Chapter 679: Eye-Catching Benefits

This time the incident was also clearly recorded by Lu Duan in the book You Tang Yao that he compiled. Seeing the Tang people conquer this land called Egypt, Lu Duan did not leave, but got off the ark and took a few members of his entourage to stay in the Tang army to observe and write records. The Tang people naturally did not object to this, and let Lu Duan stop in the army, but warned him not to leave the barracks to avoid accidents. As for the Tang people, don't look at the fact that there are only 10,000 troops, but they are not worried about the possible next moves and preparations of the Fatimid Dynasty. In addition to routine vigilance and patrols, the Tang people were constantly preparing and busy building the port and wharf and applying materials. At the same time, another 2,000 troops were divided to capture the coastal line of the Sinai Peninsula.

The purpose is naturally to be able to better and more conveniently control the Suez Canal when the Suez Canal is dug in the future. At the same time, a small naval fleet, with the help of the ship's wizards, crossed the land that blocked the Red Sea and entered the Red Sea. They sailed down the Red Sea and seized a series of islands at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, and then the small fleet set sail again to seize all the islands in the Red Sea, and at the mouth of the Red Sea, they seized Djibouti and part of Yemen, which contained the Red Sea, and also seized the island of Socotra, which hangs in the eastern part of the Horn of Africa.

When the flags symbolizing the Tang people are raised from the above-mentioned places, it is also announced that these places will be reduced to the land of the Tang people from now on. At the same time, the Fatimid envoys came to the Tang people's homeland and met with the Tang monarchs. In the splendid Peony Palace, the envoys of the Fatimid Dynasty could not say a decent cruel word at all, and were frightened by the Tang monarchs, obediently signed the treaty, and 'sold' the above-mentioned areas to the Tang people for a hundred gold coins.

After Lu Duan found out, he was extremely compassionate and sympathetic to this country called Fatima, and the vast land was sold at such a low price. And they have so many troops and populations that they dare not fight in the face of only 10,000 enemies and a few ships. Lu Duan has long been concerned about the future of this country, because this is already a doomed result. It is unreasonable for such a spineless country to continue to exist in the world, and its demise is already doomed.

In fact, after the signing of the treaty, this matter caused unprecedented heated discussion in the vast Mediterranean region. There is a heated discussion in all countries about the purpose of the Tang people brazenly provoking the 'war', although the 'war' is so small in scale and ends in such a short time. However, the triggering and speculation about this matter are being discussed by various countries. Because, in their view, it was so unwise for the Tang people not to conquer more fertile lands, but to conquer some worthless lands and islands. Because some of those lands are simply worthless, either there are few people or no people, or they are extremely poor and backward.

Just when they didn't understand it, the Tang people signed a treaty with the Fatimids again, which probably meant that the Tang people were going to open a canal project to the Red Sea, and the workers who dug the river were to be recruited from the Fatimids. Such powerful news shook the vast expanse of Europa, and as time went on, this powerful news began to spread to more distant northern Europe and Central Asia. Far-sighted people naturally knew that once this canal was successfully excavated, the Tang people who mastered this canal would master the trade route rich in infinite wealth. In addition to the countries in Central Asia, which may be able to trade with China via the Silk Road, there will now be another country that will sail directly from China by sea, buying silk, tea and porcelain directly from China and selling them to Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

All the countries are red-eyed, and once the canal is so profitable, once it succeeds, they will sit and watch the Tang people sleep on the gold every day. At that time, the Tang people and all the people will be able to enjoy the clothes made of silk and the porcelain from China. Although, the price of porcelain today is somewhat low compared to silk, because the Tang people also came from China. Over the years, they have successfully picked up the art of how to make porcelain. Although compared to expensive porcelain from distant China, the Tang people's porcelain was cheaper than Chinese porcelain because it was located in Europe. However, cheap is also a comparison of porcelain from China, if there is no Chinese porcelain, the porcelain of the Tang people is actually not cheap at all.

For fine porcelain, it is natural for many countries to want to acquire porcelain as well as the technology to make it. However, the Tang people were strict about the manufacture of porcelain and the craftsmanship of many advanced technologies, and outsiders could not obtain them at all. It is as if the technology of porcelain manufacturing was only known to the West in modern times. At present, the Tang people treat the manufacture of porcelain and various advanced craft goods to the point of conservative protection, just like the manufacture of glass in Venice, and outsiders cannot steal the technology and workers to make glass from that strictly guarded place.

And now, the news that the Suez Canal is going to be excavated has really ignited the whole of Europe like Mars. Envoys from many countries began to visit the Tang people one after another, and they also wanted to get a piece of the pie in the process of digging the canal. It's not that they don't want to form a coalition and wait for the canal to open and take it, it's that the dragon that roams the Mediterranean all day makes them not have the courage to do so. Although, this giant dragon with three heads spends most of its time hiding in the waters of the Tang people to rest and protect this place. However, even if the dragon went out, they didn't dare to use troops, and they really had doubts about whether they could defeat the Tang people at this stage.

Treating these guys who want a piece of the pie, Tang Ren was obviously unwilling at first. However, after careful consideration, it was decided to give them a little scraps. They are strong, but the population is their weakness. Even if the domestic army could fight, it would be impossible to overturn the world, and Jiang Ning was naturally indifferent to the battle between these mortals. Because, it won't be long before this world will be swallowed up by the world he controls, and the strong people born in this world will also be used by him.

And the Tang people obviously didn't know Jiang Ning's thoughts, so they held that instead of offending everyone, they should try to pull an ally for themselves. In this way, even if the descendants of the future are depraved, if outsiders want to seize the canal, they must first ask a large number of their allies whether they will agree.

And now they can naturally refuse all and monopolize the windfall profits of the canal. But in doing so, they would be offending the whole world, though they were not afraid. But what if they unite? Although they are very powerful, many ants can bite and kill elephants! I'm not afraid of one-on-one, and I'm not afraid of one more pair, I'm afraid of being beaten by everyone!

However, it is impossible for the Tang people to get such a big benefit for nothing. Then, it is necessary to extort money from these people. You want to be involved in the construction of the canal, you want to take a stake, no problem. Let's pay for the construction of the canal and the maintenance of the canal in the future. If not, then sorry, you can't get a share of the benefits of the canal for nothing.

Naturally, the countries know very well that this is the behavior of the Tang people to extort money from them, but if they want to share the benefits, then they naturally have to bear the cost of building the canal.

As a result, a staggering amount of money gathered on the land of the Tang people like mountains and seas. These countries that pay money will be able to share a number of profits after the canal is successfully navigated. However, the largest profit was monopolized by the Tang people, and only a fraction of the profits were shared. But, even then, it's a windfall profit.

It is conceivable that once the canal is opened, it will completely reverse the form of trade between the East and the West, and will also accelerate the exchange between the Eastern and Western civilizations more thoroughly.

At this point, the trajectory of the whole world has completely changed. Heading for an even more unpredictable unknown.