Istanbul was a little farther away, and they didn't have a telegraph, so His Majesty Sultan Selim III got the news that the invincible Turkish army had recaptured Tripoli a little later than France and other continental countries. However, because when the expeditionary force was sent, it had already been determined who would rule once Tripoli was conquered. So the Turks actually moved faster than the French and the Holy See.

However, the Turks did not take advantage of this time difference to engage in any immoral acts. Before sending troops, everyone had already discussed that the distribution of land and the selection of the site of the church must wait until the French consul and the Holy See arrived.

Of course, there are still many advantages to being one step ahead, for example, when it comes to the distribution of wealth, you can still take advantage of a lot of advantages.

So by the time Victor arrived in Tripoli, the Turks had basically registered the manor on this side. There are two main things left, the first is to screen believers. The second is the allocation of land.

The matter of screening believers should have been simple, because every Christian slave should theoretically have a list. But the fire in Tripoli burned a lot of things, not the list of things. So in many cases, whether a person is a Christian or not really becomes a Schrödinger question.

So, when Viktor saw the "list of Christian slaves" provided to him by the Turks, he immediately noticed a problem. That is, the number of Christians on the list seems to be a little too small.

"Dear Pasha, is there the original list?" Victor asked.

"Yes, but it's written in Turkish." The new Tripoli Pasha, named Ben Harden, replied, "You need to see the original list?" ”

Victor nodded, "Yes, Pasha." This was the sacred mission entrusted to me by the First Consul of France, the Emperor of the Roman Empire. I have to be serious. ”

So Ben Haden Pasha had the original documents brought.

Victor asked, "Dear Pasha, can I take these things back and study them?" ”

"No problem. There's no problem at all, you can research as long as you want. We're close allies. Ben Harden Pasha replied.

So Victor took the original list back, compared it with the current list, and found that almost all the names in the list he had obtained at the beginning could be found from the original list. Many of the names on the original list are not found in today's "Christian slave lists."

Early the next morning, Victor didn't even eat breakfast, so he went straight to the door and asked to see Ben Haden Pasha. Seeing that it was the French consul, the servant did not dare not not to say goodbye, so he first invited Victor to drink coffee in the vestibule, and hurried in to say it himself.

Ben Haden Pasha was having breakfast at this time, speaking of which, this Pasha was originally a temperamental, no matter who he met, as long as the official was one level lower than him, he could control it, whether you were a general or noble, when he met, he would show people his face, and he didn't care if he had a good face or not. The generals and nobles are still like this, and those who are on errands under him naturally drink and scold, kicking them at the light and holding them at the worst, and there is no need to ask.

When the servant who had gone in to report it came inside, he saw that Ben Haden Pasha was eating, and he remembered the rules he had laid down for everyone when he took office, one of which was that while he was eating, no matter what happened, he should not be disturbed from eating. As the saying goes, God is greatest, and eating is important.

So the servant did not dare to come forward, but dared to stand afar and wait.

But Ben Harden Pasha rolled his eyes, but he happened to see the slave, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

When the servant heard this, he hurried forward and reported, "Back to the Pasha, there is a guest who wants to see you......

Before he could finish speaking, he heard a clapping sound, and there were five more finger prints on the slave's face. Then I heard Ben Harden Pasha scolding: "Bastard bastard! What did I tell you to do? Whenever I eat, no matter what guest comes, I am not allowed to go up or down. Don't you have ears, don't you hear! So saying, he raised his leg and kicked the servant to the ground.

Ben Haden Pasha was still angry, and went to the shelf by the table to get his whip. Seeing that the situation was not good, the servant hurriedly said, "Venerable Pasha, this guest is different. is very important. ”

Ben Harden Pasha became more and more angry, and shouted: "He is important, am I not important?" Whoever he is, who else is more important here than me? ”

The servant hurriedly said, "It's Mr. Tréville, the consul of France." ”

When Ben Harden Pasha heard this, for some reason, he suddenly became more than half a little less arrogant, and he was stunned for a long time. After thinking about it, he suddenly got up, and with a snap, there were five more finger prints on the other side of the slave's face; Then Ben Harden Pasha jumped to his feet and scolded, "Bastard bastard! Who should I be! It turned out to be French! When the French came, why didn't they come back early and tell him to wait outside for half a day? ”

The servant said, "I was in a hurry to go back and forth, but I saw that Pasha was eating, so I waited under the porch. ”

When Ben Harden Pasha heard this, he raised his leg and kicked again, and said: "No other guest is allowed to return, the French are here, there is an official matter about the friendship between the two countries, how can he be asked to wait outside?" Confused bastard! Please come in yet! ”

The servant ran out and invited Victor into the drawing-room.

As the two sat down in the living room, Ben Haden Pasha asked, "I wonder what is the matter with Mr. Consul?" ”

Victor said: "Yesterday I looked at the original roster, and there are some traces of fire on this roster, and I think that when the fire in Tripoli was at that time, some of the lists were burned. It is generally assumed that many Christian slaves must have been burned to death in the fire. So I can understand that you have fewer names on the list of Christian slaves you give me than there are above. But I think there will always be people on the new list whose original names are in the part of the list that was burned. That is, some of the names in the new list should not be in the original list. Therefore, I feel that there may be some errors or omissions in the counting of Christian slaves, and I strongly urge that another comprehensive and unsuccessful investigation be carried out among all slaves, so that no one who deserves to be free will continue to suffer the unfortunate fate. ”

When Ben Harden Pasha heard this, he said, "Ah, there is such a thing? This must be those damn minions down there who are lazy and treacherous. If it weren't for Mr. Consul's love for the people like a son and his heart as fine as silk, an old man like me would have really been deceived by them. Fortunately, those slaves are still there, and I immediately asked the guys below to check it, what do you think? ”