After all, the matter concerning the Turks was only part of the meeting, and of course, the matter of co-opting the Turks was not directly decided at the meeting. After all, this matter is very important, there are too many details to be discussed by various countries, and this is definitely not something that can be completed in a short period of time.

It is particularly important that although the leaders of the delegations who came to the conference this time are basically important people from their respective countries. Especially like the National and American governments. Normally, some matters can be decided by delegations.

But the really important things are probably more difficult, not to mention countries like the United States whose system seems to be somewhat non-mainstream in this era. Even in a country like Japan, it is clear that such a big matter cannot be decided by a naval minister like the Ministry of Finance.

Therefore, although the meeting has been almost discussed, the actual situation still needs to be sent back to China first, so that the people who can really call the shots will make the decision, and as for them, they will grind their lips here before these people make the decision.

Of course, at least one thing is certain, that is, compared with other methods, the countries present here are obviously more inclined to Li Liang's plan of winning the Turks to their side and then jointly blockading Soviet Russia.

Because compared to other solutions, this one has the lowest cost and the fastest effect.

However, one of the most important reasons for this is because of the current situation in Turkey.

Hundreds of years ago, Ottoman Turkey was once incredibly powerful. There was even a time when the empire built by the Turks could only be described as exceptionally strong. It may be difficult for people in Yan Shao's era to imagine. Can a country that believes in the green religion be strong? This is not surprising, after all, in Yan Shao's time, among the countries that believe in the Green Religion. There is basically nothing better than the national deposit.

Those developed countries, or powers, are either stored in Europe, or in East Asia, the Americas, Oceania, etc. Only in the Middle East and Africa, it can almost be said that there are no outstanding countries to speak of―――――― it is said that South Africa was once, but it was only once...

To put it simply, what made the Middle East famous in later generations? Petroleum!

Countries such as Saudi Arabia or Iraq in later generations are basically famous for their oil. When it comes to these countries. The first thing that came to mind was basically black oil―――――― of course, yellow sand.

A country like Saudi Arabia can be called a developed country in later generations. But in fact, it has such a status because of the abundant oil resources buried in the ground. If you cut off the oil, these countries are afraid that they will be nothing...

In fact, these countries are also very unsuccessful, such as during the Cold War, when all the Arab League countries besieged Israel. But in the end, it was Israel the size of a sesame seed that won. It's really shocking, and of course, at the same time, people can't help but look down on Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries...

After all, these Middle Eastern countries are far superior to Israel in terms of military strength, land area, and other aspects. Of course, Israel's victory has a lot to do with ――――――the support of the Americans behind it, but what really makes the Israelis win, I'm afraid it's the incompetence of the Arab League...

In the era before Yan Shao's crossing was considered. The Middle East is almost synonymous with war and poverty, and it will have a kind of green religion. Basically, it's all the impression that it's very incompetent, and it's a matter of course. Even if it were a country like Saudi Arabia, if it weren't for the production of oil resources, what would these countries count?

Just like Saudi Arabia, the entire country's economy is almost entirely built on oil resources, and if these oil resources are used up in the future, I'm afraid...

However, the later generations of the Green Church may have been quite incompetent, but the historical Turkish Empire was very strong. At that time, the territory of the Turkish Empire spanned three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa. At its peak, the Asian part included Iraq and its surrounding areas, in addition to the territory of present-day Turkey, and of course, only part of Iraq. In addition, there are places such as Syria and Jordan in later generations, and it can be said that this region, which was extremely chaotic in later generations, basically belonged to the Turks.

In addition, the territory of the Arabian Peninsula on the Suez Canal side also belonged to the Turks.

As for the European part, it is more exaggerated.

The Balkan Peninsula, I believe everyone knows very well, because in later generations the Balkan powder keg can be said to be very famous―――――― Balkan Peninsula is a geopolitical and cultural term, used to describe the southeastern corner of Europe is located between the Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea, the Balkan region has always had many contradictions, including religious contradictions, but also territorial disputes. Due to the geopolitical importance of the peninsula, the resulting interference of foreign powers has caused the contradictions in this region to be frequently magnified into wars, so it is also known as the powder keg of Europe. Even after the end of the Cold War, there was a Kosovo war.

At the height of the Turks, their territory encompassed the entire Balkan Peninsula.

