Smuggling Daming

"Father, the Ming people should have come with good intentions this time. Although they can defeat the Portuguese at sea, it is impossible for them to bring sea ships to land. Moreover, Daming is too far away from our Ottomans, and it is impossible for them to What kind of conflict happened with us, so I think that Daming is probably here to discuss some business-related matters with your father!" Suleiman lowered his head and told the result of his previous guess.

"The analysis is good. It is indeed unlikely that Ming will have a military conflict with us. In addition, Ming's current expansion is mainly concentrated in the Indian Ocean, while our previous territory is not adjacent to the Indian Ocean. But after we conquer Egypt, It will be in contact with Ming's sea power, so I dare to conclude that the commercial interests that Ming seeks are likely to be related to Egypt, and it is even very likely to be the important land commercial route connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean!" Selim said Shi Shi added that he was not satisfied with his son's performance, at least according to his standards, Suleiman was not yet a qualified monarch.

"Father, according to what you said, did the envoys of the Ming Dynasty believe that we must win the war against the Mamluk dynasty, and that even Egypt will be ruled by us?" Suleiman heard this, but He asked back in disbelief, even he himself did not have the confidence to wipe out the Mamluk dynasty in one fell swoop, so he couldn't figure out why Daming, who was far in the east, would make such a judgment?

"The Holy Prophet once warned us: Even though learning is far away in China, we should seek it. The distant Ming Dynasty claims to be the dynasty of the Central Plains, and thinks that it is the center of the world. But they do have the qualifications to say this, because whether it is military or economic, etc. In every aspect, there is no country in the world that is more powerful than Ming Dynasty, and the envoys that such a country can send are definitely not ordinary people. They can make such judgments, and naturally there are good reasons, and now from all aspects , It is true that our chances of winning are relatively high!" Selim said with a rare smile, before going into battle.It is indeed good news for him to be recognized by the envoy sent by Ming Dynasty.

Hearing his father mention Ming's envoy, Suleiman also seemed very excited and said: "Father, you may not have imagined that the envoy sent by Daming this time is a knowledgeable elder. He is not only proficient in Ming's literature, history and Geography, even astronomy, and arithmetic are also very knowledgeable, especially because he is familiar with the customs and customs of various places in Ming Dynasty. When we were on the road just now, I had a very happy conversation with him, and I even plan to find Lian Ye to talk in detail tonight. After all, the scenery of Ming Dynasty is really interesting, and some things related to the political structure of Ming Dynasty also gave me a lot of inspiration, maybe our Ottoman Empire can also adopt some of these feasible methods in the future!"

"Oh? Hearing what you said, I am even more curious about this envoy of Ming Dynasty, but don't bother him tonight. After all, they came to Damascus from the coast of the Red Sea and brought a lot of gifts. I must have encountered a lot of harassment from robbers. I may not even have a good rest on the way, so let the envoys of Ming Dynasty have a good rest tonight!" Selim acted like a loyal elder at this time.Even such a small matter was considered.

"Yes, thank you father for reminding me!" Suleiman immediately saluted after hearing his father's words.

"By the way, I heard that this Daming mission has a thousand cavalry accompanying it. You should have seen it before. How about it? What do you think of the strength of this cavalry?" Selim suddenly asked his son again. road.

"This..." Suleiman thought for a moment, then quickly raised his head and said honestly, "Father, today I saw that the Ming army is extremely well equipped, and everyone has extremely superb horse control skills. There were scars cut by swords on the armor, and some soldiers also had wounds on their bodies. Almost everyone had a bit of fatigue on their faces, but even so, this cavalry still advanced and retreated at a certain pace, and they showed extremely strong performance during the march. Superb quality, such cavalry is probably only comparable to the Knights of the Guards around my father!"

At the end, Suleiman hesitated for a moment, and then said again: "It's just that although this cavalry is elite, I found that the horses they ride are not very good. Not only are they not tall, but many of them are females. Horses, but they have a lot of horses, and each cavalry has two or three horses to transfer, probably because their horses are too poor, so they don’t have to prepare a few more horses.”

But as soon as Suleiman finished speaking, Selim shook his head and said, "Suleiman, I mainly let you familiarize yourself with government affairs before, but now it seems that you should also be more familiar with military affairs. In terms of matters, that cavalry is indeed an elite group comparable to the Knights of the Guards, you can see this very accurately."

