Apostolos then instructed his merchants to attempt purchasing horses from the town. Aware of the strategic value of warhorses, Mehmed Bey intervened posthaste, halting all equine trade endeavours and issuing Apostolos a sharp admonition against any underhanded tactics. Apostolos chuckled in response, publicly chastising his merchants for their overzealous trading efforts in Mehmed Bey's presence, only to covertly commend them once Mehmed Bey had departed.
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