No matter how Li Junwei made words, it was a threat to Fazou, and it was directly threatened by war. This was the most difficult thing for Fazou to accept. Chasing a war with China and then winning was the long-standing dream of the Ottoman senior leaders represented by Fazou. In recent years, the Kopruli family has gained power and carried out economic, military and other reforms, which is actually a preparation for this.

Speaking of which, the Ottomans fought with European countries for hundreds of years, but the real failure came from the empire. It was the operation of the empire or the current Prince Yu. Ottoman lost absolute control of the Black Sea. However, the reform and progress of the Ottomans was completely incomparable to the progress of the empire due to the industrial revolution. Compared with more than ten years ago, the strength between the two countries was even greater, and the Ottomans' situation is now even more dangerous.

However, Fazo knew that he could never compromise, especially when facing Li Junwei, but he could never be too radical and could not really provoke an opponent like the Empire.

Fazo could even imagine that once the empire declared war on the Ottoman, an army would set out from the South Asia and Southeast Asia, land in the Suez region, and then quickly swept across the Egyptian region to control Suez and its surroundings. Another army would set out from Xijin, perhaps directly using the Black Sea to control the sea power, land on the core territory of the Ottoman Anatolia, and even go straight to Istanbul. Even if it was not a comprehensive attack, it would cause a devastating blow to the Ottoman under the current situation.

"If you must stick to your current attitude, I think there is nothing to talk about between us." Fazo said in the end.

Li Junwei smiled slightly: "His Excellency Vizier, there is nothing to talk about. I didn't think you could really come. I thought we were just a reflection of the years."

Fazo turned around and was about to leave. At this time, he was extremely furious, but he quickly turned back. As the Ottoman Great Vizier, Fazo understood his situation very well. He and his Ottoman Empire could no longer bear the pressure from all directions, and the internal resistance was getting stronger and stronger. Under this situation, support from China was particularly important. Even if it was not arms, financial support, or just verbal support from the empire, it was precious.

"Why, do you want to stay for dinner?" Li Junwei asked with a smile.

"Your Highness, I'm not joking with you. We must solve the current problem." Fazo said gritting his teeth, holding back his anger.

Li Junwei nodded: "You created all the problems now, but I have to cooperate with me to solve them. How domineering this is.

Originally, we had reached an agreement on the Suez Canal, and everyone was dependent on their abilities, but your government insisted on causing trouble, using the Egyptian riots to destroy the empire and increase its bargaining chips. It was also you who deliberately closed the Suez land passage when the security situation had changed, resulting in the severance of trade. It was you who wanted to intercept the empire merchant ships in the Black Sea Strait without saying hello. Since it was your problem, you could solve it yourself directly. End the hostilities and everything was solved."

"Don't you have no responsibility? You don't want to give anything after this?" Fazo was once again angry. Li Junwei in front of him knew completely differently.

King Yu back then was well versed in all the tricks of politics. Compromise and transactions were never blinking, so why did he become a rooster who was invincible now?

"What do you want me to do? End diplomatic relations and economic cooperation with friendly countries such as Russia, Poland, Austria, Venice, etc., and wholeheartedly support you Ottoman? Fazo, what era is this? Why is it still this zero-sum game thinking that either you die or I die. In the empire, there is no difference between you and you are not enough to make the empire make a choice.

Only children will make a choice. The current empire wants everything. This is the reality. If you want the empire to only support Ottomans, it would be too stupid." Li Junwei waved his hand and said to Fazo without hesitation.

Fazo sat on the chair when he heard this. Once upon a time, he did think so, but now his thoughts have changed, or because of reality, he has to do so.

In fact, Li Junwei also wanted to take this opportunity to beat Fazo and his Ottoman Empire. The reason is very simple. In the diplomatic order dominated by the empire, the Ottoman was a big thorn, and often some diplomatic rules that are accepted by everyone cannot be implemented in the Ottoman.

This is related to the Ottoman pedantic ideas. In Europe, these diplomatic norms can be supported. It is not that Europe's ideas are so advanced, but that European countries with a strong business atmosphere are more realistic. Only the corrupt countries like the Ottoman, which combine theories and feudalism, are still immersed in the past.

Li Junwei looked at Fazou and observed his expression. The man stared out the window and was already in deep thought. Some regret flashed in his eyes. These were enough. Li Junwei would not really expect this guy to regret and apologize in front of him. After all, this is not a personal matter. Fazou represents a country.

"Okay, we won't argue anymore, there is no point in arguing." Li Junwei took the lead in ease, and then said: "Since you think there is a problem between the two countries, then there is a problem. Since you say that the problems between the two countries can be solved, then it can be solved. Let's talk about the serious business, how do you want to solve it? Be realistic, don't ask for a lot of prices, and I won't pay back the money."

"I need to let the Ottoman Empire survive this crisis and protect my country." Fazo said seriously.

Li Junwei was stunned: "What's the condition? Are you going to tie your empire to my belt?"

Of course, Fazo shook his head immediately, and Li Junwei smiled: "Okay, I'll ask someone to prepare dinner. How about we chatting about it during dinner?"

Li Junwei could see that Fazou might have thought about his conditions in advance, but under his extreme pressure, most of the conditions have been invalidated. This is also one of Li Junwei's goals, so when Li Junwei gave Fazou the opportunity to raise conditions, this person became incoherent.

The reality is the same, but it is more complicated. It is not that Fazo's words are incoherent, but that he does not know what conditions to propose now. King Yu has clearly expressed the bottom line of the empire, so the conditions proposed next need to achieve the goal of protecting the Ottoman Empire, but also need the difficult guy in front of him to accept. Fazo's cannot find a balance between the two for a while.

