"Is the Central Plains already strong?"

In the port of the Gulf of Aden, a group of people stood on the shore facing the sea, quietly staring at the two warships exuding the smell of steel on the sea.

As the start of the Ming military fair approached, more and more forces came to Aden, and they wanted to see how powerful the legendary Golden Country, the ancient country of the East, was.

Omurad, the current sultan of the Ottoman Empire, also arrived with a detachment of men.

The Ottoman Turks, descendants of the Turks, moved westward to the Middle East after the Turks were defeated by the Tang Dynasty, and attached themselves to the Sultanate of Rum, which was established by the Seljuk Turks, to guard the frontier against the Byzantine Empire.

After the Sultanate of Rum was collapsed by the Mongols, the Turks took the opportunity to rise up and defeat the Byzantine Empire. Then he fought all the way to the east and west, and conquered many tribes until a man named Osman appeared.

Later Turks, under the leadership of the Ottomans, rose all the way to establish the Ottoman Empire before the death of the Ottomans.

Perhaps God has mercy on such a very hard-working person, and the Ottoman Empire began with the Ottoman Empire and continued to be the Sultan of Omurad's generation, all the wise and eloquent masters.

After years of development, the Ottomans did not rise and fall like some powers, but sang all the way and slowly became a powerful empire in Europe and Central Asia.

Perhaps it is accurate to say that in the whole of Europe and Central Asia, except for the Timurid Empire at its peak, no power could wrestle with the Ottomans, not even the Golden Horde.

The Mamluk Dynasty, which was opposed to the Ottoman Empire, had the advantage of the terrain, otherwise it would have been swallowed to the bone long ago if it was replaced by favorable terrain.

As one of the best Ottoman monarchs, Omurad is well aware of his own history.

He knew that their race originated from the East, and in the same literature of the inheritance of the race, there was more than one mention of the record of returning to the East to take revenge on blood hatred.

When he was a child reading the history of the race, Omurad set a grand goal in his mind, that is, to conquer Central Asia, to conquer Europe, to conquer the East, and to dominate the whole world.

That's what he thinks, and that's what he does.

Under his leadership, the Ottoman Empire steadily annexed the surrounding forces, strengthening itself little by little, and slowly moving towards the grand goal in Omurad's heart.

However, just when he was full of confidence and felt that he would become the greatest emperor in the world, a bad news reached his ears.

In the East, a mighty empire has emerged, with warships as large as palaces that can pass through the Sea of Death to reach Europe.

Their weapons roared like Thor, and each roar carried countless lives.

Although the huge fleet behind was carelessly attacked by the Grape Nation.

But those who know about this know in their hearts that the Orientals will come back.

The next return of the Easterners will no longer bring peace and friendship, but a war of blood and fire.

In order to achieve victory in the difficult war in the future, European countries rarely put aside the grievances of various races, chose to stop the war, develop their own strength, and silently waited for a shocking war in the future.

Others are preparing, and Omurad is naturally not far behind.

He used threats and inducements to steal and other means to obtain the science and technology obtained by various countries from the Ming Dynasty.

Cannons, muskets, gunpowder crafting, and palace-like warships.

In order not to be surpassed by other countries, the Ottoman Empire has also been hidden in recent years, striving to develop its own equipment, and strive to create an earth-shattering glory again in the future wars like the ancestor Ottoman.

One warship after another went to sea, one artillery gun after another was rolled out of the factory, and one musket after another was handed over to the soldiers.

Just when Omurad looked at the ambition of the powerful army, thinking that with his current strength, he could challenge the whole world, a big slap in the face was slammed

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The Ming Dynasty of the East is back, this time bringing not only a huge fleet, but also two steel warships that only exist in mythology.

The battleship was all made of steel, and the guns on the battleship were as thick as a century-old tree.

The roar of the guns on the battleship when they fire is like the wrath of the god of thunder, and wherever the guns are pointed at, they will be turned into smoke and dust by a thunderbolt.

