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Chapter 1125 Vomiting Lotus Flowers from the Mouth
"Suez is a city of the Ottoman Empire. The Sultan must make the final decision. I am sorry, but on behalf of the great Padishah, I will not recognize any agreement signed between anyone and the rebels!"

Tabar Pasha understood part of it, but the more he thought about it, the more he thought about it. This is obviously nonsense. The Venetian bank did not dare to cross the Mediterranean to the east coast to blatantly interfere in the internal affairs of the Ottoman Empire. Why do you, a little-known Sun and Moon Bank, dare to interfere? There is no room for negotiation!
"Grand Vizier, please don't jump to conclusions. Please listen to me. Sun Moon Bank has invested in many similar projects, the more well-known ones are the Port of Manila, the Port of Malacca, the Port of Banda Zia, the Port of Thalín, the Port of Colombo, and the Port of Hormuz.

In every investment process, there will be problems of one kind or another, but they can all be solved satisfactorily in the end and there has never been a failure.

On the one hand, the conditions offered by Sun Moon Bank are very generous; on the other hand, the sanctions imposed by Sun Moon Bank are also very severe. For any person or country that violates or damages the agreement, the consequences will be serious and the losses will be huge.

The Ottoman Empire is powerful under the leadership of the Sultan and you, but the Sun and Moon Bank is also very persistent in protecting its own interests. There is a proverb in the East that when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman gains.

If the Sultan and you ignore the legitimate demands of the Sun-Moon Bank and try to threaten with force, the city of Suez will no longer be an internal affair of the Ottoman Empire, but will become a struggle between two great empires.

It is difficult to say who will be the final winner, but the Sipahi cavalry just now gave a partial answer to how much the winner will cost.

Please take a long-term view... The Persians are ready to make a move, Turkmenistan and Georgia are also uneasy, there are undercurrents in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula, and coupled with the turmoil among the Egyptian Mamluk Beys caused by the city of Suez, it is clear who is at a disadvantage in all this.

If we change our thinking and take a small step back on the issue of Suez, I think the three of us should be able to find a win-win situation that can both save the face of the empire and ensure stability in all parts of Egypt, and benefit all three parties. Is it more cost-effective than a simple military solution? Please think twice, Grand Vizier. "

Wang Datou didn't care about the Grand Vizier's decisive attitude. Bargaining is all about giving and taking. It doesn't matter if we can't reach an agreement, because we don't fully understand each other. When the cards are turned over one by one, the positions and attitudes of both parties will change. What matters is not the price, but who has more cards and bigger cards!
"...Are you threatening me?" After traveling for several days and feeling a little hungry, Tabar Pasha was cutting a leg of lamb with a knife. Hearing this, he raised his eyelids and pointed the tip of the knife at the other party.

"It's not a threat, it's an explanation of reason and determination. If a war breaks out, Sun Moon Bank will do whatever it takes to win, including informing Britain, France, and the Netherlands to forbid them from trading weapons to the Ottoman Empire. At the same time, the Ming Empire Navy will blockade the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, cutting off all ships from entering and leaving."

Having already left the city alone and fallen into the enemy camp, Wang Datou had long since become indifferent to life and death. With a smile on his face, he continued to explain the current situation and possible changes, and at the same time he became more determined in his heart.

It was not easy to see in the past, but now I feel what the emperor has done over the years. For example, he attaches great importance to diplomacy, sends envoys to various countries, regularly contacts local officials, and uses various methods to exert influence.

Every insignificant change can be a very important bargaining chip at a critical moment. On the other hand, although the Ottoman Empire also attached great importance to diplomacy during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, his successors did not continue it well, and now it is somewhat passive.

"You have a good eloquence and are very good at negotiation. But the importance of Sun Moon Bank has been exaggerated. Can it represent the will of the Emperor of the Ming Empire?"

Tabal Pasha did not fall into a passive position because of the lack of chips. He continued to eat the lamb leg with big mouthfuls and launched a counterattack. The Venetian bank was indeed very powerful and could partially influence the policies of the Republic of Venice, but after all, it was not a government and could not directly lead foreign affairs.

"The Grand Vizier may not be very familiar with the structure of the Sun and Moon Bank. It was established more than 20 years ago, and the largest shareholder and initiator is the Emperor himself."

Wang Datou gave the answer to this question without thinking. There was no need to hide it. The entire Ming Empire knew about it, and many foreign merchants who had close business dealings with the Ming Dynasty also knew about it. It was not a secret at all. "...Then your emperor must be very rich, right?"

This answer was beyond Tabal Pasha's expectations. In his usual thinking, as a monarch he must be rich, but it is unlikely that he would do business personally, as that would seriously affect fairness and be criticized by all parties.

"More than that, the entire empire belongs to His Majesty the Emperor. If there is a chance, the Grand Vizier can go to the Ming Empire for a visit. His Majesty the Emperor will definitely welcome him. Sun Moon Bank and I can also provide all-round assistance.

It was completely different from the Ottoman Empire, where all subjects followed the will of His Majesty the Emperor, and there were no rebels or opposition. His Majesty the Emperor's greatest wish was to ensure that all the people had enough food and clothing, and he had been working hard for this for decades.

The Sun and Moon Bank is the institution that specifically implements the will of His Majesty the Emperor. It sells cigars, sugarcane wine, cocoa tea, glassware, and fine cotton cloth. Every silver coin earned must be used for national construction and military. Anyone who becomes an obstacle will be an enemy of the entire Ming Empire.

But His Majesty is kind and very reluctant to use force to solve problems. He always puts negotiation first and strives to make both sides profitable. I came here to discuss with the respected Grand Vizier how to solve the problem so that all three of us can benefit from it. "

Is it right for the emperor to compete with the people for profit? Logically speaking, this is a very bad thing to do. Even if one is greedy by nature and wants to make big or small money, he should not just go ahead and find an agent or something.

But a consensus had been reached within the Ming Empire that no one would object to the emperor investing in various industries. The reason was simple: it was effective. Not only did it not compete with the people for profits, it also promoted industry development and fairness.

Any industry that has an emperor's public stake will be subject to an extra layer of supervision, and other shareholders will not dare to act recklessly. Where every penny is spent and to whom it is distributed is open and transparent and can be checked at will.

The emperor did take a lot of benefits from it, but he also created more benefits, which were distributed to all participants, and whoever contributed more got more. Even the lowest-level employees could get reasonable compensation in accordance with the Ming Dynasty law, which was generally higher than industries without the emperor's investment.

Ordinary people are not born to hate the rich, nor do they care whether the fruits of their labor are exploited. They just hate the bastards who secretly took what they shouldn't have and then shouted that it was for the good of everyone.

In the Ming Empire, including overseas territories, anyone who gets the chance to invest with the emperor must follow up vigorously even if they sell their property. That not only means fairness but also wealth! So far, the industries that the emperor is willing to invest in have never failed, and they are all pioneers leading the general direction.

What surprised the people the most was that the emperor's actions had a great influence on the behavioral norms of officials, forcing them to move towards openness and transparency as much as possible.

In fact, as long as there is no bureaucratic capital, there are still many ways for ordinary people to make money. Even if you don't know how to run a business, you can still feed and clothe your family by working hard on the land. If you know how to live a good life and don't get into bad habits, you can gradually become wealthy after persisting for a few years or even decades.

(End of this chapter)