Rebirth of the Spanish Empire.

Chapter 41 The Impact of the Meeting

"Damn Salisbury, he even violated orders from the cabinet. What does he want to do? Does he want to commit treason?"

Disraeli, who was far away in the Prime Minister's Office in London at this time, was also furious after hearing the news. The British Prime Minister, who was not very good-tempered to begin with, was completely angered by Salisbury's behavior of making decisions without authorization.

In the final analysis, Salisbury is now just a minister of India, and his power is no match for that of Disraeli, who has become Prime Minister of the British Empire.

Moreover, at such an important international meeting, Salisbury directly denied his diplomatic decision-making. This not only embarrassed him, but also embarrassed the British Empire among the European powers.

"Go directly to Elliott and give him full authority to attend this meeting on Salisbury's behalf. I will then send a telegram instructing him on what to do."

Although Disraeli did not fully recognize Elliot's ability, it could even be said that he did not trust him enough.

Because Salisbury made decisions without authorization before, his diplomatic layout completely collapsed. In contrast, Elliott followed Disraeli's orders faithfully.

So now, it is the best choice for him to sit in London and remotely control Elliott who is far away in Istanbul to attend this meeting.

After Disraeli finished speaking, he suddenly thought of some things within the Ottoman Empire and asked the secretary on the side:

“Before this, wasn’t Midhat Pasha’s government engaged in some modernization reforms?
  Inform them that the terms of the reform now need to be added to the article of good treatment of the Slavs. Only in this way can the British Empire help them overcome this difficulty. "

Midhat Pasha's modernizing reforms were reforms to the Ottoman monarchy. Also in this year, the Ottoman Empire implemented a constitutional monarchy.

Moreover, the constitution corresponding to the constitutional reform was also written by Midhat Pasha in 1876.

And if the terms of treating the Slavs well are written into the constitution, then the Russian Empire's question about the Ottoman Empire's cruelty to the Slavs will be fundamentally resolved.

If the Russian Empire uses this reason to provoke a crisis in the Near East again, then at least they will be untenable legally.

After all, the Ottoman Empire has become a disguised form of submission on this matter, and even amended its constitution on this matter.

“For all the faults that had occurred at the previous meeting, put them all on Salisbury to appease the Ottomans.

Let them know that the British Empire's foreign policy still supports their side.

In addition, Salisbury was recalled to the country to give the Ottoman Empire an explanation. By the way, let's see if he really wants to face trial in court. "

Disraeli is worthy of being hailed as the "Father of British Imperialism" by later generations. He thought of a solution in just a short time.

As for forcing the Ottoman government to add another constitutional clause, this was no problem for Disraeli.

As long as the top officials of the Ottoman Empire are not stupid, they will still obey Disraeli's requirements even if they swallow the broken teeth in their stomachs.

The secretary on the side quickly took the order and began to send a telegram to Elliott in Istanbul.

Looking at the secretary walking away, Disraeli was still thinking about Salisbury.

In fact, even if this incident had not happened, Disraeli would not have been as supportive of the Ottoman Empire as he was during the Crimean War.

In the final analysis, it is because the efforts and gains are not proportional.

The reason why he blamed Salisbury before: It was simply because he made the decision without authorization at this meeting, which almost caused the British Empire and him to lose face among the European powers.

Unlike the British Empire, the government of the Russian Empire, the easternmost part of Europe, was overjoyed.

"Your Majesty, at this meeting, the British are likely to have internal differences, which allowed us to capture these territories without bloodshed."

Nikolai Pavlovich Ignatiev, ambassador to Istanbul. Congratulations to Tsar Alexander II at the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.

Pavlovich was a well-known Pan-Slavist who firmly supported the diplomatic ideas of Tsar Alexander II.

And after that, the Russian ambassador single-handedly created the "Treaty of San Stefano" that almost dismembered the Ottomans.

"This is indeed a gratifying thing, so we only need to gradually encroach on the Slavic areas on the Balkan Peninsula, and then we can obtain the outlet of the Black Sea."

Alexander II was indeed pleased with this.

Because the opportunity to incorporate the countries of the Balkan Peninsula into the sphere of influence of the Russian Empire and to take over Constantinople is right in front of us.

All this was possible thanks to the decision Salisbury made without permission at this meeting, which made Alexander II very happy.

