Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Time flies, and another year has passed, entering 1894.

This year, the Jiawu War that shocked the world broke out, and the Japanese Diaosi started the road of counterattack perfectly, and finally joined the ranks of foreign powers.

This matter has little to do with Bulgaria, it is too far away, beyond the reach of the whip. Apart from sighing and sighing, Ferdinand could do nothing, and transmigrators were not omnipotent.

Is he still busy preparing for the big wedding? The king's wedding is not a trivial matter, whether in the East or the West, there is a set of cumbersome etiquette.

It is certain that this wedding Ferdinand will make a fortune again. Although Russia's finances are not rich, the tsarist family is definitely the rich owner, and for the sake of the nobles, dowry is also indispensable. With reference to his mother, Princess Clementine, Ferdinand would know about it.

The cost of the wedding was a political marriage, and the cabinet had already prepared it, so Ferdinand didn't need to worry about it.

In fact, the Bulgarian government attached more importance to this wedding than Ferdinand. Interest is always the best catalyst. After the alliance between Russia and Bulgaria, the economies of the two countries are almost integrated, and both sides have benefited!

In order to express his importance to the wedding, Ferdinand directly sent a standing army of 20,000 to serve as a guard of honor. No one in the cabinet has raised any objections, and even Ferdinand's prepared remarks are useless!

Alexander III, who is already in the dark, is in a particularly good mood these days. The pomp of Ferdinand is really in line with his identity.

Directly taking out 20,000 troops as a guard of honor, such a large-scale investment, the cost is not simple, and few in Europe can take it out! That is to say, Ferdinand covered the sky with one hand in Bulgaria, and the two sides were politically married, so no one objected.

Unsurprisingly, no one found out about Ferdinand's hidden purpose. As long as you are a normal person, you will not think that Bulgaria dares to attack Russia. It is simply a fantasy!

Maria Fyodorovna later interrupted Alexander III's good mood, Zou frowned and said: My dear, it seems that we have not prepared enough before, at least the number of honor guards is too small, this will lose us. face!

Alexander III thought for a while and said, Of course! Don't worry, it won't happen! Since Ferdinand can come up with 20,000 honor guards, we can double it directly, and we can't let people look down on it!

But what about the cost? It's not a small number? asked Maria Fyodorovna worriedly

Alexander III smiled and said: This is an opportunity, isn't it? We can take this opportunity to show the world the strength of the Russian Empire! Little Ferdinand knows how to use it, how can we miss it?

Show strength? Maria Fyodorovna

Alexander III said with certainty: Yes! I can bet that if the Bulgarian army performs well this time, Bulgaria's right to speak in the Balkans will be greatly increased!

Queen Maria Fyodorovna thought for a while, then frowned and said, I didn't expect a wedding, and there are so many things, so I can't be happy!

Alexander III smiled, looked at Nicholas who was thinking, and asked, By the way, what do you think of Nicholas?

Nikolai asked suspiciously: It's time for the Russian Empire to show our strength to the outside world, especially our ally France, Germany is putting a lot of pressure on them now! But since we want to show our strength, why not make the scene bigger Woolen cloth?

After listening to Nicholas' words, Alexander III laughed and said: Yes, Nicholas, you are grown up, but you are not yet politically mature! This is what Ferdinand did very well! Think about our What is the purpose??

Nicholas was not yet a high-ranking tsar, and he had not yet reached the point where he could just use his belly. After thinking about it, he said, I understand, besides cheering up the French, the main purpose of this demonstration is to deter European countries.

But that doesn't mean we have to help the French take over the pressure from Germany!

That's right, we just need to deter Germany and relieve the pressure on France! There's no need to really start a war for an ally and avenge them!! Now Britain, Germany, Austria, Italy The four countries are moving closer to each other, which is not good for our diplomacy! Alexander III said earnestly

But what does this have to do with reversing the four countries of Britain, Germany, Austria, and Italy? Nikolai asked suspiciously.

Alexander III rubbed his head and said helplessly: Nicholas, your international diplomacy is not up to the mark! Think about it, except that we don't want to see the alliance of the four countries, who else is more worried??

It's France!! Nikolai said without hesitation

That's right. After we have relieved France's pressure on the European continent, France will have the energy to dismantle this unformed 'quadruple alliance'! Alexander III sighed and said

After listening to Alexander III's explanation, Nicholas fell into deep contemplation. A small episode in a wedding could actually involve such a deep international diplomatic relationship.

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Regardless of how Alexander III educated his son, Ferdinand's wedding started smoothly.

The brigade borrowed the road in Romania. Fortunately, there is no allusion of fake road cutting Guo in Europe, otherwise Carol I would not be able to sleep!

If there is a wave of the 60,000 most elite troops in Russia and Bulgaria, it will be enough for Romania to drink a pot. Of course, Ferdinand can only be yy about it. If he dares to do this in Europe, don't think about it.

This armed training has taught the Bulgarian Logistics Department a good lesson. Fortunately, it is just a march, and the supplies are still barely supplied, and the insufficient parts can be purchased on the spot.

If it was a war, Ferdinand could go home directly. Shortly after leaving Bulgaria, supplies ran into difficulties due to poor traffic conditions!

In fact, the performance of the Bulgarian army has attracted the attention of the world. The neat formation and the super marching speed have refreshed the understanding of the outside world! !

Leaving aside the combat effectiveness, in terms of discipline and marching, at least he surpassed the Russian army, which earned Ferdinand face.

For their respective purposes, this wedding has already begun to deteriorate, both in terms of scale and grade, it can be said to be unprecedented. Even after 100 years, it can still be talked about.

Looking at the bill, the amazing expense made Ferdinand bleed deeply. The cost of the wedding alone is as high as two million levs. If this armed training is included, it will not be possible to do it without five or six million levs, which can produce two dreadnoughts.

If it weren't for the fact that the harvest was equally astonishing, it would make up for Ferdinand's injured heart, and it would probably be even more uncomfortable now.

Politically, this marriage consolidated the Russia-Belgium alliance, and at the same time deterred the Balkan countries, at least Romania was very hurt! !

Economically, the people-to-people exchanges between the two countries have been deepened, and Ferdinand has made a lot of personal profits. In addition to a bunch of valuable gifts, Princess Xenia's dowry is the big one. Although there is no real right, the mineral resources of the Grand Duke's fief are incalculable!

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