Mehmed Ali spared trained officers from execution so they could serve as labor

Evidence

A dead man was of no use to the Pasha, whereas a trained officer on whose education and training the Pasha had spent valuable money could, if sentenced to hard labor in the Liman for life, at least be of some value in the form of productive hard work. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 920

Categorization

• ADDENDUM: Directly extends the sacrifice article’s logic — human value is measured by usable bodies kept alive, a pragmatics-of-corpses theme.