At this time, the London negotiations also entered a new stage, and after the Battle of Constantinople, the Bosphorus was closed.

Cannonballs don't have long eyes, and the capitalists are very bold, but definitely not stupid! Thousands of artillery pieces on both sides are bombarding each other, who dares to run over and send them to death?

But the prolonged closure of the Bosphorus has seriously affected the interests of the capitalists engaged in overseas trade in this region, and the Russians have suffered the most!

No way, who called the overseas trade of the Russian Empire, most of which was done through this golden waterway?

Although it is also possible to change to the Baltic Sea, it is not as convenient as the passage from the Black Sea, and the key is that the transportation cost will increase a lot!

In just two months, the total import and export trade of the Russian Empire shrank by nearly three layers!

I was fighting a war before, and no one could do anything about it, thinking that after the war was won, I could be less looted by the Ottoman Empire, and the capitalists would endure it!

But now that it has entered September, the war has been over for more than half a month, because the two sides of the negotiation are still arguing, and from time to time the two sides have to fire a few cannons, still blocking the navigation of the strait, which is unbearable!

The capitalists resolutely found their own background and exerted influence on the Russian government! Especially now that autumn is approaching, a new round of grain harvest is coming, if it can't be sold, the loss of the noble lords will be great!

Under pressure from the domestic aristocracy, the diplomatic representative of the Russian Empire, Sergei Yulievich Witt, was now in a bad mood.

In order to complete the tasks assigned by the tsar, and facing the pressure of the domestic aristocracy, it is necessary to complete the negotiations as soon as possible, at least to restore the Bosphorus to normal navigation.

Also under pressure were the representatives of Britain, France, and Germany, how could the huge market of the Russian Empire be without the participation of these three giants?

The British Empire is now the world's factory, and economically, the Russian Empire is undoubtedly one of its main trading partners, despite diplomatic misalignment.

Not to mention France, where the largest amount of overseas investment is Russia, and the two sides are each other's most important trading partners.

Germany was no exception, as a rising star, it was already the last train to join the colonial race, and the Russian Empire had always been one of the main exporters of German industrial and commercial goods.

After the Bosphorus Strait was cut off, everyone's import and export trade was affected to a certain extent.

Due to the economic impact, Britain, France, Germany, and Russia all intend to conclude negotiations as soon as possible, sign a peace treaty, and return normalization to the Near East.

In order to end the war as soon as possible, the former harmony and the early return to normalcy of the Near East! Sergei Yulyevich Witt united the representatives of the three countries, who also wanted an early end to the war, and jointly exerted pressure to push forward the negotiation process.

In this world, once Britain, France, Germany, and Russia take the same position, there are few things they can't do!

In the face of the unanimous decision of the four countries, Ferdinand decisively admitted that as long as the benefits that had been obtained were not spit out, all other issues could be discussed.

Similarly, the Ottoman Empire could not withstand the pressure of the four countries, the conditions became pragmatic, and negotiations seemed to see the light of day.

Konstantin knew very well that the main purpose of the great powers was to restore normal navigation in the Bosphorus, and at this point, it was absolutely impossible to do anything with them!

So soon after the start of the negotiations, Konstantin made it clear: "In order to demonstrate the sincerity of Bulgarian peace, we can stop the shelling of the Bosphoru and allow normal navigation of merchant ships!" ”

As expected, Konstantin's statement received a wave of applause from the powers! No, the representatives of Austria-Hungary were not very happy, after the sea and land transportation channels in the Black Sea straits were cut off, Austria-Hungary could reap a lot of benefits, at least there would be less competition from Russia and Romania for grain exports!

What is even more uncomfortable is the Ottoman Foreign Minister Harim Pasha, whether it is the Bosphorus or the Dardanelles, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria are each half, how should this tariff be collected?

Ferdinand doesn't care, anyway, the Bulgarian government has not received a penny of tax from this, it doesn't matter if it is collected or not!

But Hario Pasha was uncomfortable, this golden waterway has always been one of the most important financial revenues of the Ottoman Empire, and more than half of the customs duties were obtained from here! If he loses it directly, it is estimated that the Sultan will tear him alive when he goes back!

Fortunately, Harim Pasha is also a veteran of the diplomatic arena, knowing that the situation is very unfavorable for him, he decisively played Tai Chi and resorted to procrastination.

With the disgruntled expressions of the Great Powers, the day of negotiations ended. Immediately after leaving the venue, Halim Pasha sent a telegram to Ankara demanding a domestic decision.

It is conceivable that Harim Pasha's life will not be easy tonight, and the next forced palace of the four powers is definitely not something he can resist!

