Neither of them felt anything about half a million slaves. After all, the Ming Dynasty recruited half a million civilians just for fun. Han Du was able to recruit more than 50,000 people to build a road of thirty miles. Half a million slaves were just enough to dig.
It's just a canal.
The reason why Han Du didn't ask for more was because even if he asked for more, digging the canal wouldn't require too many slaves. And if there were more slaves, other expenses would also increase.
But one million pounds of gold really shocked both Zhu Biao and Tang Ding.
Zhu Biao even asked unceremoniously: "With so much gold, do you want too much? Even if the Mamluk dynasty is wiped out, will they have so much gold?"
Han Du explained: "Your Highness does not know that this place is already rich in gold. Their ancestors have mined gold for no shorter time than us. After so many thousands of years of accumulation, the wealth of gold stored in each kingdom is far greater than ours."
It’s beyond people’s imagination. Otherwise, how could Khlumos, just a big businessman, be able to easily come up with ten thousand pounds of gold?”
Han Du explained it to Zhu Biao and Tang Ding. Seeing that they no longer had any doubts, he turned back to Shi Si and asked with a smile: "How is it? Are you confident?"
Shi Si made a grimace and did not answer. It was not because he wanted to lose etiquette in front of Han Du, but because Han Du wanted too much, and he had no confidence at all.
"Will the woman agree to the Marquis's conditions?"
Han Du snorted twice and said: "She is now poor and has nothing. Even she was sold into slavery. If she doesn't have our help, she will only be a lowly person in her whole life."
A slave has been humiliated by others. But with our help, she will one day ascend the throne and become the sultan of the Mamluk dynasty. On one side is the lowest slave, and on the other is the sultan of the dynasty. I think she should know what to do.
How to choose.”
Han Du looked at Shi Si calmly and repeated the old talk, "You can go ahead and talk. If you surpass me, I will definitely ask His Highness to give you a reward. I will do what I say."
Zhu Biao laughed twice and said directly to Shi Si: "If you are still not convinced, Nagu can make a promise to you now. As long as the terms you negotiate exceed what Han Du proposed, whether it is land, slaves, or gold
, Gudu will give you a 10% reward."
"Thank you, Your Highness." After Shi Si thanked Zhu Biao, his expression did not improve and he said bitterly, "I dare not ask for any reward. As long as I can fulfill my mission, I will be satisfied."
"Go." Zhu Biao waved towards Shi Si.
Shi Si resigned and went
I found the woman on the boat.
Han Du immediately summoned Baiyunhu and ordered him to remove a thousand cannons from the warship. Seize the next few days and make preparations here.
Since the slave girl is really the princess of the Mamluk dynasty and the first heir, the current Sultan exiled her before ascending the throne. So as long as the news that she is still alive spreads back, it will inevitably attract the Sultan at all costs.
Want to kill her.
So Han Du doesn't need to go anywhere. As long as he stays here and waits, the Mamluk dynasty's army will definitely come here.
The negotiation between Shi Si and the female slave did not go smoothly. Han Du's request was just the bottom line. If Shi Si directly disclosed this bottom line to the female slave, then there would be no need to proceed with the negotiation. So he directly added something to Han Du's request.
Several times, one hundred miles of land turned into five hundred miles in his mouth, and the gold turned into five million pounds. He didn't add many slaves, so he only needed 600,000.
Because Shi Si heard Han Du's words and knew that too many Nu Li would not have much effect.
The female slave became extremely angry at Shi Si's big talk. She bluntly said that even the entire Mamluk dynasty did not have so much land, and there was still a lot of land on both sides of the sea that did not belong to the Mamluk dynasty at all. As for gold, the female slave expressed
He felt an anger greater than the land, saying that Shi Si's greed was like the abyss, and even the gold in the world could not satisfy his desires.
Regarding the slaves, the female slave showed an extremely generous attitude uncharacteristically. Not only did she directly agree to give 600,000 slaves, but she even asked Shi Si in turn, if the slaves could be exchanged for some land and gold?
But what did Shi Si do with so many slaves? Hearing that the female slave directly agreed to provide 600,000 slaves, Shi Si regretted that he should not have asked for 100,000 more slaves. How much food would need to be provided if there were 100,000 more slaves?
Shi Si, of course, categorically rejected the idea of female slaves using slaves as compensation for land and gold.
He didn't know what to do with the extra 100,000 slaves? How could he agree to the slave girl's request?
No matter how angry the female slave was, she really did not dare to break up with the Ming people. Just as Shi Si said to her, if the Ming Dynasty did not help her restore the country, then she would be just the lowest slave in her life. In order to become
The new sultan of the Mamluk dynasty, she
Too many things must be given up.