No, not just the Balkans, it can be said that in the southern part of Europe, from Greece in the south to Hungary, all the way to the territory of the Turks. And not only that, but even Ukraine and part of the Russian territories connected to it, as well as the entire Caucasus, belong to the Turks.

If it is according to the words of this era, then the vast majority of the territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at that time can be said to belong to the Turks. Even Russia was once touched by the Turks.

It is for this reason that the Turks have always been the greatest and most dangerous enemy of Europeans in modern history―――――― of course, the Turkish Empire at that time was not so ignorant.

As for part of Africa...

Basically from the coast of North Africa to the westernmost point of Morocco. Algeria and Libya all the way to Egypt, and from Egypt to Somalia, the entire coast of North and East Africa to Somalia belonged to the Turks.

Of course. As mentioned earlier, the Turks occupied most of these areas along the coast. At least this is true in North Africa, where Egypt is the only one that has been completely occupied. The same is true in East Africa, where only Eritrea, which is not very large, is completely occupied...

But even so, as long as you sketch a little map of the territory of the Turkish Empire when it was at its strongest, you can imagine how strong the Turkish Empire was back then.

The Turkish Empire was located at the crossroads of Eastern and Western civilizations, and had mastered the land lines of communication between Eastern and Western civilizations for six centuries. The Turkish Empire had a significant influence on Western civilization. Its architect, Sinan, remains known to this day. In the 16th century, Suleiman the Magnificent's reign was at its peak, and his territory reached its peak in the 17th century. Under Barbarossa's leadership. Its navy is more in control of the Mediterranean.

In a way, the Ottoman Empire was the only one that could challenge the rising Islamic power of the European countries in the 15th and 19th centuries, but unfortunately the descendants did not fight and ended up in the early 19th century, and then it was drawn into the First World War because of the possible conspiracy of the British. and eventually led to the complete collapse of the Turkish Empire.

In the original history navigation. Although Kemal managed to drive out the Europeans, the former Turkish Empire was no longer glorious...

The Turkish Empire today is almost nothing left, only the land from which they made their fortunes, and the war-torn and impoverished people, such a country does not need to worry about the European powers at all...

And unlike China, China is in the far east. Although the transportation in this era is already very convenient, but for the country of this era. China's position is still very far away.

But Turkey is different, and that's right under the noses of European countries. If anything really happens in the future, the Europeans will be able to solve all the problems in the shortest possible time...

In this way, these Europeans, naturally, have nothing to worry about...

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After the meeting, Li Liang's mention was quickly sent back to their respective countries by the delegations.

Soon, this mention aroused the interest of all countries, as mentioned earlier, this is indeed the most cost-effective one, and it is also the fastest one, and all countries have a very deep interest in this mention...

Therefore, after a period of contact, the countries decided to hold a secret consultation on this proposal―――――― and the reason why it was not made public was entirely because of concern for the reaction of Soviet Russia.

Of course, theoretically, the countries did not need to pay any attention to the reaction of Soviet Russia. After all, the relationship between countries and Soviet Russia is completely hostile, in other words, it is a matter of course for countries to do something that will make Soviet Russia uncomfortable, and it can even be said that this is what countries should do the most.

But at present, the ties between Turkey and Soviet Russia are very close after all, and if Soviet Russia knows that various countries intend to draw the Turks from the side of Soviet Russia, no one dares to guarantee that Soviet Russia will not get in the way, and there are many obstacles to the whole plan...

In order to avoid this from happening, it is undoubtedly the best option to carry out some secrecy...

Fortunately, although many people were well aware of the process and general content of the entire meeting, even Soviet Russia had already learned through various channels that one of the meetings held by various countries in Washington was specifically designed to deal with Soviet Russia.

But the details of it are not very clear in Soviet Russia, especially this plan of the countries to win over the Turks ...

As for whether the Turks will take the bait, this crowd is not worried at all...

"The Turks are not fools, and even more so the one named Kemal, who should be well aware that Turkey and the current Soviet Russia are too small compared to the whole capitalist society. Especially at present, countries are still holding a conference in Washington specifically against Soviet Russia, if at this time the Turks jumped to the side of Soviet Russia, then it is completely conceivable how the Turks will end, and even if they are blockaded together with Soviet Russia, it is not impossible......... Of course. Personally, I prefer to send troops directly to Turkey, completely exterminate those Turks, and by the way, occupy the current Turkey..."

Speaking of which. Yan Shao, who was cross-legged Erlang, touched his chin.

