For some reason, Dong Shuheng felt very at ease as soon as he sat in the research institute.
Sometimes, when he was anxious at work, he would hide in Maple Valley.
He even thought that he should not have studied law in his previous life, but should have studied science and engineering.
In that case, he can cheat all the way after crossing over.
Of course, that is taken for granted. In later universities, you would ask an engineering graduate to build a steam engine.
He may not be able to create it.
As for the time-traveling science and engineering students in the novel.
Their golden finger is actually the search system behind the author.
Even if Dong Shuheng studied law, he would not be able to memorize the laws of his later generations and use them in this era.
If that were the case, it might not have any positive effect at all.
Because the law is constantly changing and has the characteristics of the times. It must constantly change according to the development of society.
Only in this way can we meet the needs of society.
This vassal state conference was attended by many Arabs from the Persian Gulf.
These Arab tribes were originally protectorates of the Chinese people.
It stands to reason that the Renaissance Army defeated the Great Empire, and it is very reasonable for these people to join the Renaissance Army instead.
But this incident made Sultan Aziz of the Ottoman Empire very dissatisfied.
Liu Qingbei was even left out in the cold for several days after arriving in Stanbul.
First, His Majesty the Sultan went to inspect the Principality of Moldova in the north.
When they returned, news spread that His Majesty the Sultan was ill.
Liu Qingbei knew that the other party was expressing his dissatisfaction.
But in recent days, the Ottoman Empire's foreign minister has been accompanying him.
This person is a pro-Orientalist and is very enthusiastic about Liu Qingbei.
Liu Qingbei followed him to visit many places of interest in the Ottoman Empire.
The civilization here can be traced back to ancient Greece and even Babylonian times.
There are many monuments to visit in Istanbul.
At this time, they were dining in a halal restaurant on the edge of the strait.
The floor was covered with a fine carpet, and a variety of delicacies were placed on it, including browned sesame bagels, baklava piled like a hill, and sliced rotisserie meat spread on pancakes.
It's just that they don't drink alcohol and can only drink fruit juice instead.
Liu Qingnan held a glass of guava juice in his hand. The scarlet juice was like wine.
Cardogan held up a glass of carrot juice, clinked the glasses with Liu Qingnan, and said with an apologetic expression: "I'm very sorry, Deputy Prime Minister, our Majesty is unwell. But I personally very much support establishing a good relationship with you.
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"Our enemies of the Ottoman Empire are always in the north."
"The Chinese are not reliable either. They secretly control our Egyptian region."
"Mr. Cardogan, my main purpose this time is to go to the Republic of China to accept their surrender. As for coming to the Ottoman Empire, on the one hand, I want to congratulate the new Sultan on his accession to the throne, and on the other hand, I also want to come and see my old friends. But you are expensive.
His Majesty the Sultan seems to be very busy."
Liu Qingbei took a sip of the juice in the cup and said.
The situation within the Ottoman Empire was much more complicated than he imagined.
The local warlords and mercenaries are self-respecting, and there are many factions of civil servants in Zhongshu.
The Great Empire, France and even Tsarist Russia all had their own agents in the Ottoman Empire.
Liu Qingbei has received the news, and Tsarist Russia has also sent envoy Stanbul.
Not for the first time, Tsarist Russia now appears to be restoring relations with the Ottoman Empire.
If in the past, the Tsarist Russians would not believe it even if they killed the Ottomans.
They would rather believe that the weasel is paying New Year greetings to the rooster than that Tsarist Russia will reconcile with the Ottoman Empire.
But things are different now. Tsarist Russia was defeated by the Renaissance Army in the east.
In this way, the bellicose Russians had a new goal.
So at this time, the Tsarist Russians want to find a good relationship with the Ottomans, or even form an alliance.
Liu Qingbei was very concerned about this information. He was worried about some conspiracy among these Western countries.
He also wanted to get some information from Cardogan when he met with him today.
If it doesn't work, just pass on some information.
"Mr. Liu, I also cherish the friendship with you very much." Cardogan said.
Liu Qingbei looked at him and continued: "As an old friend, there are some words that should not come from a diplomat, but I still have to say them."
"Mr. Liu, please speak."
