"William III died? He died like this..." In the Haji County Government, Sheng Dehong, the plenipotentiary envoy of the East Coast Republic of China to Europe, put down the information in his hand and sighed unexpectedly.

William III was the king of England, full of hatred for France, and has always been determined to target Louis XIV. For this reason, he did not hesitate to reconcile with the East Coast people. He no longer cared about the old hatred of the East Coast people supporting the republicans back then, which made him unable to serve as the heads of state of Britain and the Netherlands. The previous anti-French alliance war and the second anti-French alliance war, it can be said that William III played a huge role in it. Every time he disagreed with the public, convinced his wife and ministers, and then made generous speeches in Parliament, which finally made the MPs agree with his views, believing that this was beneficial to England and eventually led to Britain's participation in the war.

Now that William III has passed away, will there be any changes in England? This is something that all his allies are worried about. For example, the Danes have already withdrawn their navy to the port of Bergen, Norway. They are weak and cannot withstand the drastic changes in the outside world. Even the powerful United Provinces are deeply doubted by the death of William III. They immediately sent a high-level mission to the UK to take the opportunity to attend William III's funeral to find out whether the country's policies have changed. In addition, interestingly, Louis XIV is also very concerned about the possible changes in the situation in the UK. He spent a lot of money to buy intelligence and tried to secretly contact the UK, but it was unsuccessful.

When Sheng Dehong received the news, it was half a month after William III's death. Although the Railway Mansion had done its best, the journey was long and it took time to deliver the news. Sheng Dehong finally got the news later than Danze and Riga.

Although he got the news late, Sheng Dehong still analyzed it. First of all, he did not think that Britain would withdraw from the war, because it would not benefit from any benefits and would be a loss-making business. Only by continuing to participate in the war, persisting until the end and winning can the early investment be rewarded, whether political or economic.

Secondly, he did not think that Britain would be swept by France, and believed that Louis XIV would not be so naive. The British's policy towards the European continent was consistent and continuous, which was due to the psychology of island countries and economic and trade factors. At that time, when Spain was at its peak, the British dared to rob Spanish merchant ships under its pressure, which led to the invincible fleet. During the war in the next 30 years, the British joined the Protestant side to fight against the Habsburg dynasty in the continent. After France rose, they quickly adjusted their relations with the Netherlands and fought against France with all their might. If France declined in the future and there was any power in the German region, they could still unite France to fight against the Germans. In short, even if William III died, the successor would firmly resolve its determination to attack France, so as not to dominate the continent and annex more land and population.

Third, in recent years, the British industry and commerce have developed rapidly, and the domestic output of various industrial products has increased year by year. They now urgently need a market that can stabilize the sales of industrial products. The French cannot give it, but the Dutch can give it, and the Austrians who are extremely influential in the German region can give it. From this perspective, the British really have no reason to jump to France, the future interests are unclear and the risks are too high.

Based on these factors, Sheng Dehong believes that there will be no practical changes in things, and the war ongoing will be as usual. The British army in the South Netherlands will not leave, and the British fleet that is cruising on the sea will not return to the military port. Well, maybe some people will go back first! At the end of this information, it is mentioned that Churchill, Duke of Marbal, has left the South Netherlands front and returned to London quickly, which reminded Sheng Dehong of many things.

Churchill, his family was originally a hard-core royalist. After the king was sent to the guillotine in the year, his family business began to decline due to various blows. This was the normal trajectory of the remaining royalists or traditional conservative aristocrats at that time, that is, they were politically suppressed and were seriously out of touch with the times in terms of economy. However, prices in society soared, and many nobles could not even maintain their own decent life.

When Churchill joined the army at the age of 17, his family business was not good. His father sold a lot of real estate to support his life and provide him with education. However, he was not very interested in learning, so he joined the army. However, his reputation was not very good in the army, his life was dissatisfied and he was a close minister. Moreover, Charles II was easy-going and tolerant, and was a king who was easy to get along with. Once, Churchill, who was greedy and lustful, touched Charles II's mistress' bed, and was unfortunately blocked by the king in the bedroom, and had to jump out of the window to escape. After Charles II found out, he did not blame Churchill, but instead smiled and said to his left and right: "I don't blame him, he probably needs life."

