Chapter 375： Carve up the Ottoman Empire

Nicholas I was moved by Karl Nescherroddie's answer. It wasn't that he didn't know about the **** in the army, and it wasn't that he didn't want to rectify the army of the Russian Empire.

It's just that the military has too many interest groups involved, and it is impossible to solve the problem unless it is determined to take the risk of shaking the foundation of the military.

One of the most important reasons why Alexander II was able to carry out reforms in history was that the French Empire and the British Kingdom had dealt a heavy blow to the Russian Empire's army in the Balkans.

Shakes the foundations of the Russian Empire's army, thereby making the imperial army's aspiring men and the tsar determined to reform. In a way, the Crimean War accelerated the industrialization of the Russian Empire.

If the Russian Empire did not face defeat, neither would the superstructure of the Russian Empire be renovated.

Counting on the autonomous dynamism of a corrupt regime is no doubt a pipe dream.

Even so, the serf and army reforms in the Russian Empire were only halfway through and stalled due to various external factors.

How could Nicholas I risk the overthrow of the tsarist authority to reform, and he still remembers how his father Paul I died!

For Nicholas I, although the existing generals in the army are rubbish, scum, scum, parasite, but that is also his loyalty to his rubbish, scum, scum...

Will those guys who are not trash, scum and scum really be loyal to themselves? I'm afraid it will be difficult!

Nicholas I will never forget what they said when he hanged the Twelve officers.

Unable to shake the existing system, Nicholas I's desire to reform is nothing short of a dream.

Instead of letting the army gradually become rotten and fragile, it is better to send the army to the battlefield!

Only the victor will not be blamed by anyone!

Nicholas I was only slightly moved by the solution that Karl Nesselroddy said, and then immediately turned it into a plan to solve all problems by force.

Nicholas I looked at Karl Necherrodie under the steps and responded coldly: "If you follow your method, I'm afraid I won't think about including Constantinople in the territory again in my lifetime! "

"Your Majesty, the situation in Constantinople is complicated! It is far from a problem that can be solved in a short time, so please wait patiently for the opportunity!" Karl Necherrodie responded sincerely to Nicholas I.

"I can't wait for so long, and I don't want to leave this problem to the crown prince and the others! It's something that every generation has to solve!" Nicholas I didn't mean to compromise at all, he had already made up his mind.

Either the Russian Empire succeeds in capturing Constantinople, then he will be able to reform with prestige.

Either the Russian Empire is unfortunately defeated, and at that time he will take all the crimes on himself and let his son have been reformed smoothly.

Nicholas I has lived for a long time, and he must leave a space for his son to govern the Russian Empire.

"Since Your Majesty has made up your mind, then this minister has nothing to say!" Karl Nescherrodie responded to Nicholas I in a disappointed voice.

"However, I am still willing to listen to some of the strategies you said!" Nicholas I said to Karl Nescherroder after changing the conversation.

Immediately afterwards, Nicholas I once again called in the loyal attache and exhorted him: "Go to Prince Paskevich's troops immediately and tell Prince Paskevich to let him and General Gorchakov join forces. The troops stayed in the Principality of Wallachia and waited for news from St. Petersburg!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!" The attendant military officer left the Amber Hall after giving orders to salute.

After Karl Nescherroddy and Dolgorukov heard Nicholas I's arrangement, they were relieved at the same time.

As long as His Majesty the Tsar does not use force against the Ottoman Empire, everything has room to operate.

After all, without the use of force, negotiations should be handed over to the foreign ministries led by Karl Nesselroddie.

Once the Russian Empire starts a war, everything will be difficult to talk about.

However, Nicholas I's next sentence made the hearts of the two people who had improved their moods fall to the bottom again.

"I have decided to send General Menshkov to the Ottoman Empire to negotiate with the Ottoman Empire!" Nicholas I decided to bypass the diplomatic department and send loyalists to talk to the Ottoman Empire.

"Your Majesty, General Menshkov is not suitable to be a qualified diplomat at all. He should be an excellent general, not a diplomat." Karl Nescherrodie couldn't help but speak again, he was afraid Menshkov will bury the whole of Russian imperial diplomacy.

"General Menshkov has led the reconciliation between Prussia and Austria, and I believe that he can successfully dispatch the Ottoman Empire!" Nicholas I seemed to have almost blind confidence in Menshkov.

The reason why Prussia and Austria were able to reconcile was entirely due to the military crushing of the Kingdom of Prussia, the financial freeze of the Austrian Empire by Jerome Bonaparte, and the pressure that European countries put on these two countries.

