The Ottomans gave up the barren land in the desert areas on the border of the empire to the Song Empire, and used this worthless desert in exchange for a large amount of loans, weapons, armor, and food from the Song Empire.
It can be said that the Ottomans are very satisfied with this transaction.
Of course they didn¡¯t know what was underneath the desert, so the Ottomans didn¡¯t care at all.
¡°If they knew how much wealth the resources contained under that desert could generate, they would definitely go crazy.
However, in this era, it is obviously impossible to develop and utilize the products under the desert. It can be said that there will be no such possibility for at least 250 years.
In this time and space, under the desert occupied by the Arabs, the oil that can bring astonishing wealth can only be developed and utilized by the Song Empire with plug-ins.
With the exception of the Song Empire, all countries in this time and space do not have this means, technology and methods.
It is precisely for this reason that Mabond¡¯s thoughts on desert areas are self-evident.
Not only Mabond, but also the intelligence and military departments as far away as America, actually plan to seize the Middle East as a part of the rise of the empire.
It¡¯s just that the empire hasn¡¯t put all its energy into this yet.
After all, there are too many things that the empire has to deal with now, and the affairs in Europe and the East and the lack of local construction have already invested all the strength of the empire. Now there is really no way to squeeze out the excess strength. Seize the Middle East.
But the appearance of people like Aziz gave Mabond a chance.
Without using local support, we may be able to use this opportunity to enter the Arab world and lay a foundation for the future.
At the same time, the place that the Ottomans took out occupied 23% of the world's total oil in another time and space.
It can be said that it occupies this place. Then we can have a lot of rich oil resources in the future. This oil can be transported back to America for your own use, or it can be sold to the virtual world.
In short, the benefits brought by this place are absolutely profitable for the empire.
But people nowadays don¡¯t know the value of oil at all.
Even if they know the value of oil, they don¡¯t have the means or technology to develop weapons.
¡°For the empire, this is basically the same as picking up money.
By the time. Taking the oil finance as an opportunity, the local development will not be able to advance rapidly!
It is precisely for this reason that Mabond is very concerned about Aziz and the others.
Although when he came into contact with Aziz, he didn't show much excitement, but was very indifferent. But in fact, Mabond heard the implication of Aziz's words. And after confirming that Aziz and the others were going to join the empire, they were quite excited.
The reason is simple. For the Arabs in the Cuman area, the Song Empire was an absolute foreigner.
Although they can accept the rule of the Ottomans, it may not be possible for the Song Empire.
After all, the Ottomans also share the same beliefs as them, and everyone has a common language in their beliefs.
But the Song Empire was different.
In the Song Empire, there was only Jiejiao. Completely different from what the Arabs believe.
¡°And, compared to the church, the Arabs¡¯ stubbornness in belief is also quite terrifying.
If it is not handled well, it may be quite troublesome for the empire to gain a foothold in the Arab world.
Therefore, take advantage of this opportunity to enter the Arab world, in addition to having a region rich in oil resources. This can also be used to make contact with the Arabs in the desert areas, laying a good foundation for the empire's future large-scale presence.
And, you can also use this to understand the Arabs and their customs and habits.
Only by understanding these can we avoid greater trouble in the future.
This is very beneficial to the empire.
Moreover, after Aziz and the others came over, Mabond could completely take advantage of these tribes. to rule and maintain the Cuman region.
He can set up a model for the tribe where these people belong.
Giving them benefits and benefits is a good publicity to the outside world.
Yes, Mabond will enter Cuman¡¯s operation this time. Think of it as a little experiment.
The results of this experiment can beUse it as a reference for the mainland, so that when the empire moves into Arabia in the future, it will become easier.
??Besides, this opportunity is very rare.
The turmoil in the Cuman region has caused the hypocritical peace between tribes to be completely broken.
Now, the tribal war in the Cuman region has begun.
The Song Empire, which has nominal sovereignty over the Cuman region, can take advantage of this opportunity to enter the Cuman region and finally take control of this place.
After all, they have great righteousness, don¡¯t they?
Mabond is not afraid of the careerists in the Kumaon region. They are obviously easy to deal with when they come.
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On the contrary, what Mabandang is most worried about is that these people will make an issue out of faith.
