Chapter 3705
Murat, the leader of the carriage and horses, came to Dakuhu for the first time, but he really couldn't understand why these Hai Han people were interested in this barren land where there was no grass.
Some Hai Han people were walking around the lakeside with long poles with rulers, and from time to time they would stop and hold the poles upright on the ground, as if marking something.
Although Murat couldn't understand it, he also subconsciously thought that these Hai Han people were probably not doing anything good. He went to Qian Tiandun to argue, but Qian Tiandun just told him lightly that the settlement fee between the inspection team and the Chema Store was calculated based on the number of days. Even if he stayed in Dakuhu Lake, he would still give the Chema Store enough wages.
The Haihan Expedition Team's behavior did not violate the agreement between Qian Tiandun and Ilhan at all. This great bitter lake is neither a sensitive military restricted area nor an indigenous population who can clash with the delegation. There is really no reason not to let them move here.
Murat couldn't understand, but a guy in the carriage and horses understood what the Hai Han people were doing. He once participated in road construction projects and had similar operations during the surveying stage.
After hearing the report, Murat immediately found Qian Tiandun again and asked straight to the point whether he was surveying the terrain of Daku Lake.
Qian Tiandun admitted frankly: "I said when I met with Lord Ilhan that the purpose of our trip is to inspect the trade route from Suez Port to the Mediterranean. Considering the transportation cost, we must of course find the shortest path, and it is natural to survey the terrain."
Murat said: "From Suez Port to the Mediterranean in the north, there is an official road. Could it be that you plan to build another road outside the official road?"
Qian Tiandun said: "If there is a suitable opportunity, I really want to try it. Maybe there will be other more efficient routes, but this will not be determined after we complete the survey."
Murat shook his head repeatedly and said, "Even if the government allows you to enter this area for trade activities, it is different from building roads. Neither Constantinople nor Suez Port should be allowed to engage in road construction." Qian Tiandun smiled but said nothing. If he had to wait for the approval of the Ottoman State to start the construction of the canal, then this super project would be difficult to start in his lifetime.
Although Qian Tiandun has not come up with a complete solution so far to promote the implementation of the Suez Canal project without going to war with the Ottoman State, he will never wait for the opportunity to come.
Qian Tiandun upholds the belief that the best time can only be created by himself, not given by others, so even if the construction of the canal has not yet been completed, he has organized an inspection team to start surveying the canal route.
Qian Tiandun actually didn't know when and when these survey data would come in handy, but he knew that if he didn't do this, the navigation time of the Suez Canal might be delayed in a hundred years.
And by that time, if Hai Han wants to interfere in the construction and operation of the Suez Canal, it will probably not be less difficult than this period, and he is likely to face more fierce competition.
No matter how Murat doubted it, Qian Tiandun and his party stayed in Dakuhu Lake for three days, completed the survey of the surrounding environment, and then continued to set off.
However, the inspection team only walked north for half a day, and only thirty or forty miles before stopping again. The same is true, because another lake appeared here - Lake Timsah. However, the area of this Timsah Lake is much smaller than that of the Big Bruce Lake, so there is no need to spend too much time on the survey. The delegation only stayed in the local area for one night, and completed the survey work at noon the next day, and then continued to move northward.
The further you go north, the more green you see in front of you. Large areas of farmland began to appear in the yellow sand.
Murat introduced to Qian Tiandun that the Nile River Basin has begun to enter the Nile River Basin, and all the green here is from the gift of the Nile River.
The area of the lower Nile plain is much smaller than the Mesopotamian plain where Basra is located. Both places have given birth to a glorious civilization because of their abundant water sources.
However, at this time, both the Mesopotamian civilization and the Nile civilization were in their respective recessions, thus becoming the territory of the Ottoman Kingdom.
From the north of Lake Timsah, it is basically a smooth journey. This place is located on the edge of the Nile Delta, but even the river water that diverts here is extremely limited, it is enough to make this place a paradise with lush water and grass.
Since the visiting team left the Indian Peninsula and entered the Persian Gulf, they saw yellow sand all over their eyes. They had never seen so much green and crops with such a vast planting area. Seeing this scene now, I couldn't help but be amazed and sighed at the Creator's wonderful means.
And such rich land still has tens of millions of acres of land in the lower reaches of the Nile River.
It is not difficult to understand why the Ottoman State launched troops to attack Egypt and seized the Nile Delta of the Mingmen of Egypt.
Even if these fields are only half cultivated, they are enough to support tens of millions of people. This is not a perfect granary for the Ottoman country with a territory spanning three continents.
Not to mention the Ottomans, even Qian Tiandun, who is knowledgeable, can't help but secretly think that if Hai Han sends troops to rob this place, he should be able to attract many people who love farming and growing grain from China to immigrate here with the unique conditions here.
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There are many traditional Egyptian villages along the way, and Qian Tiandun also visited several places. The locals seemed a little numb to the arrival of foreigners like the inspection team, and it seemed that their lives would not change because of their appearance.
After all, their ancestors farmed for the Pharaohs. Now that the Ottomans have been here, they have just changed to the people who have paid the food. No matter who is the owner of this place, their lives will not change much.
The locals' technology of farmland cultivation is still in a relatively primitive stage in Qian Tiandun's view, and is basically supported by the fertile soil of the Nile Delta. It is not difficult to imagine that if Haihan’s advanced agricultural technology is introduced here in the future, it will inevitably be another dimensional reduction blow.
Although the farming technology is not very good, it is because of its inherent conditions. As long as there is no war, the output of this place will be enough to feed everyone. The food price on the market is even nearly 20% lower than that of Qian Tiandun.
The population density here is obviously far beyond that of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Aden, and even the entire Red Sea that the delegation visited before, and even the entire Red Sea, and even the only one that was not inferior to that of some sea-lined areas under the rule of Hai Han.