Chapter 556 The difference between merchants and emperors!(1/2)
Haohaida wanted to see Ali Mouad in such a difficult situation, so he asked very thoughtfully.
"But His Majesty the Sultan is ill?"
Although the Timurid Empire was mainly established by the Eastern Chagatai Khanate that split from Mongolia, the main religion in the country was Islam, and it implemented a system of integration of politics and religion.
Timur the Great, also known as Sultan, was the guardian of Islam.
Ali Muad heard this and climbed up the pole quickly.
"well!"
"Isn't that right? Even if His Majesty the Sudan does not receive my letter, he still plans to return to the capital to recuperate."
"You will have to stay in the capital posthouse for a while. When His Majesty the Sultan gets better, he will naturally receive you."
"oh oh……"
Hao Haida wanted to give a surprised expression, but in his heart he was very dissatisfied.
Even if Timur is sick, his grandson is not sick, right?
If he really wanted to form an alliance with the Yuan Dynasty, he could send the emperor's grandson to meet him like the Ming Empire did!
"In this case, please ask the Prime Minister to tell His Majesty Sultan that the foreign ministers will not disturb you for the time being. You must first go to the Golden Horde to discuss the alliance between Dayuan and the Golden Horde."
Hao Haidayu's move was to retreat in order to advance, directly knocking out Ali Mouad.
In fact, Timur was not sick. Even if he was sick, it was a mental illness, which did not prevent him from meeting Hao Haida Yu.
The reason why he showed off his lust was just to make the other party feel oppressed, so that he could negotiate the price later.
Ali Muad knew what was going on, and when he saw Haohaida trying to escape, he quickly spoke to persuade him.
"Master Taiwei, please don't be angry. It's really not that His Majesty the Sudan doesn't want to see you. It's really..."
"Otherwise, just wait for two more days. After two days, I will definitely arrange for you to meet His Majesty!"
Hao Haida smiled slightly when he heard this, expecting that the other party would compromise.
After all, the relationship between the Timur Empire and the Golden Horde is not good, and the two countries have been at war in recent years.
If the Timur Empire gives him a cold reception, he can completely abandon the Timur Empire and go to the Golden Horde to let them preside over the alliance of the four Khans.
Because of this, I gave myself the opportunity to bargain.
"Then there is Prime Minister Lao!"
After Alimuad appeased Haohida's desire, he went to the palace to meet Tamerlane that night.
Timur was wearing a linen robe, squatting under the fountain of the palace and watching the fish in the spring. When he heard Alimuad coming to pay his respects, he immediately threw all the fish food in his hand into the spring, then clapped his hands and turned around
Asked.
"Hao Haida wants to leave?"
Upon hearing this, Ali Mouad hurriedly gave him a rainbow fart.
"Your Majesty is so wise. You are so right. That Hao Haida Yu is really going to leave!"
Timur smiled disdainfully upon hearing this.
"Are you going to the Golden Horde?"
"Yep!"
"It's exactly what His Majesty said, and that's what Hao Haida Yu said!"
The Golden Horde was a bit special, not only fighting against Timur, but also against Dayuan.
When Dayuan was at the height of his power, he naturally did not dare to provoke him. But now that Dayuan has been beaten and cowered in the Mobei grasslands, the Golden Horde will have to settle old scores with Dayuan a hundred years ago.
Therefore, the relationship between the Golden Horde and the Yuan and Timur empires was very tense.
In the words of a few hundred years later, geopolitics was bad.
Relatively speaking, Timur is quite reliable and does not go to war casually. Even if he wants to fight others, he must try to find a suitable reason.
After all, he is a man determined to imitate Genghis Khan, so he must be more shameless than others.
"Then leave him alone for two more days, and then find a time to meet him."
"I obey your Majesty's instructions!"
Just as Ali Muad was about to retreat, Timur suddenly stopped him and asked him an incomprehensible question.
"By the way, I heard that Hao Haidayu once went on a mission to the Ming Dynasty on behalf of the Great Yuan Dynasty, and also met the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty?"
Ali Muad nodded after hearing this.
"This is what happened. When Wei Chen wanted to talk to Hao Haida, he mentioned the emperor's grandson of the Ming Dynasty many times and praised the emperor's grandson of the Ming Dynasty highly."
"He also said that the nightmare for the Great Yuan Dynasty and our countries in the future will be the emperor's grandson from the Ming Kingdom!"
"oh oh……"
Timur fell into a long silence after hearing this. Seeing this, Alimuad neither dared to walk nor speak. He could only stand awkwardly and wait for Timur to finish thinking.
