Chapter 590

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

The problems of the Ottoman Empire cannot be solved by changing the government at all. No matter who comes to power, the first problem to face is to solve the refugee crisis and suppress the rebellion.

The Sudanese government failed to accomplish these two tasks, not only because they were corrupt and incompetent, but they really couldn't. Make bricks without straw. It's the same for whoever goes up.

Prime Minister Gerston asked: "What is the minimum amount of money needed for the Ottoman Empire to initially restore agricultural production?"

Marquis Maclean, the foreign secretary, shook his head: "Your Excellency, I'm afraid no one can answer this question for you. The Russians have done too much, destroying all infrastructure that can be destroyed before withdrawing their troops.

According to the information from the embassy, ​​in the areas occupied by the Russian army, there is hardly a complete building, and they blew up all the buildings except the church.

Even the countryside was not spared. Houses, farmland, bridges, and dams were all bombed. They even blocked the rivers artificially, turning the farmland downstream into a swamp.

It is said that in order to sabotage, the Russians have consumed tens of thousands of tons of explosives, and almost all the areas occupied by the Russian army have been reduced to white ground.

The Ottoman government resumed the spring farming plan, which failed completely under the destruction of the Russians. According to the current situation, even by 1876, the Ottomans will restore at most half of the local agricultural production.

The Sudanese government did not have the financial resources to persist for such a long time. In order to relieve the refugees, the Sudanese government misappropriated most of the government's funds, including education funds.

The cause of the coup was the misappropriation of education funds by the Sudanese government. Now the issue is Ottoman al-Shabab. "

Prime Minister Gerston nodded. The hatred between Russia and Turkey has a long history, and he was not surprised that the Russians took drastic measures to retaliate.

The previous Russian-Turkish war was bloodier than this, and it is not surprising that tens of thousands of people were massacred at one time.

The fact that the farmland and river channels were not bombed up ahead is not because the Russians are soft-hearted, but mainly because the industrial technology has not developed to this level.

This time, the logistics materials were provided by Austria, and the Russians did not need to save. Now that we are evacuating, the ship is still provided by Austria, and the large comprehensive materials hidden in the front cannot be hidden now.

Food and other living materials can also be said to be captured booty, and the ammunition produced by the Austrian arsenal cannot be explained in any way.

The Russians are also ruthless enough to vent all these ammunition on the Asia Minor peninsula. Except for not blowing up the church to save God's face, they blew up everything that could.

After making up his mind, Prime Minister Gerston had a headache. The Russians had a good time this time, and now what should the Ottoman Empire do?

Save, the price to pay is too high; if not, the Ottoman Empire will definitely be dragged down by refugees, and it will inevitably be annexed by Austria.

"What is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs going to do?"

Marquis Maclean frowned, and replied with an embarrassed look: "This problem is not difficult to solve, at least for the Ottoman Empire. As long as they are ruthless enough, they can..."

The faces of everyone changed greatly. The number of refugees in the Ottoman Empire was quite large. Even if hundreds of thousands died this winter, there were at least two million people.

According to Marquis Maclean's plan, although the refugee crisis was solved once and for all, the losses to the Ottoman Empire were also catastrophic.

However, no one objected. To be able to climb to this position, everyone is a strong-willed generation, and it is not so easy to be influenced by personal feelings.

What does the life and death of the Ottomans have to do with them? At a time when millions of people around the world die of hunger every year, compassion has long since been exhausted.

After wandering for two steps, Prime Minister Gerston said: "This matter has nothing to do with us, everything is the choice of the Ottomans.

What we have to do now is to provide them with a counter-insurgency fund to stabilize the situation in the Ottoman Empire as soon as possible, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should supervise their use.

At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should be prepared. Once the Ottoman government takes action, it will definitely be accused by thousands of people. It doesn't matter if the international public opinion is scolded, but the Austrians should not be allowed to seize the opportunity and interfere in the internal affairs of the Ottomans. "

In this regard, Prime Minister Gerston is still very relieved. The intelligence shows that Austria is encroaching on the Arabian Peninsula, and it will be impossible to solve it within a few years.

