Expedition to Europe

It was such a mutiny that was almost a farce, and it overthrew a monarch who ruled a country of three million square kilometers.

This is the consequence of power falling into the hands of others. Even the king is the same. Facing the powerful, there is no ability to resist.

In just three days, Cairo returned to peace, as if nothing had changed, and as if everything was different.

Although the British recognized Egypt's independence, Egypt's military, diplomatic and other rights were in the hands of the British. Fuad I was nominally the king of Egypt, but like the previous sultan, he still had no rights. The only internal affairs, economic and other rights were also in the hands of Congress. Fuad I was a complete puppet.

Yang Deshan - no, now it should be Ibrahim I!

After Yang Deshan came to power, the British still retained military and diplomatic rights, but Yang Deshan and Fuad I were different after all. Yang Deshan came to power through a military coup, and he originally had an army in his hands, so the mob of the Brotherhood Alliance transformed into the Egyptian National Defense Force.

This is not the National Defense Force in the hands of the British, but the National Defense Force truly controlled by Yang Deshan.

It seems that the British do have military rights in Egypt, but Egypt is not like before, with no rights at all. At least Yang Deshan has the right to form an army.

This is a good sign.

After Yang Deshan became Ibrahim I, the Egyptian army developed rapidly, beyond the expectations of everyone, including the British. In just three days, the Egyptian National Defense Force in Yang Deshan's hands had more than four divisions. Although only the Guards Division stationed in Cairo was fully staffed, and two divisions were just flower racks, Egypt unexpectedly had an armored division, which really made everyone, including the British, look at it with admiration.

This armored division was the armored force led by Rommel. In fact, it was not fully staffed. There was only one four-battalion force, which could barely be organized into a regiment and a battalion. However, when the steel chariot drove into Cairo with a huge roar, the citizens of Cairo, including the members of the National Assembly, still felt a little strange.

It looks good. At least the new king is not as powerless as the previous one. Having a powerful person as king makes many Egyptians feel more at ease.

It is not just the Egyptians who feel at ease. The British feel more at ease.

When Yang Deshan announced the establishment of the first armored division in Egypt and the entire Middle East, the British did feel a little uneasy, but then Yang Deshan announced that the management of the Suez Canal would be completely entrusted to the British, which made the British completely relieved about Yang Deshan.

The importance of the Suez Canal to Egypt is unquestionable. If Sudan is not counted, 95% of Egypt's land is desert or semi-desert, and no underground mineral deposits have been found, so naturally there is no industry. The income from the Suez Canal can be said to be the most important income for the Egyptian government. The reason why the Egyptian government has been negotiating with the British is because of the management of the Suez Canal.

After Yang Deshan came to power, the first thing he did was to hand over the management of the Suez Canal to the British, which was equivalent to handing over his life to the British. This attitude made the British government very satisfied.

Loyal hounds should be rewarded. After Yang Deshan showed goodwill to the British, the British immediately reciprocated by announcing that they would provide the Egyptian government with more than 200 million pounds of material assistance and interest-free loans, and would give half of the annual income of the Suez Canal to the Egyptian government.

If Fuad I knew this result, I am afraid that Fuad I would be so angry that he would jump out of his grave. The reason why Fuad I and the British kept arguing with each other was because of the distribution of benefits of the Suez Canal. If the British were so generous to Fuad I, why would Fuad I be a bad guy?

In fact, the British really don’t care much about the benefits of the Suez Canal. What they care about is the control of the canal. As long as the British control the Suez Canal, it means that the British control the connection channel between Asia and Europe, which is very important for the strategic layout of the United Kingdom.

The British approach to the Suez Canal also satisfied the Egyptian parliamentarians.

Objectively speaking, even if the previous Egyptian government and the British fought for the Suez Canal, everyone knew that even if Egypt gained control of the canal, it would not necessarily be able to keep it. So the main dispute is still about the revenue of the canal. The British may not care about it, but Egypt, which is poor and white, cares about it. The "toll" received by the Suez Canal every year is the only stable source of income for the Egyptian government now, so the Egyptian government is so persistent on this issue.

