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Chapter 1753 Corroded England
"It is unimaginable that Koprulu, the prime minister of the Ottoman Empire, would go to the East in person."

"There are also Barbary pirates in North Africa. I didn't expect that they could also receive invitations."

At a banquet hosted by the ambassadors of various countries, the ambassadors met envoys in Turkish dress.

To be honest, people from the Ottoman Turkish Empire are not very popular among Western European countries. After all, there have been serious disputes between the two sides.

As for the Barbary pirates in North Africa, they even plundered many Western European merchant ships entering the Mediterranean.

An old prime minister in his seventies was leaning on a cane, coughing from time to time, but his body seemed to be in good shape—the Grand Vizier Koprulu of the Ottoman Empire personally signed the "Constantine The Treaty of Constantinople, and has been trying to find ways to lift the shackles of the treaty on Constantinople.

With the existence of the Treaty of Constantinople, the Ottoman Empire could not regain Greece and Lower Egypt, and the access to the Mediterranean Sea was also blocked.

He ventured to the East this time, wanting to find a solution to the situation and help the Ottoman Empire regain its prosperity.

"My lord, the countries in Western Europe seem to be hostile to us." Other envoys of the Ottoman Empire sensed the hostility of other European kingdoms.

"This is a very normal thing, don't care about their thoughts, they are not our goal of leaving Constantinople this time. The European Confederation failed, and these people are unreliable. In the end, we have to rely on our Ottoman Empire's own strength to recover. The prosperity of the empire in the past." Koprulu said.

"Master Kopruru!"

When the European countries were not doing much with the Ottoman Turkish envoys, a group of people walked towards Koprulu and the others holding a glass of wine.

Koplulu's eyes flashed brightly: "Is it you?"

"It's an honor to meet you here."

The Barbary pirates who greeted Koprulu were from Algiers, Tunisia and other places in North Africa. They were once subject to the rule of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. However, after two Mediterranean wars, the power of the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean has shrunk significantly. Well, the Barbary pirates have already established themselves. Anyway, it is difficult for the Turkish fleet to enter the Mediterranean, let alone order the Barbary pirates in North Africa to do things.

As a special organization, the Barbary pirates were also invited to go to the east to participate in the establishment of world order.

The former servants now set up their own business, which made Koprulu very uncomfortable: "I didn't expect the Chinese to invite you."

"As pirates, we didn't expect to be invited. But we always feel that this is not a good omen. And we are afraid that they will use our unwillingness to go to the World Expo as an excuse to blackmail us. Our pasha was blackmailed before. Millions of taels of silver, heavy losses."

The Barbary pirates also had no choice but to accept the invitation. If they didn't participate, wouldn't it be quite embarrassing to the other party?More than ten years ago, the Fourth Fleet and the Royal Fleet took down the Barbary pirates, leaving a serious psychological shadow on the Barbary pirates.

On the premise that all the countries around the Mediterranean Sea sent more or less envoys, if the invited Barbary pirates did not send anyone, it would be equivalent to giving the other party a reason to start a war.

"Your Majesty, there are envoys from Venice, there are envoys from Genoa, and King Joao IV of Portugal..."

A group of people entered the banquet venue, and the foreign minister introduced the people present to Sofia.

The envoys from various countries at the banquet were in awe when they saw the Queen of the United Kingdom present.

Because of holding the thigh of China, the United Kingdom has become a first-class kingdom in Europe, and the status of Sophia and the Stuart royal family has risen, so that other European kingdoms dare not underestimate the United Kingdom, which was not very powerful in the past.

"The English are becoming more and more..." The French delegation led by Prince Condé was unhappy. They did not want a powerful kingdom peeping at the European continent across the English Channel, and this kingdom was suspected of being eroded by eastern forces.

"Hell, if it weren't for the intervention of the Chinese, how could the English have the ability to take away part of our colony in the West Indies."

"Our fishing industry in the North Sea has also been impacted by fishermen from England and Scotland. They even learned to form a fishing association to jointly expel our fishing boats from the Netherlands."

The envoys of Spain and the Netherlands, two maritime powers, were even more disturbed by the rise of a maritime competitor.

In short, it is uncomfortable and uncomfortable to see neighboring countries becoming stronger.

"The fleet will set off in three days, and I will also go to the Eastern Capital. The telegram from the capital indicates that the venue and various materials for the World Expo are ready." Sophia announced to them.

"A thing called 'telegraph' laid by the East can actually send messages across thousands of miles!"

"Wouldn't it be possible for any order from the East to be passed on from the East to their garrison in England in the future? It will be worse for our European countries in the future."

"England has indeed been eroded by the East, and we need to take strict precautions against them."

"Damn it, what's the matter with the submarine cable? What's its principle? Why can it transmit information across a distance of tens of thousands of kilometers?"

The envoys present whispered that England was inevitably eroded by the East because of the emergence of submarine cables.

Although their guess does have some truth...

What makes them even more depressed is that they don't understand the principle of the telegraph at all, and they don't know how the other party can send messages across thousands of miles, which is as magical as medieval witchcraft.

"Your Majesty, please pay attention to your wording. Your words and deeds may cause us to part ways with the European countries." The Prime Minister reminded Sofia when he saw the presence of many envoys from various countries.

"I know what I'm talking about." Sophia said lightly.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Queen." The prime minister also felt bitter. According to the current system, the post of prime minister is directly appointed by the queen, and he may be replaced at any time in this position.

Regardless of what everyone thought, they now knew that England's Queen and Royal Family would also be on the voyage.

"This time it's quite lively. When will our Principality of Brandenburg and Prussia become the next England?" Friedrich William, Duke of Brandenburg-Prussia, was somewhat envious of England's sudden rise.

During the 30 Years' War, the Chinese suddenly broke into Europe, and England became the agent of China here because of Sophia, rising from a second-rate kingdom to a first-rate kingdom in full swing.

At this time, the Principality of Prussia was still not a powerful principality.

(End of this chapter)