Chapter 1033, Daming's friendship is very precious
In Erzinjan City, Australian Duke Yang Yun, who had been out hunting for nearly a month, finally returned to his marching camp again.
"General, this is a little tribute from our Sultan to the general."
Yang Yun had just returned, and Ali Pasha, the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, immediately found Yang Yun with gold and silver jewelry.
"No reward for no merit, just tell me if you have any questions."
Yang Yun looked at the boxes of gold, silver and jewelry on the ground. There were more than a dozen large boxes. The Ottoman Empire was really anxious. It was anxious to reach an armistice agreement with the Ming Dynasty so that it could concentrate its efforts on solving internal and external troubles.
situation.
Therefore, Bayezid II was also very generous and sent a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry.
"General~"
"The Ottoman Empire and the Ming Empire were originally very friendly allies. However, because some people in the Ottoman Empire did not know the bounds of heaven and earth and slandered in front of the Sultan, the two countries were at odds. As a result, the people of the two countries suffered heavy casualties and were devastated."
"For this, our Sultan also feels deeply guilty and self-blame. We have already punished those ministers who instigated the war with the harshest penalties, and we are deeply sorry for the people of the Ming Dynasty who were killed in the war."
"We hope that both sides can stop here and turn the hostility into friendship."
Ali Pasha thought about it and said very seriously.
His attitude is so good, his voice sounds much better, and he is no longer as arrogant as before.
"Haha, turning hostility into friendship?"
Yang Yun immediately laughed. He looked at Huo Ying, Liao Yuan and others beside him, and all of them couldn't help laughing.
"You started the war."
"The massacre of the city was also what you did in the first place."
"Now you are saying that you want to turn conflicts into friendship, that's fine. As long as you can resurrect the tens of thousands of our people who were massacred in the Hezhong area, everything will be fine."
Yang Yun looked at Ali Pasha and said coldly.
"this…"
Ali Pasha's face is also ugly. We provoked the war well, and we did massacre the city, but you did even more excessively on our side of the Ottoman Empire.
The Ottoman Army massacred several towns and tens of thousands of Ming people. What about you?
Your Ming army has slaughtered hundreds of cities on the land of the Ottoman Empire, and millions of people have died under your swords and guns.
He was also extremely angry in his heart, wishing he could have divine power to wipe out all the Ming army in front of him, but he knew that he couldn't, so he had to smile.
If you win the war, you can be the greediest vampire. But if you lose the war, you have to bow your head and sue for peace.
"General, there is no resurrection for dead people. When will the injustice be repaid?"
"Although the responsibility lies with us, your Ming army also carried out brutal revenge. Hundreds of our cities were massacred by you. Isn't this enough to offset it?"
After thinking about it, Ali Pasha said.
"Not enough, far from enough~"
"My people of the Ming Dynasty are extremely noble, how can they be compared to barbarians like you."
"What's more, if you provoke our Ming Dynasty, you should have thought that today would happen."
Yang Yun said categorically.
"General, it doesn't make much sense to say this. Our Ottoman Empire is willing to admit defeat, as long as your Ming Dynasty is willing to cease the war, no matter what the conditions."
Ali Pasha pondered for a while and stopped arguing with Yang Yun about this issue.
"Okay~ so refreshing!"
When Yang Yun heard this, he immediately expressed his admiration. He looked at each other with Huo Ying, Liao Yuan and others and said, "It's okay for us to have a truce in Ming Dynasty. We don't have many conditions."
"First, some of the 200,000 people who attacked us in the river fled back to your Ottoman Empire. These people's hands are stained with the blood of our Ming people. You must hand them over. No one can be left behind."
"Second, during your Ottoman Empire's attack on the Hezhong area, many of our people from the Ming Dynasty were sold as slaves to various parties. You, the Ottoman Empire, must retrieve them all intact and send them back to our Ming Dynasty.
At the same time, we will bear the costs and expenses of our Ming Dynasty in finding these people."
"Third, cede the lands belonging to the Ottoman Empire in the South Caucasus to our Ming Dynasty, and recognize our Ming Dynasty's rule over the South Caucasus region."
"Fourth, as the party that provoked the war, the Ottoman Empire must compensate our Ming Empire 100 million taels of silver, and we can accept installment payments."
"Fifth, cede the island of Crete in the Aegean Sea and the twenty surrounding islands to our Ming Dynasty."
"Sixth, our ships from the Ming Dynasty sail from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean without any restrictions from you, nor do we need to pay any taxes."
"Seventh, in order to prevent your Ottoman Empire troops from provoking another war between the two sides, the Ottoman Empire cannot station any troops within a hundred miles of the territorial line between the Ottoman Empire and our Ming Dynasty."
