Mamulik!

Teams of Mamulik marched eastward in the desert. Over the past few hundred years, Mamulik has gone from here to the east again and again. They have defeated the "crus" on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean and the Mongols, thus establishing their rule for hundreds of years. Of course, they were defeated by the Ottomans in the end. Since then, they have lost their country, but as a group, they still exist, governing the land with the governor sent by the Ottomans.

This mighty team attracted the attention of all parties as soon as they set out. When they were acting, some Bedouin people would appear sometimes, sometimes wait and see, and then quickly disappear.

For those Bedouin people, even Mamuliuk was too lazy to pay attention to them, and they didn't even have to pursue them. They knew what they were doing. They were acting as spies, and they must be acting as spies for the rebels in Suez City.

As long as you have money, the Bedouin can cooperate with everyone.

"Don't worry about those Bedouin people!"

Once again, when the Bedouin figure appeared at the top of the dune, Ali Mehmed stopped the actions of the generals beside him.

"But they always stare at us like this, and our every move falls into their eyes."

"These people are like flies, and they can't drive them away. Since they can't drive them away, they will open up and let them stare. After all, no matter how they are, they are just flies in the end!"

Ali Mehmed raised his lips lightly.

"I heard that Ahmed not only released the pagan slaves who were rowing from prison, but also gave them weapons, and even invited Chinese people. He thought the Chinese could defeat us?"

Ali Mehmed sneered.

"When the Mongols swept the world, we stopped them and saved the world! The Chinese... aren't they still defeated men under the Mongols!"

As Mamuruk, Ali Mahmed has his pride. Although his ancestors were slaves, he looked down on Ahmed, who was a slave. A guy who colluded with a pagan, was despised by himself. Moreover, that guy was still a "rebel" and a inferior man with a weak belief.

When Ali Mehmed spoke of the glory of his ancestors, his army led to rush towards Suez.

Less than fifty miles northwest of Suez, there is a salt marsh that stretches for hundreds of miles. On that day, a team of cavalry appeared on the edge of the salt marsh. These cavalry did not wear the red military uniforms of the Ming Dynasty, but the yellow uniforms and cowhide wide-brimmed hats on their heads, but their appearance was very different from that of the locals.

Surrounded by a group of officers, Xu Mingxin stopped Male at the edge of the salt marsh. Then he glanced at the endless salt marsh and said.

"It's here!"

"here?"

The group of officers around looked at the salt marsh that looked like a lake but not a lake, or a marsh.

"right,"

Nodded, Xu Mingxin continued.

"A few thousand years ago, Egyptian pharaoh ordered people to dig the ancient canal from the Nile River to the Great Brutal Lake to the Red Sea, and connected the Mediterranean and the Red Sea through the Nile River. However, after the excavation, it was repeatedly blocked and eventually abandoned. After Persia conquered Egypt, Darius I also ordered the dredging of the ancient canal, which once again successfully connected the Red Sea-Nile River-Mediterranean Sea, but later it was silted and unable to pass. Later, after the Tianfang people conquered Egypt, they also ordered the reconstruction. Every time, they dug the canal from Suez to come here to this big lake. However, due to the drought, the salt marsh could not accumulate more water to form a lake. Once the Red Sea water poured into the lake area with the tides, the big lake could not be formed here..."

He raised his horse whip and pointed, and he smiled.

"The Bascesian Dynasty ordered the permanent closure of the ancient canal. From then on, the ancient canal was submerged in yellow sand. At this point, the history of the ancient canal was completed. However, more than a hundred years ago, the Venetians tried to negotiate with the Mamluks who ruled Egypt at that time and obtained permission to dig the canal, but the plan could not keep up with the changes. Not long after, the Ottoman Empire, which competed with Venice for Mediterranean hegemony, invaded Egypt and conquered it in 1517. Unlike the Mamluks, the Ottomans were not interested in trade. They put heavy taxes on transit trade and refused to negotiate with the Venetians on the excavation of the canal. As a result, the Venetian's wishful thinking failed and the plan to open the Suez Canal was cancelled. Now we are here, in the future, we will build a canal here to connect the Red Sea and the Mediterranean!"

As the eldest son of Xu Zhiyuan, Xu Mingxin, although he has been serving in the army for many years, he is not a pure soldier. When he first arrived in the Straits colony two years ago, he had put on makeup and conducted an inspection of Suez. What was he going to do?

Of course it is the possibility of building a canal.

According to his plan, after retiring from the army, he would contact the Ming Dynasty's honorary officials to establish a canal company, find a way to obtain the right to build the canal and then build the canal. What is the only problem? The Ottomans were not interested in doing business at all.

But who would have thought that before he could find a solution to the problem, Ottoman came to his door to seek death and dared to detain the envoy of the Ming Dynasty. After learning the news, Xu Mingxin hurriedly asked the Governor for the fight and persuaded the Governor to send reinforcements to Suez.

Rather than saying that he was for the dignity of the Ming Dynasty, it was not for the canal. Although the starting point was different, the purpose was the same. People were inevitably selfish, but their selfishness was for both individuals and also for the Ming Dynasty.

"Last year, I asked someone to test it, but the Egyptian governor was not interested at all, and even without Istanbul, even if he agreed, it would be useless."

"Sir, when we defeat the Ottoman, we will not be able to do so if we want to do so!"

Several of the officers who were born in the Straits Colony around me didn't know that their chief had been talking about this canal for many years.

Of course, they also know how much benefits it will bring to build this canal. If nothing unexpected happens, they will be shareholders of this canal. This also means that in the years to come, they and their descendants will receive a continuous income. Of course, everyone will participate in such good things.

"This is indeed the truth."

After saying this, Xu Mingxin smiled again.
Chapter completed!