The closer they are to the Port of Aden, the more Arab schooners there are on the sea. Compared with the Southern Song Dynasty, the Arabs are not weak in sailing. If we look at it from a commercial perspective alone, the Arabs are more comprehensive and more active. Their exploration scope has moved south to the north of Madagascar, East Asia and Japan, Europe, North Africa, and West Africa ports, and the caravans on land have formed a trade network covering almost half of the world.

But compared with Hong Tao's fleet, these Arab merchant ships are nothing but a big difference, both in terms of size and displacement. A salmon-class armed merchant ship can support the load capacity of three or four largest Arab schooners. If compared with the King of the Sea, those schooners are small sampans.

Seeing such a huge fleet entering the Gulf of Aden, many Arab schooners would approach and observe carefully, while some schooners were hiding away in the distance. From these actions, we can see their rough camp. Those Arab merchants who came over to see the new ones were not very familiar with the mouse flag, which means they didn't go to Kalamba Port. Those ships that hid far away should be people who were more familiar with the mouse flag and probably suffered losses. They should all come from the Red Sea, because the Arab fleets that went to Kalamba Port to make trouble were from there.

Hong Tao never came to Port Aden in his previous life. His reputation here is so bad. In modern history, it is simply synonymous with pirates. Not to mention that Hong Tao himself was driving a sailboat and did not dare to stop. Even the spy leader Levin came over from the Suez Canal with his fleet, and he did not dare to stay here for more. He had to send additional armed patrol personnel on the ship at night. However, in the Middle Ages, this sea area was not that scary. Although there were pirates, there was basically no need to worry about the large fleet. They were all single people rowing small wooden boats, and it would be nice to have a steel knife in their hands. Even if they came onto the ship, it would be useless.

"Send a warship and the King of the Sea to enter the port together. Except for the two cargo ships that are about to unload here, the other warships and cargo ships are berthed outside the port. I will take the Marine Corps away. Every day I send someone to notify the King of the Sea to send you a signal. As long as you don't contact each other for a day, don't keep this port. All of them are blown up. Also, don't be idle. I guess I won't come back for a day or two. You can send a ship here to explore the hydrological data and try not to conflict with local ships, but don't forget the mistakes made by Bo Jiao and Kong Pei before."

Before entering the port, Hong Tao called Mercy to his cabin. He took out his treasure box and entrusted it to Mercy, and then thought about everything afterwards. Then he took the King of the Sea and slowly entered the Port of Aden under the guidance of three local water diversion boats.

This port is naturally formed, with a hill protruding the coastline to the east and west, which was the Little Aden and Ayton of later generations. After drilling in from the waterway between them, turn right. It is a small bay, which is not inferior to the natural conditions of Mayi Port, and there is no problem with the mooring of hundreds of large ships.

However, in terms of construction capabilities, the Arabs were far inferior to the Jinhe Kingdom, especially after the use of cement, the building materials. Mayi Port began to take shape in less than two years. The Port of Aden has probably been built for hundreds of years, but it is still a simple small port. It is no problem to dock the Arab schooner, and the Sea Wolf-class can be made. Don’t think about the salmon-class and the King of the Sea. They can only be parked in deep waters. People and cargo have to be rebuilt on the shore little by little with small boats.

"Boss Wu! Your two ships of goods are here to unload goods. Don't just spend time selling goods. Getting along with the locals is a serious matter. You are not planning to come here. Understand other people's language and understand customs and habits to make them date for a long time. I tell you that there are many people here. For example, don't give wine, don't stare at women, or give gifts to women. You have to use your right hand to deliver gifts, hand things, and eat. I know so much. You can explore the rest slowly by yourself. Safety first. If you have trouble, send a signal to the warship immediately. Don't take your life seriously!" Before the official landing, Hong Tao called the owners of the two merchant ships to the deck of the King of the Sea, and held a short time with several officers from the Royal Marine Corps, mainly to literate them. In fact, Hong Tao himself had just heard Sayed. It's better to learn and sell now than not to talk.

"Your Majesty is wise... Don't worry, with my Wu family's ship, this business cannot be escaped! Even if I load a boat of stones, I have to sell them. I can't cheat people. I will have to let them talk about me if I come late next time! I know you don't like the rags on my boat, but if you go ashore, you will inevitably bring some small things to reward the locals. Otherwise, you can pick some silk and good tea from my boat to bring them with you?"

