After hearing Shaojie's words, Amal laughed: "Ali, can he control my Egypt?"

Shaojie smiled: "Many times, it is better to believe that there is nothing but not."

In fact, Amal was just a test. The reason was that the cooperation between Ali and the Empire was an open secret. It was even said that every time the Empire provided financial and military aid to Ali, Amal knew it, and he knew it in detail.

Because of this relationship, Amal tried Shaojie, but did not expect to get an alarmist answer. In Amal's opinion, Ali was completely unable to own an Egyptian province. This was mainly because in the past few years, Amal had shown that he was really unprofitable and had a life full of energy.

More importantly, Amal never thought that the Empire would cooperate with Ali in such depth.

At most, he thought that the Empire had a good relationship with Ali. If Ali sat on the throne of Pasha in Egypt, he could seek more benefits for the Empire in Egypt. However, he did not know that the Empire's support for Ali to become Pasha in Egypt was only one aspect. More importantly, when Ali became Pasha in Egypt, his next plan was to instigate Egypt's independence.

"But what you said is right. Ali is indeed too greedy." Amal said with a smile. He believed that the two of them had a common language on this point. After receiving a positive response from Shaojie, Amal continued: "Since that's the case, we won't consider Ali. It's just the question you asked just now, whether someone can keep our foundation after I leave here. This problem is difficult to solve."

Shaojie shook his head: "In fact, it is not difficult to solve. Your father was still the Great Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. Although according to your words, when you become Great Vizier, he had already met Zhenzhu. But the problem is that you are the heir he has already chosen, and for a period of time, he will support and cultivate you.

And whether you truly hold the power of the Ottoman will be proven shortly after you return to Istanbul. This time is half a year, only one or two years long. And the situation of our fight against European colonists in Egypt can be stabilized within two years."

Amal nodded and signaled Shaojie to continue. Shaojie said: "I don't want a war in Egypt, nor do I want it at all. In fact, the investors of the Empire don't want it. Relying on your years of protection, the investors of the Empire have a lot of business in the provinces of Egypt and Sinai.

Although war will not completely destroy these businesses, it will have adverse effects..."

While the two were talking, the door of the room was knocked, and Amal was furious. He was hearing the most critical moment, but was disturbed by the idiots under his command. Amal scolded: "If you don't want to die, don't disturb me with those nonsense."

But Amal got something wrong. He kept talking to Shaojie in fluent Chinese, so he subconsciously used Chinese when he angrily scolded his subordinates. It was a pity that his servants could not understand this language. Fortunately, Amal heard the servants' words.

"His Highness Vizier, it was His Excellency Shaojie's wife who had some minor problems." The attendant whispered.

When Shaojie heard this, he immediately stood up, and Amal followed him out and opened the door. There were rows of fruits and flowers in the entire corridor. Obviously, Amal's anger made his subordinates react too much, but this was fine, at least the odor could not be smelled on the ship.

The two of them followed the waiter to the VIP room. A pale-faced woman lay on the sofa. Seeing Shaojie's face full of melancholy. Shaojie walked over, held her hand, and whispered in her ear.

The attendant and the doctor explained to Amar. The people who came to welcome this time included Shaojie's family. After Amar angrily dismissed the local officials, Shaojie's wife did not leave and waited at the dock. After the captain knew her identity, in order to avoid the torture of the heat, he invited the lady to board the boat and wait. However, no one expected that she would rest in the VIP room for a while and suddenly felt uncomfortable all over.

"Mrs. I didn't eat anything, I just drank a little lemonade, so if there were no other hidden diseases..." The doctor introduced Amar's condition.

Shaojie suddenly interrupted and said, "There is no hidden disease. She is relatively weak, so it should be because of heatstroke."

The doctor nodded to Amal, obviously the same was true for his diagnosis. Shaojie said to Amal: "His Highness Amal, can you arrange a room and let my wife take a break?"

"Oh, of course."

Shaojie picked up his wife and went to an unmanned VIP room under the guidance of the servant. Amal waited for a while and found that he had not come out yet, so he took the initiative to visit him. He met a doctor on the way and got the news from there that Shaojie was feeding his wife medicine.

Amal went to express condolences, but found that the door was just a faint cover and could still hear the soft voices of the couple inside.

"............Dad has repeatedly told him that you must help him, and my brother, you must help him with it..." Amal didn't want to eavesdrop on others' words, but after hearing this, he found something was wrong. It seemed that Shaojie's wife was asking him to do something. After listening carefully, she found something was wrong.

It turned out that the wife's father was actually engaged in import and export trade, and her main business was cotton. Her industry was to purchase cotton from Egypt and import it into the two imperial textile industries of Xijin and Nanyang. And it seemed that it was a critical stage when his brother took over the family industry.

Shaojie's wife asked Shaojie to get a share of cotton from Amal, because the export of Egyptian cotton is also controlled by several powerful people such as Amal. It is very important to get a share, and it is even more important to get a share at a low price.

Over the years, Amar has cooperated with Shaojie, and Shaojie has also done a lot of things to use his power for personal gain. He thought that this kind of thing was not his out-of-the-box, and it seems to be a good thing.

The reason is very simple. Cotton planting is the most important industry in Egypt's province and a flagship product exported by Egypt. Egypt's cotton also occupies an important position in the world cotton market, because Egypt's cotton planting industry has received official support, and its land and climate are also very suitable for cotton planting. The quality of the cotton produced is very excellent. Whether in the West or the East, it is in a situation of supply in short supply. Egyptian cotton has always been a hot commodity in the cotton market.

