"In that case, will my subordinate return to Cairo?"
Ali's plan basically failed, and he felt a little regretful, but he didn't dare to show it.
Being a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty is a completely different situation from being a vassal state of other countries.
The local court of the Ming Dynasty was extremely powerful and continued to expand during this reform process.
Ali and his Egypt were surrendered by former enemies, and they behaved even more well-behaved.
Zhu Jingyuan noticed Ali's underlying uneasiness and entanglement, smiled and verbally comforted him a few words, and then let him rest.
Zhu Jingyuan could only give him verbal comfort and could not give him more substantive promises.
Egypt was a foreign vassal, and it was a foreign vassal that the imperial court promised not to change, so it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to allow Egypt to continue to expand.
Historically, Ali's Egypt expanded to the surrounding areas, occupying the entire Sudan area and the eastern part of the Dashi Peninsula in later generations.
He would never have a similar opportunity in this world.
On the other side, after the Ottoman Grand Vizier Zayadin returned, he thought carefully about it all day.
Zayadin himself still believes that for the current Ottomans, the homeland is much more important than the Mexican colony.
The colonization of Mexico can be used as a driving force to balance and stabilize the complex situation in the Ottoman mainland.
However, the issue of colonial development should never take the spotlight.
It is not a good idea for the current Ottomans to exchange the nearby Crete for the nodes leading to the colonization of Mexico.
Crete is much easier to master than Congo.
That's why Zayadin proposed relatively high conditions that were basically impossible for Ming Dynasty to accept.
But Ottoman also wanted to gain access to those populations.
The Ottomans, who had just experienced a world war, were eager to restore the young and middle-aged labor force.
At the same time, His Majesty the Sultan and the nobles' enthusiasm for overseas affairs has never been higher.
After receiving the "90% new" fleet delivered by the Ming Dynasty and the Mozhou colony assigned by the Ming Dynasty, these ruling classes were a little too excited.
He was eager to take control of the colonies in Mozhou as soon as possible and obtain tangible benefits from those colonies.
There is now a tendency to develop the navy at all costs and at the same time acquire ocean navigation node ports.
At the same time, rulers like the Ottoman Sultan were not very sensitive to the gains and losses of territory, otherwise they would not have easily ceded territory in the first place.
Zayadin could not resist this tendency and could only control and suppress it as much as possible.
Zayadin carefully organized his thoughts and sent his opinions and ideas back to the Ottoman court.
The next morning, after confirming the news with the Ottoman Sultan several times, Zayadin went to visit Zhu Jingyuan again:
"Your Highness, if Ming Dynasty wants to obtain complete sovereignty of Crete and its affiliated islands, Ottoman has three conditions:
“First, all the Tianfang Sect’s population conquered after the Ming Dynasty should be handed over to Osman.
“Second, the Daminghai Army assisted the Ottoman forces in acquiring a piece of coastal land at the border between Morocco and Algeria.
“Third, Ming Dynasty helped the Ottomans build a dual-use port there, both military and civilian, and provided low-interest loans.
"If Ming Dynasty cannot accept it, then use private land ownership in Crete in exchange for Ming Dynasty's guidance on navy and port construction."
After hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan fell into deep thought.
Ottoman not only wanted the population of the Barbary pirates, but also wanted all the people of Tianfang who were defeated by the Ming Dynasty in the future.
This is actually nothing. There are no independent forces in the world that can be conquered now.
Providing loans to help the Ottomans build ports can be regarded as business transactions, and they can be agreed directly.
The key is that Ottoman still wants to acquire land in northern Mexico.
It's just that it's not in key areas such as Tunisia, Tripoli, and Algiers, but moved to Morocco.
The purpose of this choice is not to let the land requested by Osman fall into the Ming Dynasty's target land, but at the end of these lands.
It could even be cut from within Morocco rather than entirely from Algeria.
The more critical issue is that there is no need for the Ming Dynasty to transfer it, and the Ming Dynasty can assist the Ottomans to occupy it themselves.
The issue of occupation and transfer during the Ming Dynasty is a big problem.
Today's Ming Dynasty has a tradition of not letting go of food no matter what.
Zhu Jingyuan considered the future situation and the strategic position of Crete, and finally decided to accept the deal.
For the Ming Dynasty, which was about to occupy most of the northern land of Mozhou, Crete in the Great Qin Sea was obviously more important than a piece of land on the Mozhou continent.
At the same time, Crete was relatively easy to trade and transfer only when it was in the hands of the Ottoman Sultan.
Once the Ottomans disintegrated and the area of Crete became independent, it would not be so easy to be cut off.
Zhu Jingyuan nodded slightly and said:
"Okay, since Osman works so hard to go to the ocean, then Daming will help us for the sake of our friendship."
Zayadin nodded in response with a complicated mood:
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. Please take good care of me in the future."
Zhu Jingyuan thought for a moment and then reminded:
"It's a good thing that the Ottomans want to go to the ocean, but for the Ottomans, the homeland is obviously more important than overseas, and stability is more important than development."
Zayadin was obviously stunned for a moment after hearing this reminder.
Because this is actually my own point of view.
Prince Dashi actually agreed with this view.
Zayadin subconsciously thought that if His Highness Prince Dashi was the Sultan of the Ottomans, he would not accept this kind of deal.
It's a pity that Prince Dashi is the other party to the transaction.
And Prince Dashi is willing to say this to himself, obviously he really wants Osman to maintain stability.
