Chapter 905

In London, after the news of the coup in Ankara came, Prime Minister Gelston knew things were going to be bad.

The problems of the Osman Empire could not be solved by changing the government. No matter who came to power, the first problem they had to face was to solve the refugee crisis and suppress the rebellion.

The Government of Sudan did not complete these two tasks, not only because they were corrupt and incompetent, but because they really could not do it. A clever housewife could not cook without rice. It was the same for anyone.

Prime Minister Gelston asked, "How much money does the Osman Empire need to invest to restore agricultural production?"

The Foreign Affairs Minister, Marquis Macklin, shook his head. "Prime Minister, I'm afraid no one can answer this question. The Russians were too ruthless. They destroyed all the infrastructure that could be destroyed before the withdrawal.

According to the intelligence from the embassy, almost no intact building could be found in the areas occupied by the Russian Army. They blew up all the buildings except the churches.

Even the countryside was not spared. Houses, farmland, bridges, dams were all blown up. They even blocked the river, turning the farmland downstream into a swamp.

It was said that in order to cause destruction, the Russians used tens of thousands of tons of explosives, and almost all the areas occupied by the Russian Army were turned into barren land.

The Osman government's plan to restore spring ploughing was completely destroyed by the Russians. According to the current situation, even in 1876, the Osman could at most restore half of the local agricultural production.

The Government of Sudan did not have the financial resources to persist for such a long time. In order to relieve the refugees, the Government of Sudan used most of the government funds, including education funds.

The cause of this coup was the Government of Sudan's misappropriation of education funds. Now this problem is the Osman Al-Shabaab. "

Prime Minister Gelston nodded. The hatred between Russia and Russia had been around for a long time. He was not surprised that the Russians took extreme measures to retaliate.

The previous Russian-Turkish war was bloodier than this. It was not surprising that tens of thousands of people were slaughtered at once.

There were no explosions of farmland and rivers, not because the Russians were soft-hearted, but mainly because industrial technology had not developed to this point.

The logistics were provided by Austria this time, and the Russians did not need to save. Now that they were going to evacuate, and the ships were provided by Austria, the large amount of supplies hidden in front could not be hidden anymore.

Food and other daily necessities could be said to be spoils of war, but the ammunition produced by the Austrian arsenal could not be explained in any way.

The Russians were also ruthless enough to vent all the ammunition on the Asia Minor peninsula. They blew up everything they could, except for the church, which they didn't blow up out of respect for God.

After thinking about it, Prime Minister Gelston had a headache. The Russians had played to their heart's content this time. Now, what should the Ottoman Empire do?

The price of saving them would be too high. If they did not save them, the Ottoman Empire would definitely be dragged down by the refugees, and they would inevitably be annexed by Austria.

"Gelston"

Marquis Macklin frowned and replied with a troubled expression, "This problem is not difficult to solve, at least for the Ottoman Empire. "If they are ruthless enough, they can …"

Everyone's expression changed. The number of refugees in the Ottoman Empire was not small. Even if hundreds of thousands died this winter, there were at least two million people.

According to Marquis Macklin's plan, it would solve the refugee crisis once and for all, but the losses to the Osman Empire would also be disastrous.

However, no one objected. To be able to climb to this position, they were all strong-willed people and would not be so easily swayed by personal feelings.

What did the life and death of the Osman have to do with them? In this era where millions of people died of hunger every year, everyone's sympathy had long been exhausted.

After pacing back and forth, Prime Minister Gelston said, "This matter has nothing to do with us. Everything is the Osman's own choice.

What we need to do now is to provide them with a counterinsurgency fund and stabilize the situation in the Osman Empire as soon as possible. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs needs to supervise their use.

At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs needs to be prepared. Once the Osman government takes action, they will definitely be condemned by everyone. It doesn't matter if international public opinion scolds them, but we can't let the Austrians get hold of it and use it to interfere with the internal affairs of the Osman Empire. "

Prime Minister Gelston was still very assured in this regard. Intelligence showed that Austria was encroaching on the Arabian Peninsula, and it would take a few years to settle.

With the cautious style of the Government of Vienna, before digesting the Arabian Peninsula, they would not do anything in a short period of time.

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In Ankara, the Osman Youth Party, which had just taken power, had not had time to enjoy the pleasure of power before it fell into confusion.

The way the script unfolded was wrong. Under normal circumstances, after overthrowing the corrupt government, shouldn't the Osman Empire immediately achieve a revival under their leadership?

However, the reality was the opposite. After overthrowing Abdul Aziz I, they were at a loss.

It was only a coup, not a revolution, so the Youth Party quickly took over the country's power. Of course, it was inevitable that a group of conservatives and religious people had infiltrated the government.

Politics always required compromise. If they were not willing to share power, how could they gain everyone's support?

After gaining power, the Youth Party was at a loss. This was not a prosperous and powerful empire, but a corrupt empire that was riddled with holes and could disintegrate at any time.

As the leader of the Youth Party, Midhart, who had just taken over the power, was soon dumbfounded. The problem of power struggle was put aside for now, and the problem of financial bankruptcy was imminent.

The corrupt government that was overthrown was also not rich. Perhaps many of the officials were very rich, but for a country, it was still too insignificant.

After releasing the administrative funds that the government owed, the wallet was dry again. The most expensive thing was to relieve the refugees and suppress the rebellion.

Now Midhart finally understood the hardship of the Government of Sudan. The government did not have enough money, and they couldn't do anything.

"What did England and France say? Are they willing to provide us with loans?"

Borrowing money was the most common practice of the Osman Empire. In this era, England and France loved to give out loans the most. More than 80% of the world's international loans were issued by these two countries.

"Prime Minister, the French refused our loan. Although the British did not refuse, they also made a condition that the loan can only be used to suppress the rebellion.

And they also asked us to solve the refugee crisis as soon as possible to prove the government's ability to govern. "Foreign Minister Hamid Fao said bitterly.

The refugee crisis was easy to solve, as long as there was money. If there was not enough food, they could buy it from their neighbors.

Unfortunately, the Osman Empire lacked money the most. Even if they wanted to get a loan now, it was difficult to find collateral.

This was the fault of the previous government. In order to fight the war, the Government of Sudan tried its best to raise funds. If it was not for international loans, the previous government would not have the money to relieve the refugees.

Midhart was unlucky that the previous government had run out of money to take over, and he had inherited a terrible mess.

Of course, if the previous government did not run out of money, the coup would not have succeeded, and naturally, he would not have had the chance to take over.

Midhart slammed the table. "How do we solve it? Millions of people are asking us for food, and the government's food can only last for two months at most.

In such a short time, even if we make up for spring plowing, we won't be able to wait for the harvest. Moreover, our farmland has been severely damaged, and most of the land cannot be restored to farming within a year.

This year, we have a food shortage of more than 3.16 million tons. To completely solve the refugee crisis, we need at least 5 million tons of food to be able to get out of this predicament. "

The British's data was not accurate. The Osman Empire's refugees were not only the original 3 million, but also those who were expelled by Austria.

This number was increasing every day. The Government of Vienna executed the issue of the Osman Empire's repatriation very well.

In addition, the civil war was the main reason for the increase in refugees. In the process of suppressing the rebellion, the warring parties created another batch of refugees.

Under this background, even though many people died during the winter, the total number of refugees still increased.

If someone did the statistics, they would be surprised to find that the number of refugees in the Osman Empire was close to 30% of the total population, far exceeding the capacity of a normal country.

Hamid Fao said dejectedly, "The British suggested that we deport the people who lost their livelihood to Persia to alleviate the domestic food crisis.

Or establish a quarantine zone to separate the refugees and leave them to fend for themselves. "

Midhart was stunned. He had never thought that this could be done. Whether it was deportation or establishing a quarantine zone for refugees to fend for themselves, it meant that millions of people would die.

Compared to a direct massacre, there was no essential difference between these two methods. The only difference was probably that they did not have to bear the crime of being a butcher.

This had already exceeded Midhart's mental capacity to accept it. He had just ascended to the throne of the Prime Minister, and he still retained a trace of conscience.

He had always prided himself as the savior of the Osman Empire, and now it was very challenging for him to make the decision to sacrifice millions of people.

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