"It seems that there are still some internal problems to be solved before I can launch a full-scale attack on Anxi......"

This is what Lu Ren is thinking at the moment. Again, Lu Ren actually wants to set up a "branch" on the Arab side, so Ma Chao's proposal is very much in line with Lu Ren's wishes, but at this time, he has to beat Ma Chao well.

It's just that Ma Chao's proposal came a little suddenly, Lu Ren didn't have any psychological preparation in his heart, and he didn't know how to beat Ma Chao for a while, so Lu Ren used the usual "drag" trick, and told Ma Chao to let himself think about it first, and then give Ma Chao a reply.

Ma Chao has no objection to Lu Ren's current "consideration", because he knows that this kind of matter of territory cannot be solved with a few words, this is a big deal, so anyone who has a little brain and is more shrewd will not easily agree. And what Lu Ren is talking about now is considering it, not refusing, so with Ma Chao's understanding of Lu Ren all along, this at least shows that there is hope, and the next thing is to see if the work he does can satisfy Lu Ren, and then get the "reward" that Ma Chao wants from Lu Ren.

With their own thoughts, Lu Ren and Ma Chao said goodbye. When Ma Chao and his party gradually went away, Diao Chan returned to Lu Ren's side and asked, "What is this Ma Mengqi's request?" It makes your look so solemn. ”

Lu Ren looked at the figure that was already too small to be seen in the divine wilderness, shook his head and smiled, "What else can happen?" He's just asking me for territory. ”

Minchan was stunned: "Want territory?" Didn't you give him that piece of land in Nepal? The annual mineral income of that area is very high! ”

Lu Ren squatted down again, grabbed a handful of yellow sand on the ground again, and then watched the handful of yellow sand slowly slip from his fingers: "After all, this Ma Mengqi is a person who grew up in the cool wilderness, so he has a natural attachment to the wilderness plains, and there are many mountains and hills in Nepal, which is not very to his liking!" ”

Minchan has been following Lu Ren's side for a long time, so her reaction to some things is also quite fast, and at this time, she also pointed to the wilderness in front of her in surprise and said, "You mean, Ma Mengqi wants this Arabian wilderness?" ”

Lu Ren nodded: "Well, he has taken a fancy to this wilderness land that has some similarities with Liangzhou." To be honest, it doesn't matter to him in this area, but one must not be now, and the other is that I have to beat him up so that he doesn't have some messy thoughts, which is not what I want to see. Xiu, is there any way to probe Ma Mengqi's tone? ”

Minchan thought about it and responded: "You have to give me some time, after all, I just followed you here." But it won't take too long, because some of my subordinates have some connections with Ma Mengqi, so I'll be quick to inquire a little. ”

Lu Ren said: "There's no need to be in a hurry, after all, I still have to take some time here on the south bank to gain a firm foothold." Also, remember, don't go overboard, because it's okay for me to give him back to this area, and I even hope that he can build a faction here that is close to me, so that it will be good for everyone. So the main thing to listen to is ......"

Minchan waved her hand to interrupt Lu Ren's words: "Needless to say, I understand what you mean, just leave it to me." ”

When Lu Ren heard this, he smiled at Minchan, and continued to play with the yellow sand while looking at this wilderness, he secretly said in his heart: "It would be great if this area could be taken down by our Huaxia people, and then become a supply station for the 'blood' (referring to oil) in Huaxia's industrial development." But can this thing really go so smoothly? And I'm not here for this matter...... Alas! Am I not thinking about the lack of strategic goals? Or is it to use Wan'er's things to do some things by the way? ”

He shook his head slowly, not thinking about it for the time being......

