In mid-July, the Ottoman Empire, which had received nine million pounds, issued military pay and used the money to recruit ten new divisions.

Considering that they needed support from South China, anti-South China elements came from Arabia and Mesopotamia, were forcibly incorporated into the army by the Turks, and were sent to Europe.

Arabia is rich in cavalry, and the Young Turks have long wanted to requisition these troops, but due to religious reasons, they cannot easily annex them.

This time, they approached the Caliph and told him that if the war failed, the Ottoman Empire would cease to exist and Istanbul would be occupied.

The Caliph thought so too.

After all, he knew that behind the Balkan coalition was Tsarist Russia. For hundreds of years, Tsarist Russia had dreamed of regaining Constantinople, and to this end the two sides had fought ten large-scale wars.

This was such a good opportunity, and the Caliph didn't think Tsarist Russia would give it up.

Likewise, the Caliph could not lose Istanbul, which was a symbol of his status, so he easily agreed and wrote personally to the Arabs asking them to join the Ottoman army and fight the Holy War.

The actions of the Ottomans were not enough to satisfy the Balkan coalition. After the idea of ​​launching another offensive to seek a quick victory failed, they had to seek support from the outside in order to defeat the Ottomans by attrition.

The British, who were well prepared, immediately approached the Balkan coalition countries and negotiated loans and arms sales contracts with varying prices.

When Nanhua took out the Ottoman loan contracts and sought to financialize its debt, the British were making these preparations.

In this war, the fattest piece of meat was eaten by the British, and Nanhua also drank a mouthful of soup.

On the surface, Nanhua can get two points of a loan of 30 million pounds, which is 1.8 million pounds in three years.

This is just a small amount of money, the bulk of it is a 21 million material purchase list, covering various industries, and its impact on Nanhua is far beyond what that little interest can compare with.

Nanhua, Britain, and the Ottomans were happy, but the Russians were not.

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"Ivanov came to find you?" Liu Yiming asked Lin Anmin while peeling the shrimp skillfully.

"Here he comes. I didn't see him at first, but he came several times a day." Lin Anmin dealt with the big crab in his hand.

"Give me a hammer." Lin Anmin struggled for a long time and couldn't break the pliers, so he said to the waiter.

"Squeak...here..." Xu Hui chewed the conch on the side, sucked out the meat, put down the conch and wiped his hands.

"Is this a protest?" Xu Hui threw away the napkin and picked up a skewer of grilled fish.

This was a grand barbecue party, and the participants were all senior government officials and their families. However, it was a private party held by Liu Yiming in private, so there was not so much etiquette.

The reason for holding this party is that Liu Yiming wanted to gather everyone together to talk about the recent situation.

Second, Liu Haoran took Liu Xinran out to sea and brought in a lot of food, which was too much to eat. In line with the principle of not wasting, Liu Yiming held a barbecue party.

"It's almost the same. I think it's mostly threatening, but it looks very weak." The waiter only found a big hammer, but Lin Anmin didn't know how hard it was and smashed the crab's claws to pieces with the hammer.

"Did they say harsh words?" Xie Hui was eating happily on the side, and suddenly heard something interesting.

"Is it in the grassland? Or the Western Region? How about the progress of the railway construction to the Western Region? I haven't heard the progress report. It's better to share this information with the Ministry of National Defense." Wang Yang also said from the side, but there was a faint hint of emotion in his words.

dissatisfied.

"The Ministry of Transportation is not responsible for this matter. The Ministry of Transportation only sent out some technicians. The Construction Corps should be responsible for the specific work." Lin Anmin said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, the railway soldiers are in charge of railway matters. The specific information will be known after Wang Xu completes the handover. What do the Russians mean?" Seeing that he was about to go off topic, Liu Yiming quickly pulled back.

"Because Russia and we are not bordering the border and have no conflict of interest or connection, they just used the so-called friendship to threaten, with some pro-American meaning in their tone."

"When I saw that he didn't realize what we were thinking, I hit back with Japan, saying that if they were pro-American, we would have no choice but to be pro-Japanese regardless of our allyship." Lin Anmin said to everyone with a smile.

"I guess his expression must be very good-looking!" Xie Hui grilled a sea crucian carp, but his technique was not very good and it was a little burnt.

"His face did turn red. I almost thought he was an American." Lin Anmin joked.

"But..." Xu Hui looked at Wang Yang thoughtfully.

"When Sun Zaizhi and others come back and China is integrated, Russia will indeed be a trouble." Wang Yang saw this and guessed Xu Hui's worries.

"Yes, when the time comes, the land border we need to protect will suddenly increase by 30,000 kilometers, of which 10,000 kilometers are bordering Russia." Yang Tao nodded and sighed.

This issue has been discussed many times in the General Staff Headquarters, the Joint Command, the Ministry of National Defense and other agencies, and every time it makes them feel extremely stressed.

