Emperor Chongzhen decided to run back to the Ming Dynasty, and by the way, he translated the two strange books "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin" into Arabic text, and then printed them in large quantities so that everyone could buy them.

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is good, a proper military book for governing the country and fighting wars, and its effect has been tested by two generations of Jiannu old wild boar skin and Xiaohan Huang Taiji.

It is conceivable that when the Ottoman and Manwal, who are themselves full of contradictions, get these two books, will they really come up with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms or even the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States in advance, but it is really hard to say.

Of course, no matter how chaotic these places are, there is no problem, anyway, it has nothing to do with Emperor Chongzhen, as long as the Ming Dynasty is not chaotic, who has the air to control the chaos abroad.

And "Water Margin" is even more important.

First of all, "Water Margin" is not the "Zhongyi Water Margin" circulated by the Ming Dynasty, but a product after being castrated.

Secondly, the castrated Arab version of "Water Margin" is not allowed to circulate back to the Ming Dynasty.

Because Emperor Chongzhen planned to change the magic of "Water Margin", cut off all the Huimu in it that was recruited, conquered Liao, and suppressed Fang La, and by the way, the content of what anti-corruption officials did not oppose the emperor was also modified.

Anyway, there is still a Yushi Chen Mo in the edict prison, and there is also Duan Xiaorong, who is good at writing Liu Beiwen, so it must be no problem for these two guys to join forces to change "Water Margin".

After all, these two guys can even come up with the myth of the torrent, and what is the magic of changing a mere Water Margin.

And without the content of recruitment, conquest of Liao, and suppression of Fang La, which foreigners can't understand and don't know what's going on, the taste of the entire "Water Margin" immediately changed.

What should I do if I can't live without food? Up the hill and down the grass!

What's wrong with being bullied by the government? Kill officials and rebel!

Even if he Mughal and Osman combined only have a population of 10 million, out of 10,000 people, he can pick out one person who seriously studies "Water Margin" and puts it into action, and that is a thousand people.

There are only one hundred and eight galls in Liangshanbo, and a group of more than 1,000 people is equivalent to ten Liangshan - and the territory of the Mughals and Ottomans is only so big that it can fit ten Liangshan Shan Villages to do things?

Of course, if you can't pretend to be at the bottom, Emperor Chongzhen doesn't care too much.

Anyway, it's all the barbarians' own business, and if they want to rebel, they will rebel, and I still have business in Java, specializing in selling high-quality knives, swords, bows and arrows, and armor, which are guaranteed to be not much worse than the equipment of officers and soldiers.

What kind of chemical reaction will a Three Kingdoms and a Water Margin produce, Emperor Chongzhen didn't have confidence in his heart, but once again called Zheng Zhilong, Nan Juyi and others over.

The reason is very simple, whether the Mughal staged the Three Kingdoms or the Water Margin, Emperor Chongzhen was not too worried, but after all, the Mughal ceded such a large piece of land, if the people in these lands learned, wouldn't it be the Ming who was disgusted in the end?

Simply, pack these people up and send them away in two ways, half of them will be used as laborers for those guys from the Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Communications, and the other will wait to see how the Ottoman side reacts.

If the Ottomans agreed to the offer to lease the Suez Canal, the remaining Mughals could be sent to dredge the canal.

If the Ottomans did not agree, these people were sent back to Daming to build the railway.

In fact, the entire Ottoman court was already in turmoil.

Ibrahim I naturally didn't feel anything, and he indulged in the harem all day long and ignored the government, just like the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who didn't go to court for 30 years because he was angry with the ministers.

As for what will happen to the government, Ibrahim doesn't care too much, anyway, there are people in the harem who help him share his worries, and there is also a big vizier presiding over the government above the court, so there is no problem.

As for the Grand Vizier Mehmat, he also had a headache for the question raised by Suleiman.

Suleiman has long wanted to do something, and he has long thought about digging up the Suez Canal, and from the bottom of his heart, Mehmat is supportive.