After a while, Timur finally spoke quietly.
"Send someone to ask Ma Heima when he will come back, and then ask him to wait at Lekistan Academy. I will take the Dayuan envoy there to visit and prepare him to accompany him throughout the whole journey."
Ali Muad knew Timur's purpose as soon as he heard this. He wanted Haohaida to meet the prince of the empire and compare him with the prince of the Ming Dynasty to see which prince was more powerful.
In fact, this was one of the reasons why Timur was unwilling to meet Haohai Dayu, that is, he had not yet established a suitable heir.
Timur's experience was very similar to that of Zhu Yuanzhang. He lost his father in his early years, his wife in his middle age, and his son in his later years.
The current crown prince of the empire is the son of his favorite eldest son, Zhihanjier, and the eldest grandson of the emperor in his lineage.
Although Timur's empire was founded and there was no system for establishing direct descendants, he still hoped that the throne could be passed on to the eldest son and passed on forever.
He also faced the same problem as Zhu Yuanzhang, that is, his sons were too strong and it was difficult to obey the young emperor's grandson.
Although the emperor's eldest grandson is good, he is always too benevolent and righteous, and it will be difficult to suppress those rebellious uncles in the future.
Ali Muad has been by Timur's side for many years, and he is well aware of the crisis in the empire and understands Timur's good intentions.
Therefore, after figuring out the connection, Ali Mouad hurriedly replied.
"yes!"
"Wei Chen must make proper arrangements and let His Highness the Emperor Changsun make preparations in advance!"
"Go ahead..."
"Wei Chen resigns..."
After Ali Muad left, Timur immediately summoned some businessmen and scholars to ask about everything about the Ming Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty.
In fact, Timur has always paid great attention to the situation in the surrounding countries, and has even regarded the Ming Dynasty as an imaginary enemy, hoping to get rid of the control of the suzerain country of the Ming Dynasty and restore the glory and glory of Genghis Khan.
But the empire he founded was too short, and many accumulations were not enough. Moreover, the number of the main ethnic groups was too small, and many areas were newly conquered places with different languages, different scripts, different customs, and even different religions.
Revolts often broke out in these newly conquered areas, which added countless internal frictions to his empire.
Whenever he was worried about state affairs, he would think of the Ming Emperor with envy.
Relatively speaking, the Ming Dynasty has a unique foundation for its hegemony. Not to mention its vast territory, its domestic population is still very large, and it has completed cultural unification as early as the ancient pre-Qin period.
If God had given him such a natural place for dominance, his achievements would have been higher than that of the Ming Emperor!
Soon a group of merchants were brought into the palace. Timur's people warmly entertained them and asked everything about the Ming Dynasty during the banquet.
"I dare to ask you, how does the prosperity and wealth of the capital of the Ming Dynasty compare with that of Samarkand?"
When the merchants heard this, their expressions became strange. You looked at me, I looked at you, no one dared to tell the truth.
When Timur saw this, he could only scold him with a straight face.
"If I ask you questions again, you must answer truthfully. If anyone dares to deceive or lie, that is disrespectful to the true God and will not only be punished by God, but also punished by the law!"
Seeing what Timur said, everyone could only bite the bullet and give a tentative answer.
"Reporting to His Majesty Sudan, the wealth of the Ming Dynasty is far beyond the imagination of the world. The reason why we dare not say it is because we are afraid that His Majesty will not believe it and think we are bragging."
"oh?"
"Let's talk about it. Even if there are exaggerations, I won't blame you. I just want to listen to an Eastern story, hahaha!"
Seeing that His Majesty Sudan was so easy to talk to, all the merchants suddenly became bolder.
"Reporting to your majesty, the wealth of the Ming Dynasty does not lie in gold, silver and jewelry, but in the country and people, as well as all kinds of incredible utensils."
"For example, if we start from Samarkand, if we want to reach the border of the empire, we can only take a carriage or horseback."
"But in the Ming Dynasty, they could ride on a strange car made of black stone, and smoke all the way to the border of the empire."
"This kind of strange vehicle is not only extremely fast, but it can also travel without sleep, night or day, and continuously transport soldiers, food, ordnance and other supplies to the border."
"Moreover, the Ming Dynasty's maritime transportation was very developed. The food and cloth abundant in their south could reach any place in the world by sea."
"Now the price of silk in Samarkand has dropped by one-third, and Ming Dynasty's shipping accounted for at least half of the credit!"
"There is also a bicycle in the Ming Dynasty that is very suitable for riding on flat roads. This kind of bicycle does not eat grass or food, and can be ridden by one person."
To be continued...