Mehmat was a little confused about which Ibrahim I was the real Ibrahim.

He's the same as a fool, and he's the one who is shrewd, which one is real? Pretending to be crazy and stupid in order to deceive Murad IV?

What should I say if I was almost slaughtered by Murad IV? Should he say that he acted so realistically that everyone thought that Ibrahim was really insane?

But Ibrahim is really mentally abnormal, how can he be so wise today? Can such a calculation be a psychopath?

was a little confused by Ibrahim, but Mehmat finally decided to do what Ibrahim wanted, not only to reopen the Suez Canal, but also to reap a lot of benefits for himself, so a fool would not do it.

The next day, at a meeting similar to the Ming court, Mehmat once again signaled his henchmen to put forward a proposal for the Ming people to contract the Suez Canal, and Ibrahim unsurprisingly instructed the eunuchs in the palace to veto this proposal.

Then for the next few days, the two sides were arguing over this matter, and the news reached Suleiman's ears.

The same news was also obtained by the spies sent to Cairo by the Jinyi Guard, and then to Li Chengyan's ears.

Li Chengyan was a little sore in the egg, so he simply ran to the edge of the Suez Canal again and saw Suleiman again.

There are already a lot of benefits promised before, and even the benefits that have been given are a lot, and these Ottomans are still arguing, when will it be the end?

Suleiman touched the heavy silver ingot in his hand and said with a smile: "Lee, you can rest assured, I can swear to Allah that this matter will be successful."

But now, you should be more stable and not act too anxious. Believe me, Lord Grand Vizier has gained the upper hand, and the Sultan will soon be able to agree to this. ”

Li Chengyan nodded and said: "Actually, I also know that it is useless to be anxious, after all, such a big matter, no matter which country it is, it needs to be discussed for a long time."

But to say that there is no hurry, it is also false.

Suleiman, do you know how much revenue my cargo ship loses for every day it depends on it? It is all white silver, just like the ingots in your hand.

Moreover, I also recruited a lot of people, and even asked for a lot of slaves from my Ming Emperor to dredge the river.

You know, those Mughals are always lazy, and their favorite thing to do is to sit idle when they're full, not to go to work.

However, this will cost me a lot. Hope you understand? ”

Suleiman nodded, "Of course, I understand your feelings and sympathize with your loss. But like you said, the slaves of the Mughals, or the slaves of any country, are actually like this.

What they like to do the most is to eat every day and then be free, no work, no hard work, and then repeat this day every day, they like it the most.

However, Lee, you are a merchant, and a merchant should have the appearance of a merchant, and when it is time to whip them, you should never be soft-hearted, and it is better to beat a few to death, so that they know that they are afraid, and let them know that they should not disobey their master's orders.

Otherwise, restarting a project as big as the Suez Canal will make you want to cry. ”

Lee Seung-yan's money still worked, at least Suleiman's support was not fake, although it was far from meeting Lee Seung-yan's expectations.

But Li Chengyan, who has the support of the Ming treasury and Emperor Chongzhen's internal funds, is not afraid of spending silver, because the silver spent can be earned back quickly.

Especially such a good thing as Fushou cream.

After pondering for a while, Li Chengyan spoke: "So, can we come to talk about a business?" ”

Suleiman smiled: "Of course, everyone likes dazzling silver coins, and if you miss it, it will be the most regrettable thing in your life, right?" ”

Li Chengyan said with a smile: "In order to show our sincerity to your country, I can take out five hundred catties of Fushou paste to sell to your country, and each two Fushou paste only costs twenty taels of silver."

In addition, this is for your country, and for my friend Suleiman, I will also provide him with an additional hundred catties of Fushou ointment, so that he will also have the opportunity to make a fortune.

Of course, these are only a month's share, not a one-time offer and then nothing. I'm a person who likes business that can last for a long time. ”

Li Chengyan was still smiling, and Suleiman's heart had already begun to scold.

The damned barbarians of the Netherlands, the damned infidels, should all be burned at the stake or simply stoned to death!

Through this period of contact with Li Chengyan, Suleiman has figured out the conversion relationship between silver coins and silver taels—about one tael of silver coins, which is equal to one tael of silver.

Only twenty taels of silver for each two blessing ointments? That is, two pounds of silver coins? What is it? This is the price of conscience!

Those damned European barbarians, just waiting a little to change hands, dared to sell one or two Fushou paste for the price of five taels of silver, and more than doubled it, and they were not afraid to kill them!

To be on the safe side, Suleiman still spoke: "Lee, your generosity is really appreciated by the true gods.

However, I have to ask more, what is the difference in quality between the Fushou paste you provide and the Fushou paste that the barbarians in Europe are selling? ”

Li Chengyan asked with a smile: "What, Suleiman, do you also smoke Fushou ointment?" ”

Suleiman jumped up as if he had been stung by a scorpion, and said in horror: "How come, how can I suck such a valuable thing, my money is not enough to support me to suck such a good thing." ”

Li Chengyan smiled and said: "No, even if you couldn't suck it before, now you can take Fushou paste as a meal to suck it, as long as you want." ”

Suleiman sneered, but did not speak.

There are many people in this world who are fools, but it definitely does not include Suleiman, and even the nobles of the entire Ottoman Empire.

Because the Messenger of the true God had instructed that believers of the true God should not smoke tobacco or drink alcohol.

When such a good thing as Fushou paste just began to flow into the Ottoman Empire, in order to verify what this thing belonged to, the top aristocratic lords of the Ottoman had already done experiments.

Of course, the aristocratic lords, who had a lot of resources and didn't care much about human life, chose to use slaves and a small number of commoners for their experiments.

