Chapter 731 France-Turkey Trade Agreement
The streets of Constantiniya were empty. All residents followed the requirements, holding candles, and took to the streets to participate in the celebration.
Just a week ago, the Ottoman army defeated the Mamluks' Eastern Army in Tours, Egypt, and achieved a great victory.
The two supreme rulers of the Mamluks, Murad and Ibrahim, hurriedly sent envoys to plead guilty to Selim III.
The luxurious carriage of Selim III drove out of Topkapi Palace, surrounded by more than a dozen ornately dressed Janissaries, and headed to the Blue Mosque for a series of celebration ceremonies.
On the carriage, Styler, general manager of the French East Mediterranean Trading Company, took a handful of dates shipped from Medina from the Sultan, leaned over and said in Arabic:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"< br>
This is a product of the Holy Land, and it is a very high reward.
The reason why Styler has this honor is because the new Topiz army played an extremely important role in this battle.
For the previous training of the new army, Styler arranged the transportation.
The cheerful sound of drums and bagpipes sounded outside the car, occasionally mixed with the "pop" sound of fireworks exploding.
Style continued: "Your Majesty, I wonder when Mustafa Pasha will launch his next offensive? Oh, you know, I have to prepare the necessary supplies for the army in advance."
The Eastern Mediterranean Trading Company is responsible for more than one-third of the Ottoman army's logistical supplies. The price was 30% cheaper than what the Guards raised themselves.
"You are very responsible, but the war is over." Selim III shook his head calmly and glanced at the Grand Vizier beside him.
Melka Mohammed hurriedly said: "Mr. Styler, Murad Bey has taken Karamanle and other officers who went to war with the Sudanese army without authorization to Constantiniya for trial. , the merciful Majesty the Sultan decided to forgive the Mamluks
"Of course, Hassan Pasha's authority in Egypt has been strengthened, and the Mamluk nobles will also pay more taxes to the empire to show their loyalty."
Hassan was sent to Egypt by the Ottomans Governor.
Style did not appear surprised when he heard this. He just sighed secretly in his heart. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's prediction was indeed correct.
Yes, Joseph told Selim III as early as when he sent troops to Egypt that Osman could not completely defeat the Mamluks and could only accept it as soon as possible.
It's not that he was a god of predictions, but he judged based on the historical battle records between the Mamluks and Napoleon that the Mamluks' combat effectiveness was definitely not weak.
This is why he dared to let Talleyrand encourage Selim III to deal with the Mamluks - the Ottoman army, with the Janissary Forbidden Army as the main force, could not attack the Mamluks. The number of new troops was too small to determine the outcome of the battle.
The actual battle situation is indeed the same.
In the Battle of Tours, Mustafa defeated 10,000 Egyptian infantry and 4,000 cavalry, but the Mamluks' total force was about 30,000 infantry and more than 20,000 cavalry, and was not injured. and fundamental.
The Ottoman army also lost two and a half Yeniceri regiments, as well as a large number of cavalry and Balkan soldiers, totaling seven to eight thousand people.
If the Ottomans continue to fight, they may even be pushed back by the Mamluks after Topizh's new army is exhausted.
And the current result is exactly what Joseph wants.
In this era, Egypt, or to be precise, the Suez Canal that has not yet been opened, will be the fulcrum that moves the entire Europe!
Whoever controls Suez will dominate the trade between Europe and Asia.
That’s a trade volume of hundreds of millions or even billions of francs every year!
Historically, under the advice of Talleyrand, the emperor also deeply realized the importance of Suez, so he decided to send troops to Egypt.
However, his strategic planning was too rough. The direct capture of Egypt made both the Mamluks and the Ottomans feel a huge threat, causing these two forces that had never dealt with them to immediately choose to join forces.
In the end, although Nahuang won a beautiful victory like the Battle of the Pyramids, he was never able to completely control the situation in Egypt. In addition, the French Mediterranean Fleet was attacked by the British, so the emperor had no choice but to leave his army in Egypt and sneak back to Paris in a small boat.
Therefore, in order to avoid a similar situation from happening, Joseph spared no effort to help Osman train the new army, enhance Selim III's confidence, and detonate the conflict between Osman and Mamluk in advance.
In this way, when necessary, France can appear in Egypt as a mediator and have both sides.
At least, after this war, the possibility of Osman and Mamluk joining forces again is very low.
Of course, for Egypt's strategic concept to be realized, the most basic premise is that the French navy can stop the British fleet from the Mediterranean.
Otherwise, even if the Suez Canal is repaired, it will be a gift to the British.
After the steam battleships entered service, France has initially possessed this capability.
Then Egypt’s planning will have to keep up.
Melka Mohammed glanced at the Sultan who was opening the car window and throwing money to the people on the roadside, and said to Styler:
"Mr. Styler, this time Topizhi's new army You have performed very well, so your Majesty hopes that your country can train more new armies for our country.”
In fact, Spain, Austria, and even Russia have helped the Ottomans train new armies before, but the model is basically the same. Send instructors to Osman to select a group of new recruits for training.
What can be trained in this mode can at best be regarded as an improved version of Yenicheri.
This time, Joseph directly brought the Topizh new army to the French military camp in Tunisia for training. Only after they were completely separated from the Ottoman environment did they develop a truly new army.
Apparently Selim III was very satisfied with the results of this training.
Based on the combat effectiveness Topizh showed in Tours this time, he estimated that as long as 5,000 new troops are needed, they can effectively suppress the more than 100,000 Yenicery Guards in Constantiniya .
The Janissary class was the biggest obstacle to his advancement of Ottoman reforms.
The Empire’s return to glory will begin here!
Style smiled and nodded: "I am happy to serve Your Majesty. However, you know, training so many soldiers is a very time-consuming and labor-intensive matter, and may even affect the training of our army."
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The Grand Vizier immediately said: "Please rest assured that His Majesty will pay enough to your country."
"Ah, you misunderstood." Styler said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that you can pay for His Majesty the Sultan trains the new army for free.”
“That palace. What does Your Majesty want?”
“His Highness hopes to strengthen trade between France and Turkey.”
Style just saw Selim III. He kept throwing money out the window and added:
"As long as you can increase the types of admitted goods, your country can set a satisfactory tariff rate. At the same time, the French market will also be open to your country."
Joseph knows that in the worst case scenario, France will Some maritime trade will be blocked by Britain. By then, the Mediterranean will be France’s trade lifeline.
The Ottomans are the richest country on the Mediterranean coast besides France, and the market here will be crucial to France.
(End of this chapter)