Turkish people and Turkish bureaucrats are indeed two completely different creatures as Li Xiao said. As the most backward, corrupt and decadent existence in Europe, the Ottoman Turkish Empire is far less powerful than it was in the 15th century and now looks more like a political zombie.
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The bureaucracy in this country is more terrifying than that of Russia. They are always courteous to the outside world and harsh at home. They fight externally but not internally. Anyway, when foreigners come to Turkey these days, they are really more uncles than uncles.
This is because everyone from the sultan to the ordinary petty officials are afraid of being beaten by the European powers. They are afraid that if they inadvertently neglect the foreign masters, they will be beaten again. In short, the bureaucrats in this country are almost all cowards, so there is no need to be afraid at all.
The people of Turkey are much more bloody and hate foreign powers. Especially in the past half century, when the powers have repeatedly invaded Turkey and dismembered Turkey bit by bit in the name of protecting their faith and Christians, Turkey
The people in China, especially those who are pure believers, are very angry.
They really hope to protect their country and restore the glory of their ancestors, but it is a pity that even though they are a group of wolves, they are only led by cowardly sheep.
Of course, that was in the hinterland of Turkey. In Constanta, it was a different situation. Constanta later belonged to Romania, but now it still belongs to Ottoman Turkey. But in fact, there are many ethnic groups living here, including Turks, Romanians, and Bulgarians.
, Serbians, and Greeks gather together. The social environment is really complicated.
Why do you say that? Because except for the Turks, most of the people above believe in the Orthodox Church, but their interests are not completely consistent. For example, the Romanians who were first liberated by the Russians now dislike the Russians and Vlachs.
Revolutions broke out in Asia and Moldavia, driving away the Russian agents.
Now, in order to resist possible Russian interference, the Romanians are ogling the great powers such as Britain and France in an attempt to gain protection. On the other hand, they have even established contact with their sovereign country, Turkey, hoping that the Turks will also speak for them and morally refuse Russia to interfere again in Romania.
Lachia and Moldavia affairs, and then create conditions for the next step to strive for complete independence.
So at this time, the Romanians and the Turks were a lot closer, at least they pretended that they were very close, but in fact, Turkey was just a cover for the Romanians, which was a bit of a trick.
The Bulgarians and Serbs are different from the Romanians. Their hometowns are still under the direct control of the Ottoman Turks. The first thing they want now is autonomy. They are envious of the Romanians being able to get rid of Turkish control, and hope that the next one
It's your turn.
Therefore, the Serbs and Bulgarians think that the Russians are quite cute. They are all Slavs, have the same beliefs, and have a common enemy, Turkey. Naturally, they hope that the Russians will quickly send troops to continue beating the Turks and give them some relief.
"liberation".
Therefore, from a general perspective, these two families are pro-Russian, but this kind of intimacy is limited. They will not truly follow Russia's baton, and at most they will just wave the flag and shout.
The last wave was the Greeks, and their feelings towards Russia were even more complicated. Without Russia and Nicholas I, Greek independence would not have been possible. The initial Greek independence movement was almost single-handedly supported and instigated by Russia.
The relationship between the two parties was very good, and even the Russian Foreign Minister was a Greek nobleman in exile in St. Petersburg.
However, the honeymoon period between the two sides changed dramatically after the British came in to exert influence. At first, the British were not interested in supporting Greek independence, but with Russia's strong support for Greece, the British were very worried that the Russians would follow Greece's example.
Zhang Pi continued to expand his influence in the Balkans, and intervened between Greece and Russia to steal the love from Greece.
After the success of Greece's independence, the British single-handedly supported the Greek king and the new government, establishing unprecedented influence. Russia, the big brother who initially "helped" Greece become independent, could only step aside.
It's just that the Greeks are still very grateful for Russia's help, so it is still common to have a good impression of Russia. However, this is more of a private behavior. The relationship between the Greek government and Russia is quite average. If it were not for the enemy Turkey, they would fall out.
It's all possible.
This also makes the Greeks operating in Turkey have very complicated feelings towards Russia. They have a good impression but cannot express it directly due to the government's attitude. Anyway, they are quite coy.
"In other words, our main enemies here are the Turks and Romanians?" Vishniak asked.
"It's a bit general," Li Xiao replied, "Strictly speaking, it's true, but the Turkish official has not turned against us yet. It is the Turkish people who don't like us. Those bureaucrats will only kneel down and lick us, so don't worry. As for the Romanians,
They can't make any trouble in Constanta, and the Turks actually guard them more harshly than they guard us!"
Vishniak asked in surprise: "Why? Don't they have the same interests?"
Li Xiao hugged his shoulders and sneered: "Who told you that their interests are aligned?"
"Didn't I just tell you that the fundamental purpose of the Romanians is to get rid of both our country's control and Turkey's control. Now ogling the Turks and asking the Turks to exercise suzerainty is just to silence our country. Their fundamental purpose
Still independent!”
"So, although the Turkish bureaucrats are cowardly and corrupt, they are not really stupid. How can they really help the Romanians deal with us? They will not face the wrath of our country for Romania's chestnuts from the fire!"
"In fact, Turkish bureaucrats hate the Romanians even more. They feel that these bastards once provoked our country by seeking independence, and now they want Turkey to help pay the bill after they have fallen out with the country. They are basically jackals and leopards, and they are basically taking advantage of them.
Be a Kaizi."
"So the Turkish official actually hates these Romanians and doesn't care about their life or death!"
Vishnyak clicked his tongue in amazement. He really didn't expect that there were so many articles here. Looking at it this way, their activities in Constanta were indeed not very dangerous. Even if the Turks found out, they would probably turn a blind eye.
Close one eye and pretend not to see.
"But don't be too careless!" Li Xiao warned, "There are still many people in Turkey who are hostile to us, and there are especially many spies from Britain, France, and Austria here. These guys are quite dangerous!"