Chapter XXXVI Diplomatic Disputes
After the Battle of Thessaloniki, the Young Turks-led forces did not choose to continue attacking other cities, but sent a telegram to King Hamid II of Turkey demanding the restoration of the 1876 constitution. Soon after, Hamid II was forced to declare the restoration of the 1876 constitution and hold parliamentary elections, and the mighty Turkish armed revolution came to an end.
Subsequently, Al-Shabaab, led by their leader Riza, began to actively prepare for parliamentary elections in an effort to dominate the new parliament. Kemal, who played an important role in the armed revolution, failed to enter the core of the party, nor was he reused by Riza, and was only promoted to brigadier general. After negotiating with the Turkish government, Riza and his Turkish al-Shabaab decided to return the command of the rebel army to the king and the government after the successful parliamentary elections.
"General Kemal, congratulations on your promotion!" Ollie looked at Kemal, who had already changed into a brigadier general's uniform, with a smile and said, "I didn't expect that your revolution would succeed after only two small battles!" Now that you're going to take control of the country through congressional elections, I don't think there's any need for my mercenary corps to stay any longer! So, is it possible to settle our military spending? β
"Dear Mr. Ollie, I have agreed with your Excellency the Prince for military expenses and the purchase of weapons, which will be repaid when we take power, and if there is not enough money, we can use resources or territory to compensate! As you can see, we don't have any military spending at all, and my soldiers haven't been paid for two months, and I have to ask for it every day! Not to mention that we have not yet taken power! Alas! How naΓ―ve these people are to think that they can control the country through elections! I think war will break out sooner or later! So I hope that you and your corps will come with me to Cassandra, to continue training my troops, and on the other hand, I think it won't be long before the nobles will regain power by force. If that's the case, I'm afraid my troops alone will not be able to make a difference! β
"Oh well! I'll ask our prince that if he thinks we should stay, then we'll follow you to Cassandra, for he's paying for this legion now!" Ollie thought for a moment and felt that Kemal's words also made sense, no regime had ever controlled a country so easily.
At this time, Chentian, who was in Berlin, also encountered trouble.
After the occupation of Thessaloniki by Al-Shabaab forces, the Turkish government became aware of the presence of the Oli mercenary group, as well as the swaggering planes that roamed the skies. According to the accounts of the fleeing government soldiers, the Turkish government also knew that there were Germans in the army, and in the case of the aircraft Turks, they insisted that the German mercenaries had supplied them to the revolutionary forces. The Turkish king then instructed his ambassador to Germany to lodge a protest with the German government and to request consultations on the matter. Kaiser Wilhelm II summoned Chentian to work with the crown prince on the matter.
Looking at the crown prince next to him with an indifferent face, Chen Tian really wanted to put his teacup on his head, but the Turkish ambassador opposite looked even more unforgiving. The emperor said that this matter was caused by Chentian, and he must solve it well. So Chen Tian had to be ready to sacrifice some of his own interests in exchange for the prince's support, so he leaned into the prince's ear and whispered:
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, today we still put the interests of Germany first! Let's clean up the Turks first, and then talk about something good for everyone? β
"Really? That's what you said! The crown prince turned his head and smiled evilly. Chen Tian couldn't help but shudder, lest this guy come up with some terrible contract in a while.
"Mr. Ambassador, why do you insist that there are us Germans in that unit? What if they were other countries that wanted to spoil relations between our two countries and deliberately sent German-speaking soldiers? The prince immediately changed his personality and asked the Turkish ambassador very arrogantly.
"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, according to the information we have received from within the rebels, these people are indeed Germans, and the planes are also provided by these people!" The Turk replied loudly to the crown prince.
"Yes and what? It wasn't sent by our German government! Our citizens have two legs, and we must not restrain them from going abroad. The prince's ability to play tricks made Chen Tian secretly admire.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but they are Germans after all, and your government is responsible for extraditing them back to China!"
"Good! As long as you catch them, we will take care of bringing them back to Germany! "The prince gave the Turks a blank look, you Turks have the ability to catch those more than 1,000 German veterans.
"But......" the Turkish ambassador stopped talking.
"But your Turkish government can't send troops to arrest them now, can you! So in this case, is it okay for our German government to send a force to capture them? Chen Tian looked at the Turkish ambassador with a smile.
"No...... No way! How can that work! Well, our Turkish government will not pursue this matter! The Turk took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, while the crown prince raised his eyebrows triumphantly.
"But our king said that airplanes are controlled by the government in your country and are not allowed to be sold to individuals at all! The planes in the hands of the rebels were obtained from you Germans, and your government must take full responsibility for this! "The Turkish ambassador is starting to attack again.
