Sinai

In the camp of the colonial stronghold, the representative of the Austrian military, Peter Lariva, arrived and was warmly welcomed by the colonial team.

"Mr. Peter, when will the reinforcements arrive?" Andrea asked with concern

Peter smiled and said, "I'm sorry, the French have come forward to mediate this conflict, and we have to wait for the outcome of the Cairo negotiations."

Until then, you must stay here alone. If Egypt attacks, you can retreat directly to the coast, and the navy will pick you up.

Of course, this is only an ideal state, and under normal circumstances, the Cairo government will not go to extremes, and they have no confidence to start a war with Austria. ”

"Sir Peter, this is beyond the scope of our contract. We didn't promise to act as bait to attract the Egyptians to attack beforehand! Leo Haver protested

The bait is not easy to be a bait, just the one hundred and eighty people, it is okay to bully the indigenous tribes, but when they encounter the regular Egyptian army, they obviously can't hold back.

In case of bad luck and the whole army is wiped out, they are here to make a fortune, not to run here to give their lives, and Leo Haval is naturally unwilling to take risks.

Peter said unhurriedly: "Mr. Leo Haver, the original contract was for you to create an excuse, but you were not allowed to occupy this place, and the current situation is caused by your own actions.

Everybody is responsible for what they do, and you are the one who caused the trouble, and of course you are responsible for it.

Besides, we won't let you do it in vain. If you succeed in inducing the Egyptian army to attack, you will be the greatest contributor to this colonization. This operation is very important in the country, and you may be knighted. ”

The two asked in surprise: "Is there a fief?" ”

They were able to organize the 180th people to run out to colonize, and they were obviously not afraid of taking risks, and the only problem was the size of the profits.

Peter humorously replied: "If the fief you want is a desert, then you can apply for a try, and there is a high probability that it will be approved in China." ”

The two laughed awkwardly, apparently not thinking the Sinai Peninsula of any value. Since there is no value, the shared benefits of colonization activities will naturally not exist.

Austrian nobility is not easy to obtain, and most of them are lifelong nobles, and it is difficult to get a fief. Even discounted colonial fiefdoms were not so easy to obtain.

Theoretically, a colony that the colony team opened up on their own, they were entitled to a piece from it as a fief. Of course, after taking the fief, the government does not have to pay bonuses.

This is a lifelong fief nobleman specially invented by Franz, and the merit is not enough to obtain a hereditary nobility, and he wants to obtain a fief. It doesn't matter, in the colonies this problem can be solved.

When there is a title, these lands are fiefs, and even if they are private land without a title, the government will not reclaim them.

The same applies to the situation in the Sinai Peninsula, but the desert with no end in sight, even if all the credit is converted in exchange for a fief, you can only get a few square kilometers of desert as a fief, and it is estimated that a normal person would not do this.

Leo Haval and Andrea are both normal people, so naturally they chose to exchange for a bounty without hesitation. Don't talk about them, even if you let Franz choose, it's a bounty.

Despite the strategic importance of the Sinai Peninsula and its abundant oil resources, the peninsula is so large that not every piece of sand has resources under it, and more sand is still under it.

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Cairo

Negotiations between Austria and Egypt on the conflict in the Sinai Peninsula had begun, with the mediation of the French, and there was no doubt that there had been a bickering from the outset as to whose responsibility was.

The French Foreign Ministry de Lesseb, who was in charge of mediating the conflict, dissuaded: "Let's calm down first, everything has happened, and now we are discussing how to deal with the aftermath." ”

There was no way, the negotiations did not go well at the beginning, Austria did not have an embassy in Cairo, there was only one office, and the diplomatic representative was still a capitalist.

The Viennese government did not send professional diplomats over to the negotiations, and seemed to be not at all interested in this inconspicuous negotiation.

Amateurs, and that means it's easy to deal with, and maybe messing around.

Austrian representative Jonas said in righteous words: "De, you are right, and it is indeed time to think about the aftermath.

This time, because the Egyptian government wanted to make money, it robbed our caravan, causing us a large number of casualties and serious huge losses, and the Egyptian government must be held responsible for this. ”

McHamed objected: "No, Mr. Jonas. The truth of the matter is completely different from what you said, we have no government in the Sinai Peninsula at all, how can we rob your caravans.

It is clear that your men have sacked the tribe of Ali Kuisi and forcibly occupied Arishi, and you must immediately stop this aggression and compensate the Egyptian government for its losses. ”

Jonas said-for-tat: "Nonsense, who doesn't know the poor jingle of the nomadic tribes in Sinai, what else is there besides camels, idiots will go and loot them."

We have evidence that the head of the Ali Kuisi tribe was appointed by your government, and this is the appointment document that we seized during the counterattack, and the tax collection certificate presented by the Ali Kuisi tribe.

Mr. Mahmoud, you can find out for yourself whether it is true or not. Your country's officials are not up to the mark, and you must be held accountable for that. ”

After saying that, he also took out the certificate and handed it to Mahmoud. The document is naturally genuine, it is a letter of appointment issued by the Egyptian government a year ago.