Thinking of the information gathered by the Minister of Intelligence, Omula turned his head to look at the two ruins on the dock that had not yet been repaired.

"I want these two warships, no matter what the cost, I will get them."

Omurad, who was wearing an ordinary guard uniform, looked at the two steel battleships standing quietly and solemnly on the sea in the distance, and clenched his fists with his fists, exuding a fiery and greedy light.

"Grandpa, it's almost time to come, not only the Ottoman Empire has also sent people, but even those white-skinned pigs have also sent some people, including those from the Grape Country."

In the former governor's palace at the Gulf of Aden dock, Sashier humbly held a list and reported to Zheng He the forces from all over the world.

"Grape Country!"

Zheng He, who was looking down to check the plans for the military fair in a few days, heard the name Grape Country, and a cold glint flashed in his gentle eyes.

In the past, with a heart of friendship, he made friends from all over the world on behalf of Daming, thinking of spreading the deeds of Daming to the whole world.

However, the actions of the European group, especially the grapevine countries, made his little affection for these white-skinned pigs completely gone.

He still remembers what Zhu Zhangui said to him.

Zhu Zhangui: The only value of these Western white-skinned pigs in this world is to mine and grow potatoes for us.

"Yes!"

Hearing Zheng He repeat the name of the Grape Country again, Sashier nodded hurriedly, flipped through the notebook in his hand and said with a smile: "They are here to apologize, saying that the incident a few years ago was a misunderstanding, and it was a nobleman under his command who did it, for which they apologize deeply and are willing to offer gifts as compensation."

"Hehe..."

Zheng He sneered and threw the brush in his hand to the ground.

"Apologize, if the apology is useful, then why do you need a knife."

What kind of bullshit aristocracy is a disaster, this is just a matter of making lakes and lakes and making people at the bottom, and it is actually put on the table.

Hmph, they're all thousand-year-old foxes, what are you playing with me and chatting about fasting?

Grape did this, nothing more than seeing that Daming was so powerful, and he was afraid that he would be defeated by Daming and chose to admit it.

The so-called aristocratic offense is even more nonsense, take some gifts to apologize, throw out a scapegoat and think about it, are these guys dreaming stupid.

"Peng!"

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, Zheng He slapped the table and stood up, wanting to let people drive the people from the Grape Country back, but the words came to his lips and he swallowed them back.

He came on behalf of the Ming Dynasty, and if he drove the Grape Country back at this time, it would be easy to affect the impression of other countries on the Ming Dynasty.

This is Zheng He, if Zhu Zhangui is replaced to deal with this matter, and the representatives of those grape countries can stand and walk out of Aden, then he Zhu Zhangui will be renamed Pig Intestine.

"Grandpa, why don't I send someone to drive the people from the Grape Country away."

Zheng He's angry appearance made Saxu'er feel a little nervous.

"No need!"

Zheng He waved his hand, "Don't worry about them, I have my own arrangements."

"Report!"

As soon as Zheng He's words fell, a communications soldier walked in and handed Zheng He a telegram.

Because Sash'er was by his side, the soldier didn't say where the telegram came from, and after handing the telegram to Zheng He, he saluted and turned away.

"You go out first, settle the envoys of various countries well, and don't lose my face."

"Yes!"

After Sashel left, Zheng He unfolded the telegram and observed it carefully.

This is a telegram sent by Zhu Zhangui, which briefly describes the subduing of Aturu

A family affair.

And at the end of the telegram, he told Zheng He that in a few days the military fair, the patriarch of the Aturu family would also come.

At the time of the weapons auction, as long as the Aturu family bids, no matter how high the price is, they can trade on the surface and secretly hand over the weapons to them directly, without charging money.

In the telegram, Zhu did not mention that he had received a sum of gold.

Although he believed in Zheng He, when he thought of this pitfall, when he went back to Daming with him and exposed that he had so much money, Zhu Zhangui felt that it was better to hide it.

