On April 12, 1861, the news that the Chinese Empire, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Afghanistan, the Republic of Ireland, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Republic of Chile once again shocked the world. The whole world once again became a confrontation between two opposing military groups. It can be foreseen that as the two military groups were formed one after another, the confrontation between the two sides would become more and more intense. This would also lead to a more fierce arms race between the two groups.

When the confrontation between the two sides becomes more and more intense, a Mars can make the war break out. It is only a few years before the end of the last world war. A new war is about to break out again. Even the most optimistic people believe that the war will not break out later than 1865. After all, by that time, the war preparations for both sides have been completed. Even the country's economy will be dragged down due to military expansion and preparation for war. Therefore, the outbreak of war is inevitable. Of course, in terms of economic conditions, the Chinese Empire is much stronger than the German Empire. This makes the Peace Alliance more powerful in financial resources than the Holy Alliance.

As another great power in the world, the choice of the Ottoman Turkish Empire is undoubtedly a tangle. Because the geographical location and strength of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, whether it is the Holy Alliance or the Peace Alliance, hope to bring the Ottoman Turkish Empire closer to its own camp. But now it seems that neither side can succeed. The Ottoman Turkish Empire seems to want to continue to be a fence-bearer, or wait until the situation becomes clearer before making a choice. In this way, it will undoubtedly be safer. However, they wander between the two military groups like this, and if they are not careful, they will offend both military groups. At that time, they will pay a greater price.

As the Ottoman Turkish Empire in charge of diplomatic affairs, Pasha Mustafa Rest Pasha is now in a very tangled mood. Facing the invitation from the Chinese Empire, he chose to refuse. Of course, this was not his original intention, but because of domestic orders. If he could make the decision, he hoped to join the Peace Alliance. After all, it seems that the Peace Alliance's chances of winning are undoubtedly greater. Unfortunately, Sultan Abdul Maijid I was still struggling with the oil resources in the Persian Gulf and refused to give up those interests.

This naturally makes the Ottoman Turkish Empire unable to form an alliance with the Chinese Empire. Once the war breaks out, the Ottoman Turkish Empire is likely to be hit by the Chinese Empire first. In this way, the Ottoman Turkish Empire's intentions will undoubtedly fail. Not only will it not be further developed and strengthened with the help of this war, but it will even pay a heavy price. However, even if Mustafa Lester Pasha has considerations in this regard, he has no choice but to not support it at home. After all, he is just one of the many Pashas.

On April 14, the imperial foreign minister Wei Yuan met with Mustafa Lester Pasha and wanted to make a final effort on the issue of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. If the Ottoman Turkish Empire joined the Peace Alliance, this would give the alliance more and greater advantages. Even if the war broke out, the Holy Alliance would not cause any storm. But if the Ottoman Turkish Empire turned to the Holy Alliance, the Empire would have to pay a greater price to win the war.

Mustafa Lester Pasha had no choice but to Wei Yuan's intention. Unfortunately, he had contacted the country. Sultan Abdul Maijid I's attitude was still very obvious. That is, the Ottoman Turkish Empire will not join any military group now.

"Dear Mr. Pasha, the world is now polarized. Confrontation between the Chinese Empire and the sacred alliance led by the German Empire is inevitable. Even if war breaks out, it may be possible. The Ottoman Turkish Empire cannot truly be neutral. The best way is to make a statement earlier. Of course, the Chinese Empire hopes that the Ottoman Turkish Empire can join the Peace Alliance. This is very beneficial to both of us!" Wei Yuan said sincerely.

Mustafa Lester Pasha nodded: "His Excellency Minister of Foreign Affairs, I agree with your statement. However, there are still conflicts between the two of us due to some problems. Before resolving these contradictions, it is difficult for the Ottoman Turkish Empire to form an alliance with the Chinese Empire!"

"Is it because of the Persian Gulf problem?" Wei Yuan frowned. The Persian Gulf has become the most important energy source for the empire. It is also a place where the empire will never give up. If the Ottoman Turkish Empire still wants to make a decision on the Persian Gulf, then there may be no chance of forming an alliance between the two countries. It will even go to the opposite side.

