Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

Soon, a small boat was released from the Taizong, and then quickly headed towards the coast.

In less than half an hour, the small boat quickly returned to the vicinity of Ocean Star.

The sailors used ropes to pull the seafood purchased by the soldiers and two Arabs with white cloths on their heads onto the ship.

Fang Zhong immediately led the prince's guards up to search the two men.

The two Arabs, one old and one young, also knew that they were about to meet a big shot, so they did not dare to resist the soldiers' body searches.

After Fang Zhong searched his body and found no weapons, he took the two of them to see Lin Yi.

At this time, Lin Yi had arrived at the reception room on the middle floor of the cruise ship.

After all, there were three princesses in his room. It would be inconvenient to let two strangers go to the room like this. In order to show his basic respect for the two of them, Lin Yi chose a more formal occasion.

Fang Zhong led the two of them to the living room and nodded to Lin Yi, indicating that they were not a threat.

Lin Yi then greeted the two of them and motioned for them to sit down and talk.

Looking at the magnificent room, the old and the young were still a little at a loss as to whether they should sit down or not.

Seeing the two people's restraint, Lin Yi didn't laugh at them. In fact, Lin Yi understands the Arabs of this era relatively well.

They are similar to the previous Daxia in many places. They are also oppressed by foreigners, the country is broken, and the leaders do not take them seriously.

Finally, the two sat down at Lin Yi's request.

"What do you want to drink?" Lin Yi looked at the two of them with a kind face and asked softly.

The translator on the side immediately translated Lin Yi's words to the two of them simultaneously.

The two people were still a little reserved and only had two glasses of water.

When Lin Yi heard the other party's request, he just looked at the maid next to him, and the maid immediately poured a glass of water for the two of them.

The two of them took the water that was handed to them with expressions of gratitude on their faces.

"I haven't asked you for your names yet." Lin Yi asked, looking at the slightly more relaxed old man.

"My lord, my name is a bit long, so you can just call me servant Durer. This is my grandson Mohammed." The old man looked at Lin Yi and bowed to answer.

Lin Yi nodded. He also felt that the names of these Arabs were very long, and the longer the better.

Lin Yi couldn't remember such a name and thought it was too troublesome, so it would be nice to just call him Pu Du Le.

"Okay, Mr. Pudule, my people should have told you our identities, right?" Lin Yi looked at Pudule and asked.

Pudu Le nodded, knowing that the big man in front of him was the prince of a powerful empire in the east.

The old servant Dürer never thought that he would see a prince one day.

He is just the chief of a nearby small tribe, and the identity gap between the two parties is too big.

"Okay, Mr. Pudule, this is my first time here. Can you introduce me to the situation here?" Lin Yi looked at Pudule and continued to ask.

When the old servant Durer heard Lin Yi's words, he didn't hesitate and began to introduce Lin Yi to the current situation in the Arabian Peninsula.

The old servant Durer knew that even if he didn't say anything, the Taoist man in front of him could still know the situation here from other places.

Anyway, these places are not secret and there is no wealth.

If there is really wealth, those John people will not abandon this place.

With the introduction of his old servant Du Le, Lin Yi also had a certain understanding of the current situation in the Arabian Peninsula.

Although there are colonies from the John Empire throughout the Arabian Peninsula, they are limited to the southernmost tip of the peninsula, which later became part of Yemen and Oman.

Maybe it's because this place is too poor, and there is only desert here, so these people from John's country are not interested in this place.

Based on the character of those John Kingdoms, when they occupy an area, they must either be rich in resources or have people who can collect taxes.

But these two points are not available on the peninsula. Besides endless desert, there is still only desert.

Coupled with the First World War, the strength of John's empire declined, and it could no longer occupy land at will like before.

Now the John Empire can only selectively retain important colonies, which has led to a sharp reduction in the importance of the Arabian Peninsula.

In the end, the expansion of John's empire only stopped near Yemen and Oman, and even the territory of later generations of Yemen and Oman was not completely occupied.

As the nominal owner of the peninsula, the Ottoman Empire had no way to control the Arabian Peninsula.

Don't think that the Ottoman Empire believed in YSL, and the Arabs did the same, but in fact they were not the same nation, and there was even a certain amount of hatred between them.

Therefore, the Ottoman attitude towards the Arabs has always been repressive.

But now, the Ottomans have also withdrawn troops from other regions of the empire due to the European War, and their control over various regions within the empire has been drastically reduced.

Lin Yi even knew that if the original history was to be followed, the Ottomans would disintegrate directly after the end of World War I due to lack of control over the internal areas of the empire.

Although Osman is not the defeated party this time, the actual situation is almost the same. All it takes is a gentle push from behind, and Osman may make the same mistake again in the next second.

Lin Yi began to think in his mind about who would replace Osman as the strongest country in this area.

Lin Yi vaguely remembered that Saudi Arabia was the strongest country in the region. As of now, Saudi Arabia has not yet been established.

You must know that in the original history, the Saudi dynasty was established in 1932, and now, the most powerful country in the entire Arabian Peninsula is also Saudi Arabia's predecessor, the Kingdom of Najd.

Lin Yi was now considering the possibility of Daxia supporting the Najd Kingdom.

First of all, due to the special reasons here, it is almost impossible for the empire to directly control this place.

First of all, the Johns would not agree, and the local ethnic groups here are somewhat difficult to deal with. Lin Yi felt that it was best not to invest too much of the empire's power into this bottomless pit.

The best way is to support a pro-Daxia country, tie it to the imperial chariot, and then indirectly control this place through this pro-Daxia country.

In this way, the John Empire's resistance to Daxia's intervention here can be reduced, and the hostility of the local people towards the empire can be reduced.

Generally speaking, it is better to control the Middle East through a third party than to directly intervene in Middle East affairs.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi already made a decision in his heart. He looked at the old servant Dürer and said slowly: "Mr. Servant Dürer, I personally sympathize with your situation."

"After all, like Daxia, you both have a tragic past."

"Now that Daxia has become stronger and stronger, as the most powerful country in Asia, I think it is necessary for Daxia to lead the Asian people to build an Asia that belongs to Asians."

"So, I want to meet the people from the Kingdom of Najd. I wonder if Mr. Servant Dule can help me contact them?"