Zayadin's mood became even more complicated:
"His Highness's sincerity is admirable, and I will definitely convey His Highness's words to His Majesty the Sultan."
Zhu Jingyuan smiled and nodded again:
"The Pasha of Tripoli was actually willing to surrender. It should be said that it was because Osman wanted those people that we allowed these pirates to surrender.
“The Grand Vizier can ask the receiving staff to tell them this logic, which should make your management easier.
"As for the Barbary pirates, my request is to leave home clean and not to carry any extra property. I have to thank God for being alive.
"But ordinary people in Crete are not included in this. They can leave with their belongings."
Zayadin was surprised again. It was obvious that Tripoli could not withstand the Ming Dynasty's attack.
But the attitude revealed by Zhu Jingyuan's words made Zayaden feel guilty.
But he couldn't say anything to refute.
That group of people had been pirates for nearly three hundred years, and they should have done all the evil deeds imaginable in the world.
If Ming Dynasty wants to completely eliminate them, others will be speechless and maybe even applaud.
This can indeed facilitate Osman's reception.
With a complicated mood, Zayadin bowed slightly again and agreed:
"I obey your will, Your Highness."
Zhu Jingyuan's own staff and Dianbu made a simple treaty document.
In order to save trouble, it was written directly in Ming characters and listed the conditions negotiated between Zhu Jingyuan and Zayadin.
The secret agreement was made in duplicate. Zhu Jingyuan and Zayadin each signed and sealed it, and each kept one copy.
The Ming Emperor and the Sultan directly gave telegram approval letters, and the actual approval letters were carried and exchanged by subsequent passenger ships.
This procedure lasted two days, and two days later Zayadin returned to the Ottoman mainland with the text.
Alibaba and Basel have also returned home.
Zhu Jingyuan asked his staff to write a telegram and inform Yang Yuchun, the commander of the Beimozhou Theater, of the contents of his transaction with Osman.
Let Yang Yuchun contact the Ottoman Grand Vizier and Tripoli Pasha Yousef respectively.
Promoted the unconditional opening of Tripoli, and with the exception of possible Ming immigrants, all the population was handed over to the Ottomans.
Tripoli was originally begging for mercy.
Now that the Ming Dynasty had given him a chance to live, and with his old club, the Ottomans, he basically accepted it without any resistance.
November 11th, the thirty-fourth year of Taiping in the Ming Dynasty, was the last day of the Western calendar year 1805, which was December 31st.
The troops commanded by Yang Yuchun entered Tripoli.
All armed personnel under Tripoli Pasha Yousef disarmed and went to the dock to build a prisoner camp under the supervision of Ming troops.
Waiting for the Ottomans to come and receive it.
Yang Yuchun's original intention was to completely eliminate these pirates, but he had no objection to the order to send them away.
Sending them away is actually elimination, and is more efficient than direct elimination.
Yang Yuchun was reorganizing his troops in Tripoli and at the same time issued an ultimatum to the pirates in Tunisia and Algiers.
Surrender within ten days and transfer the population to the Ottomans for transport, otherwise they will be completely destroyed.
Of course, the pirates in the two regions did not dare to directly reject the Ming Dynasty, but they had different ideas about the conditions offered by the Ming Dynasty.
They have not suffered direct beatings from Ming Dynasty, and they feel that the requirement to cleanse themselves and leave the house is a bit excessive.
Their natural idea was to refer to the Egyptian model and transform themselves into a foreign vassal of the Ming Dynasty.
They sent their ideas to the Mozhou Northern Battlefield Command, which sent the ultimatum.
The relevant telegram was quickly delivered to Yang Yuchun. After the staff read out the contents of the telegram, Yang Yuchun and the governors, staff, and generals around him all laughed.
"The Ming Dynasty's foreign vassal, these pirates have really beautiful thoughts..."
"Don't they realize that what we're issuing is a real ultimatum?"
"They actually think they are qualified to negotiate terms with me?"
Yang Yuchun smiled and then ordered:
"Ignore them. After ten days of repairs, we will officially launch an attack and beat them until they surrender."
A group of generals immediately agreed in unison:
"yes!"
At the same time, Ottoman's efficiency was also maximized, and the first fleet arrived the day after Yang Yuchun accepted Tripoli.
After the personnel from both sides confirmed their identities, they began to hand over the people in Tripoli.
They will be broken up and sent directly to Mozhou, and Zhu Jingyuan will assign them to the Ottoman Congo Estuary Colony.
This operation required a large number of ships. Of course, the Ottomans' own ships were not enough and they could only be rented from the Ming Dynasty.
Now it's not just the Ottomans who need ships, the Ming Dynasty and all the European and American countries need ships.
Countries such as Prussia, Austria, and Italy need to explore and establish colonies, and need to transport materials and personnel.
Spain and Portugal needed massive migratory populations.
The Ming Dynasty needed to take over a large number of colonies and needed to transport troops and a new round of large-scale immigration.
Now the whole world is in need of ships, and the sales and rental prices of transport ships have soared.
Of course, the shipbuilding industry around the world has become extremely popular.
Many shipyards have already placed orders for several years.
The unprecedentedly hot prospects have led to the opening of new shipyards one after another, making money right from the start.
Before the peace talks, the large-scale shipping industry was opened up, so new ships were built bigger and bigger.
The Royal Dockyard has begun designing 80,000-ton passenger and cargo ships.
Steel smelting, industrial machinery, and engineering construction-related industries directly related to shipbuilding are all in a state of intense heat.
