The entire Wangxiang Port was immersed in celebration.
Xia Yuqing even sent an envoy to "report the good news" to the King of Ceylon, saying that he had completely defeated the regicide and had avenged the king's murder of his father.
The young King of Ceylon was not happy. In the past few years, the Han forces continued to expand southward, and the Royal City of Ceylon was only seventy miles away from the border between the two sides. Now that the Han forces have destroyed the regicide, will they directly go south in the future?
Attack the royal city?
While the king sent people to congratulate Xia Yuqing, he selected a few of his treasures and sent envoys on merchant ships to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.
The second-generation officials also returned to the port, wandering around and asking about anecdotes from various countries.
At this moment, a Seljuk fleet sailed into the port, and some kind of goods carried on the ship caused a sensation.
More than six hundred female slaves!
I heard that the skin color of the female slaves was very white, far inferior to that of the women from Ceylon Island. The Han people in Wangxiang Port went to inspect the goods one after another. Even the Han people from as far away as their own manor also came day and night after hearing the news.
The second-generation officials also ran to watch the fun and found that they were all women of foreign races.
Taking the translator and running to inquire, the Seljuk merchant said: "These are Armenian women. Because they believe in paganism, they are willing to be lackeys for the Frankish barbarians (Crusader). After the great hero Zangi conquered Edessa, he killed
They wiped out all the pagan men in the city and sold all the pagan women in the city as slaves. At that time, tens of thousands of people were killed, and there were also tens of thousands of slave women. These were just a handful of people who were resold."
Lu You asked curiously: "Where did the Frankish barbarians (Crusaders) come from?"
A Seljuk merchant said: "They come across the Mediterranean Sea in a seemingly endless stream, like ants that are innumerable."
With that said, the Seljuk merchant began to introduce the Crusaders.
Fan Chengda was surprised and said: "Your Excellency, you mean that those Frankish barbarians traveled thousands of miles to invade foreign countries just to believe in religion?"
"Yes, those Franks are crazy," said the Seljuk merchant. "They are very barbaric and not a civilized people. Sometimes because of food shortage, they even rely on cannibalism to survive, so many scholars call them cannibals.
."
Seljuk merchants not only brought female slaves, but also brought a lot of important information.
Since Yelu Dashi defeated Sanjar, the Seljuq imperial system was on the verge of collapse.
The vassal states of Kokinin, Gur, Sind, and Makran completely broke away from the Seljuks and became independent. This meant that the Seljuks lost their suzerainty over the entire Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan.
Although Zanji, who was defeating the Crusader countries, was still nominally the governor of the Seljuk Empire, he had completely cut off all contact with Sanjar.
Zanji first captured Baalbek, the forward fortress of Damascus, and rewarded the city to his general Ayyubid (Saladin's father). Last year Zanji regained Edessa, and he destroyed one of the four Crusader countries.
, and thus launched a comprehensive counterattack against the Crusaders.
These Armenian female slaves were the pagans captured by Zangi when he destroyed the county of Edessa.
Moreover, they were all virgins and were resold at different levels. When they were sold to Ceylon, the prices were quite high.
Xia Yuqing paid for all the hundreds of female slaves. He made a lot of money from Hong Kong taxes here. Even if he didn't have enough cash, he could use Ceylon gems to offset the price.
Just when he won a great victory, he bought a female slave so that he could reward the meritorious soldiers.
Xia Yuqing even selected six good-looking ones as gifts to the second-generation officials.
Bai Shihou and Li Zuqia accepted the offer without even thinking about it, while the other four accepted the offer after a slight refusal. They felt that accepting it on their own was better than being a concubine for those big-headed soldiers.
That night, Lu You wrote in his notes: "To the west of the sky, there is a sea between continents. To the west of this sea is the Frankish barbarian country. Its king is also the leader of the church, and often drives the people to expeditions to other countries in the sky. The Franks are ignorant and good at war.
