Chapter 1155 Bismarck is also a troublemaker (third update, please subscribe)

1883.

For the world, this year seems to be very peaceful, but a storm is brewing in the calm.

Over the past decade or so, the entire world and Europe have been undergoing unimaginable changes.

Everything was changing, from the changes in the way each country gathered intelligence to the relationship between countries. It seemed that from this moment on, the world was divided into the old era and the new era.

What marks this era of change?

Was it marked by the Russian occupation of Constantinople?

No.

It should be based on the establishment of the "Four Emperors' Alliance" and the "Four-Power Entente".

Almost from the day when Britain, the United States, Germany and Italy signed the treaty to establish the Quadruple Alliance, confrontation had inevitably begun in Europe.

Where will the road to confrontation lead to in the end?

Is it war?

Or peace?

I'm afraid only God knows.

At the end of 1883, at the Berlin railway station, a luxurious train spewed out smoke and slowly drove out of the station.

The passenger in the car was none other than Bismarck, the Chancellor of the German Empire, who was invited to visit Constantinople.

The Roman Empire is alive again!

However, it was not Western Europeans who revived the Roman Empire, but a group of barbarians from Eastern Europe...

"Tear open the skin of a Russian and you will find the soul of a Tatar!"

Sitting in the luxurious carriage, Bismarck talked to himself.

In the past few hundred years, the Prussians had the most dealings with the Russians. Bismarck was deeply impressed by the Russians' ferocity, brutality, capriciousness, and emphasis on profit over loyalty. Of course, this was also the reason why he visited Russia.

No, there is no Russia in this world anymore, only the Roman Empire. Even though Europeans are reluctant to recognize this so-called "Roman Empire", so what?

More than 20 million square kilometers of land, from Asia to Europe, from the Arctic to the Mediterranean, with a population of nearly 100 million.

These figures are enough to scare any European country.

What gave Bismarck even more headaches?

This country stands against Germany, and it feels unpleasant to be caught between Russia and France.

If it was just uncomfortable, it would be easy to deal with. But for the country, it is not just uncomfortable, but if we are not careful, this situation will lead to the demise of the country.

“I hope everything goes well on this trip!”

As the train moved, Bismarck once again looked through the gifts he had prepared for the greedy Russians.

What kind of gift is this?

Looking at the gift in front of him, Bismarck smiled coldly, and the conversation with the emperor emerged in his mind.

"Your Majesty, it is well known that the Russians are greedy by nature. Even if they put on the coat of the Roman Empire, it will not change their greedy nature. I think now is the time to use the greed of the Russians to pull them off the French chariot?"

As the Emperor, William I still trusted Bismarck as much as before. He looked at Bismarck and said,

"Count, tell me what you think. Is there any hope of resolving our current predicament?"

Germany, being sandwiched between France and Russia, was like a boxer with its hands tied. It dared not move easily. Even when signing the "Quadruple Entente", it was hesitant and considered for a long time. The reason was simple: it was afraid of being raped by France and Russia.

Prussia had once shared the Big Popo with Russia. He himself did not want Germany to be the target of a double blow.

“There’s a lot of hope…actually a little more hope than I thought!”

Count Bismarck then expressed his ideas one by one.

"What... You mean, from now on, we will only import oil from France? My Count!"

Before Count Bismarck could finish his words, Emperor William I started shouting.

"Are you sure this is your way? If we do this, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction in Russia. Count, shouldn't we be friendly to Russia now? By being friendly to Russia, we can pull them off the French chariot! Besides, we need to import millions of tons of oil every year, which is tens of millions of marks. If we import oil from France, aren't we helping our enemies? The French will never forget the shame of us marching to the gates of Paris!"

After that war with the French, nothing was gained except hatred for Germany.

"That's right, that's why we need to break the alliance between France and Russia. Actually, we don't have many options."

Bismarck frowned, then answered,

"For now, the alliance between France and Russia has not changed fundamentally, so we need to create conflicts between them, but what can we do? Where is the conflict between them? We have to find it..."

"Oh? It's oil?"

Emperor William I was somewhat surprised.

"You mean oil? Both of them have oil fields, and their exports are their conflict?"

"That is it, your majesty."

Count Bismarck nodded slightly.

"According to the current situation, the relationship between Russia and France does not have as many common interests as we imagined. Even the 'Four Emperors' Alliance' was united by interests and will inevitably divide by interests. Their interest is Turkey. They formed a community of interests by dividing Turkey. In the division of Turkey, the Russians occupied the most land and the largest population. What about France? What did they get? Maybe not the most land, but the richest - Mesopotamian oil! It is like an endless supply of dairy cows, which has benefited France a lot. But what did Russia, which sent the most troops, get? It was tens of millions of Muslims who were fiercely rebellious. How could they not be jealous of the French's unexpected gains? Therefore, what we need is to intensify the contradictions between them and create conflicts as much as possible..."

"Is it through importing French oil?" Emperor William I lit his pipe, his face full of confusion. He really couldn't figure out what the inevitable connection was.

"market……"

As he spoke, Bismarck glanced towards the east, as if looking at Russia.

"Russia's oil is their most important export commodity. Their domestic demand for oil is not high, and their oil is heavily dependent on the European market. If we increase the import volume of French oil, then the French will inevitably increase their production. And what about Russia? Where will they export their excess oil? Britain?"

Count Bismarck pursed his lips.

"We will work with the British to continuously increase imports of French oil, and Russia will slowly discover that their oil exports are decreasing. They will find that the French are making huge profits from oil, but what about them? Their profits are decreasing. At this time, what we need is to induce them to turn their attention to Mesopotamia. When it can bring in hundreds of millions of rubles in returns every year, your majesty, the greedy polar bear will extend its claws to Mesopotamia..."

The train continued to run, and Bismarck's eyes were cold. At this moment, he seemed to see the moment when the whole of Europe was stirred by him...

(End of this chapter)