"But our planes have already been sold to many countries, maybe the rebels bought them from them!" The crown prince accepted the invitation unhurriedly.
"According to the intelligence we received from within the rebels, the planes were shipped directly from Germany and assembled!"
"Damn the Young Turks, why did so much internal intelligence leak out!" Chen Tian greeted the female compatriots in the Young Turkish Party's family in his heart.
"This ......" The crown prince had nothing to say at this time, he had to look at Chentian.
"Some time ago, our aircraft factory did steal a batch of aircraft engines and parts, and we are already investigating the matter!" Chen Tian had no choice but to find such an excuse.
"Such an important item was stolen, so it is the responsibility of your government!" The Turks rejoiced that they had finally caught each other's pigtails.
Bang......
The prince suddenly took the case, "Even if it is stolen, this is our own business in Germany, and it is not your turn to dictate to your little Turkey!" β
The Turkish ambassador was stunned for a moment, it is true that Turkey's international status has a say in Germany's family affairs, and he snickered without being interfered in Germany's internal affairs, he was probably a little carried away just now, but he quickly remembered something.
"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I apologize to you and your government for your recklessness just now! However, since the equipment shipped from your government supports our rebels, we will reserve the right to request foreign governments to send troops! At the moment our king is meeting with the British and Russian ambassadors! β
"And what do you want?" The crown prince Princeton sat down like a pickled cucumber, and if Britain and Russia intervened, it would be troublesome, and His Majesty the Emperor would be furious. "Do you want us to use fishing nets to bring those planes back?"
"That's not necessary, our king is merciful, only ask your country to provide us with 20 planes free of charge, and our country will no longer pursue this matter!" The Turkish ambassador had a smile on his face.
"What? 20 planes! The market price is 3 million marks! Prince almost jumped up, and according to his agreement with Chentian, it would cost him at least 1 million marks.
The Turkish ambassador did not speak, but looked at him with a smile.
"Mr. Ambassador, it's time for our afternoon tea, don't mind if we finish our tea and then talk about it! Excuse me! Chentian hurriedly pulled Prince out.
"Tea time?" The Turks looked inexplicably wonderful.
"Why are you pulling me out? The Turks are exaggerating! Offer them 20 planes for nothing? Don't! You know, we are the only Germans who want other people's things for nothing! Prince looked disgruntled.
"But there's no other way now!" Chen Tian didn't mind too much about a few million marks, but he couldn't swallow this breath like Prince.
"Why don't we give them some broken planes!" Prince suggested.
"No! Doesn't that show that we Germany are too cautious? Chen Tian shook his head.
"They dare! Don't look at who you're talking to! Prince raised his fist, "Huh! Just know that we are threatened with the British and the Russians, and sooner or later we will have to clean them up! β
"It's okay to provide them with their planes for free, but ......" Chentian's eyes suddenly lit up, "We can earn back the cost of the aircraft from after-sales service, maybe we can make a small profit!" β
"After-sales service? Let's talk about it! β
"20 old-fashioned planes, no pilots, no instructors, no aviation gasoline, no maintenance!" Chen **** He blinked, "If you want this, please ask them to bring the money!" β
"Good! Hahahaha......"
After the "afternoon tea", Chen Tian and Prince returned to the conference room in good spirits.
"Mr. Ambassador, please tell your King that we have agreed to your request and provided 20 planes free of charge! You can get these planes away at any time! β
"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Your Royal Highness, thank you so much!" The Turkish ambassador was still speculating about whether the German government would take the opportunity to make a fortune just now, but now he was relieved to see that the prince agreed so easily. "Then I will tell our king that he will be very pleased with the successful settlement of this matter, and we will arrange for the precious gift from your country to be shipped as soon as possible!"
"Hmmm! You're welcome! Mr. Ambassador, please take your time! Although Prince pretended to be a little helpless in his tone, he was actually proud. Just now he discussed with Chentian, in the future, the Turkish government wants to invite German pilots or instructors, 10,000 marks a month, want to buy aviation gasoline, 1,000 marks 1 liter, want to find technicians to repair, 5,000 marks once, want to change parts, the original price multiplied by 5, and Chen Tian in order to repay himself for help, promised that all after-sales service income belongs to himself.
Later, the crown prince and Chen Tian reported to the emperor that the dispute had been satisfactorily resolved, but the emperor still expressed some dissatisfaction between words.
After receiving Ollie's telegram, Chen Tian only replied briefly: Prison Kemal!