, went forward one after another, brave and unafraid of death. When the military supplies were cut off, they continued to use human flesh, and the people in the world called them cannibals. My friend Fan Zhineng (Fan Chengda) joked that Frank may be the Rakshasa Kingdom recorded in the Buddhist scriptures."
After writing the notes, Lu You looked at his new maid.
The figure is well developed, and he may be seventeen or eighteen years old, or fifteen or sixteen years old. He has fair skin, a high nose and deep eyes, brown pupils and black hair. He is curled up and shivering.
"You...can't understand Chinese, right?" Lu You didn't know what to say.
The female slave was still crouched and huddled, not to mention communicating, she didn't even dare to look up.
Lu You thought for a moment: "You go take a bath first. I don't have women's clothes with me. I will buy you one tomorrow."
The slave girl still curled up with her head buried in her head.
Lu You had no choice but to call his followers and force the maid to take a bath.
Although the slave girl was scared, she did not struggle and seemed to have resigned herself to her fate. After taking a bath and changing into manly clothes, the slave girl was brought back by her attendants and lay on the bed obediently.
Lu You was startled when he saw this, and then he was relieved.
He didn't bother to explain anything, after all, he couldn't understand the language.
For a descendant of an official, this kind of thing was nothing. Lu You turned on the lamp and walked to the bed.
Lu You is already engaged, and his fiancée is from the Tang family in Kuaiji (a wealthy family in the same hometown). His fiancée has the same surname as his mother but is from a different ethnic group, so they are not cousins.
In addition, Lu You's aunt is Qian Chen's wife, and Qian Chen is Ju Ming's old friend.
In the former Song Dynasty, Qian Chen took Ju Ming to visit Wazi to listen to music, and even almost got into a fight because of jealousy.
In addition, Zhu Ming once rented Lu You's father's house, Lu You is definitely among the top second generation officials in the Ming Dynasty!
When he woke up the next day, Lu You said to the Armenian maid: "I don't know what your name is. You and I met in Ceylon. This is the ancient Lion Buddha country. From now on, I will call you Jialuo. This is the Buddhist mantra. You can recite it."
Let’s pray for blessings and eliminate disasters, so that we won’t have to wander around again in the future.”
The maid was still a little scared and didn't know what Lu You was talking about.
Lu You pointed at the maid: "You...Jialuo."
After saying it several times in a row, the maid finally understood, pointed at herself and said: "Gaara?"
"Yes, your name is Jia Luo." Lu You smiled.
Jialuo went out with Lu You, and several second-generation officials tacitly understood each other and took the newly hired maid to buy clothes.
There are a lot of cloths of various colors sold here, but it is hard to find ready-made clothing stores.
The main reason is that the composition of the population is too complex, with people from all ethnic groups having different clothes. It is difficult to open a ready-made clothing store to cater to customers of all ethnic groups. We might as well just buy fabrics and let tailors or women make them themselves.
In the end, Xia Yuqing came to the rescue and sent someone to deliver some brand new sets of Han women's clothing.
Jia Luo is very happy, she has new clothes to wear, and her master is also very kind, and he has not beaten or scolded her so far.
All the men in her family were killed by Zanji soldiers, and the women in her family were also sold to various places.
In the past six months or so, because she was beautiful and a virgin, she was first sold to Baghdad. Then she was resold twice and then took a boat all the way to Ceylon.
There was no hardship in the whole process, because they were the best among the female slaves.
If you bump into each other, you won't be able to sell it at a good price.
Jialuo followed his master and his master's friends and quickly took a boat to the country on the other side of the strait.
The six maids became good friends with each other, and each of them had a new name. They often talked about their masters in private.
When they arrived in the Chola Kingdom, their hosts were warmly received, and officials even sent them to the royal city.
The master and his friends went to see the king, while six maids and other attendants stayed in a luxurious pavilion.