Zhu Zhangui plans to keep this gold for himself, so that it can be used as a hole card in the future, even if he can't use it, it is good to leave it to his children and grandchildren.

The reason why Zhu Zhangui chose to keep this batch of gold was actually a helpless move.

I don't know if it's because the common people have less access to gold trading in history, or because of other reasons, the system doesn't accept gold.

Money that cannot be used in the supermarket is a pile of stones for Zhu Zhangui.

But this pile of stones can still be used as money, and when it can't be used in the supermarket, Zhu Zhangui directly took it out and put it into the market, which has a very big impact on the economic system of Daming, and may even lead to the collapse of the entire financial institution.

In the past few years, he has finally pulled back the corrupted financial system of Lao Zhu and the old man, Zhu Zhangui doesn't want to waste his years of hard work, so these gold are the best choice. Or continue to sleep in the warehouse.

"Why did you suddenly change people again?"

After reading the telegram, Zheng He frowned slightly, thinking about what had happened, and he suddenly changed his mind and handed over such an important task to a family that had just taken refuge.

"Is it a woman again?"

Thinking about it, Zheng He suddenly thought of the exotic beauties in the Prince's Mansion, and his expression instantly became strange.

The prince of his own family, the ability itself and the speed of making money, there is really nothing to say.

But the only thing that makes people criticize is that this prince seems to have little resistance to women.

The Sultanate of Bengal at first, then Ryazan, and more recently Luzon.

Look at these forces supported by the crown prince, it seems that none of them are inseparable from women.

"Alas, this prince!"

Zheng He, who felt that this was possible, shook his head helplessly, folded the telegram, and put it into a box locked with a lock next to him.

"Grandpa, the representative of the Mamluk dynasty is here!"

Not long after Zheng He received the telegram, there was a knock on the door, followed by the voice of his personal guard.

"I know, invite him to the living room first, and I'll be there!"

The Suyinshi Canal is the top priority of the Ming Dynasty's plan.

As the leader of this plan, Zheng He felt that he would first contact the people of the Mamluk Dynasty to promote the friendship between the two sides, so that he would not be embarrassed when he asked for things in the future.

The Mamluk dynasty was not a well-known power in history.

Only the winners are remembered, and the losers are often forgotten.

There was the mighty Arab Empire in the front, the Mongols in the whole of Europe and Europe, and the Ottoman Empire in the back, which threatened the whole of Central Asia.

The Mamluks are not a small force, and if they don't specifically investigate or are experts in this area, no one has really heard of this force.

The Mamluk dynasty, located in the Nile region, was divided into the early and late periods, the first period was controlled by Turkic descendants, and the later period fell into the hands of the Caucasians.

At its peak in the 14th century, the Ottoman Empire held back its advance until its decline in the mid-to-late 15th century, when it was annexed by the Ottoman Empire.

At this time, the Mamluk dynasty, under the domestic situation, natural disasters and persecution of the Ottoman Empire, had begun to slowly decline.

Without the help of external forces, it is believed that it will not be long before this country will become a stepping stone for the Ottoman Empire, buried in the dust of history

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The Mamluk Dynasty didn't know much about the Ming Dynasty, and they hadn't even heard of it before.

The reason why they came to the fair this time was not because they were interested in those so-called powerful weapons, but because they heard that the Ottoman Empire was coming, so they came.

In the Mamluk dynasty, what attracted even the Ottomans was definitely a good thing.

Out of the idea that what the enemy values is a good thing, they just ran over to see it.

They arrived yesterday, a day earlier than the Ottoman people.

As a representative, he was the Minister of State of the Mamluk Dynasty, and his purpose this time was simply to see if he could buy things and put them aside first, so as to try to give the enemy's business to Hoho.

But when he came to Aden yesterday and saw with his own eyes two steel warships floating on the sea, the Minister of State's mind changed.

Yesterday he wrote a letter to the king overnight, and wrote everything he had seen and heard.

