During this period, the Ottoman Empire basically used cold weapons in the army.

Although the Europeans also began to learn how to use muskets, the rate of use was not very high.

Even if the artillery is in the army, it is only symbolic to have a few. It will not be like the Song Empire, to the point of one gun per person.

You know, the process of making the musket, as well as the gunpowder and pellets consumed by the musketeer, are a large number. This is definitely not something that the Ottoman Empire can afford, after all, the Ottoman Empire still owes a lot of foreign debt, does it?

Even if the Europeans began to learn the tactics and tactics of the Song Empire, and began to pay attention to the development of musketeers, it did not reach the level of the Song Empire.

Without it, it's just too expensive.

If you want to say that you have a lot of money, the Song Empire is undoubtedly the best.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the princes and princesses of the Ottomans, after seeing the training of the imperial soldiers in the barracks, will invariably complain in their hearts.

Rich man!

Jealousy and envy are needless to say, compared with the Song Empire, Ottoman is simply a living dick.

Although there were all kinds of envy and jealousy in his heart, Prince Mustafa's face did not show it, and even his sister Princess Nikita maintained a calm and breezy appearance, as if she didn't care at all.

However, who could have guessed that in fact, these two people already had all kinds of envy in their hearts.

Even if they are princes and princesses, they can't get rid of such a mentality.

After all, he or she is also mortal.

"Do your soldiers do this every day?"

Mustafa asked, following behind Ma Bond.

Ma Bond nodded, and replied nonchalantly: "Of course, to know whether the soldiers are strong or not depends on their training." If they don't have to train to maintain their fighting will and skills, then they will definitely be vulnerable when they go to the battlefield. ”

Hearing this, Mustafa didn't know if he could do it or not, but he didn't refute it.

For the military view. Apparently Mustafa did not agree much.

After all, it's just a generation gap in philosophy.

Moreover, His Royal Highness the Prince Mustafa, is not a qualified military commander.

It's okay for you to let him be in the snow, but when it comes to military matters, he can't do anything.

It is precisely for this reason that he did not continue the topic.

"I don't know how much material is consumed every day for this kind of training." , His Royal Highness the Prince said in a tone full of envy. At the same time, his eyes were always on the Imperial soldiers who were training to shoot in the distance.

The sound of gunfire came from the other side of the training ground, crackling.

Prince Mustafa did not pay attention to the hits of the soldiers. Instead, he kept calculating how much money he needed to spend on this salvo training.

The bullets used by the Imperial musketeers were not copper-shelled as in the future, but round lead bullets, as were the case with the Del muskets of this period.

But even so, the price of this buckshot is not low.

On the other side of the shooting training ground, there were 500 soldiers lined up neatly.

That's the strength of a squadron.

The soldiers were arranged in five columns and used the method of five-stage shooting.

Therefore, in one reincarnation, it is necessary to shoot 500 lead bullets.

And that's not even gunpowder.

Well. Not to mention, there are dozens of gold coins that are gone.

All this money can be used to buy a few second-class female slaves in Cairo City.

Mustafa was distressed for the Empire.

As everyone knows, the empire doesn't care about this consumption at all.

After all. With the current economic strength of the empire, there is not the slightest pressure and burden at all to afford it.

You know, the empire sells a lot of goods every day and has a large trade surplus.

Arguably. Nowadays, gold and silver from all over Europe and the Middle East, as well as from Africa, are constantly flowing into the Song Empire in the Americas.

So, the empire is not bad for money at all.

Ma Bond, who was leading the way with his horse, heard Prince Mustafa ask. After thinking for a moment, he replied: "There are 4,000 soldiers stationed here, and it takes 4,000 gold Cherny to eat and drink every day, and if you count other aspects, it can be doubled." ”

Listening to Ma Bond's answer, Prince Mustafa grew his mouth and was shocked.

Doubling that is 8,000 Cherny gold coins, such a number can form an infantry corps of 30,000 men in the Ottomans, and it can also provide ten days of military pay and material consumption.

But here, it was just a one-day training consumption of a 4,000-man infantry regiment of the Song Empire.

My Allah, these people are too wasteful.

(Note: 'Cherny' Ottoman currency designation.) ）

However, this money belongs to the Song Empire, so it is the business of others to waste it, and you Mustafa have no relationship with Copper Cherny.

Therefore, even if Prince Mustafa's heart was turbulent, he could only envy in addition to envy.

However, when he looked back and thought about it, he suddenly became happy again.

The Song Empire is so rich, so there should be a great possibility for what he wants to do here.

Yes, the purpose of his trip was to get a batch of weapons aid from the Song Empire, and at the same time, he also hoped to borrow some money to alleviate the financial problems.

