Early the next morning, Fazo arrived at the port of Istanbul. According to the route planned by Bahdel, the delegation would set off from the port of Istanbul, enter the Black Sea, and then land at a port of the Crimean Khanate, cross the territory of the Turgut Khanate to the Kazakhs occupied by the empire.

Fazor's mission was not big. His servants, guards and clerks combined had only twenty people, and there were not many salutes. Bachdel's mission was relatively large, with a total of one hundred people. This was because Bachdel's mission was also a merchant group, which carried out the Ottoman trade to Crimea. When he came, he brought a lot of slaves, and when he returned, he was a variety of handmade products produced by the Ottomans.

Fazor prepared a ship for himself, and Bahder had four ships. At the port, Bahder saw with his own eyes a group of slaves transporting oak barrels to Bahder's merchant ship. Dozens of them were piled up on the dock. Fazor frowned. Although the Tianfang scholars were not allowed to drink, in this era, no one could truly prohibit such drinks that could communicate with gods. However, under the harsh laws, no one dared to load and unload wine on such a large scale in the port of Istanbul, and the port officials on the side regarded it as not seeing it. This was obviously unreasonable, because foreigners like Bahder did not have this qualification.

"Would you sell these wines to the Cossacks or to the Turguts?" Fazo walked forward and asked Bahder directly.

Bahdel was busy all morning, sweating profusely, and shook his head: "No, no, Lord Fazou, this is not wine, it's really not, you misunderstood."

Fazo saw that he was sincere and didn't look like he was lying, and it was strange that he stood beside dozens of wine barrels and didn't smell a trace of wine. This was abnormal. Fazo's servant pulled out a plug, dipped it in his hand and tasted it, spit it on the ground, and said to Fazo: "Master, this is salt water! It's very bitter!"

"Is there bacon here? Haha, Bahder, you will definitely lose money if you transport these to the mainland." Fazo said with a smile, and directly boarded the prepared ship, and Bahder followed.

Fazo knew that pickled bacon was a must-have material on the sea boat. Although the Ottoman lost most of its dignity at sea, the marine trade was still very prosperous and he was no stranger to it. It is said that this method of soaking pickled beef in high-concentration salt water was still coming from the empire.

But this kind of bacon is only meaningful for marine trade. In Crimea and to its north, it is a place where nomads live, and fresh livestock are everywhere. No one will like this bacon. Fazo said: "Bachdel, if you really don't have commercial resources, you can tell me, I will introduce you to a few salt merchants. On the Black Sea coast, the profits of salt are very high. Even in Crimea, you can make half of the profits."

But Bahdel said to Fazor: "Master Fazor, there is no meat, only water. It is not a commodity for the villain, but a gift prepared by Great Vizier for His Highness Yu. Great Vizier gave the villain five hundred gold coins and asked the villain to deliver the things to His Highness Yu."

After hearing this, Fazoo was even more disbelief. He ordered the servant to get some liquid from the barrel. Soon, the servant brought in a basin and said that there was indeed only water and nothing else. Fazoo tasted it and said, "Is it sea water? It seems to be more bitter than sea water."

"It's the lake," Bahder said.

Fazo smiled: "Why is the lake water so bitter?"

Bahdel said: "It is a lake called the Dead Sea. In the Syrian province of Ottoman, His Highness Yu said that his father said that there is a lake called the Dead Sea that people can't drown when they fall into it and will float automatically because there is too much salt inside.

When Great Vizier summoned me for the first time and asked me about King Yu, I told the story of King Yu. Great Vizier sent people to find this lake along the Jordan River, and then brought a lot of water from the Dead Sea to serve as a gift to King Yu, because His Highness Yu really wanted to try it, could it really float up."

After hearing the story, Fazo said, "Mr. Bahder, if there is another story like this, you can tell me, of course, even if you told me yesterday, I wouldn't get such a gift, but you know, it's just because of the lack of time, but maybe I can do other gifts."