In the letter, he emphatically explained that the power of the Ming Dynasty is unimaginable, and the steel battleship is like a creation of the gods.

This military exhibition is an opportunity for the rise of the Mamuru Dynasty, and I hope that the king will attach importance to this exhibition and seize this opportunity to let the Mamluks take off again.

After the letter was sent, the Secretary of State was not idle all day today, and kept collecting information about the Ming Dynasty.

For example, will Daming sell powerful weapons or technology? If the two ironclad battleships that sell something are not among them? Other artillery warships, such as whether to sell or not.

But after inquiring for a day, the people he asked didn't know anything.

Da Ming is too strict about this aspect, except for Mingren, even Saxu'er, who presided over the preparation of the exhibition, is not very clear about this.

And just when the Minister of State returned in a lonely spirit and waited for the official start of the fair in two days, a guest came from outside his door, and the other party told him that the daimyo Zhenhai Gong wanted to invite him to dinner.

After receiving this invitation, the Minister of State jumped three feet high with joy, and then took a shower happily, and came to the Governor's Palace, ready to attend the dinner invited by Zheng He.

The dinner was just a simple 4-dish and one-soup, and there were no delicacies from the mountains and seas.

In this regard, the Mamluk ministers not only did not feel neglected, but felt very honored.

The two didn't talk about anything, just chatted with each other about the customs of various countries, talked about some historical anecdotes, and ended the dinner.

Just before leaving, Zheng He Qi said a few words.

"I sympathize with your country's oppression by the Ottoman Empire, and I strongly condemn it."

"I, a peace-loving country, has always maintained the policy of one world and one dream, and I will severely resist any force that dares to undermine world peace, and will make some powerful sanctions."

"I hope that your country can work hand in hand with my Ming Dynasty to maintain a beautiful peace in this world."

The Mamluk Minister of State almost burst into tears.

Da Ming, good man!

On the first day of the fair, the Aturu family finally arrived.

In the evening of the same day, Zheng He hosted a banquet for the patriarch of the Aturu family, Muke, and invited the Mamluk Minister of State to attend.

Of course, this time it is not four dishes and one soup, but a very hearty roast camel.

Looking at the roasted camels sizzling on the fire, the Secretary of State thought about the dry four dishes and one soup a few days ago, and suddenly felt a touch of sourness in his heart.

In the third year of Hongxi, the first day of the fourth month.

As the red sun climbed out of the eastern sea, the world's first military exhibition was officially held at the pier of the Gulf of Aden.

The delegates of various countries who got up early in the morning, dressed in the most solemn clothes, held invitations, and swaggered into the military exhibition under the envious eyes of other small forces that had not received invitations

The venue of the fair.

As soon as they entered the venue, the bodies of the representatives of various countries and forces trembled.

On both sides of the gate of the venue, there were more than a dozen phalanxes composed of hundreds of people.

These people lined up in a neat line, wearing all kinds of armor.

There are fish scale armor, light armor, step armor, mountain armor and so on...

In addition to this, there is the knightly armor worn by Western knights, as well as the very Westernized plate armor.

In addition to the armor on these soldiers, there were also various weapons that were illuminated by the sun and emitted a cold light.

Mace, Fang Tian's halberd, Qinglong Yanyue knife, knight's spear...

A pole-long weapon, combined with the armor on the soldier's body, looks so powerful and domineering.

"*** on top, what a perfect armor!"

Some of the unseen Arab natives almost drooled when they looked at the armor worn by the majestic soldiers.

[In view of the general environment,

If it weren't for the large number of people now, and they had to take into account the face of their own forces, these guys would probably pounce directly and take off the armor of the soldiers and put them on themselves.

In addition to the phalanx wearing armor and holding various weapons, on both sides of the passage, there are also weapon racks.

Ring hand knife, Yan Ling knife, Qinglong sword, and simple and domineering machete, all kinds of short weapons, the number is as high as dozens.

Further back, there were cavalrymen with heavy weapons and heavy armor, and ranged soldiers wearing various light armor and crossbows.

