After looking at the map for a long time, Abbas II withdrew his gaze.

He looked at Bardeep and said, "Persia may not be strong enough to protect India alone. ”

Bardeep's face sank, and he bowed his head and said: "Great Abbas II, if you don't lend a helping hand to India, I'm afraid that India will be occupied by the Ming people within three years, and after three years, the Ming people will continue to go west..."

Abbas II waved his hand at Bardeep and stopped him from continuing his complaint.

"There is only one Persian, and they can't beat Li Zhi of the Ming Kingdom. If Baldeep really wants to stop Li Zhi, you'll have to bring in stronger allies. ”

Baldeep was stunned and asked, "A stronger ally?" ”

Pointing to the border between Asia and Europe, Abbas II said, "If the Ottoman Turks are willing to join in to stop Li Zhi, our Persian and Turkish armies may have the hope of defeating Li Zhi if they join forces to start a war in India." ”

Bardeep looked at Istanbul on the map and said, "Great Your Majesty, if the Turkish army enters India to resist Li Zhi, how will the Indian forces be divided after the war?" ”

Abbas II stroked the beard on his chin and said, "If Turkey and Persia join forces against Li Zhi, the territory of southern India can be ruled by Turkey after the victory." The northern part of India was administered by Persia. ”

Baldeep fell on his knees again and said, "Great Abbas II, you are so wise. I will definitely go to Istanbul and form this great alliance. ”

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On the seventh day of October, in the main hall of the Topkapi Palace, the royal palace of Istanbul, Bardeep knelt on the ground, preparing to be summoned by the Sultan of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

Unlike the Persian Empire, the Ottoman Empire was the most powerful empire in the entire world. The Ottomans extended their territory to Ukraine in the north, the Italian border in the west, most of the Middle East outside of Persia to the east, and North Africa and Egypt to the south.

The Ottomans kept swallowing up the small countries of Europe, blowing bigger and bigger like an inflated balloon. Every time the Ottoman armies attacked Europe, European countries had to form a multinational coalition to resist. In the year 1652, no European country could stand alone against the Ottoman Turks.

In fact, the powerful Ottoman Turkey completely controlled the lands on the border between Asia, Africa and Europe. Goods from the East, such as silk and porcelain, were heavily taxed by the Ottoman Empire. In the last two centuries, soaring prices of oriental luxury goods have been one of the driving forces of the European Age of Discovery.

The furnishings in the main hall are extremely gorgeous.

The walls are adorned with curved patterns, some of which are even made of gemstones. Every few steps there are porcelains from China, large and small. Due to its proximity to Europe, the architectural style of this palace is somewhat influenced by Europeans, presenting a very fashionable rococo style.

This was the middle of the 17th century, and the Rococo style was only emerging in Europe.

The frames of some of the windows and the shells of the doors are made of gold, which sparkles in the sunlight that emerges from the windows, giving Bardeep a sense of absence.

Each attendant in the main hall was dressed in a silk robe with a silk turban on his head. These silks come from the far east and are very expensive. Even in India, near China, Bardeep's attendants did not have the financial resources to use silk garments.

By this time, the weather was already a little cold, and some of the high-ranking attendants wore not only silk clothing, but also ornate animal furs draped over their shoulders. Those furs were bearskins and mink, all of them black and shiny, showing the wealth and prosperity of this empire.

Bardeep knelt on the ground for a long time before he saw the Ottoman Sultan of Turkey, led by more than two dozen saber attendants, enter the main hall of the audience.

Sultan Mehmed IV was a ten-year-old boy who carried an ornate Damascus knife at his waist and a golden tiger skin draped over his shoulder.

However, Muhammad IV was a young man after all, and was not yet able to handle state affairs. The real presiding officer in charge of the Ottoman Empire was his prime minister, Koplül from Albania.

Koplulu was also dressed in a sumptuous silk robe, with a long beard under a thick turban.

After entering the main hall of the audience, Muhammad IV knelt on the Persian carpet, while Koplulu stood next to the sultan and looked at Bardeep with critical eyes.

"Maharaja from India, I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed. The Persians were caught between India and the Ottoman Empire, and there was no reason for us in the Ottoman Empire to cross Persia and conquer distant India. Even if you pay half India, we're not very interested. ”

Bardeep looked at the prime minister of the Sudan, lowered his head, and said: "The great Sultan is above, the wise prime minister, this is not a question of India, but a question of how to face Li Zhi." I believe that the Ottoman Empire must go east to meet Li Zhi's challenge. ”

"In just ten years, Li Zhi of the East had defeated the Manchurians and conquered Korea, Japan, Luzon, Vietnam, Burma, and Siam."

"The iron hooves of the Manchurians could not stop Li Zhi, the Japanese samurai could not stop Li Zhi, and even the combined fleet of the Dutch and the British was defeated by Li Zhi. The land managed by Li Zhi has expanded dozens of times in ten years. ”

"The most advanced weapons in the world today, including rifles and cannons on land and warships at sea, are all invented by Li Zhi. No country can face Li Zhi's challenge alone. ”

"The 200,000 Indian army, the Jiangbei army within the Ming Kingdom, and the Cossacks of Tsarist Russia besieged Li Zhi together, and they were all easily defeated by him."

"If this development continues, sooner or later, Li Zhi will occupy the whole of Asia. Sooner or later, all the interests and territories of the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East would be occupied by Li Zhi. ”

Koplulu looked at the Sultan and saw an anxious look on the young Sultan's face.

Obviously, the intelligence system of the Ottoman Empire was powerful. Li Zhi's expansion over the years had caused alarm in the Ottoman Empire. Now India is in chaos, and if the Ottoman Empire does not intervene, India will inevitably be conquered by Li Zhi within a few years. And the Middle Eastern territory of the Ottoman Empire was only more than 2,000 miles from India.

Koplulu thought for a moment, then said, "Smart Baldip, the Ottoman Empire's finances are very tight, and we can't afford to spend so much money on such an expedition. ”

Bardeep said loudly: "If Li Zhi attacks India, we hope that the Ottoman Empire and the Persian Empire will protect India together. The Ottoman Empire protected India, and naturally the Ottoman Empire could not bear the expenses of the expedition. All the princes of India were to pool the funds to support all the logistical needs of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans only needed to send troops, and there was nothing else to worry about. ”

"Plus, we have gifts for the great Ottoman Empire."

Baldip raised his Formosa rifle and scope and said, "Great Sultan, this is a magical weapon from the East. ”

Koplulu looked at the rifle with a greedy expression on his face.