On July 1, 1688, Marathi, the Ottoman Empire's Black Sea coastal city, was on his last business trip.

According to the local transfer order, he was about to leave the Ottoman Empire, which he had worked for many years, and returned to the east coast to serve as the director of the Black Sea Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Calculate the time, the new ambassador who came to replace him would arrive in more than a month. At that time, he would hand over his work with the other party and completely leave this vast and vast power.

"Why is the new version of Dinar not very widely circulated in the market? Why did I have been shopping for a long time but I haven't seen many merchants using it?" Wu Yifei, the commander of Haji's security guard, who wandered on the streets of Trabzon and led 200 guard soldiers to escort a new batch of Dinar silver coins to Trabzon (by the way, he helped the Ottomans take away a large amount of military funds to the mouth of the Don River), was a little hesitant, and asked Mala a long time later.

"It should be the reason why bad coins drive out good coins. The quality of the gold and silver coins that the Turks minted were too bad, and no one wanted to stay in their hands. Especially after we sent five batches of three million dinars to Istanbul, Burgas, Thessalonika, Athens, and Smyrna, their original currency, Golden Geng, fell sharply, and almost no one was willing to hold them. On the contrary, because the minting rights of the dinar are in our own hands, the Ottomans could not put them on the market after shoddy production, so the currency system was extremely strong and loved by many people. Now, not only did the Ottomans like to hold this currency, but even the Venetians, the Hons, the Dutch, and the British who came to do business also had the same business.

If you like to hold this currency, I guess that the new version of dinar has been leaked out of the country, mainly those foreign merchants who have been doing business with the Ottomans for many years. They will more or less hold the Ottoman Empire currency to facilitate exchanges." Malati gave his followers a few dinars and asked him to buy some food on the street. Then he said to Wu Yifei helplessly: "Commander Wu, the 500,000 dinars you sent this time will disappear on the vast Anatolian plateau in a short time and will never be circulated on the market again. Five million dinars are really nothing for a big country with a population of more than 30 million, too little."

"If it's not enough, let the Ottomans come to us to mint it again. They send the ragged silver coins they collected, we will recycle them in proportion, mint them into new dinars before putting them into the market. A bad currency like Golden Geng should have withdrawn from the market long ago." Wu Yifei spat and said when he heard this.

"It's not that easy." Marathi shook his head and said, "Now that years of war, countries are eager to issue more bad money with different color. I won't say about the Ottomans. How much has the currency depreciated in countries like France and Spain depreciated over the years? The government's fiscal revenue is rising steadily, but in fact it is plundering the people. Moreover, this kind of plundering is limited. These countries have had difficulties in living because of years of war. Now, if they issue large amounts of bad money with different color quality, the economic order is probably going to collapse."

Yes, this year, the consumption of war is too great, and it has increased many times compared to the Middle Ages. Modern warfare supports a soldier, which is probably a few people in the Middle Ages when only paying rations and a small salary. Not to mention the large consumption of war materials, which is incomparable before. Therefore, many countries are unable to bear it and have to issue bad money of poor quality, looting their people and foreign merchants holding their own currencies to fill the increasingly large financial hole.

The Ottoman Empire's finances were worse than those of France. Many local areas were ravaged by war and their tax efficiency was low. Therefore, after the excessive issuance of currency did not produce obvious results, they could only get a breather by lending abroad. Otherwise, they would have to use the ultimate move, which was to return to tradition, not pay salaries to soldiers, only give food and military supplies, and then acquiesced to them to rob the place - whether it is their own country or enemy territory - and this was also the traditional way for Turkic soldiers to get salaries.

However, this method of raising military wages with a strong grassland heritage has a very serious side effect. If it is absolutely necessary, the Ottoman Turkish Empire, which had been established for more than 200 years of feudal dynasty, would not want to do this. Otherwise, do you think the caliph’s hat on Sultan Mohammed’s head is still wearing it firmly?

Fortunately, after careful consideration, the East Coast people decided to obtain a loan from the Genoa Asians, then mint the silver coins into dinars and then transfer it to the Turks to help them solve their urgent needs. Of course, these five million dinars are definitely not enough. The East Coast people have initially obtained permission from some Amsterdam merchants, including the Dutch East India Company. A new Dutch loan is about to be issued. Then the East Coast people can mint a new batch of currency to lend it to the Turks and put it into the market to save their precarious economic order.

"But to be honest, the Ottoman Empire has fought a war in the north and west for several years. Now is it time to end it? I heard that they have looked for French allies many times and asked them to send troops on the Western Front to restrain the Austrians. It is said that there is a high possibility of success. In addition, did Ukraine just win? The Russians returned and the pressure in the north was greatly reduced, so Amen can also devote more energy to the Western Front. I dare not say that the Austrians should at least maintain the current situation and wait for an opportunity to sign a ceasefire agreement?" Wu Yifei looked at the bustling crowds on the streets of Trabzon and said with emotion: "Life is the king. If you fight for life and die in the end, you will get nothing. Thanks for panic."

