Chapter 141 Transaction
"Reputation? Why do you think so much? Besides, we don't need to admit that we have cooperated with the Karamanli family. They will take the initiative to admit that this is just revenge against Muhammad Ali."
The Karamanli family once went to Egypt to ask for Muhammad Ali's help, but the family members sent were first detained and then beheaded and sent to the Ottoman Sultan to ease the relationship between Egypt and the Ottoman Empire.
Later, the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II took the opportunity to execute many members of the Karamanli family.
Therefore, it seems reasonable for the Karamanli family to take revenge on Egypt and the Ottoman Empire.
However, the reputation of this family is really bad. Their family relies on countless conspiracies and assassinations to rise to power.
"So what's the price?" Franz wanted to ask what they wanted. After all, at this point in time, the sudden appearance of allies is very likely to be bait.
"They demanded that Tripoli be separated from the Ottoman Empire and was willing to pay tribute to the Austrian Empire and pay 50,000 florins every year."
"50,000 florins?" Franz looked down on the money. For the huge Austrian Empire, 50,000 florins was really insignificant.
"For a country like Tripoli that only has deserts, 50,000 florins is already a lot. They also sent an envoy. Do you want to meet him?" Friedrich said.
It seems that the envoy of the Karamanli family has some level, otherwise Friedrich would not have brought him to see Franz.
It's just that Franz suddenly had an idea, whether the other party was a woman, so Friedrich was so enthusiastic about this kind of thing.
However, it turned out that Franz thought too much. The other party was a typical Arab. Although he was wearing a Western military uniform, he still couldn't hide that smell.
In an Arab country in this era, it would be strange if a female envoy really appeared.
The other party was surprised when he saw Franz. Friedrich, the naval commander, was young enough, but Franz was just a child. He looked at the maids around him and showed a disgusted expression.
"Hello, respected Archduke Franz. I, Aboz Karamanli, the legitimate heir of Tripoli, extend my most sincere blessings to you and wish you a long life."
"Hello, Mr. Aboz, why did you choose us as your allies?"
"It was Archduke Friedrich who found me. He said he had a way to help me get revenge and let my family return to Tripoli. You know, the shameless Mahmud II exiled my family in the name of protection..."
Aboz narrated his tragic story, but Franz had no interest in it. Now there was no need to worry that Aboz would be a bait.
"Do you know where Muhammad Ali hid his real main fleet?"
"I know that the craftsmen responsible for building battleships for the Egyptians are servants of our Karamanli family. I can take you to find those ships, but the dock has been heavily guarded by Ali. And it takes at least hundreds of people to sink those battleships, and it is not an easy task even with explosives. What's more, once explosives are used, my people will not be able to come back."
"No matter how tight the defense is, there will be loopholes. As for how to deal with those warships, this is a problem for our Austrian Empire. Your people only need to provide intelligence and cooperate with us to disrupt the deployment of the Egyptians. We don't need your people to participate in the battle."
Aboz thought Franz wanted him to launch a suicide attack, but Franz still couldn't fully trust the people in front of him. He was considering whether to contact those Jews. Perhaps those Jewish businessmen were more reliable.
"Then can you help us restore our country?"
"I'm just a kid," Franz spread his hands, "but if everything is true, I can assure you that Tripoli will be independent, and the Austrian Empire will trade fairly with you. As for whether you can regain control of Tripoli, it depends on you. Unless..."
Although Abbots felt a little incredible, he subconsciously knelt down and tried to kiss the boy's shoes in front of him, but Franz dodged quickly.
"The Karamanli family is willing to submit to the Habsburg family forever. My family is good at doing business. We can make a lot of money for the Habsburg family. I also have a daughter, she is very cute"
"." Franz didn't want to pay attention to this guy, the more he talked, the more outrageous he became.
Ajani saw Franz's impatience and said, "Archduke Franz, you should go to class and shouldn't keep Mr. Doppler waiting."
"Yes!" Franz acted as if he had suddenly realized something, and then said to Friedrich, "This is the seawater distillation device designed by Mr. Doppler. As long as it is connected to the steam engine of the warship itself, it will not consume the power of the warship. It uses thermal energy."
Franz fled with Talia and Ajani, while Friedrich was fascinated by the design in front of him. After all, the current navy's distillation device still has to consume steam kinetic energy.
The design of the distillation device is not complicated, but it is very practical. It uses the heat emitted by steam to heat the seawater into water vapor, and then transports the water vapor to the condenser to become distilled water.
Istanbul, Grand Sarakyrio Palace.
Mahmud II still couldn't believe the facts in front of him. He didn't believe that Muhammad Ali would do such a stupid thing.
Because the tribute paid by Egypt to the Ottoman Empire at this time was just a symbolic act, and it could not cause much loss to Ali.
Palmerston, the first generation of "King of Understanding" who was afraid of chaos in the world, once said.
"There are only three people in the world who understand Europe. One is Prince Albert, who passed away; one is a German professor, who is crazy; and the other is me, but I forgot."
The emergence of France and Egypt at this time was completely unexpected. Palmerston was a loyal believer in the Russian threat theory and practiced it all his life.
"Dear Sultan, you don't have to worry about the threat of Russia. Believe me, Britain will never sit idly by and watch the territory of the Ottoman Empire continue to be swallowed up by Russia."
It is in the interests of Britain to blockade Russia in the Black Sea and dominate the Ottoman legacy in the Near East.
Mahmud II knew that what Palmerston said was true, but he still didn't want to send troops to Egypt, because his army adviser Moltke told him that his new army was not up to the level of the Prussian Army, and was even inferior to the Austrian ragtag army.
Palmerston saw Mahmud II's hesitation, but he had many ways.
For example, using the British's favorite trade method, not only can Britain maximize its interests without spending a single soldier, but it can also completely destroy Egypt's economy.
"Dear Sultan, I have a way. You can sign a trade agreement with us in Britain to abolish all monopoly systems in the Ottoman Empire."
Mahmoud II hesitated. He didn't know what Palmerston was up to.
"Muhammad Ali has been able to engage in war for so many years, relying on the huge profits from the three monopolies of tobacco, sugar and cotton. Believe me, as long as there is no money, the Egyptians are a cat without teeth."
Mahmoud II thought it made sense, but he didn't know that the agreement he signed would also ruin the possibility of the rise of the Ottoman Empire.
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