Chapter One Thousand Seven Hundred and Nineteen Venice and Byzantium
"who?"
Milansa asked in surprise.
Since Faraij ascended the throne, the entire Mamluk dynasty has never encountered an opponent. For a moment, Miransha could not think of anyone who could make Faraji feel so complicated.
Faraij lowered his head feebly and whispered two words: "Da Ming!"
Ming dynasty!
Hearing these two nightmare-like words, Miransha's expression instantly became solemn.
"Aren't they always in Tianfang? They have never thought of coming over for so many years, so how come they suddenly come over now?"
Over the years, the only thing that reassured Miransha was that the Ming Dynasty did not continue to expand and had always stayed peacefully in Tianfang.
Although he had thought in his heart that maybe one day the Ming Dynasty would expand again, he never thought that this day would come so quickly.
Faraij shook his head and explained, "The Ming Dynasty is in trouble in the sky, and the Ottomans are attacking them in a big way. They have lost two governor's palaces one after another, and are now stubbornly resisting the Ottoman attack."
"But judging from the current situation, if there are no reinforcements, it will be a matter of time before they are defeated."
"And now, Ming Dynasty is asking us for help, hoping that we can send troops to repel the Ottomans for them!"
After listening to this, Mirasa saw the look in Faraji's eyes.
Taking a deep breath, he asked, "What do you mean, His Majesty the Sultan, does not want to send troops to help the Ming Dynasty?"
Faraij nodded sharply, "Yes. The Ming people are too greedy."
"But they helped us regain our country after all." Miransha obviously had a different opinion.
"But I also paid them enough remuneration!" Faraij's voice raised an octave, and now that she mentioned the price she paid, her heart still ached.
"Gold, land, slaves, which one has not been given to them? As for them being attacked by the Ottomans now, that is their own business. Even when they fail, we can still send troops to recapture the original land!"
Faced with Faraij's dissatisfied look, Miran Shah quickly advised, "Great Sultan, let's not say whether the Ming Dynasty will fail this time. Even if they fail, they will lose Tianfang. With the strength of the Ming Dynasty, it won't be long before they are defeated."
be able to take it back."
"After all, the Ottomans were also lucky. They happened to encounter the Ming's invincible fleet that was not in Tianfang. But once the news of Tianfang's failure spread back, the Ming Dynasty would definitely send its army and armada to Tianfang again. The Sultan thought that the Ottomans
Can we defeat the Ming Dynasty again?"
Faraiji fell into silence after hearing this. She had witnessed the terror of the Ming Dynasty's Invincible Fleet with her own eyes. What she saw and heard on the ship made her still frightened to this day.
Although the Ottomans were also powerful, Farahi did not think they could defeat the Ming Dynasty's invincible fleet.
Seeing Faraij lowering his head and thinking deeply, Mirasha continued, "And what if we can retake Tianfang?"
how?
There was also a momentary confusion in Faraij's eyes. She was actually just thinking of revenge and just venting her anger. After all, she was very reluctant to give up when Han Du forced her to cede Tianfang.
"Then we have offended two powerful empires at the same time, one is the Ottomans and the other is the Ming Dynasty!" Miran Shah said eagerly, "Sultan, we are not short of land. There are countless lands to the south waiting for you to conquer. Why?
For a small piece of land, we offend two empires that are more powerful than us at the same time?"
Although Miransha didn't know the allusion of "the boss and the second brother fought each other, and the third brother disappeared", he did know that if it was really besieged by the Ming Dynasty and the Ottomans, then the Mamluk dynasty would be gone!
Faraij thought for a moment and then hesitantly said, "So what do you mean, we send troops to help the Ming Dynasty?"
"Of course." Miransha nodded vigorously.
Faraij suddenly frowned and asked, "Didn't you say you can't offend the Ming Dynasty and Osman? If we send troops, wouldn't we also offend Osman?"
"That's not the case!" Miransha shook his head, and then explained, "Othman is not as powerful as Ming. Since we can only choose one of Ming and Osman, then we must stand on the side with the strongest strength."
"What's more, this is what Ming Dynasty asked us for."
"Okay." Faraij nodded, reluctantly agreeing.
Then he asked, "When we asked Ming Dynasty for help, they stole so many things. Now that they are sending troops to rescue us, they should also put some conditions, right?"
Faraiji has been sharpening his sword for a long time, hoping to kill Ming Dynasty with a knife.
However, Miransha quickly reached out and interrupted, "Don't!"
"What's wrong?" Faraji was dissatisfied.
Miran Shah had no choice but to quickly remind him, "Sultan, don't forget, we are still a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. If we face the Ming Dynasty's request for help, we must send troops to help."