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In fact, it was not difficult to really want to knock Ma Chao, Lu Ren was just a little caught off guard by Ma Chao's sudden request, and it was not easy to reply. And after a few days, after Minchan helped Lu Ren inquire about some of Ma Chao's situation, Lu Ren had a rough idea in his heart.

is still the same sentence, Lu Ren also hopes to create a pro-own power group in this future "industrial blood area", Ma Chao took the initiative to say that he wanted to stay here, which is actually very suitable. But Lu Ren must beat Ma Chao and control Ma Chao, lest Ma Chao make trouble for Lu Ren when he is full.

At this time, according to the news that Minchan inquired about, Lu Ren could confirm that Ma Chao wanted to stay in the Arab region as the "general manager of the commercial agency branch" that Lu Ren stayed in the Arab region, that is to say, Ma Chao knew very well that if he wanted to make a splash in the Arab region in the future, he would be inseparable from Lu Ren's support for Ma Chao in politics, economy, commerce, science and technology and many other aspects, so he would naturally take the initiative to move closer to Lu Ren.

And since Ma Chao has such a dominant idea, then Lu Ren's beating of Ma Chao will become very simple, and he will make some corresponding warnings to Ma Chao in those things...... Well, it can also be said to be a warning, so it's basically about the same. However, at this time, there is another thing to pay attention to, that is, if Ma Chao stays, he must cooperate with those local snakes, that is, the Arab forces.

In Lu Ren's reflection, the Arabs of this era are not so easy to get along with. Don't look at them yet, but because of this, the Arabs of this era are particularly fierce and aggressive, and then after three or four hundred years, the Arabs began to expand in an all-round way, and their power was at its maximum...... This is a bit difficult to say, you must know that there are 22 countries or regions in the Arab world referred to by later generations, and its scope is not ordinarily large.

Don't talk about these too much, anyway, Lu Ren knows that these local snakes are really not easy to mess with, and if Ma Chao stays here and establishes a territory, no matter what, there will be some meaning of occupying the territory that belongs to them in the hearts of the Arabs, if this is not handled properly, it is likely to lead to conflicts between his own power groups and Arab power groups in the future. So after Lu Ren beat Ma Chao, he had to deal with Ma Chao's problem of getting territory from the Arabs. Lu Ren also laughed at this, saying that this is tantamount to beating a child who is not good at studying, but he still has to worry about the child's studies.

Didn't Ma Chao say that the leaders of the Arab forces also wanted to meet Lu Ren? Lu Ren decided to take advantage of this opportunity to deal with this matter, at least to probe the Arabs before deciding what to do next.

The day came quickly, and a total of more than thirty leaders of Arab power groups came to Muscat to meet Lu Ren, and Lu Ren was also slightly taken aback when he heard this number. But when I think about it, I am also relieved, because the Arabs of this period, or the Arabs in the Arabian wilderness, were still mostly nomadic in terms of lifestyle, and the ethnic groups were mainly based on clan relations, in other words, they had not yet reached a unified idea in some political sense. And such a situation is conducive to Lu Ren's current situation of building a piece of territory in the Arab region.

Therefore, after several days of feasts and related talks and temptations, Lu Ren reached an agreement with the Arab power groups, that is, Lu Ren paid money to buy the Muscat region from the Arabs, and the money and the negotiated property that Lu Ren took out could not be paid off at one time, so it was paid in installments, and then the payment for each installment was discussed by the thirty or so Arab power groups themselves, and Lu Ren did not interfere.

In addition, in addition to the key Muscat, there is also a easternmost sur, Lu Ren said that the sur will not be purchased, but can cooperate with the Arab power group to build a trade area in the sur, as for which Arab group to develop the sour, lu ren will not interfere either. In other words, Lu Ren is to make a transit station in Sur, and I don't care how you Arabs fight in Sur, but no matter how you fight, just don't make trouble to my Lu Ren's transit station.

The leaders of more than 30 Arab power groups had no objection to what Lu Ren had raised. In fact, Muscat or Sur, because their geographical location is on the coast of the southern shore of the Persian Gulf, these two regions were basically under the control of the Sabbatical sphere of influence during this period, or before Lu Ren arrived, and the hands of the Arabs at this time could not reach these two lands.

