After the failure of Napoleon's expedition to Egypt, the smoke of the heavenly world should have calmed down.

The Ottoman Empire in this time and space was backed by the Chinese, neither worried about the threat of Russia, the fierce rival in the north, nor the attack of the Austrians, who were too busy to take care of themselves, and even the French who had committed a nervous disorder stopped.

Even in the history of the original time and space, the Ottoman Empire during this period entered a rare period of peace. The Ottoman Empire is far better off today than it was at the same time in history.

It's just that the Ottoman Empire, which should have retreated into the background on the international stage, has always stood at the center of the stage because of a Suez Canal. Even in Europe, where the breath is tense, many eyes are staring at Egypt and the Ottoman Empire.

So they know that the current Ottoman Empire is not having a good time. This somewhat reduced the threat of the Ottoman Empire.

Now that the Ottoman Empire's New Deal reforms have intensified, it is only natural that the conflict between Selim III and the Presbyterian Order has become more and more intense. Although the Ottoman Sultan now had a strong army in his hands, it was enough to ensure Selim III's own safety, and even Istanbul, the heart of the Ottoman Empire, could easily overwhelm the conservative and rotten Janissary legions. But that doesn't mean Selim III will be able to win the 'battle' of the Order's elders.

Arandar Mustafa Pasha, a leading figure in the Ottoman reform movement, was forced to leave the Danube Valley after less than three years in Istanbul. The Ottoman hero of the Sixth Russo-Turkish War had always hoped to wage war against the Wahhabis of Mecca, a fundamentalist group, but his proposal was so opposed by the Janissaries and the Order that he could not even stay in Istanbul.

At the same time, the Wahhabi Order, which emphasized good deeds and obeyed the government, captured Karbala in Iraq and demolished Hussein's mausoleum before the war between the Ottoman Empire and the French was over. Later, after Arandar Mustafa Pasha was relegated to the Danube Valley, he conquered Mecca and Medina, destroyed the Prophet's tomb, forced the Sharif of Mecca into submission, and seized all of the Hijaz from the Ottoman Empire, and then annexed Al Ahsa.

But because none of these places were of core interest to the Ottoman Empire, Selim III has not been able to declare them a rebellion.

Isn't it ridiculous that Selim III even sent a personal representative to contact Chen Han, hoping that Chen Han would use their military power in the Celestial Region to attack the Wahhabis faction?

In such a situation, the most important thing for the Ottoman Empire to do was to hide itself, to develop itself, and to overcome the obstacles in the New Deal reform. That is, to cultivate the internal strength well, and wait until the second pulse of Ren Du is penetrated, and then it is good to run the rivers and lakes to become famous.

Unfortunately, the Suez Canal makes it inseparable.

More importantly, the Ottoman reformers saw enormous unimaginable benefits from the chaotic situation in Europe.

They wanted to start their own second-traders, buying large quantities of military supplies from China and selling them to the Europeans at a higher price.

The Ottoman Empire's military intelligence bureau quietly sent a large number of secret agents with their own missions to infiltrate European countries, and on the surface, they also vigorously expanded the production scale of textile factories and arsenals, and other upstream and downstream factories also expanded on a large scale, because now a huge market is emerging in Europe.

Everyone saw that with the flames of war in Europe, all kinds of military supplies would become extremely sought-after, and the Ottomans had a good chance to make a fortune.

In the following days, the Ottomans did not need to participate in the war themselves, they only had to keep selling weapons, ammunition, and military supplies to the participating countries, and they could make a fortune. Whether or not they want to use the European war to compete for their traditional colonial markets depends on whether the production capacity of China behind the Ottomans can afford it.

Although the Ottoman government and the French government quickly resumed normal bilateral relations, which attracted strong dissatisfaction from many European powers, including Britain, the Ottoman leadership was under great pressure in the short term. But Selim III was not worried, the revolutionary government of France had been in Paris for more than a decade, and even if Napoleon was preparing to become emperor, it was completely different from the Bourbon royal family before him.

Selim III was so impressed by Napoleon's military prowess that he even thought that France would not be defeated.

Although the anti-French coalition had the advantage in all respects, Napoleon's extraordinary military talent made up for it. At the same time, Napoleon also had to face up to the shortcomings of France, they were blockaded very strictly by the British, and there was a big shortage of food, cloth, munitions, etc. Even the British, the future of the war was even more obscure with the advent of new rifles and hexagonal guns.