"There is also the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom has expressed its coveting for the plateau area more than once. In addition to southern Myanmar, there is also a border of nearly 6,000 kilometers." Lin Anmin also knows that it is not easy for the army.

No matter which direction you look at it, the integration of China and Xia is the best choice. Use the machines of the Southeast Asian archipelago to industrialize the inland areas, and use the huge population of the inland to provide nutrients for industrialization.

In just a few decades, a China that can make the world tremble will reappear in the world. Every time he thinks of this, Lin Anmin feels hot all over his body.

The last emperor to achieve this was Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. He established the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty and brought thousands of nations to come to the dynasty. Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was able to become an emperor throughout the ages and leave his name in history.

Like Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, there are also famous ministers who have been passed down through the ages, such as Fang Mou Du Duan and Renren as a Mirror.

If we were to rank the things that Chinese people cannot resist, the first place would be being ordered by heaven, and the second place would be leaving a name in history.

Leaving a name in history has been the pursuit of the Chinese people for thousands of years. Even a simple name in the history books means that for many people, they will have no regrets in this life.

Therefore, Lin Anmin is an extreme supporter of this matter.

"Indeed, these are problems. The Russians kept Jebzundamba in the embassy. If they are not solved now, there may be a lot of trouble in the future." Liu Yiming nodded with deep understanding.

"This problem must be solved as soon as possible. After the integration, Britain, France and Russia may become our enemies. We cannot leave such obvious flaws." Xu Hui nodded with deep understanding.

"There is also the issue of Japan. After all, Britain and France are too far apart, and the spheres of influence of both sides are intertwined. The possibility of a large-scale war is relatively small."

"But Japan is different. They are highly aggressive and have no sense. They raise unfamiliar dogs. If they are not dealt with, they will definitely act as pawns for Britain and France." Wang Yang added.

Diplomatic relations in this era were very crude because you didn't have many neighbors.

Take the African continent, which later had 62 countries and regions, as an example. At this time, the African continent has only nine countries and regions.

They are the seven European countries of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Abyssinia (Ethiopian Empire) and Liberia.

All diplomatic activities are conducted among these nine countries. Among them, Liberia was established by the American Colonization Society to resettle black people in the country and has little sense of existence.

East Asia is even more straightforward. The Netherlands and the United States have been taken over by South China in Asia. East Asia and Southeast Asia combined have only six countries: China, Japan, Britain, France, Russia, South China and one Thailand.

Among them, Thailand has become a protectorate of South China, and its diplomacy and military affairs are managed by South China.

Bordering China are Britain (India, Burma), France (French Indochina), Russia (Western Regions, Grasslands, and Three Provinces. The west of the Western Regions belonged to Tsarist Russia at this time), and Japan (Peninsula).

Bordering South China are Britain (Borneo, Malaya, Persia, Egypt, the Red Sea, Australia, etc.) and Japan (the waters north of the Ryukyu Islands).

France and South China do not even have territorial sea disputes, so the two sides can become allies. As for Tsarist Russia, they are even more different.

Therefore, diplomacy at this time was not as complicated as that of later generations, and the interest relationships were relatively clear, after all, there were fewer participants.

Because of this, Nanhua is very easy to predict the future.

The reason why Nanhua has been able to develop and grow and has been interfering in various things is because of the bad relationship between Nanhua and the Qing Empire.

But this relationship will no longer exist now. Even because of the mercenary issue, it seems that China's future regime has a good foundation of friendship with Nanhua.

A united Chinese alliance is something that many people do not want to see, let alone a huge Chinese empire that spans the east and west of the Asian continent and includes the Southeast Asian archipelago.

Judging from the interests, the only possible friends left are the United States and South American countries that have poor relations with South China.

The rest are enemies.

At this time, due to the tense situation on the European continent, Britain, France and Russia were unable to spare enough energy to deal with the changes in the situation in the Far East (this is the history).

But what happens after the war is over? How should Nanhua respond?

"Your Majesty, as the Prime Minister of the Empire, I suggest that as soon as the war in Europe breaks out, we should start the war against Japan simultaneously."

"The goal of this war is to completely eradicate Japan's military threat, solve it as quickly as possible in any feasible way, and reach the established facts before the end of the European war."

"After that, we will station troops in the plateau and Mesopotamia, the Western Regions, the grasslands, the three provinces, Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi, etc. to deter Britain, France and Russia and buy time for development."

"As a precaution, military construction in Sumatra and military construction in Hawaii should be put on the agenda as soon as possible."

"Funds can be found from Mangui and other ministers. In extraordinary times, there is no need to pay attention to benevolence and righteousness."

Xu Hui held a charcoal-grilled octopus and made serious suggestions.

Everyone holding various kinds of seafood in their hands nodded seriously, completely ignoring that the food had been burned to carbon.

"Seconded!"

"I also second the proposal."

"You really have to be prepared to be the enemy of the whole world."

"What are you afraid of? Anyone who openly offends a strong man will be killed no matter how far away! How encouraging?"
Chapter completed!