Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

Suleiman smiled and said, "Of course, everyone likes dazzling silver coins. If you miss it, it will be the most regrettable thing in your life, won't it?"

Li Chengyan smiled and said: "In order to show our sincerity to your country, I can sell five hundred catties of Fushou Gao to your country, and each tael of Fushou Gao costs only 20 taels of silver.

In addition, this is provided to your country. For my friend Suleiman, I will also provide him with an extra [-] catties of drugs, so that he also has the opportunity to make a fortune.

Of course, these are just one-month shares, not one offer and then nothing.As a person, I like business that can last for a long time. "

Li Chengyan was still smiling, but Suleiman had already started to curse in his heart.

Those damned savages in Holland, those damned heretics, should all be sent to the stake to be burned or simply stoned to death!

Through this period of contact with Li Chengyan, Suleiman has figured out the conversion relationship between silver coins and silver taels—about one tael of silver coin is equal to one tael of silver.

Only 20 taels of silver for every tael of medicine?That is, two catties of silver coins?What's this?This is a conscience price!

Those damn European savages dared to sell one tael of drugs to the price of five taels of silver coins just after waiting for a while, and the price was more than doubled, and they were not afraid of supporting them to death!

To be on the safe side, Suleiman still said: "Li, your generosity is really appreciated by the true gods.

However, I have to ask one more question, how much is the quality of the drugs you provide compared to those sold by those barbarians in Europe? "

Li Chengyan asked with a smile: "Why, Suleiman, do you also take drugs?"

However, Suleiman jumped up as if he had been stung by a scorpion, and said frightenedly: "How come, how could I smoke such a precious thing, my salary is not enough to support me to smoke such a good thing. "

But Li Chengyan smiled and said: "No, even if you couldn't afford it in the past, now you can take the fushou cream as a meal, as long as you want."

Suleiman sneered, but didn't speak.

There are many people in this world who are fools, but Suleiman is definitely not included, and even the nobles of the entire Ottoman Empire are not included.

Because the messenger of the true God once taught that believers of the true God cannot smoke tobacco or drink alcohol.

When good things like drugs just started to flow into the Ottoman Empire, in order to verify what this thing really belonged to, the top Ottoman nobles had already done experiments.

Of course, the aristocrats who possessed a lot of resources and didn't care much about human life chose to use slaves and a small number of civilians for experiments.

The results of the experiment shocked the aristocrats very much.

Many people will feel nauseous when taking drugs for the first time, but when these people take drugs for the second time, they will have a psychedelic feeling, as if they have ascended to heaven.

Even, quite a few experimental subjects vowed that they had ascended to the kingdom of heaven, saw rivers flowing with milk and honey, met countless goddesses, and were bestowed with 72 beautiful fairies by Zhenyun.

The mere two experiments are of course nothing, and the top nobles of the Ottoman Empire will not believe that this thing can really make people enter heaven just because of the mere two experiments.

The higher the status, the more shaken the belief in the true God.

After more than a dozen experiments, the disadvantages of this thing began to appear.

Once the drug supply was cut off, those experimental subjects would yawn, cry, and feel powerless as if they had been cramped.

It would be fine if it was just like this, but some experimental subjects actually began to strongly demand that the nobles and lords provide them with drugs, even if they paid any price.

That's right, it is any price, whether it is asking them to sell their wives and daughters, or letting them eat camel dung, or even cutting off one of their hands, they will agree without hesitation, in order to Able to obtain Fushou Ointment.

Such a terrible addiction caused those top nobles to jointly block the news and list drugs as prohibited items.

Of course, it was listed as a forbidden product among these top nobles, and then sold to ordinary nobles and a large number of civilians.

Suleiman's family can be regarded as one of the top families in the Ottoman Empire. Otherwise, how would Suleiman dare to think about restarting the Suez Canal?

It is precisely because of this that Suleiman is well aware of the huge profits hidden in drugs and the horror of killing people invisible.

After a few laughs, Suleiman said: "With your generosity, of course I can use drugs as food.

But it is a pity that smoking this thing is against the teaching of the true god, and I am a devout believer of the true god, so it is impossible for me to smoke drugs.

However, thank you, with your help, I can earn more profits for the family, then get more resources, and get more voice. "

After finishing speaking, Suleiman licked his lips, and continued: "Li, believe me, if I were the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, even if I didn't have drugs, I would definitely contract the Suez Canal to Yours."

Li Chengyan nodded and said: "Of course, as a friend, how could I doubt your sincerity?

It's just that selling these drugs through the Ottomans and the Dutch East India Company are the same to me, and they can also earn a certain amount of profit.

So, my dear friend, Suleiman, let's earn those white silver coins through drugs, they are so dazzling and so charming! "

Suleiman almost patted his chest and assured Li Chengyan: "Dear Li, please rest assured, I will definitely do my best!"

This is also the case in reality. After he mastered [-] catties and [-] catties of drugs for those top families to distribute, these top families all showed their concern for the Suez Canal.

As time progressed, the eunuchs appointed by Ibrahim I became more and more unable to withstand the pressure, and began to make continuous concessions.

Concession on the contracting time, on the scope of the contract, and on the tax collection time of the Ming people, in short, they were defeated steadily and kept making concessions until they all agreed to the demands of Grand Vigil and the other Ascari.

Suleiman finally found Li Chengyan happily, and said enthusiastically, "Li, what is this thing?"

Li Chengyan looked at the parchment rolled up in Suleiman's hand, and said with a smile, "Isn't it a document that allows me to contract the Suez Canal?"

Suleiman laughed and said: "That's right, it is the document that allows you to contract the Suez Canal, congratulations, my friend!

From now on, you will have the right to contract for the Suez Canal, including the land within 50 steps on both sides, for a total of [-] years.

During these 50 years, in addition to providing us with a certain amount of drugs every month, you also need to pay [-] silver coins every year. Of course, this is nothing to you, is it?

In addition, during these 50 years, you can collect taxes from the ships on the Suez Canal except for the Imperial Navy, and the civilians who cultivate your land on both sides. As for how much to collect, that is your problem.

Of course, such generous conditions are not given to you for nothing, you need to pay [-]% of it to the imperial treasury, so that they will guarantee your subsequent contracting rights. "

Li Chengyan suddenly laughed and said: "Thank you, my dear friend!

The [-] silver coins will be delivered to your Governor's Mansion within a month.

And the reconstruction of the Suez Canal will be completely done by us, you don't need to worry about it.

Even, the taxes we receive in the future will be sent to you at the beginning of each month, and then you will send them to your treasury on your behalf. "

Suleiman laughed with Li Chengyan for a while, and then said seriously: "Li, my friend, I have one more thing to trouble you, I hope you don't refuse?"

Li Chengyan nodded and said with a smile: "Tell me, my dear friend, as you know, I'm not always good at rejecting friends' requests."

Suleiman said: "It's like this. Re-dragging the entire Suez Canal must require a lot of workers and supplies, right?"

Li Chengyan said: "Of course, both materials and workers are what I need urgently. I have even bought a lot of slaves for this purpose, and I have also prepared a lot of materials."

Suleiman smiled, and his smile was very rippling: "It's fine if you transport slaves from the Mughals, after all, they are commodities for consumption.

But what about those materials?Constant transshipment at sea must be very risky, right?Why not consider sourcing from Empire?Also, why not consider hiring a bunch of Imperial civilians to serve you? "