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- In the palace of Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Selim I of the Ottoman Empire was sitting on his throne, his face looking extremely ugly.
The many ministers below were silent one by one, not even daring to take a breath, for fear of provoking Selim I and causing their own heads to fall off.
Just now, an unlucky minister shouted that he wanted to sue for peace with the Ming Empire, but Selim I ordered him to be pulled out and beheaded.
Of course, everyone knows that Selim I is already thinking about suing for peace, but for this kind of thing, you always have to find a way out and kill a scapegoat, so this suing for peace seems better. .
"Report!"
"The Ming Empire's East Route Army captured the city of Erzinjan yesterday, and all the 20 elite troops defending the city were annihilated."
"Report, the Persian and Egyptian coalition forces attacked the Mesopotamia, and Baghdad fell again!"
"Report!"
"The Hungarian and Vienna coalition forces captured the city of Varna, and their troops were directed towards the Adriatic coast."
"Report! The Spanish fleet attacks the Greek Peninsula with the intention of seizing it."
The messengers delivered bad news one after another, which made Selim I's expression even more gloomy as he sat on the throne. He held the saber at his waist tightly, wishing that he could go to the battlefield in person to defeat all enemies.
But now, he already felt deeply powerless, because the Ming Empire's Western Army was heading towards the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
The speed is very fast, the city is conquered, and it is invincible. The autumn wind sweeps fallen leaves at the same speed. It is estimated that it will take two days to reach the gate of Instanbul.
The Black Sea Fleet and the Mediterranean Fleet of the Ming Empire are also heading towards Instanbul at a very fast speed. It is estimated that they will be able to reach overseas here in another day.
"The point guard is here"强牺  读牺
By then it will definitely be inevitable to be bombarded by the Ming people.
Instanbul is an extremely solid city, and it is also a city that can be defended by relying on its geographical advantages. In order to attack this city, the ancestors of the Ottoman Empire spent several months and only conquered it with extremely heavy casualties. .
But the Ming people are not necessarily interested in attacking this city. Perhaps it is more in line with the Ming people's style to just attack it with artillery fire and turn the place into ruins. At this time Zhang Si
"Why are you all mute?"
King Selim I looked at the ministers with cold eyes.
¡°In the past, weren¡¯t everyone very eloquent?¡±
"It is said that the strength of the Ming Dynasty is actually not strong. There is no need for our Ottoman Empire to pay compensation to the Ming Dynasty."
"Why don't you talk now?"
As soon as Selim I finished speaking, everyone understood that he was looking for a scapegoat, and they suddenly felt silently sad for those few people who advocated war with the Ming Dynasty.
These people are probably destined to die.
"This time's failure always has someone to blame. The great Sultan cannot make mistakes, and the fault also lies with the ministers below.
"The great Sultan~"
At this time, Grand Vizier Ali Pasha stood up and spoke. He was already very old, a veteran of the Ottoman Empire, and deeply trusted and respected by successive sultans.
He stood up, and everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
This old prime minister is a wise man. He has always been opposed to making enemies with the Ming Empire and provoking the Ming people. He believes that the Ottoman Empire should maintain good relations with the Ming Empire and must not offend the Ming people.
He has been to the Ming Empire and seen its vastness, wealth and power. He also clearly knows the huge gap between the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Empire.
This gap is not only reflected in military strength, but also in all aspects.
The Ming Dynasty will completely overwhelm the Ottoman Empire in many aspects such as economy, military, resources, finance, science and technology, education, etc. The gap between the two sides is so big that it is beyond everyone¡¯s awareness.
A single factory in the Ming Dynasty produced more cloth than the entire Ottoman Empire. A single steel factory in the Ming Dynasty produced more steel than the entire Ottoman Empire produced.
The Ming Dynasty¡¯s one shipyard built more warships than the entire Ottoman Empire.
A Ming Dynasty arsenal produced more muskets and cannons in a month than the Ottoman Empire produced in a year.
One month¡¯s taxes for Ming peopleAs much as hundreds of millions of taels of silver, which is two or three times more than the Ottoman Empire's annual tax revenue.
What did the Ottoman Empire use to fight the Ming Dynasty?
Many people blindly encouraged Selim I to go against the Ming Dynasty, encouraged them to delay the payment of war compensation to the Ming Dynasty, and did not abide by the agreement originally signed.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? The Ming Dynasty directly sent troops to attack, and just how long ago, everything changed.
The Ottoman Empire suffered heavy losses, all its elite troops were lost, and only 200,000 men were left stationed in Instanbul. The navy was almost wiped out, and only a few dozen warships were left guarding the waters outside the imperial capital.
