Chapter 3694
After the Haihan fleet entered the Strait of Hormuz, it separated from the Portuguese ship serving as navigation. The ship returned to Hormuz Island to report to Rui, while the fleet sailed to its destination on the south side of the strait.
More than a month after leaving Khasab, the Haihan fleet returned to this small place again.
Compared with the last time I visited here, Khasab has not changed at all. It is still a small fishing village isolated from the world, and the Arab people live their original lives step by step.
But what makes Qian Tiandun uneasy is that Li Yuande and Dong Shangyi have not yet returned to Khasab, and the local people know nothing about what happened after they went to Shihu City.
Qian Tiandun could only order the fleet to be temporarily stationed here and wait for the mission to return from Xihu City before making any plans.
Three days later, just when Qian Tiandun was about to lose his patience, the mission finally returned to Khasab.
Li Yuande, Dong Shangyi and his party had been in the desert for more than a month, and they all had tanned a lot, but they seemed to be in good spirits, not the withered complexion and chapped skin that Qian Tiandun had imagined.
"My lord, I am honored to have fulfilled my duty in this trip! We have persuaded Abdullah, the chief of the Shihu tribe, to hand over the area within 20 miles of the Khasab fishing port to our country for operation."
After Li Yuande met Qian Tiandun, he took the initiative to report on the results of the trip.
Qian Tiandun was also very happy when he heard the good news, so he asked the two of them to talk about the specific situation in detail.
Although the results of this visit to Xihu City were good, the negotiation process with the other party was not smooth. Chief Abdullah of Shihu was not very interested in the cooperation plan they proposed at first, and was unwilling to introduce foreign forces to his territory. What's more, Haihan's request was to stay there permanently and transform Khasab from a fishing port. As a trading port, it also needs to control local management and operation rights.
Although Li and Dong emphasized that the development process would not drive out the locals, but would also provide them with better job opportunities than fishing at sea, and admitted that Khasab belonged to the Shihu tribe, this was the first time the two parties had contacted each other. There was no mutual trust at all. Abdullah was dubious about their promise and believed that it was not worth the risk of handing Khasab into their hands.
The subsequent negotiations were basically a process in which the Haihan side gradually increased the price to persuade the Xihu tribe to accept the conditions.
The authority Qian Tiandun gave Li and Dong before departure was to persuade the other party to cooperate as much as possible without using force. He believed that even if some more economic benefits were given to the Xihu tribe, it would be far more cost-effective than launching a military operation to rob them.
If something can be done with money, then there is no need to take tough measures.
Li Yuande and Dong Shangyi both agreed with Qian Tiandun's attitude. They also believed that cooperation with the Xihu tribe could be promoted through transactions. The temporary failure to reach an agreement was simply because the cooperation conditions were not suitable enough.
As long as the price is in place, they believe that Abdullah will be able to relent. After all, Abdullah does not reject Haihan, and even likes various products from Haihan, but he is just not willing to accept Haihan's move to settle in Khasab.
After discussion, Li and Dong decided that the conditions for cooperation should be based on the development prospects of the Xihu tribe, rather than just providing personal benefits to the tribal chief.
They then proposed new conditions to Abdullah. Haihan would provide support to the Shihu tribe from many directions, including economic and military, and would help the Shihu tribe become the most powerful tribal force in the eastern Arabian Peninsula. It is not a problem that the Hu tribe wants to establish a country. This trick worked as expected. Abdullah was indeed moved when he heard that the Shihu tribe could be established as a nation in the future. However, he still did not dare to rely on Haihan's help. If Haihan failed to help, he would be risking the survival of the Xihu tribe.
Li and Dong then arranged for Haihan soldiers to accompany Abdullah to demonstrate their combat capabilities.
Some people in the Xihu tribe have seen European muskets and artillery, but the weapons equipped by Haihan are obviously more powerful. They can not only fire bullets continuously, but also have a longer range and higher accuracy.
Judging from the demonstration, the escort mission alone is enough to fight against a thousand-man cold weapon force.
In the past thousands of years, the strongest force here was the traditional Arab cavalry. However, in the face of these advanced weapons, the only way out for the cavalry was to use their good mobility to stay outside their range. Once within the shooting range, no matter how strong the warrior is, no matter how fast the horse is, they will only become a living target under the muzzle of the gun.
No man would turn a blind eye to powerful force, and Abdullah was no exception. After he witnessed the force value of the Haihan army with his own eyes, he believed that the Haihan envoy was not bragging, and that the Xihu tribe was really expected to have the most powerful ally in history.
Li and Dong also took advantage of the situation and continued to pour ecstasy on Abdullah, saying that if the Xihu tribe succeeds in establishing a country in the future, then Chief Abdullah will become the founding monarch praised by future generations. This is far better than being an unknown person in Xihu City. Small nobles are much more valuable.
The cooperation between the Xihu tribe and the Haihan Kingdom on the Khasab development project will be the starting point for these bright prospects.
Abdullah couldn't stand the eloquent persuasion of these two people, and finally made up his mind to seize this rare opportunity to develop and expand the Xihu tribe.
So in the end, after many rounds of bargaining, the two parties finally reached a preliminary intention to cooperate.
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Haihan recognized the sovereignty of the Xihu tribe over the Khasab area. The Xihu tribe designated a 20-mile radius of the Khasab fishing port as a special development zone, allowing Haihan to build ports, business stores, military camps, roads, and Other necessary facilities and the subsequent operation of related facilities will also be handed over to Haihan.
The Xihu tribe will receive 20% of the operating income from the special development zone, which will be settled annually.
The Arab aborigines living locally will be coordinated by the Xihu tribe to free up the land needed by Haihan for construction. The relocation costs incurred during this period will also be financed by Haihan.
Haihan will provide jobs for local aborigines. In the early stage, they will mainly be construction site positions during project construction. In the later stage, after the port is completed, local people will be arranged to work in the port area.
Haihan will set up a comprehensive college in Khasab to train professionals in the fields of military, commerce, infrastructure and other fields for the Xihu tribe, and assist the Xihu tribe in forming an armed force of 1,000 people.
Haihan will provide military protection to the Xihu tribe. If the Xihu tribe is invaded by a foreign enemy, Haihan is obliged to send troops to repel the enemy. When the time comes, Haihan will assist the Xihu tribe in establishing a nation.
The Shihu tribe will become Haihan's most important trading partner in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula and can obtain regional exclusive rights for a number of Haihan products. Haihan will help the Xihu tribe establish sea routes to the eastern world and set up diplomatic and commercial institutions in Haihan country.