The cute president compared the Ottoman Empire with the Qing Dynasty.

Both countries were extremely powerful at the beginning of their founding, and in the first few decades, even within 100 years, there were no shortage of wise rulers in both countries.

The Ottoman Empire included Mohammed II, then Selim II, and then Suriman the Great. At this time, it was the strongest period in Turkey in the 17th century.

Look at the Qing Dynasty, there was Huang Taiji first, Kangxi later, and Emperor Qianlong later, all of which continued their glory for hundreds of years.

But in modern times, why was Türkiye called the "sick man in the Near East" and the Qing Dynasty called the "sick man in the East Asia"?

These names were all given by Westerners. In the eyes of white people, yellow people had declined and decayed in that era, far behind the "trend", their national strength was weak, and their army became increasingly corrupt and vulnerable.

Not to mention that since Peter the Great, Russia has been expanding and has 12 wars broke out with Türkiye. When did Türkiye be beaten to the doorstep and forced to cede land and pay compensation?

The situation is like the Qing Dynasty was defeated in the Opium War, the second time it was defeated, the Sino-French War, the Sino-Russian War, the Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War was defeated, and the coalition forces were beaten by eight countries when they invaded China. What was the fate of Turkey?

From a geographical perspective, Turkey seems to be at the junction of the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa. Its national strength and territory are large enough. It is just that it increases taxes in the ruling areas, forcing Western merchants to divert and find another trade route. As a result, it leads to overseas adventures from Spain and Portugal, which leads to Columbus, Magellan and Da Gama's overseas adventures to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Later, it prompts the expansion of Western colonies, and large-scale foreign funds flow into Spain and the treasury of Portugal. Later, Britain and France also joined the colonial plunder. The Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Germany, and finally Austria and Russia, and they all became rapidly and powerful.

Look at the great Ottoman Turkish Empire back then, and it is still wandering around.

Although I dare not say that the empire at this time was backward than the Ottoman economy when it was first founded, and its national strength was even stronger, compared with the group of barbaric and backward white people in the eyes of the yellow people back then, I really dare not use a word to describe it.

The whites were backward before, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire almost reached Vienna and almost ended the rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which made Europeans panic and shouted that "Yellow Peril" was coming from Europe again.

Little did they know that the disaster was quickly curbed, first the Battle of Vienna in 1683 and then the Battle of Lebantu, which marked the beginning of the decline of the Asian giants and then no longer had the ability to destroy Europe.

On the contrary, in the next 100 years, the West struggled to develop, resulting in an unprecedented trend of technological development. When the strength of Western countries was rising sharply, when the world expanded its colonies and when it included rolling money around the world, the Ottoman brothers were still at the "junction of the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa". It seemed that if they occupied these places, they could dominate the world, but they did not know that they had been solely besieged on the outside. The final outcome was to be tightly struck by the Western world, and finally became the "king of Asia Minor", trapped in a corner of the peninsula, and became a sick man who could be defiled casually.

Isn’t this the case in the Qing Dynasty?

After experiencing a century-long dream of a great power in the Celestial Empire, he was woken up by a punch from the Western capitalist power, and then he was defeated endlessly, cedeed, compensated, defeated, cedeed, and compensated.

Both Türkiye and the Qing Dynasty were defeated by the most backward Russia many times, and their territory was eventually dismembered and fragmented, and unbearable.

The decline of the two countries is not only caused by the great trend of world development, but also caused by the ruler's confused eyes and immersion in the dream of a strong country.

"We're going to Istanbul soon." Emperor Hua looked out the car window.

Let’s say that the Ottoman Turkish Empire is backward. They already have trains and the railway line is not short, but they have no industry and still belong to an agricultural country.

"Yes, I suddenly felt a little nervous. I don't know what the Ottoman Turkish Empire would be about us? From the information, they are not particularly friendly." Princess Katrina Kaif responded.

Gege, Li Tae-hee, Yakoterina Krimova immediately looked at Emperor Hua.