Churchill was quite loyal to the royal family at that time. Moreover, he was brave in fighting, resourceful, and made many achievements, and quickly gained continuous improvement. King James II also valued him very much, so he was not respected. The friendship between exile between the French marshal Viscount Tirener also admired him very much, thinking that he would become a great man, but Louis XIV believed that although this man was brave, he was too addicted to the social life of the palace. He was a niche figure and would not become a great man in the future.

In 1678, Churchill was married to Sarah Jennings, who had a strong connection in the circle of ladies, and was named Baron Emmons in 1682. During the Glorious Revolution, this guy stabbed King James II hard and announced that he would stand on the side of Prince William III of Orange. James II never expected Churchill to betray him, and he also surrendered to the other party with his troops and became the leader party. William III took the throne and rewarded his merits, and Churchill was named Earl of Marballe.

But Churchill's good luck ended here. Because in the Irish battlefield in the last anti-French alliance war, he harmed others and harmed friendly forces, and at the same time cruelly treated the Irish nobles aroused the vigilance of William III, thus removing him from his post and even imprisoned in the Tower of London. Later, his wife pleaded with mercy on William III was able to be released, but at this time he still had no position.

In 1694, William III's wife Queen Mary passed away. Churchill and his wife were favored again because they participated in mediating the conflict between Princess Anne and William III. In particular, Churchill's wife Jennings formed a deep friendship with Princess Anne. Anne, who was weak in character, was greatly influenced by Jennings, and was even secretly influenced and manipulated by her for a while.

It can be imagined that now that William III is dead, Queen Anne is about to ascend the throne to the king. She has never had any opinion on her own. When Churchill, a war madman who hated France, was exiled abroad, this lord joined the French army, but he was not promoted because of his foreign identity. He was often ridiculed by the French. He would definitely continue to persist in the war. The English navy and army will continue to fight with the French!

Sheng Dehong left the information in his hand, and had no idea what to look at, everything would be the same. Instead of spending his energy on that, it would be better to think more about what the Ottoman Empire had done on the Eastern Front would have an impact on the European situation. Whether he was intentional or unintentional, the "holy war" he provoked objectively helped the French, so he had to make a good idea.

In fact, during his tenure, the former special envoy, Cai Shengguo, was very disgusted with Fezulah Efendi, thinking that this person was unreasonable and full of jihadist ideas. For this reason, he used a lot of resources in the Ottoman Empire, consumed a lot of favors, and cooperated with the famous Koprulu family, intending to continue this person and restore the normal order of the empire.

The candidate launched by the Koprulu family, which had already begun to show signs of obvious decline, was Amka Zad Hussein Koprulupasha. This lord was born in 1655 and is the best among the remaining members of the Koprulu family. When he was young, he fought with the Austrians in Hungary. To this day, his family still retains the family emblem and flag of a unlucky German nobleman. Later, his troops were defeated by Prince Eugen's Austrian army and the commander was executed. Hussein, who was in the middle, was also implicated. After being dismissed, he returned to Bulgaria to serve as a local official and began to take the government route.

The joint efforts of the East Coast people and the Koprulu family started to work miraculously, forcing the Grand Principal Fezulah Efendi to give up his post as the Grand Vizi, and Hussein was able to take office and become the prime minister of the Empire. Subsequently, Hussein began to rectify the army and local governments that were messed up by the Afendi during his tenure, and only fought wars and made various concessions and promises to the people below, regardless of whether it was reasonable or not. At the same time, in order to raise military expenses, the East Coast consultants were furious and resigned one after another.

After Hussein was in power, the first step was to reduce the consumption tax on hundreds of commodities including tobacco, coffee, soap and other goods. During the war, the tax on these commodities tripled, and the people were in a difficult situation and it was time to abolish it. Later, he cooperated with the East Coast people and stabilized the domestic financial situation with the help of a new 4 million dinar loan provided by the Haji Mint.

