At the residence of Ali Pasha, the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire in the city of Erzinjan, Ali Pasha was counting the large amount of treasures that had just been transported from the Sudan.
Thousands of Ottoman soldiers escorted hundreds of carts of gold, silver and jewelry to the city of Erzinjan, all of which were used to pay war reparations to the Ming Dynasty.
In the courtyard, in the huge open space, large boxes were piled high and high. They were so heavy that it was very difficult for the strong Ottoman soldiers to carry them.
"Open!"
Ali Pasha looked at the boxes in front of him and asked people to open them for inspection.
Boxes were opened one by one, and boxes of silver, gold, jewelry, jade, etc. appeared in front of the eyes, blooming together with the most charming light.
Ali Pasha couldn't help but come to a box and gently touch the gold bars with his hands. The gold bars were stacked neatly and sparkled with a charming light.
"How many are there in total here?"
Ali Pasha looked at the thousands of big boxes in the yard and asked.
"There are a total of fifteen million taels of silver, two hundred thousand taels of gold, and gold and silver jewelry worth three million taels of silver, etc. The total can be calculated as twenty million taels of silver."
The minister in charge of transportation quickly replied.
"Twenty million taels of silver. This empties out all the accumulations of sultans over the past dynasties, but it is only enough for half of the first batch of compensation."
After hearing this, Ali Pasha couldn't help but sigh.
The Ottoman Empire was still very rich, because it was located at the junction of three continents, with a vast territory, a strong military, and an emphasis on commerce. The Ottoman Empire had strong financial resources. Not only was the Sultan rich, but also the merchants and nobles in the Ottoman Empire were rich.
However, compensation of hundreds of millions of taels of silver to the Ming Dynasty was still an extremely heavy burden for the Ottoman Empire. The Sultan had to empty the treasury. At the same time, he also made a decree to give the money to the nobles and businessmen in the country.
come out.
"Transfer these to the people of the Ming Dynasty. Although the money is lost, at least the situation is stabilized and the most elite army of our Ottoman Empire can be mobilized."
"When we defeat the Persians and Europeans, we can get some back from them."
After sighing, Ali Pasha did not waste any time and quickly had people transfer the gold and silver to the people of the Ming Dynasty to complete the payment of the first war indemnity as soon as possible.
"Sir, the Duke of Mingguo, please come over."
At this time, someone hurriedly came to report.
"What's matter?"
When Ali Pasha heard this, he immediately frowned. Wouldn't the Ming people have any trouble?
"It was the Persians who wanted us, the Ottoman Empire, to negotiate a peace, and invited people from the Ming Dynasty to mediate."
The subordinates reported truthfully.
"Persian?"
"They still want to reconcile with us?"
"dream!"
When Ali Pasha heard this, he immediately became furious.
In this war, the Persians followed the Ming Dynasty and gained a lot of benefits, adding insult to injury to the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire kept this in mind and was preparing to mobilize its most elite army to teach the Persians a lesson.
It's good for them, but now they actually want to negotiate peace with themselves?
Dreaming!
Ali Pasha came to Yang Yun's mansion angrily. In the drawing room, he immediately saw the Ismaili Council and many Persian ministers.
"Your Excellency, our Ottoman Empire has paid its first indemnity to the Ming Dynasty, which is a total of 20 million taels of silver. At present, I have ordered people to transfer it to you, the Ming Dynasty."
Ali Pasha looked at Yang Yun and said immediately.
"I already know about this~"
Yang Yun nodded with satisfaction and replied.
"We, the Ottoman Empire, are sincere in our truce with the Ming Dynasty and want to maintain peace and friendship with the Ming Dynasty. We will strictly abide by the contents of the agreement."
"But we also hope that Ming Dynasty can abide by the contents of the agreement and cannot break its promises or go back on its word."
Ali Pasha looked at Yang Yun and said very seriously.
"That's of course. We in Ming Dynasty have always been very honest. We always mean what we say and never go back on our word."
"As long as you, the Ottoman Empire, implement the agreement in accordance with the agreement, our Ming Dynasty will also strictly implement the content of the agreement."
When Yang Yun heard this, he said very seriously.
"Then I'll feel relieved~"
"I wonder why the general called me here this time?"
Ali Pasha nodded with satisfaction and put a smile on his face.
"That's right. His Majesty Ismaili, the Emperor of the Persian Empire, hopes to have peace talks with your Ottoman Empire and restore peace. After all, war always kills people and destroys lives, which does not benefit either side."
"So he asked me to be the peacemaker, and I think that in the future, our three countries, Ming, Persia, and Ottoman, are bordered by each other, and it is indeed necessary to sit down and have a good talk with each other."