However, it was useless to support oneself - there was no support for such a project that was contrary to the teachings of the true God and involved the recruitment of a large number of civilians and the cost of not knowing how much.

Especially the Ottoman navy - let's say the ships that can be called the navy, there is no need for this at all!

In this case, the reopening of the Suez Canal becomes an impossible thing.

But no matter how much Mehmat wanted to break his head, he didn't expect that there would be Ming people who would come to lease this place and re-excavate the Suez Canal.

Moreover, Suleiman also got two three-masted warships from the Ming people.

Two three-masted warships may not be a big deal to the Ming people, but they are very important to the Ottoman navy - with these two warships alone, the entire Ottoman navy can be completely destroyed!

Now that there are warships, and there are so many benefits after the reopening of the Suez Canal, Mehmat naturally wants to raise two hands in agreement.

However, his identity restricts him from doing so, which is also a headache for Mehmat.

If the official position of the Grand Vizier is placed in the Ming Dynasty, it is basically equivalent to the combination of the first assistant of the cabinet and the governor of the five armies, and the metropolitan governor, which controls the civil and military power of the entire Ottomans.

In other words, if the Ottoman Sultan was a powerful one, such as the previous Sultan Murad IV, the Grand Vizier would naturally be an ornament, at best a mouthpiece.

But by Ibrahim I, things had changed.

The sultan who was almost killed and had just succeeded to the throne was not interested in paying attention to the government at all, but preferred to stay in the harem, or watch the songs, or watch the dances, or just look for the concubines to have fun, anyway, he didn't like to pay attention to the government.

The advantage of this is that the power of the entire foreign dynasty, regardless of whether it is civilian or military, is in the hands of Mehmat.

The disadvantage is that the monarch and the minister are not of the same heart, and those people in the harem are always trying to make trouble for Mehmat.

Just like the topic under discussion.

Originally, contracting the land on the Suez Canal to Daming and letting Daming re-dig the Suez Canal was a good thing that could be met but not sought by the entire Ottomans, but those people in the harem objected.

The reason is very simple, it violates the admonition of the true god - these garbage people in the harem are simply opposed for the sake of opposition, and they don't want to face at all.

After looking at the civil and military officials in the main hall who expressed their agreement, Mehmat sneered and said, "I don't believe you can't see the benefits here.

What is the Ottoman Empire like now, I believe you don't see it, but you oppose it for the sake of opposition, aren't you afraid that the true God will punish you? ”

Ibrahim I's favorite eunuch said in a shrill voice: "The true God once said that he was the meeting of two seas, and between them there was a, and the two seas did not invade each other.

Now that you want to contract Suez to the Ming people, are you not going to disobey the admonition of the true God and abolish the embankment that separates the two seas? ”

Mehmat was even more angry in his heart.

These damned eunuchs are simply against it for the sake of opposition - when the Suez Canal was dug up, the true god didn't know where it was, and now you talk about the admonition of the true god?

Still shameless?

After snorting coldly, Mehmat simply announced that the meeting would be stopped and that the matter would no longer be discussed.

When the eunuch who had spoken out against Mehmat saw that the meeting had ended, he also turned back to the harem and reported the situation to Ibrahim I: "The Grand Vizier Mehmat wanted to agree with the Ming people and contract the Suez Canal to them, but I stopped him.

It's just that the situation in the future is difficult to say, after all, the power is in the hands of Mehmat, and he can't just forget it. ”

Ibrahim I gently skimmed the fish food out of his hand, looked at the fish competing for food floating in the pond, and said with a smile: "Of course he will not be reconciled, and you can't stop this matter even if you try to stop it." ”

The eunuch glanced at Ibrahim quietly, but did not speak.

If you know you can't stop it, why do you have to stop it?

As Mehmat said, in any way, the benefits will always belong to the Ottoman Empire, and Ibrahim is the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and all the benefits are related to him.

And yet the Sultan wants to let himself stop this? What exactly does he want to do?

