When the Empress Dowager heard this, she quickly said: "Forget it, forget it, the Ming Dynasty is too powerful. Even if you train elite soldiers, you can't afford to provoke it. As long as you can block the Ming army's attack!"
"..." Upon hearing this, Ahmed was speechless. This is too cowardly, like a girl!
Thinking of this, he suddenly realized that the Queen Mother was a woman!
If he was to be honest, he had to admit that what the Queen Mother said actually made sense.
If he trains more elite troops, can he be more powerful than the army he had during the previous Eastern Expedition? But even then, wouldn't it be destroyed by the Ming army?
However, if you don't speak harshly, it will be too embarrassing for the Ottoman Empire. As the Prime Minister of the Ottoman Empire, you will not be able to give an explanation to outsiders and you will be impeached.
With this in mind, when Ahmed was thinking about how to persuade the Queen Mother, he saw a chamberlain coming in to report that Mustafa was seeking an urgent meeting.
Ahmed and the Queen Mother were shocked when they heard this. The two of them looked at each other and could see the fear deep in each other's hearts: Could it be that the Ming army has started attacking again?
With this in mind, the Queen Mother quickly summoned Mustafa.
After just a moment, Mustafa hurriedly entered the palace. However, there was not much fear on his face, but one of excitement. This made the Queen Mother and Ahmed feel relieved when they saw it. From the looks of it, they thought wrong and there should be good news.
Sure enough, Mustafa was seen hurriedly paying tribute, and then reported excitedly: "Wei Chen has just received news that, led by the United Kingdom, Spain and the Netherlands, European countries gathered in Paris, France to discuss how to deal with the Ming army!"
"What?" Ahmed was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly confirmed, "Is this really true? Are they really going to deal with the Ming Kingdom?"
As he thought, the Ming army was still at war with the Ottomans. It's not like I haven't asked for help from those Europeans before. At least the Persian Emperor Abbas II sent an envoy with great fanfare. However, the Europeans just watched the fun and gloated, and did not show the slightest intention to deal with the Ming Dynasty. It was such a joy to suddenly have to deal with the Ming army!
"It couldn't be more true!" Mustafa nodded vigorously, his joy beyond words.
Seeing him like this, Ahmed was confused and asked: "Why were they indifferent before, but now the whole of Europe has united to deal with the Ming army?"
"I've asked about this too!" Mustafa listened and quickly replied, "It was the Ming army that took over the entire American continent and destroyed the Spaniards there. The pirates from various European countries saw the power of the Ming army. They all fled back..."
Hearing this, Ahmed was shocked and said: "What, while the Ming army was destroying the Mughals and Persians and attacking the Ottomans, it also sent troops to America and occupied the entire America?"
He was really surprised. He originally thought that the Ming army's march to the west was already the greatest national strength of the Ming army. Then due to logistical issues, he was defeated by his strong wall clearing move. Unexpectedly, the Ming army actually fought on two fronts and won a complete victory, occupying the entire America.
In other words, the Ming army did not use all its strength against the Ottoman Empire! The so-called strong walls and clear fields to repel the Ming army are more of just a joke that I deceived myself!
"Yes!" Mustafa also realized this, stopped smiling, and replied seriously, "Also, Spain sent troops to destroy the Ming Dynasty's ally Portugal some time ago. More importantly, the daughter of the King of Portugal He also married the prince of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the Ming army must avenge Portugal. They felt the power of the Ming Dynasty and the crisis, so they began to unite."
"But in this case, shouldn't Spain be the only one taking the lead? Why would the United Kingdom and the Netherlands take the lead together?" The Queen Mother asked with some confusion when she heard this.
Ahmed knew the answer to this question, so he answered the Empress Dowager: "When the Persian emperor persuaded us, the Ottomans, to send troops together to deal with the Ming army, he also persuaded the Dutch and British fleets to set out from the sea to attack the Ming Dynasty. Fleet. As a result, the last time the Ming Dynasty captured Persia, they destroyed both fleets!"
"Oh..." After hearing this, the Queen Mother said a long "Oh", and then said with emotion, "I didn't expect the Ming army to be so powerful!"
Upon hearing this, Ahmed also came back to his senses: Yes, I had never noticed the Ming Dynasty's fleet before. It turned out that it was as powerful as the army. It was able to defeat the fleets of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands!
Just as he was thinking of this, Mustafa asked: "What should we do? Should we also send someone to Paris, France to check the situation?"
After hearing this, Ahmed pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "I'm afraid when the Europeans are discussing, someone will suggest that we, the Ottomans, should also be wiped out!"
