"I think you should stay with me when I come back from Europe this time. Do you have any plans?" Emperor Hua asked Timothy Li.

Timothy Lee looked at his wife Catherine, not knowing what to say.

Emperor Hua smiled and said, "Timothy, I didn't notice before. Are you so afraid of your wife? What do you think of Catherine? I'm asking you."

"When you say that, I don't want to be an official anymore, or I don't want to be a formal official. I'm pretty good in Tianjin. I've adapted to life in Tianjin and don't want to go anywhere. Catherine also has a stable job in the China Architecture Institute. It's really good now. I do some business and help China handle some education contacts. I can make some contributions to China. I use the connections I have developed over the past few years to actively help China recruit technical talents from Europe and America." Timothy Li said his heart.

Timothy Li actually didn't like being an official, and after being an official for a while, he also found that he was indeed not suitable to be an official.

The officials in China have a relatively high social status, but they do not have much wealth. Especially in China, they are very good at pursuing clean government. They basically have to carry out small movements every two or three months. For people of this era, they don’t have a strong sense of political honor and don’t want to be an official too much.

Hua Huang smiled slightly, "Everyone has his own ambitions, you can eat more. This time I go to Europe, if you do it well, I think you can set up your company headquarters in Europe and be considered a senior staff member of the Bureau of Statistics. How about it?"

Emperor Hua rarely advises others to eat, which is very high treatment. Emperor Hua also knew that Timothy Li likes a luxurious life, which has a foundation in China. If you go back to Europe, you will be nothing and you will not be willing to leave, otherwise you would have gone back early.

Timothy Lee was overjoyed when he heard this. This was a very good job. It was not included in the Chinese national organization. Moreover, with his relationship with His Majesty, the monthly allowance was definitely indispensable. "Okay, I had long planned to go back to Europe."

After Timothy Lee said that, he looked at Catherine again, and Catherine looked calm.

The cute president smiled and said, "Why do you always look at Catherine, Catherine, do you like being in China or in Europe?"

"I like working with His Majesty." Catherine made a decisive move.

Timothy Li was stunned and looked embarrassed. He was not an independent person. After hearing what his wife said, he gave up the idea of ​​returning to Europe.

The cute president smiled and said, "As long as you have money, it's the same everywhere. These are trivial matters, so I'll talk about it later."

Sofia suddenly said, "I want to be by His Majesty, okay?"

The cute CEO's face turned red. Although Sophia and him haven't seen each other for several years, they are not unfamiliar with it. The cute CEO really likes Sophia, which has the face and figure of a Western girl, as well as the personality of an oriental girl. "What's the problem? I agree."

Sophia smiled sweetly, and Catherine suddenly became happy. Emperor Hua's consent may determine the fate of her daughter in her life.

Catherine has a manly personality. In the seven or eight years since she came to China, she has accumulated a lot of knowledge. Catherine has decided that as long as she follows the emperor, she will be the most promising path in the world.

After everyone had dinner, Princess Katrina Kaif came over.

Princess Katrina Kaif smiled at Catherine and said, "Mr. Timothy, Madam, long time no see. I just had something urgent to do, I'm late."

"How dare you bother the princess?" Timothy and Catherine hurriedly stood up. The ordinary people outside were not very clear about Princess Katrina Kaifu's status, but the people close to the emperor and the top leaders in the system all knew that Princess Katrina Kaifu was really the second-in-command of the empire, so they naturally respected it very much.

Princess Katrina Kaifu sat generously beside Princess Jie.

Emperor Hua took the initiative to talk about the situation in Europe and wanted Timothy Lee and Catherine to get into the state as soon as possible.

At the same time, Emperor Hua also wanted to hear Katherine's opinion.

Timothy Lee had no idea, but Emperor Hua knew that Catherine was not only very talented in architecture, but also had a good sense of politics, especially the general trend.

There are many talents who can handle small things, but those who can see the general trend clearly are all top talents in the country. This is also the reason why Emperor Hua valued Li Hongzhang so much. No matter how bad the Qing court was in the original history, Li Hongzhang did a great job as the first mate of the broken ship.

Princess Katrina Kaif sighed, "There is no strong navy, and it is restricted everywhere. The current situation in Japan is that it is not afraid of not beating the Japanese. The only thing that is worried is that the fleets of the British and French will provide support to the Japanese from the sea. If there are British, French, or they help transport Japanese troops to Sasebo and Nagasaki Castle, our army will be attacked from both sides."

The cute president nodded and said, "I have asked Zeng Jize to buy warships on the one hand, and find an alliance partner on the other hand."