The only thing that restricts Egyptian cotton is its unstable price. Whenever the local situation is tense, Egypt's cotton prices will also rise. However, in the past, the Ottoman Empire and Western colonists made more small fuss in Egypt. Today, when cotton supply is in short supply, the price fluctuations have not had much impact.

But if the British and French colonists acted like a large-scale invasion of Egypt, the surge in Egypt's cotton prices would be inevitable, which would have a great impact on the business of Mrs. Shaojie's mother's family. After all, there are rumors in Egypt and Sinai that there is a war in Egypt.

"Take me to Adamna," Amal said to his servant.

Soon, Amal was taken to a gorgeous room where one of Amal's many wives lived, and the most favored one nowadays.

Adana's father is also a businessman. He has been in Xijin and Said Port for many years. He was doing business in Xijin for many years in his early years. Adana learned Chinese while living in Xijin with his father. He was also very beautiful and loved by Amal.

Amal said to Adana: "Your Excellency Shaojie's wife has heatstroke. You will go to her room to visit her later. If she leaves to the hospital or goes to somewhere to rest, you must accompany her throughout the journey."

"Amal, what task do you want to give me?" Some cunning flashed in Adana's eyes.

Amal nodded slightly. Adana's intelligence is what Amal likes her the most. Amal said: "If you want to have a good communication with that lady, it's better to talk about cotton. Anyway, your father does this now. Then you tell her that you can handle all the matters of cotton exports in Egypt. When she makes a request, you have to record it all and promise a part of it. I need to know how big the lady's family has."

Adana immediately understood and said, "Although it's just some small profits on cotton, it's related to your career, right?"

"Yes, you have to be careful and don't be too deliberate." Amar said.

After giving Adamana advice, Amal went to see Shaojie. The two did not discuss immediately. Amal said instead: "Is this your new wife? It's very beautiful."

This is Shaojie's second wife. The first wife died a few years ago. Shaojie did not re-string and did not take a concubine for a long time. Although the empire has not yet achieved monogamy, the current emperor encourages this, and the loving and monogamous officials are more likely to be promoted.

"Yes, she is very young, twelve years younger than me. Many times, she is a little willful. She is in good health, so she mainly acts like a little bitch." Shaojie said helplessly.

Amar smiled: "She is very suitable for you. A woman who can make trouble can make you, a boring man, live more passionately. With your personality, you are willing to marry her. Obviously you love her very much."

Shaojie nodded, his face filled with a happy smile. Amal said, "Let's talk after dinner. I have arranged for the captain to set sail and go to Suez City. Your wife's illness will be completely relieved."

"Thank you for letting Adana accompany her. The two of them can chat together. I think her mood is better than medicine." Shaojie was helpless.

Before supper, Adana came to Amal's lounge and told Amal about everything she found out.

"The businessman is not her father, but her godfather. Mrs. Shao's father-in-law and the businessman were once comrades-in-arms. They served in the navy for several years, and they were brothers and sisters. Mrs. Shao's father-in-law died early, and it was the businessman who raised her." Adana said.

Amal nodded slightly: "That would be more reasonable."

Amar knew some unspoken rules in imperial politics. High officials like Shaojie generally would not be too involved with the capitalists of the empire. If his father-in-law was a big import and export businessman, it would definitely affect his career, and his career prospects were more important than anything else in Shaojie.

"The businessman was mainly engaged in cotton, but he encountered great difficulties. Two months ago, his cotton transport ship was robbed by pirates in the Red Sea, and all the cotton was burned. Therefore, he owed a lot of debts and needed to get enough cotton to meet his customers, but the problem is that those orders were signed last year and must be Egyptian lint cotton.

And if you purchase the current cotton, the businessman will lose a lot." Adana simply told the truth.

Amal nodded slightly: "How much cotton is needed?"

"About forty thousand dans," said Adana.

Upon hearing this, Amal said, "It seems that Shaojie's father-in-law is on the edge of the cliff now. And Your Excellency Shaojie so eagerly hopes that Egypt's stability seems to have the intention of taking into account both public and private."

Adana nodded: "Also, I want to tell you one of my guesses, that is, Mrs. Shao may be pregnant."

"are you sure?"

"I can't confirm this, but I feel that she always covers her lower abdomen. The pregnant women I have seen are like this, especially since she hasn't given birth to a baby, she always looks cautious." Adana said.

"Then the child in the belly will make the father unlimited motivation and his morality will become more flexible. As for the principle... the greatest principle is to make the child's mother feel happy." Amar smiled.

"What else do I need to do?"

"You tell Mrs. Shao that I can help her solve this problem. You say that I have a batch of cotton in my hand, but not forty thousand dans, but seventy thousand dans, so that her father can buy them all. As for the price, it's a little lower than the current price." Amar said.

Through this incident, Amal confirmed that Shaojie was eager to temporarily stabilize the situation in Egypt, both out of public interest and for selfish interests, which was consistent with his interests. So after the dinner, Amal made his request for Shaojie with greater trust, that is, the two of them would come up with a good idea together.

It was not until this time that Shaojie let it go and proposed a plan agreed with Ali as early as Tunisia, which was to support Ali in launching an attack in Tunisia and attract the colonists' army.

"Ali is no longer as obedient as before." Amal said, and he planned to completely deal with Ali after taking charge of the Ottoman Empire.
Chapter completed!