Chapter 904

Negotiations with Britain broke up unhappily and naturally did not lead to results. It's not that the British are insincere, it's that the conditions are too harsh. Thirty million Chinese dollars, compared with the silver of the current Ming Dynasty, is equivalent to fifteen million taels. There is also the cession of colonies in North America and the opening of the whole territory to trade. Consular jurisdiction, unilateral most-favored-nation status.

If the British agreed to these conditions, the negotiators would have to be bitten to death by the people when they returned. In fact, as for these conditions, Chen Xie did not remember the content of the Nanjing Treaty clearly, and probably made some conditions. Whether the British agreed or not, it didn't matter in Chen Xie's view, and in the eyes of the Navy and the European Expeditionary Force, it didn't matter.

Chen Xie's purpose was to make Britain completely weak, and the navy and army were directly and absolutely subordinate to Chen Xie. It doesn't matter what you British think, if you don't agree, I'll beat you, Da Ming has always played like this.

Because the Ottoman Turkish mission could not reach Angra Sanstinto on their own (there were too many "pirates"), Zhang Guangde had to deign to take a trip to Alexandria. Otherwise, what if the ships of a dignified country's mission accidentally encounter "pirates" when the navy is unwilling to escort them? The representatives of the mission were terrified of death, and Ibrahim was worried that he would not be able to complete his mission.

Then, there was no then, the Ottoman Turkish mission refused to move the place, just in Alexandria, what can you do to me? It can't be how to drop him, at most he chopped this grandson with a knife, but there is an explanation on it, keep him, and it will be useful in the future.

So Zhang Guangde came to Alexandria, still on a warship. Ibrahim looked at the big black smoke on the dock with some fear, it was also a cannon, this thing had evolved to the point that it didn't shoot solid shells, and the cannonballs would explode when they landed. The small-caliber 75 gun is already fresh in people's minds, and this one looks bigger. It must be even more powerful.

It's a very simple and simple truth, and Ibrahim is not difficult to figure out. Zhang Guangde is very good at being a man, so he specially invited Ibrahim to get on the warship, took him around to take a look, and said to him seriously: "You have a certain understanding of the Ming Dynasty, and you should know that once my Ming Huanghuang Xiongshi hits Constantinople." What will be the consequences. ”

"Your Excellency, that's called Istanbul." Ibrahim reacted quickly and quickly corrected it. Zhang Guangde showed a disdainful face, and laughed dryly: "Yes, it's called so now, who knows in the future?" ”

"Your honor, what conditions does Daming have, and I will try my best to meet them. Between the two countries, there can be no war. It's better not to fight. The saints of your country have clouds, and harmony is precious. ”

I'm grass, I even know how to say this, it seems that this old guy has done a lot of preparations. Chinese is very awkward, but I can understand it. It's really hard for him, how much effort has it taken over the years to learn this. Zhang Guangde didn't know that since the last time he was brought home by Daming, Ibrahim had been learning Chinese hard. The high price "invited" a bookkeeper to be Xixi.

"That's right. Come on, bring me the map. Zhang Guangde beckoned. Someone sent the map, opened it and looked at it, pointed to a large area on the map, and drew a circle with his finger at random: "These places will belong to Daming in the future." ”

Ibrahim almost spurted out a mouthful of blood, and this random circle was drawn. Why don't you draw Istanbul into it, this circle is drawn, even the Arab region with Persia, all of them are circled. On this condition, he must not be chopped up by the Sultan and fed to the dogs when he returns. No, I didn't. I can't say yes. But I don't dare to say it directly, I can only say that silence is golden.

Then, shaking the goods and shaking his head vigorously, he would not be able to speak Chinese.

There is no need to talk about it, Zhang Guangde is not disappointed, and raised his hand to greet: "Someone, send off!" ”

Without waiting for Ibrahim to explain, he was dragged off the boat by the soldiers, without a word of nonsense. Back on the shore, the entire mission was taken into custody and placed under house arrest. Still unreasonable? This question has never been a problem! This world has always been like this, and everything is relative. If the world had been reasonable, there would have been no Opium Wars. This is a bit far away, let's put it this way, if the world were reasonable, the current Middle East would not be a dog's brain.

The reason is that this thing will only work on the premise of close strength.

