"Father, this time the Ming people should have come with good intentions, although they can defeat the Portuguese at sea, but it is impossible to drive the sea ship to land, and the Ming is too far away from our Ottomans, and they are unlikely to have any conflict with us, so I think that the Ming is likely to come to discuss some business-related matters with you, father!" Suleiman lowered his head and told the results of his previous guess.

"The analysis is good, Daming is indeed unlikely to have a military conflict with us, and Daming's current expansion is mainly concentrated in the Indian Ocean, and our previous territory is not adjacent to the Indian Ocean, but when we defeat Egypt, we will come into contact with Daming's maritime power, so I dare to conclude that the commercial interests sought by Daming are likely to be related to Egypt, and it is even very likely to be the important land trade route that connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean!" Selim then added that he was not satisfied with his son's performance, at least by his standards, Suleiman was not yet a worthy monarch.

"Father, according to you, have those Ming envoys decided that in this war against the Mamluks, we must win, and even Egypt will be ruled by us?" When Suleiman heard this, he asked in disbelief, now even he himself is not confident that he can destroy the Mamluk dynasty in one fell swoop, so he can't figure out why the Ming Dynasty, who is far away in the east, would make such a judgment?

"The Prophet Muhammad once told us that learning, even if it is far away in China, should be sought. The distant Ming Dynasty claims to be the Central Plains Dynasty and considers itself to be the center of the world, but they do have the qualifications to say so, because whether it is military or economic and other aspects, there will be no stronger and more prosperous country in the world than the Ming Dynasty, and the envoys that such a country can send are certainly not ordinary people, they can make such a judgment, naturally there are good reasons, and now in all aspects, it is indeed our chance of victory! Selim said with a rare smile, before going out to fight, it was indeed good news for him to be recognized by the envoys sent by the Ming Dynasty.

Hearing his father mention the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, Suleiman also seemed very excited and said: "Father, you may not think that the envoy sent by the Ming Dynasty this time is a learned elder, he is not only proficient in the Ming Dynasty, history and geography, and even astronomy, arithmetic also has a deep attainment, especially he is also familiar with the customs and customs of the Ming Dynasty, just now on the road, I talked with him very happily, and even tonight I plan to find a detailed conversation overnight, after all, the scenery of the Ming Dynasty is so interesting, Some things related to the political structure of the Ming Dynasty also gave me a lot of inspiration, and maybe we in the Ottoman Empire can also adopt some of these feasible methods in the future! ”

"Oh? Hearing you say this, I am even more curious about this envoy of the Ming Dynasty, but you should not disturb people tonight, after all, they came to Damascus from the Red Sea coast, and they brought a lot of gifts, and they must have encountered a lot of harassment by robbers, and even on the way, I am afraid that they have not been able to rest well, so let the envoys of the Ming Dynasty have a good rest tonight! Selim was acting like a loyal elder at this time, even thinking about such a trivial matter.

"Yes, thank you dad for the reminder!" When Suleiman heard his father's words, he immediately saluted.

"By the way, I heard that this Ming mission is accompanied by a thousand cavalry, you should have seen it before, how about it, what do you think of the strength of this cavalry?" Selim suddenly asked his son again.

"This ......" Suleiman thought about it for a moment, and quickly raised his head and said honestly, "Father, today I saw that the Ming army is extremely well equipped, and everyone has extremely superb horse control skills, in addition, their armor has scars cut by swords, some soldiers are also wounded, almost everyone has a little fatigue on their faces, but even so, this cavalry is still advancing and retreating in moderation, and showing extremely superb quality between marches, I'm afraid that such cavalry can only be compared with the Knights of the Guards beside my father! ”

At the end, Suleiman suddenly hesitated, and then spoke: "It's just that although this cavalry is elite, I found that the horses they ride are not very good, not only are they not tall, but many of the horses are mares, but they have a lot of horses, and each cavalry has two or three horses to change, it is estimated that this is also because their horses are too poor, so they have to prepare a few more horses." ”

