On April 12, 1861, the news of the establishment of a peaceful alliance between the Chinese Empire, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Afghanistan, the Republic of Ireland, the Kingdom of Scotland, and the Republic of Chile once again shook the world. Once again, the world has become a confrontation between two opposing military blocs. It is foreseeable that with the formation of the two military blocs one after another, the confrontation between the two sides will become more and more intense. And this will lead to an even more intense arms race between the two blocs.

When the confrontation between the two sides becomes more and more intense, a single Mars can make the war break out. It was only a few years since the end of the last world war. A new big war is about to break out again. Even the most optimistic believe that the war will break out no later than 1865. After all, by that time, the war preparations of both sides had already been completed. Even the country's economy will be dragged down by the war of arms expansion. So, the outbreak of war is already inevitable. Of course, in terms of economic conditions, the Chinese Empire was much stronger than the German Empire. This makes the Peace Alliance financially stronger than the Holy Alliance.

As another great power in the world, the choice of the Ottoman Turkish Empire was undoubtedly entangled. Because of the geographical location and strength of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, both the Holy Alliance and the Peace Alliance hoped to bring the Ottoman Turkish Empire closer to their camp. But now it seems that neither side has been able to succeed. The Ottoman Turks seem to want to stay on the ground or wait until the situation becomes clearer. In this case, it will undoubtedly be a little more secure. However, if they move between the two military groups in this way, they will offend both military groups if they are not careful. When the time comes. They will pay an even greater price.

As the Pasha in charge of foreign affairs in the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Mustafa. Lester. Pasha is in a very tangled mood right now. In the face of the invitation of the Chinese Empire. He chose to refuse. Of course, that wasn't his intention. Rather, because of domestic orders. If he could call the shots, he would have liked to join the Peace Alliance. After all, it now looks like the chances of a peaceful alliance are undoubtedly a little better. It's a pity that Sultan Abdul. Mejid I was still entangled in the oil resources of the Persian Gulf and refused to give up those interests, which made it natural for the Ottoman Turkish Empire to form an alliance with the Chinese Empire. In the event of war, the Ottoman Empire would most likely be attacked by the Chinese Empire. In this case, the intentions of the Ottoman Turkish Empire would undoubtedly fail. Not only will it not take advantage of this war to further develop and grow, but it will even pay a heavy price. But. Mustafa. Lester. Even if Pasha had this consideration, he didn't support it at home, and he couldn't do it. After all, he was just one of many Pashas.

On April 14, Imperial Foreign Minister Wei Yuan met with Mustafa. Lester. Pasha, wanted to make a final effort on the question of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. If the Ottoman Empire were to join the Peace Alliance, it would give the Alliance more and more advantages. Even if war broke out, the Holy Alliance would not be able to make any waves. But if the Ottoman Empire had fallen to the Holy Alliance, the empire would have to pay an even greater price to win the war.

Mustafa. Lester. Pasha had to get Wei Yuan's meaning. Pity. He has already been in contact with the country. Sultan Abdul. The attitude of Mejid I is still very obvious. That is, the Ottoman Turkish Empire will still not join any of the military blocs.

"Honorable Pasha, the world is now polarized. The confrontation between the leadership of the Chinese Empire and the Peace League and the Holy Alliance dominated by the German Empire was inevitable. Even, if you don't know it, war will break out. It is impossible for the Ottoman Turkish Empire to be truly neutral, so it was stated earlier. It's the best way. Of course, the Chinese Empire wanted the Ottoman Turks to join the Peace Alliance. This is very beneficial for both of us! Wei Yuan said sincerely.

Mustafa. Lester. Pasha nodded, "Your Excellency, Foreign Secretary." I agree with you. However, there are some problems between the two of us. There are still contradictions. Until these contradictions are resolved, it will be difficult for the Ottoman Turkish Empire to form an alliance with the Chinese Empire! ”

"Is it because of the problems of the Persian Gulf?" Wei Yuan frowned. The Persian Gulf has become the most important source of energy for the empire. It is also a place where the empire will never give up. If the Ottoman Empire still wants to make an idea about the Persian Gulf, then there is probably no chance of an alliance between the two countries. Even, it will go to the opposite.

