The Ottoman Turkish Empire and the German Empire's demand for a share of the oil resources of the Persian Gulf was, in the eyes of the Empire, simply a luxury. Now, the oil of the Persian Gulf belongs entirely to the empire, and the empire can monopolize it by itself, so why should other countries share it? The interests of the empire are not lightly transferred to other countries.

On the afternoon of April 3, 1857, Imperial Foreign Minister Wei Yuan sent a note to the Ottoman Turkish Empire's Ambassador to China, Hassan, and the German Empire's Ambassador to China, Ambassador Klaus. The attitude of the empire was officially expressed to them on the issues posed by the two countries.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, Your Majesty the Emperor has already made a decision on the requirements of the two countries. Unfortunately, His Majesty the Emperor believed that the empire was fully capable of exploiting the oil of the Persian Gulf on its own. So, we're not prepared to involve other countries. However, if the Ottoman Empire and the German Empire need oil, the Empire can supply oil to both of you at a low price! Imperial Foreign Minister Wei Yuan said. The last one was also intended to give the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the German Empire a step down. Of course, the premise is that they are willing to accept this step.

Sure enough, after hearing the reply of the Chinese Empire, Ambassador Hassan and Ambassador Klaus suddenly looked bad. They did not seem to have expected that the Chinese Empire would repeatedly refuse their demands when the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the German Empire were united. After all, this is undoubtedly too disrespectful of the two countries. As for the fact that the Chinese Empire could sell oil to them at a low price, it didn't matter. Oil was in little demand in the Ottoman Turkish Empire, at this stage. They don't use much oil, they just want to use it to share more benefits. The German Empire, on the other hand, would not believe that the Chinese Empire would really be sold at a low price. After all. The extraction and smelting of oil were in the hands of the Chinese Empire, which meant that they controlled the production and sale of oil. Naturally, the pricing power was also under the control of the Chinese Empire, and they could set the price at will. The German Empire, on the other hand, could only passively accept it. Even more severely, as long as the German Empire and the Chinese Empire were in hostility, they could directly cut off the oil supply to the German Empire. That's the deadliest thing.

"Your Excellency Foreign Minister, the German Empire is very sincere, is the Chinese Empire really unwilling to think about it?" Ambassador Krauss also wants to get it. After all, he knows how important oil is. The Chinese Empire once again began to take off with the help of the automobile industry, and oil was the indispensable blood of the future industry. If the German Empire did not want to be left too far behind by the Chinese Empire, it had to have oil.

"I'm sorry. This is the request of His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire! Wei Yuan put all the blame on the head of the Emperor Long Yufei. In this case, there is no way for others to do this. After all, Emperor Long Yufei can now be called the most powerful person in the world.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, your country will regret today's decision!" Ambassador Hassan said with a cold face.

"Your Excellency, are you threatening me again?" Wei Yuan frowned. The threat in Hassan's words was so strong that Wei Yuan wondered if he had misjudged. Did the Ottoman Turkish Empire really have the audacity to tear the face with the empire? That seems unlikely!

"No, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, I am not threatening you, I am merely stating a fact." Hassan said stiffly.

"Humph! Your Excellency the Ambassador. I hope you understand that the Chinese Empire is capable of meeting the challenge of a qiē. Any enemy who provokes the empire will not end well. The empire hoped that the Ottoman Turkish Empire would make the right choice and not lead to disastrous consequences on the spur of the moment! Wei Yuan also said in a cold tone. He hoped that Ambassador Hassan would be clear. The Ottoman Turkish Empire simply did not have the ability to threaten the Empire. The empire has enough strength to make them pay a huge price, and it is not a problem to even destroy them in one fell swoop. The Ottoman Turkish Empire was not qualified to compete with the empire at all. Any conspiracy will be a farce. And in the end, it will be themselves who will be hurt!

Ambassador Hassan was silent, but. From his expression, you can see how unwilling he is.

Klaus, the ambassador of the German Reich to China, had almost the same expression and attitude. Obviously, the German Empire was also very dissatisfied with the rejection of the Chinese Empire. It's just that they don't have any other way.

The meeting between Imperial Foreign Minister Wei Yuan and Ambassador Hassan and Ambassador Klaus ended unhappily. Neither ambassador has been able to complete the attitude handed over to them by their country. It's not that they don't work hard, it's that the Chinese Empire is too tough to agree to their demands at all. Therefore, the demands of the two countries are not destined to succeed.

