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Chapter 1473 Half-hearted Rome (first update, please subscribe)
The Palace of Constantine is located on the European coast of the Bosporus Strait. The palace building stretches for 600 meters along the Bosporus Strait. It is tall, wide and magnificent, vaguely revealing the glory of the once prosperous Ottoman Empire. And wealth - the Sultan's new palace, known as the Dolmabahce Palace in the Ottoman era, cost a total of 500 million Ottoman gold pounds, equivalent to 35 tons of gold, of which 14 tons of gold were used to make the ceiling of the palace decorated with gold leaf .

Such a huge expenditure for the construction of a palace is enough to silence Great Britain and shed tears in France.In fact, in the middle of the 19th century, only the Ottoman Empire could spend such a high price to build a royal palace. In fact, the Ottoman Empire was crying every day at that time, but it didn’t matter if the country cried, the key was as long as the Sultan was happy.

However, when the Ottoman Sultans happily moved into the luxurious new palace, they certainly did not expect that more than 20 years later, this extremely luxurious palace would become the palace of the Roman Empire.

Everyone who comes to this palace will sigh for the luxury of the palace, but for the owner of this palace, Alexander III, he doesn't like this palace. In his opinion, this palace has There are too many Ottoman styles, although I don't like it, but this palace is still a symbol of Russia's mighty military power.

Although in the past few years, Alexander III is gradually removing traces of Ottoman.But he still left behind many old products, for example, in the hall supported by 56 columns, there is a huge crystal chandelier weighing 4.5 tons and composed of 750 lamp bead crystals.He stayed behind, after all, this is a chandelier worth millions of rubles.

Can't afford to change...

Standing under a huge crystal chandelier, Alexander III asked the Foreign Minister Alexei Borisovich Lobanov Rostovsky beside him as he walked.

"What conditions did the British offer?"

"Your Majesty, the conditions offered by the British are the same as their previous proposal through the ambassador to the Netherlands. They are willing to withdraw their troops from Persia in exchange for our withdrawal from the war."

"Oh,"

Alexander III just nodded slightly.

"Although the conditions offered by the British are not attractive, if they are only used as a condition for withdrawing from the war and an armistice, it is very in line with our interests."

Different from his second son, in the eyes of Alexander III, he always only has the interests of Russia in his eyes. He once said the most popular sentence in the eyes of Russians: Russia has only two allies—its Army and Navy.

This is also his principle. Unlike his second son, Nicholas, who forced the generals to launch the Battle of Tannenberg without being prepared, after the war broke out, facing France and Ming Dynasty, they were required to Alexander III responded directly to the request to launch an offensive on the Eastern Front-the Roman Empire was not ready for war, and the weapons and ammunition of the Roman Empire were not enough to mobilize the army.

In other words - make money!
This side of Alexander III is indeed the most authentic side of Russia. They never thought of taking millet from the fire for their allies, and their greatest loyalty was already their greatest loyalty if they could not betray their allies.

"Your Majesty, stopping the war with Britain now is the most beneficial choice for us. Not only can we get the whole of Persia without firing a shot, but we also have the opportunity to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight."

As the foreign minister, Lobanov is a typical speculator. In another world, after the Sino-Japanese War, this guy used a blank sheet of "Russian-Qing Treaty" to defraud a large amount of Northeast interests. Didn't pay, just use a so-called "alliance", an empty promise of security.

Now in the middle of this war, what this speculator still thinks is speculation. After all, this is the nature of many Russians, including Lobanov.

"Sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. In the end, we can choose the winner as our companion. Your Majesty, for now, this is the most beneficial plan for us!"

Regarding Lobanov's suggestion, Alexander III nodded without hesitation. In fact, deep down in his heart, he also leaned towards this plan.

How nice it is to get something for nothing!

However, as the Caesar of the Roman Empire, Alexander III knew very well that he could not only look at the immediate interests.

"Currently...it is true. But in the long run, it is not in our interest to be just a Persia. As we all know, if we withdraw from the war, the French will have to face the full-scale attack of Germany and Britain. France cannot resist In these two countries, after the defeat of France, Britain, Germany, the United States and even other countries will try their best to deal with Ming Dynasty, and they will all carve up Ming's colonies, and maybe we will participate in it..."

Alexander III said as he walked.

"But this doesn't change the situation—that is, after the war, the UK and their allies will become stronger, and what about us? It will also be stronger than it is now. Is a strong Russia in line with the interests of the UK?"

Facing His Majesty's rhetorical question, Lobanov thought for a while, and then said.

"Russia is strong enough to meet any challenge!"

After giving this pompous answer, Lobanov said.

"The UK may not be willing to accept a strong Russia, but as long as Russia has a strong army and navy, the UK must accept all of this."

"And this also means that in the future we must prepare to go to war with Britain. At that time, no one will help us, and we are not only facing Britain, but also Germany, and France who wants revenge. Even Daming, they must be eager for revenge."

Although he tended to get something for nothing in his heart, the persuasion of Earl Witte and others still made Alexander III jealous.

Two fists are invincible to four hands!
Britain can gather a group of people to attack France and Ming Dynasty today, and it can use the same method to attack Russia in the future.

"But Your Majesty, as far as the current situation is concerned, whether it is the stalemate in the European battlefield or the slow progress of the empire in western North America, it is clearly showing that their power is not as strong as we imagined, and Britain, Germany and the United States Our strength is not as weak as we imagined. In Persia we have lost 20 troops, and what we are facing is only the British Indian Army. If we go to war with Germany, our losses will be even more. "

Slightly nodding his head, Alexander III frowned. The reality of losing troops in Persia made him realize that Britain was still very strong.

Is it right or wrong to be an enemy of such an opponent?
As for Daming and France... are they really that powerful?
Or, is it strong enough to challenge Britain?
Many Russians, including Lobanov, were a little skeptical about this. As the ruler of the Roman Empire, Alexander III also expressed deep doubts!

After thinking about it, Alexander III asked.

"America...how is Ming's progress in the United States? Now that spring is coming, will they launch a new offensive?"

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