Unlike the fall of the Golden Horde, the Ottoman monarch Bayezid was simply gloating.

The rise of Timur not only encroached on the Chagatai Khanate, but also had a great impact on the surrounding countries.

For example, the Ottoman Empire, the Golden Horde, and the Mamluks of Egypt were the first to bear the brunt.

Bayezid was also a well-known figure throughout Europe, once attacking the city of Constantinople and nearly forcing the Byzantine emperor to flee Tancienburg.

It was because of Timur's invasion that he was forced to stop the war against Byzantium and instead devote all his military forces to the eastern theater.

However, the invincible emperor on the European continent suffered a series of defeats after encountering Timur, the son of destiny.

If it weren't for the help of the Ming Empire from the far east, he might have been beaten by Timur and couldn't find the north by now.

In the city of Bursa in the Ottoman Empire, Bayezid is gathering his subordinates to celebrate the fall of the capital of the Timurid Empire.

At his instigation, the banquet soon reached its climax.

All the military ministers drank and sang and danced to celebrate Timur's rare defeat.

However, just as the Ottoman monarchs were celebrating, the guards guarding the gate suddenly ran over.

"Your Majesty Sudan, Timur's envoy asks to see you!"

As soon as Timur's three words came out, the originally enthusiastic scene suddenly cooled down, and everyone's hearts couldn't help but tremble.

Bayezet trembled instinctively, but was soon annoyed by his cowardice.

"Bring the messenger up!"

"No, no, no...... Let him crawl in! ”

As soon as Bayezid said this, the silent hall burst into laughter.

"Your Majesty Sudan is right, you should let the stench Mongols climb in, hahaha!"

While everyone in the hall was laughing uncontrollably, a young prince was frowning, thinking about how to persuade his father, who was too happy.

This man was none other than Bayezet's wisest son, Muhammad bin Bayezid ibn Murad, or Murad for short.

However, as soon as Murad was about to get up, he was pressed down by a large hand.

Murad looked at his teacher, Bayezid Pasha, in confusion, and asked in a low voice.

"Teacher ......"

"Your Highness is cautious!"

"At this time, His Majesty Su Dan is on the rise, if you annoy Your Majesty, I am afraid that it will not be good for your future!"

Murad could only shut up when he heard this, and then went out to let off steam.

Seeing this, Bayezid Pasha also hurriedly followed, and the two came to the pool in the palace, Murad couldn't hold back any longer, and complained to Bayezid Pasha.

"Teacher, the Timurid Empire is already so strong, and we are losing and retreating. Now there is a more powerful Daming, how do you look at it, it doesn't seem like our blessing, right? ”

Bayezid Pasha smiled bitterly when he heard this.

"Your Highness is wise!"

"As the proverb goes, the lion in the west eats man, and the lion in the east eats man."

"The rise of the Ming Dynasty has become an inevitable trend, if we can't unite with the Timurid Empire to suppress the Ming Dynasty, we will eventually follow in the footsteps of the Timurid Empire."

Murad was shocked when he heard this.

"Teacher, you're too alarmist, aren't you?"

Although Murad felt that his father's actions were inappropriate, he did not think that the Ming could hit their country, but he felt that his father should not be so short-sighted.

Once Timur was defeated by the Ming Dynasty, he would inevitably make more efforts to earn back from their Ottoman Empire.

Therefore, at this time, he and the Timurid Empire have a good fate, and when they meet again on the battlefield in the future, they will not die endlessly.

Seeing that Murad questioned him, Bayezid Pasha did not open his mouth to explain, but took out a notepad from his bosom.

"Your Highness, this is a strange news recorded by the master in recent years, many of which are heard from the mouths of businessmen who travel between the East and the West, I don't know if it is true or not, it can be used as a little reference."

"When you have some free time, you might as well take a look and broaden your horizons."

Murad respectfully accepted it, and then sat down on the steps of the verandah by the pool and looked at it with relish.

Seeing this, Bayezid Pasha did not bother, and quietly returned to the main hall to continue drinking with the people, stopping by to see if Timur's messenger could climb in.

As he expected, even if the Timurid Empire was defeated by a more powerful empire, it still maintained enough pride in the face of the defeat of its former subordinates.

When the envoy of the Timurid Empire, Ulugh Beg, heard Bayezid so rude, he actually let him crawl into the main hall and cursed at the gate of the palace on the spot.

"I am the grandson of the great Timurid empire Sudan, the son of the great king of Khorasan, how can I suffer such humiliation!"

