In the Egyptian Royal Palace, after repeated invitations, from morning to afternoon, Sun Ke finally finished his work and took his time. He slowly came to the Egyptian Royal Palace.
While walking slowly, Sun Ke glanced at the Egyptian ministers present with a smile. Aren't you all very good in the past?
You are very arrogant. You are shouting and encouraging Kansu II every day to take back half of the Egyptian canals that belong to the Ming Dynasty?
Why are everyone now as dejected as someone who has defeated a cock, and don't even dare to look at themselves?
Arriving at the bottom of the steps, Sun Ke raised his head proudly and looked at Kansu II.
In the past, Kansu II was very impressive. He claimed to be the co-lord of the three continents, a great emperor, and so on. He seemed a bit arrogant.
Now, anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, very uneasy and anxious.
"I have met His Majesty the King~"
Sun Ke slightly raised his hands in salute. His attitude was still very arrogant, and he represented the Ming Empire.
"No need, no need~"
Kansu II also waved his hand, and then said anxiously: "Ambassador Sun, can you please ask Ming Dynasty to sell a batch of arms and weapons to us immediately?"
"Arms and weapons?"
"I can't make the decision on this matter. I must report it back to our Ming Dynasty court and let the world and the princes in the court decide."
When Sun Ke heard this, he quickly said.
"Then please Ambassador Sun report this matter to your country as soon as possible. We in Egypt want to purchase arms and weapons worth about 20 million taels of silver."
"We can pay 10 million taels of silver first, and can we be loaned the remaining 10 million taels."
"I have already prepared the relevant list. I also ask Ambassador Sun to report back to the Emperor of Heaven as soon as possible. In view of the long-standing friendly relations between our two countries, we also ask your country to transport the arms and weapons we need as soon as possible."
Kansu II obviously didn't understand the situation yet, so he said anxiously, and ordered someone to hand Sun Ke a list.
"Do you want to buy more arms and weapons?"
"What happened?"
When Sun Ke heard this, he immediately pretended to be surprised and asked.
"To be honest, we in Egypt had a great war with the Ottoman Empire here in the Mesopotamia and suffered heavy losses. We need your country's arms and weapons to strengthen our strength."
Kansu II would not believe that the other party didn't know about this. Sun Ke's mission was not just as simple as ambassador to Egypt, but was also responsible for collecting information and intelligence from the Middle East, North Africa and other places.
Judging from the fact that Ming merchants can be found in every corner of the world, it is impossible to hide anything from the eyes of Ming people.
"That's it. I will report this matter to our Emperor of Heaven as soon as possible and ask the Emperor to make a decision."
Sun Ke looked like he suddenly understood, but he still spoke calmly.
"Then there's Ambassador Laosun~"
"This is a small gift we have prepared, and I hope Ambassador Sun will accept it."
Kansu II clapped his hands, and soon several Egyptian beauties came out with trays. Some trays were made of gold, and some trays were made of emerald, jade, and agate. They were all precious things, including several beauties.
Give it to Sun Ke together.
"Your Majesty, you're welcome. I won't receive any reward for my merits."
"I'll take my leave first and go back to report this matter."
Sun Ke looked at it and was still very excited, but at this point, he didn't dare to accept these, otherwise he might be sent to some no-man's land in Australia in the future.
After receiving the money, we have to do something, and there is no way to slow down this Kansu II.
After saying that, Sun Ke left directly.
Kansu II and others thought that there would be news soon after Sun Ke returned.
Because everyone knows that the people of the Ming Dynasty have mastered something called a telegraph. Even in Egypt, they can quickly contact the capital of the Ming Dynasty and report things to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
However, I waited for three days without any news.
Sun Ke seemed to have simply forgotten about this matter. Instead, he waited for worse news first. The Ottoman Empire's army captured Damascus, and its troops were directed towards the Jordan River area. Once the Jordan River area was lost,
, the Ottoman Empire’s army can march straight in and directly reach the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.
This made Kansu II anxious to death.
The elite new musketeers were all destroyed, and even the Arab cavalry suffered heavy losses. What else could they use to fight the Ottoman Empire?
What's more, the Ottoman Empire now has 100,000 musketeers, and 50,000 of them are obviously using Miyun muskets produced by the Ming Empire.
Not to mention Egypt, now even the Persians are panicking and are eager to buy arms and weapons from the Ming Empire.
"What's going on here, Sun Ke?"
"Why hasn't there been any news for three days?"
Kansu II anxiously asked about his ministers.
"The great emperor~"
"I have contacted Sun Ke. They said that these days happen to be weekends. According to the Xiu Mu Code of the Ming Empire, people in the Ming Dynasty do not work on weekends. Even the emperor and officials are resting."