Why did this letter of appointment exist, of course, Austria bought it from Egyptian government officials. A nominally Arish tax officer, not even an official, is equivalent to a temporary worker's position.

At this time, it has become the basis for ripping off. The Egyptian government can be implicated in this incident and it will be difficult for them to get out.

After looking closely, Mehamed was not sure if it was forged by the Austrians, but he would not admit it whether it was true or not.

Mehamed asked, "Mr. Jonas, as we all know that the Sinai Peninsula is destitute, what are your caravans going to do there?" ”

"Those idiots are ready to reopen the interrupted ancient trade routes, and restore the road communication between your country and the Ottoman Empire."

Jonas replied through gritted teeth, and the expression of hatred for iron and steel appeared on his face, as if he felt that those peers had lost his face.

Today, with the advent of the Great Voyage, running to restore the trade routes on land, there really can't be a better adjective than to describe it as an idiot.

This explanation is barely plausible, there are all kinds of birds when the forest is big, and there is no wonder that there is an idiot among the capitalists.

Of course, this statement is at most fooling ordinary people who don't know, and everyone who is sitting here knows that the so-called caravan is a colonial team.

Al Mahmoud scoffed, "Mr. Jonas, your reasons are not valid. Now that the people of the Ali Aoi tribe are dead, all the rhetoric is your one-side.

I don't think a nomadic tribe would have the guts to loot a heavily armed caravan, something normal people can't do. ”

Jonas said indifferently: "That's right, normal people can't do it." They have already done it, which only shows that they are ignorant and do not know the power of muskets at all.

There are still many such ignorant people in the world. Many of the natives used muskets as witchcraft, and it was no surprise that they would do something stupid. ”

After listening to Jonas's crooked reasoning, the French minister de Lesseb knew that he could not go on like this, otherwise the Egyptian government would be circumvented.

In the international negotiations of this era, the great powers can mess around, and the small countries had better be obediently reasonable, or they will be unlucky.

De Reseb opened his mouth and said, "Mr. Jonas, in any case, the person concerned is dead, even the greatest crime can be offset.

As for the loss of your country, it will be compensated by the inheritance they left behind, and the property of a tribe should be enough to pay the pension. ”

Jonas's face changed, and he immediately retorted: "Are we the ones who covet that little money?

The most important thing now is to get justice for the dead, which cannot be solved with money, and to talk about money is to insult the great new Holy Roman Empire.

If they can't give us a satisfactory explanation, then our people won't leave. When we get a satisfactory answer, when will we talk about compensation? ”

There is nothing De Reiseb can do about Jonas's nonsense. The Austrian government clearly had no intention of invading Egypt, and this would not have affected French interests.

Since there is no loss to the house, the problem of Sinai becomes a secondary issue, and the French government cannot stand out for the benefit of the Egyptian government.

Just look at the reaction of the British, who watched all this coldly, quietly watching this farce play out.

This is a common practice in overseas colonization, and when there is no conflict of interest, there is generally no direct conflict.

"Mr. Jonas, if your men do not withdraw from Arish, we will take action to expel them by force," Mehammad warned. ”

Eviction by force? Hearing Mehamund's threat, Jonas said disdainfully: "Then you should take action, anyway, any action of your side in the Sinai Peninsula will be regarded as a declaration of war against the great new Holy Roman Empire."

If you think you're strong enough to challenge the new Holy Roman Empire, go to war!

Mr. Mahmoud, I must caution you that once war breaks out, we will not guarantee the scope of the war. ”

The threat of force also depends on strength, and this was originally just a means of negotiation between Mehamed, and the result is about to turn into a full-scale war between the two countries.

War with the new Holy Roman Empire was clearly not something that Mahmoud could decide, nor was it possible for the Egyptian government to make such a decision.

To put it bluntly, what is now occupied is a small oasis in the desert. It is not a strategic location and has little economic value.

De Reseb reluctantly persuaded: "Let's calm down first, war will not solve the problem, it will only make things more complicated." ”

Jonas sneered and said: "It is true that war cannot solve the problem, but war can sober up some people, and do not open their mouths and close their mouths to threaten with force."

Don't think that because we love peace, we are weak and can be bullied. If it is really necessary, it is not impossible to solve the problem with war.

The new Holy Roman Empire is willing to live in friendship with all countries of the world, and we will protect the interests of all countries even if they take extreme measures. ”

Threats, that's the real threats. Once the Vienna government had committed itself to ensuring that the interests of all countries were not compromised, the Egyptian government would be left alone.

Britain, France and Austria all infiltrated Egypt, but now Egypt is still an independent country, and each country has not received much equity.

If Austria takes the lead in beating Egypt, it is not impossible for everyone to divide the interests of Egypt together.

The discipline of the great powers is only in terms of interests, and the strategic position of Egypt at this time is not as important as after the opening of the Suez Canal.

Even if there is a war, it will not affect the balance of power of various countries. To put it bluntly, Egypt is only a small country with a population of only 3.5 million, and the benefits it has are not enough to turn everyone around.

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