Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 644 Cunning Sharif!

When Tamerlane heard this, he wanted to slap this guy to death. He had just said that he had no secrets from him, but he turned around and told himself that he couldn't talk about this stuff!
"Xiao Wang, isn't that what you just said?"

Wang Mian blushed in embarrassment when he heard this.

"That's really not what Wei Chen said just now... But Wei Chen doesn't know much about this thing. He only knows that it is the result of the latest research from the Wuhan Research Institute. The tail fin at the back may have the effect of stabilizing the gun body when it is flying. No matter what, I really don’t know…”

"oh oh……"

Timur thought for a moment.

"Does it have the same effect as the feathers on the back of the arrow?"

Wang Mian's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he wanted to slap himself.

Why didn’t I think of such a simple truth?

"Reporting to your Majesty, it may be exactly what you said!"

When Timur saw Wang Mian like this, he knew that he was a typical idiot, and he didn't bother to talk to him anymore.

However, after visiting the Ming Dynasty's arsenal, Timur suddenly discovered that, as the idiot Wang Mian said, even if the Ming Dynasty opened it to him, he would not learn anything.

Even if he memorized the shapes of all the cannons, he still wouldn't know the iron formula for casting the cannon, let alone the gunpowder formula inside the cannon shells.

"Ugh!"

"It seems that my empire has no other way out except surrender!"

Wang Mian was overjoyed when he heard this. The reason why he showed off his Ming Dynasty muscles in front of Timur was because he thought of the role of conquering the enemy without fighting?
According to the outlines of His Majesty the Emperor's recent cabinet meetings, the Ming Dynasty has long since transformed. It has transformed from the past of destroying its country, exterminating its species, and exterminating its clan to conquering and subjugating the people on its land and making them driven by China.

Therefore, for the current Ming Dynasty, victory is not the ultimate goal. Victory at the minimum cost is what the court is pursuing.

But who is Timur, and whoever takes his unintentional emotion seriously is the real fool.

After visiting the Ming Dynasty's arsenal, Timur returned directly to the palace to wait, waiting for the Ming Emperor Zhu Yunxi to come to see him.

However, Timur miscalculated. He did not wait for Zhu Yunxi, but only waited for one of Zhu Yunxi's ministers.

"My Excellency, Zhang Zongjun, came here on the order of our emperor to ask His Majesty Timur whether he is willing to accept the terms of peace talks proposed by the Ming Dynasty?"

When Timur heard this, he looked at Zhang Zongjun coldly, with a trace of anger and disdain flashing in his eyes.

Angry at Daming's rudeness and disdain for the other party's identity.

"Get out!"

"Let's find someone with enough status to talk to me!"

Zhang Zongjun had no intention of moving at all after hearing this, he just shouted towards the door.

"Dong Guo Liang, Your Majesty Timur looks down on mediocre ministers, it's better for you to come forward!"

Lan Yu felt shy after hearing this and walked in laughing all the way.

"Timur, we are old friends. You won't even dislike us, right?"

When Timur heard this, he rolled his eyes at Lan Yu. He had suffered three major defeats at the hands of this guy and wished he could eat his flesh alive!
"Humph!"

"Can you represent your Ming Dynasty?"

Lan Yu put away her smile when she heard this and put on a serious expression.

"To introduce you solemnly, I am the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, the uncle of the late crown prince Zhu Biao of the Ming Dynasty, the uncle of the current emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the eight hundred official relatives of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

"What we say is what His Majesty the Ming Emperor said!"

Seeing Lan Yu say this, Timur put away the joking expression on his face and became solemn and serious.

"it is good!"

"Since you can represent Ming Dynasty, then I will talk to you!"

In fact, Timur was unwilling to negotiate with a child who was decades younger than him. Even if Zhu Yunxi showed enough respect, he still felt offended.

Relatively speaking, he felt much better when he was replaced by Lan Yu, who was about the same age as himself.

Lan Yu stepped forward carelessly, ordered someone to bring him a chair, then sat down and crossed his legs.

"Come on, you can tell us whatever conditions you have. If we can directly agree, we can agree on the spot. Even if we can't agree, I can still give you a reply after asking my nephew and grandson when I go back!"

Timur frowned and thought for a while when he heard this, and then slowly spoke.

"Tell me about the conditions you Daming can offer."

Lan Yu had discussed it with Zhu Yunxi before coming, and upon hearing this, he stated Ming's conditions without hesitation.

"Go to the Emperor!"

Timur struggled slightly when he heard this and nodded heavily.

"Can!"

"Promise yourself to the Ming Dynasty!"

