Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
The Sultan of the Ottoman Turkish Empire was sitting in a majestic palace. He looked at his ministers who bowed their heads and remained silent with anger in his eyes.
"An army of 200,000 troops marched into Egypt, and in less than a month, the whole army was destroyed. How was this battle fought?
Egypt was occupied by unknown forces that suddenly appeared.
Who dares to provoke us, you losers have not figured it out yet."
The ministers looked at the angry Sultan, but they just bowed their heads and accepted the punishment.
No one dared to speak out for fear of becoming the outcast son of the Sultan who would vent his anger.
In the Ottoman Turkish Empire, a young aristocrat with a low status, Hussein Bari.
He watched the Sultan's anger continue to grow. His grandfather was the military minister and could easily be affected.
Hussein Bari stood up bravely and saluted respectfully.
"Sultan, someone from my subordinate family is engaged in ocean trade and knows something about overseas affairs.
I have listened to this man’s introduction to overseas affairs, and I have some understanding of the forces occupying Egypt.”
The Sultan heard that someone knew which force dared to oppose the Ottoman Empire.
He quickly set his sights on Hussein Barry.
"Tell me everything you know."
Hussein Barry looked respectful and simply told what he knew.
"There is a big country in the east. Our ancestors, the Turks, were driven out of Central Asia by the eastern country called Tang.
Our ancestors came here and defeated the Byzantine Empire.
The great Ottoman I Sultan established the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
After many dynasty changes in the Tang Dynasty, the current dynasty of the great eastern country is the Dahua Empire, which is called Dahua for short.
The nobles of Great China, the King of Liao, King Zheng, King Jin, and King Min, led their subjects to the African continent not far from us to establish colonies.
They established the Liao, Zheng, Jin, and Min kingdoms on the African continent.
The country that occupied Egypt and defeated our 200,000-strong army was the country of Fujian."
At the request of the Sudan, Hussein Bari simply drew the locations of these countries and briefly explained the development process of these countries.
After the Sultan heard this, he became even more angry.
Angry that he knew the news too late and did not nip these countries in the cradle.
Other ministers pointed their fingers at Hussein Bari and reprimanded: "You have long known the dangers of these countries. Why didn't you report it to the Sudan? Do you have different intentions?"
Hussein Bari immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "Sultan, please investigate clearly. As early as the founding of the Zheng Kingdom, I reported the news to the Sultan after hearing the news.
I wanted the Sudan to be wary of these Han Chinese and respond in advance, but there was no news from my report.
These Han people have now become a serious problem for the Ottoman Turkish Empire."
When the Sultan heard the news, he immediately sent his confidants to look for information.
When he was sure that Hussein Bari really reported the matter.
The Sultan immediately ordered that the entire family of officials who handled the matter be annihilated.
He said in a cold tone: "Whoever fails to be loyal to the country will suffer this."
"A small country with only 100,000 troops in the country dares to resist the empire. I will slaughter these arrogant people."
The Sultan immediately ordered the Ottoman Empire to prepare for war again.
Under the advice of Hussein Barry and other young officials, he chose to go to Europe to purchase some firearms and form a new army to destroy the Han people.
The traditional army, under the firearms of the Han people, no matter how brave it is, cannot change the situation of the war.
The Ottoman Turkish Empire was preparing for war.
In the Fujian prisoner-of-war camp in the Sinai Peninsula, the Egyptian officers of the Second Corps gave lectures to some Turkish troops every day.
They made these soldiers understand that the Ottoman Turkish Empire was their enemy.
These soldiers returned to their hometowns with weapons funded by the Min State and with the help of insiders bribed by the Min State.
These soldiers who have been on the battlefield for a long time and have been trained and armed by Fujian will deal a heavy blow to the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
The state of Fujian helped them train officers and other talents and provided them with materials for the uprising.
Fujian simultaneously passed through the Sinai Peninsula and the Mediterranean Sea to contain the main force of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
These revolting aliens made the Ottoman Turkish Empire exhausted.
The Ottoman Turkish Empire was a multi-ethnic country. If a certain ethnic group rebelled, officials from these ethnic groups would inevitably be ostracized by the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
The Ottoman Turkish Empire would also secretly be on guard against other ethnic groups that did not revolt, and would gradually force these ethnic groups to revolt.
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Cairo city.
Prime Minister Hu Qiwen is reporting to the Fujian King Zhang Yuliang on the progress of the canal.
"Your Majesty, we sent scholars to investigate and found that the sea level heights of the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea are not much different.
