Chapter Ninety-Four: The Ottoman Sultan Signs an Agreement The twin-engine aircraft began to fly test

In fact, there is no need for the envoy to say, the Sultan and several ministers present know what the result is, but they still need to confirm it. The envoy took out the agreement signed with Sun Chuanting from his purse and handed it to the Sultan, "Your Majesty, this is the agreement I signed with them!" ”

The Sultan took it and handed the agreement to his attendants, "Read it to everyone!" ”

The envoy understood that the Sultan wanted to listen to the attendants read the agreement so that he would get angry, and such a small trick could not hide from the envoy, and as the envoy of the Sultan, they really knew each other too well. However, the special envoy sent a small car out, and he was determined not to bear the charge of losing power and humiliating the country.

As the envoy expected, as soon as the attendant finished reading the agreement, before the Sultan could attack, a minister jumped up and pointed at the envoy and scolded: "You traitor! You, you have betrayed our great Ottoman Empire, and you still have the face to come back? ”

Another said: "The two river basins are our richest place, how can you give it to the Ming Dynasty, have you been bought by the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"We will fight them to the end, and we can't accept such an agreement!"

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After the adults vented for a while, the Sultan also began to pretend, and said to the envoy, "You have negotiated with the Ming Dynasty this time, shouldering the mission of the empire, but you have betrayed our trust. How can you sign such an agreement? ”

"Your Majesty, every time I finish talking to them, I ask you for instructions, have you forgotten?" As he spoke, the envoy took out another stack of telegrams, "Your Majesty, these are all telegrams exchanged between the two of us, and the matter of signing the agreement, without your consent, I dare not sign it even if I have the courage!" Do you want me to read it to you? ”

"You, you," the Sultan didn't expect the envoy to give him this hand, and he couldn't speak in anger, "I don't have time to listen to your nonsense!" Tell me what this agreement is all about. ”

In fact, all of you know that the envoy is right, he could not have signed this agreement without the consent of the Sultan, especially now that there is a telegram to keep in touch with the Sultan, no matter how stupid the envoy is, he will not make his own decisions. However, they still have to pretend to be stupid to protect the face of the Sultan, and they say: "Yes, you can tell me what this agreement is about, right?" "We don't have time to listen to!"

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The envoy smiled after hearing this, in fact, he had already let it go, "I think you guys are too hypocritical!" Don't you want to know the truth? Go out to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty, you don't go, it's very capable of talking here. I just heard an adult say that even if it is a bloody battle, this agreement cannot be accepted in the end. The army of the Ming Dynasty has captured so many of our places, I didn't find anyone on the way back who was ready to fight a bloody battle with others, Istanbul is still a song and dance, are you hypocritical and don't even want to face! If Your Majesty and your lords do not agree to this agreement, then please send them, capable adults, to talk to the Ming Dynasty again. The army of the Ming Dynasty stopped under the city of Ankara! This agreement will not take effect unless His Majesty signs it. However, I remind you that if the Ming Dynasty does not wait for the agreement signed by His Majesty the Sultan, it will immediately take the city of Ankara! ”

This scene is exactly the same as what happened in the Persian Empire. The envoy didn't want to be a scapegoat, because this one sin was too big.

The Sultan listened to the envoy, threw the cup of water on the ground, and shouted: "You, you daring dog, how dare you threaten us for the enemy!" ”

The Sultan is really in a hurry, and if the envoy does this, everyone will not be able to step down, and it will be difficult to deal with it.

When the envoy saw the Sultan's appearance, he had already thought of this scene in his heart, "Your Majesty, I just don't want to be a scapegoat for this betrayal of the country. When I say the situation, I am talking about the actual situation in front of me. If you think that I am a threat to Your Majesty on behalf of the enemy, then Your Majesty can deal with me whatever you want. However, the current situation is not optimistic, and I can tell Your Majesty that if we really do not sign this agreement, their army will soon be able to cross the Dnieper from the north, and it will not be difficult for them to reach the Bosphorus from the south. Your Majesty, think about what to do, right? If Your Majesty allows it, you will also go home and rest! ”

The Sultan scolded in his heart, and said in his heart, "You fucking go back, what should I do?" But you can't say that, "Don't go yet, let's get it like this, we have to negotiate a result." ”

But at this time, the adults didn't speak anymore, they were afraid that the Sultan would really send them to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty again, although he knew that this matter was very unlikely, because the Sultan was not ready to fight at all when he returned to Istanbul, that is, he didn't want to fight with the Ming Dynasty again, that is, the Sultan would agree to any conditions proposed by the Ming Dynasty.

