front of him.

There is yellow sand next to the coast, and there is loess a little further. Some places have become desertified, some places have not yet, and semi-desertified places can be found everywhere. The reason why Suez Castle is just a small fishing village is that it is only a small fishing village. It could be a small fishing village. You can't support yourself by farming here, let alone have a wife and children.

"Brother told me about the Suez Canal, and I sent someone to calculate it. From here to Port Said, the total distance is almost four hundred miles. Calculated, this is already the shortest distance. If we start digging from Lebanon, the distance will increase by several hundred miles. land. As long as this canal is dug, ships from the two oceans will not need to take a detour. The goods will not need to disembark here, transport them to the other side and then board the ship. We can just sit back and collect money. This is a good business. "

"You can still do business? You just lost your life!" Li Xiu said with a dark face. In order to find Li Hu, he almost died in the rough Indian Ocean.

Li Xiu saw what happened this morning. If he hadn't arrived in time and blasted the charging cavalry with rocket launchers, Li Hu's head might have been picked off and used as a ball.

"Second brother! Really, you are in the navy. You know the value of this place. As long as we strangle this canal, we can dominate the two oceans in the future. In addition, setting up a naval base in Suez Port can completely strangle Wu Sangui's trade channel. If there is no business, there will be no money, so what can he use to fight with us?"

Li Xiu looked at Li Hu again and had to say that Li Hu's suggestion was very attractive.

As a navy, Li Xiu still knew a lot about the current trade. Industrial products from the Ming Dynasty departed from the Ming Dynasty and were unloaded at the Singapore Port through the South China Sea. Then, maritime merchants from various countries transported them to the Middle East from the Singapore Port and landed in the Middle East. After being transported by land, , then disembarked from the Mediterranean, and then trafficked along the Mediterranean to various parts of Europe.

The reason why the Ming Dynasty merchants did not leave Xinjiapo was to protect the Ming Dynasty merchants. After many years of cleansing by the Ming Navy, there were basically no pirates in the South China Sea. But going out from Xinjiapo, various types of pirates emerged in endlessly.

There are Persian pirates, Arab pirates, and even pirates who come from far away Europe to make a fortune. Not to mention, official pirates like Wu Sangui's navy. It can be said that after leaving Singapore, the vast Indian Ocean is full of dangers.

Maritime merchants from various countries had to turn to Wu Sangui and beg him to send a fleet to escort. However, every time, Wu Sangui would charge a lot of escort fees. This is also one of the sources of Wu Sangui's military expenses!

However, during this period, Wu Sangui's fleet suffered heavy losses. There were only a handful of warships that could go to sea, and trade in the Indian Ocean was currently in danger.

Some ships began to venture across the ocean, bypassing Black Africa and then heading to Europe along the Atlantic side of the west coast of Africa. Although there were few pirates on this route, the sea conditions were complex and required large ships and experienced navigators to navigate.

The canal Li Hu mentioned could connect the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean. In fact, he had heard his elder brother Li Xiao talk about this route, but Li Xiu didn't take it seriously at that time. Now that he heard Li Hu talk about it, Li Xiu couldn't help but narrow his eyes. Open your eyes and re-examine the land in front of you.

"Huzi! The benefits you mentioned are great, and the plan is also very good. But there is only one thing you may not have noticed. How much manpower, material and financial resources are needed for the four-hundred-mile canal. And this place is far away from my Ming Dynasty, even if you stand firm. We will give you

When you transport supplies, you also need to pass through Wu Sangui's territory. Huzi, this is not a simple matter.

Brother is right, you can bite off more than you can chew. The population of our Ming Dynasty is not enough to occupy so many places. Maybe ten or twenty years later, when today's children grow up, we can take advantage of this area.

.Otherwise, even if the canal is opened, it will be very difficult for us to occupy it because it is too far away from Daming.

Be obedient and go back with your second brother. You have run out of ammunition and food here, and there is no point in staying any longer." The greed in his heart only arose for a moment, and Li Xiu pressed it hard.

The current problem of the Ming Dynasty is that there is no one. I heard from my elder brother that this time the Uighurs rebelled in Guanzhong, and the population of Guanzhong was once again declining. Even the Ming Dynasty could not fill it, let alone come to the distant Middle East.

Li Hu reluctantly took a look at the land where he fought. There were charred craters everywhere. There were corpses with broken limbs everywhere! This place was like a meat grinder, crushing tens of thousands of Arabs.

He killed more than 200 brothers of Li Hu!

Judging from the results of the battle, Li Hu should be proud. But now Li Hu feels very embarrassed! So many people died in the fight with the Arabs holding flintlock guns. Sun Zhijie, Cao Bianjiao and those people will live if they know about it.

Laughing to death.

Hao Dayong licked his lips, but still held back his words. He knew that he was not in the position to interrupt at this time.

"Okay!" Li Hu breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling full of unwillingness.

Li Xiu also breathed a sigh of relief. It was really not easy to get this stubborn donkey to let go. It can be seen that Li Hu is really at the end of his rope here.

"I will come back." Unexpectedly, Li Hu added viciously. Li Xiu couldn't help but shake his head!

"I can't let these bastards go like this. They killed more than 200 of our brothers. I can't just leave. I need some blood from those chiefs." What Li Hu said next made Li Xiu stunned.

.Looking at the corpses scattered all over the place, it seems that the Arabs were the ones who suffered the loss. Why did it become Li Hu who suffered the loss?

"Hao Dayong! Send someone to tell the Arabs to send over two thousand young people between the ages of twenty and twenty-five. Half men and women! If they dare to kill the messenger, or if they don't do it before sunset tomorrow,

Send them over. I will personally go to their tribe to catch them!" Li Hu looked at the ships that followed Li Xiu and estimated that taking away two thousand people was the limit.

Li Xiu felt relieved and thought it would be a good deal to blackmail these people before leaving. If you blackmail them, you can't bring them down. This matter is a three-pronged deal.

"Uh...! Lord Tiger!" Hao Dayong was a little embarrassed. The last messenger was directly cut into pieces by the irritable Sultan. Now, no one dares to send messages to the Arab camp.
Chapter completed!