Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1889, The Terrified Ottoman Empire

In the royal palace of the Ottoman Empire in Istanbul, Sultan Selim I was looking at the world map, looking at the huge and vast territory of the Ming Empire.

"The whole of Asia, except our Ottoman Empire, the Persian Empire, and the Mesopotamia, is the land of the Ming people."

"The incomparably vast Taiping Mountains, their inland sea, the Golden Continent, and Australia all belong to the Ming people. The Ming people also have a large number of vassal states and colonies overseas."

"Why does our great Ottoman Empire have so little land?"

Selim I looked at the territory marked on the world map belonging to the Ming Empire, and then looked at the vassal states and colonies belonging to the Ming people. He also had to sigh that the Ming people had almost seized the land and resources of the world.

Now only Europe, the Middle East, West Africa, and North Africa are left that do not belong to the Ming people, and all other areas have been included in the territory of the Ming people.

"When will I be able to avenge my father?"

The huge Ming Empire casts a huge shadow over the heart of Selim I. For a long time, like countless people from the Ottoman Empire, he wanted to avenge his past shame, seek revenge from the Ming Empire, and make Erzin Zhancheng's humiliation was doubled and returned to the Daming people.

This was also the last wish of his father, Bayezid II. He had been brooding over this matter until his death, and he could never let it go.

The first battle of the year almost broke the bones given by the Ottoman Empire, and almost destroyed the country. In the end, it was a humiliating treaty in exchange for the Ming Empire's cessation of attack, which slowly defeated the East and West. The enemy, and relying on the white slaves who plundered Europe, gradually recovered.

But even though the current strength of the Ottoman Empire is much stronger than before, the Ottoman Empire has never dared to challenge the Ming Empire directly.

Bayezid II didn't dare to start a war against the Ming Empire until his death, and he didn't even dare to have any dissatisfaction or non-implementation of the humiliating Erzincan City Agreement.

The Ming Empire is really too powerful!
Powerful enough to make people feel hopeless.

Huge land, a population of hundreds of millions, treasury tax revenue of more than one billion taels of silver a year, the annual output of grain is so much that it can't be eaten up, and it is used on a large scale to make wine, raise livestock, and so on.

Daming's railways have been built to the black soil province, and Daming's roads extend in all directions, with cars and motorcycles running on the roads.

The Ming Empire has more than 100 million standing troops, which are completely out of production. What they do every day is training and training. The key is that they are equipped with the most advanced weapons and equipment in the world.

The Ming Empire also has a huge navy. Every piece of water in the world has a fleet of Ming people, such as the Black Sea Fleet, the Mediterranean Fleet, the Red Sea Fleet, the West African Fleet, the Atlantic Fleet, the Hong Kong Fleet, etc. Any fleet that comes out is enough to beat navies of other countries.

Such a Ming Empire, the whole world combined is no match for it.

Bayezid II knew this clearly, so even in his late period, when the Ottoman Empire became stronger, he never dared to go to war with Ming Dynasty, and even maintained a friendly relationship with Ming Empire. The Ming Empire bought a large amount of arms and weapons and won several important wars one after another.

Selim I was different. He was a war madman and invader. After consolidating his power and rule, he began to expand around the world. Several victories in succession also made him a little bit adrift.

But he still didn't dare to go to war with the Ming Empire directly. Instead, he was tentatively looking at the reaction of the Ming Empire. If the Ming Empire remained indifferent to the provocations of the Ottoman Empire, then he would intensify his efforts.

If the Great Ming Empire reacts strongly, he plans to give in to the Great Ming Empire now, and should bow his head or bow his head. After all, the difference in strength on the surface is too great.

The Ottoman Empire is no match for the Ming Empire at all.

Don't think that you hold hundreds of thousands of troops in your hands. It seems that the number of troops is not much different from that of the Ming Empire, but the gap in equipment is not even a star.

Although Selim I really wanted revenge, he did not dare to start a war lightly. In the war with the Ming Empire, it was good to say that if he won, if he lost, the Ottoman Empire would most likely be destroyed.

You must know that the Persians and Egyptians in the east hate themselves so much that they wish they could destroy the Ottoman Empire directly; the European countries in the west and the Ottoman Empire have natural conflicts, and they have fought several wars in succession. .

The wanton plundering of white slaves by the Ottoman Empire has already made Europeans and gods angry. Coupled with religious conflicts, the two are like fire and water.

