Clearly, from Prince Schwarzenberg's standpoint, there was no way he would lend money to the Ottoman Empire.
"The Ottomans recruited such a pack of vicious men as soldiers. If they can't pay them, aren't they afraid those people will revolt?"
Prince Schwarzenberg was quite curious about this, while Count Latour felt that if other countries had one, the Austrian Empire could not go without.
"Should we also form a foreign legion?"
Franz shook his head.
"The Austrian Empire has no need for a foreign legion. As for those so-called vicious men, it would still be difficult for them to rebel against the state. The Ottomans will most likely use other things to offset the precious metals; when the time comes, both sides will probably take a step back."
"Should we get involved?"
Prince Schwarzenberg asked tentatively. After all, the Austrian Empire also had several mercenary organizations that could take this opportunity to slip into the Ottoman military.
"No need. Other than possibly provoking the Russians, there is no practical benefit for us.
"Besides, I do not think the Ottomans would permit our mercenaries to join their foreign legion as an organized force.
"Sending in a few spies to gather intelligence will be enough."
However, perhaps because the Russians had made too many enemies, the moment the Ottoman Foreign Legion's recruitment notice was issued, many people were eager to give it a try.
Exiles from every corner of the world converged on the Ottoman Empire. They mainly came from Poland and Hungary, along with some refugees from Italy and Ireland, as well as a large number of officers from Britain and France.
Then there were the resistance fighters from the Balkans. Their objectives overlapped with those of the Ottomans—the Russians were their common enemy, and all of them wanted to drive