After successfully helping the ruler of the Kingdom of Guli ascend to the throne, the King of Guli officially became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.
In front of Zhu Yunwen, they were treated with the respect due to a ruler and his subject.
They were very polite to Zhu Yunwen, and the guy was very grateful.
Furthermore, he proactively approached Ma Sanbao to discuss various trade matters between the two countries.
They have a great longing for and interest in the things of the Ming Dynasty. They plan to use various jewels from the Kingdom of Guli to purchase what they need from the Ming Dynasty.
At this point, Zhu Yunwen also felt that he had done the right thing.
This gave the Ming Dynasty another wealthy vassal.
Unfortunately, this younger brother was quite backward in many ways, but he was never short of money. Moreover, these jewels were not even worth much in their eyes.
In this way, the Ming Dynasty will be able to easily exchange these jewels for other items, including not only jewels but also a lot of gold and silver.
Zhu Yunwen was well aware that gold would be the hard currency of the future, so he planned to have the people of the Ming Dynasty use various means to trade gold and silver from other countries to merchants in the Ming Dynasty.
Let the Ming Dynasty control more gold and silver.
Zhu Yunwen did not stay in the Kingdom of Calicut for long, only two days.
After leaving Calicut, they headed further west. This time, Ma Sanbao said there were several small countries along the way that didn't need to be visited.
Because they had already established trade relations with the Ming Dynasty, and because they held the Ming Dynasty in great awe, they had never opposed it, even though they were not a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, there's no need to stay in these places, since there's nothing to do there.
According to Ma Sanbao, if you continue towards the Arabian Gulf, you will reach a place called Adan.
The king here was once very unfriendly and hostile towards the Ming Dynasty's fleet.
When Ma Sanbao led his fleet through this area before, the king here repeatedly expressed that one day he would build a treasure ship to sail to the Ming Dynasty and let the Ming Dynasty see the power of Adan.
Then make the Ming Dynasty a vassal state of Adan.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen laughed and said to Ma Sanbao:
"Is the King of Adane truly so arrogant?"
Ma Sanbao was both amused and exasperated, and replied:
"They were more than just arrogant; they were utterly self-important. They once believed that Adan was the most powerful nation and had no belief that our Great Ming was as formidable as the legends suggested."
They even went so far as to insist that the Ming Dynasty was absolutely no match for Aden, and that Aden, if it so desired, could build a treasure ship within a certain timeframe and then rule the Ming Dynasty.”
Zhu Yunwen smiled disdainfully and said:
"They're either stupid, malicious, or blindly confident. So you mean, our trip to Aden is also to teach the King of Aden a lesson?"
Ma Sanbao nodded and said:
"I have this idea. After all, Adan has been too disrespectful to the Ming Dynasty, and we have never offended Adan. We have tried to establish trade relations with them before, but they have arrogantly refused. We have also suffered their contempt for no reason. I wonder if Your Highness thinks we should go and find them, and let them see the power of our Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Yunwen thought for a moment before speaking:
"It's definitely worth going, since it's very close to our destination in Arabia, and we'll be passing through it anyway. Why not make a stop in Adan?"
Ma Sanbao then said to Zhu Yunwen:
"So, Your Highness, will you prepare to teach the King of Adan a lesson when the time comes?"
Zhu Yunwen said:
"Since they don't understand the gap, then naturally we should make them understand the gap. This is not a bad thing, otherwise these Western countries will think that our Great Ming is all show and no substance, which is not a good thing."
Ma Sanbao also strongly agreed, stating that they would not stop in other countries they would pass through during the trip.
Therefore, this time the market will take a relatively long time and distance, and Adan is also quite far away.
During the voyage, Zhu Yunwen sometimes felt bored, even though there were many people on board.
But after a while, everyone will find it boring.
Zhao Qingzhu would occasionally play chess with Zhu Yuntong and then teach him martial arts.
And so life goes on, day after day.
About a week later, Ma Sanbao excitedly told Zhu Yunwen:
"We're almost approaching the coastal areas of Adane."
Zhu Yunwen also took a deep breath, stood on the deck, looked at the vast sea, and couldn't help but sigh:
"The vast universe is not so easy to conquer."
Zhao Qingzhu stood beside Zhu Yuntong and said to him:
"After arriving in Aden, will you then visit Arabia and then set off to return?"
Zhu Yunwen nodded and said:
"That's right. We've been out here for almost a month now, and it will take another month to get back. So, the round trip will take two months, which is quite a long voyage."
Zhao Qingzhu said:
"This is the first time I've ever traveled by boat to such a far place. It's been a wonderful experience in my life. I don't know if I'll ever have this opportunity again."
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said nothing more. Soon the fleet approached Adan and slowed down in the waters near Adan.
It slowly came to a stop on the coast of Adan.
This time, Zhu Yunwen disembarked without the consent of the local rulers. Led by Ma Sanbao, Zhu Yunwen and Zhao Qingzhu, along with several thousand soldiers, marched in a grand procession towards the capital of Adan.
The capital of Adan was not far from the sea, so it only took a short time to arrive.
Meanwhile, in the capital city of Adana, the king had received news that a fleet of ships had appeared on the coast outside the city, and many soldiers were heading this way.
Upon hearing this news, the king immediately became very nervous, because the appearance of a bunch of random soldiers was not a good thing.
If they are enemies, then they are very likely to bring disaster to the Kingdom of Adane.
So the king ordered his men to investigate immediately.
Soon the news came back, and the soldier who had been investigating told the king:
"Your Majesty, judging from the banners of that army, they seem to come from the distant East, from a country called the Great Ming."
They're the same group as the Ming envoys who came here last time, but this time they landed with their army without consulting us and headed straight for the capital.
The king's face darkened, and he said:
"Is it the Ming Dynasty? What do they mean? Are they going to attack our Adan Kingdom? Immediately order the mobilization of troops and have them assemble outside the capital. I want to see what the Ming Dynasty is up to."
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