Ibrahim I looked at the water and said with a smile: "People, they always don't cherish things that are easy to get, and I want to believe that those Ming people will be like this."

The situation in Suez, you must have heard of it, the difficulty of restarting the Suez Canal is too great, so big that the Ottoman Empire may not be able to bear it.

In case those Ming people run away because they can't afford follow-up support, who will bear this responsibility? At that time, there is really no hope for the opening of the Suez Canal.

That's why I've asked you to stop the Grand Vizier and let the Ming know how difficult it is for them to contract the Suez Canal.

Only in this way, when they really can't bear it in the future, the unwillingness in their hearts will drive them to continue, let them complete the canal, so as to recover the costs invested in the canal before and make profits. ”

After explaining these words, Ibrahim I lost interest in explaining further.

A smart person can naturally understand, and no matter how much he explains it, he still doesn't understand that his time can't be wasted on a eunuch.

After thinking about it, Ibrahim I simply ordered: "Go and ask the Grand Vizier to come and save me, and I will discuss this matter with the Grand Vizier." ”

Being this sultan is really tiring, just too tired.

If you are smart, you can't be too smart, Murad IV will definitely not be able to tolerate yourself, and it is estimated that he will have killed himself a long time ago.

It's too stupid to do it, just because he acted too much like a fool before, and he was almost killed.

Life is so hard......

Mehmai mentioned Ibrahim I's salute before Ibrahim I spoke: "The Grand Vizier will continue to make an offer tomorrow to contract Suez to the Ming people, and then he will reject it again on behalf of the Sultan." ”

After speaking, Ibrahim I also pointed to the eunuch next to him.

Mehmat asked, "Why? ”

Instead of explaining why, Ibrahim I continued: "Not only will I refuse, but tomorrow I will rebuke you for disobeying the will of the true God."

These news, remember to let people spread it, and it is best to spread it to the ears of those Ming people. ”

Mehmat suddenly understood, and after showing a knowing smile, Mehmat stroked his chest and saluted, "As you wish, holy and honorable Sultan." ”

Ibrahim I also laughed.

That's the good thing about talking to smart people, you can get through it without wasting too much saliva.

In just a few short sentences, he not only showed his attitude, but also made Mehmat hint that he would be loyal to him, which is really a good thing to kill multiple birds with one stone.

After thinking about it, Ibrahim I continued: "By the way, prepare some intelligent and studious young nobles to study in the distant and mysterious East. ”

Mehmat first bowed down, and then continued: "We also have our own school, and we have cultivated a lot of talents, so why do we want to send international students now?" ”

Ibrahim I shook his head and said, "What is taught in our schools?" There are new ones, and there are old ones, but they are all ours.

When they go to the Ming Kingdom, they can come into contact with different knowledge, and then they can bring this knowledge back and turn it into our own knowledge. ”

After a pause, Ibrahim I continued: "Now the hand of the Ming people has reached here, but we don't know anything about the mysterious East, which is not good.

We and the Ming people, both of whom are world powers, should communicate with each other, and not through those Dutch and Spanish robbers as a transit - because they will take a lot of profits in between, leaving us with only a small part.

When we have contact with the Ming people, we can bypass them, and even we can trade directly with the barbarians in Europe and earn their silver coins. ”

Without waiting for Mehmat to speak, Ibrahim I suddenly spoke: "Also, tell those international students that they should not only keep in mind the teachings of the true God, but also respect the customs and habits of the Ming Dynasty, and not always look like no one is in their eyes."

Through the fact that they were able to sail here, we can know that the Ming people are not weaker than the Europeans, nor will they be weaker than us. ”

Mehmat bowed again, and then turned and went out of the palace.

The Sultan was right, a lot of the benefits were taken by the Europeans, which should have been the part of the Ottoman Empire.

It was just through this canal incident that this part of the profits that should belong to the Ottoman Empire was taken back.

Looking at Mehmat's figure, Ibrahim I sighed again: "Learning, even if it is far away in China, should be sought." ”

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