Holy Roman Empire

Sinai Peninsula

At the colonial stronghold, the 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 and said, "Sorry, the French have come forward to mediate this conflict, and we have to wait for the outcome of the Cairo negotiations.

Before that, you must stand here alone.If Egypt launches an offensive, you can retreat directly to the coastal area, and the navy will meet you.

Of course, this is only an ideal state. Under normal circumstances, the Cairo government will not go to extremes. They have no confidence in fighting against Austria."

"Sir Peter, this is beyond the scope of our contract. In advance, we did not promise to act as a bait to attract the Egyptians to attack!" Leo Hafu protested

The bait is not a good thing. It is OK for them, the one hundred and eighty, to bully the indigenous tribes, but it is obviously not enough to meet the regular Egyptian army.

In case of bad luck, the whole army was wiped out. They came here to make a fortune, not to run over to die, and Leo Haval was naturally reluctant to take risks.

Peter said without hesitation: "Mr. Leo Haver, the original contract was for you to make an excuse, but it did not allow you to occupy it. The current situation is caused by your unauthorized actions.

Everyone is responsible for what they do. The trouble is caused by yourself, and of course you are responsible for it.

Moreover, we will not let you do nothing.If you successfully induce the Egyptian army to launch an offensive, you are the greatest contributor to this colonial operation.The country attaches great importance to this action, you may get the title."

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

They were able to organize one hundred and eighty people to run out and colonize. They were obviously not afraid of taking risks. The only problem was the size of the income.

Peter humorously replied: "If the land you want is a desert, then you can apply for a try, there is a great possibility that it will be approved in China."

The two laughed awkwardly, obviously they did not think the Sinai Peninsula was of any value.Since there is no value, then the benefits of the shared colonial activities will naturally disappear.

Austria ’s noble titles are not easy to obtain, and most of them are life-long nobles, and it is difficult to seal the land.Even discounted colonies are not so easy to obtain.

In theory, a colony created by the colonial team alone has the right to obtain a piece of land from it.Of course, the government does not need to issue bonuses after taking the land.

This is a lifetime noble aristocracy specially invented by Franz. The credit is not enough to obtain hereditary nobles, and he wants to obtain a fief.It does not matter, this problem can be solved in the colony.

When there is a knighthood, these lands are closed. If there is no knighthood, even if it is private land, the government will not recycle it.

The situation in the Sinai Peninsula is also applicable, except that the desert can not be seen at a glance. Even if all the credit is converted for the enclosure, only a few square kilometers of desert can be obtained as an enclosure. It is estimated that a normal person will not do this.

Leo Haver and Andrea are normal people, and naturally chose to exchange bounty without hesitation.Don't talk about them, even if you let Franz choose, it's a bounty.

Although the Sinai Peninsula is strategically important and rich in oil resources, such a large area of ​​the peninsula does not have resources under every piece of sand. More sand is still under sand.

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Cairo

Under the mediation of the French, negotiations between Austria and Egypt on the conflict over the Sinai Peninsula have already begun, and there is no doubt that there has been a quarrel about who ’s responsibility from the beginning.

The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs de Leseb, who was in charge of mediating the conflict, dissuaded: "Both calm down first, things have already happened, and now we are discussing how to get things done."

There is no way, the negotiation will not go smoothly at the beginning, Austria has no embassy in Cairo, there is only one office, and the diplomatic representative is still served by a capitalist.

The Vienna government did not send professional diplomats to this negotiation, and it seemed that it did not care about the humble negotiations.

Amateur players, and it means that it is easy to deal with, and there may be a lot of trouble.

The Austrian representative Jonas said rightly: "Germany, you are right. You should really consider the aftermath.

This time, because of the Egyptian government ’s financial intent, it robbed our caravan and caused us a large number of casualties and serious losses. The Egyptian government must be responsible for this."

Mehamed objected: "No, Mr. Jonas. The truth of the matter is completely different from what you said. We have no government on the Sinai Peninsula. How can we rob your caravan.

Obviously your people ransacked the Alikusi tribe and forcibly occupied Alish. You must immediately stop this aggressive behavior and compensate the Egyptian government for the loss."

Jonas said tit-for-tat: "Nonsense, who doesn't know the poor clanking of the nomadic tribes on the Sinai Peninsula, besides the camels, idiots will go to rob them.

We have evidence to prove that the leader of the Arikusi tribe has been appointed by your government. This is the document of appointment we have seized in the counterattack, and the tax collection certificate presented by the Arikusi tribe.

Mr. Mehamed, you can tell yourself if it is true.Officials in your country cannot be punished personally, and you must be responsible for this."