Emperor Hua smiled slightly, "This is nothing. People are dreaming like the bankrupt Qing government. Moreover, their dreams are even more stubborn and unable to wake up. They always think that they are a big country across the Eurasian continent or a superpower."

Princess Katrina Kaif heard this and covered her mouth and smiled, "This metaphor of Your Majesty is very vivid."

Princess Jie pouted, "Hey, Your Majesty, can you not use the Qing Dynasty as an example? The Qing Dynasty is gone, so why are you still doing it?"

Emperor Hua smiled and said, "Where did I lose my damage? Don't I always say that Kangxi is powerful? Every dynasty has its ups and downs, and we must learn from history."

Princess Katrina Kaif also nodded and said, "Yes, we must learn from history. If we want to say good things, we must be vigilant. We must not make the same mistakes. Rather than saying that China overthrew the Qing Dynasty, it is better to say that the Qing Dynasty was destroyed by itself. We actually didn't fight much. The process of unification of Your Majesty is probably the founding monarchs of all dynasties that died the least, with a total of less than 50,000 people."

"Yes, Your Majesty's unification is the greatest achievement, especially loving the people as a son." Timothy Li sincerely praised. Timothy Li is not a person who likes to flatter.

The cute president knows Li Timothy's personality, and this flattery is still very comfortable to enjoy.

When Catherine saw that Timothy Lee actually knew to praise His Majesty, and it was obvious that His Majesty liked this praise, she was also secretly happy. In fact, Catherine still loved Timothy Lee. After Li Timothy came to China, she met the Emperor of China, and since then her life trajectory changed, all these made Catherine happy.

Catherine just sometimes feels that her husband is so angry that he is not as strong as a steely person.

Catherine held Timothy's hand, and this made Timothy very happy.

While everyone was talking, the train suddenly stopped.

"What's going on?" Emperor Hua frowned. His most disgusted was that he parked at a small station, especially as a monarch in the car, which was a very disrespectful act.

Wang Zhankui came over to report immediately: "It's not clear yet, it seems that he is going to check the items of our entourage."

The cute president was furious and suppressed his anger, "We are a visiting group, would we bring any other items that we can't bring? We are not parallel traders."

Princess Katrina Kaif hurriedly stroked Emperor Hua's arm and signaled that Your Majesty not to be angry.

The cute CEO's anger comes quickly and dissipates quickly. After all, he is a rich generation, not a rich second generation. After so many things, he will not easily express his emotions, close his eyes and lean on the seat.

After waiting for more than half an hour, the reception troops of the Ottoman Turkish Empire actually wanted to check the materials of the visiting delegation, and they checked them the same way, and even Emperor Hua's suitcase was not spared.

Turkish officers found that the guards on the visiting regiment were all carrying pistols and ordered the weapons to be suppressed.

"You bastards, we are visiting groups and our guests of your emperor!" Wang Zhankui couldn't help but curse. He figured out what His Majesty meant. He could only say such words, His Majesty would definitely not have to speak.

Emperor Hua opened his eyes.

The officer leading the team couldn't understand Chinese, so Wang Zhankui signaled to the interpreter to tell him.

When the translator directly translated Wang Zhankui's words into Turkish, the Turkish officer was furious and pulled out his pistol. The group of soldiers behind him also raised their rifles. The front-buckle flintlock rifles did not enter the eyes of the Emperor's guards at all.

Wang Zhankui and his guards also raised their guns. Wang Zhankui was worried because he had a little bit of a big deal. I wonder if Emperor Hua would blame him for his actions.

Emperor Hua nodded slightly at Wang Zhankui, and Wang Zhankui felt relieved.

Princess Katrina Kaifu also understood what His Majesty meant and said to Wang Zhankui: "Tell them that if we want to hand over the weapon, we will not go and return!"

Emperor Hua is the king of a country, carrying hundreds of guards and guns. This is what he said. Whenever he puts it in any country, the Turkish officer actually did not receive a clear instruction. He was just showing off his power and giving the Chinese a warning. This was an order he received in advance, but he probably wouldn't be able to take on the responsibility of driving people away.
Chapter completed!