Ibrahim, who was still living in the house, noticed that his treatment had changed. He threw him directly into the field, threw down a few tents, pulled a barbed wire fence outside, and then a high-spirited officer told the interpreter: "The Ming Dynasty and the Ottoman Turkish Empire are still at war, so you should live here in the future." It's up to you, Mr. Abdullah, for the sake of everyone, Mr. Abdullah, otherwise you wouldn't even be qualified to live in a tent. ”

Want to go? See the muzzle of the gun? Reasonable? See the bayonet?

At the critical moment, Abdullah, an old friend of the Ottoman Empire, came again and stood in the camp and booed.

"Noble man, how can you live in such a place? No, I'll go and reason with them. The look of righteous indignation was so touching that Ibrahim quickly grabbed him and persuaded: "Don't go! These people are unreasonable! My butler was stabbed with a bayonet by them, and he is still lying on the ground. ”

What should I do? The old way, Abdullah patted his chest: "Don't worry, I'll think of ideas to ensure that the nobles can live comfortably." "Don't you really say it, this old thing is really powerful, and he came back after walking for less than two hours, and brought a caravan with him. There were a lot of things that were brought in, brand new tents, carpets, and all kinds of household utensils. There are also a large number of coolies, and finally these nobles who have blood blisters on their hands in order to repair the camp have been liberated.

As soon as Ibrahim inquired, he learned that the goods had gone to bribe the garrison. The current situation is that as long as the above does not check, they do not run, and everything they want can be transported in. Holding Abdullah's hand, Ibrahim burst into tears and choked up speechless.

"Noble man, listen to my advice. The Ming Empire is too powerful, you better think about what to do in the future. I don't think this Istanbul can be held. But don't worry, I heard that the Ming Empire does not intend to occupy this land, they are not interested in the land of Europe, the Americas are so big, they have a limited population, and they can't occupy it. ”

Ibrahim's eyes lit up, what do you mean by that? Quickly pulled Abdullah aside. Whispered, "How?" ”

"You know the French, right? Now one of the Ming Empire's demands to France is that the emperor abdicate. The territory of the Ottoman Turkish Empire was so big, why should you care about those deserts? This matter has little to do with you, how did the Sultan treat you after the last defeat of Egypt? Now that things are out of hand, let you negotiate. I see. It's better for you to tell Da Ming that you are willing to give up those lands, but what about this sultan, it's up to you to do it, so that it will be useful for you to speak. ”

Ibrahim shivered vigorously, what is this Nima going to do? Rebellion? Usurper? It is indeed very tempting to be a sultan, and now in the country, there is indeed a vote of nobles who are dissatisfied with the sultan. The main thing turned out to be the Sultan's attitude towards Daming, what are you doing to provoke Daming? Good friend. Turned into an enemy.

Anyway, this matter is not clear, you let Ibrahim go on an adventure, and he is pointed out by thousands of people in the country, and he is not good at doing this thing. What to do? What to do? On one side is the national sinner, and on the other side is the position of the Sultan.

"In this way, don't worry, when the army of the Ming Empire enters Istanbul, you will come forward to clean up the mess. Persuade the Ming army to retreat, and go one by one to save the nobles who were captured. And then your prestige rises. There are many benefits to this, but there is only one problem, it requires a lot of money. Abdullah's last sentence was understood by Ibrahim.

"Money is easy to do, but I definitely don't have any money now, do you want to pay it first?"

Abdullah patted his chest: "It's easy to say." I'll solve the problem of money, you stay patient first. ”

After the ideological work here was completed, Abdullah ran to Zhang Guangde, knelt on the ground and kissed his shoes: "Mr. the great envoy of the Ming Empire, the task you assigned has been completed." ”

Zhang Guangde has a face that Lao Tzu has given you: "The Arab people have been living in dire straits. The Ming Empire loved peace. I can't see this kind of enslavement of the people of other countries, and I have seen all your efforts. Rest assured, I will tell the word and promise to make the case to the Cabinet and allow the Arab people to become independent. ”

When he was talking, Zhang Guangde really didn't blush at all. It seems that so many armies outside have grown out of the ground, and it seems that so many warships on the docks have come out of the sea. Liberate the Arab peoples? Is the Ming Empire so noble? If it weren't for the fact that there is nothing good to be seen in this realm now, and there is sand everywhere, a gang of robbers would have arrived.