Timur was originally Chagatai's son-in-law, and he was a vassal to Chagatai Khan, so he didn't have much psychological burden on him.

"Can!"

"Trade!"

"it is good!"

This time Timur agreed without hesitation, because even if Ming didn't mention it, he would still make this request.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is at its peak, the best things are produced by the Ming Dynasty. Not only does he not resist trade, but he is also afraid that the Ming Dynasty will not want to sell.

As long as Da Ming is willing to open his arms to him, he is very happy to surrender to Da Ming and suck blood from Da Ming's body.

“The tax rates are the same!”

"Okay, that's fair!"

"Guarantee the personal and property safety of my Ming businessman in the Timur Kingdom and not be infringed upon by anyone!"

"no problem!"

"Although I have gone to the Imperial Palace, I still have this prestige!"

"Disband the army and only retain one hundred thousand standing troops."

"If you want to expand the army, you must obtain the consent of my Majesty the Ming Emperor."

Timur frowned when he heard this.

"If we only retain [-], I'm afraid it won't be enough to protect the security of my empire, right?"

"Even if the Ming Dynasty doesn't come to attack me, the Kipchak Khanate in the east and the Ottoman Empire in the west will not let me go!"

Lan Yu smiled confidently.

"Don't worry, Ming will be responsible for the security of your country. If they dare to invade your country, Ming will definitely punish them!"

"Is that so..."

Timur thought for a while and finally nodded with difficulty.

"All right!"

"But I must put my ugly words first. If Ming Dynasty cannot guarantee the security of our country, our country has the right to expand its army!"

When Lan Yu heard this, she felt a surge of anger in her heart and almost went crazy.But when he thought that his nephew had entrusted him with important tasks and made him the chief and assistant minister of the military, he could not hold back this tone.

"Row!"

"But if you dare to expand the army privately without Ming's permission, I can destroy you at any time!"

The two discussed other details for a long time, such as sending protons in the name of studying in the Ming Dynasty, fully opening up trade, allowing Ming merchants to freely enter and exit the country, fair trade, not forcibly confiscating the property of Ming merchants, etc.

It wasn't until the horizon became clear that the two finally finalized the peace treaty.

After Timur signed the contract, he left and returned to his country the next day.

But Zhu Yunxi didn't want to let him go back to China so easily, and wanted him to cooperate in a play with him.

"Your Majesty Timur, let's sign the contract before leaving."

"All right……"

Timur thought that he was just signing a contract, but on the day when the contract was signed, not only the Eastern and Western Popes were watching the ceremony, but also the special envoys of the Golden Horde and the Ottoman Empire were sitting on the viewing platform.

What made Timur feel even more uncomfortable was that there were people on the signing stage who kept preaching the contents of the contract between the two countries in Persian, Mongolian, Turkic, and Ming Dynasty Mandarin, even some of the details.

The audience is the entire people of Kangju City, as well as businessmen and scholars from all over the world.It can be said that as long as you sign the contract, the entire West will know about it in less than a month.

When Timur saw this, he wanted to throw away his sleeves and leave, but after all, he agreed to sign the contract with Ming Dynasty. Even if he was not happy at this time, he could only bite the bullet and sign his name on the contract.

As the Ming Emperor, Zhu Yunxi not only attended the farewell ceremony but also signed the contract.He also very politely gave Timur a congratulatory gift, a fine porcelain plate fired by Jingdezhen of the Ming Dynasty, which symbolized the harmony and completeness of the friendship between the two countries.

When Timur stepped onto the carriage and headed back to his country, Zhang Zongjun sighed meaningfully.

"Ugh!"

"I don't know if Timur can abide by the contract..."

Zhu Yunxi immediately sneered after hearing this.

"Don't worry, Timur will throw away the contract as soon as he returns to Isfahan!"

"Uh uh?"

"Your Majesty, since you know this, why did you let Timur go?"

Zhu Yunxi sighed secretly.

"So what if you don't let him go?"

"Is it possible that I can still detain him in Kangju City?"

Zhang Zongjun lowered his head and thought that this was indeed true. The Western Region was so big that the Ming Dynasty did not have enough officials to govern it.

Moreover, the terrain and geography of the Western Region are complex, and religious and ethnic conflicts continue, which can lead to disaster if you are not careful.

Therefore, if you want to rule the Western Regions, you will definitely need the assistance of a large number of local nobles in the early stage.

"Since Your Majesty knows that Tamerlane doesn't care about contracts, why did you sign a contract with him?"

Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly upon hearing this.

"Have you ever heard of the Seven Captures of Meng Huo?"

"Uh?"