In fact, it is not bad to hand it over to the British. At least under the management of the British, although corruption is still inevitable, it is much better than under the control of the Egyptians. As the saying goes, once the poor seize the opportunity, eating is much more ugly than the rich.

If the handling of the Suez Canal was the first fire after Yang Deshan came to power, then the operation of Congress was Yang Deshan's second fire.

When Yang Deshan gave his first speech in Congress, he was protested by some members of Congress. Yang Deshan's response at the time was simple and rough. All the protesting members were sent to prison. In the following two days, they were charged with various crimes, followed by a series of "property raids and executions."

To be honest, this "killing the chicken to scare the monkey" is very effective. The remaining members of Congress have already had a psychological preparation to face the tyrant. However, Yang Deshan's next move was surprising. Yang Deshan did not dissolve the parliament, nor did he intend to be a dictator. Yang Deshan only asked for a "veto power" and then announced that everything would remain the same.

One vote or no power, that is, no matter what decision the parliament makes, if Yang Deshan thinks it is inappropriate, the parliament must re-evaluate it. This of course takes away the greatest power that originally belonged to the parliament, but at the same time it also gives the parliament the greatest degree of freedom. After all, Yang Deshan does not participate in the operation of the parliament.

The so-called "non-participation" is just an appearance. In fact, Yang Deshan can still influence the parliament in his own way.

After Yang Deshan became king, although the speaker of the parliament, Abu Bakr, was appointed by the British, the two deputy speakers were Yang Deshan's people. One was Bassem Said, the patriarch of the Said family who first supported Yang Deshan to become the king of Egypt, and the other was Medini, who followed Yang Deshan in Liabi.

It's not particularly good, but it can be barely accepted.

According to convention, a new official will start with three things. Yang Deshan set his third fire on Sudan.

At this time, Sudan was not divided into Sudan and South Sudan. The two Sudans were one country, and then together with Egypt formed a huge country. Yang Deshan, the King of Egypt, was called "King of Egypt and Sudan".

This full name was the title when Fuad I was in power. When it came to Yang Deshan, Yang Deshan did not want to leave hidden dangers and wanted to change "King of Egypt and Sudan" to the more pure "King of Egypt".

Such a change is not just as simple as changing the official title, but it erased the existence of "Sudan" in legal and factual terms. This not only made the British disapprove, but also made some Sudanese unacceptable. Even some people in Congress felt that Yang Deshan was unnecessary.

"Replacing 'King of Egypt and Sudan' with 'King of Egypt' will definitely hurt the feelings of some Sudanese people and add more variables to the already unstable situation. If your Majesty really has this plan, it is better to wait for a while and try it out after the situation has stabilized. That may reduce a lot of resistance." Parliament Speaker Abu Bakr fulfilled his duty of persuasion and went directly to Yang Deshan to ask Yang Deshan to withdraw the decree.

Request!

It seems that Yang Deshan needs to do more work to completely control Egypt.

"Abu, no matter when Sudan is completely wiped out, it will hurt the feelings of the Sudanese, so the resistance will never be reduced, and there will never be a best time. In my opinion, now is the most appropriate time. Since the Sudanese can even accept the replacement of the king, then there is no problem with more changes." Yang Deshan is not going to withdraw the decree. If it is other issues, Yang Deshan may consider the British's ideas, but this one is not possible.

Yang Deshan does not want to comment on the British's control methods for colonies, but looking at the borders in Africa, you can see that many borders are as straight as if they were drawn with a ruler, which is simple and crude in itself.

Strictly speaking, Sudan should be a colony of Egypt. Yang Deshan's attitude towards the colony is exactly the same as Lan Fang's, that is, to erase the traces of the original nation from the root. In this way, even if the Sudanese people's resistance is relatively fierce at present, in the long run, the situation is still relatively satisfactory.

At least the national awakening has no basis for awakening, which will reduce a lot of trouble for Yang Deshan's work.

The original text is in Liu # 9 @Book/Bar!