An iron-clad ship represents the highest scientific and technological level of this country. In later generations, aerospace technology represents the highest scientific and technological level of a country and is also a symbol of national strength.

"The object of alliance is a key. The relationship between the Chinese and the British and French people, due to the problems of Central Asia Province, and the issue of fighting with the Japanese now. Whoever sells warships to the Chinese is equivalent to making mistakes with the British and French people, which is also a big problem in diplomacy. China has signed treaties organized by the member states of the South Asian contract with the British, French, Americans, and several countries doing business in Asia, but the organization is unreliable and it is a completely commercial treaty, and it is a different matter with alliance." Catherine said.

The cute CEO's eyes lit up. He read it right. Catherine was indeed a visionary woman. Emperor Hua suddenly realized that women are indeed more powerful than men in many cases. At least he did not find that there were a few such powerful women around him.

Hua Huang also had many men in contact with. For example, Hua Huang's presidential servant room, where military officials came to gilt. If there were particularly powerful talents, they would be promoted first. There were also senior officials, and cute presidents would also pay attention to it often, and many people were not competent.

When the Chinese Kingdom was first established, a large number of military officials who were temporarily rushing to the shelves were gradually replaced by high school students and college students who were promoted from the bottom. Being an official in China values ​​morality and ability. These two aspects are not enough.

The cute president said meaningfully, "Germany is our ideal choice, but Bismarck is very conservative. According to Zeng Jize's report, the most ideal is the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Italy, and I prefer these two countries. The most important thing is the Austro-Hungarian Empire."

In the late 19th and early 20s, under the influence and influence of the unbalanced laws of capitalist economic and political development, imperialist countries launched fierce struggles around the competition for world hegemony and colonies, and the contradictions between European powers were complicated.

There are three basic contradictions, namely, the French-German contradiction, the Russian-Austrian contradiction and the English-German contradiction.

The conflict between France and Germany is very sharp.

France, which was defeated in the French-Prussian War, lost its original hegemony in Western Europe and Central Europe. All classes in the country unanimously demanded revenge. In order to prevent France from making a comeback, Germany greatly expanded its arms.

The Russian-Austrian conflict is manifested in the battle for the Balkans.

Over the years, Russia has expanded to the southern Slavs living in the Balkans under the banner of Great Slavism. The Austro-Hungarian Empire, located in Central Europe, was also expanding to the northwest of the Balkans, and was afraid that the Southern Slavs under its rule would be independent from the rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Based on its traditional foreign policy, Britain strives to maintain the balance of power in the European continent. It is neither willing to be too strong in Germany nor willing to see Russia's power expanding in the Balkans. As the conflict on the colonial issue intensifies, the conflict between Britain and Germany begins to intensify and gradually becomes the main contradiction between imperialist countries.

Although Germany, Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Italy have not yet formed a "Three Kingdoms Alliance", it will be a matter of time sooner or later based on the information feedback from the intelligence networks of the Chinese Bureau of Statistics on various European stations.

In the original history, in the 1870s and 1880s, Germany, Austro-Hungarian Empire and Italy established a three-country alliance against Russia and France. In 1879, under the promotion of Bismarck, Germany and Austria signed the "All Alliance Treaty", which had a distinct anti-Russian nature. Later, because Italy failed in the struggle with France for Tunisia, Bismarck took the opportunity to win over Italy and jointly deal with France.

In 1882, Germany, Austria and Italy signed the "Alliance Treaty", and the Three Kingdoms Alliance was officially established.

Germany became the core of the Three Kingdoms Alliance.

Therefore, the cute president depends on the attitude of the Germans.

Moreover, because China, Britain and France have too many conflicts of interest in Asia, there is no such conflict of interest with Germany, and only countries like Germany or Austro-Hungary can form alliances.

"Your Majesty wants to find the Austro-Hungarian Empire because we have a common enemy, Tsarist Russia. However, your Majesty does not seem to be looking for military assistance, but just a country with a right to speak. If those old powers look down on China, we might as well consider emerging countries more. I have paid more attention to the news in Romania recently." Mrs. Catherine said softly.

Emperor Hua's eyes lit up and he was particularly surprised. He suddenly felt that his thinking was still narrow, and he also knew that Catherine was reminding him.

Several major European countries, Britain and France, have been excluded by the Emperor due to conflicts of interest.

In original history, in order to deal with the "Three Kingdoms Alliance", France and Russia reached a military agreement in 1892, which stipulated that once France was attacked by Germany or Italy supported by Germany, Russia would attack Germany with all its military power. Once Russia was attacked by Germany or the Austro-Hungarian Empire supported by Germany, France should attack Germany with all its military power.

