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    During this period, the Ottoman Empire basically used cold weapons in the army.

    Although they began to learn how Europeans used muskets, the usage rate was not very high.

    Even if artillery is in the army, it is just a token number.  It would not be like the Song Empire, which could reach the point where one man could shoot with one hand.

    You must know that the process of making muskets and the gunpowder and projectiles consumed by musketeers are a huge number.  This is definitely not something the Ottoman Empire can afford. After all, the Ottoman Empire still owes a lot of foreign debt, doesn't it?

    Even though the Europeans began to learn the Song Empire's tactics and tactics, and began to pay attention to the development of musketeers, they did not reach the level of the Song Empire.

    Without it, it¡¯s just too expensive.

    "When it comes to wealth and wealth, the Song Empire undoubtedly does its part.

    Therefore, it is not surprising that the Ottoman princes and princesses, after seeing the training of the imperial soldiers in the military camp, would invariably complain in their hearts.

    Rich people!

    It goes without saying that he is jealous and envious. Compared with the Song Empire, Osman is simply a loser.

    Although he felt all kinds of envy and jealousy in his heart, Prince Mustafa did not show it on his face. Even his sister, Princess Nikita, maintained a calm look, as if she didn't care at all.

    However, who could have guessed that these two people were actually filled with envy in their hearts.

    Even if they are princes and princesses, they cannot get rid of this mentality.

    After all, he (she) is also a mortal.

    "Do your soldiers conduct such training every day?"

    Mustafa asked, following Mabond.

    Mabond nodded.  Hun responded nonchalantly: "Of course, you need to know whether the soldiers are strong or not. It depends on their training level. If they don't need training to maintain their fighting will and skills, then they will definitely be unbearable when they go to the battlefield.  One hit.¡±

    Hearing this, Mustafa didn¡¯t know whether it was okay or not, but he didn¡¯t refute it.

    Regarding the military views, it is obvious that Mustafa does not agree very much.

    After all, this is just a generation gap in philosophy.

    ¡°Moreover, His Highness Prince Mustafa is not a qualified military commander.

    It¡¯s okay if you let him be romantic.  But when it came to military matters he was powerless.

    It is precisely for this reason that he did not continue this topic.

    ¡°This kind of training consumes so much supplies every day.¡± His Highness the Prince said with an envious tone.  At the same time, his eyes were always on the imperial soldiers who were practicing shooting in the distance.

    The sound of gunfire came from the training ground, crackling.

    Prince Mustafa did not pay attention to the hit rate of the soldiers, but kept calculating the volley training in his mind.  How much money is needed.

    The bullets used by the musketeers of the Empire are not the copper-cased bullets of the future, but the same round lead bullets used by the Del muskets of this period.

    But even so, the price of this lead bullet is not low.

    Over at the shooting training ground, five hundred soldiers were neatly lined up.

    This is the strength of a squadron.

    These soldiers were arranged in five columns and used a five-stage shooting strategy.

    therefore.  After one reincarnation, five hundred lead bullets will be fired.

    This is not even counting gunpowder.

    ¡°Well, at least dozens of gold coins were just gone.

    With this money, you can buy a few second-class female slaves in Cairo City.

    Mustafa felt sorry for the empire.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? do not know.  The empire doesn't care about this consumption at all.

    After all, with the empire¡¯s current economic strength.  There is no pressure or burden at all.

    You must know that the empire sells a lot of goods every day and has a large trade surplus.

    It can be said that gold and silver from all over Europe, the Middle East and Africa are constantly flowing into the American Song Empire.

    Therefore, the empire is not short of money at all.

    Mabond, who was leading the way on horseback, heard Prince Mustafa's question. After thinking for a while, he replied: "There are four thousand soldiers stationed here, and four thousand gold cherni are needed for food and drink every day. If you include  For other aspects, just double it.¡±

    After hearing Mabond¡¯s answer, Prince Mustafa opened his mouth and was shocked.

    ? Double that¡¯s eightThousands of Cherny gold coins. Such a number can form an infantry regiment of 30,000 people in the Ottomans, and it can also provide ten days of military pay and material consumption.

    But here, it¡¯s just a day¡¯s training of a four thousand infantry regiment from the Song Empire.

    My God, these people are so wasteful.

    (Note: ¡®Cherny¡¯ is the currency name of the Ottoman Empire.)

    "But this money belongs to the Song Empire, so how they want to waste it is their business, and it has nothing to do with you Mustafa.

    Therefore, even though Prince Mustafa was in turmoil, he could only be envious.

    However, when he looked back and thought about it, he suddenly became happy again.

    The Song Empire is so rich, so there should be a great possibility of what he came here to do.

    Yes, the purpose of his trip was to get a batch of weapons assistance from the Song Empire, and at the same time, he also hoped to borrow some money to alleviate financial problems.

