Black Corporation: Joseon

Chapter 1080

Episode 1080 Tosagupin (10)

Two days later, the Janissary commanders met the Habsburg messenger.

“I will support Korkud. Instead, we must never forget that we supported it.”

“You will consider it a wise choice.”

“Then can we move to Anatolia right now?”

“No, please hold fast to Konstantinye right here. Please do not allow anyone to cross the gates of Konstantiniye until Korkud comes.”

The Janissary commanders who heard the messenger responded with confident expressions.

“Don’t worry about that part. No one will pass through these gates until Korkud of Anatolia comes.”

It was natural for the Janissary commanders to be confident. Their mission itself was to defend Constantine and protect the Sultan. They were just doing what they had to do anyway, but there was no one who would miss the opportunity to make a small profit.

* * *

While the European powers were betting on Selim and Korkud, England, who was worried, also decided on her own card. The card they chose was Ahmad.

‘Who is likely to be the next sultan?’

‘If there are already people who choose him, how much share can England secure?’

‘Is the stake worth the investment?’

Some of the English people who were pondering over various issues changed their thinking.

“wait? “Do I really have to become a sultan?”

“What nonsense is that?”

“Think about it, the reason we want the Ottomans is to secure a passage to Persia and Baku, right?”

“yes. So, we are trying to make the person we support a sultan. “To ensure the safety of the passage.”

“Look at the map. Konstantinye is far from Persia and Baku. Considering the connection with England, it is more advantageous to take control of Cyprus or Lebanon.”

“That’s not true.”

“Then let’s change our perspective. Spending more than necessary to make us a sultan is not a good choice. And if people other than England have also invested in the same candidate, the stake issue will cause headaches. In that case, let’s make sure to leave out the part that makes him a sultan. First, start working with the goal of becoming a sultan, but if it is difficult to achieve your goal, withdraw from the competition and focus on securing the Persian transportation route. “By making the candidate we supported the leader of that region.”

“Even if you make him a lord, the new sultan won’t leave you alone, right? “It’s like that every time.”

“Think of Jem.”

“Jem? The current Sultan’s younger brother? Hmm...”

Cem, the current sultan’s younger brother, escaped to Europe immediately after losing the sultan competition. Afterwards, he continued to be imprisoned in various places in Europe, but it was the life of a ‘criminal like a king’. And Bayezid II gave up active external expansion due to Djem. This was because it was certain that if Europe was overly stimulated, Europe would immediately put Gems at the forefront and cause an Ottoman civil war.

“I know what you’re thinking, but there’s a very big problem. That was possible because Djem fled to Europe, but your plans require you to remain in Ottoman territory, right? “Again, will the Sultan just let that happen?”

“Aren’t you really scared? “So you don’t want to fight?”

As the Ottoman warriors pointed out, the eyes of the European commanders began to look alive.

“Are you saying that without knowing the enmity between us and those mean and cowardly bastards?”

“....I made a mistake.”

As preparations to become the winner of the ‘successor decision battle that will be remembered forever in history’ progressed, European mercenaries also began to get busy. The mercenaries, who had been experiencing a recession due to the closure of their stores for a while, began to see color on their faces as the number of places they visited increased.

As the demand for mercenaries increased significantly, young people who dreamed of making a fortune began to flock to the mercenary units. They weren’t just immature people who didn’t know anything about the world yet. City workers who suffered from low wages and runaway slaves who wanted freedom from peasants also flocked to the mercenary army. As the size of the mercenary army grew again and gold and silver coins began to jingle from the mercenaries’ pockets, businesses targeting mercenaries also began to become active.

“depart!”

The mercenaries, who had properly filled their forces and completed some training, left their garrison. The place they were heading to was Ottoman. Behind the mercenary group, another group of carriages carrying prostitutes and pimps followed. What is interesting is that even though the ‘heyday of mercenaries’ had arrived, Switzerland, the ‘homeland of mercenaries’, remained quiet.

This was largely due to the treaty concluded with the empire.

-Switzerland only provides troops to allied empires.

According to the treaty, Switzerland was shackled, but surprisingly, the Swiss did not express any complaints. The empire was steadily employing a considerable number of soldiers and paying them reliably.

That wasn’t all. Skilled craftsmen were able to immigrate to new areas of the empire. The new land of the empire was literally a ‘land of opportunity’. However, the empire did not just take money from Switzerland. Educational facilities were established throughout Switzerland to foster craftsmen, and workshops were established to make objects – most notably precision watches – to be sold in Europe.

Thanks to this, Switzerland escaped the image of a country that would starve to death if it did not engage in mercenary activities, and it became the country closest to the empire among all European countries.

* * *

After the short ‘calm before the storm’, the three main competitors began to move.

“Let’s go to Konstantiniye!”

“Wow!”

With shouts and banners engraved with the names of the candidates and verses from the Koran, the troops left the castle where they were staying and headed toward Konstantiniye. The soldiers took a confident stance amid cheers from the women who climbed the city walls and castle walls, shouting their characteristic cheers. Competitors in the center of the main camp confirmed the change in the situation with their confidants and European commanders.

“The sentries have sent a report!”

“Information from spies has arrived.”

Based on the information sent from all directions, the competitors and staff pondered their choice.

“Shall we go straight to Konstantiniye? Or should I attack the others first? “If I were to attack others, who should I attack first?”

Among the competitors pondering the best move, Selim and Korkud made up their minds.

“Hit Ahmad first!”

The person closest to Konstantinye was Ahmad. Coincidentally, the place where Ahmad was located was located on the route that must be taken to get to Konstantinye. Thanks to this, Selim and Korkud launched an unintended joint attack, and Ahmad was subjected to a joint attack.

“The situation is bad, but it is not hopeless. “You just have to go through a lot of trouble.”

Ahmad had an ambiguous expression upon hearing the words of the staff sent from England.

‘Do you mean it’s good or bad?’