"Since Your Majesty is so rude, the envoy can only reply to Your Majesty truthfully, and let Your Majesty lead a million troops to teach your country etiquette in person!"

Hearing this, the palace guards hurried into the main hall and informed Bayezid of Ulugh's words.

Bayezet was silent for a moment when he heard this, and he faintly regretted his arrogance just now.

But I've already said it just now, so I can't take it back now, right?

When the others heard that the other party was actually Timur's grandson, their hearts also beat drums.

If it is an ordinary messenger, humiliation is also humiliation, but humiliating Timur's grandson will anger Timur and let Timur personally lead the troops to fight.

"Your Majesty Sudan, since the other party is the grandson of Timur, no matter how you say it, they are all nobles, and they really shouldn't be insulted like this......"

At this time, the Middle East still attached great importance to noble blood, even if the hostile country was at war, the victorious side would not kill the enemy general, but let his family pay a ransom to ransom him.

Although Timur's origins have always been criticized, Ulugh Beg was a real nobleman and deserved to be respected accordingly.

As soon as this proposal came out, it was immediately supported by everyone.

After all, they are also nobles, and if they are captured on the battlefield in the future, they want to receive the same courtesy.

After a short time, Ulugh Beg was escorted into the main hall. He first presented his credentials to the Ottoman Sultan, and then expressed his intentions.

"Your Majesty Sudan!"

"I am the grandson of His Majesty Sudan of the Timurid Empire......"

"I came here to promote an alliance between the two countries to jointly deal with the Ming Empire, an evil empire in the East that has a ruthless thirst for killing and an endless desire to plunder the land......"

"The Ming Empire attacked our country for no reason, burned, killed and looted on the territory of our country, and did all kinds of evil, and its evil deeds were much more ...... than the Mongol Empire back then."

"If we leave it alone, in the future, our country here will all be trampled under its feet......

When Ulugh Beg heard about the alliance, there was no reaction from the people in the main hall.

Because they knew that with the temper of Elizasset, it would be absolutely impossible for Elizabeth to agree to an alliance with Timur.

However, when Ulugh Beg mentioned the Mongol Empire, everyone's hearts trembled, and they subconsciously thought of the man-made disaster more than a hundred years ago.

At that time, the entire Lianghe River basin was completely reduced to the pasture of the Mongol Empire, and all nations and countries became slaves of the Mongol Empire.

They fought for decades before they broke free from the control of the Mongol Empire.

Even now, the Golden Horde, ruled by the direct descendants of the Mongol Empire, still ruled vast territories, causing them trouble from time to time.

Therefore, no one wants another powerful state similar to the Mongol Empire, much less to become someone else's slave again.

Bayezet was the same, but he did not believe Ulugh Beg's words, and felt that Ulugh Beg was alarmist.

"Your Excellency, Ulugh Beg, is that exaggerating?"

"As far as I know, the Ming Empire is separated from the Ottomans by mountains and seas, so it is impossible to hit me, right?"

"And the Ming Empire is prosperous and rich, there is no reason to seize our barren land here......"

This is the impression of the entire West on the Ming Dynasty at that time, that is, the rich Ming and the prosperous Ming.

Ulugh Beg sneered when he heard this.

"Your Majesty Sudan, do you think our Timurid Empire is prosperous?"

Bayezet nodded subconsciously when he heard this, if it wasn't prosperous, how could he have a covetous heart?

Seeing this, Ulugh Beg laughed.

"I can't imagine that His Majesty Bayezet is such a blind person!"

"Let me tell you the truth, all the wealth of the Timurid Empire together is less than a fraction of the Ming Empire!"

"The prosperity and wealth of the Ming Empire have long exceeded your imagination!"

"They have trains that can run day and night without human and animal power, they have artillery that can shoot miles away, they have muskets that can pierce armor, they have ......"

When Ulugh Beg preached the "Ming threat theory", Murad outside the main hall was watching with relish what the teacher had recorded.

He just flipped through what he saw and heard on the Byzantine side, and when he saw that there was nothing new, he stopped paying attention. But when he turned to the Oriental chapter, he suddenly became interested after seeing Shang Jia's description of Da Ming.

A businessman once said that it was very convenient to do business in Daming, and every city had shops that exchanged currencies of various countries, and they called them "banks".

If you do business in the Ming Dynasty, the bank can also issue gold and silver bills for you, so that you no longer have to carry heavy gold and silver currency, and you can go to another city to do business with only a few pieces of light paper.

This story gave Murad a great shock and brought a great expansion to his horizons.

If such a bank had been established in the Ottoman Empire, wouldn't the Ottoman commercial boom have led to an increase in the empire's tax revenue?

