Li Junwei did not go directly to Istanbul, the capital of the Ottomans. In fact, the relationship between the Empire and the Ottomans is very delicate now.

After the Battle of Vienna, although the Ottoman fought against the Holy Roman Empire for many years, its intensity had decreased. The main war in Europe had turned to between France and its competitors. If it weren't for Li Junwei, Ottoman would have signed contracts with his opponents who had actually been in arbitrage for many years this year. After all, no one wants to continue meaningless wars.

However, problems in the Suez region changed everything. It was predictable that the Egyptian region could not bear the labor force of digging the Suez Canal. However, the Ottoman's attitude after the civil unrest was not tolerated by Li Junwei. The Ottomans used the empire's attention to the Suez Channel to increase their investments and targeted interests in the future, which eventually triggered a series of targeted rebounds directed by Li Junwei.

It can be said that although Li Junwei, born in a prosperous era, looks very easy-going on the surface and does not have the arrogance of being a prince at all, he is quite arrogant in his bones. He is well versed in politics, especially in diplomacy, and likes to solve problems with compromise and transactions. However, he is arrogant but cannot accept this kind of repeated provocations and no bottom-line harm. Instead of continuing to compromise to solve problems, Li Junwei would rather choose a way to create bigger problems to solve small problems.

Therefore, with the promotion of Li Junwei, the traditional enemy of the Ottoman, Russia, launched a full-scale war when the Ottoman was about to gain peace. When 120,000 Russian troops headed south and supported by the Imperial Army's armament, intelligence and sufficient funds, they won consecutive victories, which quickly triggered a chain reaction around the Ottoman area.

In the subsequent battle of the Battle of Vienna, Austria Habsburg, which had already gained great gains on the Balkans and even decided to end the war, had to launch an offensive again, ending its hostility with France to facilitate more concentrated resources. After Poland began its attack with the two powerful neighbors, it also sent troops south as members of the Holy Alliance to seize the fruits of victory.

The great unrest caused by the Ottomans in the Suez region triggered more reactions. Li Junwei instigated the Netherlands, Portugal and other countries to replace the empire to support Egypt's rebel army, which made Egypt's war not end with the demise of Mamluk, but instead showed an intensification. The Suez Channel was officially closed by the Ottomans, and the Black Sea Strait was controlled as a means of pressure on the empire. However, the empire could still withstand the pressure. Venice, which was closely related to the Suez Channel and the Black Sea Strait, could not bear it, officially declared war on the Ottomans, and quickly instigated an Orthodox uprising against the Ottomans in Greece.

The Greek uprising gave the Ottomans a heavy blow, followed closely by Portugal and Genoa, which jointly attacked the Maghreb region on the edge of the Ottoman sphere of influence. It led the war to a wider range, making the situation of the Ottoman Empire even more precarious. The Ottoman Empire, which was originally led by the Kopruri family, was revived for the second time, with so many opponents pounced on like wolves, no matter how powerful the Ottoman Empire was, it was difficult to withstand it.

The Port of Said was still open to imperial merchant ships and even warships. The merchant fleet that Li Junwei was riding was able to enter the port. Unlike the last time when he came, where the place was chaotic and desolate, after Li Junwei arrived this time, he found that the Port of Said had already had a very stable order. There were many merchants coming and going on the way, but unlike the previous gathering of merchants from hundreds of countries, at this time, the Port of Said could no longer see merchants from traditional European commercial countries. All they could see were Armenian, Albanian and Jewish merchants, and these were all local merchants of the Ottomans.

Obviously, these merchants served the Ottoman Empire, or more accurately, the Ottoman army.

The Port of Said has become the forefront base for the Ottomans to deal with the Egyptian uprising. Since the outbreak of the fourth wave of the uprising, the size of the Ottoman army in Egypt has reached more than 34,000, and a large amount of military supplies are transported directly from Istanbul to the Port of Said to improve the efficiency of material transportation.

