While the Turkish Sultan of Istanbul was torn between the turbulent situation there, the Mamluks of Egypt were forced to face a reality of turbulent times and heavy losses.

It's for the Turks to die!

Or maintain your own interests!

With the hanging of the Tuman Bey in the central square in 1517, the Mamluk dynasty that had lasted in Egypt for more than 260 years came to an end. From then on, the Mamluk nobility of Egypt was in fact the local warlords of Egypt, and the Mamluk nobility ruled Egypt together with the Turks, and for the vast majority of the time, the Mamluk nobility in the province had always been in their own interests.

After the Copts revolted, suffering tens of thousands of losses under the leadership of the governor, the Mamluks, as they had done during the Ottoman attack, immediately shrank their men back into their fiefdoms, rather than continuing to work for the Egyptian province of Pasha.

Almost as the Egyptian Pasha fled back to Cairo with thousands of defeated generals, and the Mamluk nobles returned to their fiefdoms, several Jews arrived in Suez.

Whether it was in the Ottoman Empire or the old caliphate, compared to the Copts, the Jews enjoyed the status of "allies" in the entire Arab Empire, because of God's will, so the believers were not allowed to engage in usury and other industries, and the Jews were engaged in lending, collecting taxes and other work as stewards of the aristocracy, whether it was the Arabs or the Ottomans, the Jews were welcome Jews, compared to their European compatriots, these Jews in the Ottoman Empire were only slightly lower than the Turks, Even Sudan could not do without Jews, and so did the Mamluks.

Whether it is for the Turks, or for the Arabs, or for the Mamluks, the Jews can be trusted, and of course, as we all know, the Jews only believe in money. They were willing to give everything in order to keep their possessions, even if it was to cooperate with the devil, which is why they were popular throughout the empire, because the Jews did not care at all what happened to the Christians.

Just as the Jews took the initiative to open the gates for the Turks when the Turks invaded Europe, the Jews once again came to Suez for their own benefit and offered their allegiance to the new conqueror.

"Accept the gift from your humble servant!"

Despite their surprise at the prince's youth and his very different appearance from the Copts, Shalimi offered their gift - a hundred thousand Spanish pesos, and the most popular silver coin in the Ottoman Empire was still the pagan peso, compared to the pitiful Ike silver coin, which contained little silver.

"You sent this?"

Zhu Hemo looked at these Jews coldly, in the eyes of the Copts, the Jews were like poisonous snakes, and they would betray at any time, because they had never only interests in their eyes.

"Your Highness, this is not just a gift from us, but also from General Sims!"

General Sims was a native of Mamluk, and when he heard the name, Alexander whispered a reminder of Zhu Hemo. Of course, they speak Chinese.

The unfamiliar language surprised Salimi a little, but he did not forget his intention.

"General Sims sent the villain here in the hope of showing respect to His Highness, and if His Highness wishes, he and his friends are willing to submit to His Highness's rule as faithful servants."

The information brought by Shalimi made Zhu Hemo's brows raise slightly, and his identity leaned forward.

"Shalimi, are you saying that Sims is willing to surrender?"

"You are mistaken, Your Highness, the Mamluks have been present in Egypt for hundreds of years. They paid tribute to the Ottoman Sultan and helped the Turkish Sultan maintain his rule in Egypt. And everyone can see that the Turks, with the support of the Mamluks, need very little strength to maintain their rule in Egypt, Your Highness, now, maybe you have a strong army, but in Egypt in addition to the Copts, there are millions of Arabs, and with your permission, all the Mamluks will be loyal to you, the Arabs who rule Egypt for you, Your Highness, you pay for nothing compared to the rule that you can establish in Egypt at once, Only, like the Turks, recognized the power of the Mamluks. ”

Shalimi gushed.

"Oh, do you mean that as long as I approve of their power, they will submit to me?"

Zhu Hemo asked rhetorically.

"Are they willing to open the gates of the city, kill the officials of the Turks, and dedicate the city to me?"

"Yes, Your Highness, now Egypt needs peace, but the enemies of Egypt are the Turks, not the Mamluks."