There is no need to build complicated ship locks, and only need to dig a wide canal to open up the channel between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
Scholars have planned the route of the canal after surveying and mapping, inspecting the local soil quality.
Utilize the original local river system to reduce the difficulty of digging canals.
The canal was officially named the Suez Canal.
The cabinet has been established to manage the Suez Canal, and the canal can be officially built only when the funds for the construction of the canal are in place."
"Okay, Lao Hu, you are so quick in doing things."
Zhang Yuliang, the king of Fujian, expressed his appreciation and said with a change of tone: "I believe that with Lao Hu's ability, the funds for the construction of the canal can be raised by himself."
Hu Qiwen heard that the Fujian King Zhang Yuliang asked him to raise funds to build the canal.
He had already considered this outcome before.
Now Fujian and the Ottoman Empire are about to fall into a long-term war.
Most of the funds of the Fujian state were used to build military industry and build up the army. There was no excess funds to invest in the construction of the canal.
The military is a matter of life and death, and the canal is just a century-old plan.
Whether it is light or heavy, the civil and military forces of Fujian can clearly understand.
Prime Minister Hu Qiwen told the plan he had already thought of for Fujian King Zhang Yuliang's reference.
"Your Majesty, we can rely on the power of private merchants, especially the big merchants on ocean routes.
The Suez Canal is our foundation and we will certainly not share it with businessmen.
But we can learn from Dahua and issue Suez Canal bonds to raise funds in this way.
As long as the purchase amount reaches one million taels of silver coins and the construction of the Suez Canal is completed, they will have priority.
We just need to set the bond interest rate higher.
There should be no need to sell bonds, and some smart Egyptians will also actively buy bonds."
The King of Fujian Zhang Yuliang heard that Prime Minister Hu Qiwen came up with this method, and he also agreed with it.
This method can solve the problems they are encountering now.
Use other people's money to do your own thing.
Prime Minister Hu Qiwen was very happy to see the Fujian King Zhang Yuliang.
He bit the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to borrow money from merchants, there are prerequisites.
We must block the attack of the Ottoman Turkish Empire and prove the strength of our army to others, so that these businessmen can believe that the Suez Canal can really be built.
For the time being, we can only do re-export trade to make some small money."
When Fujian King Zhang Yuliang heard Prime Minister Hu Qiwen's explanation, he did not get angry.
He said in a calm tone: "If I spend such a large sum of money, I will also consider whether the money will be wasted.
In terms of military affairs, Lao Hu does not need to worry.
We have the superior navy, and the Ottoman Empire can only attack through the Sinai Peninsula.
Even if the Ottoman Turkish Empire mobilized one million troops, it would not be able to exert force in the small area of the Sinai Peninsula.
I dare not say yet that we will achieve a great victory and maintain the balance of power in the war, and there will be no problem at all.
What's more, the Dujuan Plan has been implemented, and we will continue to provoke uprisings in the Ottoman Turkish Empire and continue to bleed the Ottoman Turkish Empire."
After Prime Minister Hu Qiwen received the support of Fujian King Zhang Yuliang, he immediately asked the Fujian cabinet to launch the Suez Canal project.
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The Yang family in Beijing, Wang Sen, the head of the ocean transport fleet.
He stood on the pilot ship and led the ocean-going transport fleet, preparing as usual to circumnavigate the African continent and transport these goods to Europe for sale.
Their fleet was intercepted by the Ottoman Turkish Navy.
Wang Sen was sure of the opponent's hostility, and he immediately ordered the armed merchant ships in the fleet to fight back.
After a less fierce exchange of fire between the two fleets, the Ottoman Empire left two burning warships and other warships withdrew from the battlefield.
Six of the Yang family's cargo ships were damaged and need to be repaired.
There were two other ships that caught fire. The ships were covered with linen and cotton. The fire could not be controlled at all. I could only watch the two ships burn to ashes.
"It's bad luck, this is really bad luck.
The dilapidated navy of the Ottoman Turkish Empire is not as sharp as the cannons of some European pirates.
They actually want to rob our Yang family's fleet.
If you don’t have a good set of teeth, your whole mouth will fall out.”
Wang Sen has taken this route nearly ten times.
In the past, officials of the Ottoman Turkish Empire only solicited bribes from passing businessmen.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Wang Sen also used some small money to send these greedy officials away.
This time he thought it was the same as before, but he didn't expect that the Ottoman Turkish Navy suddenly opened fire in order to destroy their fleet.
Wang Sen was puzzled as to why the Ottoman Turkish Empire attacked them this time.
