Amar lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "I am worried that I will send the army to Tunisia and will never return to meat buns and beat dogs."

"Why?" Shaojie couldn't understand at all. Although he knew that this would inevitably happen, Ali would try every means to master the army sent to Tunisia in the future, because this army must be a new army trained by the Egyptian province and assisted by the Empire and Prussia. Amar spent ten years to create all the elite.

Because only by mastering this army can Ali be able to master Egyptian provinces in the future.

But in Shaojie's opinion, Amal should not have similar views.

Amal's explanation made Shaojie see his radicalism. Amal said directly: "Ali has no loyalty to the Ottoman Empire. The only thing this guy is loyal to is power. I am worried that in order to maintain his position, he simply made peace with the European colonists and used betrayal of my elite army as a bargaining chip in exchange for the European colonists to support him as the sultan of Tunisia."

Shaojie nodded slightly. In this regard, Amal was not a groundless guess. Shaojie believed that if he had not agreed with Ali in advance on the plan to seize the Egyptian province, then Ali would probably do so.

But Shaojie also quickly gave his own opinion. Shaojie said: "There is this possibility, but Alibaba should not do this. Even if it does, you can get the news in advance and prepare in advance."

"Where did this start?" Amal was puzzled.

Shaojie continued: "It's very simple. Ali is now sandwiched between the three major European colonists, the Ottomans and the Empire. He wants to survive and survive relatively independently. If he enjoys power and wealth, he must be friendly with the two forces and hostile to the other. Just like Ali's current situation, do you think so?"

Amal nodded, and Shaojie continued, "If he really wants to betray the Ottoman Empire, he will also have a more accurate statement with the Empire, to discuss with me to see if I will support him, at least not oppose him. And if he doesn't care whether the two major powers of the Empire and the Ottoman Empire and betray directly, sooner or later he will become a puppet of European colonists. Ali has no loyalty, but he has ambitions, and an ambitious person will not accept this situation.

On the contrary, if the army you sent to provokes the war between Tunisia and European colonists, as long as you and I provide him with sufficient support, he will not make peace with the European colonists. Therefore, we must provoke wars and ensure victory, and do not give Ali the chance to betray."

"This is another very complicated operation." Amal felt a little scratching his head.

Shaojie smiled and said, "Actually it's not complicated at all. The key is who will lead the army you sent. This person must be loyal to you and respectful to Ali. Provoking a war with Europeans privately can be regarded as a way to cause trouble, but you have to admit your mistakes later. So what can Ali do?"

Amar understood that Shaojie was pointing himself, because his generals were all arrogant people like him. When these people arrived in Tunisia, they would not have a good cooperation with Alibaba. On the contrary, one plus one might be less than two.

But even though he understood what Shaojie meant, Amal was still helpless because he really had no decent candidates. What he didn't know was that Shaojie had expected this long ago. The person who met the conditions proposed by Shaojie must be a shrewd and capable person. If such a general was there, Amal directly asked him to take charge of Egypt's military affairs, why bother Ali, who was far away in Tunisia, to attract firepower? It is precisely because there is no such talent that Amal could only choose a mediocre talent to go to Tunisia.

A mediocre person is definitely not a match for a talented person like Ali.

This beautiful ship passed by the Suez Canal, causing people on both sides of the canal to look at each other. When they arrived at the Great Ku Lake, all the ships anchored here were constantly honking their horns. On the sea, this was a kind of greeting, but Shaojie knew that this was also the vent of the captains of each ship.

Amal's ship appeared on the Suez Canal, indicating that the canal was completely requisitioned, which means that the time for all ships to enter and exit the canal will change, and all ships traveling here will express dissatisfaction.

When she arrived at Suez Port, Shaojie personally took his wife to the hospital, but her wife did not look sick at all. In the middle of the city, the so-called pale face caused by heatstroke was all due to her superb makeup skills. The makeup that this beautiful girl was good at was learned in the Imperial Palace. She was originally a female official from the Imperial Palace.

When Li Zhaoyu went on a mission to Europe, he asked the queen to arrange a female official to serve. This woman was one of them, but because she was sick and the plague was rampant at that time, she stayed in Suez, which led to a good relationship between her and Shaojie.

"I think what Adana promised may not be because she has a father who does the cotton trade, and it must be related to Amar." Shaojie's wife Mingxiu said to Shaojie.

Shaojie nodded: "Yes, this was my plan. I need Amal to know that I have a personal interest in Egypt, so that he can trust me more in maintaining peace in Egypt's provinces. Obviously, this has succeeded."

"What should I do if that business is done? Will this affect your work?" Mingxiu asked.

Shaojie shook his head slightly: "No, I will report this kind of thing directly to His Highness Yu. That's just your godfather, and he is a godfather who doesn't have close contacts, and it does not violate the rules in imperial politics. Even if it's a little wrong, Mingxiu, you are from the Queen's harem. Our emperor, and His Highness Yu, respect the Queen the most."

"But, if he was at the price given by Adana, his godfather would really make a big profit," said Mingxiu.

"Then we'll get a piece of the pie." Shaojie replied casually.

Mingxiu widened her eyes: "Is this really OK?"

"What's wrong with it? Your Highness Yu never cared about these small profits. As long as my work is beneficial to the empire, it's fine. So, you have to continue your play, and your godfather's side, you have to make it clear." Shaojie reminded Mingxiu carefully.

"That Adana is quite smart. I'm worried that she will see something." Mingxiu expressed her uneasiness.

Shaojie kissed his wife's forehead lightly: "No, even if she sees anything, it's useless. She is just a concubine. I just need Amal to not doubt it. I have some confidence in Amal."

