Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

No. 18 - Make up your mind

As one of the countries with the worst loss of cultural relics in the world, Egyptians hate smuggling cultural relics the most, and they steal them directly from museums. As one of the four major ancient civilizations in the world, Egypt's history is definitely rich; its splendid culture has naturally given birth to many historical relics.

In addition, the Egyptian pharaohs were similar to the ancient Chinese emperors, and they all followed the lavish burial system; when the country was not strong enough, they naturally became fat in the eyes of tomb robbers, cultural relic dealers, and invaders.

There was no way to enter modern society before; Egyptian officials have been working hard to get back the cultural relics that were lost before. The country is no longer what it used to be, and leaders want to gain public support; developing the economy and increasing employment is only one aspect. Besides, you may not necessarily have that ability, and the most important effect is not very obvious.

Getting back the lost cultural relics is clear at a glance; the effect is immediate, and it is the best way to divert conflicts. The cultural relics were not brought back, but continued to be lost; one can imagine the pressure on Egypt's top leaders.

Therefore, Mubarak was very determined when he agreed to use cultural relics in the museum as bait.

No matter how careful the plan is, there is still the possibility of failure; as the saying goes, don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected. Once cultural relics are lost, the president must explain and apologize.

At present, the domestic support rate seems to be very high, but nothing major has happened; and Egypt has been relatively peaceful in recent years. If we can't fight the war, we can't develop the economy; now we can't even protect the cultural relics left by our ancestors. How can we gain the trust of the people?

The Egyptian staff were very excited to see that the cultural relics that must be recovered under the President's personal order were found. This is a good opportunity to show your face in front of the president and the people of the country; promotion and salary increase are just around the corner.

In addition, the Suez Canal staff are under great pressure, and the people are not very satisfied with them. Every year I earn a salary that is several times higher than the national average salary, and my extra income is even higher than my salary; and my work is very leisurely.

There has been basically no achievements in recent years, and no contraband has ever been detected; you will understand what is going on when you think about it.

Now directly finding the lost cultural relics can really relieve a lot of stress.

The Egyptian staff said directly: "You dare to smuggle cultural relics. The ship will be impounded now. All personnel on the ship will gather on the deck immediately and can only leave after the interrogation is over."

"I hope you will cooperate and not resist fearlessly; otherwise Egypt will take the most severe measures."

Odegaard was very depressed. He didn't expect that his subordinates would dare to carry him behind his back; smuggling cultural relics, isn't this looking for death?

But now there is no point in saying anything, catching the thief and catching the stolen goods; the evidence is conclusive, so we can only find a way to solve it.

I hope that the country and the shipowner will work hard to negotiate with Egypt; as for the crew’s tasks, they can only cooperate unconditionally!

After detailed inspection by the Egyptian side, it was found that the number of cultural relics did not match; that is to say, some cultural relics were not found. The thieves did not put their eggs in one basket, which means that all ships passing through the Suez Canal in recent times are suspected.

After hearing that the cultural relics had been found, the restless mood of the Egyptian people finally calmed down a little; at the same time, they thought that the Suez Canal managers had finally done something serious.

Mubarak looked at the information about the privately-hidden cultural relics ship, and he admired Bao Zixuan more and more. He seemed to have nothing to do with the Heiyun Group, but he was able to put the cultural relics there without anyone noticing. Even the Egyptian intelligence service may not be able to do this; it is a good thing to have a strong partner, but if it is too strong, it will inevitably make people worried.

At present, Egypt has no other choice, otherwise he will not be able to explain to the people.

Mubarak told the presidential assistant: "Immediately issue an order to inspect all ships passing through the Suez Canal!"

I finally made up my mind and just execute it unconditionally as a subordinate; it saves me a lot of trouble and I don’t have to guess about things every day.

The sudden official order issued by Egypt has received mixed reactions from various countries; it does not seem to have much impact on the United States; oil from the Middle East to the United States does not need to pass through the Suez Canal at all.

As for the Soviet Union, it is a major oil exporter. It is hoped that if there is a problem with the Suez Canal, their domestic oil sales will increase.

Although the European continent is a little nervous, the impact will not be great in the short term; imports from the Soviet Union and Norway can be increased. It will definitely be unbearable for a long time, but we all know; the Egyptians can't hold on for long.

