Li Ang came to find Osman this time, just to give the other party a step down, so that the other party would not be too faceless, so he kept talking about some things that had nothing to do with labor, which seemed to be idle nonsense, but Li An knew that even if it was idle talk, it would definitely be able to involve the problem of labor.

No, Osman casually said that he asked Ang Lee to take the little beauty back to Datang, which allowed Ang Lee to find a way to get involved in the labor problem.

After pondering for a while, Li An looked at Osman and said, "I also want to return to Datang with the little beauty!" However, the task given to me by the imperial court has not been completed, and even if I want to go back, I can't go back! ”

"Oh, what problems is there for Li Shilang, can I help in any way?"

Osman asked, his expression pretending to be sincere.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Li An said: "The task given to me by the imperial court is to build the Datang Canal, but the lack of labor has always been a big problem, if I can't gather enough labor, I am afraid that the Datang Canal will be difficult to complete in this way, so, the imperial court will hold me responsible, this time I came here in addition to playing, I also planned to ask you for labor, but the Sultan is so good friends, how can I be so strong and make trouble for the Sultan?" ”

After speaking, he looked at Osman.

When Osman heard this, he pretended to be shocked and said: "Li Shilang, I really didn't expect that you were under so much pressure to build the Grand Canal for the benefit of the people of the world, since you are a friend, how can I not help?" This must be a favor. ”

After speaking, he frowned and thought deeply, as if he was in pain.

Seeing Osman like this, Li An said: "The Sultan also has difficulties, it is difficult to transfer enough manpower, but if only one or two thousand people are transferred, I am afraid it will be a drop in the bucket, and it will be difficult for me to return to Datang, I am afraid that I will be punished!" ”

After speaking, he looked worried.

Osman felt that this step was already very good, and hurriedly said with a righteous expression: "Li Shilang rest assured, since we are friends, I will naturally not help, I will do my best to recruit more labor, build a canal for the Tang Dynasty, the big deal is to cancel the expedition, in this way, at least 100,000 soldiers and laborers can be saved, if it is not enough, I can continue to collect, and the Datang Canal will be built as soon as possible, which can also better benefit the people of the world, and allow merchants to trade better, which is a great thing." ”

Seeing that Osman was so righteous, Li An said happily: "The Sultan is really my friend of the Tang Dynasty, I will report to the imperial court truthfully, the construction of the canal is imminent, I hope the Sultan will collect labor as soon as possible, and the sooner he sets, the better." ”

"Haha! Li Shilang rest assured, this matter is wrapped up in me, who made us friends? How can I watch Li Shilang under such a lot of pressure, and besides, Li Shilang is also benefiting the people of the world, and I should also contribute. ”

Osman was very upright, Masase.

If Li Ang forced the Ottoman to stop the expedition and save manpower to support the Tang Dynasty's canal plan, it would inevitably make the Ottoman unhappy and make him feel that he had lost face, especially in front of his subordinates, which was intolerable to a monarch.

Ang Lee's strategy of deterring the Ottomans from the side and showing weakness head-on can fully meet the needs of the Ottomans for a good face, so it is naturally easier to succeed.

Since the Ottoman is so powerful, Ang Lee also has to repay the favor, after getting the promise of the Ottoman, he immediately listed the help plan he designed, this so-called assistance plan is to give the Ottoman assistance in many aspects of infrastructure, so that the Ottoman and Egyptian merchants can get a piece of the pie, of course, their court is the same.

And this aid is not material aid, but technical aid, and the technology that is not the core to Datang is provided to Ottoman Egypt free of charge or for a fee.

These technologies that can be assisted are naturally not core technologies, but they are extremely large technologies, such as concrete technology, brick-burning technology, and many primary smelting technologies, etc., which can be provided to Egypt free of charge or for a fee.

The demand for materials such as concrete and steel is very large, if the technical assistance for the manufacture of these raw materials is not to be provided, then these raw materials will all have to be manufactured by themselves, so the pressure will be great, and as long as the continuous material technology is promoted, there will inevitably be many businessmen to produce, and as long as the output is high enough, it can well support the construction of the canal.

Li An naturally hopes to complete the construction of the Datang Canal with the least amount of money, and this premise is that the labor wages are low, and at the same time, the materials are also very cheap.

The cost of labor is naturally very low, after all, these labor forces are recruited from the vicinity, and the level of affluence in this area is not high, so the price of labor will naturally not rise.

As for the price of construction materials, it depends on the supply, if the demand is large and the supply is insufficient, the price of the material will be very high, and if the demand is large and the supply is larger, the price will be cheaper, so in order to make the price of materials as low as possible, Li An must give up some low-level technology, so that many people participate in the production of materials.

Osman was very excited to get so many techniques at once, these techniques were all low-level techniques that Ang Lee didn't look down on, but in Osman's eyes, these techniques were very good, and they were what he wanted to have very much.

For the most used technology, Ottoman also supports the disclosure of technical information, so that all those who want to compete can compete together, and for some technologies, Ottoman proposes to buy them himself and use them as his own industry to obtain a greater economic source.

Of course, Ang Lee agreed to it all, after all, these are eliminated second-class technologies, which are technologies that Ang Lee does not look down on, as long as he can make Osman happy, he will agree.

Because there were several techniques that Osman liked, after Ang Lee left, he quickly gave Osman the details of these techniques, which made Osman very excited for a while.

Osman looked at these technical materials, and was very excited, these materials have a lot of text on them, and at the same time a large number of pictures, which can make people intuitively see what these technologies are all about.

"Li Shilang is really interesting, he is willing to sell us the magic method of Datang iron-making, with such a clever iron-making method, it can allow us to smelt the steel we need better and faster, which is really important to us."

Osman looked at his men and spoke.

