Chapter 474 Changes in Egypt

Merchant ships from the east and west all passed through the Suez Canal. Roman soldiers were stationed outside. The empire also purchased a lot of land from local landowners to build fortresses and trading stations.

"It's so hot. How can such a hot place exist?"

Icarus, who came to the Canal Zone, looked at the sun in the sky and complained that he would not have come here if it were not connected to the Eastern Road.

His father gave him a shock when he heard this, "You still dare to complain, I think you are fascinated by the prostitutes of Constantinople. If you are not allowed to come here, one day you will Die on a woman’s belly.”

Everything about Constantinople was indeed the best, but they were businessmen and it was not good to overindulge. In order to help their son sober up, they moved to Egypt and obtained the qualification to do business in the Canal Zone.

"Hmph, I just want to relax and study all day long. Even smart people have to become stupid."

"you"

The old father was speechless about Icarus. He had better take care of his business as soon as possible.

In addition to the entrepot trade, the most popular item in the Canal Zone is the camel. This animal, which can endure high temperatures and carry out long journeys, is the most important means of transportation in arid areas. The annual business trip from Damascus to Cairo can earn huge profits, and the trade route from the Two Holy Lands to Cairo will pass through the canal zone, and they can also extract tax revenue from it.

Over time, the camel business emerged, buying camels from the Bedouins in the Sinai Peninsula to form caravans, or renting them out to other people in need.

The melodious singing came from the desert, it was the Bedouins, they came to trade with their camels.

The Bedouins sell goats, camels and other items in exchange for salt, tea and other items, which is their main source of income. People from around the canal area were willing to come here to trade. For the sake of security, Rome continued to add troops to this place and built more forts to turn this place into the most defensive place.

Sultan Faraj began to think about it after leaving Umansk. He himself came to power through a coup. After being kicked down for a short time, he came up with the support of others. However, the Sudan did not have any courage to break up the increasingly stable canal zone.

But the people under him couldn't stand it anymore. The imam of Al-Azhar Mosque declared that if they could not drive Rome out, they would drive Allah out of Egypt in the future. As devout believers in Allah, they naturally want to protect this ancient land.

Hundreds of mosques preached language unfriendly to Rome, forcing the sultan to expel the heretics. But Farage still maintained his basic sanity. Once a war broke out in the Canal Zone, the gains would outweigh the losses.

Even if the imam led the citizens to march together, it would not help, and the Sultan ignored them. But it allowed others to see an opportunity.

Cairo was destined to be restless at night. Many Mamluk soldiers shuttled through the streets and alleys. They killed everyone they saw and soon arrived at the Cairo Palace.

Farage woke up in a daze and found a steel knife in front of him. He was furious and scolded the other person.

"Mahmoud, what do you want to do?"

The other party quickly pulled him up and said.

"What are you doing? I want to kill you, a traitorous guy seeking glory for Egypt."

This reason is really ridiculous and traitorous to the country. None of you here have ever done so. Roman leus were spent quite happily, and now half of the coins on the Egyptian market are leus.

"Humph, won't Allah punish you when you say this?"

Although he felt guilty, Mahmoud still stabilized his emotions, but Faraj continued to chatter.

"Anyone in this position would do this to me. Rome is no longer the Rome it was before. Their power is stronger than any other country, and their monarch is more powerful than Saladin. Egypt can only admit their scope to avoid As for facing the destruction of the country."

"Stop!!", Mahmoud stopped Faraj from speaking. "Egypt will continue to decline because of people like you. If Rome cannot be driven out now, then we will all become prisoners of the Roman emperor."

After speaking, Mahmud killed Faraj with a knife. He became the new sultan and was quickly recognized by the caliph.

"How about this? Is this a good enough gift?"

"Well, Castile will thank you, and may our friendship last forever."

A person walked out of the team, it was the Iberian envoy Umansk who left a few days ago. He did not leave Egypt at all, but found Mahmoud, Egypt's most powerful vassal. As long as he could launch a coup, he could change Egypt's diplomacy.

So he gave the remaining gifts to the other party, and also talked about the benefits of regaining the canal. The other party immediately came up and asked how much profit Rome had absorbed in Egypt, and how much money he would have if they were driven away. So he decided to launch a coup against the anger of Rome, which also made it appear that he had to ascend the throne for the sake of this country.

At daybreak, news of the new sultan was announced in Cairo. And published a declaration after he ascended the throne.

"The Romans have invaded our land, taken our resources, and made us poor. We must drive them all out, and Allah will bless us."

After the declaration was issued, the imams of other mosques followed and recognized the new Sultan. Then, there was a drive out of the Romans in Cairo.

But in recent years, the Romans have also learned to be smart. They are no longer scattered, but gathered together and built a new area with sufficient food and water. Of course, this place is very close to the Nile River, which is convenient for them to escape.

"New people are coming, let's run."

As the news of the new Sultan came, the Roman merchants in Cairo began to flee. They took the most basic things and left all other property as quickly as possible.

"Go, kill all the pagans."

The residents in Cairo were looking for revenge on the Romans all morning. They rushed into the houses, robbed their property, looted everything and set it on fire. Fortunately, they ran fast, otherwise they would have lost their lives.

Looking at the rising black smoke from the Nile River, the merchants knew that their property was burned. They wanted to go to the canal area and let the empire give them justice.

Mahmoud demanded that the whole country pay taxes and troops, and he wanted to take back the canal area and Damascus. Egyptian merchants and young people contributed the most, and some even took out all their property, while the mosques only took out a symbolic amount.

For those vassals, each of them had to provide an army ranging from 10 to 1,000 people, and also had to hand over half of their income. The Sultan decided to lead the army there himself. As long as he was steady enough, he would be able to take it back.