Now the conundrum facing the Ottoman Turkish and German Empires is what to do next? Is it really a war with the Chinese Empire? They don't seem to have the guts at all. After all, even if the two countries combined, they may not be able to defeat the Chinese Empire.

"Damn Chinese, those damned yellow-skinned monkeys, they actually dare to refuse our kindness. Allah should have thrown all those guys into the defense! "The speed of the Ottoman Turkish Empire Abdul. After learning that the request was completely rejected by the Chinese Empire, the whole person exploded. Originally, he wanted to recover the Persian Gulf and Iraq. It's just that because of the fear of the strong military power of the Chinese Empire, he had to give up. However, he was unwilling to give up the oil resources of the Persian Gulf, so he adopted a compromise approach. But unexpectedly, it still failed, and the Chinese Empire resolutely refused in the face of the demands of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and there was no room for negotiation at all.

In Abdul. In the eyes of Mejid I, the Chinese Empire did not give face to the Ottoman Turkish Empire and did not care about the friendship between the two countries. After all, the two countries are allies! He and the emperor of the Chinese Empire had just become Weng's son-in-law. In particular, the Persian Gulf and Iraq were transferred to the Chinese Empire by the Ottoman Turkish Empire. However, the Chinese Empire completely turned around and denied it. It's infuriating.

"Hussein. Pasha, prepare the army, since the Chinese don't give us face, then we don't have to care, just tear our faces with them! "Abdul. Mejid I said angrily.

"Your Majesty, please think twice! Now is not the time to tear up the face with the Chinese Empire. If we send an army to attack the Persian Gulf, we will go to war with the Chinese Empire! Chief Pasha Ali said hurriedly.

"The empire has millions of elite troops, and we have defeated even the old enemy Russians, are we still afraid of the Chinese?" Abdul. Mejid I said angrily.

"Your Majesty, half of our current army is deployed in the Ukrainian plains and the Balkans, and those locals are rebelling against our rule, and we must deploy heavy troops. Plus Libya and Tunisia also need to stabilize dìng to avoid a second Egypt. We have deployed 200,000 troops in those two places. Excluding the troops deployed in other areas, the maximum number of troops we can draw to attack the Persian Gulf is only 100,000. The Chinese already have 40,000 elite troops in the Persian Gulf, and if they are attacked, they can send troops from Central Asia or Eastern Europe to the Persian Gulf at the first opportunity, or transfer troops from home by sea. We really don't have much of a chance to win! What's more, our navy has not yet formed combat effectiveness, and once a war breaks out, it will not have the slightest chance of winning. Therefore, this stage is definitely not the best time to go to war with the Chinese Empire! "Hussein. Pasha also said.

"Damn, are we going to leave it at that? The insults that the Chinese have inflicted on us, we must make them repay them a thousand times over! "Abdul. Mejid I roared.

"Your Majesty, we can only endure this breath now, and look for a chance in the future." Mustafa. Lester. Pasha also said.

Under the persuasion of the ministers, Abdul. Mejid I finally suppressed the anger in his heart.

It was at this time that a military administration came to report that in the waters of the central part of the Aegean Sea, a large number of warships of the Chinese Navy appeared. The Chinese navy has announced that it will conduct a live-fire exercise there.

Suddenly, after learning the news, Abdul. Mejid I trembled with anger. Fools know that this is a threat to them from the Chinese Empire! If they dare to act rashly, the Chinese navy that appears in the sea of love will attack them.

"Will we be able to defeat those damn yellow-skinned monkeys? They came only four battleships, and we have five! "Abdul. Mejid I looked at Hussein expectantly. Pasha.

"Your Majesty, although the Chinese have only come with four battleships. However, those four battleships were all 'Eastern Han class' battleships, not only in tonnage but also in firepower, and they were more powerful than the 'Western Han class' battleships and 'Qin-class' battleships sold to us by the Chinese. What's more, our naval officers and men have not yet been able to fully grasp the performance of warships, and once a war starts, we will not have the slightest chance of winning! "Hussein. Pasha said.

"Damn! Those damn yellow-skinned monkeys! "Abdul. Mejid I scolded angrily, he knew that now they could only watch the Chinese navy show off their might, and they did not seem to have a way to fight back.

Under the military pressure of the Chinese Empire, the Ottoman Turkish Empire no longer made non-divisive demands, but this also caused a rift in the relationship between the two countries, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire gradually fell into the German Empire. (To be continued......)

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