Chapter 643 005 The Albanian Tobacco Dealer Is the Pasha of Egypt

The salon held by Madame Recamier may have turned into a gathering of small businessmen in a place like the Balkans, which was daily weakened by the rulers themselves.

But she still enjoys it. After all, many noble ladies will not have her status. They can still make themselves the center of social occasions in a foreign country. Even a city like Sofia can be regarded as the size of the capital of a small country. .

She thought about General Moreau, who pursued her before getting married. The wife he married had deceived him, but she also knew that those jealous ladies were probably jealous of Josephine's status.

Moreover, most of the wives of these local businessmen are gentle and simple, which is much better than the outrageous palace fights in Paris.

That girl Yulia would not compete with him for Sofia's status as the hostess and chief lady in the salon. She still listened to her brother and tried her best to support her husband.

Women who are in the limelight are only now more proud of themselves. This is Madame Recamier's own experience when she opened a salon in Paris.

But Yulia is not a showpiece. She can talk to the wives of some local businessmen and learn some things.

But when she told Solovyov this, the elder brother just replied: "I know."

"Brother, you seem to not care."

"Because I already know these things, Yulia. But you can take the initiative to inquire about some information. This is an improvement. Your sister-in-law and Mrs. Recamier are both good at this and behave well. What do you say now? She is also a side prince’s wife, no longer the kitten of her father and brother.”

"It's boring to discuss military and political affairs with my brother. You know everything, and I still make it news."

"But Christian doesn't seem to understand political issues very well. If one day he wants to leave Russia, you will also go to Mecklenburg to live with him. I know him too well. But speaking of which, where did you find out? Is it true that Ali Pasha’s eldest son is just his adopted son? Although I have heard about this, I have no confirmation.”

"Greeks here, Muhammad Ali Pasha had a Greek wife, and before marrying her, he had Ibrahim with his ex-husband."

It seems that having good relations with the Greeks is still useful.

Solovyov roughly knew about Muhammad Ali Pasha before he crossed the Danube. Although this man's name sounded like a boxing champion, he was a man of great political and military skill. The Thief King was a member of the dynasty he founded in Egypt.

After the Ottoman Empire entered the late 18th century, it was already in a state of turmoil, and anyone could kick the house.

After the end of the Sixth Russo-Turkish War led by Potemkin, rebellions continued in the Ottoman Empire, and the centrifugal force of local pashas and some existing local forces began to strengthen.

Although the governor of Algiers also paid tribute to Constantinople, the Barbary pirates were very independent in their wars with the Americans and piracy in the Mediterranean.

As for Egypt, even though the Mamluks surrendered to the Ottoman Empire, they still maintained a strong independence. Now that the Ottoman Empire is weakening, they will naturally show a tendency to separate after the French leave.

Then, Napoleon went to Egypt, and the Mamluks were defeated by him and surrendered. When the French finally failed, the Ottoman army entered Egypt again, and it was lively now.

There were serious conflicts between the Syrian and Albanian soldiers of the Ottoman Empire and the local Mamluks. Not only at the military level, but also imams and tax collectors were involved. Finally, in 1805, Muhammad Ali served as the Pasar of Egypt. summer.

Then, it was the destiny of the founder of the dynasty to start. As the various forces competed, he gradually gained the support of the locals and finally drove away his chief.

When Selim III realized that Muhammad Ali was too big to replace him and was about to replace him in 1806, the Russo-Turkish War broke out, and Muhammad Ali sent his wife and eldest son to Constantinople as hostages. That's why he was not replaced with Moussa Pasha.

Now, it was the pasha's turn to deal a heavy blow to the local forces in Egypt.

He drove away his own chief and Khurshid, an ally against the Mamluks, and then bribed Musa to withdraw voluntarily. After that, he dealt with local religious figures who owned a large amount of land, confiscated their land, and declared it to be nationalized.

Although it can be regarded as a palace-owned economy to a certain extent, because Muhammad Ali turned these plots of land into the direct jurisdiction of the pasha, while he was grabbing wealth himself, he actually did good things with bad intentions at the same time, which lightened the burden on the farmers.

However, he did not stop here at this time. In order to prevent Egypt from being invaded by the French again, the British sent an army into Alexandria, but they were eventually defeated by Muhammad Ali's army in Rosetta.

It seems that the British do not have the ability to know that it will take a long time to enter Egypt.

Next, Muhammad Ali ushered in his period of opportunity. As the warlord who currently controls the most territory and is the most powerful, he has many directions to choose from.

He can advance, attack, or retreat. If he wants, he can go all the way to Türkiye. If he retreats, he will still be a Ptolemy.

As for which path he will choose, Solovyov is also guessing now.

There is a strange thing, that is, Egypt has traditionally had a close relationship with the Greeks, and it is good to read more books at this time.

However, because Egyptology had not yet appeared at this time, Soloviev could not show off his knowledge, and could only share it with himself.

For example, the unfortunate relationship between the sea peoples and the New Kingdom had to be mentioned. Later, the Greek mercenaries of the Egyptian pharaoh, the Greeks and Egypt united against Persia, and Alexander became the son of the god Amon.

The Egyptian regime in the future would have some actions towards the Aegean Sea. Ptolemy had to exert influence in Greece on a daily basis. When it came to Muhammad Ali, although he was an Albanian tobacco dealer, his relationship with Greece was even closer.

Not to mention that he himself may have Greek ancestry, he also has ideas about the Greek territory.

