Lu Ning and his team set sail again, and Lu Ning and his fleet sailed towards the Strait of Malacca. On the way, Lu Ning continued to learn Romanian language from Mi Tian and Darwin, and felt that time passed so quickly. More than 20 days later, Lu Ning and his team arrived at Bintan Island in the Strait of Malacca. Lu Ning and his fleet moored on the dock and sent people to the tribe who managed Bintan Island to coordinate. Lu Ning wanted to visit the leader of the tribe.

On the pier of Bintan Island, Lu Ning said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, please observe in detail whether this place is a throat place. This place is very narrow. As long as a powerful navy is arranged here, all ships leading to it will be controlled. This place is the only way for our Han Dynasty to lead to Rome, Persia and other places in the West. Of course, if they want to invade our Han Dynasty's territory, they must pass through this strait. This is an extremely important strategic location."

After hearing Lu Ning's words, Guo Jia observed around for a moment and said, "My lord is right. This place is indeed a very important geographical location. If you control this place, it will not only be beneficial to the safety of our Han people, but also be very beneficial to the ocean-going trade of our Han people. Once others do not allow us to pass from now on, it will jamm our necks."

Lu Ning glanced at Guo Jia and said, "Fengxiao, I want to rent this place first, and then completely conquer it when I have the ability, and build a large wharf here to turn it into our naval base and completely control the Strait of Malacca. This is the first line of defense for our Han territory in the future."

Guo Jia was shocked after hearing this, and looked up at Lu Ning before saying, "The lord is really jumping in thinking about problems. Even the concept of the defense system is super ordinary. Others only want to defend on land, but the lord really wants to defend on the sea surface, which really benefits me a lot. But then again, if I can really rent this place, it is also a good choice. I am afraid that the owners here will not want to. After all, they should also know the importance of this place."

After hearing this, Lu Ning laughed loudly, thought for a while and said, "Fengxiao, I am going to rent this place at any cost. If it doesn't work, then the first target of my conquest after returning to this trip is here. This is too important. Once we control this place, the Roman soldiers of Nadishi will have to go home. Otherwise, he will be attacked by our army and eliminate them. This place is a bit far from Rome. The Roman army cannot send a large number of soldiers here. They have no way to deal with our army, so they can only compromise."

After hearing this, Guo Jia laughed and said to Lu Ning: "Lord, the Roman army cannot take our army, but the Persian army is not very far from here. Didn't you say that the army of Rest is also very powerful? Once our army controls this place, will they not have any ideas and let our army take over?"

After hearing this, Lu Ning smiled and said, "Fengxiao, you are not very clear. As far as I know, the Persian army is not capable of fighting across the sea. They are all fighting for hegemony on land and expanding on land, and there is no plan to expand across the sea. But Rome is different. Rome has been expanding across the sea for so many years. Therefore, Persia cannot pose a threat to our great man for the time being. Of course, with the passage of time, the development of the times and the advancement of science and technology, sooner or later, Persia will also have the ability to expand across the sea. This is also a need for its own security, an inevitable trend for social development and human progress."

Guo Jia nodded while listening, then thought: "Lord, even if we rent this place now, we have no one to manage it here, and there are no extra soldiers left to stay and guard it. What should we do?"

After hearing this, Lu Ning said, "We just need to rent it out first, prepare the lease documents, and sign the legal documents. With the legal documents in hand, our army can send soldiers to garrison at any time and send people to manage it at any time. At that time, will the landlords of Tabintan Island dare not abide by it? If he really dares to breach the contract, I will have a lot of reasons to attack him and completely take over the Bintan Island. Isn't that better?"

After hearing this, Guo Jia looked solemn and saluted Lu Ning and said, "My lord is far-sighted and thoughtful, and I admire him deeply. According to the lord, then it is actually an excuse for us to open up a new Maritime Silk Road this time. The real purpose is to choose the layout for the future safety of our Han people."

After hearing this, Lu Ning shook his head and said, "When Fengxiao said it is not completely right, he only said it right, and inspected important checkpoints. Geographic location is only one of the purposes of our trip, but not the main purpose; opening up the Maritime Silk Road is indeed one of the purposes of our trip, not an excuse. If we open up a new route, it will be very beneficial to our future ocean trade. It will bring more wealth to our Han people and make our nation richer. The most important purpose of this trip is to buy large batches of capable craftsmen from Rome, Persia and other countries, as well as various books and materials from these countries."

After hearing this, Guo Jia shook his head and said, "Lord, I still haven't understood how you want to operate it? We are not in Rome, but we just went to a place in Persia. How could we get craftsmen and books in a flash?"

After hearing this, Lu Ning laughed, looked at Guo Jia, patted his arm with his hand and said, "You will know then. It's hard to explain it clearly to you now, so just wait patiently."

Lu Ning and Guo Jia were chatting on the deck. Dian Wei came over to Lu Ning and the others and said, "Lord, Mi Tian is back, he has brought a local native."

After Mi Tian saw Lu Ning and the others rushing to the cabin, he immediately introduced him to Lu Ning and the others. Of course, he could only say that Lu Ning was a businessman, how could he be an official? After listening to Mi Tian's introduction, he knew that this thin and dark native man was named A Guang, and he was the nephew of Ju Gu, the leader of the tribe on Bintan Island. Mi Tian used to lead merchant ships here and became friends with A Guang. Now Mi Tian asked A Guang to discuss with his uncle to see if he could meet Lu Ning and the others. Of course, A Guang was very hard at helping Lu Ning and the others for the sake of a few pieces of silk, and Ju Gu, the leader of the tribe, also agreed to meet Lu Ning and the others, so Mi Tian brought him with him.

Lu Ning said to Zhou Tai: "Youping, the Lord has given it to you here. Don't have any problems. Let the brothers cheer up, open their eyes a little, and increase their vigilance. This is far away from home, there is no support, and there is no room for maneuver. Be careful that you can sail the ten thousand-year-old ship."

After hearing this, Zhou Tai said, "Don't worry, lord, I will be on duty and on the formation myself."

Lu Ning, Guo Jia, Dian Wei, Wei Yan, Mi Tian and some of the "Night Eye" guards followed A Guang to visit the leader of Najugu. The guards brought three silk products and a set of good ceramic tea sets. The leader of Jugu touched the smooth and soft silk products with his hands, and then took the ceramic tea set in his hand and started playing with it. He was so happy that Lu Ning probably would have laughed out loud.
Chapter completed!