Chapter 214: Changing the World
Chapter 215 Changing the World
Having made up his mind, Joseph immediately asked Emang to summon all the attendants of the Crown Prince.
Soon, looking at the two rows of painters, sculptors, pharmacists, acrobats and other attendants standing in front of him, Joseph sighed again, saying that it was so wise of his mother to ask him to bring them to Tunisia!
Without these people, it would be a bit difficult to implement his plan - even if Tunisia could find such a master, confidentiality would be a problem.
As for how to do it specifically, he didn't think much about it. The predecessors had already had a mature plan, so he just copied it directly.
He first gave a simple instruction to the pharmacist and the ventriloquist, and asked the police department and the French businessman Agadong to cooperate with them, and then turned to the exclusive sculptor who had the heaviest task this time, Mr. Brigitte.
"There are still ten days before the traditional Islamic festival of Ashura." Joseph said to the sculptor, "I need you to help me make a stone sculpture before then.
"Oh, considering the time it takes to transport, you should only have 8 days. ”
Brigid bowed and asked attentively:
"Your Highness, what kind of artwork do you need?"
"A common stone man in Arab costume." Joseph pointed to the roof, "It should be at least this high. Of course, the higher the better."
Brigid was stunned. This luxurious hall is nearly 4 meters high!
He immediately showed embarrassment: "Your Highness, forgive me for being frank, such a large stone sculpture... It may be difficult to complete in 8 days."
"It doesn't need to be too delicate. The face can be slightly carved, and the other parts can be seen as a person. "
"Even so, it's unlikely..."
Joseph smiled slightly and used his money ability:
"If you finish one day ahead of schedule, you can get a reward of 1,000 livres. Two days ahead of schedule, 2,000 livres. Three days ahead of schedule, 4,000 livres. And so on, every day ahead of schedule, the reward will be doubled. "
Brigid's mind was instantly filled with the sound of silver coins "clattering", and she immediately nodded without hesitation:
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, you will definitely see the stone man you want within 8 days!"
He paused, and then asked tentatively: "Your Highness, if you can let me borrow some engineers, then the construction period will be more guaranteed."
"No problem. You can go to the legion to pick people later."
Joseph gave some more detailed requirements, and finally reminded:
"Oh, by the way, this stone man must be carved with one eye, please remember it. "
Brigid didn't want to waste a moment. After leaving the Crown Prince, she immediately went to Berthier to ask for several engineers responsible for blasting, and then went straight to the vicinity of the Mejerda River - this was the Crown Prince's request, saying that it was easy to transport.
He quickly selected a huge limestone and asked the engineers to drill holes in it, install gunpowder, and blast it.
Each of these engineers received 30 livres of hard work from the sculptor, so they all showed their best skills. They spent most of the day and used extremely precise blasting to blast the big stone into a human figure...
A few days later, a prophecy of Elder Alayi began to spread throughout Tunisia: Soon an oracle will descend on Tunisia and convey it to the world through water or forests...
People didn't pay much attention at first, until one day, a resident living in Mejziba dug out a fish belly he bought. A stone with white marks on it appeared, and a line of words could be vaguely seen.
The words were not carved, which seemed extremely magical.
He immediately took the fish and the stone to the town's mosque and asked the clergy to read them.
Soon, the whole town was in an uproar because the imam recognized the handwriting, which read "The descendants of Rome will expel the Ottoman Guards"!
In the next few days, people in the cities along the Mejerda River found stones with mysterious patterns in the belly of the fish, and there were the same handwriting on them.
There was even a fisherman who dug out the "oracle stone" from the belly of the fish he had just caught, and was so surprised that he immediately knelt down and prayed on the boat.
In places far away from the Mejerda River, such as the mountains in the northeast, some people vaguely heard foxes calling at night, and the call sounded very much like saying, "Expel the Ottomans. "
Obviously, Elder Alayi's prophecy has come true! The whole of Tunisia is boiling again. People began to gather together openly to discuss the expulsion of the guards.
This is an oracle!
With the Lord's support, what is there to fear even if the guards are extremely vicious?
Of course, all the oracles actually come from the hands of the prince's exclusive followers.
