"Romans?" Rahman was taken aback for a mont, but imdiately reacted, nodding vigorously, "Yes! You are absolutely right! This land always belongs to us Romans!"
Currently, in this part of North Africa, the so-called "Romans" are defined according to the book "Tunisian Origin Analysis," which includes the French people, Berbers, and Arabs living in North Africa.
As a businessman who often dealt with Tunisia, Rahman had naturally read this book long ago.
No wonder he was so excited when he heard Zemir’s intention that Berbers from Algiers could also be accepted as "Roman Descendants."
At present, the French Army controls Mitidja, and if they beca "one of us," then the Berber faction which had been oppressed by the Imperial Guard and the Navy might see a day of resurgence!
Zemir seed to read his thoughts and patted his shoulder: "I, too, once lived in an era oppressed by the Ottoman Imperial Guard, and it was the great Crown Prince who helped us drive out those devils.
"Now, you too can reclaim your rightful freedom and rights in the sa way!"
Rahman breathed heavily: "You an, to drive out the Imperial Guard?"
"Not just the Imperial Guard, but also those Navy forces. For hundreds of years, they have treated you like slaves, and now it’s ti for them to pay!" Zemir used the new term he had learned from Paris instructors, "This is a revolution belonging to the Romans!"
Rahman nervously said, "But this will cause huge chaos, and a lot of people might die..."
Zemir continued according to the Crown Prince’s ’script’: "You must have seen that Governor Uster does not like to be disturbed by tedious governnt affairs. As long as you offer the wealth of the Imperial Guard and the Navy to him, he won’t care about anything else.
"After Lord Ney’s troops return to Europe, my people will take over the defense here. And I will fully support you."
Rahman hesitated for just half a second before placing his hand on his chest and loudly declaring, "All Roman Descendants in Algiers will heed your command!"
He blinked, then imdiately added, "And forever be loyal to the great King!"
Zemir imdiately recalled the unique gift this Chamber of Comrce president had given Governor Uster, nodding silently, understanding why he was chosen to lead the Roman uprising.
Yes, while other Algiers nobles gifted gold, silver, jewelry, and won, Rahman had gifted a statue of the Crown Prince. After hearing the news that the French Army had entered Mitidja, Rahman imdiately ordered craftsn to modify a statue custom-made by an Mzab elder to resemble the French Crown Prince. Due to ti constraints, only the face was changed. However, according to him, this represented the Crown Prince inspecting Algiers.
Three days later.
The Algerian Navy forces started to publicly announce the Imperial Guard’s various cris in major cities like Mitidja and Constantine.
From election fraud and corruption to murder.
As political opponents of the Imperial Guard faction, the Navy faction was fully aware of all their dirty deeds.
Soon, courts in various towns began trials for these cases.
Originally, Rahman, who was accelerating the preparation for the uprising of major Berber tribes, was sowhat surprised, but he quickly reacted, showing a posture of aligning with the Navy faction.
With the Berbers and Arab descendants making up ninety percent of Algiers’ population, and without the military threat of the Imperial Guard, they started protesting in major cities, demanding severe punishnt for the Imperial Guard’s cris under the agitation from Berber Nobles.
Of course, all kinds of looting were inevitable, with almost all Imperial Guard residences being attacked.
The Navy force saw the audacity of the Berber mob to "intercept" and quickly dispatched their own people to join in looting the Imperial Guard.
For a ti, almost the entire Algiers was in chaos.
Initially, the Imperial Guard force tried to resist but was soon overwheld by the enraged crowd—most Imperial Guard troops were buried by Kurulu, and the Ottoman people in local security forces were fired by the French Army. Without military power, the Imperial Guard Pasi was no match for the two other factions.
Five days later, the Mitidja court first announced that the Algiers Imperial Guard was guilty of treason, colluding with foreign enemies, and persecuting Berber tribes, among many other cris, rendering all Ottoman descendants and their relatives guilty.
Yes, the judges of the Imperial Guard faction in the court had all been cleared out, so basically Rahman and Shefik could pass judgnts at their discretion.
Subsequently, other city courts followed suit and made similar judgnts.
In no ti, all of Algiers went into a frenzy, starting to arrest the Imperial Guard and confiscate their properties everywhere.
It wasn’t that Rahman’s organization and mobilization skills were particularly strong, but rather that the lower levels of Algiers had long been grinding their teeth against the Imperial Guard class. At this mont, without any restrictions, they didn’t need any prodding to launch the most brutal revenge.
In just over two months, the force of the Algiers Imperial Guard was uprooted, and over a hundred thousand remaining mbers of the Imperial Guard populace began to flee in all directions.
Yes, this was Joseph’s plan to clear out the noble force of Algiers.
By maximally exploiting the contradictions between the original three political forces here and first targeting the Imperial Guard, which had the most enemies, they could be cleared one by one.
Ultimately, by recognizing the "Roman Descendants," Joseph could unite the nurically largest Berber-Arab ethnic group as the base for governing Algiers.
This was at least ten tis more efficient than the historical French Governnt sending troops directly to suppress opponents with force.
Moreover, it didn’t cause enmity between the people of Algiers and the French. From the ti of Charlie X, tens of thousands of French troops fought against Algiers resistance organizations for over a decade, barely suppressing the resistance forces.
But the seeds of hatred were also planted. For over a hundred years, Algiers experienced constant independence movents until eventually breaking away from France.
The thod Joseph used might not quickly yield large returns, but it is focused on the long term, establishing solid control over Algiers within a decade or so.
The fleeing mbers of the Algiers Imperial Guard initially prepared to head west to Morocco, but quickly discovered that all pathways were blocked by the French Army.
Afterward, news spread that so had successfully escaped to the south to Mzab.
Consequently, all the Imperial Guard flocked to Mzab, and within about three months, almost the entire Ottoman Imperial Guard within Algiers had vanished.
Yes, Mzab was the "way out" Joseph had reserved for them.
When fully eliminating a force, sotis the strategy of encircling three sides while leaving one open is best.
If these tens of thousands of Algiers Imperial Guard were cornered and fought desperately, with the wealth they possess, they could cause trouble for at least two or three years.
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