Can you live forever

Chapter 427 Eternal City, New Curtain

Lin'an, port.

A sea ship sets sail, the sea ship is not big, only a thousand stone, or a cargo ship, but it doesn't matter, because the people on board will be sent all the way to the Ottoman Empire.

Ibrahim went to sea back in February.

They arrived in Egypt at the beginning of March, and there was an uprising at the end of April. It is still unknown what the outcome will be, but judging from the resources invested, the uprising will undoubtedly win.

On behalf of the court, Wang Zhi gave Ibrahim 100 billion treasure notes.

In the past, it was 1000 million taels of silver, but now, only 20 taels of silver are allowed to be exchanged for Yitong banknotes. In other words, through Daming's financial hegemony, the value of the currency has been directly magnified by twenty times through financial means.

Overseas countries that do not have their own monetary system, or that are still in the metal currency stage, have no bargaining power at all.

Especially after Xu Jie turned his back on the gentry, Fusang's silver currency system collapsed directly.

The strength of Baochao is unique.

In the past, Da Ming enjoyed a trade surplus of [-] million taels almost every year. Essentially, Da Ming had all kinds of commodities that the world needed, but what they could pay was only precious metals.

Yes.

The Ming Dynasty does not even need resources, and industrialization has just started. The Ming Dynasty has a vast land and abundant resources, and does not need external resources at all. Moreover, the shipbuilding industry is still in the dark before dawn, and there is not enough shipping capacity to support global resource exchange.

If it is said that within the scope of Nanyang, there is still the trade value of basic products such as rice grains, but in farther places, there are only original commodities such as spices.

The East India Company was founded in 1600. After Martin Luther took control of Siluozhou, he planned to gather the power of Siluozhou to establish the East India Company.

But Tianzhu was occupied by Xu Hai, and this plan died prematurely.

The Xiluozhou businessmen who stayed in Daming, Nanyang, and Tianzhu were keenly aware of the news that Ming was going to march west, but when they passed the news back, the situation in Ottoman was no longer in Martin Luther's hands.

The 100 billion treasure notes are actually worth [-] million taels of silver.

The Ottoman royal family was rich.

However, they can't spend so much money to fight, not to mention they don't have the support of the people. The areas on the front line of Persia had exchanges with China as early as the Western Han Dynasty, and they have always been bathed in the light of civilization, so their people have a basic foundation. The concept of good and evil.

They will feel injustice and will pursue a fair and good life.

Therefore, Ibrahim has righteousness.

Before Ibrahim left Yizhou, he did not recruit too many people. His Four Seas Column only recruited 800 people, but the number of people was often good rather than large;

After Annan's war.

The entire peninsula, including the countries in Southeast Asia, under the changes of the Ming Dynasty, many people have actually understood one thing, that is, the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty not only affects the Ming Dynasty, but also affects the world!

When Zheng He sailed to the West in the past, the world was peaceful and prosperous.

After the Ming Dynasty lost its sea power, what kind of law of the jungle was in the world? Under the burning, killing and looting of the Xiluo people, and the surging of pirates, how did they live for more than a hundred years?After the Ming Dynasty re-established the order, after the Ming Dynasty promoted the world to be public, what was it like these days?
and so.

The countries in the peninsula and Southeast Asia have already figured this out. They are not loyal to Ming, they are sincerely for their own country and tribe, so they must do their best to help Ming return to its peak and bring the world under the order of Ming again.

For this, they originate in giving their lives.

There are [-] people who have awakened their minds and are not afraid of death, have a consultant team of up to [-] people, have a popular foundation of more than ten years of operation, and have tens of billions of treasures.

When Ibrahim arrived in Egypt, the end of the Ottoman Empire was sealed.

The indestructible Constantinople is about to welcome the great rebel army.

People shouted the slogan "The world is for the public" in various languages ​​to let the brilliance of Ming Dynasty illuminate the world again. For this reason, they did not hesitate to go deep into Xiluozhou. fight with dignity.

early june.

