Chen Zhan's two or three months in Crete were enough for him to gain a systematic understanding of China's influence in the Ottomans.

In the Ottoman world, there are not a few people like Ilam, the difference is only the extent of the Chinese government's support, and the extent and extent of their own status.

It can be said that Chinese goods and merchants in Tianfang World are not taking a commercial route at all, but looking for agents on a large level. Behind every trade, behind every big trading house, there is a high-ranking nobleman in the heavenly world or a powerful local official.

The same is true of Elam in a sense.

Relying solely on this superficial textile trade, the Elam family earns 100,000 pounds a year from it.

That's a lot of money!

This money is enough to support an elite Elam army while allowing the Elam family to live a prosperous life.

The garrison at the port of Suez was an important part of the Elam Corps.

And in such a situation, it is already a great rebellion to be put in China, and it is necessary to destroy the family. In the Ottoman Empire, however, it was commonplace. The Ottoman provincial system gave rise to a number of powerful local factions in the hands of the military and government.

When Ilam's eldest son, Hussein, guided Chen Zhan to the hall, Ilam, who had just staged an assassination in Alexandria, was already waiting in the hall with gauze wrapped around his left leg and a cane in his arm.

He was indeed wounded and bloodied in the 'assassination', and he was only exaggerating the injuries so that he could put more pressure on the local Mamluks.

Anyway, he returned to Cairo the day after the 'assassination'.

Because of this, although Chen Zhan's status was extremely noble, Ilam still failed to greet him at the gate of the manor.

With a smile on his face, Ilam believes that today's meeting with His Royal Highness the Prince of China will make the Elam family even stronger. In a reverie, there was a clattering sound of wooden planks outside the door, and Chen Zhan, who was dressed in a short suit, had already walked in.

"Haha, Longjing Tea, Ilampasha, you really have a heart."

Ilam is familiar with Chinese etiquette and some culture, maybe some Chinese are really hungry and like to drink coffee, or even drink unsweetened coffee, but Chen Zhan, as a noble prince, must prefer China's specialty - tea.

And Chinese nobles prefer green tea to black tea, which is so popular in the West.

Chen Zhan was glad that Ilam could not be greeted at the gate, and he said it was understandable. People have prepared all the tea, this is the attitude, isn't it?

Alcohol is forbidden in the Celestial World, so coffee is more popular in the Celestial World.

Later generations of Chinese people seem to think that coffee originated from Europeans, and then think of the backyard garden of the lighthouse country - Latin America, but in fact, Tianfang is the originator of coffee. It was the first region on earth where coffee was drunk and produced.

It's just that Chen Zhan really doesn't like coffee, he doesn't even like black tea, nor does he like flower tea and oolong tea. So when he came to Europe, dozens of large tin cans were specially placed in his cabin, and all of them were sealed with green tea.

Taking off his hat and coat, and handing it to the attendants who were waiting on the side, Chen Zhan sat casually opposite Ilampasha and picked up the teaglass. Then everyone, including his own entourage, except for the Elam father and son and Chen Zhan himself, all withdrew from the hall.

"I'm just a postman. What is written in it, you can take it and see for yourself, there is a heavenly language. Chen Zhan put down the teacup, rummaged through the deerskin bag he was carrying, and found a sealed red-headed bamboo tube.

The vermilion fire paint is printed with three very strange characters, if you have studied the Chinese seal, then you can recognize these three characters as 'Jiaomu Jiao'. This is one of the twenty-eight nakshatras in Chinese myths and legends.

Of course, Chen Zhan knew what these three words were, but even he didn't know if the nickname was given at random, or if the Elam in front of him was really just one of the '28 constellations' on the big ship of China.

If it is the latter, then the overseas power on the big ship of Chen Han is really terrifying.

Ilam Pasha sat quietly across from Chen Zhan, staring at his brown eyes as his son checked the authenticity of the envelope. There is an agreement between Ilam and the Military Intelligence Agency, which does not mean that what Chen Zhan himself brought must be true. He and the Chinese are no longer familiar with each other, his three sons are learning Chinese and Chinese culture, and he has sent his two grandsons to China. The junior who performed the best among them is likely to marry a Chinese girl surnamed Chen in the near future.

Merchant travellers between the Ottomans and China also often visited him and gave him valuable gifts from the East. The relationship between the two parties, whether it is 'business' or 'private', is very harmonious.

"If nothing else, the Osman I will be officially completed by the end of October next year. It is impossible for this warship Istanbul to stay in the Red Sea, but in addition to this first-class sail battleship, your country's fleet also has a second-class sail battleship and four third-class sail battleships, even if it is a fourth- and fifth-class sail battleship, if you can get one, it will also play a very positive role in increasing your power and influence in the Red Sea.

Although it looks like there are still two years to go, two years is really not a long time. If you have a heart for these warships, you should be active now. "At the same time, it's time to prepare real sailors.

Although the port of Suez also has a navy, but the supply of troops is lacking, and the quality is worrying, the development of Elam on land has touched the red line of the Ottoman Empire, Chen Han believes that in the future, Elam should no longer strengthen the Ilam army on land, but the Ilam fleet at sea.

Elam should build a real Elam fleet!

