Holy Roman Empire

Just when the Ottoman Shabaab was dying, the Second Near East War broke out and saved the organization.

After another failure, the Sudanese government lost its popular base, and all sectors of society lost confidence in the government and fell into confusion.

After recalling the information in his mind, Franz asked with concern: "How is the strength of the Ottoman Youth Party? Is it possible to merge with the conservatives?"

The bourgeois revolutionary organizations of this era are not very firm in their revolutionary stance.Especially in countries such as the Ottoman Empire where the capital economy has not developed, many members of the Al-Shabab are still from feudal aristocracy.

Naturally, it is impossible to carry out such a thorough process of revolutionizing one's own life.Since this uprising was defined as a coup, Franz knew that the Ottoman Empire still had a long way to go.

The key is whether the Ottoman Al-Shabab can stabilize the situation, keep the Ottoman Empire, and prevent the empire, which is caught in civil war, from being completely divided.

Weisenberg shook his head: "The Ottoman Youth Party has grown rapidly recently, with more than 10 members and the support of many young military officers.

However, these are all fictions. The Al-Shabaab is full of hills and lacks a strong leader. It is difficult to integrate these forces together.

Most of the Ottoman Youth Party are young people who have accepted new ideas. There are irreconcilable contradictions between them and conservatives, especially on religious issues, and the two sides cannot compromise.

Abdul Aziz I wanted to carry out secular reforms, but they were hindered by conservatives. Now the Ottoman Al Shabaab is also facing difficulties in reforming.

If there is no accident, the Ottoman government will be caught in a power struggle for a long time to come.Coupled with the surging national independence movement in the country, the possibility of the Ottoman Empire's split is very high. "

Most people in this era believed that the backwardness of the Ottoman Empire was mainly due to religion and institutions.As long as secular reforms are carried out and Western political systems are learned, the Ottoman Empire will soon become stronger.

This judgment cannot be wrong. In Franz's view, this is not enough.If only religious and political system reforms can achieve a strong country, then a strong country would be too simple.

The immediate priority of the Ottoman Empire is not reform, but stability.Even if the regime cannot be stabilized, talking about reform is completely superfluous.

Dispelling unnecessary thoughts, Franz made a decision: "Let them handle the affairs of the Ottoman Empire, anyway, we are already enemies, and even if we help them, they will not appreciate it.

Since Britain and France decided to support the Ottoman Empire, they would not watch them split.A fragmented Ottoman Empire, not only cannot contain us, but it is the fat that is given to us.

Now in contact with nationalist groups in the Ottomans, if the Ottoman Empire really splits, it will also split within the framework we have set. "

To keep the Ottoman Empire, Franz no longer has illusions.

Although the existence of the Ottoman Empire is more conducive to Austria's strategic concealment, from the standpoint of the Vienna government, there is no reason to help the Ottoman Empire stabilize the situation.

As for Britain and France intervening to keep the Ottoman Empire?Franz is really not optimistic about them. Regardless of other things, what about the rebels in the Ottomans?

Armenian rebels, Greek rebels, Jewish rebels...

Most of these armed groups were supported by Austria and Russia during the Near East War, and now they have a certain strength.

Although the Second Near East War was over, the aftermath of the war had just begun.

A series of factors such as the Great Depression, the refugee crisis, and the government's financial difficulties after the war all plagued the Ottoman government.

Britain and France are not charitable, and it is impossible to invest unlimited funds.Trapped by government finances, Abdul Aziz I failed to solve these problems, and neither can the current Ottoman al-Shabaab.

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Chapter 1 Sixty

In London, after news of the coup in Ankara, Prime Minister Gerston knew things were going to be bad.

The problems of the Ottoman Empire cannot be solved by changing the government at all. No matter who comes to power, the first problem to face is to solve the refugee crisis and suppress the rebellion.

The Sudanese government failed to accomplish these two tasks, not only because they were corrupt and incompetent, but they really couldn't.Make bricks without straw.It's the same for whoever goes up.

Prime Minister Gerston asked: "What is the minimum amount of money needed for the Ottoman Empire to initially restore agricultural production?"

Marquis Maclean, the foreign secretary, shook his head: "Your Excellency, I'm afraid no one can answer this question for you. The Russians have done too much, destroying all infrastructure that can be destroyed before withdrawing their troops.

According to the information from the embassy, ​​in the areas occupied by the Russian army, there is hardly a complete building, and they blew up all the buildings except the church.

Even the countryside was not spared. Houses, farmland, bridges, and dams were all bombed. They even blocked the rivers artificially, turning the farmland downstream into a swamp.

It is said that in order to sabotage, the Russians have consumed tens of thousands of tons of explosives, and almost all the areas occupied by the Russian army have been reduced to white ground.

The Ottoman government resumed the spring farming plan, which failed completely under the destruction of the Russians.According to the current situation, even by 1876, the Ottomans will restore at most half of the local agricultural production.

The Sudanese government did not have the financial resources to persist for such a long time. In order to relieve the refugees, the Sudanese government misappropriated most of the government's funds, including education funds.