Yang Yun took out the armistice agreement that had been drawn up long ago. The cession of territory and compensation was naturally a routine operation. The South Caucasus region must be occupied.
It is also necessary to occupy some islands in the Eastern Mediterranean so that a fleet can be stationed to protect the interests of the Ming Dynasty. The route from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean must also be ensured. In fact, it is best to control the Bosporus Strait.
But this is obviously impossible. It is impossible to control it without stationing a large army here.
Therefore, since the strait cannot be controlled, then controlling the Aegean Sea and stationing a small fleet here can also ensure Ming's interests in the Mediterranean.
"No, no, the conditions for this armistice are too harsh. Our Ottoman Empire will never agree to it."
Ali Pasha looked at the contents of the agreement carefully, and said very firmly while reading.
The first and second conditions are not too much. Anyway, there are not many people who fled back to the Ottoman Empire. It is possible to find them to appease the anger of the Ming people.
As for retrieving the trafficked Ming people, this is not difficult. Let the Jewish businessmen who handled it do it. Anyway, the final cost can be paid by the Jews.
As for the third cession of the South Caucasus region to the Ming Dynasty, this made the Ottoman Empire very uncomfortable. After the South Caucasus region was ceded, the Ottoman Empire cut off the road to the Caspian Sea.
And the South Caucasus has always been the focus of the Ottoman Empire's offensive. It has always wanted to annex this area. For this reason, the sultans of all generations have continued to use troops here. Only then did they occupy large areas of the South Caucasus and gradually expand their territory.
Arrive at the edge of the Khazar Sea (Caspian Sea).
At the same time, if the South Caucasus is lost, it means that the Ottoman Empire's threat to Persia will be lifted. In the past, it could easily threaten the Persian city of Tabriz.
Without the South Caucasus, it would be difficult to threaten the Persian capital.
Of course, the most unacceptable thing is the war reparations. The Ming Empire actually asked the Ottoman Empire to compensate 100 million taels of silver.
Although the Ottoman Empire was very wealthy, with a huge territory, large population, and strong strength, and was located at the core of Europe, Asia, and Africa, it gained extremely huge wealth just by relying on trade.
But 100 million taels of silver, this is such a huge astronomical figure. If the Ottoman Empire agrees, I am afraid that it will have to tighten its belt in the next few decades.
There is also the cession of islands in the Mediterranean. This is putting one's throat in the hands of the Ming Dynasty. From now on, the merchant ships and fleets of the Ottoman Empire will be threatened and controlled by the Ming Dynasty when passing through the Aegean Sea. This choke point is controlled by the Ming Dynasty.
, it’s too uncomfortable.
There is also the issue of border garrisoning. Troops are not allowed to be stationed within a hundred miles, which means that they will become extremely passive against attacks from the Ming Dynasty, and it will also be difficult to regain ground in the future.
This is why he asserted that the Ottoman Empire would not agree to the armistice agreement because the conditions were too harsh.
"Whether you agree or not is up to you. Anyway, we have set the conditions here."
"Hmph~"
"Our Ming Dynasty is not like those countries in Europe that allow you Turks to bully you at will. Since you have provoked us, you must be prepared to welcome the wrath of our Ming Dynasty."
"Don't think that just giving a few boxes of gold, silver and jewelry can calm things down."
"Our Ming Dynasty's friendship and peace are very precious, and our Ming Dynasty's anger cannot be calmed casually."
Yang Yun looked at the other party and said calmly.
It's up to you whether you agree or not, the conditions have been laid out for you.
My army of 200,000 traveled thousands of miles to arrive here. If I didn’t open up territory for the Ming Dynasty and get some compensation and go back, I would be embarrassed to go back to the Ming Dynasty to see the emperor.
Of course, the more important thing is to express an attitude to everyone, that is, anyone who offends my strong man will be punished no matter how far away he is!
Regardless of whether you are the Ottoman Empire, the Kazakh Khanate, or the Timur Khanate, if you offend us Ming people, you will have to pay a heavy price. Only in this way can you deeply shock Central Asia and West Asia.
tribe.
Otherwise, this place is far away from the Ming Dynasty. There are very few people here in the Ming Dynasty. Even if there is large-scale immigration, it will take time to slowly change the population structure here.
If you want to rule here, you must be ruthless.
You must hate your enemies, and you must be ruthless to the people in these territories and areas newly incorporated into the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, you will have to rest and rule here for a long time.
"This condition is too harsh. We in the Ottoman Empire will not agree to it. We would rather fight to the death than to agree to such a humiliating treaty."
Ali Pasha shook his head and said that he would not dare to sign such an agreement.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, it is better to think more carefully before speaking."
"The 200,000 troops under my command have also rested and reorganized. If you really want to fight to the death, we will be happy to accompany you to the end."