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And when Chen Zhan appeared in the private estate of the Elam family, Chen Han's envoy to Istanbul also came to the official residence of the current Grand Vidzi Alemdal Mustafa of the Ottoman Empire.

When the graceful maid delivered two cups of fragrant coffee, Envoy Chen Han first closed his eyes and took a sip.

He has been living in Istanbul for almost five years and has long since become accustomed to the taste of coffee, and he even likes bitter coffee. The finest mocha coffee was drunk in his mouth, without milk or sugar cubes, but Chen Han's envoy could taste mellow and smooth from it.

He took a sip of his coffee and took a puff of opium like an addict, with an expression of enjoyment on his face before he spoke: "Of course, it is a sign of the further deepening of relations between our two countries." This is also a deterrent to Russia in our country, and it is also beneficial for the return of the Ottoman Empire to the Crimean peninsula. As for the various provisions of our commitments, of course, we will fulfill them one by one, and there is no problem with that. ”

Chen Han's entry into the Crimean Peninsula was also in preparation for the next Russo-Turkish war.

If you want to completely contain Russia, branch dismemberment is the safest, wisest, and time-saving way.

Look at the union republics that broke away from it after the collapse of Red Russia, and how many countries after these 'little brothers' became independent, and how many countries could stand the test of their relationship with Lao Maozi?

So this gave Chen Ming an idea, if China can instigate the independence of Ukraine, plus the independence of Crimea, and the three Baltic states, maybe it will be one country - Lithuania.

Don't look at the later Lithuania is a small land, but in history, Lithuania was once based on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, and for hundreds of years it has been competing with Russia in Northern and Eastern Europe, and then due to the decline of national power, it became a vassal state of the Russian Empire, and was eventually annexed.

Poland and Lithuania were very close, and both countries were merged into one, and the Lithuanians participated in the war as allies of the Poles, both in the first and second partitions of Poland. And the result was also tragic, with Russia annexing most of its territory – with the exception of the Klaipeda region. [Klaipeda was occupied by the Germans]

"Can your country completely eliminate Russia, can it eliminate the threat on its own northern front?"

"It's very difficult, isn't it?"

"Although the Russians were defeated, they had Austria to help. Maybe in the next war, Istanbul will still be the winner, but it is very difficult to completely defeat Russia and completely destroy Russia. ”

"So what can your country do to eliminate its own threat on the northern front?"

The envoy picked up the coffee cup and took another sip leisurely. Then quietly waited for Alemdar Mustafa's answer.

Russia is like a behemoth pressing on the head of the Ottoman Empire, don't look at the sixth Russo-Turkish war, Istanbul won. But Russia can still put a huge sense of pressure on Istanbul.

Alemdar Mustafa was silent. The Chinese are asking him how to completely eradicate the Russian threat, and Alemdar Mustafa cannot answer.

As a reformer, Alemdal Mustapha had a long-term vision in the Ottoman Empire. Therefore, he knew very well that even if the Ottoman empire embarked on a new path as he wished, the empire would no longer be able to return to the point where one country alone took on the whole of Europe.

To be precise, the Ottoman Empire can really not cut the big man of Russia, and Alemdar Mustafa is already satisfied.

Therefore, as the Grand Vizi of the Ottoman Empire, he also has no 'way' to completely eliminate the threat in the north of the empire.

But the Chinese have a way.

"Split Russia, cut the Slavs. Don't you think that the Russian land is too big and too big? "Even if Siberia is cut off by Chen Han, Russia is an absolute giant in Europe.

You must know that in later Russia, the European part alone had 4 million square kilometers, that is, the size of eight Frances. Today's Tsarist Russia also has the three Baltic states, most of Ukraine, Belarus and Poland, and some interests in the Caucasus, as well as part of Finland. This would cover a total area of 5.5 million square kilometers.

This is still a giant in the Western world. Even the Ottoman Empire at its height was nothing more than that.

Moreover, these 5.5 million square kilometers of land are different from the barren and icy Siberia, and many areas are still suitable for human survival and reproduction, although they are just as cold.

"Look at Ukraine, look at Poland, look at the Tatars of the Crimean peninsula, and the Lithuanians and Finns in the Baltics, all of which can be an independent state."

"When Russia is without Ukraine and Poland, without the Crimean Peninsula and Lithuania and Finland, will this country still be able to exert stronger pressure on the Ottoman Empire wave after wave?"

"Poles, Ukrainians, Crimeans and Lithuanians after independence will not watch Russia continue to show its teeth and claws......"

Therefore, dismembering the Russian Empire and solving the threat on the northern front of the Ottoman Empire once and for all is the best way. And the most important of this scheme is Ukraine, the Crimeans.

Therefore, China must have access to the Black Sea.

"We can only play our best role when we go in."

"And the Ukrainians have a grudge against the Crimeans and the Ottomans." The Ottomans could not play the role of the Chinese.

"Our time is so precious that we can't afford to waste it."

"This is a memorandum of terms and conditions for cooperation between your two countries, you can see if there are any problems. If that is all right, we can now have an informal, principled consultation on these articles. As for the specifics, I'll leave it to the formal talks between the two sides. ”