Use strong acid to write on the stone, and then stuff it into the belly of a live fish. If you want it to be efficient, just take it to the market and sell it directly. If you want it to be more realistic, try to put it in the fisherman's net.
Quantity The "oracle stone" of the production type ensures that almost all large towns can get a piece.
The ventriloquist has a harder time. He has to travel several places every day to imitate the fox's call, and he can only start work at night. After half a month, he lost six or seven pounds.
However, what finally caused the Tunisian natives to explode was the shocking oracle that appeared on the day of Ashura.
Ashura is the day recorded in the scriptures that the Lord allowed Adam and Eve to repent for eating the forbidden fruit. Yes, that's right, the records of these two human ancestors in Islam and Christianity are the same.
On that day, tens of thousands of people gathered in Utica to celebrate the festival. The oars of a giant ferry that came here hit something in the center of the river.
The captain was very confused, so he ordered the crew to sneak into the Majerda River to check, and found a huge stone man there!
Of course, this captain was arranged by the police in advance.
So, Utica organized a large number of ships and manpower, tied ropes to the stone man, and dragged it from the river to the shore.
When people saw the one-eyed stone giant, they immediately remembered the strange prophecy left by a mysterious ascetic before: the stone giant has one eye, purifying the fallen Osman.
The prophecy came true, and the oracle appeared again!
The clergy of Utica immediately announced that a mosque would be built on the stone statue to facilitate people to worship the miracle. Outside the city of Utica, nearly 10,000 people prostrated themselves around the one-eyed stone man for a long time, praising the power of the Lord and swearing to obey the contents of the oracle.
Mr. Brigitte spent five days to complete this huge work, and received a bonus of 4,000 livres, and also sent the Tunisian Guards on their last journey.
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As the amazing oracle event spread from Utica to Tunisia, people finally overcame their timidity and launched the first attack on the Guards.
Jamil led the members of the "Sword of Vengeance" and the tribesmen of the Fawaz tribe, a total of nearly 600 troops, rushed into the Andalusian town - this small town did not have any decent city defense - and soon drove 200 Guards into the mosque in the city.
Jamil and the warriors first knelt down to the "oracle stone" they brought, and then stood up and drew their scimitars, pointing at the enemy's last fortress, and shouted loudly:
"No more Ottoman oppression, obey the oracle! Warriors, attack!"
The 600 people were well-equipped, with 100 flintlock rifles, almost universal scimitars and spears, and immediately shouted and rushed towards the Guards in the mosque.
As for the Imperial Guards, although they were frightened by the scene, they were also regular soldiers after all. Under the order of the officers, the soldiers picked up their muskets and started shooting outside.
As the chaotic gunshots rang out, several members of the "Sword of Vengeance" who rushed to the front were shot and fell to the ground. The people behind saw their bodies torn apart by bullets and the black blood on the ground, and their feet suddenly stopped.
Seeing this, the Imperial Guards officer shouted loudly:
"You lowly guys dared to rebel! You and your families will be hanged outside the city! Don't even think about running away!"
When Zhemiler's army heard this familiar terrifying scolding, their courage disappeared instantly, and they hurriedly turned around and retreated beyond the range of the Imperial Guards.
Zhemiler was so angry that he led the team to charge again. After several people were shot, the charging team immediately retreated back.
Zhemiler had no choice but to order the Imperial Guards to shoot back. In this way, the two sides fought for a whole day, with a total of more than ten casualties, and the night fell.
Ishak, the special agent of the police intelligence department who was watching the battle from a distance, saw this scene and wanted to curse. Even if it was a few hundred sheep, they might be more brave than this group of people with flintlock rifles.
He knew that this was the first time that the Tunisians tried to attack the Guards. The natives of all Tunisia were watching, and they had to win as soon as possible, otherwise the morale of the natives would soon dissipate.
If other Guards came to reinforce, the situation would be even worse.
Thinking of this, he immediately rushed back to Tunisia City overnight.
The next day, the battle in Andalusian continued, and the Guards even launched a breakout. Fortunately, Jamil led his capable men to fight back desperately, otherwise it would probably fail.
