Daming Military Empire

Chapter 526 Peace talks in preparation

The Ming Empire is about to hold peace talks with the Persian Safavid Empire. Suyman heard the news from the Persian envoy. It turned out that after the Persian Prime Minister Taqi heard that the Ming Empire was willing to negotiate peace, he immediately sent an envoy to Tabriz. , to inform the commander-in-chief of the Ottoman army.

He was afraid that the commander of the Ottoman Empire would not know that the Ming Empire had ceased fire with the Persian Empire, and would continue to storm Tabriz. If Tabriz was captured by the Ottoman Empire, then the peace talks would be even more difficult.

Suyman didn't bother to attack Tabriz anymore. The reason why he led his army to encircle there and not leave was to wait for the victory of the Ming Empire to claim some credit.

Now it seems that the Ming Empire has won a decisive victory, and the Persian Empire has already surrendered, so why should he fight.

But this peace talks, he really wants to participate, this is a good opportunity to get cheap.

Because according to the Persian envoy, the peace talks will not start until half a month later. This time, it is not that the Persian Empire wants to delay the time, but mainly because their prime minister, Taqi, is going to the city of Farah to preside over the peace talks.

Ta Qi is not like them who can run wildly on horseback. He is already old, so he can only drive there slowly in a carriage. It is more than 2000 miles, and it is not bad to get there in half a month.

Half a month was enough time for him to travel from the sea to the South Asian port of the Ming Empire, and then to Kandahar by train. Therefore, Suyman decided to join in the fun, participate in the peace talks, show some performance, and make some money.

He hastily told his generals to pay attention to defense and not to attack, and then he took tens of thousands of cavalry and rode to the port of the Ottoman Empire in the Persian Gulf, where there were armed blessing ships of the Daming Royal Company, and he casually borrowed a few , one or two days to reach the port of the Ming Empire in South Asia.

As a result, before he arrived at the port in the Persian Gulf, he encountered an envoy from the Ming Empire on the way.

It turned out that after Zheng Zhilong received the emperor's order, he began to consider the issue of peace negotiators. The first thing he thought of was the Ottoman Empire, because there was a stipulation in the alliance treaty that the military would advance and retreat together, and would never sign an armistice agreement with the enemy alone. .

This time the Ottoman Empire has already joined the war at the invitation of the Ming Empire, and they will naturally be included in the peace talks. Therefore, before he set off for Kandahar, he asked the Nanyang Navy to send ten super battleships to the ports of the Persian Gulf. , and then go overland to inform Suyman to come to the peace talks. ,

After seeing the envoy of the Ming Empire, Suyman felt very happy. The Ming Empire is all about credibility, and they did not forget to send warships to pick him up during the peace talks.

He followed the envoys of the Ming Empire all the way to the Persian Gulf, boarded the warships of the Ming Empire with his entourage and personal guards, rushed all the way to Mumbai Port, and then rushed to Kandahar on the special train specially sent by Zheng Zhilong. Less than ten days.

Zheng Zhilong was also very happy that Suyman arrived in time. Just as he was going to inspect the army outside the city of Farah and check the place for peace talks, he simply invited Suyman to go with him.

Naturally, Suyman couldn't wait for it. Although he had been to the Ming Empire several times, he had only seen the troops of the Ming Empire from a distance every time. He had never been in close contact with them. How could he miss such an opportunity? .

Therefore, Zheng Zhilong led Su Yiman, accompanied by Qin Yiming, the chief general of the Second Expeditionary Army, and under the guard of [-] cavalry, they rode all the way to the Ming army camp outside the city of Farah.

As soon as he entered the camp, Suyman was shocked by the sight in front of him. The unified military tents, the neat and formal attire, and the high-spirited and high-spirited soldiers of the Ming army all shocked him.

This is the real elite teacher. Thinking of the messy tents and various uniforms of the 20 troops he led, he couldn't help but envy him.

Seeing his expression, Zheng Zhilong looked at the rustic military uniform on his body, and said generously: "Lord Suyman, are you interested in our Ming military uniform, or should I apply for one for you? Marshal uniform?"

Hearing the interpreter's explanation, Suyman couldn't help asking with great interest: "Oh, Your Highness Nicholas, what kind of marshal's uniform is it? Can I also wear the marshal's uniform of the Ming Empire?"

Zheng Zhilong straightened his back and said proudly: "The military uniform of the marshal is what I wear. If you want, I can apply to His Majesty the Emperor for you, give you the position of honorary marshal, and then tailor several sets of marshals for you." how about it?"

Suyman naturally wanted it, and he said excitedly: "Then thank you, Your Highness Nicholas."

Accompanied by Hou Shilu, Qin Yiming and Yang Zhong, the two inspected the Ming army's camp, checked the negotiation venue, and rested in the camp for one night, before rushing back to Kandahar the next day. .

Zheng Zhilong didn't say anything about military appearance and discipline, but he had some opinions on the negotiation venue. He felt that sitting cross-legged on the carpet for negotiation was too boring. It would be better to put a conference table and chairs on it.

Suyman's feeling was different. No matter where he went, the soldiers of the Ming army held their heads high and stood neatly. Qi's thousands of artillery pieces made him even more envious. If the Ottoman Empire had so many excellent artillery pieces, it would not be invincible in Central Asia!

Zheng Zhilong naturally didn't know what this guy was thinking in a daze. In his opinion, the military appearance and discipline of the First Expeditionary Army, the Second Expeditionary Army, and the Zhongyong Army could only be regarded as acceptable, but there was nothing outstanding about it, because The Nanyang Navy he was used to was also a first-class regiment, so his vision was naturally high.

As for the cannons, he didn't have much of a cold either. His flagship was equipped with the latest [-]-inch super cannons of the Ming Empire. He was used to the big ones that were more than ten feet long, but he didn't feel much about these cannons anymore.

After returning to Kandahar, Zheng Zhilong immediately sent a telegram to the emperor to ask if he could give Suyman the title of honorary marshal and make him several sets of marshal uniforms, because he seemed to have a strong interest in Chongzheng clothes.

Zhu Cijiong was naturally very happy when he received the telegram, because he designed the formal suit, and it's fine to be named an honorary marshal. Su Yiman is still very good.

So, he sent a telegram back to Zheng Zhilong, naming Suyman as the honorary marshal of the Ming Empire, and hinting to Zheng Zhilong that he would find a way to make the Ottoman army also put on formal clothes!

Zheng Zhilong understood. He first told Suyman the good news, and then arranged for someone to quickly find a merchant to make a marshal military uniform for him. He believed that as long as he wore this military uniform on his body, he would definitely feel terrible. At that time, it will be easy to sell formal clothes to Suyman.

Chongzheng suits are now popular in the Ming Empire. In fact, there are many people in Kandahar who can make Marshal suits. However, no one dares to make them exactly like the real Marshal suits. That is asking for trouble.

However, it’s different when the King of Zhennan sends people to order. A large number of merchants are rushing to make them, guaranteeing that they will be exactly the same, and the price is lower than the one quoted. Who wants to miss such a good publicity opportunity.

(End of this chapter)