War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

Austrian Empire, Vienna.

As soon as Viscount Stratford arrived in Vienna, he received news that Austria was sending troops to Western Bosnia. This did not surprise him, because it was not uncommon for great powers to take advantage of the situation.

The key is that the Austrians started so quickly. Are they convinced that Egypt will definitely lose, or do they plan to join forces with Egypt and other countries to carve up the Ottomans?

Just when Viscount Stratford was puzzled, he got the news that the Austrian Imperial Navy had evacuated the Egyptian Navy's secret base, and he couldn't help but gasp.

Viscount Stratford couldn't believe his ears. The Egyptians actually still had a fleet. If they directly sent all their fleets to attack Vice Admiral Simmons, the outcome of the second Beirut Naval Battle would be difficult to predict.

And what's going on with the Austrian Navy? Isn't that a river fleet? How did they capture more than a dozen battleships?

Here is an explanation of why Viscount Stratford didn’t know about Austria’s interception of the Egyptian navy until he arrived in Vienna.

Because Viscount Stratford left Istanbul after receiving the news of the British naval victory. At this time, maritime information exchange was extremely poor, and the news of the Austrian navy arrived later than the news of the British naval victory.

However, what Viscount Stratford wants to think about at this time is not how the Austrians succeeded, but what can be done now to maximize the interests of Britain.

The Austrians and Russians can do so in the name of religion and nation, but the British obviously cannot do so, but this will not trouble the clever Viscount Stratford, and even less will it trouble Palmerston, who has been planning for many years.

Palmerston wrote a letter to Viscount Stratford.

"Today, there is a strong idea among Jews all over Europe: The time has come for the Jewish nation to return to Palestine... It is very important that the Turkish Sultan should encourage the Jews to return to Palestine and settle down, because the wealth brought by the Jews will Increase the resources at Sudan's disposal.

If the Jews return under the invitation and protection of the Sultan, they will in the future thwart any malignant attempts by Muhammad Ali or his successors... I must ask His Excellency the Ambassador to strongly recommend that (the Turkish Government) do everything in its power to encourage the Jews of Europe Return to Palestine. "

Viscount Stratford and Palmerston hit it off, allowing the Jews to return to the ancient country where their ancestors lived, so that the British Empire would establish a colony in the center of the Ottoman land.

According to the estimation of Viscount Stratford, many Jews will admire the powerful British Empire, and they will be willing to become Britain's allies, and in this area where Tianfang religion is prevalent, their ally can only be Britain.

Palmerston believed that after the Jews entered the Ottoman Empire in large numbers, they would encroach on the collapsing empire. In the end, the Jews will work hard to keep the empire alive for their own benefit, and this is the purpose of the British.

The Times ran a headline article reporting on plans to "return Jews to their homes," saying the plan was receiving "serious political consideration."

But everyone knows the integrity of The Times. During the Sino-Japanese War, 600 pounds was bought by the Japanese. Reports ignored the facts and even ignored British interests.

While Palmerston and Viscount Stratford were building momentum for the Jewish state, The Times devoted a full page to reporting how Western Bosnia was oppressed by the Ottomans and that the Austrian Empire was to safeguard the world. Justice and peace had no choice but to "accept" Western Bosnia.

Since Westerners did not like the Ottomans in the first place, and seeing overwhelming evidence, people in Britain immediately became indignant and called for support for Austria to save Bosnia. Coupled with the fact that Vice Admiral Helmut's fleet was almost completely wiped out, the British's anti-war sentiment was rising and they even demanded to sever their alliance with the Ottoman Empire.

Many politicians had to declare that they would carefully handle relations with the Ottomans and provide certain help to Bosnia. Even the Queen of England claimed that the barbaric monarch who abused civilized people would pay the price.

Queen Victoria went to Viscount Melbourne and told him that the relationship between Britain and the Ottomans remained unchanged, but the Ottoman Sultan must apologize for his crimes and make the necessary concessions.

To be honest, even if the Queen does not find him, Viscount Melbourne plans to do so because the pressure of public opinion is too great. Viscount Melbourne did not want to give his political opponents an opportunity to attack him, and the interests of the Ottomans were not important, as long as they could defend the Near East for Britain.

This overwhelming public opinion offensive only cost Franz 3,000 pounds. Later, donations from all over the world exceeded 100,000 pounds, of which Ottoman Sultan Mejid donated 10,000 pounds to show that he was a civilized monarch.

In history, the Anglo-Saxons were the ones who most liked to boast about the power of Jewish financial groups.

However, the richest Jewish families are not very interested in the Jewish state.

The Rothschilds, Fulfords, Sassoons, and Wallenbergs all have great power in their respective locations and do not miss the desert where their ancestors lived.

It seems that Palmerston's method of relying on the Jews to solve the Ottoman economic problems will not work.

Of course, there are also Jews who are keen to establish a country in Palestine, such as the famous Baron Montefiore, who firmly believes that he is the reincarnation of Moses, and his duty is to lead the Jews back to their homeland.

Montefiore's British title brought him great convenience, so that he could directly enter Muhammad Ali's palace to negotiate deals with him.

The other party's toughness made Muhammad Ali think that the other party was an envoy from the United Kingdom. Not only did he entertain him with delicious food and drinks, but he also agreed to all Montefiore's requests.

Then Montefiore went to the Ottoman Palace and accused Meguid of his incompetence face to face in the Grand Zaraquilio Palace. Due to Montefiore's identity and his image as a civilized person, the other party could not react. You can only accept the order in full.

Montefiore demanded that the Sultan immediately release all the Jewish prisoners in the prison, which the Sultan reluctantly did without hesitation.

So Montefiore brought a large number of Jewish criminals to Syria. At this time, Palestine was only a part of Syria.

Before leaving the Ottoman Empire, Montefiore went to the palace again to force Sultan Megid to sign an edict, declaring that the Jews would enjoy equal treatment as Turkish subjects and that every Jew would be given due compensation.

The Ottoman Sultan, who was suffering from internal and external troubles, could only bow his head and sign the edict. Montefiore left the Grand Zaraquilio Palace with great satisfaction and declared that "this is the Magna Carta of the Jews in Ottoman territory."

What Montefiore didn't know was that the prostrate Ottoman ministers were almost crushing their teeth and digging their fingers deeply into his own flesh.

The young Sultan Mejid vowed to repay today's shame a hundredfold.