Bulgarian Empire

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The Bulgarians are here to protest. Don't ignore them. The Canal Company is a purely commercial operation. It is our freedom to raise prices or not! Stanley Baldwin said indifferently

But Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, it is said that the Bulgarians are preparing to dig the Aqaba Grand Canal. If the Bulgarians' goal is achieved, then our Suez Canal will lose a lot of money! Chamberlain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said distressedly.

Originally, the price increase of the Suez Canal this time, in addition to making up for the financial shortage, the most important reason was to beat the Bulgarians and let them follow the footsteps of the British Empire in the next international affairs.

The first project was indeed achieved, and the profits of the Suez Canal were greatly improved in the short term.

The second project was playing around, beating was beating, but the result was not what they wanted.

The Bulgarians directly stated that they would not play anymore and wanted to dig a grand canal by themselves, which was completely beyond everyone's expectations.

In order to get rid of the influence of the British Empire, the Grand Canal will be dug. Can Bulgaria be expected to support the British Empire in international affairs in the future?

Damn! Are Bulgarians all pig-headed? Or is it that what we express is too complicated and they misunderstand it? Stanley Baldwin said with a headache

Your Excellency Prime Minister, I think the Bulgarians think that we have the Suez Canal in our hands and can cut off their sea lifeline at any time, so they made this decision!

Fortunately, their best cabinets are old and rational, otherwise we will have more headaches! ’ explained Foreign Secretary Donald

Is this still rational? If it is not rational, what will the Bulgarians do? Stanley Baldwin asked in wonder

From the perspective of Bulgaria's development history, they are actually a bunch of gamblers. For example, in the two Balkan wars, they all gambled on the country's fortune.

Their luck is not bad, or the enemy is too stupid, let them win twice, and then they have the current Bulgaria!

If they followed the previous style of the Bulgarians, perhaps they would not consider digging the Grand Canal, but were planning how to seize the Suez Canal! Donald shrugged and said

Oh, so it's still a good thing? Stanley Baldwin seemed to think of something

A radical country is very scary, because they will play their cards unreasonably, and you cannot analyze according to the normal relationship of interests!

Just like the current Japanese government, the London government is very troublesome to them. For example, a large number of volunteers were sent to Southeast Asian countries, and they directly got mixed up with the rebels.

This is beyond their understanding. The British Empire often supports some forces, but they usually provide weapons and equipment or financial support.

If they go directly to battle, it is estimated that there are not many volunteers in the British Empire, but the Japanese government can send thousands of people as cannon fodder at one time.

That's right, it was cannon fodder. Even though these people caused enough trouble for the British, the gap in strength still determined that the uprising would not be successful, and their sacrifices would be in vain.

On the European continent, the only place where so many death squads can be born is the Balkans, and other European nations are not so crazy.

Crazy is a very terrible thing. If the radicalism in Bulgaria is not suppressed, it is probably better than Japan.

Except that they don't have the habit of Tianzhu country's thieves, they are all radical and crazy, eager to start a war and establish their own merits.

This issue depends on how we look at it! In the short term, a conservative Bulgaria is in the interests of the British Empire, and we don't have to worry about them suddenly doing something out of control.

In the long run, this conservative enemy is also more difficult to deal with. As long as they don't make big mistakes, it's hard for us to beat them down! Donald said calmly

Ok,

We don't care about the future, that is the next job, let's talk about the current problem first!

Now I have two questions: First, is it possible for us to make the Bulgarians give up digging the Aqaba Grand Canal?

Second, with the current technical capabilities, can the Aqaba Grand Canal be excavated? If it can be excavated, how long will it take? How much will it cost? Stanley Baldwin asked with concern

I can answer the first question. It depends on the determination of the Bulgarians. Once they are determined to dig the Aqaba Grand Canal, it will be difficult for us to stop it!

Even if we threaten them with closing the Suez Canal, it will not be of much use!

We all know that the greatest hobby of Emperor Ferdinand is building roads, so now there are three or four railways in Bulgaria that can bypass the Suez Canal.

For example, the railway from Baghdad directly enters the Persian Gulf, or the railway from Gaza in Palestine enters the Gulf of Aqaba. They also have a railway directly from Syria to the Arabian Peninsula.

In theory, if we block the Suez Canal, we can increase their transportation costs by 40 to 50%, but this should not scare the Bulgarians! Donald analyzed

This is really bad news! Technically speaking, there is no technical difficulty in excavating the Aqaba Grand Canal.

Whether they choose to directly join the Gaza Strip; or connect to the Dead Sea, and then enter the Mediterranean from the Dead Sea, these two routes can be completed!

It's just that this project volume is much larger than the original project volume of the Suez Canal, almost two to three times that of the Suez Canal, and it may even be more! The Minister of Industry Landis Zou said with a frown

You mean, the construction of the Grand Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba will take a long time? Stanley Baldwin said pleasantly

No, Your Excellency Prime Minister! On the contrary, I think that as long as the Bulgarians are willing, the excavation time for the Grand Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba will be very short. As long as they are willing to invest at all costs, it can be completed in three to five years! Landis said very definitely say

Why? You should know that the French spent ten years digging the Suez Canal. How could the Bulgarians have completed it in such a short period of time when faced with the larger Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba?

