Hao Haida wanted to see Ali Muyad so embarrassed, and asked very intimately.

"But His Majesty Su Dan is sick?"

Although the Timurid Empire was founded by the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, which split off from the Mongols, the main religion in the country was Islam, and the system of unity of government and religion was implemented.

Timurid the Great, also known as Sudan, was the guardian of Islam.

Hearing this, Alimuyad hurriedly climbed down the pole.

"Alas!"

"No, even if Your Majesty Su Dan doesn't receive my letter, he plans to go back to the capital to recuperate."

"You first have been wronged in the Capital Post House for a while, and when His Majesty Su Dan is better, he will naturally meet you."

"Oooh......"

Haohaida wanted to give a sudden expression, but he was very disappreciative in his heart.

Even if Timur was sick, his imperial grandson was not sick, right?

If he really wants to form an alliance with Da Yuan, he can send the imperial grandson to meet him like the Ming Empire!

"In that case, then please ask the Prime Minister to tell His Majesty Su Dan, and say that the foreign ministers will not bother for the first time, and they will go to the Golden Horde first to discuss the alliance between the Great Yuan and the Golden Horde."

Haohaida's move is to retreat into advance, and directly put Alimuyad in order.

In fact, Timur was not sick, and even if he was sick, it was a heart disease, which did not prevent him from receiving Haohai Da Desire at all.

The reason why he was hanging Haohai Da wanted was just to make the other party feel oppressed, so that he could negotiate the price later.

Alimuyad knew the inside story very well, and when he saw that Hao Haida wanted to slip away, he hurriedly opened his mouth to persuade.

"Lord Taiwei, don't be angry, it's really not that His Majesty Su Dan doesn't want to meet you, it's really ......"

"Otherwise, you wait for two more days, and in two days I must arrange for you to meet Your Majesty!"

Hao Haida wanted to hear the words and smiled slightly, expecting that the other party would compromise.

After all, relations between the Timurid Empire and the Golden Horde were not good, and the two countries have been at war in recent years.

If the Timurid Empire gives him a cold reception, he can completely abandon the Timurid Empire and go to the Golden Horde, and let them preside over the alliance of the four khanates.

Because of this, I gave myself the opportunity to bargain.

"Then there is Prime Minister Lao!"

After appeasing Haohaida's desire, Alimuyad went into the palace overnight to meet Timur.

Timur was wearing a linen robe, squatting under the fountain of the palace to watch the fish in the spring, when he heard Alimuyad come to pay a visit, he sprinkled all the fish food in his hand into the spring, and then clapped his hands and turned around and asked.

"Hao Haida wants to leave?"

Hearing this, Alimuyad hurriedly gave a rainbow fart.

"Your Majesty is really too holy, you are so right, that Haohaida wants to leave!"

Timur smiled disdainfully when he heard this.

"You're going to the Golden Horde, right?"

"Yes, yes!"

"It's exactly the same as what Your Majesty said, that's what Haohai Da wants to say!"

The Golden Horde was a bit special, not only with Timur, but also with the Great Yuan.

When Da Yuan was in full swing, he naturally didn't dare to provoke. But now that Da Yuan has been beaten and shrunk in the Mobei grassland, the Golden Horde will have to settle the old accounts with Da Yuan a hundred years ago.

As a result, relations between the Golden Horde and the Great Yuan and the Timurid Empire were strained.

In the words of a few hundred years later, geopolitics is poor.

Relatively speaking, Timur is quite reliable, and he is not very casual in foreign wars, even if he fights others, he must try to find a suitable reason.

After all, he is a man who aspires to emulate Genghis Khan, and he must be more embarrassed than others.

"Then hang him for two more days, and then find a time to meet him."

"Obey Your Majesty's orders!"

Just as Alimuyad was about to retreat, Timur suddenly stopped him and asked him an inexplicable question.

"By the way, I heard that Hao Haida wanted to represent Da Yuan as an envoy to the Ming Kingdom, and he also met the prince and grandson of the Ming Kingdom?"

Alimuyad nodded when he heard this.

"There is such a thing, when Weichen wanted to talk to Haohaida, he had mentioned the imperial grandson of the Ming Kingdom many times, and praised the imperial grandson of the Ming Kingdom and highly respected it."

"I also said that the nightmare of Dayuan and our countries in the future is this imperial grandson of the Ming Kingdom!"

"Oooh......"

When Timur heard this, he fell into a long silence, and Alimuyad did not dare to leave or speak when he saw this, so he could only stand in place in embarrassment and wait for Timur to finish his thoughts.

It took a long time for Timur to speak.

"Send someone to ask Ma Heima, when he will come back, and then ask him to wait at the Lekistan Academy, and I will take the envoy of Dayuan there to visit, so that he can prepare the whole process of accompaniment."

