Chapter One Thousand Six Hundred and Four: Anqings Anger
It turns out that there has been almost no peace since the day the various governor-general mansions in the world were established.
Later, perhaps because of Timur's campaign, many people fled to Tianfang, making the already chaotic Tianfang even more chaotic.
Although each governor's palace here has nearly 10,000 troops, facing such a chaotic situation also made Cao Tai and others anxious for a while.
If he could make money like other governors, then Cao Tai might just endure it.
However, even businessmen are unwilling to come here, and those who want to mine their own mines are hindered by the chaotic situation. As a result, the governor's income is at least half lower than elsewhere.
Coming here thousands of miles away from home, the benefits are extremely limited. Of course, Cao Tai can care less about the position of governor.
Han Du glanced at Cao Tai and explained softly.
"You misunderstood, I'm here to ask for your help this time."
"Once the Lord has given you an order, Cao Tai will not dare to disobey you." Cao Tai stood up instantly, cupped his fists and said sternly.
Han Du waved his hand at him, "Sit, sit, sitting is not as serious as you think."
Cao Tai sat down as he was told and quickly asked, "May I ask, sir, where is there a place where Cao Tai can contribute?"
After a pause, Han Du told him the news that Timur's empire had gone to war with the Ming Dynasty, and that Lan Yu had repelled Timur's attack.
Cao Tai lowered his head and frowned, and after pondering for a while, he said, "We have also heard of the Timur Empire. Those Westerners who fled to heaven turned pale with fright at the mention of the Timur Empire."
"Originally we had no contact with it, and we didn't inquire too much about the Timurid Empire. I didn't expect that it would dare to go to war with the Ming Dynasty."
Han Du quickly said, "Now you need to find out about Timur. Even those countries they defeated, are there still people in these countries who are resisting Timur, etc. It's best to find out clearly."
"That's no problem. Let's go ahead and give the order. There should be news soon."
Han Du nodded, and then asked, "How many slaves do you have in your hands now?"
"About four hundred thousand."
Han Du was stunned and asked in confusion, "Why is it only 400,000? The Japanese slaves alone are more than 400,000, right? What's more, there are also slaves sent by Faraij?"
Cao Tai also sighed and explained helplessly, "My lord Mingjian, the slaves sent by the Mamluk dynasty have been consumed long ago, and even half of the Japanese slaves have died. If my lord feels that it is not enough, Yongyi Hou Sangjing still has some in his hands."
Hundreds of thousands."
In this case, the slave is barely enough.
But what Han Du was curious about was, "What on earth did you do? How could so many slaves die?"
There were more than one million Japanese slaves, but now there are less than half. Adding those sent by Faraij, wouldn't it be that more than one million slaves have died in these years?
Although Han Du never took these slaves for granted, he was still a little shocked when he heard that Cao Tai and others did not take slaves for granted.
Slaves are wealth, there is no waste like them!
Seeing the anger on Han Du's face, Cao Tai was about to explain but suddenly paused.
He simply stood up and said, "Master, please calm down. Why don't you follow us out and take a look?"
Han Du pondered and nodded, "Okay."
The two of them went out and got on their horses.
Cao Tai took Han Du all the way to the place where the canal was dug.
He galloped all the way and never saw the end of the canal.
"How long did you dig for?" After running for a while, Han Du couldn't help but slow down.
Under the bright sunshine, Han Du saw the wide canal in front of him, extending straight ahead, extending beyond his sight.
Cao Tai laughed and pointed into the distance, sighing, "Since the Duke decided to dig a canal here, successive governors have tried their best to dig this canal. This is so important to the Ming Dynasty."
Listening to Cao Tai's long sigh, Han Du was also deeply shocked.
This canal was even more important to the Ming Dynasty than the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
If the Ming Dynasty can really dig this canal, then the Ming Dynasty navy can go straight into the Mediterranean. By then, no matter what the Ottoman Empire or the Byzantine Empire, they will all kneel down and sing conquests for the Ming Dynasty!
There were also members of the five major families who forged treasure banknotes, but no trace of them had been found in these years. Handu guessed that they must have crossed the Americas and hid in the Byzantine Empire across the Mediterranean.
Although these people pose no threat to the Ming Dynasty now, if they could be found, Han Du would not mind cutting off their heads, so as to vent his anger for nearly dying during the crossing of the ocean.
"Did you dig the canal?" Han Du took a breath.
It has only been a few years since the canal was dug? If this is the case, the loss of more than one million slaves is completely acceptable.
"That's not true." Cao Tai paused and continued with a smile on his face, "But it's not much now, only the last dozen or so miles left."
There are only a dozen miles left. How different is this from completely digging through?