The Imperial merchants could still be seen, but the closure of the Suez Passage made these people look a little idle.

Li Junwei moved directly into the Imperial Consulate in Port Said, and Zhao Mingde, who had been in charge of Suez's affairs, also arrived quickly. The news he gave was clear. Although the Ottoman faced military pressure from half of Europe, he still maintained a considerable investment in Egypt, clearly not wanting to lose this important province. In fact, the situation in the Suez region has greatly improved. Although the rebels in the Egyptian region have received support from the Empire, the Netherlands, Portugal, Genoa, Venice and other countries, these support are either open or secret, there are also conflicts between the rebels.

It was precisely because of this contradiction that the Ottoman army defeated each of them, burning the war of the Egyptian uprising to the Nile Delta region. The canal area of ​​Suez was basically safe, and the remaining problems were actually public security issues caused by refugees, not military security issues.

Li Junwei immediately understood that the Ottoman ignored the huge military threat faced by the Balkans and still invested a lot of resources to open up the Suez channel, but did not want the Empire to intervene in this key area, and at the same time used this as a bargaining chip to negotiate with the Empire.

"The closure of the Suez Channel has also caused an uproar in China. Fortunately, this time it was done by the Ottomans. The public opinion trend in the empire is still tending to condemn the unreasonable and domineering of the Ottoman Empire. But the problem is that the empire is unwilling to accept the long-term closure of the Suez Channel. Last year, the railways could be opened one after another. Now the Suez Channel has been closed for four months. Shen Jing has asked me to explain the Suez Channel issue more than once, and we must do our best to promote the opening of the passage and the canal project to get on track." Zhao Mingde looked quite embarrassed at this time. He has done a lot in the past year, but the results have been little. The collision between national strategies is no longer something that he, an official, can solve.

But there was also a flash in Zhao Mingde's eyes, just because he saw Li Junwei. This guy firmly believed that the arrival of King Yu would change all this. This superstition about Li Junwei was somewhat unreasonable, or he had regarded Li Junwei as the last straw to save his life. If the problem could not be solved, he could only end his career in the original good future.

"Mingde, don't worry, I have already made an appointment with Ottoman's Great Vizier Fazo to negotiate in Port Said. Although things may not be resolved in the direction they want, there will always be some results." Li Junwei said to Zhao Mingde, but this was not just a comfort.

The closure of the Suez Channel has actually triggered a small economic crisis within the empire, especially for the empire's Nanyang provinces. The closure of the Suez Canal channel has lowered the original vibrant direct temperature of trade with Europe to freezing point, resulting in the bankruptcy of many industrial enterprises, and the empire's plan to develop Xijin was delayed for a long time.

It can be said that both the Empire and the Ottoman were under considerable pressure, but the Empire's pressure was limited to the economic field, while the Ottoman's pressure was life and death.

Zhao Mingde said: "Because of the successive strong countries joining the war against the Ottomans, the reputation gained by Koplulu through the change of dynasties has been lost a lot. Many people have doubted the Excellency Fazo. If Sultan was not young and the new army of the main force of the Ottoman armed forces supported Fazo, the rule of the Koplulu family might have ended.

But even so, Fazo's life is still difficult, and the old guard system still challenges it. At least in Istanbul, letting Fazo resign from Vizier and let another Koplulu take over is already a topic that can be discussed publicly, and there are also people who are ready to move within the Koplulu family."

Li Junwei smiled and waved his hand: "I still understand Fazou. This guy is engaged in the fourth-rate economy, the third-rate military, the second-rate diplomacy, but he is a first-class player in politics, especially the party struggles. The Ottoman crisis has been outbreak for a day or two, and he is still standing still, that is, it is really not. My letter to him was asking him to come to Port Said to discuss in person. Whether he dares to leave Istanbul at this time is a test for me."

"Is there any difference between coming or not?" Zhao Mingde asked.