As soon as Alimuyad heard this, he knew Timur's purpose, he wanted Hao Haida to see the prince of the empire, and compare it with the prince of the Ming Dynasty to see which prince was more powerful.

In fact, this is one of the reasons why Timur was reluctant to receive Haohaida, that is, he had not yet established a suitable heir.

Timur's experience is very similar to Zhu Yuanzhang, who lost his father in his early years, his wife in middle age, and his son in his later years.

Now the prince of the empire is the son of his favorite eldest son, Han Jie'er, and the eldest grandson of his lineage.

Although the Timurid Empire was founded and did not have a system of establishing succession, he still hoped that the throne could be passed on to his eldest son and passed on forever.

He also faced the same problem as Zhu Yuanzhang, that is, his sons were too strong and it was difficult to obey the young emperor.

Although the emperor's eldest grandson is good, he is always too benevolent and righteous, and it will be difficult to suppress those unruly uncles in the future.

Alimouyad had been by Timur's side for many years, knowing well where the crisis of the empire was, and also understanding Timur's good intentions.

Therefore, after figuring out the joints, Alimuyad hurriedly replied.

"Yes!"

"Weichen must make proper arrangements, so that His Royal Highness the Emperor Eldest Sun can prepare in advance!"

"Go for it......"

"Wechen retired ......"

Immediately after Alimuyad left, Timur gathered some merchants and scholars to ask him everything about the Ming Dynasty and the Great Yuan.

In fact, Timur has always paid great attention to the situation of the surrounding countries, and even has always regarded the Ming Dynasty as an imaginary enemy, wanting to get rid of the control of the Ming suzerainty and reproduce the glory and glory of Genghis Khan.

But the empire he created was too short, and many accumulations were not enough. Moreover, the number of the main ethnic groups is too small, and many regions are newly conquered places with different languages, different scripts, different customs, and even different religions.

These newly conquered regions often rebelled, adding untold internal friction to his empire's rule.

Whenever he was worried about state affairs, he would think of the Ming Emperor with envy.

Relatively speaking, Daming is really the foundation of the unique hegemony. Not to mention the vast area, the population of the country is still very large, and as early as the ancient pre-Qin period, the cultural unification has been completed.

If God gave him such a natural place of hegemony, his achievements would definitely be higher than that of the Ming Emperor!

Soon a group of merchants were brought into the palace, and Timur ordered them to be warmly entertained, asking everything about the Ming Dynasty during the banquet.

"Dare to ask you, how is the prosperity and wealth of the Ming capital compared to my Samarkand?"

When the businessmen heard this, their expressions became weird, you look at me, I look at you, no one dares to tell the truth.

Seeing this, Timur could only reprimand with a straight face.

"If I ask you again, you will answer truthfully. If anyone dares to deceive and lie, it is disrespectful to the true God, and will not only be punished by God, but also punished by the law! ”

When the people saw Timur say this, they could only answer tentatively.

"Back to Your Majesty Sudan, the wealth of the Ming Dynasty is far beyond the imagination of the world, the reason why we dare not say it is also because we are afraid that Your Majesty will not believe it and think that we are bragging."

"Oh?"

"Let's hear it, even if there is an exaggeration, I won't blame you, it's just a story from the East, hahaha!"

When the businessmen saw that His Majesty Su Dan was so easy to speak, they suddenly became bolder.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the wealth of the Ming Dynasty does not lie in gold, silver and jewelry, but in the country and the people, as well as all kinds of unbelievable utensils."

"For example, if we start from Samarkand, we can only reach the borders of the empire by carriage or horseback."

"But in Daming, they can ride in a strange car that burns black stones, and they can reach the border of the empire with a whining and smoking all the way."

"This strange car is not only extremely fast, but also can travel without sleep, night and day, and continuously transport soldiers, food, ordnance and other materials to the border."

"Moreover, the shipping of the Ming Dynasty is very developed, and the grain and cloth that they are rich in in the south can reach any part of the world by sea."

"Now the price of silk in our Samarkand has dropped by one-third, and Daming's shipping accounts for at least more than half of the credit!"

"Daming also has a bicycle that is perfect for riding on flat roads. This kind of car does not eat grass or food, and can be ridden by a single person. ”

"Although the speed is not as fast as the fast horse, it is very suitable for the common people to travel."

"Oh?"

When Timur heard about the "train", he did not show much curiosity.

Because he had already heard about this from the envoys who sent to the Ming Dynasty, and had already sent people to infiltrate the Ming Dynasty, waiting for an opportunity to steal or buy the technology to build the railway.

But after hearing about the means of transportation of the common people, Timur suddenly showed a strong interest.

As the leader of the empire, he knew all too well the importance of the daily necessities of the people.

If everyone in the empire has a war horse, or a means of transportation comparable to a war horse, then the empire will have a more powerful mobilization and organizational ability, and the empire's material transfer will be raised to a new height.

