Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1110 The Good Times of Human Traffickers ([-])

At the end of October 1656, the Ottoman Empire had fallen into a severe winter, not only the early cold weather, but also the chilling political climate.The new Grand Vizikoprulu of the empire is a ruthless guy. This prime minister who also passed the Demisheme system (that is, a kind of blood tax, the Sudan selects Christian teenagers to enter the court as attendants) is a prime minister. Some warlord-oriented troops, such as the Legion and the Spasi Legion, carried out ruthless purges. A large number of officers and their families were accused of corruption or rebellion and were punished or imprisoned. And the pockets of his henchmen and his family members-of course, a considerable part of it has entered the treasury to supplement the weak state finances, because Vizi Koprulu wants to develop the navy of the Ottoman Empire, and this will definitely not work without money.

In addition to some disobedient military leaders in the Imperial Guard system, Koprulu also rectified the imperial central and local government systems, resulting in a large number of so-called "corrupt officials" (in fact, most of them were Koprulu’s political opponents) were either killed or captured, replaced by the helpers or flatterers who had been around Koprulu, and of course there were also a large number of political speculators who temporarily changed their doors.

"Nasukh Pasha has changed his family, but he has not been reused by the Grand Vizier." Li Qing, who was reclining on the bed in Kaffa Port, far away from the political storm center of the Ottoman Empire, was stroking the soft long hair of a Persian slave girl. While walking in, Ma De said: "But fortunately, he saw the opportunity early after we reminded him. Although he was not assigned any position, at least he was not charged with the crime of associating with rebels, but his wallet did not bleed a lot. Looks like it won't work, Koprulu Daweizi's family members are all black-eyed guys who don't want to spend money for nothing."

"It's good to save your life. What else are you thinking about?" Ma De took off his shoes and got on the bed. A young and beautiful Ukrainian female slave immediately stepped forward to prepare a hookah for him. After taking a sip, Ma De , said with some intoxication: "That's the taste! Authentic! But to be honest, although Nasukh Pasha is at home now, his family's potential power and personal connections should not be underestimated. In time, there may not be no chance of a comeback. We must be cautious. Treat these old friends. Oh, by the way, speaking of old friends, do you remember that Hassan? Yes, that is Hassan, the naval officer who had a relationship with you once. He died and was copied last month. His family was charged with impiety and attempted rebellion. Several of his sons and daughters fled to New China with the help of the Egyptian Mamluks. It seems that Koprulu Daweiqi didn’t know it, but he might know it but didn’t say it. In short, Hassan these In [-], the leader ordered many ships from our country, and it is our bounden duty to provide some shelter for the family members of such friends."

"It's all trivial, and Koprulu wouldn't do anything about it. Isn't his son-in-law, Kara Mustafa, still negotiating with us about the purchase of naval warships? Hehe, his father-in-law is now in a hurry to get Venice People can improve their political prestige without the navy. In particular, I heard that the Venetians are gradually getting closer to the French, which is an army power, and this makes the Ottomans even more uncomfortable." Ma De continued to smoke the hookah From time to time, he played with the small hands of the Ukrainian female slave Bai Nen, and said with a smile: "The Ottomans want to buy warships and some army equipment, but they don't have enough money in their pockets. A lot of wealth was used by Koprulu to distribute the outstanding military salary to attract people's hearts. The other is to pay some countries' trade arrears. In short, it is not enough. Therefore, when he buys things from us, he still pays in the old way, that is slave."

"Slaves? Where are the slaves?" Li Qing waved her hand, and let the Persian slave girl who was serving beside her step back, then drank the tea brewed on the table, and wondered: "The poor slaves they sent to Ukraine Troops, how many people can we bring back? Impossible! If thousands of people are killed, it is enough to buy one or two boats, which is useless!"

It is said that Poland, which was originally a central European power, has almost become an arena for neighboring countries. Sweden, Brandenburg, Russia, Ukraine, Crimea, and the Ottoman Empire have sent troops into its territory to help one side or the other. , or simply to occupy land, in short, it is a pot of porridge.For example, the Ottoman Empire sent thousands of local troops into Polish Ukraine, fought side by side with the Poles, and launched an attack on the Russians.

But it is obvious that the scale of thousands of soldiers cannot play the leading role in this large-scale war. In addition, the Ottoman Empire itself is still at war, and the Dardanelles are blocked from time to time. They are too weak to intervene in the situation in Poland on a large scale, so it is destined that the Ottomans can only play a supporting role on the Polish battlefield.

