Chapter 657: Baghdad Railway Project
"Many newspapers have already followed up on your statement on the Ottoman relocation order, boss. As for the current result?" Brown looked at his boss and did not say anything.
Sheffield came out of the tedious state with Mary Pickford and said without any surprise, "It's probably not just a cold reaction. They probably interpreted my behavior of singing praises for the Ottoman Empire as an idiot. There is nothing surprising."
, in today's world, even a small European country in Europe, no matter how poor the country is and how insignificant it is compared to the United States, still has a mysterious sense of superiority. When they evaluate the United States, they all
To bring in a British or French character is completely unreasonable."
Brown did not speak, but everyone could see that he acquiesced to his boss's words. Sheffield continued, "I published this article just to express our position. As for whether the Europeans listen to it or not, that is their business. Anyway,
They don’t dare to do anything to us? Why should we be afraid of them?”
It’s not that the slave owner already felt that the United States before World War I was definitely on a par with the European powers. He really didn’t mean that. Just look at the group photo of scientists who participated in the Solvay Conference in 1927 and you will know.
In the field of science and technology, European science and technology after World War I still led the United States, and the most important scientists were all Europeans.
The United States overtook Britain and France. It really happened after World War II, with the Suez Canal Crisis as a landmark event. It also had to enlist the help of the Soviet Union, and the United States and the Soviet Union worked together to kick Britain and France out of the game.
If historical development is followed, the United States will be forced to let Britain and France feed it for another twenty years. It will take another twenty years of cooperation before it can officially become the leading brother of European and American capitalist countries.
But now the United States can be said to be more than able to protect itself. There were so many world powers at the beginning of the 20th century, and their strength was not far behind each other. Of course Sheffield dared to criticize the British for nothing. Anyway, the Germans now have bigger goals than the United States. He
What are you afraid of?
"I can even scare the British, for example by spreading the word that I will help the Germans build the Baghdad Railway. I will see how the British will react." Even if he was criticized by a bunch of European countries, Sheffield did not ignore public opinion.
Seriously, he himself owns the League of Nations, and he knows very well the simple truth that scolding people will never kill them.
As a slave owner, he has never done any shameless things. Why is he afraid of being scolded by foreign manure collectors?
"Baghdad Railway?" Although Brown is a very good instructor, Sheffield is an entrepreneur, not a king. The subordinates of the United Company think about issues from a corporate perspective and have little political experience. Therefore, for Yingde in Baghdad
The rivalry on the railway is only heard of.
"That's right, it's the Baghdad Railway that makes the British sentimental." Sheffield said with a sarcastic smile, "In recent years, British people have been shouting in their sleep and dreams, Germans, no!"
The Baghdad Railway is a railway that Germany, in order to strive for world hegemony, pursues the Eastward Policy, extends its influence into the Near East, and strives to build a railway to connect it with the European Railway and become a direct line from Hamburg and Berlin to the Persian Gulf via Constantinople and Baghdad.
The Great Railway. This railway not only allowed German forces to control Turkey; it also seriously threatened the Caucasus, Persia and other regions and British India. Therefore, it was opposed and obstructed by Russia, France, especially the United Kingdom.
To be honest, slave owners feel that a railway is not enough to change the current situation of various countries. I really don’t know what the British are worried about. Could it be that with an additional railway, the Germans can offset the land power advantage brought by the huge territory of the Russian Empire? As for the threat to British India,
It was purely an outbreak of paranoia about the British being themselves persecuted.
However, although Sheffield thinks so, he also knows that countries in the world's hegemonic position are so sensitive and suspicious. A hundred years later, the United States will almost have the same idea. Whether it is done or not is not said yet. This trend is enough to make people feel uncomfortable.
Those with vested interests were frightened.
Because at present, apart from the core land of the Ottoman Empire, which is where the Turks live, there are still lands like Iraq, Syria, and parts of Saudi Arabia in later generations. To use a textbook from the previous life, it is called a semi-colonial state.
The remaining territory of the Ottoman Empire is still quite large, but excluding the Turkic lands, it has been heavily infiltrated by Britain and France. Even Basra Province, which has been assigned to Sheffield, has consulates from Britain, France and other countries.
So why did this land fall into the hands of slave owners? Anyway, it was already on the verge of losing control. Constantinople might as well pull in to resist the infiltration of Britain and France. Similarly, the Germans were brought in by the Ottoman Empire to attack Britain and France.
A card of penetration.
First of all, the Ottoman Empire had the intention of killing three people with two peach. Secondly, the Sheffield family had been on good terms with the Ottoman Empire for a long time. They helped deal with the less obedient ethnic groups and fattened up a group of Ottoman Empire bureaucrats. In the end, they got Kuwait, which is an area that is not worth mentioning.
