"Do they agree with your taxation method?" Gao Mo asked immediately with interest. This insulting taxation method is even worse than the blood tax. I wonder how those Christians will react.

"Of course they must agree." Hassan said proudly, and after saying that, he said nothing, and the group soon arrived at the "cargo yard" behind the village.

The cargo yard is next to a small woods, with many livestock (mainly horses and camels) tied to trees, and some young women are taking care of them. There are many simple thatched huts outside the woods, and people come in and out of the huts from time to time. Gaomo looked from a distance and found that they were almost all Bulgarian or Moldavian girls with big thick braids and small flower hats. They looked pretty young from the face, maybe in their teens, maybe in their twenties, or even older, so Gaomo couldn't tell.

Some of them were cleaning up the wool, while others were picking up branches to prepare for cooking. There were only a few soldiers guarding them. These poor women were of name and surname and origin. Once they escaped, their relatives in their hometown would suffer. Therefore, the Ottomans only sent a few soldiers from the Galishani Legion to guard them, and in actual results, they were actually more protecting them.

"There are more than 2,000 people here, all of whom are fertile women between the ages of 15 and 30. According to the agreement, each is 80 yuan per person. If you agree to the construction of the Battleship "Bayerjid", the price will not be reduced. We guarantee that the number of people provided each year can double." Hassan glanced at Gaomo with his eyes slanted and said slowly.

Gao Mo shook his head with a wry smile. These Turkish turtle grandsons have invested enough money. But this matter is really too big. He can't make any decisions. But he can talk to the local area. Well, I will write a letter after I go back and explain in detail the situation here.

"In the future, the Port of Burgas specializes in exporting women and wool; Smyrna exports copper, graphite, mercury and sulfur; Thessalonika exports olives, grapes, plums and female slaves; Suez exports silk, livestock and wool. Look, what a perfect business network. You know, to date, whether it is the British, Dutch, or French people with good relations with the upper class of the empire, the scope of activities of merchants in their country is very limited, and many trade behaviors are strictly restricted. We allow your country to open a business hall at the above four ports, which is already a great sincerity. This is a friendship that can only be treated by brothers. I hope you can understand this well." Hassan was still persuading. Moreover, it seems that his persuasion was not effective at all. At least Gaomo and others seemed to have been persuaded by him.

Gao Mo smiled and refused to say anything, then he and his entourage dismounted. The Ottoman New Army soldiers in the distance saw something and prepared to come over to ask, but after seeing a team of well-equipped cavalry guards who were escorting them, the soldiers of the Galishani Legion who were usually arrogant and honestly retreated. Just kidding, these Sipahi Cavalry, although their number was not large, far from comparable to the Galishani Guards, which has become a climate now, it was a well-trained and well-trained unit. These ordinary guards' heads asked themselves that they could not afford to offend them.

Over the years, under the vigorous rectification of the former Sultan Murad IV and Vizikomanks Kara Mustafapasha, the Ottoman Empire has gradually recovered a little from the predicament of continued political turmoil and financial collapse. It has to be said that Mustafa is a capable man with great means. First of all, he successfully suppressed the unruly Galishani new army, banned coffee and tobacco nationwide (because the coffee shop is a gathering place for the rebellious new army), and took the opportunity to cut a large number of new new ones that were disobedient or had a sharp decline in combat power due to the slackening military discipline.

The soldiers also reduced some extravagant and wasteful behaviors of the Sultan court and government, effectively reducing the financial burden of the empire. At the same time, in order to reduce inflation, he ordered the increase of the gold and silver content in the minted currency; he also sent people to cancel the embezzled officials, re-check the taxed land after many years, issue new land certificates, and re-establish the tax quota based on the output of the existing land. In short, with his efforts, the Ottoman Empire's finances finally barely balanced, and the salaries of soldiers and officials were once again paid on time.

