sultan's crescent

Chapter 49

"As for the whereabouts of the artillery in the arsenal, I conducted a special investigation, generally speaking, in accordance with the regulations of the empire.

The flow direction of this batch of artillery will definitely be marked, but I only found a withdrawal slip.

The above record is that Ali Pasha took the goods, but there is no record about the reason for taking the artillery and the final whereabouts of the artillery. "

Napoleon took out a note and threw it to Selim.

Looking at the list in hand, Selim noticed that this monogram didn't look like his own.

"No, forgery can't make it look like it, and painting it better will make you feel wronged."

Selim felt a little overwhelmed.

A withdrawal slip that I have never approved, a second-rate slip that has no reason to apply, and a thing that doesn't even look like the Sultan's monogram.

It is possible to take such a large batch of artillery from the arsenal just like this. Is the chief of the arsenal dead?

There are bad people among the masses, that's a bad thing.

"Your Majesty, the most important thing is that the chief of the armory was dead when I found him."

Selim didn't know what to say anymore.It seems like Patriarch Nicholas reminded himself before, he has become a prophet.

"Any other clues?"

Although he knew there was little hope, Selim was still not reconciled.

In other words, any normal person would not be reconciled.

He obviously thought he had everything under control, but was betrayed once, and Sudan felt quite uncomfortable.

But to Selim's surprise, Napoleon actually gave an affirmative answer.

"Your Majesty, the Chief of Arms Depot is not the only way.

I didn't find Aladdin Pasha when I broke through the Guards camp, and I don't think Justinian will gain anything either, he should have run away.

But that doesn't mean I don't get anything. "

At this time, Selim once again ignited hope.

"Aladdin Pasha himself and his lieutenants and their families are missing, but I found this."

Napoleon immediately took out a stack of bills and account books, and said.

"Your Majesty, I have to say that Ali Pasha is indeed a genius.

He exchanged a large amount of the wealth of the Guards for gold ducats minted by the Venetians and British pounds.

The exchange rate between these gold coins and the silver kulus (one of the main silver coins of the Ottoman Empire during this period) changed drastically around the time of the war.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ali Pasha had exchanged a large amount of ducat gold coins and British pounds before the war started.

According to my statistics, Ali Pasha did not have such a huge property alone. The disappearance of many high-level guards may also be related to this incident.

At the end of the first phase of the war, the Imperial Mint had actually carried out a small devaluation of the currency, and the news of the defeat on the front caused the exchange rate of the Kurus coin to plummet against the gold ducat and the British pound.

For example, in 1787, the Empire's korus silver coins were still quite strong.

About one ducat was worth five kurus and sixty akche, and one pound was worth eleven kurus. (One kurus silver coin is equivalent to 120 Akche silver coins)

But by June 1788, a ducat was worth six kuruses, and a pound was worth twelve kuruses.

But it should be noted that although the Imperial Mint has carried out a currency devaluation, the degree of devaluation is about [-]%.

However, the market value of the Kurus silver coins has dropped by about [-]%, and the circulation of these new coins is not enough to replace the original Kurus silver coins.

This provided room for Ali Pasha's operations.

He used the Ducat gold coins and British pounds replaced in the early stage to replace a large number of Kurus silver coins issued in the early stage, and he also exchanged a large amount of Kurus silver coins for the easy-to-realize part of the property of the Guards in the later period.

Of course, the signals sent by the Austrians withdrawing from the war and Sweden joining the war before this actually brought a small-scale appreciation to the Kurus silver coin.

But how much profit Ali Pasha made, I don't know.

Then again, at this time, there was actually a small-scale monetary tightening in the empire. I have to say that the wealth of the Guards is impressive.

And when the empire signed a treaty with the Russians, forcing Russia to sue for peace, the culus began to appreciate rapidly.

Although both countries have declared a peaceful truce, market bankers are not idiots.

They quickly exchanged a lot of Kurus silver coins at the right time, and Ali Pasha left the Kurus silver coins on hand idle, and began to exchange Ducat gold coins and British pounds for Kurus silver coins in large quantities.

When the exchange rate of Kurus silver coins was basically stable, Ali Pasha started the second round of currency exchange. He exchanged a large number of ducat gold coins and British pounds, and a large number of Kurus silver coins flowed into the market, making the currency more competitive. decline.

At the same time, the currency reform policy led by President Abraham started a small-scale currency depreciation to a certain extent, and Ali Pasha once again made a lot of profits.

In the end, the part of the wealth that Ali Pasha handed over to His Majesty that originally belonged to the Guards was indeed quite large, but the wealth he took from the empire is estimated to be almost one-third of this money.

But the current situation is that no one knows the whereabouts of this money, and no one knows the whereabouts of Aladdin Pasha and many senior guards.

No one knows why Ali Pasha was able to complete such a large-scale currency exchange. As the vice president of the Imperial Royal Bank, Abraham, an expert in currency exchange, also did not remind His Majesty of this matter. "

Napoleon stopped talking, just looked at Selim.

Selim could always feel a kind of sympathy in his eyes, which obviously didn't seem to have any emotion, which made Sudan embarrassed for a while.

"A group of rebels teamed up to bully Sudan, don't you understand?"

In his heart, Selim was frantically exporting to all the rebellious officials and thieves.

These bastards, I can't handle it myself, and I'm one step away from playing against Ali. Don't question it, it's only one step away.

As for Abraham, Selim could guess why the other party didn't remind him.

After all, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire hadn't raised his head in front of the Guards for many years. Even if Selim had some manipulations, the Guards' prestige was still there for many years.

Considering the situation of the Jewish people, it is normal for this old thing to want to sit on the fence.

But this doesn't mean that Selim won't punish him. It is estimated that the old guy also guessed that this will happen, and he is ready to pay for his life.

Seeing off Bonaparte, Selim felt a little emotional.

"Compared to these shady things, the military gods are still good to me. The Russian-Turkish war helped me a lot. Not to mention the Egyptian counter-insurgency, even Ali's conspiracy was clear to me."

Looking at the direction where Napoleon left, Selim remembered his final fate.

"Perhaps, when he is defeated, I can take over the king of Rome, if Napoleon agrees.

It just so happened that the duchies of Moldavia and Wallachia could be combined into Romania, so why not be his king.

When the Ottoman Empire reaches 1815, I'll see who dares to fight for it! "

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