"Its name is 'Circulating Motor' (Steamer Gun), and it was purchased by a merchant for 20,000 dinars from Serika, the Land of Silk, and presented to me." The Sultan retrieved the gun from the old man's hand, skillfully opened the wheel, then took out a golden bullet from a fine wooden box, stuffed it into the wheel, closed the wheel into the barrel, and then raised the gun to an ancient Greek bronze wooden shield painted with a spear-wielding fighting soldier in the distance, and pulled the trigger.

The old man saw a bright flame erupt from the metal pipe, accompanied by a thunderous roar, and the wooden shield wrapped in bronze skin was pierced through a large hole.

The old man was completely stunned. The Sultan handed him the gun again, "You can tell what metal it's made of, right?" ”

"It's steel that's refined to the extreme." The old man hesitated for a moment and replied.

"Yes, it's made of iron, but can you make such pure iron?" The Sultan asked.

The old man sighed and shook his head.

"This kind of gun and that bullet are not made in the human world at all, so there is a devil helping the Tatars." The Sultan said to the old man, who was already stunned, "And Allah seems to have abandoned us." ”

"No, Allah didn't abandon us...... I'll make it......," the old man said excitedly.

"Mr. Hoda, let's think about how to make a Tatar cannon." The Sultan took the revolver from his hand and put it back on the black jade platform, "This kind of gun, even if Mr. Hoda can make it, is too complicated to produce it in large quantities and distribute it to the army, and it is not an overnight thing to master its use, but the Tatar cannon, as long as we can make one, proves that we also have it, and can stop the Tatar attack." ”

"I'll do my best. The Great Sultan. The old man finally regained his composure and bowed.

After the old man left, the Sultan clapped his hands, and a waiter appeared quickly.

"I want to meet that person." Sultan said.

The waiter bowed respectfully and turned to lead the way.

In a dimly lit room, in the dim light of a bronze lamp, a ragged and bearded Venetian man was writing quickly on paper with a quill pen in front of a small table.

The door opened, and several black-clad warriors with scimitars at their waists walked in, standing in line on either side, and then the Sultan appeared.

As soon as the man who was writing saw the Sultan, he immediately dropped his pen and fell to the ground, trembling and not daring to look up.

The Sultan walked slowly to the table, picked up the thick manuscript that had been written on the table, and flipped through it.

“…… After the death of Genghis Khan, Ögedei Khan succeeded to the throne, the third succeeded by Batu Khan, the fourth was Guiyu Khan, the fifth was Möngke Khan, and the sixth was Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan was greater and more powerful than all the previous khans. In fact, even the first five khans were not as powerful as he was, and I would say that even if all the Christian emperors and monarchs of the world were brought together – and the Saracens – there was no such power or as far as Kublai Khan could do. He is the master of all the Tatars of the world, the Tatars of the Levant and Ponant, because these people are his subjects. ”

"The title of khan or khan is equal to the emperor in our language. All Great Khans and Genghis Khan, their first masters, had to be buried on a high mountain called Altai after they died. Wherever they died, even if they were a hundred days apart, it had become an unchangeable tradition for the royal family to transport their coffins there. ”

"It is also customary that on the way to the coffin, the escort should kill all the people he met on the way as martyrs, and say to them: 'Leave this world and go to the underworld to serve your deceased master.' They were convinced that those who were thus killed would also become slaves of the Great Khan in Hades. And they also killed the best horses for their masters to eat in Hades. When Möngke Khan's body was transported to the Altai Mountains, the escorted soldiers and horses killed almost two thousand people along the way. ”

"The Tatars never live in one place fixedly. When winter comes, they move to a milder plain in order to find a pasture with plenty of water and grass for their livestock. In the summer, they return to the cooler parts of the mountains, where water and grass are abundant and the livestock are protected from horseflies and other blood-sucking pests. For two or three months, they were constantly trekking to higher heights in search of new pastures, because there was not enough water and grass in any one place to feed such a large herd. ”

"The huts of the Tatars were made of poles and felt, round in the huts, and could be folded and rolled into bundles as wraps. When they migrated, they put this package on a four-wheeled cart and took it with them. When they set up the shogunate, they would face the door to the south. In addition to the four-wheeled bikes, they also had a two-wheeled high-quality car, which was also covered with black felt, and was so delicately made that even if it rained all day, the occupants of the car would not feel wet. The Tatar wives, children, household utensils, and necessary food were transported by cart. The carts were dragged forward by oxen and camels. All the buying and selling businesses are run by women, and they prepare everything that their husbands and families need. As for the men's time, all of them are spent on falconry hunting and military life. They have the best falcons and the finest hunting dogs in the world. ”

"The Tatars feed exclusively on meat and milk, and everything they eat comes from the animals they hunt. They eat a small rabbit-like animal (i.e., a groundhog). In summer, this animal is found all over the grasslands. At the same time, they also eat the meat of various other animals, such as horse meat, camel meat, and even dog meat, as long as it is fat, it is their delicacy. They drink mare's milk, and it is very finely brewed, and the taste is the same as that of white wine. ”

"The women of the Tatars attach great importance to chastity, and there is no one in the world who can surpass them in terms of manners. The same is true of their love and obligation to their husbands. Not only did they regard infidelity as a shameful sin, but also as a most dishonorable sin. At the same time, the husband's faithfulness to his wife is also appreciated. Even if he had ten or even twenty wives, they could all get along in harmony, which is really worthy of our envy. Vulgar language was never heard, and the women's attention was devoted to their own business and all kinds of household chores, such as preparing the food necessary for the family, managing the servants, and caring for the children. There were also a small number of noble women who became brave and skilled samurai. ”