"Your Excellency Abdullah, my country deeply regrets the war between your country and Bulgaria."

In the Italian Foreign Ministry, in front of the Ottoman ambassador in front of him, Bacona regretfully announced to him that Italy was not ready to intervene in the current Balkan war.

For Abdullah, who finally met the Italian Foreign Minister, he certainly didn't want to hear just this desperate sentence. At present, the Ottomans are not in good shape on the battlefield, and they urgently need help from other countries. Of course, he is not unprepared, Istanbul has already sent him a report and come up with good conditions, and now he is waiting for him to come up.

"Your Excellency Bacona, please give me a moment. We are aware of your country's difficulties, but please believe that we will not let our friends suffer as long as they can help them. As long as your country is willing to help our country, we are willing to give your country certain convenience in the areas of wool, cotton, wheat, iron ore, etc., and we can even allow your country to invest in our Tivriyi iron ore mine. ”

To be fair, the Ottomans opened the conditions very well. Wool and cotton are major Italian imports, which is good news for the Italian textile industry. Wheat is Italy's staple food, and an additional source of Ottoman imports is also very useful for ensuring Italy's food security. Of course, the most important of these is the fact that Italy is allowed to invest in the Tivriyi iron ore mine.

The Devriyi Iron Ore Mine is currently the largest iron ore mine in the Ottomans and is located in the central part of the Anatolian Plateau. The iron ore has an iron content of 60-65%, but the iron ore has a high sulfur content and needs to be desulphisuriated. However, although there is an additional desulphurization process, the Tivriyi iron ore mine is still a good investment, which is very conducive to the diversification and replenishment of iron ore sources in Italy.

And the Ottomans offered such favorable conditions because they wanted to seek Italy's help with heavy profits.

Bacona looked at such favorable conditions, but let out a cold snort in his heart, although the Ottomans seemed to have good conditions, but it was not feasible to let Italy intervene.

Because this is the Balkans, and not somewhere else. In the previous wars in which Italy was involved, in fact, the relationship of interests was not complicated.

In the Far East, it was first directed against the enemy France. Next, for Japan, it is also because the Qing State gives a lot, plus it is the reason why Italy has a lot of interests here, and it only needs to face Japan. Although Japan has the shadow of the British behind it, Italy is very measured and does not teach Japan how badly it is, and leaving the Korean Peninsula to the other side is the greatest manifestation of goodwill.

As for the Spanish-American War, it was even simpler, only one United States was needed, and the other major powers were happy to see the Americans deflated.

Although the current Balkan War is only involving Bulgaria, Greece and the Ottomans, the region is complex and involves too many forces. Eight Chinese Net

And it's so close to Italy that if you're not careful, you might start a war between the major powers. For Italy, blending into this is typically thankless.

As for the benefits given by the Ottomans, although they seem to be considerable, they are not worth the Italian offer.

So Bacona spoke. "Your Excellency Abdullah, I have already said that, and I will repeat it again. We deeply regret the war between your country and Bulgaria. ”

With that, Bacona turned and left. The Ottoman ambassador was left alone.

This is the reality, in this era bullying is the norm, and the Ottoman Empire is a weak country in the eyes of Italians. Regardless of whether the other party is the only empire in the world that has come to the table, or that Sultan Hamid II is the co-master, but a weak country is a weak country, and no matter how many titles or glorious history there are, they will not be valued by all countries, and will only attract greater oppression.

Of course, if Abdullah is the ambassador of the world's number one power, then the situation is different. Ambassador Coulson has fully demonstrated the status of the ambassador of the world's number one power.

"Your Majesty Carlo, my country believes that the current endless shipbuilding is a violation of world peace, and we believe in a responsible manner that the current frenzied shipbuilding behavior of various countries should be stopped and reduced. It is better for countries to focus their finances on people's livelihood and economy than on the military, at least to avoid the current tensions in countries. I wonder what King Carlo thinks of our country's proposal? ”

In the palace, a gentleman in a tuxedo and a top hat was talking in front of Carlo. And the person who could see Carlo directly was the British ambassador Coulson.

In contrast to Ambassador Abdallah, who had to wait patiently to meet the Foreign Secretary, Ambassador Coulson demonstrated his weight as the ambassador of the world's most powerful country, and even the Italian monarch had to be cautious about him, the British envoy.

"Ambassador Coulson, my country has received your invitation. However, the reduction of the current warship construction is a matter of great importance, not only for the military, but also for the tens of thousands of workers in the shipyards, so I ask Ambassador Coulson to wait patiently and let our country discuss it. ”

Carlo's words are also deserved, how can such a large matter of reducing the scale of ship construction be answered now, and it is also very reasonable that it must be discussed.