"In this way, according to the previous method, here, here, even if it is the territory of the Ming Dynasty in the future, you can discuss it yourself, and you can divide it however you want. By the way, if you need arms, the Ming Empire can provide them, but the price is a bit high. ”

drew another circle on the map, and the key oil-producing areas were basically circled, which Chen Xie remembered, and there were many that he didn't remember. Anyway, in the future, if you still count on oil to live the life of a local tyrant, it will be much more difficult.

Isn't Ibrahim's hard work just to get a place in this land and become the emperor of the soil? This is not a problem, you can pick a place on the Red Sea coast and occupy it yourself. The Ming Empire has always been generous to its friends? What the? Are you going to buy arms guards? In this case, I will give you a thousand Mini rifles first, and if it is not enough, I will have to spend money to buy it.

Generous, really generous. The price of a rifle outside a thousand is not cheap, starting at a hundred yuan. Moreover, these arms are all second-hand goods that have been replaced, piled up in the warehouse, and special personnel must be sent to maintain them.

In order to thank Master Zhang Guangde for helping the Arab people to be free and liberated, Ibrahim took out a cashier's check from Dafa Bank, did not even have an envelope, and handed it over directly: "A little hardship fee, you should not be too little." Zhang Guangde pretended to push it, and glanced at the number, 300,000 Chinese yuan, this old guy is still better at being a person.

"You're a friend, you're all friends, and you're so polite to help out." The promissory note came again: "Don't do this in the future, don't take an example." Abdullah said in his heart, "That is, next time 300,000 yuan will not be able to get you, why do you have to send it by year, isn't it?" "This 300,000 yuan is not as simple as the money to buy a gun. Arms are the best things produced by the Ming Dynasty, and these are things that money can't buy. This is not North America, and it is not so easy to buy a gun in Daming. It's easy to say that one or two shots, and if you get ten bars, you'll come to the door, and figure out what you bought these guns for?

The Ming people are still like this, let alone a foreign race, and there is another problem, Abdullah has not joined the household registration of the Ming Dynasty for a long time. This point is deeply criticized by Daming Tiaozi. There is no immigration bureau now, and when there is an immigration bureau, this kind of rich people and foreigners who refuse to naturalize in the Ming Dynasty are the objects of key supervision.

The current Abdullah is equivalent to taking a green card from Daming, and he can freely walk along the Daming coast to do business. Of course, this green card is not so easy to get. It doesn't cost much, but you have to have a lot of prerequisites. In today's world, unless in North America, it is easier to join the household registration of Daming, and it is difficult for you to get a green card in Daming. However, it is not called a green card now, it is called a "cross-racial migration card". To get this certificate, the premise is that Daming has assets of no less than 100,000 yuan. Otherwise, don't mention it, you can't even get out of the dock area in a place like Huating New District.

Just like the modern immigration of the United States, you have money to invest, and the immigration bureau strongly welcomes it. If you simply want to immigrate, and you don't have money or ability, the immigration bureau won't look at you. If it's so easy to immigrate, what else is there to do with smuggling? The lighthouse country is not doing good deeds, and the taxes are so high, how can it be cheap for those who simply hold on to immigrants to live a good life.

After receiving the benefits of Abdullah, he sent people away, and after a while, the people from the logistics department of the garrison came, and they were also flattering. It's not easy for the army to generate revenue, and at the moment it's at war with Europe and the Ottomans, and it's going to kill the enemy. Zhang Guangde has no scruples, he has come to help the Arab people strive for "freedom and liberation."

Well, if Ibrahim is interested, he will also help the Ottoman people to gain freedom and liberation. Zhang Guangde is very busy, especially in recent times, helping people everywhere. Having reached an agreement with the military revenue generators to share the spoils, they approached the secret representatives of Germany from the middle of Europe. People who seek light and freedom are available all over the world, and the German people are also seeking light and freedom, such as helping the German people to establish a kingdom of Prussia.

Of course, there is no clue about this work now, but Zhang Guangde is very happy to use some second-hand arms to block the Holy Spirit Roman Empire. In this part of Europe, in fact, even if there are no outsiders to stir up, they have to play each other's brains if they have nothing to do, and now Zhang Guangde is here to do this and stir up. (To be continued.) )