v3 Chapter 507： Changes in the Middle East

Opening 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne Chapter 507 The Middle East Changes

When the Speaker of the House of Representatives Huntington of the Netherlands visited Spain and expressed his views on Gibraltar's intentions, a news from the French Empire's "Le Figaro" surprised Europe and the world.

It turned out that the Tsarist Russian Empire has been making frequent moves in recent months. Obviously, while the British Empire and the Netherlands are busy dealing with the French Empire in the Siam War in the Far East, as well as the British, Dutch and Western disputes over Gibraltar, they took the opportunity to get rid of the war in the Balkans. the predicament.

Diplomatically, Tsarist Russia has rarely indicated that it wants to improve relations with its old enemy, the Ottoman Empire, and is considering reopening its embassy.

The Russian Foreign Minister and Prime Minister Gorchakov took the initiative to visit Constantinople on January 20 to show goodwill. He said in Constantinople that the Russian Empire is willing to reopen the embassies in the capitals of the two countries. The Black Sea rivals began talks last year, seeking to improve bilateral relations.

Officials of the Tsarist Russian Empire stated in early February that the Tsarist Russian Empire has officially applied to join the International Hague Court Organization, which is dominated by the Netherlands. In recent years, the Netherlands has a strong influence and national strength, and the weight of the International Hague Court Organization has also increased with the increasing number of members. .

At present, the organization Ye Hong includes most of the countries in Europe and the world. Except for Britain, France, Tsarist Russia, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman, Prussia and other big countries, almost all of them have won the remaining countries, and their strength is strong. Among them, as the One of the most powerful countries in the organization, the Netherlands has a small population, but its military and economic strength is second to none.

At the same time, Prince Abdul Wassi, Prime Minister of the Ottoman Empire, also visited St. Petersburg on February 5, with a very strong intention to win over and get closer to the Tsarist Russian Empire. Some analysts pointed out that the Tsarist Russian Empire was affected by the British because of its previous war on the Balkans. And the French sanctions, in the current diplomatic predicament of the United Kingdom, the French Empire had no time to make a breakthrough in the war in the Far East, and the Tsarist Russia Empire naturally sought to expand and deepen its relationship with the Ottoman Empire, pulling the current enemies of Britain and France. Come to your side and fight against it.

On the Eastern Mediterranean issue that Britain and France are currently concerned about, the Russian Empire clearly knew that the interests of the countries there would not be easily compromised, especially when the countries would not back down. At this time, the Russian Empire intervened and supported the Ottoman Empire’s claims. Obviously, this won appreciated by the Ottoman Empire.

Prince Abdul Wassi, Prime Minister of the Ottoman Empire, said that he felt that several rounds of negotiations with the Russian Empire were positive, and that the Ottoman Empire should earnestly strive to reach a firm and lasting agreement to find the best solution for peace between the two countries. way out.

Jafari, an expert on international affairs of the Ottoman Empire, said that the failure of the British Empire to respond to the Ottoman Empire's guarantee of power and economic interests was the reason why the previous negotiations supported by the United Kingdom could not be resolved. Therefore, the Ottoman Empire currently chooses to separate from the Russian Empire. Holding bilateral negotiations, he said, over the past many years, British influence over the Ottoman Empire, as the Ottoman Empire did not see a benefit in the relationship, led Constantinople to discover that Britain was only interested in making a profit, not letting the The Ottoman Empire has benefited from it and has grown stronger. Therefore, the Ottoman Empire is somewhat unclear about the sincerity of the British Empire, and the current willingness of the Tsarist Russia to improve relations has allowed the Ottoman Empire to see an opportunity.

However, many people pointed out that the Ottoman Empire's sway in the negotiation between the Oscarman Empire and the Tsarist Russia Empire has led to the stagnation of the Russian-Austrian negotiations that started last year.

Bob, an intelligence analyst for Le Figaro, said that within the Ottoman Empire, the sultan of King Abdul Aziz I had repeated his position on the negotiations.

He pointed out that Sultan Abdul Aziz I originally allowed the resumption of negotiations with the Tsarist Russia last year. Later, due to Britain's "friendly" friendship with the Ottoman Empire, the then Ottoman Empire and the Tsarist Empire were close to reaching an agreement, perhaps It was the British courtship that made King Abdul Aziz I Sultan change his mind at this time.

"Sultan Abdul Aziz I judged that the international situation will change, new cracks will appear in the world's military and politics, and infighting has suddenly appeared in Western European countries, which may give the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire a chance to gain the upper hand. So, the Ottoman Empire left the breakfast prepared for them in England, and came to the Tsarist Empire to prepare a grand dinner for them.”

The Ottoman Empire is a big variable in Europe. It is related to the pattern of the eastern Mediterranean, the Suyens Canal, the Arabian Sea and the Middle East. For countries, it is not only a strong influence in the eastern Mediterranean, but the Ottoman Empire also guards against the emergence of the Tsarist Russia Empire. At the gates of the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean, if these two countries reach a goal that Western European powers do not want to see, the Tsarist Russia Empire can freely enter and exit the Indian Ocean, then it will be an absolute nightmare for them.

In particular, the British Empire and the French Empire were particularly tense, so the negotiations between the Ottoman Empire and the Tsarist Russia Empire were more or less obstructed by Britain and France a few days ago. Therefore, Britain and France caused dissatisfaction between the Tsarist Russia Empire and the Ottoman Empire.

The Tsarist Russian Empire was sanctioned by Britain, France and other countries because of the war with the Ottoman Empire. However, with the relaxation of the relationship between the Tsarist Russia and the Ottoman Empire, this sanction seems to be inappropriate. The Tsarist Empire has asked for cancellation many times. However, the UK seems to continue to implement it in the industry. This annoys the Tsarist Russian Empire. In order to retaliate, the Tsarist Russian Empire has strengthened its adversary relationship with the UK from the recent period of time Including the United States of America, The Netherlands, and even the Tsarist Empire and Sweden, the long-standing Nordic hegemonic contender, eased.

The Tsarist Russian Empire threatened the United Kingdom from time to time, and even not long ago, it carried out naval and army operations in the Tsarist Russian Empire, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark in the African colony of Ghana, the southwestern Burkina Faso, the Swedish colony of Togo, and the Danish colony of Sierra Leone. Joint-exercise, which makes the UK feel the pressure from northern Europe.

With the decline of the influence of Britain and France, as the most powerful country in the Near East, with a key strategic position, the Ottoman Empire has now become a popular incense pot.

In this case, the Ottoman Empire can try to bargain with various Western camps, instead of becoming a puppet in the hands of the United Kingdom,

Sultan Abdul Aziz I had serious internal problems, economic sluggishness, poor people's livelihood, and the military was not considered the last of the six major European powers. The best result for the Ottoman Empire at present is naturally to ease the north. The powerful neighbor, the Russian Empire, prevented social unrest because of the war, attracted the industrial technology of Prussia and the Netherlands, and moved closer to the middle line of the Netherlands.

Therefore, the easing of relations with Russia this time is the most critical part. After this pass, the Ottoman Empire will have the capital to bargain with great powers such as Britain, France and Russia.

This is also what the Tsarist Russian Empire understands, so the two countries can be said to hit it off, but it has attracted the dissatisfaction of Britain and France.

The French "Le Figaro" not only listed this title: When Britain was busy dealing with the Netherlands, Tsarist Russia and Ottoman took the opportunity to get out of the predicament, is Britain worth it? +Bookmark+