Steel Dynasty - Chapter 1131

[Chapter 1120 China Yabo Gambling]

Istanbul.

Sultan Saliman is reviewing his huge army. Since reaching an agreement with Britain and France, the Ottomans have not only regained the Greek region, but also received a large number of advanced firearms from Europe. The British even secretly sent officers to help the Ottomans train. army.

“Selit, we have the strongest army in Central Asia.” Saliman said proudly. The soldiers passing in front of him carried muskets on their backs and horses pulled field artillery from Europe. The armory was now filled with ammunition.

“Indeed, great Sultan, it’s just that our enemy Persia is accepting support from the Eastern Empire. Before he becomes stronger, we must completely defeat them and seize the hegemony of Central Asia.” Selit was very enthusiastic.

The Ottomans, who declined a few years ago, were retreating steadily whether in Africa, Europe or Central Asia, which made them feel very humiliated.

But things turned around, because the emergence of the Eastern Empire made the Ottoman Empire irreplaceable in the eyes of Europeans.

Because of this, they have received a large amount of supplies from Europe in recent years. At the same time, Europe has chosen to make concessions on many issues. This has made the declining Ottoman Empire suddenly feel like a fish in water and regained its vitality.

But Saliman understands his current value. The purpose of Europe treating itself this way is to fight against the Eastern Empire.

So now he must do something to prove his worth, and this is to attack Persia, which is supported by the Eastern Empire, and destroy the oil fields of the Eastern Empire.

“Then what are we waiting for, soldiers, march to Persia, we want to capture Cambis alive.” Saliman shouted.

When the soldiers heard Saliman’s words, they immediately shouted “Long live the Sultan”.

Selit excitedly saluted Saliman, and then he walked down the reviewing stand. On behalf of Saliman, he would lead this army armed to the teeth to conquer Persia.

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Qingzhou.

The deterioration of the situation in Central Asia came with the arrival of Persian envoys.

In order to ask for help from the empire, Gambis sent Arsasi to meet Xiao Ming in person this time.

“Dear Your Majesty the Emperor, Persia is in danger now. The Ottoman Empire, a lackey of the West, is using troops equipped with Western firearms to attack us. If it does not receive assistance from the Empire, the Persian Empire will be in danger.” Alsasi Said worriedly.

Before he left for the Eastern Empire, the war between Persia and the Ottoman Empire intensified and worsened. For more than a month, he worried about the safety of Persia every day.

Xiao Ming stared at the number two figure in the Persian Empire. Before choosing Persia, Xiao Ming specifically looked at the resource distribution map.

It can be said that current Persia includes contemporary Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and other regions, which can be said to cover most of the oil storage areas.

Because of this, he asked Tang Wenjie to prioritize negotiations with Persia, and the Ottoman Empire was just a dispensable backup.

After reaching an agreement with the Persian Empire, the status of the Persian Empire became even more important, because controlling Persia was equivalent to controlling the oil output, which also laid a solid foundation for him to internationalize the Golden Dragon of the empire.

Therefore, even if it was out of the interest of protecting his own oil fields, he could not sit back and watch the Ottomans beat Persia into a mess.

But as Pang Yukun said, his help to Persia will only be maintained to maintain a balance with the Ottomans.

“Persia is an important friend to the empire. The empire will naturally not let its friends be bullied by its enemies. Don’t worry, I will provide you with powerful weapons to defeat the Ottoman invasion.” Xiao Ming said.

Arsasi is as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Naturally, he cannot push and drag on this issue. After all, after the establishment of the petrochemical industry, the empire now needs Persia’s free oil.

“Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor, for your kindness. If Your Majesty can help Persia defeat the Ottoman Empire, my king promises to continue to allow the Empire to exploit oil for free.” Arsasi said cautiously.

Xiao Ming showed a strange smile at this time. In fact, the empire had already obtained some information in advance by bribing the Persian nobles.

After learning that oil was so precious to the empire, Gumbis already had an idea in his mind, and Xiao Ming expressed his understanding of this issue.

Anyone would be upset if they learned that the trash at home has become worthless after being dug up by others.

It’s just that since Gumbis promised them free mining from the beginning, he couldn’t go back on it. He didn’t want to be taken advantage of and cultivate a white-eyed wolf.

So he said: “In this case, in order to avoid misunderstandings between the two countries in the future, I feel it is necessary to sign a separate oil exploration agreement.”

After that, Xiao Ming motioned to Qian Dafu, who then sent an agreement to him. Arrive in front of Arsasi.

Glancing at the Persian text on the agreement, Arsasi was slightly happy. This agreement clearly required Persia to allow the empire to exploit oil for free in Persia for sixty years.

Sixty years later the empire purchased oil from Persia at half the market price, and whoever Persia sold the oil to had to settle in the empire’s currency.

“Your Majesty, this…” Arsasi originally thought that Xiao Ming would ask for the empire’s permanent oil exploration rights, but he didn’t expect that he would only ask for sixty years, and he would have to spend money to buy it after sixty years.

“You read that right, that’s what I mean.” Xiao Ming smiled cunningly, because he knew very well that the permanent agreement was a very unreliable agreement.

As time goes by, the world will also undergo drastic changes. In one hundred or two hundred years, who knows whether the empire will still exist at that time?

And now that the king of Persia, Cambis, has died, the Persian Empire has changed. At that time, no one knew what the relationship between the empire and Persia was.

Therefore, instead of signing such a useless agreement, it is better to let Persia serve the empire wholeheartedly. After all, the policy only pays attention to the current timeliness.

“Your Majesty, you are such a good man. It is a great honor for Persia to have such a friend as the Empire.” Arsasi said.

“No need to say thank you, I just hope you can abide by the agreement.” Xiao Ming said with a smile.

“Of course, we will definitely abide by the agreement.” Arsasi said, naturally they would not be happy if it was free forever, but now they at least have something to look forward to.

After signing the agreement, Xiao Ming called Cui Shangan to the imperial study room.

The weapons and ammunition to support Persia have been prepared, and they are all muskets that have been eliminated by the empire. Compared with the muskets given to the Ottomans in Europe, the muskets are one generation more advanced.

In addition to the conscript rifles, the empire also supported Persia with 500 field guns. These field guns were all first-generation field guns, but they were much stronger than those given to the Ottomans by the West.

(End of chapter)