Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Influenced by the Admiralty, Ferdinand suddenly opened his mind. It is too difficult for Bulgaria to climb the technology tree alone!

However, there are too many countries like Bulgaria that want the country to grow and develop, but do not have enough strength to research and develop, such as Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark and other countries, is it true!

From a separate point of view, either lack of funds or lack of technology, everyone is not strong enough to compete with the great powers in various fields.

Ferdinand believes that there will always be some people in these countries who are unwilling to continue like this, and watch the gap between them and the world powers getting bigger and bigger, so the cooperation with each other has become a way to be considered!

However, mutual trust is also a big problem. In the short term, it is unrealistic to integrate the scientific and technological power of various countries!

But for mutual benefit, it is still feasible to cooperate in a certain field!

Once the small European countries can reach cooperation, Bulgaria can be independent in many fields and get rid of the dependence on foreign powers!

It may not be possible to catch up with the foreign powers, but it is still possible to follow in their footsteps and not be pulled too far!

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History took another turning point. 1903 became a new era of Bulgarian diplomacy. Ferdinand’s original creation of “win-win cooperation and climbing the technology tree” became the theme of European diplomacy in the middle and late 20th century, and also laid the foundation for the establishment of the European Union!

After Ferdinand's order, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs took action, frequently showing goodwill to various countries in the diplomatic field, and domestic enterprises also began to go abroad to find partners.

These collaborations have been successful and failed. At the same time, with this series of actions, the diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and European countries have been significantly improved!

This is a good thing and a bad thing!

It is the beginning of the 20th century, when imperialism is expanding around the world, and these small moves by Ferdinand have caught their attention.

If the relationship with the major powers in the world cannot be well coordinated, this plan may end at any time due to the intervention of the powers.

As for whether it can coordinate the relationship with the foreign powers? Ferdinand's answer is: no!

No one is a fool, can't they see what Bulgaria is doing?

The reason why no one has intervened yet.

That's because Ferdinand hasn't achieved big results yet. If it's just a small disturbance, everyone may turn a blind eye and pass!

There is no one who wants to be this early bird, after all, this is a lot of hatred, and it will pull the hatred of so many European countries at one time!

In the absence of sufficient interests, the great powers will not come forward. On the contrary, when they realize that the interests are big enough to even threaten them, it is time for the joint intervention of the great powers!

This is a very embarrassing problem. If there is no conflict of interest between the partners of cooperation, then naturally they must be far apart; at the same time, if everyone is too far away, there is no way to unite with each other and resist the pressure of foreign powers. !

The plan to build an alliance has not yet begun, and it died here in Ferdinand!

In line with the principle that pain alone is worse than pain of others, not only Ferdinand had a headache, but the officials of the Bulgarian cabinet were also suffering with him.

Your Majesty, if we want to solve this problem, we may not be able to do it now. After all, we can withstand the pressure of foreign powers, but they can't!

But it's okay to delay for a while. When the foreign powers intervene, we may have already got what we want! Foreign Minister Metev said hesitantly.

Ferdinand asked suspiciously, What should I do?

Metev thought for a while and said, First find a way to divert the attention of the foreign powers, and try to keep our cooperation with other countries as secret as possible to reduce the attention of the society! Even if there is a result, it will be kept secret first, as long as it can be delayed!

Russian-Japanese War! Ferdinand suddenly thought of these four words in his mind

Could this be destiny? If you want to doze off, someone brought a pillow!

The hidden dangers of the Russo-Japanese War were planted more than ten years ago. And on January 30, 1902, the British-Japanese Alliance Treaty signed by Britain and Japan, watered and fertilized this particle, and now it has begun to sprout!

In response to the British-Japanese Alliance, the Russians hurriedly pulled the French and issued a tit-for-tat Joint Declaration on March 16.

This time even Bulgaria didn't run away, probably because the Russians felt that Bulgaria had some influence in the Mediterranean, and they were also taken along!

Oh, the Russians' request, Ferdinand readily agreed. Anyway, he knew that the two sides would not really fight. The Anglo-Boeran war was not over yet. How could the British be provoking a new war?

Even if there is a fight, Bulgaria is also a product of soy sauce. Except for waving the flag and shouting, it has nothing to do with them! The navy can only send people's heads when they go out, and the British in the land battle dare not come here!

Just roaring twice, Ferdinand certainly has no pressure! Moreover, Bulgaria just needs to pull the tiger skin of the French-Russian Alliance to protect its interests overseas!

Will the Russo-Japanese War break out? Ferdinand said calmly that as long as the idiots in the Japanese army have not changed their cores, they will definitely initiate a war!

The current British-Japanese alliance has given them enough motivation, even the Japanese government has no idea of ​​going to war with the Russians now!