Hussein Daweizi also reduced the heavy taxes arrears by the people during the war, which made farmers dare to return to the land and merchants dare to return to the market. The economy of the entire country began to slowly recover, which was completely different from the way Afendi fished in the dry pond when he was in charge of the overall situation. Many people praised it.

Economic reforms are of course difficult, but as long as you have the determination and ability, you can still carry out the truth. But the reforms to the army are different. This is the deep waters of reform and the death zone. If you are not careful, you may have major problems! But the people of the Koprulu family are brave enough. In history, the military system has been reformed many times. I don’t know how many people have been offended, but I still carry out their own actions. Hussein this time is no exception.

This lord first took the famous Ghanishari Legion! He checked the wage lists of each department, dismissed those who could not perform their combat duties, and then recruited a large number of hard-working farmers from the poor Anatolian Plateau to replace these people. In addition, the original system of recruiting craftsmen to serve temporarily in the army was also abolished because there were a lot of fraud in this, and many so-called craftsmen basically did not have anything.

Through this series of drastic reforms, the total number of the Ghanishari Legion, which once expanded to 70,000 in the last war, has dropped rapidly, and is now less than 34,000 people, and it is still a case where many poor peasant recruits in the eastern region have been included. However, the combat effectiveness has not decreased but increased, because among the original 70,000 people, it is said that only more than 10,000 people can fight, and the others are all shaking flags and shouting to make up the numbers.

The Spasi cavalry was also rectified, a large number of unqualified personnel were removed, and officers who were vacant salaries were executed or exiled. Hussein asked the Sultan to exempt the Spasi cavalry from many taxes, so that they had a certain financial ability to recruit retainers and servants. The recruited retainers and servants were concentrated and handed over to Sanjakbey for training, and the fees during the training were paid by the government. Hussein also specifically asked that officers at all levels of the Spasi cavalry were not expelled from their subordinates because of the bribery. This was a very common behavior in the past century and was repeatedly rectified, but they were always rekindled.

Hussein Pasha also reformed the navy. This is a relatively modern military branch and is closely linked to the East Coast people. A large number of officers have had experience studying abroad in the East Coast. Overall, it is much stronger than the dull army. But there are still many problems!

Hussein used the Crimean city of Kafa (including the Kafa iron ore outside the city) as collateral and borrowed 2.5 million dinars from the New World Friendly Mutual Aid Bank on the east coast, and customized a large number of sailing warships suitable for the actual sea conditions of the Mediterranean to replace those increasingly out of date with oar-powered warships.

The naval fleet was divided into several detachments, each managed by a Bey, who commanded each ship to ensure that everyone could receive military pay and receive training. Each ship had sufficient supplies of arms and supplies, solving several problems that had plagued the navy for decades.

Under the strong suggestion of the East Coast people, Hussein decided to set up a General Staff between the Commander-in-Chief and the Captain of the Navy. The commander-in-chief's three main assistants, the Major General, the Lieutenant General and the Chief of Staff, all entered this organization. Below them, naval affairs were arranged by a multi-level command system, and the behavior of buying and selling official positions was strictly prohibited. All vacant positions must be selected from low-ranking personnel based on their abilities and experience. The previous behavior of airborne an outsider from other systems to serve as a senior officer is no longer allowed. The Navy is a professional army and cannot do anything randomly!

Finally, Hussein Davizi reformed the court's documents. For incompetent and stupid documents (their origins are often very good), the government paid half of their salary to retire and return home to retire, and young and rigorously trained documents were added. He asked that these documents, and every government document or decree, be signed (the first time in Ottoman history) and be preserved to change the loose and procrastinating efficiency of the previous government.

From this we can see that Hussein Daweizi's reform efforts are relatively strong, and the East Coast advisers also appreciate it (having gained a lot of benefits, of course...), but Sheng Dehong served as ambassador to Istanbul and actually held reservations about this, believing that this may cause a great rebound from the old forces, and ultimately lead to the failure of reforms, and the demise of the people and the political abundance of the Koprulu family. How many are there left now?

