Chapter 53 The Jews Want a State
Vienna, Austrian Empire.
Viscount Stratford received news of Austrian troops in West Bosnia as soon as he arrived in Vienna, which did not surprise him, since it was not uncommon for the great powers to take advantage of each other's fire.
The point is that the Austrians attacked so quickly, were they sure that Egypt would be defeated, or did they plan to join forces with Egypt and other countries to carve up the Ottomans?
Just when Viscount Stratford was puzzled, he got the news that the Austrian Imperial Navy had evacuated the secret base of the Egyptian Navy, and he couldn't help but gasp.
Viscount Stratford couldn't believe his ears, the Egyptians still had a fleet, and if they directly sent the entire fleet to attack Vice Admiral Simmons, the outcome of the second naval battle of Beirut would be difficult to say.
And what about the Austrian Navy, isn't that an inland river fleet? Capture a dozen battleships, how did they do it?
Here is an explanation of why Viscount Stratford arrived in Vienna to learn about the problem of Austria's interception of the Egyptian navy.
Because Viscount Stratford left Istanbul after receiving news of the victory of the British navy, the exchange of information at sea was extremely difficult at this time, and the news of the Austrian navy arrived later than the news of the victory of the British navy.
At this time, however, Viscount Stratford was not thinking about how the Austrians had succeeded, but about what he could do now to best serve Britain.
The Austrians and Russians could do so in the name of religion and nation, the British were obviously unable to do so, but this was not difficult for the clever Viscount Stratford, and even more so for Palmerston, who had been plotting for many years.
Palmerston wrote a letter to Viscount Stratford.
"Today, there is a strong idea among the Jews scattered all over Europe that the time has come for the Jewish people to return to Palestine...... It was important for the Turkish Sultan to encourage the Jews to return to Palestine for settlement, because the wealth brought by the Jews would increase the resources at the Sultan's disposal.
If the Jews had returned at the invitation and protection of the Sultan, they would have stopped any vicious attempts by Muhammad Ali or his successors in the future...... I must ask His Excellency the Ambassador to strongly recommend that [the Turkish Government] do everything in its power to encourage the return of the Jews in Europe to Palestine. ”
Viscount Stratford hit it off with Palmerston and sent the Jews back to their ancestors' ancient land, thus establishing a colony in the heart of the Ottoman Empire.
According to Viscount Stratford's estimation, many Jews would admire the mighty British Empire, and they would all be willing to be allies of the British, and their allies could only be the British in this region where Celestialism prevailed.
And Palmerston believed that the Jews would encroach on the crumbling empire after the massive entry of Jews into the Ottoman Empire. And in the end, the Jews will try to keep the empire alive for their own benefit, and that is what the British are aiming for.
The Times ran a headline article about the plan to "resettle Jews back home," saying the plan was being given "serious political consideration."
But the discipline of the "Times", everyone understands. During the First Sino-Japanese War, 600 pounds was bought by the Japanese, ignoring the fact and reporting, and even British interests could be abandoned.
While Palmerston and Viscount Stratford were building momentum for the Jewish state, The Times devoted a full-page report to how the Western Bosnians had been oppressed by the Ottomans, and that the Austrian Empire had to "admit" West Bosnia in order to maintain justice and peace in the world.
Since the Westerners did not want to see the Ottomans in the first place, and saw the irrefutable evidence of the sea, Britain immediately became angry and called for support for Austria to save Bosnia. Coupled with the fact that Vice Admiral Helmut's fleet had been almost wiped out, the British were anti-war and even demanded that the alliance with the Ottoman Empire be severed.
Many politicians had to say that they would be careful in their relations with the Ottomans and would help Bosnia, and even the Queen of England claimed that she would make the barbaric monarch who mistreated civilized people pay the price.
Queen Victoria approached the Viscount of Melbourne and told him that the relationship between Britain and the Ottomans remained the same, but that the Ottoman Sultan must apologize for his crimes and make the necessary concessions.
To be honest, even if the queen doesn't look for herself, the Viscount of Melbourne intends to do so, because the pressure of public opinion is too great. The Viscount of Melbourne did not want to leave an opportunity for his political enemies to attack him, and the interests of the Ottomans were not important, as long as they could hold the Near East for Britain.
This overwhelming public opinion offensive cost Franz only 3,000 pounds, and then donations from all over the world exceeded 100,000 pounds, including 10,000 pounds from Osmansu Dangid, to show that he was a civilized monarch.
Historically, the Anglo-Saxons were the most vocal boasters of the power of Jewish financial conglomerates.
However, the wealthiest Jewish families were not very interested in the Jewish state.
The Rothschilds, the Fulfords, the Sassoons, and the Wallenbergs, all of whom have great power in their respective localities, do not miss the desert where their ancestors lived.
It seems that Palmerston's attempt to rely on the Jews to solve the Ottoman economic problems is no longer working.
Of course, it was not without Jews who were enthusiastic about establishing a state in Palestine, such as the famous Baron Montefiore, who believed that he was the reincarnation of Moses and that it was his duty to lead the Jews back to their homeland.
Montefiori's English knighthood made it so convenient for him that he had direct access to Muhammad Ali's royal palace to negotiate with him.
The toughness of the other party made Muhammad Ali think that the other party was an envoy of the British, and not only did he entertain the other party with good food and drink, but also agreed to all of Montifiori's requests.
Then Montefiori went to the Ottoman Palace, where he accused Mejid of being incompetent in the Grand Sarachirio Palace, and the other party was unable to attack because of Montifiori's identity and his image as a civilized person.
Montefiori demanded that the Sultan immediately release all the Jewish prisoners in the prison, which he had no choice but to do.
So Montefioli came to Syria with a large number of Jewish criminals, and Palestine was only a part of Syria at this time.
Before leaving the Ottoman Empire, Montefiori went to the palace again to force the Sudangid to sign an edict declaring that Jews would be guaranteed equal treatment with Turkish subjects, and that every Jew would be compensated.
The Ottoman Sultan, who was troubled by internal and external troubles, bowed his head and signed the edict, and Montefiori left the Grand Sarachirio Palace with great satisfaction, declaring that "this is the Magna Carta of the Jews in Ottoman territory".
Unbeknownst to Montefiori, the prostrate Ottoman ministers were almost gritting their teeth and digging their fingers deep into their flesh.
The young Sudanjid even vowed to pay back today's shame a hundredfold.
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