Europe has no secrets.
News that the empire wanted to unite Europe to build a canal quickly spread.
After Osman found out, his heart immediately became cold and he felt deeply regretful.
You have occupied this place for almost a thousand years, why haven't you thought of building a canal?
How much less money will this make?
They understand better the stimulating effect this incident has on European countries.
The Ottomans could no longer sit still and immediately began to launch a diplomatic offensive in Europe.
I can talk too, I can also build a canal!
However, European countries simply refused to listen.
What is your identity?
Why do you build a canal?
The understanding of the Ottoman Empire and European countries is still very clear.
This is an extremely backward and conservative religious country, and it is full of ambitions for Europe. Cooperating with such people is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger.
Besides, even if the Ottoman Empire was really willing to build a canal, what would be the use?
The power of the Imperial Navy is there, and it dares to abandon the Empire to do such a thing. Even if the canal is built, it will be just a decoration.
European countries have a very clear view on this matter.
While they were clamoring for the benefits of the Suez Canal at home, they began to expand their armaments.
Ottoman Empire, suffer death!
Osman Rao's diplomacy suffered a huge setback and finally understood the seriousness of the situation. Mohammed IV ordered Soleimani to withdraw his troops from Morocco.
This fight lasted for almost two years, and even the trenches outside Casablanca were not captured. The Ottomans killed and injured more than 100,000 people under this city, which can be said to be a serious injury.
Now it is no longer a question of whether the empire can be driven out of North Africa, but how to stop the offensive of the empire and the European coalition against the Ottoman Empire.
Rotterdam.
The establishment of the joint company went very smoothly, and all European countries invested in it.
In the end, a start-up capital of 17 million imperial yuan was raised, which was enough to start construction of the canal.
Among other things, the incident caused a stir on the Rotterdam stock market.
Many wealthy people entered the market with money and subscribed for United Company's shares.
This caused United's stock to rise wildly, increasing three hundred times in just six months, which also inflated United's market value into a giant.
In the end, Liao Zhongjian's secretary Li Erke was appointed as the CEO of the joint company and was fully responsible for the operation of the joint company.
The company's headquarters is temporarily set up in Rotterdam, where it temporarily conducts financial business.
After the canal is built, it will be moved there.
On the matter of the canal, European countries achieved a rare unity and abandoned their previous disputes.
Countries contributed money and troops one after another, making the size of the coalition army very impressive.
The commander of the Ocean Fleet, Shang Kexi, was appointed as the commander of the combined fleet, and the French commander-in-chief, the Duke of Luxembourg, was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the combined army.
The land coalition was divided into two parts. One part was assembled in Munich and would launch an attack on the Ottoman Empire from Vienna on the northern line;
The southern front assembled in Milan and attacked the Balkans under the cover of the United Navy.
It is expected that it will take two to three years to drive the Ottoman Empire out of Europe.
On the North African side, with Soleimani's withdrawal, the pressure on the 19th Regiment has eased.
After being convinced that the Ottoman army was gone, the 19th Regiment resumed its offensive against the Moroccan forces.
Europe began to undergo vigorous changes, and it was time for Zuo Menggeng to return.
The territory of the empire was so large that his tour actually took more than three years.
But the results are also gratifying.
Despite his footsteps, Western Xinjiang, the Western Regions and Central Asia all quickly stabilized after the war.
With him as the backbone, the government and the army can be described as drastic and vigorous in governing these places.
Seeing that the Western Region was completely settled, Zuo Mengeng was relieved.
He did not meet Zuo Xuanyan, but wrote a letter to his daughter, encouraging her to lead the army to fight well.
After annihilating the Bukhara Khanate, Zuo Xuanyan has led his army northward, aiming directly at the Kazakh Khanate.
Judging from the situation, the elimination of the Kazakh Khanate is just around the corner.
After all, the Kazakh Khanate had long been hit by the Northern Strategic Cluster and was in a precarious state. When Zheng joined in with the Northwest Strategic Cluster, this loose Khanate could not resist it at all.
"The current war in Annan has calmed down. There are still some sporadic resistances in various places, but they are all insignificant. The policy was implemented smoothly and won the support of Annan Rao. The central government decided to establish a province in Annan. The provincial government had several options. They solicited your opinion."
On the way back, Long Zuguang performed his duties and reported various matters to Zuo Mengeng.
Although the emperor Zuo Menggeng did not care about administration, he still needed his nod for major matters.
For example, if Annan was to be established as a province, the provincial government would have different opinions on its choice.
Some people proposed to locate it in Hanoi, and some proposed to locate it in Hue.
There are good reasons for proposing Hanoi.
Hanoi is located in the Red River Plain, rich in products, and close to Guangxi, so it can receive strong support.
Those who proposed Hue were no less generous.
Hue was originally the home of the Zheng family and the seat of King Annan. It had been developed for a long time and the conditions were very mature.
Setting up a provincial capital here can also suppress the voices of resistance.
But Zuo Mengeng didn't see it that way.
"The best place is to put it in Champa. Temasek needs support and cannot be alone."
He suddenly jumped out of the scope of Annan and focused on Southeast Asia as a whole.
In addition to regaining Annan, Temasek was also a top priority for the empire.
However, Temasek’s territory is small and its space for strategic maneuvering is limited, so it needs strong support to gain a foothold.
Putting the provincial capital of Annam in Champa is equivalent to driving another nail into Nanyang and taking care of each other with Temasek.
"After the Kazakh Khanate is captured, we warn the Northwest Strategic Cluster and Northern Strategic Cluster to take a break for the time being and not to blindly advance westward. Observe the results of Liang Yue and then formulate a reasonable plan."
Zuo Mengeng gave the words to Long Zuguang and gave special instructions.
"Warn them, never look down on Russia. Although this country is prone to war, it is very resilient and is not easy to defeat."
No one knows Russia better than he does.
When it comes to Russia, there are strong voices of praise and disparagement.
People praise Russia as being very powerful. After all, the top ten have occupied so much Chinese land, suppressed China for a long time and left many glorious chapters in the history of world wars.
Those who disparaged them believed that the Russians were rough and their performance on the battlefield was very poor, often causing large-scale casualties.
Only Zuo Mengeng could see it clearly.
Russia is a country where crotch pulling is a common practice.
Lose, lose very hard;
Win, win is also very hip.
In short, this country will never have such happy victories and defeats in war. It's more like being unbeatable and strong, easy to beat, but difficult to deal with.
He didn't want the generals below to see the difficulty and cause immeasurable consequences.
