Celim I did not wait for the Jiaohuangzhong and others for too long. After they arrived at Damascus and rested for two days, they received news that Celim I would meet them on the third day.

During these two days, Caohuangzhong and others were not idle, but Suleiman took them to visit Damascus City. Especially for the production workshop of Damascus knife, it was the focus of visiting Caohuangzhong and others.

They have also been famous for this kind of peerless treasure sword for a long time, especially those officers in the Ming cavalry, who wanted to have a real Damascus scimitar. Suleiman did not disappoint them, as long as he used it

He gave him a Damascus sword as a gift.

On the morning of the third day, Caohuangzhong and others counted the prepared gifts again, then put on their Ming Dynasty official uniforms and paid homage to Selim I in the temporary palace in Damascus.

Jiao Huangzhong was also very curious about Selim I. After getting along with Suleiman these few days and talking with other Ottoman officials, he finally figured out what kind of monarch Selim was.

Confucianism's view that if a monarch like Selim was placed in the Ming Dynasty, he would definitely not be able to escape the unfavorable evaluations of "tyrant", "military and powerful", "cruel and easy to kill", etc. Not to mention anything else, he just killed his father, his brother, and his

Son, the evil deed of killing nephew is enough to be scolded by the historian for a hundred years.

However, as the saying goes, following the customs, Selim's actions are not a big mistake in the Ottoman Empire. After all, it is a tradition of their throne, and others cannot blame them at all. Moreover, although Selim is warlike, it is a tradition of their throne.

, but it has built the entire country extremely strongly. According to the current development speed of the Ottoman Empire, it is probably not a few years before a powerful opponent will appear in the West of the Ming Dynasty, just like the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire at that time.

It is precisely because of this that when Jiao Huangzhong met Selim I, he also showed enough respect. After celebrating Selim I in accordance with the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, he presented the gifts he brought from the Ming Dynasty.

Most of these gifts are from the Ming Dynasty, such as silk, porcelain, and tea, which are definitely important gifts. There are also some handicrafts made of gold and jade, as well as pearls, corals, etc. produced in Southeast Asia. It can be said that each of them is

Priceless.

Selim was very happy to see such a generous gift from the Ming Dynasty. After smiling and letting someone accept it, he greeted the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty again, and then went straight to the main topic: "Ambassador Jiao. I don't know you

I came to Damascus to see me from afar, but what is important?”

Selim grew up in the army since he was a child. Even after becoming the Ottoman Sultan, he still had the temper of a soldier. He pursued efficiency in everything he did. Even when he was talking, he liked to go straight. He always hated others to go around with him.

Jiao Huangzhong has learned about Selim's temper from Suleiman, so he did not speak and play the puzzle like in the Ming Dynasty officialdom. He also directly replied: "Dear Sultan, our emperor, and the regent sent me this time.

When I went to the West, I was preparing to visit the Mamluk Dynasty and discuss with them how to reopen the Suez Canal. However, when I arrived in India, I heard that your country launched the third Eastern Expedition and defeated the Mamluk Dynasty.

What happened, although your country has not yet fully captured Egypt, in my opinion, this is just a matter of time, so after considering it, we decided to come directly to visit Sudan and discuss the Suez Canal with Sudan.

!”

Jiaohuangzhong had already figured out Selim's temper before. Knowing that talking to such a soldier's background is frank and direct, so he did not hide the fact that he had been preparing to go to the Mamluk Dynasty before, after all, it was only

They are people with some brains. They can calculate the purpose of their mission from time to time. After all, when they left the Ming Dynasty, the Ottomans and the Mamluk dynasty were still in peace. Unless the Ming Dynasty could predict it in the future, they wanted to clear the Suez Canal.

I can only go to the Mamluk Dynasty.

Sure enough, when Selim saw Jiao Huangzhong so honest, she couldn't help but smile a little, and her eyes looked at Jiao Huangzhong with a little admiration. She smiled and said, "Amistrator Jiao really has vision. The Mamluk Dynasty has long been

It is already rotten, and it is indeed not difficult to defeat them, but it is not a trivial matter to unblock the Suez Canal again. What conditions do you Ming Dynasty plan to convince me?"

This time, Selim attacked the Mamluk Dynasty, so he naturally conducted a detailed investigation into Egypt. The main traffic route connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean was the focus of his investigation. After all, this is the circulation of goods in Asia and Europe.

