Just when Kansu II was in high spirits, when the Egyptian government and the public were clamoring to take back the other half of Egypt's ownership.
The city of Erzinjan bordered the Ottoman Empire and Nanyun Province of the Ming Dynasty.
??Yenicheli, a close minister of Selim I who had just taken office, was holding a shrouded ceremony to welcome Du Siqi, the chief envoy of Nanyun Province of the Ming Empire.
The Ottoman Empire has always been committed to maintaining friendly relations with the Ming Empire. Of course, this is because the Ottoman Empire was afraid of being beaten by the Ming Empire.
Selim I¡¯s father, Bayezid II, did not have the courage to go to war with the Ming Empire even until his death, and he has been silently maintaining the favorable relationship between the Ming Empire.
Although the strength and vitality of the Ottoman Empire have been restored to a certain extent in recent years, relying on the plundering of slaves from Europe to make huge profits, it not only easily repaid the war indemnity against the Ming Empire, but also continued to expand its military power, and continued to expand its military power in Europe. To expand westward, the Europeans who fought had to form a European coalition, which organized the Ottoman Empire to continue its westward expansion.
But it also allowed the Ottoman Empire to greatly expand its territory in Europe, incorporating large areas of land such as the Balkan Peninsula and Hungary into its territory.
And it has been working to restore its maritime power and has a strong influence in the eastern Mediterranean.
But in the east, the Ming Empire has always been the most feared enemy of the Ottoman Empire. No one dares to provoke it, but they are afraid of going to war with the Ming Empire again.
Last year, the old Bayezid II finally left, and Selim I relied on seizing power. During this period, he has been consolidating his status and power.
Therefore, in the Middle East, the war with Persia and the Egyptians was very weak, and they were repeatedly defeated, so that now the Middle East is almost completely occupied by the Persians and Egyptians.
This time 75 z wz .com Zhang Si. Now, the situation has gradually stabilized, and the power and status of Selim I have been consolidated. The Ottoman emperor, known as the 'conqueror' throughout history, is also preparing to start a series of external expansion plans.
Of course, because he has personally experienced many wars, Selim I clearly saw to the important role that new firearms played in war.
On the one hand, we attach great importance to and develop firearms, produce and build them ourselves, and on the other hand, we purchase arms and weapons from the Ming Empire.
It¡¯s just that the Ming Empire has always been on guard against the Ottoman Empire. Weapons are not willing to sell to the Ottoman Empire, but more to the Persian Empire, Egypt, Spain, etc.
This also caused the Ottoman Empire to suffer a lot on the battlefield in the Middle East. The army composed of powerful new firearms was very lethal. In many cases, there were only a few thin rows of shooting echelons, but your cavalry was charging. Don't go there.
As for the cannons of the Ming Empire, they are even more powerful and powerful.
The Ottoman Empire has also been expressing its willingness to purchase arms and weapons to the Ming Empire. This time, it finally received a response. The Ming Empire's Nanyun Province Chief Envoy personally came to Erzinjan City to discuss arms with the Ottoman Empire. The matter of arms sales.
After two days of negotiations.
Du Siqi represented the Ming Empire, and Yenicery represented the Ottoman Empire. The two parties signed an arms sales contract with a total price of 20 million taels of silver.
The Ming Empire sold 50,000 Ming Miyun Type 20 breech-loading flintlock muskets and 150 Ming Miyun cannons to the Ottoman Empire. It also sold 10 traditional sailing warships to the Ottoman Empire, and another 100,000 Set of traditional swords and weapons as well as military uniforms, boots and other supplies.
For this arms sale, the Ottoman Empire paid 10 million taels of silver in cash, and the other 10 million taels of goods were paid in installments in the form of a loan, with a total repayment of 10 years, with an annual repayment of 2 million taels. silver.
This is an arms sales plan, and both parties are happy.
The Ming Empire has received another huge order, and the military industrial enterprises can live a very prosperous life. In addition, the First Bank of the Ming Dynasty has also obtained a loan, and can obtain a good loan income.
Of course, the most important thing is that the Ming Empire can use the Ottoman Empire to repair Egypt and let them know why the flowers are red.
For the Ottoman Empire, this was also a good deal.
Selim itself needs a large amount of arms and weapons to strengthen his army and further consolidate his power and status. Of course, in the end?Severe losses occurred, with major problems occurring frequently on multiple lines.
Even the ministers who used to flatter him now seem to have different intentions.
¡°Hasn¡¯t the envoy from the Ming Dynasty arrived yet?¡±
Kansu II looked outside the main hall. Today he summoned Sun Ke, the ambassador of the Ming Empire to Egypt. However, he had been waiting for several hours and Sun Ke still didn't come.
If this was his own minister, Kansu II would have taken him out and chopped him down hundreds of times. But this was a minister of the Ming Empire. Even if he didn't come, Kansu II would not be able to do anything with him. What's more, Now Kansu II still wants to ask the Ming Dynasty.
Continue to give yourself some loans to purchase arms and weapons to form a new pure firearms army. Otherwise, you will not be able to defeat the Ottoman Empire at all.
¡°Once the Ottoman Empire¡¯s army is sent to attack Egypt, they may come directly to their own capital.
"Your Majesty, Ambassador Sun was about to leave, but suddenly he said he had a stomachache and wanted to go to the hut."
The minister responsible for inviting Sun Ke also quickly stood up and replied.
¡°Stomachache again?¡±
¡°Bang!¡±
When Kansu II heard this, he immediately became angry. He grabbed things and started smashing them. This Sun Ke had invited him for several hours. He couldn't talk at first, and then he had to wash his face, brush his teeth, and take a shower. He wanted to eat, but now he said he had a stomachache, so he hesitated and made excuses. He had been waiting for him for several hours, but there was still no one.
"Please come again~"
After venting his anger, Kansu II still had to calm down and ordered people to continue to invite Sun Ke.
On the other side, at the ambassador's residence less than five miles away from the Egyptian Royal Palace, Sun Ke was leisurely reading the newspaper. Zhida z.com Zhixiao
"I'm so worried about you~"
"I don't even look at how many pounds I have. Now I know it's urgent. Take your time."