Chapter 263
The Ottoman port of Sasenita was bustling with people from the western provinces of the Ottoman Empire.
Many of them are landless peasants who have no food to eat, and many of them are bankrupt small landlords and poor people in the cities.
The European War is in its third year, but the Ottoman War has been going on for ten years.
and Romanians, Kurds from the eastern provinces.
And the Arabs to the south, who even resisted the attack of the defunct Israeli Empire.
In order to return the favor, the Ottoman Empire, with the support of the Ming Dynasty, attacked Crimea.
The best lads of the Ottoman Empire were killed in Sevastopol.
Fortunately, the European war is coming to an end, but the Ottoman Empire's national strength is almost overdrawn.
A large number of people died in battle, and a large number of fields were deserted. A large number of people have been displaced, a large number of people have no jobs, no money, no food.
At this time, a big pie fell on the head of the Ottoman sultan, and the Ming needed labor.
For the Ottoman Sultan, the key is to quickly find a way to get out of the country with nothing to do and who are brewing a civil uprising.
As a result, officials from all walks of life began to arrest people.
Just a guy who walks down the street and has nothing to do, or a guy who looks like a beggar in rags.
They were all grabbed and sent to Sasenita in a group.
More than 10,000 people had been sent off in Constantinople, and now Sasenita had hoarded a total of 50,000 of them, waiting for the ships of the Ming Dynasty to send them to distant North Africa.
As for how many of these people will return alive, it is not in the Ottoman Sultan's consideration.
It's a hassle to keep it anyway, so it's better to die outside.
The Ming cargo ship arrived, and the laborers were forced to strip naked. One by one, naked people walked through the checkpoints, everyone was sprinkled with a layer of white powder, and people were choked and coughed.
Calhanoglu endured the pungent smell and stood in a line with a group of people, washed by a crew member with a water cannon.
War cost him his father, and hunger cost him his mother. The bandits cost him his sister, and the plague cost him his brother.
In less than a decade, Calhanoglu has lost all his loved ones. Now, he has nothing to lose.
He took the initiative to go to North Africa to work as a laborer, and the servants were very appreciative of this young man who came on his own initiative.
After giving him a full meal, he came here.
He was full at that meal, but his stomach felt full, and his mouth still didn't feel full.
The plate he licked was cleaner than a dog had ever licked.
However, I heard that in North Africa, the Ming people are in charge of rice, and they can eat enough at every meal. This made him full of reverie about North Africa!
Eating enough is the only dream of this unkempt young man.
There are many people who think the same way as him, so they will have a high tolerance for these insulting behaviors.
After being flushed by the torrent-like hose, everyone shivered. After sharing a dirty towel to dry off, they walked naked onto the Great Pateri steamer.
It was the first time he had seen such a large ship, and the boats he had seen before could only be small shrimp compared to this one.
Walking up the long gangway to the boat, the people on the ground are as small as ants. Turning his head to look at the sea, he had never seen so far away.
On the deck, people lined up in front of the Ming people.
This Ming man was very strong, and he wore big shiny leather boots on his feet. He was tied with a belt around his waist, and a pistol was hung from the belt.
Calhanoglu took a gray dress with a number number on it.
After putting on the clothes, my body felt much better. Not only are the clothes soft, but they're also a lot warmer.
"Get these people into the cabin!" Gao Jiu was a little impatient.
At the height of the war he fought in Damascus, and in a better time he went to Baghdad.
Then he went to Antioch, Mosul, and his rank changed from second lieutenant to major. The official position has also changed from platoon commander to battalion commander!
But he was always dissatisfied, because they kept losing ground.
In addition to the bloody battle of Damascus was held, Baghdad was lost. Antioch fell into the hands of the Kurds!
Mosul also fell into the hands of the Kurds, fortunately in Egypt. There are no tough Kurds there!
Look at other people's armies, they are all winning big battles.
Battle of Tsaritsyn, Battle of Smolensk. Battle of Kursk, three battles of Kharkov.
Fighter planes soar in the sky, tanks rage on the ground. It's exciting to think about, but on your own side, you have to rely on machine guns, rifles, pistols and mortars to fight.
Not only are the casualties very large, but also the great danger of fucking.
Of the brothers who graduated from the military school with him, all but one of them were crippled.
Only himself, he became the battalion commander. The men are all Indian Gurkha soldiers, and only the guard squad is their own.
Now, I can't even get mixed up with a war. You can only do these escort jobs!
Looking at these people from the Ottoman Empire, they were all as well-behaved as sheep, and Gao Jiu couldn't help but feel sad and indignant.
The last time I was drinking, a person who had a lot to do with it said.
The war will soon be over, and after this war, Europeans will become pugs.
Seeing that Daming only has the share of wagging his tail, at least within fifty years, there will be no major war in Daming.
If it works well, there will be no large-scale war in the Ming Dynasty within a hundred years.
If you want to be promoted by virtue of military merits, it can be said that it is difficult to climb to the sky.
It's the last chance, and I just fucking missed it.
As soon as he thought of this, Gao Jiu was heartbroken, and he hated this escort mission very much.
