Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1743 You need to know how much you weigh

Just when Kansu II was in high spirits, when the Egyptian government and opposition were clamoring to take back the other half of Egypt's ownership.

The city of Erzincan on the border between the Ottoman Empire and Namyun Province of Ming Dynasty.

Selim I's confidant minister Yenicheri, who just took office not long ago, is holding a shrouded ceremony to welcome Du Siqi, chief envoy of Nanyun Province of the Ming Empire.

The Ottoman Empire has always been committed to maintaining a friendly relationship with the Ming Empire. Of course, this is because the Ottoman Empire was scared by the Ming Empire.

Selim I's father, Bayezid II, did not have the courage to fight against the Ming Empire even when he died, and he has been silently maintaining the friendly relationship between the Ming Empire.

Although the strength and vitality of the Ottoman Empire have been restored to a certain extent over the years, relying on plundering slaves from Europe to make a lot of profits, not only easily repays the war reparations to the Ming Empire, but also continues to expand its military power. Expanding westward, the Europeans who fought had to form a European coalition, which organized the Ottoman Empire to continue westward expansion.

But it also greatly expanded the territory of the Ottoman Empire on the European side, incorporating large areas of land such as the Balkan Peninsula and Hungary into its own territory.

And it has been working hard to restore its own sea power, and has a strong influence in the eastern Mediterranean.

But in the east, the Ming Empire has always been the most feared enemy of the Ottoman Empire. Anyone dares to provoke it, but they are afraid of going to war with the Ming Empire again.

Last year, the old Bayezid II finally left, and Selim I relied on seizing power, and has been consolidating his position and power during this period of time.

Therefore, in the Middle East, the wars with the Persians and the Egyptians were very weak, and they were repeatedly defeated, so that now the Middle East is almost completely occupied by the Persians and Egyptians.

Now, the situation has gradually stabilized, and Selim I's power and status have been consolidated. The Ottoman emperor, who has been hailed as the 'conqueror' throughout history, is also preparing to start a series of external expansion plans.

Of course, because he had personally experienced many wars, Selim I clearly saw the important role played by new firearms in wars.

On the one hand, they pay great attention to and develop firearms, produce and build them by themselves, and on the other hand, they purchase arms and weapons from the Ming Empire.

It’s just that the Ming Empire has always been guarding against the Ottoman Empire. They are less willing to sell weapons to the Ottoman Empire, and more are sold to the Persian Empire, Egypt, Spain, etc.

This also caused the Ottoman Empire to suffer a lot on the battlefield in the Middle East. The army composed of powerful new firearms is very lethal. In many cases, there are only a few thin rows of shooting echelons, but your cavalry is don't go.

As for the cannons of the Ming Empire, they are even more powerful and powerful.

The Ottoman Empire has always expressed its willingness to purchase arms and weapons from the Ming Empire. This time, it finally got a response. The chief envoy of the Nanyun Province of the Ming Empire came to Erzincan City and the Ottoman Empire to discuss arms. The arms sale thing.

After two days of negotiations.

Du Siqi represented the Ming Empire, and Yeniceri represented the Ottoman Empire. The two parties signed a contract for the sale of arms and weapons with a total price of 2000 million taels of silver.

The Ming Empire sold 150 Daming Miyun Type 10 rear-loading flintlock muskets to the Ottoman Empire, sold 10 Daming Miyun cannons, and sold [-] traditional sailing warships to the Ottoman Empire, and another [-] A set of traditional swords and weapons, military uniforms, military boots and other materials.

For this arms sale, the Ottoman Empire paid 1000 million taels of silver in cash, and the other 1000 million taels of goods were in the form of loans and paid in installments. The total repayment was made in 10 years, with an annual repayment of 200 million taels. silver.

This is an arms sales plan, and both parties are happy.

The Ming Empire has received another huge order, and the military industry can live a very prosperous life. In addition, the First Bank of the Ming Dynasty has also obtained a loan, which can obtain a good loan income.

Of course, the most important thing is that the Ming Empire can use the hands of the Ottoman Empire to severely repair Egypt and let them know why the flowers are red.

For the Ottoman Empire, this is also a good deal.

Selim itself needs a lot of arms and weapons to strengthen his army and further consolidate his power and status. Of course, the most important thing is to have the strength to expand abroad. The Middle East must be brought back. The Persians are sworn enemies. It must be beaten severely, and it is best to be able to destroy it.

The Egyptians are also drifting, and now they are not obedient. It is best to be wiped out and snatch the Egyptian canal.

In addition, it is necessary to go to Europe to continue to rob slaves, otherwise it will be difficult to pay off the debt owed to the Ming people. Only by continuing to plunder the slaves can the debt owed by the Ming people be paid off quickly.

In short, the ambition of Selim I needs powerful arms to support it.

After the contract between the two parties was signed and the Ottoman Empire paid the 1000 million taels of silver, the Ming Empire immediately shipped the arms, weapons and materials in the contract to the Ottoman Empire from Nanyun Province.

