Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1597 Ye Mingsheng’s worries!

Ye Mingsheng sat on the sofa in the imperial study, watching the sunset outside, but he kept thinking in his heart!
To be honest, Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised at first that the Roman Empire sent envoys to Daqian. After all, the distance between the Roman Empire and Daqian was still quite far. In the central and western parts, there were some grassland peoples such as the Robe and the Cumans, and in the east there was the vast Tungus region. There was almost not much contact between the two sides!

But Ye Mingsheng was not unprepared when meeting the Roman envoy today!
Last time when he knew that Roman had an envoy coming, Ye Mingsheng took some time out to find some businessmen who knew Roman and asked them about some things about the Roman Kingdom!

According to these merchants, although the Roman people also have blond hair and blue eyes, in the eyes of the Daqian people, they are no different from other people in Tudor, Kaman and other countries. However, due to some cultural, historical and customary reasons, Tudor, Kaman and other countries have always excluded the Roman people.

However, the Romans considered themselves to be part of the West, and seeing that the other side disliked them, the Romans thought of fighting westward. This was one of the important reasons why countless fierce battles broke out between the two sides in Crimea.

At present, Daqian's main trading partners in overseas trade are Tudor, Kaman and other countries. Daqian's tea, silk and porcelain are also popular in Tudor, Kaman and other countries, earning Daqian a large amount of gold, silver and other materials...

The Romans also liked Daqian's tea, silk and porcelain, but because Daqian's main trading partners were Tudor, Kaman and other countries, and Tudor, Kaman and other countries were not on good terms with him, it was difficult for him to buy these things from Tudor, Kaman and other countries.

So the merchants that Ye Mingsheng found told Ye Mingsheng that the Romans have always wanted to open up trade on the roads and buy the tea, silk, and porcelain they want directly from Daqian. Some even said that the Romans wanted to be distributors and agents of Daqian, so that Daqian's tea, silk, and porcelain could be sold to Tudor, Kaman and other countries through their hands!

So when facing Alexei today, although Ye Mingsheng did not let Alexei tell him the purpose of his coming to Daqian and what he wanted to talk to him about, Ye Mingsheng actually knew very well what Alexei wanted to say and what he was planning!

To be honest, Ye Mingsheng is very welcoming to doing business. After all, Roman has a vast territory and is a huge market. If he can obtain such a market, he will make huge profits, which will drive the development of Daqian's commerce and improve the living standards of Daqian's people.

But the problem is that when Ye Mingsheng found those businessmen who had done business with the Romans, they all told him without exception that the Romans had no business ethics and no credibility, and were more barbaric and overbearing than the people of the grasslands. You have to be very careful when doing business with them, otherwise you will not only fail to make money, but you may even lose your life!
Ye Mingsheng also deeply agreed with these suggestions, so he was very cautious about whether to do business with the Romans!
After all, Daqian’s overseas trade with Tudor, Kaman and other countries is still relatively stable, bringing millions of silver and other materials to Daqian every year!
Tudor, Kaman and other countries are not on good terms with Roman, so if you have too much contact with Roman, it is very likely to affect your business with Tudor, Kaman and other countries, so Ye Mingsheng must be cautious and take a long-term view...

Letting Alexei go back like this was actually a test by Ye Mingsheng on the Roman top management and the rumored Queen Sophia. Ye Mingsheng wanted to see how strong their idea of ​​doing business with Daqian was, and whether Roman had any intention of intervening more in Eastern affairs.

Although this meeting had some twists and turns, it was generally within Ye Mingsheng's expectations. However, what Ye Mingsheng did not expect was that Akkin actually told him directly about the conflict between the Cumans and Roman, two allies in the same trench.

According to Akkin, although the Roman Empire regained the strategic location of Crimea, it was unable to continue conquering cities to the west. The Romans' desire for land was endless, so when they saw that they could no longer push west, some of the Roman high-ranking officials wanted to expand southward!