"Then you must be prepared to welcome the Sudanese resistance." Abu Bakr's attitude of dissuasion was not firm. Now is the honeymoon period between Yang Deshan and the British government. The British government also has to consider Yang Deshan's feelings. If Yang Deshan is not allowed to feel the pleasure of holding power, how can he be inspired?

Just like Lan Fang has a National Security Bureau, the British intelligence work is also very meticulous. Yang Deshan's brotherly alliance is from the Djerba Island under the control of United Petroleum. The British must know about this.

Since the background is there, Yang Deshan must have some unknown relationship with Lan Fang.

The British are not very worried about this. People's ambitions will always expand with the improvement of their status. Even if Yang Deshan and Lan Fang have some unknown connection, the British are confident that they can provoke Yang Deshan's ambitions to the extent that Lan Fang cannot control them.

Lan Fang is indeed strong in Asia, but in Africa, Britain has advantages that Lan Fang does not have. At least Lan Fang will not give Yang Deshan the opportunity to serve as the king of Egypt.

"Haha, no problem, it's normal to have resistance. It's best to expose all the problems so that they can be solved together." Yang Deshan is confident and is not afraid of the resistance of the Sudanese.

Africa at this time is still quite backward, and many places still retain a very primitive living state. Even if the Sudanese want to resist Yang Deshan's rule, Yang Deshan is confident that he can suppress all the resistance.

After all, the Sudanese don't even have rifles. Swords and spears are the main weapons of the Sudanese, and Yang Deshan's army is already equipped with tanks. This is not an equivalent level at all.

"Haha, you'd better be cautious." Abu Bakr did not agree with Yang Deshan's decision, but he still had his duty as a subject.

"Don't worry, don't worry about all the problems. If there is one person who resists, then I will only arrest one person, but if there are a hundred people who resist, then I will punish all those who should be held responsible." Yang Deshan was decisive, and would rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let one go.

From the perspective of the 21st century, this sentence may be full of malice, but in the world at the beginning of the 20th century, this practice was a common norm. This is what Westerners did when they entered Africa and Asia. Later, the little mustache in Germany came to power and did more thoroughly to the Jews. Even in the East, a certain bald man did the same.

Of course, it is estimated that the little mustache in Germany has no chance to come to power now. Even if there is, he is a puppet pushed out by William III. And the bald man in the East-

Well, he is almost finished. Zhang Yuting has already started to build momentum. As long as Zhang Yuting succeeds in coming to power, the Southern Military Government will definitely not be able to withstand the offensive of the Beiyang Government. At least as far as Qin Zhiyuan knows, the reason why the civil war in the Republic of China has been fought to this day has a lot to do with the lack of effort of generals such as Zhang Yuting and Qin Yunpeng.

The relationship in Chinese society is very complicated. Almost everyone knows the allusions that when the birds are gone, the good bows are hidden, and when the rabbit dies, the running dogs are cooked. Zhang Yuting and Qin Yunpeng are no exception. Only in troubled times can the value of soldiers be shown. If it is a peaceful era, it is the world of civil officials like Xu Buwu, and military officials must stand aside and become hated by people.

In order to prove their own value and to continue to retain the power in their hands, Zhang Yuting and Qin Yunpeng have enough reasons to let the Southern Military Government continue to exist.

However, this "existence" is also symbolic. Zhang Yuting and Qin Yunpeng did not dare to go too far. They wanted to beat the Southern Military Government to the point of dying, and then add a little more effort to completely kill it, so that it would be convenient for subsequent operations.

In early August, the first batch of aid materials promised by the British arrived in Cairo. As the supply of goods gradually increased, prices in Cairo stabilized, and people's hearts began to stabilize.

Just as Abu Bakr said, after Yang Deshan announced that the title of "King of Egypt and Sudan" would be changed to "King of Egypt", it immediately caused a stir in Sudan. Some Sudanese with strong national consciousness openly opposed Yang Deshan's policy.

Yang Deshan reacted quickly. At the first sign of resistance, Yang Deshan sent troops into Sudan to prepare to suppress the rebellion by force.