"Lord Cardogan, you know that we will have an armistice with the Chinese people soon. The Chinese people's power will withdraw from the Indian Ocean region."
Liu Qingbei picked up three bagels, spread them out in front of him, and continued: "Our Renaissance Army has re-established the order in the East, and the Korean people will naturally re-establish the order in the West."
Cardogan is also a smart man, and he immediately asked knowingly: "So what does Mr. Liu think the people of Yu will do?"
Liu Qingbei picked up the bagel in the middle and said: "The reaction of the Chinese people is actually very obvious. I think Mr. Cardogan should know their actions in Egypt. I know that your empire can no longer control this place, but now
The people of Ying country even want this place to be nominally affiliated with the Great Ying Empire."
He took a bite of the crispy and tempting sesame bagel and continued: "They are planning to establish a colony from Egypt to Cape Town that runs through the north and south of Africa. What are they going to do? They are going to eat up the Ottoman Empire.
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Cardogan was startled by Liu Qingbei's words: "Mr. Liu, we are friends, and I hope you won't be alarmist. The Ottoman Empire is not something that the Chinese can just eat if they want."
Cardogan obviously didn't believe Liu Qingbei's words. He felt that Liu Qingbei just wanted to sow discord between the Ottoman Empire and the Great Empire.
"Mr. Cardogan, one country is definitely not enough. After all, they have just been defeated by us. But what if they unite with the French, Austrians and Tsarist Russians."
"I wonder if the Ottoman Empire can still hold on?" Liu Qingbei's expression was very sincere, as if he was really worried about the Ottoman Empire.
"Mr. Liu, this shouldn't happen. Europeans are not monolithic."
"No, no, no, Mr. Cardogan, this kind of thing has no precedent."
All of Europe united to attack the Ottoman Empire, or the predecessor of the Ottoman Empire.
"You mean the Crusaders?" Cardogan was not stupid and knew what Liu Qingbei was referring to.
But then he laughed in his heart that Liu Qingbei didn't know enough about Europa's religion.
Now the religion of Europe has long been divided into several different factions.
The factor that united them because of religion was gone.
What's more, the Sultan has been awarded the title of knight by the Pope.
The two have long since reconciled religiously.
"Kardogan, what I'm saying is that the reason why they united is not religion. It's something that has more appeal than religion."
"Please give me a clear explanation from Mr. Liu."
"It's interest, Mr. Cardogan. The driving force of interest is stronger than religion."
Cardogan asked again: "So what kind of interests can make so many European countries unite to deal with our Ottoman Empire?"
"In order to resist our Renaissance Army, Tsarist Russia was defeated by us, and the Chinese people were also defeated by us."
"The Koreans have realized that it is impossible for them to win if they attack our Renaissance Army from the sea. They need to open up a new battlefield."
Liu Qingbei raised the half-bitten sesame bagel in his hand and said: "Then where else in the Ottoman Empire is a more suitable battlefield for the decisive battle with the Baath Army?"
"Let me ask Mr. Cardogan again, do you think the Sultan of your country will agree if the Korean people form an alliance with you to deal with our Renaissance Army?"
Cardogan shook his head and said: "Of course not. This is not in the interests of our Ottoman Empire at all. The war will definitely burn to our homeland. Even if we defeat you, we will only allow you to withdraw. But our Ottoman Empire has
It’s about enduring the torment of war.”
Cardogan will not underestimate the Renaissance Army at all. After all, the Renaissance Army defeated Tsarist Russia, and Tsarist Russia once defeated the Ottoman Empire.
They even defeated the Great Empire, the world hegemon who had defeated Tsarist Russia.
It is not an exaggeration to say that such a country is the new global hegemon.
Only those conservative old nobles are still dreaming of Yelang's arrogance.
There is also Sudan who has been brainwashed by the idea of Europa and still thinks that Europa is the center of the earth.
Liu Qingbei followed Cardogan's words and said: "In that case, why don't the Koreans unite with other countries to divide your country, and then use the superior location here to continue fighting with our Renaissance Army."
"In this way, they have a buffer zone for the war and don't have to worry about the war burning into their homeland. They can also lengthen the supply line of our Renaissance Army."
"The Chinese can even use the Ottoman Empire as revenge in exchange for Tsarist Russia and France to deal with us together."