Han Du was filled with joy, then calmed down and said, "Stop it for now."
"Why is this?" Cao Tai was puzzled.
Hundreds of miles of canal have been dug down to the last dozen or so miles. It's like everything that needs to be done has been done, leaving only the last tremor.
At this time Han Du shouted to stop, how could he stop?
Han Du looked at the canal in front of him with bright eyes and explained, "Once this canal is opened, the Ottoman Empire will definitely be in danger. We still need to unite them to attack Timur. Therefore, it is not time to dig it out yet."
when."
Cao Tai lowered his head and pondered for a while, then nodded slowly, "Okay, I will listen to you."
"Call the other governors, and ask Sang Jing to bring all the slaves."
"yes."
The two returned, Cao Tai went to summon the other governors as instructed, and Han Du went to sea again and came to the opposite side of the Red Sea.
"Husband, where are we? What are we doing here?" An Qing asked curiously, eyes wide open and unable to see.
Han Du sighed and turned his head to explain, "This is the Mamluk Dynasty."
"Which dynasty does your husband know?" An Qing's eyes became suspicious.
Seeing the opportunity to curry favor with the mistress, Hader behind him quickly explained flatteringly, "Your Highness, the great princess, the head of the Mamluk dynasty is Faraij. When she was still a princess in distress, she was bought by the Duke.
And help her regain her country."
Han Du couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, and looked at Hade complainingly. This bitch couldn't even flatter him. Should he consider whether he should keep him by his side?
"Oh? Really?" An Qing suddenly noticed a key message in Hader's words. He glanced at Handu meaningfully and asked Hader, "What did you say he bought just now? A princess? Or a slave? He even took action.
Help her regain her country?"
"Of course, your great princess, you don't know how great the Duke is." Seeing Her Royal Highness talking to him with a smile on her face, Hader straightened his back involuntarily, looking proud.
Han Du's resentment is about to pop out of his eyes. Can you shut up your damn mouth!
As expected, the chill on An Qing's face increased greatly after hearing this.
"Husband, this is a princess, a slave girl, and the king of the country. You are having a great time here!"
"The princess wants to see how beautiful this Faraji is and how she can seduce her husband like this."
Hader also noticed the anger
There was something wrong with the atmosphere, and I felt the coldness on the back of my neck and subconsciously shrank my neck.
He looked at Handu as if asking for help, "Did you say the wrong thing?"
Han Du didn't bother to pay attention to him, and quickly explained to An Qing with a smile, "Don't get me wrong, she promised to help her restore the country and ceded the territory of the Seventh Governor's Palace of Tianfang to the Ming Dynasty, so I helped her. After all, so
If you don't do this profitable business, it will be in vain."
"Really?" The chill on An Qing's face eased slightly, and he said calmly, "Then I, the princess, need to take a look at this Faraij first."
Well, if Anqing is not allowed to see Faraij, he might even jump into the Red Sea and not be able to clean himself.
Handu immediately sent Hard to go to the Mamluk Dynasty to tell Faraij that he was coming. As for whether Faraji would get angry and anger Hard, Handu would not care.
It would be better to die, just think of it as the price for the nonsense he just talked about.
Harder was not aware of Handu's sinister intentions, and thought that this was an important use of him, so he hurriedly stayed in front of a group of sergeants.
Hader headed to the Mamluk Dynasty with great pride. He believed that Faraji had been helped by the Ming people to ascend to the throne of the country, and he would definitely be very friendly to the Ming people.
Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the city gate of Memphis and stated his purpose, he was instantly swarmed by the soldiers guarding the city and pinned to the ground.
Miran Shah strode to the entrance of the hall and waited quietly for the Sultan's summons.
"Milan Shah, come in. Didn't I say that? As long as you are here, you can come in directly without notification."
Faraij's voice came from the hall. Compared with the childish voice a few years ago, it was now more steady and experienced.
"His Majesty, the great Sultan, cannot approach anyone easily, even me." Miran Shah bowed respectfully.
Faragui said this more than once, but every time Miranza insisted on it, and Farahi could not change him.
"What's up?"
Looking at Mirasha kneeling on the ground, Faraij asked softly.
"Your Majesty, Han Du is here."
A flash of light burst out from Faraij's eyes, and after a while he sighed with a complicated mood, "The gold was given to him, and the slaves also listened. Why, isn't he still satisfied?"
Miransha was silent for a moment and then said, "He sent someone to ask your Majesty to go see him."
Anger suddenly appeared in Faraji's eyes. She has been the leader of the country for many years. Who in the entire Mamluk dynasty dares to defy her?
Now he has to be ordered around by Han Du, how could Faraiji be willing to do so!