"You're not right at all. What Egypt needs most now is peace. For the sake of the people's happy life, I don't mind that the Mamluks continue to stay in Egypt, but, you have to know, the land, in the land, we still have many problems, my soldiers, they need the land, and now the whole of Egypt land, either in the monasteries or in the hands of the Mamluks, what about this? ”

Although Alexander was a little surprised by His Majesty's answer, he did not object, but just watched from the sidelines.

"Your Highness, it's very simple, among the Mamluks, there are many who are still loyal to the Turks, who either died on the battlefield or in Europe, and Your Highness can confiscate their lands."

Shalimi suggested with a smile.

"Moreover, we are willing to provide your Highness with the help he needs, of course, the Copts are not like the Turks and Arabs, you are also well versed in taxation and finance, but no one knows the Turks and Mamluks better than the Jews, and knows how much property they have, and with your permission, I am sure that we will be able to maintain your interests to the fullest extent possible."

Shalimi did not forget his purpose, and he also had to defend the interests of the Jews, as for the Mamluks, those who had scimitars could use them to gain benefits from the king, but unlike the Jews, the Jews had to betray others.

"Oh, if so, then aren't you going to betray the Mamluks?"

His Royal Highness's rhetorical question made Shalimi say with a sincere face.

"No, Your Highness, from now on, all the Jews of Egypt are your faithful servants, and we are only defending the interests of our masters."

It is almost impossible to refute the righteousness and strictness of the words, but Zhu Hemo finally understands why Alexander and others call the Jews poisonous snakes - because they have never had the so-called loyalty, and they can betray everything at any time for the sake of profit.

"Loyalty!"

Facing Shalimi, Zhu Hemo said with a smile.

"Mr. Shalimih, believe me, your loyalty to me will be rewarded accordingly, and you and your friends, your interests will be protected, just as they were in the past, and will be protected by me!"

This is exactly what Shalimi came here to seek, and then, as the Jews have been good at for thousands of years, Shalimi immediately used Cairo as a bargaining chip, trying to sell Cairo in exchange for more benefits.

"What a bunch of vipers!"

After Sulimi left, Zhu Hemo looked at Alexander and sighed.

"Do you believe they will be able to give us Cairo?"

"Your Highness, the Jews may not have soldiers, but the defenders of Cairo cannot do without the food sent by the Jews, and if the Jewish merchants cut off the food supply to Cairo, I think Ali Pasha will not be able to hold even a day!"

Alexander, who knew the Jews, sneered.

"The loyalty of the Jews, however, has never existed, and they are now turning to His Highness because we have an advantage on the battlefield, and if we are at a disadvantage, they will immediately betray us, and the Mamluks are the same. For the Jews, nothing is more important than money, and the Mamluks care more about their fiefdoms, for the sake of money, the Jews can cooperate with anyone, and as for the Mamluks, for the sake of their fiefs, they will always give in to the devil. ”

Alexander's reminder made Zhu Mo nod in agreement.

"To be honest, I didn't expect the Mamluks to make their choice so quickly."

"Your Highness, their choice is only temporary, once the army of the Turkish Sultan attacks, they will betray again, the Mamluks have always had only their own interests!"

Alexander reminded.

"After all, they are all slaves, and they tend to do whatever it takes to protect their interests! If we accept them now, we must be careful of their betrayal. ”

"Of course!"

Zhu Hemo sneered.

"What we need now is to use the Mamluks to drive out the Turks in Egypt as soon as possible, and then quickly establish rule in Egypt, to prepare for the repulsion of the Turks' counter-attack, as soon as they have their hands free, they will definitely send troops to Egypt, and until then, we have to solve all the problems, especially the Mamluks!"

Zhu Hemo was straightforward and threw out his first plan.

"Your Highness, do you have any plans?"

"Of course!"

Zhu Hemo nodded, and then said.

"Since they all took the initiative to send them to the door, then we should naturally solve some problems, what do you say?"

"Of course, the Mamluks are the backbone of the Arabs, and without them, the Arabs and proselytists would have lost their strong support, which would undoubtedly be extremely beneficial for the establishment of our rule in the future."

Alexander looked at Zhu Hemo and said seriously.

"However, those Mamluks will be very careful, if they cannot be dealt with at once, it will only provoke them to rebel, which is undoubtedly extremely detrimental to our rule."

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