Countless tents have been built on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Even so, it is still a drop in the bucket compared to the above. Except for some old and weak who can live here to resist the wind and cold, the rest of the people can only stay under the tent to take a break. The food of the refugees is relatively better. In addition to a bowl of porridge, each meal also has a steamed bun as big as a fist. It seems simple, but it is a very luxurious thing for these refugees who have just taken a walk from hell to save their lives.

Relief rooms are set up on every side of the South Bank. Many doctors start to carry medicine boxes from here every morning and walk towards tents full of patients. Due to a large number of herbs and a large number of doctors, cholera on the entire South Bank began to relieve a certain amount of time, and many people gradually recovered. The refugees' faces were less gloomy and more hope.

Mu Jianming seemed much more relaxed. In addition to going out to patrol the camp every day to observe the movements on the north bank, most of his time was spent on ideological education of refugees. This was specially urged by the emperor in the imperial edict. To ensure that refugees can live in Jiangnan steadily, it is essential to give certain ideological education. Only in this way can someone prevent inciting trouble.

After half a month, the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry on the north bank began to retreat like a tide after the confrontation, and Soetu also returned to the capital to correct the orders. Because the Ming army took care of so many refugees, even food and grass were in short supply, there was no intention to pursue it. The originally tense scene on both sides of a long river suddenly returned to peace.

At this time, a team of British and French-led missions came again. They first went to Haidu, and then took a boat to the Jiangsu waters, landed on a shore and entered the Constant Mansion by land. The British envoy Joseph saw the high-ranking Emperor of the Ming Dynasty for the first time to pay tribute. This time he brought good news and bad news.

The good news is that the Ming Dynasty warships were delivered to the Kingdom of Sardinia. The pirates from Britain, France and Spain successfully broke through and arrived in Sardinia smoothly and formed a joint navy of 20,000 people on the island. Although the number was not large, it was simply not worth mentioning compared to the Dutch fleet, but the overwhelming advantage of the Dutch was alleviated to a certain extent. The combined fleet could even break through the defense of the Portuguese fleet and protect the coast of Spain. In addition, in Spain and Sardinia, a large number of sailors were still conducting emergency training, and even in Britain and France, a large number of seafarers were recruiting.

The bad news is that the Ottoman Empire Sultan Mohammed IV was incompetent in governing the country and greedy, and rebellion occurred everywhere, which allowed the Russians and Austria to exploit loopholes and lose large swaths of land in Crimea, Greece and Hungary, which allowed Russia to gain control of the Black Sea. The Austrians ruled Hungary and formed the alliance of "kingdoms and territories represented by the Imperial Parliament and the crown territory of St. Stephen, Hungary". This newly established united Austro-Hungary Empire became a huge land empire second only to Russia in Europe. No one expected that just a few decades ago, the Austrians were still struggling to support the threat from the Ottomans, but now, the national strength seems to be above the Ottomans.

The British envoy Joseph talked about the battles between Crimea and Greece. The 200,000 Ottoman army was deployed in the northern part of the empire and was preparing to launch an invasion of Austria. The Austrians sent 50,000 troops from the country to be ready to fight back at any time. Since the Ottomans still used traditional long swords and camels, although the muskets were slightly equipped, most of them were eliminated from decades ago. The rate of fire, sight and range were not ideal. The Austrians were equipped with the latest Dutch bore muskets, just when the Ottoman army attacked the fortress.

At that time, the Russians suddenly attacked the two Ottoman-affiliated principalities of Wallachia and Moldova, quickly annexed the barrier between the Ottomans and the Russians, and attacked the Bulgarian area. A Cossack cavalry broke into the Ottoman hurriedly and attacked the Austrian army and began to enter the defensive. At this time, many areas were dissatisfied with the policies of Sultan Mohammed IV, and the Ottomans collapsed across the board and were forced to ced large areas of land to Russia and Austria.

Zhu Jun couldn't help but gasp when he heard this news. Crimea and Greece were nothing, but Hungary's fall was equivalent to allowing the Russians to start bordering the territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Russians could easily contact Europe by using the anti-Ming alliance. The Qing Dynasty, north of the Yangtze River, could conveniently start from Xinjiang and cross Russia. Austro-Hungarian territory entered Europe. A trade gap appeared between Western Europe and Eastern Europe and even Asia. A continent that was once forcibly closed by the Ottomans was spliced ​​together again.

Zhu Jun clearly remembers that during this period of history, the Ottomans were at the center of Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia, which forced Western European countries to expand overseas, which created the history of navigation in Europe. But what if this obstacle was cleared? Zhu Jun really couldn't imagine it.

