The Crescent of the Sultan

In October 1790, Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire. The Russian army, with Suvorov as the commander-in-chief and Potemkin as the chief logistics officer, rushed towards Moldavia with an army of 150,000.

Catherine II once again led all the people of Tsarist Russia to demonstrate the legacy of hooliganism. Her reason for declaring war was actually that Emperor Sai the Great oppressed the Orthodox Christians. As a people of God, she could no longer endure this kind of oppression of her compatriots, so The choice to send troops is simply ridiculous.

However, Catherine II has always been a creature of interests. This time she suddenly sent troops, someone must have made a promise and transferred the interests.

As for who is behind the scenes, Emperor Sai can guess it even without thinking. Besides this version of the long-armed monster, the world policeman - Dai Ying, who else is there?

However, Emperor Sai was more curious about what exactly Little Peter had given in exchange for Catherine II sending troops.

London, Buckingham Palace.

Little Pete is talking to his close friend Wilburster.

"The two inquiries, what was the public attention, what was the response from Fox and Burke, Wilburst."

“Public attention is actually declining, after all, there is too much news in Europe.

For example, the French general had crossed the Alps and marched towards Milan, and the Prussian army was once again defeated by the French Dumouriez in the Rhine region.

For example, Tsarist Russia once again declared war on the Ottoman Empire. The public no longer wanted to waste too much time on Hastings, the former Governor-General of India, and even Fox's enthusiasm was gradually cooling down.

However, Burke had no intention of letting Hastings go. The Inquiry Committee he led always focused on Hastings' corruption and massacre, and we could not interfere too much in this process. After all, the Inquiry Committee was still composed of Burke controlled. "

Little Pete casually picked up the bottle in front of him and took a sip. A spicy taste rushed into his throat.

"Let Hastings stay for a while, and then we will transfer him to Russia to be the diplomatic ambassador to Russia."

"Russia?" Wilburst asked in surprise.

"Yes, Russia. What Catherine wants us to provide is technology and workers. The changes initiated by the Sultan in the country obviously stimulated her, but this is also our opportunity.

We have lost North America, India is still under development, and domestic industrial development must require a market.

Tsarist Russia, with a population of tens of millions, is undoubtedly an excellent dumping ground for our goods. It is indeed a good idea for Catherine II to hope to introduce technology, but the question is who will take the lead once this process begins. , that’s hard to say.

Thanks to the efforts of a group of scientists, we are already ahead of the curve, but this advantage is not obvious. The technical difficulty of steam engines is not great, so it is normal for it to be copied by others.

But they copy and learn the technology themselves. Obviously, this is uncontrollable. Since it is no longer possible to curb the spread of technology, it may be a better choice for us to take the initiative to control it.

After all, we have an advantage in terms of product quality and price. Catherine II hoped to drive the industrialization of Tsarist Russia, but did not understand the core policies of the Ottoman Empire. This was undoubtedly a dream.

The liberalism of Ricardo and Adam Smith was our weapon. The Ottoman Empire closed its doors and there was nothing we could do. After all, we could not go to war with the Ottoman Empire for this matter, but Catherine II herself If we bring them in, it will be our problem if we fail to seize the opportunity. "

Little Pete raised his glass again, thinking with a smile on his face.

"There is nothing wrong with Catherine II's idea, but she is too arrogant. She has lost once and still doesn't take the Sultan seriously. Who can blame her?

As for England, no matter what the outcome of this Russo-Turkish war, Britain will never lose.

If the Russians win, the Ottoman Empire will once again be under pressure from all sides, and the domestic conflicts that have been suppressed by the Sultan will once again surface.

Not only that, the failure of external wars will also increase the pressure on the Ottoman Empire's border defenses. Coupled with the consumption of the war, the Ottoman Empire will have less and less funds for reform and industrialization. What awaits the Sultan will be his choice. The question is whether to reform through debt or make do with it.

In this way, Britain not only achieved its plan to suppress the Ottoman Empire, but also used the war to further penetrate British industrial products into every part of Russia.

And if the Ottoman Empire won, then Britain would still win. The Ottoman Empire almost fought a war with no profit at its own expense.

After all, it is simply a fantasy to expect the Russians to pay compensation, and the Ottoman army does not have the strength to attack St. Petersburg. It can be said that this will undoubtedly slow down the opponent's industrialization speed.

British products will still show their dominance in Russia. Not only that, defeated Russia will inevitably be in financial difficulties. By then, Britain can purchase raw materials from Russia at lower prices.

It's just that Catherine II really dared to speak out. The eight hundred thousand pounds aid was really a bargain for her. When England's products spread smoothly on the land of Russia, the money would come back. "

This is why Little Pitt needed Hastings to go. Economic colonization and invasion were exactly what the former Indian Governor was good at.

Now that he has seen the opportunity strategically, he should find a suitable person to seize the opportunity tactically, and Hastings is the perfect choice.

The distance from Masrot to Constantiniya is not far, but it is still some distance. However, in order to allow the Polish Legion to stay on the front line for a few more days, Emperor Sai also specially reviewed the Omani Navy in Masrot before leaving.

But as he was marching towards Basra, he received a message.

Riots broke out around Baghdad. A large number of Shiites colluded with the Persians and attacked the imperial garrison in Baghdad.

This group of rebels plus the Persians is almost more than 10,000 people, and the Ottoman Empire troops stationed here are almost all second-rate troops, and their number is less than 5,000.

What made Emperor Sai even more troublesome was that the remnants of the Bedouin who had disappeared actually got mixed up with the rebels, which almost cut off the supply line from Baghdad to Muscat.

The army under Sai the Great can still hold on. After all, the army still has a lot of food, but the people of Muscat cannot hold on. They have been besieging the city for a long time and are still hungry. So what Emperor Sai The Great will get in the future is destined to be a man full of love for him. Resentful Aman, who asked you to make others deprived of food?

Emperor Sai held his forehead with his hands, feeling a little difficult.