Zhang Zongjun's eyes almost fell to the ground in surprise when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, you don't think that Timur, like Meng Huo, can be influenced by our Ming Dynasty, do you?"

Zhu Yunxi shook his head again when he heard this.

"of course not!"

"But if he breaks his promise to us once, won't we have one more opportunity to attack him?"

"When one day we really destroy it, the Western countries will not be frightened, but will feel that we did the right thing!"

"Oh oh oh..."

Zhang Zongjun showed a surprised expression when he heard this.

"Wei Chen understands that what Your Majesty cares about is not what Timur thinks, but what he cares about is to use Timur's story to show it to the entire West!"

Zhu Yunxi nodded when he heard the words.

"The West is too big, and there are many principalities and religious disputes."

"It is easy to defeat them, but it is difficult to maintain long-term and stable governance."

"Moreover, we also need to consider the cost of governance. If they frequently cause trouble, our Ming Dynasty will not be able to afford it even if we wear tens of millions of dollars of armor!"

When Zhang Zongjun heard these words, his face showed a strong feeling of admiration.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"I understand, your majesty is not planning for a moment, but for eternity!"

On the other side, as soon as Timur escaped from the Kangju area, he tore the signed contract into pieces and threw them on both sides of the road.

He never wanted to accept Ming's peace talks from the beginning, and he would not give up his imperial dignity even if he died!

When Timur returned to Isfahan, he didn't even enter the palace, but went directly to the craftsman's district in the city.

"Call your supervisor here!"

An emir named Sharif hurried over to greet him.

"Your Majesty the Sultan, your loyal servant Sharif is willing to listen to your instructions!"

In fact, normally speaking, Sharif is also a noble of the Chagatai family, so there is no need to be so low.

But the previous deaths were so tragic that he could only find a way to leave a good impression in front of His Majesty Timur.

"You know how your previous officials died, right?"

"Know!"

"They died because they failed to complete the tasks assigned by His Majesty. They deserved their death!"

Timur nodded upon hearing this.

"I am assigning you a task now. You must build a weapon according to the pattern drawn on my drawing..."

"I only give you one month!"

"it is good!"

Seeing that he agreed too quickly, Timur became suspicious.

"Do you know the consequences of not completing it?"

"If you can't build it successfully within a month, I can only cut you into pieces!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Wei Chen will complete his mission within a month!"

Seeing Sharif's firm face, Timur felt that he was a serious official, so he couldn't help but soften his tone.

"From now on, you will be responsible for this matter. If you need anything, you can come to the palace to see me at any time. All resources in the empire are at your disposal. As long as you can build these weapons within the specified time, I will reward you with whatever you want." It will satisfy you!"

Sharif thought for a moment after hearing this.

"Wei Chen wants to marry your Majesty's seventeenth princess..."

"Oh?"

Timur couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

"Good boy, Princess Seventeen is the apple of my eye, how dare you care about her!"

"However, if you kid can really make these weapons, I won't be able to consider marrying the Seventeenth Princess to you!"

Sharif pretended to be very happy and saluted.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, please rest assured. Even if I don't sleep, I will still build the weapon within the stipulated time!"

Timur couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw Sharif being so excited.

Even if Sharif did not build all the weapons in the end, but only one or two of them, he would reward this person heavily and marry his most beloved daughter to him.

"Go and do your work. Report to me any progress you make..."

"Yes!"

After Timur left, Sharif immediately called a meeting with all the heads of craftsmen and assigned them very detailed tasks.

"You are responsible for this drawing, you are responsible for this..."

"Everyone works in three shifts and must build the weapon within the specified date..."

"Yes……"

Compared with Sharif's crisp and clear answer, the craftsmen's reply was much more sensible.

Because they can see at a glance that this is simply not something that can be done in a month!
In fact, Sharif also knew that there would be no results within a month, so after assigning the tasks, he dispatched various iron, copper, and silver materials from the treasury under the banner of Timur...

All the iron materials were sent to the workshop to cast the cannon, half of the copper materials were transported to the workshop, and the remaining half was secretly sold to Ming merchants.

As for the silver materials, he simply exchanged them all secretly for "gold tickets" that were light and easy to carry with Ming merchants, and only sent a few carts of tin ingots that looked like silver to the workshop.

After doing all this, Sharif disguised himself, and with a huge sum of one million taels of "golden tickets", bribed the guards at the top of Isfahan City, and secretly tied a rope down from the top of the city.

When Timur received the news of Sharif's disappearance the next day, Sharif had already fled three hundred miles away with a huge sum of money...

(End of this chapter)