"who?"
Milansa asked in surprise.
Since Faraij ascended the throne, the entire Mamluk dynasty has never encountered an opponent. For a moment, Miransha could not think of anyone who could make Faraiji feel so complicated.
Faraij lowered his head feebly and whispered two words: "Da Ming!"
Ming dynasty!
Hearing these two nightmare-like words, Miransha's expression instantly became serious.
"Aren't they always in Tianfang? They have never had the idea of coming over for so many years. How come they are here all of a sudden now?"
Over the years, the only thing that reassures Miransha is that Ming Dynasty has not continued to expand and has always stayed peacefully in Tianfang.
Although he had thought in his heart that one day the Ming Dynasty might expand again, he never thought that this day would come so quickly.
Faraij shook his head and explained: "The Ming Dynasty is in trouble in the sky, and the Ottomans are attacking them in a big way. They have lost two governor's palaces one after another, and are now stubbornly resisting the Ottoman attack."
"But judging from the current situation, if there are no reinforcements, it will be a matter of time before they are defeated."
"And now, Ming Dynasty is asking us for help, hoping that we can send troops to repel the Ottomans for them!"
After listening to this, Mirasa saw a look in Faraij's eyes.
Taking a deep breath, he asked: "Your Majesty the Sultan, do you mean that you don't want to send troops to help the Ming Dynasty?"
Faraij nodded sharply, "Yes. The Ming people are too greedy."
"But they helped us regain our country after all..." Miransha obviously had different opinions.
"But I also paid them enough!" Faraij's voice raised an octave, and now that she mentioned the price she paid, her heart still ached.
"Gold, land, slaves, which one was not given to them? As for them being attacked by the Ottomans now, that is their own business. Even when they fail, we can still send troops to recapture the original land!"
"Don't!" Mirasa immediately interrupted Faraij's fantasy.
Faced with Faraij's dissatisfied look, Miran Shah quickly advised: "Great Sultan, let's not say whether the Ming Dynasty will fail this time. Even if they fail, they will lose Tianfang. With the strength of the Ming Dynasty, it won't be long before they You can take it back."
"After all, the Ottomans were also lucky. They happened to encounter the Ming's invincible fleet that was not in Tianfang. But once the news of Tianfang's failure spread back, Ming would definitely send its army and armada to Tianfang again. Does the Sultan think that the Ottomans can defeat the Ming again? "
Faraji fell silent after hearing this. She had witnessed the terror of the Ming Dynasty Armada with her own eyes. What she saw and heard on the boat made her still frightened to this day.
Although the Ottomans were also powerful, Farahi did not think they could defeat the Ming Dynasty's invincible fleet.
Seeing Faraij lowering his head and thinking deeply, Mirasha continued: "And what if we can retake Tianfang?"
how?
There was also a momentary confusion in Faraij's eyes. She was actually just thinking of revenge and just vented her anger. After all, when Han Du forced her to cede Tianfang, she was very reluctant to give up.
"Then we have offended two powerful empires at the same time, one is the Ottomans and the other is the Ming Dynasty!" Miran Shah said eagerly: "Sultan, we do not lack land. There are countless lands to the south waiting for you to conquer. Why? To offend two empires that are more powerful than us at the same time for a small piece of land?"
Although Miransha didn't know the allusion of "the eldest brother and the second son fought each other, and the third son disappeared", he did know that if it was really besieged by the Ming Dynasty and Osman, then the Mamluk dynasty would be gone!
Faraij thought for a moment and then spoke hesitantly: "Then what do you mean, we send troops to help the Ming Dynasty?"
"Of course." Miransha nodded vigorously.
Faraij suddenly frowned and asked, "Didn't you say you can't offend the Ming Dynasty and Osman? If we send troops, wouldn't we also offend Osman?"
"That's not the case!" Miransha shook his head, and then explained: "Osman is not as strong as Ming. Since we can only choose one of Ming and Osman, then we must stand on the side with the strongest strength."
"What's more, this is what Ming Dynasty asked us for."
"Okay." Faraij nodded, reluctantly agreeing.
Then he asked again: "When we asked Ming Dynasty for help, they took away so many things. Now that they are sending troops to save us, they should also ask for some conditions, right? ?”
Faraiji has been sharpening his sword for a long time, hoping to kill Ming Dynasty with a knife.
However, Miransha quickly reached out and interrupted, "Don't!"
"What's wrong?" Faraji was dissatisfied.
Miransha had no choice but to quickly remind: "Sultan, don't forget, we are still a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. If we face the Ming Dynasty's request for help, we must send troops to help."
