"We come from a distant place and it is difficult to return to our hometown for a while. Please sell us a small piece of land, even if it is just a piece of land with cowhide, so that my friends and I can have a place to live."

The birth of Carthage began with this cowhide, and the clever princess cut the cowhide into thin strips and wrapped a place that was enough for all people to stay in peace.

This is Carthage, "meaning new city".

Although this story was used as a symbol of cunning "Western colonists" in the 20th century, it was used again and again in the Americas, Asia, and Africa as evidence that "Western colonists" defrauded "good natives".

But in fact, all this began with Carthage. Perhaps Carthage had long been destroyed by Rome, and even their existence only existed in history books. However, this "cowhide" affected the entire Europe and even the entire world.

In the early days of European countries' colonial expansion, force was never the first choice, and "a place with a big cowhide" was their first choice. A great and magnificent cause often began with an extremely ordinary beginning. The Age of Discovery began with several small boats, and the colonial expansion of European countries began with several inconspicuous trading posts.

And what about the Celestial Kingdom of the Ming Dynasty?

In the residence of Sultan Gorconda, several officials in Ming-style robes were waiting respectfully. The scorching sun was burning them, and the buzzing flies were even more upset, but they all looked awe-inspiring.

"Mr. Hu, will Sudan agree to our conditions?"

Faced with the question from his subordinates, Hu Tianqiu just groaned and didn't say anything.

As a pedestrian in the pedestrian department, he was ordered to leave Nanjing a month ago and sent to various countries in India. His mission was to reach a trade agreement with Gorconda, Bijapur, Messor, Malaba, Koromand, and of course, the most powerful Mughal Empire among the Indian countries. On the surface, it seemed to be for business, but in fact it was for the coastal trading post, and Gorconda was the first stop of this trip.

In order to sign the agreement, in addition to exquisite porcelain and silk, there is also a giant glass mirror that is five feet wide, which is worth ten thousand gold!

Now, all these gifts have been sent, and we are waiting for the summoning of the Sultan.

"The barbarians are indeed barbarians. There is a principle that they will be polite before seeing guests."

The attendant on the side said angrily.

They were officials of the Ming Dynasty. When did they get so coldly treated? But here... they don’t care about the Celestial Empire or the Celestial Empire at all.

"We must be patient. The last time we came to the Ming Dynasty, we were still Yongle. Then this place was still the territory of the Guli Kingdom. We haven't been here for hundreds of years. Take your time and don't worry."

After saying that, Hu Tianqiu closed his eyes again. He was born into a student in the Imperial College and knew very well that as long as this matter was completed, there would definitely be a record of Hu Tianqiu, the historical books of Xuancheng. Although it was not as good as Dingyuan at work, his achievements in expanding land for thousands of miles will definitely be written into the historical books.

I hope you have a good start!

When Hu Tianqiu was talking to himself in his heart, in the palace, an eunuch wrapped in a scarf walked respectfully to the big bed in the hall. The spacious palace was covered with tigers, leopards and antelope skins. He walked forward carefully with barefoots and holding a silver tray carved with various patterns in his hand. The silver tray was a set of tea sets specially customized by the Sultan a few years ago in Daming. The gold teapot in the tray exuded a refreshing fragrance of tea, and the tea leaves were made by Wuyi tea, which was famous for.

The eunuch came to the big bed, and through the silk gauze curtain, the eunuch seemed to have not seen anyone naked on the bed, put the tray on the head of the bed, then leaned over and said softly:

"Sultan, your tea is ready."

The sleeping man stretched and sat up. Another eunuch stepped forward quickly and hurriedly put on an embroidered silk dress on him.

At almost noon, Gorconda Sultan Nemir started a new day.

While the maids were serving the washing, the eunuch reported that

"Dignity Sultan, the gifts sent by the envoy of the Ming Kingdom have been brought in. Should I check it now or?"

"No need to see it, it's just some gifts!"

Nemir Sultan stretched.

In fact, he was not interested in the gifts sent by the envoy of the Ming Dynasty. In his palace, there were all kinds of treasures. What kind of treasures were there that he had never seen before?

Although he did not care about the gifts from Ming Kingdom, Sultan Nemir was very concerned about the arrival of the envoys from Ming Kingdom.

"Do you know what the Ming people want to get?"

"Like the Dutch, they hope to get a few pieces of land in remote places by the sea, build a few trading stations, and trade here."

The eunuch general manager Basang, who was raising his waist, reported truthfully. His tone was not worth mentioning, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

Of course, I didn't know that Basan also received a gift. In addition to the exquisite porcelain, there was also a glass mirror, which might not be as good as the one given to the Sultan, but that thing... was worth it.

"Oh? That's the request, Basan, do you think they will help us fight the Mughal threat?"

For the past few decades, Gorconda has been facing threats from the north. The Mughal Empire has been eyeing the south. They have occupied Bangladesh and many other places and have invaded Gorconda many times.

For Nemir, he would rather get an ally that could help him fight against the Mughal Empire, at least friends.

"The noble Sultans, they said they could provide us with good performance artillery and muskets to fight threats from the north, and I think that when they are full of interests here, they will naturally fight with us for the sake of the threat from the Mughal Empire."

Basan said softly.

After pondering for a moment, Nemir said.

"Then see him!"

Almost an hour later, in the magnificent palace, Hu Tianqiu met the Sultan. He did not have much greetings, only direct questions and answers. After the simple questions and answers, Nemir said.

"Guests from afar, what do you want to get from me when you come here?"

"The noble Sultan, we came here from afar to transport porcelain, cloth, iron and other goods here. What we desire is only a little benefit. What we hope is just a piece of land that allows our merchants to rest. The place does not need much. Just let the goods be stored and the guests from afar have a place to settle down. Of course, we are willing to pay a rent to the Sultan..."

Hu Tianqiu replied respectfully, his attitude was extremely humble, and he did not have the so-called "Superior Kingdom of the Heavenly Kingdom" at all, but only humility.

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In fact, this is just following the local customs.

Although they are arrogant and "the officials of the Heavenly Kingdom," they know very well that now is just the beginning. For them, the most important thing is to achieve their goals and get a long way to get off.

Of course, Nemir would not refuse such humble requests. Of course, as a noble Sultan, he would not waste his time on such "small things". After agreeing to the Ming people's request, the specific matters were discussed by Hu Tianqiu, the Prime Minister and others.

A few days later, Hu Tianqiu signed the "Ming Dynasty and Gorconda Friendship Trade Treaty" on behalf of the Ming Dynasty and Gorconda. In addition to the commercial agreement, there is another content in the treaty. The Ming Dynasty obtained three small pieces of land along the coast of Gorconda. The rent for each piece of land was discussed separately, one of which was the "Asan" occupied by France nearly a hundred years later in history.

Now, this is just a small island in the Godavari River Delta, and there are only a small seaside fishing village on the barren island.

Half a month later, when Hu Tianqiu and his group came here on a boat, looking at the coast covered with reeds and weeds, there was only pride left on his face.

A few hours later, a boundary stone engraved with the "Three Years of the Realm of Qiansheng in the Ming New City" was buried at the end of an island dozens of miles deep inland under the witness of native officials.

Staring at the boundary stone, Hu Tianqiu said silently.
Chapter completed!