Despite the huge disparity in conditions between the two sides, the negotiations proceeded very smoothly with the mediation of all parties.

It is impossible to lose money, and even if the Sudanese government is willing to lose money, they will not be able to come up with the money, and the war has broken their wallets.

The Ottoman Empire was now effectively financially bankrupt, suspending international debt payments and failing to pay the salaries of its domestic civil servants.

Austria did not start this war in the first place to blackmail war reparations, although it shouted an astronomical amount, it was only a sky-high asking price.

Ceding land without money is also a common practice on the European continent. There is actually nothing to talk about in this regard, and it is impossible to spit out what has already been eaten.

Austria was not demanding, and in addition to the hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land in the occupied area, it added Jerusalem and the Arabian Peninsula.

The Ottoman Empire had long since lost de facto control of the Arabian Peninsula, and Austria wanted only nominal legitimacy over the Arabian Peninsula.

The real headache for the Sudanese government is Jerusalem, which is not a strategic or economic issue, and the declining Ottoman Empire is no longer qualified to talk about Middle East strategy, mainly religious troubles.

However, on this issue, the European countries did not support them. Politicians are also human beings, and they also have seven emotions and six desires, and it is important to contain Austria, but it is not worth putting yourself in it.

No one can afford to betray the Holy Land. Support the Ottoman Empire on this issue, and the spit of the people can squirt them to death.

Under normal circumstances, such controversial negotiations would have lasted for a long time, but it is a pity that the internal contradictions of the Ottoman Empire are intensifying, and the refugees of war are devouring the country.

Austria can afford to drag on, but the Sudanese government cannot hold on. If we don't end the war soon and send the refugees back to resume production, next year's spring planting will be over.

As an agrarian country, the Ottoman Empire did not have a strong foundation, and this war had exhausted it. If spring ploughing does not go smoothly, they will not be able to withstand the outbreak of a great famine in the coming year.

In contrast, negotiations between the Ottomans and the Russians were at an impasse. The tsarist government wanted both the Caucasus lost in the last war and the Black Sea straits, and demanded reparations.

From the point of view of the Russians, their demands are in line with practical needs. Alexander II needed a big victory to counteract the bad effects of the defeat in the last war.

The war has been won, and the Caucasus, which was lost last time, must be regained. For the Russian Empire, the strategic location of the Black Sea straits was so important that the tsarist government had no way to let go.

The tsarist government was so poor that it wanted war reparations to make up for its finances. There were too many demands, which the Ottoman Empire naturally could not accept.

Austria and the Russians were still allies, and the war was launched jointly, and the Russian-Turkish negotiations were not over, so the armistice treaty naturally could not be signed.

Franz was also shocked by the lion of the tsarist government, and he finally understood why everyone evaluated the Russians as "greedy".

This is not ordinary greed, if the Russians had sent troops alone to fight the current results, then the conditions of the tsarist government would have been barely reasonable, but the problem was that they did not have such strength.

As long as Austria stopped distributing logistical supplies, it would not be long before the Russian army on the front line collapsed, and the tsarist government now had no money to work on expeditions.

Franz did not consider Alexander II a fool, and the tsarist government must have known such an obvious reason, so it is somewhat intriguing to continue to insist on such excessive conditions.

"What do the Russians say, are they going to continue this war?"

Now was the perfect time to destroy the Ottoman Empire, and with the hatred between the Russians and the Ottomans, it was not surprising that the tsarist government wanted to take the opportunity to kill them.

Foreign Secretary Wessenberg: "Your Majesty, the tsarist government seems to be vacillating. They were worried about international pressure, but they didn't want to just let the Ottoman Empire go.

As it stands, every day the war drags on will inflict heavy losses on the Ottomans. Despite the armistice, the Russian army at the front did not stop sabotage.

Evict the surrounding people, tinker with farmland, roads, water conservancy projects, destroy urban infrastructure, and blow up temples and ......"

These were the practice of the Russian-Turkish war, and once it was determined that it could not be occupied, it would be wreaked havoc. Franz chose to partner with the Russians, in addition to reducing the cost of the war, because he needed the Russians to pull hatred.

The international image also needs to be foiled, and after the atrocities of the Russians, even if the Austrian army occasionally goes out of line, it is nothing.

