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Chapter 1657

Chu Yun was quite surprised that the emperor of the Ottoman Empire was deposed and replaced with a child emperor. He did not expect that when the foreign enemies came to attack, the Ottoman Empire did not unite with the outside world, but had troubles within itself.

For an empire that spans three places in Asia, Africa and Europe, letting a two-year-old child ascend the throne, leaving the harem and ministers behind the power is generally an extremely dangerous signal, and it is very likely that it will kill itself.

Chu Yun has no intention of intervening in the internal changes of the Ottoman Empire, he just needs to see the desired result.

There are still 10,000+ residents in Constantinople. In order to ensure his own safety, Chu Yun still stayed on the steam ironclad Weiqing, which was like a sea fortress, and did not enter Constantinople.

The minister of the Ministry of Rites replaced Chu Yun to negotiate with the Ottoman Empire on the shore.

War is a continuation of politics. The victor is supreme, and the loser is given land and compensation. This is an eternal truth.

Eight-nation coalition forces negotiate in a temple in Constantinople to end the war.

For the Eight-Power Allied Forces, they used a lot of troops and financial resources this time, and they needed to get benefits from the Ottoman Empire, and the Ottoman Empire wanted to let the Allied Forces withdraw from Constantinople as soon as possible, otherwise the military chiefs in various places saw Constantine Fort's weakness, maybe there will be independent ideas.

It has to be said that the sea power of the coalition forces is too strong, and Constantinople is a city surrounded by the sea. During the expedition, the fleet frequently cut off the Ottoman Empire's sea supply line, and at the same time caused a large number of casualties from the sea to the city, which caused Ottoman The empire had learned a good lesson, making them realize that Constantinople could be conquered by forces from the sea at any time.

A nearly 70-year-old white-haired old man came out from the direction of the palace with a team of imperial guards.

They conducted peace talks on behalf of the Ottoman Empire, and the person in charge of the peace talks was the grand vizier, the prime minister of the empire.

These soldiers of the Praetorian Guard, who are usually tall and tall, seem very apprehensive and fearful at this time. On the left side of the main street are soldiers from China and England, while on the right side are soldiers from Venice, the Papal State, and the Knights of the Hospital.

The privates on the left were okay, mostly watching them pass by indifferently, while the soldiers on the right who had feuds with the Ottoman Turkish Empire, such as Venice, the Knights of the Hospital, and the Papal States, were noisy, and they used words they could not understand to the passing peace talks group. Swearing at them and throwing stones at them.

"Calm down, bear with me, if you can't bear it, you will make trouble!" The grand vizier, who was nearly 70 years old, had a low voice, but still had an irresistible magic power.

The imperial guards came to the place of peace talks in humiliation, and the generals and diplomatic ambassadors of the Eight-Power Allied Forces had arrived here ahead of schedule.

It is very simple to distinguish between generals and diplomatic envoys. Generals basically wear combat clothing, while ambassadors wear formal dresses.

"That's the newly appointed Ottoman Grand Vizier Koprulu. Their emperor has dismissed and executed several Grand Viziers in the past few years. However, this man is a ruthless man who has won the trust of the Empress Dowager. They also imprisoned the emperor with the head of the imperial guards, and supported the infant emperor to ascend the throne." The Venetian ambassador said to Sun Chuanting.

The ambassador of the Ottoman Empire and the Allied Forces of the Eight Powers conducted negotiations for several days to discuss the matter of reparations for land cession.

During the period, Pashas from various parts of the Ottoman Empire appeared nearby, but Constantinople had already fallen, and the highest group of dignitaries in the empire were signing treaties with outsiders. Stationed far away from the periphery of Constantinople, they did not dare to approach the coalition forces.

The local pashas saw that Constantinople was weak in front of the Eight-Power Allied Forces, and doubts about the authority of Constantinople could not help but arise.

"We have 21 treaties, of which 7 are important."

"First, compensate our coalition forces with 1000 million taels of silver, including 500 million to China, 200 million to England, 125 million to Venice, 50 taels each to the Knights of the Hospital, 25 taels each to the Papal States, and [-] taels each to Sicily, Genoa, and Portugal. two."

"Secondly, cede Greece, the Aegean Islands, the Levant, and Egypt to the coalition forces, and the coalition forces will freely assign the ownership of these territories."

"Thirdly, countries can set up embassies and resident ambassadors in Constantine. The Ottoman Empire needs to ensure the safety of our ambassadors and negotiate through embassies when there is friction between the two sides."

"Fourth, the Chinese and English embassies have consular jurisdiction, that is, the disputes between Chinese and English businessmen and residents of your country are in the hands of our embassies, and our own laws apply."

"Fifth, the Ottoman Empire needs to open Constantinople and other places as commercial ports, allowing our merchants to live, rent, build buildings, and set up medical clinics in these places, not to expel our merchants, and not to set higher tariffs than other countries The tax rate must not threaten or endanger the personal safety of our business people."

"Sixth, the waters between the Dardanelles and the Black Sea are open seas, and our ships can pass through customs freely, and checkpoints are not allowed."

"Seventhly, we can invite the people here to teach the languages ​​of various languages ​​and help with the writing and ink affairs. No matter what kind of people are invited, from the sultan to the slave soldiers, they must not be obstructed or framed."

On behalf of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces, the Minister of Rituals stated the seven core clauses, which changed the expressions of the Grand Vizier and the senior bureaucrats of the Ottoman Empire.

These seven clauses, especially the first and second clauses, are extremely harsh. If such a treaty is signed, it may ruin the national fortune of the Ottoman Empire for the next hundred years and become the fertilizer to nourish the coalition forces.

"You are too greedy. Not only do you ask for 1000 million taels of silver, but you also want us to cede Greece, the Aegean Islands, Egypt, and the Levant. These places are one-third of our territory. Do you think we will agree?" Grand Vizier Koprulu took the lead in addressing the two most relevant interests.

One is land cession and the other is compensation.

The compensation amount of 1000 million taels of silver is a bit scary, and one-third of the territory will be ceded, which is simply unimaginable.

If such a treaty is really signed, the strength of the Ottoman Empire will be weakened by one third.No, it’s actually not just one-third. The land cession and indemnity will make the pashas everywhere no longer afraid of the majesty of Constantinople and get into huge trouble.

At that time, only those with strong fists can stabilize the situation.

The senior bureaucrats of the Ottoman Empire all looked to the high-ranking Koprulu among them. He will be the signer of this treaty. Once this treaty is signed, then in the Ottoman Empire, he may become a sinner through the ages .

(End of this chapter)