Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Edward VII's farewell ceremony set another world record in scale and grade. Nine kings rode along with the hearse, and hundreds of thousands of British people saw him off.

After the farewell ceremony, the gathering between the royal families is naturally indispensable. On weekdays, everyone lives in different parts of the world. This time, we have a rare opportunity to get together. Naturally, there is a lot to talk about.

Ferdinand even proposed to sign a treaty to guarantee the rights and interests of the various royal families, that is: the countries guarantee each other to guarantee the perpetual monarchy!

This proposal has been recognized by everyone, but when it comes to specific actions, there are differences.

Now the monarchy is still in full swing, and everyone doesn't know the misery of the royal families after the world war, so they are not so active in taking responsibility.

After all, they are not Ferdinand, and they can keep their word. If something happens, the domestic political forces are definitely not willing to help others in vain?

When it comes time to really contribute, the king can't command the army, it will be embarrassing!

Of course, if they knew that most of the people who were sitting after World War I would be expelled from the throne and go into exile, it would be different!

Seeing everyone's reaction, Ferdinand turned his attention to William II and George V. Obviously, the most important thing about this treaty is not the attitude of a few small countries, but the attitude of Britain, Germany, Russia, Austria and Italy to protect the six European powers!

However, among these six countries, the only kings present are Ferdinand, William II, and George V. As long as they are willing to withstand domestic pressure, this agreement can basically be reached!

In fact, Ferdinand has some regrets. This proposal was put forward too late. If it was put forward in the time of Queen Victoria or Edward VII, it would be more likely to succeed!

However, at that time, Ferdinand's words had no weight, and there was no such opportunity to gather all the royal families together!

In fact, in consolidating the position of kingship,

Everyone's position has been consistent, and this proposal by Ferdinand has indeed guaranteed everyone's interests!

But now it's the beginning of the twentieth century, and the people sitting here no longer have the supreme right. It is easy to sign this treaty, but if it is to be passed in the country, they have to pay a huge price!

Seeing that they did not speak for a long time, Ferdinand knew that George V had been shaken, but he did not expect that William II did not come out to support it!

It seems that Wilhelm II has not given up on expanding the territory. After all, after signing this treaty, he will guarantee the throne of each royal family, which is not conducive to Germany's expansion in Europe.

And it was impossible for Ferdinand to tell him that this treaty had nothing to do with territorial expansion, as long as the country was established in another place, the whole country moved, and it also facilitated the governance of future territories!

If all countries learn this trick in advance, Ferdinand doubts how many countries will be left in the European Big 6?

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Well, Ferdinand is not without support, at least King George I of Greece agreed with this treaty very much and wanted to make a separate treaty with Ferdinand.

But Ferdinand is not stupid. How could he unilaterally bail out Greece?

The main purpose of his proposal of this treaty is to allow the royal families of Germany, Austria and Russia to keep their thrones after World War I, not to create opportunities for the rise of Germany and the Soviet Union, and to avoid the outbreak of World War II!

It is a pity that it failed in the end, but Ferdinand's efforts were not in vain, at least his prestige in the European royal family has been greatly improved!

Although everyone did not sign a treaty for various reasons, it did not prevent them from admiring Ferdinand's attitude of maintaining the kingship!

Due to various reasons, only a shortened version of the Treaty of Remaining Kingship was signed in the end, which was far from Ferdinand's Reign of Kingship proposed.

The treaty only reaffirmed the protection of the royal family's security, the prohibition of all acts of monarchy, and a series of status issues.

Except for the one item of killing the king, the other content does not have any coercive force in essence, but it is equivalent to a convention that everyone abides by!

It seems that everyone still loves Xiaoming very much, Ferdinand can only sigh.

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Ferdinand was not disappointed that the goal was not achieved. Originally, the probability of success in this matter was not high. Even if a treaty was signed, the implementation would be a big problem. There is no solution!

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The trip to London, Ferdinand did not achieve much, but he did not return directly to Bulgaria, but was invited by Manuel II to visit Portugal.

Obviously, Manuel II was unable to suppress the domestic political forces, and tried to use the influence of the foreign powers to suppress the Republican Party.

It's a pity that he didn't know that this would only expose his weak and incompetent nature, but could not change the current political situation of the Kingdom of Portugal!

After all, Britain and Bulgaria have expressed their support for him before, and even when his father and brother died, the two countries were ready to intervene by force.

At that time, if Manuel II was a little more ruthless, the Republican Party could be wiped out with the crime of monarchy. Now there are not so many bad things!

In the face of monarchy, even those who support or sympathize with the Republican Party cannot defend them. After all, the murderer is a member of the Republican Party!

In this context, even the army supporting the Republican Party did not dare to act rashly. Manuel II could completely mobilize the army supporting the royal family to carry out a major domestic purge!

Unexpectedly, Manuel II put it down gently, and the Republican Party just threw two small feet, and quelled a monarchy case that shocked the world!

Now the best time has passed. Even with the support of the foreign powers, Manuel II has not been able to grasp all the military power, nor can he act rashly, otherwise it is likely to lead to a civil war.

Well, Ferdinand admitted that he was not a good person himself, and at first he supported Manuel II's succession, which was really sincere!

But is it now? Seeing a series of inept performances by Manuel II, his purpose has soured!

Even if the Kingdom of Portugal has fallen, the family that is left behind is very tempting. At least in terms of overseas colonies, the current Bulgaria is not as good as Portugal!

Want to snatch? Stop dreaming! As early as more than ten years ago, in the Anglo-Boer War, the British had an agreement between the two countries in order to obtain the support of Portugal. The British Empire provided a guarantee for the security of the Portuguese colonies, in exchange for the Portuguese in the Boer War. British Army support.

However, the scope of application of this guarantee is also very limited. If it is sold or transferred by the Portuguese, then it has nothing to do with the British!

Therefore, the value of Manuel II came out. In any case, he was also recognized as the king of Portugal. Ferdinand only needed to sign an agreement with him to legally acquire the colonies of the Portuguese Kingdom.

Of course, this purpose has not been revealed by Ferdinand. After all, the king has done a good job, how could he betray the interests of the Portuguese kingdom for no reason?

But it does not prevent them from signing a secret contract. As for the content of the secret contract, it can still be determined according to the situation and can be changed at any time. Anyway, only the two of them know the specific content, as long as their calibers are the same, it is true!

Well, when Ferdinand signed the secret agreement, he had already forged dozens of secret agreements, all of which were made on the same day.

As for the Portuguese government's acceptance or not, is this important? Bulgaria is also a great power. Although it is one of the weakest powers, a great power is a great power. Often times, you just need an excuse to do a lot of things!

Therefore, Ferdinand very readily stood up for Manuel II, and the two sides also conducted in-depth exchanges. Manuel II also asked Ferdinand how to govern the country, and the two sides discussed very happily.

After Ferdinand left Portugal, news spread that he and Manuel II had signed a secret agreement. As for the content of the secret agreement, of course, it must be kept secret, otherwise how could it be called a secret agreement?

This is exactly what Manuel II wants. If no one knows the content of this secret contract, then everyone can only be suspicious and make up their own minds.

Against this backdrop, Republicans should think twice about taking any action they want to take. They all know about the Treaty of Remaining Kingship that they just signed, and they also know Ferdinand's position. Who knows how much he will include in the secret treaty signed with Manuel II?

If they just overthrew Manuel II, they attracted the intervention army and restored it again, wouldn't they be miserable?

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