At this time, the atmosphere in the palace of Ankara is also very strange, the current situation is very unfavorable for the Ottoman Empire, are the capitalists willing to pay customs duties?

The answer is yes, as long as you are not a fool, you don't want to pay it!

In this context, once normal navigation is restored, tariffs will definitely not be collected! The two sides of the strait each have half of them, so why should they hand over the tariffs to you?

Now the situation is clear that with the support of France and Russia, Bulgaria will certainly not spit out the territory of their European region again.

Even if they had the support of Germany and Austria-Hungary, they could not change this outcome!

Originally, they hoped that the British would balance Russia and intervene to keep Constantinople, but now everything is impossible!

The Russians can do without skin, and after the Navy enters the Sea of Marmara with the Bulgarian flag, they will know the result.

The attitude of the Russians is very resolute, even if the British turn the Mediterranean fleet over, it will be in vain!

No matter how bad it is, people can still hold the Dardanelles! As soon as hundreds of heavy artillery pieces were released on the peninsula, and in conjunction with the more than 70 kilometers of strait, a batch of mines were laid, which was simply impregnable!

The real power of mines should be in the Russo-Japanese War. Before that, the American Civil War had also been used on a large scale, but the stability was not good, and there were far more fish bombers than ships!

In order to safeguard the interests of the great powers, all countries have tacitly banned the export of mines. In fact, even if it was allowed to be exported, it would not be useful to a poor person like the Ottoman Empire!

Although the production cost is only a few hundred dollars, if you want to buy it, it is estimated that the dollar will be exchanged for pounds, which is not very cheap compared to naval warships?

At first, Ferdinand thought the same thing, and was ready to block the coastline with mines, but when he learned the real situation, he didn't think so.

It's all consumables, drifting around with the flow, hitting a reef and it's going to explode, even if it hits a fish, he's still going to blow up, and it's normal to lose a hundred and eighty a day.

The Russians' family background is not comparable to that of the Ottoman Empire, although the mines of this era are still high-tech products, and the quality is not good, people can still build them and afford to consume them!

This is clear to everyone, and perhaps now the British still want the Russian Navy to enter the Mediterranean, so that he can unite all countries to make a move and cut off the sea dream of the woolly bear!

The Sultan blushed and said, "What now?" ”

After a moment of silence, the prime minister spoke: "It is a unanimous decision of the great powers to open the Straits of the Bosphorus and restore normal navigation of ships, and we cannot stop it!"

There are two paths before us now: either abandon the Straits Tariff and continue the stalemate with the Balkan Alliance; Either admit defeat and give up the territorial sovereignty of the European part! ”

Well, it's a multiple-choice question to save face or to lining.

The Sultan was silent, his eyes full of murderous intent, neither of these two paths was willing to choose!

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The next day, a new round of negotiations began, and Harim Pasha reluctantly put forward new conditions: "The Ottoman Empire can give up the territories of Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, and Thrace, but in other areas we must be compensated!" ”

Knowing that the Ottomans had made concessions, although for some reason, Konstantin knew that it must have something to do with the pressure of the Great Powers.

But he did not respond immediately, and Harim Pasha omitted the Istanbul region, including Constantinople, which was definitely not acceptable to Bulgaria.

After a moment of silence, Konstantin spoke: "Mr. Harim Pasha, you still said that you missed a place! ”

Harim Pasha said excitedly: "Istanbul is the capital of the Ottoman Empire, and we must not give it up!" ”

Konstantin smiled: "It should be called Constantinople!" And we all know that Constantinople is the holy place in the hearts of Christians all over the world, and you have taken it for so many years, and now it is time to return!

So you don't have to be vexatious, every believer in God in the world will not tolerate the Holy Land falling again! ”

Speaking of which, Konstantin also deliberately accentuated the voice! It was obviously addressed to the representatives of Britain, Germany, and Austria-Hungary, and the meaning was obvious: as long as you are a believer in God, you cannot object!

None of you are stupid, the most important political correctness in Europe in the 19th century is that you must believe in God, and if anyone dares to say that he abandoned Constantinople, the citizens of London outside alone will not be able to bypass him!

The Crusades, the Holy War was not fought in vain! There have always been people who advocate the reorganization of the crusaders and the launching of a holy war against the Ottoman Empire!

This is also the reason why Ferdinand can determine that this time the Ottomans will never get Constantinople again.

Even for the sake of votes, the British government had to ensure that Constantinople could not fall into the hands of the Ottoman Empire again!

The same applies to the governments of France, Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary.