After hundreds of years of hard work, the image of the Osman Empire in Europe was equivalent to that of a demon. Its hatred was far ahead of the latecomers and had occupied the top spot for hundreds of years.
After the outbreak of the Near Eastern War, the Government of Vienna helped them publicize the great achievements of their ancestors, which directly led to the Osman Empire's reputation among the people. Every now and then, people would go to the Osman Embassy to organize activities.
The history of the Ottoman Empire itself was dark enough without any blackening. Any random information could attract a large wave of hatred.
With the support of public opinion, Minister Hummel was righteous at the London Conference. Governments condemned Russia for invading Poland, but no one condemned Austria for invading the Osman Empire.
That was the importance of propaganda. In this era of Europe, the Osman Empire itself was politically correct. A little guidance was enough.
In the Russo-Turkish War of the original time and space, the Tsarist government was also scolded badly. In addition to the Tsarist government not doing a good job in propaganda, their own image was not much better than the Osman Empire.
Of course, recovering Jerusalem was also a political bonus. After the outbreak of the Near Eastern War, the Austrian army immediately launched a war to recover the Holy Land, which shut many people's mouths.
Franz originally had the title of King of Jerusalem, which was recognized by European society. Now it was completely legal to take back their own territory. There was no need to bear any moral pressure. It was not even an invasion.
However, it was still interests that determined the direction of politics. Austria had enough reasons to go to war and beat up the Osman Empire.
However, it was different to destroy the Osman Empire. European society was very afraid of destroying a country. Especially for many small European countries, this kind of act of destroying a country made them feel insecure.
If no one took the lead, these countries could only choose to hold it in no matter how dissatisfied they were.
The Near Eastern War was a group fight between Austria and Russia against the Osman Empire. They had no capital to participate. Now that the British were willing to take the lead, everyone was naturally happy to support them.
At the beginning of the mediation conference, Hummel noticed this change. Although the words of the representatives of various countries were very implicit, he clearly felt the intention of leaning towards the Osman Empire.
The gist of it was that for the sake of world peace, it was better to resolve the conflict through negotiation and end the Near East war as soon as possible …
It didn't matter if it was only one person, but it was different when a group of people said it. If one's heart was not strong enough, it would be easy to be led astray.
Hummel waved his hand. "Everyone, we are not responsible for the war. This involves a historical issue, and I believe everyone knows what is going on. I don't need to explain it here.
Right now, we're just chasing away the invaders and taking back our homeland. Isn't that what we should do? "
This was a bad debt that could not be resolved in history. A few hundred years had passed, and it was impossible to verify it even if they wanted to.
Moreover, over the years, in order to discredit the Osman, many people had added fuel to the fire.
Normally, it wouldn't be a big deal. However, if they were to continue with this topic now, the Austrians would definitely use these artistic materials as a reason to attack the Osman.
What was more troublesome was that many of these materials had been memorized by their ancestors and had been widely recognized by European society. Nor, for the sake of political correctness, can they overthrow it.
Seeing that the atmosphere had become awkward, the British Foreign Minister, Marquis Maclean, took over the topic and said, "Your Excellency, history has passed.
What should have happened and what shouldn't have happened has already happened. There is no point in looking into it anymore. Now, we should focus on the future.
This war in the Near East has led to the deaths of 800,000 people, more than three million people are homeless, dozens of cities have been turned into ruins, and the economic losses are incalculable.
No matter what the Osman Empire did back then, this punishment is enough. If it continues, it will only lead to the destruction of more families.
Children without fathers, wives without husbands, and old people without sons. These human tragedies happen every day.
Maybe you don't know, but the Osman Empire is now full of starving people. Every day, tens of thousands of people die, and in some places, there are even cases of children being exchanged for food.
For God's sake, for the sake of these innocent people, end this war as soon as possible! "
When he said this, Marquis Maclean, who was completely immersed in his role, did not seem to be the British Foreign Minister, but a loving priest.
Everyone present understood that the British wanted to play moral kidnapping. Thinking about it, it was in line with John Bull's style. The current international situation could not be interfered with by force, and the British wanted to protect the Osman Empire, so naturally, they had to find another way.
Hummel was disgusted. Anyone could talk about "pity," but the British had no right to talk about it.
As the world's first colonial empire, it ruled over four to five hundred million people. Every year, the number of people who died from exploitation and oppression was more than this number.
Although he was unhappy, Hummel still controlled his emotions. "Minister, you should say this to the Osman people.
A large number of people are homeless and starving. This is the result of the incompetence of the Government of Sudan. If you feel that they are pitiful, then look at these pictures.
This shows an Armenian village, which was slaughtered by these pitiful people. The soldiers of the Government of Sudan also participated.
There are also a few photos. They record that they killed the priest and destroyed the church … "
These pictures were obtained by the intelligence organization at a high price. Although the war in the Near East had broken out, there were still many British and French people staying in the Osman Empire.
No matter how chaotic it was, it would not affect these high and mighty "bigwigs." With the strictest protection of the Government of Sudan, as long as they were not killed by the bombs in the sky, they would be safe.
This was a special product of the times. Even the small gangsters on the streets of London were "bigwigs" that the Osman Empire could not afford to offend.
With a high reward, there would be brave men. If the intelligence organization was willing to spend money, naturally, there would be people who could provide the pictures. Anyway, they were the privileged class in the Osman Empire. Even if they were caught, the Government of Sudan would not dare to touch them.
If there were professionals present, they would find that many of the pictures were not taken recently, but old pictures that had been stored for a few years.
But this was not important. The pictures proved that these atrocities had really happened, and that was enough.
Marquis Maclean's head hurt. He could already imagine what kind of sensation these pictures would cause when they appeared in the London newspapers tomorrow.
"Minister, I think the Osman Empire will give everyone an explanation for what happened in these pictures. These perpetrators will be punished by God.
The cause of these tragedies is actually the destruction of social order caused by the war, and the government's loss of control over the country.
I suggest that after the war, we form a joint delegation to the Osman Empire to specifically arrest these thugs. "
In order to protect the Osman Empire, Marquis Maclean was going all out. This made the Osman Minister of Foreign Affairs, Albiak, very embarrassed. You decided without asking for my opinion?
After seeing the content of the pictures, all of Albiak's dissatisfaction disappeared. Normally, these things were not a big deal, but now that it was brought up in public, it was completely different.
He immediately said, "Everyone, please rest assured that the thugs in these pictures will be held accountable. The Osman Empire is a country with freedom of religion. There is absolutely no religious persecution. We will not let these thugs go unpunished. "
After pausing for a moment, Albiach brought the topic back, "I'm very ashamed that such a tragedy happened.
Because of the war, the government devoted all of its energy to the battlefield and neglected local management, which led to the tragedy.
In order to make up for this regret and prevent similar things from happening again, I hope to end this war as soon as possible. For the sake of world peace, the Osman Empire is willing to do its part. "
In his heart, Albiak was already cursing. He really could not imagine that there could be such an idiot who could be so stupid.
In this day and age, the cameras were big, and the movements of the cameras were not small. It was difficult not to be discovered. This meant that when the photos were taken, the people involved did not stop them at all.
The ignorant were fearless. Cameras were still a new thing. More than 80% of the Osman people had never seen such a thing, let alone know the function of a camera. This was the reason for all of this.
After thinking about it, Albiak still decided to go back and suggest to the Sultan to strengthen the control of cameras. There were too many things in the Osman Empire that could not see the light of day. They had to be careful.
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