It was not only Abu Mahad who returned, but also the governor of Cairo, Suleiman.

The governor, who had the same name as the tenth sultan of the Ottoman Empire, became interested in this group of Ming people after listening to Abu Mahad's report.

No one is invincible, and no empire is able to survive.

Suleiman saw very clearly that although the current Ottoman Empire was still relatively strong, there was a turbulent undercurrent beneath the calm surface, and there might be a big problem that would suddenly erupt at any point.

In fact, after the destruction of the Byzantine Empire, the "last Roman Empire", the Ottoman Empire had already begun to decline.

Even the invincible army began to show signs of decadence.

Suleiman was only the consul of Cairo City, and the only way he could think of was to reopen the Suez Canal, hoping that through this canal, it would stimulate the Ottoman somewhat depressed economy.

However, he was neither the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire nor the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, and although the idea of reopening the Suez Canal was good, no one agreed with him.

Neither the Holy Murad IV, nor the current Waste Ibrahim I, agreed with this opinion.

Even, if it weren't for the fact that he was born in Ascari, I was afraid that the best consequence waiting for him would be to be relieved of all his duties, and if it was worse, he might be burned to death or stoned to death.

For the teachings of the true God tell everyone: "He was the meeting of two seas, and between them there was a, and the two seas did not invade each other." ”

Suleiman's attempt to reopen the Suez Canal was tantamount to violating the teachings of the true God, and neither Murad IV nor Ibrahim I could have approved of it.

In particular, Ibrahim I, the sultan who fell into the hands of his harem cronies and companions, the guards, the mutes, the eunuchs, and the women, allowed them to make a mess of everything, and the whole Ottoman Empire began to be somewhat unstable.

At some point, Suleiman even wondered why Murad IV's orders before his death had not been carried out.

How ridiculous would it have been for the insane Ibrahim I to succeed to the position of sultan?

However, it is also fortunate that this order was not carried out, and Ibrahim did not have a son......

Because if this order is really carried out, the result will be that Ibrahim I's reign has been declared to end before it has even had time to begin, and it will also mean the rupture of the Ottoman royal lineage.

Suleiman sometimes thinks with hatred that it is better to let Ibrahim's idiot continue to indulge in the harem, without him to add to the chaos, the Grand Vizier will definitely be able to lead everyone and make the Ottoman Empire strong again.

However, is it really powerful just by virtue of being strong on land? If so, how could some North African pirates be allowed to flaunt their might under the banner of the Ottomans?

Finally, I waited until today, and there was hope to see the possibility of re-excavation of the Suez Canal, how could Suleiman not be excited.

Just as Suleiman was looking Li Chengyan up and down, Li Chengyan was also looking Suleiman up and down.

Suleiman's face was similar to many Mughals that Li had seen before, except that the only characteristic was the slightly curly beard, unlike the others, which were more sleek and smooth.

After greeting each other, and after Li Chengyan expressed his long-standing admiration and other courtesies, Suleiman entered the camp of the Ming army at the invitation of Li Chengyan and participated in their dinner.

After Suleiman made it clear that he could not drink alcohol because of his beliefs, Li Chengyan no longer persuaded him, but only considered it: "Mr. Suleiman, you must have known our intentions?" ”

Suleiman nodded: "Of course, and as far as I'm concerned, I'm very willing to make this happen." Of course, whether it succeeds or not, in the end, depends on what my Sultan and the Grand Vizier mean, and I personally can't decide such a big thing. ”

After snorting, Li Chengyan, who also knew all this, shook his sleeve, and a piece of jade with a whole body of emerald green came to Suleiman's hand and said: "Li also knows Mr. Suleiman's difficulties, so naturally he is not willing to embarrass you."

As long as this thing can be successful, silver? Or is it something else that you want to get? For example, Fushou paste and this jade, as long as you open your mouth, everything is not a problem. ”

Suleiman quietly put away the jade, as if this piece of jade had never appeared, which opened Li Chengyan's eyes - it turned out that this Ottoman official and the officials of the Ming Dynasty are all the same virtue!