    Therefore, the Song Empire, which is so rich, should not refuse.

    After all, he is a rich man.

    When thinking about this problem, Mustafa certainly became happy.

    If the Song Empire was also poor, then the purpose of his visit this time would probably not be successful.

    So, it¡¯s good to be friends with tall, rich and handsome people.

    That is to say, Prince Mustafa does not know the word "picking up soap", otherwise he will definitely tell the "rich, rich and handsome" empire, "Let's be friends with rich people, I will pick up soap".

    Unlike Mustafa, Princess Nikita who followed closely behind did not think too much.

    As a qualified princess, what she thinks of now is.  If I can really successfully marry the crown prince of the Song Empire, I will definitely not be short of money in the future, right?

    at the same time.  He can also keep blowing the pillow wind and let the empire give Ottoman financial support.

    In this way, you can live a comfortable life and alleviate the Ottoman financial crisis.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? This is really wonderful.

    As a qualified princess, at such a time, of course she would not interrupt casually.

    After all, she wants to be a lady.  A woman with eyes.

    Of course, this era is still a patriarchal era, so although she is a princess, she has no say when she is with her brother.

    While Mabond and Prince Mustafa were chatting, they secretly guessed.

    ??As for the arrival of this prince, he can actually guess a little bit.

    He is very clear about the situation on the Ottoman side.  The intelligence department here in the concession is not just for free.

    Thinking about it, this prince must have come to Cairo to seek some financial assistance.

    However, he couldn¡¯t understand why he wanted a princess to follow him here?

    Speaking of which, Nikita is an exotic princess.  Still looks pretty good.

    Her sapphire-like eyes, fair skin, and Arab face are very alluring.

    Even though her face is covered with a white gauze scarf, you can still tell that she is a little beauty.

    If something goes wrong, there must be a monster, so this princess will definitely not appear without reason.

    It¡¯s not that Mabond is interested in Princess Nikita.  But as the governor of the Cairo Concession, he had to consider the issue at an additional level.

    Soon.  Mabande took Mustafa and Nikita to the conference room of the military camp, and then he settled in Mustafa's entourage.

    After everyone sat down one by one, Mabond went straight to the point and asked Mustafa¡¯s purpose.

    Prince Mustafa was stunned for a moment by Mabond being so direct.

    Because he felt that the other party would ramble on for a while before getting into the topic.

    Who would have thought that it would not develop as he had guessed, and the other party got into the topic very quickly.

    In this case, he can't ramble any more.

    But that¡¯s okay, saying it directly saves a lot of trouble, doesn¡¯t it?

    Therefore, when faced with Mabond¡¯s inquiry, Mustafa also revealed his purpose.

    "We, the Ottomans and the Song Empire are allies, so according to some terms of the agreement, now we are here to seek some help."

    Yes, the Ottoman Empire, the Song Empire, and Portugal and France have all?An agreement was reached.

    ¡°Privately, everyone is an ally of the same alliance.

    Therefore, there is nothing wrong in what Mustafa said.

    It¡¯s just that the Ottoman Empire and Portugal and France are considered allies and cannot be revealed.

    After all, the relationship between Europeans and the Ottoman Empire was very tense and hostile.

    At the same time, because of religious reasons, he is also an absolute enemy.

    Therefore, a private alliance is acceptable, and Portugal and France also need such a strong ally.

    However, this ally cannot be brought to the table.

    Otherwise, the impact on Portugal and France will be very great.

    Because it was an alliance, the Song Empire made it very clear when they signed the alliance.  As long as you are an ally, no matter who is in trouble in the future, as an ally you can provide as much help as you can.

    Otherwise, what else do allies need to do?

    Now, it¡¯s time for the Ottoman Empire to need the help of its allies.

    Originally, the Ottoman Empire could seek help from Portugal and France through special channels.

    However, now that Portugal, France and the church states are fighting fiercely, there is no way to provide any help to Ottoman.

    Furthermore, the Ottoman Empire still needs to send fleets to fight with the fleets of the church states in the Mediterranean for hegemony in the Mediterranean, and at the same time hold back some of the church's power.

    Therefore, it is very unreliable to find Portugal and France.

    ??Besides, the domestic economies of Portugal and France are not doing well. If it were not for the economic assistance from the Song Empire, the two countries would not be able to confront the church princes until now.

    And the Ottoman Empire now also has financial problems, so looking for the poor Portugal and France to solve the problem is simply impossible.

    Therefore, after much deliberation, the only option was to seek help from the Song Empire.

    As Prince Mustafa stated the purpose of his trip, Mabond became clear about the purpose of these Ottomans.

    hey-hey!

    I was worried about not being able to intervene in the Middle East, but now you are here.

    Is the empire¡¯s money so easy to get?

    MaBangde had a serious expression on his face, but in fact, he was already happy in his heart
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