It was getting dark, and just when Jamil was upset, a deafening roar suddenly came from the corner of the road in the distance. Immediately, bricks and stones flew everywhere where the guards were hiding, and a hole more than half a person high appeared on the back wall.
Then, the second loud noise came...
Ishak really had no other choice but to ask the artillery of the police academy to "cheat". He used a four-pound cannon to help Jamil open the gap.
Jamil was very smart and guessed that someone was using a cannon to help, but he stood up and shouted:
"Divine punishment! This is the divine punishment from the Lord! The guards are finished!"
Hearing "Divine punishment", the Tunisian natives were immediately morale-boosted. God was on their side, what else was there to be afraid of? They howled and followed Jamil to launch a fierce charge.
The dim sky made it difficult for them to see how many teammates around them were shot. With a momentum, they rushed in from the gap in the mosque, relying on the advantage of numbers, and hacked at the guards inside.
They had been oppressed by the Ottomans for too long, and the anger in their chests was vented out and they could not control it at all.
When Jamil had exhausted his strength and put away his scimitar, he turned around and found that there were almost no guards standing.
At dawn the next day, Jamil led his men to raid the homes of all the guards in the town, and harvested a huge sum of 30,000 riyals that day.
The news of the Andalusian victory quickly spread throughout Tunisia. The natives suddenly discovered that the guards, who had always been arrogant, were not invincible.
The oracle was right, the fallen Ottomans would be purified!
More importantly, it was said that the Andalusian rebels seized 50,000 to 60,000 riyals from the guards in just three days!
Everyone was immediately dominated by greed.
The natives who dreamed of getting rich were no longer timid. There were more and more attacks on the Guards in various places, and soon formed a prairie fire.
At this time, there was no attack on the French in Tunisia - the Guards were being beaten by the natives for gold coins, so how could they remember the collusion with the British?
As for the natives, everyone is now "descendants of Rome", so naturally they will not embarrass their French brothers of the same origin. Moreover, they have to rely on the French brothers to provide weapons and equipment for exploding gold coins.
As for Jamil, after clearing all the Guards in Andalusian, he began to lead the team to support the nearby natives.
After all, they were a victorious army with high morale and some experience. They soon helped five or six towns break through the defense of the Guards.
In just half a month, Jamil gathered a native army of nearly 4,000 people.
These were the brave and capable warriors he carefully selected, and the cowards were all driven back home by him.
Then, under the guidance of the military adviser brought by Ishak, this strongest native army successfully repelled the guards who came to Tunisia City to clear out the enemy, and then took advantage of the situation to break through Susa, the second largest city in Tunisia, and became famous for a while.
Half a month later, Jamil's 5,000 troops had arrived in Tunisia City.
There were also many native rebels coming from other directions, and they gathered 20,000 people in bits and pieces.
The natives elected Master Zaganos, who supported all the rebels behind the scenes, that is, Ishak as the leader, Jamil as the general, and led all the native troops to surround Tunisia City.
As early as a week ago, Joseph ordered the Guards Corps to withdraw to Bizerte, while the Moulan Corps controlled the Kairouan Fortress and was not involved in the upcoming storm.
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When Said, the envoy of the Ottoman Sultan, arrived in Tunisia, he saw smoke everywhere, a large number of Tunisian guards were killed and expelled, and even a team of fleeing guards almost robbed him.
After learning about the situation in Tunisia, he, a pure Ottoman, did not dare to stay for too long and fled back to the ship as quickly as possible.
Fortunately, the Tunisian navy was completely destroyed by the Europeans, so there was no need to worry that the natives would sail to the sea to catch him.
But in this way, the Sultan asked him to persuade the Tunisian Bey to ask the Ottomans to confer the title of Pasha, which would no longer be completed.
And if he failed to complete the task, he would most likely be executed by the Sultan.
Said, who did not dare to return to the Ottoman Empire, hesitated for a long time, and finally found that he had to try to complete the task.
To complete the task, he had to help the Tunisian guards stabilize the situation first.
He immediately set his sights on Algiers, which the Ottoman Empire could still influence. The Janissaries there were also a branch of the Ottoman Janissaries, and had a tradition of interfering in the Tunisian regime. They had to be persuaded to send troops in order to have a chance of saving their lives.