When he said this, Selim suddenly showed a wry smile on his face and said: "But the horse the other party is riding is not simple, because that kind of horse is exactly the horse that the Mongols rode when they conquered us back then. Don't look at this kind of horse. They are relatively small in stature, but their stamina is excellent. They can run for long distances, and they are not picky about their feed. For food, mare's milk can be used as food. Such an army composed of cavalry is extremely terrifying. Coupled with the well-known Parthian archery method at that time, it made the huge Arab Empire almost invincible when facing the Mongols. After a crushing defeat, our ancestors had to move from Central Asia to Asia Minor, and it was with great difficulty that today’s Ottoman Empire was established.”

"Mongols!" When Suleiman heard this name, he couldn't help thinking of the catastrophe he saw in the history books, especially the fall of Baghdad and the tragic death of the Caliph, which were the most tragic in the memory of all Muslims. Fortunately, the huge empire established by the Mongols was only a flash in the pan, and the Mongols' lair was also in the east, which prevented the entire Muslim world from suffering a devastating blow.

"But aren't the Mongols the mortal enemies of Ming? And I learned from the conversation with the Ming envoy that the Mongols have re-established a regime called Tatars, and they often go south to harass the frontiers of Ming. This generation of Emperor Ming Decided to completely eliminate the threat of the Tatars, so I personally led the troops to clean up the Tatars, and achieved a lot of results, how could there be Mongols in their army?" At this time Suleiman suddenly said again, he also I was frightened by the prestige of the Mongols, so the questions I asked were obviously out of standard.

At this time, Selim acted like a very patient father, and explained: "What about the enemies of generations, the Mongols are actually just a group of powerful barbarians. They don't have a unified belief. A strong cohesive force, all because of the strong appeal of the Golden Family, made them unite together, but when the previous generations of the Golden Family passed away, the Mongols immediately fell into pieces, among other things, Many people in our Ottoman Empire have Mongol blood on their bodies. The Ming Dynasty has fought against the Mongols for generations. Naturally, some Mongols can be recruited. After all, Mongols are born cavalry, and Mongols are used to deal with Mongols. , if I were the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, I would definitely do the same."

"So that's the case, thank you for your father's teaching, Suleiman understands!" Suleiman bowed solemnly to his father.

"Well, in the past few years, Daming has expanded rapidly on the sea. Listening to what you said just now, the emperor of Ming wants to completely conquer the Mongols. In this way, Daming will no longer have any enemies around him. In the future, it will definitely make the development of Ming Dynasty more rapid. Fortunately, this powerful empire is too far away from us. Before we return to Central Asia, there should be no conflicts with the other party. Therefore, for the envoys sent by Ming Dynasty this time, we Treat them well, if a mutually beneficial business transaction can be reached, that would be a good thing, after all, no matter who they are, they need a strong ally." Selim said again at this time.

"Suleiman understands what my father means. I will definitely take this opportunity to get in touch with the Daming Mission, so that I can learn more about Daming, and by the way, maintain a good relationship with him!" Suleiman is very smart, Immediately understood the deep meaning of his father's words, Da Ming's strength had already made his father a little vigilant, so he wanted to take this opportunity to learn more about Da Ming, if they really regained the land of Central Asia in the future, by then It will be not far from Daming, and if there is a conflict, he will not know nothing about Daming, but before that, Suleiman needs to maintain a friendly relationship with Daming.

Seeing that his son understood what he meant, Selim nodded in satisfaction, and then asked Suleiman about the information Suleiman had inquired from the Daming Mission, especially about the military and political affairs of Daming. Jiao Huangzhong would not reveal this aspect in his words, but Selim and Suleiman could deduce something from other aspects.

Selim and his son were analyzing information about Ming Dynasty, and the envoys of Ming Dynasty who lived not far from them were also summarizing what they saw today, especially after they entered Damascus, they saw many Ottoman troops, although they could only Looking at the surface, but some things can be analyzed from some details, and these will be handwritten by Jiao Huangzhong as information, and when they return to Daming in the future, these will be the first-hand information about the Ottoman Empire. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)