As early as two years earlier, the Ottoman Empire had sent people across the Atlantic to Europe and began contact with the Song Empire.

So, the empire and the Ottomans were not very strange.

In addition, some small agreements were made with the Ottomans in some of the Empire's private agreements, so that the Ottomans were now considered allies of the Empire, and helped the Portuguese and France in the wars in Europe.

Even the Ottomans went out to fight the fleets of the allied states in the Mediterranean, vying for supremacy in the Mediterranean.

Therefore, the Ottomans joined the Portuguese-French-Song League, which greatly relieved some of the pressure on Portugal and France.

It was precisely because the Ottomans were considered allies that the Ottomans would turn a blind eye to the fact that the Ottomans set up concessions here in Egypt and stationed troops as the boss of the Egyptians.

Otherwise, if the Empire wants to garrison troops here in Cairo, it will be a joke.

Today's Ottoman Empire can be said to be at the peak of the Japanese side.

At this time, the Ottoman Empire's military strength was at its peak, and the country's territory spanned three continents: Asia, Africa and Latin America, covering an area of 11.6 million square kilometers.

Within the Ottoman Empire, there were many nationalities and contradictions.

But fortunately, the Ottoman Empire is now at its peak, so these domestic contradictions can be suppressed and controlled.

It was only after the eighteenth century that the Ottoman Empire declined.

However, it was more than 100 years before now.

And in this hundred years, the Ottoman Empire can still have a beautiful scenery.

Therefore, in the face of such a behemoth as the Ottoman Empire, Zhao Hongyu had to be cautious at the beginning. After all, the Ottoman Empire was still very strong at this time, wasn't it?

At this time, the territory of the Otto-Roman Empire included and occupied a part of Asia Minor, Arabia, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Armenia and Georgia.

In Europe, it occupies Albania, Serbia, Bosvia, Herzegovina, Mendenegro, Bulgaria, Greece and the principalities of the Danube - Moldavia, Wallachia, and the areas near the Crimea, the Azov Sea and the Black Sea.

In Africa, possession of Egypt, Tripoli, Algeria, Tunisia, etc.

It can be seen that the Ottoman Empire was strong during this period. The vastness of the territory.

If the Ottoman factor is not taken into account on the part of the Empire, then the Ottomans will cause some unnecessary trouble if they want to implement the plan in Europe.

Therefore, making friends with the Ottomans was also beneficial to the empire to some extent.

Of course, the contact between the empire and the Ottomans was essentially exploited.

Come to think of it, the Ottomans thought the same way.

After all, the two countries are far apart, and there is an Atlantic Ocean in between.

So, the empire and the Ottomans made some small agreements. It is very advantageous to join forces for a while.

Moreover, the empire was also full of ambitions for the Arab region under the control of the Ottoman Empire, right?

It just so happened that this honeymoon period with the Ottomans allowed the empire to spy on the situation in the Arab world and the mentality of the Arab chiefs under Ottoman rule.

When the time came, the empire could copy the methods used in Europe to provoke domestic turmoil in the Ottoman Empire and then let the empire reap the benefits.

And the Ministry of Intelligence of the Reich in the Cairo Concession of Egypt. Also working very productively.

In the course of this time, they had basically figured out some information about the composition of intelligence and social structures in the Ottoman Empire.

Mabond was not at all surprised by the sudden visit of the Ottomans.

Because when the Ottomans were fighting with the Europeans for supremacy in the Mediterranean, their backyard caught fire.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance. This sentence is very clear in the future of another time and space.

And the Ottomans are now in such trouble.

Because of the war, the Ottomans continued to increase taxes on the domestic people, so the people at the bottom were a little unbearable.

In particular, the composition of the Ottoman population was very complex.

Compared to the average country. It's a lot more complicated.

These peoples, all brought together by the Ottomans through the constant conquest of one country after another, could not have been so harmonious.

And the Ottomans were also for these people. The use of different attitudes and methods to oppress them has further intensified some less prominent contradictions.

For example, the uprising that broke out in Serbia was caused by the oppression of the local population by the local Ottoman governor.

And the riot has now spread rapidly, like a spark that has begun to sweep away.

Faced with such a situation, the Ottomans, of course, could not sit still.

Therefore, they had to mobilize a large army to suppress it.

Historically, there have been many riots and uprisings in the Ottoman Empire.

It can be seen that its rule was not so smooth sailing.

However, it is possible to send troops to suppress the rebellion, but the problem is that the domestic economic situation of the Ottoman Empire is not very good today.