The Mamluk Dynasty controlled this line of transportation and made huge profits every year, which also attracted the Portuguese to be very jealous. For this reason, the two countries fought a war for a full ten years, but they have not yet been separated until now.

Win or lose.

In addition, Selim also knew that the Suez Canal was opened in the ancient Egypt more than a thousand years ago, but later, due to some reasons, the canal was constantly connected and blocked until the Arab Empire hundreds of years ago

The Arab Empire, which had just captured Egypt, immediately ordered the unblocking of this ancient canal, which was convenient for nearly two hundred years. Unfortunately, due to some reasons, the canal was abandoned again. Now the Ming Dynasty has proposed that it can be unblocked again.

The purpose of a canal is to facilitate their merchant ships to reach the Mediterranean. But he really wants to know what conditions will Daming use to exchange for his consent. After all, it will take a lot of manpower and material resources to re-unblock this canal, and there is no benefit.

He certainly won't do it.

Hearing Selim did not refuse directly, he asked himself for the benefits, which made him feel refreshed and sat upright and said, "Dear Sultan, if the Suez Canal can be opened, then no matter how it is our Ming Dynasty."

The East represented by your country and the West represented by your country can communicate directly through the sea, and you no longer have to bypass the entire Africa like the Portuguese. In this way, it can not only promote economic and cultural exchanges between the East and the West, but also expensive.

The country can also collect taxes on the Suez Canal. In this way, your country is equivalent to owning a golden waterway. The annual tax is a huge wealth. With such huge benefits, isn’t the Sudan not tempted?”

When talking about this, Jiaohuang paused for a moment and then said: "In addition, I heard that there are constant conflicts between the Portuguese and your country. Although Portugal is a small country, it has become a famous European power through the benefits of maritime trade.

No one at the sea except our Ming Dynasty, but if your country can clear the Suez Canal, the Portuguese will definitely lose a thousand feet in control of the sea trade. When the national strength declines, your country will lose one strong enemy, which is simply killing two birds with one stone.

What happened, so I couldn't think of any reason for Sudan to refuse?"

Hearing the words of the yellow yellow, Selim shook his head and said, "Ambassador Jiao is right. If this canal can be repaired, then tax revenue alone will be a huge amount of income in the future, and it will indeed weaken the Kingdom of Portugal.

Strength, but the Suez Canal has been abandoned for hundreds of years, and some rivers have also become flat ground. It is unimaginable to try to clear such an ancient canal. Our Ottoman Empire has been fighting for years and the country is not rich.

I can't afford to spend so much money to build such a canal."

Seeing that Selim clearly demanding benefits from him, Jiaohuangzhong felt quite helpless, but he also knew that if he wanted Selim to agree to this matter, he would definitely have to pay the corresponding reward, otherwise the other party would definitely not.

Agree, after all, for the Ottoman Empire, whether to build the Suez Canal has little impact, and it is only a little more financial road to repair it. If it is not well repaired, you can make money by using land transportation. However, for the Ming Dynasty, if there is no such canal,

Then it will never be possible to transport goods directly to Europe, and will always be exploited by the Portuguese in the middle.

Thinking of this, Jiaohuangzhong had to grit his teeth and said, "Dear Sudan, if you are willing to re-drag this canal, then our Ming Dynasty will send some technical officials to help your country explore and measure this canal. I guarantee them

They are all the best technical officials. If they help you build the canal, they will definitely save a lot of manpower and material resources!”

The Ming Dynasty may lack other technical talents, but there will definitely be no shortage of water conservancy talents, because the various rivers led by the Yellow River in the Ming Dynasty were constantly plagued by the Yellow River. In order to control these harmful rivers, a large number of water conservancy officials gathered in the Ministry of Works of the Ming Dynasty.

It was not a big problem to ask them to design a canal. You should know that during the Sui Dynasty, a Grand Canal was built in the Central Plains, and the length of that canal was several times that of the Suez Canal.

However, Selim was obviously not satisfied with the chips taken out by the Killed Yellow. The first is that he didn't know the technical strength of the Ming Dynasty. What if the officials sent were not as good as those from his side? The second Killed Yellow

Although it sounds good, he sent technical officials, which cost a lot of money. Selim even felt that it would be better to let some civilians in the Ming Dynasty than to send a few technical officials.

"Ambassador Jiao, if the Ming Dynasty wants us to build the Suez Canal, then don't impress me with such conditions that have no substantial benefits. There are also many scholars in the Ottoman Empire in water conservancy, and their strength is not worse than that of the Ming Dynasty. We are now
Chapter completed!