But Hussein Daweizi was full of confidence. He believed that domestic merchants, farmers and intellectuals supported him, and the officers and soldiers who received full military pay and pension also supported him, so there was nothing scary. But he forgot that the conservative class who had touched the interests, and the officers and noble officials opposed him. Most importantly, the Minister of Aifendi and even His Majesty the Sultan opposed him. You should know that the reason why the Sultan allowed him to reform was only the need to save the empire in the face of a strong enemy, plus a little pressure exerted by the East Coast people. Once the crisis passed, the reform would be destroyed!

In 1701, with the acquiescence of the Sultan, Fezulah Efendi jumped out and intervened in various government affairs. Regardless of whether he was right or wrong, he would object as long as Hussein supported him, and if Hussein opposed him, he would support him. At the same time, the opposition in the army also emerged at the instigation of Efendi. They disobeyed and delayed, which greatly affected the efficiency of reforms, and many places even reversed.

In July 1701, after several months of exhaustion, Hussein Davizi finally fell ill, and the Sultan took the opportunity to remove him from his post (it can be seen that the previous agreement to reform was not sincere). The East Coast people protested strongly and suspended the issuance of loans to the Ottoman Empire, but the Sultan was unmoved and continued to appoint Fethullah Efendi as Davizi, the son of Fethullah Efendi as Feyzullah Feyzullah succeeded to the presiding.

After Hussein left, Fezulah Efendi controlled the government affairs. The dignitaries, local warlords, tax lords, and lords bribed him and his followers one after another. The Sultan was unwilling to do the government affairs and went to hunt in Edirne's palace. Efendi Daweizi took out all the funds obtained from the "bribery" as military expenses, and prepared for the launch of the jihad. Fairly, the money obtained from this person received was not used on himself, but was used to promote his "ideals". Such a person is actually the most terrifying.

The jihad was launched in the first half of this year (1702). 150,000 Turkish troops poured into the empty Hungary and Transylvania like a tide. The Austrians were shocked and had to draw troops on the Western Front to transfer east. At the same time, they were urgently recruited at home and received assistance from some German princes, which barely blocked the Turkish offensive in Hungary. But no matter what the occupies here, they actually objectively helped the French on the Western Front. The pressure was lighter and the resistance they faced was greatly reduced. French King Louis XIV was even planning an amazing and bold plan, that is, the French army took advantage of the territory of their ally Bavaria and went straight to Vienna and defeated the enemy's core in one fell swoop.

The people of the East Coast were not particularly concerned about the French's life and death, but the Ottoman had to worry about it. The East Coast had a lot of interests in this country and could not be given up. But Aifendi was in power and was messed up, and the Ottoman ship was sunk by him. Because of the war, the Ottoman economy deteriorated again. The number of small handicraftsmen, small vendors and farmers in China surged. The soldiers were also very dissatisfied with the arrears of military pay, which harmed the local area everywhere, causing great chaos, which would inevitably affect the interests of the East Coast.

A while ago, Herberry Ahmed, the son-in-law of the former Hussein Davizi, who had just died of illness, secretly came to an underground contact point for East Coast people late at night, and left a secret letter there, and told the person in charge of the contact point that he would like to notify the plenipotentiary as soon as possible. This letter is very important, please make a decision as soon as possible. This is very important to the future of the Ottoman Empire and the long-term interests of the East Coast Republic!

Hearing that he said, and came here in person, the person in charge of the contact point immediately believed it, knowing that the matter was probably very big. He did not dare to neglect it, so he left the contact point from the secret passage that night and sent it to the office of the General Intelligence Bureau of Haji County as required, waiting for Special Envoy Sheng to come and check it.

Sheng Dehong didn't care at first, thinking that Hussein's son-in-law would run away and asked the East Coast people to help him? As a result, Deng was shocked immediately after he opened the letter. Herabury actually invited the East Coast people to help him and launched a mutiny against the Sultan and Aifendi and his son!
Chapter completed!