Moreover, most of the finances are used to support the navy in the struggle for hegemony in the Mediterranean.

Therefore, the treasury of the Ottoman Empire is now very empty.

At the same time, the armies that suppressed the uprising must not go to war with the rebels empty-handed.

Those weapons and logistical supplies, these are all needed.

So, now the Ottomans can only ask for the head of the empire.

That's why the Ottomans were here in the Cairo Concession.

Ma Bond had already guessed this question.

It's just that he's still pretending to be confused.

The empire was rich, and it was not at all difficult to meet the small needs of the Ottomans.

Even, there was no need to transport supplies from the imperial side at all, and the concession on the Egyptian side alone had enough weapons and supplies to satisfy the Ottomans.

However, Ma Bond did not want to please the Ottomans so easily.

It was impossible for the Ottomans to get weapons and supplies without bloodletting.

Even if you are an 'ally', you can't help unconditionally.

When they came to the gate of the barracks, Ma Bond and the others stopped their horses.

After a few words of conversation with the guards guarding the gate, the guards opened the door to the barracks and let Ma Bond enter the barracks with the Ottomans.

Regarding the military system of the Ottomans, Ma Bond complained very much.

So. He was not at all surprised by the great riot that was now taking place in the country of the Ottomans.

According to intelligence, the military system of the Ottoman Empire was based on the feudal system of lords.

Although it is ostensibly centralized, it is not fundamentally like that.

Therefore, the feudal lords and nobles were not so concerned about the suppression of the riots that appeared.

Unless there is a riot in their own territory, they will get serious.

As for the troubles of other people, why should they care?

You know, in response to the call of the caliphate. It's your own money.

Therefore, in the face of the passivity of the lords in various places, the caliph had to send people to contact the empire, hoping to get help from the empire, and then the caliph himself used his descendants to encircle and suppress the rebel army.

As for the Ottoman domestic affairs, the information on the Cairo Concession side has long been very detailed.

It is precisely for this reason that Ma Bond is very disdainful in private.

The messengers sent by the caliph this time were a man and a woman.

The man was the eldest son of the caliph and the heir of the Ottoman Empire, Prince Mustafa. The female is Princess Nikia.

Judging from the identities of the two envoys, we also know that the caliph attaches great importance to this envoy.

Of course, send a prince and a princess to come. There's another layer of meaning behind this.

That is, for Mustafa, a 'big rich man' like the empire as the heir, there must be more contact.

When this prince inherited the throne of the Ottomans later, then there was such a 'rich man' friend as the empire. A lot of things will be easier to do, won't it?

After all, the Ottoman Empire now has a lot of foreign debts, and the treasury is very empty.

And the arrival of Princess Nikia. It was the caliph who wanted to marry the empire and wanted the princess to marry the crown prince of the empire, Zhao Hongyu.

Therefore, after the princess came to the concession, Prince Mustafa would say this to the governor of the concession, Ma Bond, and then ask the princess to hand it over to the empire, so that the empire could find a way to send it to the Americas.

After all, there is a lot of war in the Mediterranean now, and the princess is not so safe if she goes to the Mediterranean.

If you let the empire figure it out, it will be much simpler.

The Ottomans arrived in the Americas a few years ago, but they had seen the huge warships of the Americans.

Therefore, the princess asked the Imperial people to send them to the Americas, and there was definitely no need to worry about safety.

It's just that Prince Mustafa hasn't raised this matter yet.

After all, the first thing he wanted to talk about was that he hoped that the empire would be able to provide a large number of weapons and supplies.

That's what matters.

As soon as I entered the barracks, it happened that the soldiers were training on the playground in the camp at this time.

Groups of neatly dressed soldiers shouted slogans and practiced various skills.

Such a scene shocked Prince Mustafa and Princess Nikia.

You know, in the Ottoman army, there are very few such trained armies.

Besides, the scene of thousands of people practicing together is very grand, isn't it?

"Please come with me, let's go to the military headquarters. There's nothing to see about these trainings. “

Ma Bond glanced at the shocked prince and princess, and smiled inwardly.

"The uniforms are very good-looking, and the spirit of the soldiers is also very strong." Prince Mustafa exclaimed. "But isn't it too extravagant to have a musket in your hands?"

Ma Bond, who was leading the way in front, smiled when he heard this, and responded: "These empires can still afford it. ”

It's really rich!

When the prince and princess heard the answer, such a thought flashed through their minds at the same time...... (To be continued......)