Hearing this, Mustafa thought of the hatred between the Ottoman Empire and European countries, and suddenly realized that this was really possible!
As far as those Europeans are concerned, they wish the Ottoman Empire would die! How could they unite with the Ottoman Empire to fight the Ming Army again! Unless they think that their strength is not enough to deal with the Ming army! However, now that all European countries are required to unite, this force is too powerful and it is impossible not to defeat the Ming army!
Thinking about it this way, the news that European countries have united is actually very unfavorable news for the Ottoman Empire!
Thinking of this, Mustafa's face turned pale and he quickly asked: "Then what should we do?"
"Yes, what should we do?" The Queen Mother became anxious again and asked quickly.
The difference in strength made it impossible for Ahmed to think of any solution at once, so he had to remain silent.
Seeing him like this, the Queen Mother became more and more anxious. I thought I could take a breather, but I didn't expect that there was another enemy more powerful than the Ming army. Why is the Ottoman Empire so difficult!
With this in mind, she confirmed to Ahmed: "Those Europeans really won't accept us and want to destroy us too?"
Ahmed nodded bitterly and said: "If they really unite for the Eastern Expedition, they will definitely not mind wiping us out."
"Why, don't their own countries often fight with each other?" After hearing this, the Queen Mother said angrily.
When Mustafa heard this, he explained to her: "This is different! The royal families of their countries have constant relations with each other, but with us, they are completely hostile!"
The Thirty Years War in Europe was also called the Thirty Years War of Religion. This shows how important this factor was in European countries. The Ottoman Empire was even more different from European countries. This was actually an important reason why the Ottoman Empire continued to attack Europe and why all European countries were hostile to the Ottoman Empire.
The Queen Mother thought for a moment and understood, but she was unwilling to accept it and asked again: "Is there... is there no room for negotiation?"
"Unless we are willing to be the lackeys of the Europeans, we will do whatever they say!" Ahmed's words were a bit unpleasant, and as soon as he spoke, the Queen Mother's face became very ugly, "But we must also let the Europeans Understand how powerful the Ming army is. The more allies they have, the more strength they have. Only in this way can they not attack us and just let us be their cannon fodder!"
After he finished speaking, the hall suddenly became quiet, and no one spoke for a long time.
At this time, the three of them had only one thing in their minds: the Ottoman Empire was too difficult!
After a while, Mustafa suddenly raised his head and looked at Ahmed and said: "How about we help publicize the power of the Ming Dynasty? And the Ming Dynasty's means of attacking enemy countries. They are the public enemies of the whole world. If From this perspective, we and the Europeans are all on the same page!”
This consensus is naturally the consensus that when the Ming army took care of them, the rich and powerful were attacked.
In the past, of course the Ottomans would not deliberately emphasize how powerful the Ming army was!
The Queen Mother listened, but she was not very enthusiastic, because Ahmed just said that even if the Europeans agreed, they would form an alliance, but more importantly, they would use the Ottoman Empire as cannon fodder. As a woman, she knew that if the Ottoman Empire suffered too many losses in the war against the Ming Dynasty, after the Ming army was defeated, the Europeans might carve up the Ottoman Empire!
Therefore, before Ahmed could answer, she suddenly said: "Otherwise, we should surrender to the Ming Kingdom. As the Ming Emperor said, the area east of the Black Sea Strait... will be given to the Ming Kingdom, but the prerequisite If our Ottoman Empire is attacked by Europeans, the Ming Army will send troops to help us!"
This is actually a way!
After hearing this, Ahmed and Mustafa glanced at each other and saw the other's intention.
"You should talk, wouldn't it be better this way?" Seeing that neither of them spoke, the Queen Mother became anxious and urged them.
Ahmed listened, organized his language a little, and then answered the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, this matter is really humiliating. Moreover, Europe may not necessarily unite. If we surrender to the Ming Dynasty at this time, , there must be many people in the country who will oppose it!"
After hearing what he said, the Queen Mother felt that it made sense. She was frightened by what they just described.
So, she nodded and said, "Okay, just make sure you have an idea of this matter. We'll talk about it later depending on the situation!"
"Wei Chen obeys the order!" Ahmed said after hearing this, "Wei Chen will train the army with all his heart, and only by strengthening himself can he be independent. Don't worry, Queen Mother!"
What else can be done, that’s all.
After the meeting, Osman was even more concerned about the Paris Conference than the Ming Dynasty, and sent various agents to inquire about the news.