Franz asked suspiciously: "You mean that the Russians want to take the opportunity to weaken the Ottoman Empire, but is it necessary?" ”

By the time the war had been going on, the Ottoman Empire had effectively been abolished. Hundreds of thousands of young men fell on the battlefield, millions more refugees were born, all the coastal areas were reduced to white ground, and civil war broke out in the country.

Franz's experience estimates that the number of casualties in this war may exceed two million. Only a quarter actually died on the battlefield, and most of them died on the way to escape the famine.

The biggest black hand is hunger, followed by disease and refugees fleeing famine together. In the face of life and death, human nature is the most untestable.

The Ottoman Empire has long been weakened, and there is a civil war to continue. Now, because of the foreign war, the survival of the Ottoman Empire is at stake, forcing reformers and conservatives to temporarily join forces.

Once the war is over, the situation will change, and I don't know how many revolutionary parties will be formed as a result of this wave, and whether the Sudanese government will be able to survive this catastrophe is a question.

Wessenberg: "Your Majesty, no matter how weak the Ottoman Empire is, no one knows if they will be reborn from the ashes.

In normal times, the Russians would not be afraid of their threat, but at the threshold of the Russo-Prussian war, the tsarist government had to be cautious. ”

People can grow, eat a trench and grow wise, and after a lesson, the Russians also learned a lesson.

Multi-front warfare, this is a matter of no choice, the hatred has increased over the years, and it cannot be resolved for a while. It didn't matter when the Russian Empire was strong, it was very bad when it was in decline.

A century-old enemy like the Ottoman Empire doesn't need to think about resolving hatred at all, and it is best to kill it directly.

Nationalism flourished in the Near East in recent years, and the tsarist government also played a part. Once the religiously ruled Sudanese government collapses, the multi-ethnic state will be torn apart.

After the partition, the Ottomans were doomed to fall into ethnic and religious vendettas, and completely lost the strength to threaten the Russians.

After thinking about it, Franz made a decision: "Then let the British and French put pressure on the Russians, and it will be enough for us to symbolically support them." ”

If you want to drag Austria into the water, not to mention the door, not even the window. Franz also had to keep the Ottoman Empire to attract the attention of European countries, and it would be better if Britain and France could give blood to the Sultan government.

History has long proven that the last dynasty of decay is never terrible, but the new country may burst into stronger combat effectiveness.

Of course, this is a very small minority, and the vast majority of the new regimes are limited by internal contradictions, lack of experience in governing the localities, and make a mess of the country.

In a country like the Ottoman Empire, where ethnic and religious contradictions are serious, once there is a split, it will be a protracted civil war.

The original time and space was the Chosen Son, Keel, who had the later generation of Turkey, but compared to the Ottoman Empire, it was still half of the shrinkage.

Now there is no need to think about whether the famous father of the Turkish nation has a chance to be born or not, it is unknown.

You must know that the butterfly effect is terrifying, this war in the Near East has changed the fate of many people, maybe the parents of the chosen son have met in advance.

In the face of the rolling torrent of history, the power of the individual is insignificant. Franz did not see a chance of revival of the Ottoman Empire, and the war had actually put an end to the old empire.

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Prime Minister Felix proposed: "Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Jerusalem has been reclaimed, and now we have to think about governance.

Because of our religious beliefs, the local population did not support us, so I suggested that an extradition agreement be reached with the Ottoman Empire and that all the Ottomans should be sent back. ”

There is a precedent for repatriation. In the previous expansion, the Viennese government sent all the Ottomans back, which avoided ethnic and religious conflicts.

Franz nodded and added: "It's not enough to repatriate the Ottomans, the Jerusalem area is about to turn into a desert, and we have to solve the problem of desertification."

Previously, the experts proposed that the local land should be left fallow for 20 years, which is very constructive. Jerusalem is a religious holy place, and the local area does not need to develop industry and agriculture, but the development of a tourist economy is enough. ”

In this era, the people are poor, and the tourism economy has not yet developed. But there are exceptions, no matter how poor the people are, they are still rich, for example, after Vienna became a city that never sleeps, it attracted many people to come here.

Not to mention the special status of Jerusalem, which is religiously special, is not afraid that no one will go. Not to mention that you can make a fortune, but you can still keep the local government running.

Fallow land is inevitable, and Austria itself is an agricultural exporter, so there is no shortage of this grain production.