"The Slavs in the Balkans have a very good impression of our Russian Empire. So it is almost easy for us to gain their recognition.

But we still have to be careful that the British want to go back on their word. After all, they have a lot of tricks up their sleeves. "

Pavlovich couldn't help but remind the Tsar, who was still full of joy in front of him. After all, the British have gone back on their word more often than they themselves have in history.

Alexander II, who was in high spirits at this time, was also correct when he heard this. He was now a little complacent. This was not the attitude that a country's ruler should show. “And, Your Majesty, the divisions among the British may not be very great.

According to news from Gorchakov's apartment, another British person who attended the meeting did not react much.

Therefore, the possibility of internal disagreements among the British about the Ottoman Empire is not high. "

Alexander II nodded, because Pavlovich's words suddenly made him react again.

After all, we cannot take the European troublemaker, the British Empire, lightly. After all, the credibility of the British is even lower than their own.

"But there were divisions within the British, which just proved that they were hesitant about whether to continue supporting the Ottoman Empire.

Pavlovich, you must always pay attention to what is going on within the British. Once we have the right opportunity, we can start preparing to attack. "

Alexander II said to Pavlovich.

"As soon as the British attitude becomes less firm, we will immediately contact the Kingdom of Spain. We will buy from them enough weapons and equipment to suppress the Ottoman Empire. Now they will not refuse like last time."

The last time Pavlovich went to the Kingdom of Spain to try to buy weapons and equipment to fight the Ottoman Empire, but was righteously rejected by the Kingdom of Spain.

After all, now that the Kingdom of Spain wants to carry out colonial expansion, the last person it can offend at this time is the British.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Pavlovich bowed respectfully, and then slowly withdrew.

The Tsar of the Russian Empire, as the most orthodox emperor title in the entire Europe (in the opinion of the Russians themselves), Alexander II's desire for Constantinople is unspeakable.

The title of Tsar of the Russian Empire was inherited by Grand Duke Ivan III of Moscow when he married Princess Sophia of the Eastern Roman Empire.

European countries did not approve of Queen Victoria's method of coronating the Indian Emperor and turning the Kingdom of Britain into the British Empire.

In the original history of Europe, European countries only recognized the title of Roman Emperor.

As for the title of Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire held by the Habsburgs, it was just that they were unwilling to give up the legal principles of the Holy Roman Empire.

But in fact, as early as 1806, after the Holy Roman Empire was forcibly abolished by Napoleon, the title of Holy Roman Emperor was also inherited by Napoleon's French Empire.

Therefore, the title of emperor held by the Austrian Habsburg dynasty has long been no longer recognized by European countries.

Even though it was as powerful as the British Empire, Queen Victoria's title of emperor was inherited from India. Countries such as the Kingdom of Portugal and the Kingdom of Italy can only use the title of king.

During the Age of Discovery, the Kingdom of Spain had a recognized honorific title of "Emperor of the Sea."

However, the Kingdom of Spain gradually declined in the seventeenth century, and the title of Sea Emperor disappeared.

Now, once the Slavs in the Ottoman Empire become autonomous, the Russian Empire will be within easy reach of this thousand-year-old capital.

No tsar could resist the glory of recovering Constantinople, and Alexander II was no exception.

In order to obtain this thousand-year-old capital, successive tsars of the Russian Empire have waged wars against the Ottoman Empire for more than a hundred years.

Even if it is, the Ottoman government agrees to treat the Slavs in the Balkans well and allow the Slavs in its territory to establish an independent country.

But one day in the future, the next tsar will certainly not hesitate to look for opportunities to recapture this city of great significance to the Russian Empire.

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At this time, the British Ambassador Elliott, who was far away in Istanbul, received news from home. He was shocked by Salisbury's audacity.

“Elliot, in negotiating with the Ottoman Empire, asked them to amend the clauses in the constitution concerning the Slavs.

If they were unwilling to amend, then we in the British Empire would be unable to continue to provide support to the Ottoman Empire. "

Looking at the telegram sent from Prime Minister Disraeli from London, Elliott, as the ambassador to Istanbul, inevitably blushed.

"Prepare the carriage. Now we will go to the Prime Minister's Palace immediately to discuss some matters with Midhat Pasha."

Elliot ordered his men to prepare to go to the Prime Minister's Palace of the Ottoman Empire, which was the residence of His Majesty Midhat.

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(End of this chapter)