The Crescent of the Sultan

"Your Majesty, I have to say that your wisdom is simply...

Suleiman is also a smart man. He has already seen that Sultan is very satisfied with everyone's current attire, so why should he comment? He can just start taking pictures of Sultan's horses.

Isn’t it wonderful that the person who speaks this way is relaxed and the person who listens can benefit from it.

While listening to Suleiman's compliment, Selim thought about the so-called fashion issue.

In fact, talking about fashion in the Ottoman Empire is actually a relatively nonsense topic.

Although the clothing of upper-class gentlemen has different styles and materials, the colors and patterns are also quite diverse.

But outside of the vast Ottoman territories outside the Balkans, you can roughly divide these garments into tunics and turbans.

I have to say that it is simply a classic among classics. No matter who invades or rules the land of this religion, all that changes is the style of robes and headscarves, but it is difficult to shake its core.

Persian style, Arabic style, Egyptian style, Anatolian style, materials, patterns, these are just details, and their changes cannot be said to be fashionable.

Therefore, Selim made more detailed regulations on the dress requirements for attending the wedding this time, basically referring to the clothing of the Ottoman Empire after the Tanzimat reform in the 19th century. Black and red are the mainstream colors, and the overall style has a strong German character. style aesthetic color or FFP shooting style.

Of course, this is not the only option. The talent introduction plan previously discussed with Yusuf Pasha has achieved significant results by this time.

Mahand-Sureste, as well as the great mathematician Legendre, the astronomer Metheny, and many French officers who followed him, they also brought a lot of French and British fashions.

Among the three, Legendre is the real boss.

He came from a wealthy family and studied at the Mazarin College in Paris. He had a scientific education, especially higher education in mathematics.

In 1770, when Legendre was 18 years old, he passed the defense of his graduation thesis in mathematics and physics under the auspices of Abbe.

Not only that, he was also a mathematics teacher at the Army Officer School in Paris, teaching artillery mathematics at that time. It is worth mentioning that the high quality of the French artillery is inseparable from their advanced mathematics.

This person is also a member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society of London, and has had contact with big names such as Laplace and Lagrange.

According to common sense, he should have sought refuge in Prussia, but Kalemani Pasha and the Ottoman ambassador in Paris did a very good job in publicity.

After considering his economic conditions and family environment (he had no children, so he did not have to worry about faith and education), Legendre finally came here with Mahand.

After all, who can offer such high conditions as the Sultan, including a large villa, various servants, and a high annual salary.

Prussia's small economy still had to support a large army, and coupled with the xenophobia of the nobles, apart from issues of faith, the Ottoman Empire was indeed the best choice for Legendre.

As for faith, you can actually ignore it. There are differences between Prussian Protestantism and French Catholicism.

I have to say that Selim got himself an SSR card from the French Revolution, which was quite a bargain.

Mahand himself was not only a superb military strategist, he was also one of the authoritative figures of bourgeois jurisprudence.

With the cooperation of the Grand Mufti and the Ulama of the Ottoman Empire, a "Constitution" was just produced for Selim.

It has been almost a year since the "Imperial Edict" was promulgated, but the Ottoman Empire still does not have a "Constitution", but still uses ancient religious laws, which is obviously not conducive to the innovation of the empire.

However, the time is almost there. During this wedding, many targeted matters must be finalized, including issues such as religion, customs, culture, and ideas.

Previously, Selim had made great concessions, from allowing religious groups to participate in large-scale civil service examinations to Anna's conversion. These were the top bargaining chips at the negotiation table between him and the Grand Mufti.

After all, the Grand Mufti actually has no initiative in this game.

First, in the past, the Grand Mufti's sword to interfere with the Sultan, the Guards, had been broken by Emperor Sai.

Second, Emperor Said used the civil service examination to separate the control of the judiciary from the ulama represented by the Grand Mufti.

Thirdly, as the Sultan and Caliph, Emperor Said had inherent advantages that were difficult for the Grand Mufti to achieve.

In other words, things that should have been taken for granted, such as allowing the Order to take the exam and Anna's conversion, have now become a political concession and compromise.

At this point, the Grand Mufti had eaten too much, and it was time to give the Sultan something in return.

The first thing is the issue of clothing this time. Although no matter where or what the religion is, the upper class usually have more fun, but playing in private means one thing, and wearing it outside has another meaning.

Regarding the dress issue this time, if there was no endorsement from the Grand Mufti and the Sultan’s monogram alone, there really wouldn’t be so many people changing their clothes.

As for how the grand mufti endorsed it, almost every invitation was sent by the local religious group or ulema, and this was the request given by Selim. We all work together, I help you promote it, and you help me endorse it. Isn't this reasonable? .

While Selim was happily scanning the guests below, he suddenly spotted a guy who was not very gregarious. Anta Kezan was looking at the guests around him angrily, so that no one wanted to get close to him.

Of course, even if he didn't, no one would want to get close to him. After all, among the crowd, he was the only one wearing a robe and a turban. For Antar-Kozin, this was his protest against the sultan.

You know, the Cozan family did a lot for the Sultan. During the previous turmoil of the Guards, the Cozan family guarded the southern gate of Anatolia, and also easily restrained the wealthy families of Syria.

But how did the Sultan repay the Kezan family? Just because he didn't allocate the land to a few bastards, the Sultan's special envoy executed his son-in-law. It was simply ungrateful.

What's more, in his opinion, these people who put on foreign clothes were simply betraying God. If he couldn't stop it, he would light up the light.

It's just that Antar-Kozan seems to have forgotten one thing. This is no longer the past era when the central government needed to negotiate with local forces like them. Since Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman Empire once again clarified the relationship between monarch and minister.

And Selim is the king, and he, Anta-Kozan, is the minister.

"So, Suleiman, what's going on?"

Selim squinted his eyes and looked at Anta Kezan, while pointing in another direction. He said coldly.

"Others can do it, but he can't, right?"

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