Therefore, the Song Empire, which is so rich, should not refuse.

After all, he is rich.

When thinking about this, Mustafa certainly rejoiced.

If the Song Empire is also poor, then the purpose of his visit this time will most likely not be successful.

Therefore, it is good to be friends with Gao Fushuai.

That is, Prince Mustafa does not know the word 'picking up soap', otherwise he would have said to the 'rich and handsome' empire, 'local tyrants, let's be pot friends, I will pick up soap'.

Unlike Mustafa, Princess Nikita, who followed closely behind, didn't think much about it.

As a qualified princess, what she thinks now is that if she can really successfully marry the crown prince of the Song Empire, then she will definitely not be short of money in the future, right?

At the same time, he can also constantly blow the pillow wind, so that the empire can give economic support to the Ottomans.

In this way, he could live comfortably and alleviate the Ottoman financial crisis.

Yikes. It's wonderful.

As a qualified princess, at such a time, of course, she would not interject casually.

After all, she wants to be a lady, a woman with eyes.

Of course, this era is still a patriarchal era, so although she is a princess, she has no say when she is next to his brother.

As Mabond and Prince Mustafa chatted, they secretly speculated in their hearts.

For the arrival of this prince. In fact, he was still able to guess a few points.

He knew very well the situation on the Ottoman side, and the intelligence department here in the concession was not a dry meal.

Presumably, when the prince came to Cairo, he must have sought some financial assistance.

It's just that he couldn't understand why he wanted a princess to come here with him.

Speaking of which, Nikita, an exotic princess, is still quite good.

Her sapphire eyes, and her fair skin. And the faces of the Arabs are very seductive.

Even if she has a white scarf on her face, she can see that she is a little beauty.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, so this princess will definitely not appear for no reason.

It's not that Ma Bond is interested in Princess Nikita, it's that he is the governor of the Cairo Concession. There has to be an extra layer of consideration.

After a while, Ma Bond took Mustafa and Nikita to the conference room of the barracks, and he immediately settled Mustafa's entourage.

After the big guys were seated one by one, Mabond went straight to the point and asked about Mustafa's intentions.

So direct for Ma Bond. It made Prince Mustafa stunned for a moment.

Because he thinks that the other party has to talk about it for a while, and then he will start to get into the topic.

Who would have thought that it was not at all as he had guessed. The other party gets into the topic very quickly.

In that case, he can't talk about it anymore.

But that's fine, and it saves a lot of trouble just saying it, doesn't it?

Therefore, Mustafa also said his intention in the face of Ma Bond's inquiry.

"We, the Ottomans, and the Song Empire are allies, so according to some terms of the agreement, now we are going to ask for some help."

Yes, the Ottoman and Song empires, as well as the Portuguese and French empires, have already reached an agreement.

Privately, we are all allies of an alliance.

So, there is nothing wrong with Mustafa saying this.

It's just that the Ottoman Empire and Portugal are also allies, and they can't be revealed.

After all, relations between Europeans and the Ottoman Empire were tense and hostile.

At the same time, because of religious reasons, it is also an absolute enemy.

Therefore, a private alliance is acceptable, and Portugal and France also need such a strong ally.

However, this ally could not be brought to the table.

Otherwise, the impact on Portugal and France will be very great.

Because it is an alliance, when the alliance was signed, the Song Empire also said it very clearly. As long as it is an ally, then whoever is in trouble in the future, then as an ally, you can help as much as you can.

Otherwise, what else do you need allies to do?

And now, the Ottoman Empire, it is time to need the help of allies.

Originally, the Ottoman Empire could go to Portugal and France for help through special channels.

However, now that Portugal and France were fighting fiercely with the vassal states of the Church, there was no way to provide any help to the Ottomans.

In addition, the Ottoman Empire also needed to send fleets to engage the fleets of the Church vassal states in the Mediterranean Sea for supremacy in the Mediterranean, while holding back some of the Church's power.

Therefore, it is very unreliable to find Portugal and France.

Besides, the domestic economy of Portugal and France was not doing well, and if it were not for the economic assistance of the Song Empire, the two countries would not have been able to confront the vassal states of the Church to this day.

The Ottoman Empire now had financial problems, so it was impossible to find the poor Portuguese and French to solve the problem.

Therefore, after thinking about it, the only way to ask the Song Empire for help was to think about it.

As Prince Mustafa explained the purpose of his trip, Mabond understood the purpose of the Ottomans.

Hey!

I was worried that I couldn't intervene in the Middle East, and now you have sent it to the door.

Is the Empire's money so easy to take?

Ma Bond had a serious expression on his face, in fact, his heart was already happy...... (To be continued......)