Mediterranean Hegemony Road

On August 18, 1917, the Allied forces surrounded Munich, and on August 20, the Allied forces surrounded Nuremberg.

The Hindenburg government, which had no soldiers available, could only allow the Allied forces to traverse South Germany, but Dante Christoph did not stop the offensive, and the main force continued to advance north.

On August 21, the Hindenburg government forced the High Seas Fleet to fight in order to obtain more favorable conditions for the peace talks. The naval soldiers who could not bear the pressure revolted and occupied the port.

On August 25, the Allied Allied Forces and the Russian-Russian-Russian Allied Forces in Nuremberg successfully joined forces. At the time of crisis, the Germans did not want to attack Paris anymore. The Hindenburg government deployed troops from the front to actively defend, while restarting the secret talks with the Allied countries.

On August 28, Berlin workers launched an uprising because they were too hungry, which was put down by the Hindenburg government.

In September, the mutiny began to spread across the country, and the German government began to lose local control.

On September 6, Munich fell, the Kingdom of Bavaria surrendered, and all of South Germany fell.

At this time, the German General Staff was desperate for the war. On September 10, the Hindenburg government was forced to announce a cessation of the war, and the two sides achieved a ceasefire.

That night, the Wilhelm II family fled to the Netherlands for political asylum.

On September 11, in a car in Paris, the two sides signed an armistice agreement.

At this point, the world war that broke out on March 3, 1915, lasted for two and a half years, and finally came to an end, and world history has entered a new chapter.

Foreign Minister Metev said excitedly: Your Majesty, the world war is over, and just now the Germans signed an armistice agreement with Britain, France, Russia, and our representatives in Paris.

Hearing this news, Ferdinand's first reaction was not excitement, but a sigh of relief, the terrifying world war was finally over.

At the same time, there is also a sense of pride. He finally changed the world. The world war that lasted for more than four years in history was reduced to two and a half years!

Compared with history, the scope of this world war, the population affected, and the number of warring countries are much smaller than in history.

The losses brought to mankind cannot be compared with history. The most obvious is the strength of Britain and France, which has not been weakened so hard, and the Americans have not trembled.

Thinking of this, Ferdinand found that he was still an angel of peace? After tossing around, at least millions of people survived because of his butterfly effect!

Seeing that Ferdinand didn't respond for a long time, Metev reminded: Your Majesty, it's time to prepare for the aftermath!

Ferdinand came to his senses, yes, the Germans had surrendered, but the matter was not over, it was time to start cutting the cake.

Ferdinand said excitedly: Call the cabinet for a meeting immediately, we are going to send a delegation to Paris to cut the cake!

Yes! Metev replied, running out as soon as Metev's voice fell.

Ferdinand saw Metev run out. He really wanted to call him back and notify someone to come to the meeting, and he didn't need the Minister of Foreign Affairs to go there in person!

However, seeing how excited he was, Ferdinand held back. It seems that he has returned to more than 20 years ago. He has just succeeded to the throne, and led everyone to win the second defense war. Metev also had this expression at that time.

Since then, as Bulgaria has won more and more victories, everyone will still be happy with the victory, but it will no longer feel that way.

Time is ruthless, everyone is already old in a flash! This is always relative. In terms of age, the age of the leadership of the Bulgarian government has just reached the average age of the leaders of various countries.

The age of 50 or 60 is still a golden stage in politics. The cabinet with an average age of 20 or 30 back then was an abnormal performance.

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The world war is over, and now I'm calling you here, mainly for two things:

1. Immediately form a negotiating delegation and prepare to go to Paris for negotiation;

2. Dealing with the Allies after the war.

These two issues can also be handled as one issue. Let’s talk about the candidates for the delegation first. What advice does the Prime Minister have?

Constantine, who was named, said hesitantly, Your Majesty, this war has lasted for so long, and governments of all countries need to use victory to inspire people. So I thought it might be more appropriate for me to go in person.”

Ferdinand knew that the French, as the host, don't need to pay attention. The president will definitely go out in person. After being suppressed by the Germans for so long, they should be honored once, and there is no need to mention it at all.