Shi Si talked with the slave girl day by day, and the price dropped again and again.
The female slave also went from being mindless and angry at the beginning to gradually calming down, starting to weigh the pros and cons, and began to have back-and-forth with Shi Si. The two of them were constantly arguing about their respective conditions.
While the two were negotiating, Han Du did not rest and sent Jiang Cong out again to grab some tongues.
After a series of inquiries and interrogations, Handu also had a general understanding of the Mamluk dynasty. Originally, Handu thought that the location of the Mamluk dynasty was the former Tianfang, but through the information obtained, Handu knew that, in fact,
The Mamluk dynasty and Tianfang are not the same thing.
In the past, Tianfang was mainly on the peninsula, and it completely occupied the entire peninsula. However, most of the Mamluk dynasty was within the scope of Egypt, and only occupied a part of the peninsula close to Egypt. And this part was only the Red Sea and
Just a little bit along the Mediterranean coast. It can be said that their territory on the peninsula is not even one-tenth of the peninsula.
The Mamluk dynasty was a completely military country. The Mamluks were composed of mercenaries hired from various places, especially the Kipchaks, and occasionally Greeks, Slavs, Kurds, and even some Western European Latins. Most of them were completely
I don't understand Western. The Mamluk Dynasty was based on a dual government. The military was in charge of mercenaries. They did not allow local people to serve as mercenaries. The civil and military affairs were both in charge of mercenaries, with local clerical staff in charge.
The way of passing the throne has always been hereditary, that is to say, something happened to the slave girl. Originally, after his father died, she, the first heir, should ascend to the throne and become the new sultan. But she
However, she was ousted from the throne by her younger brother Belgouge, the most powerful emir of the Mamluk dynasty. The old Sultan’s intention of leaving Belgouge, the most powerful emir, was to use him to protect the succession.
The daughter of the throne. Unexpectedly, Belgouge would directly rebel, oust the daughter of the old Sultan who had high hopes from the throne, and directly exile her.
Yes, according to the news Handu got, the old sultan’s daughter Faraij was only exiled and was not sold into slavery. But when Handu asked where Faraij was exiled, no one
The answer comes out.
Obviously, Belgouge deliberately confused the situation. He pretended to exile Farahi, but in fact he directly drove her out of the Mamluk dynasty.
As for why Belgouge just exiled Faraij instead of killing her directly. This is not because of Belgouge's kindness, nor because of his indecision. How could a person who dared to directly launch a mutiny and successfully seize power be kind and kind?
Indecisive? But because in the Mamluk dynasty, killing blood relatives was an unforgivable felony. Even though Belgog was just the illegitimate son of the old Sultan, he and Faraij were still related by blood.
After learning this information, Han Du had automatically prepared several plans in his mind.
On Shi Si's side, he talked with Faraiji for ten days before the two reached a preliminary agreement on their respective conditions. Whether Ming agreed to this condition or not, Shi Si didn't know.
"Master Marquis, please see me." A soldier came in and reported to Han Du.
"Let him come in." When Han Du heard that Shi Si finally had news, he put down the brush in his hand in a good mood.
As soon as Shi Si entered the door, he bowed directly to Han Du, "Shi Si pays homage to the Marquis."
Han Du immediately got up from the chair, walked a few steps quickly to Shi Si, helped him up with both hands, "Get up quickly, have you brought good news to me?"
Shi Si smiled bitterly, sighed and said, "Returning to Mr. Hou, Shi Si doesn't know if it's good news or not."
"Oh? What's the matter? Didn't they reach an agreement?" Han Du was not nervous at all, but he was still in the mood to laugh. Even if he didn't reach an agreement, it doesn't matter. Anyway, the Ming Dynasty was just fighting in vain. Han Du led the water
I don’t know how many battles we have fought like this. It doesn’t matter if we fight once in vain.
But for Faraij, even though he was sitting on a high throne and being the sultan giving orders, he still continued to be her slave and lived his life in the lowest status.
And Han Du will not forget that he bought the slave Faraij for ten pounds of gold. If she does not agree to his conditions, Han Du will definitely sell her to the prostitutes in the capital.
No matter what, you can't let your gold be lost. With an exotic beauty like Faraiji, there is still a great hope of earning your gold back.
Shi Si sighed helplessly and said, "I don't know whether we have reached an agreement or not. I'd better ask the Marquis to make the decision."
"Well, tell me." Han Du motioned for Shi Si to sit down and talk.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis." After Shi Siyi sat down, he told Han Du the important details of his negotiations with Faraiji these days.