Restart Spain Chapter 67

"Your Majesty Alfonso, the ambitions of the Russians have touched our bottom line, and the UK hopes that your country can support us on the Ottoman issue."

Turkey's Bosphorus and Dardanelles are important barriers to protect Britain's eastern shipping routes. As a tool for wrestling with Russia, the opinions of the Turks' government are basically inspired by the British.

A few months ago, the three countries jointly signed the Berlin Memorandum. The United Kingdom strongly refused. The British fleet is still entrenched in the Bay of Besik. Disraeli has publicly stated that this move is not to protect Christians or Turkey, but To support Queen Victoria's empire.

Of course, this move also gave the Turks confidence that Turkey, which is in trouble both at home and abroad, dared to refuse to accept the "Berlin Memorandum" while suppressing the Bulgarian uprising.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, our country has no interests in the Mediterranean Sea and the Balkans. This move will do us nothing but harm. Is your country willing to hand Gibraltar to us?"

Alfonso's words are a bit ironic. The crisis in the Near East can be said to have nothing to do with Spain. Even if Spain is in decline at this time, it is not a tool for the British to compete.

"Gibraltar is the most important core territory of our country. The UK will not hand him over to any country. All we want is the duty of wanting Spain's travel ally."

Never thought that Alfonso would talk about Gibraltar. The United Kingdom could give up the Turkish Strait, but it was impossible to give up Gibraltar.

"The cooperation between Spain and the United Kingdom is only limited to the Americas. This is an agreement we reached long ago. Our country will not offend any major power in Europe for the British without any interest."

Although Spain is in decline, the name of this 19th century period is not weak at all, so Alfonso directly retorted, wanting us to participate, but there must be interests.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what we have to pay in exchange for your country's support for the Near East issue?"

Disraeli said lightly, expecting Spain to perform in front of him without interest, which everyone in the UK knows is impossible.

"We only need one order. I think the Turks and the Russians on land have already lost the battle. This is the time when we need to trade arms with us. I think the UK will have a way to get the Ottomans to use them. money to trade."

"We can even sell our warships to the Ottomans at a low price to enhance Turkey's maritime power."

Alfonso's language is amazing. If the army equipment is now the fist equipment of the Spaniards, the navy appears to be mediocre.

The five former dreadnoughts of Spain will be launched immediately. If they can be thrown to the Turks at a low price, it is also a good idea.

"This is impossible. We can buy a batch of army weapons at our discretion, but the warships are completely beyond the reach of the Ottomans."

Disraeli said bluntly that Ottoman's bankrupt finances could not afford such a huge military purchase.

Alfonso cannot deny this. Spain has no intention to ask for money from the very beginning. The heavy industry in the country has gradually developed, and the demand for raw materials is increasing sharply.

"We can not ask the Ottomans to pay in cash, but we need them to continue to use coal and iron and other mineral resources to pay in the future."

Spain has many mountains, but its natural resources are not rich. Today, the Ottomans even control Egypt, and the natural resources are very rich.

"But this will have a great impact on the Ottoman Empire, and it is impossible for them to agree."

The British seriously considered the Ottomans. Two European countries were deciding the Ottomans' policies. It was a great sadness for the Ottomans.

The British are now the gods of the Ottomans. Once the British stop supporting the Ottomans, the upper echelons of the Ottomans will be scared.

After the meeting of Constantine, the British convened all European countries to come to negotiate. Because of a threat from the British, the Ottoman executives willingly became the sisters of the powers.

"But if the land is gone, all these are empty talk, right? The Ottomans have lost Waguinea, an important coal-producing area, and the Russians who are recharged may have a better appetite this time."

The importance of coal as a ration in the industrial age is self-evident, and with the rise of the internal combustion engine, oil has gradually replaced this position. As an important oil-producing area for later generations, Kuwait is still in the hands of the Ottomans.

And the Arabs and Oman next to them are now the protectorates of the British, and the British will not give up the meat that has been in the bowl for the Arabs.

"The huge land gap between the Ottomans and Russia can only be faced by the machine guns and rapid-fire guns made in China. If the Turks can stop the Russians by themselves, isn't this the best choice for Britain?"

Alfonso went on to say that the secret of smokeless powder is believed to not be kept for long, and only this period has the opportunity to win a few large orders.

"As for the battleship issue, we actually know the specific situation of the Ottomans. As a friend of the British, we can exchange a large number of battleships for a small colony to show our support for your country."

"I don't know where your country is talking about a small colony?" Disraeli asked. Except for India, the Ottomans have no coveted territory that Spain can take~www.mtlnovel.com~Alfonso With a wave of his hand, the guards in gorgeous military uniforms carried out a large map.

"here."

Draw a circle by hand in the Kuwait area, including Iraq and part of Najd, which is a famous oil-producing area in later generations.

"Here? If we exchange this land, we essentially agree, but I don't understand why your country is interested in this place."

Disraeli's problem can be said to be quite normal. The Arabian Peninsula is now nothing more than a sparsely populated and resource-poor desert, and even Spain has no way of protecting it.

"It's just a desert. The fundamental reason is not here. What we need is that the British can help us convince Ottoman to complete the deal."

Alfonso's trade is naturally to exchange weapons for various natural resources. Spain, which has lost its American colonies, is indeed lacking raw materials.

Spain has large reserves of coal and iron, but compared to the world's most productive countries, it is only a drop in the bucket.

"Our country needs to commission 5 new warships recently, and at the same time, the retired ironclad ships can be handed over to your country, or the Ottoman Empire, and we can only accept the cost price of raw materials."

In order to reduce Disraeli's doubts about Kuwait's status, he could only pay more attention to raw materials to reduce the British's doubts.

"Happy cooperation!"

Disraeli directly reached out his hand to agree. It seems like a good deal for a desert to exchange for a large number of warships.

The Ottoman-Spain deal was settled, although the Ottoman government may still be ignorant of it.

Chapter end