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Chapter 18 Sunset in Barbary (6) New Situation in North Africa(1/2)

 Three months later, Alexandria.

Thousands of merchant ships of various types gather in the port, but because there are too many ships, they can only dock in batches.

Bayar is here, and Bourton is here.

Not only did Bourton come, but he also transported all the descendants of his Knights in Crete!

Of course, he would not have been able to do without the support of the Truechin Navy.

Except for Crete, Rhodes, Cyprus, and the Greek Peninsula, some Jews who had learned the news earlier and Christians from the Mysterious Society have all come.

In the temporary house in the port, Bayar convened Zahatai, Bourton and Mohammed to hold a meeting, a meeting that had a profound impact on future generations.

The meeting lasted for three days and finally reached the following resolution:

First, Egypt was completely independent from the Ottoman Empire, and the entire region accepted the Truchen Kingdom as its suzerain state;

Second, with the Dumyat River as the boundary, the land east of the river includes the Sinai Peninsula to establish the Kingdom of Solomon, controlled by the Mysterious Society, and the land west of the river includes Cairo City to establish the Egyptian Sultanate, with Mohammed as the Sultan;

Third, there is a twenty-year support period between the two countries and the Truqin Kingdom. During these twenty years, they are a relationship between vassal states and the suzerain states. Twenty years later, Truqin allows the two countries to be completely independent;

Fourth, Truchen occupies Alexandria.

Fifth, the Ottoman Empire ceded Limnos to Truchen.

After the meeting, Bayar first looked for Mohammed.

"What are you going to do after the founding of the country?"

"What do you want me to do?"

"Don't you have any ideas?"

"This..., I wonder what you think of the Mamuliuk people?"

"It depends on yourself, I know that the Mamuliuk people are no longer a bloody relationship

It is called a cavalry, and it is also the main source of Egypt's military strength. If you want to stabilize this place, I suggest you destroy the former Mamuliuk nobles and reorganize a new cavalry team."

"As for the name, let me ask you, otherwise your foundation will not be stable"

"At the same time, a certain size of infantry is formed based on the number of farmers"

"I remember, do you have any other requirements?"

"You occupy the upper reaches of the Nile River. You might as well go up and catch some black slaves. You know, our country is preparing to dig a canal from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, which requires a lot of manpower."

"Your Excellency, our country is first established, this..."

"Don't worry, I won't treat you badly"

"I'll be relieved"

"Tell me, what are you going to do? I heard that the upstream Fengji Sultanate is also a powerful country"

"Hehe, you, in Tripoli, there are still a large number of uncontrolled Bedouin people south of Egypt, and I am also a Bedouin. Since there are no Mamuliks, then use Bedouin to replace their status"

"The Bedouin people live in a large number of deserts, and they are surrounded by black tribes. They can be arrested in large quantities. Adding Ottoman captives, it should be enough"

"I understand. You are ready to turn the chiefs of the Bedouin people into new nobles and use their military power. I have nothing to say, but I still want to remind you not to be retaliated by them."

"No, in fact, a large number of Mamuliuk cavalry are from there nowadays. In addition to small tribes, there are also many special slave hunters. I can incorporate them and become my personal guards to fight against the tribal cavalry."

"Okay, be careful about everything"

....

Talk to Boerton again.

"Your Excellency, are you satisfied now?"

"Very satisfied, thank you again for your kindness"

"How are you going to stabilize the eastern Egypt?"

"This time I came with Jews, Christians, and some descendants of the Crusaders and Knights. They could form an elite army of about 5,000 people. After our country was established, there would definitely be a large number of Christians and Jews coming."

"If you don't say anything else, there are many places in Greece, and our country is not short of money. In this way, farmers in Eastern Egypt will not suffer too much. In order to assist in the construction of your country, I will build a port at the northern end of the planned canal..."

"What's the name?"

"If you have good suggestions, I will adopt them"

"Just call Moses"

"Moses, it's really a good name. I thought you would suggest to name it by your king or country name. Thank you so much"

(Port Moses, Port Said in later generations)

"What's next?"

"If you want to stabilize Eastern Egypt, you must defend the Sinai Peninsula. I will find a way to defend the easternmost port of Arishi, and at the same time expand the Taba port and castles in the Bay of Aqaba. As for the inland desert, it depends on the situation."

"Of course, to accomplish all this, your country still needs to finally reach an agreement with the Ottoman Empire"

"Don't worry about this. After the black slaves are in place, our country's engineers will come to survey and map, but our two countries must reach a permanent agreement"

"Oh?"