This once made the people of the Ottoman Empire feel unbelievable, and the speed of the people of Ming Dynasty was too fast. Of course, they would not know that these arms and weapons were all things that had been eliminated by Ming Dynasty, and they were all transported to Nanyun Province, ready to go everywhere. disposed of.

The Ottoman Empire, which got the arms and weapons, obviously would not let it rust in the warehouse, and immediately began to mobilize the army to the Asian Peninsula, preparing to fight Persia and Egypt again.

On the other side, the Hong Kong Governor's Mansion.

Tang Yin also kindly summoned Andre, the Spanish envoy in Hong Kong, and conveyed to him the decision that the Ming Empire would continue to support Spain and would continue to provide loans to Spain to purchase arms, weapons and warships.

Spain, who heard the news, was so happy that he almost jumped up.

They have fought bloody battles with the French on land for several years, and now they are holding on with one breath, and they are almost unable to hold on anymore. The Ming Empire is finally willing to continue to help Spain.

And this time, the amount of loan provided by the Ming people is larger than before, and the arms and weapons sold are also more advanced. The key is that after the contract is signed, the Ming people will immediately give the arms, weapons and warships needed by the Spaniards. It was shipped over, without the slightest procrastination in the past.

This surprised the Spaniards, and at the same time, they immediately and quickly relied on these arms and weapons to re-arm the new army and fleet.

Originally, the Egyptians could not compete with the Egyptians in North Africa. Now that there are more warships and more cannons, they are attacking the Egyptians again, continuing to rob Alexandria, and at the same time starting to rob more colonies.

Time flies, and a few months have passed.

In the Egyptian palace, Kansu II was no longer as complacent as he was a few months ago, nor was he as proud as he was a few months ago. Now he is as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

Not long ago, in the two river basins of the Middle East, the coalition forces of Egypt and Persia were severely pitted by the Ottoman Empire. After a great battle, Egypt and Persia suffered heavy losses.

The elite army armed with the most elite [-] Ming Ming weapons and tens of thousands of Arab cavalry in the hands of Kansu II were all buried in this battle.

The Ottoman Empire concentrated 300 Musketeers, [-] elite Sipasi cavalry, and more than [-] various artillery pieces, and launched a powerful attack on Egypt and Persia in the two river basins of the Middle East. Gritting his teeth, he suffered heavy losses, and a large amount of land in Mesopotamia returned to the hands of the Ottoman Empire.

In addition to the disastrous defeat in the two river basins of the Middle East and the almost annihilation of the elite army, on the North African side, the Spanish fleet once again visited the ports in Egypt's North African region frequently, and fought a big battle with the Egyptian navy.

The navy that was formed with great difficulty suffered a heavy blow and suffered heavy losses before it even had time to go for a stroll in the ocean. Only a few warships were left huddled in the port of the Nile River, and they never dared to go out and fight with them. The Spaniards fought a war, and several colonies in North Africa were once again occupied by the Spaniards.

At the same time, in the middle reaches of the Nile, the kingdom of Chu of the Ming Dynasty was in trouble again. The army suppressed the border, successively broke through the new cities built by Egypt in the middle reaches of the Nile, and cut off Egypt's expansion route to the hinterland of Africa.

Thinking of these things, Kansu II was very anxious.

Originally, he thought he was very powerful, and the ambitious ones were planning the next expansion plan. Who knew that in just a few months, the elite army in their hands was wiped out, the navy was severely damaged, and major problems frequently occurred in multiple lines.

Even these ministers who flattered themselves before now seem to have different intentions.

"Has the envoy of the Ming Dynasty come yet?"

Kansu II looked outside the main hall, and today he summoned Sun Ke, the ambassador of the Ming Empire in Egypt, but after waiting for several hours, Sun Ke still did not come.

If this was his subject, Kansu II would have pulled him out and hacked it hundreds of times, but this is a minister of the Ming Empire, even if he didn't come, Kansu II would have nothing to do with him, let alone, Now Kansu II still wants to claim Daming's side.

Continue to give yourself some loans to buy arms and weapons to form a new type of pure firearms army, otherwise, you will not be able to win the Ottoman Empire.

Once the army of the Ottoman Empire is sent to attack Egypt, it may come directly to its own capital.

"Your Majesty, Ambassador Sun was about to leave, but suddenly said that his stomach hurts and he needs to go to the latrine."

The minister in charge of inviting Sun Ke also quickly stood up and replied.

"Tummy ache again?"

"Oh!"

When Kansu II heard this, he immediately became angry. He grabbed things and started smashing them. This Sun Ke, who had invited him for a few hours, couldn't speak at first, and then he had to wash his face and brush his teeth, and he had to take a bath, and said He wanted to eat, but now he complained of a stomachache, dawdled, and made excuses, and waited for him for several hours, but there was still no one.

"Please again~"

After venting, Kansu II still had to calm down and ordered people to continue to invite Sun Ke.

On the other side, at the ambassador's residence less than five miles away from the Egyptian Royal Palace, Sun Ke was leisurely reading a newspaper.

"I'm in a hurry~"

"I don't even look at how many catties I have, now I know it's urgent, so take it easy."

(End of this chapter)