Seeing that they didn't speak, the Sultan said to the envoy: "First send a telegram to the Ming Dynasty, tell them that we are studying this agreement, and ask them to wait for news!" ”

The envoy said: "It is okay to send a telegram, but when they receive it, they will immediately attack Ankara!" They believe that I have signed this agreement according to your will. It can be a hassle to know that we didn't agree to their requests! I suggest that the Sultan send this telegram after the national mobilization! However, in the past two days, they have not received the exact news that His Majesty has signed this agreement, and they will also attack! ”

"You, why do you always speak for the Ming Dynasty?" The Sultan's hands trembled.

"Yes, you must have been bought by the Ming Dynasty!"

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Another burst of accusations!

The envoy smiled and said, "It seems that Your Majesty and all the adults don't trust me anymore. I can't be a part of this! If I could, Your Majesty, I would have to take a break! ”

Seeing that the Sultan was noncommittal, the envoy straightened his chest and walked out.

In the evening, the Sultan sent someone to inform the envoy that, after careful study, since we in the Ottoman Empire had signed an agreement with the Ming Dynasty, no matter how much we paid, we would keep our promises. His Majesty the Sultan has signed the agreement. His Majesty the Sultan asked the envoy to send a telegram to the Ming Dynasty to inform them immediately, and at the same time ordered the envoy to leave immediately to deliver the agreement to the Ming Dynasty.

This was the result that the envoy had long imagined, and after the envoy gave the agreement to Sun Chuanting, he returned to Istanbul without the Sultan allowing him to enter the Topkapi Palace. In spite of this, the envoy was overjoyed, for he was not accused of treason, and the Sultan did not embarrass him any more, fearing that he would tell him the contents of the telegram sent to him by the Sultan.

Ningde and their side started fighting, and Li Wei and their side didn't take it seriously at all, but Li Wei and they also had their own troubles. In the area they took over, there were many ethnic minorities, some of whom they had never heard of. However, these ethnic minorities were brutalized by the Turkish army, and many herdsmen were robbed of their cattle and sheep, and they did not even let go of sheep and cattle. After Li Wei's army arrived, he immediately sent them the prepared daily necessities such as grain, tea, salt, and sugar. At the same time, tell them that they will soon be able to solve the problem of breeding sheep and cattle to help them resume their lives and production. Some of the captured horses were also given to them. The people know best who is good to them, and they do good to them.

The trouble though, there are a lot of Cossack villages here. The Cossacks were a special people that evolved over a long period of time. Their main source of income was the money they earned for the Tsar's wars, and then the income from the looting during the war. Their agricultural and animal husbandry production levels are low, and it is difficult for them to survive without income from war and military service.

After Li Wei and the others learned about the situation, they sent someone to talk to their leader and told them that under our rule, there are no special citizens, ordinary citizens are not allowed to possess lethal weapons, and except for our soldiers, no one will be allowed to go out to fight, and they must abide by the law. If they can't follow our laws and they're willing to leave, we'll guarantee their safe departure. If they don't leave, if they don't obey our laws, we'll get rid of them.

As a result, there were many skirmishes, and Li Wei killed quite a few Cossacks. Originally, they did not have a good impression of the Cossacks, and it was the Cossacks who ate people in the north of China, and they would not forget.

In the end, some Cossacks were leaving, and Li Wei sent troops to escort them away. The Cossack leaders, who were reluctant to leave, asked to see Li Wei, and they told Li Wei that their young Cossacks wanted to join the Yaogang army.

Li Wei replied: "Yes, but our army is very disciplined. Li Wei patiently told them about the military discipline of the army, as well as the differences between our army and other armies.

Unexpectedly, these Cossack leaders, after listening to Li Wei's introduction, even wanted to send their children to the army.

Li Wei told them that in the Ming Dynasty, the entire army recruitment quota was very sought-after, and he would fight for some places for them. After consultation with the command center, it was decided to recruit 2,000 Cossack youths into our cavalry ranks, disperse them into the entire cavalry ranks, and tell officers at all levels to strictly manage them, not to discriminate against them, not to treat them at the right time, and to treat them equally with ordinary soldiers.

