Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 999 New Map

Back then, the Mongol iron hoof was able to easily conquer Europe. Part of the reason was that a large number of cities were massacred. As long as there was resistance, the city would be slaughtered. The Mongols’ decisive killing made the whole of Europe tremble.

The same is true for Dongyao in another time and space. They almost eat the massacre of the city. The Donglin Qingliu, who usually like to fight among the parties and regard themselves as high-minded, don't even look down on the emperor. surrender.

The same is true of the Ottoman people. Although they are capricious and their words don't count, under the massacre of the seven countries of the Warsaw Pact and the muzzle of black holes, this fierce nation still bows its head high in front of the Warsaw Pact allies.

The Ottoman Empire was destroyed, Greece and Yugoslavia were established, and Ming and its allies wanted to deal with the territory of the Ottoman Empire. The Emperor Ming pointed out that only Istanbul and the three cities along the Aegean Sea coast should be divided, and the other places should be divided by Holy Rome and their four countries.

As for the two countries of Greece and Yugoslavia, the five countries of the Warsaw Pact decided after communicating with them that they would not participate in the division of the territory of the Ottoman Empire, because the areas where they are now established are all independent from the Ottoman Empire.

If these two countries want to expand their territories, they can go to Yemen and Somalia, where there are still large tracts of land that Ming decided not to.

As for the places in the Middle East that have nothing to do with these countries, they are mainly owned by the Ming and Safi empires, and these countries did not participate in the battle in the Gulf region.

Greece and Yugoslavia are not maritime hegemonic countries, and they don't have a navy. When they heard that Ming Dynasty was going to give them Yemen and Somalia, these two countries shook their heads. They don't want to be so far away and have barren territories.

Don't think that the Ming Dynasty included Istanbul and the three cities in the Aegean Sea region, and Greece and Yugoslavia were established again, and the other four countries will not get any benefits, but it is not the case.

The Ottoman area reached more than 500 million square kilometers. In addition to the territory occupied by Ming Dynasty and the territory occupied by Greece and the founding of Yugoslavia, there was still a large area in Europe, which was enough for the Holy Roman Empire and the four of them to carve up.

At its peak, the Ottoman Empire covered three continents, Asia, Europe and Africa. , The Ottoman Empire at its peak controlled vast lands such as North Africa, Asia Minor, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Mesopotamia, East Africa, and so on.

The territory extends to the Strait of Gibraltar in the west, the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf in the east, the present-day Austria and Slovenia in the north, and the present-day Sudan and Yemen in the south.The total population of the Ottoman Empire reached more than 1500 million people.At its heyday, Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, had a population of over half a million people, larger than any European city.

What Ming wanted was of course the best place in the Ottoman Empire. Not only did it have huge cities and half the area of ​​the beautiful and legendary Aegean Sea, but it also controlled the Black Sea Strait and the waterway leading to the Maldives.

Istanbul, formerly known as Constantinople, is a world-famous tourist destination and one of the bustling international metropolises. It is located at the eastern end of the Balkan Peninsula, on the west bank of the southern entrance of the Bosporus Strait, and at the entrance of the Black Sea. extremely important.

It was built in 658 on the headland between the Golden Horn and the Sea of ​​Marmara, called Byzantium.

In 330 AD, Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to this place. At first it was called New Rome, but it was soon named Constantinople after its founder Constantine.

In 395 AD, the Roman Empire was divided into Eastern and Western Roman Empires, and Constantinople became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. It became the capital of the Ottoman Empire in 1453.

The name Istanbul existed for at least a hundred years before the Ottoman conquest.

For example, in 1403, when the King of Spain sent an envoy to meet Timur the Great, the envoy passed through Constantinople. He mentioned in his memoirs that the Greeks also called this place Istanbul.

However, Western countries believe that the Ottoman Empire is the invader here, so they still insist on calling this place Constantinople.When the Ottoman Turkish Republic was first established as the capital (the capital was moved to Ankara during the War of Independence), Istanbul became the official international name.

So Daming had to include Istanbul into its own territory. Although other countries wanted it very much, they knew very well that Daming would not agree.

The Holy Roman Empire valued Istanbul more, but they could only think about it in their hearts. Without the participation of Ming Dynasty, they would not be able to fight against the Ottoman Empire. Maybe the Ottoman Empire would annex them.

After the Warsaw Pact allied forces captured the Ottoman European region, the Ottoman Empire’s territories in Asia, including Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman, were successively conquered by the Safi Empire and the Ming Army. Occupied, Egypt in Africa has been incorporated into the territory of Ming Dynasty.

Only a few areas in Africa have not yet been attacked, but they are already trembling, such as Libya, Yemen, Sudan, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and so on.

Zhu Youjian in these areas is going to make them independent and become a vassal state of Ming Dynasty. They don’t need to pay tribute. As long as the new king takes office, the emperor of Ming Dynasty canonize it. It should be said that the barrenness of their places is also a big advantage, because no allies are willing to take them. .

The other Gulf countries are different. Although the conditions there are not good, the Emperor Ming knows that they have those huge advantages. With the rapid development of the late Ming Dynasty, their underground resources will become treasures.

After discussing and researching with the Safi Empire, Ming decided to carve up the Gulf region between the two countries. Later generations of Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar belonged to Daming, and other areas could be given to the Safi Empire.

At the same time, Da Ming will build a naval base in the Safi Empire, which is located in the Strait of Hormuz. Although the Safi Empire knows that Da Ming's move will pose a threat to them, they dare not refuse, otherwise they will be the next Target.

While the Safi Empire agreed to Ming's garrison in the Persian Gulf, they also made a request to Ming, which was to join the Warsaw Pact alliance led by Ming.

The Safi Empire believes that after becoming a member of the Warsaw Pact, the most powerful organization in the world is not the sharp sword hanging over their heads, otherwise they will have trouble sleeping and eating.

Da Ming did not refuse the request of the Safi Empire. After consulting the opinions of the other six countries, they reached an agreement to accept the Safi Empire as the eighth member of the Warsaw Pact, which became the Allied Forces of Eight Nations.

The entire Safi Empire is very proud. Not only did they include Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and Bahrain, they also became members of the Warsaw Pact countries. It was not easy to become a powerful younger brother of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, the Gulf regions that Ming wanted were big oil producing countries in later generations. The reason why Ming wanted them was for oil, and the Safi Empire certainly didn't know about this situation.

Later generations of rich countries in the Gulf would rather use the money to build buildings, engage in entertainment, and engage in casinos than to invest in industry.

And as ordinary people, they don't want to engage in industry, but lie at home and get money, because there is oil under their feet.

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