Premislyd wrote:"If we can convine the Ummayyi, after getting a cease fire and treaty going, to build a canal through the town of Suez, it would open up world trade, thus ending the need for these "Religious Wars"" Sturm began, "Along with buying the Strait of Gibraltar, we would declare them international zones and that will effectively open trade throughout the world, ending the need for overland travel And those outrageous prices for Chinese goods*, and for cargo ships to travel around South Africa and into the Mediterranean" Sturm continued
*Historical Refernce to the Ottoman Empire that controlled Anatolia, known as the "Crossroads of Eurasia" and how the Ottomans became extremely rich from the money they got for selling spices, silk, et cetera
The patriarch flared once more. "The war with the Ummayyads isn't religious! I've no care about Orthodox, Catholic, or Moslem! And doing so would destroy what economy my state has left!"


