Steam Daming: Stop calling me to supervise the country

Chapter 315 Submission
O'Hara was quite uncomfortable with Zhu Zhan's tough attitude. Before, Zhu Zhan's appearance was relatively kind, but he didn't expect Zhu Zhan's not even the slightest concession during this conversation.

But after thinking about it, you won the battle and the other party came to negotiate terms, would you give in?Of course, the more you want, the better.

O'Hara dragged a lot of things, but obviously Zhu Zhanqian was a practical person, if he wanted to bring him back, he had to come up with a worthy exchange.

"Your Excellency O'Hara, if you want to take prisoners, you have to sign a treaty with me, giving us the Ming Empire the area of ​​the canal I designated, and indemnifying us with 100 million taels of silver." Zhu Zhanqian's conditions remained unchanged.

"Your Majesty, the Ottoman Empire has never signed any treaties that forfeit power and humiliate the country." O'Hara replied stubbornly: "If Your Excellency Neptune insists on seizing our land and city, then the relationship between your two countries will become a war relationship. Think it over."

Although he was defeated, O'Hara was still very tough, because he represented the entire Ottoman Empire. If he signed such a treaty, it would be tantamount to ceding part of the sovereignty of the Ottoman Empire and hurt the king's face.

"Then that's it. I won't keep Your Excellency. Please go back." After Zhu Zhanqian said, he asked someone to send O'Hara out.

O'Hara came outside the city of Suez, looked back at the city of Suez, and the countless steel warships in the bay in the distance, feeling a little fear in his heart.

Although he showed no fear, he knew that the Ming army with such weapons and fighting power was far beyond what their soldiers could fight against.

Do you really have a chance of winning if you start a war with such a country?

He was tough, and Zhu Zhanqian was even tougher. Looking at Zhu Zhanqin's confident look, he felt that he had more than enough heart but not enough strength.

Zhu Zhanqian really admires this man, at least he has a backbone, he didn't lick his face and beg for peace just because he lost a battle, and he has been trying to save his own country's soldiers, which is better than most of the country's nobles. are strong.

What he is most worried about now is whether he will force the Ottoman army to overwhelm the border if he is so tough. If the Ottoman army comes over within two or three days, then they may have to retreat, because their ammunition does not support them as before. Fighting with firepower covered, if they fight, they may be dragged into the vortex of bloody battle.

Then the previous battles were fought in vain, and the losses were also lost in vain, and I had to wait for the follow-up supplies to fight again.

Zhu Zhanqian really hoped that the aristocrats of the Ottoman Empire would be soft bones, negotiate with him and then give in, but the treaty he wrote, the other party didn't even talk about it, and didn't bargain at all.

O'Hara's face was full of sadness when he left Suez City, and Zhu Zhanqian's face was full of sadness. He was really afraid that the other party would prepare a team to fight over now.

"Xiaosheng, was I too tough before?"

Xiaosheng gave a different opinion: "Your Highness, I think you are doing the right thing. If you don't show toughness, you will let the other party know that we may have scruples. When the other party sees our army and weapons, they will be afraid. , dare not attack rashly."

"I'm afraid that the other party is determined to fight us decisively, and it is difficult to determine when our supplies will arrive." Zhu Zhanqian is most worried about the issue of supplies.

"Your Highness, I have learned from the soldiers of the Teeth Cavalry of the Gulf that the Ottoman Empire is still at war with a country in the north called the Byzantine Empire. It's not an easy thing."

"Hopefully, go and send ships out to sea to see if the supply ship has arrived?"

"Yes, Your Highness."

Because they only took the route from Kochi to Suez this time, and they took the wrong route before. It is very difficult to follow a stable route in the vast sea. Now sending ships to the sea to find it is actually looking for a needle in a haystack.

In order to ensure that the supplies can last, Zhu Zhanqian said helplessly: "Xiaosheng orders to go down, everyone's meals will be halved from today, and food will be collected from the fellow villagers in Suez City."

Zhu Zhanqian didn’t want to do this unless it was a last resort, because it would intensify the conflict between the Ming army and the residents of Suez City. He was an outsider himself. Once the conflict intensified, he might face internal turmoil in Suez City.

Now I can only pray that the supplies will arrive sooner.

……

O'Hara returned to the Ottoman Constantinople. At this time, Constantinople had just experienced an attack from the Byzantine Empire, and the smoke could still be seen.

