Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

Amidst the sound of crashing waves.

Like a divine banner descending to earth, the Tang Dynasty's Star, Sun and Moon Flag finally arrived at Jeddah Port, the Tang Dynasty's concession port, amidst the eager anticipation of Su Fuyang and his companions.

Su Fuyang, his face beaming with excitement, hurried forward to personally greet Li Ke, the Prince of Han, as he disembarked from the ship.

"Your Highness, I thought something had happened to you on the way. Thank God, you've finally arrived! It's so good to see you safe and sound..."

The strange accent, but clearly a great effort, was used to speak Tang language clearly and accurately, which came from Su Fuyang's mouth.

Li Ke raised an eyebrow and smiled faintly.

"Our course is safe, and as long as the waves aren't too extreme, our fleet will be fine. The delay is only due to the relatively large size of this fleet..."

It's more than just big...

Behind Sufyan, the Jewish family patriarchs, including Pusmi, and some local Arab nobles stared blankly at the huge Tang Dynasty ships on the sea.

They strained to look out, only to be embarrassed to find that not only could they not count them, but they also could not make out exactly how many ships there were.

"Gulp... My God, is this the strength of the Tang Dynasty?"

Several of the newly joined members of the old Arab nobility were horrified and horrified upon witnessing this scene.

Li Ke stood with his hands on his hips, looking at Jeddah Port, which had undergone tremendous changes compared to a year ago and had transformed from a village into a large market town, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Governor Kulai, you all truly have outstanding work abilities."

Su Fuyang's tense face relaxed slightly, but he quickly offered flattery.

"This is all because when you left last time, you left behind some master craftsmen and officials from the Ministry of Rites of the Tang Dynasty. Without their help, we would never have been able to build this place into what it is today so quickly..."

Li Ke nodded.

"This time, many merchants from our Great Tang Dynasty will be setting up shops or building warehouses in Jeddah Port. They will also be accompanied by a group of officials who understand port management. Starting this year, trade and operations in Jeddah Port will begin to be formalized."

"The Pishi Army led by General Yelü will also serve as the garrison of Jeddah Port."

Here, Li Ke, as the Prince of Han of the Tang Dynasty, had absolute authority.

Although the words he spoke caused several Jewish patriarchs some concern about whether their family's interests would be harmed in the future, they, as outsiders, still had some self-awareness.

I don't dare bring it up at this time.

Everywhere you look, you can see Kunlun slaves working hard under the watchful eyes of their overseers.

Pusmi coughed twice.

"Your Highness, last time you said that the Tang Dynasty needed a large number of slaves... We specifically captured quite a few black... Kunlun slaves for this purpose."

"how many?"

"It's large, probably over forty thousand..."

When Li Ke arrived at Jeddah Port, the only large building besides the Governor's Mansion, under the enthusiastic guidance of Pusmi and others, he truly understood what his elder brother had told him.

Jews are a greedy people who would do anything for profit.

They have no moral compass and can make theft and robbery sound perfectly legitimate...

More than 40,000 Kunlun slaves were kept here by these people like livestock. However, these people knew that if these Kunlun slaves wanted to be transported to the Tang Dynasty, they would at least need to have a healthy and strong body.

Otherwise, goods that die on the way cannot be exchanged for money.

"Your Highness, these are all warriors from our tribe, captured from the land across the sea. Look at them, they are all very strong slaves..."

Hughes rubbed his hands together, trying to hide it, but the stench of vulgarity was impossible to conceal.

However, Li Ke immediately saw through the situation of these Kunlun slaves.

"They were all castrated, right?"

Hughes and the others were immediately embarrassed and stood there awkwardly.

"this......."

The Tang Dynasty was well aware of the extent of its labor shortage, and the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty was working tirelessly to have people clear land, raise livestock, and establish farms and ranches.

If Kunlun slaves capable of reproduction were sent to the Tang Dynasty, there's no guarantee that someone would raise them as livestock for breeding and then sell them.

For Jewish patriarchs like Pusmi and Hughes, what difference was there between this and killing them?

Seeing this, Su Fuyang prepared to explain on their behalf.

Then, surprisingly, Li Ke nodded in satisfaction.

“Good, I am very satisfied that you have this awareness... I was worried that you didn’t know that the Great Tang does not allow Kunlun slaves to breed within our Great Tang territory, and that trouble would come later. I will teach you this technique later.”

The feeling of going from hell to heaven left Pusmi and the other Jewish elders stunned for a moment, then they revealed expressions of ecstasy.

"Yes, yes, Your Highness, we have done business selling Kunlun slaves to the Tang Dynasty before, so we know the rules of the Tang Dynasty. You may not know this, but castrated Kunlun slaves are easier to tame and work more obediently... They are much more cost-effective than Harsha slaves who need to be disciplined at the drop of a hat."

"Your Highness, considering our inability to provide transportation, we only require 40 taels of silver per Kunlun slave!"

Pusmi and his group put forward their own price.

Li Ke neither confirmed nor denied it, but smiled and waved to an official from the Ministry of Rites behind him.

Pusmi recognized this man; he was the translator from the caravan that had accompanied the Guzang Li family on their first trip to the Tang Dynasty—the Arab Rawaha.

"I am currently the Recorder of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Court of State Ceremonial of the Ministry of Rites of the Great Tang Dynasty, and will also serve as the future Ambassador of the Great Tang Dynasty to the Arab world."

Pusmi: "......."

This damn piece of junk is climbing even faster than us?

Did this already constitute an official position in the Tang Dynasty?

And they even gave them the power to send troops to Jeddah.

After a brief moment of surprise, Pusmi and Sufyan exchanged pleasantries with smiles.

Then, Ravaha, who was prepared in advance, took out a stack of papers of different colors and sizes.

"Now, our Great Tang Dynasty issues Tang paper money, which is what you clan leaders see before you. One 'wen' in the past was equivalent to one 'tangfen'. One hundred 'wen' was equivalent to one 'tangyuan'. And this is the largest denomination of one hundred 'tangyuan'. It can be directly exchanged for ten 'guan' of cash, or equivalent silver or gold coins, at all banks in our Great Tang Dynasty..."

Pusmi and the others were dumbfounded, staring blankly at these things that felt different from the paper they remembered, yet were still paper.

"Your Highness, you...you mean...you're going to pay us with these banknotes?"

Pusmi meant to say "paper," but reason led him to instinctively say "paper money."

Li Ke nodded, a broad smile on his face.

"Don't worry, you can use these banknotes to exchange for the silver and gold coins you need at any bank in my Great Tang Dynasty. Of course, you can also trade with my Great Tang merchants and buy their goods."

"They will all accept it..."