The Russians have no one to pay attention to them now, and they are treated as victorious countries, and everyone is already taking care of their emotions.

Courtesy treatment can be given, but in terms of practical interests, everyone will not be polite. The divided Russian Empire has no right to speak, and may receive a small part of the war reparations, which is regarded as a consolation prize.

Therefore, what really needs to be considered is the British. If the representatives sent out are not equal, it is easy to be in a weak position in the negotiation. As for re-sending representatives, it is better not to do such a shameful thing.

Ferdinand continued, What about the other members?

Constantine thought for a while and said: This negotiation involves many aspects. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of the Navy, the Ministry of the Army, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Colonization, it is best to send professionals to participate. .

Ferdinand thought for a while and said, Well, the matter is settled like this, the Prime Minister personally led the team, and all ministries and commissions sent professionals to participate.

Chekov, you are also prepared. After the war, Germany will definitely be in chaos for a period of time. Please pay attention to see if you can dig some talents over by the way, not only Germany, but also other countries if it is convenient.

Next, let's discuss how to deal with Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. The main issue is the indemnity of each country. It would be better if you can get some colonies!

Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire has defected, there is still a need for war reparations. There is also the central plain of the Danube. If the Austro-Hungarian Empire wants to recover, it must pay the ransom!

The Chancellor of the Exchequer was the first to say: Your Majesty, for this world war, we have spent a total of 40.65 billion leva (about 1.626 billion pounds), and the economic loss to our country is as high as 120 billion leva (about 48 billion pounds). billion pounds).

As a victorious country, we must pass on this expense to the enemy. I propose to claim 52.5 billion leva (about 2.1 billion pounds) from Italy, 75 billion leva (about 3 billion pounds) from Austria-Hungary, and Germany. People claim 28 billion leva (£1.6 billion) for a total of 167.5 billion leva (£6.7 billion).

This is to take into account all our post-war expenses, pensions for soldier casualties, disarmament expenses, etc., and then erase the fraction!

Ferdinand rubbed his forehead. This is just talking nonsense with his eyes open. What is war spending? The Ministry of Finance directly added all government expenditures from 1915 to the present, which are all military expenditures.

The economic loss in the back, when the hell did Bulgaria have such a big economic loss? Why doesn't he know? Could it be that he also added the economic losses on the newly occupied land, so it was barely enough!

Ferdinand thought for a while and said, Well, here are my own people. There is no need to be so cautious. We can discuss our bottom line. You should talk about this number slowly at the negotiating table!

What a joke, Bulgaria alone is asking for a huge compensation of up to 67 pounds. Even if it is passed at the peace conference, they can't afford it!

According to Ferdinand's estimation, if nothing else happens, Bulgaria can get about four and five of the Italians' indemnity; the Germans' indemnity is at most about ten percent; the Austro-Hungarian Empire's indemnity can be roughly to more than half.

This is all based on the contributions of everyone on the battlefield. Bulgaria's main achievement is to defeat Italy and Austria-Hungary. Basically, it was only the last step on the Germans. Britain and France fought so hard, naturally They got the big bucks.

And the Austro-Hungarian Empire defected again in the later period, this war indemnity must be greatly discounted, the key is that Bulgaria has already occupied so much land, as long as it is deducted, there will be a fart indemnity!

At most, they only asked for a land ransom, and this part of the money had to be used to repay the loan of the French. At that time, in order to kill the Germans earlier, the French agreed to take over the Bulgarian debt from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

This part is equivalent to no more, and the rest is that the Italians may have a little more indemnity, but they can't stand the poverty of Italy, and their repayment ability is limited!

Interrupted by Ferdinand, the Chancellor of the Exchequer immediately reacted, and then said cautiously: Your Majesty, our Ministry of Finance's requirements are not high, as long as this war reparations can pay off all our debts and at the same time, We can pay for our later aftermath expenses.”

Ferdinand thought to himself, and now Bulgaria is also heavily in debt, and they all owe them: John Bull £640 million, France £430 million, Americans £210 million, and other countries totaling about £130 million, totaling £1.41 billion .