Compared with the actions of the Ottomans who were stingy and Barra, their nominal vassal and the new Sultan of the Crimean Khanate, Mehmet Glai, was much more generous.This descendant of Genghis Khan often leads [-] to [-] cavalry into Ukraine, and sometimes enters Poland, doing everything possible to balance the surrounding situation-in general, it is to help Poland against the two powerful enemies of Sweden and Russia. The ten thousand Tatar cavalry are extremely mobile, and their fighting spirit is not weak. They have become an iron stream that no one can ignore on the battlefield.Of course, compared with their roaring fighting style, they are more famous for their brutal and greedy character. Wherever the Tatar cavalry went, whether it was Poles, Ukrainians or Lithuanians, whether it was friendly territory or The enemy's villages and towns were basically devastated, and countless people from various countries were plundered as slaves, and they would soon appear in the Kafa slave trade market for slave traders from all over the world to choose from.

Therefore, Li Qing would not be surprised if Ma De said that the Tatars were going to sell a large number of slaves to the people on the east coast, because this is quite normal. Thanks to the massive sale of slaves by the Tatars, the overall price of slaves in the Kaffa slave trade market has also fallen sharply. It seems a bit unusual. You must know that in recent years, the Ottomans have rarely collected blood taxes from Christians to obtain slaves. Then the question arises, where did the Ottomans’ efforts to sell come from?

"Who told you that the Ottomans have fewer slaves?" Ma De gave Li Qing a white look, and then explained in a low voice while enjoying a hookah: "The Ottomans are selling their own people this time, um, it's all about politics." The failed products in the struggle. For example, the families of officers and soldiers of the Ganishari Army and Spasi Army, such as the families of the so-called 'rebels' and 'corrupt officials', etc., in short, there are a lot of them, and they are of good quality. Definitely not to be missed wow.”

"Oh, that's how it is!" Ma De mentioned that Li Qing understood that these are all "criminal family members"!

It is said that the old fellow Koprulu is indeed cruel and ruthless, and the bloody level of the political struggle in the Ottoman Empire is indeed far beyond people's imagination. The officials of the department were put to death for various crimes (if you don’t kill them, you can’t occupy other people’s family property and beautiful family members), and they themselves have been reduced to female slaves and become "playthings" for the upstarts who have just come to power.

But obviously not all the family members of prisoners will be taken into the house by the upstarts, and a considerable part of them will flow to the outside world for various reasons. Of course, this does not mean that their identities are free, but that these poor women will be resold again—— ——This time they were sold to the New World country, the East Coast Republic of China, which was already well-known in the Ottoman Empire. I heard that there was an extreme shortage of women there. It must be very popular, and it can make a lot of money for the upstarts of the Coprulu family. By the way, it can also exchange for some new naval warships, which should help them regain a little bit of disadvantage in the White Sea (that is, the Aegean Sea) .

"They're all very nice girls. I've seen them, and I really didn't lie to you. By the way, the youngest daughter of the Said family that you boasted to me before is also there. I'll keep it for you, haha. Don't be too grateful to me, Li." Ma De hugged the submissive Ukrainian female slave, and said with a rather insolent smile: "This time there are thousands of female slaves, and they are of good quality and high in culture. , It’s much more exciting than those Ukrainian village girls. Well, although it’s a bit annoying to be a ***, but women, they are a ball! There are major national policies that are suppressing, can these women make our country green? Hehe. As long as we are careful, as long as the country's leaders don't make mistakes, we won't get up at all. Therefore, these women can rest assured. In this way, at the end of the year, our performance will be between Zheng Yong should be able to look a lot better, mother, I'm tired of that guy, he's doing assessments all day long, annoying!"

"In addition, we have done a good job as human traffickers. We must hurry up on this business. I heard that Grail Khan is going to lead his men to attack again. It is hard to say who the target is this time. The situation is too chaotic. "Ma De put the hookah on the table, looked at the ceiling, and said: "The Great Khan ordered a large amount of military supplies and equipment from us, and the inventory in Kafa's warehouse has finally dropped a little, but there are still more than 90 A rifle, more than 1200 pieces of artillery, more than [-] pairs of armor, [-] sabers, and more than [-] pairs of leather armor. These things have to be sold quickly. Oh, it’s really annoying. Annoying! That guy Zheng Yong , annoying!"

(End of this chapter)