The Osman envoy arrived in Cyprus on the morning of December 24, 1904. This island was more than 40 kilometers away from the Osman Empire. After the Osman Empire seized this place, they did not pay special attention to this island. Since Cyprus was leased to the Min dynasty, people began to pay attention to this place.
The huge dock, the train station on the dock, and the simple and beautiful Chinese style railway buildings all made people feel the existence of the Chinese, just like the important railways in the Osman Empire.
The railways in Cyprus were mainly used for freight, and it was more convenient to take a train if one pursued speed. The Osman messenger's eyes lit up when he arrived at Nicosia in a car. The prototype of the huge Central Park had already been determined. The beautiful forest and the rivers and lakes in the forest formed a simple and rustic landscape. Surrounding this huge central park were modern buildings in the eyes of the Osman Empire. Whether it was from a functional or aesthetic point of view, this city was an excellent piece of work.
After meeting Wang Mingshan, the Osman envoy went straight to the point and asked, "Sir, we're considering building a new railway. I hope to receive your country's help. "
Wang Mingshan did not speak immediately. The railways within the Osman Empire were basically built during the Min dynasty. The Min dynasty had reaped great benefits from these projects. At least in Wang Mingshan's view, without the support of the Osman Turkish Empire, the Min dynasty could not have developed so fast in East Africa. Of course, such a thing would not make Wang Mingshan personally or the Min dynasty feel grateful to Osman Turkey.
At the beginning of the 19th century, Napoleon? Bonaparte declared that "Turkey is the sick man of Europe" and began to be divided and disintegrated by the European powers. However, first the United Kingdom, then the Min dynasty, all thought that supporting the Osman Empire had strategic significance, so the Osman Empire received the help of the two great powers like a pie falling from the sky. The Osman Empire gave Egypt to Britain and Sudan to the Min dynasty. Because the Min dynasty contributed the most and built a large number of key railways. Therefore, the upper echelons of the Osman Empire sent Kuwait to the Min dynasty emperor and leased Cyprus to the Min dynasty government.
"Your country already has a lot of railways, and the railway network is starting to take shape. Why do you still want to build new railways?" Wang Mingshan did not want the Osman Empire to reap more benefits, so he spoke in a conservative manner.
The envoy of the Osman Empire first took out a map. This was a habit that the Osman Empire had recently started to develop. They used something that was more acceptable as a basis for negotiations. The map showed that there was a railway between Baghdad and Constantinople, not a single railway, but a network of railways. Then, the Osman Empire's finger pressed to the east of the Bosporus Strait and drew in the direction of Berlin. When his finger moved to Berlin, the envoy said, "We hope to build a railway from Baghdad to Berlin."
Vézé only received this news three days later. The Osman Empire did not have a high priority in the Min dynasty, and the Osman Empire's ideas were not particularly taken seriously. It turned out that the development of East Africa was much faster than the Osman Empire. Although the black uncles were lazy, under a decent social form and with the leadership of the Japanese who served as the middle class, the black uncles could also be organized.
Seeing the railway plan proposed by the Osman Empire, Vézé's first thought was "One Belt and One Road". The Min dynasty already had a railway from the Central Asian frontier through Persia to the Osman Empire. If the Osman Empire built a railway to Berlin, it would connect with the railway from Berlin to Amsterdam. The train could travel from the east coast of the island of the world to the west coast.
But this situation was too unexpected. Vézé felt that there was a trap in front of him. After a closer look, he found that the railway only passed through the part ruled by Austria and did not use the existing Hungarian railway. Then Vézé began to write a few key points.
A few days after New Year's Day, William II of Berlin received news from the Osman Empire. The railway from Berlin to Baghdad was planned by the ambitious German emperor. Germany developed the internal combustion engine faster than Britain and had a greater demand for oil. The oil transportation line from Germany to the Mediterranean Sea had always been controlled by the United Kingdom and the French Empire. Therefore, William II hoped to build a '3B Railway', which was from Berlin to Byzantium (Constantinople) to Baghdad. In order to make up for the 'B' title, the chuunibyou emperor insisted on using the ancient title that might offend the Ottoman Empire.
The report said that the Osman Empire agreed with the southern line proposed by Germany and Austria, but the Osman Empire also requested to build a northern line from Berlin to Vienna to Budapest, and then through Bulgaria to Osman.
Seeing the name Hungary, the German emperor frowned. The Hungarian Slovak People's Republic, the insidious tumor attached to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, naturally had a reason for passing through the southern line. The Osman wanted to strengthen their ability to intervene in the Balkans, and avoiding the hated country, Hungary, was also an important reason.
