Chapter 350: Cooperation
The best way is to develop the economy, enhance the national strength, improve the people's living standards (materially and politically) and alleviate social contradictions, and win over most of them to fight a small handful, and now the Turkish Sultan has clearly gone astray! And this approach is doomed to not succeed in someone's opinion!
It is not that no one in Turkey sees this, and if you look at it from a hierarchical point of view, the political program and methods of the Young Turks are much higher than those of the Qing Dynasty. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 The Young Turkish Party, which represents the Turkish bourgeoisie and the enlightened landlord class, has from the outset raised the slogan of equality for all people, regardless of religion or nationality, which is quite tempting to the masses in Turkey.
And guaranteeing the territorial integrity of the state and uniting the entire Ottoman Empire under a single royal power co-opted a group of enlightened landowners. Active activity in the army and military support gave Shabaab hope for a violent solution.
The ideals of the Young Turks from the beginning were noble and effective. They succeeded in overthrowing the rule of Hamid II and establishing power. Although they did not ultimately save the ancient empire, under the leadership of the Young Turks, they improved the government institutions and abandoned the classical ****** laws, and the legal and intellectual progress was still evident.
But similar to other revolutions of the same era, their economic level is far less than the political and legal level, although the level of the latter is limited, but economically, Turkey has not made much progress, although Turkey has established a central bank, and with the support of the central bank, the industry has developed to a certain extent, but due to the limitations of the old system and the lack of experience, all the state industries in Turkey have almost ended in failure, either closed or become a parasite that eats kickbacks!
Of course, there is another very important reason, which is that the Ottoman Empire reformed too late, it was only implemented in 1908 and it was involved in the First World War in 1914. If it had been a few years earlier, the situation in Turkey would have changed dramatically. But even so, they laid the groundwork for the establishment of a new Turkey.
"Has the cooperation between the Ottoman and German Empires begun from now on?" General Shefkite asked.
"No, no, the Empire will only cooperate with Turkey if Your Excellency can represent a country, and before that, we are only working with generals and some like-minded people, and we need to clear some obstacles." The prince shook his head and said.
"The obstacles will naturally be cleared. That's reassuring, but I'd prefer to know something more specific. Shefkite said.
"First of all, Germany will help your country to establish a central bank as the financial center of the Turkish Empire, and as a sign of our sincerity, we will provide your country with a loan worth 50 million marks, but in order to ensure that your country can use this loan effectively, I would like to have a working group participate in the process of assembling the Central Bank of Turkey." The prince threw the first carrot!
It takes money to get things done! Turkey's financial situation can be described as chaotic, and if it does not establish a modern financial system to manage the flow of money in the country, no amount of money invested will be wasted, even at the level of the Young Turks, and Germany helped Turkey to build this financial system and inject the first start-up capital. Of course, this money is not given for nothing, and a considerable part of the loan will eventually be used to buy German products, but the whole 2 million pounds will definitely give Turkey a chance to develop.
"Secondly, we want to establish a barter trade system with your country, and we need Turkish minerals, oil, grain and livestock products. At the same time, we are well aware that your country lacks a hard currency, so we can sign a treaty with your country to import a certain share of the product every year, and at the same time offset it with German industrial products, so that your country can save a lot of money and the market for the primary products can be guaranteed. ”
In terms of food, Turkey may not be as good as Russia, and in terms of oil imports, Turkey's oil in the two river basins may not be cheaper than oil imported from the United States, but it is necessary to support the development of Turkey's agriculture, industry and mining!
This is not a preparation for peacetime, but a preparation for wartime, and after the real start of the war, there will definitely be a shortage of supplies in Germany under blockade, especially fuel and food! Relatively speaking, after the war, it is the most reliable choice to concentrate on opening up the Balkans and then establishing ties with Turkey, and Turkey's supplies can link the shortage of German materials to a certain extent, which is of great significance for the continuation of the war, so this is basically what you have to do to lose money!
"Third, we can help your country build a basic industrial system and a transportation system. Your country's territory is several times the size of the German Empire, but the railways can be described as pitiful, your country is not without resources, not without products but unable to transport out, and a complete railway system is also of great significance for maintaining the stability of your country. Of course, this is not just the so-called 3B railway, but also your country's own railway. ”
"As for the industrial system, it will not be possible to reach the level of the European countries for a period of time, our requirements are very low, which guarantees your country's self-sufficiency in ammunition, light weapons and part of the artillery, and at the same time the steel industry and chemical industry can support the consumption of the war on a certain scale. And it is possible to provide a certain degree of maintenance and upkeep for submarines and large warships. ”
At the level of Russia in history, it is difficult to build its own dreadnoughts, Turkey, which is not even a third-rate country, forget it, the prince does not plan to make Turkey's industry stronger, and its goals are only two, first, to have a quantity. Second, the minimum needs to maintain the functioning of the army. It is impossible to match the firepower of the Turkish regiment with that of Britain, France and Germany, but at least don't be left too far behind by the Russians.....
"Judging by what you say, your country is really very serious. I can't promise you anything, but we will definitely not betray our true friends. Shefket's answer was very tactful. Even after the olive branch extended by Germany, Shefkite did not sit on the side of the Germans with a single ass.
However, this event is an opportunity for deeper exchanges between Germany and Turkey, the establishment of a pro-German political group in Turkey, and the use of the German officer corps in Turkey to control the Turkish army and the Turkish economy with German capital and trade. When the time comes, the prince is not afraid that Turkey will not go with him.
What's more, if you follow history, before World War I, Turkey had to fight the Balkan countries twice, and Italy once, and without the help of the Germans, the prince was not optimistic about Turkey!
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