Boss Wu is an old man in the Straits Company. He was the first group to follow Hong Tao to voyage to Kabaran Port. Half of the whole family have become Jinhe nationality, and he has tied himself to Hong Tao's pirate ship and will never get off. In addition to being reliable, he is also a good dealer in business. His mouth is comparable to Hong Tao, his chubby and clean appearance is even more confusing.

"Okay, I've received your wishes. We are the emperor. We still need to prepare gifts when we get here? Wait and see. When I leave, I can't lift the sails without filling the boat. Can we do a loss-making business?" Boss Wu said this, and Hong Tao heard this, and he didn't have to take the heart to brag and beat cymbals. Hong Tao was even more evil. If he could, he would be more shameless.

"Hehe... that's it... Your Majesty, you're busy, I'll go to work first! Look, I've hired all the translators on my boat. If I don't make all their belts back, I'll take your surname!" Boss Wu saw those curious people on the dock, and his pupils were almost square. The stranger in the city, the easier it was to sell the goods and the higher the price. He had already understood this simple truth. Afraid? What else do merchants fear?

"Old slick! They don't wear trousers and belts, so I will pay you to death!" Alin is also a businessman, but he does not have his own big merchant ship. Seeing others making money every day, he is anxious. The statement that peers are enemies is correct at all.

"Hey, don't curse your own people like this! Don't worry, just fix the route and port here, and I'll ask Bo Jiao to promote you and collect taxes specifically in Kalamba Port. I'll take care of these guys every day, pay money from their pockets, and watch their father-like expressions when they paid the money, are you satisfied?" Hong Tao understood what Alin was thinking. Metini's younger brother is a petty and can't stand others' goodness, so it's most appropriate to let him serve as a tax collector.

"All praise belongs to Allah... and Your Majesty, hehehe..." After hearing Hong Tao's promise, Alin finally smiled on his gloomy face. Hong Tao said that he had gone to his heart. Since Matini became the governor of Cape Town, he knew that he had never been the governor in his life, and he was even more unlikely to go back to be a merchant. Among all these official positions, he liked to collect taxes from merchants the most.

"Old Sai, let's take the same boat. When you have time, tell me the etiquette here. Can I bring my own bowl without holding it with my hands?" Hong Tao did not intend to leave Sayed on the boat as a hostage. That would not be a timid problem, and it would not be in line with the demeanor of an emperor. With the protection of the 300 Marines under Langya, it should not be difficult to run from the white palace in the distance to the dock.

The colors of the clothes here are very monotonous. If you don’t need to look carefully, you must be men. Women are wearing big black robes and have to cover their heads with a black gauze scarf. Anyway, the skin on their bodies is not exposed at all, and their hands are not enough. The situation where a small gauze scarf covers half of the face like the movie is not allowed in this era. It is only in later generations that some Arab countries are more open.

Even if you can't make a hole in the headscarf, the more pious the Muslim woman is, the thicker the headscarf. If you see a woman wearing a black robe and a black turban walking on the street by a child, don't think she is blind and she is not blind, but you really can't see the road, because she is too pious and the headscarf is too thick, so you can only find a child to lead her. Moreover, Muslim women must go home before it gets dark, so they can't go out to wander around at night, and they can't wear a headscarf.

Although he was just a small governor of Aden, Bin Laden Emir had a great pomp. Camel soldiers lined up several rows on the left and cavalry lined up several rows on the right. Fortunately, there were no archers, otherwise Hong Tao would not dare to go ashore.

"Who is the Emil?" Hong Tao almost took out the telescope, but still didn't find a special one among a group of white-robed men. He liked this kind of clothing a little bit, it was not easy to assassinate. It was almost the same from a distance, and it was hard to tell who was who. In fact, the navy uniform designed by Hong Tao himself was the same. If he didn't look at the buttons carefully, the sailor and the captain were basically the same.

"The short man in the middle..." Said whispered to Hong Tao's answer.

"...I don't look like Uncle Laden at all, maybe I'm not on the same team, uncles and brothers..." Hong Tao finally found the Emil according to Sayed's instructions, and then was disappointed. No matter where this guy looked, he didn't look like the one in his later generations.
Chapter completed!