The Wenhua Hall of the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty.

In the apse of the daily office of the Ming Emperor, two long tables have been added in the past two days.

On each table are two one-to-one scale models of new battleships.

The main body design of the conservative verification type of all large-caliber main gun battleships and the conservative verification type of aircraft carriers has been basically completed recently.

On the basis of the hull of the existing warship, the modification is made as small as possible to achieve the purpose of new design verification, so the design speed is much faster.

Before the official start of construction, a large-scale model of the warship is usually made and handed over to the relevant personnel for intuitive appreciation.

Now these two models have been made and are placed in front of the emperor.

The old emperor Zhu Zhongliang stood in front of the model that was almost a man long, looking at the aircraft carrier model and the aircraft on it, and felt quite satisfied.

"The conservative type looks like this, and the target type doesn't know how much difference there is......"

Pick up a small model of an airplane and place it in front of yourself for a closer look.

At this time, there was a report from the guards outside, and the second son of the emperor, Zhu Jianyan, came to ask to see him, so he waved his hand and let him in directly.

Zhu Jianyan's official position changed again, and half a month after the Ming delegation headed by Zhu Jingyuan left Beijing, Zhu Jianyan became the secretary of the ministry.

Zhu Jianyan's office was directly moved to the cabinet of the Wenhua Palace, and he was still in charge of the affairs of the Honglu Temple.

It should be said that under the instruction of the old emperor, almost everything is now in charge, and the old emperor feels a little let go.

Zhu Jingyuan's news arrived at half past four in the afternoon at Beijing Division time, and was directly delivered to the Cabinet Office.

After Zhu Jianyan finished reading it, he thought about it with a solemn expression for a few seconds, and finally decided to find the old emperor.

Zhu Jianyan handed the telegram to the old emperor, and at the same time briefly said Zhu Jingyuan's request:

"Father, Yasugaki demanded that Persia be made a foreign vassal and that the army enter Persia directly in an attempt to launch an attack in the northwest of Persia.

"At the same time, the construction of railways and infrastructure in northwestern Persia began as a base for attacking and defending against Lucia and the Ottomans."

The old emperor took it and looked at it, and immediately pushed it back:

"You can do it yourself."

Zhu Jianyan was suddenly a little speechless:

"Erchen feels that this matter is very important, and it is very likely to cause war again, and Erchen can't make a rash decision now, and ask his father to make a decision......"

The old emperor continues to fiddle with the model:

"Then you do what Jing Yuan suggests."

Zhu Jianyan opened his mouth:

"Erchen...... The retainers obeyed ......"

After Zhu Jianyan retired, he went directly to the cabinet and asked the scholars to draw up a decree to give the Persian king the title.

As a foreign vassal, the highest title of the monarch is the duke, so the king of Persia is directly demoted to the duke of Persia.

But the name doesn't really matter, the key is the actual status and relationship.

After giving the title, Persia became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

The relevant procedures were handled directly by the cabinet, and Zhu Jianyan went to Wuyingdian by himself.

Summoning the military aircraft ministers on duty and asking them to formulate a combat strategy as soon as possible in accordance with Zhu Jingyuan's suggestion.

At the same time, the Persian king Abbas VI, when he received a telegram from his son, was amazed and stunned for a long time.

Becoming a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, of course, Abbas VI would not refuse, and there was no way to refuse.

After staying for a long time, he quickly gave the order of course.

Let the troops, which were already concentrated on the northwestern border, go to the border line to strengthen the defense line again.

If you want to attack Lucia and Ottoman, the current Persia may not have that ability, but everyone in this era can defend it.

The three-piece set of trenches, barbed wire, and water-cooled machine guns is set up and waiting for the enemy to push it.

Now both Daming and Taixi have completely withdrawn from the border of the three kingdoms of Anxi, and there are only Persia's own troops in Persia.

However, the western part of Persia was left with fortifications built by both sides.

There are two places where the two sides face each other, and Persia will build another one on the border, that is, three lines of defense.

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King Si also immediately transferred troops from other regions to reinforce the northwest frontier.

At the same time, he sent a telegram to the Ming court, taking the initiative to apply to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty and requesting the Ming troops to enter Persia.

Although the prince of Daming gave a hint, he couldn't wait for Daming to canonize him, so he had to take the initiative to ask for it.

