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Chapter Ten, Accidents

The incident fermented too quickly, and all the politicians from all over the European countries were stunned. The negotiations broke down so quickly, and this was completely unstoppable!

Under normal circumstances, don’t we just quarrel for a few months before we make preparations for war and mobilize the people’s emotions before we can officially turn against each other?

Mediation must be mediated, and even in order to show your presence, you must express your attitude.

Before April ended, the Vienna government received diplomatic notes from more than a dozen countries, all calling for calmness and peace.

Perhaps impressed by everyone's sincerity, the Vienna government made a concession and decided to restart the second round of negotiations on April 29, 1882, but international mediation proposed by various countries was politely declined.

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Affected by tensions in the Near East, Sir Gladstone, known as Britain's greatest prime minister, can no longer hold back.

Gladstone: "Everyone, the situation is already very obvious. The Austrian government is determined to start a war, and the massacre is just an excuse for them.

From the British standpoint, I don't want to see anything breaking the stability of the Near East. Unfortunately, France is in a civil war and we can't even interfere.

What we are going to discuss today is: how to ensure that Britain's interests are not impacted after the situation in the Near East has undergone a major change."

Foreign Minister George: "It is inevitable to be impacted, at least our interests in the Ottoman Empire are doomed to be unprotected.

If we simply want to make up for the losses caused by the war, we can also exchange interests with Austria.

However, I do not recommend this. Judging from the current situation, it is a matter of time before the Ottoman defeat.

What will happen then is hard to say. If the Austrians just want to beat Ottoman to change domestic conflicts, it would be fine.

If Austria annexed the Ottoman Empire in one go, it would be too threatening to us."

After saying that, George stood up and walked to the hanging map, pointed with a gun: "There is only one Persia left from India."

This is a real problem that must be faced. The Ottoman Empire has declined, and Persia has declined more severely than the Ottomans. It is completely impossible to rely on Persia to block Austria.

If we say "the Vienna government is not interested in India", only Franz would believe this statement, but the London government would never believe it.

When Austrian's power extended to the Persian Gulf, it caused concerns from the London government. However, there was still a sea of ​​separation, and everyone was very relieved about the Royal Navy.

It's different now. If Austria continues to expand all the way, it will be neighbors on land. You can't expect the lobster soldiers to kill all over the world and shock the enemy, right?

Colonial Minister Primros complained: "This is simply terrible. Judging from the current situation, the Vienna government clearly wants to annex the Ottomans and there is no need to doubt their ambitions.

If we don't want to fight a war of defense in India, we must block the Austrians from the Mesopotamia."

The cruel reality is just like Primros' mood at this time. As a colonial minister, any issue involving India's security may bring him irreparable political disasters.

Foreign Minister George decisively added: "No, this is nothing, there is something worse behind it!

If the Austrians do not eat alone and take the Russians to divide the Ottomans together, then we will be threatened by two major powers at the same time.

With the style of the Vienna government, the chances of such a thing happening are very high. Even because of the plan to divide India, the Russian-Austrian alliance can continue."

If it is besieged by Russia and Austria on land, there is no need to say anything.

No country in the world can withstand this level of blow, and it will be useless even if they operate in India for a long time.

Thinking of this terrible result, Gladstone said without any doubt: "Stop support for the French Revolutionary Party immediately and help Napoleon IV stabilize the domestic situation as soon as possible."

Britain needs allies, and there is no time to need allies than it is now. Facing the possible Russian-Austrian combination, they really can't yell without a meat shield.

Foreign Minister George added: "The French are not enough. We must find more allies. The Nordic Federation can also be pulled over. Perhaps now we should accelerate the establishment of North Germany."

The sequelae of the Prussian-Russian War broke out. After losing the gold medal thug of Prussia, France alone could no longer conquer the venue.

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Influenced by the wave of European revolution, Ottoman nationalism has also become active, and more and more Ottoman youth cannot tolerate the government's inability to show in reform.

After the outbreak of the "massacre" incident, Ottoman nationalists felt insulted, believing that Austria was interfering in their internal affairs.

At the critical moment when the two Olympics restarted negotiations, a massive anti-imperialist movement broke out in the Ottoman Empire.

Inspired by patriotic youth, the people of Ankara protested in the embassy area. These are all small problems. The big gangsters have a good mentality, and being protested is a daily operation.

As people experienced it more times, they became accustomed to it. The key point was that an accident occurred during the protest. The Greek minister Sextus was beaten to death by the protesters, and the matter was in a big way.

Franz, including me, was confused. What's the matter with the Greeks?

It can't be said that Greek imperialism invaded the Ottomans and required blood debts to be paid?

For the greatest malice, Franz had enough reason to suspect that this was done by Austrian agents, but there was no evidence.

More news came, solving the mystery in everyone's mind.

It is said that when the Greek minister came back from his carriage, he hit and killed a child crossing the street, which stimulated the excited Ottoman people, and the conflict occurred.

The great powers can't afford to offend them, can't they even the little Greece?

When the Ottoman police arrived at the battlefield, the unlucky envoy Sextus, along with the coachman and guard, had already seen God.

The minister of a country was beaten to death, no matter how the Ottoman government explained it, it was useless.

Originally, the Ottoman government held Sextus responsible for the car accident, but unfortunately the person involved was already dead and the dead did not need to be responsible.

At this point, the relationship of responsibility has changed. Greece, which has become a victim, naturally will not admit that the carriage hits people.

The Greek government insisted that the Ottomans had brutally killed the Sextus envoy, and demanded that the Ottoman government hand over all the suspects and accept investigation by the Greek government.

That's right, it's "all". The Greek government believes that those who participated in the protest that day were suspected and asked the Ottoman government to hand over these people to them together and accept review by the Greek government.

This is impossible. There are as many as five figures of people participating in the protest that day. Even if the Ottoman government wants to settle the matter, it will not be possible to hand over the people.

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After figuring out the causes and consequences, Franz smiled and said, "So, the Greeks want to come and get a bargain."

The "Minister's Killing Case" provided the Greek government with the best opportunity to intervene.

Austria needs a reasonable excuse for war, and tying together the Greek "minister murder case" will undoubtedly increase the persuasiveness of the "massacre case".

It is impossible for the Ottoman government to whitewash it. There is moisture in the "massacre case", but the "minister's murder case" really killed an envoy.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg replied: "Yes. Shortly after the incident, the Greek government contacted us and expressed its willingness to jointly send troops to fight against the barbaric Ottoman Empire.

Although the Greeks had a good attitude, they had a big appetite. Not only were they interested in the islands in the Aegean Sea, but they also wanted to get a share of the Asian Peninsula."

For a country like Greece with a heavy historical burden, the dream of a great power is essential.

Unfortunately, Greece was not very lucky. Any neighbors around had the strength to beat them up, and no matter how great the ambition was, they could only hold on.

The Ottomans were their only opportunity to expand their territory. If they missed it, they would have to go home and dream.

Franz said as if nothing had happened: "The world is fair, and the harvest and the effort are equal.

If the Greeks wanted to get a piece of the pie from the Asian Peninsula in Minor, they would first prove their strength.

Tell the Greeks that we distribute the spoils according to our contributions in this war, and we will make as much contribution as we want to take away the land on the battlefield."

There is no doubt that "distribution of spoils by contribution" is a huge pit. Contributions on the battlefield must depend on strength. No matter how weak the Ottoman Empire is, it is not comparable to Greece.

With their little family background, if they can't control their greed, they might get it all in.

In this cruel world, it is always strength to determine the distribution of interests. It is better to expect fairness than to expect the Vienna government's integrity.
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