open sea

Chapter 1469
In the Ottoman Empire, in the palace of Istanbul, the old queen Sudan Nurbanu was very worried.

Qi Jimei, a general of the Western Army of the Ming Dynasty, has lived in Istanbul for the past few years. The Empress Dowager Sutan can feel that the patience of the Ming people is getting lower and lower.

Not for anything else, but that one—to send a Ming army across the Ottoman land and go to the northeast to meet the Ming army from there.

It was difficult for Osman to agree to this matter. It was not that they did not trust the Daming people enough. This is really not something that can be resolved by trust.

Ottoman is not like Ming Dynasty. All provinces and counties are under the direct control of the emperor. Ottoman borders are all sultanates with independent military, administrative and personnel powers. Not to mention there are a bunch of governor pashas with military powers. These are all feudal monarchs A minister with real power who must be afraid.

In order for the Ming army to transport grain and grass to the northeast, the Ming army had to enter the port of Sinop and enter the Caucasus region by boat through the Black Sea.

This matter is simple to say, but first they have to fight the Tsarist Russians in the Caucasus to take down the landing place; after taking down the landing place, they also need to help defend the city to ensure that the Ming army can get food and grass.

After all this is done, who can guarantee that the Ming army will not besiege Istanbul by boat?
What's more, what if the matter itself is false?The Ming army just used this word to mobilize the Ottoman troops to go north, leaving the south empty, so that the Western military government could take advantage of it?

The military strength of the Western Army has become the most feared military force in the Arabian Sea, almost completely controlling the sea power.

They have the most merchant ships in this sea area, the most warships, and even control the most pirates.

A merchant ship does not have the flag of the Western Army and their ships, and it is a dream to go to sea to do business.

The most important thing is that no one believes the words of Yin Zhengmao, Minister of Western Affairs.

The Empress Dowager Nurbanu Sutan has been trying to send people to spy on the intelligence of the Western Military Government for nearly three years, and it is still not clear how many troops they have.

The preliminary information brought back by the spies was almost useless, but when the Istanbul court collected intelligence, rumors and other news from all over the world, the final data was frightening.

They conservatively estimated that the Western Army had 54 merchant ships, [-] transport ships, [-] armed merchant ships, [-] warships, [-] warships, [-] large warships, and an extremely exaggerated giant warship. .

To be honest, this estimate is not conservative, and even a little exaggerated, but even if Yin Zhengmao saw it, he would not blush. He just thought that the spies on the ground in Lumi might send some of the Nanyang Army to the Western Army. It is also understood as the ship of the Western Army.

The only thing is that Yin Zhengmao didn't even know that the military mansion had a giant warship—in Mr. Yin's mind, that thing should be called Fengzhou, and it should be included in the giant armed transport ship.

Although new technology was used, and 94 heavy guns were installed on the three-layer artillery deck, Yin Zhengmao would never use it to fight.

The meaning of Fengzhou is to discover a country, and after friendly negotiations, he has paid tribute. When the emperor's edict comes, use this boat to carry angels to the shore, and the hearts of the country can be stabilized.

The price of war is too cheap, why use five thousand materials to seal the boat and fight the war?Isn't it uncomfortable to be honest and practical with a group of two thousand battleships?

The year before last, Emperor Wanli of the Central Court wrote a letter asking Yin Zhengmao to compile a teaching material introducing geography for primary schools in China. This work was handed over by Wanli to the ministers of the Sanyo Army at the same time. He wanted them to do it all, and the final results were sent to The Forbidden City was collected and compiled by Wanli pickers into a teaching material for primary school students to learn about the whole world.

However, the main reason is that many things written by Yin Zhengmao overlap with Chen Mu's textbooks, and are not as detailed and clearly divided as Chen Mu's chapters. Therefore, most of the domestic chapters use Chen Mu's chapters, with Yin Zhengmao's sentences mixed in.

For example, Chen Mu introduced the continents of Asia, Europe and Africa as a whole. He divided it into places where the Mongols have been to and places where the Mongols have not been. The introduction is very detailed.

Yin Zhengmao didn't go into details. It was difficult for the old man to focus on the overall situation. He mainly introduced each individual geographical unit, but there was a sentence in it that Wanli loved very much. It was about teaching children how to understand the mainland.

He said: This is a piece of land surrounded by Ming warships.

At first Wanli felt that this was a bit too much, and then he clicked some maps in the military room, counted the military ports and warships, um... the old man was right.

At this time, Osman also felt the same way. A strong sense of crisis enveloped Nurbanu Empress Sutan. The threat is there, it doesn't have to be hostile to be a threat.

For the first time, she felt that Ottoman's territory was not that big.

In fact, when it comes to territory, Ottoman's territory has never been large, but it has never been small enough to be surrounded by people.

But the bad thing is that it's neither too big nor too small. If it's bigger, it won't be surrounded by people; if it's smaller, it won't be stressful to be surrounded all the time.

It was just now that she suddenly received news from Daming people from all directions, which made the Queen Mother Nurbanu feel very bad and was about to suffocate.

Moreover, in the eyes of Queen Mother Nurbanu, this request is not simply a request, but means future choices, and even affects national policy.

Should they insist on independence stubbornly, or agree to Da Ming's request, allow their troops to enter the country, and cooperate in the next military operations of the Ming Empire.

Maybe this is an alliance, but as the one surrounded by the alliance, I am afraid that there are only a few interests in the alliance, and it is very likely to affect Su Tan's prestige.

But it is difficult for her to refuse Qi Jimei.

Because Qi Jimei saved her, someone in the palace poisoned her last year, and the court doctors were helpless. Qi Jimei was entrusted by Murad Sutan to save the Queen Mother Nurbanu with her own military doctor.

And during the whole process, the Western Military Government did not take advantage of the danger to show any hostility towards Osman.

As for who poisoned her, it was a muddled account. There were too many people and forces who might have assassinated her, even if the evidence was solid, it was still uncertain.

Even if he was treated, the catastrophe still hurt the Queen Mother Nurbanu so much that Murad Sutan had to take charge of the government, and the whole country had reached an inevitable inflection point—the matter could no longer be delayed. The government's request was still rejected.

At the end of May in the 12th year of Wanli, Murad Sutan summoned Qi Jimei, the commander-in-chief of the Western Army of the Ming Dynasty in South India, in the Royal Palace of Istanbul, and awarded him the title of the first foreign military attache of the Ming Dynasty in Ottomans. For example, the series includes tasks such as following the fast sandalwood, entering the gate of the cannon, and purchasing grain and grass.

Interestingly, because the Ottoman Empire is actually the name given to them by later generations, they usually call themselves "Shangguo" in foreign affairs, while others call them "Ottoman family". As a result, Qi Jimei's official title is very novel.

The envoy of the Celestial Dynasty in Shangguo——Qi Jimei.

　good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)