After the formation of the Russian-French alliance, two major military groups began to confront each other in Europe.

It is also the first step towards the Three Kingdoms Agreement.

As the British-German contradiction developed into the main contradiction between imperialism, Britain adjusted its relations with France and Russia, and signed the establishment of the British-French Agreement and the British-Russian Agreement in 1904 and 1907 respectively. In this way, two major European military groups were eventually formed.

The confrontation between these two major military groups in Europe was also the main theme that directly affected World War I and World War II in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Emperor Hua considered all European countries, either because their national strength was too low and they really had no say, or because they had a big internal affairs.

The current Ottoman Turkish Empire is still very powerful, and it has added a lot of variables to the situation in Central Asia.

However, the Emperor of China did not consider the Ottoman Turkish Empire at the beginning.

The decline of the Ottoman Empire was regarded by historians as a period of imperial modernization.

The empire lost a lot of territory on the front line, the decline of the central government led to instability in governance, and the empire tried to reform and reorganize the empire during the Tanzmatt period.

During the Tanzmatt period, Türkiye had to deal with foreign invasions, and the empire was unable to support it, so it began to form alliances with European countries, such as France, the Netherlands, Britain, etc.

During the Crimean War, Türkiye joined forces with Britain, France and other countries to resist Russia.

A series of constitutional reforms during the Tanzmatt period included the establishment of a modern army, reforming the banking system, and replacing the peer guild with modern factories.

In 1856, the Hart-Ae Yuma Yun Decree guaranteed that all citizens of the Ottoman Empire, regardless of race and belief, enjoyed equal status, further expanding the content of the Hart-Ae Sharif Decree of 1839.

Christian Milit enjoys privileges, such as the Armenian National Constitution in 1863, which was a statute approved by Divan, including 150 articles, drafted by Armenian intellectuals and the newly established Armenian National Assembly.

A constitution called Canning-Esshasi (the Ottoman Turkish interpreted as the Basic Law) reached its peak. It was written by members of the Neo-Ottomans and was published on November 23, 1876, establishing the concept of freedom and equality for the people.

This is the "constitutionalization" of the Ottoman Empire.

A constitutional period was very short, but its idea (Ottomanization) had an influence on the reformist New Turks. The New Turks received education in Western universities and believed that constitutional monarchy could solve the problem of instability in the imperial society.

A military coup in 1876 deposed the Turkish monarch Abdulaziz, and Murad V succeeded to the throne. Due to mental problems, Murad V was deposed again within a few months after taking office.

On December 23, 1876, as people expected, Abdul Hamid II, who succeeded to the throne, announced the implementation of a constitutional monarchy. However, the parliament under the constitution was banned by the monarch only two years after its constitutional ruling, but it was not abolished. Later, under pressure, the parliament was convened again, but the effectiveness of Canning-Esshasi was minimized.

In the 19th century, the rise of nationalism swept through many countries, and the Ottoman Empire was not spared. The growth of national consciousness and citizen nationalism consciousness led to the introduction of Western nationalist ideas into the Ottoman Empire, making the empire cope with nationalism at home and abroad. Many revolutionary parties were bred in the country. The rise of nationalism had a profound impact on the empire in the 19th century and also influenced the national policy of the empire at the beginning of the 20th century. Many Ottoman Turks questioned the national policies at the time, and some believed that ethnic conflicts originated from the outside and had nothing to do with administration. The empire did not achieve much at that time, and its ability to deal with nationalism was also questioned.

In 1829, under the interference of Britain, France and Russia, Greece declared independence after the Greek War of Independence in the 1830s.

The reform failed to curb the rise of the Danube Grand Duchy and Greater Serbianism, and the two places were already in a semi-independent state.

In 1875, Serbia, Montenegro, Wallachia and Moldova declared independence from the empire.

The Russian-Turkish War from 1877 to 1878 officially established the independence of Serbia, Romania, Montenegro and Bulgaria. Bosnia was occupied by the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and other parts of the Balkans were still under the control of the Ottoman Empire.

In this wave of anti-colonization, Serbian Jew Hadah Alkale advocated the establishment of a Jewish kingdom in Palestine.

The Turks failed in the Russian-Turkish war, and the Ottoman Empire exchanged Cyprus for British support at the Berlin Conference.

The cute president knew that the old and broken car of the Ottoman Turkish Empire was almost exactly the same as the original Qing court. The feudal system in its bones could not be changed. The subsequent disasters would make their territory shrink and they could not be an ally of the Emperor of China at all.
Chapter completed!