It's just that this story doesn't mention how the bank operates, let alone what the gold and silver bills look like......

After thinking about the viability of the bank, Murad was quickly drawn to another story.

Another businessman once said that he had the privilege of visiting a Daming factory, the whole factory was powered by a steam engine, which greatly saved labor, and the cotton cloth produced was not only more compact in texture, but also frightening in efficiency. A factory with 1,000 people can produce more than 10,000 meters of cotton cloth in one day......

This story brought a great shock to Murad, and made him yearn for this mysterious Eastern Empire.

"If I have the opportunity, I really want to go to the East and see for myself what the loom that can weave 10,000 meters in one day looks like......"

Murad continued to look at it, and saw that there were speeding trains in the Ming Dynasty, telegraphs that could be reached in an instant, and smokeless electric lamps that could be lit without kerosene, and his yearning for the Ming Empire turned into fear.

"If what is written in the teacher's notes is true, how strong should the Ming Empire be?"

Murad soon saw the last page, and he closed his notes with great satisfaction, staring blankly at the column of water in the pool.

He gave birth to a sense of powerlessness that he had never felt before, and he was full of fear and worry about the unknown Da Ming, the mysterious Da Ming, and the powerful Da Ming.

Would such a rich empire look down on the barren Ottomans?

Just as Murad was doubting himself, a servant hurried over.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty Su Dan has summoned you to the palace to discuss matters!"

"Oh?"

"What's the matter?"

"Just now, the envoy of the Timurid Empire said that he wanted to form an alliance with us......"

"Oooh......"

When Murad heard this, he immediately put away his notes and followed Hu Cong back to the main hall.

Compared with the excitement when he left, the hall at this time seemed to be shrouded in dark clouds, and it was full of oppressive and dull atmosphere.

There was no longer pride or pride on my father's face, and the ministers of the empire were silent.

When they saw themselves walking into the main hall, they looked at themselves even more in unison.

"Here comes my wisest son!"

"Lord Ulughgh, please tell me what I just said to my smartest son, Murad......"

"Yes!"

Ulugh Beg was not displeased, and methodically repeated what he had just said to Bayezet.

However, unlike the exclamations and doubts of Bayezet and others, Murad was extremely calm. Instead of questioning their own words, they ask very professional questions.

"Your Excellency Ulugh Beg, do you know how the train works, and does it have anything to do with the steam engine?"

Ulugh Beg was shocked by Murad's erudition and exclaimed in admiration.

"You are worthy of being the wisest prince of His Majesty Bayezet, and you have impressed me deeply with your erudition......"

"You're quite right, trains are indeed propelled by steam engines."

"The principle of the steam engine is also very simple, according to people who have traveled from the Ming Dynasty, the so-called steam engine is the power of the water vapor to push the lid of the kettle when the water is boiling."

"It's just that the smart Ming people have built more sophisticated machinery and applied the power of this water vapor to all walks of life."

Murat's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Dare to ask Your Excellency Ulugh Beg, have you ever seen a real steam engine, can you get a steam engine blueprint?"

Ulugh Beg smiled bitterly when he heard this.

"Your Royal Highness Murat, it's not that Ulugh Beg is stingy, it's true that we don't have any physical objects and drawings of this kind of thing."

"It is said that the grandson of the Ming Emperor once issued a strict order not to allow a steam engine to flow out of the borders of the Ming Dynasty!"

"In the Ming Empire, selling steam engines without permission is tantamount to rebellion, and will be subject to very severe sanctions......"

Murat sighed regretfully when he heard this.

"Alas!"

"If we can get the blueprints of the steam engine, we will have the ability to fight against the Ming Dynasty!"

When Ulugh Beg heard this, he immediately took Murat as a confidant, and took his hand enthusiastically and said.

"You're really my bosom friend, and I think so too!"

"The strength of the Ming Dynasty is strong in the steam engine, with the steam engine, they can build weapons and armor in large quantities and quickly, with the steam engine, they can easily transport materials to the front line, with the steam engine ......"

The more they talked, the more speculative they became, completely forgetting that they were in the main hall at this time, and there were His Majesty Su Dan and dozens of princes and ministers around them.

However, the strange thing is that whether it is Bayezet or dozens of princes and nobles, instead of interrupting the thoughts of the two, they listen extremely attentively.

The two talked about the technology of the Ming Dynasty to the military of the Ming Dynasty, and then talked about the system of the Ming Dynasty from the military, and finally came to the same conclusion.

- The Ming Threat Theory!

(End of chapter)