But those idiots who have been brainwashed by **** don't think so much, they don't care about the horror of hairy bears. The Lord who believes that the world is invincible will probably not care about the gap between the two countries in terms of national strength!

Japan and Russia in History Now, the Russians are constrained by traffic and cannot exert their full strength. The army still fights half a catty with the Japanese!

Forget the navy, this is not Maoxiong's specialty, and with the tsarist government whose head may be muddy at any time, Ferdinand is not optimistic about them!

But the land war is not certain, and I don't know if Nicholas II was stimulated by the attack in Japan. After he returned to China, the progress of the Siberian Railway accelerated, and it was about to open to traffic, at most Two or three years left!

If the war had not ended after the railway was opened to traffic, Ferdinand wanted to know what method Britain could use to block the bears back?

But it also takes time. At least you have to find something for the media to temporarily attract the spotlight of the public. Don’t run and stare at the cooperation projects between Bulgaria and other countries every day!

As for the newspapers that advocated his theory of win-win cooperation, he just wants to shut them up now! There is no way for a democratic society, and it is much harder to suppress public opinion!

After thinking about it, Ferdinand said: Well, to divert public attention, this question is simple!

The big deal is that I visit European countries once, from St. Petersburg to London, to divert the public's attention from the cooperation projects, and then drag it on for a year and a half!

The next cooperation will be carried out in a non-governmental form as much as possible to reduce the influence as much as possible. Waiting for the change in the Far East to happen, then everyone will be busy!

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There is no way that the Bulgarian government is willing to keep a low profile, but other countries are not cooperating. Does the ruling party still want to use this as a political achievement to promote votes?

Even Ferdinand doesn't like to socialize, but now he has to make a trip, attracting attention is only a small aspect, and the more important thing is to deal with the relationship between Bulgaria and European countries!

In the current international situation, it is obvious that the Franco-Russian Entente is facing the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, and even the contradictions between the Triple Alliance and the Franco-Russian Entente have been suppressed!

In other words, it was the Franco-Russian-Bauertian Entente against the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. According to the plan made by Russia, once the war broke out, Bulgaria’s ports in the Mediterranean Sea would be their frontier military bases.

Oh, this one was automatically ignored by Ferdinand, mainly because it seems that even if it is a Franco-Russian alliance, the Navy still can't do the Royal Navy. It is mainly the Russians who are holding back, and taking the initiative is a dead end, so this one cannot be completed at all!

Normally, this kind of thing doesn't happen! Even if the British can win, but after fighting France and Russia, the world hegemon will not even think about it, and the Germans have long been waiting to take over!

But everything is in case, don't have an accident at that time, the Russians were really half paralyzed, then Bulgaria was passive in diplomacy, this boss helped block a lot of bullets!

The main purpose of Ferdinand's visit this time was to find out what medicines were being sold in St. Petersburg, London, and Paris.

As early as 1895, the three countries began to have secret connections. This can be hidden from others, but it is definitely not hidden from Ferdinand!

Of course, Germany and Russia also have direct secret connections. It is not only the Russians who are infiltrating Bulgaria, but Bulgaria is also infiltrating the Russian government!

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Oh, this visit to Europe, Ferdinand also brought the queen and little Ferdinand, as for the youngest son, I can only say sorry. He was too young to travel such a long distance, so he could only entrust his mother, Princess Clementine, to take care of him.

Fortunately, this trip to St. Petersburg is summer. If it is winter, Ferdinand will definitely not take this place as the first stop even if Xenia repeatedly requests it. The feeling of more than 30 degrees below zero is not so wonderful!

Of course, now is a good time. The journey is sunny and sunny, and the family of three is constantly laughing and laughing. Especially after entering the Russian Empire, Xenia's spirit is immediately refreshed, and she keeps doing science for Ferdinand and his son!

Of course, there is also an escort army of more than 3,000 people with it, with machine guns and artillery.

In terms of momentum, Ferdinand is also the most pompous among European monarchs, and wherever he goes, there are a huge team of several thousand people.

Oh, he will never admit that he was afraid of death and brought so many guards. This is definitely just to show his noble status and the pomp he should have!

Of course, this big scene only refers to the countries in Western Europe. If it comes to the Russian Empire, it doesn't matter. The scale of the tsar's trip is usually bigger!

This trip to St. Petersburg was different, it was summer. Along the way, Ferdinand's family was warmly welcomed by the Russian people. It can be seen that Princess Xenia seems to be more popular. This is from the heart!

It can be seen that the Tsar is still very popular in Russia. It was hard for Ferdinand to imagine that more than ten years later, the tragedy of the tsar's family being wiped out!