Time flew by, and on April 28, 1875, Franz was crowned King of Jerusalem amid cheers, and a new page in history was opened.

No sooner had he completed his coronation than Franz received the bad news that his uncle Ferdinand I was critically ill.

God did not favor him, and even in the Holy Land, he could not suppress the sickness.

Ferdinand I's illness has been around for a long time, and it is a miracle in itself to be able to hold on until now, and to be "cured", not to mention now, even in a hundred years, the medical profession will be powerless.

Visiting his delirious uncle, Franz sighed. Birth, old age, sickness and death are the most helpless, and the uncle of the original time and space also died this year, and the butterfly effect has not been able to change the ending.

People can be ruthless, Ferdinand I had no children, and he treated Franz as his own son since he was a child, and he can even be called doting.

Although Ferdinand I would be confused from time to time, this did not hurt the relationship between the two. At that time, Franz did not use the banner of his uncle to fool people, and forging edicts was even more commonplace.

Now that I think about it carefully, I haven't goofed it so many times, and I'm afraid my uncle has also taken the initiative to carry a lot of black pots for him.

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The emperor was destined to be alone, and just when Franz was feeling nostalgic, a message interrupted his sentimentality.

"Is the news confirmed?"

It's not that Franz is rare and weird, it's that the content is so surprising that it has exceeded Franz's imagination.

Prime Minister Felix replied in the affirmative: "It has been determined." The Ottoman Empire was indeed directing refugees to the Persian border, under the pretext that it was for dispersed resettlement.

By the way, the Ottoman Empire is still recruiting soldiers, and among the refugees, 16~50 years old, all of them have been conscripted, supposedly to suppress the rebellion.

The embassy in London also confirmed that the British had recently made a loan to the Ottoman Empire, which it had to be used to suppress the rebellion.

The Ottoman rebels were a rabble, scattered and independent, and were no match for the government forces.

The Ottoman Empire's intensification of conscription is probably intended to wage war against Persia and divert domestic contradictions. ”

Ottoman attack on Persia? Franz shook his head, he always felt unreliable. I was just beaten up, and I immediately jumped out to do things again, aren't you tired of it?

Don't look at the Ottoman Empire is a little stronger than Persia, but it can't stand their many enemies. Whether it is Austria or Russia, as long as they pull their hind legs, they will lose all their efforts.

What if the war is not won? Instead of taking the risk of starting a war, it is better to fight a civil war at home, and when the population is almost consumed, the internal contradictions will be resolved.

This conclusion is not necessarily correct, now that the Ottoman Empire's top priorities are the refugee crisis and the suppression of rebellions, what good would it be for them to attack Persia?

Unless al-Shabaab are a bunch of fools, they should know that the current Ottoman Empire cannot withstand the war, and even if it wins Persia, the refugee crisis will not be solved. ”

There is no problem in using the war to divert contradictions, and the Ottoman Empire and Persia are also like the sea, and there is no pressure to attack Persia.

The problem is that Persia is not a wealthy lord, and it is almost impossible to get enough food from Persia to survive the crisis.

Foreign Secretary Wesenberg: "Your Majesty, there may be a Britishman behind this. We have extended our influence to the Middle East, and the British will definitely act.

From the standpoint of the London government, to ensure that India is foolproof, it is better to keep Persia in its hands and divide the sphere of influence with us in the valley of the two rivers.

However, a dozen years ago, the British invasion of Persia ended in failure, and the London government should still be worried. It is likely that they will attract attention to the Ottomans and create an opportunity for another invasion of Persia.

The problems of the Ottoman Empire are not small or big, they are nothing more than problems of money and food. If Britain is not willing to pay for it, it will still be able to survive the crisis for them. ”

The money and food needed by the Ottoman Empire was an astronomical amount, but this "astronomical amount" was also relative.

It is "astronomical" for ordinary countries, but for the British it is a huge amount of money, and the squeeze will come out.

