If you ask where Mistras is, I am afraid that most people will not be able to answer this question, because Mistras was abandoned as early as 1832. The reason for its abandonment was the establishment of 'New Sparta'.

Yes, Mistris and Sparta were on the same land, but they never existed at the same time. Ancient Sparta has slowly disappeared into time after the decline of Greek civilization. The plains of Laconia, which were not rich in land, lost their tall cities, brave warriors and everything.

Later, the Franks came here and built the city of Mystras on a hill. When the Byzantines recaptured Mystras, it became the center of domination of the Morea (Peloponnese) peninsula.

The current Roman Emperor Constantine XI went to Constantinople in 1448 to become emperor. Prior to that, he had worked hard in Morea and had some achievements. Unfortunately, in the end, he was beaten back to his original form by the father of the 'conqueror of the world' Mehmed II. Sixty thousand Greeks became slaves.

By Mistras, he meant the Morea Peninsula.

It was the only territory of the Roman Empire that hung outside the sea.

Today, the Moreah Peninsula has become more and more inhospitable. It is no secret that the silk trade on which it depends, and there are many silk workshops in Italy. Olive oil, wine, and wheat, which are common sources of life in the Mediterranean, are not sold for the same price as silk.

The plains of the Morea Peninsula are not fertile. Anyone who has studied Greek history knows that the land of Greece is not very good. As far as the eye can see, rolling yellow mountains with many dwarf and tangled pine and olive trees, barren land and vast scenery. This description is quite correct.

This is where the wealthy people from Lombard lost interest in Morea after they took the Duchy of Athens. This poor place is still more reliable as a place to sell goods. Of course, for Qin Cang, if he really owned the Morea Peninsula, wouldn't he be crazy? That's hundreds of thousands of Greeks. As long as he maintained the normal operation of the Moria Peninsula and scrapped the treaty with the Lombard vampires, Qin Cang was confident that he would be able to obtain an annual income of hundreds of thousands of Happeron in the Moria Peninsula.

"We need to be there." Sophia said in Qin Cang's ear. Half of the blood was running in her veins. That's Komnen's blood.

"I'm interested." Qin Cang stood up and sat down again.

The young man spoke unhurriedly about his treaty in rapping Greek: "Rome wants to be able to get the artillery in your hands for three thousand hyperon each." There are fifty doors in total. We know that you have the ability to forge artillery. That's the price of 150,000 happerons. It was clear that Rome could not afford to repay it now, so Rome was willing to pledge the Duchy of Morea. After ten years, if Rome is unable to repay, the Duchy of Morea automatically becomes your territory. ”

A not bad treaty. The Romans were clearly in dire need of artillery.

The Hungarian craftsman who forged the Cannon, Urban, forged this and other cannons, and the extremely large quantities of brass and copper that cost him much more than the price of the 3,000 Happeron.

"Don't play word games with me. I know that you usually divide the Peloponnese into two parts, the triangular Principality of Morea surrounded by two mountains in the south, and the Principality of Achaia surrounded by a triangle (much like the map of modern Croatia and Bosnia), so is it the Principality of Morea or the Principality of Morea? Make it clear. You know it's pointless. ”

Qin Cang had already been cautious to a certain extent. The Byzantines always liked to play with power and word games, but they didn't know that the fist was the hardest. This is also one reason why these guys did not quickly regain their strength after Timur's violent defeat of the Ottoman Turks in 1402. They believe too much in the ethereal.

You must know that in 1402, Ottoman Turkey was almost killed by a lame man!

“........ It is the Principality of Morea. You know, these guns haven't been exchanged for Achaia's qualifications yet. If you are willing to supply more than one hundred and fifty guns, then we are willing to supply the whole of Morea. The young man spoke, apparently not wanting to reveal the relationship inside.

The Duchy of Morea is probably a triangular plain in Sparta. The silk of Mystras, the agriculture of the plains and the olive oil are all quite good. Olive oil, in particular, is also good in the neighborhood.

"Fifty guns, no more. One hundred and fifty cannons is enough for us to conquer the Emirate of Circassia. Qin Cang agreed.

The two sides signed a treaty under the mortgage of the city of Conrado and Kaffa. The Han Kingdom paid Constantinople fifty two-pounder guns, while the Roman Empire pledged the Duchy of Morea.

So the cannons outside the Xishan Ranch and the cannons in the port area were gathered, and a total of seventeen cannons were gathered and sent to the dock. In addition, there were four imitation cannons of poor quality but could not be seen from the outside, which were also handed over to the Romans by Qin Cang.

Anyway, even if the test cannon is only a few shots, it is normal for the cannon to explode by the time the battle comes.

As for the rest, Conrador didn't ask for much. Because Constantinople had enough gunners. They have great players from Venice, Genoa and Catalonia. There are also quite a few light small cannons.

Watching the ship leave, Qin Cang sneered and shook his head.

"It's just a matter of breathing. You see, in exchange for money and food to support their daily expenses, they constantly sold the lands of Thrace and Thessaloniki to the Bulgarians and Serbs. In the end, the land of Longxing was completely lost. Now down-and-out to run here to buy artillery supports. Sell Moriah this time, what about next time? Achaia. Next time? Do they still have land to sell? It's hilarious. ”

Qin Cang's emotion made Meng Zhuoyan and the others speechless. An empire that survived for a hundred years by selling land is unheard of.

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Now, the frequent trade between Chizhou and Linhai County has led many people to buy ships to join them. Chen Jia's shipyard was building the second batch of ships, and at the same time opening several dockyards to build the kind of small boats with only one floor.

At the end of September, Zhang Qi led the first trading caravan to Mariupol. Now, of course, it's not called that, it's called Kuzel.

Soon, however, Zhang Qi happily named the area Connecting Port.

After leaving behind 300 colonists to build improvised docks and dwellings here, Zhang Qi and his team of local Harachians re-boarded their ships and headed west, and their destination was a place east of the Dnieper River. The other Harach was there.