"Before the war, the fundamental purpose of maintaining friendly relations with Turkey was because of Turkey's geographical location. We need Turkey to block all Russian aid channels in Europe. But in the future, as we have expanded our territory to the Transcaucasus, this demand is gone. Turkey's role has declined, so there is only one reason to continue to maintain this alliance, that is, Turkey can provide considerable help to the empire." The crown prince said.

"However, neither the Turkish Sultan nor the Pasha meet this condition. You should know very well what kind of person the Sultan is. He is a mixture of a decadent king and religious leader. Short-sighted and unstoppable, and counting on him to achieve this goal is like seeking fish in a tree."

"Pasha, who was born from the Young Turkish Party, is not a good choice. Although relatively speaking, they are stronger than Sudan, in the final analysis, they are still a mixture of old nobles and extreme nationalists. They fantasize about strengthening a country through some minor institutional changes, and they still suppress the civilian class. For other ethnic and religious believers in the country, they can be described as hostile. During the war, the cleaning of Turkish cavalry in the Mesopotamia showed this problem, and you and I know that if a country does not awaken from the bottom up, it will definitely be difficult to become a powerful country."

"Kemal is different. In fact, compared with his colleagues, Kemal is closer to Europeans. Many of his ideas are similar to ours. He is committed to the welfare and awakening of the people. He has thunderous means, but at the same time he is also tolerant. His abilities are stronger than others, and he has very good prestige."

"Of course, this is just an important reason why we chose him, and another important reason is his firm determination to secularize the government! He decided to completely separate religion from the government and establish a secular government, rather than a mixed political and religious government, which is something that no one else has! He has almost changed all the problems that can be changed, and perhaps he has done his best except for the special status of the army. So, if I think that for this most suitable ally, we should pay some price and give appropriate wait!" said the crown prince.

"We can give Kemal some time, but it doesn't mean we can't make some arrangements in Türkiye," said Earl Schelling.

"This waiting is also necessary, because we need to make the old Turkish forces and nationalist forces lose all the losses in this turmoil! If there are many bad things that are to be uprooted, then only war will be made, and after all bad things are destroyed, the construction of a new country will be more convenient!"

"In this civil strife, whether it is the government, the religious leaders, whether it is the aristocrats or the bourgeoisie, they will suffer heavy losses. The nationalists among the people will also suffer heavy losses. The basis of the so-called nationalists is nothing more than two points. The first point is the so-called national self-esteem and inheritance, as well as the instigation of the upper class or ambitious people. The other point is that the lower class believe that if people from their own nation govern the country, they will live a better life! And the latter point is very important!"

"So, if we want to make extreme nationalism, we must start from these two directions. War will naturally clean up some ambitious people and the upper class. The disaster brought by the war will calm down the fanatical people at the bottom. If they find that nationalism cannot bring revival, but will only bring disaster and death, then this foundation will be shaken. If the rulers who came to power are more skilled, nationalism can be quickly calmed down. Therefore, waiting is actually to give the Turkish people a clearer understanding!" said the crown prince.

"When the subjects of the Ottoman Empire experienced the most turbulent and darkest period, their psychological expectations would be very low, and their favorability for Germany that helped them restore order would be very high, and they hated the United States who participated in this turmoil! After that, pro-German and Austrian opposition to the United States would become one of the iron laws in future Turkish politics. No matter who comes to power in the future, they must stand with us. We demonstrated strength and tenderness at the same time, and the Americans did not gain anything except hatred!" said the crown prince.

"Is this your overall plan? And it's the whole reason why you decided to delay?" Earl Schelling asked.

"Of course not. In fact, although the Turkish Empire is an important support point for our layout in the Middle East, it is not the only one! This time the Americans are like this, and so are we." The crown prince said.

"Türkiye is not the only purpose of the Americans? Then what about their other goal?" Earl Schelling asked. For the first time, he felt that everything he knew was not really like!

"Yes, they have another goal. Many things in the world are interrelated. The Americans have made too much preparations to subvert Turkey and have prepared for the post-war Middle East layout. While dealing with Turkey, they are also trying to win over Persia, and discuss with Persia's plan to launch an attack on Turkey in the event of civil unrest in Turkey." Ruprecht said.

"This, with the military and economic strength of Persia, they have no ability to expand at all. Even if the Americans provide a large amount of weapons and funds, they do not have enough troops. Persia was previously the sphere of influence of Russia and the British, and these two countries have a very tight view of Persia's military strength. The war has only ended for three years. Does Persia really have this ability?" Earl Schelling said in surprise.

"Persia may not have enough trained troops, but there is a country whose most recent warriors are warriors. This country is very willing to exchange a large number of cheap soldiers for machinery, technology, capital, and even food. This country and Persia are only separated by a huge inland lake." Ruprecht said with a smile.

"A huge inland lake?" Earl Schelling frowned slightly: "Are you talking about the Caspian Sea? Are you talking about the Russians who may also be involved in this matter? Why are they? Because of the aid of the Americans? Do the Americans plan to rely on the power of Russia to help Persia expand? Then use the American funds and the Russian army to completely tie the country to the American chariot?" When he thought of this, Earl Schelling couldn't help but fight a cold war!

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