After receiving the application of Persia, the Ming court officially issued a decree the next morning:

Set up a Persian foreign vassal, canonized Abbas VI as the Duke of Persia, and ordered the Duke of Persia to cooperate with all the actions of the Ming Right Army Governorate.

The troops that the Ming Dynasty retreated to the Tianzhu area for repair, the troops repaired in the Lianghe River Valley, and the troops repaired in the Xihai Peninsula received the assembly order again.

The initial withdrawal was supervised by both sides, so there were still personnel from the Taixi side around the retreating troops of the Ming Dynasty.

The Persian troops were also unable to escape the eyes of the Lucia and Ottoman patrols on the opposite side.

The movement of the Persian troops, as well as the regrouping of the Ming forces, soon spread to the Tessi country.

The monarchs and ministers of the Tessie countries were shocked when they received these news.

Combined with the minutes of the peace talks sent back yesterday, many monarchs and ministers began to worry about whether the negotiations between the Ming and the Ottomans were about to break down.

Peace talks, which seemed to be very secure, seem to be full of uncertainty again.

The monarchs of all countries were considering whether to call back the negotiators, or at least the main generals.

At the same time, however, they noted that the build-up of these forces was concentrated around the Ottomans.

In the end, they all decided to observe again and let the representatives in front of them confirm the situation first.

The Ottoman Sultan Selim III was even more shocked, and immediately sent a telegram to the Grand Vizier in front of him, asking him to ask the Ming what he was going to do.

Davizir Za Aden was shocked and angry, and immediately went to the Honglu Temple of the Ming Dynasty to Shaoqing Shen Fu:

"Why did Da Ming gather troops again? According to the agreement before the start of the peace talks, neither of us can do this! ”

Shen Fu said very calmly:

"Our Royal Highness the Prince believes that the Ottomans have no sincerity in negotiating, so they have decided to restart preparations for war."

Zayadine was tempted to ask aloud, is it just sincerity to hand over all the land south of Anatolia?

Or loudly accuse Da Ming of being unreasonable, and angrily denounce those demands as extortion at all.

But in the end, Zayadin resisted the impulse, and his tone was very solemn and serious:

"We didn't refuse, we're still thinking about it, we can communicate further, and I think there should be room for negotiation."

Shen Fu seemed to be quite helpless and began to lay out the facts for Za Yading:

"First, the Ctessi nations are no longer able to fight, and they are desperate to withdraw from the war and will not fight for the Ottomans again.

"Second, the Ottoman forces are not the opponents of the Ming Dynasty, this has been confirmed in the Two Rivers Battlefield, and after the Taixi countries withdraw from the war, it is only a matter of time before our Ming Dynasty achieves its goal alone.

"Thirdly, we have never taken the initiative to tear up the armistice, we have maintained peace with Lucia for hundreds of years when we have the advantage, and you can consider our armistice to be permanent.

"Fourth, Prince Daming, who presided over the peace talks this time, is the king of big food, and all he asks for is the big food region.

"If, in this case, the Ottomans still can't recognize the reality, we can only let the war continue.

"If nothing else, Tessie should watch Daming fight with you this time, and continue to negotiate after Daming achieves the goal of the war."

After Shen Fu finished speaking, he sat and drank tea, waiting for Za Yading to make a decision.

Zayaden knew in his heart that what Shen Fu said was all reality, and they were all realities that made Zayading feel powerless.

After three minutes of silence, Zaadin spoke again:

"I understand this reality, and I will try to convince the Sultan, but I need to be sure of what support the Ming can give to the Ottomans."

Shen Fu didn't speak, but took out a piece of paper and began to write his promise directly:

"We need an independent Ottoman presence as a barrier between us and Tessie.

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"When we get the land south of Anatolia, the local Arabs will give it to Egypt, and you can take it with you.

"After that, we can provide Osman with a very wide range of help.

"Including industrial machinery, weapons and equipment, shipbuilding and warships, culture and education, transportation, railways and minerals, etc.

"These are things that can be written down, direct public promises that are given to you, and there are other things that can't be put on paper.

"We will support you in your confrontation with Tessie, including in the division of Austria with Lucia and Prussia.

"We can cooperate on the dismemberment of Lucia in the future, and we support you in retaking the lands around the Black Sea.

"You can give away the land of the Arabs, and you can take the land of the Austrians.

