Chapter 1313: Dividing Great Britain (first update, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
Chapter 1313: Dividing Great Britain (first update, please subscribe)
While the old friend's imagination was running wild, the war in southern Africa had an unprecedented impact on Britain's reputation. Almost overnight, the whole world saw the British Empire's foreign power and internal interference.
Being the boss comes with a price.
It is also very hateful. Just when Britain was stuck in the quagmire of the Boer War and could not escape, for the countries that had always been eyeing it, while they saw Britain's weakness, they also saw opportunities.
Saw an opportunity to challenge Britain.
Of course, what they want is not just a challenge, but a carve-up.
For Russia, which had always been eyeing it, they finally mustered up the courage. The British Empire's foreign power and internal power stimulated their ambitions and made them take the initiative to stand up.
Invitations were sent to the French Empire, the Ming Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The foreign ministers of the three countries were invited to hold a meeting in Yalta.
Discuss some international topics related to the interests of the four countries. Of course, this meeting is secret.
Only a few people even knew that this meeting was a feast, a feast of partition.
Since it is a partition, the countries involved must reach an agreement before the partition.
So, in October 1990, the Foreign Minister of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Gustav Sigmund von, the Foreign Minister of the French Empire Emile Vanette, and the Foreign Minister of the Roman Empire Nikolai Karlovich
·Giles, together with Zhuge Jun, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Empire, came to the ancient city of Yalta in Crimea.
The foreign ministers of the French Empire and the Austrian Empire first arrived in Constantinople by taking the "Eurasian Express" - a French imitation of the "American Star". From there, they met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Empire who arrived by airship.
Minister Zhuge Jun took a royal cruise ship to Yalta together.
This meeting was full of conspiracy from the beginning. In fact... this is also the most common thing in international secret meetings.
Conspiracies are always accompanied by games. The foreign ministers of the four empires gathered together. To put it bluntly, it was to "kill the eagle and eat its meat", or in other words, to divide the spheres of influence in the future world. Because of this, this negotiation is destined to be accompanied by
It smells like gunpowder.
"In the last war, each of you and every country received generous rewards - France received Libya and the Middle East, and Russia received almost all of Turkey. What did Austria get? Almost nothing!"
As soon as the meeting began, Gustav Sigmund von, the Foreign Minister of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, said in a rather dissatisfied tone.
"If this time, we need to divide the sphere of influence, we must be compensated." "If you didn't hesitate last time, you could get more! Even from the beginning, you were half-hearted and didn't do anything at all.
Would love to be a part of it!”
Nicholas Karlovich Giles, the Foreign Minister of the Roman Empire, said directly.
"The fruits of any victory come at a price! If you want to get enough rewards, you must first make enough efforts. How much did you do in the last war?"
When he finished speaking, Emir directly expressed his agreement, but Zhuge Jun echoed from the side.
"Appropriate compensation is not impossible. After all, the world is so big that not one of us can swallow it."
In this conference room, when Zhuge Jun said these words, no one realized one thing - the people in this room will determine the fate of the world.
"First of all, we believe that each of our countries should get its own sphere of influence. For example, on the issue of India, the Ming Empire supports the common carving up of all countries."
Zhuge Jun was honest and made his intention clear as soon as he came up. However, his suggestion made Giles' heart tighten and he spoke quickly.
"I think that the future division of spheres of influence should be based on the scope of our army's entry, that is, wherever our army hits, who should own that area. This is undoubtedly more fair, and last time
During the war, our joint cooperation was also very smooth, and it was also a prerequisite for success!"
You know, Rome was planning to live alone in India and turn India into a part of the Roman Empire, including Persia, of course.
"Although that is the case, before that, we still delimited the basic sphere of influence through negotiations, and then the subsequent military progress was smooth."
Emil said from the side.
"We can put forward our respective requirements first and then negotiate."
"Yes, Your Excellency, in Africa, Austria hopes to include Egypt and Sudan as its sphere of influence!"
When Gustav opened his mouth, he mentioned a sphere of influence of millions of square kilometers. However, this was not because of lack of support, but because... everyone wanted to obtain as much land as possible.
After all, they all realize that this may be the last time they carve up the world, so they must seize the opportunity.
