Canal, from the Mediterranean Sea to directly open a canal close to the Tianzhu Sea. It's a crazy idea, but it's a great idea, and with this canal, the time from the Ming to Byzantium will be saved by more than half. Then the Byzantine Empire is not as simple as recovering the country, it is too far away from the Ming Dynasty, and Egypt originally belonged to the Roman Empire, which is the doorstep of Byzantium.

At the time of the largest territory of the Byzantine Empire, it occupied half of the Mediterranean.

At the time of the Ottoman Empire's attack, there was also a large area of land, but at the moment there was only a small part of Athens.

"A million slaves can complete this task." The Byzantines were more ruthless, and they had more conquests in their eyes.

Bai Minghe didn't answer, just waved his hand at Lan Hai, who understood that he couldn't stop fighting now. Because the supplies of the fleet are getting less and less, what should the soldiers do if there is not enough food, and the supplies brought by the merchants are not yet time for trading. That's for trade, and for now, you can use it to grab it.

"General Lei!" Lan Hai spoke, and after glancing at all the generals present, his eyes were fixed on Lei Jingtian.

Lei jumped up excitedly: "Old Lei, listen." ”

The blue ocean dotted three points on the map, the three largest cities along the coast, which originally belonged to the Byzantine Empire, but now belonged to the Ottoman Empire.

"Izmir has been the center of the Aegean agricultural region since ancient times." Caesar chose one of the three points.

"Okay, the heavy soldiers are here. Let's go. "In the center of the agricultural area, there must be a lot of food, war!

What is immediate, the fleet is waiting at sea. Cargo ships began to dock one after another, and a large number of Athenian citizens spontaneously organized themselves to lay down the goods from the ships. Bundle after bundle of swords, stack upon stack of shields. The Ming Marines also began to prepare, and their mission was to use firearms.

Wang Cheng led people to the temporary camp of the Daming Marine Corps.

"This time is something special. Originally, there were many restrictions on military regulations. But the attitude of the Byzantines was different, they were settling their compatriots, but what about outside the compatriots? So people either die or become slaves. Of course, property is subject to confiscation. The Byzantines have agreed to enforce part of our military regulations. For example, all confiscated property is first put into the public and then distributed. Of course. We also agreed with some of the military rules of the Byzantines. Wang Cheng tried his best to keep these words that could not become military orders more secretive.

"Just say it, go around in such a big circle." A bearded armed man roared.

A group of thousands of households felt tired listening to it.

"Alright, just think of yourself as a wolf. What do you want to do without restraining you, the Byzantines think that they want to punish the enemy, so ......, the miscellaneous family doesn't want to explain. ”

A few thousand households whispered a few words, and there were cautious people. One of them said, "I'm afraid it's hard to explain when I go back." ”

"Several of the inspectors who accompanied the army said that they respected the rules of the Byzantines." Wang Cheng naturally refers to those civil officials.

Laughed, thousands and hundreds of households laughed. Wang Cheng also smiled, some words can't be said explicitly, after all, the Ming Dynasty has military regulations there, of course, now they belong to the army lent to Byzantium, so for the time being, it will be implemented according to Byzantine military regulations.

The disappearance was soon passed on, and the already armed soldiers began to change their outfits.

Before, most of the weapons were used for long-distance combat, but now they have brought melee weapons again, and each person has two short knives.

Civil servants are also in session. In Byzantium, which was almost close to the slaughter of the city.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I think these people will not return to Daming in the future. The world is big. It's huge, so big that it takes a year to get on the fastest boat and walk around. When these soldiers are old, they will have a place for them to live, and there will be some alien slaves in the family, so ...... "It's nothing, it's still that meaning." There are some things that cannot be said explicitly.

"So, what do you think of the DPRK and China, and what will happen if the soldiers who did not go to sea know about it?" Objections were raised by another official.

At that moment, a fiery personality slapped the table and stood up.

"Look here, these savages. Even their kings are robbers, and to deal with robbers is to have a way to deal with robbers. Let's be reasonable, they don't talk about it, what's wrong with slaughtering the city and catching slaves, what's wrong with robbing a few women, the best way to make the robbers kneel is to be more ruthless than them. ”

As soon as this theory was spoken, the civil servants immediately quarreled.

But in any case, the order has been given, and the soldiers have begun to prepare.

In just half a day, the Byzantines saw the efficiency of the Ming people, those Byzantines who had not yet completed the armament were sent to the cargo ship like sheep, in the words of the Ming people, get off the ship and then divide the weapons, and then go directly to catch the slaves, and the Ming will remove the fighting ones first.

On cargo ships, people are crowded and people are stacked.