However, as soon as Suleiman's words fell, he saw that Selim shook his head and said: "Suleiman, in the past, I mainly familiarized you with government affairs, but now it seems that you should also be more familiar with military affairs, that cavalry is indeed an elite that can be compared with the Knights of the Guards, you can see this very accurately." ”

When he said this, Selim's face suddenly showed a wry smile and said: "But the horses ridden by the other party are not simple, because that kind of horse is the war horse that the Mongols rode when they conquered us, don't look at the size of this kind of war horse is relatively small, but the endurance is excellent, it can run long distances, and it is not picky about feed, even if it eats weeds, it can maintain physical strength, as for most of the other party's horses, it is because the other party's cavalry can use the mare's milk as food when they lack food, Such a cavalry army was extremely formidable, and the famous archery of the Sabbatarians made the huge Arab Empire almost completely defeated in the face of the Mongols, and our ancestors had to move from Central Asia to Asia Minor to establish the Ottoman Empire today. ”

"Mongols!" When Suleiman heard this name, he couldn't help but think of the catastrophe he saw in the history books, especially the fall of Baghdad and the tragic death of the caliph, which was the most tragic scene in the memory of all Muslims.

"But aren't the Mongols the sworn enemies of the Ming Dynasty? And I learned from my previous conversation with the Ming envoy that now the Mongols have re-established a regime called Tatar, often going south to harass the frontiers of the Ming Dynasty, this generation of Ming emperors decided to completely eliminate the threat of the Tatars, so he personally led troops to clean up the Tatars, and also achieved a lot of results, how could there be Mongols in their army? At this time, Suleiman suddenly spoke again, and he was also frightened by the prestige of the Mongols, so the question asked was obviously a little substandard.

Selim behaved like a very patient father at this time, and explained: "What can the enemies of the generations, the Mongols are actually just a group of powerful barbarians, they do not have a unified faith, and there is a lack of a strong cohesion in the nation, it was all because of the strong appeal of the Golden Family, which brought them together, but when the previous generations of the Golden Family died, the Mongols immediately fell into disintegration, not to mention the people of our Ottoman Empire, There are also many people with Mongolian blood, the Ming Dynasty and the Mongols have been at war for generations, so naturally they can also recruit some Mongols, after all, the Mongols are born cavalry, use the Mongols to deal with the Mongols, if I am the Ming Emperor, I will definitely do the same. ”

"I see, thanks to my father's teachings, Suleiman understands!" Suleiman solemnly bowed to his father.

"Well, in recent years, the Ming Dynasty has expanded rapidly on the sea, listen to what you just said, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty actually wants to completely conquer the Mongols, so that there will be no enemies around the Ming Dynasty, in this way, it will definitely make the Ming Dynasty develop more rapidly, fortunately, this powerful empire is too far away from us, and before we return to Central Asia, there should be no conflict with the other party, so for the envoys sent by the Ming this time, we must entertain well, if we can reach a mutually beneficial business deal, That's also a good thing, after all, whoever you are, you need a strong ally. Selim spoke again.

"Suleiman understands what his father means, and I will definitely take this opportunity to have more contact with the Ming Mission, so that I can learn more about the Ming Dynasty, and by the way, I will also take care of the relationship with the other party!" Suleiman is very smart, and immediately understood the deep meaning of his father's words, the strength of Daming has made his father a little vigilant, so he wants to take this opportunity to learn more about Daming, if they really recapture the land of Central Asia in the future, then they will not be far from Daming, in case of a real conflict, he will not know anything about Daming, but before that, Suleiman needs to maintain a friendly relationship with Daming.

Seeing that his son understood the meaning of his words, Selim nodded with satisfaction, and then asked Suleiman about the news he heard from the Ming mission, especially about the military and political aspects of the Ming Dynasty.

Selim and his son are analyzing the information about the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming envoys who live not far from them are also summarizing today's observations, especially after entering Damascus, they have seen many Ottoman troops, although they can only look at the surface, but they can analyze some things from some details, and these will be written by Jiao Huang Zhong himself as intelligence, and when they return to the Ming Dynasty in the future, these are the first-hand information of the Ottoman Empire. rs