After that, he also produced a certificate and handed it to Mehamed.The document is naturally true. This is a letter of appointment issued by the Egyptian government a year ago.

Why there is this appointment letter, of course, Austria bought from Egyptian government officials.A nominal Alish tax officer is not even an official, which is equivalent to a temporary job.

At this time, it became the basis for pulling the skin.The Egyptian government can be involved in this incident, making it difficult for them to get out.

After a closer look, Mehamed wasn't sure if it was forged by the Austrians, but he wouldn't admit it whether it was true or not.

Mehmet asked: "Mr. Jonas, as we all know that the Sinai Peninsula is poor, what is your caravan going to do there?"

"The gang of idiots are ready to reopen the interrupted ancient business road and restore the road traffic between your country and the Ottoman Empire."

Jonas gritted his teeth and replied, his expression of hatred and incompetence suddenly appeared on his face, as if he felt that his colleagues had lost his face.

Today, when the great voyage is coming, when I ran to restore business on land, I could not find a better adjective besides idiot.

This explanation is barely passable. There are all kinds of birds in the forest. There is no idiot in the capitalists.

Of course, this kind of argument at most confuses the uninformed ordinary people, who knows that the so-called caravan is a colonial team.

Mehmet sarcastically said: "Mr. Jonas, your reason is not valid. Now that the people of the Arikusi tribe are dead, all the words are yours.

I do n’t think that a nomadic tribe has the courage to ransack a heavily armed caravan. This kind of thing ca n’t be done by normal people."

Jonas said indifferently: "Yes, normal people can't do it. They have done it. This only shows that they are ignorant, and they don't know how powerful the musket is.

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

Hearing Jonas ’fallacies, the French Minister De Leseb knew that he could n’t go on like this, otherwise the Egyptian government would be circumvented.

In the international negotiations of this era, the great powers can stir up arrogance. It is better for small nations to reason reasonably, otherwise it will be unlucky.

De-Leseb opened his mouth and said, "Mr. Jonas, the client is dead anyway. Even the most serious crime can be offset.

As for the loss of your country, the legacy left by them is made up. The property of a tribe should be enough to pay the pension."

Jonas changed his face and immediately retorted: "Are we greedy for the little money?

The most important thing now is to seek justice for the dead. This cannot be solved with money. Talking about money is insulting the great New Holy Roman Empire.

If we can not give us a satisfactory account, then our people will not go.When did we get a satisfactory answer, and when will we discuss compensation again."

De-Leseb can't do anything about Jonas.The Austrian government obviously has no intention of invading Egypt, which will not affect the interests of France.

Since there will be no losses in his own family, the problem of the Sinai Peninsula has become a secondary problem, and the French government cannot be in the interest of the Egyptian government.

Just look at the reaction of the British, and watch all this with cold eyes, quietly watching this farce.

This is a common practice among countries in overseas colonies. When there is no conflict of interest, everyone generally does not directly conflict.

Mehamd warned: "Mr. Jonas, if your people do not withdraw from Arish, we will take action to expel them by force."

Expulsion by force?Hearing the threat of Mehamed, Jonas said disdainfully: "Then you will take action. Anyway, any action you take on the Sinai Peninsula will be regarded as declaring war on the great New Holy Roman Empire.

If your country thinks it is powerful and can challenge the new Holy Roman Empire, then go to war!

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

The threat of force also depends on strength. Originally this was only a means of negotiations by Mehmet, and the result will soon become a full-scale war between the two countries.

Fighting against the New Holy Roman Empire was obviously not what Mahmoud could decide, nor could the Egyptian government make such a decision.

To put it bluntly, what is now occupied is a small oasis in a desert.It is neither strategically important nor economically valuable.

De-Leseb persuaded helplessly: "The two calm down first, war will not solve the problem, it will only make things more complicated."

Jonas sneered and said: "War can't solve the problem, but war can make some people sober, and if you don't open your mouth, you will threaten by force.

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

The New Holy Roman Empire is willing to be friendly with all countries in the world. Even if extreme measures are taken, we will protect the interests of all countries."

Threats, this is the real threat.Once the Vienna government promised to protect the interests of all countries from harm, the Egyptian government could only fight alone.

The three countries of Britain, France and Austria have infiltrated Egypt, but now Egypt is still an independent country, and each country has not gained much rights and interests.

It is not impossible for Austria to start beating Egypt and share the interests of Egypt.

The powers of the great powers are only in the interest. At this time, Egypt's strategic position is not as important as the Suez Canal was opened.

Even if a war occurs, it will not affect the balance of power among countries.To put it plainly, Egypt is only a small country with a population of 3.5 million, and the benefits it has are not enough to make everyone look upset.

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