Chapter 1902, not everyone in our Ottoman Empire can bully
Among the ruined palaces in the Ottoman capital of Istanbul, the Ottomans finally found a relatively complete palace, and with urgent construction, it became the temporary palace of Selim I.
The entire palace is very shabby, even Selim's living expenses and so on are very shabby.
The former splendid splendor and luxury have all disappeared. The gold and silver have all been taken out to compensate the Ming Empire, and they can only be dealt with and used briefly.
"Great Sultan, the area designated for the Ming people to garrison has been decided, just across the strait from our capital."
Ali Pasha came to the palace with a lot of fatigue and reported to King Selim I.
He was like a butt-wiper, wiping the Ottoman Empire's butt everywhere.
He was the one who negotiated peace with the Ming Dynasty, he was the one who negotiated the garrison, and he was the one who rebuilt the capital. There were so many things that needed to be done.
He felt tired from all the previous actions and wanted to take a good rest for a while.
But he also knew that he couldn't rest now. There were still many things waiting for him to deal with. Assisting the great Sultan to rescue the Ottoman Empire from dire straits was the most important thing at the moment.
"Across the strait?"
When Selim I heard this, he immediately fell silent and allowed the Ming Dynasty to have a garrison in such a place. This was a real thorn in the side. Although the negotiation stipulated that the number of garrison troops would not exceed 20,000, it was still enough to attack the Ottomans.
The imperial capital poses a serious threat.
However, there is no other way now. The contract has been signed and the Ming army has not completely withdrawn from the Ottoman Empire.
Besides, given Selim I's 100 courage, I don't dare to go back on my word now. I'm really afraid of being beaten.
"It's good to settle down. I can learn more from the Ming Dynasty people in the future."
Selim I said with a smile on his face.
"Great Sultan, the Ming Dynasty has started to purchase our slaves again, but the price has been reduced a lot."
Moses, the Jewish minister of finance, reported the financial situation to Selim I.
This time, they compensated the Ming Dynasty with a large amount of money, which almost completely wiped out the wealth accumulated by the Ottoman Empire in the past ten years. It also owed a huge debt. This matter is enough to cause a headache every year.
, all hopes are placed on the slave trade.
"Why did the price drop?"
Selim I asked in confusion.
"Because the supply of slaves on the market has suddenly increased, the Ming army looted and sold many people as slaves in our Ottoman Empire."
Moses explained weakly.
"Damn Ming people!"
Hearing this, Selim I clenched his fist again. This is really a hatred of the country and the family. The Ming people are really too cruel.
"As long as it's cheap, just grab more slaves from Europe."
But soon, Selim I calmed down again and said nonchalantly.
Europe is its own money bag, with endless slaves to capture and endless mountains of gold and silver to draw from.
"Great Sultan, news has just arrived that our heroic palace army of the Ottoman Empire has severely damaged the European coalition forces in the Bulgarian mountains!"
At this time, the Ottoman Empire general Gulebas walked in with his head held high to report.
"good!"
When King Selim I heard this, he immediately shouted with joy.
Finally heard some good news.
As long as they don't go to war with the Ming Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire will still be the Ottoman Empire, the overlord on the Eurasian continent, and a village that sweeps across all directions.
Those barbarians in Europe think that our Ottoman Empire is weak and easy to bully, so they will give you a heavy blow decisively.
"Well done, tell them to keep fighting, keep fighting, regain the lost ground, and capture as many slaves as possible. The more the better."
The European battlefield is a very important battlefield. It is related to whether the Ottoman Empire can continue to capture slaves. The source of income from slaves is related to whether the Ottoman Empire can fully pay the war indemnity to the Ming Dynasty.
He didn't want to provoke the Ming Dynasty again because he couldn't pay the war compensation. The price was too high.
"Great Sultan, there is another good news."
"Our 50,000 Palace Guards have arrived in Asia Minor, attacked the Persians head-on in Mosul, beheaded more than 20,000 people, recaptured the northern part of the Mesopotamia in one fell swoop, and are currently marching towards Baghdad."
Gulebas once again reported good news to Selim I.
The 200,000 elite Ottoman Empire army was the last trump card in Selim I's hand, and it did not disappoint Selim I.
Good news came one after another from the east and west.
The western front punched the Europeans, and the eastern front crushed the Persians and Egyptians, regaining a large amount of lost land, rebuilding the morale and spirit of the Ottoman Empire, and frightening the tribal leaders and local nobles inside who were ready to move.
