Zhao Mingde immediately shook his head: "Obviously not. In the past period of time, we have been trying to garrison troops, and the methods have been diverse. In the name of armed police, road guards, etc., but none of them have been successful. The successful garrison troops two years ago were still carried out in the form of teaching regiments that helped train the Ottoman army, but it was also temporary.

The Ottoman country has always been very alert to this, and we can only maintain a small number of police and patrols."

Li Junwei said: "Do you think that the Ottomans cannot resolve the rebellion in Egypt, will we seek military support?"

"Yes, but we will let us go directly to the battlefield, rather than stationed in the Suez region. Moreover, I don't think we will have a blood feud with the Egyptians for the sake of the Ottomans." Zhao Mingde's answer was in line with Li Junwei's usual argument.

Zhao Mingde knew very well that although King Yu was not a man of military force, he was a superstitious person who always spoke with a gentle word, a big stick in his hand, and a plan in his heart. So he said, "I have a small suggestion in terms of force, which can take advantage of the power of Egyptian Pasha. Pasha has great power, and is not much different from the lord of the feudal lord. Only when the money is in place can he use his army. Starting from Fazor Pasha, I have experienced three Pashas, ​​each of which is like this. Even the most public and loyal to the Ottomans, he is willing to seek some benefits for himself and then give some convenience to outsiders without harming the interests of the Ottomans.

Moreover, we do not have to bear the cost alone. After all, the smooth flow of the Suez Channel involves the common interests of merchants from both the East and the West."

Zhao Mingde actually guessed a deeper point, that is, was King Yu really just to solve the pressure from the Ottomans and the chaos in the Egyptian region encountered when opening the Suez Canal? Zhao Mingde believes that this is not the case. Perhaps King Yu had already taken a fancy to the canal. At this time, all his grievances were just to open it as soon as possible. Early and evening, the land under the canal and the land under the canal will be favored by King Yu. How could the empire be left to others to control such a major transportation route?

Li Junwei's way to achieve his goals is very simple. Just keep showing kindness to Mamluk, and it must be known to everyone. Loans, sell weapons, give trade privileges, etc. The Ottoman Empire cannot turn a blind eye to these things, and the Ottomans will never allow their hawks to look to other owners. The closer Mamluk gets to the empire, the faster they die.

This is a conspiracy. There are also many smart people among Mamluks. They may not be unable to see it, but whether they see it or not is not important. They will jump in even though they know it is a fire pit, because the days of this group of people are really sad. There are oppression of the Ottoman Empire and the rebellion of the Egyptians below, and there is distrust between each other. For Mamluks today, everything they do is seeking death, but nothing they don’t do is waiting for death.

Li Junwei gave Zhao Mingde a face-to-face message, and then stayed in Haifa Port for a while. He also visited the holy city of Jerusalem as a traveler. He had no fear of the gods in his heart, only his appreciation of cultural relics and historical sites, and his helplessness in sticking his butts all over the ground.

"There is news from Britain, Your Highness." When Li Junwei was about to go to the dock to take a boat to Xijin, Joseph hurried over and whispered.

Seeing his mysterious appearance, Li Junwei entered the bedroom with him, and Joseph said: "A friend of mine came from London and sent a message that the Earl of Stockton is ready to take action."

"Earl Stockton? What's the thing?" Li Junwei couldn't remember who this was for a moment. Joseph reminded: "It was the one from the East India Company, the pirate Earl who attacked the Empire's steam-powered ships in the Caribbean."

Li Junwei nodded. In fact, he had an unresolvable hatred with Stockton, but for Li Junwei, it was just an irrelevant little thing, and he forgot it after it was over. But the problem was not for the Earl of Stockton. The Earl dedicated all his enthusiasm and dignity to Li Junwei, and wanted to fight for the Spanish colony for Britain, but Li Junwei fooled him and almost lost his life. Driven by hatred, he raised a fleet to revenge the empire and achieved results.

Although Li Junwei didn't care about Stockton's snatching two coal transport ships last year, Zhao Longcheng and other generals of the Expeditionary Fleet were resentful of this. However, the ocean was so vast that it was difficult to catch elusive pirates. If Li Junwei had not formulated the laws of war with the British government early on, the Expeditionary Fleet might have been to the Thames long ago.

Lee Junwei said: "Joseph, do you have any exact news about Stockton? I can buy it at a high price, not for anything else, just to make the brothers of the Expeditionary Fleet angry."

"Yes! I have been in arms trade with Britain during this period. The Pirate Earl also bought a large number of flintlocks from me. He wanted to carry out a larger revenge, so he brought in more partners. His partners also had my partners, so I knew the exact strength of the Pirate Fleet and the departure time." Joseph said proudly.

Li Junwei said: "It seems we can have a new round of transactions."

Joseph shook his head quickly: "No, Your Highness, this news is just my private delivery, and there is absolutely no charge."

Before Li Junwei negotiated the price, Joseph had already revealed it. Stockton became famous after successfully seizing two steam-powered coal ships last year and has been raising a stronger fleet. However, the French Navy cooperated with the Empire and prepared to launch a fatal blow after the ironclad ship was obtained. Therefore, the main force of the French Navy chose to avoid war and instead engage in pirate wars. Even some naval ships and crew members were rented to wealthy nobles to attack enemy ships.

The enemies of Britain, the Netherlands and other France were also tit-for-tat and allowed to engage in pirate wars. Stockton had the opportunity to get more ships. In March this year, Stockton had raised six cruise ships and more than ten schooners. For this reason, he even sold the shares of the East India Company, putting all his wealth on it.

"You mean, they will set off in mid-April?" Li Junwei seemed to think of something and said with a wicked smile.

"Yes, at least one thing to know, their destinations include Virginia, a North American colony, and send weapons to planters who resisted the James Party." Joseph said with certainty.