There is another thing, Li Wei, Li Jing, and Liu Chenghuang do not agree with each other, they all know that the warships of Yaogang are about to set sail for the Black Sea, and they need to build a dock to welcome the arrival of the fleet. Li Wei believed that if the canal from the Caspian Sea to the Assyrian Sea was to be excavated, a wharf should be built in the Sea of Azov first, so as to ensure that the canal and the wharf were connected. After Li Jing and Liu Chenghuang arrived on the Crimean Peninsula, they advocated the construction of a pier on the Crimean Peninsula, on the grounds that the Assyrian Sea was too shallow, which affected the entry and exit of large ships, and that the Crimean Peninsula was a natural deep-water harbor facing the Black Sea.

This matter was reported to Zhang Zhimu, and Zhang Zhimu said with a smile: "These two docks have to be built, and their uses are different. I agreed to build the pier on the Sea of Azov first, and we will repair the pier on the Crimean peninsula later. Mr. Lu Bingyi's people should determine the route of the Caspian Sea to the Assyrian Sea Canal as soon as possible, and start construction as soon as possible. Li Wei: There are hundreds of thousands of captives on their side, and they can't live to feed them! ”

In fact, after hearing that the peace agreement with the Ottoman Empire had been signed, Zhang Zhimu asked Emperor Chongzhen for many officials. Emperor Chongzhen also introduced many officials in Beijing to Zhang Zhimu. After the training at the kiln posts, these officials were prepared to be sent to the west in large numbers, not only for these newly trained cadres, but also for many cadres of high administrative rank from various localities. This administrative level is basically a reflection of their experience and abilities. In the Lianghe River Valley, Zhang Zhimu asked Yan Xing to organize a team to focus on the affairs there. For the sake of the affairs of the two river basins, the senior cadres of Yaogang have held several meetings and paid special attention to this place.

Li Yan suggested that a border guard army be formed in this area, where military reclamation would be carried out, and they would be allowed to bring their families there. This suggestion has been unanimously approved by everyone. Yan Xing suggested building a large wharf in the Persian Gulf that could load and unload containers. This suggestion was also unanimously agreed. Zhang Zhimu also asked Lu Bingyi to send an expedition to inspect the water conservancy situation in the two river basins, and at the same time to demonstrate the possibility of connecting the Persian Gulf with the rivers and seas.

Zhang Zhimu didn't care about other things anymore, his mind was on Li Yunhe and their plane, and then Yang Chang and their computers.

Finally waited for Li Yunhe to tell Zhang Zhimu the news that the twin-engine plane was about to take a test flight, Zhang Zhimu notified Chen Yufeng, Ouyang He, Yan Boju, and Emperor Chongzhen. Because Emperor Chongzhen was also very concerned about the airplane, he asked several times when the two-engine plane could take off.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard the news, he said to Zhang Zhimu: "Great, tomorrow we will go to see the test flight of the plane together." By the way, I'll go with you when you pass by me! ”

Originally, Li Yunhe said that he wanted to go with Zhang Zhimu, and there were some things to talk about on the way, but the emperor said this, and Zhang Zhimu had to agree.

On this day, the weather was good, Zhang Zhimu came to the palace of Emperor Chongzhen in Xishan Paozi, and Emperor Chongzhen came over and got into Zhang Zhimu's car. Since Zhang Zhimu rejected Empress Zhou's proposal, Emperor Chongzhen has never communicated so closely with Zhang Zhimu.

Emperor Chongzhen was in good spirits, and as soon as he drove the car, he said: "I have now dismissed most of the officials in Beijing, and many of them have come to Yaogang for training. In this way, my burden will be much lighter. ”

"Actually, the rest of these people can also do what they used to do. In the past, people were superfluous! Zhang Zhimu said.

"yes!" Emperor Chongzhen said, "What do I think of it!" ”

"Alas! At that time, the emperor wanted to go back to Beijing, fly over, and come back for dinner after finishing his errands, without delaying anything! Zhang Zhimu said.

"But no, after you tell me about this, I've been looking forward to it!" Emperor Chongzhen said.

