At the end of October 1656, the Ottoman Empire had fallen into a severe winter, not only the premature cold weather, but also the political climate of slaughter. The new empire, Koprulu, was a cruel guy. The prime minister who also took up the throne through the Demisheme system (i.e., a blood tax, the Sultan selected Christian teenagers to enter the palace to serve as attendants) carried out ruthless purges on troops with some warlord tendencies such as the Ghanisari Army and the Spasi Army. A large number of officers and their families were killed or imprisoned for corruption or rebellion, and their family property was not included in the treasury to enrich the pockets of Koprulu and his party members. Of course, a considerable part of them had entered the treasury to supplement the weak national finances, because Koprulu wanted to develop the Ottoman navy, and this was definitely not enough to be without money.

In addition to some disobedient military leaders in the imperial guard system, Koplulu also rectified the central and local administrative systems of the empire. The result was that a large number of so-called "corrupt officials" (in fact, most of them were Koplulu's political enemies) were either killed or arrested, and replaced by idle or flatterers who were originally surrounded by Koplulu, and of course there were also a large number of political speculators who temporarily changed their sects.

"Nasukhpasha has changed his door, but he has not been valued by Davizi." Li Qing, who was leaning on the bed in Kafa Port, far away from the center of the Ottoman political storm, said to Mad who was walking in, while stroking the soft long hair of the Persian female slave. "But fortunately, he saw the opportunity early after reminding us. Although he was not assigned any position, he was at least not investigated for his crime of making friends with rebels. However, his purse did not bleed heavily once, it seemed that it would not work. The family of Koprulu Davizi was all guys with dark eyes and shameless white money."

"It's good to save your life. What else do you think?" Made took off his shoes and went to bed. A young and beautiful Ukrainian slave immediately stepped forward to prepare a hookah for him. After Made took a sip, he said in some intoxication: "It's this taste! Authentic! But to be honest, although Nasukhpasha is at home now, his family's potential and connections should not be underestimated. If time may not be without a chance to rise again, we must treat these old friends carefully. Oh, by the way, let's talk about it.

Old friend. Do you still remember that Hassan? Yes, it was the naval officer Hassan who had met you. He died. The house he was confiscated last month was charged with impoliteness and attempts to rebel. Several of his children fled to New China through the help of Mamluk in Egypt. Koprulu Davizi seemed to have no idea, but perhaps he did not say it. In short, Hassan has led the ordering of multiple ships from our country over the years, and it is our unshirkable responsibility to provide some protection for such friends' families."

"This is all a trivial matter, and Coprulu is not going to do anything about it. Isn't his son-in-law Cara Mustafa still discussing with us about buying naval warships? Haha, his father-in-law is now anxious to deal with the Venetians to improve his political prestige, which is impossible without the navy. Especially since I heard that the Venetians are gradually getting closer to the French in the army power, this makes the Ottomans feel uncomfortable." Made continued to smoke the hookah and occasionally put them in.

I played with the white and tender hands of the Ukrainian female slave, and said with a smile: "The Ottomans wanted to buy warships and some army equipment, but the money in their pockets was not enough. Although they had recently confiscated many officials' homes, many of the wealth gained were used by Koprulu to pay the accumulated military pay to buy people's hearts. In addition, they paid for trade debts in some countries, which was not enough. So, he bought things from us, but paid for them in the old way, and he was a slave."

"Slave? Where did the slave come from?" Li Qing waved her hand and asked the Persian female slaves who were serving beside her to retreat, then took a sip of the tea brewed on the table, and said strangely: "How many people can they get back with the pitiful troops they sent to Ukraine? It's impossible! Thousands of people were killed. It was enough to buy a boat or two, which was useless!"

Speaking of which, Poland, the former Central and European power, has now almost become a battlefield for neighboring countries. Sweden, Brandenburg, Russia, Ukraine, Crimea, and the Ottoman Empire have sent troops into their territory, either to help one side, or to that side, or to occupy land. In short, it has become a mess. For example, the Ottoman Empire sent thousands of local troops into Polish Ukraine, fought side by side with the Poles, and launched an attack on the Russians.

But it is obvious that the scale of thousands of soldiers cannot play the lead role in this huge war. In addition, the Ottoman Empire itself is still in the war, and the Dardanelles are blocked from time to time, so they are really unable to intervene in the Polish situation on a large scale, so the Ottomans are destined to be able to play supporting roles on the Polish battlefield.

