"The war budget for the new financial year has come down, and our army fighting in South Africa has been allocated a total of £40 million, are you satisfied now?" Looking at Chamberlain, who was a little apprehensive in front of him, British Prime Minister Salisbury said angrily. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"On behalf of the front-line soldiers and the Imperial Colonial Department, I would like to thank you for your support as we strive to completely solve this cancer that has plagued the Empire for many years this year. I swear! Chamberlain said happily.

"Solve the problem this year? Hehe, I'm not optimistic about your plans. Salisbury chuckled. You still don't understand the crux of the matter, this is not a war between the British Empire and the Boers for a long time, the Americans have already intervened in a high-profile manner, and they almost did not declare war on the British Empire, and there are Germans behind them, as long as the American volunteers and the Germans continue to send arms to South Africa, our war will not stop. ”

"It seems that we still underestimated the Americans, and we did not expect that they would dare to challenge the British Empire just after experiencing defeat in the Far East." Chamberlain said indignantly. "But why did the Germans support the Boers so much? Even if they are friends with the Americans, they are not allies, and they cannot be enemies of the Empire."

"Our relations with Germany are not friendly, the Germans have become stronger and stronger since the defeat of the French, and their overall strength is already the largest on the European continent, and what is particularly disturbing is the tendency towards foreign expansion. And in order to ensure the balance of power in Europe, we are suppressing Russia as well as Germany. ”

Of course, all this was not the root cause of Germany's intervention in the Boer War. Together, they actually made the empire back down on the 3B railway! The Kaiser wanted to build a railway system from Berlin through the entire Balkans to Constantinople and Asia Minor to Baghdad and the Persian Gulf. And this is very difficult for the Reich to receive, the Indian Ocean is the Empire's inland sea, and Germany should not interfere. Salisbury said indignantly.

"So they want to force us to make concessions by putting pressure on us?" Chamberlain said.

"Yes, but not only that, the current Turkish Sultan, although pro-German, is also subservient to us, and he will not easily agree to this plan. And Germany needs more than a trans-Middle Eastern railway, it needs a firm ally, and the current Turkish top does not satisfy Germany, so they intend to change an obedient leader! Salisbury said.

"I really didn't expect that the Reich's intelligence network in Germany would have such energy." Chamberlain exclaimed.

"Of course, we didn't get it from the Germans, we just extrapolated it from the recent actions of the Turkish Shabaab, and from the current situation, we can be sure of two things: first, the Young Turks are afraid that they are going to launch a coup d'état, they have the support of a considerable part of the army, and the coup is very likely to succeed!"

"Second, they have the support of the Germans, and recently two German merchant ships flying the American flag have come to Turkey and brought them hundreds of tons of munitions, and we have recently found out where money flows from the financial system have come from Germany to Turkey. The amount is huge. Salisbury said.

"That was not good news for the Empire, Turkey had a vast territory and a large population, and was stuck in the east-west passage. If they think about Germany, I am afraid that there will be a chain reaction in the Balkans and the Middle East. Even India, which threatens us. Chamberlain said worriedly. So will the empire take action? Our fleet in the Mediterranean is enough to deter the Turks. ”

"It's a pity that we have no excuses, of course, this is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that we have no money! So it is impossible for the Reich to take tough measures against Turkey now! ”

"We can only thwart the German conspiracy with a soft knife, with diplomatic tricks and stratagem, and prevent the approach of Turkey and Germany!" Salisbury said with some smugness. "Well, I have called you here to convey an order that you are henceforth the ambassador of the British Empire to the Kingdom of Italy, and that you have a very important matter to do. Here's a brief introduction to the program, you can take a look at it with me. With that, a document was placed in front of Chamberlain.

"How ironic that we should rely on the strength of Italy to thwart the actions of the Germans!" After looking at it for a while, Chamberlain said with a wry smile.

It must be said that the Germans chose this very good time, and Russia was busy fighting the Japanese in the Far East. In order to ensure that it could fight the Japanese with peace of mind, Russia not only continued to maintain good relations with Germany, but even decided to ease relations with Austria-Hungary.

Not so long ago, the representatives of Germany and Austria-Hungary reached an agreement on the temporary non-replacement of more rapid-fire guns between the two sides, according to which the two sides imposed restrictions on the renewal of the artillery of each other's armies in Western Europe. And after this agreement, Russia will save about 250 million rubles, and Austria-Hungary will save about 150 million rubles! (There is such an agreement in history, but the exact time may not be right)

The Russians can't get out, so naturally they will not interfere in the coup d'état in Turkey, and the boss still expresses onlookers, so countries such as Serbia naturally dare not fight Turkey's doctrine at this time, when the Balkan War broke out in history, the Balkan countries fought with the Turks with the support of Britain, France and Russia, so it is impossible to intervene from the Balkan direction.

However, Turkey also has its vulnerabilities, and in addition to its own territory, Turkey also has an enclave in Africa, which is what will become Libya, and if history does not change, in 1911 Turkey was at war with the Balkan states. At this time, Italy's 100,000 troops sent troops to Libya under the cover of the navy and aircraft (this seems to be the first time that aircraft entered the war), and then it took one year to win the ...... with absolute superiority in troops. The Italo-Turkish War also became the smoothest expansion ...... in Italian history.

"What if Germany intervenes?" Since Germany wants to turn Turkey into its little brother, then Germany's attitude is very important at this time!

"If it were peacetime, Germany would naturally have intervened, but now it is impossible! Because the prince of Bavaria is about to get married, he is marrying Princess Mary of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the meaning behind the marriage of two royal families with considerable origins is thought-provoking. Even Prussia will have to be careful, they won't pay too much attention to a Turkish enclave! Salisbury said with a smile.

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