"Mr. Cardogan, you are a knowledgeable Ottoman. I believe you can see how much benefit there is."
Having said this, Liu Qingbei stopped, allowing Cardogan to think and digest.
Sure enough, Cardogan sat there blankly.
He didn't move for a while.
His brows were furrowed as he considered the logic of Liu Qingbei's words.
After a moment of silence, Liu Qingbei suddenly said: "By the way, my old friend, I will leave for the country of Yu in two days. The armistice negotiations between us and the people of the country of Yu will soon be over."
Cardogan was startled to wake up: "So fast!"
Liu Qingbei didn't think much about what Cardogan meant by "quick", and replied directly: "Yes, the people of the country are almost unable to hold on. If it drags on, it will only be more detrimental to them."
By the end of the meal, Cardogan no longer had any appetite.
He already knows that the world has changed, although his nature is still the jungle of the jungle.
But those carnivorous protagonists have quietly changed.
An old empire like the Ottoman Empire will only become the prey of others if it does not change.
No, it may be too late to change it now.
According to what Liu Qingbei said, wolves are now targeting him.
Cardogan was not that easy to fool, but Liu Qingbei believed him casually.
He believes it because he has his own logical judgment.
According to his judgment, the situation mentioned by Liu Qingbei is entirely possible.
After the two separated, Liu Qingbei returned to the residence arranged by the Ottoman Empire.
Guo Songtao, who was waiting anxiously at his residence, came over to greet him.
When he saw Liu Qingbei, he couldn't help it anymore and asked anxiously: "Vice Premier Liu, how are you? Is the Sudan willing to receive us?"
Liu Qingbei waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, let's eat something first. I'm not used to Ottoman food."
Guo Songtao is over 50 years old, but he is even more impatient than Liu Qingbei.
This time he will take over Europa's diplomatic stall. Once he takes over, he will be the deputy minister, which is quite far from the former minister.
But this burden is also very heavy, because the main diplomatic target of the Renaissance Army in the future is Europa.
The whole world is about to be divided into two poles.
There is no third pole.
So he felt a heavy burden on his shoulders.
The Ottoman Empire, which is in the middle zone, will play an important role in the diplomatic activities between Europa and the Renaissance Army in the future.
Liu Qingbei was very disappointed that the Ottomans did not have the consciousness to build themselves into the third pole.
They are determined to get closer to Europa.
In fact, the analysis he gave to Cardogan today was wrong.
Liu Qingbei felt that the Ottoman Empire might really join the European group.
So he was really ready to give up here.
The Renaissance Army has other plans in Europe.
At least the Prussians would not be willing to remain in the system established by the Soviet Union.
If the German Federation wants to rise, it must break out of its prison.
They have already begun to make such attempts.
They are currently making this attempt by occupying colonies in Africa. In the past, it would have been absolutely impossible for the Chinese to allow them to participate in carving up their sphere of influence in Africa.
That meant the Prussians wanted to develop a navy.
A Prussia with only an army made Europe afraid.
If they had a powerful navy, wouldn't it be heaven-defying?
Dong Shuheng never had any hope for an old empire like the Ottomans.
In his eyes, the Ottoman Empire was as muddy as the Qing Dynasty.
Dong Shuheng’s plan for Europe from the beginning was Prussia.
From the moment he first met Prince Adalbert, he thought of his future allies in Europe.
Europe has always been divided.
Their history determines that this land cannot be unified.
And the only one that can bring the entire continent of Europe to ruin is Prussia.
This was decided from the beginning of their ancestors, the Teutonic Knights.
What Dong Shuheng did was to help Prussia and speed up its development process.
And as he develops, as their strength increases.
Prussian ambitions were gradually aroused.
This can be seen from the fact that the Prussian-Danish War and the Prussian-Austrosian War were much earlier than in history.
Dong Shuheng's efforts are showing results.
Of course, the help provided by the Renaissance Army to Prussia was mutual and reciprocated with benefits.
The good relationship between them allowed Dong Shuheng to quickly complete early technology accumulation.
Those lathes and the technology accumulated over hundreds of years will not be given to others casually.
At the beginning, Dong Shuheng was just a local warlord.
At that time, even if he had money, others would not sell him the core technology.