"Tell the Osman Empire, this … is … not … possible!" The emperor said word by word.
The day after the telegram was sent, the Osman Empire also responded. "If there is no northern line, we will not accept this railway plan."
After being rejected, the emperor immediately ordered the German diplomats in the Osman Empire to work at full force to find out who was going against the will of the German emperor. A few days later, the German diplomats told Berlin that it was the Min dynasty who was stopping them. A few hours later, the Min dynasty ambassador to Germany was called to the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The German Foreign Minister began to question the purpose of the Min dynasty.
Only an idiot would think that the Min dynasty's purpose was to go against Germany. The German Foreign Minister certainly knew that the Min dynasty's purpose was to solve the predicament Hungary was facing through the 3B railway. Hungary was a landlocked country, surrounded by powerful countries, and the external situation was particularly difficult. If the 3B railway passed through Hungary, it could solve this problem. The railway could not only transport oil, which was of great significance to Germany, but also iron ore and other materials, which were of great significance to Hungary. In fact, the German government was very interested in the oil wells that the Min dynasty exploited in Hungary, but Wilhelm II firmly opposed the import of oil from such an evil country, so they had to give up. If the 3B railway could pass through Hungary, Germany would be able to import oil from Hungary smoothly.
In the face of the German Foreign Minister's question, the Min dynasty ambassador also cooperated and said, "He hasn't received any statement on this matter, but with the Min dynasty's current peaceful route, resolving the conflict between countries is something that the Min dynasty would be happy to see."
So the German Foreign Minister completely relayed this to the German Emperor Wilhelm II, which caused great dissatisfaction from Wilhelm II. The Min dynasty now entered the Mediterranean Sea, and the Min dynasty and Germany were now on the east and west sides of the North Atlantic, but it was not the Min dynasty's turn to decide who Germany was friendly with. So the Emperor cursed a few words into the air. After cursing, Wilhelm II was very depressed and ended the discussion. Another day passed, and William II summoned the Foreign Affairs Minister to ask him how he could contact the people of the United States.
While the Germans were doing this, the British intelligence department had already learned about the 3B railway plan through their own channels. This time, the Englishman immediately exploded. The Min dynasty was very keen on doing business, especially oil. A large fleet of dozens of 20,000-ton cruise ships had been rushing between the Persian Gulf and Europe, and the Min dynasty also established an oil refining base in Italy to export refined oil to countries without their own refineries.
No matter how big the Min dynasty's business was, it was not a big problem for Britain. Because Britain judged that the Min dynasty was a rational country that could negotiate with Britain. Even if this country was powerful, it was still a country that would not hesitate to use force. But the Min dynasty's own rationality allowed it to communicate based on normal reason. In recent years, the Min dynasty Emperor Vézé himself proposed a 'peace' policy, and Britain also believed that the Min dynasty was indeed working hard to implement it.
As for Wilhelm II, the British felt that the German government had no ability or willingness to stop Wilhelm II's reckless behavior. Although Wilhelm II and the British Emperor were also relatives, this cousin was obviously not an existence that could be treated rationally. Once the 3B railway was completed, it meant that the shackles around Germany's neck would be loosened. The British upper echelons were not optimistic about what Wilhelm II, who was not restricted by the shackles, would do.
Soon, the Osman Empire received an order from Britain not to accept the 3B railway plan. Otherwise, Britain would not be polite to the Osman Empire. Just before the Osman Empire made a statement on this, the British had already begun to act according to their own approach. The 3B railway had to pass through Serbia, so the Serbian independence forces suddenly received a big gift package from the sky, which included support including weapons and funds. The Serbs did not hesitate to launch an uprising in March 1905.
While the Serbs and the Osman Empire's repressive army were fighting fiercely, many articles appeared in European newspapers that criticized the cruel rule of Belgium's King Leopold II in the African colonies.
These articles were mainly written by Britain. Although Britain was the leader of the colonists, Britain itself developed the fastest, and many atrocities were the first to lose benefits, so Britain worked hard to abolish slavery and criticize the cruel rule of the colonies.
In the past, only Britain worked so hard to publicize, and this time, French newspapers also began to follow suit. All kinds of facts and jokes came out one after another. For a time, Leopold II's cruel nature and bloodthirsty instinct were exposed, and it was artistically processed to be hateful. From a normal, cruel, bloodthirsty normal person with a strong desire for power, he was molded into an abnormal human existence because of eccentricities and inexplicable diseases.
In the training of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Min dynasty, the case of Belgium's King Leopold II was used as a teaching material, which fully proved that Europe's means of 'to topple, one must first fight the stench.'
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