Compared with the stingy actions of the Ottomans, their nominal vassal, the new Sultan of the Crimean Khanate, Mohammed Gray, was much more generous. The descendants of Genghis Khan often brought 30,000 to 40,000 cavalry deep into Ukraine, and sometimes even entered Poland, doing everything possible to balance the surrounding situation - in general, it helped Poland fight against the two powerful enemies of Sweden and Russia. Tens of thousands of Tatar cavalry were extremely mobile and had no weak fighting spirit, so they became a war

There was a stream of iron that no one could ignore. Of course, compared with their whistling fighting style, they were more famous for their cruel and greedy character. Wherever the Tatar cavalry went, whether Poles, Ukrainians, Lithuanians, whether they were friendly territory or enemy villages and towns, they were basically in trouble. Countless people from all countries were plundered as slaves, and they would soon appear in the Kafa slave trade market for slave traders from all countries to choose from.

Therefore, if Mad said just now that the Tatars were going to sell a large number of slaves to the East Coast people, Li Qing would not be surprised at all, because this is normal. The Tatars had too many slaves and almost became a burden to them. And the Tartars sold slaves in the Tatars, and the overall price of slaves in the Kafa slave trade market also fell sharply. But Mad mentioned just now that the Ottomans actually sold slaves, which seemed a bit unusual. You should know that in recent years, the Ottomans have rarely imposed blood taxes on Christians to obtain slaves. Then the question is, where did the Ottomans sell their efforts?

"Who told you that the Ottomans had few slaves at hand?" Made gave Li Qing a blank look, then smoked the hookah enjoyingly, while whispering: "The Ottomans sold their own people this time, well, they were all failed in political struggles. For example, the families of officers and soldiers of the Garnishari Legion and Spasi Legion, such as the so-called 'rebels' and 'corrupt officials' families, etc., in short, there are a lot of numbers and the quality is also very good, so you must not miss it."

"Oh, so that's it!" Ma De understood Li Qing when he mentioned this. He said that these are all "official family members"!

Speaking of which, the old guy Koprulu is indeed cruel enough, and the bloody level of the Ottoman political struggle is indeed far beyond people's imagination. For example, these so-called "offenders' families", their fathers, brothers, and husbands have been executed by officials from Koprulu on various charges (if they are not killed, they cannot take over other people's property and beautiful relatives with peace of mind). They themselves have been demoted to female slaves and become "plays" for the newly-elected nobles.

However, it is obvious that not all the families of criminals will be put into the house by the upstarts, and a considerable number of them have flowed to the outside world for various reasons. Of course, this is not to say that their identities are free, but that these poor women will be resold again - this time they were sold to the New World country that is already well-known in the Ottoman Empire, the East Coast Republic of China. I heard that there is a huge shortage of women there. These so-called family members of criminals have some cultural or artistic talents, and must be quite popular there. They can make the upstarts of Coprulu and exchange them for some new naval warships, which should help them get back some of their disadvantages in the White Sea (i.e., the Aegean Sea).

"They are all very good girls. I have seen them, but I really didn't lie to you. By the way, the little daughter of the Said family you praised to me before is here, I left it for you, haha, don't be too grateful to me Xiao Li." Made hugged the soft Ukrainian female slaves and smiled arrogantly: "This time there are thousands of female slaves, and they are very good in quality and have high cultural literacy, but they are much more energetic than those Ukrainian village girls. Well, although it is a Muslim, it's a bit disgusting, but the female ones are very excited.

People are considered a ball! With the major policies and policies of the country, can these women be green? Haha. As long as we are careful, as long as the national leaders do not make mistakes, Islam will not rise at all in our place, so these women can be digested with confidence. In this way, when the year-end assessment is conducted, our performance should be much better than Zheng Yong. Damn, I am annoying that guy, and I have been assessed all day long, annoying!"

"In addition, we are doing a good job in human traffickers, so we must hurry up this business. I heard that Grey Khan is going to lead his men to attack again. It's hard to say who the target is this time. The situation is really chaotic." Ma De put the hookah on the table, looked at the ceiling with his eyes, and said, "The Khan ordered a large number of military supplies and equipment from us. The inventory in the Kafa warehouse has finally dropped a little, but there are still more than 8,000 rifles, more than 90 cannons, more than 1,200 pairs of armor, four thousand sabers, and more than 3,000 pairs of leather armor. These things have to be sold out quickly. Alas, it's so annoying. Annoying! That guy Zheng Yong is annoying!" (To be continued.)
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