"Great sultan, great sultan, something big happened, something big happened~"

At this time, Moses, the Jewish minister in charge of the Ottoman Empire's finances, hurried in and said.

"what's up?"

Selim I looked at Moses and asked.

"I don't know why, the Ming Empire, Ming's vassal states, and many of its colonies, including Spain, Japan, Korea, Persia, Siam, Egypt and other countries, no longer have any business with our Ottoman Empire. trade."

"The [-] white slaves we captured from Europe can't be sold at once. At the same time, they are unwilling to sell us the food, ironware, tea, sugar and other materials we need."

Moses wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.

It is not serious that the Ming people do not sell things to themselves. The really serious thing is that the Ming people no longer want the white slaves and other goods from the Ottoman Empire.

This is tantamount to cutting off the biggest source of income in the hands of the Ottoman Empire at once.

The Ottoman Empire has always relied on plundering European white slaves and selling them to the Ming people to make a living. A slave sold to the Ming people can sell about 20 taels of silver.

One hundred thousand white slaves, this is two million silver.

Maybe 200 million taels of silver is nothing to the Ming people, but to the Ottoman Empire, this is a huge sum.

The Ottoman Empire also needed to use the silver to buy food, weapons, ironware, tea, sugar, cars, motorcycles, etc. from the Ming people.

In addition, the money was also counted on to distribute rations and rewards to the Ottoman army. Now that this source of income is suddenly cut off, the Ottoman Empire's finances will be in trouble.

"what?"

"Don't want our white slave anymore, and don't sell us anything?"

"what happened?"

When Selim I heard this, he asked quickly.

"They said it was because our Ottoman Empire prohibited the entry of goods such as Ming cloth, which violated the original armistice agreement and affected the free trade rights of Ming merchants in our country. In order to express their dissatisfaction, they stopped conducting any business with us. .”

Moses quickly replied.

"@#&%￥"

After hearing this, Selim I immediately cursed out.

These Ming people are really united enough.

I just banned the entry of Daming cloth and other commodities, because the cloth of Daming was very cheap, which caused the hand weavers in the Ottoman Empire to lose their jobs.

The cloth they worked so hard to weave was more expensive, and the quality was not as good as that of the Ming people, so naturally it could not compete with the cloth of the Ming people.

This caused a large number of craftsmen to lose their jobs and lose their important source of income.

After repeated studies, the Ottoman Empire believed that the entry of Daming cloth should be prohibited to protect its own cloth industry and these handicraftsmen.

It's just that they didn't expect that the people of Daming would respond so quickly. In just a few months, the people of Daming had already contacted all parties. Even if they didn't do business with the Ottoman Empire, they even brought in a lot of younger brothers.

Even the Spaniards, Persians, and Egyptians joined in the fun. In the past, although the two sides were fighting, the trade between merchants has never been interrupted.

"My great sultan, what shall we do?"

Moses looked at Selim I and asked.

The Ming people did not buy slaves from the Ottoman Empire, which cut off an important source of economic income for the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire was able to recover and become stronger, but it all depended on the huge profits from the white slave trade.

The white slaves were captured very simply because the army swept across Europe and captured Europeans as slaves. So far, the troops of the Ottoman Empire still often go to European countries to snatch white slaves and make a living from them.

"How to do?"

Selim I thought about it and continued to allow Daming cloth to enter the Ottoman Empire, then the economic situation in the Ottoman Empire would only continue to deteriorate.

The goods of the Ming people are of good quality and cheap, which has severely impacted the economy of the Ottoman Empire. In the past, they could still receive a lot of taxes, but now, with the impact, the Ottoman Empire’s commerce, economy, handicrafts, etc. Wait for a lot of closures to slump.

The Ming people showed signs of gradually controlling the economy of the Ottoman Empire. They were present in every field of the Ottoman Empire's economy. Even the smart Jews could not compete with these Ming people.

If this situation continues, how can I seek revenge from Daming people in the future?

"Great sultan, the Ming Empire has sent us an extremely strong ultimatum."

Just as Selim I was thinking about countermeasures with a sad face, Ali Pasha, the grand vizier (equivalent to the prime minister) of the Ottoman Empire, hurried over.

This old minister who is already very old is one of the few veteran ministers left behind by Bayezid II.

At this moment, it can be seen that he is very anxious and worried.

The wording of the ultimatum sent by the Ming Empire was very strong. Once war with the Ming Empire started, the consequences would be disastrous.

(End of this chapter)