"The airports around the country are personally captured by Mr. Ouyang, and the weather stations around the country are also personally captured by General Shi Tao, if there is a big thunderstorm, they can probably know in advance. This is important for aircraft flight safety! We have also built alternate airports in many places, and once we find that the front airport is not suitable for landing, we can land at the alternate airport! ”

"Oops! It seems that the work you do is very complicated, and this is what I admire the most. No matter how difficult things are, you will do them in an orderly manner! Emperor Chongzhen said: "I heard that General Zhou Yuji and they will be able to lay the railroad tracks to the North Sea (Lake Baikal) this year. In this case, can we go to the North Sea in winter to see the frozen world there? ”

"If you barely finish paving, such a long line, you still have to debug the signal, who dares to let you take the car after the debugging?" Zhang Zhimu said.

"Huh! yes! When they are debugged, let's go north to have a look! ”

"I think next summer, let's go to Beihai together to escape the summer!" Zhang Zhimu said.

"Good!" Emperor Chongzhen was of course happy.

Zhang Zhimu felt that the matter about Xiaoqing should be told to Emperor Chongzhen, "Your Majesty, there is something I haven't had a suitable opportunity to talk to you about!" ”

"Come on! Needless to say! You didn't take a fancy to my prince, and I was so ashamed that I didn't want to mention it! "Emperor Chongzhen is still angry when he mentions this.

"Your Majesty, you are wrong," Zhang Zhimu said, "I don't want to deprive children of their right to choose their own lovers." Your Majesty, you said that if a person comes to this world, if he can live with the person he likes for a lifetime, is it a great blessing? ”

"Hmmm! That's right! But..."

Zhang Zhimu took it and said: "So I can't sacrifice the right of the child because of taking care of my own feelings!" This is what I really think, and I hope the emperor can understand. If possible, I would also like to ask the emperor to explain to the queen. ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard Zhang Zhimu say this, although he couldn't completely let go, he had to say: "Let the children decide for themselves about this kind of thing!" Let's see if they have any fate! ”

"Yes! If the children are getting better, we will not interfere! Zhang Zhimu said.

"Huh! When I arrived in Yaogang, I really opened my eyes, and my thinking changed too much! "Emperor Chongzhen felt that this matter should be overturned.

When Zhang Zhimu and Emperor Chongzhen's car came to the airport, Chen Yufeng and a group of them had already arrived, and they were all gathered in front of this silver-white plane. This twin-engine aircraft is much larger than a fighter. Although Zhang Zhimu had seen this kind of plane in the workshop before, when he came to the airport, compared with the fighter plane parked next to him, he still felt that this plane was much larger.

Everyone made way for Zhang Zhimu and Emperor Chongzhen, and they looked around the plane.

Zhang Zhimu asked Emperor Chongzhen to board the ladder and get on the plane together. When I got to the plane, I felt that it was still very spacious, and the seats were on both sides of the plane. Emperor Chongzhen sat in his seat and asked Li Yunhe: "How many people can sit on this plane?" ”

"We expect to be able to sit sixteen if there isn't too much luggage underneath!" Li Yunhe said.

Zhang Zhimu said: "In the future, we can build a special plane, which should turn the seats sideways and let the passengers face the direction of flight, even if the number of passengers is smaller!" ”

"Yes, yes, you have to bring up a chair like a sofa!" Emperor Chongzhen agreed with Zhang Zhimu's suggestion.

"Okay!" Li Yunhe said, "Our current plane is as simple as possible, and after a while, the new engine is successful, and the chair can be turned sideways to carry 16 people." ”

"Are you sure of today's test flight?" Zhang Zhimu asked.

"We've tried it out on the ground these days, and it feels very nimble to maneuver the plane, so it shouldn't be a big problem!" Li Yunhe said.

"Good! Zhang Dongjia, then let them try it as soon as possible, let's go down! Then he said to Li Yunhe, "I'm waiting to fly back to Beijing by plane!" ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry, this day is not far off!" Li Yunhe is also very good at talking.

Zhang Zhimu and Emperor Chongzhen came to the audience next to them, Li Yunhe and a few people on the ground muttered and dodged, the two of them were in front of the two engines of the plane, shook the propeller suddenly, the aircraft engine "boom" emitted two puffs of black smoke, "boom" started, with the acceleration of the propeller, the plane turned around and slid to the end of the runway, aimed at the runway, the plane refueled suddenly, the roar increased, and the plane rushed up along the runway!