Chapter 141 Iron Blood or Tenderness (Two in One)

However, Emperor Sai did not answer immediately, but asked the question to Yusuf Pasha.

Selim said with a smile.

"Grand Vizier, you are about to step down from office, so why not take your last stand for the empire and find a solution to this matter."

Yusuf Pasha's old face was twitching. He didn't know why, but he felt like he wanted to hide his face and cry.

He's about to retire, and yet he was dragged out by the Sultan to be this villain, working together to squeeze out the last bit of use value, right?

“Your Majesty, I thought it was not necessary to do what Haji Pasha said.

There is still a big difference between the Kurds and the Mamluks.

Of course, this is also related to geographical location and development potential.

Egypt controlled by the Mamluks could go south along the Nile River into Africa. Their south was said to be a fertile land that could be used as a granary. The leader of the rebels who were suppressed by Hassan Pasha had gone south. Pioneering ideas.

Egypt itself also has huge potential, and the governance capabilities of the Mamluks are simply appalling. Under their governance, Cairo has long lost the prosperity of the Alexander and Roman eras.

But the potential of Lower Egypt cannot be ignored. It is one of the most superior cities in North Africa. The empire's other strongholds in North Africa, such as Tripoli and Tunisia, are simply difficult to compare with.

Secondly, there is the geographical location. The difference between Egypt and the Kurdish region is that Egypt has almost no external pressure, while the Kurdish region faces the threat from Persia, which makes the Kurdish region more dependent on the empire than Egypt.

In this case, the Kurds were much docile than the Mamluks. "

Looking at the Sultan's unchanged face, Haji Pasha's faint sarcasm and Ishak Pasha's aloof appearance.

Yusuf Pasha continued.

"Of course, these are not enough reasons to pardon the Kurds' crimes. The most critical issue is actually the essential difference between the Kurds and the Mamluks.

The Mamluks implemented oppression into almost every aspect of the lives of the Egyptian people they ruled. This is why Your Majesty decided to send Haji Pasha to deal with the Mamluks by force, and I did not object.

But the Kurds are different. The rulers of these Kurdish emir states have a strong appeal to their subjects.

Once you choose to deal with them the way you dealt with the Mamluks, what the empire will gain in the Kurdish region will never be peace and stability, but endless rebellion.

This is why I don't agree with Haji Pasha's method. Treating the Kurds with violence will only lead to the same violence.

Haji Pasha said at this moment.

"Yusuf Pasha, you don't need to be alarmist. The Kurdish rulers are indeed stronger than the Mamluks, but how much stronger can they be?

Their luxurious life is no worse than that of Constantiniya's high-ranking officials. Your rhetoric is not very convincing. "

Yusuf Pasha, who had always been a harmonious person, did not have much prestige. At this time, his proposal was clearly rejected by Haji Pasha, but he had almost no choice.

Haji Pasha destroyed the Mamluks and took charge of Egypt, and he was almost designated as his successor. Ishak Pasha would never oppose him, and His Majesty's attitude was also unpredictable.

In this situation, the only thing Yusuf could do was to pray that His Majesty would eventually choose his plan. After all, Haji Pasha had never dealt with the Kurds, so it was normal to make such a judgment.

But Yusuf is different. He has been in contact with this group of Kurds. If His Majesty rashly chooses Haji Pasha's plan, it is likely to cause the empire's energy to be tied up, which is what he does not want to see. .

After much consideration, Emperor Sai finally decided to follow Yusuf Pasha's method. Blind use of this method will eventually have a bad impact on the imperial government.

However, at this time, Muhammad Ali signaled to Sai Dadi, as if he wanted to speak.

Selim waved his hand and said.

"Tell me, Muhammad Ali, express your opinion. After all, you are the leader of the Sipashi cavalry in Syria. No matter how we solve it, you must go up."

Muhammad Ali glanced at Haji Pasha apologetically and then said.