The cause of the coup was the misappropriation of education funds by the Sudanese government.Now the issue is Ottoman al-Shabab. "

Prime Minister Gerston nodded. The hatred between Russia and Turkey has a long history, and he was not surprised that the Russians took drastic measures to retaliate.

The previous Russian-Turkish war was bloodier than this, and it is not surprising that tens of thousands of people were massacred at one time.

The fact that the farmland and river channels were not bombed up ahead is not because the Russians are soft-hearted, but mainly because the industrial technology has not developed to this level.

This time, the logistics materials were provided by Austria, and the Russians did not need to save.Now that we are evacuating, the ship is still provided by Austria, and the large comprehensive materials hidden in the front cannot be hidden now.

Food and other living materials can also be said to be captured booty, and the ammunition produced by the Austrian arsenal cannot be explained in any way.

The Russians are also ruthless enough to vent all these ammunition on the Asia Minor peninsula.Except for not blowing up the church to save God's face, they blew up everything that could.

After making up his mind, Prime Minister Gerston had a headache.The Russians had a good time this time, and now what should the Ottoman Empire do?

Save, the price to pay is too high; if not, the Ottoman Empire will definitely be dragged down by refugees, and it will inevitably be annexed by Austria.

"What is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs going to do?"

Marquis Maclean frowned, and replied with an embarrassed look: "This problem is not difficult to solve, at least for the Ottoman Empire. As long as they are ruthless enough, they can..."

Everyone's face changed drastically. There were quite a few refugees in the Ottoman Empire. Even if hundreds of thousands died this winter, there were at least 200 million people.

According to Marquis Maclean's plan, although the refugee crisis was solved once and for all, the losses to the Ottoman Empire were also catastrophic.

However, no one objected. To be able to climb to this position, everyone is a strong-willed generation, and it is not so easy to be influenced by personal feelings.

What does the life and death of the Ottomans have to do with them?At a time when millions of people around the world die of hunger every year, compassion has long since been exhausted.

After wandering for two steps, Prime Minister Gerston said: "This matter has nothing to do with us, everything is the choice of the Ottomans.

What we have to do now is to provide them with a counter-insurgency fund to stabilize the situation in the Ottoman Empire as soon as possible, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should supervise their use.

At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should be prepared. Once the Ottoman government takes action, it will definitely be accused by thousands of people.It doesn't matter if the international public opinion is scolded, but the Austrians should not be allowed to seize the opportunity and interfere in the internal affairs of the Ottomans. "

In this regard, Prime Minister Gerston is still very relieved. The intelligence shows that Austria is encroaching on the Arabian Peninsula, and it will be impossible to solve it within a few years.

With the cautious style of the Vienna government, until the Arabian Peninsula is digested, it will not do anything in a short period of time.

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In Ankara, the Ottoman al-Shabaab, which has just taken power, has not had time to enjoy the thrill of power, and it has fallen into confusion.

The way the script is opened is wrong. After overthrowing the corrupt government under normal circumstances, shouldn't the Ottoman Empire be revived immediately under their leadership?

However, the reality is the opposite. After the overthrow of Abdul Aziz I, they were at a loss.

It was just a coup, not a revolution, so al-Shabaab took over state power very quickly.Of course, it is inevitable that a group of conservatives and religious people will be mixed into the government.

Politics always requires compromise. If you refuse to share rights, how can you gain the support of everyone?

After getting the rights, the al-Shababs are lost.This is not a prosperous and powerful empire, but a decaying empire riddled with holes and liable to disintegrate at any time.

As the leader of al-Shabaab, Midhart, who had just taken over power, was quickly dumbfounded.The issue of rights struggle was put aside first, and the issue of financial bankruptcy was imminent.

The rotten government that was overthrown was not rich, and many of its officials were probably fat, but it was still too insignificant for a country.

After this did not release the administrative funds owed by the government, the wallet shriveled again.The most expensive relief for refugees and the suppression of rebellions still has no funds.

Don't know how expensive Chai Mi is, and now Midhart finally realizes the suffering of the Sudanese government.The government doesn't have enough money to do anything.

"What do Britain and France say, are they willing to give us a loan?"

Borrowing when there is no money is the most common practice in the Ottoman Empire.Britain and France are the two countries that most like to issue loans in this era. More than 80.00% of the international loans in the world are issued by these two countries.

"Prime Minister, the French refused our loan, the British did not refuse, but they also put forward conditions, this loan can only be used to suppress the rebellion.

And they also proposed that we should solve the refugee crisis as soon as possible and prove the government's ability to govern. "Foreign Minister Hadfao said bitterly.

The refugee crisis is easy to solve, as long as there is money.If the food is insufficient, it can be purchased from the two neighbors, as much as you want.

Unfortunately, what the Ottoman Empire lacked the most was money. Even if they wanted a loan, it was difficult to find collateral.

This is the fault of the previous government. In order to fight the war, the Sudanese government made every effort to raise funds. If there were no international loans, the previous government would not have the money to help the refugees.