"You sultans have ten days to respond, but a public response can be delayed up to a month."

Zayadine listened to the deep promise, and his heart could be said to have mixed feelings.

These support and commitments of Daming are what any country wants to get, and they will be of great help to any country.

If it hadn't been for the land, Zayadine would have been cheering......

However, hearing the last sentence, Zaadin was obviously stunned again:

"Ten days to respond to Daming? And then, a month to respond publicly? Is this to stall for time? ”

Shen Fu smiled and nodded:

"Yes, Daming has just successfully developed several new weapons, weapons that have the potential to change the mode of war, and the production is accelerating.

"Gradual deliveries to the front line will begin within a month, and if the Ottomans continue to fight, then test it on your battlefield

"Otherwise, it may be used on the battlefield against Lucia, and Lucia probably won't easily agree to our request."

Zayaden asked with a heavy heart:

"This ...... Is it a threat? ”

Shen Fu smiled and said:

"You can think so."

Zayadin left the Shen Fu Mansion with a heavy heart, and returned to his residence in the car provided by Haijiao Huangzhuang.

A report was compiled in detail and sent to the ruler of the Ottoman Empire, the Ottoman Sultan.

At the same time, he also sent messages to other anti-Ming alliance countries, explaining the situation between his side and the Ming Dynasty.

It is claimed that the Ming gave the Ottomans a one-month deadline to accept the Ming conditions in full or continue the war.

All other negotiations were suspended until the Ottomans made a decision.

The Ming continued to gather troops in the Great Food region at an accelerated pace, and the Persian defense line on the Ottoman and Lucian borders gradually took shape.

The troops of other countries that were originally about to be disbanded had to remain on standby, ready to regroup and enter the battlefield at any time.

Although the Ming Dynasty set a deadline for the Ottomans, the Taixi countries did not dare not care.

The clouds of war seem to be gathering again.

After repeated consideration and hesitation, the royal family and high-ranking officials of the Taixi countries finally did not choose to recall the delegation to the peace talks.

The recall of the delegation means that the peace talks are officially abandoned, and there is really no way back.

They instructed their representatives to persuade the Ottomans and advised them to accept the Ming's terms.

As a result, the representatives of the anti-Ming alliance began to take turns or organize groups to talk to the Ottoman Grand Vizir Za Aden.

Set the facts, be reasonable, and tell the Ottomans that they had no choice and that accepting the demands of the Ming Dynasty was the way out.

Zaadin remained noncommittal, as if he was not in a hurry because there was still a long time left.

After this situation lasted for eight days, there was once again major news from the front that the Ming troops had once again entered Persian territory.

The representatives of the Tessi countries happened to get together to persuade the Ottoman Grand Vizierza Aden, and when they received the news, they immediately made a commotion.

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mr. William Pitt, stood up directly and said:

"This is against the pre-war agreement between our two sides, and I will go to the representative of Daming to protest."

Zayaden shook his head slightly and said:

"This time the battlefield is on the Ottoman border, and this is also putting pressure on the Ottomans, so let's go."

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Zayadin's attitude was very resolute, and finally left the representatives of the anti-Ming alliance and came to the mansion again:

"Shen Shaoqing, our Sultan His Majesty has made a decision and can accept Da Ming's request.

"However, His Majesty the Sultan has additionally requested that a fleet of Ottomans should be sold before the Ming Dynasty helps the Ottomans build a ship industry system.

"To have four capital ships, four armored cruisers, and at least eight protective cruisers.

"To pay for the land in Syria and other places......"

Shen Fu's eyebrows raised:

"Those lands should have been handed over to Daming, and now they are going to be used to change the fleet, isn't this just going to be given away?"

Zaadin subconsciously wanted to shout filial piety: What is the land that should have been given to Daming? What kind of robber logic is this!

Hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land in exchange for a fleet is completely bloody, okay!

But in the end, Zayadine resisted the impulse, and still bowed slightly very calmly and said:

"This is His Majesty the Sultan's last request, and I hope that His Majesty the Emperor of Daming and His Royal Highness the Prince of Dashi can fulfill it."

For this special requirement, Shen Fu can't make up his own mind:

"I need to go and ask His Highness the Great Food King."

Shen Fu left Zayading in the living room and found Zhu Jingyuan, who was discussing the design of the battleship with the craftsmen.