"I also hope that they can end the war as soon as possible so that our country's loans will not be wasted. Moreover, when the war is over, the economy can develop better, and we can better play a role through the business advantages we gained through loans. Maintaining a relatively weak but undesolate Ottoman Empire is the most in line with our national interests." Marathi said, looking at this place that can be called his second hometown.

The war in the Ottoman Empire was really tragic. Not only did countless soldiers die and injured, but the land was also largely destroyed. The Christian lords in the country were even more volatile. It can be said that the foundation of the entire empire has been shaken. Now, they urgently need a precious respite to get the opportunity to reorganize domestic political, economic and military order, even if they temporarily ceded part of the land to the Austrians.

To this end, they had strongly demanded that the French Kingdom, which had traditional friendly and cooperative relations, quickly send troops to attack the Rhine River Basin of the Holy Roman Empire, and force the Austrians to transfer the main army to the west (in fact, many troops have been transferred back), so as to relieve them of pressure.

"The French are ready to move, and the Turks still have a chance. This war was originally instigated and encouraged by the unethical French. Otherwise, the Ottomans might not have attacked Vienna in the short term, so the French have the obligation to help the Ottoman Empire wipe their butts. Let's see what they will do. With Louis XIV's personality of loving praise and loving face, this is very likely. I hope that the Ottomans can finally protect some areas on the coast of Hungary and Dalmatians. The Principality of Moldavia would be better to be stable, hope." Marathi said at the end.

Wu Yifei was speechless and could only shake his head gently, as if he was worried about the fate of the Ottoman Empire and his own. After all, Haji County had a lot of interests in the Ottoman area. He once hoped that Lieutenant Colonel Mao Jun's Black Sea Detachment would lead to Hungary after withdrawing from the Don River Basin to help the Ottoman Empire share some pressure, but now it seems impossible. Lieutenant Colonel Mao Jun's troops could not go to Hungary, let alone the Dalmatia coast relatively to the secondary battlefield (this is part of the German princes attacking). Their most likely place was to return to the military camp in Viana Fort, the native Portugal, and wait for the next possible military action.

It is said that they have incorporated some nomads and Cossacks in the Don River Basin, with a total of about 2,000 people. They are bargaining with the plenipotentiary Gao Wengang, intending to allow him to allocate funds to raise the troops and take them to Vianaburg. They are worried that there may be a series of military operations in the future, so they need to concentrate their troops in advance, but they don’t know what Gao Wengang will think about this matter. You must know that he has a bad impression of the army, and he has always been disgusted with such behavior that may greatly increase expenses. This is probably arguing with Mao Jun and others.

However, Lieutenant Colonel Mao's reason is also very firm, that is, they have a real need to interfere with the situation in the Netherlands. In the future, if William III succeeds in taking over London and then uses the resources he has mastered to control the United Provinces, then the republican elements alone may still be weak. At this time, if the East Coast people can intervene in time and help the backbone of the republican led by Van Boyningen stabilize the situation, things may not be able to change.

Moreover, Lieutenant Colonel Mao also did not forget to lose his navy, pointing out that they could not even completely block the North Sea and cut off the ties between London and Amsterdam. At the critical moment, if the Republicans passed the resolution to expel William III's ruling position in the Hague Parliament, they would still have to rely on their East Coast Army to protect it, and the naval warships could not climb up the shore.

Gao Wengang is believed to be in a difficult situation now and is a little undecided. He wanted to interfere in the situation of the United Provinces to ensure that William III cannot become the Dutch and England co-lord, but at the same time he did not want to make things too big and affect all aspects including commercial interests. In short, it is indecisive, and to put it bluntly, he is to do big things and cherish his life. In comparison, in this regard, soldiers should be more decisive and take action when they should take action, rather than worrying about gains and losses like Gao, and then calculate it, and finally lose money.

Although Marathi spent most of the year in the Ottoman Empire, he also had some understanding of the inside story. He had read confidential diplomatic documents and knew that the navy was transferring the main warships north to the Cape Verde Islands and Portugal, and was ready for battle at any time. He estimated that if William III really served as the ruler of the United Provinces and the King of England in the future, then these warships would not be guaranteed to go north from Portugal to enter the North Sea waters and cut off the ties between England and the United Provinces. The East Coast people bet that the English capitalists were not closely linked to William III's interests and were unwilling to fight to the death with the East Coast people for his position in the United Provinces. In addition, they also bet that the republican elements could create a strong public opinion in the Netherlands, soften the position of the Dutch Navy, and prevent them from being enemies with the East Coast people, thus achieving their ultimate goal.

In short, this is a naked interference. Because the East Coast people really don’t want to see the combination of Dutch commercial capital and English industrial capital. If there is a little chance, they must do their best to prevent this from happening, and for this purpose, they will dispatch a large number of naval warships.
Chapter completed!