Only then did Faraji remember that she had written the letter of credence that recognized the Ming Dynasty as her suzerainty, and she had stamped it herself. She could not deny it even if she wanted to.
"Okay, this time it will be easier for them." Faraij was a little unhappy.
Miransha personally led 50,000 cavalry and 200,000 slave legions to support Tianfang. With the addition of reinforcements, Tianfang finally calmed down the situation and entered a stalemate.
Han Du received a military report and learned that Tianfang had finally resisted the Ottoman attack, and his worries were relieved a little.
Han Du was very surprised when he learned that Faraji agreed to send 250,000 troops without any conditions.
This woman is not someone who regards money as dirt. Has she changed her gender now?
"Teacher, there are merchants from Byzantium coming." Yu Qian came to report.
"What do they want to buy? Isn't it also food?" Han Du is now a little resistant to these merchants who come to trade.
Yu Qian straightened up and said with a smile, "That's not true. I've asked in advance that they are here to buy silk, porcelain, tea, etc., but they just said they won't buy food."
It finally returned to normal. Han Du smiled slightly, "Since they want to buy it, then sell it to them. Of course, the price must be according to the current price."
Yu Qian smiled awkwardly and said quickly, "They just think the price is too high and want us to lower it."
Han Du shook his head directly, "Don't believe their lies! Now that we have a monopoly on trade, they have no other way to buy these. Even if they buy them back at this price, they will still have enough profit."
"The students knew it, but they heard that Osman was attacking Tianfang and said they wanted to see the teacher." Yu Qian said.
Han Du immediately became confused, "Oh? Could it be that he, a businessman, can still influence Byzantium?"
"He didn't say that." Yu Qian shook his head vigorously.
Han Du pondered for a while, nodded and said, "Then let's meet, you can make arrangements."
"Okay, teacher." Yu Qian bowed and quickly exited.
Yu Qian was very fast, and the next day Handu met a businessman from Byzantium.
"Your Excellency, the Duke of Ming Dynasty!"
A middle-aged man with curled hair and wearing a long robe walked in and bowed to Han Du.
Han Du nodded slightly in return and asked straight to the point, "I heard that Byzantium can help this Duke deal with the Ottoman Empire. What? Will you send troops to attack the Ottoman Empire?"
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Hader immediately conveyed Han Du's intention to the merchant.
The businessman stood up, smiled and shook his head and explained, "Your Majesty the Duke has misunderstood. Although Byzantium has had enmity with the Ottomans, our strength is not as good as the Ottomans, so we will not attack them."
"I don't think so." Han Du chuckled, "Now that the Ottoman forces are tied up in the sky, there will definitely be an emptiness inside. Since you have a grudge against the Ottomans, why don't you take this opportunity to take revenge?"
After hearing this, the businessman was stunned, and then he lowered his head with a wry smile and said, "This is not something I can decide, but I can take the Duke's thoughts back and report them."
"This is not why I came to see the Duke today."
Han Du leaned back on the chair, with a completely lazy and comfortable posture, and said calmly, "Then what do you want? Let's talk about it first. If you want to reduce the price, then don't even think about it. We will
The price will not be lowered.”
The knife has been sharpened a long time ago. Isn't it justifiable that you don't let me kill you with hatred?
The businessman seemed to have been prepared, and he bowed calmly and said, "Your Excellency, although we in Byzantium will not attack the Ottomans, there are some people who have hatred against them. If they get the news about the emptiness within the Ottomans, they will definitely not
I will miss this opportunity."
"Do you know where such a person exists?" Han Du narrowed his eyes and naturally guessed the businessman's purpose.
The businessman immediately nodded, "Yes. The people who are at odds with the Ottomans include the Venetians and the Hungarians."
"The Venetians are very good at doing business. At first, they had industries on almost all the islands in the Aegean Sea. But later, they were driven away by the Ottoman Empire's fleet."
Although the businessman did not go into details, Han Du could also imagine that the living people were of course driven away, but what about the dead? I'm afraid they had been thrown into the sea to feed the fish.
"What else?" Han Du thought it was interesting and urged.
The businessman quickly replied, "Even the Hungarians are still being harassed by the Ottomans. If they know the news, they will definitely launch a fierce attack on the Ottomans."
Without the merchant's reminder, Han Du could imagine that these two forces would attack the Ottomans at this time.
The Ottoman Empire is under attack from both sides, so even if it collapses, it is not impossible!
"Where are the Venetians and Hungarians you mentioned?" Handu also knew about the Venetian merchants, but he did not expect that they had conflicts with the Ottoman Empire.