Chapter 610 The Great William Pasha
Except for being richer than the Italian government, Sheffield has no other advantages over the other party. Especially after just completing the reorganization with other giants. But just having money is useless. The slave owners have no military force to rely on. In fact, they do have it, but the Black Gold Company cannot really be compared with the army of a country.
Perhaps the only thing that can be compared is the salary. The monthly expenses of the Black Gold Company with 20,000 employees are 2.4 million US dollars. The expenses of 100,000 Italian troops are 800,000 lire.
Should we try the gold and dollar tactic to see if we can bribe the Italians to switch sides? Doesn't Mr. Chang always use this tactic?
Although he wanted to help the Ottoman Empire, Sheffield had to refuse in the end. Going through fire and water was not what he, a monopoly capitalist, should do.
"What was that Turk doing here just now?" Natalia, who was returning home from shopping, happened to see the messenger leaving and asked with disgust.
"Come and ask for help!" Sheffield put his hands in his pockets, pretending not to notice the little girl's disgust. The relationship between Russia and Turkey was not something that the slave owner could adjust. It would be strange for the Russian Empire, the heir to the Eastern Roman Empire and the leader of the Orthodox world, to have a good relationship with the Ottoman Empire, which occupied Constantinople.
"These dirty Turks!" Natalia's Orthodox attributes broke out and she criticized Osman.
Sheffield pretended not to hear it. Territorial disputes are a problem that can never be accurately defined. Those who dare to say that they have sufficient reasons to recover lost territory are just giving citizens psychological comfort.
Does Mongolia want to restore the Mongol Empire? Does Persia want to restore the First Persian Empire? If they both restore their greatest empires, the earth will not be big enough for them, not to mention that the reasons of the Russian Empire are a bit ridiculous.
Of course, in front of Natalia, Sheffield still made his position clear. From a personal perspective, he supported the just actions of Imperial Russia and believed that they should avenge the Roman Empire and kill these pagans.
"In fact, the Russian Empire's goal is too big. If we do it ourselves, it may cause fear among others, such as the British. They love to do this kind of thing the most." Sheffield patted his thigh and asked Natalia to sit down. "Supporting some forces in the Balkans and not taking action ourselves is the best strategy."
Anyway, the Russian Empire cannot do it on its own. What is the concept of the Russian Empire? This is a country larger than the Soviet Union. In such a huge country, any movement will cause panic. The Russo-Japanese War is an obvious example!
However, on the issue of the Balkans, at the beginning of the 20th century, the Russian Empire really received the support of the various ethnic groups in the Balkans, and the Russian Empire also really believed that it was the savior, saving these Slavic friends from the reactionary rule of the Ottomans.
Many countries expressed sympathy for the peoples of the Balkans, but only the Russian Empire did more than just talk. Almost every ethnic group in the Balkans received support from the Russian Empire in their fight against Ottoman rule.
However, supporting too many forces also has its disadvantages. First, it arouses explosive nationalism, which even the Russian Empire cannot solve. Pan-Slavism and Pan-Germanism are only widely known because of the strong national power of Germany and the Russian Empire.
There are many more variants in the Balkans. The nations that have survived to this era must have a history of prosperity. The Greater Bulgaria plan to restore the Bulgarian Empire, the Greater Serbia plan where there are Serbs is Serbia.
Greece, as the legitimate successor of the Eastern Roman Empire, has the Greater Greece Plan. There are also various Greater Croatia Plans. The Greater Bulgaria Plan is a Bulgarian nationalist idea aimed at restoring the largest territory in Bulgaria's history.
Of course, the Bulgarians were not stupid enough to restore the largest territory in history. When it was time to give up, they chose to give up! The target areas included: the plains between the Danube and the Balkan Mountains, North and South Dobruja, the Sofia region, Pirot, Vranje, Northern Thrace, parts of Eastern Thrace, Macedonia and other regions.
The main target was the Turks, and they did not foolishly include the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Greece and other countries all at once. Even so, it was beyond Bulgaria's capabilities at the time.
Greater Croatia included the entire territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina and parts of Serbia, and had fierce conflicts with Greater Serbia. These two ideologies were diametrically opposed and were the root cause of the subsequent Yugoslav civil war.