Bahdel nodded. He didn't expect that Mustafa had really made so much salt water just to satisfy King Yu's curiosity.

Fazo and Bahder left Istanbul on a boat and embarked on an unforgettable journey. On the way, Fazo and Bahder talked the most about the empire and Li Junwei who were going to meet. In fact, Bahder didn't know much, but Fazo was very interested in any point, even if it was just heard about it.

The fleet landed in the Crimean Khanate. Fazo met with the local noble chiefs, solved the trade problems for Bahdel, and raised vehicles to transport the wine barrels filled with salt water. Of course, Fazo also learned from the local noble chiefs that there have been much less conflicts with the Turkuts in recent months, and there are no more groups of Turkut cavalry in the buffer zone at the junction of both sides.

The war on the Dnepr that I learned from the Tatars was very different from what I learned in Istanbul. The battle was really unfavorable to the Ottomans, and the main battlefield on the Dnepr River had already ceased to fight, and they had broken into contact with the Tsarist Russian troops and the Cossacks. Now the war is all pointing to the Tatars being able to break through the enemy's defense line and disrupt the Russians' rear.

However, subjects including Fazo and the Ottomans have always believed that the soldiers were fighting on the banks of the Dnieper River, and the war with the pagans was getting worse and worse. If the Tatars did not lie, then where did the large amount of military pay that had been used for the war in the past two years go?

Fazo could only bury this problem in his heart and set out with Bahder's caravan. Because he had the pass certificates issued by the Ottomans, Tatars and the empire, Bahder was recognized by many merchants, especially Jewish merchants. Many business travelers joined in and entered the territory of the Turkuts in a mighty way.

There, the delegation received good reception. When conflicts arise, some yellow-hat monks will come forward to solve the problem, and some monks join the business group to serve them all the way and solve their problems.

When the merchant group crossed the Ural River, Fazo saw a large number of Cossacks nomadic reclamation. They would show respect for the imperial flag raised by Bahder, without any intention of robbing and harassing. Instead, cavalry continued to escort them across the border. After crossing the Ural River, merchants of all sizes left the mission, and Bahder began to walk south.

"Where are we going? Is Your Highness Yu not here with Xiao Yuz?" Fazo asked.

Bahdel said: "A month ago, His Highness resolved the dispute between the Cossacks and the Turkuts on the banks of the Ural River, but now it is getting colder, and His Highness has gone to the Aral Sea."

"Have you gone to Shiva Khanate?" Fazo asked.

"Your Excellency, I'm sorry, this country no longer exists. In fact, there was still something when I went to Istanbul, but the news I heard from the Cossacks was that the Shiva Khanate no longer existed." Bahdel said helplessly, which shocked him because the Shiva Khanate had long been a vassal of the empire and had contributed to the Kazakh grasslands. But it just didn't exist. Perhaps when the Kazakhs were conquered, the empire no longer wanted to have a small Tianfang Sect vassal state.

Fazo asked why, but Bahdel could not give an explanation. In fact, the Shiva Khanate was destroyed by Li Junwei at will. There was no reason. This was not the empire's style of dealing with the problems of the vassal states. The empire always emphasized the importance of being famous in his master, but Li Junwei learned from his elder brother Li Jundu, but he did it first and then found a reason after doing it.

"Why did King Yu choose to live in the Aral Sea and spend the winter there?" asked Fazo.

"As far as I know, it's because the south is warmer," Bahder said.

"Are he afraid of the cold?"

"No, it's the pet he keeps is afraid of the cold."

When Fazo arrived at his destination and saw the blue tent where Li Junwei lived, he realized that His Royal Highness Yu's pet was a bee, and the land around the Aral Sea was full of blooming wild flowers.

Fazou thought that it was very complicated to obtain Li Junwei's reception, which would take time and would require a lot of money to bribe the people around him. However, Fazou did not expect that on the first day he arrived, King Yu met him and attended a food party together, but the participants had to bring a delicious and distinctive food, and Fazou brought a dessert made by a chef and took the first place.