"Although there will definitely be a lot of trouble in the future if you occupy it, Turkey's geographical location is indeed very good, first of all, it can completely control the entire Black Sea, and even turn the Black Sea into its own inland sea, and secondly, it can also step into the sphere of influence in the Mediterranean through Turkey. I can say that there are many benefits..."

"But..."Hearing Yan Shao's analysis, Xu Shichang smiled bitterly. President, the government's finances are already tight. In particular, in the newly occupied land, although the resistance to the newly occupied land has decreased somewhat in recent times, the government's fiscal expenditure has generally not decreased with the increase in infrastructure investment. On the contrary, because of the increase in government revenue, it has risen a lot. At this time, if you accept a new place, it will be difficult to deal with the financial problems alone..."Speaking of this, Xu Shichang glanced at Yan Shao. "Naturally, there are oil resources in the Middle East, and as long as the news of the end of the meeting comes, we don't need to worry about money anymore, but just like you just said, President, it's a troublesome place after all."

"But then again," he muttered for a moment. Xu Shichang asked the question he cared about the most. "Big President, will the Turks really choose to be on our side? Although what you just said makes a lot of sense. But the Turks are now fighting the Greeks, the rest of the Entente, and even us. If the Turks resented us because of this relationship and were unwilling to negotiate anyway, then I am afraid that we would have to watch the Turks fall into the arms of Soviet Russia..."

"Don't worry..."Hearing Xu Shichang say this, Yan Shao made a somewhat exaggerated gesture of waving his hand. Don't worry, no, it won't happen..."

"Didn't I just say that Kemal is not a fool, he knows exactly how he should choose his future path. If he continues to mess with Soviet Russia, there is basically only a dead end, so unless he is tired of life, otherwise, the only way to survive is to follow us and stand in the position of our camp..."

"Besides, didn't I say it before? The Turks had faith, and what about Soviet Russia? When Kolchak left Russia, we did not fail to see how many clergy had fled from Russia, including a large number of nuns..."

"Even those who believe in God can't stand the Russians, let alone the more radical Turks. The current Turks are only using Soviet Russia because they need it, and as long as they have no use value, they will sell it..."

Speaking of this, Yan Shao glanced at Xu Shichang and the others with a little hesitation. "Do you say, in the eyes of the Turks, which is more hateful, the heretic or the unbeliever?"

Other people may not know, but Yan Shao himself knows very well that he is an unbeliever―――――― of course, it cannot be said that he has no faith. After all, faith does not necessarily mean a certain deity, or that you must believe in a certain deity in order to have faith.

Because many times the so-called faith is not belief in gods, such as Yan Shao, his belief is his own country, nation, and of course, his family.

Others believe in money, which is not a god, but it is also a belief.

All in all, at least one thing is certain, and that is that Yan Shao does not believe in any gods. Of course, it is also because of this relationship, so Yan Shao is a little curious in the eyes of the Turks, whether those European pagans are more hateful, or atheists like Yan Shao are more credible―――――― the Armenian massacre back then, the Turks were very ruthless, and the biggest reason why they were so ruthless was because the Armenians at that time were basically Christians...

Hearing Yan Shao's slightly nonsensical words, Xu Shichang and the others glanced at each other and smiled slightly bitterly.

But just as they were about to divert the conversation and talk about something else, there was a knock at the door.

Immediately after, Caterina in a black suit walked in from outside.

Seeing Katarina, Xu Shichang and the others nodded slightly towards her―――――― not mentioning the identity of Mrs. Yan Shao for the time being, even if it was the identity of the director of the Special Affairs Bureau, it was enough for everyone not to dare to offend her.

As for Caterina just walking in like this, will the others be a little disgusted? This is natural, in fact, there are not many people who are disgusted by the government at the moment, after all, not everyone likes the feeling of their survival being threatened by a woman.

But no matter how disgusted they are in their hearts, these people have to pretend to be on the surface.

If it was usual, maybe Caterina would be interested in watching it and seeing which one of them had an opinion about herself―――――― retaliation might not be, but staring at it more is certain. However, this time Caterina did not have the kung fu or the mind, but leaned into Yan Shao's ear very directly and whispered.

"News has just come from the United States that the Portuguese do not agree with our proposal..."

Hearing Caterina say this, Yan Shao was stunned at first, and then showed a surprised expression. (To be continued......)