The year 1804 came to an end in the intense preparations of the European countries. At the end of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, Napoleon was crowned emperor, and he took the crown from Pope Pius VII and personally put it on the heads of himself and his wife Josephine, meaning "the throne that he fought for", and since then he has become "the emperor of the French".

Istanbul, the capital of the Ottomans, once again welcomed the ambassadors of Britain and Austria, who had left in anger a few months ago.

The British, who had broken the Treaty of Amiens before the ink was dry, went to war with the French again, and a wave of anti-French rebellion was brewing in London, which had already been linked to Austria and had been on the sidelines of Europe since the war of 1799, was now actively moving closer to London.

After the assassination of Paul I, Russian-French relations were once again broken. Part of the officials, headed by Foreign Minister A. B. Kulagin and Admiral Mordvinov, took a pro-French position. Kulagin and his supporters advocated a policy of "free hands", that is, to keep Russia as far as possible from the conflict in Europe. They argued that Russia should avoid alliances with any country, including Britain, France, Prussia, or Austria, and that Russia's aim was to expand commercial relations with all countries.

Another point of view, as always, holds that the only correct policy is to form an alliance with Great Britain against Napoleonic France. At the head of this faction was S.R. Vorontsov, who had been ambassador to London for many years.

There was also a faction, represented by the widowed Empress Dowager Maria Feodorovna, who advocated an alliance with Prussia.

From 1801 to the first half of 1804, Alexander I and his friends worked on the policy of "free hands". But soon their enthusiasm gradually turned to England, and the result was that Russia was about to join the Third Anti-French Alliance, St. Petersburg and London were getting closer and closer, and Alexander I always made it his duty to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and fully inherited the spirit of his grandmother Catherine the Great, sparing no effort to use every opportunity for territorial expansion. This time, his main goal was to establish the dominance of Russia and Britain in Europe.

With Russia and Austria, even if Prussia were to remain neutral because of the temptation of Hanover, the strength of the anti-French coalition would be extremely strong.

In particular, the participation of the Russians, after the 'flash in the pan' of 1799, after a lapse of five years, the Slavs once again ascended to the center of Europe, and the latter was still very influential as the first European country to carry out the replacement of weapons, as the most populous country in the entire European region.

But if Russia wants to be confident and bold against the French, then he must appease the Ottomans. The Chinese are concentrating their energies on Central Asia, Russia does not need to worry too much, and the Ottoman Empire has become a huge stumbling block.

So the British and Austrians, just as they felt helpless when they left, reluctantly returned to Istanbul.

The former two powers, Britain and Austria, were very dissatisfied with the Ottoman Empire's attitude towards France, its harsh methods towards Greece, and the interests of the Suez Canal. But because they were helpless against the Ottoman Empire for the time being, they left Istanbul in a desperate mood. But now they had to come to Istanbul again, and to their trouble, they still had nothing to threaten the Ottomans at the moment.

Previously, they left because the Ottoman-French relationship was repaired too quickly, and now their return is still focused on the Ottoman-French relationship. The difference is that they had the confidence to express their anger last time, but now they really want to seek Osman's 'help'.

The return of the Anglo-Austrian envoys showed that the situation on the European battlefield did not surprise Selim III.

Napoleon was crowned King of France and planned to be crowned King of Italy by the Pope and annex Genoa, so that his stepson Eugène de Beauharne would become Vice King of Italy and rule over Italy.

Although this has not yet become a reality, there are always signs of such a big thing. This was unbearable for Franz II of Austria, and the interests of the Holy Roman Empire in Italy were greatly threatened.

Vienna had extremely close relations with London, and the attitude of Franz II, as a traditional continental power, was the basis of the Third Anti-French Coalition. The British are so few people that it is impossible to pull the Red Shrimp soldiers to the mainland and face the French. London must find itself a thug on land who can resist the situation. Austria is one of the best ones! And if Russia is pulled up as well, it will be perfect.

But what is the business of the Ottomans?

Selim III looked at Baba's British and Austrian envoys who had rushed to Istanbul and waved his hand indifferently. He wasn't interested in wading into the troubled waters of Europe. He is interested in being a second-hand dealer and making money.

Now, anyone with a bit of vision can see that even if the anti-French alliance can win over the whole of Europe, if it wants to crush Napoleon, it will not be possible to do it overnight. Napoleon, who had gained a foothold, was not something that could be defeated in the short term.