His ministers quickly replied.
"weekend?"
"Don't go to work, rest at home?"
When Kansu II heard this, everyone was dumbfounded. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. They, the Ming Dynasty people, were so kind that they actually said they would not work on weekends and wanted to rest.
Kansu II also knew about this, because he had read newspapers before and knew that people in the Ming Dynasty did have a custom of resting on weekends. On weekends, unless it was a particularly important matter, everyone in the Ming Dynasty rested.
Yes, this is the Ming Dynasty.
The government offices are on holiday, factories are also closed for rest, and schools are on holiday. Everyone either rests at home or goes to watch football games, theaters, horse racing, or go shopping.
This is something that has been written into the Ming Dynasty’s Xiu Mu Code. During the Ming Dynasty, most people were not doing anything from the first day of the Ming Dynasty to the weekends, and no one could be found. They all went out to play.
At first, there were capitalists who wanted to make workers work overtime, but later they discovered that weekend vacations are actually good for everyone, because during weekend vacations, everyone has to go out to play and spend money, and things sell better.
It greatly stimulated the domestic demand of Ming Dynasty.
If in the past, you worked in a factory all year round, had food and accommodation in the factory, and didn't need to buy clothes, then the domestic demand would naturally not be huge.
Moreover, after working for many years, workers will have great opinions.
After the pressure of survival becomes less, Ming people will naturally pursue a better life. Working hard is good, but making money must be spent, otherwise it will be meaningless.
So taking two days off on weekends is something everyone in Ming Dynasty has implemented.
There is no other way. The factory owner wants everyone to continue working, but there is a shortage of manpower in the Ming Dynasty, and it is already difficult to recruit workers. If you make the workers unhappy, they will leave directly.
For the people of the Ming Dynasty in this period, they had many choices, and they could all live a good and comfortable life. Even if they immigrated overseas or outside the customs, their lives could still be very comfortable.
Kansu II knew this and could only wait.
After waiting for another two days, I thought there would be news, but Sun Ke said again that His Highness the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty had given birth to a grandson for the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.
The emperor was overjoyed and had no intention of dealing with government affairs. Unless it was a major matter related to the Ming Dynasty itself, other things would be postponed for a few days.
"~~~~"
Kansu II was about to scold him. The efficiency of this Ming Dynasty man was too low.
It’s the weekend again, and I’m giving birth to a baby again. Do I have to wait until the baby is one month old?
There is also the Ming Dynasty Prince. It is said that he has given birth to almost 100 sons now. Are you a seeder?
Do you know how to sow seeds every day and do nothing else?
At this juncture, it would be nice to give birth to another son for sex.
He scolded him, but Kansu II had no choice but to wait.
This wait lasted another three days.
Then this time, Sun Ke's recovery was that Li Dongyang, the cabinet cabinet elder, fell ill and was hospitalized for treatment. He had no way to deal with the government affairs. Both Liu Ge elders and Jin Ge elders went to visit Li Dongyang, so they might have to wait a few more days.
"Li Dongyang is sick, are Liu Jin and Zhong Zhong also sick?"
"Or is it that without Li Dongyang, the Ming court will be unable to function?"
After hearing the news, Kansu II was so angry that he had nothing to say. This Ming man was dragging his feet in doing things, which was really unbelievable.
Is this still the invincible Ming Empire?
Was it the case that when something happened to Daming, he was also procrastinating like this?
There is still no way, so I can only continue to wait.
As a result, two days have passed, and there is still no news. Even Sun Ke is said to have gone to Port Said to watch the Ming Dynasty opera. It is said that a Ming Dynasty opera troupe came from somewhere. Sun Ke has been in Egypt for a long time, missing his hometown, and sent him to have a look.
Great drama to relieve homesickness.
This made Kansu II even more angry. As a result, Sun Ke responded and said that these two days were weekends and he had to rest. Daming must be resting and no one was working.
“It’s the weekend again!”
Kansu II was completely speechless. For something that Kansu II thought could be done quickly, the Ming Dynasty people just gave it more than a week. The key is that no one knows whether the Ming Dynasty people will do it next week.
What will happen again?
However, the bad news came one after another.
The Ottoman Empire recaptured Baghdad again and drove the Persian Empire's army back to the Persian plateau. The two river basins actually returned to the hands of the Ottoman Empire again.
At the same time, the Ottoman Empire mobilized more than 100,000 elite troops to attack the Jordan River area. Once these areas were cleared, the frontline could be directed towards Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
The Sinai Peninsula is almost undefendable. Facing the powerful Ottoman Empire army, what can we do to resist it?
By then, once the Sinai Peninsula has passed, we can go directly to the Nile River region in the core of Egypt.