Dominate the Country

In early April, the climate near the equator had not yet risen to a tolerable level, and the temperature of 20 to 30 degrees was not so unacceptable under the sea breeze.

Selim bin Mohammed Murad, who had been sailing on the waves for several months on a large Western-style sailing ship, looked ahead. According to the news he got from the Dutch in Ceylon, China has opened a trading port on the westernmost island of Sumatra, We Island.

This small active volcanic island, located in Jinghai, is located in the southernmost waters of the Jinghai Islands. It only came into the sight of the Chinese last year. Unexpectedly, this small island actually has the conditions to become a natural harbor.

The Chinese immediately occupied there in a tyrannical manner, and then opened up the ports of Sabang and Parohan. Sabang controls the northwest entrance of the Strait of Malacca, and Parohan is a ferry port, which is the transportation center between Banda Aceh, the Kingdom of Aceh in the west of Sumatra, and We Island.

Selim knew about the Kingdom of Aceh, a very pious country. It was the academic and cultural center of the Eastern Kingdom, and the starting point for the pilgrimage of Jiamin from the Nanyang region to Mecca.

This time, Selim set out on a diplomatic mission to China, and the fleet accompanying him carried several Acehnese who returned home on the way.

As a diplomat of the Ottoman Empire, a diplomatic veteran who had worked in Russia and Austria for many years, Selim was far less angry than the Aceh people who accompanied him when he mentioned the matter of We Island.

Calmness is the most basic quality of a diplomat. What's more, isn't the world now a place where the strong prey on the weak?

When the Ottoman Empire was strong, they also put pressure on the whole of Europe.

And when the Kingdom of Aceh was strong, didn't it beat Portugal and the Netherlands several times, attack Malacca, conquer Pahang, Kedah, Perak, Nias Island and Indalapura on the Malay Peninsula, and expand its influence to the Minangkabau area in the central highlands of Sumatra?

From a personal professional perspective, Selim could easily accept this reality.

The Chinese had only seized We Island. With their current strength, even if they launched a direct attack on Banda Aceh, wouldn't the Kingdom of Aceh have to suffer the same?

Since the decline of the Kingdom of Aceh, Minangkabau has gradually broken free from Aceh's shackles, and the countries on the Malay Peninsula have also broken free from Aceh's control with the support of the Netherlands. Aceh's control over the pepper trade was also broken by the Netherlands early on.

Everything was like sitting on a slide, and the trend of national decline could not be stopped.

The sun shone through the thin clouds, shining on the white concrete ground of Sabang Port, reflecting silver light, dazzling people's eyes.

The Chinese officials stationed in Sabang expressed a grand welcome to Selim's arrival, although they were very surprised why Selim and his men did not go to Penang but came to Sabang.

As for Selim, as a veteran diplomat, he smelled something unusual from the expressions and attitudes of the Chinese opposite.

Although the Chinese in front of him treated him very attentively, there was a hint of hostility in their eyes. What was going on?

Selim thought it would be best not to do anything before he thoroughly understood the political society of the East. But he forgot that not all the people in the entire delegation were as smart as him, and some of the people in the delegation were anti-China elements who tended to be religious and guards.

"Selim Pasha, Selim Pasha..."

The Ottomans were not a nation on the sea. Selim didn't like the swaying on the ship. Every day he would look through all the Chinese materials and information he had collected in China, whether it was from the past or the present, until he was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyelids, and then he would go to bed.

At night, the cabin was quiet. Selim lit a bright candle, with a pair of glasses on his nose, and was struggling to understand the rules and regulations of the Ming Dynasty in China. The Ottoman Empire did have some interactions with the Ming Dynasty. The "History of Ming Dynasty" records that in the third year of Jiajing, the fifth year of Jiajing, the twenty-second year of Jiajing, the twenty-seventh year of Jiajing, and the thirty-third year of Jiajing, Rumi sent envoys five times. "61 The maximum number of people reached more than ninety. The Ottoman Empire at that time was called Rumi by the people of the Ming Dynasty.

In the early Ming Dynasty, due to the emergence of the Timurid Empire across Central and Southwest Asia, the exchanges between the Ming Dynasty and the Ottoman Empire at both ends of the Silk Road were hindered. It was not until the demise of the Timurid Empire that the Ottoman Empire began to formally send envoys to the Ming Dynasty. These visits were made during the reign of the great leader Suleiman I after the Ottoman Empire annexed Egypt and attacked Tabriz and Baghdad.

This was the only intersection between the Ottoman Empire and China. All the information released by the Ottoman Empire became Selim's focus. The focus of the study. Although he knew that these materials were no longer applicable to China in this era.

