Spouting Nonsense with a Straight Face

Chapter 784: Spouting Nonsense with a Straight Face

Vienna Palace

The heavy-hearted Foreign Minister Wessenberg said anxiously, "Your Majesty, this is a diplomatic note from the Tsarist Government.

The epidemic on the Asia Minor Peninsula has been confirmed as a plague deliberately manufactured by the Ottoman Government. It is now out of control."

Once the blame for the "plague" was pinned on the former Ottoman Government, the Russians immediately interrogated the surrendered Ottoman officials.

Under severe torture, they confessed to everything they should and should not have confessed to.

Enraged, Alexander III immediately issued an order to hunt down Abdul Hamid II. This diplomatic note was meant to inform their allies of the news.

After carefully reading the note, Franz said slowly, "Call on the entire population to exterminate rats, and order the relevant domestic enterprises to spare no effort in producing rat poison.

First gather a batch of rat poison and send it to the garrison stationed on the Asia Minor Peninsula. Order the troops to reduce contact with the outside world."

Fortunately, it was winter. Bitter cold was unfavorable to the spread of the virus, and there were no mosquitoes or flies to carry it. If the plague had erupted in spring or summer, its destructive power would have multiplied severalfold.

There was no rush to seek out the Ottoman remnants and settle scores with them. Those people had all gone into hiding and would be difficult to find anytime soon. The most urgent task was still epidemic prevention.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Prime Minister Felix asked, "Your Majesty, should we suppress the news of the plague?"

Franz shook his head. "There's no need. Such a major matter cannot be concealed. It will get out in a matter of days anyway, so disclose it to the public directly!