With the cautious style of the Vienna government, until the Arabian Peninsula is digested, it will not do anything in a short period of time.

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In Ankara, the Ottoman al-Shabaab, which has just taken power, has not had time to enjoy the thrill of power, and it has fallen into confusion.

The way the script is opened is wrong. After overthrowing the corrupt government under normal circumstances, shouldn't the Ottoman Empire be revived immediately under their leadership?

However, the reality is just the opposite. After the overthrow of Abdul Aziz I, they are at a loss.

It was just a coup, not a revolution, so al-Shabaab took over state power very quickly. Of course, it is inevitable that a group of conservatives and religious people will sneak in in the government.

Politics always requires compromise. If you refuse to share rights, how can you gain the support of everyone?

After getting the rights, the al-Shababs are lost. This is not a prosperous and powerful empire, but a decaying empire riddled with holes and liable to disintegrate at any time.

As the leader of al-Shabaab, Midhart, who had just taken over power, was quickly dumbfounded. The issue of rights struggle was put aside first, and the issue of financial bankruptcy was imminent.

The rotten government that was overthrown was not rich, and many of its officials were probably fat, but it was still too insignificant for a country.

After this did not release the administrative funds owed by the government, the wallet shriveled again. The most expensive relief for refugees and the suppression of rebellions still has no funds.

Don't know how expensive Chai Mi is, and now Midhart finally realizes the suffering of the Sudanese government. The government doesn't have enough money to do what it wants.

"What do Britain and France say, are they willing to give us a loan?"

Borrowing without money was the most common practice in the Ottoman Empire. Britain and France are the two countries that like to issue loans most in this era. More than 80% of the international loans in the world are issued by them.

"Prime Minister, the French refused our loan, the British did not refuse, but they also put forward conditions, this loan can only be used to suppress the rebellion.

And they also proposed that we should solve the refugee crisis as soon as possible to prove the government's ability to govern. ' said Foreign Secretary Hadfao bitterly.

The refugee crisis is easy to solve, as long as there is money. If the food is insufficient, it can be purchased from the two neighbors, as much as you want.

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

This is the fault of the previous government. In order to fight the war, the Sudanese government made every effort to raise funds. If there were no international loans, the previous government would not have the money to help the refugees.

Unlucky for Midhart, the last government just ran out of money and took over a mess.

Of course, if the previous government hadn't run out of ammunition and food, the coup d'état would not have succeeded, and naturally he would not have come to power.

Midhart slammed the table: "How to solve it? Millions of people are reaching out to us for food, and the food in the government's hands will last up to two months.

In such a short time, even if the spring ploughing is made up, the harvest will not wait. What's more, our farmland has been severely damaged, and most of the land cannot be restored to farming during the year.

This year, our food shortage is as high as 3.16 million tons. To completely solve the refugee crisis, we need at least 5 million tons of food before we can get out of the predicament. "

The data of the British is not accurate. The refugees of the Ottoman Empire are not only the original three million, but also those who were later deported by Austria.

This number is increasing every day, and the Vienna government has done a very good job of repatriating the Ottomans.

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

In this context, even though a lot of people died during the winter, the total number of refugees still increased.

If someone counts, they will be surprised to find that the number of refugees in the Ottoman Empire has approached 30% of the total population, far exceeding the capacity of a normal country.

Hadfao said dejectedly: "The British suggested that we expel the people who lost their livelihoods to Persia to alleviate the domestic food crisis.

Or create quarantine zones to separate refugees and leave them to fend for themselves. "

Midhart was stunned, he didn't think he could do this at all. Whether it's deportation, or the creation of refugee quarantines and letting them fend for themselves, it means millions of people will die.

Compared with direct slaughter, there is no essential difference between the two methods. The only difference is probably that there is no need to bear the charge of the butcher.

This has exceeded Midhart's ability to accept in his heart. He has just ascended the throne of the prime minister, and he still retains a trace of conscience.

The self-proclaimed savior of the Ottoman Empire, it is still very challenging to make him decide to sacrifice millions of people.

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