In the more than a year after the signing of the Peace of Amiens, Napoleon and England soon fell out again, but on the European continent, France enjoyed a rare period of peace since the Revolution. It was also in the period of more than a year, under Napoleon's leadership, that France's steel and cement industries grew significantly, with the former at least doubling production since 1800 and already catching up with the Bourbon period.

This allowed the French arsenals to produce new guns at full capacity, and at the same time had enough iron reinforcement and cement to build one permanent fortification after another in France.

Napoleon was confident, but he was not confident enough to cover his head. No matter how capable a general is, it is impossible for him to win every battle, and after studying in China for three years, he also knows what it means to be 'undefeated first and then win'.

This idea of "The Art of War" is really very shocking.

Be invincible first, then pursue victory. Is there any chance of losing such a war? Or is there any chance that such a country will fail?

This applies well to France, to Napoleon.

What he needs most now is not just victory, but also 'invincibility'.

And it is absolutely necessary to strengthen France's national defense and put a solid layer of armor on France. Just like Europe 200 years ago, every country went crazy and built fortresses on its own borders.

But it will undoubtedly make France even more material-starved, whether it is cement or steel. Especially with the large structure of the French army, and the relatively slow rate of weapon replacement, they were undoubtedly the best trading partners of the Ottoman Empire.

They were in the same Mediterranean Sea as the Ottomans, and the Ottoman merchant ships could dock directly off the coast of Italy, and as long as the trade route was opened, it was a river of gold.

The same applies to the anti-French coalition, where the British still have a firm grip on the Strait of Gibraltar and a good level of surface warfare, although the British have gradually withdrawn from the Eastern Mediterranean. This business will not be inferior to that of France.

In the Sultan's Palace, Selim III listened with a smile as the British and Austrian envoys arrived in Istanbul as the Grand Vizier Recep Pasha gave a report on the state of the Ottomans' own factories in the autumn.

“…… Overall, it was our textile mills that saw the biggest increase in revenue. The war was so devastating to society that both the British and the French had their cotton cloth production reduced a lot because of the war. Especially France. "Before the introduction of China, the Ottoman Empire was largely a large market that opened its doors to France.

France suffered a lot in the textile industry because of the war, losing the Ottoman market, and the Chinese and British filled this gap to some extent, especially China. Because of its close alliance with the Ottoman Empire, as well as its previous operations in the Ottoman upper class, it occupied the majority of the market share.

So, now is the time for the Ottomans to counterattack the French market. The Ottomans could have imported enough cotton cloth from China and sold it to France. Anyway, although the price of Chinese cotton cloth has risen a lot, it is not more expensive than the price of similar fabrics in Europe. There is still a certain competitiveness.

"In particular, the price of the large quantities of military cotton yarn and alcohol needed for the war has tripled compared to before the war."

Alcohol is food, and medical alcohol without food? This kind of 'invention' from China has already proved its effectiveness in practice, and it has a great effect on inhibiting wound inflammation.

"If we have deals with the UK and France, it will go through. Profit for the full year is expected to exceed £100,000. "And that's just textiles and military cotton yarn and alcohol, and the bigger ones are arms." The benefits on arms are even greater. We have received a large number of orders from Britain, France, Austria, Prussia and other countries. "If these orders were made by the Ottoman Empire's own arsenal, they would not be able to finish in five years, but there is a China behind them, and the Chinese are also very good enough to let the Ottomans intervene in it." A total of 52,000 new muskets were ordered, including 850 hexagonal guns of various types, 150,000 shells, and 20,000 barrels of gunpowder. 700 tons of copper, 2,000 tons of lead, and 2,000 tons of tin. Our total proceeds are around £300,000. ”

It is obvious that the Chinese will earn more. But the profit of 400,000 pounds was given away by China for nothing. This was Osman's true friend.

Selim III looked at the map of the Celestial Peninsula, and he felt that he could give the Chinese a bigger pie.

Yes, painting pies.

The Ottomans had been in contact with China for decades, and some of the vocabulary had been transmitted to the Ottomans from the East. The word "cake" is one of them.

There are Wahhabis on the Tianfang Peninsula, and they can carve out half of the Tianfang Peninsula themselves, as long as the Chinese can fiercely suppress that group of hateful guys. That damn House of Saud!