Li Junwei was also hesitant. After arranging Fazuo to rest for a while, he quickly came to the tea room in the small conference room. Zhao Mingde had been sitting here, listening to the quarrel between the two in the conference room.

When Fazuo went to the lounge, Zhao Mingde couldn't help but say excitedly: "Your Highness, you are so great. I didn't expect Fazuo to surrender so much. My heart was already in my throat just now, especially when Fazuo was about to leave, I was really worried that he would leave and completely deteriorate the relationship between the two countries."

"Okay, come out, we have to think about what to do now. Actually, I am a little unsure about how to operate. I have been away for too long and my understanding of the Ottoman Empire is still in the past." Li Junwei showed his sincerity.

Zhao Mingde knew that King Yu had never been an arrogant person. He liked to delegate power and trusted his subordinates.

"I think we can take this opportunity to obtain the management rights of the Suez Canal to avoid the Ottoman Empire from doing any more tricks in the future. In addition,..." Zhao Mingde spoke endlessly, but after saying a few words, he was interrupted by Li Junwei: "The current Fazo is forced to the corner by us. As long as it is not too much, he can always accept our terms, but the premise is that we must keep the Ottoman, otherwise everything you say is false."

Out of Li Junwei's expectations, Zhao Mingde, an official who had worked in the Suez region for more than ten years, had a very different understanding of the situation facing the Ottomans and Fazo's performance.

Although the Ottomans are now facing siege, Zhao Mingde believes that the situation is not terrible. The Austrian Habsburg dynasty has no financial support due to the long-term war with France, and this fiscal deterioration is the kind that cannot be solved by imperial support.

To give the simplest example, the Empire conducts financial financing in Genoa, Venice, the Netherlands and other countries, and its interest rate will not exceed 4%. Austria owes too much money due to the war. Even at a high interest rate of 8%, it cannot borrow money now. Li Junwei's financial adviser and the financial officials of the Empire Shenjing have reached an agreement that they can never raise funds for Austria in the form of guarantees of the imperial government. How much energy can a country without money have?

Austria was originally preparing to end the war with the Ottomans, and the peace talks between the two sides had already begun, and once again launched a large-scale war. The biggest reason was that Russia went south to participate in the war, and it was Russia supported by the empire. In the view of the Habsburgs, Russia was fully committed to the south and the empire's withdrawal of the Ottoman ladder may lead to Russia as the dominant power, so it can only increase investment to achieve the goal of equalizing Russia.

Poland was also indifferent to the new round of war. Its participation in the war was not large in scale, with no more than 20,000 troops. The purpose of participating in the war was to participate in the war with two strong neighbors, and it could not fall behind. The bigger hidden danger was that the condition of the Polish king Sobesky was worsened and he could no longer go to the battlefield. Apart from this hero of the Battle of Vienna, there was no second military commander in Poland who could control the entire army.

Russia did invest almost all its strength, but Russia was a bloated and backward country. Peter lived in the empire for several years and made great progress in his thoughts, but he had not yet transformed these thoughts into national strength, and even his control over the army was insufficient. In Zhao Mingdao's understanding, it was better to say that Peter, a talented guy, used war to increase his authority as a tsar.

The independence trend created by Venice in Greece is indeed quite large, but the relationship between Venice and Austria is full of contradictions, and this country is easy to win over and buy, and its hostility to the Ottomans is not so absolute.

Portugal and Genoa's actions to attack the Magreb and other Ottoman spheres of influence were under the control of the empire, and the riots in Egypt were also under control.

The Ottoman was not as weak as expected. The Ottoman was the first country to come into contact with the advanced military ideas and technology of the Empire. After the Battle of Vienna, the Ottoman under the leadership of the Kopruli family had been committed to military reforms, especially Fazo. Using the army to control the country was his main strategy. Now the Ottomans are shaky, and the Kopruli family and the Ottoman army they control are the dominant force of this country.

It can be said that the army is the foundation of Fazo, and because of this, Ottoman has an army of 100,000, which are elite compared to his opponents.

"In my opinion, it is better to say that Fazo's rule is threatened than to say that the Ottomans are in crisis. Because of the deterioration of the external situation, potential internal enemies have already raised threats, especially the internal Kopruli family. Fazo urgently needs the support of the empire. Another important reason may be the financial crisis of the Ottoman Empire." Zhao Mingde made a serious summary.

After listening to Zhao Mingde's analysis of the situation, Li Junwei was prepared, so at dinner, he put forward a series of conditions.

The way to support Fazo is very simple. Li Junwei decided to visit Istanbul publicly in the name of the Prince of the Empire and the plenipotent representative of overseas affairs. This attitude is enough to support the empire's recognition of Fazo. Maintaining his domestic rule. As for the financial crisis encountered by the Ottoman, Li Junwei also proposed two solutions.

One is that the Empire continues to support it, but it is difficult for the Ottoman side to come up with any decent mortgage, so the number of low-interest loans guaranteed by the Empire cannot meet its requirements. So Li Junwei took the opportunity to propose a second solution, conduct diplomatic lobbying against the Venetian Republic, allowing Venice and Ottoman to take the lead in the truce, and allowing Ottoman to get the help of Venetian Capital.

In addition to the diplomatic efforts of the empire, the Ottoman Empire still had to make concessions on the Suez issue.

The requirements put forward by the Empire include that the Empire obtains the management rights of the Suez Canal and owns 55% of the canal shares. Both parties directly establish equity to prevent each other from making moves on this issue in the future.
Chapter completed!