Suleiman said with a smile: "No matter whether this matter succeeds in the end or not, I will definitely try my best to make this happen, Mr. Li can rest assured!" ”

Lee Seung-yan smiled happily, and Suleiman smiled happily as well.

The piece of jade that he just bought it, from the color and the feel when he first bought it, Suleiman could easily judge that this was a high-grade jade.

Such a piece of jade may not be anything in the eyes of some people who don't know the goods, but if it is really auctioned in a big city, the value will double.

In particular, he originally wanted to restart the Suez Canal, but he was soft-spoken, and there was no way to promote this matter.

At present, these Ming people have almost become the best excuse - they have contracted this land, and it is their business to be willing to dig the canal, and when the time for contracting comes, won't the canal fall into their hands?

In this way, the canal can be reopened, and he can account for the past with the Grand Vizier, and even have more silver coins in his pocket.

Such a good thing is really something that you can't encounter a few times in your life!

In the dead of night, the moon hung high in the sky, and some unknown insects began to chirp in various ways, which made people a little annoyed.

Li Chengyan didn't care about being upset, but pulled a few officials from the Ministry of Industry to ponder together.

Song Yunxian, the right attendant of the Ministry of Works, yawned, and the words "The official is very angry" were almost engraved on his face: "Lord Li, this canal matter is really not so simple.

First of all, we need to know what the sea on the other side looks like, how it is different from this side, and whether there are embankments along the way, whether they need to be dug up only or completely re-excavated, these will have to wait for the official and your colleagues to explore.

You can ask the official to give you an explanation now, and the official also wants to give it, but where can I give it?

If the official says that he can excavate, but in the end he can't dig it, and His Majesty will hold him accountable, whose responsibility is it? Yours or mine? ”

Li Chengyan said: "It's not that the entire canal project, but the section we are passing through now, are there any problems?" ”

Song Yunxian pondered and said, "I can't see anything at the moment - if you only look at the paragraph in front of you, there is no problem." With enough manpower and boats, this section of the canal can be re-cleared.

The difficult thing is whether the entire canal, especially the canal that connects the two oceans, can be dug and opened for navigation again, but it is really difficult to say. ”

Li Chengyan said suspiciously: "What's wrong between the two oceans?" What's the difference between two larger lakes? ”

Song Yunxian said: "Then the difference is big!"

There are still big and small lakes between the two larger lakes, and the water surface is also high and low, let alone between the two oceans? If the water surface of the two oceans is uneven, then more will inevitably be poured into less.

In this way, how much trouble will it cause, for the time being, but whether the embankment of this canal alone can withstand it? Even if it can withstand it, how can it be navigated before the water between these two oceans is leveled? Even if it passes through the water, how can it come back?

It's okay if the water is slow, but what if it's fast? What if the water is too strong? How many people will die as a result? ”

Li Chengyan said with a gloomy expression: "What do you care how many people he dies?" The left and right are just some barbarians, and if they die, they will die, and they don't need you and me to feel distressed. ”

Song Yunxian snorted and said, "It's a shame for the sage book you still read!" Even if you and I don't care, even if the whole world doesn't care about these barbarians, do you want the land on both sides? ”

Li Chengyan was immediately choked - the life of the barbarian was actually penniless in Li Chengyan's eyes, unless it was used to sell coolies.

In fact, even the lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty are nothing in Li Chengyan's eyes, and even among the hundreds of schools, only a few schools of thought such as the peasant family and the Mo family will care about the lives of the common people.

Most of the rest are not very much human life, either as numbers or as tools.

But in the eyes of the Zonghengjia, stirring up the world is just a means, what is the purpose pursued?

It is great unification, harmony, and the unity of the world.

If these lands are destroyed, then their own sins will be great, even if these lands are not Ming now, they can't be too presumptuous and flood so many fields, right?