Only then did Faraiji remember that she had written the letter of credence that recognized Ming Dynasty as her suzerain state, and she had stamped it herself. She could not deny it even if she wanted to.
"Okay, this time it will be easier for them." Faraij was a little unhappy.
...
Miransha personally led 50,000 cavalry and 200,000 slave legions to support Tianfang. With the addition of reinforcements, Tianfang finally calmed down the situation and entered a stalemate.
Han Du received the military report and learned that Tianfang had finally resisted the Ottoman attack, and his worries were relieved a little.
Han Du was very surprised when he learned that Faraij agreed to send 250,000 troops without any conditions.
This woman is not someone who regards money as dirt. Has she changed her gender now?
"Teacher, there are businessmen from Byzantium coming." Yu Qian came to report.
"What do they want to buy? Isn't it also food?" Han Du is now a little resistant to these merchants who come to trade.
Yu Qian straightened up and said with a smile: "That's not true. I asked them in advance that they were here to buy silk, porcelain, tea, etc., but they just said they didn't know how to buy food."
Finally back to normal, Han Du smiled slightly: "Since they want to buy it, then sell it to them. Of course, the price must be according to the current price."
Yu Qian smiled awkwardly and said quickly: "They just think the price is too high and want us to lower it."
Han Du shook his head directly, "Don't believe their lies! Now that we have a monopoly on trade, they have no other way to buy these. Even if they buy them back at this price, they will still have enough profit."
"The students knew it, but they heard that Osman was attacking Tianfang and said they wanted to see the teacher." Yu Qian said.
Han Du immediately became curious, "Oh? Could it be that he, a businessman, can still influence Byzantium?"
"He didn't say that." Yu Qian shook his head vigorously.
Han Du pondered for a while, nodded and said: "Then let's meet, you can make arrangements."
"Okay, teacher." Yu Qian bowed and quickly exited.
Yu Qian was very fast, and Handu met a businessman from Byzantium the next day.
"Your Excellency, the Duke of Ming Dynasty!"
A middle-aged man with curled hair and wearing a long robe walked in and bowed to Han Du.
Han Du nodded slightly in return and asked straight to the point: "I heard that Byzantium can help this Duke deal with the Ottoman Empire. What? Will you send troops to attack the Ottoman Empire?"
Hader immediately conveyed Han Du's intention to the businessman.
The businessman stood up, smiled and shook his head and explained: "Your Majesty the Duke has misunderstood. Although Byzantium has had enmity with the Ottomans, our strength is not as good as the Ottomans, so we will not attack them."
"I don't think so." Han Du chuckled, "Now that Osman's troops are restrained in the sky, there will definitely be an emptiness inside. Since you and Osman People have grudges, so why not take this opportunity to take revenge?”
After hearing this, the businessman was stunned, then lowered his head with a wry smile and said: "This is not something I can decide, but I can take the Duke's thoughts back and report them."
"This is not why I came to see the Duke today."
Han Du leaned back on the chair, with a completely lazy and comfortable posture, and said calmly: "Then what do you want? Let's make it clear first, if you want to reduce the price, then don't even think about it. We will not lower the price."
The knife has been sharpened a long time ago. If you don't let me kill you with hatred, it's a bit unreasonable, right?
The businessman seemed to have been prepared, and he bowed calmly and said: "Your Majesty the Duke, although we in Byzantium will not attack the Ottomans, there are people who have hatred against them. If we get the news about the emptiness within the Ottomans, it must be I won’t miss this opportunity.”
"Do you know where there is such a person?" Han Du narrowed his eyes and naturally guessed the businessman's purpose.
The businessman nodded immediately: "Yes. The people who are at odds with the Ottomans include the Venetians and the Hungarians."
"The Venetians are very good at doing business. At first, they had industries on almost all the islands in the Aegean Sea. But later, they were driven away by the Ottoman Empire fleet."
Although the businessman did not explain in detail, Han Du could also think of it. Of course the living were driven away, but what about the dead? I'm afraid it would have been thrown into the sea to feed the fish.
"What else?" Han Du thought it was interesting and urged.
The businessman quickly replied: "Even the Hungarians are still being harassed by the Ottomans. If they know the news, they will definitely launch a fierce attack on the Ottomans."
Without the merchant's reminder, Han Du could imagine that these two forces would attack the Ottomans at this time.
Osman is under attack from both sides, even if it collapses, it is not impossible!
"Where are the Venetians and Hungarians you mentioned?" Handu also knew about the Venetian merchants, but he did not expect that they had conflicts with the Ottoman Empire.
