Chapter 602: The Ottoman Crisis

  Chapter 589 The Ottoman Crisis

Pilgrimage means a lot to the vast majority of people, but that doesn’t include Franz.

Being an emperor still had its privileges, and under the pretext of dealing with political affairs, Franz directly avoided a series of activities. He had made it a point to never show his face until it was time for his coronation.

The charm of Jerusalem is great, not only the Franz family came over, most of the top government in Vienna also followed.

Whether these people are devout believers or not, let’s leave it aside, but for political figures, attending this Jerusalem coronation is still very meaningful.

This was the first king of Christendom in the hundreds of years since the loss of Jerusalem, and both the political and religious significance of the event are worthy of being recorded in the history books.

As a participant, historical retention was inevitable. And there will also be a high historical evaluation, and in combination with the development of Austria, this cabinet will most likely be mythologized by future generations.

The sedan chair is carried by everyone, since ancient times, a wise minister with a wise ruler, the two sides are complementary, Franz never minded that his men had a good reputation and high prestige.

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In the royal palace in Jerusalem

Foreign Minister Weissenberg: “Your Majesty, news has just come in that there has been a coup in Ankara, the reformist leader Grand Vizier has been killed and Abdul Aziz I has been deposed.

According to the intelligence we received, the one who staged this coup was the Ottoman Youth Party, the main students of the coup, and some of the New Army were involved.

After the coup, conservatives and religious figures joined in, and now the situation in Ankara is completely out of control.”

Due to the butterfly effect, the Ottoman Youth Party is also a bit different from the original time and space, formed a bit earlier, and the characters who participated have also changed.

After the First Near East War, knowledgeable people who were not willing to watch the Ottoman Empire sink formed the Patriotic Alliance. Since most of the participants were patriotic youths, it was called by outsiders: the Ottoman Youth Party.

The impact of the loss of the Balkans was too great, and as soon as this organization appeared, it quickly grew in the Ottoman Empire.

The growth of the Al-Shabaab also triggered the uneasiness of the Sudanese government, which soon ushered in a government crackdown. Due to the chaotic internal organizational structure, Al-Shabaab quickly fell into disarray.

It was at this time that Abdul Aziz I, who had just succeeded to the throne, kicked off the reforms, and many of the government’s policies eased the internal conflicts to a certain extent.

After the outbreak of the Russo-Prussian War, the Sultan’s government succeeded in its speculation and recovered the Caucasus region from the Russians, the government’s prestige increased, and the Ottoman Al-Shabaab was torn apart.

Under normal circumstances, this organization would have just disappeared into obscurity, like most revolutionary organizations.

Just when the Ottoman Shabaab was about to be finished, the Second Near East War broke out and saved the organization.

After another defeat, the Sudanese government lost its popular base, and all segments of society lost confidence in the government and fell into a state of confusion.

After recalling the information in his mind, Franz asked with concern, “What is the strength of the Ottoman Al-Shabaab, and is it possible to merge with the conservatives?”

The bourgeois revolutionary organizations of this era were not very firm in their revolutionary stance. Especially in a country like the Ottoman Empire where the capital economy had not developed, many members of the Youth Party were still of feudal aristocratic origin.

It was naturally impossible to carry out one’s own revolution so thoroughly. From the fact that this uprising was defined as a coup d’état, Franz knew that the Ottoman Empire still had a long way to go for revolution.

The key was whether the Ottoman Youth Party could stabilize the situation, preserve the Ottoman Empire, and not let the empire, which was caught in the middle of a civil war, completely split.

Weissenberg shook his head, ”The Ottoman Youth Party has grown very quickly recently, with more than 100,000 members, and has also gained the support of many young officers.

However, these are all false, the Youth Party has many internal hills and lacks a strong leader, making it difficult to integrate these forces together.

The Ottoman Youth Party is mostly young people who have received new ideas, and there are irreconcilable contradictions in their ideology and concepts with the conservatives, especially on the issue of religion, where both sides are unable to compromise.

Abdul Aziz I’s attempts at secularization were blocked by the conservatives, and now the Ottoman Shabaab’s attempts at reform will be equally difficult.

If nothing else, the Ottoman government will be locked in a power struggle for a long time to come. Together with the national independence movement that is taking off in the country, the possibility of the Ottoman Empire splitting up is very high.”

Most people in this era believed that the main reason for the Ottoman Empire’s backwardness was in religion and institutions. As long as secularization reforms were carried out and the Western political system was learned, the Ottoman Empire could soon be powerful.

This judgment could not be said to be wrong, and in Franz’s opinion it was not enough. If only the reform of religion and political system could realize the strength of the country, it would be too simple to make a strong country.

Now the priority of the Ottoman Empire was not reform, but stabilization. If the regime could not be stabilized, it was superfluous to talk about reform.

After canceling the superfluous thoughts, Franz made a decision: ”Let the Ottoman Empire let them go, anyway, we are already enemies, even if we give them help, people will not appreciate it.

Since Britain and France decided to support the Ottoman Empire, they would not watch them split. A divided Ottoman Empire will not only not be able to hold us back, but will instead be a fat meat given to us.

Now get in touch with nationalist groups within the Ottomans, and if a split in the Ottoman Empire does occur, it will have to be a split within the framework we have drawn.”

Keeping the Ottoman Empire, Franz was no longer under any illusions.

Although the existence of the Ottoman Empire was more conducive to Austrian strategic concealment, being in the position of the government in Vienna did not make any sense to help stabilize the Ottoman Empire.

As for Britain and France to intervene to save the Ottoman Empire? Franz really do not think they, other aside, the Ottoman domestic insurgents how to do?

Armenian insurgents, Greek insurgents, Jewish insurgents ……

These armed groups, mostly supported by Austria and Russia during the Near East War, now have some strength.

The Second Near Eastern War is over, but the aftermath of the war has just begun.

A series of factors, such as the post-war economic depression, the refugee crisis, and the government’s financial difficulties ……, plagued the Ottoman government.

Britain and France were not in the business of charity and could not invest unlimited funds. Plagued by government finances, Abdul Aziz I was unable to solve these problems, and the current Ottoman Al-Shabaab likewise cannot.

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(End of chapter)