Therefore, Lu Ren's proposal at this time to buy Muscat and establish a trade transit station at Sur was almost equivalent to letting them take advantage of it for nothing for the Arabs of this period, because these two pieces of land were not in their hands! Because of this, there is a lot of generosity and rest, but it gives them the taste of their own benefits. Therefore, the leaders of these 30 or so Arab power blocs all expressed their approval of this proposal.

Seeing such a situation, Lu Ren was also secretly relieved in his heart, and said in his heart that it was fortunate that there was still a historical limitation of the people at that time that could be taken advantage of. To put it bluntly, the Arabs at this time did not have much knowledge and could not realize how much impact Lu Renlai's hand would have on the future, and at the same time, they did not realize the true value of the land of Muscat and Suhr. If these people really had this knowledge, Lu Ren would not have taken down these two very important pieces of land so easily.

In addition to this, the Arabs were also unaware of a more insidious intention hidden by Lu Ren beneath this hand. What did Lu Ren say? Buy the money in Muscat, you thirty or so Arab power groups will discuss the division by yourself, and I, Lu Ren, will not mix it, and it is not easy to mix it.

Sounds reasonable, doesn't it? But in reality? Dividing money, whether ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, is often the most prone to contradictions and disputes. To put it bluntly, Lu Ren is actually quietly and quietly playing a hand to sow discord with the people of these Arab power groups.

If these Arab power groups can share the money with each other peacefully, then everyone will be fine, and it will have no impact on Lu Ren; But if these people fight because of "uneven distribution of spoils...... Then hehe! When you are almost done fighting and the internal friction is almost over, Lu Ren or Ma Chao will stand up and be a peacemaker again, isn't it quite wrong?

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It will take some time for Lu Ren to deal with these messy things on the south bank, not to mention that Lu Ren originally intended to delay a little time at this time, so although these things cannot be said to be done slowly, they are really not fast.

As soon as Lu Ren did this, Kasili and Hassan on the other side of the north shore were secretly relieved, because what they needed most now was to buy time to settle the Sassanid family, and then the unlucky Sassanid family was screaming that they couldn't bear it.

Lu Ren slowed down on the south bank, could Kass Eli be idle? Isn't that a hurry to launch wave after wave of attacks against the Sassanids? And due to a series of factors, the strength of the Sassanid family at this time is somewhat unstable, and in the face of those attacks launched by Kasili, they are basically retreating, and the several important places in the Parsis region under their control have been lost at this time.

The Sassanid family knew that it would not be possible to continue like this, and with their current situation, one of the key points was that Lu Ren could break the garrison of Hassan Keyin on the north shore, and then make it difficult for Kass Eli to take care of it.

It's just that the current Sassanid family has the strength to do this? He was all in the Parsis area, and was so suppressed by Kasili, that he couldn't even lift his head.

However, the solution is always thought up by people, and there will always be many more solutions to the problem than the problem encountered. Although the current Sassanid family is not strong enough on the surface, they still have some very shady methods in secret, and this method is also common in ancient and modern China and abroad, that is: assassination!

That's right, it's the assassination, that is, the assassin who sent the Dead Assassin to assassinate the resting general Hassan Keyin on the north shore. Hassan was the backbone of the North Shore Rest Defenders at this time, and if something happened to this guy, the North Shore Rest Defenders would have to be in large-scale chaos, at least until Kasy Ily assigned a new successor. And as soon as the garrison on the north bank fell into chaos, wouldn't it create an opportunity for Lu Ren on the south bank to break through the defense on the north bank?

The Sassanid family, who had already fallen into the current unfavorable situation, basically did not dare to do anything, and besides, they did not lack dead assassins on hand, so they immediately sent these dead assassins to the northern shore of the Strait of Hormuz to assassinate Hassan in search of opportunities......