Bulgarian Empire

Bulgaria's unification of the Balkan Peninsula soon caused a sensation in the world. This time Ferdinand did not hide his clumsiness, and directly announced that the entire Balkan Peninsula would be included in Bulgaria's territory.

Moreover, Ferdinand also characterized this war as a battle for national unity in Bulgaria. Regardless of whether other people believe it or not, the Bulgarian people are very happy to accept this statement anyway!

Of course, the concept of the Balkan Peninsula is still a general term, and there is no unified standard for the specific boundary line in this era. The thick-skinned Ferdinand directly chose to forget it, and did not announce the specific boundary line.

Anyway, everyone is paying attention to the world war now, and has no energy to study the specific border line of Bulgaria! As for the future, it is only a few small countries that will discuss the demarcation of the border with Bulgaria. I believe that the talks will be very pleasant by then!

It has to be said that Ferdinand chose a good time this time. As soon as Bulgaria announced the unification of the Balkan Peninsula, it was recognized by the French.

Of course, the main purpose of the French is to urge Bulgaria to defeat the Austro-Hungarian Empire as soon as possible, and then everyone will hunt Berlin together. Bulgaria's acquisition of the Balkan Peninsula was agreed before, and now it is only a statement of attitude!

Immediately afterwards, other members of the Allied Powers also recognized Bulgaria's sovereignty over the Balkan Peninsula. Even John Bull didn't jump out to make trouble this time.

Germany and Austria are publicly condemning Bulgaria for launching a war of aggression. Unfortunately, they have lost the right to speak. Even the royal families of Romania and Montenegro, which have been exterminated, have expressed their opinions and expressed their support for the unification of the Balkans.

That's enough, you've destroyed other people's countries, and you still want others to congratulate you? Being able to stand up and support Bulgaria's unification of the Balkans is also forced out by reality!

Seeing that the Allies were about to fail, and they had no hope of restoring their country, they could only compromise with Bulgaria. In exchange they agreed to transfer the throne to Ferdinand, but Bulgaria had to be responsible for returning a crown to each of their two families.

Of course, there is no way to guarantee this time. Who knows when someone will be short of a king? Let them go to Africa to become chiefs, they don't want to?

To put it simply, when there will be a vacancy for the king in the European continent in the future, and they are eligible to compete again, Bulgaria must do its best to support them to ascend the throne!

And before they get the new crown, their royal annuity must be borne by the Bulgarian government, and the amount must not be lower than before they went into exile!

Well, this kind of weird thing can only happen in Europe. Ferdinand was speechless. In order to obtain legal sovereignty, he obediently chose to pay for it!

Then, under the witness of representatives of the European royal family, the representatives of the two parties signed a treaty and completed the transaction. Since then, Ferdinand has added two crowns of the Kingdom of Montenegro and Romania.

Ferdinand, who was belatedly aware of it, realized that the crown can also be bought and sold in the European continent. If he had known that he would have gotten the Greek crown together, it is a pity that he has no chance now.

It's just that in the past, if you want to trade the throne, you must obtain the approval of the Holy See. Now that the Holy See has fallen, everyone doesn't need them anymore.

Seeing that the Allies were about to end, the Germans were naturally unwilling to fail, and they took out their unique trick Infinite Submarine Warfare in an attempt to cut off the supplies of the Allies and reverse the outcome of this war!

In fact, as early as the end of 1916, the Germans began to launch infinite submarine warfare. It was only because of the defeat of the Italians that the submarine force they deployed in the Mediterranean was almost wiped out, so it was delayed.

Now that the submarine force has regained its vitality, it is natural to come out to do something. They can't go to the Mediterranean Sea, they have no foothold there, they can only catch John Bull and beat them hard!

So since 1917, the good days of the British have come to an end. On average, one out of every four ships sailing from the British Isles is gone forever!

In just three months,

The Allied Powers sank 2.16 million tons of ships into the sea. In March alone, the German submarine force achieved a good result of sinking 860,000 tons. John Bull was frightened by this data.

Is it okay to go on like this? If this goes on like this, everyone will starve!

Well, the Germans are now catching Niu Niu’s family and bullying them. Even the French next door are not afraid of German submarines. They can transport them in the Mediterranean Sea, but the German submarines have a limited range, but they cannot go deep into the Mediterranean Sea!

This made John Bull very unbalanced. The Germans wanted to punish them to death, so the British decided to take revenge and let Hans know that they were not easy to bully!

Now the form of the Allied Powers is clearly good. As long as everyone works harder, the Germans will be finished. Therefore, the London government made a decision to induce Russia, France and the three countries to do their best to directly overthrow the Germans to relieve their hatred!

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On April 5, British Foreign Secretary Gray visited the French President, and the two countries reached an agreement on the last war against Germany.

On April 6, the British embassy in St. Petersburg paid an important visit to Nicholas II, and the two sides reached friendly consultations on fighting against Germany.

On the same day, the British ambassador to Sofia, Krestive, also approached Ferdinand. Ferdinand was very clear about the intention of the British to come, nothing more than that they were about to be overwhelmed.

Due to the rise of Bulgaria, the life of the Allied Powers is much better than in history, of course, John Bull is an exception. The infinite submarine warfare of the Germans still caused them heavy losses!

In this regard, you can see the Russians. They have collapsed in history, but now that Nicholas II can still use 3 million troops to counterattack Germany, you know that their life is not bad.

Even the pressure from the French is much easier. After all, Bulgaria is not as pitted as Italy. Not only can it not beat the enemy on land, but it has not even done a good job of besieging the submarines of the Austro-Hungarian Empire!