Behind the ranged soldiers is a very large stage, and under the stage are placed chariots.

These chariots are not only the chariots that the Ming Dynasty has now, but even the chariots of the Spring and Autumn Period were put out by Zheng He, I really don't know where Zheng He got these old antiques, I hope these things can be sold.

Some forces and countries, mainly in the plain area, rushed directly to the chariot the moment they saw it, grabbing the chariot and not letting go, eager to drive away now.

Just this one opening, all kinds of cold weapons, all kinds of mighty and domineering armored chariots, the representatives of various countries and forces were dazzled.

The expressions of these representatives are completely the same as seeing this and wanting it, and seeing that and wanting it.

It's not that these people don't have knowledge, but the West in this period is really not like the movies of later generations, all kinds of exquisite armor are everywhere.

At this time, in the Western era, due to the backwardness of production technology, soldiers can be considered elite when they go to the battlefield to mix a set of leather armor.

As for those who wore exquisite armor, all of them were equipment inherited from various noble families.

Ordinary soldiers, not to mention armor equipment, it would be good to be able to drop an axe in their hands as killing equipment.

So those who advocate Western bananas, your so-called civilized people, are a group of newly degraded savages in front of our ancestors.

"Is Da Ming so powerful?"

Omurad, disguised as a bodyguard and following the Secretary of State to visit various armored cold weapons, once again raised this question.

"Dong Dong Dong Dong Dong..."

When all the invitees entered the venue, a drum beat sounded on the stage.

The crowd that heard the drums withdrew their eyes that were longing to be embedded in their armor and looked at the top of the stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Daming Overseas Exhibition, I am the docent officer of this time, the Governor of Daming Aden, Sash'er."

Saxu'er, who had changed into a Ming official robe, stood on the stage in good spirits with a loudspeaker in his hand, and said the opening speech.

"Bang Bang..."

There was a burst of pandering applause, and everyone below looked at Sash'er, who was dressed nondescriptly on the stage, with strange expressions.

And among them, the Bedouin representative, who nominally controls the Gulf of Aden, looked at Satcher's triumphant appearance on the stage, and his face was so black that he could drip ink.

"Ahem!"

With

The applause fell, Sashier coughed dryly, and continued in a loud voice: "This military exhibition is strongly supported and provided by the Daming Ministry of Defense, the Daming God Craftsman Battalion, the Daming Military Department, and the Daming Admiralty!"

"Daming is a peace-loving country, and it is also a country that likes to make friends."

"In the Ming Dynasty's thinking, all of us live in this world, not competing enemies, but partners in common progress."

"I believe that all of you here, as well as the countries and forces behind you, like the Ming Dynasty, share the same ideas, common goals, and common aspirations."

There was another round of applause below, but the corners of most people's mouths were subconsciously pulled.

Why does that sound so strange? Why do you feel so shameless when you hear this?

"There is an old saying in the Ming Dynasty that at the beginning of a person, his nature is good, which means that from the moment he is born, he has a good heart, and he has no intention of harming others, let alone swallowing others."

"But there is a small number of people, from the moment they are born, with a hostile gaze towards the world, they launch wars to invade the territory of other countries, kill civilians of other countries, rob other countries' property, destroy the world, and destroy the peace and beauty that everyone expects."

"The Ming is merciful, and equally just."

"In the face of his friend Da Ming is as warm as spring, and in the face of these demon-like guys, Da Ming will let him know what the cold of winter is."

"The Ming Dynasty did not produce these weapons to invade anyone, nor did it harm anyone. In order to protect their people from being harmed by these demons, and to help those who are being harmed by demons, or are about to be harmed by demons."

"Bang Bang..."

There was another round of applause.

Perhaps the speech was too excited, and at the end of the sentence, Satchel stretched out his palms and raised them at 90 degrees to shout.

"Thank you for the merciful Da Ming, thank you for the righteous Da Ming, hey, long live the Da Ming!"