Compared with Gao Jiu's depressed mood, Calhanoglu was very happy.
Inside the huge cabin are rows of raised beds, divided into three tiers, all welded to the stilts.
Calhanoglu was clever enough to find a corner at the bottom of the floor, and an uncle who had been out to sea told him that the sea was very stormy.
If you sleep on the top bunk, you will definitely be shaken down.
"Haha, you little clever ghost. Don't worry, Daming's ship is big enough, and the wind and waves on the sea can't do anything about such a big ship. A bearded man next to him laughed.
"Then why do you sleep in the lower bunk?" Calhanoglu asked disdainfully.
"Why? Maybe it's because they respect me! The bearded man glanced around him.
Everyone bowed their heads, not daring to look at him.
The bearded man patted Calhanoglu on the shoulder, collapsed on the bed and began to sleep.
It took a whole day for the two huge Daming freighters to be filled.
These two ships took away 13,000 Ottoman laborers.
The big ship sails really like the bearded man said, there are basically no bumps in sailing on the sea.
The boat is fucking good!
There were more than 500 people in each cabin, so a head was chosen from each cabin.
There are many rules for the Ming people, they are not allowed to spit in the cabin, and they are not allowed to defecate in the cabin.
I have to take a shower every day, and I make sure that the cabin is clean.
If anyone dares to commit a foul in the cabin, then the head of the cabin will personally tie the person up and carry out the caning.
The flogging was cruel and used a kind of rattan.
The prisoner was stripped of his pants and pressed against a chair, revealing his white buttocks.
The whip slammed into the air, making a heart-pounding "woo" and "woo" sound.
After that sound, the whip would be slammed into the prisoner's buttocks.
The skin immediately swollen and then turned to the sides, and blood began to flow down the ruptured wound.
The first one, the second one is fine, and the third and fourth strokes are the most terrible.
With just five or six lashes, a person's ass becomes a mess.
From then on, the person could not lie down and sleep. I can only sleep on my stomach, and every poop becomes an ordeal.
I didn't dare to squat and pull, so I could only pout and pull.
Every time a strip of cloth dipped in salty salt water wipes the wound, it causes a terrifying scream.
The screams are like alarm bells, alerting everyone.
No fouls! No fouls!
The end of the foul is likely to be death.
Because the guy in his cabin, the wound on his butt has suppurated. The person has a high fever and looks like he is going to die.
The bearded man called Calhanoglu, and several others carried the guy up to the deck.
This is the first time Calhanoglu has been on deck since going to sea, and the sky is so blue. The huge hull of the ship split the waves and moved forward, and many seagulls circled around the mast, finding a suitable place to land and rest.
A few people walked to the edge of the railing, and under the watchful eye of the bearded Indian soldiers, they threw down the people who had not yet breathed like garbage.
There was a splash on the sea, despite the fact that the splash was quickly drowned out by the waves of the big ship.
After the swell, there was no trace of the man, as if there had never been such a person in the world.
Calhanoglu glanced down and felt terrified. It was as if there was a strange face in the sea, ready to jump out of the water and drag him into the endless abyss.
"Be careful, don't foul. Otherwise, you'll end up like this. The bearded man reluctantly glanced at the sky and took a few deep breaths of fresh air.
A few people were driven into the cabin by the bearded soldiers of India!
The boy seems to be born with no sentimentality, especially Calhanoglu, a skinless teenager who has been tortured by life.
Soon he found that as long as he went to the toilet on time every day, he kept himself clean. Life will become very pleasant!
For him, being able to eat well is the most enjoyable thing.
The last time I had a full meal, it was at the officer's place. The last time, he had forgotten when it was.
The yellow corn and the brown potatoes are so sweet. There are also salty and salty pickles, and every bite is in accordance with the Prophet's Code, and there is no conflict with their dealings.
If you have a bite of yellow sauce to dip in, it is simply the best delicacy in the world.
The leader in the cabin was not chosen by the Ming people, but by the Ottomans themselves in the cabin.
The bearded man's position is very strong, since the last person who dared to come out to challenge was beaten to the point that his nose and face were swollen, and he had to clean the toilet every day.
His position is even stronger!
This is a very good man, he can beat all opponents.
His hands are so powerful, as strong as a mountain of flesh, he was knocked to the ground by a few punches and could not get up again.
But this guy treats Calhanoglu who sleeps next to him very well, like his own son.
When someone bullied Calhanoglu, he would lend a helping hand to protect him.
In fact, he didn't need to do anything, he just needed to cough, and those who did it would immediately become like a plague chicken, and they wouldn't dare to move.
"Why are you so nice to me?" Calhanoglu has asked this question more than once.
"You look a lot like a friend of mine!" Calhanoglu always replied.
For the bearded man who always took care of the boy like this, there were always all kinds of dirty rumors circulating in the cabin.
Some versions are very nasty, and people are always talking about the relationship between the two people in a whisper.
But as soon as the bearded man glanced at him, the men would immediately shut up. The eyes were either fixed on the ground or looked up at the top bed.