Li Junwei said: "If you don't come, it means that Fazo cannot leave Istanbul. His personal power and Ottoman's ability to bear must be questionable. I will continue to put pressure on some means to see how he reacts. And if Fazo comes, how he comes and what he looks like, I will also react differently."

While the two were talking, Li Junwei's attendant came to report: "Your Highness, there is a wealthy Albanian businessman visiting outside, and he said he is your old friend."

"What do you look like, how old you are, what is your name?" Zhao Mingde asked on his own initiative. The situation in Said Port is still unstable. Zhao Mingde didn't want Li Junwei to see those messy people when he was qualified, for fear that there would be any problems with His Highness Yu, who originally liked to cause trouble. Compared with the Suez Plan, Yu's safety is more important.

"The businessman gave Bei Zhi a letter, saying that you will know after reading it. Bei Zhi carefully checked it, and there was nothing unusual about this letter." The attendant said, and handed Li Junwei a letter.

Li Junwei took it over, and without dismantling it, he threw it into the stove beside him and said, "You told the merchant that you didn't see me, and I didn't see his letter either. Let's see how he reacts and report it."

"This... Your Highness..." The attendant had no choice but to go. The attendant had been with Li Junwei for less than a year and was still a young man in his early twenties, so he was still a little reluctant to deal with the difficult problems.

But soon, the attendant walked in again, holding a note and a gold wire pocket, which obviously contained coins. The attendant said, "Your Highness, this is the merchant who bribed my money and asked me to hand it to you after seeing you anyway."

Li Junwei still didn't read the note, but asked back: "How do you make him believe me who you haven't seen, and how do you make him believe that his letters I haven't seen."

The attendant was embarrassed when he heard this and scratched his head: "This... I told the merchant that you are resting, and there is still a woman in the room. I was blocked by that woman... I'm really sorry to your Highness, this is the only reason I can think of."

Li Junwei laughed: "Okay, you guys have also improved, at least your mind has become much more vivid, and you will be rewarded with the things in your wallet."

The attendant was overjoyed and hurriedly stepped down.

"The so-called Albanian businessman is Fazor." Li Junwei opened the note, just glanced at it, and said to Zhao Mingde.

"What is written on this note?" Zhao Mingde asked. Li Junwei opened the note and handed it to Zhao Mingde, which said several Ottoman court delicacies, which were the key things to form friendship between Li Junwei and Fazou back then.

"At that time, I still liked to eat sweets. Oh, it was so green." Li Junwei couldn't help but sigh.

Zhao Mingde asked: "Why did Fazuo come as a businessman?"

"What else, just an explanation, urgent! I was a secret letter sent to Istanbul by a sailboat after arriving at Port Said seventeen days ago. The messenger who delivered the letter came back four days ago. According to what he said, everything went smoothly, and there was no steam-powered ship in the Ottoman country. According to the speed of Fazo's arrival, he should have set off immediately after receiving my letter, but because the sailboat was slow, it was a few days late.

Fazo didn't dare to appear in his true identity, just because he didn't want people to know that he had left Istanbul, which itself shows that his grasp of the situation is no longer so easy and freehand." Li Junwei said.

Zhao Mingde asked: "So, why don't you see him as soon as possible."

"Because the attendant said that Fa Zuo was listless and looked haggard." Li Junwei replied immediately.

"This...is because he is in poor health?" Zhao Mingde was puzzled.

Li Junwei smiled: "Of course not. At this time, I will not care about him as a friend. The reason why I didn't see him was that Fazo gave him a half-day rest time. I wanted to see if he was haggard because of the fatigue of many days of travel, or because of the dangerous situation and the nervousness of the situation. If he met immediately, it would be difficult to judge. And just now, I asked the attendant to tell Fazo that I would come out for lunch. If Fazo was really urgent, maybe he would not rest when he arrived at the hotel, but was anxiously waiting for my invitation.

And if he is not so urgent, he should find a hotel, have a good sleep first, and then take care of the others."
Chapter completed!