At this time, the Ottoman messengers who came with the group had already emerged, and they were mourning. He first introduced himself. His name was Hammerdopsin. He had a typical Turkish face and a white robe. Zhu Jun almost thought that a terrorist had arrived. He was shocked. However, he quickly calmed down. This guy named Hammerdopsin looked like a scholar. His conversation was very humble and polite.

"Your Majesty, Sultan sent me this time. I hope that the Ming Dynasty could sell a batch of muskets to us." Hammerd's face looked a little ferocious when he said the muskets. Obviously, the dynasty founded by the nomadic people hated this new thing very much. The most tragic thing was that although they would rather ride war horses and camels like warriors and hold scimitars to charge, they still had to choose a weapon like muskets. This battle greatly damaged the Ottomans and made their nobles realize that the new weapon was powerful: "And I hope that the Ming Dynasty can send military instructors to help the Ottomans form a musket force of tens of thousands of people."

Zhu Jun's expression changed constantly, showing a embarrassed expression. In fact, this expression was made out of him. The North and South Punishment Division had already sent information. The Dutch had mastered the technique of fired fire guns in a row. Since it could not form a monopoly, it was only a matter of time before European countries equipped with such weapons. Since that's the case, why not make a big profit first? Zhu Jun's small abacus had already started fighting in a row. A 30,000-man musket force was formed. What is this concept? This means that the Ottomans needed at least 50,000 fired fire guns in a row to make a big deal.

"Your Majesty. Ottoman is the most loyal ally of the Ming Dynasty. We urgently need your help." Hammerd thought Zhu Jun was reluctant to let it go. He couldn't help but feel a little angry. If he had known, he wouldn't have to go on the Ming Dynasty. How great is the Anti-Ming Alliance. He has money and money and strength to join the Ming Dynasty. Even if he is doing it, he is so troublesome to spend money to buy weapons. Alas. Hammerd's heart is bleeding. But the pirate ship is not so easy to go on. The Russians and Austro-Hungary are enemies of the Ottoman. Now even if the Ottoman turns against the battle, I'm afraid that the Russians and Ollidians in the middle of the Dutch Alliance will interfere. Now there is at least a big tree to hang. If he has turned against the Ming Dynasty, Ottoman can only be a lonely ghost in Europe. Without any allies, facing Russia and Austro-Hungary, the two jackals whose strengths are constantly expanding, they can only be devoured alive.

Zhu Jun finally expressed his purpose: "I am not unwilling to help your country. It's just that the process of making the ignition land is very complicated. The price of the land materials used is also very expensive. This... this... wouldn't be like this. I'll give you five hundred pieces to your country. Just treat it as a gift to your country's Sultan."

Hammerd's lungs are about to get angry. My buddy needs at least 50,000. If you give me 500, you will look like you give me charity. The most important thing is that Zhu Jun's expression clearly means that the powerful Ottoman Empire cannot afford 50,000 muskets. This is simply trampling across three continents. It has been powerful for hundreds of years. The self-esteem of the super empire.

Hammed said stubbornly: "We have appreciated your good intentions. We need to buy 55,000 muskets. I hope your majesty can offer a reasonable price.

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Hammed still seemed very sure. The Ottoman Empire had a history of hundreds of years. It had destroyed many countries over the past few hundred years, and it had plundered so much wealth. At its peak, the empire reached Hungary in the north, North Africa in the south, Persia in the east, and the Black Sea in the west, which was no less than the Roman Empire, which was once prosperous a thousand years ago. The Ottoman Sultan was the richest ruler in Europe. His gold was enough to cast a large palace, and his silver coins could fill all the houses in a city.

"Cough cough..." Zhu Jun coughed, and when it comes to offering a price, he felt a little embarrassed. He was not very good at slaughtering people, let alone slaughtering his allies. But now the imperial court is full of places to use silver. I really feel sorry for not slaughtering these Arab rustlers.

Zhu Jun extended two fingers guiltily: "Two hundred taels of silver per piece, this is a preferential price for your country. If your country has an army equipped with continuous fire guns, I guarantee that the front boring muskets equipped by the Russians and Austrians are not your country's opponents."

Zhu Jun calmed down. As soon as he said that, he felt that he was too dark. A fire-boat cost ten taels of silver. Even a warship cost only five thousand taels of silver. It would not exceed eight thousand taels of silver when installed with cannons and various configurations. A musket of two hundred taels really tasted like a bank robbery.

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Chapter completed!