Constantinople

Since the beginning of the negotiations, Abdul Mejid I has not been in a good mood, having just been threatened by the Russians, and now the Austrian representatives are on the scene again.

Mestrese was a pure diplomat, not as aggressive as Menshkov, and Austria didn't have as much appetite as the Russians, and could go on talking.

Abdul Mejid I said firmly: "Mr. Mestese, your country's demands are too much, the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia are sacred and inseparable parts of the Ottoman Empire, and they must not be ceded up!" ”

(Note: The Principality of Wallachia was in the southern part of present-day Romania; The Principality of Moldavia in present-day northern Romania, Moldova, and parts of Ukraine)

But when they said this, they were a little lacking in confidence, who let them be targeted by both the Russians and Austria now?

Against the previous one alone, with the support of Britain and France, they can still be tough again. With one enemy and two enemies, not to mention that Abdul Majid I coaxed him, even Britain and France would not have the confidence to go into battle in person.

The division of Russia and Austria has become their top priority. Otherwise, as soon as the war broke out, the Ottoman Empire would be almost finished.

Mestese calmly explained: "Your Majesty, these two small principalities are not the original territory of your country, but just two vassal states, why can't they be transferred?"

As things stand, your country simply cannot afford to keep these two principalities, and if they are sold to the Austrian Empire, you can reduce the line of defense on the border with Russia. ”

Good face was not only the patent of the Qing Dynasty, but also the Ottoman Empire. "Transfer", "sale", this is the face of Mestese in taking care of Abdul Mejid I as much as possible.

Influenced by European culture, selling land is not a big deal. This is more acceptable than a simple cession.

If Austria really wanted to buy these two principalities, Abdul Mejid I wouldn't mind selling them, and the war would not have been able to hold them anyway.

Although the two principalities were flat and fertile for agriculture, because of their proximity to Russia and Austria, the Ottomans did not develop much at all, and they did not feel sorry for selling them.

"How much money are you willing to pay?" Abdul Mejid I asked expectantly

In any case, some negotiations are better than no negotiations, even if it is only for the sake of compromising time, and Abdul Mejid I will have to fight with Austria.

Mestre said sonorously: "Your Majesty, the Austrian government is willing to contribute 100 million guilders!" ”

This price is very sincere, anyway, in this era, undeveloped land is not worth anything.

Without waiting for Abdul Mejid I to reply, Mestese added: "But now that the Austrian government is in financial difficulties, it cannot afford to pay such a large sum of money at once, and we are prepared to pay it off in a hundred years." ”

Isn't it to pay it off in a hundred years? Inflation aside, with the strength of both sides, can the Ottoman Empire be able to receive money?

Anyone with a little bit of brains knows that Mestre is talking about buying it, but in fact he is not ready to give money at all.

A hundred years to pay off is a complete blank check, as long as the time has not come, it cannot be said that Austria is in default.

For such a long time, once there is a little conflict between the two countries in the middle of the way, or if there is a war, there is no need to give a penny.

Even if the money is received after a hundred years, it will be of little use. It is a question mark whether 100 million yuan can buy more than 200,000 square kilometers of land now, and whether it can buy 20 square kilometers of land in a hundred years.

If you are intimidated and give in, it is not telling the world: the Ottoman Empire has fallen and wants to divide the inheritance - come quickly.

Abdul Mejid I asked: "Mr. Mestese, you are not joking? There is no such funny business in the whole world! ”

Mestese smiled and said nothing, the Austrian government was not prepared to pay for it at all, and he proposed it only to give the Sudanese government a fig leaf.

Obtaining the two principalities of the Danube basin by means of negotiations, Mestre was not so naïve. If it's so easy, why mobilize the army?

The bottom line in China is very clear, and you can just talk about it. Even if it can be negotiated, an agreement cannot be reached now, otherwise how will the next play be played?

If there was a rapprochement with the Ottoman Empire, should Austria stop preparing for war? If you stop, all the previous preparations will be wasted; If it doesn't stop, it's even worse, and the strategic purpose is exposed.

By then, the South German states were prepared, and with the intervention of the great powers, the westward expansion strategy was almost nullified.

In order to bring the negotiations to an impasse, after the two countries in the Danube, Mestherse made further territorial claims to the Ottoman Empire, encircling most of the Balkans in one fell swoop.

Even if Britain and France tried their best to mediate the contradictions between the two sides, they were also in vain. Of course, the play was done in full, and Mestre also began to give in slowly.

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When the negotiations in Constantinople began, Paris was also lively. The struggle between the parliamentary faction and the presidential faction has become white-hot, and there is no longer a way to ease it.

After a long period of preparation, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte was finally ready.

With the support of the British, on June 12, 1851, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte staged a military coup in Paris, forcibly dissolving Parliament.

The parliamentarians, unwilling to accept defeat, also organized an army to fight back, but they were betrayed by traitors and failed, and Louis-Napoleon-Bonaparte took power.

When news of the coup reached Vienna, Franz was not surprised, even though it was half a year earlier.

The role of the butterfly effect has become more and more significant, France has been affected, and the future direction of the world has become unrecognizable. The advantage of foresight is slowly disappearing.

Franz is already prepared, and his arrival will change the fate of many people, and it is inevitable that it will affect the world situation.

After this coup d'état in Paris, it will not be long before Louis-Napoleon-Bonaparte will be restored, and the Anglo-French duo will also appear on the stage of history.

Franz did not intervene to stop him, and Napoleon III, a monarch who was a great monarch, was not too difficult to deal with.

France has a thick foundation, and it is not terrible to have a monarch who loves to toss, but if there is a monarch who loves farming, it will be a real disaster for Austria.

The usury empire still let them continue to lend usury, and the development of industry will be done by Austria.

After the coup d'état in Paris, the pressure on the British was instantly reduced, and with France as a thug, they had a heavier say in European diplomacy.

Abdul Mejid I was the most impressed, and support from France increased, with the soon-to-be-restored Napoleon III sending him military instructors to help train the Ottoman army.

However, this support is not enough to change the current unfavorable situation. Over time, the attitude of the Russian deputy, Duke Alexander Menshkov, became more and more tough.

It was not so much a negotiation as the Russians were proposing conditions for the Ottoman government to make a choice: acceptance, or war.

The Russians seemed to be ready for war, and on July 23, 1851, the Anglo-Russian negotiations in St. Petersburg ended in failure because of the far difference between the bottom lines of the two sides, and a new round of Russo-Turkish war entered the countdown.