This would be a disaster for the British Empire. If no war breaks out, the North Sea oil fields can indeed solve most of the problems. Now we have to fight against the Argentinians, whose oil consumption is huge; relying solely on the production of North Sea oil fields cannot solve the actual problem at all.

Now that Egypt is actually conducting inspections on incoming and outgoing ships, the transportation of oil in the Middle East and Australian iron ore will be affected; negotiations must be made with Egypt.

Ask them to open green channels for British ships and merchant ships transporting strategic supplies to Britain.

The British Ambassador to Egypt came directly to the Presidential Palace. Since Mubarak personally gave the order, he had no choice but to find him. On the one hand, the people below cannot solve practical problems. The most important thing is that they dare not make the decision.

Hearing that it was the British ambassador asking for an audience, Mubarak certainly knew what he meant; he didn't expect that the other party would come to visit him just after the order was issued; it was not because he felt guilty.

At the same time, I think the British take themselves too seriously, do they still think it is the colonial period? As the president of Egypt, he just issued an order; and then immediately opened up to the British. Who will take him seriously in the future? Britain is in decline, but its strength is far stronger than Egypt; the face that should be given must still be given.

The British ambassador came to Mubarak without any courtesy; he sat down directly. Not to mention Mubarak, even the staff around him can't stand it.

The so-called British Empire is a joke at the moment; his position is the British Ambassador to Egypt, not the Governor of Egypt; so far, his identity has not been clarified. How arrogant and unreasonable to do such a thing.

In fact, the British ambassador to Egypt cannot be blamed. It is really that Egypt's previous performance was too cowardly; he instinctively believed that facing the Egyptians, he must be tough enough, otherwise he would not achieve the desired results.

Let’s not mention the colonial period for the moment, but only the Second Middle East War. Egypt faced Britain, France and Israel, and was beaten so miserably that it had no power to fight back.

If it weren't for the intervention of the United States and the Soviet Union, or if it weren't for the three letters from Soviet leaders, Egypt would probably be no different from the colonial period.

A letter was sent to Israeli Prime Minister Ben-Gurion, arguing that Israel's actions "put into question Israel's continued existence as a state." The meaning is very obvious, it is to warn Israel that if the war continues, the country may not exist. After receiving the letter from the Soviet Union, Israel quickly expressed its acceptance to the United Nations of all unconditional ceasefire proposals.

The letters sent by the Soviet Union to British Prime Minister Eden and French Prime Minister Moller were exactly the same; they clearly told Britain and France that if a country more powerful than Britain and France attacks Britain and France, what will you do? It was to beat Britain and France, and the Soviet Union supported Egypt; and the Soviet Union wanted to attack Britain and France, and the Soviet Union also had nuclear weapons.

Britain and France did not dare to offend the Soviet Union and quickly turned to the United States for help; they hoped to use NATO to balance the Soviet Union. However, the Soviet Union had already explained the situation to then-President Eisenhower of the United States, believing that if the war continued, it would most likely result in World War III. Tell the United States that both the United States and the Soviet Union are nuclear powers; if a war breaks out, both the United States and the Soviet Union will be responsible.

The United States is very sober at this time, and relations between the United States and Egypt are not bad. Assuming that the United States supports Britain, France and Israel, a fight with the Soviet Union will inevitably lead to a nuclear war.

At the same time, the United States was very conflicted because the Soviet Union stood on the side of maintaining world peace; if it supported Britain and France, it would anger Arab countries. The United States played a trick and announced that it would not jointly operate with the Soviet Union; it also told Britain and France that NATO would not send troops to help them; and restricted the withdrawal of British and French troops. So the United States became the moral party again. It is obvious that the United States and the Soviet Union stand together in the face of this incident.

In the end, Britain and France had to withdraw their troops; Egypt took back the Suez Canal and allowed Israel to sail in the Gulf of Aqaba.

But in the view of the British ambassador, everything was driven by the United States and the Soviet Union; it had nothing to do with Egypt itself. That is to say, with Egypt's strength, Britain can take control whenever it wants; there is no problem.

Once a habit is formed, it is difficult to change; the British's contempt for Egypt is deep-rooted. Unless a war breaks out between the two sides and Egypt wins, this contempt will continue!