Unlucky for Midhart, the last government just ran out of money and took over a mess.

Of course, if the previous government hadn't run out of ammunition and food, the coup d'état would not have succeeded, and naturally he would not have come to power.

Midhart slammed the table: "How to solve it? Millions of people are reaching out to us for food, and the food in the government's hands will last up to two months.

In such a short time, even if the spring ploughing is made up, the harvest will not wait.What's more, our farmland has been severely damaged, and most of the land cannot be restored to farming during the year.

This year, our food shortage is as high as 316 million tons. To completely solve the refugee crisis, we need at least 500 million tons of food before we can get out of the predicament. "

The data of the British is not accurate. The refugees of the Ottoman Empire are not only the original more than 300 million, but also those who were later deported by Austria.

This number is increasing every day, and the Vienna government has done a very good job of repatriating the Ottomans.

In addition, the civil war is also the main reason for the increase in refugees.In the process of suppressing the rebellion, the warring parties created another batch of refugees.

In this context, even though a lot of people died during the winter, the total number of refugees still increased.

If someone counts, they will be surprised to find that the number of refugees in the Ottoman Empire has approached 30% of the total population, far exceeding the capacity of a normal country.

Hadfao said dejectedly: "The British suggested that we expel the people who lost their livelihoods to Persia to alleviate the domestic food crisis.

Or create quarantine zones to separate refugees and leave them to fend for themselves. "

Midhart was stunned, he didn't think he could do this at all.Whether it's deportation, or the creation of refugee quarantines and letting them fend for themselves, it means millions of people will die.

Compared with direct slaughter, there is no essential difference between the two methods. The only difference is probably that there is no need to bear the charge of the butcher.

This has exceeded Midhart's ability to accept in his heart. He has just ascended the throne of the prime minister, and he still retains a trace of conscience.

The self-proclaimed savior of the Ottoman Empire, it is still very challenging to make him decide to sacrifice millions of people.

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Chapter 161 Pubo Federation

Jerusalem, with the arrival of Franz, this ancient city has a new vitality.

Pilgrims from all over the world made Jerusalem prosper overnight.The hotels were overcrowded, and the buildings in the city were turned into makeshift guest rooms, still unable to meet the demand.

In order to solve the accommodation problem, the city management committee had to build a temporary hotel outside the city.

This coronation is of great significance, and the guests who come to participate are naturally full of weight.Almost all the great nobles in Europe sent their core members to participate, and more than a dozen monarchs came.

Well, this is a Shinra feature.The greater the number of states, the greater the number of monarchs.

Regardless of the size of the state, since people have come to cheer, the treatment of the monarch is indispensable.With that, reception becomes a problem.

The size of the Royal Palace in Jerusalem is limited, and Franz's family seems to be a little crowded, and naturally they have no ability to accommodate guests.

This "crowded" is relative, no matter how shabby, it is impossible for these big people to squeeze into one room.

How can a monarch want a mansion, and it must be the kind with dozens of rooms, otherwise how will the gang of people arrange it?

There are not so many mansions in Jerusalem, and even if the city management committee temporarily remodeled it, it still can't come up with it.

The big nobles want face, and people come from thousands of miles to come to cheer, and the reception work must not be sloppy.

Restricted by the conditions, the treatment is almost understandable, but the basic etiquette should be done well for what kind of status deserves what kind of treatment.

Then Franz got a headache.Under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, Jerusalem was a small city. Suddenly so many people poured in, and the reception work became a big problem.

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Berlin, after ascending to the Polish throne, William I was happy for a day, and then never again.

The last Polish government was too idealistic and formulated a series of policies that looked good but were actually poisonous, leaving a mess.

Poland's natural conditions are not bad. Under normal circumstances, as long as the government does not die, there is no problem in achieving fiscal balance.

William I's ability is still worthy of recognition. Immediately after he succeeded to the throne, he abolished a series of "ideal policies" of the previous government, and the government's financial expenditure plummeted.

The interception effect was remarkable, but it still did not allow the Polish government to get out of the financial predicament. The debt left by the predecessor was the most important factor leading to the financial crisis.

In order to increase fiscal revenue, William I carried out internal reforms to the Kingdom of Poland. Unfortunately, the bureaucratic combat effectiveness of the Polish government was too weak to complete the tasks he had given.

This is an inevitable result. Any reform will inevitably violate the interests of some people. While promoting reform, William I also damaged the rights of the bureaucracy.

For example: William I's new economic policy, the core is to sell loss-making state-owned enterprises, reduce the government's financial burden, and stimulate the development of the capitalist market economy.

Most of the state-owned enterprises in the hands of the Polish government were the industries that were confiscated from the Russians during the independence period, and these industries were inevitably inextricably linked with the Russian Empire.

After Poland's independence, the commercial trade with the Russian Empire was almost zero, and the company lost its original market, and life was not easy.

At this time, I encountered a group of idealistic officials, and the result was naturally not optimistic.Soon the company was out of the market, and it was all sustained by government funding.