The founding emperor of China, who had made great achievements, destroyed the Qing Dynasty, fought Russia, attacked Spain, suppressed the Netherlands, swept Japan, Korea and the entire Southeast Asia, perhaps because he did not encounter strong opponents, his achievements were somewhat lacking, but he had long been crowned with the title of "Emperor" in the Western world.

Since he started his army, he has won many battles and destroyed the enemy's superior forces, which made him respected by many soldiers.

The future achievements of the Chinese emperor will not be worse than those of Suleiman the Magnificent.

Although China's geographical environment destined it to be impossible for it to cause an extremely heavy blow to the entire Western world like the Ottoman Empire 200 years ago. But as long as the Chinese can beat Russia down, it will be the best and most favorable news for the Ottoman Empire.

Selim also did not want to see China spend countless money on the distant America. When he was in Ceylon, he was stunned when he heard that the Chinese sent tens of thousands of troops to attack the California region of America thousands of miles away.

There was a knock on the door, and there were hurried and panicked calls outside the door. It was his follower Hudabanda.

Selim had a bad premonition in his heart. He put down the book in his hand and opened the cabin door. Seeing Hudabanda standing outside the door with a sweaty face, he hurriedly said after seeing Selim: "Selim Pasha, Mirza led people to fight with the Chinese at the dock." Not only fighting, but also using knives. There were more than a dozen people injured at the scene, but Hudabanda didn't know.

Selim's face changed immediately, and his eyes radiated a sword-like light.

Mirza? He was the deputy of the mission's guards, a staunch anti-China element from the Imperial Guards. He was also a die-hard supporter of Bayezid, one of the deputy envoys of the mission.

Selim, who looked at Mirza with tinted glasses, had the first reaction that Mirza was deliberately provoking trouble and deliberately creating a discordant gap between China and Austria.

In fact, Selim really didn't wrong Mirza in this matter.

The cause of this incident was the hotel and restaurant opened by the Chinese on the dock. How could the Chinese open a restaurant without alcohol? Moreover, Indian white slaves are so famous now, and this place is not far from India. Not only are there Indian dancers in the restaurant, but there are also quite a few of them. As long as you are willing to spend money, you can bring people into the room at any time.

Aceh itself is a very pious Muslim diocese, and so is Wedao. This Muslim culture originally prohibits alcohol, and the relatively revealing Indian dancers are hanging around the door of the store all day, which makes the local believers very uncomfortable. But the situation is stronger than the people, and the Chinese are much stronger than the people of Wedao. The local elders not only did not show up, but also tried their best to persuade the local residents and Ah Om not to cause trouble, but to be patient!

What they said: Only those who are persevering can enjoy complete and immeasurable rewards.

Although patience is painful, its fruit is sweet. Because patience is the virtue of the gods.

When we face the test of various hardships, we can only be patient, and at the same time pray to the true God of broad grace to help us get out of the predicament as soon as possible. We must not be irritable or lose control, but should be calm, because calmness can produce wisdom, and we must refuse inferiority, depression and disappointment, and we must not be depressed because of bad luck, because sadness will destroy people's spirit...

Unfortunately, these words can only be cold water added to boiling water, not the hand that draws the match.

This bilateral contradiction has existed since the Chinese took a foothold in Sabang.

If there were no Ottomans, no outsiders to support the Weh Islanders, they would have adapted to these things over time, just like the indigenous Muslims living in Batavia, who got used to these things little by little.

But now there are Ottomans. And the elder is not here, he went to Banda Aceh.

The Ottoman Empire is the most powerful country in the Kingdom of Heaven. It has stood in the Kingdom of Heaven for hundreds of years, repeatedly inflicting heavy losses on Westerners. It is a strong and powerful country. Its Sultan is the Caliph of the Kingdom of Heaven, the Sultan of the Sultans, and the Monarch of the Monarchs. It is the protector of the Quran!

In this era when the tiger skin has not been completely pierced, the Ottoman Empire is like the Qing Dynasty before the First Opium War. With its giant size, it can still bluff many people.

And the Russians who just beat the Ottomans in a duel were knocked down by China in a blink of an eye.

St. Petersburg said with a shameful face: I spent too much effort on the Ottoman Empire before. This invisibly gave the Ottomans another layer of gold dust. After all, the strength of the Polar Bear Army is obvious to all in Europe. Even if the Ottoman army is weaker than Russia, it should not be underestimated, right?

In the whole of Europe, how many countries dare to say that they can support Russia alone without help from others?

Austria, or Prussia? Or the British, or Spain?

