The Crescent of the Sultan

"I specifically conducted an investigation into the whereabouts of this batch of artillery in the arsenal. Generally speaking, it is in accordance with the regulations of the empire.

The flow of this batch of artillery will definitely be marked, but I only found a withdrawal slip.

The above record states that Ali Pasha took away this batch of goods, but there is no record of the reason for withdrawing this batch of artillery and the final destination of the artillery. "

Napoleon took out a piece of paper and threw it to Selim.

Looking at the list in hand, Selim noticed something. The monogram didn't look like his own.

"No, you can't fake it to look like it, right? If you draw it better, you'll be wronged, right?"

Selim felt a little overwhelmed.

A withdrawal order that I had never approved, a second-rate order with no reason for application, and a thing that didn't even look like the Sudanese monogram.

This is how we can take away such a large batch of artillery from the arsenal. Is the commander of the arsenal dead?

There are bad people among the masses, so that's a no-no.

"Your Majesty, the most important thing is that this military commander was already dead when I found him."

Selim didn't know what to say. It seems that just like Patriarch Nicholas reminded himself before, he has become a prophet.

"Are there any other clues?"

Although he knew there was little hope, Selim was still unwilling to give up.

In other words, no normal person would be willing to accept it.

Although he thought he had everything under control, but was cheated once, Sultan felt quite uncomfortable.

But to Selim's surprise, Napoleon actually gave an affirmative answer.

“Your Majesty, Chief Arms is not the only path.

When I broke through the Guards camp, I didn't find Aladdin Pasha. I didn't think Justinian would gain anything. He should have run away.

But that doesn’t mean I gained nothing. "

Selim's hope was once again ignited at this time.

"Aladdin Pasha himself and his lieutenants and their families were missing, but I found this."

Napoleon then took out a stack of bills and account books and said.

“Your Majesty, I have to say that Ali Pasha is indeed a genius.

He largely exchanged the wealth of the Guards for gold ducats minted by Venetians and British pounds sterling.

The exchange rate between these gold coins and the silver Kurus (one of the main silver coins of the Ottoman Empire during this period) changed drastically before and after the war.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ali Pasha had exchanged a large number of gold ducats and pounds before the war began.

According to my statistics, Ali Pasha could not have acquired such a huge property alone. The disappearance of many senior officials of the Guards may also be related to this incident.

At the end of the first phase of the war, the Imperial Mint had actually carried out a small currency devaluation, and the news of the defeat on the front caused the exchange rate of Kurus coins to plummet against the gold ducats and British pounds.

For example, in 1787, the imperial silver Kurus was still quite strong.

Approximately one gold ducat was exchanged for five and sixty silver kurushes, and one pound was exchanged for eleven kurushes. (One Kurus silver coin is equivalent to one hundred and twenty Akche silver coins)

But by June 1788, a gold ducat was exchanged for six ducats of silver, and one pound was exchanged for 12 ducats.

But it should be noted that although the Imperial Mint conducted a currency devaluation, the degree of depreciation was approximately three percent.

But the market value of the Kurus silver coins has dropped by about ten percent, and the circulation of these new coins is not enough to replace the original Kurus silver coins.

This provided room for Ali Pasha's operations.

He used the gold ducats and pounds exchanged in the early period to replace a large amount of the silver Kurus coins issued in the early period. In the later period, the easily convertible part of the property of the Guards was also replaced by a large amount of silver Kurus coins.

Of course, the previous signals sent by the Austrians to withdraw from the war and Sweden to join the war actually brought about a small appreciation of the Kurus silver coin.

But I don’t know how much profit Ali Pasha made.

Then again, by this time, there was actually a small-scale money crunch in the empire, and I have to say that the wealth of the Guards was impressive.

And when the empire signed a contract with the Russians, forcing Russia to sue for peace, the silver Kurus began to appreciate rapidly.

Although both countries claim to be a peaceful truce, bankers in the market are not stupid.

They quickly and on time exchanged a lot of silver Kurus coins, while Ali Pasha idled the silver Kurus coins on hand and began to exchange gold ducats and pounds into silver Kurus coins in large quantities.

When the exchange rate of Kurus silver coins was basically stable, Ali Pasha started the second round of currency exchange. He exchanged a large number of gold ducats and pounds. A large number of Kurus silver coins flowed into the market, making this currency more competitive. decline.

During the same period, the monetary reform policy led by Governor Abraham initiated a small-scale currency devaluation to a certain extent, and Ali Pasha once again made a lot of profits.

In the end, the part of the wealth that Ali Pasha gave you that originally belonged to the Guards was indeed not small, but the wealth he took away from the empire is estimated to be almost one-third of this money.

The current situation is that no one knows the whereabouts of this money, and no one knows the whereabouts of Aladdin Pasha and many senior members of the Guards.

No one knows why Ali Pasha was able to complete such a large-scale currency exchange. As the vice president of the Imperial Royal Bank, Abraham, an expert in currency exchange, also did not remind His Majesty of this matter. "

Napoleon stopped talking and just looked at Selim.

Although his eyes seemed to have no emotion, Selim could always feel a kind of sympathy, which made Sultan feel embarrassed.

"You don't understand that a bunch of rebels banded together to bully the Sultan, do you?"

Selim was furiously attacking the rebels and thieves in his mind.

These bastards can't be dealt with by themselves. When facing Ali, it's just one move away. Don't question it, it's just one move away.

As for Abraham, Selim could guess why he didn't remind him.

After all, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire had not raised his head in front of the Guards for many years. Even if Selim made some moves, the Guards still had power accumulated over the years.

Considering the situation of the Jews, it is normal for this old guy to want to sit on the fence.

But this does not mean that Selim will not punish him. The old guy probably guessed that this would happen and had already prepared the money to buy his life.

Selim felt a little emotional after seeing off Bonaparte.

"Compared to these shady people, the God of War was kind to me. He helped me greatly in the Russian-Turkish war. He didn't say anything about Egypt's counterinsurgency. Even Ali's conspiracy was clearly explained to me."

Looking at the direction Napoleon left, Selim thought of his final fate.

“Perhaps, when he is defeated, I can take over the King of Rome, as long as Napoleon agrees.

It just so happened that the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia could be combined into Romania, so why not make him a king.

When the Ottoman Empire reaches 1815, I want to see who dares to fight for it! "

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