In the past, Constantinople was a country of the Byzantine Empire, and later it was occupied by the Ottoman Empire. These days they made a surprise attack on Constantinople, but because of insufficient numbers, they could not cause much damage and were quickly attacked. Return.

O'Hara came to the city and had an audience with the king.

When Osman II saw his face, he knew that the negotiation was not going well. If it went well, Sehalim III should have followed him back by now.

O'Hara helplessly told everything about the city of Suez, Osman II was furious, clapped his hands on the throne, and stood up.

"The rude orientals dare to humiliate the Ottoman Empire like this. O'Hara ordered [-] troops, and I want to conquer by myself."

O'Hara hurriedly dissuaded: "Your Majesty, absolutely not. The Ming army is extremely powerful and equipped. If our army presses past now, it will inevitably leave the northern front empty, and the Byzantine Empire may take advantage of it."

"Could it be that the Ming army is allowed to occupy our land? They have come across the ocean, and their supplies must be insufficient. They have just fought two battles. As long as they surround and consume them, I believe they will not last long."

O'Hara shook his head: "Your Majesty, you haven't seen their steel fleet, how many powerful giant ships are enough to load weapons and materials, and they said they want to dig a canal to go to France, so they dug a canal From this point of view, the opponent and us are actually a goal."

"Their words are not enough to be believed. Could it be that you, O'Hara, are so simple as to believe that they dug the canal and left?"

"Your Majesty, I naturally don't believe their words, but I see what they mean and they don't have the idea of ​​going to war with us. Maybe we can cooperate with them and dig a canal to capture France and Ingoland with them. How long have they been fighting?" , We can also share a share of those fertile lands."

O'Hara gave a different idea, going north with the Ming army.

Osman II's face was solemn, he had never seen Daming's army with his own eyes: "Daming's army is really as powerful as you said."

O'Hara sighed, feeling powerless: "Your Majesty, to be honest, I can't find any place where our army can defeat them."

As the most respected minister of Osman II, O'Hara's character is trustworthy. It is impossible for him to say that he wants to harm the Ottoman Empire, but he really thinks so. Osman II did not expect to meet only this time, Oja La has lost the mentality of resistance to the fighting power of the Ming army.

How much psychological pressure did this cause him?

"Your Majesty, I am not afraid, but for the sake of the Ottoman Empire. I feel that the relationship with the Ming Dynasty in the east should be neglected rather than blocked. It is not rational to be an enemy. Since they can come here once, they will come here for the second time. For the third time, even if the enemy in front of us repels it, the enmity with Daming will grow deeper and deeper. In the future, the army of Ming Dynasty will definitely come again, and our country will face more and more powerful enemies." O'Hara said in I thought a lot on the way back, and at this time I tried to persuade him with all my heart.

O'Hara is now a proper peacemaker, but as the expanding Ottoman Empire, most of the generals are the main fighters. When the king held a meeting, the generals asked for a fight on these matters.

They all wanted Da Ming to try the power of their Ottoman cavalry.

Facing the generals who were harassing about the upcoming battle, O'Hara couldn't help it. The crowd was excited, and the king had to be too scruples not to make public anger.

O'Hara sighed. As long as this matter is discussed on the bright side, these people will definitely not fight, but he is really afraid that fighting with Daming will waste the country's power, not to mention that if his country loses, it will lose its original territory. .

Just when a group of people were arguing, a messenger rushed in: "Your Majesty, something is wrong. The army of the Timur Empire is now pressing over our border."

"Ah?" Osman II was instantly shocked. Why did the Timur Empire come suddenly? If the Timur Empire came to intervene at this time, he would really be overwhelmed.

"What's the situation? Send an envoy quickly."

"The envoy has gone, but the Timurid Empire did not reveal any news. It just stationed a large army on the border, and it looks like it is ready to act at any time."

This planted a bomb for the Ottoman Empire, and the people who had been clamoring for a war before were all quiet. Everyone knew that the Timurid Empire would take advantage of the opportunity to go to war with Ming Dynasty. The Ottoman Empire did not have such capabilities. withstand.

Everyone looked at O'Hara one after another.

……

On the sixth day after O'Hara left, Daming's supply ship finally arrived, bringing with it a large number of slaves.

After going through the most difficult time, Zhu Zhanqian finally felt relieved. The supplies and food on board were enough for them to last for a while, and as the waterway became more familiar, their logistics supplies would become more and more smooth.

Xiaosheng looked at Zhu Zhanqian's brows and said, "Your Highness, the auspicious people have their own gods. Just now, the Timurid Empire sent an envoy, saying that they have started to set up troops to the border of the Ottoman Empire."