"Haha, okay, great, well done, I will reward every soldier well."
Selim I immediately became even happier, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Once the east and west fronts are stable, it will be good if the interior is stable.
The biggest fear is that it will not be stable. Amid internal and external troubles, the Ottoman Empire will collapse directly. This will really be a failure to the great foundation laid by the ancestors of all generations.
"Send the order to the soldiers on the front line, let them fight hard, teach the prodigal men under them a lesson, and let them know that not everyone in our Ottoman Empire can be bullied."
"We have always been the only ones bullying them. They actually dare to attack us. This is purely seeking death. Give me a hard beating and deal with them hard."
It was as if Selim I had received a dose of chicken blood, and people became more energetic.
After thinking for a while, he gave the order: "Send an order to the tribal leaders and local nobles to come to Instanbul within ten days. Anyone who doesn't come will be killed."
After stabilizing the external situation, Selim I decisively issued orders to all parties to properly deal with the internal tribal leaders, especially those leaders of the Turkmen tribe who had always been alienated, and he must make them fear him more.
They turned a deaf ear to their orders some time ago, and did not take them seriously at all. If the situation had not been tense at that time, Selim I would have prepared to go on a personal expedition and have a good chat with these Turkmen tribal leaders in person.
"Yes~"
Ali Pasha nodded quickly, and then ordered some ministers to handle the matter.
Selim I is indeed a talented and strategic monarch, and he is impeccable in everything he does. Although the Ottoman Empire has difficulties now, the Ottoman Empire will definitely be able to overcome these difficulties.
He knows very well about internal and external troubles and has found solutions to them.
It is estimated that many tribal leaders and military nobles will lose their heads this time. Selim I will definitely kill some people to consolidate his status and majesty.
By consolidating its internal affairs, the Ottoman Empire could mobilize more troops from all over the country, quickly replenish its current strength vacancy, and become more aggressive externally.
Perhaps the only thing he did wrong was not to make the same mistake his father Bayezid II made, and not to provoke the Ming Dynasty, otherwise the current Ottoman Empire would be an extremely powerful Ottoman Empire.
"Report~"
"The Spanish navy bombarded Inzmir and demanded that the Ottoman Empire cede Cyprus and pay Spain fifty million taels of silver."
At this time, someone else came hurriedly to report.
"Peng~"
After hearing what the messenger said, King Selim I was immediately furious.
This Spain is really good at adding insult to injury. Taking advantage of the fact that the Ottoman Empire's navy was beaten to pieces, it actually attacked itself when it was weak.
To make such an unreasonable request, which involves ceding land and paying compensation of 50 million taels of silver, is really a lion's mouth, and he is not afraid of supporting himself to death.
What's more, Spain is nothing.
It used to be a place for pirates from the Ottoman Empire to plunder. They didn't even dare to collapse in front of the Ottoman Empire. Now they dare to bombard their own port city and cede territory to pay compensation. This is simply too much bullying.
"How many warships do we have left?"
"Less than 30 ships~"
Ali Pasha replied quickly.
"Send them all out, throw all the Spaniards into the sea, and give an order to everyone. In the future, any Spanish ships that encounter them will not be spared, and they will be looted by me."
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Selim I was really angry and wanted to go to Spain right now.
"But without the protection of warships, wouldn't our capital have no security at all?"
When Ali Pasha heard this, he quickly said.
"What kind of protection is needed now? It's all in ruins anyway. At worst, we'll just have to bombard it again."
"What we need is to teach those foreign enemies a lesson and let them know how powerful we are. Otherwise, everyone will want to take a bite of our Ottoman Empire and think that we are easy to bully."
Selim I said without thinking that the capital city was already in ruins and it didn't matter. The worst thing to do was to move the capital to another place first.
"Yes~"
Ali Pasha, Gulebas replied in unison, this is indeed the case. If you can't beat the Ming Dynasty, how can you beat the Spaniards?
Not everyone can come to bully the Ottoman Empire. If they really cede territory to the Spaniards to pay compensation, then everyone will come to bully the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire will become an easy target in everyone's eyes, and it will be a piece of fat.
Therefore, they must fight back, fight back hard, and let them know that not everyone can know about the Ottoman Empire. Even if their vitality is severely damaged, they cannot take advantage of it.
"Persians, Europeans, Egyptians, Spanish, and Greeks~"
"When I regain my breath, I'll clean them up one by one."
Selim I silently swore in his heart.
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