Almost all of these countries were supported by Imperial Russia. These explosive nationalist plans meant that the small Balkan land was not enough to be divided, so after defeating the Ottoman Empire, they soon fell into infighting.
After the Ottoman envoy left, the slave owner became Natalia's bootlicker again, seriously analyzing how the Russian Empire could take Constantinople back from the Ottomans.
In Sheffield's view, to achieve this goal, the Russian Empire had to persist to the end during the World War. Therefore, the real Great Russianists of later generations did not like the Soviet Union. Such people believed that if the Russian Empire persisted until the victory of the Allies, it would definitely be able to take the opportunity to solve the problems that had troubled Russia for hundreds of years, rush to the Mediterranean, cut off the Eurasian continent and rule the world.
The Soviet Union only had this influence in half of the world, and there was still half a gap from the entire world in the minds of the Great Russianists. It was very much like what the Rockefeller family said: 90% was not enough, I wanted 100%.
In front of Natalia, Sheffield had no taboos and planned this matter from the perspective of a Russian. Yes, William Pasha had rebelled again.
"The current Russian Empire has the ability to do so. Everyone in Eastern Europe, except the Poles, is looking forward to Russia liberating them." After thinking about it, Sheffield still felt that the wording was not rigorous. He forgot about the foot binding from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea, but that was the meaning anyway.
To be honest, Sheffield is now eagerly looking forward to the outbreak of the Balkan War, mainly because Imperial Russia is an important member of the Allied Powers, and by inciting hatred on behalf of Italy, the Italo-Turkish War will not become a war between two German allies.
The only difference is whether the Russian Empire is secretly preparing to take action, or Sheffield once again uses his money power to buy a few months of time with the Russian Empire's top leaders through Rasputin.
Sheffield knew without a doubt that Rasputin must have had a good life in the upper class of the Russian Empire. The falling of the chandelier was child's play before, but this time, his prediction of the Italo-Turkish War had made him a saint in the eyes of Nicholas II and his wife. He might have taken the opportunity to steal the virginity of many Russian noble girls.
Sheffield played a spiritual Russian in front of Natalia, and successfully won the love of Mao Mei by showing his position. Although Natalia has lost her youthfulness due to her age, time cannot defeat true beauty. Except for a little more mature style, nothing has changed.
Sheffield originally thought that his repeated wanderings in European affairs had come to an end, but a few days later, the Ottoman envoy appeared again in Oak Manor.
The slave owner was a little annoyed. Although he didn't mind stating his position again after the other party left, he couldn't do so all the time.
"William Pasha, I have the Grand Vizier's message. If you can find a way to overcome the current difficulties, the great Sultan, the Grand Vizier, and many Pashas will express their sincere gratitude."
"And then?" Sheffield tried his best not to laugh. The other party thanked him? He was willing to go through fire and water for the Ottoman Empire? Did these Ottomans make a mistake?
Sheffield really doesn't care about the Italians' reaction, but what good does it do them?
Just as he was about to speak, the messenger spoke first, "William Pasha, if you can think of a way, Basra Province can be your Pasha territory."
Sheffield jumped up from the sofa. What spiritual Russia, what senior German fans, what French wife, what Imperial Russian hairy girl, none of these words worked. The slave owner circled around the messenger standing there and asked, "You are not deceiving me, are you?"
"It is definitely not a lie. It is the common opinion of many Pashas." The messenger said hurriedly, "The decree can be issued at any time."
"I have always been a loyal Ottoman subject!" Sheffield said firmly, "Grand Vizier and Enver Pasha, please rest assured that I will do my best to ensure the supply of North Africa. Benghazi is still in the hands of Enver Pasha, right? Keep this port, and I will supply all the weapons and food for the Ottoman soldiers. Do you want me to organize some armed forces to participate in the war? If necessary, I can also go to the battlefield."
"Have Jace come over here and send telegrams to all Black Gold branches immediately. Whether it's Kuwait, Goa, or Belgrade, send personnel and organize cargo ships to rush to North Africa immediately. Start now." Sheffield called the butler in and kept issuing orders like a machine gun. "I don't even take little Italy seriously."
(End of this chapter)
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