Eternity RPC Board
06-29-2018, 01:56 PM
The Grand Vizier, Mehmed Kasha, received the Anglois delegation in his main office in Topkapi Palace. Kasha had been Grand Vizier for only three years, but had already made a name for himself as a sort of hard-liner, particularly when dealing with Insurgents and challenges to the state.
"Welcome to Istanbul. I trust your journey was good?"
"Your arrival has been met with much anticipation." This is true, but only in part. The arrival of the westerners had been more a cause of consternation than excitement among the statesmen of the Empire, though it was a particular grievence for the religious authorities, who saw it as an encroachment on Islam itself.
"We have much to discuss. The Sultan, may he live forever, has desires for the Empire to become a modern nation. Our military is dated, our generals use old tactics. Our economy is sluggish, and technology has passed us by. We wish to rectify this post-haste."
"What does Caen desire in return, for such assistance?"
"Welcome to Istanbul. I trust your journey was good?"
"Your arrival has been met with much anticipation." This is true, but only in part. The arrival of the westerners had been more a cause of consternation than excitement among the statesmen of the Empire, though it was a particular grievence for the religious authorities, who saw it as an encroachment on Islam itself.
"We have much to discuss. The Sultan, may he live forever, has desires for the Empire to become a modern nation. Our military is dated, our generals use old tactics. Our economy is sluggish, and technology has passed us by. We wish to rectify this post-haste."
"What does Caen desire in return, for such assistance?"