The shortage of five million tons of food sounds terrible. But this food is not needed all at once, but a food deficit in the next year or two.

If you buy all the cheapest potato flour, it will actually be tens of millions of Aegis. The Ottomans were not picky eaters, so it would be nice to have them.

The only problem was that the Ottoman Empire's ability to repay the loan was a concern, and the risk of lending money to such a precarious country was simply too high.

"Refugees", "borders", ......

Franz had a flash of inspiration and instantly understood.

"Sending people to keep an eye on the number of refugees scattered by the Ottomans on the border, I suspect that Al-Shabaab wants to bring refugees into Persia to eat.

The number of refugees in the Ottoman Empire was so large that it was beyond the country's tolerance limit, and it was impossible to provide all of them with relief.

Whoever comes to power must make trade-offs, and if nothing else, the Ottoman Empire will soon expel its own minorities.

For security reasons, the defenders of the border were ordered to be on higher alert and no illegal immigrants were allowed to enter. Especially in the Dardanelles, don't let people smuggle in. ”

In Franz's view, the Ottomans were a risky move, and they were completely retained for death. The slightest lapse in the plan would blow up the country.

Even if Franz is replaced, he will also choose to gamble. There is still a glimmer of life if you gamble, and if you don't gamble, you are waiting for death.

The fact that the government has no money and is unable to provide relief to so many refugees is a reality that will not be transferred by the will of individuals.

At this time, we can't listen to the mouth of the party, blow the sky, and it is in vain if we can't turn food into food. It is easy to borrow foreign debts, but capitalists are not stupid, and it is impossible for them to use their money to go out and waste it.

It is cruel to let refugees go abroad to seek livelihood, but it is also a hope for life, and it is better to have at least some lucky people survive than to stay and wait for death.

Perhaps the refugees will hit not only Persia, but also the Russian Empire and Austria.

However, Franz was not too worried, the area bordering Austria and the Ottoman Empire was either a vast sea, or an endless desert, a few oases that were also agricultural fallow areas, and hundreds of miles of desolation were normal operations.

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Ankara, after a political struggle, a new Sultan Abdul Hamid II has been born.

As time went on, the refugee crisis also continued to reach a climax. Although Midhart rightly rejected the insidious proposal of the British, he acted with great sincerity.

It is not known whether intentionally or unintentionally, a large number of refugees have been diverted to the border areas in droves. How is it enough for light to shock Persia?

Persia is also an agrarian country with limited productivity and cannot afford to support so many refugees. Midhart, who has a bottom line, still wants more people to survive.

So the other two neighbors were also the destinations of this escape, and Midhart also arranged for people to be mixed in with the refugees to prepare to lead the escape movement.

In order to avoid an international conflict, this operation, which was nominally a spontaneous movement of the people, had nothing to do with the Ottoman government.

Abdul Hamid II asked with concern: "Are you ready, Prime Minister?" ”

Sitting in this position, I know that Sudan is not easy. Abdul Hamid II did not want to be ousted and die in disgrace.

Now he must rely on Al-Shabaab to solve the refugee crisis in the country. In contrast, none of the ongoing civil wars have been so important.

The first restriction on the national rebel army is the word "nation", and this innate condition restricts the development and growth of the rebel army.

The number of ethnic minorities is limited, and the national rebel army only operates in its own ethnic areas, and it is difficult to recruit soldiers because they have no mass base in different places.

Against this backdrop, the refugee crisis is particularly stark. The Ottoman Empire had serious national contradictions, and if they wanted everyone to unite, they could only survive when they wanted to survive.

Refugees happen to break this restriction, and once the government stops providing relief, rebellion is almost inevitable in order to survive. Millions of people rebelled, and the **** could not save the Ottoman Empire.

Midhart nodded: "It's almost ready, if the plan goes smoothly, it is expected that more than two million people will leave and go to Persia, Russia, and Austria to make a living, and then the domestic food crisis will be solved." ”

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