"Tell me more about this bicycle......

When one of the merchants saw that Timur was interested in the bicycle, he immediately stood up respectfully and saluted.

"If Your Majesty is interested, you might as well order someone to follow the villain to the store, the villain just spent a lot of money to buy a bicycle from Daming some time ago, and planned to order someone to imitate it, and then make a lot of money."

"If Your Majesty does not give up, the villain is willing to dedicate this thing to Your Majesty!"

"Oh?"

When Timur heard this, he immediately ordered the merchant to be taken to his shop in Samarkand to pick up the car.

A short time later, the bicycle was retrieved and placed in the open space of the Royal Palace.

Timur looked at the strangely shaped bicycle for a long time, and vaguely guessed that the two handlebars in front of him should be used to hold, and the two stirrup-like things below should also be used to put his feet.

But why he made the stirrups one high and one low, it was a bit beyond his imagination.

"Would you like to demonstrate it for me?"

"The villain is happy!"

The merchant immediately mounted his bicycle and rode on the flat stone path in the palace.

Timur saw that this thing could really drive smoothly, and he showed a surprised expression.

That's a great thing!

There is no need for forage or human guarding, and when people need to travel, they can ride on and go......

If the people of the empire had a bicycle like this, wouldn't the administrative efficiency of the empire become extremely high?

As soon as Timur thought of this, he shook his head helplessly.

Because he found one of the drawbacks of this thing, that is, the road surface requirements are also extremely high.

If he wanted to popularize these bikes in his empire, the first thing he had to do was build roads across the country.

But with the Empire's current finances, this is not something that can be done in a short period of time.

However, there is no rush in this matter, just looking at the complexity of the bicycle, even if it is imitated by the most astute craftsmen in the empire, it is estimated that it will take a year or two.

The merchant rode a few laps, parked his bike, and looked at Timur with a look of hope.

"Your Majesty, how is this thing?"

Timur laughed when he heard this.

"This thing has to be a divine object, you don't need a grass or a piece of material, you can gallop freely, it is really the best tool for civilians to travel!"

"The villain is willing to dedicate this thing to His Majesty!"

"Reward!"

"One thousand bounty coins!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

When the other merchants saw that this person had received such a rich reward, they immediately stepped forward to offer the things they had purchased from the Ming Dynasty.

What thimbles, soaps, perfumes, silks, porcelain, etc., all rushed to offer to Timur.

Timur was an imperial Sudan, how could he look down on these ordinary things?

What's more, when his envoys returned from the Ming Dynasty, they had already brought back these common things.

But he still rewarded a lot of businessmen, and he should be the backbone of the city.

Just as he was bored and circling around the side of a pile of miscellaneous Daming specialties, his eyes were suddenly attracted by a thick cloth.

"Huh?"

"What is this?"

"Back to Your Majesty, this thing is said to be made of wool, called wool in the Ming Dynasty, is a new type of fabric, very popular with the people of the Ming Dynasty."

"However, due to the complexity of the production process and the very low production volume, the price is also very high. Even in Daming, such a wool horse will cost more than a dozen grandfathers......"

"Oh, the so-called grandfather money is a special silver coin made by the Ming Dynasty, this kind of silver coin is very exquisitely made, whether it is the text or the image printed on it, it is extremely clear......"

Shang Jia said as he took out a Ming silver coin and presented it.

Timur took the silver coin and looked at it, and his face immediately showed a solemn look.

Merchants look at silver coins to see the external color and pattern, and emperors look at silver coins to see the inner craftsmanship and strength.

In general, the higher the silver content, the better the country's financial position. The more elaborate the silver coins are, the more developed the country's molding, smelting, and other processes. The greater the issuance of silver coins, the better the country's economy and the richer the common people.

"What is the purchasing power of this thing in Daming?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the purchasing power of the money in Daming is not bad, if it is used to buy food, it is enough to provide food for one person for half a year. If it is used to buy cloth, it is enough to make a full-fitting garment. ”

Shang Jia said this, looked at the wool he had brought back, and hurriedly added.

"Of course, if you buy high-end fabric, you can't even buy a piece of cloth for a silver coin."

"For example, the wool brought back by the villain will be sold for more than a dozen silver coins in Daming."

Timur smiled slightly when he heard this, and did not debunk the lies of the merchants.

Although he had never been to Daming, he also knew that the core area of Daming was in the slightly warm and humid Jiangnan region, and the people who lived there could not wear such thick wool at all, and this kind of fabric could not be sold at a high price there!

But he didn't bother to debunk the merchant, because he smelled a hint of danger in the wool.

But it was just his conjecture for now, and he needed time to verify.

"There are not many such silver coins in Daming, has the Daming government ever restricted the export of such silver coins?"

(End of chapter)