"Your Majesty, I also agree with Yusuf Pasha's idea. He is right. We really cannot solve the Kurds in the same way as the Mamluks.

This is indeed not conducive to the empire’s rule in the Kurdish region.”

Muhammad Ali said seriously.

He has seen the power of the Kurds in these areas. If he advances so rashly, it will hardly end well.

Seeing this, Isaac Pasha immediately said.

“Your Majesty, I also think that Haji Pasha’s method is not suitable for solving the Kurdish problem.

One of the purposes of this great expedition was to threaten the Qajar dynasty on the Iranian plateau, forcing them to spend more energy on us and delaying their process of unifying Persia.

But the attention we can attract is limited after all. The obstruction of the Zagros Mountains and the innate advantages of the Iranian Plateau limit our power projection.

If the empire invests regardless of loss, it can of course threaten the other party, but this goes against your wishes.

And we have a more efficient and lower-investment method at this time, which is the Kurds.

After listening to Isaac Pasha's words, Emperor Sai suddenly had an idea, and he said immediately.

"Go on, Isaac, explain your method clearly."

Ishak Pasha smiled.

"In that case, I will show off my shallow knowledge in front of your majesty and you all."

Ishak Pasha waved his hand, and the guards beside him immediately brought a map.

Ishak Pasha pointed to the map and said.

"As you can see, the Kurdish gathering area is not only in the empire, but also in the Qajar dynasty.

We don't need to slaughter all the Kurdish leaders, which will only allow the Qajar dynasty to use these Kurds to counter us.

The Qajar eunuch is not an easy person to deal with.

So my idea is that instead of "killing", we might as well "invite"."

"Killing and inviting, interesting, continue."

Selim continued.

"For this "please", we naturally have to be polite before the guests. Muhammad Ali Pasha has Sipahi cavalry in Syria. Your Majesty will lead the army from Constantiniya to the Arabian Peninsula.

In this case, what sense of crisis can the Kurds have?

They never thought that the empire would also target them this time.

At that time, Your Majesty, you can first hold a banquet to gather these Kurdish emirs.

Then directly state your conditions. As for how to do it specifically, this is not for me to consider. Perhaps Your Majesty has already had the answer in your mind."

Selim did not answer directly. He roughly guessed what Ishak Pasha was thinking. He probably wanted to take this opportunity to bring these emirs back to Constantiniya and then take over these emirates.

But this did not maximize the benefits at all. Emperor Selim came up with a better strategy - the Enfeoffment Order.

This Enfeoffment Order is not the same as the Enfeoffment Order. The things used by Emperor Wu of Han are indeed good, but they still need to be improved.

As for how to improve it, Emperor Selim already had a general idea at this time.

First of all, this expedition to the Bedouins. If the supplies this time are transported partly from Constantiniya and partly collected locally according to the old method of the empire, the consumption will definitely be very large.

In this case, why not ask the Kurds directly?

This time, it is impossible for Selim to solve the Bedouins alone.

First, the supply pressure is too great, and second, it is unrealistic.

If you want to completely solve the Bedouins, there is only one way, which is to completely raise him.

For this reason, Selim plans to send troops from three directions.

First, his own army will set out from Constantiniya, pass through the Kurdish region, and go to Baghdad to oppress the Bedouins from the north.

Second, the army led by Muhammad Ali will set out from Damascus and oppress the Bedouins from the west.

Third, troops will be sent from Egypt to oppress the Bedouins from the south. As for the commander of this route, Selim has not yet decided whether to use Alandar Mustafa or Hussein.

With three-way attacks, the Bedouins had no choice but to go east. He could try a field battle if he really dared.

The problem was that Oman was to the east of the Bedouins. At that time, he could ask Oman to help suppress them first, and then destroy Oman's army in one battle.

Oman was nominally under the Ottoman Empire. As for the reality, Seychelles did not want to be beaten by the British. As for how to deal with Oman's colonies (Oman did have colonies, and they were also veterans in the East African labor tool trade), he would probably have to discuss it with the British.

