Chapter 1127 The tangled Bangkok La IV!
As a slave monarch, the Pharaoh held the military, political, judicial and religious powers of the country. His will was the law and was the supreme ruler of ancient Egypt.
He claimed to be the son of the sun god Amon Rai, and was the agent and incarnation of God on earth, and made his subjects worship him as God.
The Pharaoh stood at the top of the pyramid of power, was the incarnation of God and had absolute authority. The ancient Egyptians worshipped the Pharaoh almost madly, and the name of the Pharaoh alone had irresistible magic. The officials were proud of kissing the Pharaoh's feet.
Of course, it was impossible for the Han people in the Ming Dynasty to kiss the Pharaoh's feet.
In the hearts of the members of Wanlik, even if there is really a god, there is only one, that is, their boss, the king of one word, and Comrade Zhu Zilong.
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In 30 BC, Octave conquered Egypt. However, since 59 BC, Egypt has actually been a protective country of Rome.
In 641 AD, the Arabs occupied Egypt. Egypt became a province of the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties!
Later, although the Arabs changed dynasties many times, Egypt's dominance remained the same. (Of course, this kind of rule is also similar, just like the situation of ethnic autonomy in China. Of course, it refers to the period of stable period!)
In 1517, the Turks invaded and became a province of the Ottoman Empire.
In 1798, Napoleon I, France invaded Egypt (of course, in this time and space, Zhu Zilong even killed Napoleon's grandfather, so naturally he had nothing to do.)
In 1882, the British army occupied Egypt and became a British colony. (Considering that the British king is also a puppet flag of the Ming Dynasty, Britain is out of hope!)
Zhu Zilong’s meaning is very clear. Come and do business first and see the situation.
When the Ottoman Empire is about to finish, or if it cannot hold on under the pressure of European countries, think of ways to turn Egypt into a colony of the Ming Dynasty!
The current autonomous Egyptian king is the grandson of the former Ptolemy XIV (Caesarian). N grandsons are omitted below.
It is called Bangkok La IV!
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At this time, Bangkok La was leaning lazily on the soft couch with fur in the palace, squinting his eyes and playing with a magic weapon sent by the envoy of the Ming Dynasty to the palace. (In fact, it is a stainless steel fruit knife!)
As long as you are a man, there are very few people who don’t like weapons, both ancient and modern, and both at home and abroad.
Therefore, Bangkok La took a fancy to it at first sight, and among the many gifts sent by the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, this fruit knife.
For Zhu Zilong, this stainless steel knife is just a big street product that can be found everywhere in supermarkets in the 21st century. It costs only a dozen yuan per piece, and it has neither hollow carving nor painted decoration. It is purely a street stall product.
But in the eyes of Egyptians who are indirectly ruled by others and deliberately isolated, this is an amazing weapon.
I couldn't help but think: If I could have a large number of techniques to forge such weapons, I would just want to conquer the world, right?
(Of course, this is naturally the pitiful idea of the frog in the well. The outside world is full of firearms.)
Putting down the fruit knife, the Egyptian half-puppet king picked up the other one in the gift.
"For many years, this kind of top-quality porcelain has not come to the Silk Road... It is indeed a rare treasure in the Eastern country! What a beautiful pattern! What a smooth touch! This thing looks like it exudes the luster of gems..."
Somehow, the Egyptian king turned his eyes and heard the officials report that the envoy of the Ming Dynasty intended to build a concession area in a nearby concession area.
My face was a little tangled, and my smile suddenly became stiff!
It turned out that he had the only intention to get to know the Eastern Ming Empire. However, after all, the entire Egypt is now under the indirect control of others.
If the main country is attacked, it will be troublesome.
However, the Egyptian king had a little expectation in his heart. It seemed a good thing if this great Eastern power could help him fight off the enemy.
Of course, this process is obviously not too easy.
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In the end, the King of Egypt scanned the letter of the country and felt that it might be difficult to rent a piece of land. It was only from the perspective of countries and countries, but the Ming Dynasty's command was still a caravan. If he did not come forward, he would just arrange commercial activities.
Let's take a look at the situation first, it seems feasible.
Just when the king of Egypt had his own arrangements and the reply was slowly not coming.
In the past few days, Li Yutang and others did not confine themselves, so they naturally investigated the Egyptian capital carefully.
It has to be said that in terms of the natural conditions for developing agriculture, Egypt, nurtured by the Nile, is indeed unique and rare in the world. Although most of the entire Egyptian territory is desert.
The only remaining part of the place where you can farm is by the river.
However, Egypt's fertile soil is a "gift from the Nile River", and the harvest is extremely thick.
Every July, when Sirius rises in the sky, the Nile River water immediately rises on time, flooding large areas of land on both sides. Three months later, the river water fades and everything returns to normal.
Every time the flood recedes, a thick layer of silt will be deposited on the arable land by the river.
This layer of silt is so fertile that the Egyptians could sit at home with peace of mind as long as they scattered the seeds into the ground and stomped on their own, and then they could sit at home with peace of mind and wait for the crops to grow before harvesting.
Moreover, the harvest is extremely good, and God has taken good care of it.
For thousands of years, the flooding rules of the Nile River have been very stable. This has enabled Egypt to have a bumper harvest of grains and a rich life since ancient times, becoming a "basket of bread in the Mediterranean"!
Therefore, the Egyptians were a very moderate country in nature. Apart from ensuring trade channels with Asia, the Egyptians basically had little interest in expanding their territory.
(Of course, the result of not becoming a wolf is naturally to make people beaten into a pig later. Just like the Qing Dynasty that was closed to the country in later generations!)
If Li Yutang and others were just here to do business, then there would naturally be no problem!
Many aliens lived near the Kingdom of Egypt for hundreds or even thousands of years. As long as they did not provoke the initiative, the Egyptians would be happy to live in peace with them.
But if you want to live in their homes or even cut off a piece of local autonomy, you must first conquer the entire country.
Even at this time, the Ottoman Empire was still the suzerain of Egypt.
However, anyone can see that the Ottoman Empire is already on the decline!
If you say that the Egyptians have no other ideas, and other European countries have no other ideas, no one will believe it very much?
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However, Zhu Zilong did not give Li Yutang and the others a specified time to die, so they could plan to go ahead with a long time.
While waiting, Li Yutang and others finally received instructions to enter the Egyptian palace.
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Chapter completed!