However, because the strategic focus of the Roman Empire has always been westward development in the past few decades, the Roman top leaders also have different opinions on the strategic shift. And the most important thing is that this strategic shift cannot be achieved by verbal remarks, but requires a reallocation of population, funds, technology and other aspects!
Therefore, the Roman top brass had different opinions on the strategic shift. After discussion, the two factions finally reached a consensus with Queen Sofia making the final decision!
The consensus is that the Roman Empire will not make a strategic shift, but will invest more troops in the south to support the Golden Horde in opening up a trade route with the Daqian Road, thereby obtaining cheaper tea, silk, and porcelain...

This consensus also made Habib successful, allowing him to go from a small noble of the Golden Horde to the current Great Khan of the Golden Horde!

Although it can be said that without the support and help of the Romans, there would be no Habib's rule over the Golden Horde, but the Romans' interference and meddling in the internal power of the Golden Horde also made Habib very dissatisfied. He believed that the Golden Horde was not a vassal state of the Romans, and the Romans should respect him and his country!
Although Khabib thought so in his heart, due to the powerful strength of Roman, he could only think about it for the time being.

These are what Akkin told Ye Mingsheng, and Ye Mingsheng also has his own understanding of this information!

Ye Mingsheng could understand Habib’s thoughts. After all, no emperor would want to have a retired emperor who truly controlled the power above his head!
Thinking from this perspective, Ye Mingsheng can fully understand what Khabib did!

He led the Golden Horde to attack the Robe people, trying to strengthen his own strength by annexing the Robe people!
Then he sent someone to contact him. In Ye Mingsheng's opinion, this move was his attempt to drive the tiger to devour the wolf!
As for what Akkin said, that Khabib is willing to submit to Daqian, just listen to it. Anyone who really believes this nonsense is a complete idiot!

What Khabib did was to get rid of Roman's control. If he was really willing to bow his head and be a subordinate, why would he go through so much trouble?
What Khabib promised is, in the final analysis, just another sentence: painting a pie in the sky for himself and trying to reduce his support for the Romanian people.

After figuring this out, Ye Mingsheng shook his head. The most important thing for him now is balance. Ye Mingsheng doesn't care what Habib thinks or what his relationship with the Romans is like. In short, the core interest of Daqian is that a powerful military group cannot appear in the northern grasslands!

So balance is very important!
Ye Mingsheng must stop your ambition to annex Robi from Habib. As for the dealings between you, Habib, and the Romans, that is your business.

Of course, if a fight really breaks out between Khabib and Roman, Ye Mingsheng doesn’t mind turning enemy into friend and giving Khabib some assistance and support!
After all, there are no eternal enemies or eternal friends in this world, only eternal interests! Ye Mingsheng also does not want to see the Golden Horde being truly controlled by the Romans. After all, the Romans are more brutal, more barbaric, and more domineering. To be honest, Ye Mingsheng does not want to border them, so strategic buffering is very important!
Ye Mingsheng also made a decision, that is to see what the outcome of the war on the grassland will be. After all, everything still depends on the outcome of the war. What you can't get on the battlefield, you can't get through negotiations either...
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng looked towards the north, with a hint of worry flashing in his eyes!
Originally, Ye Mingsheng had great confidence in Xun Ke's participation in this battle. After all, Xun Ke had made outstanding contributions in Daqian in the past, and he also had experience in eliminating Jamukha!
In addition, the 30,000 troops he led were the elite of Daqian's army. They were equipped with Daqian's best firearms and had extremely strong combat effectiveness.

Therefore, even with the participation of the Romans, the firearms capabilities of the Golden Horde have made great progress. Although Daqian still has an advantage, it is not as great as before. However, in Ye Mingsheng's view, as long as the logistics are not a problem, winning the war is basically a high probability thing.