With such a long front, Muhammad Ali could get supplies from Syria, and the Egyptian army could also draw supplies from Lower Egypt. Seychelles, in the spirit of not letting anyone suffer, naturally had to draw supplies from the Kurdish region.

As for the specific operation, the Kurdish leaders could definitely be placed under house arrest, but their descendants would have to become the tools of the Sultan to control the Kurdish region.

At that time, these Kurdish leaders would directly announce their abdication and pass the throne to their own descendants.

But Emperor Seth would definitely not let the other party's heir succeed to the throne so easily.

These emirs have more than one heir, and when the time comes, it will be Emperor Seth who can't bear to see some Kurdish young heroes without their own territories and speak up for justice.

The original heir can get the biggest and best piece, and the other brothers should get a share.

Shouldn't these brothers who got the territory thank the great Sultan? If they thank the Sultan, shouldn't they help the Sultan? If they help the Sultan, shouldn't they provide both troops and supplies?

All this is simply logical and reasonable. No matter from which angle, Emperor Seth can't see any problem.

As for the heir who got the biggest and best territory, although according to common sense, the other party should get all the territories, but brothers should love each other. Since they have divided their own brother's territory, shouldn't they be happy about it? If they are happy about it, shouldn't they thank the Sultan? Thank the Sultan, shouldn't they do something for the Sultan?

Out of some psychological guilt, Emperor Serbia would not ask them to provide food, but they still had to send troops, after all, this was tradition.

Since these heirs did not have to provide food compared to their brothers, it was always right for them to help the Sultan.

He just took advantage of the relationship between these Kurds to incite them and create some trouble for the Qajar dynasty, which would keep him busy. If these Kurds were more motivated, Emperor Serbia would not mind giving them some assistance to help them establish their own country.

How could the great Kurdish nation succumb to the evil rule of the Qajar dynasty!

This kind of oppression is unjust and inappropriate. It should be changed and should be helped by civilized countries.

The great Kurdish nation should be liberated, and their pursuit of freedom and independence is worthy of recognition.

As a member of the Sunni sect, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire would never allow these fellow Sunni believers to be oppressed by the heretical Shia Qajar dynasty.

You said there are Kurds in the Ottoman Empire, why not let them establish an independent country.

This is simply nonsense. There are no Kurds in the Ottoman Empire. To borrow a later saying from Kemal, these are no Kurds. They are clearly mountain Turks.

You said he doesn't know Turkish, so what's the matter? Didn't you already say he is a mountain Turk? It is normal for mountain Turks to have poor education, and it is also normal for them not to speak Turkish.

After thinking for a while, Emperor Sai had convinced himself morally, psychologically, logically, etc.

At this time, Haji Pasha's face was a little ugly. From the Sultan's expression, he could conclude that the Sultan must have been persuaded by Yusuf Pasha.

After a while, Selim spoke.

"Dear Haji Pasha, let's put aside the issue of the Kurds for now. What do you think about the handling of Oman?"

"Oman? Your Majesty, I think Oman should not be impatient. Oman has the support of the British behind it. It is not wise to rashly try to annex them.

It seems to me that we might try to make them nominally subject to our rule.

Oman's navy is very good. At least our Persian Gulf Fleet and Red Sea Fleet combined cannot compare to each other.

This is due to their excellent shipbuilding industry and sailors.

These two are exactly what the empire lacks. Through nominal surrender, we can ask the other party to share naval resources with us.

As for how to make the other party submit to the rule of the empire in name, as the caliph of the Islamic world, you should have the right to rule Oman.

Of course, this kind of nominal dominance will definitely not be able to make Oman surrender, so we have to fight with the opponent's army. It is best to completely eliminate the opponent's land power, and then take the opportunity to capture Muscat. .

After weakening the other party and giving us an absolute advantage, we can then negotiate with the other party. "

Haji Pasha said sternly that he had to save some face by dealing with Aman.