Sinai Peninsula

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

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

Peter smiled slightly: "Sorry, the French have stepped forward to mediate this conflict, and we have to wait for the result of the Cairo negotiations.

Before that, you must stand here alone. If Egypt launches an attack, you can retreat directly to the coastal areas and the navy will pick you up.

Of course this is just an ideal state. Under normal circumstances, the Cairo government will not go to extremes. They do not have the confidence to go to war with Austria."

"Sir Peter, this is beyond our contract. In advance, we did not agree to act as bait to attract the attack of the Egyptians!" Reohaver protested

It is not easy to be a bait. Only one hundred and eighty people can bully the indigenous tribes, but when they encounter regular Egyptian troops, they obviously cannot be saved.

If they are not lucky, they will be wiped out. They are here to make a fortune, not to come to save their lives. Naturally, Leohaval is unwilling to take risks.

Peter calmly said: "Mr. Reohaval, the contract was for you to make an excuse, but you did not allow you to occupy the place. The current situation was caused by your actions without authorization.

Anyone is responsible for what he does. You are causing the trouble yourself, so of course you have to be responsible for it.

Besides, we will not let you do it in vain. If you successfully induce the Egyptian army to launch an attack, you will be the biggest contributor to this colonial operation. The country attaches great importance to this operation, and you may get a title."

The two asked in surprise: "Is there a fiefdom?"

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

Peter replied humorously: "If the fiefdom you want is a desert, you can apply for a try, and there is a great possibility that the country will approve it."

The two of them laughed awkwardly, obviously they didn't think the Sinai Peninsula had any value. Since it was not worth it, the benefits of the shared colonial activities would naturally not be saved.

Austrian aristocrats are not easy to obtain, and most of them are lifelong aristocrats, so it is difficult to reach the sky if they want a fief. Even a colonial fief is not so easy to obtain.

In theory, for the colony opened by the colony team alone, they have the right to obtain a piece of the fiefdom from it. Of course, after taking the fiefdom, the government will no longer have to pay bonuses.

This is a lifelong fiefdom noble invented by Franz. He did not have enough credit for hereditary nobles, and he wanted to obtain fiefdoms. It doesn't matter, the problem in the colony can be solved.

When there are titles, these lands are fiefs. If there are no titles, even if they are private land, the government will not recycle them.

The situation in the Sinai Peninsula is also applicable, but the desert that is endless at a glance is not enough. Even if you convert all the credits to exchange for fiefdom, you can only obtain a few square kilometers of desert as a fiefdom. I guess a normal person would not do this.

Leohaval and Andrea are both normal people, so they naturally chose to exchange for bounty without hesitation. If they don't want them, even if Franz chooses, they will still get bounty.

Although the Sinai Peninsula has an important strategic position and abundant oil resources, the peninsula is so large that not every piece of sand has resources under it, and there are still sand under it.

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Cairo

With the French mediation, Austria and Egypt had already begun the conflict negotiations on the Sinai Peninsula, and there was no doubt that there was a quarrel over who was responsibilities at the beginning.

The French Foreign Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who is responsible for mediating the conflict, dissuaded: "You two calm down first, things have happened. Now we are discussing how to recover."

There was no way, the negotiations were not going well at the beginning. Austria did not set up an embassy in Cairo, but only one office, and the diplomatic representative was still served by a capitalist.

The Vienna government did not send professional diplomats to this negotiation, and it seemed that it was not at all concerned about this inconspicuous negotiation.

Amateur players, and it means that they are easy to deal with, and they may even be confused.

Austria's representative Jonas said righteously: "D, yours is good, and now you should really consider the aftermath issue.

This time, the Egyptian government robbed our caravans this time, causing us a large number of casualties and serious huge losses. The Egyptian government must be responsible for this."

McHamd opposes: "No, Mr. Jonas. The truth of the matter is completely different from yours. We have no government on the Sinai Peninsula. How can we rob your caravan?

It was yours who robbed Alikuis tribe and forcibly occupied Alishi. You must immediately stop this aggression and compensate the Egyptian government for the losses."

Jonas said tit-for-tat: "Hu Badao, who doesn't know the nomadic tribes on the Sinai Peninsula are so poor that there is nothing but camels, and only idiots will go and rob them.

We have evidence that the leader of the Ali Kuisi tribe was appointed by your government. This is the appointment document we seized in the counterattack and the tax collection certificate presented by the Ali Kuisi tribe.

Mr. McHamd, you can identify whether it is true by yourself. The officials of your country are not in compliance with their personal ethics, and you must be responsible for this.”

After that, he also took out the certificate and handed it to Mahamud. The document was of course true, and this was the appointment letter issued by the Egyptian government a year ago.

