sultan's crescent

Chapter 27 No, I'm Really Stupid
"Paul Rainier", in the original time and space, Selim didn't know who this person was. For him, the only person who left an impression on him was Ludovico Manin who was later deposed by Napoleon. This unlucky guy If you don't meet Napoleon, you may still be able to hang around for a few years.

Thinking of Napoleon, Selim thought of the French Revolution again. It has been only a few months since this shit happened, and Napoleon will definitely have to let it go back. Even if he doesn't let him go, he won't be able to keep others.

Having said that, this limited free card is really easy to use, but it is a pity that it is about to expire.

Considering that their own outstanding talents are still being cultivated, perhaps they can remain neutral and send a few military observers to hone it.

But it's all for the future. Whether it is neutral or not depends on who gives more.As for Louis XVI, Selim will miss him, but it's a pity that it will be difficult to write to him in the future.

During the period when Sudan was distracted, the entire bank hall had already fallen into deathly silence. After all, businessmen who can do such a big business are not fools. It is not hard to guess who made Jacob kneel in front of the public. , not to mention that no one understands Ottoman.

A group of businessmen looked at the Venetian who was already scared to pee his pants, and they all took a few steps back unconsciously. Everyone is doing business, and they ran over to fight with you.

Selim cleared the chaotic thoughts in his mind, and looked at the fat man in front of him.

"The governor of Venice, Jacob, go and interrogate him, whether he wants to live or die." Selim ordered.

It was not easy to make a private visit with Weibo, and when I encountered such an unlucky thing, I really thought that Emperor Selim was Yuan Shanjian, and the anger of being cheated by the old man Abraham has not yet vented, so let's take a good rip off today.

"Jacob, you know me. Governor Paul's most trusted person is me. Also, my sister is Governor Paul's favorite mistress. You can't kill me!" Before Jacob could speak, Alexander had already started There was a yell.

"Alexander, you have to understand that I am not the one who decides whether you live or die now. Your life is in the hands of the Sultan. Show me something of value, otherwise a mere Venetian governor will not be able to protect you." Qiang Enduring the smell of urine, Jacob issued an ultimatum to the fat man.

"Worthy, valuable, Jacob, I can't think of it."

It was only April at this time, but the fat man was already sweating profusely, as if he was about to cry.

"Think about it, don't you have fifteen thousand pounds in the bank?"

Jacob asked unhurriedly, what kind of virtue this guy is, Jacob knows it all too well.Relying on Paul's trust in him, he has done a lot of things to enrich his own pockets, not only the Royal Bank of Ottoman, but I heard that the fat man has deposits in the Bank of England.

"All right, Jacob."

Listening to the language he didn't understand at all, Selim felt that there was no need to rip off. It was still a rip off, and if he met an Ottoman, it would be like this. Selim felt that he should take care of it.

So, a unified language is really important!
"Your Majesty, fifteen thousand pounds has been obtained from him. This guy still has a large amount of goods in Thessaloniki, which should be arms."

"Arms, French or British, how many are there? Mamluk propaganda is so effective, who is the buyer?"

"French goods may be bigger, probably enough to arm a brigade. As for the buyer, it should be a few in the east. Kara Osman is not likely to be. The bigger possibility is Damascus and Baghdad."

Good guy, Selim called it a good guy, buying arms without taking care of his own family's business, how dare these tyrants are.

As for whether the purchase of arms is reasonable or not, Selim directly ignored it. This kind of thing has long been commonplace for the Sudan, local tycoons, and foreign businessmen.

The only thing Selim was angry about was his own business, and his family didn't take care of it, but he didn't want to consider the cost and quality of his own products at all.

"Let's dispose of this batch of goods ourselves, as Egypt just needs them.

By the way, if the domestic sellers pay the money, they will take it together. If they don't pay, see if they can be tricked into paying the money first and then delivering the goods.

I'll leave the rest of the matter to you. I still have something to do with your father.Come down later for acceptance, come on, young man. "

After explaining the handling matters, Selim turned around and walked towards the fourth floor, Abraham, wait, the Sultan is not so easy to fool.

"Great Sultan, Protector of the Two Holy Lands, Caliph of the Islamic world, what instructions do you wish to convey today?"

Abraham immediately got up from his chair and said respectfully.

"No need to be too polite, Abraham, I want to discuss currency issues with you today."

As soon as the words were out of his mouth, Selim suddenly felt that the scene and the conversation were a little familiar.

It seems that last time I came, this old guy said the same words, did I make a mistake, I met the great Sultan many times in a short period of time, and the old guy actually said the exact same lines twice.

If the performance in the meeting is correct, if he is not qualified, he will be sentenced to death for this crime.While thinking viciously, Selim opened his mouth and said.

"As for the currency of the empire, according to what you said, it seems that the empire does not have enough silver mines to support it, so you plan to imitate the British and come up with circulation notes?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

"Maybe you can take a look at this data, dear Abraham, I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation." Selim took out a stack of documents and threw them over.

"From the 1690s to the late 1760s, the value of the kurus (the official currency of the Ottoman Empire at the time) was relatively stable. A prosperous economy and increased silver production favored the stability of the kurus.

One, the empire was in a period of relative peace, stability, and economic expansion.

For example, during this period, the trend of agricultural and handicraft activities increased significantly, and the scale of trade between the empire and Central and Western Europe also expanded.

It was also a period of financial stability for the empire

period.From the 1720s to the late 1760s there was a smooth transition in the government's finances, and the government enjoyed years of surplus.From 1747 to 1768, the improvement in the government's financial situation was particularly prominent.

Second, the increase in silver output from silver mines has led to an increase in the output of Kurus at the Mint, which will help stabilize its currency value.

On the one hand, silver was mined from the new silver mines in Anatolia, Guernan, Coban and El Ghani.On the other hand, old mines in the Balkans, Sidre Kapasi and Kratovo also contributed new silver.

Thus, during the 1730s, imperial silver production increased from 25 to 40 tons per year, of which 20 to 35 tons were used for coinage.

In the 1740s, the Istanbul Mint issued 150 to 200 million kurus per year.

Mintage records from the Imperial Mint reveal that, in 1760, the production of kulus increased even further. "

Looking at Abraham who was thinking, Selim said with a smile: "Dear Abraham, can you give me a satisfactory answer?"

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