sultan's crescent

Chapter 37

John Paleoleg is not a person who can control his emotions, especially when he heard from a senior official not long ago about the previous battle plan for the Russian-Turkish war.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that many elders of the Paleoleg family died at the hands of the Russian army, John would not have been able to attend this meeting.

John, who was nearly thirty years old, had never been the chosen successor of the Paleoleg family.

He has lived for so many years, and he has never learned any political tricks or industrial investment, let alone commanding operations.

As far as he is concerned, his eldest brother Andreas will always protect him.If he robs someone else's wife, the eldest brother will settle it; if he loses all his gambling money and owes a debt, the eldest brother will pay it back for him without telling his parents; if he is criticized by the elders of the family, the eldest brother will defend him.

But when the Russian army broke through the city where the family was located, when the entire Paleoleg family was almost wiped out, when he realized that he would never get the protection of anyone else.

John began to hate his incompetence, hated his licentiousness, why he stayed in Bucharest instead of dying with his tribe.

Although it has been a year since the end of the war, Paleoleg dreams of his dead brother and sister-in-law almost every night, his parents who were brutally murdered, and his niece who died at the hands of the Russian army.

He had thought of committing suicide more than once, but he understood the burden on him, the whole family was left with only himself and some wandering branches.

If he chooses to commit suicide like a coward, the Paleoleg family will end here, and this may be what the sultan in front of him wants to see.

"Your Majesty, how do you plan to distribute the unclaimed lands of the duchies of Moldavia and Wallachia?"

John calmly asked Selim, the family's blood feud is still there, and the Paleoleg family is still very weak. He must not show any dissatisfaction with the Sudan at this time, and can only slowly accumulate strength.

John believed that one day, sooner or later, he would personally capture the sultan and the damned Russian, and kill them in front of the people's graves, so as to comfort the souls of the people in heaven.

John's imagination is indeed very rich, although Selim can't hear the self-promotion in the other party's heart at all.

"Good question, John, but I don't want to answer you now, you should wait first."

For some reason, Selim always felt guilty when he saw these Romanian nobles, which made him not want to answer their questions.

But the Sudan seems to have just sent the "Ottoman Sword" led by Justinian to stumble them a little bit, such as serving as a leading party for the Russians, identifying which one is more cost-effective to rob; , so as to intercept the Romanian nobles fleeing towards Bucharest.

"It's okay, it's still alive." Sudan comforted himself as always, and quickly forgot about it.

After all, he is the sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and it is simply irresponsible to the people of the empire to bother about such insignificant matters all day long.

"Your Majesty, your actions may be too arbitrary. Doing so will only lead to serious religious confrontations in the Greek region, which may not be conducive to your local rule.

And, Your Majesty, how are these landless Muslims going to live? "

Simon Ducasse couldn't help asking.

There is no way, seeing Patriarch Nicholas like this, people are almost sitting in the wall, so there must be no hope.As for the Grand Vizier and Grand Mufti, Simon is over 40 years old this year, and he is not a fool.

"Well, it's like this, Simon, I think at this time, the big families should spontaneously donate some land to these poor Muslims.

As for your losses, the land in Algeria is quite fertile. I think it is a reasonable thing to use these as compensation. "

Selim pretended to think for a while, and gave an answer that almost made Simon's jaw drop.

"Your Majesty, will this be too..."

Simon didn't know what to say anymore. Before he came, he had been specifically explained about the land by many families in the Greek region.

Everyone held the same idea that they would definitely not be able to defeat the Sudan, after all, even the Janikli family could not be mistaken.

However, you can’t rob it clearly. Your Ottoman Empire is not the Roman Empire. Roman landowners can indeed go to Algeria to open plantations. You can’t help it.

"Don't worry, Simon, the land in Algeria is very fertile. For many families, this is a profitable business."

Selim didn’t think there was anything wrong with what he said. Green Luo is also Luo. The sultan of the Ottoman Empire also has the title of Roman Caesar. Although few countries will recognize it, this does not prevent Selim from being proud .

"Your Majesty, these families may need a land transfer fee more. After all, the Russo-Turkish War has brought a huge impact on the empire, and they still haven't gotten out of the trough."

"It makes sense, Simon, let's do this. The empire will use the land of Algeria as a mortgage. If the imperial government does not pay enough land transfer fees within 30 years, the land of Algeria will belong to you. What do you think?"

Selim despised these damned Greek barbarians in his heart, and wanted to get money from the Sultan, but there was no way.

Simon Dukas stopped talking, he knew that if he continued to speak, it would have no effect. Perhaps resistance was the only way out for the Greek family!

As for whether the other party will oppose it or not, this is beyond the scope of his concern.I am not a Greek barbarian, but a native Constantinian!

"Oh, by the way, Simon, the total donation amount should be 300 million mu. After all, Patriarch Nicholas has donated 100 million mu of land on behalf of the church. They can't be too little."

Hearing what the Sultan said, Simon Ducasse felt a little overwhelmed. He looked at Patriarch Nicholas, and at the same time cast his gaze at John Paleoleg, but the Patriarch did not Instead of feeling ashamed, he looked at the two of them.

After a while, both Simon and John were defeated, and they looked away because of embarrassment. As for Patriarch Nicholas, he didn't feel this way from the beginning to the end.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will truthfully convey your will." Simon bowed.

"Your Majesty, can you announce your arrangements for these lands now?" John asked respectfully, with humility written all over his face.

Looking at this face, Selim finally remembered something. It seemed that the young man named Andreas had the same expression when he was brought to him after Justinian broke his legs. His surname also appears to be Paleoleg.

　Ask for collection and follow-up, is it really useful for me to ask for the former every day?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)