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Chapter 350 Cooperation

The best way is to develop the economy, strengthen national strength, improve people's lives (material and politically) to ease social conflicts, and win over most of them to hit a small group. Now the Turkish Sudan has obviously gone astray! This practice is destined to be unsuccessful in someone's opinion!

Not no one in Turkey has seen this. If we look at it from a level, the political program and means of the Youth Turkish Party are much higher than the Qing Dynasty's Reform Movement. The Youth Turkish Party, which represents the Turkish bourgeoisie and the enlightened landlord class, put forward the slogan of equality between the people and all nations at the beginning, which is quite attractive to the public in Turkey.

Ensuring the national territorial integrity and uniting the entire Ottoman Empire under one royal power attracted a group of enlightened landlords. Actively operating in the army and gaining military support gave the young Turkish Party a hope to resolve the problem through violence.

The ideals of the Youth Turkish Party were noble and effective at the beginning. They successfully overthrew the rule of Hamid II and established a regime. Although they did not ultimately save this ancient empire, under the leadership of the Youth Turkish Party, they still improved the government institutions and abandoned the classical ******* law, and the progress in law and thought was still obvious.

But similar to other revolutions of the same era, their economic level is far inferior to their political and legal level. Although the latter is limited, Turkey has not made much progress in economic terms. Although Turkey established a central bank and supported by the central bank, it has given a certain development of industry, but affected by the restrictions and insufficient experience of the old system, almost all state-owned industries in Turkey ended in failure, either closing down or turning into a parasite that takes kickbacks!

Of course, there is another very important reason, that is, the reform was too late, and the reform was realized in 1908, and in 1914 it was involved in World War I. If it were a few years earlier, Turkey's situation would have changed a lot. But even so, they still laid a deep foundation for the establishment of a new Turkey.

"From now on, has the cooperation between the Ottoman Empire and the German Empire begun?" asked General Shefkate.

"No, there is no, the empire will cooperate with Turkey only when you can represent a country. Before that, we were just working with the general and some like-minded people. We need to clear some obstacles." The prince shook his head and said.

"The obstacles will naturally be removed. You can rest assured that this is a bit of a problem, but I would rather know some more specific measures." Shefkate said.

"First of all, Germany will help your country establish a central bank. As the financial center of the Turkish Empire, in order to show our sincerity, we will provide your country with a loan worth 50 million marks, but in order to ensure that your country can use this loan effectively, I hope a working group can participate in the Turkish Central Bank component process." The prince threw out the first carrot!

It takes money to do business! Turkey's finance can be described as chaos. If a modern financial system cannot be established to manage domestic capital flows, no matter how much money is invested, it will be wasted. Even with the level of the young Turkish Party, it will know the importance of this. Germany helped Turkey establish this financial system and inject the first startup capital. Of course, this money was not given in vain. A considerable part of the loan will eventually be used to purchase German products, but a full £2 million will definitely give Türkiye a chance to develop.

"Secondly, we want to establish a barter trading system with your country. We need Turkey's minerals, oil, food and animal husbandry products. At the same time, we are very clear that your country lacks a hard currency, so we can sign a treaty with your country to import a certain share of products every year and offset them with German industrial products. In this way, your country can save a lot of money and the sales of primary products can also be guaranteed."

Importing agricultural products and mineral resources from Turkey may not be economically cost-effective. In terms of food, Turkey may not be as good as Russia. In terms of oil imports, Turkey's oil in the Mesopotamia may not be cheaper than oil imported from the United States, but supporting the development of Türkiye's agriculture and industrial and mining industries is a must!

This is not to prepare for peace, but to prepare for war. After the war starts, Germany, which is in a blockade, will definitely have a shortage of materials, especially fuel and food! Relatively speaking, concentrating its efforts to open up the Balkans after the war starts and then establishing a connection with Turkey is the most reliable choice. Turkey's materials can link the shortage of materials in Germany to a certain extent, which is of great significance to the continued war. Therefore, this is basically something that needs to be done even if you lose money!

"Third, we can help your country establish a basic industrial system and transportation system. The territory of your country is several times that of the German Empire, but the railway can be described as pitiful. It is not that your country has no resources, no products, but that it is just that it cannot be transported out. Moreover, a complete railway system is of great significance to maintaining the stability of your country's domestic stability. Of course, this is not only the so-called 3b railway, but also your own railway."

"As for the industrial system, it is impossible to reach the level of European countries within a period of time. Our requirements are very low, which can ensure that your country is self-sufficiency in ammunition, light weapons and some artillery. At the same time, the steel industry and chemical industry can support the consumption of war on a certain scale. It can provide a certain degree of maintenance and maintenance for submarines and large warships."

With Russia's level in history, it is difficult to build its own dreadnoughts. It's better to forget it, a master like Turkey, who is not even a third-rate country. The prince did not intend to make Turkey's industry strong. It has only two goals. First, it must be in quantity. Second, it is necessary to maintain the minimum need for military operations. It is impossible to make the Turkish Legion's firepower comparable to Britain, France and Germany, but at least don't be left too far by the Russians...

"From what you said, your country is indeed very serious. I cannot assure you anything, but we will never betray your true friends." Shefkate's answer was very smooth. Even after Germany extended an olive branch, Shefkate did not sit on the side of the Germans.

However, this is not important. Taking this event as an opportunity, the exchanges between Germany and Turkey will be further deepened, establish a pro-German political group in Turkey, and use the German military officers in Turkey to control the Turkish army and use German capital and trade to control the Turkish economy. At that time, the prince will not be afraid that Turkey will not follow him.

What's more, if we follow history, Türkiye would have to fight against the Balkan countries twice before World War I and once with Italy. Without the help of the Germans, the prince would not be optimistic about Türkiye!
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