No one dares to say.

Except for the Gallic rooster!

Then make a horizontal comparison, the Ottoman military strength is still not weak.

The big windmill that is so arrogant in the South Seas is a tiny thing compared to the Ottomans.

Especially in the Arabian world, after the collapse of the Mughal Empire, the Ottoman Empire and Persia were the only two powerful countries, but the latter quickly declined after experiencing the glory of Abbas the Great. Now Karim Khan who rules there is also very powerful, but he is already a dying old man in his twilight years.

Of course, the most important thing is that the people of Wedao who hold orthodox ideas can't get along with Persia, and the only one they can pray to is the Ottoman Empire.

Today, the Ottoman fleet docked at the port, and the Chinese gave the port the highest standard of welcome. This was also seen by some natives and Ah-hums, so they came up with the idea of ​​using the power of the Ottoman Empire to "deal with" those hateful Chinese merchants. This idea can be said to be a perfect match with Mirza.

Mirza knew that Selim must not know about this, so he secretly contacted his trusted subordinates, and then joined Aong and the natives, and went directly to demolish all the restaurants and hotels that violated the taboo.

Chinese merchants would certainly not do it. They had their own things and the land use certificates they obtained from the Port Administration. They could do whatever they wanted. Why should they listen to you? You said you were not allowed to do it, so you didn't do it. Who do you think you are? You think the certificate of the Port Administration is fake, right?

The two sides had nothing to talk about on this matter, and Mirza didn't intend to talk about it at all. The Ottoman Guards uniform he wore didn't deter the Chinese at all. It is said that since the incident in Xi'an on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Muslims in the Han area have been shouted and killed by everyone. And the group of killers subsequently launched several bomb attacks, killing only three people, and the number of injured people added up to more than 100.

The whole of China was stunned and angry.

The wave of the whole society made the Han people and Tianfang Temple in the Han area silent.

This general environment has not yet spread to the society of Nanyang, but it is absolutely impossible to say that these have no impact on the Chinese businessmen in Nanyang. Invisibly, the Chinese in Nanyang looked down on the natives of Tianfang religion.

There was no government to add fuel to the flames. It was completely spontaneous among the people. The natives who believed in Buddhism and Taoism were the best natives, the natives who believed in the original gods were the second-class natives, and the natives who believed in Tianfang and one god were the lowest third-class natives.

Even in the inland, some Han and Han mixed cities that had been well integrated before, such as the southern coastal cities and some cities along the Grand Canal, all had ethnic disputes in the following period. The domestic clamor had been spread to Nanyang and had weakened a lot, but you want the Han boss to make principled concessions when facing a group of Tianfang people? That's really wishful thinking.

The two sides soon started fighting. Then there was a big mess. Mirza used a knife, but those Han people were not blind, they also had guns. When the gunshots rang out, not only the customs police in the port area were shocked, but even the coastal defense soldiers were dispatched.

Selim wanted to crush Mirza into pieces at this moment.

He hurriedly took people off the ship, and immediately sent someone to contact the officials of the Chinese port. At the same time, he strictly ordered the sailors of the fleet and the accompanying guards to be restrained, and no one was allowed to go out.

The person in charge of Sabang Port soon came to meet Selim with a relaxed expression. Although some individuals in the Ottoman delegation played a very unfriendly role in this matter, judging from Selim's performance, it was obvious that he was consistent with China.

"Selim Pasha, please rest assured. We will definitely handle this matter fairly. As for the several people involved in your incident, please rest assured that they will be sent back to the ship immediately after their wounds are bandaged."

"On behalf of all the military and political officers and soldiers in Sabang Port, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you for your appropriate handling of the incident."

The entire Ottoman fleet probably has thousands of accompanying sailors and guards. This force was not in a mess because of Selim's restraint, which is really the greatest support for the Chinese government.

Selim was also very happy that his "efforts" were not in vain and his winks were not thrown to the blind. "Ottomans and China are strategic allies and the closest friends. We fully believe that China will make fair and reasonable treatment in this matter."

The smiles on both faces at this moment were so sincere, but they really underestimated this matter. This was a big outbreak of the anger that the people of Sabang on We Island had accumulated for a long time.

"Holy war, holy war..."

"Holy war! Holy war! Holy war! God is great, God is great!"

"Drive the Kaffirs out of We Island..."

Just when Selim and the Chinese leaders thought that the matter could come to an end, a sudden shouting swept across the entire Sabang port like a tsunami.

"Oh my God..." The sailors on a Western sailing ship in the port were stunned as they watched the We Island natives rushing towards the Sabang port area from the darkness.