From the beginning of the uprising, in just over a month, Ibrahim's rebel army has come outside the walls of Constantinople. The 50 rebel army is not well equipped, and the core army is only 10.

However, Ibrahim hit Constantinople in such a devastating manner.

He was the military god of the Ottoman Empire, but he is different because the troops he led were fundamentally different. When he hanged the lords and distributed the land and wealth evenly, the people went crazy Supporting him, the people have an extremely strong desire to rush into Constantinople and overthrow the evil throne, and there will be no oppression ever since.

The fortress guarding the east and the west, the fortress that will never be breached, the most dazzling pearl in the entire Taixi land.

Constantinople is indeed difficult to break through, and what is even more amazing is that after Ibrahim surrounded Constantinople, he did not launch an attack immediately, but ordered people to continuously throw leaflets into the city with trebuchets.

This move made the Ottoman Emperor, Selim II extremely angry.

Our alcoholic emperor usually doesn't care about internal affairs and only cares about having fun, but he still has a good way of manipulating power. He never thought that anyone would rebel, or that the rebellion would reach this point.

But Ibrahim came back and told him I had come for revenge.

Bang!
In the palace, Selim smashed the porcelain cup in his hand and shouted angrily, "I should have killed him! That's what I should have done in Zhoushan. How dare that bastard come to take revenge? Damn, hate!!"

The waiters didn't dare to breathe.

This tyrannical emperor never took the life of the lower class seriously, and if he dared to offend him, he would be brutally tortured to death.

No one doubted Selim's brutality.

He not only killed all his brothers, but also starved the old emperor Suleiman to death. He used a huge sum of money to win over the generals and sit on the throne of the emperor, but turned around and reneged on the Judah merchant who lent him money .

He is shameless and brutal.

But he is cunning and powerful.

Even if Ibrahim had already fought outside Constantinople, they still didn't dare to show any disrespect. It was because Selim's aggression was too strong. Similarly, Selim didn't think he had lost.

He was still in Constantinople, and it was impossible for the rebel Ibrahim to lead the untouchables to break through this impregnable fortress.

"Sokuru, Sokuru!"

"Get over here, send someone to tell Joseph, tell that Judas, if he still wants to recover that debt, he should quickly contact the countries in Silo, go to Charles V, go to Martin Luther, in short Anyone is fine, let them send troops to help me put down the rebellion."

"If not."

"He won't get a dime, all the investments in the past are in vain!"

"Ibrahim will smash all their baskets and make them never make money again!"

Under Selim's scolding, the grand vizier of the empire was a figure like a prime minister and a general, the position that Ibrahim had held in the past.

Now it belongs to Sokuru. When Selim was the drunkard emperor, Sokuru also managed the empire well.

Now 32 years old, he can replace Ibrahim and reach the sky in one step.

It was entirely due to Selim's promotion and appreciation. Selim did not think that this "domestic slave" dared to resist him, but in fact, after Selim ordered, the grand vizier of the empire did not act.

He stood there without saying a word.

Selim finally realized something was wrong, he was furious, took off the whip from the wall, and lashed towards Sokulu, one whip, two whips, and finally when the whip was about to hit Sokulu's cheek, one hand Stretched out, grasped the whip firmly.

Sokuru raised his head, looked at the fat emperor and said, "Your Majesty, surrender."

Selim suddenly became ferocious like a ghost.

He roared: "Sokulu, how dare you betray me!!!"

Sokuru lowered his eyelids and did not refute. He just said: "We are the converts deliberately trained by the empire, leaving Christianity and joining Islam. After training and learning, we serve as the king's guards and serve the royal family exclusively. It should be a servant of the royal family."

"As a convert, I should have incomparably fanatical faith and loyalty."

"But only if that's something I'm worthy of faith and loyalty to."

"His Majesty."

"Ibrahim has opened the curtain of a new world, and even I want to stand in the light. So, give up resistance, I have opened the city gate, and Ibrahim has entered the city."

(PS: It should be called Istanbul, but Constantinople is more familiar. Although Constantinople is a pseudonym.)
(End of this chapter)