"Yes, your Excellency. The oil resources in the Persian Gulf have made the empire very concerned. The empire hopes that the Chinese Empire can fully consider the empire's interests in the Persian Gulf!" said Mustafa Lester Pasha. The Chinese Empire has found three super oil fields in the Persian Gulf. The value of these oil fields alone is more than tens of billions of Chinese Yuan. The oil produced every year is worth hundreds of millions of Chinese Yuan. And as the oil prices continue to rise, the value of the oil fields here will become higher and higher. Under such circumstances, the sultans and senior officials of the Ottoman Turkish Empire will naturally be jealous. If they had not transferred the Persian Gulf and Iraq to the Chinese Empire, these resources would have belonged to them.

"His Excellency Pasha, this is impossible. Our two countries have reached an agreement. The Persian Gulf has been transferred to the Empire, which is the territory of the Empire. No matter what resources the Empire found in the Persian Gulf, it belongs to the Empire. The Ottoman Turkish Empire has no right to regain it." Wei Yuan was about to come and directly rejected the Ottoman Turkish Empire's interest in the Persian Gulf.

Mustafa Lester Pasha looked a little bad, so he naturally knew that the Persian Gulf and Iraq were voluntarily transferred to the Chinese Empire. At that time, they regarded the Chinese Empire as a fool and exchanged a barren land for a large amount of funds. But when the Persian Gulf discovered the super oilfield, they knew who was the real fool. It was precisely because of this that the Ottoman Turkish Empire repented.

Moreover, they firmly believe that the Chinese Empire must have known that there was oil in the Persian Gulf. Therefore, they spent a huge amount of money to buy this barren land. In other words, this was simply a scam of the Chinese Empire, trying to deceive a rich treasure pot from the Ottoman Turkish Empire. The Ottoman Turkish Empire certainly hoped to correct the mistakes that were put down and return to the Persian Gulf again. Of course, many elites of the Ottoman Turkish Empire also knew that this was almost impossible. The Chinese are not fools, so how could they return the Persian Gulf to the Ottoman Turkish Empire?

Unless the Ottoman Turkish Empire can defeat the Chinese Empire through war, they can take back the Persian Gulf and Iraq. Of course, the Chinese Empire is now the world overlord. Although the Ottoman Turkish Empire is also a world power, the gap is too big compared to the Chinese Empire. However, the upcoming world war is a rare opportunity for the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Therefore, the Ottoman Turkish Empire hopes to seize this opportunity. This is also the reason why they are unwilling to form an alliance with the Chinese Empire.

"His Excellency Minister of Foreign Affairs, many people of the Ottoman Turkish Empire believe that the empire was deceived. Therefore, this transfer is simply unfair!" said Mustafa Rest Pasha.

"Fair? What should we do to be fair? Is it fair for the empire to return Persian Gulf and Iraq to the Ottoman Turkish Empire?" Wei Yuan asked back.

"The Ottoman Turkish Empire can use money to redeem the Persian Gulf and Iraq!" said Mustafa Rest Pasha.

"Money? How much can the Ottoman Turkish Empire pay? The oil fields found by the empire in the Persian Gulf are worth hundreds of billions of Chinese Yuan? Can the Ottoman Turkish Empire pay a higher price than this?" Wei Yuan looked sarcastic.

Although the Ottoman Turkish Empire is much richer than before the war, it is impossible to spend tens of billions of Chinese dollars.

Mustafa Lester Pasha looked embarrassed and angry. He believed that Wei Yuan was deliberately humiliating him.

So Mustafa Lester Pasha stood up and said goodbye.

The meeting between Wei Yuan and Mustafa Rest and Pasha once again ended in an unhappy manner. Because of the Persian Gulf issue, the conflict between the two countries could not be resolved at all. If this contradiction is not resolved, the two countries will inevitably have a war, and it is absolutely impossible to become allies.

That night, Wei Yuan went to the palace to report to the imperial emperor Long Yufei about the results of his meeting with Mustafa Lester Pasha.

"Your Majesty, the Ottoman Turkish Empire is entangled in the issues of the Persian Gulf and Iraq, so our meeting has not made any progress. Unless we return the Persian Gulf and Iraq to the Ottoman Turkish Empire, they will not form an alliance with us. Not only that, they are also very likely to become our enemies!" Wei Yuan said.

Long Yufei nodded. In fact, he had already expected that this would be the result. The Ottoman Turkish Empire was too naive. Do they really think they could become the decisive force in controlling the situation of the war? Then they were too arrogant to them.

"Since the Ottoman Turkish Empire is irresponsible, we don't have to win them over. From now on, we will use the Ottoman Turkish Empire as an enemy to make a series of deployments!" Long Yufei said coldly. Since we cannot become an ally, it is the enemy. There is no third choice! (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!

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