In Suez for several days, Amal was not so arrogant. He even went on a private visit, dressed up as an Arab businessman and joined hands with Adana to visit the city of Suez. Amal discovered that Suez was actually a place that the people of the Ottoman Empire yearned for, especially in recent years, as the Ottoman Empire opened up, new youth and new women appeared in some places.

Suez City has a tolerant environment. The Arab women here do not need to be masked, nor can they come out only with the company of their father, brother and husband. The young girls are shopping on the streets, enjoying the prosperity and hustle and bustle.

A few days later, Mingxiu was discharged from the hospital, and Shaojie hurried to visit Amar.

"How are you doing in Suez City these days?" Shaojie asked after Mingxiu took Adana away.

Amal nodded: "Very good, at least during this trip, I also felt the lives of the civilians."

"Do you still satisfy Suez City?" Shaojie asked.

Amar smiled and said, "Shaojie, don't worry. Although it is full of Eastern Confucius and some of the teachings and traditions of the Tianfang Sect are marginalized, I will not say anything, let alone change anything. I have been working very hard to satisfy me in this regard. I have seen the sincerity of you and those Chinese."

Although the head of Suez City Bey and all the bureaucrats were Ottomans and were sent by Amal, it is undeniable that the city is completely in the hands of the Chinese. Suezbey is the most popular position in the two provinces of Sinai and Egypt, because you can get a lot of benefits without doing anything here.

Bey is under Amal, but Bey's secretary-general is a real government leader. Bey's mansion has 100 public officials, but each person has several to dozens of people. These are the people who work.

However, under the leadership of Shaojie, the local Chinese maintained the sovereignty of the Ottoman Empire over this place from various details. All the shops are in two languages, and all the streets and public buildings have an official Ottoman style name, although they cannot be used on weekdays.

"The only thing that makes me dissatisfied is that you haven't shown up these days and you don't let me visit the hospital." Amal said half-jokingly.

Shaojie said: "I don't let you visit because I'm not in the hospital for a long time. Amar, my wife told me a lot of things, and I found that you really treat me as a friend. We Chinese people are concerned with reciprocating their kindness. I can't let you make one-sided contributions, so I have been in touch with Shin Kyung during this period. Maybe before you go to Istanbul, you can give more political achievements."

"What?" Amal was puzzled.

After Shaojie asked Amal to sit down, he opened a map. This map showed the Arabian Peninsula. There was a red line with an anti-7 shape on the peninsula. This is a symbol of the friendship between the two and the dividing line between the empire and the Ottoman Empire on the Arabian Peninsula.

The three million square kilometers of Arabian Peninsula directly lost 2.4 million square kilometers of land because of this dividing line.

But this would not make Amal unacceptable, because most of the 2.4 million square kilometers of land was not originally the land of the Ottoman Empire, and could only be regarded as a vassal. The Ottoman Empire gave the local chief a title, that's it.

What Amal couldn't accept was that the Empire owned 2.4 million square kilometers of land on the Arabian Peninsula, which meant that the Empire sandwiched the Ottoman Empire in both north and south directions.

But he had no choice but to do anything. After the empire captured Port Muscat, the empire took root on the Arabian Peninsula. The friendship between the two countries is the fundamental interest. The barren lands of the Arabian Peninsula can only be regarded as marginal interests, so they were abandoned.

"His Highness Yu authorized me to talk to you about Yemen." Shaojie said to Amal.

Amar was puzzled, Shaojie said: "The empire has had enough of dealing with the local tribal leaders who were untrustworthy. It is time to establish a Yemeni province, the Ottoman Yemeni province, not the empire."

Although the Arabian Peninsula is vast, only one side close to the Red Sea is a densely populated area, namely the Hanzhi and Yemen regions of later Saudi Arabia. The current Ottoman Empire ruled the Hanzhi region, but it had lost its Yemeni province.

The loss of Yemen provinces has nothing to do with the empire. It was a hundred years ago that Yemen’s local tribes used force to drive away the Ottoman army and officials. In Yemen, the most important industry is the coffee industry. Mocha Port was once a grand occasion, but with the empire’s large-scale promotion of coffee in overseas territories, Yemen’s coffee status plummeted.

At the beginning, the Empire forcibly occupied Aden and established the Port of Aden as a transit port to the Suez region, but it did not achieve direct control over Yemen, which was mainly due to cost control considerations. However, over the years, although Yemen's coffee status has declined, local tribes and imperial immigrants in Aden have more and more conflicts, resulting in the Imperial Navy having to directly send troops to station in Aden.

Of course, the Aden garrison was also to support the Suez region at any time. Shaojie, the so-called empire's plenipotentiary in the Arab region, could directly dispatch the Aden garrison in special times.

In Yemen, the Empire also tried to colonize, but it was not official, but authorized private companies to colonize. As a result, it failed several times in a row. Even the famous Empire African Development Company returned in a defeat, not because of the great casualties. However, after investigation, it was found that the local indigenous people were extremely aggressive and the terrain was suitable for their resistance.

After Shaojie took office, he planned to lead his army to fight, but he finally chose to give up.

This plan has long been made to sell Yemen directly to the Ottoman Empire, and Shaojie believes that Amal will definitely be moved.

Because Yemen is a place where population gathers, it is also the territory of the Ottoman Empire back then. Restoring the old border, especially from the empire, was also a huge improvement in Amal's political reputation.

As for the empire, what we need is market and economic benefits. Giving away Yemen is also the Ottoman Empire to bear the cost of colonization.

"You mean, this is His Highness Yu's decision?" Amal asked in surprise.
Chapter completed!