When the dim light of morning awakened Constantinople from the darkness, the mass sounded again in the Sophia Cathedral.
Under the leadership of Orthodox priests, believers are praying, and everything looks so sacred and holy.
Looking up at the surroundings, the paintings of Christ that were once covered on the walls have been exposed to the world again after several years of restoration. What do you feel when you are among them?
It’s the ruthlessness of history!
Once upon a time, this was the Prime Minister of the Roman Empire, and this church was also an Orthodox church. However, after the invasion of the Ottomans, in the following hundreds of years, everything about Orthodoxy was obliterated, and even the Romans became
When they became Turks, they were either forced to convert or killed.
What then? More than ten years ago, the Russians occupied this area, which was once again ruled by the Roman Empire. Many people living here, like their ancestors, were forced to change their beliefs and become Orthodox Christians in order to survive.
The ruthlessness and cruelty of history are fully witnessed in this church and this city.
After leaving the church and passing by the market, Dewey looked at the pork that the butcher was selling. He thought for a while and then said to himself.
"The world is so ruthless! It's just survival of the fittest..."
As a diplomat, when Deweyde was talking to himself, the corners of his lips raised slightly and he stared at the palace in the distance and said to himself.
"But, are you really the fittest ones who survived?"
Is Russia the fittest one that survives?
This, at least for those natives who were forced to convert, was not a problem. For those people, they had no choice at all - either accept the conversion or flee to Persia.
However, it is precisely because a large number of "refugees" fled to Persia that the relationship between Rome and Persia became increasingly tense - Constantinople accused Persia of hosting "rebels" who escaped from Rome every day
”.
Of course, this diplomatic entanglement was not for Persia to send people back. In fact, the Roman Empire cared more about another thing than people.
Of course it’s Persian oil!
A few years ago, a British company dug out oil in Persia. At that time, no one thought it was a big deal. However, in just the past few years, Persia has become the world's largest country after Mexico and French Mesopotamia.
Asia and Russia are the world's fourth largest oil exporters.
Nearly 10 million tons of oil are continuously transported through the Persian Gulf and the Suez Canal to the British and European markets every year.
The Roman Empire had been coveting this piece of fat for a long time, but they never had the chance.
"...We can see that Britain is not as powerful as we imagined. According to the replies we received from volunteers who went to South Africa, the combat effectiveness of the British army can even be said to be vulnerable. They are even still using
Tactics during the Crimean War - their troops lined up and attacked to the music of Scottish bagpipes..."
When mentioning the backwardness of the British Army, Vanovsky, the Army Minister of the Roman Empire, spoke with irony. As an Army Minister, he was indeed qualified to look down on his European counterparts, because during the "Russian-Turkish War"
, the Russian army has been fully tempered, and they have mastered modern weapons and tactics. In contrast, countries like the United Kingdom are still stuck in the old era.
"Yes, they are still wearing red military uniforms even now. They are like a target."
"No, the bright red uniforms allow the Boers to hit them from a mile away. God can testify that all those Boers are born good shooters..."
Listening to the generals' narration, Alexander II, the imperial "Caesar" who strongly promoted the reform of the empire and promoted the constitutional monarchy of the Roman Empire step by step, was standing quietly in front of the map. He looked at Persia on the map, and then added
He set his sights on India and the vast South Asian subcontinent.
Russia's desire for warm areas has never been satisfied. Although in his hands, the Russian Empire can finally wash military boots in the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea, and enjoy the warmth of winter under the bright sunshine, but Russia's land and
The desire for wealth has never been satisfied.
"The Boers may inflict heavy casualties on the British, but generals, we should see that Britain is still extremely powerful. Its fleet and its vast colonies are all symbols of their strong strength. If we do it because of Persia
It is undoubtedly extremely unwise to offend such an opponent with our own oil. It can even be said..."
After a pause, Alexander II said.
"What a disaster!"
A disaster, as the "Caesar" of the empire, Alexander II is undoubtedly very sober. In the past few years, although Germany has been pursuing a friendly policy, although it is indeed very embarrassing to face the oil in Mesopotamia.
He was jealous, but he still calmly realized that although the piece of fat was good, it didn't taste good.
Not to mention, trying to eat that piece of fat is likely to collapse the Roman Empire, and may even lead to the intervention of the Ming Dynasty. After all, as we all know, the Ming Dynasty is a die-hard ally of France.
So faced with this reality, Alexander II did not show Russia's greed on the Mesopotamia issue.
In fact, this is also the instinct of beasts in the jungle. Most of the time, beasts will never take the initiative to challenge beasts that are more powerful than themselves. The so-called "law of the jungle" essentially means that the weak will eat the strong, and the strong will only bully the weak.
, this is the basic law in the jungle. Unless it is forced, a beast will never challenge a beast that is equal to or even stronger than itself.
The instinct of the beast is to bully the weak, so compared to France, Persia, which is weaker, is obviously a more appropriate opponent. Moreover, Persia currently produces nearly 10 million tons of oil every year and how can such huge economic benefits be possible?
Why not make Russia jealous?
Of course, if you want to invade Persia, you must take into account the attitude of Britain. Britain... Russia's emotions towards Britain and Russia are complicated. On one side, they remember the hatred they had in the past, and on the other side, what is it?
It is Britain that is powerful enough to make any country afraid of it.
But now that Britain is showing weakness in South Africa, the Russians, who were originally a little wary, have once again become more ambitious...