Now the islands in the Adriatic Sea are basically occupied by Bulgaria, and the navy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire dare not take the lead. As long as the submarine bases are found, they will be destroyed as soon as they are discovered. There is no place for them at all!

Now it depends on what kind of conditions John Bull is willing to give. As long as the benefits are sufficient, Ferdinand can attack the Germans immediately. Of course, this refers to the Germans on the Eastern Front!

As the king's time became longer and longer, Ferdinand's temper began to increase, and he ignored cumbersome diplomatic etiquette as long as it was not on a formal occasion.

When he saw the British ambassador to Bulgaria, Ferdinand waved his hand casually and said without greeting him, Mr. Crestiffe sits casually, I wonder what you are talking about today?

Crestiff was already familiar with Ferdinand's habits, and he didn't find it strange.

Your Majesty, for the sake of world peace, we hope that your country will launch a full-scale attack on the Allies as soon as possible and end this war as soon as possible!

Ferdinand took a sip from his teacup, and then said slowly: According to the original agreement of the Allies, we have already completed the task. Now if Bulgaria needs to continue to increase investment, what conditions are you willing to give? ?”

This is not Ferdinand's bragging. According to the original agreement, Bulgaria only needs to deal with the Ottoman Empire, Romania, the Kingdom of Montenegro, and the 1.5 million troops that restrain the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

But now the Kingdoms of Romania and Montenegro no longer exist, and the Ottoman Empire is about to come to an end. It only takes Ferdinand to issue an order, and they can be solved within a week!

And the army responsible for containing the Austro-Hungarian Empire, let alone the Austro-Hungarian army wiped out by Bulgaria is more than 1.5 million. If Bulgaria is to continue to fight against Germany, it means that after the Germans surrender in the future, they will The legacy Bulgaria is also eligible for partition!

In fact, on this issue, there is not much controversy among everyone. Britain and France have been severely damaged in this war, and they can't eat the inheritance left by the Germans.

Well, the main reason is that the British can't eat it anymore. No matter how hard they are, it is impossible for them to annex the German mainland? Of course, Bulgaria is just as impossible!

As for the colonies left by the Germans, except for a few places, Britain and France look down on them. If they can't be used to deal with garbage, Ferdinand doesn't even look up to them!

To put it simply, the cost of governance is too high, and the German colonies have always been in a state of loss, and this loss has not been able to make up for it in other ways.

In fact, Bulgaria's colonies are also in a state of loss, but they don't lose much. As long as the resources of the colonies are opened up after the war, they can turn losses into profits immediately.

Anyway, ruling the desert does not require any administrative costs. Only 8,000 troops are needed to rule a territory of millions of square kilometers. This cost is actually very low.

Krestive was not surprised by Ferdinand's request. Europeans are used to going straight.

Your Majesty, please rest assured that we have come here with sincerity this time. The British Empire is willing to provide your country with an interest-free loan of 100 million pounds, and your country can share a share of the battle and record after the war based on its actual performance on the battlefield. Matching loot!

After pondering for a moment, Ferdinand said: In principle, there is no problem, but I hope that your country can increase the amount of interest-free loans. Presumably you also know that the current cost of war is too high, and Bulgaria's fiscal revenue cannot Support us for a long time to fight!

Cresdiff replied straightforwardly: No problem, I will feed back your Majesty's request to the country. I believe that with the friendly relationship between the two countries, the loan amount is not a problem!

Ferdinand smiled slightly, but did not answer. I really thought in my heart: What I want is an interest-free loan. Is it possible that Bulgaria can’t get a loan with interest now?

Seeing that the Allied Powers are about to win the war, capitalists all over the world will not worry about Bulgaria's ability to repay the loan, because Bulgaria not only has enough collateral, but also has the least government debt among the major participating powers. client!

Of course, Bulgaria's economy has not yet collapsed since the world war has progressed. In addition to Ferdinand's foreign debts, the Russians' contributions are also indispensable.

The huge orders from the Russians have always been an important factor supporting the Bulgarian economy, and the influx of Russian refugees made up for the shortage of Bulgarian labor force. Bulgaria's industry not only did not shrink during the war, but continued to grow.

To put it simply, the profits from trade with Russia supported Bulgaria's finances, which is why Ferdinand is living so comfortably now.

Of course, as a price, the debts of the Russians are now a little higher than in history, not a lot, just an increase of hundreds of millions of pounds, plus a little more gold outflow.

This is many times better than in history, where money can't buy anything! Just thinking about the days when the Russians used the Siberian Railway as a lifeline in history, Ferdinand felt at ease, and he helped them solve a big problem!

Seeing Ferdinand smiling but not saying a word, Crestiff asked impatiently, Your Majesty, when can you send troops?

Ferdinand was taken aback for a moment, then he reacted and said very calmly: It's simple, within a week we will gather an army of 1.5 million and launch a full-scale attack on the Allies!

Well, Bulgaria has already made plans to counterattack, that is, John Bull is now driven crazy by the German submarine warfare, otherwise they have already seen that Bulgaria and Russia are now planning to jump out to grab the spoils.

Of course, it is more likely that they have noticed it and are still pretending to be confused. After all, the Germans are really bullying people. If they don't get rid of them earlier, the British ships can't afford to lose them!

You can't just let the world war drag on for some loot, right? It doesn't matter usually, but now the London government really can't stand the pressure. The food in the British Isles has already started to run out. If it drags on for a few months, who knows if everyone will be hungry?

Oh, the main reason is that the British have not yet escorted the freighter, and the German submarines are naturally extremely arrogant!

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