Chapter 261: Rookie

Austria is located on the Adriatic Sea. To conduct overseas trade, you must make a circle around the Italian peninsula, and then pass the Strait of Gibraltar to leave the Mediterranean Sea.
This route is not very reliable, either in terms of distance or safety. For future development, it is important to have a safe route that can leave the Mediterranean.
Franz proposed the construction of the Suez Canal four years ago, and sent a team of experts to conduct field exploration.
As for the hosts in this area, the Egyptian government and the suzerain state regret that the Vienna government forgot to inform them.
After confirming that it was technically feasible, the Austrian government stepped up its penetration in Egypt. Franz was very self-aware. Instead of going to Cairo and Britain and France to grab territory, he aimed at the Sinai Peninsula.
Not to mention this era, even in the 21st century, the Sinai Peninsula is the most backward region in Egypt, and it is now a desert island in the eyes of the public.
The peninsula is arid and dry, and most of the area is desert. The local residents have lived on camels for generations.
Before the era of great sailing, here also connected the Ottoman Empire with the commercial roads of Egypt. By selling camels to business travelers in the past, the local residents still passed.
Since the beginning of the 19th century, the Egyptian region has become independent, and business relations with the Ottoman Empire have been cut off, and the local area has completely fallen.
Above the 61,000 square kilometers of the Sinai Peninsula, the resident population is less than 30,000. The largest city, Arisch, is not as good as a small town in Austria, and even the newly opened African colonial base is more prosperous than here.
To be exact, the city was once degraded to the village level and is a residence of nomadic tribes. In addition to sand or sand, occasionally a small oasis appears, which is a precious resource.
The local poor clanks did not receive any taxes at all, and the Cairo government did not pay much attention to this, and the rights were directly delegated to the nomadic tribes.
Against this background, the Vienna government launched colonial activities on the Sinai Peninsula.
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Looking at the desert in front of him, Leohafu said incredibly, "Andrea, are you sure that the domestic order is to make us an excuse here to take this wild place?"
Everything I saw in front of me was beyond Leo Havel's ability to accept. The terrain of the Sinai Peninsula is pretty good. Everything is scarce except the lack of water.
Unfortunately, there is only one Nile river in Egypt. Don't say a river on the Sinai Peninsula. Small rivers are rare to see, which is destined to be unsuitable for human habitation.
No economic value could be found here until oil was discovered. The strategic value is also the thing after the navigation of the Suez Canal, and now no value can be seen here.
The same confused Andrea replied uncertainly: "It seems so!"
The two looked at each other strangely, and then remained silent for a long time.
After a few moments of silence, Leohafer suggested: "If you don't bother to make excuses, we'll just take Arish directly.
Anyway, there is only an indigenous tribe. By bringing together the people on the boat, you can occupy it. There is no need to wait for domestic troops. "
"It's not good to do this, we have to have an excuse, otherwise it will be difficult to do diplomacy." Andrea objected
Leo Harvard said indifferently: "What are you afraid of? Everyone is doing that, the British and French colonists have done a lot of bad things, even more than that.
Occupy the place first, then remove some cargo from the ship as if it were seized. If there are any casualties, add them.
Let's just say that our caravan was attacked by the local nomadic tribe, and we just passively organized a counterattack.
Later, let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs talk to them. Anyway, no one cares about such a small matter. It is just a matter of speech. It doesn't matter if it is true or false. "
After hesitating for a moment, Andrea said fiercely: "Wealth of wealth and wealth, do it! Here is our first bucket of gold, I hope to be able to capture some good things."
Franz is very generous for the colonists who are brave to expand. All the seizures will be distributed by the colonial team. The Vienna government will not covet this loot.
This is why the two changed their plans. After all, they took the place by themselves, and the goods here were their personal belongings.
If according to the original plan, just to make things excuses, then they will get a bonus at most.
Stimulated by profits, this newborn folk colonial team took the first step in colonization.
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There was no suspense in the battle. The two led a colonial squad of more than a hundred people and launched a raid on the indigenous tribe that ruled it, and they quickly won the victory.
However, after seeing the casualties, the duo's faces suddenly became gloomy. Three deaths and seven injuries were already a major injury to the colonial squad.
Andrea reluctantly complained: "Damn bastard, it has caused us so many casualties. We must not spare them!"
Leo Harvard calmly said, "Well, Andrea. On this path, you must be prepared for sacrifice. It is said that thousands of people die in the colonial movement every year in Britain and France.
Now it's time to count the spoils and set up the scene so that the war looks like they are paying attention to the money.
Then send someone to send a signal to the military, let them come over to take over here, or the regular army of the Egyptians came, we can't stand it. "
Andrea adjusted his emotions and said, "Relax, I'm fine. Just watching a few of the guys we brought out is dead, and I feel a little uncomfortable."
Leo Haver calmly said, "It's good to get used to it. It's impossible to die in this business. People can't be resurrected. All we can do is go back and give their families a pension."
The colonial team was formed by the two of them in partnership. Due to their limited strength, they did not have the ability to open colonies overseas alone. Their main business was to take orders from the military.
Specially to do some dirty work that the military is not suitable for, get commissions for remuneration.
If he is strong enough to occupy the land overseas alone, Franz will not bother.
Obviously, this is only theoretical. Without the support of the state, even if you open an overseas colony by yourself, there is not enough strength to keep it.
Now that Austria ’s overseas colonial activities have just begun, the big aristocrats in the country will not invest their capital until they see results.
The non-governmental colonial teams that are now appearing are mostly small organizations with a population of one hundred and eighty. They have neither strength nor financial resources to support the operation of a colony.
Most of these small teams can only participate in colonial activities at the pace of the government, such as: exploring the African continent, besieging indigenous people who threaten the security of colonial strongholds, or setting up a colonial stronghold and selling it to the government.
A strong team can also operate in partnership with the government. In other words, the government provides them with security protection. The colonial team manages the colonies and pays taxes to the government. The profits from operating the colonies belong to the team.
Those who have made great contributions in the colonial activities can also obtain the title of the land. In addition to paying a small amount of tax, all the affairs inside the land are handled by the nobles.
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Obviously, the two novice colonists do not know how much their actions will affect future generations. Now they are still angry that they have too little to gain.
Leo Harvard exclaimed: "God, why is this indigenous tribe so poor, except for a group of camels and sheep, there is only a pile of fur.
Where did the legendary gold and gems used by the indigenous people go? "
Andrea said sympathetically: "I also want to ask where the gold and precious stones have gone! Just now I opened the rigorous treasure hidden by them, which actually contained a few jars of table salt.
God, when did salt become a treasure? Didn't you say that this was the trade transit point between Egypt and the Ottoman Empire? Why is there no treasure at all? "
Leo Harvard said angrily: "The trade transfer station was a thing of the last century. Since the commercial road was cut off, the locals have left, and now the rest is a nomadic tribe.
Not only here, the residents of the entire Sinai Peninsula are said to be nomadic tribes. Without business travel, the local area is severely short of water and can not grow food. Now it has degraded to primitive times! "
Primitive times, this is definitely an exaggeration. At least there were muskets in the nomadic tribes, and although the flintlocks of unknown age were still unknown, that also entered the era of hot weapons.
However, in terms of living habits, it is no different from the primitive society. Still staying in the nomadic era, there is no modern atmosphere at all.
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