Quote Originally Posted by Fragony
Cebei once told a story of a sultan that insisted his sapihi's payed their taxes before letting them pass, while the enemy was attacking them from behind, they all died and the gold was gone. That is pretty stupid.
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Don't know about that one but remember a Sadrâzam (Grand Vizier) ordering the city walls be painted so that the enemy navy would see them uptight and get scared, and withdraw from bombardment.
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