Set off overnight, and the first target was a sea route of more than 400 miles. One night was enough, the Ming ships were fast, and before the Ottoman fleet had retreated back to Constantine, the artillery had already begun to strafe Izmir, and all the ships in sight, all the ones on the dock that felt like batteries were bombarded.

When the battle really began, no matter who the enemy was, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were not afraid of battle, nor were they afraid of death.

Athens.

The white crane drank the local wine, and the Patriarch of Athens and the new Patriarch of Constantine, the Archbishop of Ola. The three of them chatted and talked about what they had seen and heard.

"As far as I know, it's a rather pitiful place in Izmir. Four hundred years ago, the Byzantine Empire had lost its direct rule there. It was supposed that the descendants of the Turks predominated there. And then the Crusaders, you, have repeatedly attacked there. ”

"Yes, you're right. Forty years ago, it was officially part of the Ottoman Empire, but it was not part of the country, and during these forty years there were almost no wars, and a large number of Ottomans moved here. But it's a perfect port to be your first attack. ”

"Plenty of food?" Bai Minghe asked with a smile.

"Not only is there a lot of food, but there are also shipyards." The Patriarch of Athens was not in the least embarrassed about such a thing as plunder.

The Crusades. This was what the Pope did, and of course on several occasions the Orthodox Church was involved.

Bai Minghe didn't say anything about the choice of attack, and said casually: "I don't like the Pope, I don't like it very much." This kind of person is too ambitious, and his wealth is more than that of an emperor. There is no longer the slightest consciousness of being a servant of God. Compared to Archbishop Ola, his cultivation is far worse. ”

"What do you think of the teachings of our Orthodox Church?"

Finally had the opportunity to ask this question, the Patriarch of Athens would not let it go, he could not ask Ola, he hoped to hear the answer of the white crane himself. Even if this is also Ola's translation, it must be said by Bai Minghe himself.

"Persuade people to be good, not greedy, not hegemonic. And if it is not deceitful, it is easy to teach. It doesn't matter who you believe, what matters is that you cultivate your own heart, like us in the Ming Dynasty, whether it's Taoism, Buddhism, Islam, or of course, there are also people who believe in Orthodoxy. But the foundation is to have filial piety to parents, love young children, keep promises, value virtue, and have a loyal heart. ”

The Patriarch of Athens stood up and saluted.

Bai Minghe's words are already a kind of realization, Orthodox Christianity is different from the papal branch of Rome, they are attached to the secular ruling class, and they do not seek extravagant material things, and they are inclusive.

"There's a non-part requirement."

"For that girl's sake, just mention it." Bai Minghe also thought about it, after all, Angela was an Orthodox Christian.

Of course, the biggest difference between Orthodoxy and Rome is also the favorite difference of Bai Minghe, Orthodox deifies the emperor, which is the same as the Ming Dynasty. On the Roman side, the Pope was deified and a papal state was established, with the Church taking precedence over the regime.

So the white crane thought that the Patriarch of Athens would not make a request to embarrass himself.

"I hope that your wedding will be held according to our etiquette, and of course there is a conflict with your beliefs."

Bai Minghe was a little surprised, but he didn't expect it to be such a request.

originally thought that it should be an issue of the queen's power, but who would have thought that it would be a wedding issue.

"This, I have a request, as a daughter-in-law, I have to bow down to my mother, and there are also etiquettes such as serving tea, which seems to conflict with the rules of the wedding on your side."

"Here, do it here. Her Majesty the Empress will still go to Daming again, and it is appropriate to follow the customs of Daming when the time comes. The canal you mentioned was built, and it didn't take long. As long as the right court officials were chosen, Byzantium was still very well managed. ”

Archbishop Ola gave a neutral statement.

The white-named crane and the Patriarch of Athens nodded at the same time, and this mention was acceptable.

"It's better to make a rule, if both men and women are willing, then there must be rules, and this can be discussed slowly. The old monk is still in Africa, and the old way is outside Gibraltar. You can discuss this matter, I think it is necessary. ”

The white crane is also gossiping.

When they reach the level of their status, they will care about the level of the wedding, and ordinary people are not so particular.

As he was talking, Wang Cheng ran in: "My lord, the fight is over." ”

"Well, what is the result?" Bai Minghe asked rhetorically without talking.

Aura then whispered to the Patriarch of Athens: "The Ming people invented a machine qì that could use thunder and lightning to communicate words. The distance is very far, and several court scientists who are making the machine have also made efforts. ”

Wang Cheng replied: "The food is not much, but it is not bad. The Byzantine soldiers were excellent, and they hierarchically divided the warehouses and supplies into hierarchies and kept records. Then there were slaves and prisoners of war who were also classified, the middle and upper class were imprisoned, the upper class were placed under house arrest, and the lower class were not reported! (To be continued......)