"It's really strange. If the Ottoman Empire is defeated by us now, it should be broken. But we rarely see guys who openly separate. Maybe these people are waiting for an opportunity."

Among the people around him, only Vasily may be able to listen to this. The others are pure soldiers. Although Clausewitz knows a little, it is far from enough.

After all, he is also a professional soldier. If Solovyov wants to talk about political issues, his wife's family is the most powerful military family among the direct descendants of Rurik, who are more noble than the royal blood of the old Luo family.

In this way, it is still possible to cross some boundaries.

"Misha, you think a lot."

"Strategically, I can't sit still and always think. You can't do this, otherwise people will gossip."

Although Solovyov is the brother-in-law, he is a few years older than his brother-in-law and has a higher military rank, so his words are still effective.

Since you want to marry the rich orphan of Gagarin's family, you must restrain yourself for a period of time before marriage.

As a person who has experienced it, Solovyov said this very clearly.

Varvara is indeed a girl with good personal character, but she should not be like Katya.

His brother-in-law, he is.

But the focus is still on the issue of the Ottoman Empire. Solovyov is now also calculating whether there will be another conflict with Egypt.

After all, he fought too fiercely, and Mahmud II might call people over to ask for help from several warlord pashas.

Some of them even have the posture of hereditary warlords.

The opponent must be studied carefully, not to mention that if Egypt sends troops, there is a high probability that he will encounter more garbage soldiers.

Under the premise that the Russian army cannot continue to increase its troops, it is very troublesome.

It seems that he is determined to make some changes.

"Vasya, I will give you a task to sort out the information about Egypt and Syria. You must make a report to me in a few days. I need to make a memorandum here."

"Study the enemy?"

"Who knows what we will encounter in the future? We can't drive the enemy to the Danube to feed the fish every time. And this time is different from Sweden. We will not increase our troops."

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There is no way. Russia's territory is indeed huge, which is not very convenient.

"You have to be frugal and live carefully."

"There is no way."

After Solovyov sent his brother-in-law away, he talked with some businessmen who came to the salon.

Although these people are not in a high position, they know a lot of things. It is probably because Sofia is not far from Constantinople and Greece. It is a transportation hub in the mountains, and the news spreads here very quickly.

He also has a better understanding of the situation in Constantinople.

Now he has begun to consider a topic, that is, what will the Pashas of the Ottoman Empire do next.

At least now the Saudi family is fighting the Ottoman Empire in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula, which has forced Sultan Mahmoud to consider transferring troops from Egypt, but in this case, he will have to enter the mode of bargaining in the vegetable market.

After all, Muhammad Ali was born in a family of small officers. The so-called tobacco dealer also made money by selling cigarettes from Macedonia. It is inevitable that he is a bit mercenary.

Solovyov happened to be from a family of profiteers. If they really met this time, it might not be a military problem, but some bargaining in the vegetable market.

The Ottoman Empire in the Eastern Mediterranean is like this now. It is dead like this. It is really ridiculous that he will not die.

But this is a sign of the decline of an empire. In fact, according to the general rules, even the Romans, who were called by the sultans of all generations, should have been torn apart by now.

It is a strange force that maintains the existence of this country. Otherwise, with the frequency of the Russian army's Gothic invasion, Constantinople might have changed its master in the last Russo-Turkish War.

Sometimes, the British are so schizophrenic. They were still fighting with the Ottoman Empire three years ago, and now they have become allies. This is really a flexible moral bottom line and political skill.

However, he did not have much confidence in the next action plan. In Macedonia, there were not only Greeks who supported them, but also some diehards of the Ottoman Empire. There were also many mosques in these cities. However, the Ottoman Empire was like this and did not completely change the local religion into what they wanted.

There are always people who have to pay taxes, but if the tax payers become poor, there will be no taxes, and a vicious cycle will follow.

There is indeed a certain requirement for when to enter Greece next, and he cannot act in a hurry. The supply line is very important.

In this case, he needs Skopje to be in his own hands, and he can enter the relatively flat coastal areas of Greece from Sofia and Skopje.

Although the food production in the coastal areas of Greece is not much, it can still be self-sufficient, not as some people say.

After all, the Peloponnese Peninsula can be used for farming, and there is Thessaly in the north for raising horses, and the same is true for Macedonia and Thrace further north.

This is also a place to use his skills. If possible, Soloviev wants to submit a memorial to Alexander, asking those relatives of Oldenburg who were deprived of their territories by Napoleon to come to the Balkans to be kings.

Anyway, if you can't find a prince from a big country in Europe to come to the newly established small country to be king, you probably have to find one from these small countries. If you come down from a group of German states, there will be many, many of whom are relatives of Alexander.

Even Soloviev envied Christian. He was probably the same type as himself, lacking ambition. Otherwise, a crown might have fallen on his head at any time.

If he had the status of a prince of this branch, he would probably have this idea, but he was only a count now.

If he wanted to go further, he could only become a special prince through military merit, but this standard was really difficult.

Katya's grandfather had fought all his life. He first made merit in Crimea when he was a teenager, and finally entered Crimea in the fifth Russo-Turkish War. This changed the princes of his line to special princes with special titles.

If he had such a military merit, he would naturally have a chance.

However, if he didn't show some special military merits against the Turks, it would probably be impossible to complete this step.

And at this time, he had his old father on top of his count status, which was a bit of an obstacle.

As for my father, his legitimate son has already won the title of special prince, which seems very abstract. If I were the second son, I might not have such trouble.

Le, it is indeed more fun. (End of this chapter)