After Zhu Jingyuan came to the Western Cape, as long as he was not preparing for negotiations or directly participating in peace talks, he spent most of his time busy with the design of warships.

One by one, I confirmed the high-speed battleship designs I remembered, and if I didn't remember them clearly, I experimented and calculated them with the craftsmen.

In the past few days, I have been immersed in the battleship design team all day.

Shen Fu gave a general explanation of Osman's request, and then reminded Zhu Jingyuan that he said:

"Your Highness, we can refuse this request, even if we don't give anything, Osman will eventually accept it."

Zhu Jingyuan thinks about the current situation:

"Don't deceive them too much, tell them that you can't build them new ships, and that the old ships you have can transfer to them.

"It's not a particularly old ship, it can be guaranteed to be less than fifteen years old, and it is guaranteed that they can be used for more than ten years, and their new ship will be launched."

Shen Fu still wanted to persuade, Zhu Jingyuan directly picked up a simple line drawing of a new ship on the table:

"After the armistice, we would have needed fewer warships, and most of them would have been decommissioned, transferred, and dismantled.

"On the side of the Beijing Division, the design of the latest all-large-caliber main gun battleship has been basically completed.

"Construction will start soon, and it is expected to be launched by the end of this year.

"After the new generation of warships is put into service, all the original warships will be eliminated, and they will have to be scrapped and dismantled.

"Now these future scrap irons can directly urge Osman to accept the conditions, which can be regarded as worthwhile.

"By the way, you can contact Lucia later, and say that after the armistice, we won't need so many warships, and we can sell them some.

"Prussia and Austria will help us in the future, so we won't pit them on this.

"As for other countries, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Denmark, Norway and the like can be asked.

"Britain and France probably won't want it, they won't want us at a discount, they have to deal with the warships themselves, and the targets are also these countries.

"So we have to discount a little more, and we have to contact or even sign an order in advance.

"Starting to deal with the warship in advance will also show our sincerity for peace!

"Of course, we can't sell them all out, we have to keep some of them, and the delivery deadline will be delayed for a few years until our new ship starts to be launched.

"We can't let our navy be cut off, we can't be left without ships after the war."

After the birth of the historical "dreadnought", the old warships that preceded them, the so-called "former dreadnoughts", were quickly eliminated.

Because the combat distance of the dreadnought, from about six kilometers in the past, has been directly increased to more than ten kilometers.

The original former dreadnoughts had no way to fight the dreadnoughts at all, and could only be unilaterally pressed and beaten.

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Reducing military spending, the excess warships built during the war would have to be sold or dismantled.

Shen Fu didn't know how much advantage the dreadnought could have, but he immediately understood the problem of post-war equipment disposal.

"The minister understands, or His Highness has thought it through."

Shen Fu said goodbye to Zhu Jingyuan, and went back to convey Zhu Jingyuan's meaning to Za Yading:

"The war is coming to an end, and we can't build new ships, so we can only give you existing warships, which can be guaranteed to be less than fifteen years old."

Za Yading didn't talk any more nonsense, and directly accepted Zhu Jingyuan's proposal:

"Thank you for the generosity of His Royal Highness Prince Daishi, then we will officially sign the contract in twenty days.

"But I'm coming here today with questions from the Tessie countries.

"According to our pre-war agreement, our troops on both sides will not wait to enter the territory of the three countries of Anxi.

"Now that the Ming Dynasty has entered the territory of Persia again, the Taixi countries have to protest to the Ming Dynasty.

"How should I explain this to the Tessie countries?"

Shen Fupi said with a smile:

"Our original promise was given to the once independent Three Kingdoms of Anxi, but now the independent Kingdom of Persia no longer exists.

"What our Ming troops have entered is Persia, a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, which is the internal affairs of our Ming Dynasty and its subject countries, and has nothing to do with other countries!

"Of course, it's not limited by the original promise."

The corners of Za Yading's mouth twitched slightly:

"That's how I respond to the Tessie countries? Will they be able to accept this explanation? ”

Shen Fu nodded lightly and said:

"They just want a reason to comfort themselves, even if it's a reason that they've been fooled, as long as they can say it."

Zaadin understood that what Shen Fu said was the truth, but at this time he could only be silent.

I can only sigh in my heart that being a diplomat of the Ming Dynasty is much easier than a country like myself.

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