Two Arab boats they hired carried some building materials and craftsmen down the Nile. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Those craftsmen who worked hard in the Cairo area to build commercial stations were not afraid of the heat------ and they were respected in Cairo by virtue of their skills and unique construction methods, because they were "wandering craftsmen", not slaves, and they had a frightening monthly wage, which can be seen in the goods they bought.

They were especially respected by the small merchants who opened shops in the Cairo area.

The reeds on both sides of the Nile are similar to those flowing in the Eight Rivers, but papyrus can often be seen; Others are tamarix, palms, figs and so on.

There are far more boats on the river here than in the Badao River, but the trees on both sides of them do not have the atmosphere of flowing trees!

As their boat approached Alexandria, they were startled by a boxy building on the edge of the river in the distance, a huge palace!

The returning merchant smirked, "That's the Lighthouse of Alexandria!" When I was a child, I heard that it used to be four floors, and if it was calculated according to the size of the Great Song Dynasty, it would be more than forty zhang high, but unfortunately, it has been shocked by three layers for more than a thousand years------"

This thing is more than 40 zhang high, and it was built more than 1,000 years ago?!

The two couldn't help but take out their monoculars to look, and saw that on the boxy palace wall, there were rows of small windows------ how many houses should there be------

The Hui merchant said proudly: "This pedestal is 20 zhang high according to the size of the Great Song Dynasty, and there are about 300 large houses in it, which can allow tens of thousands of believers to pray together------

Converted into a mosque? It's better to change it to a merchant station------ of course, they can't say it.

Wang Zheng asked suspiciously: "If it is really more than forty zhang high, even if it has been shocked for more than a thousand years, there should be clues to be checked!" ”

The merchant spread his hands and said: "Only Allah knows!" I heard that a million catties of bronze ------ were used."

Xiao Er smiled and said, "Is a million catties of bronze a lot?" It's just a hundred thousand dollars! ”

They got off the boat and saw that the city wall in the distance was about three feet high------ which was quite majestic.

They poured into Alexandria with the crowd from the great stone gates.

The flow of people in the city is shoulder to shoulder, coming and going, endlessly, and the popularity is quite strong.

But the streets of their city were only paved with stones, and they were bumpy and uneven, and only one street was like this------ the rest of the place was full of dirt roads, and there was garbage everywhere, and from time to time they smelled of rot, and sometimes the smell of human sweat made people sick.

The crowd is a bit chaotic, and here you don't always have to go left like Liuqiu, and people don't often collide.

The merchant said helplessly, "It's better to be clean here." Be careful, there are a lot of thieves. ”

Wang Zheng and Xiao Er wrapped their flowing silk robes------ after arriving in Cairo, they had to change into Arabic robes, otherwise they would have to die of heat!

Little Er's eyes were sharp, and he saw a stone pillar in the southwest of Alexandria City, shaped like a sailing ship's mast, and asked what it was.

The returning merchant didn't answer, but suddenly roared at Xiao Er's back, and when Xiao Er looked back, a few children retracted their hands and ran away in all directions!

The merchant shook his head from side to side and said, "Be careful, there are thieves everywhere------ it's the Savari Pillar, two and a half feet high!" Want to check it out?! ”

Wang Zheng said impatiently: "A broken stone pillar, what is there to see? Go find the trading station where you want to take the test! ”

Due to the time, they can only buy a ready-made house and renovate it, of course, the place is larger.

The Hui merchant was very familiar with the city, and it was definitely a good idea to find a suitable place.

On both sides of the street were awnings of all kinds, and on shelves lay sacks of burlap containing spices of various colors.

Those who look at the goods, those who ask for the price, those who bargain, all kinds of people, all kinds of language tones, are very noisy.

In the past few years, they have heard more than 100 languages, and they know how big the world is, and there are people who make any kind of tone.

This could be a place that specializes in spices.

The air is filled with an inexplicable smell of fragrance, spicy smell and stench, which is even more unpleasant!

But the people on both the buyer and the seller seem to be enjoying it, all of them are excited------ spices are always the bestsellers of this time and space, and happily, they also saw the chili noodles.

It's similar to the Cairo Spice Market, but it's a little smaller.

The two of them thought as they walked, Badao River would definitely become the best place in the world, but the population was not as large as them at the moment!

Finally, a corner was turned, and the street was quieter.

This is a slave market, but there don't seem to be many customers buying slaves.

In fact, the largest slave market in Egypt was in Cairo.

As mentioned earlier, the Arab slave trade was very prosperous, and prisoners of war were the main source of slaves, but there were also those who were sold by the government for crimes.

Slaves were an important means for the royal family and nobles to show off their wealth in this era, which of course led to the prosperity of the slave trade, and countless black, yellow, and white slaves were auctioned off in the bazaar, and the highest bidder was available------ of course, the most popular was the versatile and good-looking female slave.

But now, when I glanced at it, the men standing on the shelves were naked and upper-bodyed.

At this time, no matter how the slave traders sold, it seemed that few people stopped to watch, and of course no one asked the price.

This class of slaves is not very good------

Wang Zheng and Xiao Er were not interested in the slaves at all, because after they had chosen the place to be converted into a trading station, they immediately asked the craftsmen to start building it, and they would set off for Madagascar to do their work.

However, the name of that place was only called by Zhang Guoan Island, and even the returning businessmen who are now their guides don't know where it is!

But Xiao Er was very clever, and he spread the word that there were many cows on that island, and there were many big birds taller than two----- and then someone said that kind of place, but he called that place another name.

Hehe, it doesn't matter if the name is different, Zhang Island Master will never be wrong!

In fact, the owner of Zhang Island had already instructed them to follow the coast and go all the way south, but it was more guaranteed to find a guide.

When they lowered their heads and passed by the row of slave booths, Xiao Er inadvertently felt a gaze cast on him.

He turned his head to look and saw a sturdy young slave looking at him------ his eyes were full of begging, but his curly hair and whole face showed an unruly look------ to be honest, this was not a good slave, and even if he really wanted to, he would not buy him.

However, Xiao Er stopped.

Does he know me?

How can I not remember------

The slave dealer who was constantly selling slaves next to him, a sturdy middle-aged man, was overjoyed when he saw this, and hurriedly came over and enthusiastically pulled Xiao Er's arm to introduce him. (To be continued.) )