"Yes, Your Excellency. The oil resources of the Persian Gulf made the empire very concerned. The empire hopes that the Chinese empire will fully consider the interests of the empire in the Persian Gulf! "Mustafa. Lester. Pasha said. The Chinese Empire has found three super oil fields in the Persian Gulf one after another, and the value of these oil fields alone is more than 10 billion Chinese dollars. The oil extracted every year is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. And as the price of oil continues to rise, the value of the oil fields here will also increase. Under such circumstances, the sultans and high-ranking officials of the Ottoman Turkish Empire naturally turned red. If they hadn't transferred the Persian Gulf and Iraq to the Chinese Empire, these resources would have been theirs.

"Your Excellency Pasha, this is impossible. Our two countries have already reached an agreement, the Persian Gulf has been transferred to the Reich, this is the territory of the Reich. Whatever resources the empire found in the Persian Gulf, it belonged to the empire. The Ottoman Turks had no right to take it back. Wei Yuan came and went, and directly rejected the Ottoman Turkish Empire's appeal to the interests of the Persian Gulf.

Mustafa. Lester. Pasha's face was a little unpleasant, he naturally knew that the Persian Gulf and Iraq were voluntarily transferred by the Ottoman Turkish Empire to the Chinese Empire. At that time, they also regarded the Chinese Empire as fools. A lot of money was exchanged for a barren land. But when the super oil fields were discovered in the Persian Gulf, they realized who the real fools were. It was precisely because of this that the Ottoman Turkish Empire repented.

Moreover, they firmly believe that the Chinese Empire must have known that there was oil in the Persian Gulf for a long time. That's why they spent a lot of money to buy this barren land. In other words, it was simply a hoax of the Chinese Empire to deceive a rich cornucopia from the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Of course, the Ottoman Turks wanted to correct the mistakes they had made and return to the Persian Gulf. Of course, many of the elite of the Ottoman Turkish Empire also knew that this was almost impossible. The Chinese are not fools, how could they return the Persian Gulf to the Ottoman Turkish Empire?

Unless it was a Tongguò war, if the Ottoman Turks were able to defeat the Chinese Empire, they would be able to recover the Persian Gulf and Iraq. Of course, the Chinese Empire is now the world hegemon, and although the Ottoman Turkish Empire is also a world power, the gap between it and the Chinese Empire is too great. However, the impending world war was a rare opportunity for the Ottoman Empire. Therefore, the Ottoman Turkish Empire hoped to seize this opportunity. This is why they are reluctant to form an alliance with the Chinese Empire.

"Your Excellency Foreign Secretary, with regard to the transfer of the Persian Gulf, many people of the Ottoman Turkish Empire believe that the Empire has been deceived. So, this transfer is simply unfair! "Mustafa. Lester. Pasha said.

"Fair? What does it take to be fair? Is it fair for the empire to return the Persian Gulf and Iraq to the Ottoman Turkish Empire? Wei Yuan asked rhetorically.

"The Ottoman Turkish Empire could redeem the Persian Gulf and Iraq with money!" Mustafa. Lester. Pasha said.

"Money? How much was the Ottoman Turkish Empire able to contribute? The oil fields found by the empire in the Persian Gulf alone are worth tens of billions of dollars? Could the Ottoman Empire be able to pay more than that? Wei Yuan sneered.

Although, the current Ottoman Turkish Empire is much richer than it was before the war. However, if you want to come up with tens of billions of Chinese dollars, it is simply impossible.

Mustafa. Lester. Pasha looked ashamed and angry, and he thought that Wei Yuan was deliberately humiliating him.

So, Mustafa. Lester. Pasha got up and took his leave.

Wei Yuan and Mustafa. Lester. The meeting between the Pasha ended unhappily once again. Because of the problems in the Persian Gulf, the contradictions between the two countries cannot be resolved at all. If this contradiction is not resolved, there will inevitably be a war between the two countries, and it is absolutely impossible for the two countries to become allies.

That night, Wei Yuan went to the palace to report to Emperor Long Yufei and Mustafa. Lester. The results of the Pasha's meeting.

"Your Majesty, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was entangled in the problems of the Persian Gulf and Iraq, so our meeting did not make any progress. Unless we return the Persian Gulf and Iraq to the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Otherwise, they won't ally with us, and not only that, but they will most likely become our enemies! Wei Yuan said.

Long Yufei nodded, in fact, he had already expected this result. The Ottoman Turks were so naïve, did they really think they could be the decisive force in the war? Then they think too highly of them.

"Since the Ottoman Turks don't know how to raise them, we don't need to win them over anymore. From now on, we are going to make a series of deployments with the Ottoman Empire as an enemy! Long Yufei said coldly, since he can't become an ally, he is an enemy, and there is no third choice! (To be continued......)

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