Now it seems that this worry can be put down.
Moreover, through a series of military battles, Mabande can also solve some unstable factors in the Cuman region.
By then, there will no longer be troublesome restless guys in the Cuman area.
Although the population in the Cuman area will decrease significantly, for Mabande, this is nothing to worry about.
It doesn¡¯t matter if there is no population, as long as a large number of slaves can be captured from Africa through slave traders.
¡°Besides, the Cuman area is all desert, so there is no need for so many slaves.
There is no way to cultivate land here, and there is no way to grow food and various crops.
Therefore, there is no need for so many slaves.
¡°Besides, under the yellow sand in the Cuman area, there are no other mineral resources except oil.
Therefore, there is no need for a large number of slaves to do mining.
At the same time, if those tribes are not dealt with, if oil is discovered in the settlements of these tribes, it will be troublesome if these tribes refuse to leave.
so. At this time of chaos in the Cuman region, Mabond still hopes to see it emerge.
Because the truth is obvious, now the three major tribes in the Cuman area have almost been integrated.
These three tribes basically want to unify the entire Cuman before the Song Empire moves in.
So, strictly speaking these tribes. He was hostile to the Song Empire.
¡°Then, they are all enemies of the empire.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? When these three large tribes are solved, then won¡¯t the Cuman area belong to the empire?
By that time, when exploring for oil, you no longer have to worry about which tribe owns that area.
Because by then, the deserts in the Cuman region will belong to the empire, not these tribes.
As for the tribes represented by people like Aziz. Mabond can completely give them the land that has no oil after exploration, and presumably they won't have any objections, right?
Therefore, Mabond sees the chaotic situation in the Cuman region as a great opportunity.
As long as you operate it well, you can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble in the future.
Based on the measurement of the combat effectiveness of the Arabs in this era, Mabande dispatched all four thousand volunteer soldiers stationed in Cairo.
Let them be led by Aziz as their guide. Start heading towards Cuman area.
An army of four thousand people is considered a considerable military force in the desert area.
However, in terms of quantity alone, it is not the largest.
However, the soldiers who have been transformed from volunteers into Imperial Army soldiers are equipped with very sophisticated weapons.
This made Aziz and the others very jealous.
Because there are no minerals in the desert, the various Arab tribes living in the desert area must obtain iron tools through trade with the outside world.
But. The iron products they obtained were expensive and not necessarily of very good quality.
Therefore, when they saw the equipment of the Imperial Army soldiers, forget about their rustic looks.
The individual equipment of the Imperial Army soldiers is a fine Suifa musket, a stainless steel sword, and two tactical daggers. Not to mention the muskets. Just the shining metallic luster of the fine steel sword made Aziz and the others always have all kinds of envy in their eyes.
The stainless steel sword purchased from the virtual world is completely incomparable with the metal craftsmanship of this era.
? Strong blade. ?The sharp blade and the deliberately patterned lines on the blade fascinated Aziz and the others.
Fortunately, when Aziz and the others bought muskets from Mabond, they also bought some cold weapons and armor. So although they envied the imperial soldiers, they did not go crazy after all.
"General, we have passed the Ottoman border, and now we have entered Cuman. If we go more than a hundred miles further, we can reach the Bagir tribe to rest."
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Aziz¡¯s group riding camels were obviously more energetic in the desert than those on the Imperial Legion side.
It can be seen that after living in the desert for generations, they have become accustomed to this environment.
On the contrary, after entering the desert, the Imperial Legion was obviously mentally depressed.
We can¡¯t blame them. After all, everyone knows the harsh environment of the desert, and all such problems are inevitable.
Especially since the soldiers of the Imperial Army are all infantry, and they have to walk in the desert with both feet, the degree of suffering can be imagined.
Even the officers riding war horses were not in good spirits.
Even the war horses under their crotches looked very listless.
It seems that maybe I should adapt to this environment, maybe buy a batch of camels to equip the soldiers.
????????????? Otherwise, fighting in this environment, our own side will suffer a great loss.
The young man of Chinese origin who was appointed as the commander of the legion this time breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Aziz's words, and at the same time he began to think rapidly in his heart.