In fact, he had considered using force to seize what he wanted, including suggestions from his ministers to do so.
But after much deliberation, he suppressed such thoughts.
As an enlightened ruler.
He truly did not want to offend a kingdom capable of building such magnificent ships, even if this kingdom might be very distant from Ghana, caution was still necessary.
Of course, this was secondary.
The most crucial reason was the tales told by the Islamic missionaries he believed in, explaining the extraordinary nature of the Gu Clan.
This completely made him take it seriously.
And for him,
If a problem could be solved with gold, then it was not a problem.
However, Gu Zi merely glanced over the tempting gold calmly, then turned his eyes back to the king, cupping his hands once more, his tone gentle yet unusually firm: "Your Majesty's generous gift, this humble envoy acknowledges."