Why did this appointment come true? Of course, Austria bought it from Egyptian government officials. A tax officer in name cannot even be considered an official, and is equivalent to a temporary worker.

At this time, it became the basis for disputes. The Egyptian government can be involved in this incident, making it difficult for them to escape.

After a closer look, McHamd was not sure if it was forged by the Austrians, but he would not admit it regardless of whether it was true or not.

McHamder asked, "Mr. Jonas, it is well known that the Sinai Peninsula is so poor. What are your caravans going there?"

"Those idiots are preparing to reopen the broken ancient trade routes and restore the road traffic between your country and the Ottoman Empire."

Jonas replied gritting his teeth, and his expression of regret appeared on his face, as if he felt that his peers had lost his face.

Today, when the great voyage is coming, I really can't find a better adjective except when I describe it as an idiot.

This explanation is barely achievable. There are all kinds of birds in the forest. It is not surprising that an idiot appears in the capitalist.

Of course, this method can only fool ordinary people who are unaware of it. When they sit, they know that the so-called caravan is a colonial team.

Mahamud sarcastically said, "Mr. Jonas, your reason is not true. Now the people in the Alikuis tribe are dead, and all the words are your one-sided words.

I don't think that a nomadic tribe who has the courage to rob a fully armed caravan is not something that normal people can do."

Jonas didn't care: "Yes, normal people can't do it. They have done it, and this only shows that they are ignorant and do not know how powerful the musket is.

There are many such ignorant people in the world. Many natives regard muskets as witchcraft, and it is not surprising that they do stupid things."

After hearing Jonas's fallacy, French minister de Leséb knew that this could not continue, otherwise the Egyptian government would be surrounded.

In international negotiations in this era, the great powers can make trouble, and it is best for small countries to reason well, otherwise they will be unlucky.

De Lessib spoke, "Mr. Jonas, no matter how serious the person involved is, it can be offset.

As for your country's losses, the inheritance they left behind will be compensated, and a tribe's property should be enough to pay the pension."

Jonas's face changed and he immediately retorted: "Are we greedy for that little money?

The most important thing now is to consider justice for the dead. This cannot be solved with money. Talking about money is an insult to the great new Holy Roman Empire.

If we cannot give us a satisfactory explanation, then our people will not leave. When will we get a satisfactory reply and when will we talk about compensation?"

De Lesseb was helpless in his nonsense about Jonas's trouble. The Austrian government obviously had no intention of invading Egypt, so this would not affect France's interests.

Since there will be no losses for the Sinai Peninsula, the problem of the Sinai Peninsula has become a secondary problem, and the French government cannot stand up for the interests of the Egyptian government.

Just look at the British's reaction, and watch all this coldly and quietly watch the farce happening.

This is a common practice in overseas colonization countries. When there is no conflict of interest, people generally do not directly conflict.

McHamd warned: "Mr. Jonas, if your men do not withdraw from Arish, we will take action and expel them by force."

Exit by force? After hearing the threat from McHamd, Jonas disdained: "Then you take action. Anyway, we regard any action on the Sinai Peninsula as declaring war on the great new Holy Roman Empire.

If your country thinks it is strong and can challenge the new Holy Roman Empire, then start a war!

Mr. McHamder, I must remind you carefully that once war breaks out, we will not guarantee the scope of war.”

The threat of force also depends on strength. Originally, this was just a means of negotiations in McHamd, but it would soon turn into a full-scale war between the two countries.

The war with the new Holy Roman Empire was obviously not something that Mehamud could decide, and the Egyptian government could not make such a decision.

It's gone in vain. What is now occupied is a small oasis in the desert. It is neither a strategic location nor economic value.

De Lesseb advised helplessly: "You two calm down first. War cannot solve the problem, it will only make things more complicated."

Jonas sneered: "War does not solve the problem, but war can make some people sober, and don't threaten by force by keeping a word.

Don’t think that we are weak and can be bullied if we love peace. If it is really necessary, it is not impossible to solve problems with war.

The new Holy Roman Empire is willing to get along well with all countries in the world. Even if extreme measures are taken, we will protect the interests of all countries."

Threat, this is the real threat. Once the Vienna government promises to protect the interests of all countries from harm, the Egyptian government will have to fight alone.

Both Britain, France and the Austrians infiltrated Egypt, but Egypt is still an independent country and countries do not gain much rights.

If Austria comes forward and beat Egypt, it is not impossible for everyone to divide the interests of the Egyptian region together.

The moral integrity of the great powers was only in terms of interests. At this time, Egypt's strategic position was not as important as the Suez Canal after it was opened to navigation.

Even if a war breaks out, it will not affect the balance of strength of various countries. Egypt is just a small country with a population of only 3.5 million, and the benefits it has are not enough to make everyone turn against each other.

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Chapter completed!