No oil has been discovered and it is all land of yellow sand. But Kuwait’s geographical location is very important, which makes the British in the Persian Gulf very disgusting.
During the Italian-Turkish War, Sheffield legally obtained Basra Province. No matter how opposed by Britain and France, it was he, the richest man in the United States, who paid for the mercenary army. Although the Arab region was a semi-colonial state, it was still a Constantinople in name.
Within the jurisdiction of Dinburg, the senior officials of the Ottoman Empire had the right to reward Basra to William Pasha.
"The Germans and the British have been at a stalemate over the Baghdad Railway issue for I don't know how many years. I can help the Germans on this issue." Sheffield put his hands in his pockets, pointed at Brown and hesitated before saying, "Now train the Ottomans.
Who is the head of the Juncker Corps of the Army?”
After the Balkan War, Germany sent its domestic officer corps to reorganize the Ottoman Empire Army. Sheffield knew about this, but he didn't know who the leader was.
It’s time to express the attitude of senior German fans. As the pasha of the Kuwait territory, it is very normal for Sheffield to want to build a railway in his own territory. He will build the section from Busra to Kuwait. The rest will be left to the Germans.
In the following days, Sheffield was surrounded by public criticism from European countries. Many newspapers believed that the richest man in the United States was as naive as an idiot. He actually believed that a backward country like the Ottoman Empire was worse than the European countries at the center of world civilization.
tolerant.
In the context of the early twentieth century, this kind of accusation against European countries was unacceptable. Even within the United States, there was a lot of public opinion dissatisfied with Sheffield for speaking for a country like the Ottoman Empire.
However, the slave owner added fuel to the fire and refuted the accusations against himself in an arrogant tone, "Just because you speak loudly does not mean that what you say is right. The fact is that during the Balkan War, the peaceful believers in the Balkans were deprived of their property and expelled to
In Asia, these peace believers are very angry with local Christians. The Ottoman Empire issued a migration order to separate Christians and peace believers. This may not be a good idea, but it is better than some countries that consider themselves civilized but do not care about killing or burying them.
Much more.”
This specifically refuted report did not appear in newspapers within the United States. Slave owners vigorously promoted white supremacy and would never slap themselves in the face at home. This report appeared in newspapers in Constantinople.
, it was for the Ottomans to see.
But the effect was very good, Sheffield, no, William Pasha stood clearly from the perspective of the Ottoman Empire and analyzed how to make the nations in the Ottoman Empire more united. He gained unanimous favor from the Ottoman nobles and civilians, especially from top to bottom.
Taking a sympathetic attitude towards the Peace Refugees arriving in Asia from the Balkans makes these poor people feel the same way.
This is what happens when a country is in adversity. Just a word of comfort or encouragement can make people burst into tears of gratitude. At the same time, Sheffield once formed a mercenary army to help the Ottoman Empire resist European countries' attacks on Ottoman territory, and it was also recognized by more people in this country.
Know.
"I can't believe this is you. You seem to have different feelings for the people of the Ottoman Empire." Natalia is not as easy to fool as Mary Pickford. She knows her man very well, and he is not like that at all.
This is the image of a good person created by the Ottomans, "You have never expressed kindness like this in your country."
"It's so funny. Will the rulers pay more attention to a place where their rule is stable? For those of us who are engaged in international trade, the impression of foreigners is far more important than the impression of us by our own people. As a businessman, we are born with the right
The governments of other countries are like dog-lickers." Sheffield laughed and said, "Kuwait is different. This is my own territory, and the residents here certainly deserve more care than the citizens of the United States."
Now the image of Sheffield, the richest man in the United States, in Europe has become a very complicated one. First of all, Sheffield has helped backward countries resist the invasion of countries that consider themselves civilized. At any time, watching for peace and stopping wars is a priority.
It is a very politically correct issue. Even if many Europeans know that doing so is beneficial to the country, it is not appropriate to directly sing praises for the war of aggression.
But at the end of this year, European nationalism is also very powerful, and the voice made by this part will become even louder. They will not be polite to the richest man in the United States who has no business.
By the way, he also launched a map attack on the United States on the other side of the ocean, satirizing a country bumpkin who actually wants to teach gentlemen how to view the world? But what do these bastards think, and will it affect slave owners?
"As long as you complete the route to Baghdad and the rest of the railway line from the bus to the Persian Gulf, I can build it myself. When it is connected to this railway, won't the Baghdad railway plan be opened?" said Pa in Kewell City.
Chapter completed!