The incident fermented too quickly, and the dignitaries of various European countries were stunned. The negotiations broke down so quickly, which is completely out of the box!

Under normal circumstances, don't they all quarrel for a few months, and only when they are ready for war and mobilize the emotions of the people do they officially turn their faces?

Mediation must be mediated, even if it is to brush up on the sense of existence, it is necessary to make a statement.

Even before the end of April, the Vienna Government received diplomatic notes from more than a dozen countries, all calling for calm and peace.

Perhaps impressed by the sincerity of the people, the Viennese government relented and decided to resume a second round of negotiations on 29 April 1882, but the international mediation offered by the countries was politely rejected.

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Affected by the tensions in the Near East, Sir Gladstone, known as Britain's greatest prime minister, is now unable to hold his breath.

Gladstone: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's pretty obvious. The Austrian government was determined to start a war, and the massacre was only a pretext for them.

From Britain's point of view, I don't want to see anything that destabilize the Near East happen. It's a pity that France is in a civil war, and we can't intervene if we want to.

Today we would like to discuss how to ensure that Britain's interests are not affected by the great changes in the situation in the Near East. ”

George, Foreign Secretary: "The shock is inevitable, at least our interests in the Ottoman Empire are destined to be unsafe."

If we simply want to make up for the losses caused by the war, we can also exchange interests with Austria.

I don't recommend it, though. Judging by the current situation, the defeat of the Ottomans is a matter of time.

What will happen then is hard to say. If the Austrians just wanted to beat the Ottomans and divert the internal contradictions, then it would be better to say.

If Austria annexes the Ottoman Empire in one gulp, the threat to us will be too great. ”

After saying that, George got up and walked over to the hanging map and pointed at it with a smoking gun: "There is only one Persia left from India." ”

This is a reality that must be faced. The Ottoman Empire had declined, and Persia had fallen more than the Ottomans, and it was impossible to expect Persia to hold back Austria.

If you want to say that "the Vienna government has no interest in India", it is estimated that Franz will believe this statement, and the London government will never dare to believe it anyway.

The extension of Austrian influence into the Persian Gulf caused concern in the London government. It's just that there is still a sea away, and everyone is very relieved about the Royal Navy.

Now it's different, let Austria expand all the way, you have to be a neighbor on land. You can't expect the lobster soldiers to kill all sides and deter the enemy, right?

Colonial Chancellor Primroth complained: "It's just terrible. As things stand, the Viennese government was clear about its intention to annex the Ottomans, and there was no need to doubt their ambitions.

If we do not want to fight a war to defend India, we must keep the Austrians out of the valley of the two rivers. ”

The cruel reality is that as Primroth felt at this time, any issue related to India's security as colonial minister may bring him irreparable political disaster.

Foreign Secretary George decisively replied: "No, it's nothing, there are worse things to come!"

If the Austrians do not eat alone and draw the Russians together to divide the Ottomans, then we will be threatened by two great powers at the same time.

In the style of the Vienna government, the chances of such a thing happening are very high. Even because of the plan to carve up India, the Russian-Austrian alliance can continue. ”

Laid down on land by Russia and Austria, then there is nothing to say.

No country in the world can withstand a blow of this magnitude, even if they operate in India for so long.

Thinking of this terrible result, Gladstone said without question: "Immediately stop supporting the French Revolutionary Party and help Napoleon IV stabilize the situation in the country as soon as possible." ”

Britain needs allies, and there has never been a time when allies are needed more than now. In the face of a possible Russian-Austrian combination, without a meat shield, they really can't roar.

Foreign Secretary George added: "The French alone are not enough, we have to find more allies, the Nordic Confederation can also be brought in, and perhaps now we should accelerate the establishment of North Germany." ”

The aftermath of the Russo-Prussian War broke out, and after the loss of Prussia, a gold medal fighter, France alone could no longer hold the scene.

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Ottoman nationalism was also active under the influence of the wave of revolutions in Europe, and more and more Ottoman youth could not tolerate the government's inability to perform reforms.

After the "massacre" broke out, the Ottoman nationalists felt insulted, believing that Austria was interfering in their internal affairs.

At the critical moment of the resumption of negotiations between the two Austrians, a huge anti-imperialist movement broke out in the Ottoman Empire.

At the instigation of patriotic youth, the population of Ankara protested in the embassy district. It's all a minor problem, the big hooligans have a good mentality, and being protested by others is a daily operation.

The more I have experienced it, the more people get used to it. The point is that there was an accident during the protests, and the Greek minister Sextus was killed by the protesters, and the matter was over.

Including Franz was confused, what does this have to do with the Greeks?

It can't be said that Greek imperialism invaded the Ottomans and demanded blood debts?

Out of the utmost malice, Franz had every reason to suspect that it was an Austrian agent who did it, but there was no evidence.

More news came, solving the mystery in everyone's hearts.

It is said that when the Greek minister was returning from a trip, a horse-drawn carriage hit and killed a child crossing the road, which irritated the Ottoman people, and the conflict began.

The great powers can't afford to mess with it, can't little Greece too?

By the time the Ottoman police arrived at the battlefield, Sextus, the hapless minister, along with the coachmen and guards, had already seen God.

The death of a minister is useless, no matter how the Ottoman government explains it.

Originally, the Ottoman government held Sextus responsible for the accident, but unfortunately the person involved was already dead, and the dead did not need to be responsible.

At this point, the relationship of responsibility has changed. Greece, which has become a victim, naturally will not admit that the carriage hit people.

The Greek government insisted that the Ottomans were barbaric, brutally murdered Minister Sextus, and demanded that the Ottoman government hand over all the suspects and submit them to the Greek government for investigation.

That's right, it means "all", and the Greek government considered the people who participated in the protest that day to be suspicious, and demanded that the Ottoman government hand them over to the Greek government for review.

This was impossible, and the number of protesters that day was in the high five figures, and the Ottoman government could not have handed them over even if they wanted to calm the situation.

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After figuring out the cause and effect, Franz smiled: "So, the Greeks want to take advantage of it." ”

The "Killing of the Minister" gave the Greek government the best opportunity to intervene.

Austria needed a plausible pretext for war, and tying together the Greek "murder of the minister" would undoubtedly add to the persuasiveness of the "massacre".

It is impossible for the Ottoman government to clear its name, there is moisture in the "massacre", but the "murder of the minister" really killed a minister.

Foreign Secretary Wesenberg replied: "Yes. Soon after the incident, we were contacted by the Greek government and offered to join forces against the barbaric Ottoman Empire.

The attitude of the Greeks was good, but their appetite was not small. Not only are they interested in the islands of the Aegean Sea, but they also want a piece of the pie in Asia Minor. ”

In a country like Greece, which has a heavy historical burden, the dream of a great power is indispensable.

It's a pity that Greece's luck is not very good, any neighbor around it has the strength to beat them, and no matter how big the ambition is, it can only be held back.

The Ottomans were their only chance to expand their territory, and if they missed it, they would really have to go home and dream.

Franz said casually: "The world is fair, and the harvest and the effort are equal."

The Greeks, wanting a piece of the peninsula in Asia Minor, let them prove their strength first.

Tell the Greeks that in this war we distribute the spoils of war according to their contributions, and that we will contribute as much land as we want to take on the battlefield. ”

There is no doubt that the "distribution of loot by contribution" is a huge pit. Contributions on the battlefield must rely on strength, and no matter how weak the Ottoman Empire is, Greece cannot compare.

As far as their little family background is concerned, if they can't restrain their greed, they will all get in.

In this cruel world, it is always strength that determines the distribution of benefits. It is better to count on fairness than to count on the discipline of the Vienna government.