Such a huge sum of money needs to be repaid by the defeated country. This is only the Bulgarian family. If other members of the Allied countries are added, God knows that they will be able to repay it in the year of the monkey and the month of the monkey. It seems that the transfer of creditor's rights is the king!

But think about it, in history, the German family alone would have to compensate 269 billion gold marks, (1 gold mark = 0.358 grams of gold), which is equivalent to 96,302 tons of gold, or 13.154 billion pounds!

The indemnity figure proposed by the Ministry of Finance is nothing, at least there is no problem in passing it at the peace conference.

Ferdinand thought for a while and said, Well, our bottom line is that Austria-Hungary pays the French for us, the Italians pay us 30 billion levs (about £1.2 billion), and Germany pays us 20 billion levs (about 1.2 billion pounds). about £800 million)!

Accept the settlement of the colony, and also accept other in-kind debts we need!

In addition, I also ask you to transfer our debts as much as possible. For example, we owe the Americans 210 million pounds. If they can accept the Germans to help us pay, they can transfer 300 million pounds of German debt to them!

If there is a European and American consortium willing to take over, we can also sell these claims. The reason is that we need to withdraw funds as soon as possible for national construction!

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Kennedy said in surprise: Your Majesty, we are too disadvantaged in this way, these consortia will definitely take advantage of the fire!

Ferdinand said beyond doubt: Then let them take advantage of the fire, don't forget that the repayment capacity of Germany and Italy is not unlimited, and it is impossible for them to pay off the huge war indemnity in the short term!

Instead of spending decades to collect this reparation, it is better to show part of it in advance and use it to build our country.

From the perspective of investment science, our country's economic development will naturally increase fiscal revenue, and it will increase permanently. In fact, we are even more cost-effective!

Well, this is Ferdinand cheating people again, mainly because historically the Germans have not paid off the indemnity until 1983. Can he afford to wait?

Colonial problem? I'm sorry that Bulgaria doesn't have much demand now. After annexing the Ottoman Empire, it has already taken a dispensable attitude towards the German colonies. Anyway, Britain and France don't look down on it, and in the end they belong to Bulgaria.

At this point, Ferdinand is very confident. Somalia is the only colony left by the Italians, and the German colonies are not of much value. Britain and France will not swallow them all. For them, this Many places in it are operating at a loss, which is completely a burden!

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In Paris, France, as soon as the World War ended, the news was spread by politicians, and people fell into a frenzied celebration. If Germany launched a sneak attack now, it might really be possible to fight.

Naturally, this possibility does not exist. The Anglo-French coalition is celebrating the victory of the war, and the Germans on the opposite side are not idle. They are also celebrating, even though they lost!

The truce has just ended, who knows how miserable the future will be? Getting rid of this cruel war is equivalent to picking up a small life from the battlefield. How can we not celebrate it?

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The birth of wireless telegraphy has linked the world together. In just a few hours after the end of the world war, this news has already been placed on the desks of dignitaries from all over the world. appear in street newspapers.

How to face the new international situation? This is a new problem for politicians. Now not only the warring countries are thinking about how to deal with the Germans, but even the neutral countries are very concerned about this issue.

After President Wilson received the news, he hurriedly held a staff meeting at the White House in Washington, USA, to discuss countermeasures.

During the World War, the Americans did not lessen the interests of Britain and France, and there were even many radical groups in the country who advocated driving all the European forces out of the American continent. Fortunately, their goal was not achieved, otherwise the trouble would be even worse now. big.

Don't look at the US in later generations. They are still pretending to be grandchildren in this era. Economically, they are number one in the world, and militarily they are still a soft-footed shrimp.

The army doesn't need to be considered, anyway, the tens of thousands of soldiers can be ignored; although the navy is now only second to John Bull in tonnage, it is far behind in combat effectiveness. The gap between the two sides in shipbuilding technology is still more than ten years!

Now that the world war is over, the power of Britain and France will definitely return to the American continent again, and they must bear the brunt as the tyrants.

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