Struggle in Russia

Turkish common people and Turkish bureaucrats are indeed two completely different creatures as Li Xiao said. As the most backward, corrupt and decadent existence in Europe, the Ottoman Turkish Empire is far from being as strong as it was in the 15th century, and is now more like a political zombie.

The bureaucrats in this country are even more terrifying than those in Russia. They have always kneeled and licked externally and are always strict internally. Anyway, when foreigners come to Turkey these days, they are really more uncles than uncles.

Because from the Sudan down to the ordinary officials, everyone was afraid of being beaten by the European powers, for fear that if they neglected the foreign masters inadvertently, they would invite a new round of beatings. In short, the bureaucrats in this country are almost all cowards, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

The common people in Turkey are more bloody, and they hate foreign powers deeply, especially in the past half century, when the powers invaded Turkey repeatedly in the name of protecting the faith and Christians, and dismembered Turkey bit by bit, Turkey The country, especially those pure believers, is full of resentment.

They really hope to defend their home and country, and to restore the glory of their ancestors, but unfortunately, even though they are a pack of wolves, they are only led by cowardly sheep.

Of course, that was in the hinterland of Turkey, in Constanta, it was a different situation. Constanta later belonged to Romania, but today it still belongs to Ottoman Turkey. But there are actually many ethnic groups living here, Turks, Romanians, Bulgarians, Serbs, and Greeks gather together. The social environment is really complicated.

Why do you say that? Because most of the above except the Turks believe in the Orthodox Church, but their interests are not completely consistent. For example, the Romanians who were first liberated by the Russians now dislike the Russos very much. Revolutions broke out in Wallachia and Moldavia and drove away the Russos agents.

Now, in order to resist possible Russian interference, the Romanians are winking at Britain, France and other powers in an attempt to gain protection. On the other hand, they even established contact with the suzerain country Turkey, hoping that the Turks would also speak for them, morally rejecting Russia's further interference in the affairs of Wallachia and Moldavia, and then creating conditions for the next step to strive for complete independence.

So at this time, the Romanians and the Turks were quite close, at least pretending that the two sides were very close, but in fact Turkey was just a cover for the Romanians, which was a bit of trickery.

The Bulgarians and Serbs are different from the Romanians. Their hometowns are still under the direct control of Ottoman Turkey, and the first thing they want now is autonomy. They are very envious of the Romanians who can get rid of Turkey's control, and hope that it will be their turn next.

So the Serbs and Bulgarians think the Russos are pretty cute. They are all Slavs and have the same beliefs, and they have a common enemy, Turkey. Naturally, they hope that the Russos will send troops to continue beating the Turks.

Hurry up and "liberate" them too.

Therefore, these two families are pro-Russian in terms of the general environment, but this kind of intimacy is limited, and they will not sincerely follow Russia's baton.

The last wave was the Greeks, and their feelings about Russia were even more complicated. Greek independence would not have been possible without Russia and Nicholas I. The initial Greek independence movement was almost single-handedly supported and instigated by Russia. At one time, the relationship between the two parties was very good. Even the Russian foreign minister was a Greek nobleman in exile in St. Petersburg.

However, the honeymoon period of the two parties has changed greatly since the British intervened to exert influence. At the beginning, the British were not interested in supporting Greece’s independence, but as Russia strongly supported Greece, the British were very worried that the Russians would continue to expand their influence in the Balkans under the skin of Greece, so they intervened between Greece and Russia. Steal the love of Greece.

After the success of Greece's independence, the British single-handedly supported the Greek king and the new government, establishing unprecedented influence. And Russia, the big brother who "helped" Greece's independence in the first place, can only stand aside.

It's just that the Greeks are still very grateful for Russia's help, so it is still common to have a good impression of Russia, but this is more of a civil behavior. The relationship between the Greek government and Russia is quite ordinary. If there is no such enemy as Turkey, turn your face It's all possible.

And this also makes the Greeks active in Turkey have very complicated feelings for Russia. They have good feelings but are difficult to express directly because of the government's attitude. Anyway, they are quite cowardly.

"In other words, our main enemies here are the Turks and Romanians?" Vishniak asked.

"It's a bit general," Li Xiao replied, "Strictly speaking, it's true, but the Turkish government hasn't turned against us yet. Those who don't like us are ordinary Turkish people. Those bureaucrats will only kneel and lick us. Don't worry. As for the Romanians, In Constanta they can't make any waves, and the Turks are actually more serious against them than against us!"

Vishniak asked in surprise: "Why? Don't they have the same interests?"

Li Xiao put his arms around his shoulders and sneered, "Who told you that they have the same interests?"

"Didn't I tell you just now that the fundamental purpose of the Romanians is to get rid of both our country's control and Turkey's control. At present, winking at the Turks and asking the Turks to exercise suzerainty is nothing more than blocking our country's mouth. Their fundamental purpose Still independent!"

"So, although the Turkish bureaucrats are corrupt, they are not really stupid. How could they really help the Romanians against us. They won't take chestnuts out of Romania's fire and face our country's anger directly!"

"Actually, for the Turkish bureaucrats, they hate the Romanians even more. They think that these bastards have attracted our country in the past when they fought for independence. Now they have fallen out with our country and want Turkey to help pay the bill. They are simply jackals and leopards. Be a kid."

"So the Turkish officials actually hate these Romanians, so they don't care about their lives!"

Vishniak was amazed. He really didn't expect there to be so many articles here. From this point of view, their activities in Constanta are indeed not too dangerous. Even if the Turks find out, they will probably open their eyes. Close one eye and pretend not to see.

"But don't be too careless!" Li Xiao warned, "There are still quite a few people in Turkey who are hostile to us, and there are especially many spies from Britain, France, and Austria. These guys are quite dangerous!"