Yang Yun introduced Ismaili and other ministers of the Persian Empire to Ali Pasha, and also told the matter.
"Yes, General Yang is right~"
"The war will not bring any benefits to both sides. We in Persia also hope to reach an armistice agreement with the Ottoman Empire and restore peace."
Challand also stood up and spoke on behalf of the Persian Empire.
"Want peace talks?"
"Okay, return to us all the territory you occupied in our Ottoman Empire, and get out of the river area immediately, and we can sit down and talk."
Ali Pasha looked at Ismayi, Charand and others, raised his head slightly and said.
"Your Majesty the Grand Vizier, I hope you can have a good communication with your Sultan first, and then have a good talk."
"Given the current situation of your Ottoman Empire, it seems that you don't have much confidence to make such a request."
"As far as I know, the European knights seem to be about to invade Thrace, and then they will be approaching your Istanbul."
Charland frowned slightly. The Ottoman Empire people were really tough-talking. Even after reaching this point, they were still very stubborn.
"You don't need to worry about this~"
"Tell me your conditions and I can pass them on to our great Sultan."
After hearing this, Ali Pasha's expression changed slightly. The Ottoman Empire was now facing a multi-front war, among which the most dangerous situation was the war in Europe.
The relationship between the European Knights and the Ottoman Empire was not just a matter of territory, but also an issue of faith. They even took the banner of the Crusaders and rapidly attacked Thrace. Once Thrace was conquered, the Ottoman Empire
It is very possible to completely lose everything on the Balkan Peninsula.
If you think about it carefully, it would be great if you could first make a truce with Persia and concentrate your efforts on dealing with the European Knights, thus avoiding fighting on both the east and west fronts.
"Our requirements on the Persian side are not high. We must first recognize the current border line between the two sides and use the actual control of each side as the limit."
"Second, the Ottoman Empire needs to pay 10 million taels of silver as war compensation to our Persian Empire as compensation for the Ottoman Empire's previous invasion of our Persian Empire."
"On these two points, as long as the Ottoman Empire agrees, we in Persia will immediately stop attacking."
Charland pondered for a while and put forward the requirements of the Persian Empire. There were only two points.
The first point is to demarcate the land that has been occupied, the most important of which is naturally the Mesopotamia, which is a fertile land and can also lead to the Mediterranean Sea.
The second is war reparations. Seeing that the Ming Dynasty received 100 million taels of war reparations, the Persians were also jealous and asked for 10 million taels of war reparations.
"Haha~haha~"
Hearing Charland's words, Ali Pasha couldn't help laughing.
"Haha~"
"Do you think you are the Ming Dynasty?"
"Our Ottoman Empire was defeated by the Ming Empire, but we were not defeated by you Persians."
Then Ali Pasha stood up, looked directly at Ismayi and others, and said very angrily.
In the past, the Persians were beaten so hard by the Ottoman Empire that they could not even raise their heads. They attacked from time to time and approached the Persian city of Tabriz. They did not dare to give a shit to the Ottoman Empire.
It's better now. Not only have you become more arrogant, you actually dare to put forward such a condition, which involves ceding land and paying compensation. Do you think you are people from the Ming Dynasty?
Ali Pasha's words made Ismayi, Charand and others look extremely ugly. This was a direct slap in Persia's face.
Persia is not as good as the Ming Dynasty, but our requirements are not as harsh as the Ming Dynasty.
"You think our demands are excessive?"
Challand asked very seriously.
"No, no, it's not too much at all."
"As long as you have the ability, you can take our entire Ottoman Empire."
Ali Pasha smiled and replied.
Are you kidding me? The Ottoman Empire has always had strong bones and never bowed its head. If you want us to bow our heads, you have the ability to show the strength of the Ming Dynasty.
Persians, you are not qualified enough.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Persian Empire also hopes to reach peace with your country. The conditions can be negotiated. There is no need for this."
Yang Yun accepted the benefit, thought about it and spoke out.
"There is nothing to talk about. Our Ottoman Empire is not a country that allows others to bully us."
"The Ming Dynasty is strong. If we lose, we are naturally willing to admit defeat, but we have not lost to the Persians. We will never accept such conditions."
"It doesn't matter if we don't want this kind of peace, we will get back everything we lose."
"Of course, if they have the ability to defeat us, let alone such conditions, we will accept the same conditions as Daming's."
Ali Pasha said very seriously.
"Alas, Mr. Liu is right, the truth is only within the range of the cannon!"
"I'm afraid the Persians' plan will come to nothing. There will definitely be fighting between the two countries in the future."
After hearing Ali Pasha's words, Yang Yun understood immediately and couldn't help but sigh.
As for Ismaili, Challand and others, they looked at each other in confusion. The Ottoman Empire was so tough.