Expedition to Europe

In fact, wine is a good thing. It can make a cowardly person brave, a silent person radical, and a rational person crazy.

Just when Qin Zhiyuan, Old Renault, and Foch were hiding in the study and drinking a few glasses, a bowl of wine in Ghadames, far away in North Africa, was also becoming the focus of everyone's attention.

Ghadames, a small town located at the junction of Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, is now the base of the Brotherhood Alliance.

The current Brotherhood Alliance is no longer the club with only more than a thousand people. After leaving Djerba Island, the Brotherhood Alliance has developed rapidly and now has more than 5,000 people, becoming the strongest non-governmental force in North Africa.

With such a large armed force, it is obviously inappropriate to continue staying in Tunisia, so the Brotherhood Alliance came to Ghadames. This place where the three countries meet is a no-man's land, and Ghadames has therefore become the most suitable place for the Brotherhood Alliance to thrive.

The lives of ordinary people in North Africa are not satisfactory. Although oil fields are constantly being discovered, the profits go into the pockets of princes and nobles, and have little to do with ordinary people. The lives of ordinary people are still difficult, which has become the best slogan for the Brotherhood Alliance to recruit people.

The slogan of the Brotherhood Alliance to recruit people is "fairness and justice, as close as a family", which is undoubtedly very tempting for ordinary people living in dire straits.

The Ibrahim brothers, who are called "prophets", have a special condition when expanding the Brotherhood Alliance. Everyone who wants to join the Brotherhood Alliance must drink a bowl of wine. Only in this way can they prove their loyalty to the Brotherhood Alliance.

The fetishism in North Africa rejects alcoholic beverages. The Brotherhood Alliance's doing this will undoubtedly make those who want to join the Brotherhood Alliance make a difficult choice. In the end, whether to worship or to join the Brotherhood Alliance is a matter of having your cake and eating it too.

In fact, it is not that difficult to make a choice. North Africans have believed in fetishism for thousands of years, but their lives have not changed at all. The rich are still rich, the poor are still poor, and there is no hope of change. Under this premise, the North African people are not so devout in their belief in fetishism. They may have wanted to change for a long time, but they just don’t know how to do it. Now that someone is taking the lead, there are still many people willing to give up their beliefs for a happy life.

Of course, joining the Brotherhood Alliance does not mean that you can live a happy life immediately, but at least there is hope, real hope, not an illusory belief.

"Drink this bowl of wine, we are brothers, brothers connected by blood, brothers who are inseparable, brothers of equality and friendship, we wear the same clothes, eat the same food, sleep on the same blanket, no one will be special, everyone is equal, as close as a family." Yang Deshan's voice was not loud, but the words he said were like a spell, so that the taste of these wines was no longer disgusting, and seemed to become fragrant.

Today is a special day. A Libyan chieftain brought more than 600 people from his tribe to join the Brotherhood Alliance. They also brought a piece of news: a large oil field was discovered near Gharyan.

Although the Brotherhood Alliance has a lot of manpower now, its economic situation is not good. Since leaving Djerba Island, the Brotherhood Alliance has lost all its sources of funds and logistical support. Everything depends on the Brotherhood Alliance itself.

Gharyan is currently under the control of the British, but the British do not seem to attach importance to Gharyan. If the Brotherhood Alliance can control Gharyan, then Gharyan's oil will become a cash cow in the hands of the Brotherhood Alliance, and the Brotherhood Alliance will no longer have the worry of funding shortages.

"The Prophet bless North Africa!" The chieftain named Maitini did not hesitate. He first shouted the slogan of the Brotherhood Alliance loudly, and then picked up the bowl and drank it all.

"The Prophet bless North Africa!" About 200 newly joined adult men participated in the ceremony. Seeing that Maitini drank it all, they did not hesitate. They first shouted the slogan and then drank it all.

"Brother, from now on, we are brothers." Yang Deshan came to the red-faced Maitini and gave him a big hug.

"Yes, we are brothers!" Maitini's tears were about to flow.

This was not because he was moved, but because it was too choking.

Maitini was a loyal believer in fetishism before. Before this, Maitini had never drunk alcohol in his life. This was the first time that Maitini had come into contact with alcohol. It was normal for him to feel uncomfortable.

Of course, it was also because the bowl was not too big. In North Africa, alcohol is not easy to get, so it is better to use a smaller bowl to save as much as possible.

