After receiving the report sent by Xu Jichao and Li Sanjie from Germany, East China ** certainly did not dare to neglect it and immediately held a meeting to discuss and study it.

To be honest, at the beginning of visiting Germany, East China ** did not expect to receive so many invitations to visit. It seems that the dividend effect brought by the Far East War is not limited to compensation, land and geopolitical interests, and many hidden and intangible benefits, and their value cannot be underestimated.

Of course, it is not easy to have countries mainly invite East China to visit, because this can expand the international influence of East China, enhance the international reputation of East China, and replace the Qingting for the future East China, reducing many obstacles. Moreover, it is not easy to go abroad in this era, by going to Europe, so this trip will not count.

However, the visit of East China to Germany has not yet ended. Although the state visit has been concluded and the trade negotiations are almost over, the German tour of the Cultural Exchange Group is still in progress. There are also military exchanges, which cannot be ended in a short time. Therefore, after consultation, the Executive Yuan decided to use Germany as the station to visit other countries. After the visit, they would return to Germany to gather. First, highlighting Germany is the focus of this visit, and other countries are in a subordinate position; second, Germany is located in the central part of Europe, with good connections and convenient transportation, which is also convenient for the visit of East China.

However, the invitation from the Ottoman Empire was different from other countries. The base of other European countries was located in the surrounding areas of Germany and had some connections with East China. Even though they did not establish diplomatic relations with East China, they also had some commercial exchanges. However, the Ottoman Empire was not around Germany, but was located in the border area between Asia and Europe, and had basically no contact with East China before. In addition, the veterans did not have a good impression of Turkey in the old time and space.

When they heard this news, the first reaction of the veterans was whether Türkiye was putting something on East China **.

Wang Yunpeng first said: "What does Turkey mean? Are you planning to cheat us again?"

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous. Turkey is afraid that there is no idle now. I think they just want to pull us back to fight against Russia. The country that poses the greatest threat to Turkey is Russia. If it weren't for Britain, France and other countries behind the scenes, it would be much better if the country was destroyed. However, now that Britain and France are allied with Russia, Turkey will definitely be nervous. Although Turkey is also building Germany, it is not confident after all. We defeated Russia in the Far East War. Therefore, Turkey hopes to build a good relationship with us and fight against Russia. This is also a very reasonable choice."

Ye Yanfu said: "Isn't that the same? Use us to fight against Russia, isn't this digging another big hole for us?"

Xia Bohai smiled and said, "That's not necessarily. Turkey wants to use us to defeat Russia, and it's not okay without paying any benefits. I think this may not be a big pit, maybe an opportunity!"

You Qianming said: "What opportunity!"

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Don't forget that in the old time and space, Turkey was also one of the Middle East countries. In this era, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen, and Bahrain are all Turkish territory, and of course they are now called the Ottoman Empire."

You Qianming's eyes lit up immediately and he said, "Oil."

In the old time and space, when it comes to the Middle East, "oil" must be one of the most important conjunctions, and oil is called the blood of the industry and is one of the most important energy sources of modern industry. Of course, the veterans all knew the importance of oil, and at this time they suddenly realized that the Middle East is one of the most abundant oil reserves in the world. In the old time and space, the Middle East is one of China's main oil supply areas.

Although it is still the initial period of the Second Industrial Revolution, the internal combustion engine technology has not yet matured, and of course it has not yet been popularized. Therefore, oil has not replaced coal and become the main energy source. However, this trend has emerged. However, it is precisely because of this that the Middle East has not yet attracted the attention of the great powers. In this era, East China will suffer much less resistance. Moreover, the Ottoman Empire took the initiative to come to the door. Isn’t it a great opportunity for East China to intervene in the Middle East?

At this time, Xia Bohai said: "Oil is just one of the factors. Everyone should hear such a saying in the old time and space. The Middle East is the touchstone of a great power. In other words, if you want to become a world-wide power, you must have a say in the Middle East."

Qin Zheng also pointed out: "In addition to the oil factor, the strategic position of the Middle East is also very important. Although the Middle East basically belongs to Asia, it is the center of the Eurasian continent and the linkage point between the three continents of Asia, Europe and Africa. In terms of the ocean, the Middle East is a five-sea land facing the Caspian Sea, the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and the Arabian Sea. It is also a hub for connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean, connecting the West and the East. Therefore, the Middle East has a very important position in world politics, economy and military. In the old time and space, the Middle East has become a must-fight place for the world's powers, and is the main reason why we have the longest-lasting hot topic in the world. It is indeed very rare to get such an opportunity to enter the Middle East, but it cannot be missed."

