Mediterranean Hegemony Road

The British fled in Paris, did not get the desired result, and turned their attention to St. Petersburg in an attempt to gain the support of the Russians.

The Russians are still very respectful and agreed to participate in the investigative committee organized by the British, but their attitude on the Armenian issue is completely different from the British.

Nicholas II expressed no interest in the slaughter of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire. The Russian Empire has done much more than the Turks!

The Russians are most concerned about the Black Sea Strait, but after the last Russo-Turkish war, the Russian government's strategy changed, shifting its focus eastward, and it became even more evident after Nicholas II came to power.

The Russian Empire can tolerate this important point, and it is in the hands of the declining Ottoman Empire, or in the hands of any weak country. Even after the Bulgarian War, the support for the Bulgarians to control the Black Sea Strait is not low! (In history, Russia once supported Bulgaria to seize Constantinople)

However, Ferdinand was not sure whether this was a test by the Russian government on Bulgaria. In line with safety first, he refused on the grounds that Bulgaria's soy sauce navy was not strong enough!

Obviously, the British plan has failed again! The Russians really coveted Constantinople, but after many consecutive failures, the Russian government did not trust the British and suspected that the British had bad intentions!

What's more, Russia's Far East strategy is now at a critical moment. The British supported Japan during the Sino-Japanese War. Nicholas II believed that the importance of the Far East strategy was far higher than the Armenian issue!

Nicholas II made the same judgment as history. He believed that the British wanted to destroy the Russian Empire's Far East strategy and wanted to use the Near East crisis to tie the hands and feet of the Russian Empire.

What's more, the Russian Empire now has a younger brother, and there is a Bulgarian thug in the Balkans. Even if an accident occurs, it is still under control.

The attitude of the Russian Empire completely declared the bankruptcy of the British Near East policy!

Due to the different attitudes of the foreign powers, their interference in Armenia's problems had little effect. In April 1895, the British, French and Russian ambassadors to Turkey jointly drafted the Armenian Province Reform Plan. This plan is very moderate and the content of the reform is very limited.

But it was still opposed by the Russian Foreign Minister - Lobanov, claiming that the Armenians will not be satisfied unless reforms are carried out in the entire Turkish Asian region.

Lobanov's decision, Ferdinand couldn't help but praise him, it is really beautiful, the Russian Empire is equivalent to standing in the position of Sudan, and the British's Near East policy has collapsed!

Due to the outbreak of the Anglo-Boers war in South Africa and the intensification of the Anglo-German conflict, the Germans clearly refused to participate in the British Near East strategy.

As for intervening alone, fine! The Royal Navy of the British Empire is No. 1 in the world! Army? It's just so-so. While suppressing the vast colony, it can also launch an attack on the Boers, which is already a super-level performance!

If you come over and fight the Ottoman Empire one-on-one, it will be impossible for anyone to fight. If other powers make another black hand, they might not be able to keep Egypt that has already got it!

It was only when Ferdinand got here that he breathed a sigh of relief. Since he succeeded to the throne, the biggest crisis in Bulgaria has passed in such turbulent waves!

Looking back at the country, although the Bulgarian War is over, the problems in the later period still exist.

In 1894, because of the outbreak of war, the Bulgarian government invested a total of hundreds of millions of funds. In addition to the cost of war, the biggest expenditure was spent on public relations!

Fortunately, the military made a fortune in Serbia and made up for the loss. Later, the pension was paid off with land.

Saved tens of millions of dollars, otherwise the government would now have to consider selling real estate to get by.

There are not many people in the newly added land. How much is the so-called real estate worth? In addition to land, the real estate in the city, it is estimated that the price of cabbage cannot be sold, no matter how cheap it is, someone has to buy it!

Even so, Bulgaria's financial situation is still very bad. In order to raise money, the cabinet is almost worried!

The Second Five-Year Plan must continue to be carried out, and the delayed progress must be caught up; the newly added land needs to be developed, immigrants need to be introduced, and the railway network and highway network must be extended.

These all require a lot of capital investment. Fortunately, the immigrants introduced by Ferdinand at the beginning were all honest farmers, and there was no mess. Otherwise, the Bulgarian government will really fry the pot now!

The Armenian issue has also frightened a lot of people, including the Bulgarian government. Fortunately, the Serbs were sent back, otherwise there might be trouble someday.

In this regard, the Bulgarians themselves are experienced, and there are many people in the government who have participated in the Bulgarian independence movement. For these businesses, everyone knows what is going on!

Now the primary and secondary heterotopic, the butt determines the head, the Armenians are fighting for independence in the Ottoman Empire, and everyone is sympathetic and supportive.

But if someone wants to come once in Bulgaria, then the attitude is different, and it must be avoided in the cradle!

The Bulgarianization Strategy proposed by Ferdinand has been implemented more rapidly, and the government has introduced a series of supporting policies. for example:

Restrictions are set for the naturalization of non-Bulgarians (except for senior talents); Bulgarians are given priority in terms of education, medical care, etc.; the government gives priority to hiring Bulgarians as public officials...

What's even more bizarre is that this Bulgarian is no longer a traditional Bulgarian, and he is not divided by blood!

As long as you consider yourself a Bulgarian, and are willing to accept the rule of the Bulgarian government and learn Bulgarian language and culture, you are a Bulgarian!

Simply put, every Bulgarian can be a Bulgarian, no matter what ethnicity you are, you can be a Bulgarian! Even if you have dark skin or yellow skin, as long as you recognize everything in Bulgaria and are willing to give up your original racial identity, the Bulgarian government will treat you equally and never engage in racial discrimination!

In a broad sense, the Bulgarian government is playing down the concept of a nation, and uses language and national customs to divide the same ethnic group in a broad sense. Perhaps Bulgarians are more appropriate to call them!

Anyway, Bulgarians are also mixed races. From ancient times to the present, for thousands of years, no one knows how many ethnic bloodlines are flowing in their bodies. If they create a big Bulgarian, there is no pressure on everyone!