Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

() Prince George of Wales did smile at Mohammed V's apparent desire to ease relations with the United Kingdom without any expression. Under his smile, many people also saw some pride. Different from the scruples with which Alfonso spoke just now, it is obvious that the Ottoman Empire has become a role that the future British king does not attach much importance to.

Therefore, the expressions made are completely different.

This has certainly made King Mohammed V of the Ottoman Empire a little angry, but he can also feel helpless and a little sad at the same time. The majestic Ottoman Empire, a powerful country spanning three continents of Asia, Europe and Africa, would definitely have been in the past. It's only right that he is a guest, but no matter how he looks at it now, he is just like a second-rate clown. It has to be said that this result naturally makes him very embarrassed, but at the same time, it also makes him more aware that now The Ottoman Empire has obviously fallen to the point where it is looked down upon by the previous powers. . .

Alfonso didn't mean to interrupt. He understood what Mohammed V said naturally, but he understood, and sometimes it was better to pretend not to understand. First of all, for Spain, a tense Austria-British relationship is more in line with Spain's interests. For example, during this meeting in London, the two countries formally signed a document to deal with the mess in Libya and the Ottoman Empire's belief that it could prevent France from advancing eastward. The protective wall was thrown to Spain. To a large extent, this was the actual benefit that Spain gained by taking advantage of the discordant and tense relations between the Ottoman Empire and neighboring powerful countries.

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Among them, Britain was the most important indirect promoter and the country that put the most pressure on the Ottoman Empire under the leadership of Mohammed V. Obviously, they also realized that they needed to ease the relationship between the two countries and not let the Ottoman Empire become Spain's food on the plate, picking and choosing at will.

Once the result of this inference came out, naturally Alfonso would not stupidly push the other party and let the other party get his wish.

So the current scene appeared with an attitude of indifference.

William II and others naturally saw the wonderful idea of ​​Mohammed V. In fact, although Spain and France have the same ambitions, so sometimes there are disputes of interests in the fight for territory, but it is a little bit. Seriously speaking, the relationship between France and Spain is not much different from the relationship between France and the United Kingdom. It is even said that the relationship between the two countries is more relaxed than the relationship between the two countries, and the relationship between Spain and France is more relaxed. Therefore, Armand Farier is obviously happy to see Mohammed V defeated like this, and it can be regarded as giving Spain and Britain a face to cooperate. .

But someone stood up. William II:

"There is something about Mohammed V's words that makes people very happy to hear it. It makes people laugh away the feeling of grudges. We strongly agree with this statement. Unfortunately, sometimes, for the sake of interests. Many times we need to do They will take some different actions, so this is the helplessness of people. Therefore, interests still determine the source of relations between countries. What do you think? Your Majesty Alfonso"

When William II said this, he dragged himself in. Alfonso glanced at the thoughtful Prince George of Wales, the future King of England, and then glanced at Mohammed's sometimes downcast eyes. Naturally, Alfonso's gratitude towards William II did not drop. He frowned and glanced at William II,

"His Majesty William's words naturally make sense to a certain extent, but sometimes, the relationship between countries still needs some other things to connect. For example, now we have Portugal under the leadership of Manuel II. The relationship has actually become a brotherly friendship between countries. We treat each other very sincerely.

Of course, this requires a certain degree of mutual trust and sublimation of national feelings. This is the result of the people's friendship for their partner reaching a certain level. At this time, although interests are important, they are only in a secondary position. "

After listening to Alfonso's words, everyone looked at Manuel II who was not far away. Obviously, Alfonso's words had made the king who was even several years younger than Alfonso enter the hearts of many people. Sight.

Especially Prince George of Wales, who was born in 1865 and was about to become the King of England at the age of 45. When he saw Manuel II, he felt that he really needed to perform the etiquette of a prince meeting the king. Needless to say, Fang Suona has been doing it every day for more than ten years.

Fortunately, the "hard days" are finally coming to an end.

Alfonso's seemingly disorderly words may make some people confused about what he wants to say, but in the eyes of some people who are familiar with the international situation and insider information, it clearly illustrates one thing, that is, Spain and The relationship between the Ottoman Empire still has huge potential to improve the relationship between the two countries. If the Ottoman Empire wants to continue to maintain relations with Spain, of course it can, and it is not impossible to even ease the relationship between the two countries. After all, The relationship between Spain and Portugal is just there. If other countries want to gain the deep-rooted trust of the Spanish people like the two countries, they will need to greatly increase their actions. Alfonso's words were a reminder to Mohammed V that he was right. In fact, they were also telling other countries about Spain's ideas and directions for foreign exchanges. In fact, they were also a subtle counterattack against William II's desire for an outside corner just now.

Alfonso naturally understood William II's purpose. First, he wanted to establish an additional ally in the conflict with Britain, France, and Russia. After all, the Ottoman Empire had huge influence and land in southern Europe and the Middle East and Africa. This country can definitely relieve a lot of pressure on the German Empire. Perhaps even in the eyes of the German Empire, the extent to which the Ottoman Empire can relieve the pressure on the German Empire is definitely no less than that of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

This, of course, made William II very excited. That's why they want to pull the Ottoman Empire over.

Secondly, perhaps just like countries such as Spain and even Britain and France, in the eyes of powerful countries, the Ottoman Empire was seriously not a second-rate power, but a backward country that had declined to the point where it could be exploited by others. In their eyes, the Ottoman Empire It's just a fat lamb that's been roasted. Everyone wants to grab a piece and nibble on it.

Britain's robbery, France's slow pressure, Russia's hypocrisy, or in the eyes of some people, especially in the eyes of William II who knew that Spain had already obtained Libya, Spain was gradually infiltrating and demanding through friendship. Ways to get the "fat" from the Ottoman Empire. Perhaps this is the case, and this is one of the second reasons why William II wanted to imitate Spain and get closer to the Ottoman Empire!

Today, I finally came up with an idea to improve the direction of the protagonist's development in the plot of this book. I am very happy and excited. One update today and three updates tomorrow with 11,000 words. Please support me on time. (To be continued.)