The Palace of Constantine is located on the European coast of the Bosporus. The palace building stretches 600 meters along the Bosporus. It is tall, wide and majestic, vaguely revealing the glory of the once prosperous Ottoman Empire.
And wealth - the Sultan's new palace, known as Dolmabahce Palace in the Ottoman era, cost a total of 5 million Ottoman gold pounds, equivalent to 35 tons of gold, of which 14 tons of gold were used to make gold foil to decorate the ceiling of the palace
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Such a huge expenditure on building a palace was enough to make Britain silent and France weep. In fact, in the middle of the 19th century, only the Ottoman Empire could spend such a high price to build a palace. In fact, the Ottoman Empire was in decline every day at that time.
Tears, but it doesn’t matter if the country sheds tears. The key is as long as the Sultan is happy.
However, when the Ottoman Sultans happily moved into the luxurious new palace, they certainly did not expect that more than twenty years later, this extremely luxurious palace would become the palace of the Roman Empire.
Everyone who comes to this palace will sigh at the luxury of the palace. However, for the owner of this palace, Alexander III, he does not like this palace. In his opinion, this palace has
There are too many Ottoman styles. Although I don’t like it, this palace is still a symbol of Russia’s majestic military power.
Although in the past few years, Alexander III has been removing traces of the Ottomans little by little. But he still left many artifacts of the old times, such as the hall supported by 56 columns, which hung a heavy
He kept the huge 4.5-ton chandelier made of 750 lamp bead crystals. After all, it was a chandelier worth millions of rubles.
Can't afford to replace it...
Under the huge crystal chandelier, Alexander III asked the Foreign Minister Alexei Borisovich Lobanovrostovsky beside him as he walked.
"What conditions did the British offer?"
"Your Majesty, the conditions offered by the British are the same as the proposals they made through the ambassador to the Netherlands before. They are willing to withdraw their troops from Persia in exchange for our withdrawal from the war."
"oh,"
Alexander III just nodded slightly.
"Although the conditions offered by the British are not attractive, if they are only used as conditions for withdrawal from the war and an armistice, they are very consistent with our interests."
Different from his second-rate son, in the eyes of Alexander III, he always only has the interests of Russia in his eyes. He once said the most popular statement among Russians: Russia has only two allies-its
Army and Navy.
This is also his principle. Unlike that second-rate son Nicholas who forced the generals to launch the Battle of Tannenberg without being prepared, after the war broke out, they were faced with France and the Ming Dynasty who asked them to launch the Battle of Tannenberg.
When asked to launch an offensive on the Eastern Front, Alexander III answered directly and straightforwardly - the Roman Empire was not ready for war, and the Roman Empire's weapons and ammunition were not enough to mobilize the army.
In other words - make money!
This side of Alexander III is the most real side of Russia. They have never thought about taking grain from the fire for their allies. Being able to avoid betraying their allies is their greatest loyalty.
"Your Majesty, stopping the war with Britain now is the most advantageous choice for us. Not only can we capture the entire Persia without firing a shot, but we also have the opportunity to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers."
As Foreign Minister, Lobanov is a typical speculator. In another world, after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, this guy used a blank piece of paper, the "Russian-Qing Treaty", to defraud a large amount of Northeastern interests. They didn't even have a ruble.
They didn't even pay for it, they just used a so-called "alliance" and an empty security promise.
Now in the middle of this war, what this speculator is still thinking about is speculation. After all, this is the nature of many Russians, including Lobanov.
"Sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. In the end, we can choose the winner as our companion. Your Majesty, for now, this is the most beneficial plan for us!"
Regarding Lobanov's suggestion, Alexander III nodded without comment. In fact, deep down in his heart, he was also inclined to this plan.
How nice it is to get something for nothing!
However, as the Caesar of the Roman Empire, Alexander III knew very well that he could not just look at the immediate interests.
"At present... it is true. But in the long run, just being a Persia is not in our interests. As we all know, if we withdraw from the war, then the French will need to face the full attack of Germany and the United Kingdom, and France will not be able to resist it.
Of these two countries, after France fails, Britain, Germany, the United States and even other countries will use all their strength to deal with the Ming Dynasty. They will all carve up the Ming Dynasty's colonies, and maybe we will also participate..."
Alexander III said as he walked.
"But this does not change the situation - after the war, the United Kingdom and their allies will become stronger, and we will become even more powerful than we are now. Is a strong Russia in the interest of the United Kingdom?"
Facing His Majesty's rhetorical question, Lobanov thought for a while and then said.
“Russia is strong enough to meet any challenge!”
After giving this conceited answer, Lobanov said.
"Britain may not be willing to accept a strong Russia, but as long as Russia has a strong army and navy, Britain must accept all this."
"And this also means that we must prepare for war with Britain in the future. By that time, no one will help us, and we are not only facing Britain, but also Germany and France who want revenge.
There is even the Ming Dynasty, they must be eager for revenge."
Although his heart was inclined to get something for nothing, the persuasion of Count Werther and others still made Alexander III wary.
Two fists are no match for four hands!
Britain can gather a group of people to attack France and the Ming Dynasty today, and it can use the same method to attack Russia in the future.
"But Your Majesty, as far as the current situation is concerned, whether it is the stalemate on the European battlefield or the slow progress of the empire in western North America, it is clear that their power is not as strong as we imagined, and the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States
Our strength is not as weak as we thought. We have lost 200,000 troops in Persia, and what we face is only the British Indian Army. If we go to war with Germany, our losses will be even more,"
Nodding slightly, Alexander III frowned. The reality of losing troops in Persia made him realize that Britain was still very powerful.
Is it right or wrong to be an enemy of such an opponent?
As for the Ming Dynasty and France...are they really that powerful?
In other words, is it powerful enough to challenge Britain?
Many Russians, including Lobanov, were a little skeptical about this. As the ruler of the Roman Empire, Alexander III was also deeply skeptical!
After thinking for a while, Alexander III asked.
"The United States...how is the progress of Ming Dynasty in the United States? Now, spring is coming, will they launch a new offensive?"
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