However, his suggestion was immediately opposed by the Emir. After all, France also has ambitions for Sudan. France not only has ambitions for Sudan, but also for Ethiopia and Somalia. Why? Without him, France also wants to build an alliance.
Atlantic to Indian Ocean railway.
Moreover, the gains made by the Ming Empire in the African colonies in recent years are obvious to all. If the Ming Dynasty can do it, they can do it too. Since the Ming Dynasty can make huge wealth by opening up tropical plantations, France can certainly do it too.
In fact, Rome also felt that it could do it, and so did the Austro-Hungarian Empire. So everyone was full of desire for African land. However, after France mentioned Ethiopia, it was opposed by Gilles.
"This is impossible, Your Excellency, Minister. You should know that Ethiopia is the same as the Roman Empire. We have the same religious beliefs, and even the writing and language are similar. Scholars from all over the world have long proven that Ethiopia is the country where we have been separated for thousands of years.
My good brothers, how can we tolerate you occupying that place?"
This is the textual research of the adventurer Ashnov - in 1988, he also published the article "Ethiopian Alphabet and the Original Dictionary of Ethiopic-Russian" in Constantinople to prove the relationship between the two countries and the two peoples.
Of course, these proofs only pave the way for Rome's next expansion. As for good brothers who have been separated for thousands of years... For the Russians, so-called good brothers are just for beating.
We are all members of the same family!
The negotiation was not smooth from the beginning. After all, they all had their own demands and ambitions.
There are differences not only on the issue of Sudan and Serbia, but also on the issue of Egypt. After all, for France, it is absolutely impossible for France to give up the Soviet Union Canal, and naturally it is impossible for France to
Too many concessions have been made on the issue.
As a result, the negotiations ran into trouble on the first day.
But all of this was within Zhuge Jun's expectation, and to be more precise, within Emperor Zhu Da's expectation. After all, there were too many conflicts of interest between them, and if they wanted to reach a consensus, the three of them had to
Each country must make appropriate concessions.
Although there was no progress in the negotiations on the first day, after the meeting, the foreign ministers of the four countries still sat together and wanted to have wine and dinner. After the banquet, Giles, the foreign minister of the Russian Empire, quietly visited Zhuge Jun, hoping that
Being able to gain his support on the Ethiopian issue, everyone knows that Ming Dynasty has little interest in African colonies.
"If you can support us on the Ethiopian issue, then we will support your demands on the Lower Burma issue."
What is the Lower Burma Question?
In the Burmese area occupied by the British in Lower Burma, the Ming Empire certainly had no interest there, but... the Ming Dynasty hoped that China would occupy that area.
In fact, the Ming Empire did not have any ambitions for many areas. But for Southeast Asia, it was China's traditional sphere of influence. Therefore, it is almost universally known that the Ming Empire has always been unwilling to allow other countries to invade that area, whether it was the French invasion of Vietnam or the British.
Invading Burma, the empire intervened.
According to the Ming Empire's thinking, Southeast Asia, as China's traditional sphere of influence, must belong to China.
After all, this is an era of colonial frenzy. No matter what, China must get its own prey in this era.
Of course, the empire's wishes have become bargaining chips for other countries.
After Giles took out his bargaining chip, Zhuge Jun did not agree immediately. He thought about it for a while and then said it.
"We are not opposed to the special interests you have in Ethiopia, but we must also see the desire of the French Empire. If their wishes cannot be achieved, then it may be difficult for us to reach an agreement that satisfies everyone.
It is very likely that this meeting will not make any progress."
Looking at Giles, the foreign minister of the Roman Empire, Zhuge Jun said again.
"Maybe you can make some concessions in northern Ethiopia. For our mutual benefit, what do you think?"
All negotiations are like this. The two sides will continue to test and negotiate, and then propose a condition that everyone can accept. In secret diplomacy, those weak and small countries are like cakes being served to the table.
, being carved up piece by piece by you and me by the great powers with table knives.
No country will seek the opinions of those weak and small countries, they are destined to be just victims.
What about big and powerful countries?
They sit in front of this dining table, greedily devouring the weak ones, and even the occasional dispute will not affect the knives and forks in their hands...
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