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No great man or hero can be wise for a lifetime... This has been proven in history. The same is true for Egyptian Governor Mohammed Ali. When he was young, Mohammed Ali was able to gradually grow from a low-level officer in the Ottoman army to a governor of Egypt, and even compete with the Ottoman Empire, the suzerain of Egypt. However, Mohammed Ali, like most elderly people, became more and more confused. Not only was his thoughts and actions chaotic, but he was also increasingly suspicious. For example, in 1844, he was furious for six days after learning that Egypt's debt reached 80 million francs.

Especially after Mohamed Ali's heir, Ibrahim, was sent to Italy for recuperation due to rheumatic pain and tuberculosis (he began to cough up blood), Mohamed Ali became even more moody. This was not a good thing for Egypt.

On January 26, 1845, the British Consul in Cairo James formally proposed to the Egyptian government that the representatives of the canal development company formed by China, Britain, France and the West would go to Cairo to negotiate with the Egyptian government, hoping to obtain the right to dig the canal. This request made Mohammed Ali very dissatisfied. He believed that Egypt's sovereignty had been violated. In fact, Egypt was just a semi-independent territory under the rule of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and there was no sovereignty at all.

"Damn Westerners, and those damn yellow-skinned monkeys. They actually made up their minds to Egypt. What should we do?" Mohammed Ali said to his sons. Mohammed Ali had eighteen sons in total, but thirteen of them died before they became adults. Among the remaining five sons, the youngest two were just children. His eldest son Ibrahim was seriously ill, and Egypt is now in trouble.

Mohammed Ali's tenth son Mohammed Said, the thirteenth son Mohammed Hussein, and his grandson Mohammed Abbas stood silently in front of Mohammed Abbas without saying a word. They all knew that Mohammed Abbas is in anger now, and if he is angry now, he will not have a good end. Even Mohammed Abbas, the grandson whom Mohammed Abbas valued the most, dare not speak.

Mohammed Abbas is the son of Mohammed Ahmed, the second son of Mohammed Ali. However, he died at the age of 22. He left behind two sons and three daughters, among which Abbas became the second monarch of Egypt in history.

After a while, after Mohammed Ali got angry, the few people breathed a sigh of relief.

"Father, this time the four powerful countries jointly set fire to put pressure on us, we will face great pressure. Even the Ottoman Empire may not be able to withstand such pressure! So, father, should we agree to their request?" said Mohammed Said, the tenth son of the Governor. Although he is only twenty-three years old now, he is already a lieutenant general in the Egyptian Army. Of course, the big reason why he can hold a high position at such a young age is because of his identity. Otherwise, he would only be the life of a soldier at most.

Mohammed Ali's face was gloomy. In his opinion, if the canal was excavated to the canal development company, Egypt would gradually be invaded by Western powers and eventually become a colony. After all, before the canal was opened, it was not valued by the great powers. Once the canal was opened, it would become a strategic road. At that time, the great powers would definitely come one after another. How can a small Egypt be able to fight against it? Although Mohammed Ali believed that the Egypt he established was already a powerful country, he still knew that Egypt was far from an opponent of Western powers. Among the four powerful countries that formed the canal development company, except for the Spanish Kingdom, the other three were not something Egypt could deal with, and even the Ottoman Empire did not dare to confront it head-on.

"Grandpa, we only reserved five percent of the shares of Egypt in the canal development company. I heard that this canal excavation will cost tens of millions of pounds. Five percent of the shares will be equivalent to at least two million pounds. After the canal is opened, we will be able to make continuous profits, which will be of great help to improve Egypt's finances." said Mohammed Abbas, the grandson of the Governor, said.

Mohammed Ali nodded. He felt a headache when he thought of Egypt's current foreign debt of up to 80 million francs. Perhaps this time, the shares of the Canal Company can help Egypt gradually pay off these foreign debts! Not to mention anything else, these shares alone are worth tens of millions of francs.