Their vitality was severely damaged, and even Persia, Egypt, and European countries began to fight back. The fertile Mesopotamia once again fell into the hands of the Persians and Egyptians. Europe was also constantly losing cities and land, and Spain was Seizing the opportunity to add insult to injury, he prepared to take a serious bite.
This is the result of provoking the people of Ming Dynasty.
What's more important is how to make the Ming people stop the war now. If we really wait for several armies of the Ming Empire to reach the city of Instanbul, the last elite army of the Ottoman Empire may be buried here, and then the Ottoman Empire will really be finished. Otherwise, it might be completely destroyed.
"Great Sultan, I am willing to go again to seek peace."
Ali Pasha did not say any nonsense and directly took up the task of suing for peace. Zhi Da Zhi Xiao
"Will the Ming people negotiate peace with us?"
King Selim I pondered for a while, thought about it and said.
"They will, because the Ming Dynasty needs the existence of our Ottoman Empire, needs us to contain the Persians and Egyptians, and also needs our Ottoman Empire to go to Europe to continuously plunder slaves for them and contain the development of Europeans."
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Ali Pasha said very confidently: "It's nothing more than asking us to pay more compensation and cede territory. We just agree to them. In any case, we must get over the current hurdle first."
"The people of Ming Dynasty are greedy. They have always fought for money and land. As long as we meet their demands, they will cease the war."
After listening to Ali Pasha¡¯s words, Selim I remained silent.
It itself still owed the Ming Empire war reparations to be paid. The war reparations of 8 million taels of silver a year was a heavy burden, which kept the Ottoman Empire's finances in a difficult situation.
If it were not for the slave trade to fill the gap, the Ottoman Empire would not know how to pay its annual war reparations.
¡°If we sign another treaty to cede territory and pay compensation, we still don¡¯t know how the Ming Dynasty will open their mouths. Maybe the war compensation for one year will be as high as tens of millions of taels of silver.
" Moreover, land must be ceded. The land that the Ming people are interested in is rich and fertile land. It is not known how much land will be ceded to the Ming people. 强牺  读牺
Thinking of this, Selim I felt like crying without tears.
Originally, I just wanted to test the reaction of the people of Ming Dynasty. Who knew that if I directly provoked the army of Ming Dynasty, I was beaten so hard that my teeth almost fell out. Even if there was a peace negotiation, how would I face enemies from all directions in the future?
But if we don¡¯t negotiate with the Ming Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire will be destroyed.
Why didn't he dare to send out the 200,000 elite troops in Instanbul? Because he was afraid that they would be wiped out by the Ming Dynasty. Once these 200,000 elite troops were gone, Selim I would not be able to control the overall situation of the Ottoman Empire at all. , let alone deal with powerful enemies from all directions.
"Hey~"
King Selim I sighed, thought for a while and said, "I'd like you to go there. No matter what, we have to make the Ming people stop attacking and withdraw their troops."
"Even if the conditions are more stringent, I will agree to it. Let's get over the immediate difficulties first." At this time, Zhang Si
After King Selim I said these words, it was as if all his energy and energy had been drained out of him.
He himself was an ambitious monarch who was keen on external expansion. Now that he was beaten so hard by the Ming Empire, all his confidence and ambition were destroyed.
Even if the immediate difficulties are overcome, it is estimated that after this, he will spend a long period of time amid internal and external troubles, be able to pay off the Ming Dynasty's indemnity in his own lifetime, and restore the national strength to a certain level. The level is pretty good.
¡°My infamy in history will definitely not go away.
Originally, I was thinking of finding an opportunity to avenge my father, but who knew that I would also be humiliated and be accused of signing a treasonous treaty.
This is not what I want. What I want is to leave a name in history and be an emperor who wins the title of conqueror. Zhi Da Zhi Xiao
Originally everything was good, but someone encouraged themselves to provoke Daming, and the result was everything now.
"Here comes someone~"
"Arrest all Su Ke, Basturk, Char and others, and turn the whole family into slaves!"
Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in the eyes of Selim I. He also arrested several ministers who had always advocated causing trouble for the Ming Dynasty, and prepared to send them to the Ming Dynasty to deal with them, so as to gain an opportunity for peace talks
(Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)He was infamous for signing a treasonous treaty.
This is not what I want. What I want is to leave a name in history and be an emperor who wins the title of conqueror. Zhi Da Zhi Xiao
Originally everything was good, but someone encouraged themselves to provoke Daming, and the result was everything now.
"Here comes someone~"
"Arrest all Su Ke, Basturk, Char and others, and turn the whole family into slaves!"
Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in the eyes of Selim I. He also arrested several ministers who had always advocated causing trouble for the Ming Dynasty, and prepared to send them to the Ming Dynasty to deal with them, so as to gain an opportunity for peace talks
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