After pondering for a long time, Li Chengyan gave up his hand and said: "It's the official Meng Lang, this situation will not happen again next time, I hope Lord Song will forgive me?" ”

Song Yunxian saw that Li Chengyan had a very good attitude, but he didn't think much of himself, and he also bowed his hand at the moment: "Song also knows what Lord Li is anxious about, but the lower official still has a word, he wants to persuade the adult." ”

Li Chengyan said solemnly: "Lord Song, please speak?" ”

Song Yunxian said: "Today, when Zihu looks at the eight wildernesses and six combinations, and wants to follow the example of the first emperor to mix one universe, it is inevitable that he will act a little tricky.

Now there are no problems within my Daming, there are no problems with Duogansi and Wu Sizang, and there are no problems in Liaodong, only a small number of Jiannu are left on the side of Nuergandusi.

But in reality?

Liaodong is okay, how many Ming people are there on the Leshi grassland? And how many people are there in Nurgandus?

Korea and the Ryukyus are fine, and Luzon and Java don't talk about him, but what about Burma? Do you want to relocate people? And the land that has just been occupied, is it going to relocate the people?

All these things add up, which one does not cost silver? No matter how much silver there is in the treasury and in the treasury, how can it be supported at the same time?

The reason why there has been no problem so far, one is that His Majesty's prestige is rising, and no one in the world dares to doubt it, and the other is that the continuous conquest and interests have suppressed all this.

That is to say, if you say something rebellious, don't you see the matter of Di Xin?

Since we are vassals, we must not turn a blind eye to all this, and we must not fail to admonish the Son of Heaven. As a descendant of the Zongheng School, how could Master Li not see this? ”

Li Chengyan doubted: "Since Lord Song has seen this, why don't you admonish the Son of Heaven yourself?" ”

Song Yunxian smiled bitterly: "What does Your Majesty mean by supporting the hundred schools?" It is nothing more than that Confucianism is powerful and has threatened the monarchy, and His Majesty has no choice but to do it.

Moreover, His Majesty has already made a will, and the officials of the ministries are not allowed to interfere in other affairs, but only do a good job of sending them from the Ministry of Works-and Song is both a squire and a Confucian disciple, and what will happen if he rashly advises? ”

Li Chengyan was also speechless for a moment.

What Emperor Chongzhen thinks, the civil and military officials are very clear in their hearts - there are people in various departments who don't do their right things, and their own affairs have not yet been understood, but their hands have reached out to other yamen, and they have slowed down the efficiency of work.

Especially those civil officials from Confucianism, it is even more - opening and closing their mouths is the law of the ancestors and sages, but they can't be counted on to really expand the territory, and they can't be counted on if there are natural and man-made disasters.

Just like Emperor Chongzhen secretly scolded, it is easy for an official to die, but the mess left behind is the court and the emperor's.

In this case, it would be pure to expect Emperor Chongzhen to have a good impression of civil and official interference and Confucianism.

After pondering for a long time, Li Chengyan said: "Then according to Lord Song's intentions, is it to dissuade His Majesty from building a canal?" ”

Song Yunxian said dryly: "No! Not only did he not dissuade His Majesty from building the canal, but he wanted to facilitate it.

His Majesty can't build a canal, so he will think about bypassing that corner to attack Yingyi, and if something unbearable happens, the sky of the dynasty will fall.

Only by facilitating the construction of the canal can His Majesty's energy be involved in the canal, and with other messy things, His Majesty can temporarily leave behind those heroes.

Besides, as Master Li just said, no matter how much you die, you are also dead barbarians, so why should you and I worry about this? ”

Li Chengyan suddenly laughed, but he laughed out loud: "Don't worry, Lord Song, this official will definitely try his best to promote the construction of the canal!" ”

Song Yunxian said with a straight face: "In this way, everything will have Master Lao Li!" ”

Li Chengyan said with a smile: "You and I both serve His Majesty, so why do we divide each other?" ”

After Song Yunxian said goodbye, Li Chengyan picked up the pen and slowly wrote the chapter.

Not too far away from the tent, Suleiman was also writing a letter.

PS: It's too hi today, and I'm late to come back......

https:

Genius one second to remember the address of this site:. Mobile version reading URL: m.