"Well, after the representatives of the canal development company come, Abbas, you are responsible for negotiating with them and fighting for greater interests for Egypt." Mohammed Ali said. Although he is old and often he starts to be confused. However, in the face of critical events, his mind is still very clear. He knows that with the power of Egypt, he cannot confront China, Britain, France and the West, so he can only compromise.

"Yes, grandpa, I will try my best to win more benefits!" said Mohamed Abbas. Although he is the youngest, he is actually older than his two uncles. He is highly regarded by Mohamed Ali, which makes Abbas very satisfied. His uncle Ibrahim was in poor health and probably won't live long. After they die, he might become the new governor of Egypt.

Mohammed Said and Mohammed Hussein looked at their nephew Abbas with jealousy and anger.

Istanbul, originally known as Constantinople, was originally the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. However, in 1453, this famous European city was captured by the Ottomans and the Eastern Rome was immediately destroyed. The Ottoman Turkish Empire began to fight the entire European countries with powerful force. Constantinople was also renamed Istanbul and became the capital of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

However, as time passed, the Ottoman Turkish Empire gradually began to decline. Especially after the emergence of firearms, the scimitars in the hands of the knights of the Ottoman Turkish Empire were no longer invincible, which further accelerated the decline of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

The current sultan of the Ottoman Turkish Empire was Abdul Maijid I. He began to rule this declining empire on July 2, 1839. Like his father Mahmoud II, Abdul Maijid I was also a monarch who advocated reform. When he just succeeded to the throne, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was facing a severe crisis. Egyptian Governor Mohammed Ali's army defeated the Ottoman Turkish Empire in Nizip and began to march towards Alexandria. In order to protect Alexandria, the Ottoman Turkish Empire mobilized troops to aid Ahmed Fevzi Pasha. Finally, with the intervention of European forces, Egyptian Governor Mohammed Ali was forced to compromise, and the Ottoman Empire was spared from further attacks and reoccupied Syria, Lebanon and Palestine.

In order to fulfill his father's will, Abdullah Maijid I immediately began to implement reforms. The decree issued in November 1839, Hart-Assharif, also known as Tanzmatthua Manny, implemented the implementation of the reforms. The reforms led to the Ottoman Turkish Empire gradually recovering its strength. Of course, the current Ottoman Turkish Empire is still the well-deserved sick husband of Siya.

The four countries of China, Britain and France established canal development companies in Paris, and the European powers were all moved by it. The Ottoman Turkish Empire could not have known about it. However, in canal development, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was ignored by the four countries of China, Britain and France. Five percent of the shares of the canal development company belonged to Egypt, while the Ottoman Turkish Empire did not have a single share. This result made the ruling class of the Ottoman Turkish Empire very dissatisfied.

"Those damn pagans, who were digging canals on the land of the Ottoman Empire, without their permission or even giving their masters seemingly compensation, are too much!" Abdul Maijid I was roaring in the palace of Istanbul like an angry lion.

"His Majesty Sultan, I think we should immediately negotiate with China, Britain, France and the West to clearly let them know that Egypt is the territory of the empire and that the empire allows them to dig canals in Egypt. However, they need to allow the empire to obtain shares in the canal development company, at least ten percent!" said Mustafa Lester Pasha.

"Ten percent? Is this too little?" Abdul Maijid I said with a frown.

"His Majesty Sultan, 10% is already a lot. Even the Kingdom of Spain, supported by the Chinese Empire, has only obtained 10% of the shares. For the canal that costs tens of millions of pounds, even 10% of the shares means a wealth of millions of pounds. And after the canal is opened, you can still obtain a steady stream of wealth." Fuad Pasha said.

"Well! Well, let our ambassador to Paris negotiate with the canal development company. We must give the Ottoman Turkish Empire 10% shares, otherwise they will not be able to dig canals on the empire's territory!" said Abdul Maijid. Since 10% shares are no longer small, the Ottoman Turkish Empire is barely acceptable. (To be continued...)
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