But now this letter from Habib made Ye Mingsheng a little worried. This letter made Ye Mingsheng realize that Habib was no longer the reckless man on the grassland. He was very wise and courageous, and most importantly, he knew how to show weakness to others!
All classes of the people have always liked the kind of strong, iron-fisted monarchs, but after Ye Mingsheng really became the emperor, Ye Mingsheng felt that it was easy for an emperor to be tough on the outside world. You can just swell up your face and pretend to be rich. The most important thing is that you don’t need to bear the price of doing so, but instead you will be praised for being a man of integrity.

But showing weakness is not an easy thing!
After all, compared to being tough externally, if you show weakness you will have to bear greater internal pressure, which is risky for your rule. This may very likely shake the foundation of your rule and make your people and ministers think that you are a weak and incompetent person!
As for face and substance, Ye Mingsheng wants both if possible, but if it is like choosing between fish and bear's paw and he can't have both, and can only choose one, Ye Mingsheng would rather make a fortune in silence!
Therefore, Ye Mingsheng believes that Khabib is a very intelligent person, and facing such an opponent may be a very difficult challenge...
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While Ye Mingsheng was thinking secretly in the imperial study, An Miaoyi was applying a facial mask for beauty treatment. Ever since she found out that applying a facial mask can indeed better maintain the skin and delay aging, An Miaoyi has liked this beauty method.

Therefore, as long as An Miaoyi has time every day, she will apply a facial mask, and at the same time, she will also ask the palace maids to massage her shoulders and legs.

While An Miaoyi was enjoying her massage and beauty treatment, she suddenly heard someone whispering outside the door. An Miaoyi instinctively wanted to hear what these whispers were saying, but the sound was too soft, and An Miaoyi could not hear what they were saying. This also aroused the curiosity of the Queen Daqian, and she immediately instructed a nanny beside her:

"Madame Wang, go see who is talking outside the door."

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, Nanny Wang walked out immediately. After a moment, she returned to An Miaoyi and introduced her to her:

"Your Majesty, there is a blond and blue-eyed Roman man in the palace. He seems to be an envoy from the Roman country who came to see Your Majesty. Several palace maids have never seen the world, so they gathered together to chat. I have already told them to shut up!"

Hearing this, An Miaoyi also became interested. She had learned from Ye Mingsheng about the world other than Daqian, such as Kaman, Tudor, Persis, Roman, Hispania, etc. Ye Mingsheng had told her about these places.

She also developed some interest in these foreign lands from Ye Mingsheng's narration, but she had never seen people from there, so An Miaoyi couldn't help but ask out of curiosity:
"Is this Roman really tall and blond?"

Seeing that the Queen was also interested in this matter, Nanny Wang was stunned for a moment, and then said awkwardly:
“Your Majesty, I have never seen that Roman, but those palace maids said that he was really tall, a head taller than the guards in the palace, and he really had blond hair and blue eyes as the rumors said, and he also had a fragrance on his body…”

An Miaoyi was also a little surprised when she heard this. These guards in the palace were all carefully selected from the Daqian Army. Their height was generally over seven feet. If they were a head taller, they would be really tall!
Although she was somewhat interested in this rumored Roman, An Miaoyi did not pay too much attention to it, but continued to ask:
"Your Majesty, what's going on today?"

After hearing these words, Nanny Wang's expression tensed up, and then she spoke in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, there is nothing special going on today. You were reviewing memorials in the Imperial Study as usual, and then you received the Roman envoy and the Cuman envoy. Your Majesty should still be working in the Imperial Study now!"

Hearing this, An Miaoyi nodded slightly. Although as a wife she had many opinions about Ye Mingsheng, this did not prevent her from thinking that he was a good emperor who was diligent and loved his people.

"Although there is no situation with His Majesty, there is something going on in Concubine Rou's palace!"

"In Chen Rouer's palace?"

"Yes! A maid in Concubine Rou's courtyard somehow angered Concubine Rou, so Concubine Rou ordered her to be sent to the laundry department. This maid worked in the laundry department for two days. Last night, she suddenly became depressed and wanted to hang herself, but fortunately she was rescued..."

(End of this chapter)