Zhu Zhan took the letter and said: "It has to be my uncle who is reliable, send a letter to the fleet to bring back to Daming, let's get Zara to come over, and take her back to her mother's house."

"Yes, Your Highness."

After Xiaosheng finished talking about one thing, he continued: "Your Highness, the slaves who came from Kochi Port have arrived at 1000 people this time, how to arrange them."

"Start digging the canal. The man who commanded the slaves must have come with him."

"some."

"Reward some gold and silver, follow the route we planned, and start digging now."

Xiaosheng said with some concern: "Your Highness, if we start now, will the Ottoman Empire come over, and we will be easily exposed by then."

Zhu Zhanqian looked relaxed: "Now the Timurid Empire has stationed troops on the border, and the first batch of our supplies has arrived. As long as they dare to do something, I will drag the Ottoman Empire into the quagmire of war. We are here to fight , I don’t care about fighting one more battle.”

"It's Your Highness, I'm going to arrange the affairs of the slaves."

Having survived the most dangerous moment without any danger, Zhu Zhanqian was naturally refreshed.

Soon O'Hara was ordered to come to Suez City again.

As soon as he entered the city, there was no army lined up to welcome him, but he could see that Zhu Zhanqian was already ordering the army to start building houses and markets in the city, as if the city of Suez had been completely owned by him.

And O'Hara also changed his attitude and was no longer tough: "Your Excellency, Sea King, I discussed with our king after I went back this time. There is a misunderstanding between you and me. The king ordered me to solve this problem with you this time." Misunderstood, and your Excellency wants to build a canal, in fact, our king has long wanted to build a canal, and first connect the north and the south and run through the east and west, we hope to establish diplomatic relations with your country."

"The king of your country is really a king who understands righteousness. No wonder he was able to grow the Ottoman Empire into such a shape. There are no conflicts or conflicts of interest between your country and ours. It is best to be able to resolve it peacefully." Zhu Zhanqin smiled. full face.

Then he asked: "How does your country expect to establish diplomatic relations with our Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Zhanqian knew that since others had come, they should have already discussed a plan in their country and came to negotiate with Zhu Zhanqian at this time.

"It's like this. We, the Ottoman Empire, have decided to lease the city of Suez to Daming for 10 years, as well as the permanent free right to use the canal in the future, in exchange for the current Sehalim III and the soldiers of the Tooth of the Gulf in the city."

Zhu Zhanqian sneered, it seemed that he still wanted to bargain.

Zhu Zhanqian immediately shook his head: "Your Excellency O'Hara still doesn't understand the current situation in your country, and he doesn't really want to establish diplomatic relations with our Ming Dynasty. To be honest, the king of the Timurid Empire is my wife's brother. He He has a very good relationship with our Ming Dynasty, and I am also his most solid backing."

Only then did O'Hara understand why the Timurid Empire's army was overwhelming. It turned out that it was not a coincidence, but that he was really put on the stove.

Only then did I realize that I had no capital to bargain with others.

Zhu Zhanqian took O'Hara to the excavation site of the canal, and O'Hara saw groups of slaves digging the soil.

"The digging of the canal has already started. I can return Sehalim III and the soldiers of the Tooth of the Gulf to you, but the conditions are the same. You have to lease us the city of Suez for 100 years and compensate us for the war loss of 100 million taels of silver. We built the canal, we own it, and in return, of course, future Ottoman ships will be able to pass through the Suez Canal for free."

O'Hara hated such unequal conditions, but the situation was stronger than others.

He lamented the executive power of the Ming army. The Ottoman Empire had inspected the ancient canal many times, but every time it was proposed in the Congress, there would be opposition. It was difficult to weigh the opinions of various parties, so it has been delayed, and the army of the Ming Dynasty has now passed. Exactly, Daming's political efficiency is terribly high.

Of course, this is not because of the high efficiency of the Ming court, but because this is Zhu Zhanqian's words here.

There are many disadvantages of Yiyantang, but there is only one advantage, that is, high efficiency.

O'Hara hesitated for a day in Suez City and finally gave in: "Your Excellency Neptune, can you discuss the compensation amount separately?"

Zhu Zhanqian smiled slightly: "The amount of compensation is a bit ugly. You can say that it is the money from your country to invest in the construction of the canal. How much you think is fine. Anyway, I will return half of it to you as a kickback."

Only officials who have been corrupted can do things for themselves with all their heart.

(End of this chapter)