Li Zuqia's maid Ningxue said: "Do you know who the master is? What country does he come from? He can actually be received by the king."
"He must be a noble from a big country." Fan Chengda's maid Qingfen said.
"Maybe he's the prince of a foreign king." Another maid, Shasha, laughed, but it was Bai Shihou who gave him this bad name.
In fact, dubbing names is the mainstream for maids and geishas nowadays.
Bingbing, the maid at Qi Qi'an, said: "The Ming Dynasty."
"What Ming Dynasty?" Shasha asked.
Bingbing explained: "My master pointed to the direction of the rising sun and repeated Daming many times. I guess the master came from a great empire called Daming. Even the governor of Mantai Port (Wangxiang Port) (Xia Yuqing)
He is also very respectful to his master."
Qingfen said: "Do all people in the Ming Dynasty look like the master?"
Jialuo, who had been silent until now, suddenly said: "They are peach blossom stone people."
"Peach Blossom Stone?" None of the maids understood.
Jialuo said: "Where the peach blossom stone rises, there is a strange tree that can produce beautiful silk."
The Byzantines called China Taugast, and the Arabs called China Tamgadi, both of which have a pronunciation similar to Peach Blossom Stone.
Shasha asked: "How do you know this?"
Gallo lowered his head and whispered: "My father was the tax collector of the Count of Edessa. He often mentioned the Peach Blossom Stone. I heard that the Peach Blossom Stone was divided into three parts: upper, middle and lower. The Seljuk Sultan suffered a great defeat. I wonder if you heard this.
He said no. The king who defeated the Sultan was called Jurhan. He was driven away from the Taohuashi and unified the lower Taohuashi by force. Zanji, who killed our father and brothers and sold us, mother and sisters, was Ser.
Governor-General appointed by the Sultan."
Bingbing's mind began to run wildly: "The nobles who escaped from the Peach Blossom Stone became the king of the Peach Blossom Stone, and defeated the Seljuk Sultan. And the governor appointed by the Seljuk Sultan defeated the Count of Edessa. Then the Upper Peach Blossom Stone
How powerful should the stone be?"
Jialuo said: "My father once said that the king of Upper Peach Blossom Stone has annexed Middle Peach Blossom Stone. He also sent envoys and merchant ships to trade many exquisite goods. The king of Jerusalem obtained a sun mirror and claimed to be the sun of heaven.
King, that sunglass comes from the Peach Blossom Stone. Our master should come from the Peach Blossom Stone. That is the most powerful empire in the world. Its defeated generals, defeated generals, defeated generals, defeated the Egyptians who ruled us.
Count Dessa."
"It's really powerful!"
The maids were shocked and looked forward to the country they would live in in the future.
The destruction of the country and the family is already a thing of the past. We have to look forward to life. How can a few weak women still think about revenge?
In fact, this method of converting national power is very popular in West Asia and Europe.
One of the four Crusader countries was wiped out last year, and the news spread back to Europe, causing great panic.
And Zangi, who destroyed the county of Edessa, was just a governor of Seljuk.
The European kings and popes did not know that Zanji had been effectively independent for a long time. They heard about the defeat of the Seljuk Sultan and heard that there were religious believers in Yelu Dashi's army, so they firmly believed that Yelu Dashi was a patron saint.
Julhan was also translated as King John.
And because of the sunglasses of the King of Jerusalem, the fame has spread back to Europe, and the distant peach blossom stone has become famous again.
Now some European scholars speculate that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the King of the Upper and Middle Peach Blossom Stones, is most likely also a protective saint!
Yelu Dashi called him King John, but I wonder what kind of king they would call Ju Ming.
The Pope even planned to send an envoy to order the Ming Emperor to send troops to protect the religion.
It's a pity that the Pope's envoys can only reach Jerusalem at most. If they continue east, they will definitely die. The Egyptians, Seljuks and Arabs will intercept and kill the damn Frank barbarians.