In fact, there were people hugging everywhere at this time, and words like "we are brothers" were everywhere. People were very enthusiastic, without any barriers, completely open-minded, and sincerely accepted each other.

"Hug" can really eliminate the sense of strangeness, especially the sense of strangeness of "first arrival". When a stranger arrives in a strange place, or joins a strange group, a hug can quickly calm their restless hearts, increase their sense of ownership, and quickly turn the concept of "this group" into "my group".

It's amazing!

Yang Deshan's method is definitely not just a hug.

These people have just arrived in Ghadames, have no fixed place to live, no belongings, and even have no clothes to cover their bodies.

Yang Deshan first had to get a set of clothes for each person. The uniform clothes were very neat, and even children aged three or five had a set of clothes in a smaller size.

Unlike the previous one-piece robes, Yang Deshan prepared jackets and overalls for these new members. Compared with robes, these clothes are more popular, because in the whole Ghadames, there are jackets and overalls, and there are no one-piece robes at all. That is the real heresy.

In addition to clothes, there are houses.

In fact, North Africans have low requirements for life, and the same is true for houses. They just need a place to shelter from the wind and rain. There is really no requirement that it must be a mansion with a lawn and a swimming pool. Even if the conditions are a bit difficult, a tent will do.

Yang Deshan tried his best to build a house for each new member. Not to mention how spacious and bright it is, at least it is the kind with a home and a yard.

This is already very difficult, especially when many new members know that Yang Deshan himself is still living in a tent, all the dissatisfaction will disappear immediately, and many people will even cry because of their selfishness, and then swear to be loyal to the Brotherhood Alliance forever.

Yang Deshan and Yang Dehai have a slogan that is well known in Ghadames. As long as there is still one brother who has not moved into a house, Yang Deshan and Yang Dehai will live in a tent forever.

This is very touching. Every day, new members join the Brotherhood Alliance, and new houses are built every day, but none of those houses belong to Yang Deshan and Yang Dehai. Yang Deshan and his little servant live in the tent.

The original text is in Liu # 9 @Book/Bar!

And two people live in one.

Such a leader is indeed worthy of the honorific title of "Prophet".

Many people are willing to give their houses to Yang Deshan and Yang Dehai. Yang Deshan's words make the people of the Brotherhood Alliance feel warm: We are brothers, your home is my home. Although I don’t have a house in Ghadames, I have countless brothers in Ghadames, which is enough.

If it were the 21st century, someone might say that Yang Deshan was putting on a show, but in the early 20th century, if someone dared to say this in Ghadames, he would be torn to pieces by the angry crowd in an instant.

"Now our conditions are not good, and life is still very difficult, but we must have faith, we must have hope, and we must firmly believe that our future is bright. As long as we brothers work together, nothing in this world can stop us. We will definitely build this place into an ideal paradise, and this place will definitely become our paradise." Yang Deshan seized every opportunity to give chicken soup.

"Dear prophet, please allow your servant to offer the most humble respect. From now on, the Metinni tribe is your most loyal hound, your will is the direction of the Metinni tribe's long sword, and your wish is the highest ideal of the Metinni tribe." Metinni wanted to break free from Yang Deshan's embrace and kneel down to kiss the corner of Yang Deshan's clothes.

How could such a discordant thing happen at this time?

Yang Deshan not only did not let go, but also said righteously: "We are all brothers. There is no prophet or God here. Only we can help ourselves, so we must stand up straight and not kneel to anyone. We must be an upright person, not a weak person who kneels to others at any time. Maitini, stand up straight, don't let your brothers laugh at you!"

No matter how evil the purpose is, it must be packaged with justice, so as to achieve the best effect.

Sure enough, after Yang Deshan finished speaking, Maitini, who was thirty years old but looked almost fifty or sixty years old, was immediately excited and tearful: "Yes, we are brothers. From now on, Maitini must be a big man."

The hardships of life can be seen from the face. The living conditions of North Africans are indeed bad. Ordinary people look much older than their actual age. People like Maitini are everywhere in North Africa.

In fact, the average life expectancy here is less than thirty, and Maitini, who is more than thirty, is already dying.

The more extreme the environment, the faster some relatively extreme ideas can spread. The Brotherhood Alliance is growing rapidly under the banner of "We are brothers", which not only has a strong impact on the old order, but also subverts the religion believed by North Africans.

Since all prophets are brothers, what is "God"?