Lee Junwei nodded and asked, "Joseph, are there any way you can get the Pirate Fleet of Stockton to go to Jamaica at some time?"

"Is this very difficult?" Li Junwei asked when hesitated.

Joseph said: "It's not very difficult, but it's very difficult to say, because I can't think of a way to be sure."

"You can tell me the unsure of the methods." Li Junwei smiled.

Joseph said: "It's actually very simple. The Stockton fleet is like a company. The shareholders have representatives in the fleet. As long as you make the pirates believe that you have the chance to get money when you go to Jamaica at a certain time, you can do it." Speaking of this, Joseph added: "But the pirates are very alert. They also know the power of the Imperial Iron Crafts, so it's hard to get the bait."

Li Junwei laughed: "No iron-clad ship is needed, as long as they arrive on time."

The 29th year of the Empire, Jamaica, Port Royal.

A small fleet of ships containing a cruiser and a frigate arrived at Port Royal, which was once a paradise for pirates, but as the Empire became increasingly influential in the Caribbean, the Empire had signed the Treaty of Madrid with Spain, and Jamaica's trade status began to increase, so Port Royal flourished again.

The status of Jamaica Island is not yet determined. Li Junwei did not clearly adopt it as an imperial colony, but was worried that Jamaica would compete with the Panama region, the core territory of the empire. Whether this colony would be returned to Britain in the future, and whether it would be returned to William III or James II, was not yet determined. Therefore, Li Junwei only appointed a temporary governor on the island, Captain Horeshaun, a pirate of Genoese, of Scottish descent.

When Horayshaun heard that an imperial fleet had arrived, he immediately rushed to the port and met Prince Rong Li Su. He knew that Li Su was the core figure around King Yu and would not leave King Yu easily unless necessary, so he thought something big happened.

"Nothing big is happening, something happened in Panama. The merchants who traveled to and from Panama were tired of being mixed with the pirates, so all the pirates had to leave Port Bello. Moreover, our war with Spain was over, so we had to make a final conclusion with the pirates." Li Su said calmly.

Horayshaun immediately became nervous. The cooperation between the pirates in the Caribbean and the Empire was not smooth. At first, everyone took the military pay from King Yu to attack the Spaniards, but soon, the Empire gained an absolute advantage. In fact, the truce with the Spaniards, and the pirates gradually could not take advantage. In the end, some bold and arrogant guys took their ideas to the Imperial Navy, and the result was a crushing defeat. Most of the pirates parted ways with the Empire, and the rest who did not participate in the attack were also close to the Imperial Navy, for fear of the cunning rabbit and the lackeys cooking.

Of course, Horayshaun is an alien. He has always wanted to start and end well. He has settled in Jamaica and dissolved most of his brothers. Now he has really become the second Captain Morgan, and his main identity has also become the planter.

"Break up peacefully, Mr. Horayshaun." Li Su quipped.

Port Royal was built on a sandbank, only three meters away from the highest sea level. Tens of thousands of people had gathered here, and there were very few merchant ships in the Empire. After all, last year, this was still a blank area for the trade of merchants in the Empire, and everyone didn't know much about this place. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Port Royal, most of which were pirates or served pirates.

At the dock, a group of pirates and prostitutes stared at the unloading Marines with greedy eyes. One by one, the solid wood boxes were lifted down. As they swayed, the crisp collision of precious metals came out. With a bang, the box hit the stone steps of the dock and smashed heavily to the ground. Bales of silver dollars rolled out, causing a commotion. The Marines also used bayonets to stop the pirates' covetousness.

"This is..." Faced with so many gold and silver coins, Horayshaun was also a little moved and asked on his own initiative.

Li Su said: "This is the final settlement amount, and I brought one.5 million taels. The last commission from the Pirates who worked with us before is here. Of course, that is only a small part of these amounts. The larger part is divided into two items: one is the wages of workers at Port Bello, and the other is the recruitment from His Highness Fitz James."

Horayshaun had long heard of this. After the empire occupied Panama, he immediately built the infrastructure to the end. The Port of Panama, located on the Pacific coast, mainly recruited immigrants from the empire and laborers from the American provinces, while the roads in the middle recruited Indians to renovate and expand. Port of Bello recruited personnel from the Caribbean. Now Port of Bello has been basically built, but the salary cannot be settled locally because most of the people involved in the construction of Port of Bello were white, black and Indians in the Caribbean. The empire regarded Panama as its homeland and did not allow others to get involved, for fear that after the local settlement, those guys settled down on the spot and formed a scale. So he simply settled his salary in Jamaica, and it was all over.

But Horayshaun knew nothing about Fitz James' recruitment. He only knew that Fitz James was joining the Imperial Army to conquer Britain's North American colonies.

Horayshen immediately arranged for Li Su to settle in the Governor's residence, but Li Su refused. He brought 400 Marines and proposed to want a quiet environment instead of a mixed port. So Horayshen contributed his sugarcane plantation on the mountainside to let Li Su settle in. The plantation contained a sugar factory and a farm, but because the land fertility was reduced, it was falling in the water, so it was just enough for people to settle in.

The notice of settlement for the pirates and the construction workers in Port Bello was quickly posted, which became the hottest news in Port Royal. Everyone talked about how much gold and silver Li Su brought. Amidst doubts, the escorted fleet set sail and left Port Royal.

"You mean that His Highness Fitz James is going to build a navy and prepare to counterattack Ireland, right?" Horayshaun finally figured out the essence of Fitz James' recruitment, and he was moved for a moment. The biggest difference between him now and Morgan at that time was that there was no recognition from Britain. His official position was awarded by King Yu, and it seemed that the Empire did not want this Jamaican colony.
Chapter completed!