"Your Excellency Abdullah, our country deeply regrets the war between your country and Bulgaria and Greece."
In the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, facing the Ottoman ambassador in front of him, Bacona announced to him with regret that Italy was not prepared to intervene in the current Balkan war.
For Abdullah, who finally met the Italian Foreign Minister, he certainly did not want to hear only these desperate words. The current situation of the Ottomans on the battlefield is not good, and they are in urgent need of help from other countries. Of course, he is not
There was no preparation. Istanbul had already sent him a message and offered him good conditions, and now he was waiting for him to come up with it.
"Your Excellency Bacona, please give me some time. Our country also knows your country's difficulties, but please believe us, as long as it can help our friends, our country will not let them suffer. As long as your country is willing to help our country, we are willing
We will provide your country with certain conveniences in terms of wool, cotton, wheat, iron ore, etc., and we may even allow your country to invest in our country’s Divriy iron ore.”
To be fair, the conditions offered by the Ottomans are very good. Wool and cotton are Italy’s bulk import commodities, which is good news for the Italian textile industry. Wheat is Italy’s staple food, and having an additional source of Ottoman imports will also help ensure Italy’s food security.
It is very effective. Of course, the most important thing is to allow Italy to invest in the Divrii iron ore.
The Divrii Iron Mine is currently the largest iron mine in the Ottoman Empire and is located in the central Anatolian Plateau. The iron ore contains 60-65% iron, but the iron ore contains high sulfur and requires desulfurization.
However, although it requires an additional desulphurization process, the Divrii iron ore is still a good investment, which is very conducive to the diversity and supplementation of Italian iron ore sources.
The Ottomans offered such generous terms because they considered Italy's reputation and wanted to seek help from Italy with huge profits.
Looking at such favorable conditions, Bacona snorted in his heart. Although the Ottomans seemed to have good conditions, it was not feasible for Italy to intervene.
Because this is the Balkans, not other places. In the previous wars involving Italy, the interest relationships were not actually complicated.
In the Far East, we first targeted our enemy France. Then we targeted Japan because the Qing Dynasty gave us a lot. In addition, Italy had huge interests here and only had to face Japan. Although there was Britain behind Japan.
The shadow of human beings, but Italy was very measured and did not teach Japan a terrible lesson. Leaving the Korean Peninsula to the other side was a manifestation of the greatest goodwill.
As for the Spanish-American War, it was even simpler. It only had to deal with the United States, and the other major powers were happy to see the Americans defeated.
Although only Bulgaria, Greece and the Ottomans are involved in the current Balkan War, the region is complex and involves too many forces.
Moreover, it is very close to Italy, and if you are not careful, it may trigger a fight between the major powers. For Italy, getting involved in this is a typical thankless task.
As for the benefits provided by the Ottomans, although they seem considerable, they are not worth Italy's money.
So Bakona spoke. "Your Excellency Abdullah, I have just said it, and now I emphasize it again. Our country deeply regrets the war between your country and Bulgaria and Greece."
After saying this, Bakona turned around and left. The Ottoman ambassador was left standing here alone.
This is the reality. In this era, it is normal to support the strong and bully the weak. The Ottoman Empire is a weak country in the eyes of Italians. No matter whether the other party is the only empire in the world that is on the stage now, or the Sultan Hamid II
It is the co-owner of Japan, but a weak country is a weak country. No matter how many titles or glorious history it is, it will not win the respect of other countries, but will only lead to greater oppression.
Of course, if Abdullah is the ambassador of the world's most powerful country, then the situation will be different. Ambassador Colson has fully demonstrated the status that an ambassador of the world's most powerful country should have.
"Your Majesty Carlo, our country believes that the current endless shipbuilding is a destruction of world peace. With a responsible attitude, our country believes that the current crazy shipbuilding behavior of various countries should be stopped and curtailed. Let all countries focus their finances on
In terms of people's livelihood and economy, it is better than investing in the military. At least it can avoid the current tense atmosphere in various countries. I wonder what King Carlo thinks of our proposal?"
In the palace, a gentleman wearing a dress and a top hat was talking in front of Carlo. And the person who could see Carlo directly was the British Ambassador Coulson.
Compared with Ambassador Abdullah, who had to wait patiently to see the Foreign Secretary, Ambassador Colson fully demonstrated his importance as the ambassador of the world's most powerful country. Even the Italian monarch must treat him with caution as the British envoy.
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"Ambassador Colson, our country has received your country's invitation. However, reducing the current warship construction is of great importance. This is not only a matter for the military, but also a major matter for tens of thousands of workers in the shipyard, so we also invite science and technology.
Ambassador Erson will wait patiently and let our country discuss it."
Carlo's words are also appropriate. It is very reasonable to give an answer to such a big thing as reducing the scale of shipbuilding now. It must be discussed.
Of course Ambassador Colson also knew this, and immediately replied, "Then I am waiting for the good news from your country."
Watching the British ambassador leave, Carlo called the guards. "Let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the military understand that Britain suddenly proposed to reduce shipbuilding."
Yes, he felt that the reduction of shipbuilding proposed by the British at this time did not seem right.
He didn't have to wait long. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs soon received the exact news. This time, the British suddenly called for reducing the scale of shipbuilding. It was the new British Prime Minister Asquith, the Minister of Finance Lloyd George and the Secretary of Commerce Winston.
·Churchill was behind it.
The reason is that the British Navy requires a shipbuilding plan for six dreadnoughts and a battlecruiser this year, and these three government economists believe that the Admiralty's request for seven new large battleships is unreasonable.
That's right, these three British tycoons are now known as the government's economists. Since they have the title of economist, they first need to pay attention to the government's economic issues. The current situation in the British Empire is not good. In 2007,
The U.S. banking crisis has affected its largest overseas investor, the United Kingdom.
Although Britain did not cause an economic crisis with its vast colonial market, the market has been depressed a lot. Since the market is sluggish, of course economists in the government want to save the sluggish economy. Currently, the government's top spending target
The navy became their chosen target.
After all, the Navy's annual expenditure of 40 million pounds is a big burden for the government, not to mention that the Liberal Party has promoted the social security system after coming to power in recent years, which is another huge expense.
Prime Minister Asquith came up with a shipbuilding plan for four ships. In order to get the Navy to agree to their request, they told the Navy that the government would immediately provide the budget for four new ships, and then provide three more when the need was proven.
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 its naval competition earlier than in history was Italy.
It is under the leadership of Italy that the construction of dreadnoughts by the United States and the United States is not only ahead of schedule, but also more vigorous. Currently, the United States has 6 dreadnoughts under construction and in service, while Germany has 12 dreadnoughts under construction and in service, and Italy has 12. There are 10 ships, while the world hegemon, the British Empire, has 19 ships.
This seems to be the only success of the British Empire, but in fact it is very dangerous, because Germany and Italy are allies, and the battleships of France and Russia, Britain's allies, have just laid down their keels in the shipyard.
Moreover, the two countries need to bear the pressure on land, so don’t have too high expectations in naval construction. France, which has great pressure on land and sea, once told the United Kingdom that France’s investment in the navy is extremely limited, with a maximum of 6 ships. The size of the dreadnought can only protect the Mediterranean Sea.
Yes, France, which is under pressure on the German-Italian land border, is also facing the threat of Italy on the sea. What should we do? We can only leave some problems to our allies.
After being unable to count on allies for a short period of time, it is natural that the British Empire needs everyone to pause and slow down. Of course, it is also appropriate to package it.
But whether countries are willing to accept it or not is another matter.