The subordinates also gathered forward, looked at the technical information sent by Li An curiously, and praised this method of iron-making as very good, and it was too worthwhile to spend money on such technology.

"Sultan, the land is all virtual, these technologies and money are real benefits, there are large areas of desert in the southwest, all of which are borderless land, even if they are occupied by us, it doesn't mean much, after all, the desert can't provide us with real benefits, and as long as we maintain friendship with Datang, we can get real benefits."

One of the subordinates spoke after reading the technical information.

Osman nodded and said: "After reading these materials, we understand how big the gap is between ourselves and the Tang Empire, such a big gap, there is no way to make up for it, it seems that we can only temporarily succumb to the Tang Dynasty, the Northern Expedition to Spain can only be stopped, however, we must not show weakness, we must deploy troops and horses on the western border, and guard against the Spanish attack at any time, if they invade us, our army will attack the enemy, and the Tang Dynasty can't say anything." ”

"What the Sultan said is that it is better to return the troops and horses of the expedition to the south, so that we can have more soldiers and horses for defense, and we can collect more labor, and our financial burden will be reduced a lot."

The subordinate asked.

Osman nodded and said, "It seems that this can only be the case, and the soldiers and horses in the southwest direction should also be withdrawn!" There is not much profit to be made in the desert, so it is better to stick to Egypt, improve the relationship with the Tang Dynasty, master more technology, and earn more money. ”

Unconsciously, Osman opened his mind and found what he should pursue and what he should not pursue, he originally had a trace of ambition to occupy more territory, but after being hit by Li An's side, he suddenly understood that his strength was too weak to compete with the Tang Empire, and the Tang Dynasty's soldiers and horses were near Egypt, if he insisted on going his own way, the end was likely to be very miserable.

Unless he has the strength to defeat the Tang Dynasty, he can only be obedient, this is a fact in front of him, and he can't admit it.

The subordinates did not support the conquest of the Quartet, except for a few less generals, all the ministers who supported the Ottomans did not support the Ottoman conquest of the Quartet, after all, most of the new land that could be obtained by the conquest of the Quartet was to be distributed to the meritorious soldiers, and they could not get anything, and they had to prepare food and grass for the army, and even recruit the labor force that was not very abundant, which was simply difficult for them.

And now there is no need to fight, so that it is time for the ministers to make a meritorious deed, and they can show their talents to the fullest, so as to promote the prosperity of the whole of Egypt.

It was easy to get the Ottomans in Egypt, Li An was very happy, and next, he had to go to Spain for a walk, which was a tour, and the purpose was the same, that is, to warn the guy in Spain who didn't know the height of the sky, don't try to provoke the Ottomans, otherwise, even the Tang Empire will not be able to protect them.

If the Spanish guy is disobedient, Ang Lee will use the method of military deterrence to force this guy to be obedient, in short, Spain and the Ottomans must not be allowed to attack each other, in this way, the waste of manpower will have an impact on the canal plan of the Tang Dynasty.

Under the premise that the ships could not enter the Mediterranean, Ang Lee had to lease the Ottoman fleet, at least a few dozen, and all of them had to be the best and most advanced ships in order to meet Ang Lee's requirements.

Soon, Ang Lee proposed that he would make a trip to Spain, and let the Ottomans hand over all the best warships to him, and of course, he would give them some lease fees.

However, after Osman heard that Ang Lee was going to lease a military ship, he did not charge a lease fee, and he felt that Ang Lee's renovation of some of the ships had already been paid, so there was no need to pay at all.

Since the Ottomans were sincere, Li An really didn't give money, and directly took down dozens of warships, these ships are much smaller than Li An's ships, and many ships can't dock Datang's ironclad cars at all, for this reason, Li An must spend some time to transform these ships, the transformation of the boat is completely for comfort, and the transformation of some warships is to accommodate all kinds of advanced equipment of Datang.

Although the task of going to Spain is not very heavy, the necessary deterrent corps must still go, otherwise, Li An will kill him single-handedly, and once the other party turns his face, Li An will not be finished.

Therefore, no matter what, the combat strength of dozens of ironclad vehicles is still very necessary, and these forces must follow Ang Lee to Spain to ensure Ang Lee's absolute safety.

It takes time to rebuild ships, it takes time to prepare fresh water and food, everything takes time, so Ang Lee had to spend some more time in the royal city of Egypt to give his men enough time to prepare.

Fortunately, the scenery of Egypt's royal city is not bad, next to the wide Nile River, when you are idle and bored, Ang Li will take Li Xiaolu to the bank of the Nile River to catch small fish to play, which is a kind of leisure!

Even, Ang Lee will go farther, go directly to the beach to play, that is, the Mediterranean coast in the north, where there is an Ottoman fleet, the best ships have been leased by Ang Lee, and now they are in the stage of transforming the ships.

Because for the next many days and nights, Ang Lee had to live on the ship, so Ang Lee was very concerned about the transformation of the ship.

"How's that, how's the makeover?"

Li An took Li Xiaolu onto the largest ship, looked at his subordinates who ran over to greet him, and asked.

The subordinates hurriedly replied: "Li Shilang, half of the transformation has been completed, and it will take three days at most to complete the transformation of all places." ”

Li An nodded, stepped into the bedroom where he was going to live, looked at it carefully, and felt that it was not bad, like a place for people to live.

"Li Shilang, it's so beautiful here! Wow! And such a big mirror, I haven't seen such a big mirror? It's so beautiful, you can put on makeup by sitting on it. ”

Li Xiaolu said with a smile.

This is certain, most of the mirrors produced by Ang Lee's workshop are small mirrors, and there are not many large mirrors, and because there are many powerful people in the Tang Dynasty, as long as the larger mirrors are produced, they will soon be bought, and they will not have a chance to be sold overseas.