The results of the experiment were very shocking to the nobles.

The first time they smoke Fushou cream, many people will feel nauseous and want to vomit, but when these people smoke it for the second time, they will have a psychedelic feeling, as if they have ascended to heaven.

In fact, many test subjects have sworn that they have ascended to heaven, seen rivers flowing with milk and honey, seen countless goddesses, and been bestowed with seventy-two beautiful fairies by Zhenyun.

Of course, two experiments are nothing, and the top nobles of the Ottoman Empire will not believe that this thing can really make people enter heaven because of just two experiments.

The higher the status, the more shaken the belief in the true God.

After more than a dozen experiments, the drawbacks of this thing began to appear.

Once the supply of Fushou paste was cut off, the subjects seemed to have been drained of their tendons, yawning, weeping, and feeling weak.

If it was just that, it would have been fine, but some of the test subjects began to strongly demand that the nobles provide them with Fushou Ointment, even if it cost anything.

Yes, it is any price, whether it is to make them sell their wives and daughters, or to make them eat camel dung, or even to cut off one of their hands, they will not hesitate to agree in order to obtain the blessing of longevity.

Such a terrible addiction made those top nobles join forces to block the news, and listed Fushou paste as a prohibited product.

Of course, it was forbidden among these top nobles, and then sold to ordinary nobles, as well as a large number of commoners.

Suleiman's family can be regarded as one of the top families in the Ottoman Empire, otherwise, how dare Suleiman think about reopening the Suez Canal?

It is precisely because of this that Suleiman is well aware of the huge profits hidden in such things as Fushou paste and the terrible nature of killing people in it.

After a few wry laughs, Suleiman spoke: "With your generosity, of course I can smoke Fushou paste as a meal."

But unfortunately, it is contrary to the teachings of the true God to swallow this thing, and I am a devout believer in the true God, so it is impossible for me to take the blessing ointment.

However, thank you, with your help, I can earn more profits for the family, and then get more resources and more voice. ”

After finishing speaking, Suleiman licked his lips and continued: "Li, believe me, if I were the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, even if I didn't have Fushou Cream, I would definitely contract the Suez Canal to you as soon as possible." ”

Li Chengyan nodded and said, "Of course, as a friend, how could I doubt your sincerity?"

It's just that these Fushou creams are sold through Ottoman and through the Dutch East India Company, which is the same for me, and they can also earn a certain profit.

So, my dear friend, Suleiman, let's earn those silver coins with the Fortune Cream, they are so dazzling, they are so charming! ”

Suleiman almost patted his chest and assured Li Chengyan: "Dear Lee, please rest assured, I will definitely do my best!" ”

The reality is exactly like this, after mastering one hundred catties and five hundred catties of Fushou paste for those top families, these top families have shown their concern about the Suez Canal.

As time progressed, the eunuchs appointed by Ibrahim I became more and more unable to withstand the pressure and began to make constant concessions.

Concessions from the time of contracting, concessions from the scope of contracting, concessions from the time of tax collection by the Ming people, in short, it was a continuous rout, and continuous concessions until all of them agreed to the demands of the Great Villachle and the other Ascaris.

Suleiman finally happily found Li Chengyan and said with great interest: "Li, what do you see what this thing is?" ”

Li Chengyan looked at the parchment roll in Suleiman's hand and said with a smile: "It won't be the document that allows me to contract the Suez Canal, right?" ”

Suleiman laughed and said, "That's right, it's the document that allowed you to contract the Suez Canal, congratulations, my friend!"

From now on, you will have a 50-year contract for the Suez Canal, including land within 500 steps on both sides.

During these fifty years, in addition to providing us with a certain amount of Fushou paste every month, you also need to pay 50,000 silver coins every year, of course, this is nothing to you at all, is it?

In addition, during these fifty years, you can collect taxes from the ships that come and go on the Suez Canal, except for the Imperial Navy, and the civilians who cultivate your land on both sides, and how much you collect, that's your question.

Of course, such generous conditions are not given to you in vain, you need to pay 10% of them to the imperial treasury, so that they will guarantee you the right to contract for the future. ”

Li Chengyan suddenly laughed and said, "Thank you, my dear friend!"

50,000 silver coins will be delivered to your governor's palace within a month.

And the reconstruction of the Suez Canal will be done entirely by us, and you don't need to worry about it.

Even the taxes we receive will be sent to you at the beginning of each month, and you will send them to your treasury on your behalf. ”

Su Laiman laughed with Li Chengyan for a while, and then said: "Li, my friend, I have one more thing I want to trouble you, I hope you don't refuse?" ”

Li Chengyan nodded and smiled: "You say, my dear friend, you know, I am always not very good at refusing the requests of my friends." ”

Suleiman said: "That's right, to re-dredge the entire Suez Canal, it must take a lot of workers and supplies, right?" ”

Li Chengyan said: "Of course, whether it is materials or workers, they are all urgently needed by me, and I have even bought a lot of slaves for this purpose, and I have also prepared a large number of materials. ”

Suleiman smiled, and the smile was very rippling: "You can transport slaves from the Mughals, after all, they are commodities to be consumed."

But what about the supplies? The constant transshipment at sea must be very risky, right? Why not consider sourcing from the Empire? Also, why not consider hiring a group of civilians from the empire to serve you? ”

Li Chengyan smiled bitterly: "I would like to, but I don't have any way in the empire, and I know too few people, so it's difficult to get a relatively low price." ”

Suleiman clapped his hands and said, "Yes, I know, I know all this." So, I also have a big business to talk to you about now. ”

PS: The first update was delivered, who saw the alliance leaders who ran away?