Wang Yunpeng said: "Then let me inform Lao Xu and the others and let them accept Türkiye's invitation and go for a visit."

Zhang Yuming said: "But Germany and the Ottoman Empire are not connected. They have to go through Austro-Hungarian Empire and Bulgaria by land, and to go through Italy or Austro-Hungarian Empire by sea, and to reach the Ottoman Empire through the Mediterranean Sea, or, however, whether it is Austro-Hungarian Empire or Italy, they have sent us an invitation to visit the Ottoman Empire through their territory. I am afraid it is not good."

Jia Zhenzhao laughed and said, "This is easy to solve. You can visit Italy or Austro-Hungarian Empire first, and then go to Turkey."

Xia Bohai nodded and said, "Then let's visit the Austro-Hungarian Empire first. The Austro-Hungarian Empire is a hardcore brother of Germany. We will put the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the second visit, which can be regarded as giving Germany a face. After the visit to the Austro-Hungarian Empire is over, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will go to sea to visit the Ottoman Empire."

Qin Zheng also nodded and said, "This arrangement is very good."

Xia Bohai said again: "I don't think that Lao Xu does not need to go to visit the Ottoman Empire, so I let Lao Li run this time. We have no friendship with the Ottoman Empire now. Even if we want to develop relationships, it cannot be solved by one or two visits. Therefore, the first time visiting the Ottoman Empire is the main thing to be familiar with the face first, and the level does not need to be too high. It is more appropriate to let Comrade Li Sanjie go. After visiting the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Lao Xu can continue to visit Italy, return from Italy to Germany, and then visit countries such as the Netherlands and Belgium."

Wang Yunpeng said: "The second visit to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and then to Italy. These are all countries of the ally. Will other countries think that we are completely inclined toward the ally? I think in the current European landscape, we can be biased towards the ally in certain common affairs, but the overall position should still be neutral and should not completely turn toward the ally."

Xia Bohai said: "I think this is nothing? Now the Allies are hostile to us. Until now, Britain and France have not sent us invitations. Since this is the case, don't blame us for getting closer to the Allies. We can't take the initiative to improve relations with the Allies."

Wang Yunpeng nodded and said, "So what should I do if the request made by Germany? Will I agree or not?"

It turned out that after the New Year's Day holiday, the two sides reopened trade negotiations, and Germany also issued its own conditions, requiring East China ** to transfer eight military technologies including armored trains, large-caliber mortars, general machine guns, trenches, fixed-wing aircraft to Germany, as well as the design of 4 main warships, 4 auxiliary warships, and 2 submarines.

During the New Year's Day holiday, Germany carefully evaluated the requirements put forward by East China, believing that the benefits brought to Germany by the increased resource export quota of East China were insufficient to offset the 17 technologies required to be transferred. After all, these technologies required to be transferred by East China were the best, most advanced and most promising technologies in Germany at present, and they are leading in the world. So how can it be transferred to East China so easily? Therefore, after research by Germany, it was decided to reduce the 17 technologies required to be transferred to East China to 10. Of course, the specific 10 are needed to study them.

At this moment, the German army proposed to the United States that it hoped to introduce some military technology from the East China **, including warship design. This was when the two sides were conducting military exchanges, the German army and navy believed that it was necessary to introduce military technology and warship design from the East China **.

The eight military technologies that the German Army demanded to introduce from East China ** all played an important role in this Far East War, and the German military observation team also witnessed the great power of these weapons on the battlefield with their own eyes.

In fact, the eight military technologies required by the German Army are not difficult to achieve from a purely technical perspective. What is difficult is ideas and creativity. For example, armored trains are nothing more than using trains as carriers and equipped with large-caliber artillery; some technologies, such as small-caliber mortars, general-purpose machine guns, Germany has been introduced and equipped with German troops. Of course, large-caliber mortars are not simply amplifying the size of small-caliber mortars, and the general-purpose machine guns used by East China in the Far East battlefield are also the second generation, with more mature technology and higher reliability.
Chapter completed!