Even if science and technology are much more developed now than in those days, the gap will not be so big, right? said Stanley Baldwin in disbelief

Your Excellency, this is calculated based on the efficiency of the Bulgarian organization!

You should know that there is a saying called Bulgarian speed in the whole world now.

The organizational ability of the Bulgarian government is really terrible. Now they can build more than 10,000 kilometers of railways and more than 100,000 kilometers of roads every year. It is worth noting that most of these projects are in areas with harsh natural environments!

However, this is not the limit speed of the Bulgarians, and the Bulgarian government still performs with ease!

If the Bulgarians want to excavate the Grand Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba, they will certainly not be able to do the construction slowly like the French.

Even if they select more than ten lots to start construction at the same time, I don't think there is any surprise. The current measurement technology can already achieve it.

The Grand Canal is hundreds of kilometers wide and has a width of several kilometers. Even if there is a slight error, it can be repaired by widening the canal without affecting the final navigation.

Thousands of excavators are mobilized at one time to excavate at the same time. I think this project is not as terrible as imagined!

Anyway, they need a railway line along the way, and supplies can be transported by train, I don't think it's such a hassle!

The question of cost, I think this is not a difficult problem for Bulgarians.

The French spent seventeen or eight million pounds digging the Suez Canal back then. Now, even if the cost of the Grand Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba is increased by ten times on this basis, it is nothing more than seven or eight years spent by the Bulgarians. Travel expenses! ’ explained Landis

No, absolutely cannot let the Bulgarian's plan succeed, otherwise we will be in big trouble!

The toll of the Suez Canal is only a small problem. The most important thing is that once the Grand Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba is completed, the influence of the British Empire in the Mediterranean will disappear! ’ Stanley Baldwin thought for a while and said

Your Excellency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can only try to delay the start of the Bulgarians' construction time. If we want to dissuade them from this idea, our strength in the Mediterranean may not be enough! Donald said very bluntly.

What did you say? Procrastination? Stanley Baldwin

Yes! Donald said calmly.

Very good! Now we only need to delay the start time of the Bulgarians, and that's it!

The Grand Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba cannot be dug in a day or two. As long as we procrastinate for a while, we will concentrate on solving this problem after dealing with the problems in Central Asia and Southeast Asia! ’ said Stanley Baldwin in a burst of inspiration

No one objected. Anyway, no matter what the Bulgarians do, it is impossible for the Grand Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba to be completed during their term of office.

If you do some sabotage now, delay the progress of the Bulgarians, or even end the next term, you may not necessarily face this problem.

The premise is that they can still be elected in the next term, otherwise this trouble has nothing to do with them.

After all, the term of Stanley Baldwin's cabinet ended in 1929, and no matter how efficient Bulgaria was, it would not be possible to start construction until 1928.

In any case, it is impossible for Bulgaria to dig through the Grand Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba in just over a year.

According to the current situation, the rebellion in the colonies has been unable to be resolved for a long time, and the support rate of the people for them is getting lower and lower, and their chances of being re-elected are almost zero.

As long as this trouble doesn't break out during their tenure, leave it to the next one! Anyway, it was the political opponent who got in the way in the end, and everyone felt no pressure.

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Paris France

The Bulgarians invited us to dig the Grand Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba? President Gaston Dumegue asked in surprise

Yes, Your Excellency! The sudden increase in the navigation fee of the Suez Canal has made the Bulgarian government very dissatisfied.

They hope to dig a new canal and break the British monopoly on the Suez Canal!

The Bulgarians not only invited us this time, but also invited the Austro-Hungarian Empire to participate. It seems that they hope that we can stand with them and resist the diplomatic pressure of the British! ’ explained the Foreign Secretary

Well, this is a good proposal. If the conditions are right, I think breaking the British Empire's monopoly on the Suez Canal will be very positive for the French Republic! Gaston Dumegue said calmly

(Remarks: Gaston Dumegue, the twelfth president of the French Third Republic, a member of the Social Radical Party)

Yes, Your Excellency!

But the purpose of the Bulgarians is not so simple. Although the diplomatic pressure of the British is uncomfortable, Bulgaria is not a soft-footed shrimp. They can completely resist it alone. There is no need to share the benefits of the Grand Canal with us! The Foreign Secretary reminded

Of course, this is very obvious. If we stand with Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary, how do you think the British will react? Gaston Dumegue said with a smile

They will be furious, and the Mediterranean will have nothing to do with them from now on, and even their right to speak in the European continent will be greatly reduced! The foreign minister thought for a while and said

In that case, why don't we do it? Let's see how the British respond. No matter what the final result is, this time we can get a lot of benefits from it!

Of course, it is the most perfect ending to hit the British and expel them from the Mediterranean, although there is almost no possibility of success.

But it is also a pleasant thing to be able to cause a little trouble for the British! ’ Gaston Dumegue thought for a while and said

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