The Prussian-Austrian reconciliation can be said to be a masterpiece of the whole of Europe, and Menshkov's role was merely to pass on the demands of the Russian Empire to the Kingdom of Prussia.

Right now, the Tsar is determined to deal with the Ottoman Empire, and Karl Nescherrodie also has no good solution. He can only hope that Menshkov will not make some bottomless demands.

Otherwise, the negotiation will definitely end in failure.

"One more thing!" Nicholas I's voice came from the throne again, he pointed to Karl Nescherrodie and said: "From now on, all diplomacy related to the Ottoman Empire will be handled by me. Take control. Minister Karl, you don't have to worry about this anymore! If you have time, deal with the diplomacy between Germany and France!"

Karl Necherroddy looked at Nicholas I with a dull expression. He never thought that his foreign minister would one day be arrogated by the monarch.

Since Nicholas I wanted to stand up for himself, it would be better for him to resign himself.

"Your Majesty, I ask for my resignation!" Karl Necherroddie applied for his resignation to Nicholas I.

"I said it, it's really not allowed!" Nicholas I still rejected Karl Nescherroddie's resignation request with a arrogant attitude, and then his tone changed to relieved: "It is also very important to maintain the diplomatic relations between Prussia and Austria. things! I hope you don't let me down!"

"Yes!" Karl Nescherroddie responded in disappointment.

On January 1, 1853, Karl Nescher-Rodie lost all diplomatic powers related to the Ottoman Empire.

Including the Ottoman Ministry, the Russian ambassador to the Ottoman Empire and others can directly meet Nicholas I, and everything is left to Nicholas I to decide.

After taking over all the diplomatic materials and documents of the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, Nicholas I spent about half a month to check, and found the Ministry of Foreign Affairs personnel one by one to talk.

Finally, in the middle of the first month of 1853, I wrote down my plan for dividing up the Ottoman Empire.

The Russian Empire will occupy the Principality of the Danube and the Dobroga region in the delta. Serbia and Bulgaria will be under the remote command of the Russian Empire as two independent Slavic countries. The Adriatic coast, Bosnia and Herzegovina will belong to the Austrian Empire. , Cyprus, Rhodes and Egypt will be owned by the United Kingdom, France will get Crete, Greece will get its surrounding affiliated islands, becoming the largest country in the region, Constantinople will become an international city, Under international protection, the Ottoman Empire would be completely expelled from Europe.

The whole plan seemed perfect to Nicholas I. Russia, Britain and Austria occupied almost the same area. In order to prevent the French Empire from criticizing the Russian Empire internationally, Nicholas I gave it to the French Empire "kindly" Crete, even Greece, which shares a younger brother, can gain certain benefits.

Except for the wounded world of the Ottoman Empire reached in the manuscripts of Nicholas I.

It’s just that Nicholas I did not take into account the attitudes of other countries towards the Russian Empire. The Russian Empire, which occupied the Danube Principality and the Dobroga region, has formed a siege network for the Austrian Empire. The two Slavic countries are said to be independent countries. The above is the puppet state of the Russian Empire, and it may be annexed by the Russian Empire one day. Such a partition is a nightmare for the Austrian Empire.

Of course For the British Kingdom, the Russian Empire's behavior is not much better. Cyprus and Rhodes do help Britain to control the sea hegemony in the Mediterranean, but Crete is handed over to France. The possibility of seriously provoking lochia to undermine the internal struggle between France and Britain. In Egypt, British capital and French capital are competing. Even if the Russian Empire declares that Egypt will be owned by Britain, will Britain be able to restrict French capital? Or that Britain can send troops to attack Egypt. Although Egypt at the crossroads of Europe and Asia is not as powerful as the European powers, it is also stronger than the Ottoman Empire. Forcible annexation will only break Britain's teeth.

As for the French Empire, unless Nicholas I is willing to join Jerome Bonaparte to smash the German region, he will never be able to stop the momentum of the French Empire's attack on Russia.

To sum up, the plan that Nicholas I thought was only beneficial to his own family, and did not take into account the interests of other countries. If such a plan could be accepted by the three countries of England, France, and Austria, unless Nicholas I was the son of destiny.

It turns out that a monarch without an AC number is an international laughing stock.

Nicholas I, who was still thinking of his visit to Britain in 1844, was eager to discuss this plan with Seymour, the British ambassador to Russia.