Ambassador Coulson, of course, knew this and replied. "Then I await the good news from your country."

Looking at the departing British ambassador, Carlo called the guards. "Let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the military understand that Britain suddenly proposed to reduce the intention of building ships."

That's right, he didn't think it was right for the British to reduce the shipbuilding proposed by the British at this time.

He didn't have to wait long, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs soon came with definite news. This time, the British suddenly shouted that the scale of the ship should be reduced, which was promoted by the new British Prime Minister Asquith, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Lloyd George, and the Secretary of State for Commerce, Winston Churchill.

The reason was that the British Navy was asking for six dreadnoughts and one battle cruiser this year, and the economists of the three governments believed that the Admiralty's request for seven new large warships was unreasonable.

That's right, these three English men are now known as government economists. Since they have the title of economists, they first need to pay attention to the economic problems of the government. The current situation of the British Empire is not good, and the US banking crisis of '07 has affected the United Kingdom, its number one foreign investor.

Although Britain did not cause an economic crisis with its vast colonial market, the market was much more depressed. And since the market is sluggish, economists in the government naturally want to save the sluggish economy. At present, the navy, the number one target of government spending, has become their chosen target.

After all, the annual expenditure of 40 million pounds on the navy is a big burden for the government, not to mention the promotion of the social security system after the Liberal Party came to power in recent years, which is a big expense.

Prime Minister Asquith came up with a plan to build four ships, and in order to get the navy to agree to their request, they told the navy on the one hand that the government would immediately give a budget for four new ships, and when it proved necessary, they would give three more ships.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Asquith proposed to Germany, Italy, and the United States that each country reduce the scale of dreadnought construction.

Speaking of which, the main culprit that caused Britain to halt naval competition earlier than history was Italy.

It was precisely under the impetus of Italy that the United States and Germany were not only building dreadnoughts ahead of schedule, but also more vigorously. There are currently 6 dreadnoughts under construction and in service in the United States, 12 in Germany and 10 in Italy, and 19 in the British Empire, the world hegemon.

This seems to be the only way for the British Empire to flourish, but in fact it is very dangerous, because Germany and Italy are allies, and the battleships of the British allies, France and Russia, have just laid their keels in the shipyard.

And the two countries need to bear the pressure on land, so don't expect too much when it comes to naval buildup. The French side, which has a lot of pressure on land and sea, has told Britain that France's investment in the navy is extremely limited, with only six dreadnoughts at most, and it can only protect the Mediterranean.

That's right, France, which is under pressure on the land border between Germany and Italy, is also facing the threat of Italy at sea, which makes people do nothing, and can only leave some problems to the allies.

After not counting on the allies for a short time, it is not surprising that the British Empire needs to pause and slow down. Of course, it is also the right thing to wrap up.

It's just that whether countries are willing to accept it or not is another matter.

"Brother Shen!"

"Hmm!"

Shen Changqing walked on the road, and when he met someone he knew well, he would say hello to each other or nod his head.

But it doesn't matter who it is.

There was no superfluous expression on everyone's face, as if they were very indifferent to everything.

on this.

Shen Changqing is used to it.

Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, it is an institution that maintains the stability of Great Qin, and its main responsibility is to kill demons and monsters, and of course there are some other side jobs.

Arguably.

In the Demon Suppression Division, everyone has a lot of blood on their hands.

When a person is accustomed to seeing life and death, then he will become indifferent to many things.

When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but over time he got used to it.

The Demon Suppression Division is huge.

The people who can stay in the Demon Suppression Division are all powerful masters, or people who have the potential to become masters.

Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.

Among them, the Demon Suppression Division is divided into two professions, one is the town guard and the other is the demon exterminator.

Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Division starts with the lowest level of demon slayer.

Then step by step, he is expected to become a town guard.

Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level of the demon slayer envoys.

Have memories of the predecessor.

He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.

It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of an attic.

Unlike other places full of slaughter, the attic here seems to stand out from the crowd, and in the bloody Demon Suppression Division, it presents a different tranquility.

At this time, the attic door is open, and there are occasional people entering and exiting.

Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment, and then stepped in.

Access to the attic.

The environment has changed in vain.

A burst of ink fragrance mixed with the faint smell of blood came to his face, making his brow furrow instinctively, but quickly stretched.

The smell of blood on everyone's body in the Demon Suppression Division is almost impossible to clean.