"Your business is spread all over the world, and you obviously know the importance of this canal. You pay for it, we are responsible for engineering design, the Egyptian Sultanate is responsible for the people, you are responsible for the management, but our country and the Sultanate have permanent free right of way"

"And, for the first fifty years, I suggest that both of us jointly manage the river"

"I have no objection, just sign a new agreement according to this article"

"Very good, but have you thought of any name for the cities and ports at the southern end of the canal?"

"Your Excellency, there is already a name called Taofik, it's better..."

"No, the name of this canal and the southern port of our country's Majesty has already had an idea"

"Please say"

"The port is called Ayuqi Port, and the canal is called Ayuqi Canal"

"Okay, just follow your Majesty"

....

Bayar Liuwulihan continued to stay in Egypt with the Marine Brigade, and then left again with Zahatai and others.

In July, they arrived at Lash Island (Gozo).

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At this time, Lash Port was already a large port with hundreds of large ships, and Lash Fort on the shore was also a large city that could accommodate ten thousand people.

However, the Truchens only set up a squadron and a regiment of soldiers here.

The reason is also very simple. Pasha Hussein Ali, who is from Pasha, Tunisia, one of the three kingdoms of Barbary, to the south, is a Christian Pasha, and has long been in harmony with the Ottoman Empire.

Before Bayar came, Qitad had already explained it.

"Among the three kingdoms of Barbary, Algier Pashagazi was born in Jenicheri, or was Jenicheri cultivated by the Ottoman Empire's Sultan through the blood tax. They were instilled with the idea that Sultan was their only master and was loyal to them since childhood, and were the most loyal to Sultan among the three kingdoms"

"Tripoli Pasha started his career through rebellion, and the Sultan was forced to appoint him as the Sultan. The Sultan identity of Tunisia is very secretive, but according to Bourton, he is one of the few Islamists in the mysterious society"

"If Egypt successfully takes over, Pasha of Tunisia will definitely be officially independent from the Ottoman Empire, which will block the way for Algier Pasha to retreat east. To the west is the Kingdom of Morocco, to the south is the Great Desert, and to the north is the Mediterranean Sea, and there is no escape."

"However, with Egypt's independence, Tripoli Pasha will most likely declare independence, because we have the dominance of sea and are blocked by Egypt by land, and the Ottomans cannot come. When will he not declare independence at this time?"

"However, when the Ottoman Sultan ruled these three countries, a large number of Sipasi and Jenicheri slaves were installed here, and they became military nobles in these three places. In addition, the descendants of Barbary pirates who had been hereditary for hundreds of years, a considerable number of people were still loyal to the Sultan."

"As Egypt, Tripoli, and Tunisia are independent, most of these fanatics will find ways to escape to the Algier Pasha area and assist Pashagazi as jihadists"

"So, we should not take it lightly"

Sure enough, not long after arriving at Lash Island in Bayar, the representative of Pasha in Tunisia arrived.

Mustafa, whose original name was Joggs, was Vizier of Pasha, Tunisia at the time.

In the official residence of the Mediterranean Governor Yan Dunhuang, Zahatai, Bayar, and Yan Dunhuang met Mustafa.

"What's wrong with Mr. Vizier?"

Seeing Mustafa's face was filled with sorrow, Bayar couldn't help but smile.

“……”

"Let me guess," Bayar said, "Is there a large number of jihadists who have transited from your country?"

Mustafa nodded, "Egypt just declared independence not long after it was announced, and Calamanli in Tripoli also declared independence. At that time, you were probably still on the ship, and immediately a large number of jihadists gathered together to start marching eastward."

"Wait, why don't they stay local?"

"Your Excellency, I'm not hiding it. Although they are independent, they are still in power. Since they are jihadists, they must be targeting pagans. They are still swearing to be loyal to the Ottoman Sultan, which is Hassan Gazi of Algiers. They also know that only by pinching their fists together can they be powerful"

"This is also the reason why you have not declared independence yet?"

"Yes, if we announce it, they will definitely burn, kill and robbery in the territory"

"Then why are they not in Tripoli doing the same?"

"Kalamanli is an officer, and his methods of dealing with dissidents are very fierce. At the same time, he has a large number of fierce and warlike Bedouin cavalry under his command. The jihadists dare not provoke them, so they can only go west to surrender to Gazi"
To be continued...
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