The Ottoman Turkish Empire did this to the detriment of others and no benefit to itself.
Wang Sen took out the latest map and prepared to check the nearest port.
Princes such as King Zheng and King Jin established their countries in Africa, and they could also go to many ports for supplies along the way.
Now traveling on ocean routes is much easier than before.
Even if the crew members are sick, there will be treatment places along the way.
Wang Sen immediately ordered the pilot ship to head towards Cam Ranh Port. This is the only large port nearby and can repair damaged ships.
They had just passed through the Arabian Peninsula, and Wang Sen could see many merchant ships, many of which were sailing to the Red Sea.
He was a little surprised by this situation, and immediately sent someone in a small boat to get close to the familiar caravan to learn about the situation.
When Wang Sen learned about the situation, he immediately sent the pilot ship to the Red Sea.
He was not surprised at all that the kings of Jin and Min could stand firm here.
But he did not expect that the King of Fujian would make such a big move and directly go to war with the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
The King of Fujian also captured the Egyptian region belonging to the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
Fujian directly built a road to connect the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
Businessmen like them don't need to travel far to Europe, and can save at least four months.
Routes to Europe were originally operated three times every two years.
After traveling through Fujian, I made two trips a year, so I still had plenty of time.
Wang Sen was so surprised that he had to open up this trade route.
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Wang Sen boarded the merchant ship in the concession and prepared to go to various European ports to sell goods with the Fujian caravan.
There are not many large cargo ships in Fujian. He can rent cargo ships to transport his own goods.
Wang Sen saw the great potential of the Suez Canal.
On behalf of the Yang family, he subscribed for bonds worth 10 million taels of silver. He was received by Hu Qiwen, the Prime Minister of the Fujian Cabinet, and opened up relations with the upper echelons of Fujian.
The navy fleet, headed by two battleships from Fujian, escorted the cargo ship.
They opened the way ahead and transported these cargo ships to the appropriate ports.
Fujian warships and Chinese businessmen appeared in large European ports such as Athens, Rome, and Marseille.
This explosive news spread at an extremely fast speed.
All parties check and balance each other, and the Mediterranean Sea, which has been peaceful for thousands of years, ushered in new forces.
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This was the first time for Wang Sen to come to the Mediterranean, and he thought it would be a pleasant journey.
He was in Athens, Greece, and saw panicked Athenians.
They saw the warship approaching the port, and many people in the city fled into the distance, leaving the city in chaos.
The merchants landed ashore, indicating that they came to do business, and the chaotic Athens returned to normal.
The demand among the Greeks was very low, and only some cloth and porcelain were sold.
The purchasing power of small European countries is not strong, and businessmen collectively suggest that they no longer go to the ports of these small countries unless they are passing through.
The fleet headed to the largest port in the Mediterranean, the Port of Marseille, France.
The fleet passed by the city of Rome, a famous place in Europe.
They were preparing to go to Rome to do business, but were warned by coastal defense guns that the warships were not allowed to approach the city of Rome.
When Wang Sen and other merchants saw the hostile attitude of the city of Rome, they did not dare to do business.
The fleet arrived at its final destination, the port of Marseille, France.
France is a big country in Europe. This country has a huge market and can easily eat the goods brought by merchants.
The Fujian navy fleet learned its lesson, but at the same time it was afraid of offending the French navy and causing the loss of its two only battleships in the Mediterranean.
The Fujian naval fleet anchored at a safe location away from the shore, and at the same time sent small boats to communicate with the French navy to explain their intentions.
The merchants received permission from France and went to the port of Marseille to do business.
Dahua's products are extremely popular in Europe, and these merchants make a lot of money.
When they negotiate with local merchants to sell goods.
Businessmen from Fujian deliberately spread their relevant information.
The Fujian Kingdom occupied Egypt, and such a major change could not be hidden at all.
Spreading relevant information will help build up the powerful military force of Fujian.
In this way, they also told European merchants that they could buy a large amount of supplies from Cairo.
Chinese merchants quickly sold out all their goods at the port of Marseille.
In exchange for a large amount of Golden Galaxy European specialties.
The warships of Fujian protected the merchant ships as they left.
They did this to show their strength and support Chinese businessmen.
The King of Fujian, Zhang Yuliang, also used this method to tell European countries that a new force had emerged along the Mediterranean coast.
Fujian warships appeared in Marseille Port, demonstrating their power.
Its appearance frightened many people who were obsessed with European power.
The two major groups that directly plunged Europe into war came up with the idea of ending the war.