However, this guy was also quite unlucky - it seemed that the reformers of any country had no good ending, because the reform policies he vigorously promoted angered many nobles of the Ottoman court. Under their connection, the Sultan, who was dissatisfied with the power, the Empress Dowager who was infringed on the interests, the Turkish nobles who were laid off, and the new army officers and soldiers who were laid off united to oppose him. The former Aleppo Pasha Nasukh Zad Hussein Pasha, who was close to the East Coast, began to launch a rebellion in Aleppo, and then raised his troops to go straight to Istanbul. Then... there was no more. The local army of Nasukh Pasha was defeated in front of the Galishani Guards, and the opposition was completely suppressed.

However, Mustafa's good days did not last long. At the beginning of this year, the new Galishani army, just like its role in previous Turkish court rebellions, betrayed Vizi Mustafa again and assisted the Sultan in his execution. After the death of the Iron-blooded Prime Minister who had ruled the country for many years, the power of Ottoman has now fallen into the hands of Sultan Ibrahim's teacher Simsi Hauka, Empress Dowager Kosem Sultan and others, and the old friend of the East Coast people turned over again and became a celebrity in the Ottoman court.

"After Mustafa's death, Sultan Ibrahim's main energy turned to his concubines in the harem. Now the court is in charge of Sinsi, Hauka and the Empress Dowager, and Nasukh Pasha is currently a celebrity on both sides. With such a relationship, I think the foundation for cooperation between us will be stronger." Hassan's face was a little unnatural when he said this, as if there was a hint of anger.

"Hasan, I heard that someone in your family holds a position in the Sipahi army. What do you think of the Galishani Guards, which has a huge influence in the Sultanian court? If - I mean, if we reach an agreement, then how can we balance the relationship with the new army? I heard that your Sipahi Cavalry Legion has a bad relationship with them. If they object, I think any agreement we reached between us may not be able to continue. You also know that this time, the Sultan of Ibrahim relied on the power of the Galishani army to execute Mustafa, but this also made the power of the Galishani army even more inflated. I heard that dozens of important positions in Istanbul were awarded to officers or soldiers of the Galishani army." Gao Mo expressed his hidden worries.

"Nasuh Pasha is a magical person. He has a good relationship with the Aga (commander) of the Guards. With him there, there will be no big problems. And, don't you know that the Aga of the Galishani Guards have always had a good impression of you?" Hassan looked at Gaomo with a strange look, and then said, "You have sold so many army weapons to our country. At least half of these weapons were equipped to the Guards. They reacted very well after using them. In other words, they have no prejudice against you, provided that you give them enough benefits and do not mess with them."

Gaomo was speechless. The Ottoman matter was complicated, but in fact it was simple and simple. The trouble was just a few forces that were causing trouble, namely, the palace forces, military forces and local powers. As long as they live in peace with them and share interests with them, there would be no problem in doing business in the Ottoman Empire. However, there are many things to pay attention to here, such as the palace forces are divided into the Sultan faction and the Empress Dowager faction; the military forces are divided into the Garishani Guards, the Sipahi Cavalry Legion, and the naval forces are mixed in it; and local forces mainly include some Christian lords in the Balkans, Algier Pasha, Tunisian Pasha, and the feudal lords of Egypt, etc. The relationship here is complicated, and if there is no guidance from insiders, it is absolutely impossible to figure it out. It is very likely that they offended many people inadvertently without knowing it.

"The Galishani Guards are the borer of the country, high, I will only say this here today, and I will not say it again, nor will I admit that I have said these words." Hassan said with a serious face, "Although these pagan guys converted to Allah, they are still greedy robbers. They are habitual in rebellion to seize their own benefits, and after each rebellion, their power and influence will deepen, and sooner or later the country will be destroyed in their hands."

After saying this, Hassan was silent for a while, and then said, "There are too many foolish and conservative people in this country. Unfortunately, many of these people are nobles who hold state power. They are obsessed with the past glory of the empire, but they cannot see the increasingly larger gap between the empire and the Western countries. Gao, I ask you to help us build warships, roads, docks, rail carriages, and sell advanced army weapons. This is all for the purpose of letting those idiots in China see the rapid development achievements of Western countries today and face the gap between us and the outside world. No matter what,
Chapter completed!