Bakrava, a dessert dish that has been around for thousands of years, can only be enjoyed by the upper class in the Ottomans, and the chef who once served as the Sultan Imperial Chef happens to make this dessert. The chef's superb skills obviously promoted the relationship between Fazou and Li Junwei. Fazou knew that King Yu had no resistance to food, especially the exotic food he had never eaten before. This was inherited from his father, and he was better than the blue one.

Of course, Li Junwei doesn't like everything, especially sneering at the so-called Turkish coffee. It's not that he hasn't drunk coffee, but it's the first time he's drunk coffee that is so strong that even buffaloes can't sink. But Li Junwei has experienced some political significance from it, because Sudan now prohibits coffee, such as "indecent" drinks, while Fazo still drinks it, which is enough to explain many problems.

However, Li Junwei rarely discussed the alliance with Fazo and the march into Russia. Except for the two who established an alliance at the beginning, they never even mentioned the name of Mustafa, but obviously Fazo did not want to do so.

On this day, Fazou came to the blue tent and saw Li Junwei cleaning up his beehive. Unlike ordinary beekeepers, Li Junwei likes to observe the lives of bees in the beehive, so his beehives are made of expensive glass, and many of them are made by Li Junwei himself.

"Hisser Fazou, it's really time for you to come. What kind of delicacy did you bring this time?" Li Junwei asked while lowering his head to clean up. It was winter soon, and Li Junwei was going to make beehives for pets to spend the winter.

Fazo said with a smile: "The staple food is Turkish-style lamb pilaf and meat pies, and the drinks are orchid desserts. I brought them from Ottomans. Only orchid flowers from the Anatolian Mountains can be made, and you have never tasted them. As for the dessert, you can taste the snowflakes. Relying on the ice cubes brought by your servant from the snowy mountains, you can taste it at this time."

Li Junwei sat down and enjoyed the things that Fazo brought, constantly praised: "Every nation and country have their own expertise and special things, and the same is true in terms of food. Do you know that when my father wrote a letter, what he envied most was that I could enjoy the exotic flavor here, but he could only enjoy it.

He likes food just like me. After not becoming an emperor, he cooked himself and also liked to hold food competitions to show the people the palace food. By the way, why have Mr. Bahdel never seen many of the things you brought in Istanbul, or even heard of them."

Fazo said: "That's because the Sultans protect their recipes and do not allow the imperial chef to record the recipes in books, so there is no possibility of circulating them. The chef beside me was rewarded by the Sultan to my brother. After his death, he followed me."

"That's a pity. Many creative delicacies will definitely be lost because of this." Li Junwei was a little annoyed.

Fazo sighed and said, "Your Highness, I have seen many Kazakhs recently. Turkmens were sent to the south. It is said to be a subcontinent. These people are all Tianfang scholars. I am very puzzled. Why can't the Empire accept them? These people are very good servants. If you can accept them, you will have 100,000 cavalry under your command. Our plan can be carried out now."

Li Junwei shook his head: "Why should we talk about this sad issue?"

"I'm just curious. There are hundreds of nations and dozens of religions in our Ottomans. They surrender to the Sultan and offer loyalty and taxation to live well. I hope this can enlighten you." Fazo said.

Li Junwei smiled: "Yes, you are telling the truth, but our empire has a longer history. When the empire is strong, religion and national living habits will not affect the prosperity of a country. When this country declines, those who once offered loyalty and hiding you will be the first to stand up and rebel."

"So, what the superiors have to do is to make their country strong forever." Fazo said gritting his teeth.

Li Junwei shook his head: "The world is progressing. If you can rule him, it will affect him. He will improve and learn. The more you learn, the more unfavorable it is for you. No one will always like to surrender to others."

Seeing that Fazou disagreed, Li Junwei pointed to the bee bees bees around him: "Your Excellency, do you mind if I use bees to demonstrate to you?"
Chapter completed!